| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Arthur Bilski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Byers (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Nickson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Dean Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Dorn (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Ketter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael McCoy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - John Gill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Robert Byers inbounds the ball | 34-35 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:52 | Auburn | Kenneth Nickson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-35 |
| 19:50 | Auburn | Robert Byers can't tip it in | 34-35 |
| 19:48 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Michael McCoy | 34-35 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi | Larry Ketter misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 19:25 | Auburn | Robert Byers grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 19:13 | Auburn | Arthur Bilski knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Byers | 37-35 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi | Frank Dorn knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael McCoy | 37-38 |
| 18:31 | Auburn | Arthur Bilski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi | Larry Ketter pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi | Michael McCoy misses the shot from close range | 37-38 |
| 18:19 | Mississippi | Larry Ketter tips it home | 37-40 |
| 18:03 | Auburn | Kenneth Nickson hits a fadeaway in the paint | 39-40 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi | Frank Dorn clanks a 3 from straight away | 39-40 |
| 17:43 | Auburn | Kenneth Nickson pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 17:34 | Auburn | Arthur Bilski hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Dean Johnson | 41-40 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi | Eric Roberts loses the dribble to Arthur Bilski in the backcourt | 41-40 |
| 17:14 | Auburn | Gary Brooks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-40 |
| 17:13 | Mississippi | Eric Roberts gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi | Michael McCoy drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Eric Roberts | 41-43 |
| 16:36 | Auburn | Robert Byers throws it down set up by Gary Brooks | 43-43 |
| 16:21 | Mississippi | Michael McCoy is hacked by Kenneth Nickson - foul #2 on Kenneth Nickson, team foul #1 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ray Ross (PG), James Bolton (SG), Ronald Marcy (SF), Richard Golden (PF), Ray Gannon (C) Arthur Bilski, Gary Brooks, Robert Byers, Kenneth Nickson, Dean Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Wiesner (PG), Nicholas Davis (SG), Brady Ringo (SF), Christopher Brake (PF), James Creasey (C) Eric Roberts, Frank Dorn, Larry Ketter, Michael McCoy, John Gill | |
| 16:05 | Mississippi | Ronald Marcy takes the ball from Nicholas Davis | 43-43 |
| 15:57 | Auburn | Ronald Marcy blows the layup | 43-43 |
| 15:56 | Auburn | Ray Gannon grabs the offensive rebound | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ray Ross (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Bolton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Marcy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Golden (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ray Gannon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald Wiesner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Davis (fresh) SF - Brady Ringo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Brake (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Creasey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Auburn | Ray Gannon misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Creasey - foul #2 on James Creasey, team foul #1 | 43-43 |
| 15:42 | Auburn | Ray Gannon makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 15:42 | Auburn | Ray Gannon makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 15:33 | Mississippi | Donald Wiesner connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Brake | 45-45 |
| 15:11 | Auburn | James Bolton clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi | Christopher Brake gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi | Brady Ringo is fouled on the floor by Ray Gannon - foul #2 on Ray Gannon, team foul #2 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Arthur Bilski (PG), Gary Brooks (SG), Kenneth Nickson (PF), Dean Johnson (C) Ray Ross, James Bolton, Richard Golden, Ray Gannon | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Roberts (PG), Frank Dorn (SG), Michael McCoy (PF) Donald Wiesner, Nicholas Davis, James Creasey | |
| 14:38 | Mississippi | Frank Dorn hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 14:36 | Auburn | Gary Brooks pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 14:21 | Auburn | Christopher Brake blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Nickson | 45-45 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi | Michael McCoy snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi | Kenneth Nickson is called for the reach on Eric Roberts - foul #3 on Kenneth Nickson, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Byers (SF) Ronald Marcy | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Larry Ketter (SF), John Gill (C) Brady Ringo, Christopher Brake | |
| 13:59 | Mississippi | Michael McCoy comes up short on the shot from close range | 45-45 |
| 13:57 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Dean Johnson | 45-45 |
| 13:42 | Auburn | Arthur Bilski hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Byers | 47-45 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi | Larry Ketter misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-45 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi | Michael McCoy can't tip it in | 47-45 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi | Frank Dorn tips it in | 47-47 |
| 12:57 | Auburn | Arthur Bilski hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 47-47 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi | John Gill grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 12:45 | Mississippi | John Gill misses the driving attempt near the basket | 47-47 |
