| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Johnny Koster (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Mains (fresh) SF - Sheldon Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wayne Gentle (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Geoffrey Hunt (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sammy Whitten (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Orlando Arendt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Greg Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor inbounds the ball | 27-37 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Auburn | Greg Walker steals the ball from Johnny Koster | 27-37 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi | Sammy Whitten misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-37 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi | Paul Washington hits the follow up shot | 27-39 |
| 18:58 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-39 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt grabs the board | 27-39 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi | Greg Walker is hacked by Sheldon Taylor - foul #1 on Sheldon Taylor, team foul #1 | 27-39 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi | A charge is called on Kevin Pegues - foul #1 on Kevin Pegues, team foul #1 | 27-39 |
| 18:00 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Orlando Arendt - foul #1 on Orlando Arendt, team foul #2 | 27-39 |
| 18:00 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 18:00 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 27-39 |
| 18:00 | Mississippi | Paul Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 27-39 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Kevin Pegues | 27-42 |
| 17:28 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Johnny Koster | 30-42 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi | Greg Walker knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Sammy Whitten | 30-44 |
| 17:00 | Auburn | Thomas Mains buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Sheldon Taylor | 33-44 |
| 16:46 | Mississippi | Greg Walker can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Wayne Gentle - foul #2 on Wayne Gentle, team foul #2 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Parsons (C) Geoffrey Hunt | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 16:46 | Mississippi | Greg Walker misses the 1st free throw | 33-44 |
| 16:46 | Mississippi | Greg Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 33-45 |
| 16:32 | Auburn | Johnny Koster's pass is intercepted by Paul Washington | 33-45 |
| 16:14 | Mississippi | Greg Walker buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Pegues | 33-47 |
| 15:57 | Auburn | Johnny Koster comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Paul Washington - foul #2 on Paul Washington, team foul #3 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joe Kennedy (SG), Terry Fitch (PF), Patrick Odom (C) Thomas Mains, Sheldon Taylor, Wayne Gentle | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Mertens (SG), Bobby Barrett (SF), Gene Davis (PF) Sammy Whitten, Orlando Arendt, Greg Walker | |
| 15:57 | Auburn | Johnny Koster misses the 1st free throw | 33-47 |
| 15:57 | Auburn | Johnny Koster makes the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Johnny Koster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Kennedy (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Parsons (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Fitch (fresh) 2 pts. C - Patrick Odom (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Mertens (fresh) SF - Bobby Barrett (fresh) PF - Gene Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Washington (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Mississippi | Bobby Barrett hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Kevin Pegues | 34-49 |
| 15:31 | Auburn | Paul Parsons misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Kevin Pegues - foul #2 on Kevin Pegues, team foul #4 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Fike (PG), Geoffrey Hunt (C) Johnny Koster, Patrick Odom | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook (PG) Kevin Pegues | |
| 15:31 | Auburn | Paul Parsons misses the 1st free throw | 34-49 |
| 15:31 | Auburn | Paul Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook lays it in | 35-51 |
| 14:53 | Auburn | Dustin Holbrook steals it from David Fike | 35-51 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi | Scott Mertens misses the 3 from straight away | 35-51 |
| 14:36 | Auburn | Terry Fitch pulls down the rebound | 35-51 |
| 14:21 | Auburn | Paul Parsons is fouled on the floor by Bobby Barrett - foul #1 on Bobby Barrett, team foul #5 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Auburn | Johnny Koster (PG), Sheldon Taylor (SF), Wayne Gentle (PF) David Fike, Paul Parsons, Terry Fitch | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues (PG), Sammy Whitten (SG), Orlando Arendt (SF), Greg Walker (PF) Dustin Holbrook, Scott Mertens, Bobby Barrett, Paul Washington | |
| 14:09 | Auburn | Orlando Arendt steals it from Joe Kennedy | 35-51 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues hits the finger roll set up by Orlando Arendt | 35-53 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 13:44 | Auburn | Gene Davis is called for the reach on Geoffrey Hunt - foul #1 on Gene Davis, team foul #6 | 35-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Parsons (C) Geoffrey Hunt | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 13:39 | Auburn | Johnny Koster can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-53 |
| 13:38 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle can't tip it in | 35-53 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi | Greg Walker gets the rebound | 35-53 |
| 13:27 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-53 |
