| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dennis Hess (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Thomas Mains (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wallace Mishler (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jiao-Long Xyong (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Yul Ximines (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Milton Libbey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Kawakami (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregorio Moretti (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Clayton (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Smith | 28-34 |
| 19:17 | Auburn | Yul Ximines is called for 5 seconds | 28-34 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-34 |
| 18:53 | Auburn | Yul Ximines gets the rebound | 28-34 |
| 18:27 | Auburn | Jiao-Long Xyong is denied on a layup by Donald Clayton | 28-34 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton snags the defensive board | 28-34 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami is denied on a layup by Jiao-Long Xyong | 28-34 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith tips it back up and in | 28-36 |
| 17:41 | Auburn | Thomas Mains misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-36 |
| 17:39 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler can't tip it in | 28-36 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti gets the rebound | 28-36 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jiao-Long Xyong - foul #2 on Jiao-Long Xyong, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski (C) Donald Clayton | |
| 17:15 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 16:54 | Auburn | Jiao-Long Xyong can't finish the layup | 28-38 |
| 16:52 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti snags the defensive board | 28-38 |
| 16:25 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti is called for 5 seconds | 28-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (PG), Billy Bridgeforth (C) Dennis Hess, Yul Ximines | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski (SF) Gregorio Moretti | |
| 16:09 | Auburn | Burton Campbell connects on the fadeaway near the basket and the foul's on Josef Kizewski - foul #2 on Josef Kizewski, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jasper Greening (C) Jiao-Long Xyong | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 16:09 | Auburn | Burton Campbell makes the free throw | 31-38 |
| 15:47 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey blows the layup | 31-38 |
| 15:45 | Auburn | Burton Campbell grabs the board | 31-38 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Burton Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Mains (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wallace Mishler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Bridgeforth (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jasper Greening (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Milton Libbey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Majkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Kawakami (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Josef Kizewski (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Auburn | Josef Kizewski swats the layup by Jasper Greening | 31-38 |
| 15:20 | Auburn | Jasper Greening misses the tip | 31-38 |
| 15:19 | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth misses the tip | 31-38 |
| 15:17 | Auburn | Jasper Greening gets the offensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 15:02 | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth buries a floater from the right block | 33-38 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 14:41 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 14:23 | Auburn | Kenneth Smith is called for the reach on Jasper Greening - foul #2 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dennis Hess (PG), Richard Browning (SF), Jiao-Long Xyong (PF), Yul Ximines (C) Thomas Mains, Wallace Mishler, Billy Bridgeforth, Jasper Greening | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Hobbs (PG), Michael Spadaro (SF), Gregorio Moretti (PF), Donald Clayton (C) Kenneth Smith, Milton Libbey, Charles Kawakami, Josef Kizewski | |
| 13:57 | Auburn | The short jumper by Jiao-Long Xyong is denied by Gregorio Moretti | 33-38 |
| 13:55 | Auburn | Richard Browning grabs the offensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 13:40 | Auburn | The short jumper by Yul Ximines is denied by Gregorio Moretti | 33-38 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi | James Hobbs gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 13:15 | Auburn | Burton Campbell grabs the board | 33-38 |
| 12:51 | Auburn | Dennis Hess misses badly on a shot from the left side | 33-38 |
| 12:50 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti grabs the board | 33-38 |
| 12:32 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton throws it down on a nice dish by James Hobbs | 33-40 |
| 12:26 | Auburn | Dennis Hess loses the dribble to Donald Clayton | 33-40 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-40 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton grabs the offensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 11:36 | Mississippi | James Hobbs buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gregorio Moretti | 33-42 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dennis Hess (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Burton Campbell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Browning (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jiao-Long Xyong (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Yul Ximines (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Hobbs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Majkowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Spadaro (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gregorio Moretti (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. C - Donald Clayton (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:18 | Auburn | Michael Spadaro steals it from Yul Ximines | 33-42 |
| 10:51 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Hobbs | 33-44 |
| 10:39 | Auburn | Richard Browning can't connect on a shot near the basket | 33-44 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton pulls down the rebound | 33-44 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi | Burton Campbell picks off the pass by Donald Clayton | 33-44 |
| 10:14 | Auburn | Dennis Hess misses the easy layup | 33-44 |
| 10:13 | Auburn | Richard Browning snags the offensive board | 33-44 |
| 09:58 | Auburn | Burton Campbell is called for a charge - foul #1 on Burton Campbell, team foul #2 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jose Silva (PG), Thomas Mains (SG), Wallace Mishler (SF), Billy Bridgeforth (PF), Jasper Greening (C) Dennis Hess, Burton Campbell, Richard Browning, Jiao-Long Xyong, Yul Ximines | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (PG), Milton Libbey (SG), Charles Kawakami (SF), Josef Kizewski (C) James Hobbs, Christopher Majkowski, Michael Spadaro, Donald Clayton | |
| 09:39 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Milton Libbey | 33-47 |
