| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Timothy Houston (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Uros Reinowski (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Riddick (fresh) PF - William Bowman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Montejano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Timothy Jolicoeur (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ray Burdette (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Robinson (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Swietomierz Bielawski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - William Lancaster (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Robinson inbounds the ball | 36-40 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:56 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette's pass is intercepted by Uros Reinowski in the backcourt | 36-40 |
| 19:43 | Auburn | Swietomierz Bielawski is called for the reach on William Bowman - foul #1 on Swietomierz Bielawski, team foul #1 | 36-40 |
| 19:38 | Auburn | Paul Montejano drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 38-40 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi State | William Lancaster is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Lancaster, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chad Humes (C) William Lancaster | |
| 19:11 | Auburn | Uros Reinowski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 19:09 | Mississippi State | Chad Humes gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi State | Michael Robinson scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy Jolicoeur | 38-43 |
| 18:28 | Auburn | Uros Reinowski clanks a 3 from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi State | Michael Robinson pulls down the rebound | 38-43 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi State | Uros Reinowski is called for the reach on Ray Burdette - foul #1 on Uros Reinowski, team foul #1 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ervin Miles (PG), Michael Heitz (SG), Dale Harvey (SF), Michael Gosnell (PF), Bernardo Medina (C) Timothy Houston, Uros Reinowski, John Riddick, William Bowman, Paul Montejano | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Derrick Seagle (SG), John Hupp (SF), Eddie Yeager (PF) Ray Burdette, Michael Robinson, Swietomierz Bielawski | |
| 17:53 | Mississippi State | The pull-up jumper by Eddie Yeager is blocked by Bernardo Medina | 38-43 |
| 17:51 | Auburn | Dale Harvey snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 17:41 | Auburn | Dale Harvey is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Dale Harvey, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Robinson (SF), Arturo Sanchez (C) Timothy Jolicoeur, Chad Humes | |
| 17:14 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Arturo Sanchez is denied by Bernardo Medina | 38-43 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Derrick Seagle | 38-43 |
| 16:56 | Mississippi State | John Hupp scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-46 |
| 16:33 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Heitz | 40-46 |
| 16:31 | Mississippi State | Michael Heitz is called for the reach on Derrick Seagle in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Heitz, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | Rodger Quist (SG), John Riddick (SF), Paul Montejano (C) Michael Heitz, Dale Harvey, Bernardo Medina | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Jolicoeur (PG), Ray Burdette (SG), Swietomierz Bielawski (PF) John Hupp, Derrick Seagle, Michael Robinson | |
| 16:14 | Mississippi State | Swietomierz Bielawski misses the wide open driving attempt from close range | 40-46 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi State | Arturo Sanchez tips it in | 40-48 |
| 16:11 | Auburn | Ray Burdette steps in front of the Ervin Miles pass in the backcourt | 40-48 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette dunks the ball | 40-50 |
| 15:49 | Auburn | Paul Montejano misses short on a shot from the right block | 40-50 |
| 15:47 | Mississippi State | Timothy Jolicoeur snags the defensive board | 40-50 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ervin Miles (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - Rodger Quist (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Riddick (fresh) PF - Michael Gosnell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Paul Montejano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Timothy Jolicoeur (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ray Burdette (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eddie Yeager (fairly fresh) PF - Swietomierz Bielawski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Arturo Sanchez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Mississippi State | John Riddick is called for the reach on Eddie Yeager in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Riddick, team foul #4 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | Timothy Houston (PG), Uros Reinowski (SG), William Bowman (PF), Bernardo Medina (C) Ervin Miles, Rodger Quist, Michael Gosnell, Paul Montejano | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Robinson (SF), William Lancaster (C) Eddie Yeager, Arturo Sanchez | |
| 15:21 | Mississippi State | Michael Robinson is hacked by John Riddick - foul #4 on John Riddick, team foul #5 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | Rodger Quist (SF) John Riddick | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Derrick Seagle (SF) Michael Robinson | |
| 14:56 | Mississippi State | Swietomierz Bielawski knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Derrick Seagle | 40-52 |
| 14:42 | Auburn | Uros Reinowski misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-52 |
| 14:41 | Auburn | Timothy Houston can't tip it in | 40-52 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi State | Derrick Seagle gets the rebound | 40-52 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi State | Derrick Seagle is fouled in the backcourt by Rodger Quist - foul #1 on Rodger Quist, team foul #6 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dale Harvey (SF), Michael Gosnell (PF), Paul Montejano (C) Rodger Quist, William Bowman, Bernardo Medina | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Hupp (PG), Michael Robinson (SF), Chad Humes (PF) Timothy Jolicoeur, Ray Burdette, Swietomierz Bielawski | |
| 14:17 | Mississippi State | William Lancaster misses long on a runner near the basket | 40-52 |
| 14:16 | Auburn | Dale Harvey grabs the defensive rebound | 40-52 |
| 14:02 | Auburn | Michael Robinson picks off the pass by Michael Gosnell | 40-52 |
| 13:59 | Mississippi State | Michael Robinson lays it in | 40-54 |
| 13:41 | Auburn | The short jumper by Paul Montejano is denied by William Lancaster | 40-54 |
