| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Hardman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jon Pitts (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Caldwell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Albee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Santos Means (fresh) SG - David Graham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Pry (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dustin Knauss (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Blankenship (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-28 |
| 19:42 | Auburn | Santos Means gets the rebound | 31-28 |
| 19:22 | Auburn | James Hardman is called for the reach on Santos Means - foul #3 on James Hardman, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch (PG) James Hardman | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 19:09 | Auburn | Dustin Knauss drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 31-30 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee's layup is rejected by David Blankenship | 31-30 |
| 18:49 | Auburn | David Blankenship pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 18:39 | Auburn | Santos Means misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 31-30 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts grabs the board | 31-30 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 31-30 |
| 18:26 | Auburn | David Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 18:23 | Auburn | Santos Means double dribbles in the backcourt | 31-30 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Lynn Branch | 33-30 |
| 17:53 | Auburn | David Graham double dribbles | 33-30 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-30 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee tips it in | 35-30 |
| 17:10 | Auburn | Santos Means can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 35-30 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee jams it on a nice dish by Lynn Branch | 37-30 |
| 16:30 | Auburn | David Blankenship blows the dunk | 37-30 |
| 16:29 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons grabs the board | 37-30 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee travels with the ball | 37-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hu Sun (PG), Norberto Rizzo (SG), Calvin Pendarvis (PF), Oscar Leal (C) Lynn Branch, Jon Pitts, Larry Albee, Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | Auburn | Frank Grant (PG), Bruce Gorman (SG), James Kyle (PF) Santos Means, David Graham, Dustin Knauss | |
| 15:58 | Auburn | David Blankenship misses the dunk attempt | 37-30 |
| 15:57 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Grant | 37-30 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Hu Sun (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norberto Rizzo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Caldwell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Calvin Pendarvis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Oscar Leal (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Frank Grant (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Gorman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Pry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Kyle (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - David Blankenship (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:38 | Auburn | Bruce Gorman loses the dribble to Hu Sun | 37-30 |
| 15:33 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell misses the easy layup | 37-30 |
| 15:32 | Auburn | David Blankenship snags the defensive board | 37-30 |
| 15:05 | Auburn | Bruce Gorman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-30 |
| 15:03 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Oscar Leal | 37-30 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell lays it up and in on a great pass from Oscar Leal | 39-30 |
| 14:39 | Auburn | James Kyle misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Edward Caldwell - foul #1 on Edward Caldwell, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Hardman (PG), Jon Pitts (SG), Lynn Branch (SF), Larry Albee (PF) Hu Sun, Norberto Rizzo, Edward Caldwell, Calvin Pendarvis | |
| Subs | Auburn | Santos Means (PG), David Graham (SF) Frank Grant, Robert Pry | |
| 14:39 | Auburn | James Kyle makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 14:39 | Auburn | James Kyle makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi State | James Hardman misses the floater from just outside the lane | 39-32 |
| 14:08 | Auburn | James Kyle gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 14:04 | Auburn | Santos Means drills a 3 from the right corner | 39-35 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi State | James Hardman scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Larry Albee | 41-35 |
| 13:13 | Auburn | Santos Means is hacked by James Hardman - foul #4 on James Hardman, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo (SF), Travis Lyons (C) James Hardman, Oscar Leal | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dustin Knauss (PF), Justin Guynn (C) James Kyle, David Blankenship | |
| 12:46 | Auburn | David Graham misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-35 |
| 12:45 | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-35 |
| 12:06 | Auburn | The jumper by Dustin Knauss is denied by Travis Lyons | 44-35 |
| 12:05 | Auburn | Dustin Knauss tips it home | 44-37 |
| 11:43 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Norberto Rizzo | 47-37 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Lynn Branch (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jon Pitts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Norberto Rizzo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Albee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Santos Means (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bruce Gorman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Graham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dustin Knauss (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Guynn (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Auburn | Jon Pitts steals the ball from Bruce Gorman | 47-37 |
| 11:15 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 47-37 |
| 11:14 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch misses the dunk attempt | 47-37 |
| 11:01 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Dustin Knauss | 47-37 |
