| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Andrew Sullivan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harvey King (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Luis Zamora (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Burgess (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Clyburn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Matthew Moua (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Gooch (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Kiefer (fresh) PF - Michael Williams (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brett Whitaker (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora inbounds the ball | 41-36 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 19:38 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 19:36 | Auburn | Michael Williams gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 19:31 | Auburn | Matthew Moua splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Luis Zamora | 41-36 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora misses short on a floater from the left side | 41-36 |
| 19:22 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 19:13 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Matthew Moua and the foul's on Gregory Clyburn - foul #2 on Gregory Clyburn, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| 19:13 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker misses the free throw | 41-38 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi | Joseph Burgess gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 19:08 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora is hacked by Robert Kiefer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Kiefer, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi | Michael Williams picks off the pass by Andrew Sullivan | 41-38 |
| 18:50 | Auburn | Matthew Moua is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-38 |
| 18:49 | Auburn | Matthew Moua tips it home | 41-40 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 43-40 |
| 18:12 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer's floater is knocked away by Gregory Clyburn | 43-40 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi | John Gooch steals the ball from Andrew Sullivan in the backcourt | 43-40 |
| 17:56 | Auburn | Matthew Moua is fouled on the floor by Andrew Sullivan as he's doubleteamed - foul #1 on Andrew Sullivan, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Wheeler (PG), Felipe Valadez (SG), John Davis (SF), James Flood (PF), Angel Perez (C) Andrew Sullivan, Harvey King, Luis Zamora, Joseph Burgess, Gregory Clyburn | |
| Subs | Auburn | Earl Zullinger (PG), Darrin Nguyen (SG), David Locklin (SF), Michael Crocker (PF), James Ashurst (C) Matthew Moua, John Gooch, Robert Kiefer, Michael Williams, Brett Whitaker | |
| 17:33 | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Earl Zullinger | 43-42 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi | Angel Perez is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Angel Perez, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| 17:03 | Auburn | James Ashurst misses the lay-in | 43-42 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Angel Perez | 43-42 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi | Felipe Valadez makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Wheeler | 46-42 |
| 16:29 | Auburn | James Ashurst is fouled on the floor by James Flood - foul #1 on James Flood, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harvey King (SG), Joseph Burgess (PF), Gregory Clyburn (C) Felipe Valadez, James Flood, Angel Perez | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Stewart (PG), John Gooch (SG), Robert Kiefer (SF), Kyle Smith (PF), Brett Whitaker (C) Earl Zullinger, Darrin Nguyen, David Locklin, Michael Crocker, James Ashurst | |
| 16:14 | Auburn | David Stewart is open but comes up short on the floater from the left side | 46-42 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi | Michael Wheeler snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 15:47 | Mississippi | Brett Whitaker blocks the jumper by Harvey King | 46-42 |
| 15:46 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Wheeler (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harvey King (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Burgess (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Clyburn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - David Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Gooch (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Kiefer (fairly fresh) PF - Kyle Smith (fresh) C - Brett Whitaker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:40 | Auburn | Joseph Burgess is called for the reach on Kyle Smith - foul #2 on Joseph Burgess, team foul #5 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Luis Zamora (SF) Michael Wheeler, John Davis | |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Moua (PG), Michael Williams (PF) David Stewart, Brett Whitaker | |
| 15:28 | Auburn | Kyle Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Burgess - foul #3 on Joseph Burgess, team foul #6 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Locklin (SF) Robert Kiefer | |
| 15:28 | Auburn | Kyle Smith misses the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 15:28 | Auburn | Kyle Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 15:28 | Auburn | David Locklin pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 15:21 | Auburn | John Gooch is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 15:20 | Auburn | Kyle Smith tips it back up and in | 46-44 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on David Locklin - foul #1 on David Locklin, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Felipe Valadez (SG), James Flood (PF), Angel Perez (C) Harvey King, Joseph Burgess, Gregory Clyburn | |
