| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Mike Briscoe (fresh) SG - William Summers (fresh) SF - James Duchesne (fresh) PF - Eugene Burkett (fresh) C - David Pellowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (fresh) SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) SF - Donald Evens (fresh) PF - Joe Webster (fresh) C - Michael Francis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | David Pellowski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Auburn | William Summers buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Mike Briscoe | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by John Spenser | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | Auburn | William Summers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi State | A charge is called on Joe Webster - foul #1 on Joe Webster, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | Auburn | James Duchesne grabs the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:20 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett loses the dribble to John Spenser | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi State | John Spenser loses the dribble to William Summers in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:02 | Auburn | John Spenser steps in front of the James Duchesne pass | 2-2 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph lays it in on a nice dish by John Spenser | 2-4 |
| 17:44 | Auburn | William Summers travels with the ball | 2-4 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-4 |
| Subs | Auburn | Andrew Johnson (C) David Pellowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:18 | Auburn | Keith Rudolph picks off the pass by Mike Briscoe in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph lays it in | 2-6 |
| 16:59 | Auburn | Mike Briscoe is fouled on the floor by John Spenser - foul #1 on John Spenser, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Auburn | Billy Williams (PG), William Still (SG), James Brown (SF), Carlos Parks (C) Mike Briscoe, William Summers, James Duchesne, Eugene Burkett | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 16:48 | Auburn | Carlos Parks blows the dunk but he's fouled by Michael Francis - foul #1 on Michael Francis, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| 16:48 | Auburn | Carlos Parks misses the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 16:48 | Auburn | Carlos Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 16:21 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis's pass is intercepted by Billy Williams | 3-6 |
| 16:07 | Auburn | Carlos Parks misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 3-6 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis grabs the board | 3-6 |
| 15:49 | Mississippi State | Andrew Johnson swats the layup by Keith Rudolph | 3-6 |
| 15:47 | Auburn | Andrew Johnson pulls down the rebound | 3-6 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Billy Williams (fresh) SG - William Still (fresh) SF - James Brown (fresh) PF - Andrew Johnson (fresh) C - Carlos Parks (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Rudolph (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Evens (fairly fresh) PF - Joe Webster (fairly fresh) C - Michael Francis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Auburn | Andrew Johnson is fouled on the floor by Joe Webster - foul #2 on Joe Webster, team foul #4 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mike Briscoe (PG), William Summers (SG), James Duchesne (SF), Eugene Burkett (PF), David Pellowski (C) Billy Williams, William Still, James Brown, Andrew Johnson, Carlos Parks | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Brown (PG), August Ball (SG), Merle Gibson (SF), Daniel Lin (PF), Peter Fraizer (C) John Spenser, Keith Rudolph, Donald Evens, Joe Webster, Michael Francis | |
| 15:26 | Auburn | William Summers double dribbles | 3-6 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 3-6 |
| 15:06 | Auburn | David Pellowski grabs the board | 3-6 |
| 14:47 | Auburn | James Duchesne misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 3-6 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer gets the rebound | 3-6 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from Mark Brown | 3-8 |
| 14:05 | Auburn | James Duchesne misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 3-8 |
| 14:03 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer grabs the defensive rebound | 3-8 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson is fouled on the floor by James Duchesne - foul #1 on James Duchesne, team foul #1 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Auburn | Andrew Johnson (PF), Carlos Parks (C) Eugene Burkett, David Pellowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG), Donald Evens (SF), Michael Francis (C) Mark Brown, August Ball, Merle Gibson, Peter Fraizer | |
| 13:27 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph is whistled for a carry | 3-8 |
| Subs | Auburn | Billy Williams (PG), William Still (SG), James Brown (SF) Mike Briscoe, William Summers, James Duchesne | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:11 | Auburn | William Still comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-8 |
| 13:10 | Auburn | Billy Williams snags the offensive board | 3-8 |
| 12:52 | Auburn | Andrew Johnson is whistled for traveling | 3-8 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson (PF) Daniel Lin | |
| 12:32 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph misses the 3 from the right wing | 3-8 |
| 12:31 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Andrew Johnson | 3-8 |
