| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Steven Buck (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bobby Young (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Javier Pena (fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Burson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Dodge (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Steele (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Heard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Lust (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ryan Risher (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Messinger (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust inbounds the ball | 37-26 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | Richard Steele's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-26 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jimmy Byrd (SG), Dan Nugent (PF) Bobby Young, George Burson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 19:37 | Auburn | Steven Buck loses the dribble to Richard Steele in the backcourt | 37-26 |
| 19:28 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 37-29 |
| 18:59 | Auburn | Ryan Risher is called for the reach on Michael Dodge - foul #1 on Ryan Risher, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bobby Young (SG), Micheal Spencer (PF) Jimmy Byrd, Dan Nugent | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 18:37 | Auburn | Steven Buck comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 37-29 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust gets the rebound | 37-29 |
| 18:18 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher banks in the layup on a great pass from Brian Messinger | 37-31 |
| 17:54 | Auburn | Steven Buck hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-31 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger lays it up and in | 37-33 |
| 17:16 | Auburn | Steven Buck misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-33 |
| 17:15 | Auburn | Micheal Spencer tips it in | 39-33 |
| 16:59 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Bobby Young - foul #3 on Bobby Young, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jimmy Byrd (SG), Charles Martel (SF), Dan Nugent (PF) Bobby Young, Javier Pena, Micheal Spencer | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo (SF) Stanley Lust | |
| 16:59 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard misses the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 16:59 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard misses the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 16:59 | Auburn | Steven Buck grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 16:33 | Auburn | Dan Nugent hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Edward Mozingo - foul #1 on Edward Mozingo, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Auburn | Manuel Hartzler (SG) Jimmy Byrd | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens (PF) Ryan Risher | |
| 16:33 | Auburn | Dan Nugent makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 16:33 | Auburn | Dan Nugent makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens buries a driving attempt from close range set up by Johnny Heard | 41-35 |
| 16:04 | Auburn | Steven Buck scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Manuel Hartzler | 44-35 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Steven Buck (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Manuel Hartzler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Martel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dan Nugent (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Dodge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Steele (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Heard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Mozingo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ralph Dickens (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brian Messinger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo clanks a jumper from the right side | 44-35 |
| 15:44 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo misses the tip | 44-35 |
| 15:43 | Auburn | Michael Dodge gets the rebound | 44-35 |
| 15:17 | Auburn | Steven Buck misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-35 |
| 15:15 | Auburn | Charles Martel gets the offensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 14:49 | Auburn | Dan Nugent scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Steven Buck | 46-35 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo buries a jumpshot from the left side | 46-37 |
| 14:18 | Auburn | Johnny Heard is called for the reach on Michael Dodge - foul #1 on Johnny Heard, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifford Ames (PG), Bobby Young (SG), Javier Pena (SF), George Burson (PF) Steven Buck, Manuel Hartzler, Charles Martel, Dan Nugent | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Rose (PG), Stanley Lust (SF), Ryan Risher (PF), Andrew Alvord (C) Richard Steele, Johnny Heard, Ralph Dickens, Brian Messinger | |
| 14:02 | Auburn | Michael Dodge hits a fadeaway from close range | 48-37 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord is fouled on the floor by Michael Dodge - foul #3 on Michael Dodge, team foul #2 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Steven Buck (PG), Micheal Spencer (PF) Clifford Ames, George Burson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey (SG) Edward Mozingo | |
| 13:20 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust makes the jumper from close range | 48-39 |
| 12:59 | Auburn | Bobby Young connects on the jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Ryan Risher - foul #2 on Ryan Risher, team foul #4 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | George Burson (PF) Micheal Spencer | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 12:59 | Auburn | Bobby Young misses the free throw | 50-39 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey loses the dribble to Steven Buck | 50-39 |
| 12:16 | Auburn | Bobby Young scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by Steven Buck | 52-39 |
