| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Marvin Dejesus (fresh) SG - Jerry Becker (fresh) SF - Kirby Gong (fresh) PF - Edwin Desrochers (fresh) C - Raymond Seibert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hector Santos (fresh) SG - William Gurule (fresh) SF - Gene Brown (fresh) PF - Samuel Britt (fresh) C - John Wilson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Mississippi State | Edwin Desrochers is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Auburn | Gene Brown connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Wilson | 0-3 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi State | Kirby Gong misses long on a floater from the left side | 0-3 |
| 18:57 | Auburn | Gene Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:36 | Auburn | William Gurule misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus is hacked by William Gurule - foul #1 on William Gurule, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi State | Edwin Desrochers can't finish the layup but the foul's on Samuel Britt - foul #1 on Samuel Britt, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi State | Edwin Desrochers makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi State | Edwin Desrochers makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:39 | Auburn | Gene Brown misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 17:13 | Auburn | Hector Santos gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:51 | Auburn | William Gurule travels with the ball | 2-3 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hai Wang (PG), Willis Clark (SF), Patrick Moore (PF), Garfield Crosslin (C) William Gurule, Gene Brown, Samuel Britt, John Wilson | |
| 16:43 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Willis Clark - foul #1 on Willis Clark, team foul #3 | 2-3 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:23 | Auburn | Marvin Dejesus is called for the reach on Willis Clark - foul #1 on Marvin Dejesus, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Combs (SG), Michael Smith (SF), Kevin Sirois (PF), Paul Folsom (C) Jerry Becker, Kirby Gong, Edwin Desrochers, Raymond Seibert | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Gurule (SG) Hector Santos | |
| 16:03 | Auburn | The short jumper by Patrick Moore is denied by Kevin Sirois | 4-3 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus grabs the board | 4-3 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Marvin Dejesus (fresh) SG - John Combs (fresh) SF - Michael Smith (fresh) PF - Kevin Sirois (fresh) C - Paul Folsom (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hai Wang (fresh) SG - William Gurule (fresh) SF - Willis Clark (fresh) PF - Patrick Moore (fresh) C - Garfield Crosslin (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Mississippi State | Paul Folsom hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Marvin Dejesus and he's hacked by Garfield Crosslin - foul #1 on Garfield Crosslin, team foul #4 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (SG), Mike Campbell (PF), Samuel Britt (C) William Gurule, Patrick Moore, Garfield Crosslin | |
| 15:48 | Mississippi State | Paul Folsom misses the free throw | 6-3 |
| 15:48 | Auburn | Mike Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 15:26 | Auburn | Hector Santos is hacked by Michael Smith - foul #1 on Michael Smith, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Medley (SF), Edwin Desrochers (PF) Marvin Dejesus, Paul Folsom | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gene Brown (SF) Mike Campbell | |
| 15:16 | Auburn | John Combs steals it from Willis Clark | 6-3 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi State | Michael Smith jams it set up by John Combs | 8-3 |
| 14:49 | Auburn | Hector Santos scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by John Combs - foul #1 on John Combs, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Becker (SG), Kirby Gong (SF), Raymond Seibert (C) John Combs, Kyle Medley, Kevin Sirois | |
| Subs | Auburn | Garfield Crosslin (C) Gene Brown | |
| 14:49 | Auburn | Hector Santos misses the free throw | 8-5 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert snags the defensive board | 8-5 |
| 14:31 | Mississippi State | Kirby Gong clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-5 |
| 14:30 | Auburn | Samuel Britt snags the defensive board | 8-5 |
| 14:02 | Auburn | Hector Santos clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Smith - foul #2 on Michael Smith, team foul #4 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus (PG) Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Gurule (SG), Gene Brown (SF) Hai Wang, Garfield Crosslin | |
| 14:02 | Auburn | Hector Santos makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:02 | Auburn | Hector Santos makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi State | Edwin Desrochers is whistled for a carry | 8-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Sirois (PF) Edwin Desrochers | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hai Wang (PG) Hector Santos | |
| 13:39 | Auburn | William Gurule misses the floater from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi State | Kevin Sirois gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus lays it in on a nice dish by Jerry Becker and the foul's on Samuel Britt - foul #2 on Samuel Britt, team foul #5 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Wilson (C) Samuel Britt | |
| 13:30 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus makes the free throw | 11-7 |
| 13:02 | Auburn | Gene Brown can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-7 |
| 13:01 | Auburn | John Wilson tips it but misses | 11-7 |
