| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Lavoie (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Grosvenor (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Lawrence Pough (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard King (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Williams (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Marvin Priolo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Becker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Holsey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Timothy Nunn (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Lewis (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | John Holsey inbounds the ball | 34-24 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Mississippi | John Holsey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-24 |
| 19:22 | Auburn | Lawrence Pough lays it up and in set up by John Lavoie and he's fouled by John Holsey - foul #2 on John Holsey, team foul #1 | 36-24 |
| 19:22 | Auburn | Lawrence Pough makes the free throw | 37-24 |
| 19:05 | Mississippi | John Holsey misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-24 |
| 19:03 | Auburn | Lawrence Pough snags the defensive board | 37-24 |
| 18:46 | Auburn | Charles Williams misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 37-24 |
| 18:44 | Auburn | William Grosvenor tips it home | 39-24 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi | John Holsey knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Marvin Priolo | 39-26 |
| 18:11 | Auburn | Lawrence Pough is fouled on the floor by John Holsey - foul #3 on John Holsey, team foul #2 | 39-26 |
| 17:48 | Auburn | William Grosvenor buries a runner near the basket set up by Charles Williams | 41-26 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi | Timothy Nunn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-26 |
| 17:18 | Auburn | Lawrence Pough grabs the defensive rebound | 41-26 |
| 17:06 | Auburn | Lawrence Pough blows the dunk | 41-26 |
| 17:05 | Auburn | Lawrence Pough hits the follow up shot | 43-26 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi | Timothy Nunn misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Lavoie - foul #3 on John Lavoie, team foul #1 | 43-26 |
| Subs | Auburn | Roy Mann (PG) John Lavoie | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 16:47 | Mississippi | Timothy Nunn makes the 1st free throw | 43-27 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi | Timothy Nunn makes the 2nd free throw | 43-28 |
| 16:37 | Auburn | Charles Williams makes the shot from the right wing | 45-28 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi | Timothy Nunn makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Marvin Priolo | 45-30 |
| 15:52 | Auburn | John Holsey is called for the reach on Lawrence Pough - foul #4 on John Holsey, team foul #3 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Lavoie (PG) Roy Mann | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Bradley (SG), James Neff (SF) Harold Becker, John Holsey | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Lavoie (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Grosvenor (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Lawrence Pough (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard King (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Williams (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Marvin Priolo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joseph Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Neff (fresh) PF - Timothy Nunn (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Lewis (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Auburn | Richard King throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-30 |
| 15:22 | Mississippi | Jonathan Lewis misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 45-30 |
| 15:21 | Mississippi | Marvin Priolo tips it back up and in | 45-32 |
| 14:55 | Auburn | William Grosvenor misses the shot from the baseline | 45-32 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi | Jonathan Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 45-32 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi | Marvin Priolo clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-32 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi | Jonathan Lewis hits the follow up shot | 45-34 |
| 14:14 | Auburn | James Neff picks off the pass by William Grosvenor | 45-34 |
| 13:54 | Mississippi | Marvin Priolo can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 45-34 |
| 13:53 | Auburn | Richard King grabs the defensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 13:49 | Auburn | William Grosvenor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chad Spivey (PG), Harold Becker (SG), David Freeman (PF), Thomas Vernon (C) Marvin Priolo, Joseph Bradley, Timothy Nunn, Jonathan Lewis | |
| 13:26 | Mississippi | Harold Becker evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 45-34 |
| 13:25 | Auburn | Charles Williams pulls down the rebound | 45-34 |
| 12:59 | Auburn | Lawrence Pough misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Neff - foul #2 on James Neff, team foul #4 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Marvin Priolo (PG), John Holsey (SF) Chad Spivey, James Neff | |
| 12:59 | Auburn | Lawrence Pough misses the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 12:59 | Auburn | Lawrence Pough makes the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 12:30 | Mississippi | Marvin Priolo misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Lavoie - foul #4 on John Lavoie, team foul #2 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | Roy Mann (PG) John Lavoie | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Nunn (PF), Jonathan Lewis (C) David Freeman, Thomas Vernon | |
| 12:30 | Mississippi | Marvin Priolo makes the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 12:30 | Mississippi | Marvin Priolo misses the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 12:30 | Auburn | Charles Williams pulls down the rebound | 46-35 |
