| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Craig Moore (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Leonard Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Marsala (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Cecil Whitmire (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Neil Cabrales (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lee Shufelt (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeffrey Lamson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Martin Salaam (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Morton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Lee Hilton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | John Marsala inbounds the ball | 32-27 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales misses the driving attempt in the lane | 32-27 |
| 19:44 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 19:27 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt connects on the open 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Lamson | 32-30 |
| 19:19 | Auburn | Cecil Whitmire clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 32-30 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi | Frank Morton grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam scores on a shot in the lane and he's hacked by John Marsala - foul #3 on John Marsala, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam misses the free throw | 32-32 |
| 19:13 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 18:56 | Auburn | John Marsala hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Leonard Johnson | 34-32 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Cecil Whitmire - foul #1 on Cecil Whitmire, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson misses the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 18:22 | Auburn | Cecil Whitmire loses the dribble to Martin Salaam | 34-33 |
| 18:18 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam lays it in | 34-35 |
| 17:57 | Auburn | Cecil Whitmire's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-35 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi | Frank Morton is fouled on the floor by Cecil Whitmire - foul #2 on Cecil Whitmire, team foul #3 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jared Behrendt (SF) John Marsala | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 17:23 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam drills a fadeaway in the paint | 34-37 |
| 17:13 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 17:11 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 16:56 | Mississippi | Craig Moore steals the ball from Lee Hilton | 34-37 |
| 16:46 | Auburn | Leonard Johnson misses long on a floater from the right side | 34-37 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 16:21 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 34-39 |
| 16:06 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Jared Behrendt | 36-39 |
| 15:42 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 36-39 |
| 15:40 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam tips it back up and in | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Craig Moore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Leonard Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jared Behrendt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Cecil Whitmire (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Neil Cabrales (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lee Shufelt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jeffrey Lamson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Salaam (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Frank Morton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Lee Hilton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Auburn | Jared Behrendt misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jeffrey Lamson - foul #3 on Jeffrey Lamson, team foul #1 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | Derek Davis (PG), John Marsala (SF), Michael Doty (PF), Daniel Rader (C) Craig Moore, Leonard Johnson, Cecil Whitmire, Neil Cabrales | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carlton Robinson (SF), Robert Smith (C) Martin Salaam, Lee Hilton | |
| 15:31 | Auburn | Jared Behrendt misses the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 15:31 | Auburn | Jared Behrendt makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson double dribbles | 37-41 |
| 14:50 | Auburn | The short jumper by Daniel Rader is denied by Frank Morton | 37-41 |
| 14:48 | Auburn | Michael Doty grabs the offensive board | 37-41 |
| 14:38 | Auburn | Michael Doty's pass is intercepted by Lee Shufelt | 37-41 |
| 14:35 | Mississippi | Frank Morton blows the layup | 37-41 |
| 14:34 | Auburn | The rebound goes to John Marsala | 37-41 |
| 14:29 | Auburn | Derek Davis is hacked by Robert Smith - foul #4 on Robert Smith, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | Leonard Johnson (SG) Jared Behrendt | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lee Hilton (C) Robert Smith | |
| 14:20 | Auburn | John Marsala misses short on a shot from the right side | 37-41 |
| 14:18 | Mississippi | Frank Morton grabs the board | 37-41 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Leonard Johnson - foul #2 on Leonard Johnson, team foul #4 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | Craig Moore (SG) Leonard Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Martin Salaam (SF) Carlton Robinson | |
| 13:55 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson misses the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 13:48 | Auburn | Daniel Rader's floater is knocked away by Frank Morton | 37-42 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Martin Salaam | 37-44 |
| 13:15 | Auburn | Michael Doty hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Craig Moore | 39-44 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 39-44 |
| 12:57 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton hits the follow up shot | 39-46 |
| 12:45 | Auburn | Craig Moore is fouled on the floor by Frank Morton - foul #3 on Frank Morton, team foul #3 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | Leonard Johnson (SG), Jared Behrendt (SF), Cecil Whitmire (PF), Neil Cabrales (C) Derek Davis, John Marsala, Michael Doty, Daniel Rader | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Read (PG) Lee Shufelt | |
| 12:28 | Auburn | Leonard Johnson double dribbles | 39-46 |
| 12:06 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton misses the driving attempt from the left block | 39-46 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam grabs the offensive board | 39-46 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam misses the 3 from the right corner | 39-46 |
| 11:37 | Auburn | Cecil Whitmire grabs the board | 39-46 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Craig Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jared Behrendt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Cecil Whitmire (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Neil Cabrales (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Read (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Lamson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Martin Salaam (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Frank Morton (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Lee Hilton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Auburn | Craig Moore loses the dribble to Frank Morton | 39-46 |
| 10:58 | Mississippi | Leonard Johnson steals it from William Read | 39-46 |
| 10:35 | Auburn | Jared Behrendt hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Craig Moore | 41-46 |
| 10:11 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-46 |
| 10:10 | Auburn | Jared Behrendt grabs the board | 41-46 |
