| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Scott Baucom (fresh) SG - Joseph Payan (fresh) SF - Carl Archer (fresh) PF - Clifton Swenceski (fresh) C - Richard Patterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Brown (fresh) SG - Milton Cuneo (fresh) SF - Clinton Meyer (fresh) PF - Miladen Zlaten (fresh) C - Robert Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Robert Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer connects on the open jump hook from the right block | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | Auburn | Scott Baucom is fouled on the floor by Kevin Brown - foul #1 on Kevin Brown, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Auburn | Clinton Meyer swats the short shot by Scott Baucom | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clinton Meyer, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Auburn | Scott Baucom makes the jumper in the paint | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | Auburn | Carl Archer pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:24 | Auburn | Milton Cuneo takes the ball from Carl Archer | 2-2 |
| 18:19 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo is hacked by Joseph Payan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Payan, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi | Kevin Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi | Kevin Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi | Kevin Brown comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 17:52 | Auburn | Carl Archer grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:47 | Auburn | Scott Baucom throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| Subs | Auburn | Oscar Ramos (C) Richard Patterson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Lore (SG), William King (SF), Charles Fitzgerald (PF), Thurman Lewis (C) Milton Cuneo, Clinton Meyer, Miladen Zlaten, Robert Smith | |
| 17:20 | Mississippi | William Lore scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Kevin Brown | 2-5 |
| 17:01 | Auburn | Oscar Ramos hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Thurman Lewis - foul #1 on Thurman Lewis, team foul #3 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Auburn | Eugene Krieg (PG), Travis Brooks (SG), Nathanial Newton (SF) Scott Baucom, Joseph Payan, Carl Archer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Stogner (PG) Kevin Brown | |
| 17:01 | Auburn | Oscar Ramos makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:01 | Auburn | Oscar Ramos makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:37 | Mississippi | Robert Stogner is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William King | 4-7 |
| 16:28 | Auburn | Travis Brooks misses the shot from the free throw line | 4-7 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi | William Lore grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi | William Lore comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 4-7 |
| 16:04 | Mississippi | William Lore grabs the offensive board | 4-7 |
| 15:43 | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald connects on the open floater from the left side on a great pass from Robert Stogner | 4-9 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Eugene Krieg (fresh) SG - Travis Brooks (fresh) SF - Nathanial Newton (fresh) PF - Clifton Swenceski (fairly fresh) C - Oscar Ramos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Stogner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Lore (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William King (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Fitzgerald (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thurman Lewis (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Auburn | Clifton Swenceski is hacked by William King - foul #1 on William King, team foul #4 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Auburn | Scott Baucom (PG), Joseph Payan (SG), Carl Archer (SF), Donald Randall (PF), Richard Patterson (C) Eugene Krieg, Travis Brooks, Nathanial Newton, Clifton Swenceski, Oscar Ramos | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Brown (PG), Milton Cuneo (SG), Clinton Meyer (SF), Miladen Zlaten (PF), Robert Smith (C) Robert Stogner, William Lore, William King, Charles Fitzgerald, Thurman Lewis | |
| 15:20 | Auburn | Richard Patterson misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 4-9 |
| 15:18 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 4-9 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Robert Smith | 4-11 |
| 14:44 | Auburn | Carl Archer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-11 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi | Kevin Brown is hacked by Joseph Payan - foul #2 on Joseph Payan, team foul #2 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Auburn | Travis Brooks (SG), Nathanial Newton (SF) Joseph Payan, Carl Archer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 13:58 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kevin Brown | 4-13 |
| 13:46 | Auburn | Travis Brooks misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Clinton Meyer - foul #2 on Clinton Meyer, team foul #5 | 4-13 |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Swenceski (PF) Donald Randall | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William King (SF), Charles Fitzgerald (PF), Thurman Lewis (C) Clinton Meyer, Miladen Zlaten, Robert Smith | |
| 13:46 | Auburn | Travis Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 4-13 |
| 13:46 | Auburn | Travis Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 5-13 |
| 13:42 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo is called for traveling in the backcourt | 5-13 |
| 13:25 | Auburn | Clifton Swenceski is whistled for traveling | 5-13 |
| Subs | Auburn | Timothy Best (SF) Nathanial Newton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Lore (SG) Milton Cuneo | |
| 13:06 | Mississippi | William Lore misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-13 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi | Kevin Brown tips it home | 5-15 |
| 12:52 | Auburn | Travis Brooks comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by William King - foul #2 on William King, team foul #6 | 5-15 |
| Subs | Auburn | Eugene Krieg (PG), Carl Archer (SF), Oscar Ramos (C) Scott Baucom, Timothy Best, Richard Patterson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Stogner (PG) William King | |
| 12:52 | Auburn | Travis Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 5-15 |
