| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Lavoie (fresh) SG - William Grosvenor (fresh) SF - Roy Mann (fresh) PF - John Raab (fresh) C - Benjamin Knisely (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Marvin Priolo (fresh) SG - Anthony Sipos (fresh) SF - Harold Becker (fresh) PF - David Freeman (fresh) C - Thomas Vernon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Benjamin Knisely wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Auburn | Thomas Vernon swats the short shot by John Raab | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi | Thomas Vernon grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi | David Freeman hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi | Thomas Vernon snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi | Harold Becker drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Anthony Sipos | 0-3 |
| 18:34 | Auburn | William Grosvenor misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-3 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi | Anthony Sipos grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi | David Freeman hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 0-3 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi | Thomas Vernon grabs the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi | David Freeman misses the shot from the right side | 0-3 |
| 17:54 | Auburn | Benjamin Knisely snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 17:38 | Auburn | William Grosvenor misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas Vernon - foul #1 on Thomas Vernon, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Givens (PG), Michael Tyrell (SF), James Richmond (PF), Thomas Butterfield (C) John Lavoie, Roy Mann, John Raab, Benjamin Knisely | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 17:38 | Auburn | William Grosvenor makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 17:38 | Auburn | William Grosvenor makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi | Marvin Priolo is fouled on the floor by Michael Tyrell - foul #1 on Michael Tyrell, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Lavoie (PG) William Grosvenor | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 16:57 | Mississippi | David Freeman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 16:41 | Auburn | Walter Givens hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 2-3 |
| 16:40 | Auburn | Michael Tyrell grabs the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:31 | Auburn | Walter Givens clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 16:29 | Mississippi | Thomas Vernon pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi | David Freeman makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by Marvin Priolo and the foul's on James Richmond - foul #1 on James Richmond, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Grosvenor (SG), Roy Mann (SF) Walter Givens, Michael Tyrell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 16:02 | Mississippi | David Freeman makes the free throw | 2-6 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Lavoie (fresh) SG - William Grosvenor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roy Mann (fresh) PF - James Richmond (fresh) C - Thomas Butterfield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Marvin Priolo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Sipos (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harold Becker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Freeman (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Vernon (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Auburn | John Lavoie hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 2-6 |
| 15:46 | Auburn | James Richmond hits the follow up shot | 4-6 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi | David Freeman connects on the shot in the paint | 4-8 |
| 15:00 | Auburn | 3 seconds is called on Thomas Butterfield | 4-8 |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Givens (PG), David Carlin (C) John Lavoie, Thomas Butterfield | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 14:40 | Mississippi | Thomas Vernon is hacked by David Carlin - foul #1 on David Carlin, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Lavoie (PG), Michael Tyrell (SF), John Raab (PF) Walter Givens, Roy Mann, James Richmond | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Holsey (PF) David Freeman | |
| 14:19 | Mississippi | David Carlin steps in front of the Thomas Vernon pass | 4-8 |
| 14:02 | Auburn | David Carlin is fouled on the floor by Anthony Sipos - foul #1 on Anthony Sipos, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Givens (PG), Roy Mann (SF), James Richmond (PF), Benjamin Knisely (C) John Lavoie, Michael Tyrell, John Raab, David Carlin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 13:51 | Auburn | William Grosvenor misses the dunk but the foul's on Anthony Sipos - foul #2 on Anthony Sipos, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Lavoie (PG) Walter Givens | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chad Spivey (SG) Anthony Sipos | |
| 13:51 | Auburn | William Grosvenor makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 13:51 | Auburn | William Grosvenor makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 13:33 | Mississippi | John Holsey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by James Richmond - foul #2 on James Richmond, team foul #4 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Givens (PG), John Raab (PF), Thomas Butterfield (C) John Lavoie, James Richmond, Benjamin Knisely | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 13:33 | Mississippi | John Holsey misses the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 13:33 | Mississippi | John Holsey makes the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 13:09 | Auburn | John Raab is whistled for a carry | 6-9 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Lavoie (PG), Benjamin Knisely (C) Walter Givens, Thomas Butterfield | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Freeman (PF) John Holsey | |
