| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lawrence Blair (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rufus Maziarz (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Aaron Parkhurst (fresh) PF - Edward Seagraves (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobby Sparks (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Roach (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bradly Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Fred Carmona (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst inbounds the ball | 18-37 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:37 | Auburn | Bradly Kelly steps in front of the Rufus Maziarz pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 18-37 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona is whistled for a carry | 18-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ray Younger (PG), Thomas Preston (SF), Alfredo Gallo (C) Lawrence Blair, Edward Seagraves, Bobby Sparks | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 18:54 | Auburn | Rufus Maziarz works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-37 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 18-37 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi State | Rufus Maziarz is called for the reach on Thomas Petty - foul #2 on Rufus Maziarz, team foul #1 | 18-37 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi State | James Johnson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 18-37 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi State | William Roach hits the follow up shot | 18-39 |
| 18:11 | Auburn | Bradly Kelly steals the ball from Ray Younger | 18-39 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi State | James Johnson comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Preston - foul #1 on Thomas Preston, team foul #2 | 18-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | Lawrence Blair (PG), Bobby Sparks (C) Ray Younger, Alfredo Gallo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 18:05 | Mississippi State | James Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 18-39 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi State | James Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 18-39 |
| 18:05 | Auburn | Bobby Sparks grabs the defensive rebound | 18-39 |
| 17:41 | Auburn | Rufus Maziarz can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 18-39 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly snags the defensive board | 18-39 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty can't connect on a floater from the right side | 18-39 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Bradly Kelly | 18-39 |
| 17:23 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty is denied on a layup by Bobby Sparks | 18-39 |
| 17:22 | Auburn | Bobby Sparks grabs the defensive rebound | 18-39 |
| 16:59 | Auburn | James Johnson picks off the pass by Bobby Sparks | 18-39 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi State | James Johnson jams it | 18-41 |
| 16:50 | Auburn | Fred Carmona swats the layup by Thomas Preston | 18-41 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona snags the defensive board | 18-41 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona loses the ball out of bounds | 18-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ray Younger (PG), Edward Seagraves (PF), Alfredo Gallo (C) Lawrence Blair, Rufus Maziarz, Bobby Sparks | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Robert James (SF), Michael Hilbert (PF), Richard Steib (C) James Johnson, William Roach, Bradly Kelly, Fred Carmona | |
| 16:14 | Auburn | Robert James blocks the short jumper by Edward Seagraves | 18-41 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert gets the rebound | 18-41 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi State | Robert James scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Hilbert | 18-44 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ray Younger (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Preston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Aaron Parkhurst (fairly fresh) PF - Edward Seagraves (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert James (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Hilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Steib (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Auburn | Alfredo Gallo's dunk attempt is rejected by Michael Hilbert | 18-44 |
| 15:39 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty grabs the defensive rebound | 18-44 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-44 |
| 15:15 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib tips it home | 18-46 |
| 14:50 | Auburn | Edward Seagraves banks in the layup | 20-46 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on Thomas Petty, team foul #1 | 20-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | Lawrence Blair (PG), Rufus Maziarz (SG), Bobby Sparks (C) Ray Younger, Thomas Preston, Alfredo Gallo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG), Norman Jenkins (SG), William Roach (SF), Bradly Kelly (PF), Fred Carmona (C) John Mason, Thomas Petty, Robert James, Michael Hilbert, Richard Steib | |
| 14:09 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 20-46 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly snags the defensive board | 20-46 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi State | James Johnson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 20-46 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-46 |
| 13:42 | Mississippi State | Bobby Sparks steps in front of the Bradly Kelly pass | 20-46 |
