| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Wesley Malcolm (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Steven Rice (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Zentner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jared Sermons (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Mauricio Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - David Judy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Elton Foss (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John O'Bannon (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Douglas Maske (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Cochran (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | John O'Bannon inbounds the ball | 33-26 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Auburn | David Judy scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by John O'Bannon and the foul's on Wesley Malcolm - foul #1 on Wesley Malcolm, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| 19:53 | Auburn | David Judy makes the free throw | 33-30 |
| 19:35 | Mississippi | Jared Sermons misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 19:34 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Douglas Maske | 33-30 |
| 19:22 | Auburn | Douglas Maske can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi | Gordon Zentner snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 18:58 | Mississippi | Wesley Malcolm is fouled on the floor by Elton Foss - foul #2 on Elton Foss, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi | Gordon Zentner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-30 |
| 18:10 | Auburn | David Judy double dribbles | 33-30 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi | Douglas Maske denies the turnaround by Wesley Malcolm | 33-30 |
| 17:53 | Auburn | Douglas Maske snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 17:35 | Auburn | David Judy can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-30 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi | Mauricio Russo pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi | Jared Sermons is denied on a layup by Bobby Cochran | 33-30 |
| 17:04 | Auburn | David Judy pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 16:42 | Auburn | John O'Bannon comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 33-30 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi | Wesley Malcolm pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi | Steven Rice's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Shock (PG), William Augustine (SF), Dustin Bryant (C) Wesley Malcolm, Gordon Zentner, Mauricio Russo | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ronald Nale (PG), Allen Sands (SG), John Hughes (SF) David Judy, Elton Foss, John O'Bannon | |
| 15:49 | Auburn | Steven Rice picks off the pass by John Hughes | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Shock (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Rice (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Augustine (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jared Sermons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dustin Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ronald Nale (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Allen Sands (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Hughes (fresh) PF - Douglas Maske (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobby Cochran (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:34 | Mississippi | Jared Sermons lays it up and in on a great pass from William Augustine and the foul's on Douglas Maske - foul #2 on Douglas Maske, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael McNeill (PF), Kent Powell (C) Douglas Maske, Bobby Cochran | |
| 15:34 | Mississippi | Jared Sermons misses the free throw | 35-30 |
| 15:34 | Auburn | John Hughes grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 15:22 | Auburn | Allen Sands is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Allen Sands, team foul #3 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gordon Zentner (SF) William Augustine | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 15:07 | Mississippi | Jared Sermons comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 35-30 |
| 15:06 | Auburn | Ronald Nale gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| 14:49 | Auburn | Ronald Nale clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 14:47 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Michael McNeill | 35-30 |
| 14:34 | Auburn | Kent Powell travels with the ball | 35-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mauricio Russo (PF) Jared Sermons | |
| Subs | Auburn | Elton Foss (SG), John O'Bannon (SF), Douglas Maske (PF), Bobby Cochran (C) Allen Sands, John Hughes, Michael McNeill, Kent Powell | |
| 14:25 | Mississippi | Steven Rice misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-30 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi | Steven Rice snags the offensive board | 35-30 |
| 14:03 | Mississippi | Dustin Bryant misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-30 |
| 14:01 | Auburn | Ronald Nale pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 13:48 | Auburn | Bobby Cochran comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 35-30 |
| 13:46 | Auburn | Douglas Maske hits the follow up shot | 35-32 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi | Mauricio Russo's fadeaway is rejected by Douglas Maske | 35-32 |
| 13:17 | Mississippi | Mark Shock tips it home | 37-32 |
| 13:03 | Auburn | Elton Foss misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 37-32 |
| 13:02 | Auburn | Bobby Cochran tips it home | 37-34 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi | Douglas Maske is called for the reach on Mauricio Russo - foul #3 on Douglas Maske, team foul #4 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wesley Malcolm (PG), William Augustine (SF), Jared Sermons (PF) Mark Shock, Gordon Zentner, Dustin Bryant | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Judy (PG), John Hughes (SF), Kent Powell (C) Ronald Nale, John O'Bannon, Bobby Cochran | |
| 12:18 | Mississippi | Jared Sermons misses short on a shot near the basket | 37-34 |
| 12:16 | Auburn | Kent Powell pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| 11:48 | Auburn | Wesley Malcolm takes the ball from David Judy | 37-34 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Wesley Malcolm (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Steven Rice (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Augustine (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jared Sermons (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Mauricio Russo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - David Judy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elton Foss (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hughes (fresh) PF - Douglas Maske (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Kent Powell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Mississippi | Mauricio Russo clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Kent Powell - foul #1 on Kent Powell, team foul #5 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | John O'Bannon (SF), Michael McNeill (PF), Bobby Cochran (C) Elton Foss, Douglas Maske, Kent Powell | |
| 11:31 | Mississippi | Mauricio Russo makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 11:31 | Mississippi | Mauricio Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 11:19 | Auburn | John Hughes misses long on a floater in the paint | 39-34 |
| 11:17 | Auburn | Bobby Cochran snags the offensive board | 39-34 |
| 11:08 | Auburn | David Judy drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-37 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi | Wesley Malcolm misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 10:50 | Auburn | Michael McNeill pulls down the rebound | 39-37 |
| 10:34 | Auburn | Michael McNeill can't finish the layup | 39-37 |
| 10:33 | Mississippi | William Augustine snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 10:05 | Mississippi | John Hughes takes the ball from Mauricio Russo | 39-37 |
| 10:00 | Auburn | John Hughes hits the finger roll | 39-39 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi | Wesley Malcolm misses long on a turnaround from close range | 39-39 |
| 09:53 | Auburn | John Hughes pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 09:26 | Auburn | David Judy misses the floater from just outside the lane | 39-39 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi | William Augustine grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 09:00 | Mississippi | William Augustine hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Steven Rice | 41-39 |