| 12:07 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-39 |
| 12:06 | Mississippi State | Matthew Rose tips it back up and in | 52-41 |
| 11:37 | Auburn | Javier Pena blows the layup but he's hacked by Andrew Alvord - foul #1 on Andrew Alvord, team foul #5 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jimmy Byrd (SG), Dan Nugent (PF) Bobby Young, George Burson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Steele (PG), Johnny Heard (SG), Brian Messinger (C) Matthew Rose, Melvin Bailey, Andrew Alvord | |
| 11:37 | Auburn | Javier Pena makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 11:37 | Auburn | Javier Pena misses the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 11:37 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger snags the defensive board | 53-41 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Steven Buck (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jimmy Byrd (fresh) SF - Javier Pena (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dan Nugent (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Dodge (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Steele (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Heard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Lust (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ryan Risher (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Messinger (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Mississippi State | Steven Buck steals it from Johnny Heard | 53-41 |
| 11:02 | Auburn | Michael Dodge's fadeaway is rejected by Ryan Risher | 53-41 |
| 11:01 | Auburn | Dan Nugent tips it back up and in | 55-41 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust can't finish the layup | 55-41 |
| 10:33 | Auburn | Steven Buck pulls down the rebound | 55-41 |
| 10:10 | Auburn | Javier Pena drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Buck | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:51 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Byrd steps in front of the Ryan Risher pass | 57-41 |
| 09:22 | Auburn | Michael Dodge clanks a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Brian Messinger - foul #1 on Brian Messinger, team foul #6 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bobby Young (SG), Charles Martel (SF), Micheal Spencer (PF) Jimmy Byrd, Javier Pena, Dan Nugent | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo (SF), Ralph Dickens (PF) Stanley Lust, Ryan Risher | |
| 09:22 | Auburn | Michael Dodge makes the 1st free throw | 58-41 |
| 09:22 | Auburn | Michael Dodge misses the 2nd free throw | 58-41 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ralph Dickens | 58-41 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi State | Charles Martel is called for the reach on Richard Steele - foul #1 on Charles Martel, team foul #3 | 58-41 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Richard Steele | 58-44 |
| 08:28 | Auburn | Michael Dodge makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Steven Buck | 60-44 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 60-44 |
| 08:13 | Auburn | Bobby Young pulls down the rebound | 60-44 |
| 07:50 | Auburn | Steven Buck misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-44 |
| 07:49 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger gets the rebound | 60-44 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Steele | 60-46 |
| 07:15 | Auburn | Steven Buck is hacked by Edward Mozingo - foul #2 on Edward Mozingo, team foul #7 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | Javier Pena (SF), Dan Nugent (PF) Charles Martel, Micheal Spencer | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Rose (PG), Melvin Bailey (SG), Ryan Risher (PF), Andrew Alvord (C) Richard Steele, Johnny Heard, Ralph Dickens, Brian Messinger | |
| 07:15 | Auburn | Steven Buck misses the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 07:15 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Edward Mozingo | 60-46 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Steven Buck (tiring) 17 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bobby Young (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Javier Pena (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dan Nugent (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Dodge (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Matthew Rose (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Melvin Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Mozingo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ryan Risher (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Alvord (fresh) | |
| 07:03 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo misses the dunk but he's hacked by Steven Buck - foul #2 on Steven Buck, team foul #4 | 60-46 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo makes the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 06:44 | Auburn | Javier Pena can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Edward Mozingo - foul #3 on Edward Mozingo, team foul #8 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | George Burson (PF) Dan Nugent | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust (SF) Melvin Bailey | |
| 06:44 | Auburn | Javier Pena makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 06:44 | Auburn | Javier Pena makes the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Rose | 62-50 |
| 06:09 | Auburn | Edward Mozingo steps in front of the Javier Pena pass | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:02 | Mississippi State | Bobby Young picks off the pass by Ryan Risher | 62-50 |
| 05:59 | Auburn | Javier Pena can't finish the layup | 62-50 |
| 05:57 | Auburn | George Burson misses the tip | 62-50 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust pulls down the rebound | 62-50 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-50 |
| 05:39 | Auburn | The rebound goes to George Burson | 62-50 |
