| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Ebenstein (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Pitre (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Wiggins (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Sammy Finnegan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Craig Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jared Behrendt (fresh) SF - John Marsala (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Cecil Whitmire (fresh) 4 pts. C - Neil Cabrales (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from David Pitre | 34-31 |
| 19:23 | Auburn | John Marsala hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Michael Wiggins - foul #2 on Michael Wiggins, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| 19:23 | Auburn | John Marsala misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 19:23 | Auburn | John Marsala makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 34-32 |
| 19:00 | Auburn | Jared Behrendt snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 18:38 | Auburn | Jared Behrendt misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins is whistled for traveling | 34-32 |
| 17:53 | Auburn | Craig Moore misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 17:51 | Auburn | Jared Behrendt tips it home | 34-34 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by John Marsala - foul #1 on John Marsala, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 17:22 | Auburn | Craig Moore comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Sammy Finnegan - foul #2 on Sammy Finnegan, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| 17:22 | Auburn | Craig Moore makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 17:22 | Auburn | Craig Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 17:01 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Craig Moore | 36-36 |
| 16:34 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on David Pitre - foul #1 on David Pitre, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Houser (PG), Norman Absher (SG), Randy Howell (C) Samuel Ebenstein, David Pitre, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | Auburn | Leonard Johnson (SG), Daniel Rader (C) John Marsala, Cecil Whitmire | |
| 16:34 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales misses the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 16:34 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Rader | 36-37 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan can't tip it in | 36-37 |
| 16:14 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan hits the follow up shot | 38-37 |
| 15:51 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Craig Moore | 38-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ray Houser (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Absher (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Wiggins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sammy Finnegan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Howell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Craig Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonard Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jared Behrendt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Neil Cabrales (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Rader (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher is whistled for a carry | 38-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Michael Wiggins, Sammy Finnegan | |
| Subs | Auburn | Derek Davis (PG), William Broughton (SF), Michael Doty (PF) Craig Moore, Jared Behrendt, Neil Cabrales | |
| 15:12 | Auburn | Leonard Johnson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Derek Davis | 38-41 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Broughton - foul #2 on William Broughton, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Pitre (SG) Samuel Ebenstein | |
| Subs | Auburn | Cecil Whitmire (PF) Michael Doty | |
| 14:56 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 14:38 | Auburn | Norman Absher steals the ball from Cecil Whitmire | 40-41 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher lays it in | 42-41 |
| 14:08 | Auburn | Daniel Rader misses the dunk attempt | 42-41 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi State | David Pitre's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), Michael Wiggins (SF), Sammy Finnegan (PF) Ray Houser, Norman Absher, Randy Howell | |
| Subs | Auburn | Craig Moore (PG), Jared Behrendt (SG), John Marsala (SF) Derek Davis, Leonard Johnson, William Broughton | |
| 13:36 | Auburn | Cecil Whitmire lays it up and in and he's fouled by Sammy Finnegan - foul #3 on Sammy Finnegan, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz (C) Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | Auburn | Neil Cabrales (C) Daniel Rader | |
| 13:36 | Auburn | Cecil Whitmire makes the free throw | 42-44 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan misses short on an open fadeaway from the baseline | 42-44 |
| 13:22 | Auburn | Cecil Whitmire snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 13:00 | Auburn | John Marsala can't finish the layup | 42-44 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 42-44 |
| 12:40 | Auburn | Cecil Whitmire grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 12:22 | Auburn | Cecil Whitmire misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Darryl Paz - foul #3 on Darryl Paz, team foul #5 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Houser (SG), Lawrence Broadhead (C) David Pitre, Darryl Paz | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 12:22 | Auburn | Cecil Whitmire makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 12:22 | Auburn | Cecil Whitmire makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein is whistled for a carry | 42-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randy Howell (PF) Sammy Finnegan | |
| Subs | Auburn | Leonard Johnson (SG), Daniel Rader (C) Jared Behrendt, Cecil Whitmire | |
| 11:38 | Auburn | Leonard Johnson is fouled on the floor by Ray Houser - foul #2 on Ray Houser, team foul #6 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Broughton (SF) John Marsala | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Ebenstein (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray Houser (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Wiggins (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Howell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Craig Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonard Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Broughton (fresh) PF - Neil Cabrales (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Rader (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:18 | Auburn | Randy Howell denies the turnaround by Daniel Rader | 42-46 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ray Houser | 44-46 |
| 10:47 | Auburn | Craig Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-46 |
| 10:45 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 44-46 |
| 10:36 | Auburn | Leonard Johnson grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 10:08 | Auburn | Leonard Johnson is hacked by Ray Houser - foul #3 on Ray Houser, team foul #7 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Pitre (SG), Norman Absher (SF), Sammy Finnegan (PF) Samuel Ebenstein, Michael Wiggins, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | Auburn | Derek Davis (PG), John Marsala (SF), Michael Doty (PF) Craig Moore, William Broughton, Neil Cabrales | |
