| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Lavoie (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Mann (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Grosvenor (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Benjamin Knisely (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Raab (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Walter Bowles (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joshua Warwick (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alberto Giordano (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Henry Dimaggio (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marcelino Bianchi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano inbounds the ball | 39-33 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles is hacked by Benjamin Knisely - foul #1 on Benjamin Knisely, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Givens (PG), David Tsai (SG), James Richmond (PF), David Carlin (C) John Lavoie, Roy Mann, Benjamin Knisely, John Raab | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 19:24 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by James Richmond - foul #1 on James Richmond, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio misses the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 19:08 | Auburn | William Grosvenor misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 19:07 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi misses the lay-in | 39-34 |
| 18:52 | Auburn | James Richmond pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 18:46 | Auburn | Walter Bowles is called for the reach on Walter Givens in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walter Bowles, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Lavoie (PG), John Raab (C) David Tsai, James Richmond | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 18:31 | Auburn | Walter Givens clanks a 3 from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi State | Walter Givens steals the ball from Henry Dimaggio | 39-34 |
| 18:03 | Auburn | Walter Givens hits the finger roll | 41-34 |
| 17:45 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-36 |
| 17:33 | Auburn | Walter Bowles steps in front of the John Raab pass | 41-36 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 41-36 |
| 17:13 | Auburn | David Carlin grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 16:55 | Auburn | John Raab hits the finger roll set up by John Lavoie and the foul's on Marcelino Bianchi - foul #1 on Marcelino Bianchi, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Auburn | Roy Mann (SG) John Lavoie | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner (PF), Kelly Myers (C) Henry Dimaggio, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| 16:55 | Auburn | John Raab makes the free throw | 44-36 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-36 |
| 16:35 | Auburn | The rebound goes to David Carlin | 44-36 |
| 16:13 | Auburn | John Raab is denied on a layup by Alberto Giordano | 44-36 |
| 16:11 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to William Grosvenor | 44-36 |
| 16:01 | Auburn | John Raab can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 44-36 |
| 16:00 | Auburn | John Raab tips it back up and in | 46-36 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Walter Givens (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Roy Mann (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Grosvenor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Carlin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - John Raab (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Walter Bowles (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joshua Warwick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alberto Giordano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Gardiner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kelly Myers (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:52 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Raab - foul #1 on John Raab, team foul #3 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Lavoie (PG), James Richmond (PF) Roy Mann, John Raab | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Howard Swanger (PG), Kevin Caro (SG), Jerry Bruton (SF) Walter Bowles, Joshua Warwick, Alberto Giordano | |
| 15:52 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 15:52 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 15:35 | Auburn | Jerry Bruton steals the ball from John Lavoie | 46-38 |
| 15:18 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Jerry Bruton | 46-40 |
| 15:03 | Auburn | Kevin Caro denies the turnaround by William Grosvenor | 46-40 |
| 15:01 | Auburn | Walter Givens hits the follow up shot | 48-40 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi State | William Grosvenor steals the ball from Kevin Caro | 48-40 |
| 14:38 | Auburn | Walter Givens can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 48-40 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner snags the defensive board | 48-40 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi State | Howard Swanger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-40 |
| Subs | Auburn | Roy Mann (SG), Benjamin Knisely (PF) John Lavoie, James Richmond | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles (PG), Alberto Giordano (SF), Henry Dimaggio (PF), Marcelino Bianchi (C) Howard Swanger, Jerry Bruton, Danny Gardiner, Kelly Myers | |
| 14:27 | Auburn | William Grosvenor comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 14:26 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano pulls down the rebound | 48-40 |
| 14:04 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio buries a turnaround in the lane | 48-42 |
| 13:48 | Auburn | Walter Givens clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-42 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-42 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Lavoie (PG), John Raab (C) Walter Givens, David Carlin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick (SG) Kevin Caro | |
| 13:03 | Auburn | William Grosvenor drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from John Lavoie | 50-42 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano buries a runner from the left block and he's fouled by John Raab - foul #2 on John Raab, team foul #4 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Butterfield (C) John Raab | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 12:34 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano makes the free throw | 50-45 |
| 12:17 | Auburn | John Lavoie scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Thomas Butterfield and he's hacked by Marcelino Bianchi - foul #2 on Marcelino Bianchi, team foul #3 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Richmond (PF), David Carlin (C) Benjamin Knisely, Thomas Butterfield | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro (SF), Kelly Myers (C) Alberto Giordano, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| 12:17 | Auburn | John Lavoie misses the free throw | 53-45 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| 11:53 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-45 |
| 11:52 | Auburn | Roy Mann grabs the board | 53-45 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Lavoie (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roy Mann (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Grosvenor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Richmond (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Carlin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Walter Bowles (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joshua Warwick (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Caro (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Henry Dimaggio (fresh) 7 pts. C - Kelly Myers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Auburn | James Richmond hits the finger roll set up by John Lavoie | 55-45 |
| 11:13 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by James Richmond - foul #2 on James Richmond, team foul #5 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Givens (SG), Benjamin Knisely (PF), John Raab (C) Roy Mann, James Richmond, David Carlin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Bruton (SF) Walter Bowles | |
| 11:13 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 11:13 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 10:57 | Auburn | Walter Givens misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 10:55 | Auburn | Benjamin Knisely tips it home | 57-47 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi State | Jerry Bruton hits a 3 from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 10:15 | Auburn | John Lavoie misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi State | Jerry Bruton gets the rebound | 57-50 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers grabs the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 09:21 | Auburn | William Grosvenor misses long on a floater from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-52 |
| 09:09 | Auburn | Benjamin Knisely gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| 08:52 | Auburn | John Lavoie can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-52 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 57-52 |
| 08:32 | Auburn | Benjamin Knisely grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 08:15 | Auburn | Walter Givens makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Lavoie | 60-52 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | Roy Mann (SG), James Richmond (PF), Thomas Butterfield (C) Walter Givens, Benjamin Knisely, John Raab | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles (PG), Alberto Giordano (SF), Danny Gardiner (PF), Marcelino Bianchi (C) Kevin Caro, Jerry Bruton, Henry Dimaggio, Kelly Myers | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Lavoie (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. SG - Roy Mann (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Grosvenor (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Richmond (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Butterfield (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Walter Bowles (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joshua Warwick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alberto Giordano (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Danny Gardiner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marcelino Bianchi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Auburn | James Richmond banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Lavoie and he's hacked by Joshua Warwick - foul #1 on Joshua Warwick, team foul #4 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Tsai (PG) John Lavoie | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 07:21 | Auburn | James Richmond misses the free throw | 62-52 |
| 07:21 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Danny Gardiner | 62-52 |
| 07:01 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick double dribbles | 62-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Lavoie (PG) David Tsai | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:43 | Auburn | John Lavoie clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 62-52 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Danny Gardiner | 62-52 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 62-52 |
| 06:19 | Auburn | James Richmond snags the defensive board | 62-52 |
| 06:01 | Auburn | John Lavoie misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-52 |
| 06:00 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Butterfield | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:37 | Auburn | John Lavoie connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Roy Mann | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:27 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Walter Bowles | 65-54 |
| 04:58 | Auburn | John Lavoie misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-54 |
| 04:56 | Auburn | Roy Mann snags the offensive board | 65-54 |
| 04:45 | Auburn | The short jumper by James Richmond is denied by Marcelino Bianchi | 65-54 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano grabs the defensive rebound | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:37 | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Richmond - foul #3 on James Richmond, team foul #6 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Tsai (PG), Benjamin Knisely (PF), David Carlin (C) John Lavoie, James Richmond, Thomas Butterfield | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro (SG), Jerry Bruton (SF), Kelly Myers (PF), Harry Baumbach (C) Joshua Warwick, Alberto Giordano, Danny Gardiner, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| 04:37 | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 04:14 | Auburn | Roy Mann is fouled on the floor by Jerry Bruton - foul #2 on Jerry Bruton, team foul #5 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Givens (PG) David Tsai | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 03:58 | Auburn | Walter Bowles steps in front of the William Grosvenor pass | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:40 | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles is whistled for a carry | 65-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Lavoie (PG) Walter Givens | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano (SF), Henry Dimaggio (PF) Walter Bowles, Harry Baumbach | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Lavoie (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 7 ast. SG - Roy Mann (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Grosvenor (tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Benjamin Knisely (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - David Carlin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kevin Caro (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Jerry Bruton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alberto Giordano (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Henry Dimaggio (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Kelly Myers (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Auburn | John Lavoie makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Roy Mann and he's fouled by Kelly Myers - foul #2 on Kelly Myers, team foul #6 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Raab (C) David Carlin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 03:21 | Auburn | John Lavoie misses the free throw | 67-56 |
| 03:21 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kelly Myers | 67-56 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi State | William Grosvenor is called for the reach on Jerry Bruton - foul #1 on William Grosvenor, team foul #7 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Tyrell (SF), David Carlin (C) William Grosvenor, John Raab | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 03:05 | Mississippi State | Jerry Bruton misses the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 03:05 | Auburn | Benjamin Knisely pulls down the rebound | 67-56 |
| 02:41 | Auburn | John Lavoie can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 67-56 |
| 02:39 | Auburn | David Carlin misses the tip | 67-56 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano gets the rebound | 67-56 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Grosvenor (SF), John Raab (C) Michael Tyrell, David Carlin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles (PG), Marcelino Bianchi (C) Jerry Bruton, Kelly Myers | |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 67-58 |
| 01:54 | Auburn | William Grosvenor misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 67-58 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi grabs the board | 67-58 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio is called for 3 seconds | 67-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick (SG) Kevin Caro | |
| 01:10 | Auburn | John Lavoie hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-58 |
| 01:09 | Auburn | John Raab tips it home | 69-58 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick double dribbles | 69-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Givens (PG), David Tsai (SG), Michael Tyrell (SF), James Richmond (PF), Thomas Butterfield (C) John Lavoie, Roy Mann, William Grosvenor, Benjamin Knisely, John Raab | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Howard Swanger (PG), Kevin Caro (SG), Jerry Bruton (SF), Danny Gardiner (PF), Kelly Myers (C) Walter Bowles, Joshua Warwick, Alberto Giordano, Henry Dimaggio, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Auburn | Walter Givens hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 69-58 |
| 00:32 | Auburn | James Richmond tips it back up and in | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers misses badly on a shot from the left side | 71-58 |
| 00:26 | Auburn | Michael Tyrell pulls down the rebound | 71-58 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Walter Givens runs out the clock | 71-58 |