| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Aponte (fresh) SF - Milton Libbey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gregorio Moretti (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Clayton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Diep (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifford Brubaker (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Burton Campbell (fresh) PF - Casey Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Terry Fisher (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey inbounds the ball | 40-27 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-27 |
| 19:39 | Auburn | Clifford Brubaker snags the defensive board | 40-27 |
| 19:28 | Auburn | The pull-up jumper by Burton Campbell is blocked by Donald Clayton | 40-27 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Gregorio Moretti | 40-27 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Aponte | 42-27 |
| 18:43 | Auburn | Donald Clayton swats the short shot by Casey Nelson | 42-27 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton gets the rebound | 42-27 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Milton Libbey is denied by Casey Nelson | 42-27 |
| 18:28 | Auburn | Clifford Brubaker grabs the defensive rebound | 42-27 |
| 18:21 | Auburn | Michael Diep misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-27 |
| 18:20 | Auburn | Clifford Brubaker tips it in | 42-29 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Milton Libbey | 45-29 |
| 17:37 | Auburn | Clifford Brubaker is called for a backcourt violation | 45-29 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi | John Aponte can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-29 |
| 17:17 | Auburn | Casey Nelson pulls down the rebound | 45-29 |
| 17:12 | Auburn | Michael Diep clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-29 |
| 17:11 | Auburn | Terry Fisher tips it back up and in | 45-31 |
| 16:53 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Clayton | 48-31 |
| 16:46 | Auburn | Clifford Brubaker misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-31 |
| 16:44 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton grabs the board | 48-31 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi | Terry Fisher picks off the pass by John Aponte | 48-31 |
| 16:06 | Auburn | Terry Fisher travels with the ball | 48-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski (PG), Charles Kawakami (SF), Clifford Smith (PF), Josef Kizewski (C) Kenneth Smith, Milton Libbey, Gregorio Moretti, Donald Clayton | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dennis Hess (PG), Jose Silva (SG), Billy Bridgeforth (PF), Yul Ximines (C) Michael Diep, Clifford Brubaker, Casey Nelson, Terry Fisher | |
| 15:44 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Christopher Majkowski | 50-31 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Majkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Aponte (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Kawakami (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Clifford Smith (fresh) C - Josef Kizewski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dennis Hess (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jose Silva (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Burton Campbell (fairly fresh) PF - Billy Bridgeforth (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Yul Ximines (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Auburn | Burton Campbell can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 50-31 |
| 15:30 | Auburn | Jose Silva can't tip it in | 50-31 |
| 15:28 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Hess | 50-31 |
| 15:15 | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 50-31 |
| 15:13 | Mississippi | John Aponte gets the rebound | 50-31 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-31 |
| 14:42 | Auburn | Dennis Hess is fouled on the floor by John Aponte - foul #3 on John Aponte, team foul #1 | 52-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (PG), Milton Libbey (SG), Gregorio Moretti (PF) Christopher Majkowski, John Aponte, Clifford Smith | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifford Brubaker (SG), Alex Hutton (SF) Jose Silva, Burton Campbell | |
| 14:33 | Auburn | Alex Hutton comes up short on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Kenneth Smith - foul #1 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #2 | 52-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Diep (PG) Dennis Hess | |
| 14:33 | Auburn | Alex Hutton makes the 1st free throw | 52-32 |
| 14:33 | Auburn | Alex Hutton makes the 2nd free throw | 52-33 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski throws it down on a nice dish by Gregorio Moretti | 54-33 |
| 14:01 | Auburn | Alex Hutton drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Diep | 54-35 |
| 13:45 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski misses the runner from close range | 54-35 |
| 13:43 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Alex Hutton | 54-35 |
| 13:28 | Auburn | Alex Hutton hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Yul Ximines | 54-37 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 54-37 |
| 13:23 | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth gets the rebound | 54-37 |
| 13:09 | Auburn | Alex Hutton clanks a jumper from the left wing | 54-37 |
| 13:07 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski pulls down the rebound | 54-37 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey lays it in set up by Kenneth Smith | 56-37 |
| 12:24 | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Alex Hutton | 56-40 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Kenneth Smith and the foul's on Michael Diep - foul #2 on Michael Diep, team foul #1 | 58-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski (PG), John Aponte (SG), Donald Clayton (C) Kenneth Smith, Charles Kawakami, Gregorio Moretti | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dennis Hess (PG), Jose Silva (SG), Casey Nelson (PF), Terry Fisher (C) Michael Diep, Clifford Brubaker, Billy Bridgeforth, Yul Ximines | |
| 11:55 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski makes the free throw | 59-40 |
| 11:39 | Auburn | Casey Nelson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Josef Kizewski - foul #3 on Josef Kizewski, team foul #3 | 59-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clifford Smith (PF) Josef Kizewski | |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (SF) Alex Hutton | |
| 11:39 | Auburn | Casey Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 59-41 |
| 11:39 | Auburn | Casey Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Majkowski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Aponte (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Milton Libbey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Clifford Smith (fresh) C - Donald Clayton (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dennis Hess (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jose Silva (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Burton Campbell (fresh) PF - Casey Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Terry Fisher (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 59-42 |
| 11:09 | Auburn | Terry Fisher snags the defensive board | 59-42 |
| 10:49 | Auburn | Clifford Smith steals the ball from Terry Fisher | 59-42 |
| 10:25 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey knocks in the runner from the baseline | 61-42 |
| 10:21 | Auburn | Dennis Hess's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (PG), Charles Kawakami (SF), Gregorio Moretti (PF) Christopher Majkowski, Milton Libbey, Clifford Smith | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifford Brubaker (SG), Alex Hutton (SF) Jose Silva, Burton Campbell | |
| 09:52 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-42 |
| 09:51 | Auburn | Casey Nelson gets the rebound | 61-42 |
| 09:44 | Auburn | Clifford Brubaker can't finish the layup | 61-42 |
| 09:42 | Auburn | Casey Nelson pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-42 |
| 09:31 | Auburn | Alex Hutton scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dennis Hess and he's hacked by Kenneth Smith - foul #2 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #4 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Diep (PG), Billy Bridgeforth (PF) Dennis Hess, Casey Nelson | |
| 09:31 | Auburn | Alex Hutton makes the free throw | 61-45 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti misses badly on a shot in the paint | 61-45 |
| 09:07 | Mississippi | John Aponte gets the offensive rebound | 61-45 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi | John Aponte is hacked by Clifford Brubaker - foul #1 on Clifford Brubaker, team foul #2 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Milton Libbey (SF), Josef Kizewski (C) Charles Kawakami, Donald Clayton | |
| Subs | Auburn | Yul Ximines (C) Terry Fisher | |
| 08:31 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 61-45 |
| 08:30 | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth pulls down the rebound | 61-45 |
| 08:25 | Auburn | Josef Kizewski steals it from Michael Diep | 61-45 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Kenneth Smith | 63-45 |
| 07:42 | Auburn | Alex Hutton misses long on a shot from the left side | 63-45 |
| 07:40 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski grabs the board | 63-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Aponte (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Milton Libbey (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. PF - Gregorio Moretti (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Josef Kizewski (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Diep (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clifford Brubaker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Alex Hutton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Billy Bridgeforth (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Yul Ximines (fresh) | |
| 07:14 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith misses short on a shot from the right side | 63-45 |
| 07:13 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti misses the tip | 63-45 |
| 07:11 | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth grabs the board | 63-45 |
| 07:01 | Auburn | Alex Hutton buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-48 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Clifford Brubaker - foul #2 on Clifford Brubaker, team foul #3 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski (PG), Charles Kawakami (SF), Donald Clayton (C) Kenneth Smith, John Aponte, Gregorio Moretti | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dennis Hess (PG), Jose Silva (SG), Burton Campbell (SF), Casey Nelson (PF), Terry Fisher (C) Michael Diep, Clifford Brubaker, Alex Hutton, Billy Bridgeforth, Yul Ximines | |
