| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dikembe Ahmadi (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Gamble (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ray Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Casimir Zimmer (fresh) C - Marlon Hamill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Lytle (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Samuel Britt (fresh) C - Oleg Lazarevic (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi knocks in the jumper from the right side | 32-33 |
| 19:13 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 19:12 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim tips it in | 32-35 |
| 18:57 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Carl Gamble, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lester Kelson (SF), Gene Brown (PF) Mauricio Yazzie, Samuel Britt | |
| 18:30 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi | Marlon Hamill's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Oleg Lazarevic | 32-35 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble can't tip it in | 32-35 |
| 18:03 | Auburn | Lester Kelson pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 17:42 | Auburn | Ray Jackson is called for the reach on Lester Kelson - foul #3 on Ray Jackson, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alvin Firth (SF) Ray Jackson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie (SF) Lester Kelson | |
| 17:27 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Joseph Lytle | 32-38 |
| 16:58 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 16:57 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Oleg Lazarevic | 32-38 |
| 16:34 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-38 |
| 16:32 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth misses the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Dikembe Azim - foul #1 on Dikembe Azim, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Justin Thompson (SG), Jody Newburn (PF), David Dixon (C) Carl Gamble, Casimir Zimmer, Marlon Hamill | |
| Subs | Auburn | Samuel Britt (C) Oleg Lazarevic | |
| 16:26 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth misses the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 16:26 | Auburn | Gene Brown grabs the board | 33-38 |
| 16:01 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-38 |
| 15:59 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie tips it home | 33-40 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dikembe Ahmadi (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alvin Firth (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jody Newburn (fresh) C - David Dixon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Lytle (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gene Brown (fresh) C - Samuel Britt (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Mississippi | David Dixon is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 33-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ray Jackson (SF) Dikembe Ahmadi | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Lester Kelson (SF), Oleg Lazarevic (C) Dikembe Azim, Mauricio Yazzie, Samuel Britt | |
| 15:22 | Auburn | Jody Newburn steps in front of the Lester Kelson pass | 33-40 |
| 14:53 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 14:52 | Auburn | Gene Brown gets the rebound | 33-40 |
| 14:30 | Auburn | Gene Brown hits the finger roll set up by Oleg Lazarevic | 33-42 |
| 14:05 | Mississippi | Gene Brown takes the ball from Jody Newburn | 33-42 |
| 13:42 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle makes the floater from the right side set up by Gene Brown | 33-44 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi | Jody Newburn double dribbles | 33-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi (PG), Carl Gamble (SG), Casimir Zimmer (PF), Marlon Hamill (C) Justin Thompson, Alvin Firth, Jody Newburn, David Dixon | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (PG), Mauricio Yazzie (SF), Samuel Britt (C) Joseph Lytle, Lester Kelson, Oleg Lazarevic | |
| 12:54 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Azim | 33-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:34 | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Samuel Britt - foul #2 on Samuel Britt, team foul #2 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SG) Hector Santos | |
| 12:34 | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi misses the 1st free throw | 33-47 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi makes the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 12:13 | Auburn | Ray Jackson is called for the reach on Mauricio Yazzie - foul #4 on Ray Jackson, team foul #3 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alvin Firth (SF) Ray Jackson | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 11:49 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie clanks a turnaround from the right block | 34-47 |
| 11:48 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim gets the offensive rebound | 34-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dikembe Ahmadi (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Gamble (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Alvin Firth (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Casimir Zimmer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marlon Hamill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Lytle (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Gene Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Britt (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Dikembe Ahmadi - foul #2 on Dikembe Ahmadi, team foul #4 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic (C) Gene Brown | |
| 11:30 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim makes the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 11:30 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim makes the 2nd free throw | 34-49 |
| 11:07 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-49 |
| 11:06 | Auburn | Samuel Britt gets the rebound | 34-49 |
| 10:53 | Auburn | Marlon Hamill picks off the pass by Samuel Britt | 34-49 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-49 |
| 10:26 | Mississippi | Marlon Hamill snags the offensive board | 34-49 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi | Samuel Britt is called for the reach on Alvin Firth - foul #3 on Samuel Britt, team foul #3 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Justin Thompson (SG), Jody Newburn (PF), David Dixon (C) Carl Gamble, Casimir Zimmer, Marlon Hamill | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gene Brown (PF) Samuel Britt | |
| 10:02 | Mississippi | Jody Newburn buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-49 |
| 09:42 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Dikembe Azim | 37-51 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 37-51 |
| 09:34 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Oleg Lazarevic | 37-51 |
| 09:19 | Auburn | Dikembe Ahmadi steals the ball from Oleg Lazarevic | 37-51 |
| 09:04 | Mississippi | Jody Newburn knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-51 |
| 08:45 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Alvin Firth - foul #1 on Alvin Firth, team foul #5 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carl Gamble (SG), Casimir Zimmer (PF), Marlon Hamill (C) Dikembe Ahmadi, Alvin Firth, David Dixon | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Samuel Britt (C) Dikembe Azim, Oleg Lazarevic | |
| 08:45 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 08:45 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 08:16 | Mississippi | Jody Newburn is denied on a dunk by Gene Brown | 39-53 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi | Justin Thompson grabs the offensive board | 39-53 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi | Samuel Britt is called for the reach on Carl Gamble - foul #4 on Samuel Britt, team foul #4 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ray Jackson (SF) Jody Newburn | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (PG), Lester Kelson (SF), Oleg Lazarevic (C) Joseph Lytle, Mauricio Yazzie, Gene Brown | |
