| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jack Wallace (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Cho (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ted Terrell (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Patrick Henriksen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Ryan Mickelsen (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dennis Hess (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Mains (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sheldon Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jiao-Long Xyong (fresh) 6 pts. C - Geoffrey Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell inbounds the ball | 47-31 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jack Wallace | 50-31 |
| 19:24 | Auburn | Dennis Hess is hacked by Rodney Cho - foul #2 on Rodney Cho, team foul #1 | 50-31 |
| 19:16 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Geoffrey Hunt, team foul #1 | 50-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Yul Ximines (C) Geoffrey Hunt | |
| 18:56 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-31 |
| 18:55 | Auburn | Yul Ximines grabs the board | 50-31 |
| 18:38 | Auburn | Thomas Mains misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Jack Wallace - foul #1 on Jack Wallace, team foul #2 | 50-31 |
| 18:38 | Auburn | Thomas Mains makes the 1st free throw | 50-32 |
| 18:38 | Auburn | Thomas Mains makes the 2nd free throw | 50-33 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-33 |
| 18:18 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Jiao-Long Xyong | 50-33 |
| 18:05 | Auburn | Yul Ximines misses the 3 from straight away | 50-33 |
| 18:04 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor snags the offensive board | 50-33 |
| 17:48 | Auburn | Jiao-Long Xyong drills a turnaround from the baseline | 50-35 |
| 17:43 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Patrick Henriksen | 53-35 |
| 17:23 | Auburn | Yul Ximines misses the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Ryan Mickelsen - foul #2 on Ryan Mickelsen, team foul #3 | 53-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Aten (SG), Matthew Massie (PF) Rodney Cho, Patrick Henriksen | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 17:23 | Auburn | Yul Ximines makes the 1st free throw | 53-36 |
| 17:23 | Auburn | Yul Ximines makes the 2nd free throw | 53-37 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Ted Terrell | 56-37 |
| 17:04 | Auburn | Jiao-Long Xyong misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 56-37 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen snags the defensive board | 56-37 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez (PG), Ronald Ward (SF) Jack Wallace, Ted Terrell | |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (PG), Wallace Mishler (SF), Billy Bridgeforth (C) Dennis Hess, Sheldon Taylor, Jiao-Long Xyong | |
| 16:29 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 56-37 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie pulls down the rebound | 56-37 |
| 16:07 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-37 |
| 16:05 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Wallace Mishler | 56-37 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Luis Melendez (fresh) SG - Michael Aten (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Ward (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Matthew Massie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Mickelsen (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Burton Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Mains (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wallace Mishler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Yul Ximines (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Billy Bridgeforth (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 15:49 | Auburn | Yul Ximines hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Burton Campbell | 56-39 |
| 15:30 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie misses the easy layup | 56-39 |
| 15:28 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler pulls down the rebound | 56-39 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 15:10 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Yul Ximines | 56-41 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Michael Aten | 59-41 |
| 14:31 | Auburn | Burton Campbell misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Luis Melendez - foul #1 on Luis Melendez, team foul #4 | 59-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Rodney Cho (SG), Ted Terrell (SF), Patrick Henriksen (PF), Randy Simon (C) Luis Melendez, Michael Aten, Ronald Ward, Matthew Massie, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| Subs | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor (SF), Jiao-Long Xyong (PF), Geoffrey Hunt (C) Thomas Mains, Yul Ximines, Billy Bridgeforth | |
| 14:31 | Auburn | Burton Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 59-42 |
| 14:31 | Auburn | Burton Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 59-42 |
| 14:31 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell snags the defensive board | 59-42 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-42 |
| 14:18 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho tips it back up and in | 61-42 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 14:01 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 61-42 |
| 13:59 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho grabs the defensive rebound | 61-42 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 13:32 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Rodney Cho | 64-42 |
| 13:08 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt buries a 3 from the left wing | 64-45 |
| 12:49 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-45 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon grabs the offensive rebound | 64-45 |
| 12:35 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen is hacked by Jiao-Long Xyong - foul #1 on Jiao-Long Xyong, team foul #2 | 64-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen (C) Randy Simon | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dennis Hess (PG), Thomas Mains (SG) Burton Campbell, Wallace Mishler | |
| 12:15 | Mississippi State | Thomas Mains is called for the reach on Jack Wallace - foul #3 on Thomas Mains, team foul #3 | 64-45 |
| 11:46 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 64-45 |
| 11:44 | Auburn | Jiao-Long Xyong gets the rebound | 64-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jack Wallace (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Cho (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ted Terrell (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Patrick Henriksen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Ryan Mickelsen (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dennis Hess (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Mains (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sheldon Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jiao-Long Xyong (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Geoffrey Hunt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:40 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 11:27 | Mississippi State | Dennis Hess is called for the reach on Jack Wallace - foul #2 on Dennis Hess, team foul #4 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Aten (PG), Ronald Ward (SG), Matthew Massie (PF) Jack Wallace, Rodney Cho, Patrick Henriksen | |
| Subs | Auburn | Yul Ximines (PF), Billy Bridgeforth (C) Jiao-Long Xyong, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| 11:18 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Billy Bridgeforth - foul #1 on Billy Bridgeforth, team foul #5 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jasper Greening (SF) Sheldon Taylor | |
| 11:18 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell makes the 1st free throw | 65-48 |
| 11:18 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell makes the 2nd free throw | 66-48 |
| 11:00 | Auburn | Jasper Greening misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Ted Terrell - foul #2 on Ted Terrell, team foul #5 | 66-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez (PG) Ted Terrell | |
| Subs | Auburn | Wallace Mishler (SF) Billy Bridgeforth | |
| 11:00 | Auburn | Jasper Greening makes the 1st free throw | 66-49 |
| 11:00 | Auburn | Jasper Greening misses the 2nd free throw | 66-49 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen grabs the defensive rebound | 66-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 10:36 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward is whistled for a carry | 66-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth (C) Jasper Greening | |
| 10:28 | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth's layup is rejected by Ryan Mickelsen | 66-49 |
| 10:27 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ronald Ward | 66-49 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie banks in the layup | 68-49 |
| 10:00 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 68-49 |
| 09:59 | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth grabs the offensive rebound | 68-49 |
| 09:51 | Auburn | Yul Ximines misses short on a jump hook from close range | 68-49 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez grabs the board | 68-49 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 68-49 |
| 09:29 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Thomas Mains | 68-49 |
| 09:14 | Auburn | Thomas Mains misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 68-49 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 68-49 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Ward | 71-49 |
| 08:51 | Auburn | Dennis Hess is whistled for traveling | 71-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Rodney Cho (SG), Ted Terrell (SF), Patrick Henriksen (PF), Randy Simon (C) Luis Melendez, Michael Aten, Ronald Ward, Matthew Massie, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (PG), Sheldon Taylor (SF), Jiao-Long Xyong (PF), Geoffrey Hunt (C) Dennis Hess, Wallace Mishler, Yul Ximines, Billy Bridgeforth | |
| 08:34 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on Jiao-Long Xyong - foul #2 on Jiao-Long Xyong, team foul #6 | 71-49 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen misses the 1st free throw | 71-49 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen makes the 2nd free throw | 72-49 |
| 08:21 | Auburn | Burton Campbell can't connect on a shot from the right side | 72-49 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell snags the defensive board | 72-49 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen misses long on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Jiao-Long Xyong - foul #3 on Jiao-Long Xyong, team foul #7 | 72-49 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen makes the 1st free throw | 73-49 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen makes the 2nd free throw | 74-49 |
| 07:52 | Auburn | Thomas Mains buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Geoffrey Hunt | 74-52 |
| 07:23 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 74-52 |
| 07:21 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen tips it but misses | 74-52 |
| 07:19 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt grabs the board | 74-52 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jack Wallace (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Cho (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ted Terrell (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - Patrick Henriksen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Randy Simon (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Burton Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Mains (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sheldon Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jiao-Long Xyong (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Geoffrey Hunt (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:14 | Auburn | Burton Campbell clanks a jump hook from the left block | 74-52 |
