| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Ebenstein (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Marsh (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Wiggins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sammy Finnegan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Clyde Belin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Patricio (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cecil Whitmire (fresh) C - Daniel Rader (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins inbounds the ball | 34-36 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Daniel Rader - foul #2 on Daniel Rader, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| 19:42 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 19:42 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 19:22 | Auburn | Cecil Whitmire misses the jumper from the baseline | 36-36 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi State | James Marsh misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-36 |
| 19:02 | Auburn | Craig Moore gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 18:33 | Auburn | Cecil Whitmire's pass is intercepted by James Marsh | 36-36 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins banks in the layup set up by James Marsh | 38-36 |
| 18:13 | Auburn | Daniel Rader scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Frank Patricio and the foul's on Lawrence Broadhead - foul #2 on Lawrence Broadhead, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| 18:13 | Auburn | Daniel Rader makes the free throw | 38-39 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein grabs the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 17:27 | Auburn | Daniel Rader banks in the layup on a great pass from Clyde Belin | 41-41 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein misses long on a jumper near the basket | 41-41 |
| 17:07 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Craig Moore | 41-41 |
| 16:40 | Auburn | Lawrence Broadhead blocks the short jumper by Daniel Rader | 41-41 |
| 16:39 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 16:35 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 16:34 | Auburn | Clyde Belin gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 16:14 | Auburn | Clyde Belin connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Craig Moore | 41-43 |
| 15:54 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Marsh | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Ebenstein (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Marsh (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Michael Wiggins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sammy Finnegan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Clyde Belin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Patricio (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Craig Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Cecil Whitmire (fairly fresh) C - Daniel Rader (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:25 | Auburn | Craig Moore misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 15:24 | Mississippi State | James Marsh snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (PG), Ray Houser (SG), Norman Absher (SF), Randy Howell (PF), Darryl Paz (C) Samuel Ebenstein, James Marsh, Michael Wiggins, Sammy Finnegan, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jared Behrendt (SG), Steven Kalinski (SF), Neil Cabrales (PF), Michael Doty (C) Frank Patricio, Craig Moore, Cecil Whitmire, Daniel Rader | |
| 14:34 | Auburn | Jared Behrendt can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 14:32 | Auburn | Steven Kalinski misses the tip | 43-43 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 14:26 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Darryl Paz and he's fouled by Steven Kalinski - foul #1 on Steven Kalinski, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| 14:26 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey makes the free throw | 46-43 |
| 14:03 | Auburn | Jared Behrendt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Marsh (SG) Ray Houser | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 13:45 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-43 |
| 13:43 | Auburn | Michael Doty grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 13:14 | Auburn | Michael Doty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), Michael Wiggins (SF) Michael Harvey, Norman Absher | |
| Subs | Auburn | Frank Patricio (PG), Craig Moore (SF), Daniel Rader (C) Clyde Belin, Steven Kalinski, Michael Doty | |
| 13:00 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell banks in the layup | 48-43 |
| 12:39 | Auburn | Jared Behrendt connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Frank Patricio | 48-46 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 12:20 | Auburn | Daniel Rader grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 11:54 | Auburn | Frank Patricio double dribbles | 48-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Randy Howell, Darryl Paz | |
| Subs | Auburn | Cecil Whitmire (PF) Neil Cabrales | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Ebenstein (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Marsh (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Michael Wiggins (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sammy Finnegan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Frank Patricio (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jared Behrendt (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Craig Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Cecil Whitmire (fresh) C - Daniel Rader (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:38 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins travels with the ball | 48-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clyde Belin (PG) Jared Behrendt | |
| 11:25 | Auburn | Frank Patricio makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Craig Moore and he's fouled by James Marsh - foul #3 on James Marsh, team foul #2 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Doty (C) Daniel Rader | |
| 11:25 | Auburn | Frank Patricio makes the free throw | 48-49 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (PG), Norman Absher (SF) Samuel Ebenstein, Michael Wiggins | |
| Subs | Auburn | Leonard Johnson (SG), Steven Kalinski (SF) Frank Patricio, Craig Moore | |
| 10:45 | Auburn | Cecil Whitmire throws it down and he's hacked by Sammy Finnegan - foul #1 on Sammy Finnegan, team foul #3 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Houser (SG) James Marsh | |
| Subs | Auburn | Neil Cabrales (SF) Steven Kalinski | |
| 10:45 | Auburn | Cecil Whitmire makes the free throw | 48-52 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Norman Absher | 51-52 |
| 10:10 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Clyde Belin | 51-54 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi State | Michael Doty blocks the jumper by Lawrence Broadhead | 51-54 |
| 09:54 | Auburn | Michael Doty pulls down the rebound | 51-54 |
| 09:26 | Auburn | Ray Houser is called for the reach on Michael Doty - foul #1 on Ray Houser, team foul #4 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), James Marsh (SG), Michael Wiggins (SF) Michael Harvey, Ray Houser, Norman Absher | |
| Subs | Auburn | Frank Patricio (PG), Jared Behrendt (SG), Craig Moore (SF), Daniel Rader (C) Clyde Belin, Leonard Johnson, Cecil Whitmire, Michael Doty | |
| 09:05 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Sammy Finnegan - foul #2 on Sammy Finnegan, team foul #5 | 51-54 |