| 08:44 | Auburn | John O'Bannon is called for traveling | 41-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Shock (PG), Gordon Zentner (SF), Dustin Bryant (C) Wesley Malcolm, William Augustine, Mauricio Russo | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ronald Nale (PG), Elton Foss (SG), John Coffield (SF), Douglas Maske (PF), Kent Powell (C) David Judy, John Hughes, John O'Bannon, Michael McNeill, Bobby Cochran | |
| 08:30 | Mississippi | Ronald Nale steals it from Jared Sermons | 41-39 |
| 08:18 | Auburn | Elton Foss clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-39 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi | Gordon Zentner gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 07:49 | Mississippi | Jared Sermons misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Douglas Maske - foul #4 on Douglas Maske, team foul #6 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wesley Malcolm (SG) Steven Rice | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bobby Cochran (C) Kent Powell | |
| 07:49 | Mississippi | Jared Sermons misses the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 07:49 | Mississippi | Jared Sermons makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Shock (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wesley Malcolm (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gordon Zentner (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jared Sermons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Dustin Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ronald Nale (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Elton Foss (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Coffield (fresh) PF - Douglas Maske (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Bobby Cochran (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:39 | Auburn | Gordon Zentner steals it from John Coffield | 42-39 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi | Gordon Zentner hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 42-39 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi | Jared Sermons tips it back up and in | 44-39 |
| 06:54 | Auburn | Elton Foss misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Gordon Zentner - foul #1 on Gordon Zentner, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Rice (SG) Wesley Malcolm | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Judy (PG), John O'Bannon (SF) Ronald Nale, John Coffield | |
| 06:54 | Auburn | Elton Foss makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 06:54 | Auburn | Elton Foss makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi | Jared Sermons comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 44-41 |
| 06:26 | Auburn | The rebound goes to John O'Bannon | 44-41 |
| 06:11 | Auburn | David Judy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-41 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi | Jared Sermons misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-41 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi | Dustin Bryant gets the offensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi | Jared Sermons can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Douglas Maske - foul #5 on Douglas Maske, team foul #7 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wesley Malcolm (PG), Mauricio Russo (C) Mark Shock, Dustin Bryant | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ronald Nale (PG), John Hughes (SG), Michael McNeill (PF), Kent Powell (C) David Judy, Elton Foss, Douglas Maske, Bobby Cochran | |
| 05:26 | Mississippi | Jared Sermons makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi | Jared Sermons makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 05:11 | Auburn | John O'Bannon is fouled on the floor by Gordon Zentner - foul #2 on Gordon Zentner, team foul #3 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Augustine (SF) Gordon Zentner | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 04:55 | Auburn | John O'Bannon can't finish the layup but the foul's on Wesley Malcolm - foul #2 on Wesley Malcolm, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| 04:55 | Auburn | John O'Bannon makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 04:55 | Auburn | John O'Bannon makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi | Wesley Malcolm double dribbles | 46-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Shock (PG) Steven Rice | |
| Subs | Auburn | Allen Sands (SG), Bobby Cochran (C) John O'Bannon, Kent Powell | |
| 04:13 | Auburn | John Hughes connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bobby Cochran | 46-45 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi | Wesley Malcolm banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jared Sermons and he's hacked by Michael McNeill - foul #3 on Michael McNeill, team foul #8 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gordon Zentner (SF), Dustin Bryant (C) William Augustine, Jared Sermons | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Judy (PG), Elton Foss (SG) Ronald Nale, Allen Sands | |
| 03:56 | Mississippi | Wesley Malcolm makes the free throw | 49-45 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:47 | Auburn | Michael McNeill misses the 3 from the right corner | 49-45 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Gordon Zentner | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Shock (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wesley Malcolm (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gordon Zentner (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Mauricio Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - David Judy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elton Foss (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael McNeill (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Bobby Cochran (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:34 | Mississippi | Mauricio Russo hits the finger roll | 51-45 |
| 03:32 | Auburn | David Judy is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Judy, team foul #9 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Rice (SG) Wesley Malcolm | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 03:09 | Mississippi | Steven Rice misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 03:08 | Auburn | David Judy grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 02:52 | Auburn | John Hughes scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from David Judy | 51-47 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi | Mauricio Russo buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Mark Shock | 53-47 |
| 02:28 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | John O'Bannon (SF) John Hughes | |
| 02:12 | Auburn | Bobby Cochran hits a floater from the left side set up by John O'Bannon | 53-49 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wesley Malcolm (PG), Jared Sermons (PF) Mark Shock, Dustin Bryant | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 01:43 | Mississippi | Mauricio Russo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-49 |
| 01:29 | Auburn | David Judy clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-49 |
| 01:28 | Auburn | Elton Foss tips it home | 53-51 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi | Jared Sermons scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by Mauricio Russo | 55-51 |
| 01:00 | Auburn | Michael McNeill lays it in | 55-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Steven Rice scores on a shot from the left wing | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Auburn | David Judy clanks a 3 from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 00:22 | Auburn | John O'Bannon grabs the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 00:20 | Auburn | Elton Foss buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by John O'Bannon | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | David Judy is called for the reach on Gordon Zentner in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Judy, team foul #10 | 57-56 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Gordon Zentner makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Gordon Zentner makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Auburn | Elton Foss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-56 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | Gordon Zentner is hacked by Elton Foss in the backcourt - foul #3 on Elton Foss, team foul #11 | 59-56 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | Gordon Zentner misses the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | Gordon Zentner makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Auburn | Michael McNeill can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 00:01 | Auburn | John O'Bannon gets the offensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | The clock runs out | 60-56 |