| 12:43 | Auburn | Dean Johnson snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 12:39 | Auburn | Kenneth Nickson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 47-47 |
| 12:38 | Auburn | Dean Johnson tips it back up and in | 49-47 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi | Frank Dorn misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Gary Brooks - foul #2 on Gary Brooks, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Bolton (PG), Ronald Marcy (SF), Richard Golden (C) Arthur Bilski, Robert Byers, Dean Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Wiesner (PG), Christopher Brake (PF), James Creasey (C) Eric Roberts, Michael McCoy, John Gill | |
| 12:15 | Mississippi | Frank Dorn misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi | Frank Dorn makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 12:01 | Auburn | Gary Brooks knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Kenneth Nickson | 51-48 |
| 11:43 | Mississippi | Donald Wiesner misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 11:41 | Auburn | Gary Brooks pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Bolton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Brooks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Marcy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Nickson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Golden (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald Wiesner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Dorn (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Ketter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher Brake (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - James Creasey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Auburn | Kenneth Nickson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-48 |
| 11:33 | Mississippi | Donald Wiesner grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 11:15 | Mississippi | Donald Wiesner drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Larry Ketter | 51-50 |
| 10:55 | Auburn | Kenneth Nickson is hacked by James Creasey - foul #3 on James Creasey, team foul #2 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | Arthur Bilski (PG), Robert Byers (SF), Ray Gannon (C) Gary Brooks, Ronald Marcy, Kenneth Nickson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Roberts (PG), Brady Ringo (SF), Michael McCoy (PF) Frank Dorn, Larry Ketter, James Creasey | |
| 10:48 | Auburn | Robert Byers misses the fadeaway from the right side | 51-50 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi | Donald Wiesner grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi | Donald Wiesner drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 10:10 | Auburn | Arthur Bilski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 10:09 | Auburn | James Bolton tips it home | 53-53 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi | Brady Ringo misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on James Bolton - foul #2 on James Bolton, team foul #5 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dean Johnson (C) Ray Gannon | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Dorn (SG), John Gill (C) Donald Wiesner, Christopher Brake | |
| 09:58 | Mississippi | Brady Ringo makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi | Brady Ringo makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 09:29 | Auburn | Dean Johnson misses badly on a floater from the left block | 53-55 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi | John Gill pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi | Eric Roberts can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-55 |
| 09:07 | Mississippi | Michael McCoy pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi | Brady Ringo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 08:52 | Auburn | Dean Johnson gets the rebound | 53-55 |
| 08:38 | Auburn | Michael McCoy steps in front of the James Bolton pass | 53-55 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi | Brady Ringo's pass is intercepted by Arthur Bilski | 53-55 |
| 08:12 | Auburn | Dean Johnson can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 53-55 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi | Eric Roberts grabs the board | 53-55 |
| 07:41 | Mississippi | Brady Ringo connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Frank Dorn | 53-58 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Arthur Bilski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - James Bolton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Byers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Golden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Dean Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Roberts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Dorn (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brady Ringo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael McCoy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 stl. C - John Gill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Auburn | Robert Byers can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Brady Ringo - foul #1 on Brady Ringo, team foul #3 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ray Ross (PG), Gary Brooks (SG), Kenneth Nickson (PF) Arthur Bilski, James Bolton, Richard Golden | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Wiesner (PG), Nicholas Davis (SG), Larry Ketter (SF), Christopher Brake (PF), James Creasey (C) Eric Roberts, Frank Dorn, Brady Ringo, Michael McCoy, John Gill | |
| 07:35 | Auburn | Robert Byers makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 07:35 | Auburn | Robert Byers makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi | Nicholas Davis misses short on a floater from the left side | 55-58 |
| 07:16 | Auburn | Dean Johnson grabs the board | 55-58 |
| 07:02 | Auburn | Dean Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 07:01 | Mississippi | Christopher Brake gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| 06:39 | Mississippi | Robert Byers steals it from James Creasey | 55-58 |
