| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Malcolm Stecker (fresh) SG - Frank Marcial (fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Jones (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Nathaniel (fresh) 2 reb. C - Benjamin Hartl (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Hai Yen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SG - Paul Bergeron (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Hamblin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brian Lavalle (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Hathaway (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Christopher Hamblin inbounds the ball | 33-40 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle can't connect on an uncontested shot in the lane | 33-40 |
| 19:32 | Auburn | Benjamin Hartl snags the defensive board | 33-40 |
| 19:28 | Auburn | William Jones is fouled on the floor by Brian Lavalle - foul #3 on Brian Lavalle, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Auburn | Adolph Venuti (PF) Stephen Nathaniel | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 19:20 | Auburn | Adolph Venuti misses the easy layup but the foul's on Paul Bergeron - foul #2 on Paul Bergeron, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| 19:20 | Auburn | Adolph Venuti misses the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 19:20 | Auburn | Adolph Venuti makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 18:51 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 34-40 |
| 18:50 | Auburn | Benjamin Hartl pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| 18:44 | Auburn | Benjamin Hartl buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Malcolm Stecker | 36-40 |
| 18:15 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-40 |
| 18:13 | Auburn | William Jones snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 18:07 | Auburn | William Jones can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-40 |
| 18:06 | Auburn | Benjamin Hartl gets the offensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 17:55 | Auburn | Christopher Hamblin steals the ball from William Jones | 36-40 |
| 17:51 | Xavier | Christopher Hamblin banks in the layup | 36-42 |
| 17:36 | Auburn | Malcolm Stecker loses the dribble to Christopher Hamblin | 36-42 |
| 17:11 | Xavier | Hai Yen hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 36-42 |
| 17:09 | Auburn | William Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 17:04 | Auburn | Frank Marcial connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by William Jones | 38-42 |
| 16:44 | Xavier | Adolph Venuti denies the turnaround by Joseph Hathaway | 38-42 |
| 16:42 | Auburn | Frank Marcial snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 16:35 | Auburn | Adolph Venuti drills a jumper from close range set up by Frank Marcial | 40-42 |
| 16:24 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Benjamin Hartl - foul #1 on Benjamin Hartl, team foul #1 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ronnie Burns (PG), Robert Arnold (SG), Garf Russell (SF), Stephen Nathaniel (PF), James Lease (C) Malcolm Stecker, Frank Marcial, William Jones, Adolph Venuti, Benjamin Hartl | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jesse Desilva (PG), Robert West (SG), Jerry Hall (SF), Cornell Langlois (PF) Hai Yen, Paul Bergeron, Christopher Hamblin, Brian Lavalle | |
| 16:24 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 16:24 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway misses the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 16:24 | Auburn | Stephen Nathaniel pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 16:18 | Auburn | Stephen Nathaniel blows the layup but he's fouled by Cornell Langlois - foul #1 on Cornell Langlois, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Joseph (C) Joseph Hathaway | |
| 16:18 | Auburn | Stephen Nathaniel makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 16:18 | Auburn | Stephen Nathaniel misses the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 16:18 | Xavier | Cornell Langlois pulls down the rebound | 41-43 |
| 15:58 | Xavier | Jerry Hall travels with the ball | 41-43 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ronnie Burns (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Garf Russell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Nathaniel (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - James Lease (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jesse Desilva (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert West (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Hall (fresh) PF - Cornell Langlois (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Joseph (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Auburn | James Lease misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 41-43 |
| 15:37 | Xavier | Cornell Langlois gets the rebound | 41-43 |
| 15:14 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva makes the shot from the left side set up by Robert West | 41-45 |
| 15:07 | Auburn | Robert Arnold blows the dunk | 41-45 |
| 15:05 | Xavier | Robert West snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 14:58 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva is fouled on the floor by Stephen Nathaniel - foul #2 on Stephen Nathaniel, team foul #2 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Malcolm Stecker (PG), Franklin Bickford (SF) Ronnie Burns, Garf Russell | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Bergeron (SG), Antonio Connolly (SF), Mladen Splonskowski (PF), Joseph Hathaway (C) Robert West, Jerry Hall, Cornell Langlois, Michael Joseph | |
| 14:36 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway clanks a shot from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 14:35 | Xavier | Mladen Splonskowski can't tip it in | 41-45 |
