| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Steven Buck (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Webster (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Wafer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Dodge (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gregory Bakker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Daniel Lamb (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Myrie (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Perry (fresh) 3 pts. C - Paul Wilson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Robert Myrie inbounds the ball | 24-21 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb drills a jumper near the basket set up by Thomas Perry and he's fouled by Steven Buck - foul #2 on Steven Buck, team foul #1 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Auburn | Javier Pena (SF) Gregory Bakker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 19:35 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb misses the free throw | 24-23 |
| 19:35 | Auburn | Michael Dodge grabs the board | 24-23 |
| 19:17 | Auburn | Steven Buck hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Webster | 27-23 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi | William Hamilton connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Daniel Lamb | 27-26 |
| 18:35 | Auburn | Richard Wafer misses long on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Thomas Perry - foul #2 on Thomas Perry, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dan Nugent (PF), Gregory Bakker (C) Javier Pena, Michael Dodge | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 18:35 | Auburn | Richard Wafer makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 18:35 | Auburn | Richard Wafer makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-26 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi | Robert Myrie tips it home | 29-28 |
| 17:55 | Auburn | Gregory Bakker misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Myrie - foul #2 on Robert Myrie, team foul #2 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Dodge (PF) Dan Nugent | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 17:55 | Auburn | Gregory Bakker misses the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 17:55 | Auburn | Gregory Bakker makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 30-28 |
| 17:27 | Auburn | Richard Wafer grabs the board | 30-28 |
| 17:08 | Auburn | Gregory Bakker scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Steven Buck | 32-28 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb jams it on a great pass from Thomas Perry | 32-30 |
| 16:42 | Auburn | Steven Buck clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi | William Hamilton snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi | Paul Wilson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Richard Wafer - foul #3 on Richard Wafer, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Auburn | Javier Pena (SF), Dan Nugent (PF) Michael Dodge, Gregory Bakker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson (PG), Steven Bowne (SF), Jason Engelhardt (PF) Daniel Lamb, Robert Myrie, Thomas Perry | |
| 16:20 | Mississippi | Paul Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi | Paul Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 16:00 | Auburn | Richard Wafer lays it up and in set up by Steven Buck | 34-32 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Steven Buck (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Webster (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Javier Pena (fresh) PF - Dan Nugent (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Wafer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) SG - William Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Steven Bowne (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jason Engelhardt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Mississippi | Richard Wafer picks off the pass by Steven Bowne | 34-32 |
| 15:18 | Auburn | Javier Pena buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Kenneth Webster | 36-32 |
| 15:03 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson loses the dribble to Steven Buck | 36-32 |
| 15:00 | Auburn | Javier Pena dunks the ball set up by Steven Buck | 38-32 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi | A charge is called on Steven Bowne - foul #2 on Steven Bowne, team foul #3 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Auburn | Charles Martel (SF), Michael Dodge (PF), Gregory Bakker (C) Javier Pena, Dan Nugent, Richard Wafer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb (PG), Robert Myrie (SF), Thomas Perry (PF) William Hamilton, Jason Engelhardt, Paul Wilson | |
| 14:17 | Auburn | Michael Dodge misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Daniel Lamb - foul #1 on Daniel Lamb, team foul #4 | 38-32 |
| 14:17 | Auburn | Michael Dodge makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 14:17 | Auburn | Michael Dodge misses the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 14:17 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Webster - foul #2 on Kenneth Webster, team foul #3 | 39-32 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 13:36 | Auburn | Michael Dodge grabs the defensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 13:15 | Auburn | Robert Myrie steps in front of the Michael Dodge pass | 39-32 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb lays it up and in set up by Robert Myrie | 39-34 |
| 12:49 | Auburn | Michael Dodge misses short on a jumper near the basket | 39-34 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi | Steven Bowne misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 12:32 | Auburn | Steven Buck grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 12:14 | Auburn | Michael Dodge misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Thomas Perry - foul #3 on Thomas Perry, team foul #5 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bobby Young (SG), Richard Wafer (SF) Kenneth Webster, Charles Martel | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Hamilton (SG), Jason Engelhardt (SF), Paul Wilson (C) Joseph Thompson, Robert Myrie, Steven Bowne | |
| 12:14 | Auburn | Michael Dodge misses the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 12:14 | Auburn | Michael Dodge misses the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi | Paul Wilson gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 11:50 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Daniel Lamb | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Steven Buck (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bobby Young (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Wafer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Michael Dodge (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Bakker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Daniel Lamb (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jason Engelhardt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Perry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Auburn | Michael Dodge makes the shot from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry's pass is intercepted by Richard Wafer | 41-37 |
| 10:45 | Auburn | Paul Wilson swats the layup by Gregory Bakker | 41-37 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi | William Hamilton snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb clanks a shot in the paint | 41-37 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi | William Hamilton can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-37 |
