| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darius Ball (fresh) SG - Dwayne Larue (fresh) SF - John Strothers (fresh) PF - Rogelio Russo (fresh) C - Porter Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Brent Watkins (fresh) SG - Herbert Crumpton (fresh) SF - James Gallego (fresh) PF - Stephen Rentz (fresh) C - Eddie Rutledge (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Eddie Rutledge wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Auburn | Brent Watkins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Auburn | Eddie Rutledge misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Auburn | Eddie Rutledge gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Auburn | Brent Watkins can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Auburn | Stephen Rentz can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi State | Porter Jones gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Herbert Crumpton - foul #1 on Herbert Crumpton, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:02 | Auburn | Eddie Rutledge scores on a runner from the right block set up by Herbert Crumpton | 1-2 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Eddie Rutledge - foul #1 on Eddie Rutledge, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue makes the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:31 | Auburn | Herbert Crumpton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-2 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi State | John Strothers gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 18:05 | Auburn | Brent Watkins knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Eddie Rutledge | 3-5 |
| 17:52 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 3-5 |
| 17:51 | Auburn | Eddie Rutledge pulls down the rebound | 3-5 |
| 17:26 | Auburn | Stephen Rentz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (PG), Gregory Claassen (SG), James Malloy (SF), Eric Ransom (PF), Douglas Wallace (C) Darius Ball, Dwayne Larue, John Strothers, Rogelio Russo, Porter Jones | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 17:16 | Mississippi State | Eric Ransom knocks in the runner from the right block | 5-5 |
| 16:49 | Auburn | Herbert Crumpton misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi State | Douglas Wallace pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:41 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen is whistled for traveling | 5-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Lima (PF) Gregory Claassen | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Matthews (SF) James Gallego | |
| 16:21 | Auburn | Herbert Crumpton makes the 3 from the left corner | 5-8 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 5-8 |
| 16:15 | Auburn | Stephen Rentz snags the defensive board | 5-8 |
| 15:49 | Auburn | Brent Watkins misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-8 |
| 15:47 | Auburn | Stephen Rentz hits the follow up shot | 5-10 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Wayne Powell (fresh) SG - James Malloy (fresh) SF - Eric Ransom (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Lima (fresh) C - Douglas Wallace (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Brent Watkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Herbert Crumpton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Matthews (fresh) PF - Stephen Rentz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eddie Rutledge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Mississippi State | Eddie Rutledge denies the turnaround by Eric Ransom | 5-10 |
| 15:35 | Auburn | Stephen Rentz gets the rebound | 5-10 |
| 15:23 | Auburn | Brent Watkins hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Herbert Crumpton | 5-13 |
| 15:19 | Mississippi State | James Malloy hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Wayne Powell | 7-13 |
| 15:02 | Auburn | Herbert Crumpton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-13 |
| 15:01 | Mississippi State | Eric Ransom snags the defensive board | 7-13 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi State | James Malloy's pass is intercepted by Stephen Rentz | 7-13 |
| 14:27 | Auburn | Eddie Rutledge hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by William Matthews | 7-15 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi State | Douglas Wallace is whistled for a carry | 7-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darius Ball (PG), Gregory Claassen (SG), John Strothers (SF), Rogelio Russo (PF), Porter Jones (C) Wayne Powell, James Malloy, Eric Ransom, Robert Lima, Douglas Wallace | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Gallego (SF) William Matthews | |
| 13:46 | Auburn | Stephen Rentz is called for traveling | 7-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue (SG), Robert Lima (PF) Gregory Claassen, Rogelio Russo | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 13:25 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 7-15 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi State | John Strothers gets the offensive rebound | 7-15 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi State | Porter Jones can't connect on a floater near the basket | 7-15 |
| 13:09 | Auburn | Stephen Rentz snags the defensive board | 7-15 |
| 12:51 | Auburn | Herbert Crumpton hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Gallego | 7-18 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Darius Ball | 10-18 |
| 12:29 | Auburn | Brent Watkins evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 10-18 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Robert Lima | 10-18 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi State | Porter Jones misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 10-18 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi State | Robert Lima grabs the offensive board | 10-18 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi State | Porter Jones scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Darius Ball | 12-18 |
| 11:46 | Auburn | Herbert Crumpton can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 12-18 |
| 11:44 | Mississippi State | Porter Jones grabs the board | 12-18 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darius Ball (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dwayne Larue (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Strothers (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Lima (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Porter Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Brent Watkins (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Herbert Crumpton (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Gallego (fairly fresh) PF - Stephen Rentz (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Eddie Rutledge (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-18 |
| 11:38 | Auburn | James Gallego grabs the defensive rebound | 12-18 |
| 11:31 | Auburn | John Strothers steps in front of the Brent Watkins pass | 12-18 |
| 11:26 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball slams it home on a great pass from John Strothers | 14-18 |
| 11:01 | Auburn | John Strothers steals it from Eddie Rutledge | 14-18 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Herbert Crumpton - foul #2 on Herbert Crumpton, team foul #3 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), James Malloy (SF), Rogelio Russo (PF), Douglas Wallace (C) Dwayne Larue, John Strothers, Robert Lima, Porter Jones | |
| Subs | Auburn | Charles Poythress (PG), Lowell Willis (SG), William Matthews (SF), Kenneth Marshall (PF), David West (C) Brent Watkins, Herbert Crumpton, James Gallego, Stephen Rentz, Eddie Rutledge | |
| 10:57 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 10:36 | Auburn | Kenneth Marshall is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 16-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (SG) Darius Ball | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 10:18 | Mississippi State | James Malloy's layup is rejected by Kenneth Marshall | 16-18 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Wallace | 16-18 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi State | William Matthews is called for the reach on James Malloy - foul #1 on William Matthews, team foul #4 | 16-18 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | Douglas Wallace lays it in | 18-18 |
| 09:28 | Auburn | Charles Poythress's pass is intercepted by James Malloy | 18-18 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi State | James Malloy lays it in | 20-18 |
| 09:10 | Auburn | Lowell Willis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darius Ball (PG), John Strothers (SF), Eric Ransom (PF), Porter Jones (C) Gregory Claassen, James Malloy, Rogelio Russo, Douglas Wallace | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Gallego (SF), Stephen Rentz (PF) William Matthews, David West | |
| 08:55 | Mississippi State | Porter Jones misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kenneth Marshall - foul #1 on Kenneth Marshall, team foul #5 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue (SG) Wayne Powell | |
| Subs | Auburn | Eddie Rutledge (C) Kenneth Marshall | |
| 08:55 | Mississippi State | Porter Jones misses the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 08:55 | Mississippi State | Porter Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 08:55 | Auburn | Eddie Rutledge snags the defensive board | 20-18 |
| 08:32 | Auburn | Charles Poythress hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-18 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi State | John Strothers gets the rebound | 20-18 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 20-18 |
| 08:19 | Auburn | Charles Poythress grabs the defensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 08:13 | Auburn | Eddie Rutledge can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Eric Ransom - foul #1 on Eric Ransom, team foul #1 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), James Malloy (SF), Rogelio Russo (PF), Douglas Wallace (C) Dwayne Larue, John Strothers, Eric Ransom, Porter Jones | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brent Watkins (PG) Lowell Willis | |
| 08:13 | Auburn | Eddie Rutledge misses the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 08:13 | Auburn | Eddie Rutledge makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo misses the floater from close range but he's hacked by Stephen Rentz - foul #1 on Stephen Rentz, team foul #6 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Strothers (SF) James Malloy | |
| Subs | Auburn | David West (C) Eddie Rutledge | |
| 08:04 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 08:04 | Auburn | David West grabs the board | 21-19 |
| 07:35 | Auburn | David West is fouled on the floor by Douglas Wallace - foul #1 on Douglas Wallace, team foul #2 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue (SG), James Malloy (SF), Eric Ransom (PF) Darius Ball, John Strothers, Rogelio Russo | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Matthews (SF), Kenneth Marshall (C) James Gallego, David West | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Wayne Powell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dwayne Larue (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Malloy (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eric Ransom (fresh) 2 pts. C - Douglas Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Brent Watkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Charles Poythress (fairly fresh) SF - William Matthews (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Stephen Rentz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Marshall (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Auburn | Kenneth Marshall evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 21-19 |
| 07:20 | Auburn | Kenneth Marshall gets the offensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 07:01 | Auburn | Charles Poythress comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-19 |
| 06:59 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi State | Stephen Rentz steals the ball from Dwayne Larue | 21-19 |
| 06:29 | Auburn | Brent Watkins works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 21-19 |
