| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SG - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Roach (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert James (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Hilbert (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lawrence Blair (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Preston (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rufus Maziarz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Aaron Parkhurst (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Bobby Sparks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Rufus Maziarz inbounds the ball | 27-28 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Auburn | Lawrence Blair makes the contested 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Thomas Preston | 27-31 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-31 |
| 18:58 | Auburn | Lawrence Blair splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-31 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Michael Hilbert | 27-31 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi State | Robert James slams it home on a nice dish by Norman Jenkins and he's fouled by Aaron Parkhurst - foul #2 on Aaron Parkhurst, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi State | Robert James misses the free throw | 29-31 |
| 18:38 | Auburn | Bobby Sparks pulls down the rebound | 29-31 |
| 18:36 | Auburn | James Johnson takes the ball from Lawrence Blair in the backcourt | 29-31 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Johnson | 31-31 |
| 18:06 | Auburn | William Roach steals the ball from Rufus Maziarz | 31-31 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi State | Robert James connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by James Johnson | 33-31 |
| 17:36 | Auburn | Bobby Sparks is wide open but clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 33-31 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to James Johnson | 33-31 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi State | Robert James makes the turnaround in the lane set up by James Johnson | 35-31 |
| 17:05 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-31 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi State | Robert James misses the lay-in | 35-31 |
| 16:44 | Mississippi State | Robert James tips it home | 37-31 |
| 16:20 | Auburn | Lawrence Blair works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-31 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi State | Bobby Sparks swats the dunk try by Norman Jenkins | 37-31 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Hilbert | 37-31 |
| 15:52 | Mississippi State | Robert James can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 15:50 | Mississippi State | James Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 37-31 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SG - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Roach (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert James (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Hilbert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lawrence Blair (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Preston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rufus Maziarz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Aaron Parkhurst (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Bobby Sparks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:32 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by James Johnson | 40-31 |
| 15:10 | Auburn | Lawrence Blair is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-31 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi State | Robert James drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Norman Jenkins | 43-31 |
| 14:39 | Auburn | Rufus Maziarz misses the shot from the right wing | 43-31 |
| 14:37 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert gets the rebound | 43-31 |
| 14:26 | Mississippi State | Bobby Sparks doubles Norman Jenkins and is called for the reach - foul #1 on Bobby Sparks, team foul #2 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), James Cutler (SG), Dikembe Adi (SF), Richard Steib (C) James Johnson, Norman Jenkins, William Roach, Michael Hilbert | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ray Younger (PG), Kyle Pearl (SG), Antonio Carpenter (SF), Edward Seagraves (PF), Alfredo Gallo (C) Lawrence Blair, Thomas Preston, Rufus Maziarz, Aaron Parkhurst, Bobby Sparks | |
| 14:18 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor is hacked by Edward Seagraves - foul #1 on Edward Seagraves, team foul #3 | 43-31 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib lays it in and he's fouled by Alfredo Gallo - foul #3 on Alfredo Gallo, team foul #4 | 45-31 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib misses the free throw | 45-31 |
| 14:08 | Auburn | Alfredo Gallo snags the defensive board | 45-31 |
| 14:03 | Auburn | Antonio Carpenter can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 45-31 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Robert James | 45-31 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi State | Robert James misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 45-31 |
| 13:44 | Auburn | Alfredo Gallo gets the rebound | 45-31 |
| 13:20 | Auburn | Edward Seagraves travels with the ball | 45-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins (SG), Michael Hilbert (C) James Cutler, Robert James | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 13:02 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Norman Jenkins | 47-31 |
| 12:45 | Auburn | Ray Younger hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-34 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib's layup is rejected by Alfredo Gallo | 47-34 |
| 12:19 | Auburn | Alfredo Gallo pulls down the rebound | 47-34 |
| 11:59 | Auburn | Alfredo Gallo drills a jumper from close range set up by Kyle Pearl | 47-36 |
| 11:40 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor clanks a floater from the left wing | 47-36 |
| 11:38 | Auburn | Ray Younger pulls down the rebound | 47-36 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dikembe Adi (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Steib (fresh) 7 pts. C - Michael Hilbert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ray Younger (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kyle Pearl (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio Carpenter (fresh) PF - Edward Seagraves (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | Auburn | Edward Seagraves misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 47-36 |
| 11:31 | Auburn | Alfredo Gallo tips it home | 47-38 |
| 11:14 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Jeremy Taylor and the foul's on Alfredo Gallo - foul #4 on Alfredo Gallo, team foul #5 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG), William Roach (SF), Robert James (PF) Jeremy Taylor, Dikembe Adi, Michael Hilbert | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lawrence Blair (PG), Thomas Preston (SG), Rufus Maziarz (SF), Aaron Parkhurst (PF), Bobby Sparks (C) Ray Younger, Kyle Pearl, Antonio Carpenter, Edward Seagraves, Alfredo Gallo | |
| 11:14 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib misses the free throw | 49-38 |
| 11:14 | Auburn | Rufus Maziarz grabs the defensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 10:50 | Auburn | Thomas Preston connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Lawrence Blair | 49-40 |
| 10:33 | Mississippi State | Aaron Parkhurst picks off the pass by Robert James | 49-40 |
| 10:04 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-40 |
| 10:02 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Bobby Sparks | 49-40 |
| 09:46 | Auburn | Lawrence Blair splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Bobby Sparks | 49-43 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi State | William Roach is hacked by Rufus Maziarz - foul #2 on Rufus Maziarz, team foul #6 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Cutler (SG), Michael Hilbert (C) Norman Jenkins, Richard Steib | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 09:14 | Mississippi State | Robert James is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Bobby Sparks | 49-43 |
| 08:59 | Auburn | Rufus Maziarz makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-46 |
| 08:42 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 08:21 | Auburn | Robert James takes the ball from Bobby Sparks | 49-46 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | Robert James lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Cutler | 51-46 |
