| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ernest Tyler (fresh) SG - Gerald Littles (fresh) SF - Michael Winters (fresh) PF - Samuel Green (fresh) C - Larry Bunting (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fresh) SG - Tom Pimentel (fresh) SF - Clifton Newlon (fresh) PF - William Patel (fresh) C - Louis Holley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles's floater is knocked away by Clifton Newlon | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Auburn | The rebound goes to John Moen | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Auburn | William Patel scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Tom Pimentel | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi State | John Moen steals the ball from Gerald Littles | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Auburn | William Patel buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from John Moen | 0-4 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-4 |
| 18:17 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon is fouled on the floor by Michael Winters - foul #1 on Michael Winters, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 18:12 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel's pass is intercepted by Gerald Littles | 3-4 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting loses the ball out of bounds | 3-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Marcus Ono (PG), Gary Napper (SG), Brian Matthews (SF), Robert Morrison (PF), Daniel Landry (C) John Moen, Tom Pimentel, Clifton Newlon, William Patel, Louis Holley | |
| 17:35 | Auburn | Brian Matthews makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Gary Napper | 3-6 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 3-6 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters tips it in | 5-6 |
| 17:11 | Auburn | Gary Napper can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Gerald Littles - foul #1 on Gerald Littles, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz (PG), Mark Hendrix (SG), Marvin Torian (SF), Aaron Smith (PF) Ernest Tyler, Gerald Littles, Michael Winters, Samuel Green | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 17:11 | Auburn | Gary Napper misses the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:11 | Auburn | Gary Napper makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:59 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting is called for a charge - foul #1 on Larry Bunting, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tom Pimentel (SG) Marcus Ono | |
| 16:43 | Auburn | Gary Napper is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Abdelaziz - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelaziz, team foul #4 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey (C) Larry Bunting | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), William Patel (PF) Tom Pimentel, Robert Morrison | |
| 16:19 | Auburn | Brian Matthews knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 5-10 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-10 |
| 16:04 | Auburn | Daniel Landry grabs the board | 5-10 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fresh) SG - Mark Hendrix (fresh) SF - Marvin Torian (fresh) PF - Aaron Smith (fresh) C - Jon Dailey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Napper (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Matthews (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Patel (fresh) 4 pts. C - Daniel Landry (fresh) | |
| 15:57 | Auburn | Gary Napper connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Brian Matthews | 5-12 |
| 15:39 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-12 |
| 15:38 | Auburn | William Patel grabs the defensive rebound | 5-12 |
| 15:23 | Auburn | Gary Napper can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-12 |
| 15:22 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 5-12 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz is fouled on the floor by John Moen - foul #1 on John Moen, team foul #1 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG), Gerald Littles (SG), Michael Winters (SF), Samuel Green (PF), Larry Bunting (C) Dikembe Abdelaziz, Mark Hendrix, Marvin Torian, Aaron Smith, Jon Dailey | |
| Subs | Auburn | Marcus Ono (PG), Tom Pimentel (SG), Clifton Newlon (SF), Robert Morrison (PF), Louis Holley (C) John Moen, Gary Napper, Brian Matthews, William Patel, Daniel Landry | |
| 14:52 | Mississippi State | Louis Holley steals the ball from Gerald Littles | 5-12 |
| 14:33 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Tom Pimentel | 5-14 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-14 |
| 14:13 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green tips it home | 7-14 |
| 13:53 | Auburn | Robert Morrison lays it in | 7-16 |
| 13:31 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-16 |
| 13:29 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel grabs the board | 7-16 |
| 13:09 | Auburn | Marcus Ono is fouled on the floor by Michael Winters - foul #2 on Michael Winters, team foul #5 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian (SF) Michael Winters | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), Brian Matthews (SF), William Patel (PF), Daniel Landry (C) Marcus Ono, Clifton Newlon, Robert Morrison, Louis Holley | |
| 12:54 | Auburn | William Patel comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Samuel Green - foul #1 on Samuel Green, team foul #6 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz (SG), Aaron Smith (PF) Gerald Littles, Samuel Green | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 12:54 | Auburn | William Patel makes the 1st free throw | 7-17 |
| 12:54 | Auburn | William Patel misses the 2nd free throw | 7-17 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith gets the rebound | 7-17 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting loses the dribble to Tom Pimentel | 7-17 |
| 12:17 | Auburn | Larry Bunting is called for the reach on Tom Pimentel - foul #2 on Larry Bunting, team foul #7 | 7-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix (SG), Jon Dailey (C) Ernest Tyler, Larry Bunting | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SF), Louis Holley (C) Brian Matthews, Daniel Landry | |
