| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Smith (fresh) SG - Curtis Porter (fresh) SF - Robert Fralick (fresh) PF - Arthur Gallagher (fresh) C - Daniel Rader (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fresh) SG - Harold Corona (fresh) SF - James Dickerson (fresh) PF - Nicholas Anderson (fresh) C - John Fedele (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Mississippi | Harold Corona misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Auburn | Robert Fralick snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Auburn | Curtis Porter drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Fralick | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi | James Dickerson is hacked by Robert Fralick - foul #1 on Robert Fralick, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Fralick - foul #2 on Robert Fralick, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Auburn | Craig Moore (SF) Robert Fralick | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 19:10 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:48 | Auburn | James Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 2-1 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi | James Dickerson snags the defensive board | 2-1 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi | Arthur Gallagher is called for the reach on Jeremy Macaulay - foul #1 on Arthur Gallagher, team foul #3 | 2-1 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi | John Fedele misses the easy layup | 2-1 |
| 18:23 | Mississippi | Harold Corona tips it in | 2-3 |
| 18:01 | Auburn | Craig Moore comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:00 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay's floater is tipped away by Arthur Gallagher | 2-3 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi | John Fedele tips it home | 2-5 |
| 17:43 | Auburn | Curtis Porter misses the easy layup | 2-5 |
| 17:41 | Auburn | Daniel Rader hits the follow up shot | 4-5 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson loses the ball out of bounds | 4-5 |
| 17:10 | Auburn | James Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away but the foul's on Jeremy Macaulay - foul #1 on Jeremy Macaulay, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 17:10 | Auburn | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:10 | Auburn | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:10 | Auburn | James Smith makes the 3rd free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:46 | Mississippi | Harold Corona knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Jeremy Macaulay | 7-7 |
| 16:26 | Auburn | Harold Corona is called for the reach on James Smith - foul #1 on Harold Corona, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Auburn | Frank Patricio (PG), Neil Cabrales (PF), Michael Doty (C) James Smith, Arthur Gallagher, Daniel Rader | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Morton (C) John Fedele | |
| 15:59 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Frank Patricio (fresh) SG - Curtis Porter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Craig Moore (fairly fresh) PF - Neil Cabrales (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Doty (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Corona (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Dickerson (fairly fresh) PF - Nicholas Anderson (fairly fresh) C - Frank Morton (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Mississippi | Harold Corona's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-7 |
| Subs | Auburn | Steven Kalinski (SF) Craig Moore | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 15:24 | Auburn | Frank Patricio is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Frank Patricio, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher (PF) Steven Kalinski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Fedele (C) Frank Morton | |
| 15:10 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay lays it in on a nice dish by John Fedele | 9-9 |
| 14:58 | Auburn | Frank Patricio is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Macaulay - foul #2 on Jeremy Macaulay, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Daniel Rader (C) Curtis Porter, Michael Doty | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson (PG) Jeremy Macaulay | |
| 14:48 | Auburn | James Smith scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Frank Patricio | 11-9 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi | Harold Corona hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Jeffrey Lamson | 11-11 |
| 14:05 | Auburn | John Fedele picks off the pass by James Smith | 11-11 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi | John Fedele misses short on a floater near the basket | 11-11 |
| 13:50 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales grabs the board | 11-11 |
| 13:34 | Auburn | Daniel Rader scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Frank Patricio | 13-11 |
| 13:14 | Mississippi | John Fedele banks in the layup on a great pass from Nicholas Anderson and he's hacked by Neil Cabrales - foul #1 on Neil Cabrales, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Auburn | Curtis Porter (SG), Craig Moore (SF), Michael Doty (PF) Frank Patricio, Neil Cabrales, Arthur Gallagher | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 13:14 | Mississippi | John Fedele makes the free throw | 13-14 |
| 13:00 | Auburn | Curtis Porter misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi | Harold Corona snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi | Harold Corona clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 12:35 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson tips it home | 13-16 |
| 12:24 | Auburn | Jeffrey Lamson picks off the pass by James Smith | 13-16 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Lamson, team foul #4 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Auburn | Clyde Belin (PG), Steven Kalinski (PF) James Smith, Daniel Rader | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Morton (C) John Fedele | |
