| Lineup | Auburn | PG - David Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Koonce (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Emery Hedin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Troy Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Moon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dema Ratulowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Phil Braithwaite (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski inbounds the ball | 39-28 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:57 | Mississippi State | John Moon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-28 |
| 19:47 | Auburn | Troy Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Phil Braithwaite | 39-28 |
| 19:46 | Auburn | David Davis hits the follow up shot | 41-28 |
| 19:43 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 41-28 |
| 19:35 | Auburn | Michael Johnson connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from David Davis | 43-28 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith makes the 3 from the right corner set up by John Moon | 43-31 |
| 19:15 | Auburn | David Davis loses the dribble to John Moon in the backcourt | 43-31 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi State | John Moon hits the finger roll | 43-33 |
| 18:50 | Auburn | Troy Johnson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Ronald Koonce | 45-33 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-33 |
| 18:28 | Auburn | David Davis pulls down the rebound | 45-33 |
| 18:24 | Auburn | David Davis is whistled for traveling | 45-33 |
| Subs | Auburn | Reginald Malin (SF), Virgilio Costa (PF) Emery Hedin, Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Williams (PG), John Tooley (SG), Marvin Hayes (SF), Angel Bruno (C) John Moon, Scott Smith, Dema Ratulowski, Phil Braithwaite | |
| 17:55 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Roberts | 45-36 |
| 17:38 | Auburn | Ronald Koonce hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Davis | 47-36 |
| 17:21 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts clanks a floater from the baseline | 47-36 |
| 17:20 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Virgilio Costa | 47-36 |
| 17:05 | Auburn | Ronald Koonce blows the layup | 47-36 |
| 17:03 | Auburn | Ronald Koonce pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-36 |
| 16:58 | Auburn | David Davis clanks a floater from the right wing | 47-36 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 47-36 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts travels with the ball | 47-36 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kosta Markowski (SG), Emery Hedin (SF), Michael Johnson (PF) Ronald Koonce, Reginald Malin, Virgilio Costa | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moon (PG), Scott Smith (SG), Dema Ratulowski (SF), Joshua Castleman (PF), Phil Braithwaite (C) Robert Williams, John Tooley, Marvin Hayes, Thomas Roberts, Angel Bruno | |
| 16:38 | Auburn | Emery Hedin is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Emery Hedin, team foul #1 | 47-36 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-36 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi State | Joshua Castleman hits the follow up shot | 47-38 |
| 15:56 | Auburn | Michael Johnson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 15:55 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite grabs the board | 47-38 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - David Davis (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kosta Markowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Emery Hedin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. C - Troy Johnson (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Moon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dema Ratulowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Castleman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Phil Braithwaite (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:46 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Scott Smith | 47-40 |
| 15:34 | Auburn | David Davis is hacked by John Moon - foul #3 on John Moon, team foul #1 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Oberlander (SG), Johnny Donahue (PF) David Davis, Troy Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Tooley (PG), Paul Fontes (SF), Robert Ponder (PF) John Moon, Dema Ratulowski, Joshua Castleman | |
| 15:29 | Auburn | Michael Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-40 |
| 15:27 | Mississippi State | Emery Hedin is called for the reach on John Tooley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Emery Hedin, team foul #2 | 47-40 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on William Oberlander - foul #1 on William Oberlander, team foul #3 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno (C) Phil Braithwaite | |
| 15:12 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 14:57 | Auburn | Kosta Markowski clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-42 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi State | Kosta Markowski takes the ball from Paul Fontes | 47-42 |
| 14:28 | Auburn | Kosta Markowski makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Johnny Donahue | 49-42 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi State | Paul Fontes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-42 |
| Subs | Auburn | Reginald Malin (SF), Virgilio Costa (C) Emery Hedin, Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moon (PG), Marvin Hayes (SF), Phil Braithwaite (C) Scott Smith, Paul Fontes, Angel Bruno | |
| 14:14 | Auburn | Reginald Malin misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 49-42 |
| 14:13 | Auburn | William Oberlander pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 14:01 | Auburn | Kosta Markowski misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 49-42 |
| 13:59 | Auburn | Kosta Markowski tips it in | 51-42 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi State | John Tooley buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Moon | 51-44 |
| 13:25 | Auburn | Phil Braithwaite steps in front of the Johnny Donahue pass | 51-44 |
| 13:14 | Mississippi State | Marvin Hayes misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 13:13 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Johnny Donahue | 51-44 |
| 13:00 | Auburn | Johnny Donahue can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Robert Ponder - foul #4 on Robert Ponder, team foul #2 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Davis (PG), Ronald Koonce (SG), Emery Hedin (SF), Michael Johnson (C) Kosta Markowski, William Oberlander, Reginald Malin, Virgilio Costa | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Williams (PG), Scott Smith (SG), Dema Ratulowski (SF), Thomas Roberts (PF), Angel Bruno (C) John Moon, John Tooley, Marvin Hayes, Robert Ponder, Phil Braithwaite | |
| 13:00 | Auburn | Johnny Donahue makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 13:00 | Auburn | Johnny Donahue makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 12:57 | Mississippi State | Emery Hedin is called for the reach on Dema Ratulowski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Emery Hedin, team foul #4 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Auburn | Troy Johnson (C) Emery Hedin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 12:39 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno is denied on a layup by Troy Johnson | 53-44 |
| 12:37 | Auburn | Johnny Donahue snags the defensive board | 53-44 |
| 12:13 | Auburn | Michael Johnson is hacked by Dema Ratulowski - foul #3 on Dema Ratulowski, team foul #3 | 53-44 |
| 12:08 | Auburn | Johnny Donahue drills a floater from close range set up by Ronald Koonce | 55-44 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-47 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - David Davis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Koonce (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Johnny Donahue (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Troy Johnson (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Scott Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dema Ratulowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Angel Bruno (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Auburn | Scott Smith is called for the reach on Ronald Koonce - foul #3 on Scott Smith, team foul #4 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kosta Markowski (SG), Virgilio Costa (C) Ronald Koonce, Troy Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moon (PG), Joshua Castleman (SF), Phil Braithwaite (C) Robert Williams, Dema Ratulowski, Angel Bruno | |
| 11:17 | Auburn | Johnny Donahue scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by David Davis | 57-47 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite connects on the shot from close range | 57-49 |
| 10:51 | Auburn | Joshua Castleman is called for the reach on David Davis - foul #2 on Joshua Castleman, team foul #5 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | Reginald Malin (SF) Virgilio Costa | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Tooley (SG), Marvin Hayes (SF) Scott Smith, Thomas Roberts | |
| 10:27 | Auburn | Johnny Donahue clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Joshua Castleman - foul #3 on Joshua Castleman, team foul #6 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ronald Koonce (SG), Troy Johnson (C) David Davis, Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 10:27 | Auburn | Johnny Donahue makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 10:27 | Auburn | Johnny Donahue makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi State | Joshua Castleman's layup is rejected by Johnny Donahue | 59-49 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi State | Marvin Hayes can't tip it in | 59-49 |
| 10:05 | Mississippi State | Marvin Hayes pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 09:59 | Mississippi State | John Moon is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-49 |
| 09:57 | Auburn | Johnny Donahue gets the rebound | 59-49 |
| 09:49 | Auburn | Troy Johnson misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 59-49 |
| 09:47 | Auburn | Ronald Koonce tips it but misses | 59-49 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite gets the rebound | 59-49 |
| 09:42 | Mississippi State | John Tooley loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Davis (PG), William Oberlander (SG), Virgilio Costa (SF), Michael Johnson (C) Kosta Markowski, Ronald Koonce, Reginald Malin, Troy Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Williams (PG), Scott Smith (SG), Dema Ratulowski (SF), Thomas Roberts (PF) John Moon, John Tooley, Marvin Hayes, Joshua Castleman | |
| 09:37 | Auburn | David Davis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-49 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts grabs the board | 59-49 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts lays it up and in on a nice dish by Phil Braithwaite and he's hacked by Johnny Donahue - foul #4 on Johnny Donahue, team foul #5 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Auburn | Troy Johnson (C) Johnny Donahue | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno (C) Phil Braithwaite | |
| 09:22 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts makes the free throw | 59-52 |
| 09:11 | Auburn | William Oberlander connects on the jumper from the right side | 61-52 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi State | Robert Williams can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on David Davis - foul #1 on David Davis, team foul #6 | 61-52 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi State | Robert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi State | Robert Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 08:58 | Auburn | Michael Johnson snags the defensive board | 61-53 |
| 08:44 | Auburn | David Davis misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Thomas Roberts - foul #1 on Thomas Roberts, team foul #7 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Tooley (SG) Scott Smith | |
| 08:44 | Auburn | David Davis makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 08:44 | Auburn | David Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi State | Troy Johnson picks off the pass by Dema Ratulowski in the backcourt | 62-53 |
| 08:22 | Auburn | Angel Bruno steals it from David Davis | 62-53 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski travels with the ball | 62-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kosta Markowski (PG), Ronald Koonce (SG), Emery Hedin (SF), Johnny Donahue (PF) David Davis, William Oberlander, Virgilio Costa, Troy Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moon (PG), Marvin Hayes (SF), Robert Ponder (PF), Phil Braithwaite (C) Robert Williams, Dema Ratulowski, Thomas Roberts, Angel Bruno | |
| 07:51 | Auburn | Kosta Markowski can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 62-53 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Phil Braithwaite | 62-53 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kosta Markowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ronald Koonce (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Emery Hedin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Johnny Donahue (tired) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Johnson (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Moon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Tooley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Hayes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Ponder (fresh) 4 pf. C - Phil Braithwaite (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite is hacked by Johnny Donahue - foul #5 on Johnny Donahue, team foul #7 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | Virgilio Costa (PF) Johnny Donahue | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Castleman (SF) John Tooley | |
| 07:30 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 07:30 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 07:23 | Auburn | Virgilio Costa can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 62-55 |
| 07:21 | Mississippi State | Robert Ponder snags the defensive board | 62-55 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | Emery Hedin takes the ball from Joshua Castleman | 62-55 |
| 07:07 | Auburn | Kosta Markowski lays it up and in set up by Emery Hedin | 64-55 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi State | Joshua Castleman is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joshua Castleman, team foul #8 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Auburn | Troy Johnson (C) Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Smith (SG) Marvin Hayes | |
| 06:48 | Auburn | Ronald Koonce is called for traveling | 64-55 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Davis (PG), Reginald Malin (SF) Ronald Koonce, Emery Hedin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts (C) Phil Braithwaite | |
| 06:46 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 64-55 |
| 06:30 | Auburn | Troy Johnson is whistled for traveling | 64-55 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ronald Koonce (SG) Kosta Markowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Paul Fontes (SF) Joshua Castleman | |
| 06:15 | Mississippi State | Troy Johnson steps in front of the Paul Fontes pass | 64-55 |
| 06:02 | Auburn | Troy Johnson is denied on a layup by Thomas Roberts | 64-55 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts gets the rebound | 64-55 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith misses long on a floater from the right wing | 64-55 |
| 05:45 | Auburn | Reginald Malin gets the rebound | 64-55 |
| 05:33 | Auburn | Ronald Koonce can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 64-55 |
| 05:32 | Auburn | Troy Johnson tips it in | 66-55 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith misses badly on a floater from the left side | 66-55 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts tips it home | 66-57 |
| 04:48 | Auburn | Virgilio Costa connects on the jumper in the paint set up by David Davis and he's fouled by Scott Smith - foul #4 on Scott Smith, team foul #9 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kosta Markowski (PG), William Oberlander (SG), Emery Hedin (SF), Michael Johnson (C) David Davis, Ronald Koonce, Reginald Malin, Troy Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Tooley (PG), Marvin Hayes (SG), Dema Ratulowski (SF), Angel Bruno (PF), Phil Braithwaite (C) John Moon, Scott Smith, Paul Fontes, Robert Ponder, Thomas Roberts | |
| 04:48 | Auburn | Virgilio Costa makes the free throw | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:36 | Mississippi State | Marvin Hayes loses the ball out of bounds | 69-57 |
| Subs | Auburn | Troy Johnson (C) Virgilio Costa | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:24 | Auburn | Kosta Markowski connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Oberlander | 71-57 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski misses the wide open fadeaway from the right wing | 71-57 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-57 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski misses the shot from the right side | 71-57 |
| 03:54 | Auburn | William Oberlander grabs the defensive rebound | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:50 | Auburn | Michael Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Angel Bruno | 71-57 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite gets the rebound | 71-57 |
| 03:44 | Mississippi State | John Tooley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-57 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Angel Bruno | 71-57 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kosta Markowski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Oberlander (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Emery Hedin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Michael Johnson (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Troy Johnson (very tired) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Tooley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Hayes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dema Ratulowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Angel Bruno (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Phil Braithwaite (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:35 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-60 |
| 03:26 | Auburn | Kosta Markowski misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on John Tooley - foul #1 on John Tooley, team foul #10 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Davis (PG), Virgilio Costa (C) William Oberlander, Troy Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Williams (PG), Joshua Castleman (SF), Robert Ponder (PF) Marvin Hayes, Dema Ratulowski, Angel Bruno | |
| 03:26 | Auburn | Kosta Markowski makes the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 03:26 | Auburn | Kosta Markowski makes the 2nd free throw | 73-60 |
| 03:15 | Mississippi State | John Tooley scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Williams | 73-62 |
| 02:55 | Auburn | Virgilio Costa steps out of bounds on the baseline | 73-62 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Smith (SG), Thomas Roberts (PF) John Tooley, Robert Ponder | |
| 02:41 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts banks in the layup on a nice dish by Phil Braithwaite | 73-64 |
| 02:16 | Auburn | Emery Hedin makes the shot in the lane set up by Kosta Markowski | 75-64 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-64 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Oberlander (SG), Reginald Malin (SF), Troy Johnson (C) David Davis, Emery Hedin, Virgilio Costa | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Tooley (PG), Dema Ratulowski (SF), Angel Bruno (C) Robert Williams, Joshua Castleman, Phil Braithwaite | |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts misses the lay-in | 75-64 |
| 01:58 | Auburn | Michael Johnson grabs the board | 75-64 |
| 01:53 | Auburn | William Oberlander can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Dema Ratulowski - foul #4 on Dema Ratulowski, team foul #11 | 75-64 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ronald Koonce (SG), Emery Hedin (SF) Kosta Markowski, Reginald Malin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Williams (PG), Marvin Hayes (SF) Scott Smith, Dema Ratulowski | |
| 01:53 | Auburn | William Oberlander misses the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 01:53 | Auburn | William Oberlander makes the 2nd free throw | 76-64 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | Marvin Hayes is hacked by Troy Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Troy Johnson, team foul #8 | 76-64 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Davis (PG) William Oberlander | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | Marvin Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 76-64 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Angel Bruno | 76-64 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi State | Robert Williams misses the jumper from the left side | 76-64 |
| 01:33 | Auburn | Michael Johnson gets the rebound | 76-64 |
| 01:29 | Auburn | David Davis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-64 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno snags the defensive board | 76-64 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | Marvin Hayes is fouled in the backcourt by Emery Hedin - foul #5 on Emery Hedin, team foul #9 | 76-64 |
| Subs | Auburn | Virgilio Costa (PF) Emery Hedin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | Marvin Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 76-65 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | Marvin Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 01:03 | Auburn | Troy Johnson is hacked by Marvin Hayes - foul #2 on Marvin Hayes, team foul #12 | 76-66 |
| 01:03 | Auburn | Troy Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 01:03 | Auburn | Troy Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Angel Bruno | 76-66 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | Marvin Hayes is fouled on the floor by Michael Johnson - foul #3 on Michael Johnson, team foul #10 | 76-66 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | Marvin Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | Marvin Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:56 | Auburn | Troy Johnson snags the defensive board | 76-67 |
| 00:56 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Auburn | Ronald Koonce is hacked by John Tooley in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Tooley, team foul #13 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Auburn | Reginald Malin (SF) Virgilio Costa | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moon (PG), Scott Smith (SG), Dema Ratulowski (SF), Robert Ponder (PF), Phil Braithwaite (C) Robert Williams, John Tooley, Marvin Hayes, Thomas Roberts, Angel Bruno | |
| 00:53 | Auburn | Ronald Koonce misses the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:53 | Auburn | Ronald Koonce makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite clanks a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Troy Johnson - foul #2 on Troy Johnson, team foul #11 | 77-67 |
| Subs | Auburn | Virgilio Costa (PF) Reginald Malin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Williams (PG), John Tooley (SG), Marvin Hayes (SF), Thomas Roberts (PF) John Moon, Scott Smith, Dema Ratulowski, Robert Ponder | |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:44 | Auburn | Robert Williams is called for the reach on David Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Williams, team foul #14 | 77-69 |
| Subs | Auburn | Reginald Malin (SF) Virgilio Costa | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moon (PG), Scott Smith (SG), Dema Ratulowski (SF), Robert Ponder (PF) Robert Williams, John Tooley, Marvin Hayes, Thomas Roberts | |
| 00:44 | Auburn | David Davis makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:44 | Auburn | David Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski lays it in set up by John Moon | 79-71 |
| 00:36 | Auburn | John Moon is called for the reach on Michael Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Moon, team foul #15 | 79-71 |
| 00:36 | Auburn | Michael Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:36 | Auburn | Michael Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:36 | Auburn | Reginald Malin gets the offensive rebound | 80-71 |
| 00:35 | Auburn | Robert Ponder is called for the reach on Reginald Malin - foul #5 on Robert Ponder, team foul #16 | 80-71 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts (PF) Robert Ponder | |
| 00:35 | Auburn | Reginald Malin makes the 1st free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:35 | Auburn | Reginald Malin makes the 2nd free throw | 82-71 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | David Davis steals it from Thomas Roberts in the backcourt | 82-71 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Auburn | Ronald Koonce misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 82-71 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts snags the defensive board | 82-71 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | John Moon clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 82-71 |
| 00:04 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Reginald Malin | 82-71 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | David Davis runs out the clock | 82-71 |