| 12:24 | Auburn | Andrew Johnson misses the easy layup | 3-8 |
| 12:23 | Auburn | Andrew Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-8 |
| 12:14 | Auburn | William Still loses the dribble to John Spenser | 3-8 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph can't finish the layup | 3-8 |
| 12:07 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Carlos Parks | 3-8 |
| 11:54 | Auburn | Carlos Parks makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Andrew Johnson | 5-8 |
| 11:35 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 5-8 |
| 11:34 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph misses the tip | 5-8 |
| 11:32 | Mississippi State | John Spenser grabs the offensive rebound | 5-8 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Billy Williams (fresh) SG - William Still (fresh) SF - James Brown (fresh) PF - Andrew Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Carlos Parks (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Evens (fairly fresh) PF - Merle Gibson (fresh) C - Michael Francis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson is hacked by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mike Briscoe (PG), William Summers (SG), James Duchesne (SF), Eugene Burkett (PF), David Pellowski (C) Billy Williams, William Still, James Brown, Andrew Johnson, Carlos Parks | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Brown (SF), Daniel Lin (PF), Peter Fraizer (C) Donald Evens, Merle Gibson, Michael Francis | |
| 11:03 | Mississippi State | David Pellowski swats the short shot by Peter Fraizer | 5-8 |
| 11:01 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Eugene Burkett | 5-8 |
| 10:55 | Auburn | William Summers misses long on a runner from the left block | 5-8 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Peter Fraizer | 5-8 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph makes the fadeaway from the right block | 5-10 |
| 10:18 | Auburn | James Duchesne connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Mike Briscoe and he's fouled by Daniel Lin - foul #1 on Daniel Lin, team foul #5 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Ball (SG), Glenn Oney (SF) John Spenser, Keith Rudolph | |
| 10:18 | Auburn | James Duchesne misses the free throw | 7-10 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin pulls down the rebound | 7-10 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi State | Glenn Oney buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Brown | 7-13 |
| 09:41 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett misses the floater from the free throw line | 7-13 |
| 09:39 | Auburn | James Duchesne grabs the offensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 09:29 | Auburn | James Duchesne banks in the layup set up by William Summers | 9-13 |
| 09:15 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Mark Brown | 9-15 |
| 09:07 | Auburn | Peter Fraizer is called for the reach on Eugene Burkett - foul #1 on Peter Fraizer, team foul #6 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph (SG), Donald Evens (SF), Merle Gibson (PF), Michael Francis (C) Mark Brown, Glenn Oney, Daniel Lin, Peter Fraizer | |
| 08:50 | Auburn | Keith Rudolph steps in front of the Mike Briscoe pass | 9-15 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens can't connect on a floater from the right block | 9-15 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis tips it but misses | 9-15 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis grabs the offensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens clanks a shot near the basket but he's fouled by James Duchesne - foul #2 on James Duchesne, team foul #3 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Auburn | Billy Williams (PG), William Still (SG), James Brown (SF), Andrew Johnson (PF), Carlos Parks (C) Mike Briscoe, William Summers, James Duchesne, Eugene Burkett, David Pellowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG) August Ball | |
| 08:20 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens makes the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens makes the 2nd free throw | 9-17 |
| 08:08 | Auburn | Andrew Johnson misses the lay-in | 9-17 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis pulls down the rebound | 9-17 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis buries a floater from the right wing | 9-19 |
| 07:28 | Auburn | Carlos Parks connects on the turnaround from the right block | 11-19 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Billy Williams (fresh) SG - William Still (fresh) SF - James Brown (fresh) PF - Andrew Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Carlos Parks (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Donald Evens (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Merle Gibson (fresh) C - Michael Francis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Spenser | 11-22 |
| 07:02 | Auburn | Andrew Johnson lays it up and in | 13-22 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis blows the layup | 13-22 |
| 06:43 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Carlos Parks | 13-22 |
| 06:24 | Auburn | Keith Rudolph is called for the reach on William Still - foul #1 on Keith Rudolph, team foul #7 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mike Briscoe (PG), James Duchesne (SF), Eugene Burkett (PF), David Pellowski (C) Billy Williams, James Brown, Andrew Johnson, Carlos Parks | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Ball (SG), Mark Brown (SF), Daniel Lin (PF) Keith Rudolph, Donald Evens, Merle Gibson | |
