| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Edward Ward (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Scott Astorga (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary McNeece (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Reynolds (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - John Gravois (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lonnie Conroy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Belanger (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Galen Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edwin Dennis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ricky Lagunas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Galen Brown inbounds the ball | 40-32 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Auburn | Edwin Dennis blows the layup but he's hacked by Danny Reynolds - foul #1 on Danny Reynolds, team foul #1 | 40-32 |
| 19:51 | Auburn | Edwin Dennis misses the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 19:51 | Auburn | Edwin Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 19:34 | Mississippi State | Lonnie Conroy steps in front of the Gary McNeece pass | 40-33 |
| 19:18 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas misses the easy layup | 40-33 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Danny Reynolds | 40-33 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi State | John Gravois makes the turnaround in the paint | 42-33 |
| 18:39 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas makes the wide open jump hook from the right block | 42-35 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi State | Edwin Dennis is called for the reach on John Gravois - foul #3 on Edwin Dennis, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harry Gross (PG) Edward Ward | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Widman (PF) Edwin Dennis | |
| 18:02 | Mississippi State | John Gravois clanks a floater from the left block | 42-35 |
| 18:01 | Auburn | Matthew Belanger pulls down the rebound | 42-35 |
| 17:55 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas is whistled for a carry | 42-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Widener (PF) Danny Reynolds | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 17:39 | Mississippi State | John Gravois can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 42-35 |
| 17:38 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 17:33 | Auburn | Matthew Belanger misses long on a jumper from the right side | 42-35 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to James Widener | 42-35 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi State | Scott Astorga hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-35 |
| 17:14 | Auburn | Scott Astorga steps in front of the Lonnie Conroy pass in the backcourt | 44-35 |
| 16:56 | Mississippi State | Ricky Lagunas is called for the reach on John Gravois - foul #3 on Ricky Lagunas, team foul #2 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Ward (PG) Harry Gross | |
| Subs | Auburn | Roberto Garcia (PG), John Comeaux (SG), William Dixon (PF), Mitchell Hayes (C) Lonnie Conroy, Matthew Belanger, Galen Brown, Ricky Lagunas | |
| 16:40 | Mississippi State | James Widener buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Edward Ward | 46-35 |
| 16:35 | Auburn | James Widman is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on James Widman, team foul #3 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Reynolds (PF) James Widener | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 16:23 | Mississippi State | Danny Reynolds lays it up and in | 48-35 |
| 16:05 | Auburn | John Comeaux misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-35 |
| 16:04 | Mississippi State | Danny Reynolds snags the defensive board | 48-35 |
| 15:51 | Mississippi State | Scott Astorga is fouled on the floor by Mitchell Hayes - foul #1 on Mitchell Hayes, team foul #4 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harry Gross (PG) Edward Ward | |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Hair (SF), Edwin Dennis (PF), Ricky Lagunas (C) James Widman, William Dixon, Mitchell Hayes | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Harry Gross (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Scott Astorga (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary McNeece (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Reynolds (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - John Gravois (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Roberto Garcia (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Comeaux (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Christopher Hair (fresh) PF - Edwin Dennis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Ricky Lagunas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:38 | Mississippi State | John Gravois scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Gary McNeece and the foul's on Ricky Lagunas - foul #4 on Ricky Lagunas, team foul #5 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mitchell Hayes (C) Ricky Lagunas | |
| 15:38 | Mississippi State | John Gravois makes the free throw | 51-35 |
| 15:19 | Auburn | Edwin Dennis is fouled on the floor by Danny Reynolds - foul #2 on Danny Reynolds, team foul #2 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Widener (PF) Danny Reynolds | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy (PG), Matthew Belanger (SG) John Comeaux, Christopher Hair | |
| 15:09 | Auburn | Harry Gross steals the ball from Mitchell Hayes | 51-35 |
| 14:47 | Mississippi State | Harry Gross comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Lonnie Conroy - foul #1 on Lonnie Conroy, team foul #6 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Osuna (SF) Gary McNeece | |
| Subs | Auburn | Galen Brown (SF) Roberto Garcia | |
| 14:47 | Mississippi State | Harry Gross makes the 1st free throw | 52-35 |
| 14:47 | Mississippi State | Harry Gross makes the 2nd free throw | 53-35 |
| 14:30 | Auburn | Edwin Dennis hits a jumper from the left wing | 53-37 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi State | Harry Gross hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Galen Brown - foul #3 on Galen Brown, team foul #7 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Scruggs (SG), Danny Reynolds (PF) Scott Astorga, John Gravois | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 14:11 | Mississippi State | Harry Gross misses the 1st free throw | 53-37 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi State | Harry Gross makes the 2nd free throw | 54-37 |
| 14:01 | Auburn | Matthew Belanger works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 54-37 |
| 14:00 | Auburn | Mitchell Hayes grabs the offensive board | 54-37 |
| 13:50 | Auburn | Galen Brown misses badly on a shot from close range but he's hacked by James Widener - foul #2 on James Widener, team foul #3 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Ward (PG) Harry Gross | |
| Subs | Auburn | Roberto Garcia (PG) Lonnie Conroy | |
| 13:50 | Auburn | Galen Brown makes the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 13:50 | Auburn | Galen Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 54-39 |
| 13:34 | Mississippi State | Edwin Dennis steals it from Jason Osuna | 54-39 |