| 07:45 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Justin Thompson | 41-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Justin Thompson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carl Gamble (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ray Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Casimir Zimmer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marlon Hamill (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Hector Santos (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lester Kelson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Samuel Britt (fresh) 4 pf. C - Oleg Lazarevic (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-53 |
| 07:19 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer pulls down the rebound | 41-53 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Oleg Lazarevic - foul #1 on Oleg Lazarevic, team foul #5 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi (PG) Justin Thompson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SG), Mauricio Yazzie (SF), Gene Brown (PF) Dikembe Azim, Lester Kelson, Samuel Britt | |
| 06:55 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 06:32 | Auburn | Casimir Zimmer steals the ball from Gene Brown | 43-53 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 43-53 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer tips it home | 45-53 |
| 06:05 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic clanks a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Marlon Hamill - foul #1 on Marlon Hamill, team foul #6 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alvin Firth (SG), Jody Newburn (PF), David Dixon (C) Carl Gamble, Casimir Zimmer, Marlon Hamill | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (PG), Lester Kelson (SF), Samuel Britt (PF) Hector Santos, Mauricio Yazzie, Gene Brown | |
| 06:05 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 06:05 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic misses the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi | David Dixon grabs the board | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:53 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 45-54 |
| 05:52 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Joseph Lytle | 45-54 |
| 05:41 | Auburn | Lester Kelson is hacked by Dikembe Ahmadi - foul #3 on Dikembe Ahmadi, team foul #7 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie (PF) Oleg Lazarevic | |
| 05:41 | Auburn | Lester Kelson makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 05:41 | Auburn | Lester Kelson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:28 | Mississippi | David Dixon misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Samuel Britt - foul #5 on Samuel Britt, team foul #6 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gene Brown (PF), Oleg Lazarevic (C) Lester Kelson, Samuel Britt | |
| 05:28 | Mississippi | David Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi | David Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 05:02 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic double dribbles | 47-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lester Kelson (SF) Mauricio Yazzie | |
| 04:49 | Mississippi | David Dixon throws it down | 49-56 |
| 04:32 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-56 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi | David Dixon gets the rebound | 49-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:29 | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer (PF), Marlon Hamill (C) Ray Jackson, David Dixon | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Mauricio Yazzie (SF) Dikembe Azim, Lester Kelson | |
| 04:14 | Auburn | Gene Brown connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mauricio Yazzie | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:56 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Marlon Hamill | 51-58 |
| 03:40 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Justin Thompson (PG), Carl Gamble (SG) Dikembe Ahmadi, Jody Newburn | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (PG) Joseph Lytle | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Justin Thompson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carl Gamble (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Alvin Firth (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Casimir Zimmer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Marlon Hamill (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Hector Santos (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gene Brown (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Oleg Lazarevic (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Gene Brown - foul #2 on Gene Brown, team foul #7 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ray Jackson (SF) Alvin Firth | |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SG), Lester Kelson (SF) Hector Santos, Mauricio Yazzie | |
| 03:21 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer misses the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 03:21 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 03:00 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie (SF) Lester Kelson | |
| 02:40 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Lytle - foul #1 on Joseph Lytle, team foul #8 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi (PG), Jody Newburn (PF), David Dixon (C) Justin Thompson, Casimir Zimmer, Marlon Hamill | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (SG) Joseph Lytle | |
| 02:40 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 02:12 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Dikembe Azim | 54-60 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer (PF), Marlon Hamill (C) Jody Newburn, David Dixon | |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SG), Lester Kelson (SF) Dikembe Azim, Mauricio Yazzie | |
| 01:50 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-60 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble grabs the offensive board | 54-60 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-60 |
| 01:23 | Auburn | Gene Brown grabs the board | 54-60 |
| 00:54 | Auburn | Lester Kelson hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Lytle | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-62 |
| 00:47 | Auburn | Gene Brown grabs the board | 54-62 |
| 00:47 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (PG), Mauricio Yazzie (SF) Hector Santos, Lester Kelson | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie is hacked by Carl Gamble in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carl Gamble, team foul #8 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (SG), Lester Kelson (SF) Joseph Lytle, Gene Brown | |
| 00:46 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:46 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie misses the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer grabs the defensive rebound | 54-63 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-63 |
| 00:39 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie grabs the defensive rebound | 54-63 |
| 00:37 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Ahmadi - foul #4 on Dikembe Ahmadi, team foul #9 | 54-63 |
| 00:37 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie misses the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Ray Jackson | 54-63 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson travels with the ball | 54-63 |
| 00:28 | Auburn | Hector Santos is hacked by Carl Gamble in the backcourt - foul #4 on Carl Gamble, team foul #10 | 54-63 |
| 00:28 | Auburn | Hector Santos makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:28 | Auburn | Hector Santos misses the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi | Marlon Hamill grabs the board | 54-64 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Azim - foul #2 on Dikembe Azim, team foul #9 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SG), Gene Brown (PF) Dikembe Azim, Mauricio Yazzie | |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble misses the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:22 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle snags the defensive board | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Hector Santos runs out the clock | 54-64 |