| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rex Hall (fresh) SG - Dikembe Azim (fresh) SF - David Peacock (fresh) PF - Anthony Donaldson (fresh) C - Chad Laforce (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Greg Moon (fresh) SG - Mark Quinn (fresh) SF - Pablo Castaneda (fresh) PF - David Terrazas (fresh) C - Freddy Bozek (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Auburn | Rex Hall gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Auburn | Chad Laforce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from straight away set up by Mark Quinn | 0-3 |
| 18:22 | Auburn | Chad Laforce misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 0-3 |
| 18:21 | Auburn | David Peacock grabs the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:05 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson is denied on a layup by Freddy Bozek | 0-3 |
| 18:03 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson tips it back up and in | 2-3 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Dikembe Azim - foul #1 on Dikembe Azim, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie (SG), Joseph Lytle (SF), Sonny Davis (C) Dikembe Azim, David Peacock, Chad Laforce | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG), Alvin Firth (SG), Hank Hanna (SF), Carl Heath (C) Greg Moon, Pablo Castaneda, David Terrazas, Freddy Bozek | |
| 17:34 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn misses the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:34 | Auburn | Sonny Davis snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 17:10 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson misses long on a floater from the right side | 2-4 |
| 17:08 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson tips it in | 4-4 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 4-4 |
| 16:41 | Auburn | Sonny Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:20 | Auburn | Rex Hall is hacked by Mark Eggert - foul #1 on Mark Eggert, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (PG), David Peacock (SF), Chad Laforce (C) Rex Hall, Joseph Lytle, Anthony Donaldson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (PG), Pablo Castaneda (SF), Freddy Bozek (PF) Mark Eggert, Alvin Firth, Mark Quinn | |
| 15:56 | Auburn | Sonny Davis drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Dikembe Azim and he's fouled by Freddy Bozek - foul #1 on Freddy Bozek, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SF) Dikembe Azim | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 15:56 | Auburn | Sonny Davis misses the free throw | 6-4 |
| 15:56 | Mississippi | Carl Heath gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Sonny Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) SF - Joseph Lytle (fresh) PF - David Peacock (fresh) C - Chad Laforce (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Greg Moon (fresh) SG - Hank Hanna (fresh) SF - Pablo Castaneda (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carl Heath (fresh) C - Freddy Bozek (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 6-4 |
| 15:34 | Auburn | David Peacock grabs the board | 6-4 |
| 15:32 | Auburn | Greg Moon picks off the pass by Sonny Davis in the backcourt | 6-4 |
| 15:30 | Mississippi | Greg Moon lays it in | 6-6 |
| 15:08 | Auburn | Chad Laforce blows the layup | 6-6 |
| 15:06 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:40 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-6 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi | Greg Moon gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:18 | Mississippi | Carl Heath misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 14:16 | Auburn | The rebound goes to David Peacock | 6-6 |
| 13:51 | Auburn | Chad Laforce blows the layup but he's fouled by Hank Hanna - foul #1 on Hank Hanna, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), Dikembe Azim (SG), Anthony Donaldson (PF) Sonny Davis, Joseph Lytle, David Peacock | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG), Mark Quinn (SG), David Terrazas (PF) Greg Moon, Pablo Castaneda, Freddy Bozek | |
| 13:51 | Auburn | Chad Laforce misses the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 13:51 | Auburn | Chad Laforce makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi | Chad Laforce is called for the reach on Mark Quinn - foul #1 on Chad Laforce, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Auburn | Sonny Davis (C) Chad Laforce | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alvin Firth (PG), Pablo Castaneda (SF) Mark Eggert, Hank Hanna | |
| 13:13 | Mississippi | David Terrazas can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 7-6 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi | David Terrazas tips it but misses | 7-6 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda hits the follow up shot | 7-8 |
| 12:48 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 7-8 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi | David Terrazas gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 12:23 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Dikembe Azim - foul #2 on Dikembe Azim, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Peacock (SF), Chad Laforce (C) Dikembe Azim, Sonny Davis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (PG), Freddy Bozek (C) Alvin Firth, Carl Heath | |