| 12:03 | Auburn | Curtis Porter misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Harold Corona - foul #2 on Harold Corona, team foul #5 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Auburn | Frank Patricio (PG), Arthur Gallagher (PF) Clyde Belin, Steven Kalinski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG) Harold Corona | |
| 12:03 | Auburn | Curtis Porter misses the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 12:03 | Auburn | Curtis Porter misses the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Nicholas Anderson | 13-16 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Frank Patricio (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Curtis Porter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Craig Moore (fresh) PF - Arthur Gallagher (fresh) C - Michael Doty (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Lamson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Dickerson (tiring) PF - Nicholas Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Morton (fresh) | |
| 11:44 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jeremy Macaulay | 13-19 |
| 11:27 | Auburn | Curtis Porter's layup is rejected by Nicholas Anderson | 13-19 |
| 11:25 | Mississippi | James Dickerson snags the defensive board | 13-19 |
| 11:12 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's hacked by Craig Moore - foul #1 on Craig Moore, team foul #6 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Auburn | Neil Cabrales (C) Michael Doty | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Smith (C) Nicholas Anderson | |
| 11:12 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson makes the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 11:12 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson misses the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| 11:12 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson misses the 3rd free throw | 13-20 |
| 11:12 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales gets the rebound | 13-20 |
| 11:05 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-20 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Fedele (C) Robert Smith | |
| 10:52 | Mississippi | James Dickerson knocks in the shot near the basket | 13-22 |
| 10:35 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Jeremy Macaulay - foul #3 on Jeremy Macaulay, team foul #6 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Steven Kalinski (SF), Daniel Rader (C) Frank Patricio, Craig Moore, Arthur Gallagher | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harold Corona (SG) Jeremy Macaulay | |
| 10:35 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales makes the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 10:35 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales misses the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi | James Dickerson grabs the defensive rebound | 14-22 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi | John Fedele misses the jump hook from the baseline | 14-22 |
| 10:14 | Auburn | Daniel Rader pulls down the rebound | 14-22 |
| 09:57 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales slams it home set up by James Smith | 16-22 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi | Steven Kalinski is called for the reach on Harold Corona - foul #1 on Steven Kalinski, team foul #7 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Doty (PF) Neil Cabrales | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson (PF) Frank Morton | |
| 09:40 | Mississippi | Harold Corona makes the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi | Harold Corona makes the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 09:23 | Auburn | Steven Kalinski clanks a shot from the free throw line | 16-24 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi | John Fedele grabs the defensive rebound | 16-24 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi | The short jumper by John Fedele is denied by Michael Doty | 16-24 |
| 09:00 | Auburn | Steven Kalinski gets the rebound | 16-24 |
| 08:46 | Auburn | James Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-24 |
| 08:45 | Auburn | Curtis Porter tips it back up and in | 18-24 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi | Harold Corona connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 18-27 |
| 08:10 | Auburn | Daniel Rader is called for traveling | 18-27 |
| Subs | Auburn | Frank Patricio (PG), Clyde Belin (SG), Craig Moore (SF), Arthur Gallagher (PF), Neil Cabrales (C) James Smith, Curtis Porter, Steven Kalinski, Michael Doty, Daniel Rader | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Morton (C) John Fedele | |
| 07:45 | Mississippi | James Dickerson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-27 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-27 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Frank Patricio (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Clyde Belin (fresh) SF - Craig Moore (fresh) PF - Arthur Gallagher (fresh) C - Neil Cabrales (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Lamson (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Corona (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Dickerson (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Morton (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Mississippi | James Dickerson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-27 |
| 07:21 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher snags the defensive board | 18-27 |
| 07:17 | Auburn | Clyde Belin hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Frank Patricio | 20-27 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi | James Dickerson knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Harold Corona | 20-30 |
| 06:57 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher misses long on a shot from the right block | 20-30 |