| 12:17 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel misses the 1st free throw | 7-17 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix pulls down the rebound | 7-17 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (SG) Tom Pimentel | |
| 11:55 | Auburn | Gary Napper connects on the 3 from the right corner | 7-20 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fresh) SG - Mark Hendrix (fresh) SF - Marvin Torian (fresh) PF - Aaron Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jon Dailey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Napper (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifton Newlon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Patel (fresh) 5 pts. C - Louis Holley (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Clifton Newlon - foul #1 on Clifton Newlon, team foul #2 | 7-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles (SG), Devon Funk (SF), Samuel Green (PF) Mark Hendrix, Marvin Torian, Aaron Smith | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tom Pimentel (SG), Brian Matthews (SF), Daniel Landry (C) Gary Napper, Clifton Newlon, Louis Holley | |
| 11:32 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey makes the 1st free throw | 8-20 |
| 11:32 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey makes the 2nd free throw | 9-20 |
| 11:20 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Patel and the foul's on Gerald Littles - foul #2 on Gerald Littles, team foul #8 | 9-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix (SG), Aaron Smith (C) Gerald Littles, Jon Dailey | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 11:20 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel makes the free throw | 9-23 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi State | Devon Funk comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 9-23 |
| 11:02 | Auburn | Daniel Landry gets the rebound | 9-23 |
| 10:39 | Auburn | William Patel's dunk attempt is rejected by Devon Funk | 9-23 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green snags the defensive board | 9-23 |
| 10:16 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG), Marvin Torian (SF) Mark Hendrix, Devon Funk | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (PG), Clifton Newlon (SF), Robert Morrison (PF), Louis Holley (C) John Moen, Brian Matthews, William Patel, Daniel Landry | |
| 09:59 | Auburn | Gary Napper hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 9-23 |
| 09:58 | Auburn | Louis Holley grabs the offensive rebound | 9-23 |
| 09:43 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 9-25 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi State | Tom Pimentel steals the ball from Dikembe Abdelaziz | 9-25 |
| 09:23 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel banks in the layup | 9-27 |
| 09:07 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green banks in the layup | 11-27 |
| 08:50 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 11-27 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green snags the defensive board | 11-27 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix (SG), Devon Funk (SF), Jon Dailey (C) Dikembe Abdelaziz, Marvin Torian, Aaron Smith | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), Brian Matthews (SF), William Patel (PF), Daniel Landry (C) Tom Pimentel, Clifton Newlon, Robert Morrison, Louis Holley | |
| 08:10 | Auburn | Gary Napper scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Moen | 11-30 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Ernest Tyler | 14-30 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ernest Tyler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Hendrix (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Devon Funk (fresh) PF - Samuel Green (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon Dailey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Napper (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Matthews (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Patel (fresh) 5 pts. C - Daniel Landry (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Auburn | William Patel connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Gary Napper and the foul's on Samuel Green - foul #2 on Samuel Green, team foul #9 | 14-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Labrecque (SG), Aaron Smith (C) Ernest Tyler, Samuel Green | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SF), Louis Holley (C) Brian Matthews, Daniel Landry | |
| 07:42 | Auburn | William Patel makes the free throw | 14-33 |
| 07:25 | Mississippi State | Devon Funk comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-33 |
| 07:24 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey snags the offensive board | 14-33 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi State | David Labrecque makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-33 |
| 06:54 | Auburn | John Moen misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Mark Hendrix - foul #1 on Mark Hendrix, team foul #10 | 17-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz (PG) David Labrecque | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tom Pimentel (SG), Brian Matthews (SF), Daniel Landry (C) Gary Napper, Clifton Newlon, Louis Holley | |
| 06:54 | Auburn | John Moen makes the 1st free throw | 17-34 |
| 06:54 | Auburn | John Moen makes the 2nd free throw | 17-35 |
| 06:52 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz is hacked by John Moen in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Moen, team foul #3 | 17-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (PG) John Moen | |
| 06:39 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey is fouled on the floor by William Patel - foul #1 on William Patel, team foul #4 | 17-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian (C) Aaron Smith | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG) Gary Napper | |
| 06:16 | Mississippi State | William Patel takes the ball from Devon Funk | 17-35 |
