| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Johnny Koster (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Kennedy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sheldon Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Parsons (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Geoffrey Hunt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Paul Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Fell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Ward (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brad Nelson (fresh) C - Ryan Mickelsen (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor inbounds the ball | 22-37 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Auburn | Joe Kennedy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-37 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson lays it in and he's fouled by Paul Parsons - foul #1 on Paul Parsons, team foul #1 | 22-39 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson misses the free throw | 22-39 |
| 19:17 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor pulls down the rebound | 22-39 |
| 19:10 | Auburn | Joe Kennedy is hacked by Ryan Mickelsen - foul #2 on Ryan Mickelsen, team foul #1 | 22-39 |
| 18:55 | Auburn | Ronald Ward blocks the short jumper by Geoffrey Hunt | 22-39 |
| 18:53 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt snags the offensive board | 22-39 |
| 18:40 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor blows the layup but he's fouled by Ryan Mickelsen - foul #3 on Ryan Mickelsen, team foul #2 | 22-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Sheley (C) Ryan Mickelsen | |
| 18:40 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 23-39 |
| 18:40 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 24-39 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Richard Fell is blocked by Sheldon Taylor | 24-39 |
| 18:20 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt pulls down the rebound | 24-39 |
| 18:04 | Auburn | Paul Parsons hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 24-39 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw pulls down the rebound | 24-39 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson travels with the ball | 24-39 |
| 17:24 | Auburn | Ronald Ward steals the ball from Geoffrey Hunt | 24-39 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi State | Johnny Koster steals the ball from Paul Shaw in the backcourt | 24-39 |
| 16:59 | Auburn | Brad Nelson steps in front of the Joe Kennedy pass | 24-39 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 24-39 |
| 16:39 | Auburn | Paul Parsons pulls down the rebound | 24-39 |
| 16:27 | Auburn | Johnny Koster's pass is intercepted by Richard Fell | 24-39 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw lays it up and in set up by Richard Fell | 24-41 |
| 16:05 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Geoffrey Hunt | 27-41 |
| 15:52 | Mississippi State | Sheldon Taylor steals the ball from Paul Shaw | 27-41 |
| 15:49 | Auburn | Paul Parsons can't throw it down | 27-41 |
| 15:47 | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw snags the defensive board | 27-41 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Johnny Koster (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Kennedy (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sheldon Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Parsons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Geoffrey Hunt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Paul Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Fell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Ward (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brad Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Justin Sheley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Ronald Ward | 27-43 |
| 15:29 | Auburn | Johnny Koster buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-43 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi State | Sheldon Taylor picks off the pass by Richard Fell | 30-43 |
| 14:54 | Auburn | Paul Parsons misses short on a shot from the left wing | 30-43 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward snags the defensive board | 30-43 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Geoffrey Hunt - foul #2 on Geoffrey Hunt, team foul #2 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mains (PG), Wallace Mishler (SG), Terry Fitch (SF), Wayne Gentle (PF), Patrick Odom (C) Johnny Koster, Joe Kennedy, Sheldon Taylor, Paul Parsons, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen Moser (SG), Ezekiel Godby (SF), Matthew Massie (PF), Ryan Mickelsen (C) Richard Fell, Ronald Ward, Brad Nelson, Justin Sheley | |
| 14:34 | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 30-44 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 30-45 |
| 14:10 | Auburn | Patrick Odom clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Ryan Mickelsen - foul #4 on Ryan Mickelsen, team foul #3 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway (SG), Brad Nelson (PF) Paul Shaw, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| 14:10 | Auburn | Patrick Odom makes the 1st free throw | 31-45 |
| 14:10 | Auburn | Patrick Odom makes the 2nd free throw | 32-45 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi State | Stephen Moser misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-45 |
| 13:42 | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway snags the offensive board | 32-45 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie scores on a runner from the left block set up by Travis Dunaway and the foul's on Wayne Gentle - foul #4 on Wayne Gentle, team foul #3 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Fike (PG) Wayne Gentle | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:25 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie makes the free throw | 32-48 |
| 13:04 | Auburn | Terry Fitch misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-48 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby snags the defensive board | 32-48 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby hits a fadeaway from close range and he's fouled by Patrick Odom - foul #1 on Patrick Odom, team foul #4 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw (PG), Richard Fell (SG) Stephen Moser, Travis Dunaway | |
| 12:51 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby misses the free throw | 32-50 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie snags the offensive board | 32-50 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:26 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie's fadeaway is rejected by Terry Fitch | 32-50 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-50 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby double dribbles | 32-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | Johnny Koster (PG), Sheldon Taylor (SF), Paul Parsons (C) David Fike, Terry Fitch, Patrick Odom | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward (SF), Justin Sheley (PF) Brad Nelson, Matthew Massie | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:49 | Auburn | Thomas Mains hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-50 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Johnny Koster (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Mains (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sheldon Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Wallace Mishler (fresh) 3 pts. C - Paul Parsons (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Paul Shaw (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Fell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Ward (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Justin Sheley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ezekiel Godby (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Mississippi State | Justin Sheley drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ronald Ward | 35-52 |
| 11:15 | Auburn | Johnny Koster misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-52 |
| 11:13 | Mississippi State | Richard Fell grabs the board | 35-52 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:09 | Mississippi State | Thomas Mains steps in front of the Paul Shaw pass in the backcourt | 35-52 |
| 10:56 | Auburn | Paul Parsons misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 35-52 |
| 10:54 | Auburn | Johnny Koster misses the tip | 35-52 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Justin Sheley | 35-52 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi State | Justin Sheley scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Fell | 35-55 |