| 10:39 | Auburn | Bruce Gorman misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-37 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 47-37 |
| 10:32 | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch gets the offensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo loses the dribble to David Graham | 47-37 |
| 10:00 | Auburn | David Graham makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-40 |
| 09:42 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-40 |
| 09:30 | Auburn | Bruce Gorman scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-43 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Lynn Branch | 52-43 |
| 09:07 | Auburn | Santos Means misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-43 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jon Pitts | 52-43 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 08:46 | Auburn | Justin Guynn gets the rebound | 52-43 |
| 08:27 | Auburn | David Graham drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Santos Means | 52-46 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Santos Means - foul #1 on Santos Means, team foul #1 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Hardman (PG), Edward Caldwell (SF), Calvin Pendarvis (PF), Oscar Leal (C) Jon Pitts, Norberto Rizzo, Larry Albee, Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | Auburn | Frank Grant (PG), Robert Pry (SF), James Kyle (PF), David Blankenship (C) Santos Means, Bruce Gorman, Dustin Knauss, Justin Guynn | |
| 08:00 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch misses the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal grabs the offensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Robert Pry - foul #2 on Robert Pry, team foul #2 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts (SG) Lynn Branch | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 07:44 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal misses the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 07:44 | Auburn | Robert Pry gets the rebound | 54-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Hardman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jon Pitts (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Edward Caldwell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Calvin Pendarvis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Oscar Leal (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Frank Grant (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Graham (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Pry (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Kyle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Blankenship (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:39 | Auburn | Frank Grant can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Hardman - foul #5 on James Hardman, team foul #4 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hu Sun (PG) James Hardman | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 07:39 | Auburn | Frank Grant makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 07:39 | Auburn | Frank Grant misses the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 07:39 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Oscar Leal | 54-47 |
| 07:28 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 07:26 | Auburn | James Kyle gets the rebound | 54-47 |
| 07:11 | Auburn | David Graham misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 54-47 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jon Pitts | 54-47 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi State | Calvin Pendarvis can't finish the layup | 54-47 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi State | Calvin Pendarvis tips it in | 56-47 |
| 06:33 | Auburn | David Graham hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-47 |
| 06:32 | Auburn | Frank Grant gets the offensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 06:16 | Auburn | Frank Grant is hacked by Oscar Leal - foul #1 on Oscar Leal, team foul #5 | 56-47 |
| 06:09 | Auburn | Frank Grant makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from David Blankenship | 56-49 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-49 |
| 05:51 | Auburn | The rebound goes to James Kyle | 56-49 |
| 05:34 | Auburn | David Graham clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-49 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi State | Hu Sun gets the rebound | 56-49 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jon Pitts | 58-49 |
| 05:14 | Auburn | Frank Grant loses the dribble to Hu Sun in the backcourt | 58-49 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi State | Calvin Pendarvis is fouled on the floor by Robert Pry - foul #3 on Robert Pry, team foul #3 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo (SG), Larry Albee (PF), Kenneth Torain (C) Jon Pitts, Calvin Pendarvis, Oscar Leal | |
| Subs | Auburn | Santos Means (PG), Bruce Gorman (SG), Robert Edwards (PF) Frank Grant, David Graham, James Kyle | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:51 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell is hacked by David Blankenship - foul #1 on David Blankenship, team foul #4 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch (PG) Hu Sun | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 04:36 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-49 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain can't tip it in | 58-49 |
| 04:33 | Auburn | Robert Pry pulls down the rebound | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:20 | Auburn | Robert Edwards is whistled for traveling | 58-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dustin Knauss (PF) Robert Edwards | |
| 04:06 | Mississippi State | Robert Pry picks off the pass by Edward Caldwell | 58-49 |
| 03:49 | Auburn | Bruce Gorman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-49 |
| 03:47 | Auburn | Dustin Knauss pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:33 | Auburn | Santos Means scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Bruce Gorman | 58-52 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Lynn Branch (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Norberto Rizzo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Edward Caldwell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Larry Albee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Torain (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Santos Means (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Gorman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Pry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dustin Knauss (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - David Blankenship (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-52 |
