| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lee Shufelt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Read (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Salaam (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Haws (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Hilton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Craig Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonard Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Marsala (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cecil Whitmire (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Neil Cabrales (fresh) 7 pts. 5 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam inbounds the ball | 28-25 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | Mississippi | Craig Moore picks off the pass by Martin Salaam out of a doubleteam | 28-25 |
| 19:11 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-25 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton gets the rebound | 28-25 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt is fouled on the floor by Cecil Whitmire - foul #4 on Cecil Whitmire, team foul #1 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Daniel Rader (C) Cecil Whitmire | |
| 18:52 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt makes the jump hook from the left block | 30-25 |
| 18:36 | Auburn | Craig Moore hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Leonard Johnson | 30-27 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-27 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi | James Haws grabs the offensive board | 30-27 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 17:29 | Auburn | Craig Moore misses the easy layup but he's fouled by James Haws - foul #2 on James Haws, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Smith (PF) James Haws | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 17:29 | Auburn | Craig Moore makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 17:29 | Auburn | Craig Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 17:00 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Daniel Rader - foul #2 on Daniel Rader, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jon Tafoya (SF) John Marsala | |
| 17:00 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 17:00 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 16:40 | Auburn | Daniel Rader makes the shot from the right block set up by Craig Moore | 34-31 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi | Daniel Rader is called for the reach on Lee Hilton - foul #3 on Daniel Rader, team foul #3 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Haws (PF) Lee Hilton | |
| Subs | Auburn | Anthony Thigpen (SG), Michael Doty (PF) Leonard Johnson, Neil Cabrales | |
| 15:57 | Mississippi | William Read hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Doty - foul #2 on Michael Doty, team foul #4 | 34-31 |
| 15:57 | Mississippi | William Read makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 15:57 | Mississippi | William Read makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lee Shufelt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Read (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Salaam (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Haws (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Craig Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Thigpen (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jon Tafoya (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Doty (fresh) C - Daniel Rader (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:43 | Auburn | James Haws is called for the reach on Michael Doty - foul #3 on James Haws, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Douglas Horne (SF) William Read | |
| Subs | Auburn | Derek Davis (PG), John Marsala (SF) Craig Moore, Jon Tafoya | |
| 15:23 | Auburn | Daniel Rader is called for traveling | 36-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lee Hilton (C) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Auburn | Leonard Johnson (SG), Jon Tafoya (SF) Derek Davis, Daniel Rader | |
| 15:11 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam makes the floater from close range | 38-31 |
| 14:52 | Auburn | Jon Tafoya is fouled on the floor by Douglas Horne - foul #2 on Douglas Horne, team foul #3 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Read (SG) Douglas Horne | |
| Subs | Auburn | Craig Moore (PG), Neil Cabrales (PF) Anthony Thigpen, Jon Tafoya | |
| 14:43 | Auburn | Lee Shufelt steals it from Michael Doty | 38-31 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt can't finish the layup | 38-31 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt gets the offensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 14:13 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 38-31 |
| 14:12 | Auburn | John Marsala gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 14:03 | Auburn | Michael Doty hits the finger roll set up by Leonard Johnson | 38-33 |
| 13:34 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-33 |
| 13:33 | Auburn | John Marsala pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 13:06 | Auburn | Michael Doty misses the easy layup | 38-33 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi | James Haws pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton banks in the layup | 40-33 |
| 12:35 | Auburn | Craig Moore's pass is intercepted by Lee Shufelt | 40-33 |
| 12:19 | Mississippi | Michael Doty swats the layup by Lee Shufelt | 40-33 |
| 12:18 | Auburn | Michael Doty snags the defensive board | 40-33 |
| 11:56 | Auburn | John Marsala hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi | James Haws gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lee Shufelt (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Read (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Salaam (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Haws (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Lee Hilton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Craig Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leonard Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Marsala (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Neil Cabrales (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 blk. C - Michael Doty (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Leonard Johnson - foul #3 on Leonard Johnson, team foul #5 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Rakoski (PG), Douglas Horne (SF), Robert Smith (PF) Lee Shufelt, William Read, James Haws | |
| Subs | Auburn | Derek Davis (PG), Anthony Thigpen (SG), Jon Tafoya (SF), Cecil Whitmire (PF), Daniel Rader (C) Craig Moore, Leonard Johnson, John Marsala, Neil Cabrales, Michael Doty | |
| 11:34 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 11:34 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 11:12 | Auburn | Cecil Whitmire hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 42-33 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi | Robert Smith grabs the board | 42-33 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-33 |
| 10:50 | Auburn | Anthony Thigpen misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 10:49 | Auburn | Daniel Rader tips it home | 42-35 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-35 |
| 10:26 | Auburn | Cecil Whitmire grabs the defensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 10:04 | Auburn | Anthony Thigpen buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Cecil Whitmire | 42-37 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 42-37 |
| 09:35 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Cecil Whitmire | 42-37 |
| 09:07 | Auburn | Daniel Rader hits a jumper in the paint | 42-39 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Robert Smith | 44-39 |
| 08:22 | Auburn | Cecil Whitmire makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Derek Davis and he's fouled by Douglas Horne - foul #3 on Douglas Horne, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt (PG), William Read (SG), James Haws (PF) James Rakoski, Douglas Horne, Lee Hilton | |
| Subs | Auburn | Craig Moore (PG), Leonard Johnson (SG), John Marsala (SF), Neil Cabrales (C) Derek Davis, Anthony Thigpen, Jon Tafoya, Daniel Rader | |