| 13:26 | Auburn | Joe Kennedy snags the defensive board | 35-53 |
| 13:21 | Auburn | Joe Kennedy makes the shot from the baseline | 37-53 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-53 |
| 12:54 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle grabs the defensive rebound | 37-53 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 12:41 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-53 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Sammy Whitten | 37-53 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi | Gene Davis misses the runner in the paint but the foul's on Wayne Gentle - foul #3 on Wayne Gentle, team foul #3 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mains (PG), Wallace Mishler (SG), Geoffrey Hunt (C) Johnny Koster, Joe Kennedy, Paul Parsons | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Washington (C) Greg Walker | |
| 12:15 | Mississippi | Gene Davis makes the 1st free throw | 37-54 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi | Gene Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 37-55 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 11:59 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 37-55 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi | Sammy Whitten snags the defensive board | 37-55 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Thomas Mains (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wallace Mishler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sheldon Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wayne Gentle (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Geoffrey Hunt (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sammy Whitten (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Orlando Arendt (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gene Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Washington (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Mississippi | Paul Washington connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Gene Davis | 37-57 |
| 11:12 | Auburn | Thomas Mains clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-57 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt grabs the defensive rebound | 37-57 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Sammy Whitten | 37-60 |
| 10:33 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Wayne Gentle, team foul #4 | 37-60 |
| Subs | Auburn | Johnny Koster (PG), Joe Kennedy (SG), Paul Parsons (SF), Terry Fitch (PF) Thomas Mains, Wallace Mishler, Sheldon Taylor, Wayne Gentle | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook (PG), Bobby Barrett (SF), Greg Walker (PF) Kevin Pegues, Orlando Arendt, Gene Davis | |
| 10:11 | Mississippi | Bobby Barrett loses the dribble to Terry Fitch | 37-60 |
| 09:55 | Auburn | The short jumper by Joe Kennedy is denied by Paul Washington | 37-60 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi | Sammy Whitten snags the defensive board | 37-60 |
| 09:34 | Mississippi | Greg Walker knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on Terry Fitch - foul #1 on Terry Fitch, team foul #5 | 37-62 |
| Subs | Auburn | Patrick Odom (C) Geoffrey Hunt | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues (PG), Scott Mertens (SG) Dustin Holbrook, Sammy Whitten | |
| 09:34 | Mississippi | Greg Walker misses the free throw | 37-62 |
| 09:34 | Auburn | Paul Parsons snags the defensive board | 37-62 |
| 09:21 | Auburn | Joe Kennedy hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-62 |
| 09:00 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Mertens | 40-65 |
| 08:51 | Auburn | Patrick Odom hits a driving attempt from close range | 42-65 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi | Greg Walker is whistled for traveling | 42-65 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mains (SG), Sheldon Taylor (SF) Joe Kennedy, Patrick Odom | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sammy Whitten (SG), Orlando Arendt (SF) Scott Mertens, Bobby Barrett | |
| 08:02 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-65 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues pulls down the rebound | 42-65 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Orlando Arendt | 42-68 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Johnny Koster (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Mains (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sheldon Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Parsons (fresh) 3 pts. C - Terry Fitch (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sammy Whitten (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Orlando Arendt (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Greg Walker (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Washington (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:31 | Auburn | Johnny Koster buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Thomas Mains | 44-68 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-68 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi | Paul Washington gets the offensive rebound | 44-68 |
| 06:48 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Sammy Whitten | 44-70 |
| 06:41 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-70 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joe Kennedy (SG), Wayne Gentle (PF), Geoffrey Hunt (C) Johnny Koster, Paul Parsons, Terry Fitch | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook (PG), Bobby Barrett (PF), Gene Davis (C) Kevin Pegues, Greg Walker, Paul Washington | |
| 06:13 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-73 |
| 06:00 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 44-73 |
| 05:58 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle tips it home | 46-73 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi | Bobby Barrett comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 46-73 |
