| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cole Schoenrock (fresh) SG - Rodney Candelaria (fresh) SF - Thad Woolery (fresh) PF - James Patton (fresh) C - Raymond Seibert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hector Santos (fresh) SG - Dikembe Azim (fresh) SF - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) PF - Oleg Lazarevic (fresh) C - Chris Knight (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Chris Knight wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi State | Mauricio Yazzie picks off the pass by Cole Schoenrock out of a doubleteam | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie misses the jump hook from the right block | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Raymond Seibert | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Cole Schoenrock | 2-2 |
| 18:36 | Auburn | Chris Knight misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi State | James Patton pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery hits the follow up shot | 4-2 |
| 18:21 | Auburn | Chris Knight makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Mauricio Yazzie and he's hacked by Raymond Seibert - foul #1 on Raymond Seibert, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 18:21 | Auburn | Chris Knight makes the free throw | 4-5 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi State | Mauricio Yazzie is called for the reach on Thad Woolery - foul #1 on Mauricio Yazzie, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi State | Oleg Lazarevic is called for the reach on Thad Woolery - foul #1 on Oleg Lazarevic, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), Joseph Lytle (SG), Gene Brown (SF), Chad Laforce (PF), Sonny Davis (C) Hector Santos, Dikembe Azim, Mauricio Yazzie, Oleg Lazarevic, Chris Knight | |
| 17:46 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 17:44 | Auburn | Sonny Davis gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:23 | Auburn | The jumper by Rex Hall is denied by Raymond Seibert | 4-5 |
| 17:21 | Mississippi State | James Patton grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 16:54 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert misses the turnaround from close range | 4-5 |
| 16:53 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria hits the follow up shot | 6-5 |
| 16:27 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle is fouled on the floor by Rodney Candelaria - foul #1 on Rodney Candelaria, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Depew (SG), Jonathan Pinkard (SF), Ernest Davis (PF), James Murphy (C) Rodney Candelaria, Thad Woolery, James Patton, Raymond Seibert | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (SG), Lester Kelson (SF) Joseph Lytle, Gene Brown | |
| 16:03 | Auburn | Rex Hall misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 6-5 |
| 16:01 | Auburn | Rex Hall snags the offensive board | 6-5 |
| 15:48 | Auburn | Chad Laforce knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Rex Hall and he's hacked by Ernest Davis - foul #1 on Ernest Davis, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Medley (SF) Cole Schoenrock | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie (SF), Chris Knight (C) Lester Kelson, Sonny Davis | |
| 15:48 | Auburn | Chad Laforce misses the free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:48 | Mississippi State | James Murphy gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Depew (fresh) SG - Jonathan Pinkard (fresh) SF - Kyle Medley (fresh) PF - Ernest Davis (fresh) C - James Murphy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rex Hall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Azim (fresh) SF - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Chad Laforce (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chris Knight (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-7 |
| 15:28 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 15:01 | Auburn | Chris Knight banks in the layup and he's hacked by Kyle Medley - foul #1 on Kyle Medley, team foul #4 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria (SG), Thad Woolery (SF), James Patton (PF) Jonathan Pinkard, Kyle Medley, Ernest Davis | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Joseph Lytle (SG), Gene Brown (SF), Oleg Lazarevic (PF) Rex Hall, Dikembe Azim, Mauricio Yazzie, Chad Laforce | |
| 15:01 | Auburn | Chris Knight makes the free throw | 6-10 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi State | Gene Brown steals it from Rodney Candelaria | 6-10 |
| 14:15 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic is fouled on the floor by Rodney Candelaria - foul #2 on Rodney Candelaria, team foul #5 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock (PG), Jonathan Pinkard (SG), Raymond Seibert (C) William Depew, Rodney Candelaria, James Murphy | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), Dikembe Azim (SG), Mauricio Yazzie (SF), Sonny Davis (C) Hector Santos, Joseph Lytle, Gene Brown, Chris Knight | |
| 13:48 | Auburn | Raymond Seibert takes the ball from Rex Hall | 6-10 |
| 13:31 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-10 |
| 13:30 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie snags the defensive board | 6-10 |
| 13:03 | Auburn | Rex Hall hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Dikembe Azim | 6-13 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 6-13 |
| 12:45 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic snags the defensive board | 6-13 |
| 12:26 | Auburn | Sonny Davis can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by James Patton - foul #1 on James Patton, team foul #6 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Murphy (C) Raymond Seibert | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Joseph Lytle (SG), Gene Brown (SF), Chris Knight (C) Rex Hall, Dikembe Azim, Mauricio Yazzie, Oleg Lazarevic | |
