| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Vallone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alonso Day (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Villa (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Gruenberg (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Espey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shawn Breaux (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) C - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux inbounds the ball | 28-22 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton is hacked by John Gruenberg - foul #1 on John Gruenberg, team foul #1 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Curtis Hines (PF) Chad Smith | |
| 19:12 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Thomas Hamilton | 28-24 |
| 19:07 | Auburn | John Vallone misses the shot from the free throw line | 28-24 |
| 19:05 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey gets the rebound | 28-24 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-24 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux snags the offensive board | 28-24 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-24 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Randall Murray (SF), Chad Smith (PF) David Myers, Shawn Breaux, Curtis Hines | |
| 17:53 | Auburn | Joseph Jones banks in the layup set up by John Vallone | 30-24 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton clanks a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Mario Villa - foul #2 on Mario Villa, team foul #2 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Dwight Jones (PF) Paul Mathieu, Chad Smith | |
| 17:37 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 17:37 | Auburn | John Gruenberg pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 17:12 | Auburn | Bryan Espey picks off the pass by John Gruenberg | 30-25 |
| 16:46 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton can't throw it down | 30-25 |
| 16:44 | Auburn | Mario Villa grabs the defensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 16:40 | Auburn | Mario Villa knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Alonso Day | 33-25 |
| 16:24 | Mississippi | Randall Murray is called for traveling | 33-25 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (PG), Theodore Gascon (SG), Ronald Lafayette (PF), Freddy Grenz (C) John Vallone, Alonso Day, Joseph Jones, John Gruenberg | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Shawn Breaux (SF), Chad Smith (PF) Bradley Dunning, Randall Murray, Dwight Jones | |
| 16:08 | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette's fadeaway is rejected by Chad Smith | 33-25 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 15:37 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey is fouled on the floor by Theodore Gascon - foul #1 on Theodore Gascon, team foul #3 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Faust (SF) Mario Villa | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Curtis Hines (PF) Chad Smith | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Paul Pace (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Theodore Gascon (fresh) SF - David Faust (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Lafayette (fresh) C - Freddy Grenz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Espey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shawn Breaux (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Curtis Hines (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Hamilton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:16 | Mississippi | David Myers scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Bryan Espey | 33-28 |
| 15:12 | Auburn | Theodore Gascon hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by David Faust | 35-28 |
| 15:03 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Bryan Espey | 35-30 |
| 14:45 | Auburn | Curtis Hines steals the ball from David Faust | 35-30 |
| 14:26 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Myers | 35-32 |
| 14:06 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz lays it in on a nice dish by Paul Pace and he's fouled by Thomas Hamilton - foul #3 on Thomas Hamilton, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Vallone (PG), Alonso Day (SG), Mario Villa (SF), Joseph Jones (PF) Paul Pace, Theodore Gascon, David Faust, Ronald Lafayette | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Chad Smith (PF) David Myers, Curtis Hines | |
| 14:06 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz makes the free throw | 38-32 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton is denied on a layup by Joseph Jones | 38-32 |
| 13:53 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Mario Villa | 38-32 |
| 13:49 | Auburn | Mario Villa can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Mario Villa - foul #3 on Mario Villa, team foul #4 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Gruenberg (C) Freddy Grenz | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Randall Murray (SF) Paul Mathieu, Shawn Breaux | |
| 13:30 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey misses the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 13:30 | Auburn | John Gruenberg pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 13:25 | Auburn | John Vallone loses the ball out of bounds | 38-33 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (SG), Dwight Jones (SF) Bryan Espey, Randall Murray | |
| 13:03 | Mississippi | David Myers scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Mathieu | 38-36 |
| 12:58 | Auburn | Mario Villa makes the contested 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from John Vallone | 41-36 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi | David Myers makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Chad Smith | 41-39 |
| 12:31 | Auburn | Mario Villa splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Vallone | 44-39 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton hits a turnaround from the baseline | 44-41 |
| 12:05 | Auburn | Alonso Day clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 12:03 | Auburn | Joseph Jones snags the offensive board | 44-41 |
| 11:45 | Auburn | The short jumper by Joseph Jones is denied by Chad Smith | 44-41 |
| 11:43 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 11:18 | Mississippi | Chad Smith misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 44-41 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi | David Myers pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Vallone (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Alonso Day (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mario Villa (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Gruenberg (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwight Jones (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - Thomas Hamilton (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:03 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton loses the dribble to John Gruenberg | 44-41 |
| 10:57 | Auburn | Mario Villa misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi | Chad Smith gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi | John Gruenberg is called for the reach on Chad Smith - foul #2 on John Gruenberg, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (PG), Theodore Gascon (SG), David Faust (SF), Ronald Lafayette (PF), Freddy Grenz (C) John Vallone, Alonso Day, Mario Villa, Joseph Jones, John Gruenberg | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Bryan Espey (SG), Shawn Breaux (SF), Curtis Hines (PF), Jason Williams (C) David Myers, Paul Mathieu, Dwight Jones, Chad Smith, Thomas Hamilton | |
| 10:17 | Mississippi | Freddy Grenz is called for the reach on Shawn Breaux - foul #1 on Freddy Grenz, team foul #6 | 44-41 |
| 09:59 | Mississippi | Jason Williams hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Lafayette - foul #1 on Ronald Lafayette, team foul #7 | 44-41 |
| 09:59 | Mississippi | Jason Williams makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 09:59 | Mississippi | Jason Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 09:48 | Auburn | David Faust can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jason Williams - foul #1 on Jason Williams, team foul #2 | 44-43 |