| 13:07 | Auburn | Matthew Belanger misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-39 |
| 13:05 | Auburn | Galen Brown can't tip it in | 54-39 |
| 13:03 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Roberto Garcia | 54-39 |
| 12:49 | Auburn | Edward Ward steals the ball from Edwin Dennis | 54-39 |
| 12:45 | Mississippi State | Edward Ward misses the lay-in | 54-39 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi State | James Widener grabs the offensive board | 54-39 |
| 12:27 | Mississippi State | Danny Reynolds knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Edward Ward | 56-39 |
| 12:09 | Auburn | Edwin Dennis double dribbles | 56-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harry Gross (PG), Scott Astorga (SG), Gary McNeece (SF), John Gravois (C) Edward Ward, David Scruggs, Jason Osuna, Danny Reynolds | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy (PG), John Comeaux (SG), Christopher Hair (SF), James Widman (PF), William Dixon (C) Roberto Garcia, Matthew Belanger, Galen Brown, Edwin Dennis, Mitchell Hayes | |
| 11:55 | Mississippi State | Scott Astorga misses the floater from just outside the lane | 56-39 |
| 11:53 | Auburn | William Dixon grabs the board | 56-39 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Harry Gross (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Scott Astorga (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary McNeece (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Widener (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - John Gravois (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lonnie Conroy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Comeaux (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Christopher Hair (fresh) PF - James Widman (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 56-39 |
| 11:47 | Mississippi State | Harry Gross grabs the defensive rebound | 56-39 |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | Scott Astorga drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Harry Gross | 58-39 |
| 11:19 | Auburn | John Gravois swats the layup by Lonnie Conroy | 58-39 |
| 11:17 | Mississippi State | James Widener grabs the board | 58-39 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:51 | Mississippi State | Scott Astorga can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-39 |
| 10:49 | Auburn | James Widman grabs the defensive rebound | 58-39 |
| 10:41 | Auburn | John Comeaux drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Lonnie Conroy | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:24 | Mississippi State | John Gravois can't throw it down | 58-42 |
| 10:23 | Auburn | The rebound goes to William Dixon | 58-42 |
| 10:19 | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-42 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi State | John Gravois gets the rebound | 58-42 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 58-42 |
| 10:08 | Auburn | Christopher Hair gets the rebound | 58-42 |
| 09:49 | Auburn | James Widman hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by John Comeaux | 58-44 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi State | Harry Gross hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Astorga | 60-44 |
| 09:14 | Auburn | James Widman misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Widener - foul #3 on James Widener, team foul #4 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Ward (PG), David Scruggs (SG), Jason Osuna (SF), Danny Reynolds (PF), Robert Penick (C) Harry Gross, Scott Astorga, Gary McNeece, James Widener, John Gravois | |
| Subs | Auburn | Roberto Garcia (PG), Matthew Belanger (SG), Edwin Dennis (PF), Mitchell Hayes (C) Lonnie Conroy, John Comeaux, Christopher Hair, William Dixon | |
| 09:14 | Auburn | James Widman misses the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 09:14 | Auburn | James Widman makes the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi State | Robert Penick drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by David Scruggs | 62-45 |
| 08:45 | Auburn | Matthew Belanger works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-45 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Edward Ward | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:24 | Mississippi State | David Scruggs is whistled for traveling | 62-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Galen Brown (SF) James Widman | |
| 08:09 | Auburn | Galen Brown drills a floater in the paint set up by Roberto Garcia | 62-47 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | Robert Penick travels with the ball | 62-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Gravois (C) Robert Penick | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 07:45 | Auburn | Roberto Garcia makes the wide open driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Mitchell Hayes | 62-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Edward Ward (fresh) 4 ast. SG - David Scruggs (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jason Osuna (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Danny Reynolds (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - John Gravois (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Roberto Garcia (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Belanger (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Galen Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Edwin Dennis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Mitchell Hayes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:29 | Mississippi State | Danny Reynolds misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Edwin Dennis - foul #4 on Edwin Dennis, team foul #8 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harry Gross (PG), Scott Astorga (SG), Gary McNeece (SF) Edward Ward, David Scruggs, Jason Osuna | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy (PG), Ricky Lagunas (C) Roberto Garcia, Mitchell Hayes | |
| 07:29 | Mississippi State | Danny Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 07:29 | Mississippi State | Danny Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| 07:20 | Auburn | Galen Brown scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Lonnie Conroy | 64-51 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi State | Scott Astorga connects on the floater from the right wing | 66-51 |
| 07:03 | Auburn | Matthew Belanger travels with the ball | 66-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Widener (PF) Danny Reynolds | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Dixon (PF) Edwin Dennis | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:38 | Mississippi State | Harry Gross is hacked by Galen Brown - foul #4 on Galen Brown, team foul #9 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Penick (C) John Gravois | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Comeaux (SG) Matthew Belanger | |
| 06:38 | Mississippi State | Harry Gross misses the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 06:38 | Auburn | William Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 66-51 |