| 12:51 | Mississippi | David Freeman misses long on a jumper near the basket | 6-9 |
| 12:50 | Auburn | William Grosvenor snags the defensive board | 6-9 |
| 12:27 | Auburn | Benjamin Knisely is whistled for a carry | 6-9 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Tyrell (SF), Thomas Butterfield (C) Roy Mann, Benjamin Knisely | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson (SF) Harold Becker | |
| 12:03 | Mississippi | Chad Spivey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-9 |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Givens (SG), Roy Mann (SF), David Carlin (C) William Grosvenor, Michael Tyrell, Thomas Butterfield | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Lavoie (fresh) SG - Walter Givens (fresh) SF - Roy Mann (fresh) PF - John Raab (fresh) C - David Carlin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Marvin Priolo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chad Spivey (fresh) SF - Floyd Wilson (fresh) PF - David Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. C - Thomas Vernon (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Auburn | Walter Givens scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Roy Mann | 9-9 |
| 11:29 | Mississippi | David Freeman comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 11:28 | Auburn | The rebound goes to David Carlin | 9-9 |
| 11:11 | Auburn | John Lavoie clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi | David Freeman grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi | David Freeman hits the finger roll | 9-11 |
| 10:16 | Auburn | Walter Givens clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Chad Spivey - foul #1 on Chad Spivey, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Grosvenor (SG), Michael Tyrell (SF), Benjamin Knisely (C) Roy Mann, John Raab, David Carlin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Hagan (PG), Harold Becker (SF), John Holsey (PF), William Webber (C) Marvin Priolo, Floyd Wilson, David Freeman, Thomas Vernon | |
| 10:16 | Auburn | Walter Givens makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 10:16 | Auburn | Walter Givens makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 09:56 | Mississippi | William Webber's floater is tipped away by Benjamin Knisely | 11-11 |
| 09:54 | Auburn | Benjamin Knisely grabs the defensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 09:33 | Auburn | Benjamin Knisely clanks a floater from the left side | 11-11 |
| 09:32 | Auburn | William Grosvenor tips it in | 13-11 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi | Chad Spivey misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-11 |
| 09:01 | Auburn | Michael Tyrell grabs the defensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 08:37 | Auburn | Benjamin Knisely makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Lavoie | 15-11 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi | Harold Becker misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-11 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi | John Holsey grabs the offensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi | William Webber misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Tyrell - foul #2 on Michael Tyrell, team foul #5 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Auburn | Roy Mann (SF), John Raab (PF), Thomas Butterfield (C) Michael Tyrell, Walter Givens, Benjamin Knisely | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Marvin Priolo (PG), Floyd Wilson (SG), David Freeman (PF) James Hagan, Chad Spivey, John Holsey | |
| 08:00 | Mississippi | William Webber misses the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi | William Webber makes the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Lavoie (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Grosvenor (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Roy Mann (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Raab (fresh) C - Thomas Butterfield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Marvin Priolo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) SF - Harold Becker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Freeman (fresh) 7 pts. C - William Webber (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:51 | Auburn | John Lavoie connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Roy Mann | 18-12 |
| 07:28 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson loses the dribble to Roy Mann | 18-12 |
| 07:24 | Auburn | William Grosvenor lays it in set up by Roy Mann | 20-12 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi | Harold Becker misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Roy Mann - foul #1 on Roy Mann, team foul #6 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Vernon (C) William Webber | |
| 07:07 | Mississippi | Harold Becker makes the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi | Harold Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 06:52 | Auburn | William Grosvenor connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-14 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi | Harold Becker misses short on a floater from the left side | 23-14 |
| 06:44 | Auburn | Thomas Butterfield grabs the defensive rebound | 23-14 |
| 06:24 | Auburn | John Lavoie drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from William Grosvenor | 26-14 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi | David Freeman misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Lavoie - foul #1 on John Lavoie, team foul #7 | 26-14 |
