| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Maiden (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Wong (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Nathaniel Macpherson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Donald King (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SG - Toni Zobel (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Tannenbaum (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Albert Russell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Antoine Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy inbounds the ball | 47-37 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:48 | Mississippi State | Albert Russell swats the layup by Robert Wong | 47-37 |
| 19:46 | Mississippi State | Dustin Maiden tips it in | 49-37 |
| 19:34 | Auburn | Christopher Tannenbaum misses short on a runner from the left block | 49-37 |
| 19:33 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Toni Zobel | 49-37 |
| 19:13 | Auburn | Antoine Brown steps out of bounds on the baseline | 49-37 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Macpherson drills a turnaround near the basket set up by Dustin Maiden | 51-37 |
| 18:34 | Auburn | Christopher Tannenbaum misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-37 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Robert Wong | 51-37 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi State | Dustin Maiden knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Nathaniel Macpherson | 54-37 |
| 18:09 | Auburn | Albert Russell is fouled on the floor by Robert Wong - foul #2 on Robert Wong, team foul #1 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG), Tracy Dimas (SG), Jonathan Johnson (C) Samuel Miller, Dustin Maiden, Nathaniel Macpherson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jason Dennis (SG), Matthew Slavens (SF), Maurice Longoria (PF), Mark Dye (C) Toni Zobel, Christopher Tannenbaum, Albert Russell, Antoine Brown | |
| 17:55 | Auburn | Donald King can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 54-37 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas grabs the board | 54-37 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Johnson blows the layup but he's fouled by Mark Dye - foul #1 on Mark Dye, team foul #1 | 54-37 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 54-37 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-37 |
| 17:48 | Auburn | Maurice Longoria snags the defensive board | 54-37 |
| 17:31 | Auburn | Jason Dennis can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 54-37 |
| 17:29 | Auburn | Maurice Longoria snags the offensive board | 54-37 |
| 17:22 | Auburn | Donald King buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-40 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 54-40 |
| 17:04 | Auburn | Jason Dennis gets the rebound | 54-40 |
| 16:59 | Auburn | Jason Dennis scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Donald King | 54-43 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas is fouled on the floor by Maurice Longoria - foul #1 on Maurice Longoria, team foul #2 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller (PG), Dustin Maiden (SG), Nathaniel Macpherson (C) David Hill, Thomas Murphy, Jonathan Johnson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Toni Zobel (SG), Christopher Tannenbaum (SF), Samuel Shepard (PF), Antoine Brown (C) Jason Dennis, Matthew Slavens, Maurice Longoria, Mark Dye | |
| 16:26 | Mississippi State | Dustin Maiden steps out of bounds on the sideline | 54-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy (SF) Tracy Dimas | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 16:15 | Auburn | Nathaniel Macpherson is called for the reach on Antoine Brown - foul #1 on Nathaniel Macpherson, team foul #2 | 54-43 |
| 16:07 | Auburn | Christopher Tannenbaum comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-43 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi State | Dustin Maiden gets the rebound | 54-43 |
| 15:47 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller blows the layup but he's fouled by Samuel Shepard - foul #2 on Samuel Shepard, team foul #3 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Zahl (SF) Thomas Murphy | |
| Subs | Auburn | Albert Russell (PF) Samuel Shepard | |
| 15:47 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 15:47 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 15:47 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Christopher Tannenbaum | 55-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Miller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Maiden (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ernest Zahl (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Wong (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Nathaniel Macpherson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Donald King (tired) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Toni Zobel (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Tannenbaum (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Russell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Antoine Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Auburn | Christopher Tannenbaum makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Donald King | 55-45 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Macpherson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-45 |
| 15:13 | Mississippi State | Ernest Zahl tips it home | 57-45 |
| 14:58 | Auburn | Christopher Tannenbaum can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ernest Zahl - foul #4 on Ernest Zahl, team foul #3 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG), Tracy Dimas (SF), Jonathan Johnson (C) Samuel Miller, Ernest Zahl, Nathaniel Macpherson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jason Dennis (SG), Matthew Slavens (SF), Maurice Longoria (PF), Mark Dye (C) Donald King, Toni Zobel, Albert Russell, Antoine Brown | |
| 14:58 | Auburn | Christopher Tannenbaum makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 14:58 | Auburn | Christopher Tannenbaum makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 14:40 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong misses short on an open runner near the basket | 57-47 |