| 06:16 | Auburn | Galen Brown misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Scott Astorga - foul #2 on Scott Astorga, team foul #5 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Ward (PG) Harry Gross | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 06:16 | Auburn | Galen Brown makes the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 06:16 | Auburn | Galen Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:09 | Mississippi State | Robert Penick can't throw it down but he's fouled by Ricky Lagunas - foul #5 on Ricky Lagunas, team foul #10 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Roberto Garcia (SF), Mitchell Hayes (C) Galen Brown, Ricky Lagunas | |
| 06:09 | Mississippi State | Robert Penick makes the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi State | Robert Penick misses the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| 06:09 | Auburn | William Dixon gets the rebound | 67-53 |
| 05:44 | Auburn | John Comeaux drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 67-55 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi State | Edward Ward misses the jumpshot from the left side | 67-55 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi State | Robert Penick snags the offensive board | 67-55 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi State | Scott Astorga clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 67-55 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi State | Scott Astorga grabs the offensive board | 67-55 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi State | Scott Astorga throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harry Gross (PG), David Scruggs (SG), Jason Osuna (SF), Danny Reynolds (PF), John Gravois (C) Edward Ward, Scott Astorga, Gary McNeece, Robert Penick, James Widener | |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Belanger (SG), Galen Brown (SF), Edwin Dennis (PF) Lonnie Conroy, John Comeaux, William Dixon | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:40 | Auburn | David Scruggs is called for the reach on Mitchell Hayes - foul #1 on David Scruggs, team foul #6 | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:29 | Auburn | Galen Brown makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mitchell Hayes | 67-57 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi State | Harry Gross misses the 3 from the left corner | 67-57 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi State | John Gravois tips it back up and in | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:45 | Auburn | Roberto Garcia travels with the ball | 69-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Elwood Bennett (PG) Roberto Garcia | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Harry Gross (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Scruggs (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jason Osuna (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Danny Reynolds (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - John Gravois (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Elwood Bennett (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Matthew Belanger (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Galen Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 4 pf. PF - Edwin Dennis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Mitchell Hayes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:25 | Mississippi State | John Gravois comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 69-57 |
| 03:23 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Galen Brown | 69-57 |
| 03:17 | Auburn | Elwood Bennett misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-57 |
| 03:16 | Auburn | Galen Brown can't tip it in | 69-57 |
| 03:14 | Auburn | Elwood Bennett hits the follow up shot | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:12 | Mississippi State | Harry Gross loses the dribble to Matthew Belanger in the backcourt | 69-59 |
| 02:54 | Auburn | Harry Gross steals it from Galen Brown | 69-59 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Ward (PG), Scott Astorga (SG), Gary McNeece (SF) Harry Gross, David Scruggs, Jason Osuna | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy (PG) Elwood Bennett | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:40 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 69-59 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece grabs the offensive rebound | 69-59 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi State | Scott Astorga comes up short on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Lonnie Conroy - foul #2 on Lonnie Conroy, team foul #11 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Widman (SF) Galen Brown | |
| 02:13 | Mississippi State | Scott Astorga misses the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi State | Scott Astorga misses the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi State | John Gravois snags the offensive board | 69-59 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi State | Scott Astorga drills a jumper from the right side set up by Edward Ward | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:29 | Auburn | Matthew Belanger misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 71-59 |
| 01:27 | Auburn | James Widman tips it home | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | Lonnie Conroy is called for the reach on Gary McNeece in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lonnie Conroy, team foul #12 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harry Gross (SG) Scott Astorga | |
| Subs | Auburn | Galen Brown (SF) James Widman | |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece makes the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| 01:08 | Auburn | Galen Brown is wide open but clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 73-61 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi State | John Gravois snags the defensive board | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | Matthew Belanger steals it from Harry Gross | 73-61 |
| 00:48 | Auburn | Galen Brown jams it on a nice dish by Matthew Belanger | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Matthew Belanger is called for the reach on Harry Gross in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Belanger, team foul #13 | 73-63 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Harry Gross makes the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Harry Gross makes the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Auburn | Matthew Belanger clanks a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Harry Gross - foul #3 on Harry Gross, team foul #7 | 75-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Astorga (SG) Harry Gross | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:38 | Auburn | Matthew Belanger makes the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:38 | Auburn | Matthew Belanger misses the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | Danny Reynolds gets the rebound | 75-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Scott Astorga is hacked by Mitchell Hayes - foul #2 on Mitchell Hayes, team foul #14 | 75-64 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Scott Astorga makes the 1st free throw | 76-64 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Scott Astorga misses the 2nd free throw | 76-64 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | John Gravois snags the offensive board | 76-64 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Edward Ward runs out the clock | 76-64 |