| Subs | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen (SG), Michael Crocker (PF), James Ashurst (C) John Gooch, Michael Williams, Kyle Smith | |
| 14:58 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora misses the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 14:50 | Auburn | Matthew Moua's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Luis Zamora | 47-44 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips loses the dribble to Michael Crocker | 47-44 |
| 14:18 | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 14:16 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 47-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Davis (SF) Luis Zamora | |
| Subs | Auburn | Earl Zullinger (PG), David Stewart (SG), Robert Kiefer (SF) Matthew Moua, Darrin Nguyen, David Locklin | |
| 14:10 | Auburn | James Flood picks off the pass by Michael Crocker | 47-47 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi | Robert Kiefer is called for the reach on Scott Phillips in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Kiefer, team foul #3 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Wheeler (SG), Gregory Clyburn (C) Felipe Valadez, Angel Perez | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brett Whitaker (C) James Ashurst | |
| 13:42 | Mississippi | Michael Wheeler comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips tips it back up and in | 49-47 |
| 13:37 | Auburn | David Stewart misses the easy layup | 49-47 |
| 13:35 | Auburn | Michael Crocker gets the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 13:20 | Auburn | Earl Zullinger can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from John Davis | 51-47 |
| 12:35 | Auburn | Earl Zullinger misses the shot from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi | James Flood pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 51-47 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi | Michael Wheeler misses the tip | 51-47 |
| 12:02 | Mississippi | Michael Wheeler tips it home | 53-47 |
| 11:55 | Auburn | Earl Zullinger misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 53-47 |
| 11:53 | Mississippi | Michael Wheeler gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 11:26 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips can't connect on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Brett Whitaker - foul #2 on Brett Whitaker, team foul #4 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harvey King (SG), Luis Zamora (SF), Joseph Burgess (PF), Angel Perez (C) Michael Wheeler, John Davis, James Flood, Gregory Clyburn | |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Moua (PG), John Gooch (SG), David Locklin (SF), Michael Williams (PF), James Ashurst (C) Earl Zullinger, David Stewart, Robert Kiefer, Michael Crocker, Brett Whitaker | |
| 11:26 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 11:26 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Scott Phillips (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harvey King (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Luis Zamora (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Burgess (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Angel Perez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Matthew Moua (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Gooch (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Locklin (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - James Ashurst (fresh) | |
| 11:12 | Auburn | James Ashurst is hacked by Angel Perez - foul #2 on Angel Perez, team foul #7 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan (PG) Scott Phillips | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 11:12 | Auburn | James Ashurst makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 11:12 | Auburn | James Ashurst makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi | Harvey King is hacked by John Gooch in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Gooch, team foul #5 | 55-49 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi | Angel Perez misses badly on the uncontested runner in the paint | 55-49 |
| 10:40 | Auburn | James Ashurst snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| 10:23 | Auburn | Michael Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Luis Zamora | 55-49 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi | Harvey King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kyle Smith (PF) Michael Williams | |
| 09:44 | Auburn | Matthew Moua buries a floater in the paint and the foul's on Andrew Sullivan - foul #2 on Andrew Sullivan, team foul #8 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Felipe Valadez (SF) Luis Zamora | |
| Subs | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen (SG), Michael Williams (PF) John Gooch, James Ashurst | |
| 09:44 | Auburn | Matthew Moua makes the free throw | 55-52 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi | Angel Perez misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 55-52 |
| 09:24 | Auburn | Kyle Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 09:20 | Auburn | Matthew Moua hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Felipe Valadez - foul #1 on Felipe Valadez, team foul #9 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG) Andrew Sullivan | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 09:20 | Auburn | Matthew Moua makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 09:20 | Auburn | Matthew Moua misses the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi | Joseph Burgess grabs the board | 55-53 |