| 12:04 | Auburn | Charles Williams loses the dribble to Harold Becker | 46-35 |
| 11:41 | Mississippi | John Holsey scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Harold Becker and the foul's on William Grosvenor - foul #2 on William Grosvenor, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Richmond (C) Charles Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 11:41 | Mississippi | John Holsey makes the free throw | 46-38 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Roy Mann (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Grosvenor (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Lawrence Pough (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard King (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - James Richmond (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Marvin Priolo (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harold Becker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Holsey (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. PF - Timothy Nunn (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Auburn | William Grosvenor loses the ball out of bounds | 46-38 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi | John Holsey hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Marvin Priolo | 46-40 |
| 10:40 | Auburn | William Grosvenor misses the floater from the baseline | 46-40 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi | Timothy Nunn gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi | John Holsey can't finish the layup | 46-40 |
| 10:19 | Auburn | Richard King grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 10:04 | Auburn | Lawrence Pough's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Lewis | 46-40 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi | Marvin Priolo connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Timothy Nunn | 46-42 |
| 09:18 | Auburn | Lawrence Pough scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 48-42 |
| 08:55 | Mississippi | John Holsey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 48-42 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi | Marvin Priolo grabs the offensive board | 48-42 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi | Marvin Priolo misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi | Jonathan Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi | Harold Becker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi | Jonathan Lewis hits the follow up shot | 48-44 |
| 07:54 | Auburn | Richard King is hacked by Jonathan Lewis - foul #2 on Jonathan Lewis, team foul #5 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Lavoie (PG), Walter Givens (SG), Michael Tyrell (SF), Thomas Butterfield (PF), Charles Williams (C) Roy Mann, William Grosvenor, Lawrence Pough, Richard King, James Richmond | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chad Spivey (PG), Joseph Bradley (SG), James Neff (SF), David Freeman (PF), Thomas Vernon (C) Marvin Priolo, Harold Becker, John Holsey, Timothy Nunn, Jonathan Lewis | |
| 07:49 | Auburn | Charles Williams can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 48-44 |
| 07:48 | Auburn | Thomas Butterfield tips it in | 50-44 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi | Chad Spivey can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 07:37 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Michael Tyrell | 50-44 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Lavoie (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Walter Givens (fresh) SF - Michael Tyrell (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Thomas Butterfield (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Williams (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Chad Spivey (fresh) SG - Joseph Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Neff (fresh) PF - David Freeman (fresh) C - Thomas Vernon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:19 | Auburn | Charles Williams can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Neff - foul #3 on James Neff, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| 07:19 | Auburn | Charles Williams misses the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 07:19 | Auburn | Charles Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 07:19 | Mississippi | Thomas Vernon grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 06:59 | Mississippi | Chad Spivey connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 06:56 | Auburn | John Lavoie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Nunn (PF), Jonathan Lewis (C) David Freeman, Thomas Vernon | |
| 06:46 | Mississippi | Chad Spivey is fouled on the floor by Michael Tyrell - foul #1 on Michael Tyrell, team foul #4 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Marvin Priolo (PG) Chad Spivey | |
| 06:25 | Mississippi | Joseph Bradley misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi | Marvin Priolo misses the tip | 50-47 |
| 06:22 | Auburn | Charles Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 06:07 | Auburn | Walter Givens hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-47 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi | Timothy Nunn pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi | Joseph Bradley misses the 3 from straight away | 50-47 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi | James Neff can't tip it in | 50-47 |
| 05:45 | Auburn | Thomas Butterfield grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 05:25 | Auburn | James Neff picks off the pass by Michael Tyrell | 50-47 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi | Joseph Bradley hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Marvin Priolo | 50-50 |
| 04:41 | Auburn | Charles Williams buries a fadeaway from the right side | 52-50 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Grosvenor (SG), Lawrence Pough (SF), Richard King (PF) Walter Givens, Michael Tyrell, Thomas Butterfield | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harold Becker (SG), John Holsey (SF) Joseph Bradley, James Neff | |