| 10:13 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Mains | 37-55 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | Richard Fell buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Justin Sheley and he's fouled by Thomas Mains - foul #1 on Thomas Mains, team foul #5 | 37-57 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joe Kennedy (SG), Geoffrey Hunt (C) Thomas Mains, Wallace Mishler | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen Moser (PG), Randy Simon (SF), Brad Nelson (PF), Matthew Massie (C) Paul Shaw, Ronald Ward, Justin Sheley, Ezekiel Godby | |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | Richard Fell makes the free throw | 37-58 |
| 09:36 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-58 |
| 09:34 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie grabs the defensive rebound | 37-58 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 37-58 |
| 09:11 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor pulls down the rebound | 37-58 |
| 09:06 | Auburn | Joe Kennedy banks in the layup on a great pass from Johnny Koster | 39-58 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 39-58 |
| 08:43 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor snags the defensive board | 39-58 |
| 08:34 | Auburn | Johnny Koster makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Joe Kennedy | 42-58 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson is hacked by Paul Parsons - foul #2 on Paul Parsons, team foul #6 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Fike (PG), Terry Fitch (PF) Johnny Koster, Paul Parsons | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw (PG), Ronald Ward (SF), Justin Sheley (C) Richard Fell, Randy Simon, Matthew Massie | |
| 07:50 | Mississippi State | Geoffrey Hunt blocks the short jumper by Brad Nelson | 42-58 |
| 07:49 | Auburn | Terry Fitch snags the defensive board | 42-58 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - David Fike (fresh) SG - Joe Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sheldon Taylor (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Terry Fitch (fresh) C - Geoffrey Hunt (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Paul Shaw (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Moser (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Ward (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brad Nelson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Justin Sheley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Joe Kennedy | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:26 | Mississippi State | Justin Sheley clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 44-58 |
| 07:25 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-58 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | Justin Sheley hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Ward | 44-61 |
| 06:54 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-61 |
| 06:53 | Mississippi State | Justin Sheley snags the defensive board | 44-61 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:41 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 44-61 |
| 06:39 | Mississippi State | Justin Sheley grabs the offensive rebound | 44-61 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi State | Terry Fitch takes the ball from Ronald Ward | 44-61 |
| 05:57 | Auburn | Joe Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-61 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi State | Justin Sheley grabs the defensive rebound | 44-61 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi State | Stephen Moser can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-61 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson grabs the offensive board | 44-61 |
| 05:19 | Mississippi State | Stephen Moser clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-61 |
| 05:18 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt grabs the board | 44-61 |
| 05:18 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-61 |
| Subs | Auburn | Johnny Koster (PG), Thomas Mains (SG), Paul Parsons (SF), Wayne Gentle (PF) David Fike, Joe Kennedy, Sheldon Taylor, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Fell (SG), Ryan Mickelsen (C) Stephen Moser, Brad Nelson | |
| 05:03 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Thomas Mains | 46-61 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw dunks the ball | 46-63 |
| 04:27 | Auburn | Johnny Koster's floater is tipped away by Justin Sheley | 46-63 |
| 04:25 | Auburn | Thomas Mains grabs the offensive rebound | 46-63 |
| 04:18 | Auburn | Johnny Koster misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-63 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi State | Justin Sheley gets the rebound | 46-63 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ronald Ward | 46-65 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:45 | Auburn | Terry Fitch comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 46-65 |
| 03:44 | Auburn | Terry Fitch grabs the offensive board | 46-65 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Johnny Koster (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Mains (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Parsons (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Wayne Gentle (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. C - Terry Fitch (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Paul Shaw (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Fell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Ward (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Justin Sheley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Ryan Mickelsen (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:32 | Auburn | Paul Parsons's pass is intercepted by Paul Shaw | 46-65 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:15 | Mississippi State | Richard Fell misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-65 |
| 03:14 | Auburn | Paul Parsons grabs the board | 46-65 |
| 03:01 | Auburn | Thomas Mains is whistled for traveling | 46-65 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Fike (PG), Wallace Mishler (PF), Patrick Odom (C) Johnny Koster, Wayne Gentle, Terry Fitch | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen Moser (PG), Travis Dunaway (SG), Randy Simon (SF), Matthew Massie (PF), Ezekiel Godby (C) Paul Shaw, Richard Fell, Ronald Ward, Justin Sheley, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| 02:42 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-65 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi State | Stephen Moser grabs the offensive rebound | 46-65 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby banks in the layup set up by Stephen Moser | 46-67 |
| 02:07 | Auburn | Paul Parsons buries a driving attempt near the basket | 48-67 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-67 |
| 01:44 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Paul Parsons | 48-67 |
| 01:39 | Auburn | David Fike's pass is intercepted by Randy Simon | 48-67 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway misses the easy layup | 48-67 |
| 01:34 | Auburn | Paul Parsons pulls down the rebound | 48-67 |
| 01:16 | Auburn | Ezekiel Godby steps in front of the Thomas Mains pass | 48-67 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway is fouled on the floor by Thomas Mains - foul #2 on Thomas Mains, team foul #7 | 48-67 |
| Subs | Auburn | Terry Fitch (PF) David Fike | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Sheley (PF) Randy Simon | |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway misses the 1st free throw | 48-67 |
| 00:53 | Auburn | Patrick Odom snags the defensive board | 48-67 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler is called for traveling | 48-67 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Patrick Odom - foul #2 on Patrick Odom, team foul #8 | 48-67 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway makes the 1st free throw | 48-68 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway misses the 2nd free throw | 48-68 |
| 00:17 | Auburn | Patrick Odom grabs the defensive rebound | 48-68 |
| 00:10 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler is fouled on the floor by Stephen Moser - foul #1 on Stephen Moser, team foul #4 | 48-68 |
| 00:07 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Mains | 50-68 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Stephen Moser runs out the clock | 50-68 |