| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Huffaker (fresh) 13 pts. SF - James Tsao (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Yuri Burakowski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Marsh (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Whaley (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Richard Gokey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | James Tsao inbounds the ball | 39-26 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Auburn | James Tsao blows the dunk | 39-26 |
| 19:45 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey gets the rebound | 39-26 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | Yuri Burakowski steals the ball from Stephen White | 39-26 |
| 19:25 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-26 |
| 19:23 | Auburn | James Tsao grabs the offensive rebound | 39-26 |
| 19:03 | Auburn | James Smith misses the runner from the left block but the foul's on Richard Gokey - foul #2 on Richard Gokey, team foul #1 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Auburn | Curtis Porter (SG), Arthur Gallagher (PF) James Tsao, Thomas Mitchell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 19:03 | Auburn | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 40-26 |
| 19:03 | Auburn | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 41-26 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Richard Gokey is blocked by Arthur Gallagher | 41-26 |
| 18:39 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey tips it back up and in | 41-28 |
| 18:24 | Auburn | Lawrence Broadhead steps in front of the Arthur Gallagher pass | 41-28 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey misses short on a jumper from the left side | 41-28 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi State | William Whaley hits the follow up shot | 41-30 |
| 17:37 | Auburn | Curtis Porter hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by James Smith | 43-30 |
| 17:23 | Mississippi State | William Whaley misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Curtis Porter - foul #2 on Curtis Porter, team foul #1 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (PG), James Tsao (SF), Thomas Mitchell (PF) James Smith, Curtis Porter, Yuri Burakowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), Terry Koerner (SG), Kenneth Rosas (PF), Randy Howell (C) Stephen White, James Marsh, Richard Gokey, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| 17:23 | Mississippi State | William Whaley makes the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 17:23 | Mississippi State | William Whaley makes the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 17:10 | Auburn | James Tsao's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-32 |
| Subs | Auburn | Curtis Porter (SG), Yuri Burakowski (C) Richard Huffaker, Arthur Gallagher | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (PG) William Whaley | |
| 16:47 | Mississippi State | Yuri Burakowski steals it from Terry Koerner | 43-32 |
| 16:33 | Auburn | Michael Harvey takes the ball from James Tsao | 43-32 |
| 16:30 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas lays it in set up by Michael Harvey | 43-34 |
| 16:15 | Auburn | James Tsao connects on the floater from the left side and he's hacked by Randy Howell - foul #1 on Randy Howell, team foul #2 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Huffaker (SG), Arthur Gallagher (C) Curtis Porter, Yuri Burakowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), James Marsh (SG) Michael Harvey, Darrel Villarreal | |
| 16:15 | Auburn | James Tsao misses the free throw | 45-34 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas grabs the defensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 15:46 | Mississippi State | James Marsh misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-34 |
| 15:45 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell tips it back up and in | 45-36 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Tracy Cruce (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Huffaker (fresh) 13 pts. SF - James Tsao (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Gallagher (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Marsh (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Koerner (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Howell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Auburn | James Tsao makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Tracy Cruce | 47-36 |
| 15:24 | Mississippi State | James Marsh misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James Tsao - foul #3 on James Tsao, team foul #2 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski (C) Arthur Gallagher | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Whaley (SF), Richard Gokey (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Terry Koerner, Kenneth Rosas, Randy Howell | |
| 15:24 | Mississippi State | James Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 15:24 | Mississippi State | James Marsh misses the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 15:24 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey snags the offensive board | 47-37 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi State | William Whaley comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 47-37 |
| 15:13 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead tips it back up and in | 47-39 |
| 14:55 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Lawrence Broadhead - foul #3 on Lawrence Broadhead, team foul #3 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | Curtis Porter (SG) Richard Huffaker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 14:55 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 14:55 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi State | James Marsh knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by William Whaley | 49-41 |
| 14:24 | Auburn | Stephen White picks off the pass by James Tsao | 49-41 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi State | William Whaley connects on the 3 from the left corner | 49-44 |
| 13:55 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Curtis Porter | 51-44 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead connects on the turnaround near the basket | 51-46 |
| 13:17 | Auburn | James Marsh steals the ball from Thomas Mitchell | 51-46 |