| 14:34 | Auburn | Stephen Nathaniel grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 14:29 | Auburn | Robert Arnold misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Paul Bergeron - foul #3 on Paul Bergeron, team foul #4 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Hai Yen (PG) Jesse Desilva | |
| 14:29 | Auburn | Robert Arnold misses the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 14:29 | Auburn | Robert Arnold misses the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 14:29 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to James Lease | 41-45 |
| 14:19 | Auburn | Malcolm Stecker misses long on a shot from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 14:18 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Franklin Bickford | 41-45 |
| 13:55 | Auburn | James Lease lays it up and in and he's fouled by Mladen Splonskowski - foul #1 on Mladen Splonskowski, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ronnie Burns (PG), Frank Marcial (SG), William Jones (SF) Malcolm Stecker, Robert Arnold, Stephen Nathaniel | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert West (SG), Jerry Hall (SF), Brian Lavalle (PF) Paul Bergeron, Antonio Connolly, Joseph Hathaway | |
| 13:55 | Auburn | James Lease makes the free throw | 44-45 |
| 13:29 | Xavier | Jerry Hall misses the easy layup | 44-45 |
| 13:28 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle grabs the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 13:07 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Hai Yen | 44-47 |
| 13:03 | Auburn | Frank Marcial hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Ronnie Burns | 47-47 |
| 12:57 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle misses the fadeaway in the paint | 47-47 |
| 12:56 | Auburn | William Jones grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 12:50 | Auburn | James Lease can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-47 |
| 12:48 | Auburn | Frank Marcial hits the follow up shot | 49-47 |
| 12:25 | Xavier | Hai Yen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 12:24 | Auburn | James Lease grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 12:19 | Auburn | Ronnie Burns misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert West - foul #2 on Robert West, team foul #6 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Arnold (SG), Garf Russell (SF), Stephen Nathaniel (PF), Benjamin Hartl (C) Frank Marcial, William Jones, Franklin Bickford, James Lease | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jesse Desilva (PG), Paul Bergeron (SG), Antonio Connolly (SF), Cornell Langlois (PF), Michael Joseph (C) Hai Yen, Robert West, Jerry Hall, Brian Lavalle, Mladen Splonskowski | |
| 12:19 | Auburn | Ronnie Burns misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 12:19 | Auburn | Ronnie Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 12:19 | Xavier | Cornell Langlois gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 12:02 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Malcolm Stecker (PG), Adolph Venuti (PF) Ronnie Burns, Stephen Nathaniel | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 11:55 | Auburn | Benjamin Hartl can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 49-47 |
| 11:53 | Xavier | Michael Joseph grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Malcolm Stecker (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Garf Russell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Adolph Venuti (fresh) 7 pts. C - Benjamin Hartl (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jesse Desilva (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Bergeron (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Antonio Connolly (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Cornell Langlois (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Joseph (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-47 |
| 11:22 | Auburn | Garf Russell snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 11:15 | Auburn | Malcolm Stecker misses the 3 from the left corner | 49-47 |
| 11:13 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Michael Joseph | 49-47 |
| 11:09 | Xavier | Antonio Connolly is fouled in the backcourt by Garf Russell - foul #2 on Garf Russell, team foul #3 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Stephen Nathaniel (PF) Adolph Venuti | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 10:46 | Xavier | Antonio Connolly knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Jesse Desilva | 49-49 |
| 10:39 | Auburn | Benjamin Hartl banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Arnold | 51-49 |
| 10:14 | Xavier | Stephen Nathaniel swats the layup by Antonio Connolly | 51-49 |
| 10:12 | Xavier | Cornell Langlois pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 09:47 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Joseph | 51-51 |
| 09:41 | Auburn | Robert Arnold blows the layup | 51-51 |
| 09:39 | Xavier | Michael Joseph grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 09:37 | Xavier | Garf Russell is called for the reach on Antonio Connolly in the backcourt - foul #3 on Garf Russell, team foul #4 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ronnie Burns (PG), Frank Marcial (SG), William Jones (SF), Adolph Venuti (PF), James Lease (C) Malcolm Stecker, Robert Arnold, Garf Russell, Stephen Nathaniel, Benjamin Hartl | |
| Subs | Xavier | Hai Yen (PG), Robert West (SG), Christopher Hamblin (SF), Brian Lavalle (PF), Joseph Hathaway (C) Jesse Desilva, Paul Bergeron, Antonio Connolly, Cornell Langlois, Michael Joseph | |
| 09:08 | Xavier | Christopher Hamblin drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-54 |
| 08:56 | Auburn | William Jones misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Robert West - foul #3 on Robert West, team foul #7 | 51-54 |
| 08:56 | Auburn | William Jones misses the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 08:56 | Auburn | William Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 08:56 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Brian Lavalle | 51-54 |
