| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rick Dimatteo (fresh) SG - Scott Baucom (fresh) SF - John Kolb (fresh) PF - Cory Singleton (fresh) C - Fred Collier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jarrett Williams (fresh) SG - Milton Cuneo (fresh) SF - William Cawthon (fresh) PF - Ryan Austria (fresh) C - Jeffrey Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Fred Collier wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:57 | Auburn | Rick Dimatteo is fouled in the backcourt by Jarrett Williams - foul #1 on Jarrett Williams, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Auburn | Fred Collier buries a jumper from close range | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Auburn | Fred Collier grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Auburn | Rick Dimatteo works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Auburn | John Kolb gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | Auburn | John Kolb knocks in the floater from the right side | 4-0 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi | Jarrett Williams is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Jarrett Williams, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Claude Thompson (PG) Jarrett Williams | |
| 17:42 | Auburn | John Kolb is hacked by Jeffrey Jones - foul #1 on Jeffrey Jones, team foul #3 | 4-0 |
| 17:20 | Auburn | John Kolb misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Ryan Austria | 4-0 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi | Rick Dimatteo steals the ball from Milton Cuneo | 4-0 |
| 16:41 | Auburn | Fred Collier connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Scott Baucom | 6-0 |
| 16:29 | Mississippi | William Cawthon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-0 |
| 16:28 | Auburn | Rick Dimatteo snags the defensive board | 6-0 |
| 15:59 | Auburn | Milton Cuneo steals it from Rick Dimatteo out of a doubleteam | 6-0 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rick Dimatteo (fresh) SG - Scott Baucom (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Kolb (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cory Singleton (fresh) C - Fred Collier (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Claude Thompson (fresh) SG - Milton Cuneo (fresh) SF - William Cawthon (fresh) PF - Ryan Austria (fresh) C - Jeffrey Jones (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Jones misses the easy layup | 6-0 |
| 15:38 | Mississippi | Ryan Austria grabs the offensive board | 6-0 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi | Ryan Austria can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 6-0 |
| 15:15 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Jones tips it but misses | 6-0 |
| 15:14 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Cory Singleton | 6-0 |
| 15:09 | Auburn | Rick Dimatteo drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Cory Singleton | 8-0 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi | Ryan Austria hits the finger roll set up by William Cawthon | 8-2 |
| 14:34 | Auburn | Cory Singleton misses the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Ryan Austria - foul #1 on Ryan Austria, team foul #4 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Auburn | Eugene Krieg (SG), Howard Thielen (SF), Richard Patterson (C) Scott Baucom, John Kolb, Fred Collier | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Raymond Brittain (SG), Willie O'Donell (C) Milton Cuneo, Jeffrey Jones | |
| 14:34 | Auburn | Cory Singleton makes the 1st free throw | 9-2 |
| 14:34 | Auburn | Cory Singleton misses the 2nd free throw | 9-2 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi | Ryan Austria gets the rebound | 9-2 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi | Ryan Austria knocks in the runner from the right block | 9-4 |
| 13:52 | Auburn | Richard Patterson loses the dribble to Claude Thompson | 9-4 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi | William Cawthon hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-7 |
| 13:08 | Auburn | William Cawthon is called for the reach on Rick Dimatteo - foul #1 on William Cawthon, team foul #5 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Auburn | Scott Baucom (SG), John Kolb (SF), Fred Collier (C) Rick Dimatteo, Howard Thielen, Cory Singleton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo (PG), William Lore (SF), Mario Gordon (PF) Claude Thompson, William Cawthon, Ryan Austria | |
| 13:00 | Auburn | Scott Baucom can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Raymond Brittain - foul #1 on Raymond Brittain, team foul #6 | 9-7 |
| 13:00 | Auburn | Scott Baucom makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 13:00 | Auburn | Scott Baucom makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Mario Gordon | 11-10 |
| 12:25 | Auburn | Eugene Krieg misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 11-10 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi | William Lore grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-10 |
| 12:12 | Auburn | Richard Patterson gets the rebound | 11-10 |
| 11:46 | Auburn | Richard Patterson clanks a turnaround from close range | 11-10 |