| 09:00 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Angel Perez | 57-53 |
| 08:42 | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen double dribbles | 57-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Wheeler (PG), John Davis (SF), Gregory Clyburn (C) Scott Phillips, Harvey King, Angel Perez | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Stewart (PG), John Gooch (SG), Robert Kiefer (SF), Brett Whitaker (C) Matthew Moua, Darrin Nguyen, David Locklin, Kyle Smith | |
| 08:16 | Mississippi | Michael Wheeler makes the wide open shot from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 08:10 | Auburn | Joseph Burgess is called for the reach on David Stewart - foul #4 on Joseph Burgess, team foul #10 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Luis Zamora (PF) Felipe Valadez, Joseph Burgess | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Ashurst (C) Brett Whitaker | |
| 08:10 | Auburn | David Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 08:10 | Auburn | David Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn grabs the defensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Robert Kiefer - foul #4 on Robert Kiefer, team foul #6 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan (PG) Scott Phillips | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Crocker (PF) Michael Williams | |
| 07:47 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora misses the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 07:47 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Michael Crocker | 60-54 |
| 07:31 | Auburn | James Ashurst is called for traveling | 60-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harvey King (SG), Angel Perez (C) Michael Wheeler, Gregory Clyburn | |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Moua (PG), David Locklin (SF) David Stewart, Robert Kiefer | |
| 07:09 | Mississippi | John Davis misses badly on the uncontested floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Locklin - foul #2 on David Locklin, team foul #7 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen (SG) John Gooch | |
| 07:09 | Mississippi | John Davis makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi | John Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 07:09 | Auburn | James Ashurst snags the defensive board | 61-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Andrew Sullivan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harvey King (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Luis Zamora (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Angel Perez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Matthew Moua (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darrin Nguyen (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Locklin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Crocker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Ashurst (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Auburn | Matthew Moua hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-56 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi | Harvey King scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-56 |
| 06:25 | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 64-56 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan grabs the board | 64-56 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Luis Zamora, team foul #11 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Michael Wheeler (SG), Felipe Valadez (SF), James Flood (PF), Gregory Clyburn (C) Andrew Sullivan, Harvey King, John Davis, Luis Zamora, Angel Perez | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Stewart (PG), Robert Kiefer (SF), Kyle Smith (PF), Brett Whitaker (C) Matthew Moua, David Locklin, Michael Crocker, James Ashurst | |
| 05:58 | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Wheeler - foul #1 on Michael Wheeler, team foul #12 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Earl Zullinger (PG) David Stewart | |
| 05:58 | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen misses the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 05:58 | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi | Robert Kiefer is called for the reach on Michael Wheeler - foul #5 on Robert Kiefer, team foul #8 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Gooch (SG), David Locklin (SF) Darrin Nguyen, Robert Kiefer | |
| 05:48 | Mississippi | Michael Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi | Michael Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 05:28 | Auburn | Earl Zullinger scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Gooch | 66-60 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi | James Flood's pass is intercepted by Brett Whitaker | 66-60 |
| 04:50 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Earl Zullinger | 66-62 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi | Earl Zullinger is called for the reach on Scott Phillips - foul #3 on Earl Zullinger, team foul #9 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harvey King (SG), John Davis (SF), Joseph Burgess (PF), Angel Perez (C) Michael Wheeler, Felipe Valadez, James Flood, Gregory Clyburn | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Stewart (PG), Michael Williams (PF), James Ashurst (C) Earl Zullinger, Kyle Smith, Brett Whitaker | |
| 04:45 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 04:45 | Auburn | Michael Williams snags the defensive board | 66-62 |
| 04:31 | Auburn | Michael Williams drills a jump hook from close range set up by John Gooch out of the doubleteam | 66-64 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi | John Davis connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Harvey King | 68-64 |
