| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brian Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Digiacomo (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dana Echols (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eddie Davenport (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Travis Craig (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Walden (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Mills (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Simon (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | George Brown inbounds the ball | 28-26 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 19:45 | Mississippi | Brian Smith is fouled on the floor by Travis Craig - foul #1 on Travis Craig, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Simon | 28-26 |
| 19:20 | Auburn | Travis Craig gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 19:14 | Auburn | David Mills hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Rodney Walden | 28-28 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo misses the layup against the doubleteam but he's hacked by Michael Wagner - foul #1 on Michael Wagner, team foul #2 | 28-28 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo misses the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 18:35 | Auburn | Travis Craig is fouled on the floor by Brian Smith - foul #3 on Brian Smith, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| 18:24 | Auburn | Rodney Walden misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Steven Digiacomo - foul #1 on Steven Digiacomo, team foul #2 | 29-28 |
| 18:24 | Auburn | Rodney Walden makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 18:24 | Auburn | Rodney Walden makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from George Brown | 32-30 |
| 17:35 | Auburn | Rodney Walden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-30 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi | Travis Craig steals it from Steven Digiacomo out of a doubleteam | 32-30 |
| 17:05 | Auburn | Michael Wagner can't finish the layup | 32-30 |
| 17:03 | Auburn | Rodney Walden grabs the offensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 16:41 | Auburn | David Mills connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Travis Craig | 32-32 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi | Brian Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Travis Craig - foul #2 on Travis Craig, team foul #3 | 32-32 |
| 16:17 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport lays it in set up by George Brown | 34-32 |
| 16:00 | Auburn | Rodney Walden misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-32 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi | Dana Echols snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brian Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Digiacomo (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dana Echols (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Eddie Davenport (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Travis Craig (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rodney Walden (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Wagner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Mills (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Simon (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 15:30 | Auburn | David Mills grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 15:10 | Auburn | David Mills banks in the layup on a great pass from Rodney Walden | 34-34 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 34-34 |
| 14:43 | Auburn | Rodney Walden grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 14:24 | Auburn | Travis Craig misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 14:23 | Auburn | Rodney Walden snags the offensive board | 34-34 |
| 14:08 | Auburn | Rodney Walden misses the dunk attempt | 34-34 |
| 14:07 | Auburn | Joseph Simon pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 13:55 | Auburn | Rodney Walden comes up short on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Eddie Davenport - foul #1 on Eddie Davenport, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Young (PG), Randolph Maly (SG), John Ellis (SF), Timothy Clayton (PF), George Price (C) Brian Smith, Steven Digiacomo, George Brown, Dana Echols, Eddie Davenport | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 13:55 | Auburn | Rodney Walden makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 13:55 | Auburn | Rodney Walden makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi | Jason Young knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-36 |
| 13:28 | Auburn | Joseph Simon hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Jason Young - foul #1 on Jason Young, team foul #4 | 36-36 |
| 13:28 | Auburn | Joseph Simon makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 13:28 | Auburn | Joseph Simon misses the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 13:28 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to George Price | 36-37 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi | Jason Young is hacked by Travis Craig - foul #3 on Travis Craig, team foul #4 | 36-37 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi | Jason Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo (SG) Randolph Maly | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 12:25 | Auburn | Rodney Walden misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 12:24 | Auburn | Michael Wagner pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 12:03 | Auburn | David Mills can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-37 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi | Jason Young gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Young (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Steven Digiacomo (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Ellis (fresh) PF - Timothy Clayton (fresh) C - George Price (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Travis Craig (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Rodney Walden (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Wagner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Mills (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Simon (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:57 | Mississippi | Jason Young travels with the ball | 36-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brian Smith (PG), George Brown (SF) Jason Young, John Ellis | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 11:28 | Auburn | Rodney Walden scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Travis Craig | 36-40 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Smith | 38-40 |
| 10:36 | Auburn | David Mills can't finish the layup | 38-40 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi | George Price gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi | Joseph Simon is called for the reach on George Price - foul #3 on Joseph Simon, team foul #5 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dana Echols (PF), Eddie Davenport (C) Timothy Clayton, George Price | |
| Subs | Auburn | Samuel Bateman (SG), Leo Hatten (SF), Steven Hensley (C) Rodney Walden, Michael Wagner, Joseph Simon | |
| 09:55 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport misses the wide open runner near the basket | 38-40 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi | George Brown can't tip it in | 38-40 |