| 07:13 | Auburn | Burton Campbell tips it but misses | 74-52 |
| 07:12 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt tips it back up and in | 74-54 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 74-54 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon grabs the offensive rebound | 74-54 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi State | Thomas Mains picks off the pass by Jack Wallace | 74-54 |
| 06:27 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie (PF), Ryan Mickelsen (C) Patrick Henriksen, Randy Simon | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dennis Hess (PG), Wallace Mishler (SG), Yul Ximines (C) Burton Campbell, Thomas Mains, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| 06:18 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Aten (SG) Rodney Cho | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 06:02 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor lays it up and in set up by Wallace Mishler and he's hacked by Ted Terrell - foul #3 on Ted Terrell, team foul #6 | 74-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward (SG) Jack Wallace | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 06:02 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor misses the free throw | 74-56 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie snags the defensive board | 74-56 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen double dribbles | 74-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez (PG) Ted Terrell | |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (SF), Billy Bridgeforth (C) Sheldon Taylor, Jiao-Long Xyong | |
| 05:28 | Auburn | Yul Ximines banks in the layup | 74-58 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward hits a shot from the left side set up by Luis Melendez | 76-58 |
| 04:53 | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth hits a jumper from the right wing | 76-60 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie makes the shot from the right wing | 78-60 |
| 04:27 | Auburn | Yul Ximines can't connect on a runner from the right block | 78-60 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen pulls down the rebound | 78-60 |
| 04:24 | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Rodney Cho (SG), Ted Terrell (SF), Patrick Henriksen (PF) Luis Melendez, Michael Aten, Ronald Ward, Matthew Massie | |
| Subs | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor (SF), Jiao-Long Xyong (PF), Geoffrey Hunt (C) Burton Campbell, Yul Ximines, Billy Bridgeforth | |
| 04:05 | Auburn | Jiao-Long Xyong hits the finger roll on a great pass from Sheldon Taylor | 78-62 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell's pass is intercepted by Dennis Hess | 78-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:35 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Hess | 78-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:14 | Mississippi State | Jiao-Long Xyong is called for the reach on Rodney Cho - foul #4 on Jiao-Long Xyong, team foul #8 | 78-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (PG), Thomas Mains (SG) Dennis Hess, Wallace Mishler | |
| 03:14 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho makes the 1st free throw | 79-65 |
| 03:14 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho makes the 2nd free throw | 80-65 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jack Wallace (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Cho (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ted Terrell (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Henriksen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Ryan Mickelsen (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Burton Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Mains (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sheldon Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jiao-Long Xyong (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Geoffrey Hunt (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:02 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 80-65 |
| 03:00 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen snags the defensive board | 80-65 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 80-65 |
| 02:33 | Auburn | Thomas Mains grabs the board | 80-65 |
| 02:27 | Auburn | Burton Campbell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 80-65 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho snags the defensive board | 80-65 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 80-65 |
| 02:03 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Burton Campbell | 80-65 |
| 01:55 | Auburn | Jiao-Long Xyong comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 80-65 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace grabs the board | 80-65 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen double dribbles | 80-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez (PG), Michael Aten (SG), Ronald Ward (SF), Matthew Massie (PF), Randy Simon (C) Jack Wallace, Rodney Cho, Ted Terrell, Patrick Henriksen, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| Subs | Auburn | Wallace Mishler (SG), Jasper Greening (SF), Yul Ximines (PF), Billy Bridgeforth (C) Thomas Mains, Sheldon Taylor, Jiao-Long Xyong, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| 01:19 | Auburn | Matthew Massie takes the ball from Billy Bridgeforth | 80-65 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 80-65 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward pulls down the offensive rebound | 80-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 80-65 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten grabs the offensive rebound | 80-65 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez runs out the clock | 80-65 |