| 09:57 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Frank Morton - foul #4 on Frank Morton, team foul #4 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | Derek Davis (PG), John Marsala (SF), Daniel Rader (C) Craig Moore, Leonard Johnson, Cecil Whitmire | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt (PG), John Dashner (SG), Carlton Robinson (PF) William Read, Jeffrey Lamson, Frank Morton | |
| 09:57 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 09:57 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales misses the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Lee Hilton | 42-46 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-48 |
| 09:26 | Auburn | Jared Behrendt misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 08:59 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Lee Shufelt | 42-50 |
| 08:52 | Auburn | Jared Behrendt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | Leonard Johnson (SG), Michael Doty (PF) Jared Behrendt, Neil Cabrales | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 08:27 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt travels with the ball | 42-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | Craig Moore (PG) Derek Davis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson (SG) John Dashner | |
| 08:19 | Auburn | Michael Doty's dunk attempt is rejected by Martin Salaam | 42-50 |
| 08:17 | Auburn | John Marsala tips it back up and in | 44-50 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi | Carlton Robinson loses the ball out of bounds | 44-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Morton (PF), Robert Smith (C) Martin Salaam, Lee Hilton | |
| 07:38 | Auburn | John Marsala makes the shot near the basket set up by Craig Moore | 46-50 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Craig Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leonard Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Marsala (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Doty (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Rader (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lee Shufelt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Lamson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carlton Robinson (fresh) PF - Frank Morton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-50 |
| 07:15 | Auburn | Michael Doty grabs the board | 46-50 |
| 07:00 | Auburn | Leonard Johnson connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Lee Shufelt - foul #2 on Lee Shufelt, team foul #5 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jared Behrendt (SF), Cecil Whitmire (PF), Neil Cabrales (C) John Marsala, Michael Doty, Daniel Rader | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Read (PG), Martin Salaam (SF) Lee Shufelt, Carlton Robinson | |
| 07:00 | Auburn | Leonard Johnson makes the free throw | 49-50 |
| 06:39 | Mississippi | Frank Morton misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-50 |
| 06:38 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Neil Cabrales | 49-50 |
| 06:33 | Auburn | Craig Moore hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Jared Behrendt | 51-50 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-50 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam grabs the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-50 |
| 05:53 | Auburn | Jared Behrendt pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 05:38 | Auburn | Craig Moore is called for traveling | 51-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | Derek Davis (PG), Daniel Rader (C) Craig Moore, Leonard Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt (PG), John Dashner (SG), Carlton Robinson (SF) William Read, Jeffrey Lamson, Martin Salaam | |
| 05:17 | Mississippi | Frank Morton misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 51-50 |
| 05:16 | Auburn | Daniel Rader pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 05:02 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales connects on the jumper near the basket | 53-50 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi | Daniel Rader is called for the reach on Carlton Robinson - foul #1 on Daniel Rader, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Marsala (SF), Michael Doty (PF) Neil Cabrales, Cecil Whitmire | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lee Hilton (C) Robert Smith | |
| 04:17 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Daniel Rader - foul #2 on Daniel Rader, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | Craig Moore (SG) Jared Behrendt | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson (SG), Martin Salaam (SF) John Dashner, Carlton Robinson | |
| 04:17 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton misses the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 04:17 | Auburn | Craig Moore snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| 04:05 | Auburn | Michael Doty clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 53-51 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson buries a jumper from the right side | 53-53 |
| 03:30 | Auburn | John Marsala double dribbles | 53-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | Leonard Johnson (SG) Derek Davis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Read (PG), Robert Smith (C) Lee Shufelt, Lee Hilton | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Craig Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leonard Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Marsala (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Doty (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Rader (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Read (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Lamson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Martin Salaam (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. PF - Frank Morton (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam clanks a runner from close range | 53-53 |
| 03:12 | Auburn | The rebound goes to John Marsala | 53-53 |
| 02:54 | Auburn | Frank Morton is called for the reach on Michael Doty - foul #5 on Frank Morton, team foul #6 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | Cecil Whitmire (PF), Neil Cabrales (C) Michael Doty, Daniel Rader | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carlton Robinson (PF) Frank Morton | |
| 02:46 | Auburn | Craig Moore knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Leonard Johnson | 55-53 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt (PG) William Read | |
| 02:27 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt is hacked by Neil Cabrales - foul #2 on Neil Cabrales, team foul #7 | 55-53 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 02:11 | Auburn | John Marsala misses badly on a runner from the right block | 55-55 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt snags the defensive board | 55-55 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-55 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lee Hilton (C) Robert Smith | |
| 01:40 | Mississippi | A charge is called on Lee Shufelt - foul #3 on Lee Shufelt, team foul #7 | 55-55 |
| 01:30 | Auburn | John Marsala is whistled for traveling | 55-55 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt misses badly on a runner from close range | 55-55 |
| 01:11 | Auburn | John Marsala gets the rebound | 55-55 |
| 01:01 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales loses the ball out of bounds | 55-55 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-55 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Carlton Robinson | 55-55 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-55 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Auburn | Craig Moore misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Lee Shufelt - foul #4 on Lee Shufelt, team foul #8 | 55-55 |
| 00:05 | Auburn | Craig Moore misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 00:05 | Auburn | Craig Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson knocks in the jumper from the right side | 56-57 |