| 13:10 | Mississippi State | James Marsh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Richard Huffaker (SF), Arthur Gallagher (C) Curtis Porter, Thomas Mitchell, Yuri Burakowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), Terry Koerner (SG), Kenneth Rosas (PF), Randy Howell (C) Stephen White, James Marsh, Richard Gokey, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| 12:52 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas grabs the board | 51-46 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 51-46 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell misses the tip | 51-46 |
| 12:20 | Auburn | James Smith gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 12:04 | Auburn | James Tsao scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Tracy Cruce and he's hacked by Kenneth Rosas - foul #1 on Kenneth Rosas, team foul #4 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell (PF) Tracy Cruce | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (PG), Richard Gokey (PF) William Whaley, Randy Howell | |
| 12:04 | Auburn | James Tsao makes the free throw | 54-46 |
| 11:42 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-46 |
| 11:41 | Auburn | James Tsao gets the rebound | 54-46 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Huffaker (fresh) 13 pts. SF - James Tsao (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Mitchell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Gallagher (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Harvey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Koerner (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Richard Gokey (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Auburn | James Smith can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Harvey - foul #1 on Michael Harvey, team foul #5 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | Curtis Porter (SF), Yuri Burakowski (C) James Tsao, Arthur Gallagher | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead (C) Kenneth Rosas | |
| 11:29 | Auburn | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 11:29 | Auburn | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 11:13 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-46 |
| 11:11 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell gets the rebound | 56-46 |
| 11:00 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker clanks a 3 from straight away | 56-46 |
| 10:58 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell tips it back up and in | 58-46 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 58-46 |
| 10:39 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Thomas Mitchell | 58-46 |
| 10:24 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker is hacked by Darrel Villarreal - foul #2 on Darrel Villarreal, team foul #6 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (PG), James Tsao (SF), Arthur Gallagher (PF) James Smith, Curtis Porter, Thomas Mitchell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), James Marsh (SG), William Whaley (SF), Kenneth Rosas (PF) Michael Harvey, Darrel Villarreal, Terry Koerner, Richard Gokey | |
| 10:17 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-46 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead gets the rebound | 58-46 |
| 09:56 | Mississippi State | James Tsao is called for the reach on Kenneth Rosas - foul #4 on James Tsao, team foul #3 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell (PF) Yuri Burakowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randy Howell (C) Lawrence Broadhead | |
| 09:44 | Mississippi State | Stephen White misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-46 |
| 09:42 | Auburn | James Tsao gets the rebound | 58-46 |
| 09:28 | Auburn | James Marsh steals the ball from Richard Huffaker | 58-46 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas blows the layup | 58-46 |
| 09:17 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker grabs the board | 58-46 |
| 08:59 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-46 |
| 08:58 | Auburn | James Tsao snags the offensive board | 58-46 |
| 08:47 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce misses long on a 3 from straight away | 58-46 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Randy Howell | 58-46 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi State | James Marsh clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-46 |
| 08:31 | Auburn | The rebound goes to James Tsao | 58-46 |
| 08:25 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Arthur Gallagher | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:15 | Mississippi State | William Whaley banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Marsh | 61-48 |
| 08:06 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Tsao and the foul's on Kenneth Rosas - foul #2 on Kenneth Rosas, team foul #7 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Curtis Porter (SF), Yuri Burakowski (C) Richard Huffaker, James Tsao, Arthur Gallagher | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (SG), Terry Koerner (SF), Richard Gokey (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) James Marsh, William Whaley, Kenneth Rosas, Randy Howell | |
| 08:06 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell makes the free throw | 64-48 |
| 07:52 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Yuri Burakowski - foul #2 on Yuri Burakowski, team foul #4 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher (PF) Thomas Mitchell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (PG) Stephen White | |
| 07:52 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner makes the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 07:52 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| 07:48 | Auburn | James Smith loses the dribble to Darrel Villarreal in the backcourt | 64-50 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal lays it in | 64-52 |
| 07:30 | Auburn | Curtis Porter can't finish the layup | 64-52 |
| 07:29 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead grabs the defensive rebound | 64-52 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tracy Cruce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Curtis Porter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Arthur Gallagher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Yuri Burakowski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Harvey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Koerner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Gokey (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:24 | Mississippi State | Arthur Gallagher blocks the short jumper by Terry Koerner | 64-52 |