| 06:56 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson gets the rebound | 20-30 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson misses the jumper from the left side | 20-30 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 20-30 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson hits a 3 from the left wing | 20-33 |
| 05:54 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 20-33 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi | James Dickerson grabs the board | 20-33 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi | James Dickerson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-33 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Curtis Porter (SG), Daniel Rader (C) Frank Patricio, Clyde Belin, Neil Cabrales | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG), John Fedele (C) Harold Corona, Frank Morton | |
| 05:27 | Auburn | Curtis Porter misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-33 |
| 05:25 | Auburn | James Smith grabs the offensive board | 20-33 |
| 05:20 | Auburn | Curtis Porter is called for traveling | 20-33 |
| Subs | Auburn | Steven Kalinski (SF), Michael Doty (PF) Craig Moore, Arthur Gallagher | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 04:58 | Mississippi | James Dickerson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Michael Doty - foul #1 on Michael Doty, team foul #8 | 20-33 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi | James Dickerson misses the 1st free throw | 20-33 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi | James Dickerson misses the 2nd free throw | 20-33 |
| 04:58 | Auburn | Michael Doty grabs the defensive rebound | 20-33 |
| 04:47 | Auburn | Steven Kalinski misses the runner near the basket | 20-33 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi | James Dickerson pulls down the rebound | 20-33 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi | John Fedele lays it up and in set up by Jeremy Macaulay | 20-35 |
| 04:08 | Auburn | Daniel Rader's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher (PF) Michael Doty | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 03:59 | Mississippi | James Dickerson misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 20-35 |
| 03:58 | Auburn | James Smith snags the defensive board | 20-35 |
| 03:52 | Auburn | Steven Kalinski misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-35 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson pulls down the rebound | 20-35 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi | John Fedele loses the ball out of bounds | 20-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Fralick (SF) Steven Kalinski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harold Corona (SG), Frank Morton (PF) Jeremy Macaulay, Nicholas Anderson | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Porter (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Fralick (fresh) PF - Arthur Gallagher (fresh) C - Daniel Rader (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Lamson (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Corona (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Dickerson (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frank Morton (fresh) C - John Fedele (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Auburn | John Fedele swats the layup by Robert Fralick | 20-35 |
| 03:18 | Mississippi | Frank Morton gets the rebound | 20-35 |
| 03:13 | Mississippi | Harold Corona is fouled on the floor by Robert Fralick - foul #3 on Robert Fralick, team foul #9 | 20-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | Frank Patricio (PG), Craig Moore (SF), Neil Cabrales (C) James Smith, Robert Fralick, Daniel Rader | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 03:13 | Mississippi | Harold Corona misses the 1st free throw | 20-35 |
| 03:13 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Arthur Gallagher | 20-35 |
| 02:49 | Auburn | Curtis Porter can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 20-35 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Fedele | 20-35 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi | James Dickerson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 20-35 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi | Frank Morton can't tip it in | 20-35 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi | John Fedele tips it home | 20-37 |
| 02:13 | Auburn | Craig Moore clanks a 3 from the right corner | 20-37 |
| 02:12 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher hits the follow up shot | 22-37 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi | John Fedele drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Jeffrey Lamson | 22-39 |
| 01:39 | Auburn | Frank Patricio is fouled on the floor by John Fedele - foul #1 on John Fedele, team foul #7 | 22-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Daniel Rader (C) Curtis Porter, Arthur Gallagher | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson (PF), Robert Smith (C) Frank Morton, John Fedele | |
| 01:39 | Auburn | Frank Patricio misses the 1st free throw | 22-39 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson gets the rebound | 22-39 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-39 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Corona | 22-39 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi | Harold Corona's pass is intercepted by Neil Cabrales | 22-39 |
| 00:55 | Auburn | James Smith buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Patricio | 25-39 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | James Dickerson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | Curtis Porter (SG), Steven Kalinski (SF), Michael Doty (PF) Frank Patricio, Craig Moore, Neil Cabrales | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:19 | Auburn | Michael Doty misses long on a shot from the right block | 25-39 |
| 00:18 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to James Smith | 25-39 |
| 00:05 | Auburn | Michael Doty clanks a turnaround from the right block | 25-39 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson pulls down the rebound | 25-39 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 25-39 |