| 12:23 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 12:23 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 12:06 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Pablo Castaneda - foul #1 on Pablo Castaneda, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hank Hanna (SF) Pablo Castaneda | |
| 12:06 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 12:06 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 11:50 | Mississippi | Greg Moon misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 9-10 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn tips it in | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rex Hall (fresh) SG - Mauricio Yazzie (fairly fresh) SF - David Peacock (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Anthony Donaldson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Chad Laforce (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Greg Moon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Quinn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hank Hanna (fresh) PF - David Terrazas (fresh) 2 reb. C - Freddy Bozek (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Auburn | Chad Laforce connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 11-12 |
| 10:59 | Mississippi | Greg Moon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-12 |
| 10:57 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 10:35 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie buries a floater in the lane | 13-12 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi | David Terrazas clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Anthony Donaldson - foul #1 on Anthony Donaldson, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SF), Sonny Davis (C) Anthony Donaldson, Chad Laforce | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG), Pablo Castaneda (SF), Carl Heath (C) Greg Moon, Hank Hanna, Freddy Bozek | |
| 10:19 | Mississippi | David Terrazas makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi | David Terrazas makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 09:58 | Auburn | Rex Hall misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Mark Eggert - foul #2 on Mark Eggert, team foul #5 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson (PF) David Peacock | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (PG), Hank Hanna (SG), Freddy Bozek (C) Mark Eggert, Mark Quinn, David Terrazas | |
| 09:58 | Auburn | Rex Hall makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 09:58 | Auburn | Rex Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi | Carl Heath snags the defensive board | 14-14 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi | Sonny Davis takes the ball from Pablo Castaneda | 14-14 |
| 09:20 | Auburn | Sonny Davis is whistled for traveling | 14-14 |
| Subs | Auburn | Lester Kelson (SG), Chad Laforce (C) Joseph Lytle, Anthony Donaldson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Quinn (SG), David Terrazas (PF) Hank Hanna, Freddy Bozek | |
| 08:55 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 14-14 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi | Greg Moon tips it home | 14-16 |
| 08:29 | Auburn | Lester Kelson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 14-16 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn gets the rebound | 14-16 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi | David Terrazas can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Lester Kelson - foul #1 on Lester Kelson, team foul #5 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Peacock (SF), Anthony Donaldson (PF) Mauricio Yazzie, Sonny Davis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hank Hanna (SG), Freddy Bozek (SF) Mark Quinn, Pablo Castaneda | |
| 08:05 | Mississippi | David Terrazas makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi | David Terrazas makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 07:51 | Auburn | Chad Laforce blows the layup | 14-18 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi | Greg Moon gets the rebound | 14-18 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rex Hall (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Lester Kelson (fresh) SF - David Peacock (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Anthony Donaldson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Chad Laforce (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Greg Moon (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Hank Hanna (fresh) SF - Freddy Bozek (fresh) PF - David Terrazas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Heath (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Mississippi | Chad Laforce is called for the reach on Carl Heath - foul #2 on Chad Laforce, team foul #6 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie (SG), Sonny Davis (C) Lester Kelson, Chad Laforce | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Quinn (PG), Pablo Castaneda (SF) Greg Moon, David Terrazas | |
| 07:19 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 14-18 |
| 07:18 | Auburn | David Peacock grabs the defensive rebound | 14-18 |
| 06:55 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson throws it down and the foul's on Hank Hanna - foul #2 on Hank Hanna, team foul #6 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (PG) Hank Hanna | |
| 06:55 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson makes the free throw | 17-18 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi | Sonny Davis swats the dunk try by Freddy Bozek | 17-18 |
