| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Brown (fresh) SG - Milton Cuneo (fresh) SF - Clinton Meyer (fresh) PF - Miladen Zlaten (fresh) C - Robert Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Scott Baucom (fresh) SG - Joseph Payan (fresh) SF - Carl Archer (fresh) PF - Clifton Swenceski (fresh) C - Richard Patterson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Richard Patterson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:52 | Auburn | Joseph Payan is hacked by Milton Cuneo - foul #1 on Milton Cuneo, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Auburn | Robert Smith swats the layup by Joseph Payan | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Auburn | Richard Patterson tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | Mississippi | Joseph Payan takes the ball from Miladen Zlaten in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Auburn | Richard Patterson is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi | Robert Smith gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi | Robert Smith blows the dunk | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | Auburn | Scott Baucom grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | Auburn | Carl Archer loses the dribble to Clinton Meyer | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:20 | Auburn | Richard Patterson snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:15 | Auburn | Kevin Brown takes the ball from Scott Baucom | 0-2 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo is hacked by Joseph Payan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Payan, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 17:53 | Auburn | Richard Patterson pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:46 | Auburn | Scott Baucom misses the dunk attempt | 0-2 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi | Kevin Brown gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:25 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-2 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten tips it home | 2-2 |
| 17:13 | Auburn | Scott Baucom misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi | Robert Smith pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:52 | Mississippi | Kevin Brown misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 16:51 | Auburn | Richard Patterson snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 16:46 | Auburn | Joseph Payan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-2 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Clinton Meyer | 2-2 |
| 16:31 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo is fouled on the floor by Clifton Swenceski - foul #1 on Clifton Swenceski, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Stogner (PG), William Lore (SG), William King (SF), Charles Fitzgerald (PF), Thurman Lewis (C) Kevin Brown, Milton Cuneo, Clinton Meyer, Miladen Zlaten, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Auburn | Eugene Krieg (PG), Travis Brooks (SG), Nathanial Newton (SF), Donald Randall (PF), Oscar Ramos (C) Scott Baucom, Joseph Payan, Carl Archer, Clifton Swenceski, Richard Patterson | |
| 16:18 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 2-2 |
| 16:17 | Mississippi | Robert Stogner tips it home | 4-2 |
| 16:11 | Auburn | William Lore is called for the reach on Travis Brooks - foul #1 on William Lore, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 15:55 | Auburn | Eugene Krieg misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Thurman Lewis - foul #1 on Thurman Lewis, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| 15:55 | Auburn | Eugene Krieg misses the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 15:55 | Auburn | Eugene Krieg makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Stogner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Lore (fresh) SF - William King (fresh) PF - Charles Fitzgerald (fresh) C - Thurman Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Eugene Krieg (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Travis Brooks (fresh) SF - Nathanial Newton (fresh) PF - Donald Randall (fresh) C - Oscar Ramos (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Mississippi | William King is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 4-3 |
| 15:39 | Auburn | Nathanial Newton misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on William King - foul #1 on William King, team foul #4 | 4-3 |
| 15:39 | Auburn | Nathanial Newton makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 15:39 | Auburn | Nathanial Newton misses the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 15:39 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Charles Fitzgerald | 4-4 |
| 15:37 | Mississippi | William Lore is fouled in the backcourt by Oscar Ramos - foul #1 on Oscar Ramos, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| 15:23 | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Brown (PG) Robert Stogner | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 15:09 | Auburn | Eugene Krieg clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 15:07 | Auburn | Nathanial Newton tips it home | 4-6 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi | Kevin Brown can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 4-6 |
| 14:43 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Donald Randall | 4-6 |
| 14:41 | Auburn | Kevin Brown steals the ball from Eugene Krieg in the backcourt | 4-6 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi | Kevin Brown hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by William Lore | 7-6 |
| 14:13 | Auburn | Eugene Krieg misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-6 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald is hacked by Nathanial Newton - foul #1 on Nathanial Newton, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Stogner (PG), Milton Cuneo (SG), Clinton Meyer (SF), Miladen Zlaten (PF), Robert Smith (C) Kevin Brown, William Lore, William King, Charles Fitzgerald, Thurman Lewis | |
| Subs | Auburn | Scott Baucom (PG), Joseph Payan (SG), Timothy Best (SF), Clifton Swenceski (PF), Richard Patterson (C) Eugene Krieg, Travis Brooks, Nathanial Newton, Donald Randall, Oscar Ramos | |
