| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Billy Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Duchesne (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eugene Burkett (fresh) 5 pts. C - Carlos Parks (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Mark Bargo (fresh) SG - August Ball (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Merle Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Fraizer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Francis (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | James Duchesne inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Auburn | James Brown misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 19:47 | Mississippi State | August Ball pulls down the rebound | 30-28 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi State | August Ball comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 19:18 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 18:58 | Auburn | Merle Gibson steps in front of the Carlos Parks pass | 30-28 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi State | Mark Bargo lays it in on a nice dish by Merle Gibson | 30-30 |
| 18:41 | Auburn | Mark Bargo is called for the reach on Billy Williams - foul #3 on Mark Bargo, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Waid (PG) Mark Bargo | |
| 18:24 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 30-30 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson grabs the board | 30-30 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson's fadeaway is rejected by Eugene Burkett | 30-30 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson hits the follow up shot | 30-32 |
| 17:46 | Auburn | James Duchesne makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Eugene Burkett and the foul's on Merle Gibson - foul #3 on Merle Gibson, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Genthner (SF) Merle Gibson | |
| 17:46 | Auburn | James Duchesne misses the free throw | 32-32 |
| 17:46 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis snags the defensive board | 32-32 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi State | August Ball is hacked by James Duchesne - foul #1 on James Duchesne, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi State | August Ball clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 17:00 | Auburn | Carlos Parks grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 16:54 | Auburn | Carlos Parks knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Billy Williams | 34-32 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi State | August Ball comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 16:32 | Auburn | James Duchesne pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 16:26 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Peter Fraizer - foul #2 on Peter Fraizer, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Dalzell (SF), Michael Snow (C) James Duchesne, Carlos Parks | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Patterson (PF) Peter Fraizer | |
| 16:26 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 16:26 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis makes the runner from the right block set up by August Ball | 36-34 |
| 15:48 | Auburn | Michael Francis steals it from James Brown | 36-34 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Billy Williams (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Dalzell (fresh) PF - Eugene Burkett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Snow (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Waid (fresh) 3 ast. SG - August Ball (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Henry Genthner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Patterson (fresh) C - Michael Francis (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis's floater is knocked away by Michael Snow | 36-34 |
| 15:29 | Auburn | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 15:21 | Auburn | Billy Williams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-34 |
| 15:20 | Auburn | Michael Snow tips it home | 38-34 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 38-34 |
| 15:10 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 15:06 | Auburn | Billy Williams buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Michael Dalzell | 41-34 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi State | August Ball travels with the ball | 41-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jordan Holbrook (PG), Mike Briscoe (SG), James Duchesne (SF), Carlos Parks (C) Billy Williams, James Brown, Michael Dalzell, Eugene Burkett | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Bargo (PG), Ollie Jenkins (SG), Merle Gibson (SF), Peter Fraizer (PF), Albert McGlynn (C) James Waid, August Ball, Henry Genthner, Robert Patterson, Michael Francis | |
| 14:26 | Auburn | Carlos Parks clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 41-34 |
| 14:24 | Auburn | Carlos Parks hits the follow up shot | 43-34 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 43-34 |
| 14:00 | Auburn | James Duchesne grabs the board | 43-34 |
| 13:55 | Auburn | James Duchesne misses the 3 from straight away | 43-34 |
| 13:53 | Mississippi State | Albert McGlynn grabs the board | 43-34 |
| 13:31 | Mississippi State | Albert McGlynn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Brown (SG) Mike Briscoe | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Francis (C) Albert McGlynn | |
| 13:23 | Auburn | Mark Bargo steps in front of the Michael Snow pass | 43-34 |
| 13:10 | Mississippi State | Mark Bargo blows the layup | 43-34 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Francis | 43-34 |
| 12:57 | Mississippi State | Mark Bargo connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Merle Gibson | 43-37 |
| 12:37 | Auburn | Carlos Parks misses the easy layup | 43-37 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 12:07 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 43-39 |
| 11:56 | Auburn | Carlos Parks hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 43-39 |
| 11:54 | Auburn | Jordan Holbrook snags the offensive board | 43-39 |
| 11:43 | Auburn | Carlos Parks can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Francis - foul #3 on Michael Francis, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | Billy Williams (PG), Michael Dalzell (SF), Eugene Burkett (PF) Jordan Holbrook, James Duchesne, Michael Snow | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Ball (SG), Henry Genthner (SF), Robert Patterson (PF) Ollie Jenkins, Merle Gibson, Peter Fraizer | |