| 14:38 | Auburn | Matthew Slavens pulls down the rebound | 57-47 |
| 14:32 | Auburn | Dustin Maiden is called for the reach on Jason Dennis - foul #1 on Dustin Maiden, team foul #4 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy (SF), Nathaniel Macpherson (PF) Dustin Maiden, Robert Wong | |
| Subs | Auburn | Donald King (PG) Christopher Tannenbaum | |
| 14:16 | Auburn | Donald King misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by David Hill - foul #1 on David Hill, team foul #5 | 57-47 |
| 14:16 | Auburn | Donald King misses the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 14:16 | Auburn | Donald King makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Jonathan Johnson is blocked by Mark Dye | 57-48 |
| 13:54 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Nathaniel Macpherson | 60-48 |
| 13:37 | Auburn | Donald King's fadeaway is rejected by Nathaniel Macpherson | 60-48 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Macpherson | 60-48 |
| 13:31 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 60-48 |
| 13:29 | Auburn | Maurice Longoria snags the defensive board | 60-48 |
| 13:25 | Auburn | Jason Dennis is fouled on the floor by David Hill - foul #2 on David Hill, team foul #6 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller (PG), Dustin Maiden (SG), Robert Wong (PF) David Hill, Tracy Dimas, Jonathan Johnson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Toni Zobel (SG), Christopher Tannenbaum (SF), Albert Russell (PF), Samuel Shepard (C) Jason Dennis, Matthew Slavens, Maurice Longoria, Mark Dye | |
| 13:06 | Auburn | Albert Russell drills a floater from the baseline | 60-50 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi State | Toni Zobel is called for the reach on Dustin Maiden in the backcourt - foul #4 on Toni Zobel, team foul #4 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jason Dennis (SG) Toni Zobel | |
| 12:58 | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Macpherson's floater is tipped away by Albert Russell | 60-50 |
| 12:56 | Auburn | Albert Russell snags the defensive board | 60-50 |
| 12:52 | Auburn | Donald King misses the 3 from the right wing | 60-50 |
| 12:50 | Mississippi State | Dustin Maiden snags the defensive board | 60-50 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller lays it in uncontested set up by Thomas Murphy | 62-50 |
| 12:19 | Auburn | Jason Dennis is fouled on the floor by Samuel Miller - foul #3 on Samuel Miller, team foul #7 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas (PG), Jonathan Johnson (C) Samuel Miller, Nathaniel Macpherson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Antoine Brown (C) Samuel Shepard | |
| 12:19 | Auburn | Jason Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 12:19 | Auburn | Jason Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Donald King - foul #5 on Donald King, team foul #5 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Slavens (PG) Donald King | |
| 12:00 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 11:46 | Auburn | Christopher Tannenbaum is whistled for a carry | 64-52 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Tracy Dimas (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Maiden (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Murphy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Wong (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Matthew Slavens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Jason Dennis (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Tannenbaum (tiring) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Russell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Antoine Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy misses the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Albert Russell - foul #1 on Albert Russell, team foul #6 | 64-52 |
| 11:34 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 11:34 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| 11:20 | Auburn | Christopher Tannenbaum can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 66-52 |
| 11:18 | Auburn | Jason Dennis gets the offensive rebound | 66-52 |
| 11:11 | Auburn | Jason Dennis is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Jason Dennis, team foul #7 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG), Nathaniel Macpherson (C) Tracy Dimas, Jonathan Johnson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Toni Zobel (SG), Maurice Longoria (PF), Mark Dye (C) Jason Dennis, Albert Russell, Antoine Brown | |
| 10:56 | Mississippi State | David Hill is fouled on the floor by Matthew Slavens - foul #1 on Matthew Slavens, team foul #8 | 66-52 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi State | David Hill makes the 1st free throw | 67-52 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi State | David Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| 10:56 | Auburn | Toni Zobel snags the defensive board | 67-52 |
| 10:44 | Auburn | Matthew Slavens loses the ball out of bounds | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 10:42 | Mississippi State | Matthew Slavens steps in front of the Robert Wong pass in the backcourt | 67-52 |
| 10:40 | Auburn | Matthew Slavens jams it | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 10:37 | Mississippi State | Dustin Maiden throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas (SF) Thomas Murphy | |
| Subs | Auburn | Samuel Shepard (PF) Maurice Longoria | |
| 10:27 | Auburn | Matthew Slavens knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-57 |
| 10:24 | Mississippi State | David Hill is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Slavens - foul #2 on Matthew Slavens, team foul #9 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jonathan Johnson (C) Robert Wong | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 10:24 | Mississippi State | David Hill makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 10:24 | Mississippi State | David Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 10:07 | Auburn | Samuel Shepard is hacked by Nathaniel Macpherson - foul #2 on Nathaniel Macpherson, team foul #8 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller (PG) David Hill | |
| Subs | Auburn | Maurice Longoria (PF) Matthew Slavens | |