| 07:22 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski snags the defensive board | 64-52 |
| 07:18 | Auburn | James Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-52 |
| 07:16 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski snags the offensive board | 64-52 |
| 07:03 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher loses the ball out of bounds | 64-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Tsao (SF), Thomas Mitchell (PF) Tracy Cruce, Arthur Gallagher | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Marsh (SG), William Whaley (SF) Michael Harvey, Terry Koerner | |
| 06:53 | Mississippi State | William Whaley misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 64-52 |
| 06:52 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski pulls down the rebound | 64-52 |
| 06:24 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski is whistled for traveling | 64-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (PG), Richard Huffaker (SG) James Smith, James Tsao | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG) Darrel Villarreal | |
| 06:00 | Mississippi State | Yuri Burakowski is called for the reach on Richard Gokey - foul #3 on Yuri Burakowski, team foul #5 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), James Tsao (SF), Arthur Gallagher (PF) Tracy Cruce, Curtis Porter, Thomas Mitchell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas (C) Lawrence Broadhead | |
| 05:48 | Mississippi State | James Marsh misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 64-52 |
| 05:46 | Auburn | James Tsao snags the defensive board | 64-52 |
| 05:24 | Auburn | James Smith misses long on a 3 from straight away | 64-52 |
| 05:23 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski tips it in | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:10 | Mississippi State | James Marsh misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-52 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey tips it in | 66-54 |
| 04:46 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker is fouled on the floor by James Marsh - foul #2 on James Marsh, team foul #8 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (PG), Curtis Porter (SF), Thomas Mitchell (PF) James Smith, James Tsao, Arthur Gallagher | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (SG), Terry Koerner (SF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) James Marsh, William Whaley, Richard Gokey | |
| 04:46 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 04:46 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker makes the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal misses short on a shot from the left wing | 68-54 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-54 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas is whistled for traveling | 68-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Tsao (SF) Richard Huffaker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:57 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Tracy Cruce | 70-54 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-54 |
| 03:45 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski grabs the board | 70-54 |
| 03:38 | Auburn | James Tsao comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 70-54 |
| 03:37 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner grabs the board | 70-54 |
| 03:26 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Broadhead | 70-57 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Tracy Cruce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Curtis Porter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Tsao (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. PF - Thomas Mitchell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Yuri Burakowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Koerner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Rosas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:06 | Auburn | Curtis Porter can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 70-57 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead pulls down the rebound | 70-57 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi State | Tracy Cruce steps in front of the Kenneth Rosas pass | 70-57 |
| 02:21 | Auburn | Curtis Porter is fouled on the floor by Darrel Villarreal - foul #3 on Darrel Villarreal, team foul #9 | 70-57 |
| Subs | Auburn | Frank Patricio (SG), Arthur Gallagher (C) James Tsao, Yuri Burakowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (PG), Sterling Horton (PF), Randy Howell (C) Stephen White, Kenneth Rosas, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| 02:21 | Auburn | Curtis Porter misses the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Terry Koerner | 70-57 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Frank Patricio - foul #1 on Frank Patricio, team foul #6 | 70-57 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner makes the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 01:54 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce misses the shot from the right side | 70-59 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Darrel Villarreal | 70-59 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton clanks a shot from the right side | 70-59 |
| 01:31 | Auburn | Frank Patricio grabs the defensive rebound | 70-59 |
| 01:05 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Tracy Cruce | 72-59 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-59 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Koerner | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner is hacked by Frank Patricio - foul #2 on Frank Patricio, team foul #7 | 72-59 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas (PF) Sterling Horton | |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner makes the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Tracy Cruce | 74-61 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas knocks in the floater from the right wing | 74-63 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce runs out the clock | 74-63 |