| 13:40 | Auburn | Paul Montejano tips it back up and in | 42-54 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi State | William Lancaster misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 42-54 |
| 13:10 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Timothy Houston | 42-54 |
| 13:04 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on William Lancaster - foul #4 on William Lancaster, team foul #3 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ervin Miles (PG), Michael Heitz (SG), John Riddick (SF), Bernardo Medina (C) Timothy Houston, Uros Reinowski, Dale Harvey, Paul Montejano | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Jolicoeur (PG), Ray Burdette (SG), Eddie Yeager (SF), Swietomierz Bielawski (PF) John Hupp, Derrick Seagle, Michael Robinson, William Lancaster | |
| 13:04 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell misses the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 13:04 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell misses the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi State | Swietomierz Bielawski grabs the board | 42-54 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi State | Swietomierz Bielawski drills a floater from the right side | 42-56 |
| 12:14 | Auburn | Chad Humes blocks the short jumper by Michael Gosnell | 42-56 |
| 12:13 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Chad Humes | 42-56 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eddie Yeager | 42-58 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ervin Miles (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Michael Heitz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Riddick (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Michael Gosnell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Bernardo Medina (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Timothy Jolicoeur (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ray Burdette (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eddie Yeager (fresh) PF - Swietomierz Bielawski (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Chad Humes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell hits the finger roll set up by Ervin Miles | 44-58 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi State | Swietomierz Bielawski is open but comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 44-58 |
| 11:03 | Auburn | Bernardo Medina gets the rebound | 44-58 |
| 10:45 | Auburn | Michael Heitz is fouled on the floor by Swietomierz Bielawski - foul #2 on Swietomierz Bielawski, team foul #4 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | Timothy Houston (PG), Rodger Quist (SG), Dale Harvey (SF), William Bowman (PF), Paul Montejano (C) Ervin Miles, Michael Heitz, John Riddick, Michael Gosnell, Bernardo Medina | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Hupp (PG), Michael Robinson (SF), Arturo Sanchez (C) Timothy Jolicoeur, Eddie Yeager, Chad Humes | |
| 10:39 | Auburn | Paul Montejano drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Rodger Quist | 46-58 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Derrick Seagle (SG) Ray Burdette | |
| 10:07 | Auburn | William Bowman hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by John Hupp - foul #2 on John Hupp, team foul #5 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | Uros Reinowski (SG) Rodger Quist | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 10:07 | Auburn | William Bowman misses the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 10:07 | Auburn | William Bowman misses the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 10:07 | Auburn | Dale Harvey grabs the offensive rebound | 46-58 |
| 09:59 | Auburn | Paul Montejano hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 46-58 |
| 09:57 | Auburn | Uros Reinowski misses the tip | 46-58 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi State | Arturo Sanchez snags the defensive board | 46-58 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | John Hupp hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-58 |
| 09:24 | Auburn | Uros Reinowski pulls down the rebound | 46-58 |
| 09:00 | Auburn | Uros Reinowski loses the dribble to Michael Robinson | 46-58 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi State | John Hupp double dribbles | 46-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ervin Miles (PG), Michael Heitz (SG), John Riddick (SF), Bernardo Medina (C) Timothy Houston, Uros Reinowski, Dale Harvey, Paul Montejano | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Jolicoeur (PG), Ray Burdette (SG), Eddie Yeager (PF), Rogelio Mendoza (C) John Hupp, Derrick Seagle, Swietomierz Bielawski, Arturo Sanchez | |
| 08:24 | Auburn | Michael Heitz knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-58 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi State | Michael Robinson makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-61 |
| 07:41 | Auburn | Bernardo Medina clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-61 |
| 07:40 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Rogelio Mendoza | 49-61 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ervin Miles (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Michael Heitz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Riddick (fresh) 4 pf. PF - William Bowman (tiring) 2 reb. C - Bernardo Medina (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Timothy Jolicoeur (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ray Burdette (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Robinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Eddie Yeager (fresh) C - Rogelio Mendoza (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Mississippi State | Timothy Jolicoeur misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-61 |
| 07:16 | Mississippi State | Eddie Yeager pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-61 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-64 |
| 06:31 | Auburn | Bernardo Medina can't finish the layup | 49-64 |
| 06:29 | Auburn | Bernardo Medina grabs the offensive board | 49-64 |
| 06:13 | Auburn | Michael Heitz can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-64 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Mendoza gets the rebound | 49-64 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette misses long on an open floater from just outside the lane | 49-64 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette misses the tip | 49-64 |
| 05:51 | Auburn | John Riddick snags the defensive board | 49-64 |
| 05:51 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-64 |
| Subs | Auburn | Timothy Houston (PG), Uros Reinowski (SG), Michael Gosnell (PF), Paul Montejano (C) Ervin Miles, Michael Heitz, William Bowman, Bernardo Medina | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Derrick Seagle (SG), John Hupp (SF), Swietomierz Bielawski (PF), William Lancaster (C) Ray Burdette, Michael Robinson, Eddie Yeager, Rogelio Mendoza | |