| 12:52 | Auburn | Travis Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 5-15 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis snags the defensive board | 5-15 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi | William Lore misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Oscar Ramos - foul #1 on Oscar Ramos, team foul #3 | 5-15 |
| Subs | Auburn | Timothy Best (SG), Donald Randall (PF) Travis Brooks, Clifton Swenceski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo (SF), Miladen Zlaten (PF), Robert Smith (C) Kevin Brown, Charles Fitzgerald, Thurman Lewis | |
| 12:25 | Mississippi | William Lore misses the 1st free throw | 5-15 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi | William Lore makes the 2nd free throw | 5-16 |
| 12:05 | Auburn | Eugene Krieg misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-16 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten grabs the board | 5-16 |
| 11:41 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses short on a shot near the basket | 5-16 |
| 11:39 | Auburn | Timothy Best snags the defensive board | 5-16 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Eugene Krieg (fresh) SG - Timothy Best (fresh) SF - Carl Archer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Randall (fresh) C - Oscar Ramos (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Stogner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Lore (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Milton Cuneo (fresh) PF - Miladen Zlaten (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Smith (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Auburn | Timothy Best comes up short on the shot from the right side | 5-16 |
| 11:31 | Auburn | Carl Archer tips it back up and in | 7-16 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi | William Lore's pass is intercepted by Eugene Krieg | 7-16 |
| 11:06 | Auburn | Carl Archer misses the fadeaway from the right side | 7-16 |
| 11:04 | Auburn | Eugene Krieg misses the tip | 7-16 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten grabs the defensive rebound | 7-16 |
| 10:43 | Mississippi | Oscar Ramos denies the turnaround by Robert Smith | 7-16 |
| 10:41 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Oscar Ramos | 7-16 |
| 10:36 | Auburn | Carl Archer misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Smith - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #7 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Auburn | Scott Baucom (PG), Travis Brooks (SG), Clifton Swenceski (PF), Richard Patterson (C) Eugene Krieg, Timothy Best, Donald Randall, Oscar Ramos | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Brown (SF), Charles Fitzgerald (PF), Thurman Lewis (C) William Lore, Miladen Zlaten, Robert Smith | |
| 10:36 | Auburn | Carl Archer makes the 1st free throw | 8-16 |
| 10:36 | Auburn | Carl Archer makes the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 9-16 |
| Subs | Auburn | Nathanial Newton (SF) Carl Archer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 10:26 | Auburn | Scott Baucom misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 9-16 |
| 10:25 | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald pulls down the rebound | 9-16 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald lays it in on a nice dish by Milton Cuneo and the foul's on Clifton Swenceski - foul #1 on Clifton Swenceski, team foul #4 | 9-18 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald makes the free throw | 9-19 |
| 09:39 | Auburn | Scott Baucom can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 9-19 |
| 09:37 | Auburn | Scott Baucom tips it back up and in | 11-19 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi | Robert Stogner is hacked by Travis Brooks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Travis Brooks, team foul #5 | 11-19 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-19 |
| 09:16 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Richard Patterson | 11-19 |
| 09:10 | Auburn | Travis Brooks clanks a shot from the left wing | 11-19 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald snags the defensive board | 11-19 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi | Kevin Brown is hacked by Nathanial Newton - foul #1 on Nathanial Newton, team foul #6 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Auburn | Timothy Best (SG), Carl Archer (SF), Donald Randall (PF) Travis Brooks, Nathanial Newton, Clifton Swenceski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Lore (SG), Robert Smith (C) Milton Cuneo, Thurman Lewis | |
| 08:28 | Mississippi | Robert Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-19 |
| Subs | Auburn | Eugene Krieg (PG), Oscar Ramos (C) Scott Baucom, Richard Patterson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten (PF) Charles Fitzgerald | |
| 08:09 | Auburn | Eugene Krieg misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-19 |
| 08:07 | Auburn | Eugene Krieg snags the offensive board | 11-19 |
| 08:00 | Auburn | Donald Randall is hacked by Miladen Zlaten - foul #1 on Miladen Zlaten, team foul #8 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo (SF) Robert Stogner | |
| 08:00 | Auburn | Donald Randall makes the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 08:00 | Auburn | Donald Randall makes the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi | Kevin Brown loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-19 |
| Subs | Auburn | Travis Brooks (SG), Clifton Swenceski (PF) Timothy Best, Donald Randall | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis (C) Robert Smith | |
| 07:53 | Auburn | Clifton Swenceski lays it in | 15-19 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi | William Lore clanks a 3 from the left wing | 15-19 |
| 07:33 | Auburn | Carl Archer pulls down the rebound | 15-19 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Eugene Krieg (fresh) SG - Travis Brooks (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Carl Archer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clifton Swenceski (tiring) 2 pts. C - Oscar Ramos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Lore (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Milton Cuneo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Miladen Zlaten (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thurman Lewis (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Auburn | Eugene Krieg knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Travis Brooks | 18-19 |
| 07:27 | Mississippi | William Lore is hacked by Clifton Swenceski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clifton Swenceski, team foul #7 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Auburn | Scott Baucom (PG), Donald Randall (PF), Richard Patterson (C) Eugene Krieg, Clifton Swenceski, Oscar Ramos | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald (PF) Miladen Zlaten | |