| 13:19 | Auburn | Lawrence Blair connects on the 3 from the right corner | 23-46 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly scores on a shot in the paint set up by William Roach and he's fouled by Edward Seagraves - foul #2 on Edward Seagraves, team foul #3 | 23-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ray Younger (PG), Thomas Preston (SF), Alfredo Gallo (C) Lawrence Blair, Edward Seagraves, Bobby Sparks | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG) Norman Jenkins | |
| 13:03 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly makes the free throw | 23-49 |
| 12:38 | Auburn | Alfredo Gallo is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Alfredo Gallo, team foul #4 | 23-49 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly misses short on an open floater in the paint | 23-49 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Bradly Kelly | 23-49 |
| 12:06 | Mississippi State | James Johnson makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from William Roach | 23-51 |
| 11:38 | Auburn | Alfredo Gallo misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Bradly Kelly - foul #2 on Bradly Kelly, team foul #2 | 23-51 |
| Subs | Auburn | Lawrence Blair (PG), Kyle Pearl (SF) Ray Younger, Thomas Preston | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Michael Hilbert (PF) James Johnson, Bradly Kelly | |
| 11:38 | Auburn | Alfredo Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 24-51 |
| 11:38 | Auburn | Alfredo Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 25-51 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lawrence Blair (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Rufus Maziarz (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Kyle Pearl (fresh) PF - Aaron Parkhurst (tiring) C - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Roach (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Michael Hilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Carmona (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 25-51 |
| 11:19 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Lawrence Blair | 25-51 |
| 11:10 | Auburn | Lawrence Blair shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-51 |
| 11:09 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert snags the defensive board | 25-51 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi State | William Roach scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Petty | 25-54 |
| 10:43 | Auburn | William Roach steals it from Lawrence Blair out of a doubleteam | 25-54 |
| 10:32 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert is open and scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Mason | 25-56 |
| 10:03 | Auburn | Alfredo Gallo makes the runner in the paint set up by Lawrence Blair | 27-56 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by John Mason | 27-58 |
| 09:22 | Auburn | Lawrence Blair hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-58 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty is whistled for traveling | 30-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ray Younger (PG), Thomas Preston (SG), Edward Seagraves (PF), Bobby Sparks (C) Lawrence Blair, Rufus Maziarz, Kyle Pearl, Alfredo Gallo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG), Norman Jenkins (SG), Robert James (SF), Bradly Kelly (PF), Richard Steib (C) John Mason, Thomas Petty, William Roach, Michael Hilbert, Fred Carmona | |
| 08:50 | Auburn | Edward Seagraves banks in the layup set up by Ray Younger | 32-58 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 32-58 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi State | Robert James tips it back up and in | 32-60 |
| 08:13 | Auburn | Bobby Sparks scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ray Younger | 34-60 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Bobby Sparks - foul #2 on Bobby Sparks, team foul #5 | 34-60 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG) Norman Jenkins | |
| 08:04 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib makes the 1st free throw | 34-61 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib makes the 2nd free throw | 34-62 |
| 07:40 | Auburn | Ray Younger misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-62 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Richard Steib | 34-62 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ray Younger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Preston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Aaron Parkhurst (tired) PF - Edward Seagraves (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobby Sparks (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert James (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bradly Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. 3 stl. C - Richard Steib (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Mississippi State | Robert James comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-62 |
| 07:24 | Auburn | Thomas Preston snags the defensive board | 34-62 |
| 07:03 | Auburn | Edward Seagraves is fouled on the floor by Thomas Petty - foul #2 on Thomas Petty, team foul #3 | 34-62 |
| Subs | Auburn | Lawrence Blair (PG), Rufus Maziarz (SG) Ray Younger, Edward Seagraves | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Roach (SF), Fred Carmona (C) Robert James, Richard Steib | |
| 06:41 | Auburn | Thomas Petty picks off the pass by Aaron Parkhurst | 34-62 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi State | James Johnson misses the lay-in | 34-62 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi State | James Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 34-62 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by James Johnson and the foul's on Rufus Maziarz - foul #3 on Rufus Maziarz, team foul #6 | 34-64 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ray Younger (PG), Edward Seagraves (PF) Lawrence Blair, Rufus Maziarz | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Michael Hilbert (PF) James Johnson, Bradly Kelly | |
