| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Ketchum (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Byrd (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Herring (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - John Gagnon (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Charlton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Hines (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Carden (fresh) PF - Jason Huntington (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Derrick McNurlen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring inbounds the ball | 36-29 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon misses the fadeaway in the paint | 36-29 |
| 19:35 | Auburn | Jason Huntington grabs the board | 36-29 |
| 19:29 | Auburn | Michael Charlton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-29 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-29 |
| 19:03 | Auburn | Derrick McNurlen snags the defensive board | 36-29 |
| 18:54 | Auburn | Bernard Herring denies the turnaround by John Hines | 36-29 |
| 18:53 | Auburn | Jason Huntington tips it in | 36-31 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon clanks a turnaround from the left block | 36-31 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi State | Charles Brown tips it home | 38-31 |
| 18:13 | Auburn | Bernard Herring steals it from Derrick McNurlen | 38-31 |
| 17:52 | Mississippi State | Jason Huntington swats the short shot by James Byrd | 38-31 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi State | James Byrd tips it in | 40-31 |
| 17:46 | Auburn | John Hines is fouled in the backcourt by James Ketchum - foul #3 on James Ketchum, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Holley (SG), Charlie Olmstead (SF), Charles Champagne (PF), Charles Perryman (C) James Byrd, Bernard Herring, John Gagnon, Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Vallone (PG), Mario Villa (SG), Alonso Day (SF), Joseph Jones (PF), Clifford Brookes (C) Michael Charlton, John Hines, Richard Carden, Jason Huntington, Derrick McNurlen | |
| 17:25 | Auburn | Mario Villa misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-31 |
| 17:23 | Auburn | Alonso Day pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 17:05 | Auburn | Mario Villa can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-31 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Charles Champagne | 40-31 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi State | Charles Perryman steps out of bounds on the sideline | 40-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Charlton (PG), John Hines (SG), Derrick McNurlen (C) John Vallone, Alonso Day, Clifford Brookes | |
| 16:33 | Auburn | Derrick McNurlen can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Charles Champagne - foul #1 on Charles Champagne, team foul #2 | 40-31 |
| 16:33 | Auburn | Derrick McNurlen makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 16:33 | Auburn | Derrick McNurlen makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum jams it | 42-33 |
| 15:50 | Auburn | Mario Villa knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Derrick McNurlen | 42-35 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Ketchum (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Holley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Olmstead (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Champagne (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Perryman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Charlton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Hines (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mario Villa (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joseph Jones (fairly fresh) C - Derrick McNurlen (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead is hacked by Mario Villa - foul #3 on Mario Villa, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Byrd (SG), Bernard Herring (SF), Charles Brown (C) David Holley, Charles Champagne, Charles Perryman | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Vallone (PG), Alonso Day (SG), Gregory Epps (SF), Jason Huntington (PF), Clifford Brookes (C) Michael Charlton, John Hines, Mario Villa, Joseph Jones, Derrick McNurlen | |
| 15:02 | Mississippi State | James Byrd is fouled on the floor by John Vallone - foul #2 on John Vallone, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Gagnon (PF) Charlie Olmstead | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 14:33 | Mississippi State | Charles Brown connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by James Byrd | 44-35 |
| 14:18 | Auburn | Clifford Brookes misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-35 |
| 14:16 | Auburn | Jason Huntington tips it home | 44-37 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi State | James Byrd is whistled for a carry | 44-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Christ (PG), Charlie Olmstead (SF) James Byrd, Bernard Herring | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Charlton (PG), John Hines (SG), Derrick McNurlen (C) John Vallone, Alonso Day, Clifford Brookes | |
| 13:50 | Auburn | John Gagnon steals it from John Hines in the backcourt | 44-37 |
| 13:32 | Mississippi State | Charles Brown knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Ketchum | 46-37 |
| 13:11 | Auburn | John Hines comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Ketchum - foul #4 on James Ketchum, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Holley (SG), Charles Champagne (PF), Charles Perryman (C) Richard Christ, John Gagnon, Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Jones (PF) Jason Huntington | |
| 13:11 | Auburn | John Hines makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 13:11 | Auburn | John Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi State | Charles Perryman drills a jump hook in the paint | 48-39 |
| 12:28 | Auburn | Michael Charlton drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gregory Epps | 48-41 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead blows the layup | 48-41 |
| 12:02 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne tips it back up and in | 50-41 |
