| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hector Santos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Oleg Lazarevic (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Chris Knight (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cole Schoenrock (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Candelaria (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thad Woolery (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Patton (fresh) 2 stl. C - Raymond Seibert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim inbounds the ball | 33-20 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic misses the jumper from the free throw line | 33-20 |
| 19:32 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert snags the defensive board | 33-20 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 33-20 |
| 19:19 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Chris Knight | 33-20 |
| 18:56 | Auburn | Chris Knight makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Mauricio Yazzie | 35-20 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery misses the 3 from the right wing | 35-20 |
| 18:31 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Chris Knight | 35-20 |
| 18:06 | Auburn | Rodney Candelaria steals the ball from Mauricio Yazzie | 35-20 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Oleg Lazarevic - foul #1 on Oleg Lazarevic, team foul #1 | 35-20 |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), Joseph Lytle (SG), Lester Kelson (SF), Chad Laforce (PF) Hector Santos, Mauricio Yazzie, Dikembe Azim, Oleg Lazarevic | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:49 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria makes the 1st free throw | 35-21 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria makes the 2nd free throw | 35-22 |
| 17:26 | Auburn | Chad Laforce misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Raymond Seibert - foul #3 on Raymond Seibert, team foul #1 | 35-22 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Murphy (C) Raymond Seibert | |
| 17:26 | Auburn | Chad Laforce makes the 1st free throw | 36-22 |
| 17:26 | Auburn | Chad Laforce misses the 2nd free throw | 36-22 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi State | James Patton pulls down the rebound | 36-22 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi State | Chris Knight takes the ball from Rodney Candelaria | 36-22 |
| 16:59 | Auburn | Chris Knight is called for traveling | 36-22 |
| Subs | Auburn | Gene Brown (SF), Sonny Davis (C) Lester Kelson, Chris Knight | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Depew (SG), Jonathan Pinkard (SF), Ernest Davis (PF) Rodney Candelaria, Thad Woolery, James Patton | |
| 16:45 | Mississippi State | Chad Laforce swats the shot by Jonathan Pinkard | 36-22 |
| 16:43 | Auburn | Chad Laforce grabs the defensive rebound | 36-22 |
| 16:22 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 36-22 |
| 16:21 | Auburn | Sonny Davis hits the follow up shot | 38-22 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi State | James Murphy's pass is intercepted by Chad Laforce | 38-22 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rex Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Lytle (fresh) SF - Gene Brown (fresh) PF - Chad Laforce (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Sonny Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cole Schoenrock (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Depew (fresh) SF - Jonathan Pinkard (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ernest Davis (fresh) C - James Murphy (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Auburn | Gene Brown misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on William Depew - foul #1 on William Depew, team foul #2 | 38-22 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie (SG), Chris Knight (C) Joseph Lytle, Sonny Davis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria (SG), Thad Woolery (SF), James Patton (PF), Raymond Seibert (C) Cole Schoenrock, Jonathan Pinkard, Ernest Davis, James Murphy | |
| 15:39 | Auburn | Gene Brown misses the 1st free throw | 38-22 |
| 15:39 | Auburn | Gene Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 38-22 |
| 15:39 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert snags the defensive board | 38-22 |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | William Depew comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-22 |
| 15:33 | Auburn | Chad Laforce grabs the defensive rebound | 38-22 |
| 15:04 | Auburn | Chad Laforce misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 38-22 |
| 15:02 | Auburn | Gene Brown snags the offensive board | 38-22 |
| 14:40 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Rodney Candelaria - foul #3 on Rodney Candelaria, team foul #3 | 38-22 |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Lester Kelson (SF) Rex Hall, Gene Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 14:40 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie misses the 1st free throw | 38-22 |
| 14:40 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie misses the 2nd free throw | 38-22 |
| 14:40 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert grabs the defensive rebound | 38-22 |
| 14:31 | Mississippi State | William Depew connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Patton | 38-24 |
| 14:12 | Auburn | Raymond Seibert is called for the reach on Chris Knight - foul #4 on Raymond Seibert, team foul #4 | 38-24 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SG), Dikembe Azim (SF), Oleg Lazarevic (PF) Mauricio Yazzie, Lester Kelson, Chad Laforce | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Murphy (C) Raymond Seibert | |
| 13:48 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-24 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi State | James Murphy grabs the board | 38-24 |
| 13:42 | Mississippi State | William Depew hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-24 |
| 13:40 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic pulls down the rebound | 38-24 |
| 13:14 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-24 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery misses the 3 from straight away | 41-24 |