| 10:07 | Auburn | Samuel Shepard misses the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 69-57 |
| 09:59 | Mississippi State | Dustin Maiden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-57 |
| 09:57 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Mark Dye | 69-57 |
| 09:36 | Auburn | Christopher Tannenbaum clanks a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Nathaniel Macpherson - foul #3 on Nathaniel Macpherson, team foul #9 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy (SF), Robert Wong (PF) Dustin Maiden, Nathaniel Macpherson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Slavens (SF), Albert Russell (PF), Antoine Brown (C) Samuel Shepard, Maurice Longoria, Mark Dye | |
| 09:36 | Auburn | Christopher Tannenbaum makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 09:36 | Auburn | Christopher Tannenbaum makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Samuel Miller | 71-59 |
| 09:20 | Auburn | Christopher Tannenbaum hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 71-59 |
| 09:19 | Auburn | Antoine Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 71-59 |
| 09:05 | Auburn | Christopher Tannenbaum steps out of bounds on the sideline | 71-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Maiden (SG) Tracy Dimas | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 09:02 | Mississippi State | Christopher Tannenbaum is called for the reach on Samuel Miller in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Tannenbaum, team foul #10 | 71-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Macpherson (C) Jonathan Johnson | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 09:02 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller makes the 1st free throw | 72-59 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 73-59 |
| 08:43 | Auburn | Antoine Brown hits a floater from the baseline and he's hacked by Nathaniel Macpherson - foul #4 on Nathaniel Macpherson, team foul #10 | 73-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jonathan Johnson (C) Nathaniel Macpherson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Maurice Longoria (PF), Mark Dye (C) Christopher Tannenbaum, Albert Russell | |
| 08:43 | Auburn | Antoine Brown misses the free throw | 73-61 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Johnson gets the rebound | 73-61 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Johnson misses the lay-in | 73-61 |
| 08:25 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong gets the offensive rebound | 73-61 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller blows the layup | 73-61 |
| 08:12 | Auburn | Mark Dye grabs the board | 73-61 |
| 07:56 | Auburn | Antoine Brown clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 73-61 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller grabs the board | 73-61 |
| 07:51 | Mississippi State | Matthew Slavens is called for the reach on Thomas Murphy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Matthew Slavens, team foul #11 | 73-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG), Tracy Dimas (SG), Ernest Zahl (PF), Nathaniel Macpherson (C) Samuel Miller, Dustin Maiden, Robert Wong, Jonathan Johnson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jason Dennis (PG), Christopher Tannenbaum (SF) Matthew Slavens, Mark Dye | |
| 07:51 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 74-61 |
| 07:51 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 75-61 |
| 07:32 | Auburn | Antoine Brown is whistled for traveling | 75-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Maiden (SG) Thomas Murphy | |
| Subs | Auburn | Samuel Shepard (PF) Maurice Longoria | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dustin Maiden (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ernest Zahl (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Tracy Dimas (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. C - Nathaniel Macpherson (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Jason Dennis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Toni Zobel (tired) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Christopher Tannenbaum (tired) 18 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Shepard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Antoine Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 07:21 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas misses the wide open floater from the right wing | 75-61 |
| 07:19 | Auburn | Christopher Tannenbaum snags the defensive board | 75-61 |
| 07:14 | Auburn | Jason Dennis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 75-61 |
| 07:12 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Tracy Dimas | 75-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:47 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas misses the 3 from the left corner | 75-61 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi State | David Hill tips it home | 77-61 |
| 06:24 | Auburn | Antoine Brown's floater is tipped away by Nathaniel Macpherson | 77-61 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi State | David Hill pulls down the rebound | 77-61 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi State | Ernest Zahl misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Christopher Tannenbaum - foul #2 on Christopher Tannenbaum, team foul #12 | 77-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller (PG), Robert Wong (PF), Jonathan Johnson (C) David Hill, Dustin Maiden, Nathaniel Macpherson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Slavens (SF), Albert Russell (PF), Mark Dye (C) Christopher Tannenbaum, Samuel Shepard, Antoine Brown | |
| 06:10 | Mississippi State | Ernest Zahl makes the 1st free throw | 78-61 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi State | Ernest Zahl makes the 2nd free throw | 79-61 |
| 05:55 | Auburn | Mark Dye hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 79-61 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas grabs the board | 79-61 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong knocks in the shot from the left block | 81-61 |
| 05:25 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Maiden (SG), Thomas Murphy (SF) Tracy Dimas, Robert Wong | |
| Subs | Auburn | Maurice Longoria (PF) Albert Russell | |