| 06:27 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue grabs the board | 21-19 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi State | James Malloy is hacked by William Matthews - foul #2 on William Matthews, team foul #7 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darius Ball (PG), John Strothers (SF), Rogelio Russo (PF), Porter Jones (C) Wayne Powell, Dwayne Larue, Eric Ransom, Douglas Wallace | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lowell Willis (SG), Donald Howie (SF), Eddie Rutledge (C) Charles Poythress, William Matthews, Stephen Rentz | |
| 06:23 | Mississippi State | James Malloy makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi State | James Malloy makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 05:59 | Auburn | John Strothers picks off the pass by Eddie Rutledge | 23-19 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball blows the layup | 23-19 |
| 05:54 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Kenneth Marshall | 23-19 |
| 05:31 | Auburn | Eddie Rutledge can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 23-19 |
| 05:30 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo pulls down the rebound | 23-19 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo misses the jumpshot from the right side | 23-19 |
| 05:22 | Auburn | Eddie Rutledge snags the defensive board | 23-19 |
| 05:03 | Auburn | Donald Howie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (SG), Eric Ransom (PF) James Malloy, Rogelio Russo | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Gallego (SF), Stephen Rentz (PF) Donald Howie, Kenneth Marshall | |
| 04:55 | Mississippi State | Porter Jones is whistled for traveling | 23-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Wallace (C) Porter Jones | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 04:32 | Auburn | Eddie Rutledge hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 23-19 |
| 04:31 | Auburn | Eddie Rutledge pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 04:13 | Auburn | Eric Ransom swats the shot by Brent Watkins | 23-19 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen gets the rebound | 23-19 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi State | John Strothers scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Darius Ball and he's hacked by James Gallego - foul #1 on James Gallego, team foul #8 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (PG), Dwayne Larue (SG), Rogelio Russo (PF), Porter Jones (C) Darius Ball, Gregory Claassen, Eric Ransom, Douglas Wallace | |
| Subs | Auburn | Herbert Crumpton (SG), David West (C) Brent Watkins, Eddie Rutledge | |
| 03:56 | Mississippi State | John Strothers misses the free throw | 25-19 |
| 03:56 | Auburn | James Gallego grabs the board | 25-19 |
| 03:27 | Auburn | Herbert Crumpton misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 25-19 |
| 03:25 | Auburn | Stephen Rentz grabs the offensive rebound | 25-19 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Wayne Powell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dwayne Larue (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Strothers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Rogelio Russo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Porter Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lowell Willis (fresh) SG - Herbert Crumpton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Gallego (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Stephen Rentz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - David West (fresh) | |
| 03:05 | Auburn | Herbert Crumpton is fouled on the floor by Wayne Powell - foul #1 on Wayne Powell, team foul #3 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darius Ball (PG), Eric Ransom (SF), Robert Lima (PF) Wayne Powell, John Strothers, Rogelio Russo | |
| Subs | Auburn | Charles Poythress (PG) Lowell Willis | |
| 02:45 | Auburn | Herbert Crumpton makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Charles Poythress | 25-22 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi State | Eric Ransom loses the ball out of bounds | 25-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), James Malloy (SF), Douglas Wallace (C) Dwayne Larue, Robert Lima, Porter Jones | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Matthews (SF), Kenneth Marshall (PF), Eddie Rutledge (C) James Gallego, Stephen Rentz, David West | |
| 02:21 | Auburn | Herbert Crumpton knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Kenneth Marshall | 25-25 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 25-25 |
| 02:10 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Eddie Rutledge | 25-25 |
| 01:46 | Auburn | Herbert Crumpton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue (SG), John Strothers (SF), Rogelio Russo (PF), Porter Jones (C) Darius Ball, James Malloy, Eric Ransom, Douglas Wallace | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | John Strothers scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Wayne Powell | 27-25 |
| 00:55 | Auburn | Herbert Crumpton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 27-25 |
| 00:53 | Auburn | Eddie Rutledge misses the tip | 27-25 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell pulls down the rebound | 27-25 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | William Matthews steals it from John Strothers | 27-25 |
| 00:30 | Auburn | William Matthews is fouled on the floor by John Strothers - foul #1 on John Strothers, team foul #4 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darius Ball (PG), Gregory Claassen (SG), James Malloy (SF), Eric Ransom (PF), Douglas Wallace (C) Wayne Powell, Dwayne Larue, John Strothers, Rogelio Russo, Porter Jones | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brent Watkins (PG), James Gallego (SF), Stephen Rentz (PF), David West (C) Charles Poythress, William Matthews, Kenneth Marshall, Eddie Rutledge | |
| 00:04 | Auburn | Herbert Crumpton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-25 |
| 00:03 | Auburn | James Gallego misses the tip | 27-25 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Eric Ransom gets the rebound | 27-25 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Eric Ransom hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 27-25 |