| 06:37 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey misses the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey misses the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 06:37 | Auburn | Terry Fisher snags the defensive board | 63-48 |
| 06:20 | Auburn | Casey Nelson is hacked by Josef Kizewski - foul #4 on Josef Kizewski, team foul #5 | 63-48 |
| 06:14 | Auburn | Jose Silva buries a driving attempt from the left block | 63-50 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski is hacked by Casey Nelson - foul #3 on Casey Nelson, team foul #4 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Aponte (SG) Milton Libbey | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 05:30 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 63-50 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton tips it back up and in | 65-50 |
| 05:15 | Auburn | Casey Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (PG), Clifford Smith (PF) John Aponte, Josef Kizewski | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Diep (PG) Dennis Hess | |
| 04:49 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton misses the lay-in | 65-50 |
| 04:47 | Auburn | Terry Fisher grabs the board | 65-50 |
| 04:43 | Auburn | Clifford Smith steals the ball from Terry Fisher | 65-50 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton loses the dribble to Jose Silva | 65-50 |
| 04:14 | Auburn | Jose Silva can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Clifford Smith - foul #1 on Clifford Smith, team foul #6 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Milton Libbey (SG), Gregorio Moretti (PF) Christopher Majkowski, Donald Clayton | |
| Subs | Auburn | Alex Hutton (SF) Burton Campbell | |
| 04:14 | Auburn | Jose Silva misses the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 04:14 | Auburn | Jose Silva makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Milton Libbey | 67-51 |
| 03:49 | Auburn | Michael Diep is hacked by Clifford Smith - foul #2 on Clifford Smith, team foul #7 | 67-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Aponte (SG), Josef Kizewski (C) Charles Kawakami, Clifford Smith | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifford Brubaker (SG), Billy Bridgeforth (PF) Jose Silva, Casey Nelson | |
| 03:49 | Auburn | Michael Diep makes the 1st free throw | 67-52 |
| 03:49 | Auburn | Michael Diep misses the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti snags the defensive board | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Aponte | 70-52 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Aponte (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Milton Libbey (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. PF - Gregorio Moretti (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Josef Kizewski (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Diep (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clifford Brubaker (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Alex Hutton (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Billy Bridgeforth (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Terry Fisher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Auburn | Michael Diep buries a floater from the right side set up by Clifford Brubaker | 70-54 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 70-54 |
| 02:47 | Auburn | Terry Fisher grabs the board | 70-54 |
| 02:25 | Auburn | Josef Kizewski swats the shot by Clifford Brubaker | 70-54 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Gregorio Moretti | 70-54 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi | Terry Fisher swats the layup by Milton Libbey | 70-54 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi | John Aponte hits the follow up shot | 72-54 |
| 02:11 | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth's fadeaway is rejected by Josef Kizewski | 72-54 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti grabs the defensive rebound | 72-54 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey comes up short on the floater from the left side | 72-54 |
| 01:46 | Auburn | Terry Fisher pulls down the rebound | 72-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:30 | Auburn | Michael Diep connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-57 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Gregorio Moretti | 75-57 |
| 00:39 | Auburn | Michael Diep comes up short on the 3 from the right wing but he's hacked by John Aponte - foul #4 on John Aponte, team foul #8 | 75-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Clayton (C) Josef Kizewski | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jose Silva (SG), Burton Campbell (SF), Yul Ximines (C) Clifford Brubaker, Alex Hutton, Terry Fisher | |
| 00:39 | Auburn | Michael Diep makes the 1st free throw | 75-58 |
| 00:39 | Auburn | Michael Diep makes the 2nd free throw | 75-59 |
| 00:39 | Auburn | Michael Diep makes the 3rd free throw | 75-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | John Aponte loses the ball out of bounds | 75-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dennis Hess (PG) Michael Diep | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Auburn | Dennis Hess drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Yul Ximines | 75-62 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith runs out the clock | 75-62 |