| 05:22 | Auburn | Matthew Slavens buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 81-63 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi State | Dustin Maiden hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 81-63 |
| 04:54 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Mark Dye | 81-63 |
| 04:25 | Auburn | Matthew Slavens misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 81-63 |
| 04:24 | Auburn | Maurice Longoria tips it home | 81-65 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Samuel Miller and the foul's on Mark Dye - foul #2 on Mark Dye, team foul #13 | 83-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG), Tracy Dimas (SG), Robert Wong (PF), Nathaniel Macpherson (C) Samuel Miller, Dustin Maiden, Ernest Zahl, Jonathan Johnson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Tannenbaum (SF), Samuel Shepard (PF), Antoine Brown (C) Matthew Slavens, Maurice Longoria, Mark Dye | |
| 03:57 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy makes the free throw | 84-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:35 | Auburn | Antoine Brown's pass is intercepted by Thomas Murphy | 84-65 |
| 03:32 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas misses the lay-in | 84-65 |
| 03:31 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Christopher Tannenbaum | 84-65 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tracy Dimas (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Murphy (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Robert Wong (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Nathaniel Macpherson (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Jason Dennis (tired) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Toni Zobel (very tired) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Christopher Tannenbaum (tired) 18 pts. 4 reb. PF - Samuel Shepard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Antoine Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Auburn | Samuel Shepard travels with the ball | 84-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jonathan Johnson (C) Nathaniel Macpherson | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Dennis - foul #5 on Jason Dennis, team foul #14 | 84-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Slavens (PG), Albert Russell (PF) Jason Dennis, Antoine Brown | |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas makes the 1st free throw | 85-65 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas misses the 2nd free throw | 85-65 |
| 03:23 | Auburn | Albert Russell snags the defensive board | 85-65 |
| 03:18 | Auburn | Jonathan Johnson denies the turnaround by Christopher Tannenbaum | 85-65 |
| 03:16 | Auburn | Albert Russell snags the offensive board | 85-65 |
| 03:07 | Auburn | Christopher Tannenbaum knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Slavens | 85-68 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 87-68 |
| 02:26 | Auburn | Matthew Slavens is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Matthew Slavens, team foul #15 | 87-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Zahl (PF) Robert Wong | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mark Dye (C) Samuel Shepard | |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 87-68 |
| 01:59 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Mark Dye | 87-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:54 | Auburn | Matthew Slavens misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 87-68 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy pulls down the rebound | 87-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 01:45 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Tannenbaum - foul #3 on Christopher Tannenbaum, team foul #16 | 87-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Wong (PF) Ernest Zahl | |
| Subs | Auburn | Antoine Brown (C) Mark Dye | |
| 01:45 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 88-68 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 89-68 |
| 01:32 | Auburn | Matthew Slavens is whistled for traveling | 89-68 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi State | David Hill is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Slavens - foul #5 on Matthew Slavens, team foul #17 | 89-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Samuel Shepard (PG) Matthew Slavens | |
| 01:30 | Mississippi State | David Hill makes the 1st free throw | 90-68 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi State | David Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 90-68 |
| 01:30 | Auburn | Antoine Brown gets the rebound | 90-68 |
| 01:20 | Auburn | Albert Russell comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Jonathan Johnson - foul #1 on Jonathan Johnson, team foul #11 | 90-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Maurice Longoria (PF) Samuel Shepard | |
| 01:20 | Auburn | Albert Russell makes the 1st free throw | 90-69 |
| 01:20 | Auburn | Albert Russell misses the 2nd free throw | 90-69 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong gets the rebound | 90-69 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas is by himself and knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Murphy | 93-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:50 | Auburn | Antoine Brown makes the jumper in the paint | 93-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy is hacked by Christopher Tannenbaum - foul #4 on Christopher Tannenbaum, team foul #18 | 93-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Samuel Shepard (PG) Maurice Longoria | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 94-71 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 95-71 |
| 00:21 | Auburn | Antoine Brown misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Jonathan Johnson - foul #2 on Jonathan Johnson, team foul #12 | 95-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mark Dye (C) Samuel Shepard | |
| 00:21 | Auburn | Antoine Brown makes the 1st free throw | 95-72 |
| 00:21 | Auburn | Antoine Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 95-72 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong pulls down the rebound | 95-72 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | David Hill runs out the clock | 95-72 |