| 09:05 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales misses the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 09:05 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi State | James Marsh drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Sammy Finnegan | 54-55 |
| 08:26 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Jared Behrendt | 54-57 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | Craig Moore is called for the reach on Lawrence Broadhead - foul #1 on Craig Moore, team foul #3 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randy Howell (PF), Darryl Paz (C) Sammy Finnegan, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Doty (PF) Neil Cabrales | |
| 07:46 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 07:45 | Auburn | Craig Moore grabs the board | 54-57 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Ebenstein (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Marsh (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Wiggins (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Howell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Darryl Paz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Frank Patricio (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jared Behrendt (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Michael Doty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Rader (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:18 | Auburn | Daniel Rader's pass is intercepted by Randy Howell | 54-57 |
| 06:52 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 54-57 |
| 06:50 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Craig Moore | 54-57 |
| 06:44 | Auburn | Daniel Rader misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 54-57 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz gets the rebound | 54-57 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein is fouled on the floor by Jared Behrendt - foul #1 on Jared Behrendt, team foul #4 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead (C) Darryl Paz | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clyde Belin (PG), Cecil Whitmire (PF) Jared Behrendt, Michael Doty | |
| 06:15 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein makes the fadeaway from the right block | 56-57 |
| 05:48 | Auburn | Craig Moore scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-60 |
| 05:30 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-60 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell snags the offensive board | 56-60 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 56-60 |
| 05:23 | Auburn | Daniel Rader gets the rebound | 56-60 |
| 05:07 | Auburn | Frank Patricio hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Clyde Belin | 56-63 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell misses short on a jump hook from close range | 56-63 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Howell | 56-63 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead travels with the ball | 56-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (PG), Ray Houser (SG), Norman Absher (SF), Sammy Finnegan (PF), Darryl Paz (C) Samuel Ebenstein, James Marsh, Michael Wiggins, Randy Howell, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jared Behrendt (SG), Neil Cabrales (SF), Michael Doty (C) Frank Patricio, Craig Moore, Daniel Rader | |
| 04:10 | Auburn | The jump hook by Neil Cabrales is blocked by Darryl Paz | 56-63 |
| 04:08 | Auburn | Michael Doty tips it home | 56-65 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Marsh (SG) Ray Houser | |
| Subs | Auburn | Steven Kalinski (SF) Cecil Whitmire | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Harvey (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Marsh (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Norman Absher (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sammy Finnegan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Darryl Paz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Clyde Belin (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jared Behrendt (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Kalinski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Neil Cabrales (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Michael Doty (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Auburn | Jared Behrendt buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Doty | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 56-67 |
| 03:19 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz misses the tip | 56-67 |
| 03:17 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Sammy Finnegan | 56-67 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey connects on the 3 from the left corner | 59-67 |
| 02:43 | Auburn | Michael Doty is fouled on the floor by Michael Harvey - foul #3 on Michael Harvey, team foul #6 | 59-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), Michael Wiggins (SF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Michael Harvey, Norman Absher, Darryl Paz | |
| Subs | Auburn | Frank Patricio (PG), Craig Moore (SF), Daniel Rader (C) Clyde Belin, Steven Kalinski, Michael Doty | |
| 02:20 | Auburn | Jared Behrendt misses short on a shot from the left side | 59-67 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead grabs the board | 59-67 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins is denied on a layup by Daniel Rader | 59-67 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead tips it in | 61-67 |
| 02:08 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clyde Belin (PG), Cecil Whitmire (PF) Jared Behrendt, Neil Cabrales | |
| 01:40 | Auburn | Daniel Rader hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-67 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead pulls down the rebound | 61-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:21 | Mississippi State | James Marsh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-67 |
| 00:59 | Auburn | Frank Patricio hits a runner near the basket set up by Clyde Belin | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein loses the ball out of bounds | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Auburn | Frank Patricio is hacked by James Marsh in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Marsh, team foul #7 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Doty (PF) Cecil Whitmire | |
| 00:51 | Auburn | Frank Patricio makes the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:51 | Auburn | Frank Patricio makes the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein makes the jump hook in the paint | 63-71 |
| 00:44 | Auburn | Clyde Belin is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Ebenstein - foul #2 on Samuel Ebenstein, team foul #8 | 63-71 |
| 00:44 | Auburn | Clyde Belin makes the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:44 | Auburn | Clyde Belin misses the 2nd free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins grabs the board | 63-72 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi State | James Marsh clanks a 3 from straight away | 63-72 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins gets the offensive rebound | 63-72 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-72 |
| 00:33 | Auburn | Frank Patricio is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Ebenstein - foul #3 on Samuel Ebenstein, team foul #9 | 63-72 |
| 00:33 | Auburn | Frank Patricio makes the 1st free throw | 63-73 |
| 00:33 | Auburn | Frank Patricio makes the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan's layup is rejected by Daniel Rader | 63-74 |
| 00:24 | Auburn | Michael Doty grabs the defensive rebound | 63-74 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Clyde Belin runs out the clock | 63-74 |