| 11:45 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Baucom | 11-10 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Eugene Krieg (fresh) SG - Scott Baucom (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Kolb (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Patterson (fairly fresh) C - Fred Collier (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Milton Cuneo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Raymond Brittain (fresh) SF - William Lore (fresh) PF - Mario Gordon (fresh) C - Willie O'Donell (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Auburn | Scott Baucom clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 11-10 |
| 11:22 | Mississippi | William Lore grabs the board | 11-10 |
| 11:17 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-13 |
| 10:56 | Auburn | William Lore is called for the reach on John Kolb - foul #1 on William Lore, team foul #7 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Auburn | Rick Dimatteo (PG), Cory Singleton (PF) Eugene Krieg, Richard Patterson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Claude Thompson (PG), William Cawthon (SF), Ryan Austria (PF), Jeffrey Jones (C) Raymond Brittain, William Lore, Mario Gordon, Willie O'Donell | |
| 10:56 | Auburn | John Kolb makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 10:56 | Auburn | John Kolb misses the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 10:56 | Auburn | Fred Collier pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 10:38 | Auburn | Rick Dimatteo steps out of bounds on the baseline | 12-13 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi | Ryan Austria misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Cory Singleton - foul #1 on Cory Singleton, team foul #1 | 12-13 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi | Ryan Austria makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi | Ryan Austria misses the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 10:28 | Auburn | Cory Singleton pulls down the rebound | 12-14 |
| 09:59 | Auburn | A charge is called on John Kolb - foul #1 on John Kolb, team foul #2 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Raymond Brittain (SG) Milton Cuneo | |
| 09:45 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Jones is fouled on the floor by Fred Collier - foul #1 on Fred Collier, team foul #3 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Auburn | Eugene Krieg (SG) Scott Baucom | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 09:39 | Mississippi | Ryan Austria is fouled on the floor by Rick Dimatteo - foul #1 on Rick Dimatteo, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Jones is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Jeffrey Jones, team foul #8 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie O'Donell (C) Jeffrey Jones | |
| 08:59 | Auburn | Fred Collier is hacked by Willie O'Donell - foul #1 on Willie O'Donell, team foul #9 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Auburn | Howard Thielen (SF) John Kolb | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 08:59 | Auburn | Fred Collier misses the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 08:59 | Auburn | Cory Singleton grabs the offensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 08:34 | Auburn | Claude Thompson steals the ball from Fred Collier | 12-14 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi | Raymond Brittain blows the layup | 12-14 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi | Ryan Austria tips it in | 12-16 |
| 08:25 | Auburn | Ryan Austria takes the ball from Rick Dimatteo | 12-16 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi | Ryan Austria misses the fadeaway in the paint | 12-16 |
| 08:01 | Auburn | Fred Collier gets the rebound | 12-16 |
| 07:36 | Auburn | Claude Thompson is called for the reach on Rick Dimatteo - foul #1 on Claude Thompson, team foul #10 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Auburn | Scott Baucom (SG), John Kolb (SF), Richard Patterson (C) Eugene Krieg, Howard Thielen, Fred Collier | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo (SG), William Lore (SF) Raymond Brittain, Willie O'Donell | |
| 07:36 | Auburn | Rick Dimatteo makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 07:36 | Auburn | Rick Dimatteo misses the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 07:36 | Mississippi | Ryan Austria grabs the board | 13-16 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rick Dimatteo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Scott Baucom (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Kolb (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Cory Singleton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Patterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Claude Thompson (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Milton Cuneo (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Lore (fresh) PF - Ryan Austria (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - William Cawthon (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Mississippi | Ryan Austria blows the layup | 13-16 |
| 07:27 | Auburn | Richard Patterson snags the defensive board | 13-16 |
| 07:00 | Auburn | Cory Singleton loses the ball out of bounds | 13-16 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mario Gordon (PF) Ryan Austria | |
| 06:44 | Mississippi | William Lore is hacked by John Kolb - foul #2 on John Kolb, team foul #5 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Auburn | Howard Thielen (SF), Fred Collier (C) John Kolb, Cory Singleton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 06:25 | Mississippi | Mario Gordon scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from William Cawthon | 13-19 |