| 08:36 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Hai Yen | 51-56 |
| 08:12 | Auburn | William Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 08:10 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway grabs the board | 51-56 |
| 07:43 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle throws it down and he's hacked by Ronnie Burns - foul #2 on Ronnie Burns, team foul #5 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | Malcolm Stecker (PG), Robert Arnold (SG), Franklin Bickford (SF), Stephen Nathaniel (PF), Benjamin Hartl (C) Ronnie Burns, Frank Marcial, William Jones, Adolph Venuti, James Lease | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Bergeron (SG), Jerry Hall (SF), Mladen Splonskowski (C) Robert West, Christopher Hamblin, Joseph Hathaway | |
| 07:43 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle misses the free throw | 51-58 |
| 07:43 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Stephen Nathaniel | 51-58 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Malcolm Stecker (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Franklin Bickford (fresh) PF - Stephen Nathaniel (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Benjamin Hartl (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Hai Yen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 5 stl. SG - Paul Bergeron (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Hall (fresh) PF - Brian Lavalle (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Mladen Splonskowski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Auburn | Robert Arnold is hacked by Paul Bergeron - foul #4 on Paul Bergeron, team foul #8 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway (C) Brian Lavalle | |
| 07:33 | Auburn | Robert Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 07:33 | Auburn | Robert Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 07:10 | Xavier | Hai Yen connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Malcolm Stecker - foul #3 on Malcolm Stecker, team foul #6 | 53-60 |
| 07:10 | Xavier | Hai Yen makes the free throw | 53-61 |
| 07:01 | Auburn | Malcolm Stecker misses short on a floater from the right wing | 53-61 |
| 07:00 | Xavier | Hai Yen gets the rebound | 53-61 |
| 06:36 | Xavier | The refs have stopped play. Paul Bergeron is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 53-61 |
| Subs | Auburn | Garf Russell (SF), James Lease (C) Stephen Nathaniel, Benjamin Hartl | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jesse Desilva (PG), Robert West (SG), Brian Lavalle (PF) Hai Yen, Paul Bergeron, Mladen Splonskowski | |
| 06:31 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway's fadeaway is rejected by James Lease | 53-61 |
| 06:30 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Franklin Bickford | 53-61 |
| 06:25 | Auburn | Malcolm Stecker connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Garf Russell | 56-61 |
| 05:56 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle makes the turnaround in the lane | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:40 | Auburn | Robert Arnold misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert West - foul #4 on Robert West, team foul #9 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ronnie Burns (PG), William Jones (SF), Adolph Venuti (PF) Malcolm Stecker, Garf Russell, Franklin Bickford | |
| Subs | Xavier | Antonio Connolly (SF), Cornell Langlois (PF), Michael Joseph (C) Jerry Hall, Brian Lavalle, Joseph Hathaway | |
| 05:40 | Auburn | Robert Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 05:40 | Auburn | Robert Arnold misses the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 05:40 | Xavier | Cornell Langlois grabs the board | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:34 | Xavier | Antonio Connolly buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-66 |
| 05:27 | Auburn | Robert Arnold drills a turnaround near the basket set up by William Jones and he's hacked by Cornell Langlois - foul #2 on Cornell Langlois, team foul #10 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Hamblin (SF) Antonio Connolly | |
| 05:27 | Auburn | Robert Arnold misses the free throw | 59-66 |
| 05:27 | Xavier | Cornell Langlois gets the rebound | 59-66 |
| 05:09 | Xavier | Cornell Langlois misses short on a shot from the left wing | 59-66 |
| 05:08 | Auburn | Adolph Venuti pulls down the rebound | 59-66 |
| 05:02 | Auburn | Robert Arnold connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Ronnie Burns | 61-66 |
| 04:46 | Xavier | Christopher Hamblin buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Jesse Desilva | 61-68 |
| 04:37 | Auburn | James Lease's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-68 |
| Subs | Auburn | Frank Marcial (SG), Stephen Nathaniel (PF), Benjamin Hartl (C) Robert Arnold, Adolph Venuti, James Lease | |
| Subs | Xavier | Hai Yen (PG), Antonio Connolly (SF), Mladen Splonskowski (PF) Jesse Desilva, Christopher Hamblin, Cornell Langlois | |
| 04:25 | Xavier | Michael Joseph comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 61-68 |
| 04:24 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Stephen Nathaniel | 61-68 |
| 04:19 | Auburn | William Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 61-68 |
| 04:18 | Auburn | Frank Marcial grabs the offensive rebound | 61-68 |
| 04:07 | Auburn | Robert West is called for the reach on Frank Marcial - foul #5 on Robert West, team foul #11 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Auburn | Malcolm Stecker (PG), Garf Russell (SF) Ronnie Burns, William Jones | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jerry Hall (SF), Joseph Hathaway (C) Robert West, Michael Joseph | |
| 04:07 | Auburn | Frank Marcial makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 04:07 | Auburn | Frank Marcial makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 03:47 | Xavier | Hai Yen clanks a 3 from the left wing | 63-68 |
