| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Sergei Novak (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Laurence Price (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Beran (fresh) PF - Antonio Utsey (fresh) C - Ellis Hutchcraft (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Mike Foster (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Keith Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Washington (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Johnny Laplant (fresh) 2 pts. C - Perry Cobb (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:36 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant is alone and drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Mike Foster | 29-34 |
| 19:08 | Auburn | Johnny Laplant is called for the reach on Ellis Hutchcraft - foul #2 on Johnny Laplant, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| 18:51 | Auburn | Sergei Novak hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 29-34 |
| 18:50 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Perry Cobb | 29-34 |
| 18:46 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant is hacked by Sergei Novak - foul #1 on Sergei Novak, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| 18:23 | Louisiana State | Perry Cobb lays it in uncontested set up by Raymond Washington | 29-36 |
| 17:57 | Auburn | Sergei Novak hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-36 |
| 17:55 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant gets the rebound | 29-36 |
| 17:26 | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Joseph Beran - foul #1 on Joseph Beran, team foul #2 | 29-36 |
| 17:26 | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 17:26 | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 17:26 | Auburn | Antonio Utsey grabs the board | 29-37 |
| 17:05 | Auburn | Ellis Hutchcraft is called for traveling | 29-37 |
| 16:42 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant is called for traveling | 29-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jerry Bennett (PF) Johnny Laplant | |
| 16:17 | Auburn | Sergei Novak misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-37 |
| 16:16 | Louisiana State | Keith Sanders gets the rebound | 29-37 |
| 15:48 | Louisiana State | Keith Sanders hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-40 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Sergei Novak (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Laurence Price (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Beran (fairly fresh) PF - Antonio Utsey (fairly fresh) C - Ellis Hutchcraft (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Mike Foster (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Washington (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Perry Cobb (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:19 | Auburn | Perry Cobb blocks the short jumper by Ellis Hutchcraft | 29-40 |
| 15:17 | Auburn | Sergei Novak grabs the offensive board | 29-40 |
| 14:59 | Auburn | Laurence Price buries a shot from the right wing set up by Joseph Beran | 31-40 |
| 14:41 | Louisiana State | Joseph Beran steps in front of the Raymond Washington pass | 31-40 |
| 14:24 | Auburn | Sergei Novak clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-40 |
| 14:23 | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington pulls down the rebound | 31-40 |
| 13:55 | Louisiana State | Mike Foster misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-40 |
| 13:54 | Auburn | Joseph Beran grabs the defensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 13:26 | Auburn | Sergei Novak comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-40 |
| 13:24 | Auburn | Joseph Beran pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 13:02 | Auburn | Sergei Novak misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-40 |
| 13:00 | Louisiana State | Mike Foster pulls down the rebound | 31-40 |
| 12:31 | Louisiana State | Joseph Beran is called for the reach on Raymond Washington - foul #2 on Joseph Beran, team foul #3 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Auburn | Elbert Stacy (SG), Jim Reagan (PF) Laurence Price, Joseph Beran | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan (SG), Johnny Laplant (PF), Martin Morris (C) Keith Sanders, Raymond Washington, Perry Cobb | |
| 12:14 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant clanks a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Antonio Utsey - foul #3 on Antonio Utsey, team foul #4 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Charles Bleau (SF) Jerry Bennett | |
| 12:14 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 12:14 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant misses the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 12:14 | Auburn | Jim Reagan grabs the defensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 11:45 | Auburn | Sergei Novak misses badly on a shot from the right side | 31-41 |
| 11:43 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Joseph Duncan | 31-41 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Sergei Novak (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elbert Stacy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Antonio Utsey (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Jim Reagan (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ellis Hutchcraft (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Mike Foster (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Duncan (fresh) SF - Charles Bleau (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Laplant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Morris (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 31-41 |
| 11:18 | Auburn | Jim Reagan pulls down the rebound | 31-41 |
| 10:49 | Auburn | Jim Reagan is fouled on the floor by Joseph Duncan - foul #2 on Joseph Duncan, team foul #2 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | Donald Phillips (C) Ellis Hutchcraft | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Keith Sanders (PG), Raymond Washington (SF), Jerry Bennett (C) Mike Foster, Charles Bleau, Martin Morris | |
| 10:30 | Auburn | Jim Reagan hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 31-41 |
| 10:28 | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan pulls down the rebound | 31-41 |
| 09:59 | Louisiana State | Donald Phillips swats the layup by Raymond Washington | 31-41 |
| 09:57 | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan snags the offensive board | 31-41 |
| 09:31 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant is fouled on the floor by Antonio Utsey - foul #4 on Antonio Utsey, team foul #5 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Beran (SF), Ellis Hutchcraft (C) Antonio Utsey, Donald Phillips | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Perry Cobb (C) Jerry Bennett | |
| 09:09 | Louisiana State | Perry Cobb comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 31-41 |
| 09:07 | Auburn | Joseph Beran grabs the board | 31-41 |
| 08:52 | Auburn | Sergei Novak connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-41 |
| 08:37 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Keith Sanders | 34-43 |