| 12:26 | Auburn | Sonny Davis makes the 1st free throw | 6-14 |
| 12:26 | Auburn | Sonny Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 6-15 |
| 12:07 | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock comes up short on the floater from the left side | 6-15 |
| 12:05 | Auburn | Sonny Davis pulls down the rebound | 6-15 |
| 11:44 | Auburn | Chris Knight can't finish the layup | 6-15 |
| 11:42 | Auburn | Chris Knight grabs the offensive board | 6-15 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cole Schoenrock (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Pinkard (fresh) SF - Thad Woolery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Patton (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Murphy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hector Santos (fresh) SG - Joseph Lytle (fresh) SF - Gene Brown (fresh) PF - Sonny Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Knight (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:17 | Auburn | Sonny Davis connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Hector Santos | 6-17 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi State | James Murphy travels with the ball | 6-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Depew (PG), Ernest Davis (SF), Raymond Seibert (C) Cole Schoenrock, Thad Woolery, James Patton | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), Dikembe Azim (SG), Mauricio Yazzie (SF), Oleg Lazarevic (PF), Chad Laforce (C) Hector Santos, Joseph Lytle, Gene Brown, Sonny Davis, Chris Knight | |
| 10:26 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Chad Laforce and he's hacked by William Depew - foul #1 on William Depew, team foul #7 | 6-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore (SG) Jonathan Pinkard | |
| Subs | Auburn | Chris Knight (C) Chad Laforce | |
| 10:26 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie misses the free throw | 6-19 |
| 10:26 | Mississippi State | James Murphy pulls down the rebound | 6-19 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert misses long on a jumper in the lane | 6-19 |
| 10:08 | Auburn | Chris Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 6-19 |
| 09:41 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim is hacked by Steve Gilmore - foul #1 on Steve Gilmore, team foul #8 | 6-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock (PG) Steve Gilmore | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Gene Brown (SF), Chad Laforce (C) Rex Hall, Mauricio Yazzie, Chris Knight | |
| 09:41 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim makes the 1st free throw | 6-20 |
| 09:41 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim misses the 2nd free throw | 6-20 |
| 09:41 | Mississippi State | James Murphy pulls down the rebound | 6-20 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis double dribbles | 6-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard (SG), James Patton (PF) William Depew, James Murphy | |
| Subs | Auburn | Chris Knight (C) Oleg Lazarevic | |
| 09:02 | Auburn | Chris Knight's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery (SF) Ernest Davis | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), Mauricio Yazzie (SF), Oleg Lazarevic (PF) Hector Santos, Gene Brown, Chris Knight | |
| 08:47 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-20 |
| 08:45 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Chad Laforce | 6-20 |
| 08:21 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic connects on the jumper from the right block and he's hacked by Cole Schoenrock - foul #1 on Cole Schoenrock, team foul #9 | 6-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Murphy (C) Raymond Seibert | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Gene Brown (SF), Chris Knight (C) Rex Hall, Mauricio Yazzie, Chad Laforce | |
| 08:21 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic makes the free throw | 6-23 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), Joseph Lytle (SG), Mauricio Yazzie (SF), Chad Laforce (PF) Hector Santos, Dikembe Azim, Gene Brown, Oleg Lazarevic | |
| 07:42 | Auburn | Chris Knight is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Chris Knight, team foul #3 | 6-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Dikembe Azim (SG), Gene Brown (SF) Rex Hall, Joseph Lytle, Mauricio Yazzie | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cole Schoenrock (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Pinkard (fresh) SF - Thad Woolery (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Patton (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Murphy (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hector Santos (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Brown (fresh) PF - Chad Laforce (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chris Knight (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Mississippi State | Gene Brown is called for the reach on James Patton - foul #1 on Gene Brown, team foul #4 | 6-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Depew (SG), Ernest Davis (PF) Jonathan Pinkard, James Patton | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), Mauricio Yazzie (SF), Oleg Lazarevic (PF) Hector Santos, Gene Brown, Chris Knight | |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 8-23 |
| 07:01 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-23 |
| 07:00 | Auburn | Chad Laforce grabs the offensive board | 8-23 |
| 06:40 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic is fouled on the floor by Ernest Davis - foul #2 on Ernest Davis, team foul #10 | 8-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore (SG), Raymond Seibert (C) Cole Schoenrock, Ernest Davis | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Joseph Lytle (SG), Gene Brown (SF), Chris Knight (C) Rex Hall, Dikembe Azim, Mauricio Yazzie, Chad Laforce | |