| 13:19 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten is open and scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Clinton Meyer | 9-6 |
| 12:53 | Auburn | Timothy Best banks in the layup | 9-8 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-8 |
| 12:31 | Auburn | Miladen Zlaten takes the ball from Timothy Best | 12-8 |
| 12:16 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Brown (SF), Charles Fitzgerald (PF) Clinton Meyer, Miladen Zlaten | |
| Subs | Auburn | Carl Archer (SF) Timothy Best | |
| 11:56 | Auburn | Charles Fitzgerald blocks the short jumper by Carl Archer | 12-8 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Stogner | 12-8 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Stogner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Milton Cuneo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charles Fitzgerald (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Scott Baucom (fresh) SG - Joseph Payan (fairly fresh) SF - Carl Archer (fresh) PF - Clifton Swenceski (tiring) C - Richard Patterson (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Charles Fitzgerald | 15-8 |
| 11:23 | Auburn | Charles Fitzgerald takes the ball from Joseph Payan after a doubleteam | 15-8 |
| 10:58 | Mississippi | Robert Smith drills a shot near the basket set up by Robert Stogner and the foul's on Richard Patterson - foul #1 on Richard Patterson, team foul #5 | 17-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Lore (SG), William King (SF), Thurman Lewis (C) Robert Stogner, Milton Cuneo, Charles Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Auburn | Eugene Krieg (PG), Travis Brooks (SG), Oscar Ramos (C) Scott Baucom, Joseph Payan, Richard Patterson | |
| 10:58 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the free throw | 18-8 |
| 10:45 | Auburn | Carl Archer buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 18-10 |
| 10:27 | Mississippi | William Lore is whistled for traveling | 18-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer (SF), Miladen Zlaten (PF) William King, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Auburn | Timothy Best (SF), Donald Randall (PF) Carl Archer, Clifton Swenceski | |
| 10:12 | Auburn | Donald Randall misses the lay-in | 18-10 |
| 10:11 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Kevin Brown | 18-10 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi | William Lore is fouled in the backcourt by Travis Brooks - foul #1 on Travis Brooks, team foul #6 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Nathanial Newton (SF) Timothy Best | |
| 09:42 | Mississippi | William Lore is whistled for a carry | 18-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William King (SF), Charles Fitzgerald (PF) Clinton Meyer, Miladen Zlaten | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 09:22 | Auburn | Travis Brooks connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 18-12 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi | William Lore is hacked by Oscar Ramos - foul #2 on Oscar Ramos, team foul #7 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Stogner (PG) Kevin Brown | |
| Subs | Auburn | Scott Baucom (PG), Timothy Best (SG), Carl Archer (SF), Clifton Swenceski (PF), Richard Patterson (C) Eugene Krieg, Travis Brooks, Nathanial Newton, Donald Randall, Oscar Ramos | |
| 08:58 | Mississippi | William Lore makes the 1st free throw | 19-12 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi | William Lore makes the 2nd free throw | 20-12 |
| 08:41 | Auburn | Clifton Swenceski misses the floater from close range | 20-12 |
| 08:40 | Auburn | Richard Patterson can't tip it in | 20-12 |
| 08:39 | Auburn | Carl Archer pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-12 |
| 08:25 | Auburn | Richard Patterson is whistled for a carry | 20-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo (SG), Clinton Meyer (SF), Miladen Zlaten (PF), Robert Smith (C) William Lore, William King, Charles Fitzgerald, Thurman Lewis | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 08:05 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten is open and buries a jumper from close range set up by Clinton Meyer | 22-12 |
| 07:49 | Auburn | Clifton Swenceski loses the dribble to Clinton Meyer | 22-12 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi | Robert Stogner lays it in on a nice dish by Clinton Meyer | 24-12 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Stogner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Milton Cuneo (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Clinton Meyer (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Miladen Zlaten (fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Scott Baucom (fresh) SG - Timothy Best (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carl Archer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clifton Swenceski (tiring) C - Richard Patterson (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Auburn | Carl Archer knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 24-14 |
| 07:22 | Mississippi | Robert Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Brown (PG), William King (SF), Charles Fitzgerald (PF) Robert Stogner, Clinton Meyer, Miladen Zlaten | |
| Subs | Auburn | Travis Brooks (SG), Donald Randall (PF) Timothy Best, Clifton Swenceski | |
| 07:12 | Auburn | Scott Baucom misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Charles Fitzgerald - foul #1 on Charles Fitzgerald, team foul #5 | 24-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis (C) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Auburn | Nathanial Newton (SF) Carl Archer | |
| 07:12 | Auburn | Scott Baucom misses the 1st free throw | 24-14 |
| 07:12 | Auburn | Scott Baucom misses the 2nd free throw | 24-14 |
| 07:12 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 24-14 |
| 06:48 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-14 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-14 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi | Kevin Brown hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-14 |
| 06:16 | Auburn | Nathanial Newton buries a shot from the right wing | 27-16 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Thurman Lewis | 30-16 |