| 05:37 | Mississippi | Gene Davis tips it in | 46-75 |
| 05:18 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Geoffrey Hunt, team foul #6 | 46-75 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Fike (PG), Paul Parsons (SF), Wallace Mishler (PF), Patrick Odom (C) Joe Kennedy, Sheldon Taylor, Wayne Gentle, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Mertens (SG), Quinn Botkin (SF) Sammy Whitten, Orlando Arendt | |
| 05:08 | Mississippi | Scott Mertens misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Thomas Mains - foul #1 on Thomas Mains, team foul #7 | 46-75 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Arruda (PG) Thomas Mains | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Alejandro (C) Gene Davis | |
| 05:08 | Mississippi | Scott Mertens makes the 1st free throw | 46-76 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi | Scott Mertens makes the 2nd free throw | 46-77 |
| 04:53 | Auburn | William Arruda can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-77 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi | John Alejandro snags the defensive board | 46-77 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi | Bobby Barrett can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-77 |
| 04:25 | Auburn | Paul Parsons pulls down the rebound | 46-77 |
| 04:19 | Auburn | Patrick Odom is fouled on the floor by John Alejandro - foul #1 on John Alejandro, team foul #7 | 46-77 |
| Subs | Auburn | Terry Fitch (PF) William Arruda | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 04:19 | Auburn | Patrick Odom misses the 1st free throw | 46-77 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Bobby Barrett | 46-77 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi | David Fike is called for the reach on Quinn Botkin - foul #1 on David Fike, team foul #8 | 46-77 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mains (PG) David Fike | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 03:54 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin misses the 1st free throw | 46-77 |
| 03:54 | Auburn | Terry Fitch pulls down the rebound | 46-77 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:52 | Auburn | Dustin Holbrook picks off the pass by Thomas Mains in the backcourt | 46-77 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Mississippi | Scott Mertens misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-77 |
| 03:37 | Auburn | Patrick Odom pulls down the rebound | 46-77 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Thomas Mains (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wallace Mishler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Parsons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Fitch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Odom (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dustin Holbrook (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Mertens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Quinn Botkin (fresh) PF - Bobby Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Alejandro (fresh) | |
| 03:16 | Auburn | Bobby Barrett blocks the short jumper by Patrick Odom | 46-77 |
| 03:15 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin grabs the defensive rebound | 46-77 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi | Bobby Barrett can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Terry Fitch - foul #2 on Terry Fitch, team foul #9 | 46-77 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Fike (PG) Paul Parsons | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Mays (PG), Gene Davis (C) Dustin Holbrook, John Alejandro | |
| 02:53 | Mississippi | Bobby Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 46-78 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi | Bobby Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 46-79 |
| 02:35 | Auburn | Terry Fitch double dribbles | 46-79 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Parsons (C) Patrick Odom | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:13 | Mississippi | Bobby Barrett hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Mays | 46-81 |
| 01:57 | Auburn | Thomas Mains knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Paul Parsons and he's fouled by Bobby Barrett - foul #2 on Bobby Barrett, team foul #8 | 48-81 |
| Subs | Auburn | Patrick Odom (C) David Fike | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook (PG) John Mays | |
| 01:57 | Auburn | Thomas Mains makes the free throw | 49-81 |
| 01:36 | Mississippi | Scott Mertens connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Quinn Botkin | 49-84 |
| 01:26 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Terry Fitch | 51-84 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Bobby Barrett | 51-87 |
| 01:12 | Auburn | Thomas Mains is whistled for a carry | 51-87 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin is hacked by Terry Fitch - foul #3 on Terry Fitch, team foul #10 | 51-87 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin makes the 1st free throw | 51-88 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-89 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Auburn | Patrick Odom clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Scott Mertens - foul #2 on Scott Mertens, team foul #9 | 51-89 |
| 00:39 | Auburn | Patrick Odom makes the 1st free throw | 52-89 |
| 00:39 | Auburn | Patrick Odom misses the 2nd free throw | 52-89 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | Bobby Barrett grabs the defensive rebound | 52-89 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Mississippi | Scott Mertens misses the jumper from the right block | 52-89 |
| 00:17 | Auburn | Patrick Odom snags the defensive board | 52-89 |
| 00:11 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-89 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook runs out the clock | 55-89 |