| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Harold Cooke (fresh) SG - Kevin Baldwin (fresh) SF - Jay Estes (fresh) PF - William Bowman (fresh) C - Michael Gosnell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lonnie Burrell (fresh) SG - James Saunders (fresh) SF - Gregory Torbett (fresh) PF - Jonny Hall (fresh) C - Lawrence Dorsey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Kevin Baldwin | 3-0 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey can't connect on an uncontested shot from the free throw line | 3-0 |
| 18:50 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:44 | Auburn | Harold Cooke misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi | Harold Cooke takes the ball from James Saunders | 3-0 |
| 18:27 | Auburn | Harold Cooke slams it home | 5-0 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 5-0 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall hits the follow up shot | 5-2 |
| 18:03 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin is called for traveling | 5-2 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi | James Saunders comes up short on the shot from the right side | 5-2 |
| 17:47 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:33 | Auburn | Jay Estes misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi | James Saunders double dribbles | 5-2 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Riddick (PF), Paul Montejano (C) William Bowman, Michael Gosnell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar (PG), Thomas Horrocks (SG), William Starner (SF), Scott Daley (PF), Sergio Martinez (C) Lonnie Burrell, James Saunders, Gregory Torbett, Jonny Hall, Lawrence Dorsey | |
| 17:10 | Auburn | John Riddick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-2 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi | William Starner misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-2 |
| 16:48 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:35 | Auburn | Paul Montejano misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Sergio Martinez - foul #1 on Sergio Martinez, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Auburn | Randy Casey (PG), Bradley Sweeney (SF), Bernardo Medina (PF) Harold Cooke, Kevin Baldwin, Jay Estes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell (PG), Gregory Torbett (SF) Wilson Kaspar, William Starner | |
| 16:35 | Auburn | Paul Montejano misses the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 16:35 | Auburn | Paul Montejano makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 16:17 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 6-2 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez misses the tip | 6-2 |
| 16:14 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Paul Montejano | 6-2 |
| 15:56 | Auburn | John Riddick clanks a shot from the left wing | 6-2 |
| 15:55 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Bradley Sweeney | 6-2 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Randy Casey (fresh) SG - John Riddick (fairly fresh) SF - Bradley Sweeney (fresh) PF - Bernardo Medina (fresh) C - Paul Montejano (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lonnie Burrell (fresh) SG - Thomas Horrocks (fresh) SF - Gregory Torbett (fresh) PF - Scott Daley (fairly fresh) C - Sergio Martinez (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Auburn | Paul Montejano misses the lay-in but the foul's on Scott Daley - foul #1 on Scott Daley, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Gosnell (SF) John Riddick | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Saunders (SG), Jonny Hall (PF), Lawrence Dorsey (C) Thomas Horrocks, Scott Daley, Sergio Martinez | |
| 15:45 | Auburn | Paul Montejano makes the 1st free throw | 7-2 |
| 15:45 | Auburn | Paul Montejano makes the 2nd free throw | 8-2 |
| 15:27 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-2 |
| 15:26 | Auburn | Paul Montejano grabs the board | 8-2 |
| 15:09 | Auburn | Paul Montejano hits a turnaround near the basket | 10-2 |
| 15:01 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Jonny Hall is denied by Paul Montejano | 10-2 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell tips it but misses | 10-2 |
| 14:57 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell grabs the defensive rebound | 10-2 |
| 14:53 | Auburn | Randy Casey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 10-2 |
| 14:51 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-2 |
| 14:44 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell banks in the layup | 12-2 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi | James Saunders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-2 |
| Subs | Auburn | Harold Cooke (PG), Kevin Baldwin (SG), Jay Estes (SF), William Bowman (PF) Randy Casey, Bradley Sweeney, Bernardo Medina, Paul Montejano | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar (PG), Thomas Horrocks (SG), William Starner (SF) Lonnie Burrell, James Saunders, Gregory Torbett | |
| 14:30 | Auburn | William Bowman misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jonny Hall - foul #1 on Jonny Hall, team foul #3 | 12-2 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Daley (PF) Jonny Hall | |
| 14:30 | Auburn | William Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 13-2 |
| 14:30 | Auburn | William Bowman misses the 2nd free throw | 13-2 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi | Scott Daley grabs the defensive rebound | 13-2 |
| 14:17 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks double dribbles | 13-2 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Riddick (PF) William Bowman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 14:00 | Auburn | Harold Cooke misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 13-2 |
| 13:59 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey grabs the defensive rebound | 13-2 |
| 13:42 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Wilson Kaspar and he's hacked by Kevin Baldwin - foul #1 on Kevin Baldwin, team foul #1 | 13-4 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Bowman (PF) Kevin Baldwin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Saunders (SG), Sergio Martinez (PF) Thomas Horrocks, Scott Daley | |
| 13:42 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey misses the free throw | 13-4 |
| 13:42 | Auburn | William Bowman pulls down the rebound | 13-4 |
| 13:30 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by William Starner - foul #1 on William Starner, team foul #4 | 13-4 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jonny Hall (PF) Lawrence Dorsey | |
| 13:30 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell makes the 1st free throw | 14-4 |
| 13:30 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell makes the 2nd free throw | 15-4 |
| 13:27 | Mississippi | James Saunders is fouled in the backcourt by John Riddick - foul #1 on John Riddick, team foul #2 | 15-4 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall misses short on an open turnaround from the left block | 15-4 |
| 13:16 | Auburn | Jay Estes grabs the defensive rebound | 15-4 |
| 13:09 | Auburn | Jay Estes misses long on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Sergio Martinez - foul #2 on Sergio Martinez, team foul #5 | 15-4 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin (SG) John Riddick | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett (SF), Lawrence Dorsey (C) William Starner, Sergio Martinez | |
| 13:09 | Auburn | Jay Estes makes the 1st free throw | 16-4 |
| 13:09 | Auburn | Jay Estes makes the 2nd free throw | 17-4 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi | William Bowman steals the ball from Wilson Kaspar | 17-4 |
| 12:29 | Auburn | Harold Cooke hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-4 |
| 12:13 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 20-4 |
| 12:12 | Auburn | Jay Estes pulls down the rebound | 20-4 |
| 12:07 | Auburn | Jay Estes misses the jumpshot from the right side | 20-4 |
| 12:06 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin misses the tip | 20-4 |
| 12:05 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Cooke | 20-4 |
| 11:51 | Auburn | Jonny Hall steals it from William Bowman | 20-4 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Harold Cooke (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Kevin Baldwin (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Jay Estes (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Bowman (tiring) 1 pts. C - Michael Gosnell (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Wilson Kaspar (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Saunders (fairly fresh) SF - Gregory Torbett (fairly fresh) PF - Jonny Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Dorsey (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Wilson Kaspar and he's fouled by William Bowman - foul #1 on William Bowman, team foul #3 | 20-6 |
| Subs | Auburn | Randy Casey (PG), John Riddick (SG), Bernardo Medina (C) Harold Cooke, Kevin Baldwin, Michael Gosnell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell (PG), Thomas Horrocks (SG), William Starner (SF), Scott Daley (C) Wilson Kaspar, James Saunders, Gregory Torbett, Lawrence Dorsey | |
| 11:32 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall misses the free throw | 20-6 |
| 11:32 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Bernardo Medina | 20-6 |
| 11:13 | Auburn | John Riddick hits a runner near the basket | 22-6 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 22-6 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney (SG) William Bowman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey (C) Jonny Hall | |
| 10:58 | Auburn | Randy Casey misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Lonnie Burrell - foul #1 on Lonnie Burrell, team foul #6 | 22-6 |
| 10:58 | Auburn | Randy Casey misses the 1st free throw | 22-6 |
| 10:58 | Auburn | Randy Casey makes the 2nd free throw | 23-6 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Casey - foul #1 on Randy Casey, team foul #4 | 23-6 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi | Bradley Sweeney steps in front of the William Starner pass | 23-6 |
| 10:29 | Auburn | William Starner is called for the reach on Jay Estes - foul #2 on William Starner, team foul #7 | 23-6 |
| Subs | Auburn | Harold Cooke (PG), Kevin Baldwin (SG) Randy Casey, Bradley Sweeney | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett (SF) William Starner | |
| 10:29 | Auburn | Jay Estes misses the 1st free throw | 23-6 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi | Scott Daley grabs the defensive rebound | 23-6 |
| 10:11 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey makes the wide open floater from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Horrocks | 23-8 |
| 09:50 | Auburn | John Riddick clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-8 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell pulls down the rebound | 23-8 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks is hacked by Jay Estes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jay Estes, team foul #5 | 23-8 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Bowman (PF), Paul Montejano (C) Jay Estes, Bernardo Medina | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Flinn (PG), James Saunders (SG), Jonny Hall (PF) Lonnie Burrell, Thomas Horrocks, Scott Daley | |
| 09:28 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall buries a runner from the right block | 23-10 |
| 09:21 | Auburn | William Bowman misses the 3 from the right corner | 23-10 |
| 09:20 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin grabs the offensive rebound | 23-10 |
| 09:15 | Auburn | Paul Montejano blows the layup | 23-10 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall snags the defensive board | 23-10 |
| 09:07 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett is hacked by Paul Montejano in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Montejano, team foul #6 | 23-10 |
| Subs | Auburn | Randy Casey (PG), Michael Gosnell (SF) Harold Cooke, John Riddick | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar (SG), Scott Daley (C) James Saunders, Lawrence Dorsey | |
| 08:55 | Mississippi | Timothy Flinn is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-10 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar tips it in | 23-12 |
| 08:40 | Auburn | William Bowman comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 23-12 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall pulls down the rebound | 23-12 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi | Scott Daley comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 23-12 |
| 08:30 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell snags the defensive board | 23-12 |
| 08:16 | Auburn | Paul Montejano is hacked by Gregory Torbett - foul #1 on Gregory Torbett, team foul #8 | 23-12 |
| Subs | Auburn | Harold Cooke (PG), John Riddick (SG), Bradley Sweeney (SF) Randy Casey, Kevin Baldwin, William Bowman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell (PG), Thomas Horrocks (SF) Timothy Flinn, Gregory Torbett | |
| 08:16 | Auburn | Paul Montejano makes the 1st free throw | 24-12 |
| 08:16 | Auburn | Paul Montejano misses the 2nd free throw | 24-12 |
| 08:16 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall gets the rebound | 24-12 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-12 |
| 07:57 | Auburn | Paul Montejano grabs the board | 24-12 |
| 07:52 | Auburn | Scott Daley is called for the reach on Paul Montejano - foul #2 on Scott Daley, team foul #9 | 24-12 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bernardo Medina (PF) Michael Gosnell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Saunders (SG), Lawrence Dorsey (C) Wilson Kaspar, Scott Daley | |
| 07:52 | Auburn | Paul Montejano makes the 1st free throw | 25-12 |
| 07:52 | Auburn | Paul Montejano misses the 2nd free throw | 25-12 |
| 07:52 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey gets the rebound | 25-12 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi | James Saunders throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-12 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jay Estes (SF) Paul Montejano | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Harold Cooke (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Bradley Sweeney (fresh) SF - Jay Estes (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Riddick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Bernardo Medina (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lonnie Burrell (fresh) SG - James Saunders (fresh) SF - Thomas Horrocks (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jonny Hall (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Dorsey (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Auburn | Jay Estes misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-12 |
| 07:31 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall pulls down the rebound | 25-12 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi | James Saunders is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-15 |
| 07:05 | Auburn | Lawrence Dorsey is called for the reach on Jay Estes - foul #1 on Lawrence Dorsey, team foul #10 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Auburn | Randy Casey (PG), William Bowman (PF), Michael Gosnell (C) Harold Cooke, Bradley Sweeney, Bernardo Medina | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett (SF) Thomas Horrocks | |
| 07:05 | Auburn | Jay Estes makes the 1st free throw | 26-15 |
| 07:05 | Auburn | Jay Estes misses the 2nd free throw | 26-15 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey pulls down the rebound | 26-15 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi | James Saunders connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Lonnie Burrell | 26-18 |
| 06:42 | Auburn | Gregory Torbett is called for the reach on Jay Estes - foul #2 on Gregory Torbett, team foul #11 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin (SG) John Riddick | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Flinn (PG), Wilson Kaspar (SG), Thomas Horrocks (SF) Lonnie Burrell, James Saunders, Gregory Torbett | |
| 06:42 | Auburn | Jay Estes misses the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 06:42 | Auburn | Jay Estes misses the 2nd free throw | 26-18 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall gets the rebound | 26-18 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar loses the dribble to Michael Gosnell | 26-18 |
| 06:31 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-18 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey snags the defensive board | 26-18 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 26-18 |
| 06:20 | Auburn | William Bowman grabs the defensive rebound | 26-18 |
| 06:20 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 26-18 |
| Subs | Auburn | Harold Cooke (PG), Bradley Sweeney (SF), Bernardo Medina (PF) Randy Casey, Jay Estes, William Bowman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell (PG) Timothy Flinn | |
| 06:06 | Auburn | Harold Cooke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-18 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Montejano (C) Kevin Baldwin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 05:44 | Mississippi | Michael Gosnell is called for the reach on Lonnie Burrell - foul #1 on Michael Gosnell, team foul #7 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Riddick (SG) Bradley Sweeney | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Saunders (SG) Wilson Kaspar | |
| 05:44 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 05:37 | Auburn | Paul Montejano can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 26-20 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi | James Saunders grabs the board | 26-20 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi | Harold Cooke steps in front of the Lonnie Burrell pass in the backcourt | 26-20 |
| 05:20 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Michael Gosnell, team foul #8 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Auburn | Randy Casey (PG), Kevin Baldwin (SG) Harold Cooke, Michael Gosnell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 05:00 | Mississippi | James Saunders clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-20 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi | James Saunders gets the offensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell is fouled on the floor by Randy Casey - foul #2 on Randy Casey, team foul #9 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Auburn | Harold Cooke (PG), Jay Estes (SF), William Bowman (PF) Randy Casey, John Riddick, Bernardo Medina | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar (SG) James Saunders | |