| 11:43 | Auburn | Carlos Parks makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 11:43 | Auburn | Carlos Parks misses the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 11:43 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis grabs the board | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Billy Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Dalzell (fresh) PF - Eugene Burkett (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Carlos Parks (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Mark Bargo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - August Ball (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Henry Genthner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Patterson (fresh) C - Michael Francis (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis comes up short on the runner from the left block | 44-39 |
| 11:31 | Mississippi State | Henry Genthner grabs the offensive board | 44-39 |
| 11:07 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from August Ball | 44-41 |
| 10:55 | Auburn | James Brown double dribbles | 44-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mike Briscoe (SG), David Pellowski (C) James Brown, Carlos Parks | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Albert McGlynn (C) Michael Francis | |
| 10:31 | Mississippi State | Mark Bargo misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-41 |
| 10:29 | Auburn | David Pellowski grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 10:21 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Robert Patterson - foul #1 on Robert Patterson, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Duchesne (SF), Michael Snow (C) Michael Dalzell, David Pellowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Waid (PG), Merle Gibson (SF) Mark Bargo, Henry Genthner | |
| 10:21 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett misses the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 10:21 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett misses the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to August Ball | 44-41 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi State | James Waid is fouled on the floor by Billy Williams - foul #1 on Billy Williams, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Brown (SG) Mike Briscoe | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer (PF) Robert Patterson | |
| 09:43 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson travels with the ball | 44-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Francis (C) Albert McGlynn | |
| 09:31 | Auburn | Michael Snow can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-41 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 09:07 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson loses the dribble to James Duchesne | 44-41 |
| 08:53 | Auburn | Michael Snow misses long on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on August Ball - foul #2 on August Ball, team foul #6 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | Carlos Parks (C) Eugene Burkett | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Bargo (PG) James Waid | |
| 08:53 | Auburn | Michael Snow makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 08:53 | Auburn | Michael Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi State | Mark Bargo drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from August Ball | 46-43 |
| 08:32 | Auburn | Mark Bargo steals the ball from Billy Williams in the backcourt | 46-43 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi State | August Ball hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mark Bargo | 46-45 |
| 08:24 | Auburn | Carlos Parks throws it down | 48-45 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi State | Billy Williams steals the ball from Michael Francis | 48-45 |
| 07:48 | Auburn | James Brown is hacked by Merle Gibson - foul #4 on Merle Gibson, team foul #7 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jordan Holbrook (PG), Michael Dalzell (SF), Eugene Burkett (PF) Billy Williams, James Duchesne, Michael Snow | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ollie Jenkins (SG), Henry Genthner (SF), Robert Patterson (PF) August Ball, Merle Gibson, Peter Fraizer | |
| 07:48 | Auburn | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 07:48 | Auburn | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 07:23 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 50-45 |
| 07:21 | Mississippi State | Robert Patterson tips it home | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Jordan Holbrook (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Dalzell (fresh) PF - Eugene Burkett (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Carlos Parks (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Mark Bargo (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ollie Jenkins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Henry Genthner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Francis (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:58 | Auburn | Carlos Parks misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-47 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi State | Robert Patterson pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 50-47 |
| 06:39 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 06:27 | Auburn | Carlos Parks clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Francis - foul #4 on Michael Francis, team foul #8 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Billy Williams (PG), Mike Briscoe (SG), James Duchesne (SF) Jordan Holbrook, James Brown, Michael Dalzell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Ball (SG), Albert McGlynn (C) Ollie Jenkins, Michael Francis | |
| 06:27 | Auburn | Carlos Parks makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 06:27 | Auburn | Carlos Parks misses the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 06:27 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett snags the offensive board | 51-47 |
| 06:15 | Auburn | Carlos Parks hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 51-47 |
| 06:13 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 06:03 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett lays it up and in on a nice dish by Carlos Parks | 53-47 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi State | James Duchesne steps in front of the Albert McGlynn pass | 53-47 |
