| Lineup | Auburn | PG - David Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodrigo Flores (fresh) 1 pts. SF - George Sadler (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Peet (fresh) 8 pts. C - Richard Sproul (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Allen Ivy (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Adam Caron (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Durrett (fresh) PF - Maurice Salley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Sanders (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | George Sadler inbounds the ball | 36-38 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Auburn | David Jones misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Allen Ivy - foul #1 on Allen Ivy, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| 19:45 | Auburn | David Jones makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 19:45 | Auburn | David Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 19:32 | Mississippi | Allen Ivy can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-38 |
| 19:30 | Auburn | Richard Sproul grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 19:11 | Auburn | Joseph Peet is hacked by Lee Sanders - foul #3 on Lee Sanders, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Harrison (C) Lee Sanders | |
| 18:48 | Auburn | Rodrigo Flores hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 18:46 | Auburn | Richard Sproul tips it home | 40-38 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi | Richard Sproul picks off the pass by Adam Caron | 40-38 |
| 18:17 | Auburn | Richard Sproul lays it in on a nice dish by David Jones | 42-38 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi | David Harrison hits the finger roll and he's fouled by David Jones - foul #2 on David Jones, team foul #1 | 42-40 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi | David Harrison makes the free throw | 42-41 |
| 17:31 | Auburn | David Harrison steals it from George Sadler | 42-41 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi | Allen Ivy comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Peet - foul #1 on Joseph Peet, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | Lawrence Fiorillo (PF) Joseph Peet | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 17:18 | Mississippi | Allen Ivy makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi | Allen Ivy makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 17:11 | Auburn | Rodrigo Flores connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Sproul | 44-43 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi | Michael Durrett connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Allen Ivy | 44-45 |
| 16:48 | Auburn | Lawrence Fiorillo is fouled on the floor by Maurice Salley - foul #1 on Maurice Salley, team foul #3 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Guertin (SG), Walter Parks (SF), Kenneth Brown (C) Rodrigo Flores, George Sadler, Richard Sproul | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Gregorio (PG), Donald Stevenson (SG), Joel Avey (PF) Allen Ivy, Adam Caron, Maurice Salley | |
| 16:30 | Auburn | Walter Parks connects on the shot from the right wing set up by David Jones | 46-45 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi | Lawrence Fiorillo is called for the reach on Donald Stevenson - foul #1 on Lawrence Fiorillo, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Araki (SF), Joseph Peet (PF) David Jones, Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gerald Burtch (C) David Harrison | |
| 15:58 | Mississippi | Donald Stevenson hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Gregorio and he's fouled by Joseph Peet - foul #2 on Joseph Peet, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lee Sanders (C) Gerald Burtch | |
| 15:58 | Mississippi | Donald Stevenson misses the free throw | 46-47 |
| 15:58 | Auburn | Joseph Peet grabs the defensive rebound | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Guertin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Walter Parks (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dikembe Araki (fresh) PF - Joseph Peet (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Fiorillo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Joseph Gregorio (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Stevenson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Durrett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joel Avey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lee Sanders (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:44 | Auburn | The jump hook by Lawrence Fiorillo is blocked by Lee Sanders | 46-47 |
| 15:42 | Auburn | Dikembe Araki snags the offensive board | 46-47 |
| 15:21 | Auburn | Joseph Peet knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Walter Parks | 48-47 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi | Donald Stevenson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-47 |
| 15:05 | Auburn | Lawrence Fiorillo snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 15:00 | Auburn | Dikembe Araki is hacked by Lee Sanders - foul #4 on Lee Sanders, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Jones (PG), Rodrigo Flores (SG), George Sadler (SF), Richard Sproul (C) William Guertin, Walter Parks, Dikembe Araki, Lawrence Fiorillo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Allen Ivy (PG), Adam Caron (SG), Maurice Salley (PF), Gerald Burtch (C) Joseph Gregorio, Donald Stevenson, Michael Durrett, Lee Sanders | |
| 14:53 | Auburn | Joseph Peet is fouled on the floor by Gerald Burtch - foul #2 on Gerald Burtch, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| 14:32 | Auburn | Joel Avey swats the layup by Joseph Peet | 48-47 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Gerald Burtch | 48-47 |
| 14:22 | Mississippi | George Sadler steps in front of the Allen Ivy pass | 48-47 |
| 14:16 | Auburn | David Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Allen Ivy - foul #2 on Allen Ivy, team foul #6 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Lawrence Fiorillo (PF) Joseph Peet | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Durrett (SF), David Harrison (C) Joel Avey, Gerald Burtch | |
| 14:05 | Auburn | George Sadler misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 14:03 | Mississippi | Maurice Salley grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi | Allen Ivy drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Adam Caron | 48-49 |
| 13:21 | Auburn | Richard Sproul hits a shot near the basket | 50-49 |
| 13:07 | Mississippi | David Harrison scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Adam Caron | 50-52 |
| 12:52 | Auburn | Rodrigo Flores misses the shot from the left block but the foul's on Allen Ivy - foul #3 on Allen Ivy, team foul #7 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Guertin (PG), Joseph Peet (PF) David Jones, Lawrence Fiorillo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 12:52 | Auburn | Rodrigo Flores makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 12:52 | Auburn | Rodrigo Flores misses the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Maurice Salley | 51-52 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi | David Harrison is fouled on the floor by William Guertin - foul #2 on William Guertin, team foul #5 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Parks (SF) George Sadler | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Stevenson (SG), Gerald Burtch (C) Adam Caron, David Harrison | |
| 12:27 | Mississippi | Maurice Salley comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Joseph Peet - foul #3 on Joseph Peet, team foul #6 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Brown (C) Richard Sproul | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 12:27 | Mississippi | Maurice Salley makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 12:27 | Mississippi | Maurice Salley misses the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 12:27 | Auburn | Kenneth Brown gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 11:58 | Auburn | The pull-up jumper by Rodrigo Flores is blocked by Maurice Salley | 51-53 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi | Michael Durrett snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Guertin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rodrigo Flores (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Walter Parks (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Peet (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Allen Ivy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Donald Stevenson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Durrett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Maurice Salley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Gerald Burtch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Mississippi | Kenneth Brown takes the ball from Michael Durrett | 51-53 |
| 11:28 | Auburn | Walter Parks makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by William Guertin and he's hacked by Michael Durrett - foul #3 on Michael Durrett, team foul #8 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Jones (PG), George Sadler (SF), Richard Sproul (C) William Guertin, Rodrigo Flores, Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Gregorio (PG), Adam Caron (SG), Joel Avey (PF) Allen Ivy, Michael Durrett, Maurice Salley | |
| 11:28 | Auburn | Walter Parks misses the free throw | 53-53 |
| 11:28 | Mississippi | Joel Avey grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi | Gerald Burtch misses the driving attempt in the paint | 53-53 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi | Joel Avey snags the offensive board | 53-53 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi | Joseph Gregorio knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Adam Caron | 53-56 |
| 10:42 | Auburn | Richard Sproul misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Donald Stevenson - foul #1 on Donald Stevenson, team foul #9 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Guertin (SG), Lawrence Fiorillo (PF) Walter Parks, Joseph Peet | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Durrett (SF), David Harrison (C) Donald Stevenson, Gerald Burtch | |
| 10:42 | Auburn | Richard Sproul makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 10:42 | Auburn | Richard Sproul misses the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to David Harrison | 54-56 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi | Joseph Gregorio can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 10:20 | Mississippi | David Harrison grabs the offensive board | 54-56 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi | Joel Avey clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Lawrence Fiorillo - foul #2 on Lawrence Fiorillo, team foul #7 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Allen Ivy (PG) Joseph Gregorio | |
| 10:04 | Mississippi | Joel Avey misses the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi | Joel Avey misses the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 10:04 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Lawrence Fiorillo | 54-56 |
| 09:40 | Auburn | Lawrence Fiorillo connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from David Jones | 56-56 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi | Michael Durrett clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-56 |
| 09:21 | Auburn | Lawrence Fiorillo grabs the board | 56-56 |
| 09:04 | Auburn | George Sadler misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-56 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi | Joel Avey grabs the board | 56-56 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi | Adam Caron misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Guertin - foul #3 on William Guertin, team foul #8 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | Rodrigo Flores (SG), Walter Parks (SF), Joseph Peet (PF) William Guertin, George Sadler, Richard Sproul | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Maurice Salley (PF) Joel Avey | |
| 08:58 | Mississippi | Adam Caron makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi | Adam Caron makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 08:37 | Auburn | Rodrigo Flores hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by David Jones | 59-58 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi | David Harrison misses the easy layup | 59-58 |
| 08:17 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Lawrence Fiorillo | 59-58 |
| 08:02 | Auburn | Walter Parks makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Rodrigo Flores | 62-58 |
| 07:36 | Mississippi | Allen Ivy can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Lawrence Fiorillo - foul #3 on Lawrence Fiorillo, team foul #9 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Guertin (PG), Kenneth Brown (C) David Jones, Lawrence Fiorillo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Stevenson (SG), Joel Avey (SF), Lee Sanders (C) Adam Caron, Michael Durrett, David Harrison | |
| 07:36 | Mississippi | Allen Ivy makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 07:36 | Mississippi | Allen Ivy misses the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 07:36 | Auburn | Walter Parks pulls down the rebound | 62-59 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Guertin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rodrigo Flores (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Parks (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Peet (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Allen Ivy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Donald Stevenson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joel Avey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Maurice Salley (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Lee Sanders (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Auburn | Kenneth Brown makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Guertin | 64-59 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi | William Guertin is called for the reach on Maurice Salley - foul #4 on William Guertin, team foul #10 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Auburn | George Sadler (SF), Richard Sproul (C) Walter Parks, Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Gregorio (PG), Michael Durrett (SF) Allen Ivy, Joel Avey | |
| 06:51 | Mississippi | Maurice Salley makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi | Maurice Salley makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 06:34 | Auburn | George Sadler can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-61 |
| 06:33 | Auburn | Richard Sproul grabs the offensive board | 64-61 |
| 06:17 | Auburn | Rodrigo Flores misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 64-61 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi | Maurice Salley grabs the defensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi | Michael Durrett comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 64-61 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi | Donald Stevenson tips it back up and in | 64-63 |
| 05:31 | Auburn | Michael Durrett steps in front of the Richard Sproul pass | 64-63 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi | Joseph Gregorio lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Durrett | 64-65 |
| 05:10 | Auburn | Joseph Peet makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by William Guertin | 66-65 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi | William Guertin steals the ball from Joseph Gregorio | 66-65 |
| 04:37 | Auburn | Maurice Salley swats the short shot by Joseph Peet | 66-65 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi | Lee Sanders snags the defensive board | 66-65 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi | Michael Durrett makes the shot from the right wing | 66-67 |
| 04:02 | Auburn | Joseph Peet blows the dunk but he's hacked by Maurice Salley - foul #2 on Maurice Salley, team foul #10 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Jones (PG), Walter Parks (SF), Lawrence Fiorillo (C) Rodrigo Flores, George Sadler, Richard Sproul | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Allen Ivy (PG), Adam Caron (SG), Joel Avey (SF), David Harrison (PF) Joseph Gregorio, Donald Stevenson, Michael Durrett, Maurice Salley | |
| 04:02 | Auburn | Joseph Peet makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 04:02 | Auburn | Joseph Peet makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi | David Harrison misses the lay-in | 68-67 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi | Lee Sanders tips it back up and in | 68-69 |
| 03:28 | Auburn | William Guertin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Adam Caron - foul #3 on Adam Caron, team foul #11 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Brown (C) Joseph Peet | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gerald Burtch (C) Lee Sanders | |
| 03:28 | Auburn | William Guertin makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 03:28 | Auburn | William Guertin makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - David Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - William Guertin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Walter Parks (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Fiorillo (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Allen Ivy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Adam Caron (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joel Avey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Harrison (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Burtch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Mississippi | Joel Avey blows the layup but the foul's on Walter Parks - foul #1 on Walter Parks, team foul #11 | 70-69 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Araki (SF) William Guertin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Durrett (SF) Gerald Burtch | |
| 03:05 | Mississippi | Joel Avey misses the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi | Joel Avey makes the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 02:41 | Auburn | David Harrison is called for the reach on Kenneth Brown - foul #1 on David Harrison, team foul #12 | 70-70 |
| Subs | Auburn | George Sadler (SF) Dikembe Araki | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:41 | Auburn | Kenneth Brown makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 02:41 | Auburn | Kenneth Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi | Michael Durrett gets the rebound | 71-70 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-70 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi | Adam Caron misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 71-70 |
| 02:12 | Auburn | George Sadler grabs the defensive rebound | 71-70 |
| 02:12 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-70 |
| Subs | Auburn | Rodrigo Flores (SG), Joseph Peet (PF), Richard Sproul (C) Walter Parks, Lawrence Fiorillo, Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Maurice Salley (PF), Lee Sanders (C) Joel Avey, David Harrison | |
| 01:58 | Auburn | Joseph Peet connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Rodrigo Flores | 73-70 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi | Michael Durrett misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by George Sadler - foul #1 on George Sadler, team foul #12 | 73-70 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi | Michael Durrett makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi | Michael Durrett makes the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 01:16 | Auburn | Joseph Peet makes the runner from the baseline | 75-72 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi | Adam Caron knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Allen Ivy | 75-75 |
| 00:56 | Auburn | Rodrigo Flores hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from David Jones | 77-75 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi | Richard Sproul denies the turnaround by Maurice Salley | 77-75 |
| 00:48 | Auburn | Richard Sproul pulls down the rebound | 77-75 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Auburn | George Sadler buries a turnaround in the lane set up by David Jones and he's hacked by Michael Durrett - foul #4 on Michael Durrett, team foul #13 | 79-75 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Guertin (PG) David Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:19 | Auburn | George Sadler misses the free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi | Maurice Salley pulls down the rebound | 79-75 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | Joseph Peet steps in front of the Adam Caron pass | 79-75 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Auburn | Rodrigo Flores is fouled in the backcourt by Adam Caron - foul #4 on Adam Caron, team foul #14 | 79-75 |
| 00:13 | Auburn | Rodrigo Flores makes the 1st free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:13 | Auburn | Rodrigo Flores makes the 2nd free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | Adam Caron misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 81-75 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Michael Durrett gets the offensive rebound | 81-75 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Adam Caron hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 81-78 |