| Subs | Auburn | Benjamin Knisely (C) Thomas Butterfield | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Anthony Sipos (SG) Floyd Wilson | |
| 05:58 | Mississippi | David Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 26-14 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi | David Freeman misses the 2nd free throw | 26-14 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi | Thomas Vernon grabs the offensive rebound | 26-14 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi | David Freeman misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Roy Mann - foul #2 on Roy Mann, team foul #8 | 26-14 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Richmond (PF), Thomas Butterfield (C) John Raab, Benjamin Knisely | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 05:35 | Mississippi | David Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 26-15 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi | David Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 26-16 |
| 05:19 | Auburn | Marvin Priolo steals it from John Lavoie | 26-16 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi | Harold Becker is called for traveling | 26-16 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Raab (PF), Benjamin Knisely (C) James Richmond, Thomas Butterfield | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson (SF), John Holsey (PF) Harold Becker, David Freeman | |
| 04:33 | Auburn | William Grosvenor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-16 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Butterfield (C) Benjamin Knisely | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 04:04 | Mississippi | John Holsey connects on the 3 from the left wing | 26-19 |
| 03:53 | Auburn | John Lavoie misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-19 |
| 03:51 | Auburn | Roy Mann misses the tip | 26-19 |
| 03:50 | Auburn | William Grosvenor tips it home | 28-19 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Lavoie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Grosvenor (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Mann (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - John Raab (fresh) C - Thomas Butterfield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Marvin Priolo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Sipos (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Floyd Wilson (fresh) PF - John Holsey (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Vernon (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Mississippi | John Holsey misses the 3 from the right wing | 28-19 |
| 03:31 | Auburn | William Grosvenor grabs the board | 28-19 |
| 03:15 | Auburn | John Lavoie misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Anthony Sipos - foul #3 on Anthony Sipos, team foul #5 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Tyrell (SF), James Richmond (PF), Benjamin Knisely (C) Roy Mann, John Raab, Thomas Butterfield | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chad Spivey (SG), Harold Becker (SF) Anthony Sipos, Floyd Wilson | |
| 03:15 | Auburn | John Lavoie misses the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 03:15 | Auburn | John Lavoie makes the 2nd free throw | 29-19 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi | Thomas Vernon makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Chad Spivey | 29-21 |
| 02:37 | Auburn | Michael Tyrell lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Richmond | 31-21 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi | Harold Becker clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-21 |
| 02:07 | Auburn | James Richmond grabs the board | 31-21 |
| 01:57 | Auburn | William Grosvenor misses short on a shot from the left block | 31-21 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi | John Holsey grabs the board | 31-21 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi | Harold Becker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 31-21 |
| 01:36 | Mississippi | Marvin Priolo tips it but misses | 31-21 |
| 01:35 | Auburn | Michael Tyrell grabs the defensive rebound | 31-21 |
| 01:12 | Auburn | Benjamin Knisely misses badly on a shot from close range | 31-21 |
| 01:11 | Mississippi | Chad Spivey grabs the board | 31-21 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Chad Spivey knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-24 |
| 00:43 | Auburn | William Grosvenor buries a fadeaway near the basket | 33-24 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | John Holsey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by James Richmond - foul #3 on James Richmond, team foul #9 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Givens (PG), Roy Mann (SF), John Raab (PF), Thomas Butterfield (C) John Lavoie, Michael Tyrell, James Richmond, Benjamin Knisely | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Hagan (PG), William Webber (C) Marvin Priolo, Thomas Vernon | |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | John Holsey misses the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | John Holsey misses the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 00:17 | Auburn | Thomas Butterfield snags the defensive board | 33-24 |
| 00:03 | Auburn | William Grosvenor blows the layup but he's fouled by John Holsey - foul #1 on John Holsey, team foul #6 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Freeman (PF) John Holsey | |
| 00:03 | Auburn | William Grosvenor makes the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 00:03 | Auburn | William Grosvenor makes the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Harold Becker misses the halfcourt shot | 35-24 |