| 06:29 | Auburn | David Peacock grabs the defensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 06:12 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Greg Moon - foul #1 on Greg Moon, team foul #7 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (PG), Joseph Lytle (SF), Chad Laforce (C) Rex Hall, Anthony Donaldson, Sonny Davis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alvin Firth (PG), David Terrazas (PF) Greg Moon, Carl Heath | |
| 06:12 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 06:12 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 19-18 |
| 05:52 | Auburn | Chad Laforce pulls down the rebound | 19-18 |
| 05:26 | Auburn | Chad Laforce is whistled for traveling | 19-18 |
| Subs | Auburn | Lester Kelson (SG), Anthony Donaldson (PF) Mauricio Yazzie, David Peacock | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (PG), Carl Heath (PF) Alvin Firth, David Terrazas | |
| 04:58 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn evades the doubleteam and hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Greg Moon | 19-20 |
| 04:40 | Auburn | Chad Laforce misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 19-20 |
| 04:39 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson can't tip it in | 19-20 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Freddy Bozek | 19-20 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi | Greg Moon knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Pablo Castaneda out of a doubleteam and he's hacked by Dikembe Azim - foul #3 on Dikembe Azim, team foul #7 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), Mauricio Yazzie (SG), David Peacock (SF), Sonny Davis (C) Dikembe Azim, Lester Kelson, Joseph Lytle, Chad Laforce | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alvin Firth (SG), David Terrazas (PF) Mark Quinn, Freddy Bozek | |
| 04:15 | Mississippi | Greg Moon makes the free throw | 19-23 |
| 04:02 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson clanks a jump hook near the basket | 19-23 |
| 04:00 | Auburn | Rex Hall tips it in | 21-23 |
| 03:37 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 21-23 |
| 03:35 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson snags the defensive board | 21-23 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rex Hall (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mauricio Yazzie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Peacock (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Anthony Donaldson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Sonny Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Greg Moon (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alvin Firth (fresh) SF - Pablo Castaneda (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Terrazas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Heath (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Auburn | Pablo Castaneda is called for the reach on David Peacock - foul #2 on Pablo Castaneda, team foul #8 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SF), Chad Laforce (C) Anthony Donaldson, Sonny Davis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG), Mark Quinn (SG), Hank Hanna (SF), Freddy Bozek (C) Greg Moon, Alvin Firth, Pablo Castaneda, Carl Heath | |
| 03:14 | Auburn | David Peacock makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 03:14 | Auburn | David Peacock makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi | Chad Laforce blocks the short jumper by Mark Quinn | 23-23 |
| 02:55 | Auburn | Chad Laforce pulls down the rebound | 23-23 |
| 02:34 | Auburn | Mark Eggert is called for the reach on Rex Hall - foul #3 on Mark Eggert, team foul #9 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson (PF) Joseph Lytle | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (PG), Carl Heath (PF) Mark Eggert, David Terrazas | |
| 02:34 | Auburn | Rex Hall misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi | Carl Heath snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 23-23 |
| 02:10 | Auburn | David Peacock snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| 01:41 | Auburn | Chad Laforce makes the turnaround near the basket set up by David Peacock | 25-23 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Freddy Bozek, team foul #10 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SF), Sonny Davis (C) David Peacock, Chad Laforce | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda (SF), David Terrazas (PF) Mark Quinn, Carl Heath | |
| 01:00 | Auburn | Freddy Bozek takes the ball from Joseph Lytle | 25-23 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Pablo Castaneda | 25-25 |
| 00:18 | Auburn | Greg Moon picks off the pass by Mauricio Yazzie | 25-25 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna jams it on a nice dish by Greg Moon | 25-27 |
| 00:04 | Auburn | Greg Moon is called for the reach on Rex Hall - foul #2 on Greg Moon, team foul #11 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Peacock (SF), Chad Laforce (C) Joseph Lytle, Anthony Donaldson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Quinn (PG), Carl Heath (C) Greg Moon, Freddy Bozek | |
| 00:04 | Auburn | Rex Hall makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 00:04 | Auburn | Rex Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 27-27 |