| 09:52 | Auburn | Steven Hensley grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 09:33 | Auburn | Leo Hatten is fouled on the floor by George Brown - foul #3 on George Brown, team foul #5 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randolph Maly (SG) Steven Digiacomo | |
| Subs | Auburn | Elmer Mills (PG) Travis Craig | |
| 09:13 | Auburn | David Mills is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on David Mills, team foul #6 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rodney Walden (SG), Michael Wagner (SF) Samuel Bateman, David Mills | |
| 08:52 | Mississippi | George Brown misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 08:51 | Auburn | Steven Hensley grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 08:24 | Auburn | Randolph Maly steals the ball from Leo Hatten | 38-40 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport hits a floater from the free throw line | 40-40 |
| 07:50 | Auburn | Steven Hensley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-40 |
| 07:49 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brian Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Randolph Maly (fresh) SF - George Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dana Echols (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Eddie Davenport (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Elmer Mills (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Rodney Walden (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Wagner (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leo Hatten (fresh) 3 reb. C - Steven Hensley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport misses the jumper near the basket | 40-40 |
| 07:31 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport hits the follow up shot | 42-40 |
| 07:08 | Auburn | Rodney Walden hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 42-40 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to George Brown | 42-40 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Young (PG), Steven Digiacomo (SG), John Ellis (SF) Brian Smith, Randolph Maly, George Brown | |
| Subs | Auburn | Travis Craig (PG), Samuel Bateman (SG), David Mills (PF), Joseph Simon (C) Elmer Mills, Rodney Walden, Michael Wagner, Steven Hensley | |
| 06:25 | Auburn | Dana Echols steals the ball from Travis Craig | 42-40 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo misses short on a floater from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 06:03 | Auburn | Joseph Simon grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 05:39 | Auburn | Samuel Bateman drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 05:18 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo hits the finger roll | 44-43 |
| 05:01 | Auburn | Travis Craig connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from David Mills | 44-46 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo splits the doubleteam and buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 04:09 | Auburn | Dana Echols is called for the reach on Joseph Simon - foul #1 on Dana Echols, team foul #6 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brian Smith (PG), George Brown (SF), Timothy Clayton (PF), George Price (C) Jason Young, John Ellis, Dana Echols, Eddie Davenport | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rodney Walden (SG), Michael Wagner (SF) Samuel Bateman, Leo Hatten | |
| 03:50 | Auburn | Joseph Simon drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Travis Craig | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brian Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Digiacomo (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Clayton (fresh) C - George Price (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Travis Craig (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Rodney Walden (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Wagner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Mills (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Simon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 46-48 |
| 03:25 | Mississippi | George Brown snags the offensive board | 46-48 |
| 03:07 | Mississippi | George Brown can't finish the layup | 46-48 |
| 03:05 | Auburn | Travis Craig snags the defensive board | 46-48 |
| 02:51 | Auburn | Rodney Walden misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 46-48 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo snags the defensive board | 46-48 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dana Echols (PF), Eddie Davenport (C) Timothy Clayton, George Price | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 02:21 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-48 |
| 02:20 | Auburn | David Mills pulls down the rebound | 46-48 |
| 02:00 | Auburn | Joseph Simon is hacked by Eddie Davenport - foul #2 on Eddie Davenport, team foul #7 | 46-48 |
| 02:00 | Auburn | Joseph Simon makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 02:00 | Auburn | Joseph Simon misses the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport clanks a jump hook from the right block | 46-49 |
| 01:35 | Auburn | Joseph Simon snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 01:10 | Auburn | David Mills's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-49 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport misses long on a shot from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo grabs the offensive board | 46-49 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | Rodney Walden steals the ball from Steven Digiacomo | 46-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:32 | Auburn | Steven Digiacomo is called for the reach on Rodney Walden in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Digiacomo, team foul #8 | 46-49 |
| 00:32 | Auburn | Rodney Walden misses the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 00:32 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Simon | 46-49 |
| 00:31 | Auburn | Eddie Davenport is called for the reach on Joseph Simon - foul #3 on Eddie Davenport, team foul #9 | 46-49 |
| 00:31 | Auburn | Joseph Simon makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 00:31 | Auburn | Joseph Simon makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | Dana Echols snags the offensive board | 46-51 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 00:17 | Auburn | Steven Digiacomo is called for the reach on Rodney Walden in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Digiacomo, team foul #10 | 49-51 |
| 00:17 | Auburn | Rodney Walden makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 00:17 | Auburn | Rodney Walden makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 49-53 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | George Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-53 |
| 00:06 | Auburn | Rodney Walden is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Smith - foul #4 on Brian Smith, team foul #11 | 49-53 |
| 00:06 | Auburn | Rodney Walden makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 00:06 | Auburn | Rodney Walden makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | David Mills is called for the reach on George Brown - foul #4 on David Mills, team foul #7 | 49-55 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | George Brown makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | George Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |