| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Sammy Whitten (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Orlando Arendt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Greg Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Washington (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Johnny Koster (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sheldon Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Gentle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Geoffrey Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor inbounds the ball | 37-27 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Auburn | Greg Walker steals the ball from Sheldon Taylor | 37-27 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi | Sammy Whitten drills a jumper from the right block | 39-27 |
| 19:12 | Auburn | Joe Kennedy comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-27 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues pulls down the rebound | 39-27 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-27 |
| 18:51 | Auburn | Johnny Koster gets the rebound | 39-27 |
| 18:46 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 39-27 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi | Sammy Whitten grabs the board | 39-27 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt misses the floater from just outside the lane | 39-27 |
| 18:25 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt snags the defensive board | 39-27 |
| 18:01 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Orlando Arendt - foul #1 on Orlando Arendt, team foul #1 | 39-27 |
| 18:01 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 18:01 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt dunks the ball set up by Kevin Pegues and he's hacked by Sheldon Taylor - foul #2 on Sheldon Taylor, team foul #1 | 41-29 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt makes the free throw | 42-29 |
| 17:27 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt misses the lay-in | 42-29 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt gets the rebound | 42-29 |
| 17:21 | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 42-29 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi | Paul Washington snags the offensive board | 42-29 |
| 17:07 | Mississippi | Sammy Whitten knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Orlando Arendt | 44-29 |
| 16:50 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-29 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi | Paul Washington snags the defensive board | 44-29 |
| 16:24 | Mississippi | 3 seconds is called on Orlando Arendt | 44-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bobby Barrett (SF), Gene Davis (PF) Orlando Arendt, Greg Walker | |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mains (PG), Wallace Mishler (SG), Paul Parsons (SF), Terry Fitch (PF), Patrick Odom (C) Johnny Koster, Joe Kennedy, Sheldon Taylor, Wayne Gentle, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| 16:09 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler blows the layup | 44-29 |
| 16:07 | Auburn | Paul Parsons gets the offensive rebound | 44-29 |
| 15:53 | Auburn | Patrick Odom misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-29 |
| 15:52 | Mississippi | Bobby Barrett grabs the board | 44-29 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Pegues (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Sammy Whitten (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Barrett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gene Davis (fresh) C - Paul Washington (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Thomas Mains (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Wallace Mishler (fresh) SF - Paul Parsons (fresh) PF - Terry Fitch (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Odom (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Patrick Odom - foul #1 on Patrick Odom, team foul #2 | 44-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Mertens (SG), Quinn Botkin (SF) Sammy Whitten, Paul Washington | |
| Subs | Auburn | Johnny Koster (PG) Wallace Mishler | |
| 15:34 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues makes the 1st free throw | 45-29 |
| 15:34 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues makes the 2nd free throw | 46-29 |
| 15:27 | Auburn | Patrick Odom is called for traveling | 46-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook (PG) Kevin Pegues | |
| Subs | Auburn | Wayne Gentle (PF) Patrick Odom | |
| 15:04 | Mississippi | Scott Mertens is whistled for a carry | 46-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt (SF), Greg Walker (PF) Quinn Botkin, Bobby Barrett | |
| Subs | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor (SF) Terry Fitch | |
| 14:55 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle can't finish the layup | 46-29 |
| 14:53 | Auburn | Thomas Mains grabs the offensive rebound | 46-29 |
| 14:40 | Auburn | Paul Parsons misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-29 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi | Gene Davis pulls down the rebound | 46-29 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi | Scott Mertens misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-29 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi | Greg Walker hits the follow up shot | 48-29 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 14:02 | Auburn | Paul Parsons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues (PG), Sammy Whitten (SG), Paul Washington (C) Dustin Holbrook, Scott Mertens, Gene Davis | |
| Subs | Auburn | Joe Kennedy (SG), Geoffrey Hunt (C) Thomas Mains, Paul Parsons | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 13:38 | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Kevin Pegues | 50-29 |
| 13:30 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt blows the layup | 50-29 |
| 13:29 | Mississippi | Paul Washington snags the defensive board | 50-29 |
| 13:01 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-29 |
| 13:00 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor grabs the board | 50-29 |
| 12:51 | Auburn | Kevin Pegues is called for the reach on Geoffrey Hunt - foul #2 on Kevin Pegues, team foul #2 | 50-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bobby Barrett (SF), Gene Davis (PF) Orlando Arendt, Greg Walker | |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mains (PG), Paul Parsons (SF), Terry Fitch (PF) Johnny Koster, Sheldon Taylor, Wayne Gentle | |
| 12:32 | Auburn | Terry Fitch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-29 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi | Joe Kennedy steals it from Sammy Whitten | 50-29 |
| 11:58 | Auburn | Gene Davis swats the layup by Paul Parsons | 50-29 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi | Paul Washington gets the rebound | 50-29 |
| 11:42 | Mississippi | Bobby Barrett misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Joe Kennedy - foul #2 on Joe Kennedy, team foul #3 | 50-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt (SF) Gene Davis | |
| Subs | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor (SF) Terry Fitch | |
| 11:42 | Mississippi | Bobby Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 51-29 |
| 11:42 | Mississippi | Bobby Barrett misses the 2nd free throw | 51-29 |
| 11:42 | Auburn | Joe Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 51-29 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Sammy Whitten (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Orlando Arendt (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bobby Barrett (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Washington (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Thomas Mains (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joe Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sheldon Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Parsons (fresh) C - Geoffrey Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt hits a jumper from the left side set up by Joe Kennedy | 51-31 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi | Sammy Whitten is hacked by Thomas Mains - foul #2 on Thomas Mains, team foul #4 | 51-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Walker (PF) Bobby Barrett | |
