| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Jesse Kellar (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Micheal Dale (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Ballard (fresh) PF - Manuel Hartzler (fresh) 5 pts. C - George Burson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Llewellyn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) 6 ast. SF - Francisco Duran (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Clarence O'Kell (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - James Shackelford (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | James Ballard inbounds the ball | 23-40 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Auburn | Manuel Hartzler can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Shackelford - foul #2 on James Shackelford, team foul #1 | 23-40 |
| Subs | Auburn | Micheal Spencer (C) George Burson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 19:43 | Auburn | Manuel Hartzler makes the 1st free throw | 24-40 |
| 19:43 | Auburn | Manuel Hartzler misses the 2nd free throw | 24-40 |
| 19:43 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell grabs the defensive rebound | 24-40 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran buries a runner in the lane | 24-42 |
| 19:06 | Auburn | Micheal Spencer lays it in set up by Micheal Dale | 26-42 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson's pass is intercepted by Micheal Dale | 26-42 |
| 18:34 | Auburn | Jesse Kellar banks in the layup set up by Micheal Dale | 28-42 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 28-44 |
| 17:46 | Auburn | James Shackelford denies the turnaround by James Ballard | 28-44 |
| 17:44 | Auburn | Micheal Spencer hits the follow up shot | 30-44 |
| 17:27 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-44 |
| 17:25 | Auburn | Micheal Spencer gets the rebound | 30-44 |
| 17:05 | Auburn | Francisco Duran is called for the reach on Micheal Dale - foul #2 on Francisco Duran, team foul #2 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jimmy Byrd (PG), Derek Beaver (SG), Eli Travis (SF), George Burson (C) Jesse Kellar, Micheal Dale, James Ballard, Manuel Hartzler | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 16:43 | Auburn | Micheal Spencer clanks a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Francisco Duran - foul #3 on Francisco Duran, team foul #3 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Auburn | Micheal Dale (SG) Derek Beaver | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gino Rogers (PG), Jason Engelhardt (SF) John Llewellyn, Francisco Duran | |
| 16:43 | Auburn | Micheal Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 16:43 | Auburn | Micheal Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi | George Burson denies the turnaround by Clarence O'Kell | 32-44 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt tips it back up and in | 32-46 |
| 15:57 | Auburn | Micheal Spencer scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 34-46 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Jimmy Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Micheal Dale (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eli Travis (fresh) PF - Micheal Spencer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - George Burson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gino Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) 6 ast. SF - Jason Engelhardt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence O'Kell (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - James Shackelford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Mississippi | James Shackelford scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Thompson and he's hacked by George Burson - foul #1 on George Burson, team foul #1 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jesse Kellar (PG), James Ballard (SF), Manuel Hartzler (PF) Micheal Dale, Eli Travis, Micheal Spencer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Llewellyn (PG), Domingo Lopez (SG), Francisco Duran (SF) Gino Rogers, Joseph Thompson, Jason Engelhardt | |
| 15:36 | Mississippi | James Shackelford makes the free throw | 34-49 |
| 15:07 | Auburn | James Ballard loses the ball out of bounds | 34-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | Micheal Dale (SG), Eli Travis (SF) Jimmy Byrd, James Ballard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea (PF), Ralph Silvernail (C) Clarence O'Kell, James Shackelford | |
| 14:38 | Mississippi | Manuel Hartzler swats the layup by Francisco Duran | 34-49 |
| 14:37 | Auburn | Eli Travis grabs the defensive rebound | 34-49 |
| 14:17 | Auburn | Eli Travis clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-49 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran grabs the board | 34-49 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran loses the dribble to Jesse Kellar | 34-49 |
| 13:27 | Auburn | George Burson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-49 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail gets the rebound | 34-49 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Domingo Lopez | 34-51 |
| 12:59 | Auburn | Manuel Hartzler makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Jesse Kellar | 36-51 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-54 |
| 12:08 | Auburn | George Burson can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-54 |
| 12:07 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail gets the rebound | 36-54 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Manuel Hartzler - foul #2 on Manuel Hartzler, team foul #2 | 36-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jimmy Byrd (PG), Derek Beaver (SG), James Ballard (SF), Micheal Spencer (PF), Carl Crouch (C) Jesse Kellar, Micheal Dale, Eli Travis, Manuel Hartzler, George Burson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gino Rogers (PG), Joseph Thompson (SG), Jason Engelhardt (SF), James Shackelford (C) John Llewellyn, Domingo Lopez, Francisco Duran, Ralph Silvernail | |
| 11:48 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea makes the 1st free throw | 36-55 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea makes the 2nd free throw | 36-56 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Jimmy Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Derek Beaver (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Ballard (fresh) PF - Micheal Spencer (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Crouch (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gino Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) 7 ast. SF - Jason Engelhardt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Elsea (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Shackelford (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Auburn | James Ballard makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Derek Beaver | 38-56 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Derek Beaver - foul #1 on Derek Beaver, team foul #3 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jesse Kellar (PG), Manuel Hartzler (PF) Derek Beaver, Carl Crouch | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell (PF) Ralph Elsea | |
| 11:03 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 38-57 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-58 |
| 10:41 | Auburn | Manuel Hartzler knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jesse Kellar | 40-58 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 40-58 |
| 10:18 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Micheal Spencer | 40-58 |
| 09:55 | Auburn | James Ballard misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-58 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi | James Shackelford grabs the defensive rebound | 40-58 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi | James Shackelford misses the dunk | 40-58 |