| 05:34 | Auburn | Travis Brooks misses the shot from just outside the lane | 30-16 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald gets the rebound | 30-16 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Donald Randall - foul #1 on Donald Randall, team foul #8 | 30-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Stogner (PG), William Lore (SG), Clinton Meyer (SF), Miladen Zlaten (C) Kevin Brown, Milton Cuneo, William King, Thurman Lewis | |
| Subs | Auburn | Eugene Krieg (PG), Joseph Payan (SG), Timothy Best (SF), Clifton Swenceski (PF) Scott Baucom, Travis Brooks, Nathanial Newton, Donald Randall | |
| 05:26 | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald misses the 1st free throw | 30-16 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald misses the 2nd free throw | 30-16 |
| 05:26 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Clifton Swenceski | 30-16 |
| 05:12 | Auburn | Richard Patterson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Charles Fitzgerald - foul #2 on Charles Fitzgerald, team foul #6 | 30-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Smith (C) Charles Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 05:12 | Auburn | Richard Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 30-16 |
| 05:12 | Auburn | Richard Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-17 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Clifton Swenceski - foul #2 on Clifton Swenceski, team foul #9 | 30-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Carl Archer (SF), Donald Randall (PF) Timothy Best, Clifton Swenceski | |
| 04:49 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten misses the 1st free throw | 30-17 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten makes the 2nd free throw | 31-17 |
| 04:36 | Auburn | Donald Randall buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Eugene Krieg | 31-19 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi | William Lore comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-19 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten can't tip it in | 31-19 |
| 04:04 | Auburn | Carl Archer gets the rebound | 31-19 |
| 03:57 | Auburn | Donald Randall buries a turnaround near the basket | 31-21 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Miladen Zlaten, team foul #7 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Brown (PG), Milton Cuneo (SG), William King (SF), Charles Fitzgerald (PF), Thurman Lewis (C) Robert Stogner, William Lore, Clinton Meyer, Miladen Zlaten, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Auburn | Scott Baucom (PG), Travis Brooks (SG), Timothy Best (SF), Clifton Swenceski (PF), Oscar Ramos (C) Eugene Krieg, Joseph Payan, Carl Archer, Donald Randall, Richard Patterson | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Milton Cuneo (fresh) 9 pts. SF - William King (fresh) PF - Charles Fitzgerald (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thurman Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Scott Baucom (fresh) SG - Travis Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Best (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clifton Swenceski (tiring) C - Oscar Ramos (fresh) | |
| 03:12 | Auburn | Timothy Best can't finish the layup but the foul's on Thurman Lewis - foul #2 on Thurman Lewis, team foul #8 | 31-21 |
| 03:12 | Auburn | Timothy Best makes the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 03:12 | Auburn | Timothy Best makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 31-23 |
| 02:49 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Oscar Ramos | 31-23 |
| 02:43 | Auburn | Timothy Best hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 31-23 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi | Kevin Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 31-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Nathanial Newton (SF) Timothy Best | |
| 02:27 | Auburn | Scott Baucom comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Fitzgerald - foul #3 on Charles Fitzgerald, team foul #9 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Stogner (PG), William Lore (SG), Miladen Zlaten (PF) Milton Cuneo, William King, Charles Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 02:27 | Auburn | Scott Baucom makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 02:27 | Auburn | Scott Baucom makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 01:58 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten misses the open dunk | 31-25 |
| 01:56 | Auburn | Clifton Swenceski grabs the board | 31-25 |
| 01:52 | Auburn | Scott Baucom knocks in the floater from the right wing | 31-27 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by William Lore | 33-27 |
| 01:26 | Auburn | Travis Brooks is hacked by Thurman Lewis - foul #3 on Thurman Lewis, team foul #10 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo (SG), Clinton Meyer (SF), Robert Smith (C) Robert Stogner, William Lore, Thurman Lewis | |
| Subs | Auburn | Eugene Krieg (PG), Carl Archer (SF) Scott Baucom, Nathanial Newton | |
| 01:26 | Auburn | Travis Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 01:26 | Auburn | Travis Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi | Travis Brooks is called for the reach on Milton Cuneo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Travis Brooks, team foul #10 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Payan (SG), Donald Randall (PF) Travis Brooks, Clifton Swenceski | |
| 01:24 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 01:11 | Auburn | Eugene Krieg clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-29 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi | Robert Smith gets the rebound | 35-29 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten blows the wide open layup | 35-29 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten grabs the offensive board | 35-29 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | The jump hook by Miladen Zlaten is blocked by Oscar Ramos | 35-29 |
| 00:30 | Auburn | Donald Randall grabs the board | 35-29 |
| 00:26 | Auburn | Eugene Krieg makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Randall | 35-32 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Kevin Brown misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-32 |