| 03:20 | Auburn | Robert Pry grabs the defensive rebound | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:05 | Auburn | David Blankenship misses short on a floater from the right side | 58-52 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee grabs the defensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell misses short on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Dustin Knauss - foul #2 on Dustin Knauss, team foul #5 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hu Sun (PG), Calvin Pendarvis (PF), Travis Lyons (C) Lynn Branch, Larry Albee, Kenneth Torain | |
| Subs | Auburn | Frank Grant (PG), James Kyle (PF) Santos Means, Dustin Knauss | |
| 02:59 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell misses the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 02:57 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch (PG) Hu Sun | |
| Subs | Auburn | Santos Means (PG), Dustin Knauss (PF) Frank Grant, James Kyle | |
| 02:45 | Auburn | David Blankenship comes up short on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Travis Lyons - foul #2 on Travis Lyons, team foul #6 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry Albee (PF) Calvin Pendarvis | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 02:45 | Auburn | David Blankenship makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 02:45 | Auburn | David Blankenship makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Graham (SG) Bruce Gorman | |
| 02:22 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-54 |
| 02:20 | Auburn | David Blankenship grabs the board | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:07 | Auburn | Santos Means is fouled on the floor by Travis Lyons - foul #3 on Travis Lyons, team foul #7 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts (SG) Norberto Rizzo | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 02:07 | Auburn | Santos Means makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 02:07 | Auburn | Santos Means makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-56 |
| 01:46 | Auburn | David Blankenship snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 01:25 | Auburn | Robert Pry clanks a floater from the free throw line | 59-56 |
| 01:24 | Auburn | Dustin Knauss tips it but misses | 59-56 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch grabs the defensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Auburn | Dustin Knauss clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Larry Albee - foul #2 on Larry Albee, team foul #8 | 62-56 |
| 00:53 | Auburn | Dustin Knauss makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:53 | Auburn | Dustin Knauss misses the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee grabs the defensive rebound | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee is fouled in the backcourt by Santos Means - foul #2 on Santos Means, team foul #6 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Calvin Pendarvis (C) Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts is fouled on the floor by Santos Means - foul #3 on Santos Means, team foul #7 | 62-57 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Auburn | Santos Means buries a shot from the left wing | 64-59 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-59 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | Santos Means is called for the reach on Lynn Branch in the backcourt - foul #4 on Santos Means, team foul #8 | 64-59 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:34 | Auburn | Santos Means misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-59 |
| 00:33 | Auburn | Robert Pry snags the offensive board | 66-59 |
| 00:29 | Auburn | David Graham is fouled on the floor by Jon Pitts - foul #3 on Jon Pitts, team foul #9 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons (C) Calvin Pendarvis | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:29 | Auburn | David Graham makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:29 | Auburn | David Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch is hacked by Santos Means in the backcourt - foul #5 on Santos Means, team foul #9 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo (PF), Calvin Pendarvis (C) Larry Albee, Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | Auburn | Frank Grant (PG) Santos Means | |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:24 | Auburn | David Graham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry Albee (PF) Norberto Rizzo | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Calvin Pendarvis is hacked by Frank Grant in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Grant, team foul #10 | 68-61 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Calvin Pendarvis misses the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Calvin Pendarvis misses the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:23 | Auburn | David Blankenship gets the rebound | 68-61 |
| 00:18 | Auburn | Edward Caldwell steals it from David Graham | 68-61 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-61 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts is hacked by David Graham in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Graham, team foul #11 | 68-61 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Auburn | David Graham scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-64 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | Frank Grant is called for the reach on Larry Albee in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Grant, team foul #12 | 70-64 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee misses the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:07 | Auburn | Dustin Knauss snags the defensive board | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Auburn | David Graham misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-64 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee pulls down the rebound | 71-64 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee runs out the clock | 71-64 |