| 05:25 | Auburn | The jump hook by Carlos Parks is blocked by Albert McGlynn | 53-47 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi State | August Ball pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | Mark Bargo connects on the floater from the right side | 53-49 |
| 04:41 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett is fouled on the floor by August Ball - foul #3 on August Ball, team foul #9 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Brown (SG), Michael Snow (C) Mike Briscoe, Carlos Parks | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Waid (PG), Merle Gibson (SF), Peter Fraizer (PF), Michael Francis (C) Mark Bargo, Henry Genthner, Robert Patterson, Albert McGlynn | |
| 04:41 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 04:41 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson misses the lay-in | 55-49 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson tips it in | 55-51 |
| 04:07 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Snow | 57-51 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer hits a turnaround from close range | 57-53 |
| 03:29 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Duchesne | 59-53 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Duchesne - foul #2 on James Duchesne, team foul #3 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jordan Holbrook (PG), Michael Dalzell (SF), David Pellowski (C) Billy Williams, James Duchesne, Eugene Burkett | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Bargo (PG), Ollie Jenkins (SG) James Waid, August Ball | |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 03:03 | Auburn | David Pellowski pulls down the rebound | 59-53 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Jordan Holbrook (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Dalzell (fresh) PF - Michael Snow (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Pellowski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Mark Bargo (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ollie Jenkins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Merle Gibson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Peter Fraizer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Francis (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:40 | Auburn | Michael Snow misses the shot in the lane | 59-53 |
| 02:39 | Auburn | James Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 02:39 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | Billy Williams (PG), James Duchesne (SF), Eugene Burkett (PF), Carlos Parks (C) Jordan Holbrook, Michael Dalzell, Michael Snow, David Pellowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Ball (SG) Ollie Jenkins | |
| 02:25 | Auburn | Billy Williams comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Francis - foul #5 on Michael Francis, team foul #10 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Albert McGlynn (C) Michael Francis | |
| 02:25 | Auburn | Billy Williams misses the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 02:25 | Auburn | Billy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | Albert McGlynn makes the jumpshot from the right side and the foul's on Carlos Parks - foul #3 on Carlos Parks, team foul #4 | 60-55 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | Albert McGlynn makes the free throw | 60-56 |
| 01:53 | Auburn | Billy Williams comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-56 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Albert McGlynn | 60-56 |
| 01:33 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Eugene Burkett - foul #2 on Eugene Burkett, team foul #5 | 60-56 |
| 01:33 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer misses the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 01:33 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 01:20 | Auburn | Carlos Parks knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Billy Williams | 62-57 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | August Ball misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-57 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer tips it home | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Auburn | Carlos Parks is hacked by Albert McGlynn - foul #2 on Albert McGlynn, team foul #11 | 62-59 |
| 00:31 | Auburn | Carlos Parks makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:31 | Auburn | Carlos Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson misses the easy layup | 64-59 |
| 00:24 | Auburn | Carlos Parks grabs the board | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Auburn | Carlos Parks is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Bargo - foul #4 on Mark Bargo, team foul #12 | 64-59 |
| 00:21 | Auburn | Carlos Parks makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:21 | Auburn | Carlos Parks misses the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | Albert McGlynn snags the defensive board | 65-59 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Mark Bargo is fouled on the floor by James Duchesne - foul #3 on James Duchesne, team foul #6 | 65-59 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | August Ball misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-59 |
| 00:12 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Carlos Parks | 65-59 |
| 00:11 | Auburn | Carlos Parks is hacked by August Ball in the backcourt - foul #4 on August Ball, team foul #13 | 65-59 |
| 00:11 | Auburn | Carlos Parks makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:11 | Auburn | Carlos Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | August Ball is hacked by James Duchesne - foul #4 on James Duchesne, team foul #7 | 67-59 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | August Ball makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | August Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:02 | Auburn | Mark Bargo is called for the reach on Carlos Parks in the backcourt - foul #5 on Mark Bargo, team foul #14 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Waid (PG) Mark Bargo | |
| 00:02 | Auburn | Carlos Parks makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:02 | Auburn | Carlos Parks misses the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer snags the defensive board | 68-61 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | August Ball clanks a fullcourt shot | 68-61 |