| 09:12 | Auburn | Jasper Greening misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-47 |
| 09:11 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Kenneth Smith | 33-47 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-47 |
| 08:49 | Auburn | Thomas Mains snags the defensive board | 33-47 |
| 08:23 | Auburn | Jasper Greening is denied on a dunk by Charles Kawakami | 33-47 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski grabs the board | 33-47 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi | The jump hook by Milton Libbey is blocked by Billy Bridgeforth | 33-47 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-47 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi | Jose Silva steals it from Charles Kawakami | 33-47 |
| 07:29 | Auburn | Jose Silva drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Billy Bridgeforth | 35-47 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Jose Silva (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Mains (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wallace Mishler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Billy Bridgeforth (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jasper Greening (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Milton Libbey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Kawakami (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregorio Moretti (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. C - Josef Kizewski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Milton Libbey and he's fouled by Jose Silva - foul #1 on Jose Silva, team foul #3 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dennis Hess (PG), Jiao-Long Xyong (PF), Yul Ximines (C) Jose Silva, Billy Bridgeforth, Jasper Greening | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Clayton (C) Gregorio Moretti | |
| 07:06 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami makes the free throw | 35-50 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 06:45 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-50 |
| 06:44 | Auburn | Thomas Mains pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-50 |
| 06:32 | Auburn | Dennis Hess hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Wallace Mishler | 37-50 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 37-50 |
| 06:08 | Auburn | Yul Ximines snags the defensive board | 37-50 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 05:50 | Auburn | Charles Kawakami is called for the reach on Wallace Mishler - foul #3 on Charles Kawakami, team foul #3 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski (PG), Gregorio Moretti (PF) Kenneth Smith, Josef Kizewski | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 05:43 | Auburn | Yul Ximines can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Donald Clayton - foul #1 on Donald Clayton, team foul #4 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (SF) Wallace Mishler | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 05:43 | Auburn | Yul Ximines misses the 1st free throw | 37-50 |
| 05:43 | Auburn | Yul Ximines makes the 2nd free throw | 38-50 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher Majkowski | 38-52 |
| 05:08 | Auburn | Thomas Mains misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-52 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami grabs the defensive rebound | 38-52 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 38-52 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey grabs the offensive board | 38-52 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | Wallace Mishler (SF) Thomas Mains | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (PG), Michael Spadaro (SF), Josef Kizewski (PF) Milton Libbey, Charles Kawakami, Gregorio Moretti | |
| 04:07 | Auburn | Dennis Hess scores on a turnaround from close range | 40-52 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Wallace Mishler - foul #1 on Wallace Mishler, team foul #4 | 40-52 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski makes the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| 03:24 | Auburn | Kenneth Smith takes the ball from Wallace Mishler | 40-54 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dennis Hess (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Burton Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wallace Mishler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jiao-Long Xyong (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Yul Ximines (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Majkowski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Spadaro (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Josef Kizewski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Clayton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:09 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski clanks a turnaround in the paint | 40-54 |
| 03:08 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Wallace Mishler | 40-54 |
| 02:55 | Auburn | Burton Campbell is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Burton Campbell, team foul #5 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jose Silva (SG), Richard Browning (SF), Billy Bridgeforth (PF), Jasper Greening (C) Dennis Hess, Wallace Mishler, Jiao-Long Xyong, Yul Ximines | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Milton Libbey (SG), Charles Kawakami (PF) Michael Spadaro, Donald Clayton | |
| 02:34 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Kenneth Smith | 40-56 |
| 02:11 | Auburn | Richard Browning comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-56 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith grabs the board | 40-56 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith drills a fadeaway from the right wing and the foul's on Burton Campbell - foul #3 on Burton Campbell, team foul #6 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti (PF), Donald Clayton (C) Christopher Majkowski, Josef Kizewski | |
| 01:47 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith makes the free throw | 40-59 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:31 | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth scores on a floater in the lane and he's fouled by Gregorio Moretti - foul #2 on Gregorio Moretti, team foul #5 | 42-59 |
| 01:31 | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth makes the free throw | 43-59 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Milton Libbey | 43-61 |
| 01:05 | Auburn | Burton Campbell is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 43-61 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti comes up short on the runner from close range | 43-61 |
| 00:45 | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth pulls down the rebound | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Auburn | Burton Campbell is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Smith - foul #3 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #6 | 43-61 |
| 00:38 | Auburn | Burton Campbell misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 43-61 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti grabs the defensive rebound | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 43-61 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-61 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith runs out the clock | 43-61 |