| 06:24 | Auburn | Ray Ross misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-58 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi | Christopher Brake snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi | Nicholas Davis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 06:10 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Dean Johnson | 55-58 |
| 05:58 | Auburn | Robert Byers clanks a floater from the right side | 55-58 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi | Donald Wiesner gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| 05:50 | Mississippi | James Creasey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | Arthur Bilski (PG), Ronald Marcy (SF), Ray Gannon (C) Ray Ross, Robert Byers, Dean Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Roberts (PG), Frank Dorn (SG), Michael McCoy (PF), John Gill (C) Donald Wiesner, Nicholas Davis, Christopher Brake, James Creasey | |
| 05:21 | Auburn | Kenneth Nickson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Arthur Bilski | 58-58 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi | Ray Gannon steals it from John Gill | 58-58 |
| 04:39 | Auburn | Arthur Bilski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-58 |
| 04:38 | Auburn | Ray Gannon snags the offensive board | 58-58 |
| 04:17 | Auburn | Kenneth Nickson dunks the ball | 60-58 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi | John Gill lays it in on a nice dish by Eric Roberts | 60-60 |
| 03:38 | Auburn | Arthur Bilski misses badly on a runner from close range | 60-60 |
| 03:37 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Ray Gannon | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Arthur Bilski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Gary Brooks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Marcy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Nickson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ray Gannon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Roberts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Dorn (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Ketter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael McCoy (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 stl. C - John Gill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Auburn | Ray Gannon blows the layup but the foul's on John Gill - foul #2 on John Gill, team foul #4 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Bolton (SG), Dean Johnson (C) Gary Brooks, Kenneth Nickson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Wiesner (PG), Brady Ringo (SF), Christopher Brake (PF), James Creasey (C) Eric Roberts, Larry Ketter, Michael McCoy, John Gill | |
| 03:25 | Auburn | Ray Gannon makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 03:25 | Auburn | Ray Gannon makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 03:16 | Mississippi | Christopher Brake misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Ray Gannon - foul #3 on Ray Gannon, team foul #6 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Golden (PF) Ray Gannon | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 03:16 | Mississippi | Christopher Brake misses the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 03:16 | Mississippi | Christopher Brake misses the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 03:16 | Auburn | Richard Golden pulls down the rebound | 62-60 |
| 03:01 | Auburn | Dean Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-60 |
| 03:00 | Mississippi | James Creasey grabs the board | 62-60 |
| 03:00 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-60 |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Brooks (SG), Robert Byers (SF), Kenneth Nickson (PF) James Bolton, Ronald Marcy, Richard Golden | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Roberts (PG), Michael McCoy (PF), John Gill (C) Donald Wiesner, Christopher Brake, James Creasey | |
| 02:47 | Mississippi | John Gill is whistled for traveling | 62-60 |
| 02:35 | Auburn | Arthur Bilski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-60 |
| 02:33 | Mississippi | Brady Ringo grabs the board | 62-60 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi | Michael McCoy misses short on a jump hook from close range | 62-60 |
| 02:26 | Auburn | Arthur Bilski grabs the board | 62-60 |
| 02:12 | Auburn | Arthur Bilski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 64-60 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi | Frank Dorn misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Gary Brooks - foul #3 on Gary Brooks, team foul #7 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Larry Ketter (SF) Brady Ringo | |
| 01:49 | Mississippi | Frank Dorn misses the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi | Frank Dorn makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 01:38 | Auburn | Gary Brooks's floater is tipped away by Larry Ketter | 64-61 |
| 01:36 | Mississippi | John Gill snags the defensive board | 64-61 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi | Michael McCoy travels with the ball | 64-61 |
| 01:04 | Auburn | Kenneth Nickson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-61 |
| 01:02 | Auburn | Dean Johnson grabs the offensive board | 64-61 |
| 00:51 | Auburn | Arthur Bilski misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 64-61 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi | John Gill pulls down the rebound | 64-61 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi | Larry Ketter connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Eric Roberts and he's fouled by Robert Byers - foul #2 on Robert Byers, team foul #8 | 64-63 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi | Larry Ketter makes the free throw | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Auburn | Robert Byers buries a fadeaway from the left side | 66-64 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | Eric Roberts comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 66-64 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | Eric Roberts tips it back up and in | 66-66 |
| 00:08 | Auburn | Auburn calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| 00:02 | Auburn | Kenneth Nickson is fouled on the floor by Eric Roberts - foul #2 on Eric Roberts, team foul #5 | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Robert Byers scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 68-66 |