| 06:04 | Auburn | Scott Baucom hits the finger roll set up by Rick Dimatteo | 15-19 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi | Mario Gordon comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 15-19 |
| 05:41 | Auburn | Fred Collier snags the defensive board | 15-19 |
| 05:19 | Auburn | Fred Collier is fouled on the floor by William Cawthon - foul #2 on William Cawthon, team foul #11 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Auburn | Eugene Krieg (PG), Cory Singleton (PF) Rick Dimatteo, Richard Patterson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jarrett Williams (PG), Ryan Austria (PF), Willie O'Donell (C) Claude Thompson, Mario Gordon, William Cawthon | |
| 05:19 | Auburn | Fred Collier misses the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 05:19 | Auburn | Fred Collier makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 16-19 |
| 04:52 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Cory Singleton | 16-19 |
| 04:25 | Auburn | Fred Collier misses badly on a floater from the left side | 16-19 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi | William Lore grabs the defensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi | Eugene Krieg steals it from Milton Cuneo | 16-19 |
| 03:52 | Auburn | Howard Thielen's pass is intercepted by Ryan Austria | 16-19 |
| 03:36 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 16-19 |
| 03:34 | Auburn | Fred Collier gets the rebound | 16-19 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Eugene Krieg (fresh) SG - Scott Baucom (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Thielen (fairly fresh) PF - Cory Singleton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Collier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jarrett Williams (fresh) SG - Milton Cuneo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Lore (fresh) PF - Ryan Austria (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Willie O'Donell (fresh) | |
| 03:13 | Auburn | Howard Thielen is denied on a layup by William Lore | 16-19 |
| 03:11 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Cory Singleton | 16-19 |
| 02:42 | Auburn | Fred Collier misses short on a jumper from close range | 16-19 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Ryan Austria | 16-19 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo is fouled on the floor by Cory Singleton - foul #2 on Cory Singleton, team foul #6 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Auburn | Rick Dimatteo (PG), John Kolb (SF), Richard Patterson (C) Scott Baucom, Howard Thielen, Fred Collier | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Raymond Brittain (SG), William Cawthon (SF), Jeffrey Jones (C) Milton Cuneo, William Lore, Willie O'Donell | |
| 02:22 | Mississippi | Ryan Austria loses the ball out of bounds | 16-19 |
| 02:01 | Auburn | Rick Dimatteo evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the right side | 16-19 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi | Raymond Brittain gets the rebound | 16-19 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi | Ryan Austria blows the layup but he's fouled by Cory Singleton - foul #3 on Cory Singleton, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Auburn | Scott Baucom (SG), Fred Collier (C) Eugene Krieg, Cory Singleton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 01:50 | Mississippi | Ryan Austria makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi | Ryan Austria makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 01:28 | Auburn | Richard Patterson drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Scott Baucom | 18-21 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Jones is fouled on the floor by Scott Baucom - foul #1 on Scott Baucom, team foul #8 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mario Gordon (PF) Ryan Austria | |
| 01:18 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Jones makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 01:18 | Auburn | Richard Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 01:03 | Auburn | John Kolb hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Patterson | 21-22 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi | William Cawthon misses short on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by John Kolb - foul #3 on John Kolb, team foul #9 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Auburn | Eugene Krieg (SG), Howard Thielen (SF) Scott Baucom, John Kolb | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Claude Thompson (PG), Milton Cuneo (SG) Jarrett Williams, Raymond Brittain | |
| 00:50 | Mississippi | William Cawthon misses the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi | William Cawthon makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 00:31 | Auburn | Rick Dimatteo splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 21-23 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Claude Thompson | 21-23 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | William Cawthon misses the jump hook in the paint | 21-23 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Jones tips it back up and in | 21-25 |
| 00:04 | Auburn | Rick Dimatteo misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 21-25 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Jones can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 21-25 |