| 04:01 | Auburn | Joseph Burgess is called for the reach on James Ashurst - foul #5 on Joseph Burgess, team foul #13 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan (PG), Luis Zamora (PF) Scott Phillips, Joseph Burgess | |
| Subs | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen (SG), Michael Crocker (PF) John Gooch, Michael Williams | |
| 04:01 | Auburn | James Ashurst makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 04:01 | Auburn | James Ashurst makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan is hacked by Darrin Nguyen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Darrin Nguyen, team foul #10 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Moua (PG) David Stewart | |
| 03:58 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 03:51 | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-66 |
| 03:49 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Moua | 70-66 |
| 03:41 | Auburn | Matthew Moua comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 70-66 |
| 03:40 | Auburn | Michael Crocker tips it in | 70-68 |
| 03:15 | Mississippi | Matthew Moua steps in front of the Luis Zamora pass | 70-68 |
| 03:05 | Auburn | Matthew Moua is fouled on the floor by Andrew Sullivan - foul #3 on Andrew Sullivan, team foul #14 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Wheeler (SG), Felipe Valadez (SF), Gregory Clyburn (C) Harvey King, John Davis, Angel Perez | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Stewart (SG), Brett Whitaker (C) Darrin Nguyen, James Ashurst | |
| 03:05 | Auburn | Matthew Moua makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 03:05 | Auburn | Matthew Moua makes the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Andrew Sullivan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Wheeler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Felipe Valadez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Luis Zamora (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Clyburn (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Matthew Moua (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Locklin (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Michael Crocker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Brett Whitaker (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:36 | Mississippi | Felipe Valadez is whistled for traveling | 70-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), James Flood (PF) Andrew Sullivan, Luis Zamora | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Gooch (SG), Kyle Smith (PF) Matthew Moua, Michael Crocker | |
| 02:32 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harvey King (SG), Luis Zamora (SF) Michael Wheeler, Felipe Valadez | |
| Subs | Auburn | Earl Zullinger (PG), Michael Williams (PF) David Stewart, Kyle Smith | |
| 02:20 | Auburn | John Gooch hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 70-70 |
| 02:18 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker can't tip it in | 70-70 |
| 02:16 | Auburn | Michael Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 70-70 |
| 02:04 | Auburn | Michael Williams blows the layup | 70-70 |
| 02:02 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker tips it back up and in | 70-72 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips is fouled in the backcourt by David Locklin - foul #3 on David Locklin, team foul #11 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Moua (PG) Earl Zullinger | |
| 02:00 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 01:37 | Auburn | Matthew Moua hits a 3 from straight away | 71-75 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 01:19 | Mississippi | Harvey King hits the finger roll | 73-75 |
| 01:00 | Auburn | Matthew Moua evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-75 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi | Harvey King pulls down the rebound | 73-75 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | James Flood can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 73-75 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora tips it in | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 00:11 | Auburn | John Gooch is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 75-75 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | The clock runs out | 75-75 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Scott Phillips (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harvey King (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Luis Zamora (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Flood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregory Clyburn (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Matthew Moua (fresh) 25 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Gooch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Locklin (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Brett Whitaker (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn wins the tip | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 04:31 | Mississippi | Harvey King loses the ball out of bounds | 75-75 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Davis (SF), Angel Perez (C) Luis Zamora, Gregory Clyburn | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Crocker (PF), James Ashurst (C) Michael Williams, Brett Whitaker | |
| 04:09 | Auburn | Scott Phillips picks off the pass by James Ashurst | 75-75 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi | Harvey King's pass is intercepted by Matthew Moua in the backcourt | 75-75 |
| 03:49 | Auburn | Matthew Moua knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Gooch | 75-77 |