| 11:37 | Auburn | Derrick McNurlen lays it in on a great pass from Michael Charlton | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Ketchum (tired) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - David Holley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Olmstead (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Champagne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Perryman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Charlton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Hines (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Epps (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Jones (fresh) C - Derrick McNurlen (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Mississippi State | Charles Perryman loses the ball out of bounds | 50-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Christ (PG), James Byrd (SG), Bernard Herring (SF), Charles Brown (C) James Ketchum, David Holley, Charles Champagne, Charles Perryman | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Vallone (PG), Mario Villa (SG), Richard Carden (SF), Jason Huntington (PF), Clifford Brookes (C) Michael Charlton, John Hines, Gregory Epps, Joseph Jones, Derrick McNurlen | |
| 10:49 | Auburn | Jason Huntington misses the lay-in | 50-43 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi State | Charles Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 10:26 | Mississippi State | Charles Brown hits the finger roll set up by James Byrd | 52-43 |
| 10:24 | Auburn | James Byrd steals the ball from Richard Carden in the backcourt | 52-43 |
| 10:06 | Mississippi State | James Byrd misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Vallone - foul #3 on John Vallone, team foul #3 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Gagnon (PF) Charlie Olmstead | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 10:06 | Mississippi State | James Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 10:06 | Mississippi State | James Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 10:04 | Auburn | Richard Carden throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-43 |
| 09:37 | Mississippi State | Richard Christ is hacked by John Vallone - foul #4 on John Vallone, team foul #4 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Charlton (PG), John Hines (SG), Derrick McNurlen (C) John Vallone, Mario Villa, Clifford Brookes | |
| 09:16 | Mississippi State | James Byrd misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-43 |
| 09:15 | Auburn | Derrick McNurlen gets the rebound | 54-43 |
| 09:13 | Auburn | Michael Charlton is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Christ - foul #2 on Richard Christ, team foul #4 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Ketchum (PG), David Holley (SG), Charlie Olmstead (SF), Charles Perryman (C) Richard Christ, James Byrd, Bernard Herring, Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mario Villa (SF), Joseph Jones (PF) Richard Carden, Jason Huntington | |
| 09:00 | Auburn | John Hines loses the dribble to David Holley | 54-43 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum misses the fadeaway from the right side | 54-43 |
| 08:38 | Auburn | Mario Villa grabs the defensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 08:34 | Auburn | Michael Charlton scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Jones | 54-46 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi State | David Holley can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 54-46 |
| 08:25 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 08:16 | Mississippi State | Charles Perryman double dribbles | 54-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne (PF) John Gagnon | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gregory Epps (SF) Mario Villa | |
| 08:13 | Auburn | Michael Charlton is hacked by Charles Champagne in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Champagne, team foul #5 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Byrd (SG) David Holley | |
| Subs | Auburn | Alonso Day (SG) John Hines | |
| 07:56 | Auburn | Michael Charlton misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Ketchum - foul #5 on James Ketchum, team foul #6 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Christ (PG), Charles Brown (C) James Ketchum, Charles Perryman | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jason Huntington (PF) Joseph Jones | |
| 07:56 | Auburn | Michael Charlton misses the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 07:56 | Auburn | Michael Charlton makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi State | Charles Brown is hacked by Derrick McNurlen - foul #2 on Derrick McNurlen, team foul #5 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring (SF) Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Vallone (PG), Mario Villa (SG), Clifford Brookes (C) Michael Charlton, Alonso Day, Derrick McNurlen | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Christ (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Byrd (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bernard Herring (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. PF - Charlie Olmstead (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Champagne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Vallone (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Mario Villa (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Epps (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jason Huntington (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Clifford Brookes (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:12 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Byrd | 56-47 |
| 06:50 | Auburn | Gregory Epps makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from John Vallone | 56-49 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by James Byrd | 58-49 |
| 06:27 | Auburn | Jason Huntington can't connect on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Charlie Olmstead - foul #1 on Charlie Olmstead, team foul #7 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Holley (SG), John Gagnon (PF), Charles Perryman (C) James Byrd, Bernard Herring, Charles Champagne | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Hines (SG), Derrick McNurlen (C) Mario Villa, Clifford Brookes | |
| 06:27 | Auburn | Jason Huntington makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 06:27 | Auburn | Jason Huntington misses the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 06:27 | Mississippi State | Charles Perryman pulls down the rebound | 58-50 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi State | Charles Perryman is called for 5 seconds | 58-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Brown (C) Charles Perryman | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Charlton (PG), Joseph Jones (PF) John Vallone, Jason Huntington | |