| 04:25 | Mississippi | Harold Becker makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-53 |
| 04:05 | Auburn | Charles Williams misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 52-53 |
| 04:04 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Williams | 52-53 |
| 03:54 | Auburn | William Grosvenor misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Harold Becker - foul #3 on Harold Becker, team foul #7 | 52-53 |
| 03:54 | Auburn | William Grosvenor misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 03:54 | Auburn | William Grosvenor makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 03:27 | Mississippi | Harold Becker hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Lavoie (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Grosvenor (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Lawrence Pough (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard King (fresh) 5 reb. C - Charles Williams (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Marvin Priolo (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Harold Becker (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Holsey (fresh) 12 pts. 4 pf. PF - Timothy Nunn (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Jonathan Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:23 | Auburn | William Grosvenor buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Williams | 55-56 |
| 03:17 | Mississippi | Harold Becker is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-56 |
| 03:15 | Mississippi | Jonathan Lewis snags the offensive board | 55-56 |
| 03:07 | Mississippi | Timothy Nunn misses short on a jumper in the paint | 55-56 |
| 03:05 | Auburn | Richard King grabs the board | 55-56 |
| 02:50 | Auburn | Charles Williams is hacked by John Holsey - foul #5 on John Holsey, team foul #8 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Neff (SF) John Holsey | |
| 02:50 | Auburn | Charles Williams makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 02:50 | Auburn | Charles Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi | Jonathan Lewis grabs the board | 56-56 |
| 02:32 | Mississippi | Harold Becker is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-56 |
| 02:30 | Auburn | Richard King pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| 02:25 | Auburn | William Grosvenor comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 56-56 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi | James Neff gets the rebound | 56-56 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi | Harold Becker is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-56 |
| 02:16 | Auburn | Richard King snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| 02:11 | Auburn | William Grosvenor connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-56 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi | Richard King denies the turnaround by Timothy Nunn | 58-56 |
| 01:40 | Auburn | John Lavoie pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 01:27 | Auburn | Lawrence Pough clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 01:25 | Auburn | Charles Williams gets the offensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 01:15 | Auburn | Lawrence Pough can't connect on a 3 from straight away but the foul's on Jonathan Lewis - foul #3 on Jonathan Lewis, team foul #9 | 58-56 |
| 01:15 | Auburn | Lawrence Pough makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 01:15 | Auburn | Lawrence Pough makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 01:15 | Auburn | Lawrence Pough makes the 3rd free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi | Jonathan Lewis is whistled for traveling | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:54 | Auburn | Richard King is hacked by Harold Becker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Harold Becker, team foul #10 | 61-56 |
| 00:54 | Auburn | Richard King misses the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:54 | Auburn | Richard King misses the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | Jonathan Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | Marvin Priolo can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 61-56 |
| 00:31 | Auburn | Charles Williams pulls down the rebound | 61-56 |
| 00:29 | Auburn | Charles Williams is hacked by Harold Becker in the backcourt - foul #5 on Harold Becker, team foul #11 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Givens (SG) William Grosvenor | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Bradley (SG) Harold Becker | |
| 00:29 | Auburn | Charles Williams misses the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:29 | Auburn | Charles Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jonathan Lewis | 61-56 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Joseph Bradley misses the 3 from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to James Neff | 61-56 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Joseph Bradley is hacked by Walter Givens - foul #1 on Walter Givens, team foul #5 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Grosvenor (SG) Walter Givens | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Joseph Bradley makes the 3 from straight away set up by Marvin Priolo | 61-59 |
| 00:15 | Auburn | Richard King is hacked by Marvin Priolo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marvin Priolo, team foul #12 | 61-59 |
| 00:15 | Auburn | Richard King misses the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:15 | Auburn | Richard King makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | John Lavoie steals it from Joseph Bradley | 62-59 |
| 00:07 | Auburn | William Grosvenor is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Bradley - foul #1 on Joseph Bradley, team foul #13 | 62-59 |
| 00:07 | Auburn | William Grosvenor makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:07 | Auburn | William Grosvenor makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Joseph Bradley misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 64-59 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Marvin Priolo snags the offensive board | 64-59 |