| 05:12 | Auburn | Michael Dodge is called for a charge - foul #4 on Michael Dodge, team foul #5 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifford Ames (PG), Manuel Hartzler (SF), Dan Nugent (PF) Steven Buck, Javier Pena, George Burson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Steele (PG), Johnny Heard (SG), Ralph Dickens (PF), Brian Messinger (C) Matthew Rose, Edward Mozingo, Ryan Risher, Andrew Alvord | |
| 05:03 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger makes the fadeaway from the left block | 62-52 |
| 04:37 | Auburn | Ralph Dickens picks off the pass by Dan Nugent | 62-52 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust misses short on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Manuel Hartzler - foul #1 on Manuel Hartzler, team foul #6 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | Steven Buck (PG), Jimmy Byrd (SG), Charles Martel (SF) Clifford Ames, Bobby Young, Manuel Hartzler | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:32 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust misses the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 04:11 | Auburn | Dan Nugent comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 62-53 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ralph Dickens | 62-53 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Richard Steele buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Stanley Lust | 62-55 |
| 03:34 | Auburn | Steven Buck is fouled on the floor by Stanley Lust - foul #2 on Stanley Lust, team foul #9 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bobby Young (SG), Javier Pena (SF) Jimmy Byrd, Charles Martel | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo (SF), Ryan Risher (PF) Stanley Lust, Ralph Dickens | |
| 03:34 | Auburn | Steven Buck misses the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 03:34 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Dan Nugent | 62-55 |
| 03:15 | Auburn | Javier Pena comes up short on the shot from close range | 62-55 |
| 03:14 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Edward Mozingo | 62-55 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Steven Buck (tiring) 17 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bobby Young (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Javier Pena (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Dan Nugent (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Dodge (tired) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Steele (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnny Heard (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Mozingo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Ryan Risher (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Messinger (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher is hacked by Steven Buck - foul #3 on Steven Buck, team foul #7 | 62-55 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 02:33 | Auburn | Michael Dodge hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Brian Messinger - foul #2 on Brian Messinger, team foul #10 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Auburn | Micheal Spencer (PF) Dan Nugent | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:33 | Auburn | Michael Dodge misses the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 02:33 | Auburn | Michael Dodge makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | Richard Steele comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Micheal Spencer - foul #1 on Micheal Spencer, team foul #8 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Auburn | Manuel Hartzler (SG), George Burson (PF) Bobby Young, Micheal Spencer | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | Richard Steele misses the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | Richard Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 01:56 | Auburn | Steven Buck scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Javier Pena | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:35 | Mississippi State | Richard Steele misses short on a jumper from the left side | 66-58 |
| 01:34 | Auburn | George Burson grabs the defensive rebound | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:08 | Auburn | Steven Buck misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-58 |
| 01:06 | Auburn | Michael Dodge grabs the offensive rebound | 66-58 |
| 00:53 | Auburn | Steven Buck drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Dodge | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher is hacked by Michael Dodge - foul #5 on Michael Dodge, team foul #9 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bobby Young (SG), Dan Nugent (C) Manuel Hartzler, Michael Dodge | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Rose (PG), Melvin Bailey (SG), Andrew Alvord (C) Richard Steele, Johnny Heard, Brian Messinger | |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Auburn | Steven Buck is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Rose - foul #2 on Matthew Rose, team foul #11 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Auburn | Micheal Spencer (C) Dan Nugent | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Steele (PG), Johnny Heard (SG), Stanley Lust (SF), Brian Messinger (C) Matthew Rose, Melvin Bailey, Edward Mozingo, Andrew Alvord | |
| 00:44 | Auburn | Steven Buck makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:44 | Auburn | Steven Buck makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-60 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher tips it but misses | 71-60 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher grabs the offensive board | 71-60 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by Richard Steele | 71-62 |
| 00:30 | Auburn | Richard Steele is called for the reach on Steven Buck in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Steele, team foul #12 | 71-62 |
| 00:30 | Auburn | Steven Buck makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:30 | Auburn | Steven Buck misses the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:30 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to George Burson | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Steven Buck runs out the clock | 72-62 |