| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Greg Moon (fresh) SG - Mark Quinn (fresh) SF - Pablo Castaneda (fresh) PF - David Terrazas (fresh) C - Freddy Bozek (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rex Hall (fresh) SG - Dikembe Azim (fresh) SF - David Peacock (fresh) PF - Anthony Donaldson (fresh) C - Chad Laforce (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Quinn | 3-0 |
| 19:23 | Auburn | Rex Hall buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 19:07 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Rex Hall - foul #1 on Rex Hall, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 19:07 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 19:07 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:43 | Auburn | Rex Hall drills a fadeaway from the right side and he's hacked by David Terrazas - foul #1 on David Terrazas, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 18:43 | Auburn | Rex Hall makes the free throw | 5-5 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi | David Terrazas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-5 |
| 18:23 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 17:54 | Auburn | Chad Laforce misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Freddy Bozek - foul #1 on Freddy Bozek, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG), Alvin Firth (SG), Hank Hanna (SF), Carl Heath (PF) Greg Moon, Mark Quinn, Pablo Castaneda, David Terrazas | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie (SG), Joseph Lytle (SF), Sonny Davis (PF) Dikembe Azim, David Peacock, Anthony Donaldson | |
| 17:54 | Auburn | Chad Laforce misses the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:54 | Auburn | Chad Laforce makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:25 | Mississippi | Rex Hall takes the ball from Carl Heath | 5-6 |
| 17:22 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle blows the layup | 5-6 |
| 17:21 | Mississippi | Carl Heath grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:52 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna scores on a turnaround from the right block | 7-6 |
| 16:31 | Auburn | Sonny Davis connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 7-8 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi | Mark Eggert drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by Carl Heath and he's fouled by Mauricio Yazzie - foul #1 on Mauricio Yazzie, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Quinn (SG), Pablo Castaneda (SF), David Terrazas (PF) Alvin Firth, Hank Hanna, Freddy Bozek | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (PG), David Peacock (SF), Anthony Donaldson (PF) Rex Hall, Joseph Lytle, Chad Laforce | |
| 16:10 | Mississippi | Mark Eggert misses the free throw | 9-8 |
| 16:10 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 15:53 | Auburn | David Peacock connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Mauricio Yazzie | 9-10 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Quinn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Pablo Castaneda (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Terrazas (fresh) C - Carl Heath (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dikembe Azim (fresh) SG - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Peacock (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Donaldson (fresh) C - Sonny Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda misses the lay-in but the foul's on David Peacock - foul #1 on David Peacock, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (PG), Hank Hanna (PF) Mark Eggert, David Terrazas | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 15:35 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda misses the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 15:35 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 15:11 | Auburn | Sonny Davis is whistled for a carry | 10-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Terrazas (PF) Hank Hanna | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lester Kelson (SG) Mauricio Yazzie | |
| 14:54 | Mississippi | David Terrazas misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-10 |
| 14:53 | Auburn | Lester Kelson grabs the defensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 14:38 | Auburn | Sonny Davis misses the driving attempt near the basket | 10-10 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Mark Quinn | 10-10 |
| 14:13 | Mississippi | Greg Moon misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-10 |
| 14:12 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Anthony Donaldson | 10-10 |
| 13:51 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hank Hanna (SG), Freddy Bozek (PF) Mark Quinn, David Terrazas | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), Mauricio Yazzie (SG), Joseph Lytle (SF), Chad Laforce (C) Dikembe Azim, Lester Kelson, David Peacock, Sonny Davis | |
| 13:27 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna drills a driving attempt from the left block and he's hacked by Anthony Donaldson - foul #1 on Anthony Donaldson, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Quinn (SG) Pablo Castaneda | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Peacock (PF) Anthony Donaldson | |
| 13:27 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna misses the free throw | 12-10 |
| 13:27 | Auburn | Chad Laforce snags the defensive board | 12-10 |
| 13:03 | Auburn | David Peacock misses the easy layup | 12-10 |
| 13:01 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek grabs the defensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi | Greg Moon makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Mark Quinn out of the doubleteam | 15-10 |
| 12:18 | Auburn | Chad Laforce connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Mauricio Yazzie | 15-12 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 15-12 |
| 11:59 | Auburn | David Peacock grabs the board | 15-12 |
| 11:35 | Auburn | David Peacock is fouled on the floor by Carl Heath - foul #1 on Carl Heath, team foul #3 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda (SF), David Terrazas (PF) Mark Quinn, Carl Heath | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (PG), Lester Kelson (SG), Anthony Donaldson (PF), Sonny Davis (C) Rex Hall, Mauricio Yazzie, David Peacock, Chad Laforce | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Greg Moon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Hank Hanna (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Pablo Castaneda (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Terrazas (fresh) C - Freddy Bozek (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dikembe Azim (fresh) SG - Lester Kelson (fresh) SF - Joseph Lytle (fresh) PF - Anthony Donaldson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Sonny Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:15 | Auburn | Lester Kelson is whistled for a carry | 15-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Quinn (PG) Greg Moon | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG) Lester Kelson | |
| 10:54 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-12 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna tips it back up and in | 17-12 |