| 05:42 | Auburn | John Riddick is hacked by Timothy Jolicoeur - foul #3 on Timothy Jolicoeur, team foul #6 | 49-64 |
| 05:35 | Auburn | Paul Montejano knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Timothy Houston | 51-64 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi State | Swietomierz Bielawski misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Gosnell - foul #1 on Michael Gosnell, team foul #7 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dale Harvey (SF) John Riddick | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:12 | Mississippi State | Swietomierz Bielawski makes the 1st free throw | 51-65 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi State | Swietomierz Bielawski makes the 2nd free throw | 51-66 |
| 04:53 | Auburn | Paul Montejano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-66 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette (SG) Derrick Seagle | |
| 04:30 | Mississippi State | 3 seconds is called on Timothy Jolicoeur | 51-66 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Riddick (SF) Dale Harvey | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Eddie Yeager (SF) John Hupp | |
| 04:14 | Auburn | Paul Montejano misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by William Lancaster - foul #5 on William Lancaster, team foul #7 | 51-66 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ervin Miles (PG), Dale Harvey (SG) Timothy Houston, Uros Reinowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Derrick Seagle (SG), Chad Humes (C) Timothy Jolicoeur, William Lancaster | |
| 04:14 | Auburn | Paul Montejano makes the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 04:14 | Auburn | Paul Montejano makes the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi State | Chad Humes scores on a turnaround from close range | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:54 | Auburn | John Riddick knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 55-68 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi State | Michael Gosnell swats the layup by Swietomierz Bielawski | 55-68 |
| 03:32 | Auburn | Paul Montejano grabs the defensive rebound | 55-68 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ervin Miles (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Dale Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Riddick (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Michael Gosnell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Paul Montejano (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ray Burdette (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derrick Seagle (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Eddie Yeager (fresh) PF - Swietomierz Bielawski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Chad Humes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Auburn | Paul Montejano misses the easy layup | 55-68 |
| 03:19 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell tips it in | 57-68 |
| 03:14 | Mississippi State | Derrick Seagle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-68 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Heitz (SG), Rodger Quist (SF), Bernardo Medina (C) Dale Harvey, John Riddick, Paul Montejano | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Jolicoeur (PG), Michael Robinson (SF), Arturo Sanchez (C) Ray Burdette, Eddie Yeager, Swietomierz Bielawski | |
| 02:54 | Auburn | Arturo Sanchez swats the layup by Michael Gosnell | 57-68 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi State | Timothy Jolicoeur grabs the board | 57-68 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-68 |
| Subs | Auburn | Timothy Houston (PG), Uros Reinowski (SG), John Riddick (SF) Ervin Miles, Michael Heitz, Rodger Quist | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette (SG), Swietomierz Bielawski (PF) Derrick Seagle, Arturo Sanchez | |
| 02:50 | Mississippi State | Bernardo Medina is called for the reach on Swietomierz Bielawski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bernardo Medina, team foul #8 | 57-68 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi State | Swietomierz Bielawski makes the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi State | Swietomierz Bielawski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| 02:32 | Auburn | Timothy Jolicoeur is called for the reach on Timothy Houston - foul #4 on Timothy Jolicoeur, team foul #8 | 57-70 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Hupp (PG), Derrick Seagle (SG), Eddie Yeager (SF), Arturo Sanchez (C) Timothy Jolicoeur, Ray Burdette, Michael Robinson, Swietomierz Bielawski | |
| 02:32 | Auburn | Timothy Houston misses the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 02:32 | Mississippi State | Chad Humes pulls down the rebound | 57-70 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi State | Derrick Seagle is fouled in the backcourt by Uros Reinowski - foul #2 on Uros Reinowski, team foul #9 | 57-70 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi State | Derrick Seagle makes the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi State | Derrick Seagle makes the 2nd free throw | 57-72 |
| 02:14 | Auburn | Uros Reinowski makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-72 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi State | Chad Humes misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by John Riddick - foul #5 on John Riddick, team foul #10 | 60-72 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dale Harvey (SF), William Bowman (PF), Paul Montejano (C) John Riddick, Michael Gosnell, Bernardo Medina | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:45 | Mississippi State | Chad Humes makes the 1st free throw | 60-73 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi State | Chad Humes makes the 2nd free throw | 60-74 |
| 01:32 | Auburn | Timothy Houston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-74 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Eddie Yeager knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Derrick Seagle and he's hacked by Paul Montejano - foul #2 on Paul Montejano, team foul #11 | 60-76 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Eddie Yeager makes the free throw | 60-77 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:57 | Auburn | Timothy Houston's pass is intercepted by Derrick Seagle | 60-77 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | Chad Humes is denied on a layup by Paul Montejano | 60-77 |
| 00:35 | Auburn | Uros Reinowski grabs the defensive rebound | 60-77 |
| 00:29 | Auburn | Dale Harvey is whistled for a carry | 60-77 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | John Hupp runs out the clock | 60-77 |