| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kyle Core (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Carlo Saenz (fresh) PF - Shane Hamner (fresh) 3 pts. C - George Lambert (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Matthew Moua (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Gooch (fresh) 17 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Kiefer (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Michael Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Brett Whitaker (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer inbounds the ball | 41-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Auburn | Michael Williams loses the dribble to Shane Hamner | 41-64 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core misses short on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Michael Williams - foul #1 on Michael Williams, team foul #1 | 41-64 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core makes the 1st free throw | 42-64 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core makes the 2nd free throw | 43-64 |
| 19:22 | Auburn | Michael Williams is hacked by Shane Hamner - foul #2 on Shane Hamner, team foul #1 | 43-64 |
| 19:16 | Auburn | John Gooch buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Matthew Moua | 43-67 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi State | David Hill drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-67 |
| 19:00 | Auburn | John Gooch comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-67 |
| 18:59 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer misses the tip | 46-67 |
| 18:58 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker tips it back up and in | 46-69 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi State | Brett Whitaker denies the turnaround by George Lambert | 46-69 |
| 18:33 | Auburn | Michael Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 46-69 |
| 18:27 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Matthew Moua | 46-71 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 46-71 |
| 18:13 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker grabs the defensive rebound | 46-71 |
| 18:06 | Auburn | John Gooch hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Matthew Moua | 46-74 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-74 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi State | David Hill gets the offensive rebound | 46-74 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi State | David Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas (PG), Grover Niemann (SG), Willie Reno (PF) David Hill, Kyle Core, Shane Hamner | |
| 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 | |
| 17:22 | Auburn | Earl Zullinger makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Crocker | 46-77 |
| 17:13 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-77 |
| 17:11 | Auburn | James Ashurst pulls down the rebound | 46-77 |
| 17:07 | Auburn | Carlo Saenz picks off the pass by Darrin Nguyen | 46-77 |
| 16:53 | Mississippi State | George Lambert is hacked by David Locklin - foul #2 on David Locklin, team foul #2 | 46-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Moua (PG) Earl Zullinger | |
| 16:30 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-77 |
| 16:29 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno grabs the offensive board | 46-77 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno misses short on a runner from the right block | 46-77 |
| 16:18 | Auburn | James Ashurst grabs the defensive rebound | 46-77 |
| 16:01 | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 46-77 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz gets the rebound | 46-77 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Tracy Dimas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Grover Niemann (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carlo Saenz (tiring) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Willie Reno (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - George Lambert (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Matthew Moua (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darrin Nguyen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Locklin (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Michael Crocker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - James Ashurst (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas is hacked by Michael Crocker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Crocker, team foul #3 | 46-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller (PG), Kyle Core (SG), William Felts (PF), Shane Hamner (C) Tracy Dimas, Grover Niemann, Willie Reno, George Lambert | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Stewart (PG), John Gooch (SG), Robert Kiefer (SF), Kyle Smith (PF), Brett Whitaker (C) Matthew Moua, Darrin Nguyen, David Locklin, Michael Crocker, James Ashurst | |
| 15:44 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller scores on a shot from close range | 48-77 |
| 15:39 | Auburn | John Gooch connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by David Stewart | 48-80 |
| 15:21 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller can't finish the layup but the foul's on David Stewart - foul #4 on David Stewart, team foul #4 | 48-80 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Earl Zullinger (PG), Michael Williams (PF) David Stewart, Brett Whitaker | |
| 15:21 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller misses the 1st free throw | 48-80 |
| 15:21 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 48-80 |
| 15:21 | Auburn | Kyle Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 48-80 |
| 15:10 | Auburn | John Gooch drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Earl Zullinger | 48-83 |
| 15:03 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-83 |
| 14:54 | Auburn | John Gooch clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-83 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi State | William Felts grabs the board | 50-83 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Shane Hamner | 52-83 |