| 12:59 | Auburn | Willis Clark gets the offensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 12:41 | Auburn | Gene Brown can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 11-7 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi State | Kirby Gong gets the rebound | 11-7 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Willis Clark - foul #2 on Willis Clark, team foul #6 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Combs (SG), Kyle Medley (SF), Edwin Desrochers (PF) Jerry Becker, Kirby Gong, Raymond Seibert | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (SG), Patrick Moore (PF), Garfield Crosslin (C) William Gurule, Willis Clark, John Wilson | |
| 12:20 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus makes the 1st free throw | 12-7 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus makes the 2nd free throw | 13-7 |
| 11:56 | Auburn | Kyle Medley steps in front of the Gene Brown pass | 13-7 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi State | Kyle Medley lays it in | 15-7 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Marvin Dejesus (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Combs (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kyle Medley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edwin Desrochers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Sirois (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hai Wang (fairly fresh) SG - Hector Santos (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gene Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Patrick Moore (fresh) C - Garfield Crosslin (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Auburn | Gene Brown knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Hai Wang | 15-10 |
| 11:12 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Garfield Crosslin | 15-10 |
| 11:10 | Auburn | Hector Santos snags the defensive board | 15-10 |
| 10:46 | Auburn | Hector Santos is hacked by Edwin Desrochers - foul #1 on Edwin Desrochers, team foul #5 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Becker (SG), Kirby Gong (SF), Raymond Seibert (C) John Combs, Kyle Medley, Kevin Sirois | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Gurule (SG), Mike Campbell (PF), John Wilson (C) Hai Wang, Patrick Moore, Garfield Crosslin | |
| 10:25 | Auburn | Marvin Dejesus is called for the reach on John Wilson - foul #2 on Marvin Dejesus, team foul #6 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Combs (PG) Marvin Dejesus | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 10:08 | Auburn | William Gurule can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-10 |
| 10:06 | Auburn | Gene Brown tips it home | 15-12 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi State | Edwin Desrochers buries a shot from close range on a great pass from John Combs | 17-12 |
| 09:28 | Auburn | Gene Brown misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-12 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert pulls down the rebound | 17-12 |
| 09:07 | Mississippi State | Edwin Desrochers hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 17-12 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert snags the offensive board | 17-12 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | Jerry Becker clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Gurule - foul #2 on William Gurule, team foul #7 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Medley (PF), Paul Folsom (C) Edwin Desrochers, Raymond Seibert | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hai Wang (PG) William Gurule | |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | Jerry Becker makes the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | Jerry Becker misses the 2nd free throw | 18-12 |
| 08:43 | Auburn | The rebound goes to John Wilson | 18-12 |
| 08:28 | Auburn | Gene Brown knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Hai Wang | 18-14 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi State | John Combs misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-14 |
| 08:05 | Auburn | John Wilson grabs the board | 18-14 |
| 07:39 | Auburn | Hector Santos is fouled on the floor by Jerry Becker - foul #1 on Jerry Becker, team foul #7 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Archer (PG), Kevin Sirois (PF) John Combs, Kirby Gong | |
| Subs | Auburn | Garfield Crosslin (C) John Wilson | |
| 07:39 | Auburn | Hector Santos makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 07:39 | Auburn | Hector Santos makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Archer (fresh) SG - Jerry Becker (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Medley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Sirois (fresh) C - Paul Folsom (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hai Wang (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Hector Santos (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gene Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mike Campbell (fairly fresh) C - Garfield Crosslin (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Mississippi State | Kyle Medley buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Jerry Becker | 20-16 |
| 06:56 | Auburn | The pull-up jumper by Gene Brown is blocked by Kyle Medley | 20-16 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi State | Kevin Sirois grabs the board | 20-16 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi State | Jerry Becker knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Frank Archer | 22-16 |
| 06:20 | Auburn | Gene Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edwin Desrochers (PF), Raymond Seibert (C) Kevin Sirois, Paul Folsom | |
| Subs | Auburn | Patrick Moore (PF), John Wilson (C) Mike Campbell, Garfield Crosslin | |
