| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hector Santos (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Oleg Lazarevic (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Sonny Davis (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alvin Firth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Goodrich (fresh) PF - Conrad Severson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Heath (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie inbounds the ball | 31-27 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Mauricio Yazzie | 33-27 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Hector Santos - foul #2 on Hector Santos, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SG), Chris Knight (C) Hector Santos, Oleg Lazarevic | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 19:18 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson misses the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 19:09 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle is hacked by Alvin Firth - foul #1 on Alvin Firth, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| 19:00 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim is fouled on the floor by Alvin Firth - foul #2 on Alvin Firth, team foul #2 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG) Dikembe Azim | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 18:33 | Auburn | Chris Knight makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Sonny Davis | 35-28 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 35-28 |
| 18:13 | Auburn | Hector Santos grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 17:57 | Auburn | Carl Heath is called for the reach on Chris Knight - foul #1 on Carl Heath, team foul #3 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (PG), Oleg Lazarevic (PF) Hector Santos, Chris Knight | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 17:33 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-28 |
| 17:31 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Oleg Lazarevic | 35-28 |
| 17:14 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Alvin Firth - foul #3 on Alvin Firth, team foul #4 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Auburn | Chris Knight (C) Sonny Davis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bobby Williams (SG) Alvin Firth | |
| 17:14 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 17:14 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic misses the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi | Carl Heath grabs the board | 36-28 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-30 |
| 16:40 | Auburn | Chris Knight misses long on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Bobby Williams - foul #1 on Bobby Williams, team foul #5 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Sonny Davis (PF) Dikembe Azim, Oleg Lazarevic | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer (PF), David Dixon (C) Conrad Severson, Carl Heath | |
| 16:40 | Auburn | Chris Knight makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 16:40 | Auburn | Chris Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi | Bobby Williams scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Russell Goodrich | 38-33 |
| 15:59 | Auburn | Sonny Davis is called for traveling | 38-33 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (PG), Lester Kelson (SF), Oleg Lazarevic (PF) Hector Santos, Mauricio Yazzie, Sonny Davis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alvin Firth (SG), Conrad Severson (PF) Mark Eggert, Russell Goodrich | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Lytle (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lester Kelson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Oleg Lazarevic (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Chris Knight (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bobby Williams (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Alvin Firth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Casimir Zimmer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Conrad Severson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - David Dixon (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Mississippi | Dikembe Azim is called for the reach on Bobby Williams - foul #2 on Dikembe Azim, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Mauricio Yazzie (SF) Dikembe Azim, Lester Kelson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carl Heath (C) David Dixon | |
| 15:22 | Mississippi | Bobby Williams buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Carl Heath | 38-35 |
| 15:01 | Auburn | Conrad Severson is called for the reach on Oleg Lazarevic - foul #3 on Conrad Severson, team foul #6 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (PG), Lester Kelson (SF), Sonny Davis (C) Hector Santos, Mauricio Yazzie, Chris Knight | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG), Russell Goodrich (SF) Bobby Williams, Casimir Zimmer | |
| 14:56 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | Chris Knight (C) Oleg Lazarevic | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 14:35 | Mississippi | Carl Heath throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Mauricio Yazzie (SF), Oleg Lazarevic (PF) Joseph Lytle, Lester Kelson, Chris Knight | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer (PF) Conrad Severson | |
| 14:18 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Hector Santos | 40-35 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi | Carl Heath misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-35 |
| 13:54 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 13:27 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Hector Santos | 42-35 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi | Mark Eggert's pass is intercepted by Hector Santos in the backcourt | 42-35 |
| 13:23 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim lays it in on a nice dish by Hector Santos | 44-35 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-35 |
| 12:58 | Auburn | Sonny Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 12:34 | Auburn | Sonny Davis misses the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Casimir Zimmer - foul #2 on Casimir Zimmer, team foul #7 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SG), Lester Kelson (SF), Chris Knight (C) Hector Santos, Mauricio Yazzie, Oleg Lazarevic | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bobby Williams (SG), Conrad Severson (PF), David Dixon (C) Alvin Firth, Casimir Zimmer, Carl Heath | |
| 12:34 | Auburn | Sonny Davis makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 12:34 | Auburn | Sonny Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 12:34 | Auburn | Chris Knight gets the offensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 12:28 | Auburn | David Dixon swats the dunk try by Sonny Davis | 45-35 |
| 12:27 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim tips it back up and in | 47-35 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi | Bobby Williams buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Conrad Severson | 47-38 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Lytle (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lester Kelson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sonny Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Knight (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Williams (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Russell Goodrich (fairly fresh) PF - Conrad Severson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Dixon (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:45 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 11:44 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 11:24 | Mississippi | Mark Eggert comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-38 |
| 11:22 | Auburn | Chris Knight grabs the board | 47-38 |
| 11:03 | Auburn | Lester Kelson loses the dribble to Conrad Severson | 47-38 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich hits a 3 from straight away | 47-41 |
| 10:24 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lester Kelson | 49-41 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Azim | 49-41 |
| 10:02 | Auburn | Lester Kelson hits the finger roll set up by Dikembe Azim | 51-41 |
| 09:41 | Mississippi | The jump hook by David Dixon is blocked by Lester Kelson | 51-41 |
| 09:40 | Auburn | Sonny Davis grabs the board | 51-41 |
| 09:20 | Auburn | Chris Knight hits a runner from close range on a great pass from Dikembe Azim | 53-41 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:02 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Azim - foul #3 on Dikembe Azim, team foul #3 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Mauricio Yazzie (SF), Oleg Lazarevic (PF) Dikembe Azim, Lester Kelson, Sonny Davis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Kirk (PG), Alvin Firth (SG), Casimir Zimmer (SF), Carl Heath (C) Mark Eggert, Bobby Williams, Russell Goodrich, David Dixon | |
| 08:43 | Mississippi | Donald Kirk can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi | Carl Heath tips it home | 53-43 |
| 08:26 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie drills a jump hook in the lane | 55-43 |
| 08:08 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-43 |
| 07:49 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic hits a floater in the paint set up by Hector Santos | 57-43 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hector Santos (fresh) 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Lytle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Oleg Lazarevic (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Chris Knight (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald Kirk (fresh) SG - Alvin Firth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Casimir Zimmer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Conrad Severson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Carl Heath (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-46 |
| 07:09 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 57-46 |
| 07:08 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson snags the defensive board | 57-46 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson misses badly on a runner from the left block | 57-46 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi | Carl Heath misses the tip | 57-46 |
| 06:43 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie gets the rebound | 57-46 |
| 06:23 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 57-46 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi | Carl Heath snags the defensive board | 57-46 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi | Donald Kirk misses the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Oleg Lazarevic - foul #1 on Oleg Lazarevic, team foul #4 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (SG) Joseph Lytle | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bobby Williams (SG), Russell Goodrich (SF), David Dixon (PF) Alvin Firth, Casimir Zimmer, Conrad Severson | |
| 06:05 | Mississippi | Donald Kirk makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi | Donald Kirk makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 05:36 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie's fadeaway is rejected by Russell Goodrich | 57-48 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi | David Dixon snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:32 | Mississippi | Donald Kirk is hacked by Hector Santos in the backcourt - foul #3 on Hector Santos, team foul #5 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG), Conrad Severson (PF) Donald Kirk, Carl Heath | |
| 05:05 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Oleg Lazarevic - foul #2 on Oleg Lazarevic, team foul #6 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SG) Dikembe Azim | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alvin Firth (SG) Bobby Williams | |
| 05:05 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson misses the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 05:05 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 04:47 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic banks in the layup on a great pass from Hector Santos and he's hacked by Alvin Firth - foul #4 on Alvin Firth, team foul #8 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (SG), Sonny Davis (C) Joseph Lytle, Chris Knight | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 04:47 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic makes the free throw | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:38 | Mississippi | Dikembe Azim is called for the reach on Alvin Firth - foul #4 on Dikembe Azim, team foul #7 | 60-48 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 04:31 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Dikembe Azim | 62-50 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-50 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi | Dikembe Azim picks off the pass by Russell Goodrich | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Auburn | David Dixon is called for the reach on Mauricio Yazzie - foul #2 on David Dixon, team foul #9 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SG), Chris Knight (C) Dikembe Azim, Sonny Davis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer (PF), Carl Heath (C) Conrad Severson, David Dixon | |
| 03:36 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 03:36 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie misses the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| 03:36 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich pulls down the rebound | 63-50 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hector Santos (fairly fresh) 9 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Lytle (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mauricio Yazzie (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. PF - Oleg Lazarevic (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Chris Knight (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alvin Firth (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Russell Goodrich (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Casimir Zimmer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Heath (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Oleg Lazarevic - foul #3 on Oleg Lazarevic, team foul #8 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (PG), Lester Kelson (SF) Hector Santos, Mauricio Yazzie | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bobby Williams (SG) Alvin Firth | |
| 03:18 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich misses the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 03:18 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 02:59 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 63-51 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi | Carl Heath grabs the defensive rebound | 63-51 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-51 |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Mauricio Yazzie (SF) Dikembe Azim, Lester Kelson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alvin Firth (SG) Bobby Williams | |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:48 | Mississippi | Mark Eggert loses the dribble to Oleg Lazarevic | 63-51 |
| 02:26 | Auburn | Chris Knight hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Lytle | 65-51 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-51 |
| 02:08 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Mauricio Yazzie | 65-51 |
| 01:51 | Auburn | Chris Knight misses the dunk attempt | 65-51 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Russell Goodrich | 65-51 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi | Carl Heath drills a floater from the left wing | 65-53 |
| 01:11 | Auburn | Carl Heath picks off the pass by Hector Santos | 65-53 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi | Mark Eggert hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 65-53 |
| 00:54 | Auburn | Chris Knight gets the rebound | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Auburn | Mark Eggert picks off the pass by Oleg Lazarevic | 65-53 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mark Eggert | 65-55 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Hector Santos runs out the clock | 65-55 |