| Subs | Auburn | Johnny Koster (PG), Wayne Gentle (PF) Joe Kennedy, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| 10:49 | Mississippi | Greg Walker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Wayne Gentle - foul #2 on Wayne Gentle, team foul #5 | 51-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Mertens (SG) Sammy Whitten | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 10:49 | Mississippi | Greg Walker makes the 1st free throw | 52-31 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi | Greg Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 53-31 |
| 10:32 | Auburn | Thomas Mains misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-31 |
| 10:31 | Auburn | Thomas Mains pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-31 |
| 10:18 | Auburn | Paul Washington picks off the pass by Paul Parsons | 53-31 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Orlando Arendt | 56-31 |
| 09:34 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 56-31 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi | Paul Washington snags the defensive board | 56-31 |
| 09:04 | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Kevin Pegues | 59-31 |
| 08:50 | Auburn | Johnny Koster buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Mains | 59-34 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-34 |
| 08:28 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor gets the rebound | 59-34 |
| 08:08 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Johnny Koster | 59-36 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi | Greg Walker connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Washington | 62-36 |
| 07:42 | Auburn | Paul Parsons jams it on a nice dish by Wayne Gentle and the foul's on Orlando Arendt - foul #2 on Orlando Arendt, team foul #3 | 62-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook (PG), Sammy Whitten (SG), Quinn Botkin (SF), Bobby Barrett (PF), Gene Davis (C) Kevin Pegues, Scott Mertens, Orlando Arendt, Greg Walker, Paul Washington | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Fike (PG), Joe Kennedy (SG), Terry Fitch (PF), Geoffrey Hunt (C) Johnny Koster, Thomas Mains, Sheldon Taylor, Wayne Gentle | |
| 07:42 | Auburn | Paul Parsons makes the free throw | 62-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dustin Holbrook (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sammy Whitten (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Quinn Botkin (fresh) PF - Bobby Barrett (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gene Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - David Fike (fresh) SG - Joe Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Parsons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terry Fitch (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Geoffrey Hunt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Mississippi | Gene Davis is fouled on the floor by Geoffrey Hunt - foul #1 on Geoffrey Hunt, team foul #6 | 62-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Wallace Mishler (PF) Paul Parsons | |
| 07:07 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Hunt is called for the reach on Sammy Whitten - foul #2 on Geoffrey Hunt, team foul #7 | 62-39 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi | Sammy Whitten misses the 1st free throw | 62-39 |
| 07:07 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Wallace Mishler | 62-39 |
| 06:49 | Auburn | David Fike comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-39 |
| 06:47 | Auburn | Terry Fitch misses the tip | 62-39 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi | Bobby Barrett pulls down the rebound | 62-39 |
| 06:27 | Mississippi | Gene Davis knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Sammy Whitten | 64-39 |
| 06:19 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt knocks in the fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by Gene Davis - foul #1 on Gene Davis, team foul #4 | 64-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Washington (C) Quinn Botkin | |
| Subs | Auburn | Johnny Koster (PG), Wayne Gentle (PF) David Fike, Wallace Mishler | |
| 06:19 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt makes the free throw | 64-42 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 66-42 |
| 05:33 | Auburn | Gene Davis blocks the jumper by Johnny Koster | 66-42 |
| 05:32 | Auburn | Joe Kennedy snags the offensive board | 66-42 |
| 05:18 | Auburn | Johnny Koster misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-42 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi | Paul Washington pulls down the rebound | 66-42 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi | Bobby Barrett scores on a turnaround from the right block | 68-42 |
| 04:57 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle knocks in the 3 from straight away | 68-45 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook's floater is tipped away by Wayne Gentle | 68-45 |
| 04:30 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle gets the rebound | 68-45 |
| 04:18 | Auburn | Johnny Koster can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-45 |
| 04:17 | Auburn | Joe Kennedy tips it in | 68-47 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-47 |
| 03:58 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle snags the defensive board | 68-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:44 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-47 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi | Bobby Barrett grabs the board | 68-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dustin Holbrook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sammy Whitten (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Barrett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gene Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Paul Washington (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Johnny Koster (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joe Kennedy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terry Fitch (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Gentle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Geoffrey Hunt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 68-47 |
| 03:21 | Auburn | Johnny Koster gets the rebound | 68-47 |
| 03:01 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-47 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi | Bobby Barrett snags the defensive board | 68-47 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi | Gene Davis is called for traveling | 68-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Mays (PG), Scott Mertens (SG), Quinn Botkin (SF), John Alejandro (C) Dustin Holbrook, Sammy Whitten, Gene Davis, Paul Washington | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Fike (PG), Thomas Mains (SG), Paul Parsons (SF), Wallace Mishler (PF), Patrick Odom (C) Johnny Koster, Joe Kennedy, Terry Fitch, Wayne Gentle, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| 02:20 | Auburn | Patrick Odom misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Quinn Botkin - foul #1 on Quinn Botkin, team foul #5 | 68-47 |
| 02:20 | Auburn | Patrick Odom misses the 1st free throw | 68-47 |
| 02:20 | Auburn | Patrick Odom makes the 2nd free throw | 68-48 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi | John Alejandro misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-48 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi | Bobby Barrett tips it home | 70-48 |
| 01:59 | Auburn | Thomas Mains misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-48 |
| 01:58 | Mississippi | Bobby Barrett gets the rebound | 70-48 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi | John Alejandro misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-48 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi | Bobby Barrett pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-48 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi | Bobby Barrett knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Mays | 73-48 |
| 01:03 | Auburn | Patrick Odom buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Wallace Mishler | 73-50 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi | Scott Mertens connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Alejandro | 76-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Auburn | Thomas Mains scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by David Fike | 76-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | John Mays runs out the clock | 76-53 |