| 06:02 | Auburn | Brian Matthews is whistled for a carry | 17-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG), David Labrecque (SF), Aaron Smith (C) Mark Hendrix, Devon Funk, Jon Dailey | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SF), Louis Holley (C) Brian Matthews, Daniel Landry | |
| 05:38 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-35 |
| 05:37 | Auburn | Louis Holley grabs the board | 17-35 |
| 05:24 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon double dribbles | 17-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey (C) Marvin Torian | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (SG), Brian Matthews (SF), Daniel Landry (C) Tom Pimentel, Clifton Newlon, Louis Holley | |
| 05:08 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Landry | 17-35 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz grabs the offensive board | 17-35 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi State | The pull-up jumper by Aaron Smith is blocked by Daniel Landry | 17-35 |
| 04:57 | Auburn | Daniel Landry grabs the board | 17-35 |
| 04:37 | Auburn | William Patel buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by John Moen | 17-37 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi State | Brian Matthews picks off the pass by David Labrecque | 17-37 |
| 04:09 | Auburn | William Patel can't throw it down | 17-37 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz snags the defensive board | 17-37 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Ernest Tyler | 20-37 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ernest Tyler (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fairly fresh) SF - David Labrecque (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Aaron Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jon Dailey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Napper (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Matthews (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Patel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Daniel Landry (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:33 | Auburn | John Moen is hacked by Jon Dailey - foul #1 on Jon Dailey, team foul #11 | 20-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix (PG), Gerald Littles (SG), Michael Winters (SF), Samuel Green (PF), Larry Bunting (C) Ernest Tyler, Dikembe Abdelaziz, David Labrecque, Aaron Smith, Jon Dailey | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tom Pimentel (SG), Clifton Newlon (SF), Robert Morrison (PF), Louis Holley (C) Gary Napper, Brian Matthews, William Patel, Daniel Landry | |
| 03:33 | Auburn | John Moen misses the 1st free throw | 20-37 |
| 03:33 | Auburn | John Moen misses the 2nd free throw | 20-37 |
| 03:33 | Auburn | Louis Holley pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-37 |
| 03:20 | Auburn | John Moen can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 20-37 |
| 03:18 | Auburn | Louis Holley grabs the offensive board | 20-37 |
| 03:09 | Auburn | Robert Morrison misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Samuel Green - foul #3 on Samuel Green, team foul #12 | 20-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian (PF) Samuel Green | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (PG) John Moen | |
| 03:09 | Auburn | Robert Morrison misses the 1st free throw | 20-37 |
| 03:09 | Auburn | Robert Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 20-38 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting clanks a runner from the right block but the foul's on Louis Holley - foul #1 on Louis Holley, team foul #5 | 20-38 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting makes the 1st free throw | 21-38 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting makes the 2nd free throw | 22-38 |
| 02:35 | Auburn | Louis Holley clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 22-38 |
| 02:33 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters snags the defensive board | 22-38 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-38 |
| 02:13 | Auburn | Louis Holley grabs the defensive rebound | 22-38 |
| 01:59 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Gary Napper and he's fouled by Gerald Littles - foul #3 on Gerald Littles, team foul #13 | 22-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG), Dikembe Abdelaziz (SG) Mark Hendrix, Gerald Littles | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), William Patel (PF) Gary Napper, Robert Morrison | |
| 01:59 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel makes the free throw | 22-41 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-41 |
| 01:42 | Auburn | The rebound goes to John Moen | 22-41 |
| 01:37 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel is denied on a dunk by Larry Bunting | 22-41 |
| 01:36 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian grabs the board | 22-41 |
| 01:11 | Mississippi State | William Patel is called for the reach on Marvin Torian - foul #2 on William Patel, team foul #6 | 22-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Devon Funk (SF), Jon Dailey (PF) Michael Winters, Marvin Torian | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brian Matthews (SF), Daniel Landry (C) Clifton Newlon, Louis Holley | |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Patel - foul #3 on William Patel, team foul #7 | 22-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (PG), Clifton Newlon (SF), Robert Morrison (PF), Louis Holley (C) John Moen, Brian Matthews, William Patel, Daniel Landry | |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey misses the 1st free throw | 22-41 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey misses the 2nd free throw | 22-41 |
| 00:46 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Louis Holley | 22-41 |
| 00:19 | Auburn | Robert Morrison loses the ball out of bounds | 22-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix (PG), David Labrecque (SG), Aaron Smith (PF) Ernest Tyler, Dikembe Abdelaziz, Larry Bunting | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), Brian Matthews (SF), Daniel Landry (C) Gary Napper, Clifton Newlon, Louis Holley | |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith misses the lay-in | 22-41 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | The clock runs out | 22-41 |