| 10:37 | Auburn | Sonny Davis is hacked by Freddy Bozek - foul #2 on Freddy Bozek, team foul #4 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (PG), Carl Heath (C) Mark Quinn, Freddy Bozek | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie (SG), David Peacock (SF), Chad Laforce (C) Rex Hall, Joseph Lytle, Sonny Davis | |
| 10:19 | Auburn | David Peacock misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 17-12 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to David Terrazas | 17-12 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-12 |
| 10:11 | Auburn | Chad Laforce grabs the board | 17-12 |
| 09:49 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim is hacked by Greg Moon - foul #1 on Greg Moon, team foul #5 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Quinn (SG) Hank Hanna | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), Lester Kelson (SG), Joseph Lytle (SF), Sonny Davis (C) Dikembe Azim, Mauricio Yazzie, David Peacock, Chad Laforce | |
| 09:27 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson drills a driving attempt from close range | 17-14 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Greg Moon | 20-14 |
| 08:44 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Rex Hall | 20-16 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Anthony Donaldson | 20-16 |
| 08:05 | Auburn | Rex Hall comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-16 |
| 08:04 | Auburn | Sonny Davis tips it home | 20-18 |
| 07:40 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda hits a turnaround from the right block | 22-18 |
| 07:16 | Auburn | Mark Quinn is called for the reach on Anthony Donaldson - foul #1 on Mark Quinn, team foul #6 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG), Alvin Firth (SG), Hank Hanna (PF) Greg Moon, Mark Quinn, David Terrazas | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (PG), Mauricio Yazzie (SF), David Peacock (PF), Chad Laforce (C) Rex Hall, Joseph Lytle, Anthony Donaldson, Sonny Davis | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alvin Firth (fresh) SF - Pablo Castaneda (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Hank Hanna (fresh) 6 pts. C - Carl Heath (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dikembe Azim (fresh) SG - Lester Kelson (fresh) SF - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) 2 ast. PF - David Peacock (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chad Laforce (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Auburn | Chad Laforce clanks a shot from the right side | 22-18 |
| 06:56 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim tips it but misses | 22-18 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda gets the rebound | 22-18 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda clanks a 3 from the left wing | 22-18 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna tips it home | 24-18 |
| 06:10 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from David Peacock | 24-21 |
| 05:50 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by David Peacock - foul #2 on David Peacock, team foul #5 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (PG), Mark Quinn (SG), David Terrazas (C) Mark Eggert, Alvin Firth, Carl Heath | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), Anthony Donaldson (PF) Lester Kelson, Mauricio Yazzie | |
| 05:50 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 05:50 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna makes the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 05:31 | Auburn | Chad Laforce double dribbles | 26-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie (SG) Dikembe Azim | |
| 05:09 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Greg Moon | 28-21 |
| 04:46 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-21 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi | David Terrazas snags the defensive board | 28-21 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner from close range | 28-21 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda gets the offensive rebound | 28-21 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna is whistled for traveling | 28-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek (PF), Carl Heath (C) Pablo Castaneda, David Terrazas | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (SG), Sonny Davis (PF) Mauricio Yazzie, Anthony Donaldson | |
| 03:26 | Auburn | Chad Laforce hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Rex Hall | 28-23 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi | David Peacock steals the ball from Greg Moon | 28-23 |
| 02:55 | Auburn | Rex Hall dunks the ball set up by David Peacock | 28-25 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Greg Moon (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Quinn (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hank Hanna (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Freddy Bozek (fresh) 3 pts. C - Carl Heath (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rex Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Peacock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sonny Davis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Chad Laforce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:37 | Mississippi | Greg Moon is fouled on the floor by Rex Hall - foul #2 on Rex Hall, team foul #6 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alvin Firth (PG), Pablo Castaneda (SF), David Terrazas (PF) Greg Moon, Hank Hanna, Carl Heath | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie (SG), Joseph Lytle (SF), Anthony Donaldson (PF) Rex Hall, David Peacock, Sonny Davis | |
| 02:32 | Mississippi | Chad Laforce is called for the reach on Freddy Bozek - foul #1 on Chad Laforce, team foul #7 | 28-25 |
| 02:32 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 02:32 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 02:06 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-25 |
| 02:05 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim grabs the offensive board | 30-25 |
| 01:48 | Auburn | Chad Laforce is whistled for a carry | 30-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (PG), Hank Hanna (SG), Carl Heath (C) Alvin Firth, Mark Quinn, David Terrazas | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), David Peacock (SF), Sonny Davis (C) Dikembe Azim, Joseph Lytle, Chad Laforce | |
| 01:30 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-25 |
| 01:28 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| 01:03 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson misses short on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Freddy Bozek - foul #3 on Freddy Bozek, team foul #7 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Quinn (SG), David Terrazas (PF) Hank Hanna, Freddy Bozek | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (SG), Chad Laforce (C) Mauricio Yazzie, Sonny Davis | |
| 01:03 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 01:03 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG), Hank Hanna (SF) Greg Moon, Pablo Castaneda | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie (SG) Rex Hall | |
| 00:10 | Auburn | Chad Laforce misses long on an open floater from the free throw line | 30-27 |
| 00:09 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie tips it back up and in | 30-29 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn slams it home over the doubleteam | 32-29 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim clanks a fullcourt shot | 32-29 |