| 09:57 | Auburn | Michael Dodge gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 09:36 | Auburn | Steven Buck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Webster (PG), Javier Pena (SF), Dan Nugent (PF) Steven Buck, Michael Dodge, Gregory Bakker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson (PG), Robert Myrie (SF), Steven Bowne (PF) Daniel Lamb, Jason Engelhardt, Thomas Perry | |
| 09:16 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Steven Buck (PG) Bobby Young | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 08:47 | Auburn | William Hamilton steals the ball from Dan Nugent | 41-37 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi | Steven Bowne hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dan Nugent - foul #1 on Dan Nugent, team foul #4 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Dodge (PF), Gregory Bakker (C) Dan Nugent, Richard Wafer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Llewellyn (SG), Jason Engelhardt (PF) William Hamilton, Paul Wilson | |
| 08:27 | Mississippi | Steven Bowne makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi | Steven Bowne misses the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 08:27 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Gregory Bakker | 41-38 |
| 08:09 | Auburn | Gregory Bakker blows the dunk | 41-38 |
| 08:07 | Auburn | Steven Buck gets the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 07:54 | Auburn | Steven Buck is fouled on the floor by Joseph Thompson - foul #1 on Joseph Thompson, team foul #6 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bobby Young (SG), Richard Wafer (C) Steven Buck, Gregory Bakker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 07:35 | Auburn | Michael Dodge hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kenneth Webster (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bobby Young (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Javier Pena (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Dodge (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Wafer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) SG - John Llewellyn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Myrie (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jason Engelhardt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Bowne (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:06 | Mississippi | Michael Dodge swats the short shot by Steven Bowne | 43-38 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi | Robert Myrie grabs the offensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson jams it set up by Steven Bowne | 43-40 |
| 06:17 | Auburn | Michael Dodge banks in the layup set up by Richard Wafer | 45-40 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi | Robert Myrie makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason Engelhardt and the foul's on Javier Pena - foul #2 on Javier Pena, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Auburn | Steven Buck (PG), Charles Martel (SF), Dan Nugent (PF), Gregory Bakker (C) Bobby Young, Javier Pena, Michael Dodge, Richard Wafer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb (PG), William Hamilton (SG), Thomas Perry (PF), Paul Wilson (C) Joseph Thompson, John Llewellyn, Jason Engelhardt, Steven Bowne | |
| 05:55 | Mississippi | Robert Myrie makes the free throw | 45-43 |
| 05:37 | Auburn | Gregory Bakker misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-43 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Daniel Lamb | 45-43 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi | William Hamilton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-43 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb hits the follow up shot | 45-45 |
| 04:53 | Auburn | Dan Nugent banks in the layup on a great pass from Steven Buck | 47-45 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb grabs the offensive board | 47-45 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi | William Hamilton misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-45 |
| 04:15 | Auburn | Dan Nugent pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 03:48 | Auburn | The short jumper by Charles Martel is denied by Paul Wilson | 47-45 |
| 03:46 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Webster | 47-45 |
| 03:35 | Auburn | Dan Nugent loses the ball out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Wafer (SF), Michael Dodge (PF) Charles Martel, Dan Nugent | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Bowne (SF) Robert Myrie | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Steven Buck (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kenneth Webster (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Wafer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Michael Dodge (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Gregory Bakker (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Daniel Lamb (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Steven Bowne (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Perry (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:11 | Mississippi | William Hamilton connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Daniel Lamb | 47-47 |
| 03:05 | Auburn | Michael Dodge knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Richard Wafer | 49-47 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi | Paul Wilson is fouled on the floor by Michael Dodge - foul #2 on Michael Dodge, team foul #6 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt (PF) Thomas Perry | |
| 02:20 | Mississippi | Steven Bowne's floater is tipped away by Richard Wafer | 49-47 |
| 02:18 | Auburn | Richard Wafer snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 02:03 | Auburn | Steven Buck misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-47 |
| 02:01 | Auburn | Gregory Bakker grabs the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 01:48 | Auburn | Gregory Bakker is fouled on the floor by Paul Wilson - foul #3 on Paul Wilson, team foul #7 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Myrie (SF), Thomas Perry (PF) Steven Bowne, Jason Engelhardt | |
| 01:48 | Auburn | Gregory Bakker misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | William Hamilton snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi | William Hamilton misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-47 |
| 01:20 | Auburn | Richard Wafer pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 00:58 | Auburn | Richard Wafer misses badly on a runner from the left block | 49-47 |
| 00:56 | Auburn | Gregory Bakker tips it home | 51-47 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:49 | Mississippi | Paul Wilson misses the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Steven Buck - foul #3 on Steven Buck, team foul #7 | 51-47 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi | Paul Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi | Paul Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Auburn | Gregory Bakker buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Steven Buck | 53-49 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | William Hamilton knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Perry | 53-52 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Auburn | Kenneth Webster is hacked by William Hamilton in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Hamilton, team foul #8 | 53-52 |
| 00:19 | Auburn | Kenneth Webster makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 00:19 | Auburn | Kenneth Webster misses the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi | Paul Wilson gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | Kenneth Webster steals the ball from Robert Myrie | 54-52 |
| 00:05 | Auburn | Richard Wafer lays it in on a great pass from Kenneth Webster | 56-52 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | William Hamilton misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-52 |