| 03:25 | Mississippi | Angel Perez hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Harvey King and he's hacked by John Gooch - foul #4 on John Gooch, team foul #12 | 77-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Wheeler (SG) Harvey King | |
| Subs | Auburn | Earl Zullinger (PG), Darrin Nguyen (SG) Matthew Moua, John Gooch | |
| 03:25 | Mississippi | Angel Perez makes the free throw | 78-77 |
| 03:09 | Auburn | Michael Crocker is fouled on the floor by James Flood - foul #2 on James Flood, team foul #15 | 78-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Luis Zamora (PF) James Flood | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brett Whitaker (C) James Ashurst | |
| 03:09 | Auburn | Michael Crocker makes the 1st free throw | 78-78 |
| 03:09 | Auburn | Michael Crocker misses the 2nd free throw | 78-78 |
| 03:09 | Mississippi | Angel Perez grabs the board | 78-78 |
| 03:06 | Mississippi | Earl Zullinger takes the ball from Angel Perez in the backcourt | 78-78 |
| 03:05 | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Earl Zullinger | 78-80 |
| 02:43 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 78-80 |
| 02:42 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker pulls down the rebound | 78-80 |
| 02:42 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-80 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harvey King (SG) Michael Wheeler | |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Moua (PG), John Gooch (SG), Michael Williams (PF) Earl Zullinger, Darrin Nguyen, Michael Crocker | |
| 02:31 | Auburn | John Gooch makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Matthew Moua | 78-83 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 02:11 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 78-83 |
| 02:10 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker gets the rebound | 78-83 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 02:04 | Auburn | John Gooch misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 78-83 |
| 02:02 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker snags the offensive board | 78-83 |
| 01:46 | Auburn | Matthew Moua is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 78-83 |
| 01:45 | Auburn | John Gooch grabs the offensive rebound | 78-83 |
| 01:29 | Auburn | Matthew Moua drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 78-86 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by John Davis | 80-86 |
| 01:17 | Auburn | Matthew Moua hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by John Gooch | 80-88 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Harvey King | 82-88 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Scott Phillips (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harvey King (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Luis Zamora (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Angel Perez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Matthew Moua (fairly fresh) 32 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - John Gooch (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Locklin (tired) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Brett Whitaker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 13 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:57 | Auburn | Matthew Moua is hacked by Scott Phillips - foul #4 on Scott Phillips, team foul #16 | 82-88 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Flood (PF), Gregory Clyburn (C) John Davis, Angel Perez | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:57 | Auburn | Matthew Moua makes the 1st free throw | 82-89 |
| 00:57 | Auburn | Matthew Moua makes the 2nd free throw | 82-90 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:49 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 82-90 |
| 00:47 | Auburn | Matthew Moua gets the rebound | 82-90 |
| 00:44 | Auburn | Scott Phillips is called for the reach on Matthew Moua in the backcourt - foul #5 on Scott Phillips, team foul #17 | 82-90 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan (PG) Scott Phillips | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:44 | Auburn | Matthew Moua makes the 1st free throw | 82-91 |
| 00:44 | Auburn | Matthew Moua misses the 2nd free throw | 82-91 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi | James Flood grabs the board | 82-91 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 82-91 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Harvey King | 85-91 |
| 00:38 | Auburn | John Gooch is fouled in the backcourt by Harvey King - foul #4 on Harvey King, team foul #18 | 85-91 |
| 00:38 | Auburn | John Gooch makes the 1st free throw | 85-92 |
| 00:38 | Auburn | John Gooch makes the 2nd free throw | 85-93 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn is hacked by Brett Whitaker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brett Whitaker, team foul #13 | 85-93 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn misses the 1st free throw | 85-93 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn makes the 2nd free throw | 86-93 |
| 00:35 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker is hacked by Andrew Sullivan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Andrew Sullivan, team foul #19 | 86-93 |
| 00:35 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker makes the 1st free throw | 86-94 |
| 00:35 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker makes the 2nd free throw | 86-95 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi | John Gooch steps in front of the Harvey King pass in the backcourt | 86-95 |
| 00:30 | Auburn | John Gooch lays it up and in | 86-97 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 86-97 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Matthew Moua runs out the clock | 86-97 |