| 06:24 | Auburn | William Still makes the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 06:24 | Auburn | William Still misses the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis grabs the board | 14-22 |
| 06:01 | Mississippi State | August Ball knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from John Spenser | 14-25 |
| 05:56 | Auburn | William Still hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-25 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 17-25 |
| 05:31 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown tips it but misses | 17-25 |
| 05:29 | Auburn | David Pellowski grabs the defensive rebound | 17-25 |
| 05:19 | Auburn | James Duchesne misses the easy layup | 17-25 |
| 05:18 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin pulls down the rebound | 17-25 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown is hacked by Mike Briscoe - foul #1 on Mike Briscoe, team foul #4 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Summers (SG) William Still | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph (SG), Donald Evens (SF), Peter Fraizer (C) John Spenser, Mark Brown, Michael Francis | |
| 04:53 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-25 |
| 04:52 | Auburn | Mike Briscoe gets the rebound | 17-25 |
| 04:47 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett misses long on a shot from the left side | 17-25 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer snags the defensive board | 17-25 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Peter Fraizer | 17-28 |
| 04:25 | Auburn | Mike Briscoe can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 17-28 |
| 04:23 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to David Pellowski | 17-28 |
| 04:12 | Auburn | William Summers is hacked by August Ball - foul #1 on August Ball, team foul #8 | 17-28 |
| Subs | Auburn | Andrew Johnson (C) David Pellowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:12 | Auburn | William Summers makes the 1st free throw | 18-28 |
| 04:12 | Auburn | William Summers makes the 2nd free throw | 19-28 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi State | Andrew Johnson steals the ball from Donald Evens | 19-28 |
| 03:37 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Daniel Lin - foul #2 on Daniel Lin, team foul #9 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Joe Webster (PF) August Ball, Daniel Lin | |
| 03:37 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 03:37 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 03:14 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 21-30 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Mike Briscoe (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Summers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Duchesne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Burkett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (fresh) 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Donald Evens (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joe Webster (fresh) C - Peter Fraizer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Peter Fraizer - foul #2 on Peter Fraizer, team foul #10 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Auburn | Billy Williams (PG), James Brown (SF) Mike Briscoe, James Duchesne | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson (SF), Michael Francis (C) Donald Evens, Peter Fraizer | |
| 02:54 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett misses the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 02:54 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett makes the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph clanks a 3 from the left corner | 22-30 |
| 02:44 | Auburn | William Summers grabs the defensive rebound | 22-30 |
| 02:29 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett buries a jump hook from close range set up by Billy Williams | 24-30 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #5 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Still (SG), David Pellowski (C) William Summers, Eugene Burkett | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:03 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis misses the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 01:40 | Auburn | Billy Williams misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 24-31 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster grabs the board | 24-31 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Spenser | 24-33 |
| 01:08 | Auburn | James Brown is whistled for traveling | 24-33 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mike Briscoe (PG), William Summers (SG), James Duchesne (SF), Michael Snow (PF) Billy Williams, William Still, James Brown, Andrew Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Ball (PG), Donald Evens (SF) John Spenser, Keith Rudolph | |
| 00:54 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis is fouled on the floor by David Pellowski - foul #1 on David Pellowski, team foul #6 | 24-33 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 24-33 |
| 00:32 | Auburn | The rebound goes to William Summers | 24-33 |
| 00:29 | Auburn | Mike Briscoe is hacked by August Ball in the backcourt - foul #2 on August Ball, team foul #11 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Brown (PG), Daniel Lin (PF), Peter Fraizer (C) Merle Gibson, Joe Webster, Michael Francis | |
| 00:29 | Auburn | Mike Briscoe misses the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 00:29 | Auburn | Mike Briscoe makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 25-33 |