| 10:08 | Auburn | Leonard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 10:08 | Auburn | Leonard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-48 |
| 09:47 | Auburn | Daniel Rader gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 09:41 | Auburn | Norman Absher is called for the reach on Derek Davis - foul #1 on Norman Absher, team foul #8 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jared Behrendt (SG), Cecil Whitmire (PF) Leonard Johnson, Michael Doty | |
| 09:41 | Auburn | Derek Davis makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 09:41 | Auburn | Derek Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-50 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi State | David Pitre grabs the offensive board | 44-50 |
| 09:11 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 44-50 |
| 09:09 | Auburn | Cecil Whitmire pulls down the rebound | 44-50 |
| 08:52 | Auburn | John Marsala hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Randy Howell | 44-50 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-50 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Howell | 44-50 |
| 08:16 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 44-50 |
| 08:15 | Auburn | Daniel Rader gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 07:52 | Auburn | Daniel Rader's fadeaway is rejected by Randy Howell | 44-50 |
| 07:51 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Randy Howell | 44-50 |
| 07:35 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-50 |
| 07:34 | Auburn | Jared Behrendt grabs the board | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ray Houser (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Pitre (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Absher (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Sammy Finnegan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Randy Howell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Derek Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jared Behrendt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Marsala (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Cecil Whitmire (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Rader (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Auburn | Norman Absher steals the ball from John Marsala | 44-50 |
| 07:08 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher lays it up and in | 46-50 |
| 06:49 | Auburn | John Marsala misses the easy layup | 46-50 |
| 06:48 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 06:14 | Auburn | Daniel Rader is denied on a layup by Sammy Finnegan | 49-50 |
| 06:13 | Auburn | Derek Davis grabs the offensive board | 49-50 |
| 05:47 | Auburn | Cecil Whitmire misses the driving attempt near the basket | 49-50 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), Michael Wiggins (SF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Ray Houser, David Pitre, Randy Howell | |
| Subs | Auburn | Craig Moore (PG), Leonard Johnson (SG), Neil Cabrales (PF), Michael Doty (C) Derek Davis, John Marsala, Cecil Whitmire, Daniel Rader | |
| 05:25 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan misses the 3 from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 05:23 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 04:54 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales buries a jumper from the free throw line | 49-52 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher misses short on an open 3 from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 04:35 | Auburn | Michael Doty snags the defensive board | 49-52 |
| 04:20 | Auburn | Leonard Johnson buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Craig Moore | 49-55 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Lawrence Broadhead | 52-55 |
| 03:45 | Auburn | Michael Doty can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 52-55 |
| 03:44 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Samuel Ebenstein | 52-55 |
| 03:33 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead scores on a floater near the basket and the foul's on Jared Behrendt - foul #2 on Jared Behrendt, team foul #3 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Pitre (SG), Randy Howell (PF) Norman Absher, Sammy Finnegan | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Marsala (SF), Cecil Whitmire (PF) Jared Behrendt, Michael Doty | |
| 03:33 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead misses the free throw | 54-55 |
| 03:33 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Ebenstein (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Pitre (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Wiggins (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Howell (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Craig Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leonard Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Marsala (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Cecil Whitmire (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Neil Cabrales (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Craig Moore | 54-57 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi State | David Pitre hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Cecil Whitmire - foul #1 on Cecil Whitmire, team foul #4 | 54-57 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi State | David Pitre makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi State | David Pitre makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 02:37 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales misses the easy layup | 56-57 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Houser (PG), Sammy Finnegan (PF) Samuel Ebenstein, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jared Behrendt (SG), Daniel Rader (C) Leonard Johnson, Neil Cabrales | |
| 01:52 | Auburn | Daniel Rader misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi State | David Pitre grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Ray Houser, Randy Howell | |
| Subs | Auburn | Neil Cabrales (C) Daniel Rader | |
| 01:28 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 01:27 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales grabs the board | 56-57 |
| 01:22 | Auburn | Craig Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-57 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 56-57 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Broadhead | 56-57 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 00:45 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:22 | Auburn | David Pitre picks off the pass by John Marsala | 56-57 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead clanks a floater from the right side | 56-57 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead hits the follow up shot | 58-57 |
| 00:08 | Auburn | Auburn calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 58-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:04 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Broadhead - foul #3 on Lawrence Broadhead, team foul #9 | 58-57 |
| 00:04 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 00:04 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-59 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein misses the halfcourt shot | 58-59 |