| 07:27 | Mississippi | William Lore makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 07:27 | Mississippi | William Lore makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 07:04 | Auburn | Donald Randall blows the layup | 18-21 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald snags the defensive board | 18-21 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Kevin Brown | 18-24 |
| 06:28 | Auburn | Richard Patterson can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 18-24 |
| 06:27 | Auburn | Travis Brooks snags the offensive board | 18-24 |
| 06:22 | Auburn | Travis Brooks misses short on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Thurman Lewis - foul #2 on Thurman Lewis, team foul #9 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Auburn | Nathanial Newton (SF), Oscar Ramos (C) Carl Archer, Richard Patterson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Stogner (PG), Miladen Zlaten (PF), Robert Smith (C) William Lore, Charles Fitzgerald, Thurman Lewis | |
| 06:22 | Auburn | Travis Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 06:22 | Auburn | Travis Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 20-24 |
| 05:57 | Auburn | Nathanial Newton gets the rebound | 20-24 |
| 05:52 | Auburn | The jump hook by Travis Brooks is blocked by Miladen Zlaten | 20-24 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi | Robert Smith grabs the board | 20-24 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten misses the floater from the left block | 20-24 |
| 05:26 | Auburn | Oscar Ramos gets the rebound | 20-24 |
| 05:22 | Auburn | Robert Stogner picks off the pass by Travis Brooks | 20-24 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi | Robert Stogner is open and scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 20-26 |
| 04:32 | Auburn | Travis Brooks misses the fadeaway in the paint | 20-26 |
| 04:30 | Auburn | Nathanial Newton tips it home | 22-26 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Kevin Brown | 22-29 |
| 03:48 | Auburn | Travis Brooks is fouled on the floor by Miladen Zlaten - foul #2 on Miladen Zlaten, team foul #10 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Auburn | Eugene Krieg (PG), Timothy Best (SF), Clifton Swenceski (PF), Richard Patterson (C) Scott Baucom, Nathanial Newton, Donald Randall, Oscar Ramos | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Lore (SG), Clinton Meyer (SF), Charles Fitzgerald (PF), Thurman Lewis (C) Robert Stogner, Milton Cuneo, Miladen Zlaten, Robert Smith | |
| 03:48 | Auburn | Travis Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 03:48 | Auburn | Travis Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi | Travis Brooks is called for the reach on William Lore in the backcourt - foul #2 on Travis Brooks, team foul #8 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Payan (SG) Travis Brooks | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 03:45 | Mississippi | William Lore makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi | William Lore makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 03:35 | Auburn | Eugene Krieg loses the dribble to Clinton Meyer | 24-31 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Eugene Krieg (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Payan (fresh) SF - Timothy Best (fresh) PF - Clifton Swenceski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Patterson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Brown (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Lore (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Clinton Meyer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Fitzgerald (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Thurman Lewis (fresh) | |
| 03:17 | Mississippi | William Lore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-31 |
| 03:16 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-31 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by William Lore | 24-33 |
| 02:43 | Auburn | Richard Patterson hits the finger roll set up by Eugene Krieg and the foul's on Thurman Lewis - foul #3 on Thurman Lewis, team foul #11 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Auburn | Carl Archer (SF) Timothy Best | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Smith (C) Thurman Lewis | |
| 02:43 | Auburn | Richard Patterson makes the free throw | 27-33 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charles Fitzgerald | 27-35 |
| 02:01 | Auburn | Richard Patterson misses the dunk but the foul's on Robert Smith - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #12 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | Timothy Best (PG) Eugene Krieg | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Stogner (PG), William King (SF) Kevin Brown, Clinton Meyer | |
| 02:01 | Auburn | Richard Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 02:01 | Auburn | Richard Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald grabs the defensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Stogner and the foul's on Clifton Swenceski - foul #3 on Clifton Swenceski, team foul #9 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Scott Baucom (PG), Donald Randall (PF), Oscar Ramos (C) Joseph Payan, Clifton Swenceski, Richard Patterson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten (PF) Charles Fitzgerald | |
| 01:34 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the free throw | 28-38 |
| 01:15 | Auburn | Donald Randall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 28-38 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten snags the defensive board | 28-38 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi | Robert Smith is whistled for traveling | 28-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Payan (SG), Nathanial Newton (SF) Timothy Best, Carl Archer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo (SG) William Lore | |
| 00:29 | Auburn | Nathanial Newton drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Payan | 31-38 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Robert Stogner is hacked by Scott Baucom - foul #1 on Scott Baucom, team foul #10 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | Eugene Krieg (PG), Richard Patterson (C) Scott Baucom, Oscar Ramos | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer (SF), Charles Fitzgerald (PF) William King, Miladen Zlaten | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Robert Stogner makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Robert Stogner misses the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |