| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Jose Silva (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Malik Battles (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alex Hutton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mason Quon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Fisher (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Moorman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Cho (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luis Melendez (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Patrick Henriksen (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Long (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez inbounds the ball | 32-36 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Mississippi State | James Long hits a 3 from the right corner | 32-39 |
| 19:25 | Auburn | Alex Hutton can't finish the layup | 32-39 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez snags the defensive board | 32-39 |
| 19:07 | Mississippi State | James Long makes the fadeaway in the lane | 32-41 |
| 18:44 | Auburn | Jose Silva buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Mason Quon | 35-41 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 18:25 | Auburn | Jose Silva grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 18:15 | Auburn | Jose Silva misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-41 |
| 18:13 | Auburn | Terry Fisher misses the tip | 35-41 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi State | James Long grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 17:52 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 35-43 |
| 17:37 | Auburn | Malik Battles is fouled on the floor by Patrick Henriksen - foul #3 on Patrick Henriksen, team foul #1 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips (PF) Patrick Henriksen | |
| 17:25 | Auburn | Mason Quon scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Terry Fisher | 37-43 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips is called for traveling | 37-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry (SF), Charles Sotelo (C) John Moorman, James Long | |
| 16:38 | Auburn | Alex Hutton clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 37-43 |
| 16:37 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Mason Quon - foul #2 on Mason Quon, team foul #1 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Diep (PG), Paul Gil (SG), Mark Buchholz (SF), Carl Payton (PF), Gerald Milliman (C) Jose Silva, Malik Battles, Alex Hutton, Mason Quon, Terry Fisher | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Schofield (PG), Jason Broome (SF) Luis Melendez, Rodney Cho | |
| 16:33 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 16:20 | Auburn | Michael Diep's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-45 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi State | Jason Broome clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-45 |
| 15:59 | Auburn | Carl Payton pulls down the rebound | 37-45 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Diep (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Gil (fresh) SF - Mark Buchholz (fresh) PF - Carl Payton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Milliman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Schofield (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Henry (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Broome (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lewis Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Sotelo (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Auburn | Michael Diep misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Jason Broome - foul #1 on Jason Broome, team foul #2 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Casey Nelson (C) Gerald Milliman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Melvin Robertson (SF), Patrick Henriksen (PF), James Long (C) James Schofield, Lewis Phillips, Charles Sotelo | |
| 15:53 | Auburn | Michael Diep makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 15:53 | Auburn | Michael Diep makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 15:24 | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry misses the shot from the left side | 39-45 |
| 15:22 | Mississippi State | Melvin Robertson pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi State | Casey Nelson swats the short shot by Daniel Henry | 39-45 |
| 15:08 | Auburn | Mark Buchholz snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| 14:45 | Auburn | Paul Gil knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Diep | 41-45 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi State | Melvin Robertson misses short on a floater from the left side | 41-45 |
| 14:22 | Mississippi State | Melvin Robertson grabs the offensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 14:00 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen double dribbles | 41-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jose Silva (PG), Malik Battles (SG), Alex Hutton (SF), Mason Quon (PF) Michael Diep, Paul Gil, Mark Buchholz, Carl Payton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moorman (PG), Rodney Cho (SG), Lewis Phillips (C) Daniel Henry, Jason Broome, James Long | |
| 13:46 | Auburn | Jose Silva connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Malik Battles | 43-45 |
| 13:32 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 13:10 | Auburn | Jose Silva clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-48 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips grabs the board | 43-48 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen is hacked by Mason Quon - foul #3 on Mason Quon, team foul #2 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | Terry Fisher (C) Casey Nelson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez (SF), James Long (C) Melvin Robertson, Patrick Henriksen | |
| 12:40 | Mississippi State | James Long lays it up and in | 43-50 |
| 12:21 | Auburn | Jose Silva comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Lewis Phillips - foul #3 on Lewis Phillips, team foul #3 | 43-50 |
| 12:21 | Auburn | Jose Silva makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 12:21 | Auburn | Jose Silva misses the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 12:21 | Auburn | Terry Fisher snags the offensive board | 44-50 |
| 12:01 | Auburn | Alex Hutton clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-50 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho snags the defensive board | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Jose Silva (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Malik Battles (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Alex Hutton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mason Quon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Terry Fisher (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Moorman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Cho (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luis Melendez (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Lewis Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Long (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho travels with the ball | 44-50 |
| 11:30 | Auburn | Mason Quon connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Malik Battles | 46-50 |
| 11:18 | Mississippi State | Terry Fisher swats the short shot by James Long | 46-50 |
| 11:16 | Auburn | Terry Fisher grabs the board | 46-50 |
| 10:55 | Auburn | Mason Quon clanks a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Lewis Phillips - foul #4 on Lewis Phillips, team foul #4 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Gil (SG), Casey Nelson (C) Malik Battles, Terry Fisher | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Melvin Robertson (SF), Patrick Henriksen (PF), Charles Sotelo (C) John Moorman, Lewis Phillips, James Long | |
| 10:55 | Auburn | Mason Quon misses the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 10:55 | Auburn | Mason Quon makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi State | Melvin Robertson is hacked by Alex Hutton - foul #3 on Alex Hutton, team foul #3 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Diep (PG), Mark Buchholz (SF), Carl Payton (PF) Jose Silva, Alex Hutton, Mason Quon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry (SG) Rodney Cho | |
| 10:14 | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-50 |
| 10:12 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Carl Payton | 47-50 |
| 09:53 | Auburn | Michael Diep misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-50 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen grabs the board | 47-50 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi State | Charles Sotelo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 09:26 | Auburn | Michael Diep pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 09:20 | Auburn | Paul Gil can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 09:19 | Auburn | Casey Nelson pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 09:00 | Auburn | Carl Payton misses badly on a shot from close range | 47-50 |
| 08:58 | Auburn | Paul Gil tips it home | 49-50 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen misses long on a shot from the right side | 49-50 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi State | Charles Sotelo tips it but misses | 49-50 |
| 08:38 | Auburn | Michael Diep grabs the defensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 08:14 | Auburn | Casey Nelson buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Michael Diep | 51-50 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 07:43 | Auburn | Paul Gil misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Patrick Henriksen - foul #4 on Patrick Henriksen, team foul #5 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jose Silva (PG), Alex Hutton (SF), Mason Quon (PF), Terry Fisher (C) Michael Diep, Mark Buchholz, Carl Payton, Casey Nelson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moorman (PG), Rodney Cho (SG), Jason Broome (SF), Lewis Phillips (PF), James Long (C) Luis Melendez, Daniel Henry, Melvin Robertson, Patrick Henriksen, Charles Sotelo | |
| 07:43 | Auburn | Paul Gil makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 07:43 | Auburn | Paul Gil makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Jose Silva (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Gil (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Alex Hutton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mason Quon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Terry Fisher (fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Moorman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Cho (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Broome (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lewis Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - James Long (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Moorman | 53-55 |
| 07:08 | Auburn | Terry Fisher buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Jose Silva | 55-55 |
| 07:01 | Mississippi State | A charge is called on Jason Broome - foul #2 on Jason Broome, team foul #6 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Auburn | Malik Battles (SG) Paul Gil | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:46 | Auburn | Alex Hutton drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-55 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi State | Jason Broome misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 06:40 | Auburn | Jose Silva snags the defensive board | 58-55 |
| 06:34 | Auburn | Terry Fisher scores on a shot from the right side set up by Jose Silva | 60-55 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi State | Jason Broome hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 60-55 |
| 06:17 | Auburn | Terry Fisher snags the defensive board | 60-55 |
| 05:59 | Auburn | Alex Hutton connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jose Silva | 62-55 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho drills a jumpshot from the right wing and the foul's on Malik Battles - foul #1 on Malik Battles, team foul #4 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Auburn | Casey Nelson (C) Terry Fisher | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Melvin Robertson (SF), Patrick Henriksen (PF) Jason Broome, Lewis Phillips | |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho makes the free throw | 62-58 |
| 05:20 | Auburn | Jose Silva misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-58 |
| 05:18 | Auburn | Alex Hutton tips it in | 64-58 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi State | John Moorman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-58 |
| 05:11 | Auburn | Casey Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 05:04 | Auburn | Malik Battles clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-58 |
| 05:03 | Auburn | Alex Hutton tips it in | 66-58 |
| 04:42 | Mississippi State | Casey Nelson picks off the pass by James Long | 66-58 |
| 04:20 | Auburn | Mason Quon is hacked by Patrick Henriksen - foul #5 on Patrick Henriksen, team foul #7 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Diep (PG), Mark Buchholz (SF) Jose Silva, Alex Hutton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez (PG), Daniel Henry (SG), Lewis Phillips (PF), Charles Sotelo (C) John Moorman, Rodney Cho, Patrick Henriksen, James Long | |
| 04:20 | Auburn | Mason Quon makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 04:20 | Auburn | Mason Quon makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-58 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips tips it home | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Auburn | Lewis Phillips denies the turnaround by Mark Buchholz | 68-60 |
| 03:31 | Mississippi State | Melvin Robertson grabs the defensive rebound | 68-60 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Diep (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Malik Battles (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Mark Buchholz (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mason Quon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Casey Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Luis Melendez (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Daniel Henry (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Melvin Robertson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lewis Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Charles Sotelo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips's pass is intercepted by Malik Battles | 68-60 |
| 02:39 | Auburn | Michael Diep connects on the jumper from the left wing | 70-60 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-60 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jose Silva (PG), Alex Hutton (SF) Michael Diep, Mark Buchholz | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moorman (PG), Rodney Cho (SG), James Long (C) Luis Melendez, Daniel Henry, Charles Sotelo | |
| 02:24 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-60 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi State | Melvin Robertson snags the offensive board | 70-60 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 70-60 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips tips it back up and in | 70-62 |
| 01:53 | Auburn | Alex Hutton hits the finger roll set up by Malik Battles and the foul's on John Moorman - foul #2 on John Moorman, team foul #8 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Diep (PG), Paul Gil (SG), Carl Payton (PF), Terry Fisher (C) Jose Silva, Malik Battles, Mason Quon, Casey Nelson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez (PG), Daniel Henry (SG), Jason Broome (SF), Charles Sotelo (C) John Moorman, Rodney Cho, Melvin Robertson, James Long | |
| 01:53 | Auburn | Alex Hutton makes the free throw | 73-62 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi State | Jason Broome hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-62 |
| 01:43 | Auburn | Carl Payton snags the defensive board | 73-62 |
| 01:14 | Auburn | Paul Gil hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 73-62 |
| 01:12 | Auburn | Michael Diep gets the offensive rebound | 73-62 |
| 00:48 | Auburn | Paul Gil knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Diep | 75-62 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | Charles Sotelo's pass is intercepted by Michael Diep | 75-62 |
| 00:39 | Auburn | Michael Diep banks in the layup | 77-62 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez is hacked by Terry Fisher - foul #1 on Terry Fisher, team foul #5 | 77-62 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mark Buchholz (SF) Alex Hutton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 77-62 |
| 00:27 | Auburn | Mark Buchholz grabs the defensive rebound | 77-62 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Michael Diep runs out the clock | 77-62 |