| 08:22 | Auburn | Cecil Whitmire makes the free throw | 44-42 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt is fouled on the floor by Leonard Johnson - foul #4 on Leonard Johnson, team foul #6 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Doty (C) Cecil Whitmire | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lee Shufelt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Read (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Salaam (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Haws (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Craig Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leonard Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Marsala (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Neil Cabrales (fresh) 7 pts. 5 blk. C - Michael Doty (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:36 | Mississippi | Neil Cabrales is called for the reach on Lee Shufelt - foul #1 on Neil Cabrales, team foul #7 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lee Hilton (C) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Auburn | Daniel Rader (C) Michael Doty | |
| 07:36 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 07:36 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt misses the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 07:36 | Auburn | Daniel Rader grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 07:25 | Auburn | John Marsala hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Craig Moore | 45-45 |
| 07:12 | Mississippi | William Read misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-45 |
| 07:10 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 07:06 | Auburn | Leonard Johnson is whistled for traveling | 45-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Douglas Horne (SF) Martin Salaam | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 06:37 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton makes the contested jumper from the right side | 47-45 |
| 06:35 | Auburn | Craig Moore's pass is intercepted by Lee Shufelt in the backcourt | 47-45 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt lays it up and in | 49-45 |
| 06:32 | Auburn | Lee Shufelt steps in front of the Craig Moore pass in the backcourt | 49-45 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi | William Read hits a 3 from the right corner | 52-45 |
| 06:01 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 52-45 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Lee Shufelt | 52-45 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi | James Haws misses short on an open fadeaway near the basket | 52-45 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt snags the offensive board | 52-45 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi | William Read clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 52-45 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt tips it back up and in | 54-45 |
| 04:47 | Auburn | John Marsala clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-45 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton grabs the board | 54-45 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi | John Marsala steals it from Lee Hilton | 54-45 |
| 04:17 | Auburn | Craig Moore misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Lee Hilton - foul #2 on Lee Hilton, team foul #5 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Rakoski (PG), Martin Salaam (SF), Robert Smith (C) Lee Shufelt, Douglas Horne, Lee Hilton | |
| Subs | Auburn | Anthony Thigpen (SG), Jon Tafoya (SF), Cecil Whitmire (PF), Michael Doty (C) Leonard Johnson, John Marsala, Neil Cabrales, Daniel Rader | |
| 04:17 | Auburn | Craig Moore misses the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 04:17 | Auburn | Craig Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi | Robert Smith pulls down the rebound | 54-45 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper in the paint | 56-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Rakoski (fresh) SG - William Read (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Salaam (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Haws (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Craig Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Thigpen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jon Tafoya (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cecil Whitmire (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Doty (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:29 | Auburn | Craig Moore connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jon Tafoya | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:08 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 56-48 |
| 03:07 | Auburn | Craig Moore grabs the board | 56-48 |
| 03:04 | Auburn | William Read steps in front of the Craig Moore pass in the backcourt | 56-48 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi | James Haws banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Read | 58-48 |
| 02:46 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt (PG), Lee Hilton (C) James Rakoski, James Haws | |
| Subs | Auburn | Leonard Johnson (SG), Neil Cabrales (C) Anthony Thigpen, Michael Doty | |
| 02:33 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales can't connect on a runner in the paint | 58-48 |
| 02:32 | Auburn | Cecil Whitmire grabs the offensive board | 58-48 |
| 02:26 | Auburn | Leonard Johnson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Craig Moore | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:58 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam is called for a charge - foul #1 on Martin Salaam, team foul #6 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Haws (PF) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Marsala (SF) Jon Tafoya | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:40 | Auburn | John Marsala makes the runner in the lane set up by Leonard Johnson | 58-53 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam is hacked by Neil Cabrales - foul #2 on Neil Cabrales, team foul #8 | 58-53 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:59 | Auburn | Leonard Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 60-53 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Lee Shufelt | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | Craig Moore is called for the reach on Lee Shufelt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Craig Moore, team foul #9 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Smith (PF) James Haws | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:48 | Auburn | Leonard Johnson connects on the 3 from the right corner | 62-56 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam is hacked by Leonard Johnson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Leonard Johnson, team foul #10 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Anthony Thigpen (SG) Leonard Johnson | |
| 00:45 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam misses the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:45 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales pulls down the rebound | 63-56 |
| 00:41 | Auburn | Cecil Whitmire is denied on a layup by Robert Smith | 63-56 |
| 00:39 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Neil Cabrales | 63-56 |
| 00:35 | Auburn | John Marsala hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-56 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton pulls down the rebound | 63-56 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton is hacked by Anthony Thigpen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Thigpen, team foul #11 | 63-56 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton misses the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:25 | Auburn | Craig Moore comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-56 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | Craig Moore is called for the reach on Lee Shufelt in the backcourt - foul #4 on Craig Moore, team foul #12 | 64-56 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:15 | Auburn | John Marsala misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 66-56 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt runs out the clock | 66-56 |