| 07:39 | Auburn | Bobby Sparks double dribbles | 51-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Norman Jenkins (SG) James Johnson, James Cutler | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ray Younger (PG), Kyle Pearl (SG), Antonio Carpenter (SF), Edward Seagraves (PF), Alfredo Gallo (C) Lawrence Blair, Thomas Preston, Rufus Maziarz, Aaron Parkhurst, Bobby Sparks | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Roach (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert James (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Hilbert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ray Younger (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kyle Pearl (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio Carpenter (fresh) PF - Edward Seagraves (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 07:32 | Mississippi State | William Roach comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-46 |
| 07:30 | Auburn | Alfredo Gallo grabs the board | 51-46 |
| 07:15 | Auburn | Edward Seagraves's floater is tipped away by Michael Hilbert | 51-46 |
| 07:14 | Mississippi State | Robert James gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 07:00 | Mississippi State | Robert James scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeremy Taylor | 53-46 |
| 06:39 | Auburn | Kyle Pearl double dribbles | 53-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG), Richard Steib (PF) William Roach, Robert James | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lawrence Blair (PG), Rufus Maziarz (SF) Ray Younger, Antonio Carpenter | |
| 06:20 | Mississippi State | James Johnson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Lawrence Blair - foul #1 on Lawrence Blair, team foul #7 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Preston (SG) Kyle Pearl | |
| 06:20 | Mississippi State | James Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi State | James Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 06:04 | Auburn | Edward Seagraves travels with the ball | 54-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst (PF), Bobby Sparks (C) Edward Seagraves, Alfredo Gallo | |
| 05:57 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib banks in the wide open layup | 56-46 |
| 05:32 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst misses the lay-in | 56-46 |
| 05:31 | Auburn | Bobby Sparks snags the offensive board | 56-46 |
| 05:06 | Auburn | Lawrence Blair evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 56-46 |
| 05:04 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst hits the follow up shot | 56-48 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert misses the lay-in | 56-48 |
| 04:46 | Auburn | Lawrence Blair snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| 04:26 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst scores on a shot from the left block | 56-50 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor is hacked by Aaron Parkhurst - foul #3 on Aaron Parkhurst, team foul #8 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Roach (SF), Robert James (PF) James Johnson, Michael Hilbert | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ray Younger (PG), Kyle Pearl (SG), Antonio Carpenter (SF), Edward Seagraves (PF), Alfredo Gallo (C) Lawrence Blair, Thomas Preston, Rufus Maziarz, Aaron Parkhurst, Bobby Sparks | |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 04:08 | Auburn | Edward Seagraves pulls down the rebound | 57-50 |
| 03:42 | Auburn | Kyle Pearl misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Steib - foul #3 on Richard Steib, team foul #1 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG) Jeremy Taylor | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 03:42 | Auburn | Kyle Pearl makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 03:42 | Auburn | Kyle Pearl misses the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 03:42 | Mississippi State | Robert James grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 03:30 | Mississippi State | William Roach loses the dribble to Ray Younger | 57-51 |
| 03:26 | Auburn | Kyle Pearl hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ray Younger | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SG - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Roach (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert James (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Steib (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ray Younger (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kyle Pearl (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio Carpenter (fresh) PF - Edward Seagraves (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Robert James | 59-53 |
| 02:48 | Auburn | Ray Younger is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Ray Younger, team foul #9 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Cutler (SG), Michael Hilbert (C) Norman Jenkins, Richard Steib | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lawrence Blair (PG), Thomas Preston (SG), Rufus Maziarz (SF), Aaron Parkhurst (PF), Bobby Sparks (C) Ray Younger, Kyle Pearl, Antonio Carpenter, Edward Seagraves, Alfredo Gallo | |
| 02:29 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Robert James is blocked by Bobby Sparks | 59-53 |
| 02:27 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Bobby Sparks | 59-53 |
| 02:00 | Auburn | Lawrence Blair misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi State | Robert James gets the rebound | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 01:57 | Mississippi State | Robert James is hacked by Lawrence Blair in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lawrence Blair, team foul #10 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Norman Jenkins (SG) James Johnson, James Cutler | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 01:57 | Mississippi State | Robert James makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi State | Robert James makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 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 (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 01:39 | Auburn | Lawrence Blair works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Rufus Maziarz | 61-56 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:18 | Mississippi State | William Roach connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Norman Jenkins | 64-56 |
| 01:10 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Preston | 64-58 |
| 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 (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | Robert James is hacked by Lawrence Blair in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lawrence Blair, team foul #11 | 64-58 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | Robert James makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | Robert James misses the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 01:09 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst snags the defensive board | 65-58 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst is called for 5 seconds | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Blair is called for the reach on Michael Hilbert in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lawrence Blair, team foul #12 | 65-58 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert misses the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:46 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Thomas Preston | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Auburn | Rufus Maziarz misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-58 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert snags the defensive board | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Blair is called for the reach on Michael Hilbert in the backcourt - foul #5 on Lawrence Blair, team foul #13 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ray Younger (PG) Lawrence Blair | |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert misses the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:34 | Auburn | Rufus Maziarz misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-58 |
| 00:33 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst grabs the offensive board | 67-58 |
| 00:31 | Auburn | Rufus Maziarz misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-58 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins gets the rebound | 67-58 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Preston - foul #2 on Thomas Preston, team foul #14 | 67-58 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:22 | Auburn | Ray Younger misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-58 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Michael Hilbert | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor runs out the clock | 69-58 |