| 03:45 | Auburn | Garf Russell snags the defensive board | 63-68 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Malcolm Stecker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Marcial (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garf Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Nathaniel (tiring) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Benjamin Hartl (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Hai Yen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 5 stl. SG - Antonio Connolly (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jerry Hall (fresh) PF - Mladen Splonskowski (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Joseph Hathaway (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:26 | Auburn | Benjamin Hartl loses the dribble to Hai Yen | 63-68 |
| 03:22 | Xavier | Hai Yen lays it up and in | 63-70 |
| 03:12 | Auburn | Benjamin Hartl misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Joseph Hathaway - foul #4 on Joseph Hathaway, team foul #12 | 63-70 |
| Subs | Auburn | Franklin Bickford (PF) Stephen Nathaniel | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jesse Desilva (PG), Paul Bergeron (SG), Brian Lavalle (PF) Hai Yen, Jerry Hall, Mladen Splonskowski | |
| 03:12 | Auburn | Benjamin Hartl makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 03:12 | Auburn | Benjamin Hartl misses the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 03:12 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Joseph Hathaway | 64-70 |
| 03:05 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle's fadeaway is rejected by Franklin Bickford | 64-70 |
| 03:03 | Auburn | Frank Marcial pulls down the rebound | 64-70 |
| 02:58 | Auburn | Garf Russell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 64-70 |
| 02:57 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway snags the defensive board | 64-70 |
| 02:57 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-70 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ronnie Burns (PG), Adolph Venuti (PF), James Lease (C) Malcolm Stecker, Franklin Bickford, Benjamin Hartl | |
| Subs | Xavier | Hai Yen (PG), Christopher Hamblin (SF), Michael Joseph (C) Jesse Desilva, Antonio Connolly, Joseph Hathaway | |
| 02:54 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron is hacked by Frank Marcial in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Marcial, team foul #7 | 64-70 |
| 02:54 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron makes the 1st free throw | 64-71 |
| 02:54 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron makes the 2nd free throw | 64-72 |
| 02:50 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-72 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Mladen Splonskowski (PF) Brian Lavalle | |
| 02:45 | Auburn | The jump hook by James Lease is blocked by Michael Joseph | 64-72 |
| 02:43 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Hai Yen | 64-72 |
| 02:30 | Xavier | Christopher Hamblin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-72 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Jones (SF) Garf Russell | |
| Subs | Xavier | Cornell Langlois (PF) Mladen Splonskowski | |
| 02:14 | Auburn | Frank Marcial hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 64-72 |
| 02:12 | Auburn | William Jones snags the offensive board | 64-72 |
| 02:04 | Auburn | Adolph Venuti misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Cornell Langlois - foul #3 on Cornell Langlois, team foul #13 | 64-72 |
| Subs | Auburn | Malcolm Stecker (PG) Ronnie Burns | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:04 | Auburn | Adolph Venuti makes the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 02:04 | Auburn | Adolph Venuti makes the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 02:01 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-72 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway (C) Michael Joseph | |
| 01:51 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 66-74 |
| 01:38 | Auburn | Christopher Hamblin takes the ball from Adolph Venuti | 66-74 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:19 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Hai Yen and the foul's on James Lease - foul #1 on James Lease, team foul #8 | 66-76 |
| Subs | Auburn | Stephen Nathaniel (PF), Benjamin Hartl (C) Adolph Venuti, James Lease | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jesse Desilva (PG), Jerry Hall (SF), Michael Joseph (C) Hai Yen, Paul Bergeron, Christopher Hamblin | |
| 01:19 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway makes the free throw | 66-77 |
| 01:06 | Auburn | William Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 66-77 |
| 01:05 | Xavier | Cornell Langlois gets the rebound | 66-77 |
| 01:03 | Xavier | Stephen Nathaniel is called for the reach on Jerry Hall in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Nathaniel, team foul #9 | 66-77 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Antonio Connolly (SF) Joseph Hathaway | |
| 01:03 | Xavier | Jerry Hall makes the 1st free throw | 66-78 |
| 01:03 | Xavier | Jerry Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 66-79 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Auburn | Frank Marcial misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 66-79 |
| 00:55 | Auburn | Stephen Nathaniel gets the offensive rebound | 66-79 |
| 00:52 | Auburn | William Jones misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-79 |
| 00:50 | Xavier | Cornell Langlois gets the rebound | 66-79 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Xavier | Michael Joseph is called for traveling | 66-79 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Bergeron (SG) Antonio Connolly | |
| 00:21 | Auburn | Benjamin Hartl can't throw it down | 66-79 |
| 00:19 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva pulls down the rebound | 66-79 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva runs out the clock | 66-79 |