| 09:48 | Auburn | David Faust misses the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 09:48 | Auburn | David Faust makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 09:18 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 09:14 | Auburn | Paul Pace hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi | Jason Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 45-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Vallone (PG), Alonso Day (SG), Mario Villa (SF), Joseph Jones (PF), John Gruenberg (C) Paul Pace, Theodore Gascon, David Faust, Ronald Lafayette, Freddy Grenz | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Thomas Hamilton (C) Bradley Dunning, Jason Williams | |
| 08:36 | Auburn | John Gruenberg misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 08:34 | Auburn | John Vallone tips it but misses | 45-43 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by David Myers | 45-46 |
| 08:02 | Auburn | Joseph Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chad Smith (PF), Jason Williams (C) Curtis Hines, Thomas Hamilton | |
| 07:34 | Mississippi | David Myers misses the shot from the left side | 45-46 |
| 07:33 | Mississippi | Jason Williams tips it home | 45-48 |
| 07:28 | Auburn | Mario Villa shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-48 |
| 07:27 | Auburn | Joseph Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 07:13 | Auburn | Mario Villa travels with the ball | 45-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Curtis Hines (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Bryan Espey, Shawn Breaux, Chad Smith, Jason Williams | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Vallone (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Alonso Day (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mario Villa (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Gruenberg (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Murray (fresh) PF - Curtis Hines (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Hamilton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:49 | Mississippi | Randall Murray misses the easy layup | 45-48 |
| 06:48 | Auburn | Alonso Day pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 06:42 | Auburn | Mario Villa shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Randall Murray - foul #3 on Randall Murray, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Bryan Espey (SG), Shawn Breaux (SF), Chad Smith (PF) David Myers, Paul Mathieu, Randall Murray, Curtis Hines | |
| 06:42 | Auburn | Mario Villa makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 06:42 | Auburn | Mario Villa makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 47-48 |
| 06:17 | Auburn | John Gruenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 06:03 | Auburn | Joseph Jones lays it in set up by John Vallone | 49-48 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on John Vallone - foul #2 on John Vallone, team foul #8 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (PG), Theodore Gascon (SG), Ronald Lafayette (PF), Freddy Grenz (C) John Vallone, Alonso Day, Joseph Jones, John Gruenberg | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Randall Murray (SF), Curtis Hines (PF), Jason Williams (C) Bradley Dunning, Shawn Breaux, Chad Smith, Thomas Hamilton | |
| 05:34 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey misses the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 05:34 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 05:11 | Auburn | Mario Villa works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-49 |
| 05:10 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz gets the offensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 04:57 | Auburn | Mario Villa drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi | Paul Pace takes the ball from Randall Murray | 52-49 |
| 04:10 | Auburn | Mario Villa is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-49 |
| 04:08 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz gets the offensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 03:47 | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette hits a jumper from the right side set up by Mario Villa | 54-49 |
| 03:26 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-49 |
| 03:24 | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette gets the rebound | 54-49 |
| 03:24 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Vallone (PG), Alonso Day (SG), Joseph Jones (PF), John Gruenberg (C) Paul Pace, Theodore Gascon, Ronald Lafayette, Freddy Grenz | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (SG), Shawn Breaux (SF), Dwight Jones (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Bryan Espey, Randall Murray, Curtis Hines, Jason Williams | |
| 03:02 | Auburn | Alonso Day knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Joseph Jones | 57-49 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Vallone (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Alonso Day (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mario Villa (fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - John Gruenberg (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Breaux (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dwight Jones (fresh) 4 reb. C - Thomas Hamilton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:47 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton lays it in | 57-51 |
| 02:33 | Auburn | Alonso Day can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-51 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:11 | Mississippi | Alonso Day is called for the reach on David Myers - foul #3 on Alonso Day, team foul #9 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chad Smith (PF) Dwight Jones | |
| 02:11 | Mississippi | David Myers makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi | David Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 02:01 | Auburn | Chad Smith takes the ball from John Gruenberg | 57-53 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi | David Myers clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 01:37 | Auburn | The rebound goes to John Gruenberg | 57-53 |
| 01:22 | Auburn | Joseph Jones buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by John Gruenberg | 59-53 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 00:52 | Auburn | John Vallone pulls down the rebound | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:51 | Auburn | John Vallone is hacked by David Myers in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Myers, team foul #4 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (PG) John Vallone | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bryan Espey (SG) Paul Mathieu | |
| 00:49 | Auburn | Chad Smith is called for the reach on Mario Villa - foul #2 on Chad Smith, team foul #5 | 59-53 |
| 00:46 | Auburn | Thomas Hamilton is called for the reach on John Gruenberg - foul #4 on Thomas Hamilton, team foul #6 | 59-53 |
| 00:45 | Auburn | Mario Villa is hacked by Thomas Hamilton - foul #5 on Thomas Hamilton, team foul #7 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Williams (C) Thomas Hamilton | |
| 00:45 | Auburn | Mario Villa makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:45 | Auburn | Mario Villa makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 61-53 |
| 00:37 | Auburn | Paul Pace pulls down the rebound | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Auburn | Paul Pace is fouled in the backcourt by David Myers - foul #3 on David Myers, team foul #8 | 61-53 |
| 00:35 | Auburn | Paul Pace makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:35 | Auburn | Paul Pace misses the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi | Chad Smith gets the rebound | 62-53 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi | Joseph Jones steps in front of the Bryan Espey pass | 62-53 |
| 00:25 | Auburn | David Myers is called for the reach on Mario Villa in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Myers, team foul #9 | 62-53 |
| 00:25 | Auburn | Mario Villa makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:25 | Auburn | Mario Villa misses the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Jason Williams gets the rebound | 63-53 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-53 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi | Jason Williams can't tip it in | 63-53 |
| 00:15 | Auburn | Paul Pace pulls down the rebound | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Paul Pace runs out the clock | 63-53 |