| 06:40 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic misses the 1st free throw | 8-23 |
| 06:40 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic makes the 2nd free throw | 8-24 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-24 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi State | James Murphy grabs the offensive rebound | 8-24 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi State | William Depew hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Raymond Seibert | 11-24 |
| 05:41 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Thad Woolery - foul #1 on Thad Woolery, team foul #11 | 11-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard (SG), Kyle Medley (SF), James Patton (PF) Steve Gilmore, Thad Woolery, James Murphy | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), Dikembe Azim (SG), Mauricio Yazzie (SF), Sonny Davis (C) Hector Santos, Joseph Lytle, Gene Brown, Chris Knight | |
| 05:41 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic makes the 1st free throw | 11-25 |
| 05:41 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic makes the 2nd free throw | 11-26 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi State | James Patton double dribbles | 11-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock (PG) Kyle Medley | |
| Subs | Auburn | Chad Laforce (PF) Oleg Lazarevic | |
| 05:04 | Auburn | Chad Laforce connects on the driving attempt from close range | 11-28 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 11-28 |
| 04:43 | Auburn | Chad Laforce grabs the defensive rebound | 11-28 |
| 04:25 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Dikembe Azim | 11-31 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi State | William Depew misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 11-31 |
| 03:56 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Rex Hall | 11-31 |
| 03:38 | Auburn | Rex Hall connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Dikembe Azim and he's hacked by Cole Schoenrock - foul #2 on Cole Schoenrock, team foul #12 | 11-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria (SG), Thad Woolery (SF), James Murphy (C) William Depew, Jonathan Pinkard, Raymond Seibert | |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SG), Gene Brown (SF), Chris Knight (C) Dikembe Azim, Mauricio Yazzie, Sonny Davis | |
| 03:38 | Auburn | Rex Hall makes the free throw | 11-34 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cole Schoenrock (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Candelaria (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thad Woolery (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Patton (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Murphy (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rex Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Lytle (fresh) SF - Gene Brown (fresh) PF - Chad Laforce (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Chris Knight (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery clanks a shot from the right wing | 11-34 |
| 03:24 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Chris Knight | 11-34 |
| 03:16 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle clanks a runner from the left block | 11-34 |
| 03:14 | Auburn | Chris Knight can't tip it in | 11-34 |
| 03:13 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria pulls down the rebound | 11-34 |
| 03:09 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery loses the dribble to Joseph Lytle | 11-34 |
| 02:50 | Auburn | Chris Knight misses the dunk attempt | 11-34 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | James Patton pulls down the rebound | 11-34 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-34 |
| 02:22 | Auburn | Chad Laforce misses the turnaround in the paint | 14-34 |
| 02:21 | Auburn | Chad Laforce tips it but misses | 14-34 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to James Patton | 14-34 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Cole Schoenrock | 16-34 |
| 02:00 | Auburn | Cole Schoenrock steals it from Rex Hall | 16-34 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | James Patton's floater is knocked away by Chris Knight | 16-34 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi State | James Murphy snags the offensive board | 16-34 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi State | James Murphy can't finish the layup | 16-34 |
| 01:39 | Auburn | Chad Laforce grabs the defensive rebound | 16-34 |
| 01:22 | Auburn | Chad Laforce hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 16-34 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi State | James Patton gets the rebound | 16-34 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi State | James Patton clanks a shot from the right side | 16-34 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi State | James Patton snags the offensive board | 16-34 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 16-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Depew (PG), Ernest Davis (PF), Raymond Seibert (C) Cole Schoenrock, James Patton, James Murphy | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Dikembe Azim (SG), Mauricio Yazzie (SF), Oleg Lazarevic (PF), Sonny Davis (C) Rex Hall, Joseph Lytle, Gene Brown, Chad Laforce, Chris Knight | |
| 00:24 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Rodney Candelaria - foul #3 on Rodney Candelaria, team foul #13 | 16-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard (SG), Kyle Medley (SF) Rodney Candelaria, Thad Woolery | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:24 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim makes the 1st free throw | 16-35 |
| 00:24 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim makes the 2nd free throw | 16-36 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by William Depew | 19-36 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 19-36 |