| 09:34 | Mississippi | James Shackelford tips it home | 40-60 |
| 09:05 | Auburn | James Shackelford blocks the short jumper by Micheal Spencer | 40-60 |
| 09:03 | Auburn | Micheal Spencer grabs the offensive rebound | 40-60 |
| 08:51 | Auburn | Gino Rogers is called for the reach on Jesse Kellar - foul #2 on Gino Rogers, team foul #4 | 40-60 |
| Subs | Auburn | Micheal Dale (SG), George Burson (C) Jesse Kellar, Manuel Hartzler | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Llewellyn (PG), Francisco Duran (SF) Gino Rogers, Jason Engelhardt | |
| 08:37 | Auburn | Micheal Spencer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-60 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi | James Shackelford's pass is intercepted by Micheal Dale | 40-60 |
| 07:42 | Auburn | Micheal Spencer hits the finger roll on a nice dish by George Burson | 42-60 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Jimmy Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Micheal Dale (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Ballard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Micheal Spencer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - George Burson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Llewellyn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SF - Francisco Duran (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clarence O'Kell (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - James Shackelford (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:18 | Mississippi | James Shackelford misses the dunk attempt | 42-60 |
| 07:16 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson hits the follow up shot | 42-62 |
| 06:56 | Auburn | Micheal Spencer comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Clarence O'Kell - foul #1 on Clarence O'Kell, team foul #5 | 42-62 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jesse Kellar (PG), Eli Travis (SF), Manuel Hartzler (PF) Jimmy Byrd, James Ballard, George Burson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez (SG), Ralph Silvernail (C) Joseph Thompson, James Shackelford | |
| 06:56 | Auburn | Micheal Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 43-62 |
| 06:56 | Auburn | Micheal Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 44-62 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-62 |
| 06:35 | Auburn | Manuel Hartzler gets the rebound | 44-62 |
| 06:07 | Auburn | Manuel Hartzler misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-62 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail pulls down the rebound | 44-62 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-62 |
| 05:46 | Auburn | Micheal Dale gets the rebound | 44-62 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:33 | Auburn | Manuel Hartzler is denied on a dunk by Clarence O'Kell | 44-62 |
| 05:32 | Auburn | Manuel Hartzler misses the tip | 44-62 |
| 05:31 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell grabs the board | 44-62 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi | Eli Travis is called for the reach on Francisco Duran - foul #1 on Eli Travis, team foul #4 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jimmy Byrd (SG), James Ballard (SF), George Burson (C) Micheal Dale, Eli Travis, Micheal Spencer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gino Rogers (PG), Joseph Thompson (SG), Ralph Elsea (PF) John Llewellyn, Domingo Lopez, Clarence O'Kell | |
| 05:09 | Mississippi | George Burson picks off the pass by Francisco Duran | 44-62 |
| 04:57 | Auburn | Gino Rogers steals the ball from Jesse Kellar | 44-62 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson travels with the ball | 44-62 |
| Subs | Auburn | Micheal Dale (SG), Eli Travis (SF) Jimmy Byrd, James Ballard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez (SG), Jason Engelhardt (SF) Joseph Thompson, Francisco Duran | |
| 04:21 | Auburn | Micheal Dale comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Domingo Lopez - foul #1 on Domingo Lopez, team foul #6 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jimmy Byrd (PG) Jesse Kellar | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 04:21 | Auburn | Micheal Dale misses the 1st free throw | 44-62 |
| 04:21 | Auburn | Micheal Dale makes the 2nd free throw | 45-62 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi | Gino Rogers misses the jumpshot from the left side | 45-62 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail tips it back up and in | 45-64 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Auburn | Manuel Hartzler misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-64 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail gets the rebound | 45-64 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Jimmy Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Micheal Dale (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eli Travis (fresh) PF - Manuel Hartzler (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - George Burson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gino Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Domingo Lopez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Engelhardt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Elsea (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ralph Silvernail (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Mississippi | Manuel Hartzler blocks the short jumper by Ralph Silvernail | 45-64 |
| 03:08 | Auburn | George Burson pulls down the rebound | 45-64 |
| 02:52 | Auburn | George Burson loses the dribble to Domingo Lopez | 45-64 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi | Gino Rogers drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-67 |
| 02:08 | Auburn | George Burson knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Manuel Hartzler and the foul's on Ralph Silvernail - foul #1 on Ralph Silvernail, team foul #7 | 47-67 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jesse Kellar (PG), Derek Beaver (SG), James Ballard (SF), Micheal Spencer (PF) Jimmy Byrd, Micheal Dale, Eli Travis, Manuel Hartzler | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gregory Maria (C) Ralph Silvernail | |
| 02:08 | Auburn | George Burson misses the free throw | 47-67 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt pulls down the rebound | 47-67 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi | Gino Rogers misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-67 |
| 01:52 | Auburn | The rebound goes to George Burson | 47-67 |
| 01:34 | Auburn | Ralph Elsea is called for the reach on Derek Beaver - foul #1 on Ralph Elsea, team foul #8 | 47-67 |
| Subs | Auburn | Manuel Hartzler (PF) Micheal Spencer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail (C) Gregory Maria | |
| 01:34 | Auburn | Derek Beaver makes the 1st free throw | 48-67 |
| 01:34 | Auburn | Derek Beaver makes the 2nd free throw | 49-67 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail can't finish the layup but the foul's on George Burson - foul #2 on George Burson, team foul #5 | 49-67 |
| Subs | Auburn | Micheal Dale (SG) Derek Beaver | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 01:10 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail misses the 1st free throw | 49-67 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail makes the 2nd free throw | 49-68 |
| 01:02 | Auburn | Micheal Dale scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-68 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea connects on the jump hook from the right block | 52-70 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Auburn | Manuel Hartzler can't finish the layup | 52-70 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez gets the rebound | 52-70 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Gino Rogers runs out the clock | 52-70 |