| 05:49 | Auburn | Michael Charlton comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-50 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi State | Charles Brown pulls down the rebound | 58-50 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi State | Charles Brown misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Derrick McNurlen - foul #3 on Derrick McNurlen, team foul #6 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Carden (SF) Gregory Epps | |
| 05:34 | Mississippi State | Charles Brown makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi State | Charles Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 05:13 | Auburn | John Hines clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 60-50 |
| 05:12 | Auburn | Joseph Jones tips it home | 60-52 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi State | Richard Christ misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-52 |
| 04:57 | Auburn | Richard Carden grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 04:52 | Auburn | Charles Brown is called for the reach on Richard Carden - foul #1 on Charles Brown, team foul #8 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Byrd (SG), Bernard Herring (SF), Charles Perryman (C) David Holley, Charlie Olmstead, Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifford Brookes (C) Derrick McNurlen | |
| 04:52 | Auburn | Richard Carden misses the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon gets the rebound | 60-52 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi State | Richard Christ makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Bernard Herring | 63-52 |
| 04:18 | Auburn | Clifford Brookes misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 63-52 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi State | Richard Christ pulls down the rebound | 63-52 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Perryman and he's hacked by Michael Charlton - foul #1 on Michael Charlton, team foul #7 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Holley (SG) James Byrd | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Vallone (PG), Mario Villa (SG), Gregory Epps (SF), Jason Huntington (PF), Derrick McNurlen (C) Michael Charlton, John Hines, Richard Carden, Joseph Jones, Clifford Brookes | |
| 03:49 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon makes the free throw | 66-52 |
| 03:41 | Auburn | Derrick McNurlen knocks in the floater from the left side set up by John Vallone and he's hacked by Charles Perryman - foul #2 on Charles Perryman, team foul #9 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne (PF) John Gagnon | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 03:41 | Auburn | Derrick McNurlen misses the free throw | 66-54 |
| 03:41 | Mississippi State | David Holley snags the defensive board | 66-54 |
| 03:17 | Mississippi State | David Holley scores on a shot from the free throw line and the foul's on Mario Villa - foul #4 on Mario Villa, team foul #8 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead (SF), Charles Brown (C) Bernard Herring, Charles Perryman | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 03:17 | Mississippi State | David Holley makes the free throw | 69-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Christ (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Holley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Olmstead (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Champagne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Vallone (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Mario Villa (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - Gregory Epps (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jason Huntington (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Derrick McNurlen (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:07 | Auburn | John Vallone comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-54 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead pulls down the rebound | 69-54 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mario Villa - foul #5 on Mario Villa, team foul #9 | 69-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Byrd (SG) David Holley | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Hines (SG) Mario Villa | |
| 02:36 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead makes the 1st free throw | 70-54 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead makes the 2nd free throw | 71-54 |
| 02:34 | Auburn | Richard Christ is called for the reach on John Hines in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Christ, team foul #10 | 71-54 |
| 02:34 | Auburn | John Hines makes the 1st free throw | 71-55 |
| 02:34 | Auburn | John Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 71-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:22 | Mississippi State | Richard Christ misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 71-56 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne tips it home | 73-56 |
| 02:07 | Auburn | John Hines scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-59 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne misses badly on a shot in the paint | 73-59 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi State | Charles Brown gets the offensive rebound | 73-59 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi State | Richard Christ can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Vallone - foul #5 on John Vallone, team foul #10 | 73-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring (SF), John Gagnon (PF) Charlie Olmstead, Charles Champagne | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Charlton (PG) John Vallone | |
| 01:39 | Mississippi State | Richard Christ makes the 1st free throw | 74-59 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi State | Richard Christ makes the 2nd free throw | 75-59 |
| 01:18 | Auburn | John Hines hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 75-59 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi State | Charles Brown gets the rebound | 75-59 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Richard Christ | 77-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Auburn | Michael Charlton misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 77-59 |
| 00:52 | Auburn | John Hines tips it in | 77-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring misses the fadeaway from the right side | 77-61 |
| 00:25 | Auburn | Jason Huntington snags the defensive board | 77-61 |
| 00:19 | Auburn | John Hines scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Charlton | 77-64 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Richard Christ runs out the clock | 77-64 |