| 06:21 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona makes the free throw | 34-65 |
| 05:56 | Auburn | Thomas Preston comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-65 |
| 05:54 | Auburn | Edward Seagraves pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-65 |
| 05:33 | Auburn | Thomas Preston drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Edward Seagraves | 37-65 |
| 05:19 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses long on a 3 from straight away | 37-65 |
| 05:17 | Auburn | Edward Seagraves grabs the defensive rebound | 37-65 |
| 05:00 | Auburn | Thomas Preston misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-65 |
| 04:58 | Auburn | Edward Seagraves tips it in | 39-65 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Mason | 39-67 |
| 04:18 | Auburn | Bobby Sparks misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 39-67 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty snags the defensive board | 39-67 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi State | John Mason loses the dribble to Ray Younger | 39-67 |
| 03:59 | Auburn | Ray Younger blows the layup | 39-67 |
| 03:58 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Parkhurst | 39-67 |
| 03:41 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Ray Younger | 41-67 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ray Younger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Preston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Aaron Parkhurst (tired) 2 pts. PF - Edward Seagraves (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Bobby Sparks (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Roach (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Michael Hilbert (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Fred Carmona (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona banks in the layup over the doubleteam on a nice dish by Thomas Petty | 41-69 |
| 02:57 | Auburn | Thomas Preston makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-69 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:31 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert clanks a runner in the lane | 44-69 |
| 02:29 | Auburn | Bobby Sparks pulls down the rebound | 44-69 |
| 02:03 | Auburn | The jumper by Aaron Parkhurst is denied by Fred Carmona | 44-69 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | William Roach grabs the defensive rebound | 44-69 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:57 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert is fouled on the floor by Edward Seagraves - foul #3 on Edward Seagraves, team foul #7 | 44-69 |
| Subs | Auburn | Lawrence Blair (PG), Rufus Maziarz (SG) Ray Younger, Thomas Preston | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG) John Mason | |
| 01:57 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert misses the 1st free throw | 44-69 |
| 01:57 | Auburn | Edward Seagraves snags the defensive board | 44-69 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:45 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 44-69 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi State | James Johnson grabs the board | 44-69 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi State | William Roach is hacked by Edward Seagraves - foul #4 on Edward Seagraves, team foul #8 | 44-69 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly (PF) Michael Hilbert | |
| 01:28 | Mississippi State | William Roach makes the 1st free throw | 44-70 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi State | William Roach misses the 2nd free throw | 44-70 |
| 01:28 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Edward Seagraves | 44-70 |
| 01:17 | Auburn | Bobby Sparks misses the dunk attempt | 44-70 |
| 01:16 | Auburn | Edward Seagraves pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-70 |
| 01:09 | Auburn | Edward Seagraves blows the layup but the foul's on William Roach - foul #3 on William Roach, team foul #4 | 44-70 |
| 01:09 | Auburn | Edward Seagraves makes the 1st free throw | 45-70 |
| 01:09 | Auburn | Edward Seagraves misses the 2nd free throw | 45-70 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona grabs the board | 45-70 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty is hacked by Edward Seagraves - foul #5 on Edward Seagraves, team foul #9 | 45-70 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Preston (SF) Edward Seagraves | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 1st free throw | 45-71 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses the 2nd free throw | 45-71 |
| 00:44 | Auburn | Thomas Preston snags the defensive board | 45-71 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:37 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst misses short on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Bradly Kelly - foul #3 on Bradly Kelly, team foul #5 | 45-71 |
| 00:37 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst makes the 1st free throw | 46-71 |
| 00:37 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst makes the 2nd free throw | 47-71 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | William Roach hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Johnson | 47-74 |
| 00:11 | Auburn | Lawrence Blair evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-74 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty snags the defensive board | 47-74 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | James Johnson runs out the clock | 47-74 |