| 14:18 | Auburn | Earl Zullinger is fouled on the floor by Samuel Miller - foul #4 on Samuel Miller, team foul #2 | 52-83 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG), Tracy Dimas (SG), George Lambert (C) Samuel Miller, Carlo Saenz, Shane Hamner | |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Moua (PG), David Locklin (SF), Brett Whitaker (C) Earl Zullinger, Robert Kiefer, Kyle Smith | |
| 14:02 | Auburn | David Locklin is hacked by George Lambert - foul #3 on George Lambert, team foul #3 | 52-83 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Crocker (PF), James Ashurst (C) Michael Williams, Brett Whitaker | |
| 13:47 | Auburn | John Gooch can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-83 |
| 13:45 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to William Felts | 52-83 |
| 13:42 | Mississippi State | Matthew Moua steps in front of the David Hill pass in the backcourt | 52-83 |
| 13:33 | Auburn | Kyle Core takes the ball from John Gooch | 52-83 |
| 13:29 | Mississippi State | David Hill misses the dunk | 52-83 |
| 13:28 | Auburn | James Ashurst snags the defensive board | 52-83 |
| 13:21 | Auburn | John Gooch misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-83 |
| 13:19 | Auburn | Michael Crocker grabs the offensive board | 52-83 |
| 13:08 | Auburn | Matthew Moua clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Hill - foul #1 on David Hill, team foul #4 | 52-83 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Willie Reno (SF) Tracy Dimas | |
| Subs | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen (SG), Michael Williams (PF), Brett Whitaker (C) John Gooch, Michael Crocker, James Ashurst | |
| 13:08 | Auburn | Matthew Moua misses the 1st free throw | 52-83 |
| 13:08 | Auburn | Matthew Moua misses the 2nd free throw | 52-83 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno snags the defensive board | 52-83 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi State | David Hill misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-83 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi State | George Lambert tips it home | 54-83 |
| 12:45 | Auburn | Matthew Moua misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-83 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi State | William Felts grabs the board | 54-83 |
| 12:31 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core is hacked by Matthew Moua - foul #1 on Matthew Moua, team foul #5 | 54-83 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Grover Niemann (SG), Shane Hamner (C) Kyle Core, George Lambert | |
| Subs | Auburn | Earl Zullinger (PG), Robert Kiefer (SF) Matthew Moua, David Locklin | |
| 12:18 | Mississippi State | David Hill misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-83 |
| 12:16 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer gets the rebound | 54-83 |
| 12:12 | Auburn | Earl Zullinger drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Brett Whitaker | 54-86 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner lays it in on a nice dish by David Hill | 56-86 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Hill (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Grover Niemann (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willie Reno (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Felts (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Shane Hamner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Earl Zullinger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Darrin Nguyen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Kiefer (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. PF - Michael Williams (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Brett Whitaker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Auburn | Michael Williams comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 56-86 |
| 11:45 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner grabs the defensive rebound | 56-86 |
| 11:40 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-86 |
| 11:38 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Michael Williams | 56-86 |
| 11:32 | Auburn | Michael Williams connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Robert Kiefer | 56-88 |
| 11:17 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno misses short on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Robert Kiefer - foul #2 on Robert Kiefer, team foul #6 | 56-88 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas (PG), Kyle Core (SG), Carlo Saenz (SF), George Lambert (C) David Hill, Grover Niemann, William Felts, Shane Hamner | |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Moua (PG), John Gooch (SG), David Locklin (SF), Michael Crocker (PF), James Ashurst (C) Earl Zullinger, Darrin Nguyen, Robert Kiefer, Michael Williams, Brett Whitaker | |
| 11:17 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno makes the 1st free throw | 57-88 |
| 11:17 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno makes the 2nd free throw | 58-88 |
| 11:03 | Auburn | Tracy Dimas takes the ball from James Ashurst | 58-88 |
| 10:59 | Mississippi State | Matthew Moua steps in front of the Tracy Dimas pass in the backcourt | 58-88 |
| 10:58 | Auburn | Matthew Moua throws it down | 58-90 |
| 10:47 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 58-90 |
| 10:45 | Mississippi State | George Lambert hits the follow up shot | 60-90 |
| 10:34 | Auburn | Michael Crocker makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Matthew Moua | 60-92 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 60-92 |
| 10:21 | Auburn | James Ashurst pulls down the rebound | 60-92 |
| 10:17 | Auburn | John Gooch misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 60-92 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas pulls down the rebound | 60-92 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-92 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas gets the offensive rebound | 60-92 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by John Gooch - foul #3 on John Gooch, team foul #7 | 60-92 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG) Tracy Dimas | |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Kiefer (SF), Kyle Smith (PF), Brett Whitaker (C) David Locklin, Michael Crocker, James Ashurst | |
| 10:00 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno makes the 1st free throw | 61-92 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno makes the 2nd free throw | 62-92 |
| 09:50 | Auburn | Matthew Moua knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Brett Whitaker and the foul's on George Lambert - foul #4 on George Lambert, team foul #5 | 62-94 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Felts (PF), Shane Hamner (C) Willie Reno, George Lambert | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 09:50 | Auburn | Matthew Moua makes the free throw | 62-95 |
| 09:42 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from David Hill | 65-95 |
| 09:33 | Auburn | John Gooch connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Brett Whitaker | 65-98 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-98 |
| 09:22 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Robert Kiefer | 65-98 |
| 09:17 | Auburn | Matthew Moua scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Kyle Smith | 65-100 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core misses long on an open 3 from the left corner | 65-100 |
| 09:04 | Auburn | Matthew Moua snags the defensive board | 65-100 |
| 08:49 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 65-100 |
| 08:48 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer gets the offensive rebound | 65-100 |
| 08:26 | Auburn | John Gooch is hacked by Kyle Core - foul #2 on Kyle Core, team foul #6 | 65-100 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-100 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas (PG), Grover Niemann (SG) David Hill, Carlo Saenz | |
| Subs | Auburn | Earl Zullinger (PG), Darrin Nguyen (SG), David Locklin (SF), Michael Crocker (PF), James Ashurst (C) Matthew Moua, John Gooch, Robert Kiefer, Kyle Smith, Brett Whitaker | |
| 08:21 | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Kyle Core - foul #3 on Kyle Core, team foul #7 | 65-100 |
| 08:21 | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 65-101 |
| 08:21 | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 65-102 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi State | Michael Crocker steals it from Tracy Dimas | 65-102 |
| 08:03 | Auburn | David Locklin drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Earl Zullinger | 65-104 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Tracy Dimas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Grover Niemann (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kyle Core (tired) 15 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - William Felts (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Shane Hamner (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Earl Zullinger (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Darrin Nguyen (fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Locklin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Crocker (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Ashurst (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:52 | Mississippi State | William Felts is denied on a layup by James Ashurst | 65-104 |
| 07:51 | Auburn | David Locklin gets the rebound | 65-104 |
| 07:45 | Auburn | Earl Zullinger misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-104 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Shane Hamner | 65-104 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi State | William Felts is fouled on the floor by James Ashurst - foul #1 on James Ashurst, team foul #8 | 65-104 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller (PG), Willie Reno (SF), George Lambert (C) Tracy Dimas, Kyle Core, Shane Hamner | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Stewart (PG) Earl Zullinger | |
| 07:38 | Mississippi State | William Felts makes the 1st free throw | 66-104 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi State | William Felts makes the 2nd free throw | 67-104 |
| 07:25 | Auburn | Michael Crocker makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 67-106 |
| 07:23 | Mississippi State | George Lambert's pass is intercepted by Darrin Nguyen in the backcourt | 67-106 |
| 07:10 | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-109 |
| 06:58 | Mississippi State | David Stewart steals the ball from George Lambert | 67-109 |
| 06:55 | Auburn | David Stewart blows the layup | 67-109 |
| 06:54 | Auburn | James Ashurst tips it home | 67-111 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi State | George Lambert's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Crocker | 67-111 |
| 06:43 | Auburn | The rebound goes to James Ashurst | 67-111 |
| 06:39 | Auburn | Samuel Miller is called for the reach on Darrin Nguyen - foul #5 on Samuel Miller, team foul #8 | 67-111 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG), Tracy Dimas (SG), Shane Hamner (PF) Samuel Miller, Grover Niemann, William Felts | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Williams (PF), Kyle Smith (C) Michael Crocker, James Ashurst | |
| 06:39 | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 67-112 |
| 06:39 | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 67-113 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi State | David Hill's pass is intercepted by David Stewart | 67-113 |
| 06:06 | Auburn | David Stewart misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by David Hill - foul #2 on David Hill, team foul #9 | 67-113 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Earl Zullinger (PG), Robert Kiefer (SF) Darrin Nguyen, David Locklin | |
| 06:06 | Auburn | David Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 67-114 |
| 06:06 | Auburn | David Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 67-115 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi State | George Lambert clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kyle Smith - foul #2 on Kyle Smith, team foul #9 | 67-115 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Gooch (SG) David Stewart | |
| 05:48 | Mississippi State | George Lambert misses the 1st free throw | 67-115 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi State | George Lambert misses the 2nd free throw | 67-115 |
| 05:48 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Kyle Smith | 67-115 |
| 05:29 | Auburn | John Gooch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-115 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi State | George Lambert gets the rebound | 67-115 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi State | David Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-115 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz (SF) George Lambert | |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Moua (PG), Brett Whitaker (C) Earl Zullinger, Kyle Smith | |
| 05:12 | Auburn | Michael Williams is fouled on the floor by David Hill - foul #3 on David Hill, team foul #10 | 67-115 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Locklin (SF) Robert Kiefer | |
| 05:12 | Auburn | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 67-116 |
| 05:12 | Auburn | Michael Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 67-117 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi State | David Hill can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 67-117 |
| 04:48 | Auburn | The rebound goes to John Gooch | 67-117 |
| 04:43 | Auburn | Matthew Moua buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Brett Whitaker and he's fouled by David Hill - foul #4 on David Hill, team foul #11 | 67-119 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Crocker (PF), James Ashurst (C) Michael Williams, Brett Whitaker | |
| 04:43 | Auburn | Matthew Moua misses the free throw | 67-119 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner pulls down the rebound | 67-119 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner's pass is intercepted by Matthew Moua in the backcourt | 67-119 |
| 04:22 | Auburn | Matthew Moua misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 67-119 |
| 04:20 | Auburn | Michael Crocker pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-119 |
| 04:08 | Auburn | David Hill takes the ball from David Locklin | 67-119 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno double dribbles | 67-119 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Grover Niemann (SG), George Lambert (C) Tracy Dimas, Carlo Saenz | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Stewart (PG), Robert Kiefer (SF), Kyle Smith (PF), Brett Whitaker (C) Matthew Moua, David Locklin, Michael Crocker, James Ashurst | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Hill (tired) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Grover Niemann (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willie Reno (tired) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Shane Hamner (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - George Lambert (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - David Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - John Gooch (fairly fresh) 32 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Kiefer (tiring) 8 pts. 11 reb. PF - Kyle Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brett Whitaker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Auburn | John Gooch misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 67-119 |
| 03:34 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker tips it home | 67-121 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Mississippi State | George Lambert misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Kiefer - foul #3 on Robert Kiefer, team foul #10 | 67-121 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas (PG) David Hill | |
| Subs | Auburn | Earl Zullinger (PG), Michael Williams (PF) John Gooch, Kyle Smith | |
| 03:16 | Mississippi State | George Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 68-121 |
| 03:16 | Mississippi State | George Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 69-121 |
| 03:01 | Auburn | Michael Williams blows the layup | 69-121 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno snags the defensive board | 69-121 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 69-121 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Core (SF) George Lambert | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Gooch (SG) David Stewart | |
| 02:40 | Auburn | John Gooch buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Brett Whitaker | 69-124 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi State | Grover Niemann makes the shot from the baseline | 71-124 |
| 02:07 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by John Gooch | 71-126 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Grover Niemann | 73-126 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:43 | Auburn | Michael Williams is whistled for traveling | 73-126 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG), Carlo Saenz (SF) Grover Niemann, Kyle Core | |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Moua (PG) Earl Zullinger | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 01:30 | Mississippi State | David Hill scores on a 3 from the right wing | 76-126 |
| 01:19 | Auburn | Matthew Moua comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 76-126 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz snags the defensive board | 76-126 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi State | David Hill is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 76-126 |
| 01:05 | Auburn | Michael Williams drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Matthew Moua | 76-128 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi State | Robert Kiefer takes the ball from Carlo Saenz in the backcourt | 76-128 |
| 00:51 | Auburn | Michael Williams misses short on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Willie Reno - foul #3 on Willie Reno, team foul #12 | 76-128 |
| 00:51 | Auburn | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 76-129 |
| 00:51 | Auburn | Michael Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 76-130 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 78-130 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:23 | Auburn | Matthew Moua makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Brett Whitaker | 78-132 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno misses short on an open fadeaway from the free throw line | 78-132 |
| 00:13 | Auburn | Michael Williams snags the defensive board | 78-132 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Matthew Moua runs out the clock | 78-132 |