| 06:01 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert travels with the ball | 22-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Combs (SG) Jerry Becker | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 05:40 | Auburn | John Wilson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Edwin Desrochers - foul #2 on Edwin Desrochers, team foul #8 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Sirois (PF) Edwin Desrochers | |
| Subs | Auburn | Samuel Britt (SF), Mike Campbell (PF) Gene Brown, Patrick Moore | |
| 05:40 | Auburn | John Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 05:40 | Auburn | John Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi State | John Combs comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-18 |
| 05:22 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Archer | 22-18 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | John Combs comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 22-18 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi State | Kevin Sirois tips it but misses | 22-18 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi State | Kevin Sirois tips it but misses | 22-18 |
| 04:59 | Auburn | Samuel Britt grabs the board | 22-18 |
| 04:34 | Auburn | Samuel Britt connects on the runner from the right block and he's hacked by Kyle Medley - foul #1 on Kyle Medley, team foul #9 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Becker (SG), Kirby Gong (SF) Frank Archer, Kyle Medley | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gene Brown (SF), Patrick Moore (PF) Mike Campbell, John Wilson | |
| 04:34 | Auburn | Samuel Britt misses the free throw | 22-20 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert gets the rebound | 22-20 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert can't finish the layup | 22-20 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi State | Kevin Sirois tips it in | 24-20 |
| 03:37 | Auburn | Gene Brown misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Kirby Gong - foul #1 on Kirby Gong, team foul #10 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus (PG), Michael Smith (SG), Edwin Desrochers (PF), Paul Folsom (C) John Combs, Jerry Becker, Kevin Sirois, Raymond Seibert | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Gurule (SG), Willis Clark (PF) Hector Santos, Patrick Moore | |
| 03:37 | Auburn | Gene Brown misses the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 03:37 | Auburn | Gene Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Marvin Dejesus (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kirby Gong (fresh) PF - Edwin Desrochers (fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Folsom (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hai Wang (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Gurule (fresh) SF - Gene Brown (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willis Clark (fresh) C - Samuel Britt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Mississippi State | Kirby Gong drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Edwin Desrochers | 27-21 |
| 02:54 | Auburn | William Gurule hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Gene Brown | 27-24 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on William Gurule - foul #3 on William Gurule, team foul #8 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (SG), John Wilson (C) William Gurule, Gene Brown | |
| 02:45 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi State | Marvin Dejesus misses the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 02:45 | Auburn | Willis Clark gets the rebound | 28-24 |
| 02:16 | Auburn | Hector Santos hits a floater from the free throw line | 28-26 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi State | Paul Folsom scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Marvin Dejesus | 30-26 |
| 01:38 | Auburn | Willis Clark misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-26 |
| 01:37 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Britt | 30-26 |
| 01:21 | Auburn | The jumper by Hector Santos is denied by Edwin Desrochers | 30-26 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi State | Paul Folsom pulls down the rebound | 30-26 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Kirby Gong comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by John Wilson - foul #1 on John Wilson, team foul #9 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Becker (SG), Raymond Seibert (C) Michael Smith, Paul Folsom | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gene Brown (SF) John Wilson | |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Kirby Gong misses the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Kirby Gong makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 00:42 | Auburn | Jerry Becker is called for the reach on Hector Santos - foul #2 on Jerry Becker, team foul #11 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Medley (SF) Kirby Gong | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:42 | Auburn | Hector Santos makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 00:42 | Auburn | Hector Santos makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi State | Edwin Desrochers hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 31-28 |
| 00:23 | Auburn | Gene Brown grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 00:03 | Auburn | Hai Wang is whistled for traveling | 31-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Sirois (PF) Edwin Desrochers | |
| Subs | Auburn | Garfield Crosslin (C) Gene Brown | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Kyle Medley hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 31-28 |