| 08:08 | Auburn | Jim Reagan is fouled on the floor by Keith Sanders - foul #1 on Keith Sanders, team foul #3 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | Laurence Price (SG) Sergei Novak | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Mike Foster (PG), Jerry Bennett (PF) Joseph Duncan, Johnny Laplant | |
| 07:48 | Auburn | Jim Reagan throws it down | 36-43 |
| 07:19 | Louisiana State | Perry Cobb makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Keith Sanders | 36-45 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Elbert Stacy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Laurence Price (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joseph Beran (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jim Reagan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Ellis Hutchcraft (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Mike Foster (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Washington (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Perry Cobb (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:00 | Auburn | Ellis Hutchcraft buries a floater from the baseline | 38-45 |
| 06:46 | Louisiana State | Mike Foster is hacked by Elbert Stacy - foul #2 on Elbert Stacy, team foul #6 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Sergei Novak (PG), Antonio Utsey (SF), Donald Phillips (C) Elbert Stacy, Joseph Beran, Ellis Hutchcraft | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan (SF), Martin Morris (C) Raymond Washington, Perry Cobb | |
| 06:20 | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan is fouled on the floor by Antonio Utsey - foul #5 on Antonio Utsey, team foul #7 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Beran (SF) Antonio Utsey | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 06:20 | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan misses the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 06:20 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Laurence Price | 38-45 |
| 06:15 | Auburn | Sergei Novak hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 38-45 |
| 06:13 | Louisiana State | Jerry Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 05:51 | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Mike Foster | 38-47 |
| 05:25 | Auburn | Jerry Bennett steals it from Joseph Beran | 38-47 |
| 04:58 | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ellis Hutchcraft (C) Donald Phillips | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington (SF), Johnny Laplant (PF), Perry Cobb (C) Joseph Duncan, Jerry Bennett, Martin Morris | |
| 04:41 | Auburn | Sergei Novak double dribbles | 38-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan (SG) Keith Sanders | |
| 04:22 | Louisiana State | Perry Cobb is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Raymond Washington | 38-49 |
| 04:04 | Auburn | Jim Reagan banks in the layup and he's fouled by Johnny Laplant - foul #3 on Johnny Laplant, team foul #4 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | Elbert Stacy (SG) Laurence Price | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 04:04 | Auburn | Jim Reagan misses the free throw | 40-49 |
| 04:04 | Louisiana State | Perry Cobb snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| 03:51 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Raymond Washington | 40-51 |
| 03:33 | Auburn | Sergei Novak travels with the ball | 40-51 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Keith Sanders (SG) Joseph Duncan | |
| 03:13 | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 40-51 |
| 03:11 | Auburn | Ellis Hutchcraft gets the rebound | 40-51 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Sergei Novak (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elbert Stacy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Beran (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jim Reagan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Ellis Hutchcraft (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Mike Foster (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Washington (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Johnny Laplant (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Perry Cobb (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 02:50 | Auburn | Joseph Beran is whistled for a carry | 40-51 |
| Subs | Auburn | Laurence Price (SG) Elbert Stacy | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan (PG), Charles Bleau (SG), Jerry Bennett (PF), Martin Morris (C) Mike Foster, Keith Sanders, Johnny Laplant, Perry Cobb | |
| 02:23 | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-51 |
| 02:21 | Auburn | Joseph Beran grabs the defensive rebound | 40-51 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:13 | Auburn | Sergei Novak buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Laurence Price | 43-51 |
| 02:13 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-51 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Mike Foster (PG), Keith Sanders (SG), Johnny Laplant (PF), Perry Cobb (C) Joseph Duncan, Charles Bleau, Jerry Bennett, Martin Morris | |
| 01:51 | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington banks in the layup | 43-53 |
| 01:25 | Auburn | Jim Reagan connects on the turnaround from close range | 45-53 |
| 01:23 | Louisiana State | Mike Foster double dribbles in the backcourt | 45-53 |
| 01:12 | Auburn | Jim Reagan misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 45-53 |
| 01:10 | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington gets the rebound | 45-53 |
| 00:52 | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington blows the layup over the doubleteam but the foul's on Joseph Beran - foul #3 on Joseph Beran, team foul #8 | 45-53 |
| 00:52 | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 00:52 | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Auburn | Sergei Novak buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Beran | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington is hacked by Sergei Novak in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sergei Novak, team foul #9 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jerry Bennett (PF) Johnny Laplant | |
| 00:43 | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 00:43 | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 00:36 | Auburn | Sergei Novak hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-57 |
| 00:35 | Louisiana State | Sergei Novak is called for the reach on Mike Foster in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sergei Novak, team foul #10 | 49-57 |
| 00:35 | Louisiana State | Mike Foster makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:35 | Louisiana State | Mike Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:28 | Auburn | Raymond Washington blocks the short jumper by Jim Reagan | 49-59 |
| 00:27 | Auburn | Ellis Hutchcraft grabs the offensive board | 49-59 |
| 00:25 | Auburn | Laurence Price's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-59 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan (SG), Charles Bleau (SF), Martin Morris (C) Keith Sanders, Raymond Washington, Perry Cobb | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Mike Foster runs out the clock | 49-59 |