| 13:05 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Oleg Lazarevic | 41-24 |
| 12:40 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Hector Santos | 43-24 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | James Murphy blows the layup over the doubleteam but he's hacked by Hector Santos - foul #1 on Hector Santos, team foul #2 | 43-24 |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), Mauricio Yazzie (SG), Lester Kelson (SF), Chad Laforce (PF), Sonny Davis (C) Hector Santos, Joseph Lytle, Dikembe Azim, Oleg Lazarevic, Chris Knight | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock (PG), Jonathan Pinkard (SG), Kyle Medley (SF), Ernest Davis (PF) William Depew, Rodney Candelaria, Thad Woolery, James Patton | |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | James Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 43-25 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | James Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 43-26 |
| 11:58 | Auburn | Sonny Davis blows the layup | 43-26 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to James Murphy | 43-26 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rex Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lester Kelson (fresh) PF - Chad Laforce (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Sonny Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cole Schoenrock (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Pinkard (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kyle Medley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ernest Davis (fresh) C - James Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock hits a jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Lester Kelson - foul #1 on Lester Kelson, team foul #3 | 43-28 |
| 11:37 | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock makes the free throw | 43-29 |
| 11:16 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-29 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi State | James Murphy comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 46-29 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi State | James Murphy grabs the offensive rebound | 46-29 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi State | James Murphy scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 46-31 |
| 10:32 | Auburn | Chad Laforce scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Mauricio Yazzie | 48-31 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-31 |
| 10:22 | Auburn | Chad Laforce snags the defensive board | 48-31 |
| 09:59 | Auburn | Chad Laforce is fouled on the floor by Ernest Davis - foul #1 on Ernest Davis, team foul #5 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Dikembe Azim (SF), Oleg Lazarevic (PF), Chris Knight (C) Rex Hall, Lester Kelson, Chad Laforce, Sonny Davis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria (SG), Thad Woolery (SF), James Patton (PF), Raymond Kroeker (C) Jonathan Pinkard, Kyle Medley, Ernest Davis, James Murphy | |
| 09:36 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie is fouled on the floor by Raymond Kroeker - foul #1 on Raymond Kroeker, team foul #6 | 48-31 |
| 09:14 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic drills a driving attempt from the right block | 50-31 |
| 08:59 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-31 |
| 08:57 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic gets the rebound | 50-31 |
| 08:31 | Auburn | Chris Knight misses short on a runner from close range but the foul's on Raymond Kroeker - foul #2 on Raymond Kroeker, team foul #7 | 50-31 |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), Joseph Lytle (SG), Gene Brown (SF), Chad Laforce (PF) Hector Santos, Mauricio Yazzie, Dikembe Azim, Oleg Lazarevic | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Depew (PG) Cole Schoenrock | |
| 08:31 | Auburn | Chris Knight makes the 1st free throw | 51-31 |
| 08:31 | Auburn | Chris Knight misses the 2nd free throw | 51-31 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi State | Raymond Kroeker snags the defensive board | 51-31 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 51-31 |
| 08:18 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle pulls down the rebound | 51-31 |
| 07:49 | Auburn | Chris Knight banks in the layup on a nice dish by Rex Hall and he's hacked by Raymond Kroeker - foul #3 on Raymond Kroeker, team foul #8 | 53-31 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie (SG), Oleg Lazarevic (PF) Joseph Lytle, Chad Laforce | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard (SG), Raymond Seibert (C) Rodney Candelaria, Raymond Kroeker | |
| 07:49 | Auburn | Chris Knight makes the free throw | 54-31 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rex Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gene Brown (fresh) PF - Oleg Lazarevic (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Chris Knight (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Depew (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jonathan Pinkard (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thad Woolery (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Patton (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Raymond Seibert (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:38 | Mississippi State | Mauricio Yazzie is called for the reach on Jonathan Pinkard - foul #2 on Mauricio Yazzie, team foul #4 | 54-31 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SG), Chad Laforce (PF), Sonny Davis (C) Mauricio Yazzie, Oleg Lazarevic, Chris Knight | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Medley (SF), Ernest Davis (PF), James Murphy (C) Thad Woolery, James Patton, Raymond Seibert | |
| 07:23 | Mississippi State | Kyle Medley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-31 |
| 07:22 | Auburn | Chad Laforce pulls down the rebound | 54-31 |
| 06:53 | Auburn | Chad Laforce knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Gene Brown and the foul's on Jonathan Pinkard - foul #1 on Jonathan Pinkard, team foul #9 | 56-31 |
| 06:53 | Auburn | Chad Laforce misses the free throw | 56-31 |
| 06:53 | Mississippi State | James Murphy pulls down the rebound | 56-31 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis knocks in the jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Gene Brown - foul #1 on Gene Brown, team foul #5 | 56-33 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis makes the free throw | 56-34 |
| 06:10 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Rex Hall | 58-34 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | James Murphy evades the doubleteam and hits a shot near the basket on a nice dish by William Depew | 58-36 |
| 05:47 | Auburn | Chad Laforce connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Sonny Davis | 60-36 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi State | James Murphy's floater is tipped away by Chad Laforce | 60-36 |
| 05:31 | Auburn | Chad Laforce gets the rebound | 60-36 |
| 05:28 | Auburn | Rex Hall is hacked by William Depew in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Depew, team foul #10 | 60-36 |
| Subs | Auburn | Lester Kelson (SF) Gene Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:28 | Auburn | Rex Hall misses the 1st free throw | 60-36 |
| 05:28 | Auburn | Rex Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 60-36 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ernest Davis | 60-36 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis is called for traveling | 60-36 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore (PG), Raymond Kroeker (C) William Depew, James Murphy | |
| 04:52 | Auburn | Rex Hall hits a fadeaway from the right side and he's hacked by Steve Gilmore - foul #1 on Steve Gilmore, team foul #11 | 62-36 |
| 04:52 | Auburn | Rex Hall misses the free throw | 62-36 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 62-36 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi State | Raymond Kroeker makes the runner from the right block and he's hacked by Sonny Davis - foul #2 on Sonny Davis, team foul #6 | 62-38 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi State | Raymond Kroeker makes the free throw | 62-39 |
| 04:11 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 62-39 |
| 04:09 | Auburn | Chad Laforce snags the offensive board | 62-39 |
| 03:45 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 62-39 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard grabs the defensive rebound | 62-39 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rex Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joseph Lytle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lester Kelson (fresh) PF - Chad Laforce (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Sonny Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Steve Gilmore (fresh) SG - Jonathan Pinkard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kyle Medley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ernest Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Kroeker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore travels with the ball | 62-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | Gene Brown (SF) Lester Kelson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Depew (PG), James Murphy (PF) Kyle Medley, Ernest Davis | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:55 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle loses the dribble to Jonathan Pinkard | 62-39 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi State | James Murphy can't connect on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Gene Brown - foul #2 on Gene Brown, team foul #7 | 62-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | Lester Kelson (SF) Gene Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis (PF) Raymond Kroeker | |
| 02:46 | Mississippi State | James Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 62-40 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi State | James Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 62-40 |
| 02:46 | Auburn | Sonny Davis snags the defensive board | 62-40 |
| 02:24 | Auburn | Chad Laforce misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 62-40 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis snags the defensive board | 62-40 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi State | James Murphy can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-40 |
| 02:15 | Auburn | Rex Hall gets the rebound | 62-40 |
| 01:59 | Auburn | Chad Laforce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-40 |
| Subs | Auburn | Gene Brown (SF) Lester Kelson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Medley (SF) Steve Gilmore | |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | Rex Hall is called for the reach on William Depew - foul #1 on Rex Hall, team foul #8 | 62-40 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | William Depew makes the 1st free throw | 62-41 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | William Depew misses the 2nd free throw | 62-41 |
| 01:49 | Auburn | Chad Laforce snags the defensive board | 62-41 |
| 01:29 | Auburn | Chad Laforce hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-41 |
| 01:27 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle snags the offensive board | 62-41 |
| 01:07 | Auburn | Chad Laforce comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 62-41 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi State | James Murphy pulls down the rebound | 62-41 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Sonny Davis blocks the short jumper by James Murphy | 62-41 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | William Depew can't tip it in | 62-41 |
| 00:46 | Auburn | Chad Laforce grabs the defensive rebound | 62-41 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Gene Brown and he's hacked by Ernest Davis - foul #2 on Ernest Davis, team foul #12 | 64-41 |
| 00:20 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle misses the free throw | 64-41 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jonathan Pinkard | 64-41 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 64-41 |
| 00:12 | Auburn | Sonny Davis gets the rebound | 64-41 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Rex Hall runs out the clock | 64-41 |