| 04:44 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 04:24 | Auburn | Harold Cooke is hacked by Lonnie Burrell - foul #2 on Lonnie Burrell, team foul #12 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney (SG) Kevin Baldwin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Flinn (PG) Lonnie Burrell | |
| 04:24 | Auburn | Harold Cooke makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 04:24 | Auburn | Harold Cooke misses the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 04:24 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Lawrence Dorsey | 27-22 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi | Timothy Flinn misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 27-22 |
| 04:11 | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney gets the rebound | 27-22 |
| 04:06 | Auburn | Harold Cooke hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Montejano | 30-22 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi | William Bowman is called for the reach on Wilson Kaspar - foul #2 on William Bowman, team foul #10 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Auburn | Randy Casey (PG), John Riddick (SG), Michael Gosnell (C) Harold Cooke, Bradley Sweeney, Paul Montejano | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett (SF), Scott Daley (PF), Sergio Martinez (C) Thomas Horrocks, Jonny Hall, Lawrence Dorsey | |
| 03:46 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Randy Casey (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - John Riddick (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jay Estes (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Bowman (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Gosnell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Timothy Flinn (fresh) SG - Wilson Kaspar (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Torbett (fresh) PF - Scott Daley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Sergio Martinez (fresh) | |
| 03:25 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell is called for traveling | 30-24 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin (SG) William Bowman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 03:08 | Mississippi | Timothy Flinn loses the ball out of bounds | 30-24 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bernardo Medina (C) Jay Estes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell (PG), James Saunders (SG) Timothy Flinn, Wilson Kaspar | |
| 02:51 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin misses the floater from the free throw line | 30-24 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Sergio Martinez | 30-24 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi | James Saunders misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-24 |
| 02:36 | Auburn | Randy Casey grabs the board | 30-24 |
| 02:27 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Gosnell | 32-24 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi | Randy Casey picks off the pass by Lonnie Burrell in the backcourt | 32-24 |
| 02:07 | Auburn | Randy Casey misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by James Saunders - foul #1 on James Saunders, team foul #13 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney (SG), William Bowman (PF) Kevin Baldwin, Bernardo Medina | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar (PG), William Starner (SF) Lonnie Burrell, Gregory Torbett | |
| 02:07 | Auburn | Randy Casey makes the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 02:07 | Auburn | Randy Casey makes the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 34-24 |
| Subs | Auburn | Harold Cooke (PG) Randy Casey | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Flinn (PG) James Saunders | |
| 01:49 | Auburn | Harold Cooke comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 34-24 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez pulls down the rebound | 34-24 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez is fouled on the floor by William Bowman - foul #3 on William Bowman, team foul #11 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jay Estes (SF), Paul Montejano (C) John Riddick, William Bowman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 01:32 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 01:23 | Auburn | Harold Cooke misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-26 |
| 01:21 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell gets the offensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 01:02 | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Wilson Kaspar - foul #1 on Wilson Kaspar, team foul #14 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Riddick (PF) Michael Gosnell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell (PG), Thomas Horrocks (SG), Gregory Torbett (SF) Timothy Flinn, Wilson Kaspar, William Starner | |
| 01:02 | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney misses the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 01:02 | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney makes the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez misses the open dunk | 35-26 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks tips it back up and in | 35-28 |
| 00:35 | Auburn | Paul Montejano's pass is intercepted by Lonnie Burrell | 35-28 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Paul Montejano - foul #2 on Paul Montejano, team foul #12 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin (SG), Bernardo Medina (C) Bradley Sweeney, Paul Montejano | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Saunders (SG) Thomas Horrocks | |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez misses the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez misses the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 00:23 | Auburn | John Riddick snags the defensive board | 35-28 |
| 00:02 | Auburn | The jump hook by John Riddick is blocked by Scott Daley | 35-28 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez pulls down the rebound | 35-28 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez misses short on a fullcourt shot | 35-28 |