| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Fred Bishop (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Menard (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry McKinnon (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Bethea (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Chenard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Franklin Brunk (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ted Adair (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Gentry (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Oscar Skow (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Bird (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Larry McKinnon inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | Auburn | John Bethea misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 30-32 |
| 19:29 | Air Force | Oscar Skow grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 19:10 | Air Force | Kenneth Bird is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Kenneth Bird, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Auburn | Daniel Antle (SF), Leroy Tartt (PF), Gregory Snyder (C) Larry McKinnon, John Bethea, John Chenard | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 18:58 | Auburn | John Menard makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Fred Bishop | 32-32 |
| 18:41 | Air Force | William Gentry misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 32-32 |
| 18:40 | Auburn | Leroy Tartt grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 18:33 | Auburn | John Menard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-32 |
| 18:31 | Air Force | Kenneth Bird gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 18:15 | Air Force | Oscar Skow is fouled on the floor by Leroy Tartt - foul #3 on Leroy Tartt, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo (SG), John Bethea (PF), John Chenard (C) John Menard, Leroy Tartt, Gregory Snyder | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 18:00 | Air Force | Kenneth Bird scores on a runner from the baseline | 32-34 |
| 17:39 | Auburn | John Chenard buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Bethea | 34-34 |
| 17:27 | Air Force | Mathew Astudillo steps in front of the Franklin Brunk pass | 34-34 |
| 17:12 | Auburn | John Bethea's 3 pointer is rejected by Ted Adair | 34-34 |
| 17:10 | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo gets the offensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 16:54 | Auburn | John Bethea drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by Daniel Antle and he's fouled by Oscar Skow - foul #2 on Oscar Skow, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Menard (SG), Larry McKinnon (SF), Gregory Snyder (PF) Mathew Astudillo, Daniel Antle, John Chenard | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ray Smith (SG), Manuel Dempster (SF), Dennis O'Hern (PF), Chad Olander (C) Ted Adair, William Gentry, Oscar Skow, Kenneth Bird | |
| 16:54 | Auburn | John Bethea misses the free throw | 36-34 |
| 16:54 | Air Force | Dennis O'Hern pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 16:39 | Air Force | Larry McKinnon steals the ball from Dennis O'Hern | 36-34 |
| 16:36 | Auburn | Larry McKinnon lays it in | 38-34 |
| 16:15 | Air Force | Manuel Dempster hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 16:14 | Auburn | The rebound goes to John Bethea | 38-34 |
| 15:57 | Auburn | John Menard misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 38-34 |
| 15:56 | Auburn | John Menard can't tip it in | 38-34 |
| 15:54 | Air Force | Manuel Dempster grabs the board | 38-34 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Fred Bishop (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Menard (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry McKinnon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Gregory Snyder (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Bethea (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Franklin Brunk (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ray Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Dempster (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dennis O'Hern (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Chad Olander (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Air Force | Ray Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-34 |
| 15:42 | Auburn | John Bethea gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 15:30 | Auburn | John Menard hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Fred Bishop | 41-34 |
| 15:05 | Air Force | Ray Smith drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Franklin Brunk | 41-36 |
| 14:45 | Auburn | Ray Smith takes the ball from Gregory Snyder | 41-36 |
| 14:38 | Air Force | Ray Smith misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Bethea - foul #2 on John Bethea, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Magers (PG), Leroy Tartt (PF), John Chenard (C) Fred Bishop, Gregory Snyder, John Bethea | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ted Adair (SG), William Gentry (SF), Oscar Skow (PF), Kenneth Bird (C) Franklin Brunk, Manuel Dempster, Dennis O'Hern, Chad Olander | |
| 14:38 | Air Force | Ray Smith makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 14:38 | Air Force | Ray Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 14:20 | Auburn | John Menard connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from Larry McKinnon and the foul's on Ted Adair - foul #3 on Ted Adair, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | Daniel Antle (SF) Larry McKinnon | |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Harris (PG) Ray Smith | |
| 14:20 | Auburn | John Menard makes the free throw | 44-38 |
| 13:58 | Air Force | Ted Adair misses short on a floater in the lane | 44-38 |
| 13:56 | Auburn | John Chenard grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 13:31 | Auburn | John Menard double dribbles | 44-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | Fred Bishop (PG), John Bethea (PF) John Magers, Daniel Antle | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 13:19 | Air Force | John Bethea picks off the pass by Kenneth Bird | 44-38 |
| 13:01 | Auburn | The jumper by John Chenard is denied by Oscar Skow | 44-38 |
| 13:00 | Air Force | Robert Harris pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 12:48 | Air Force | William Gentry clanks a 3 from straight away | 44-38 |
| 12:47 | Auburn | John Bethea gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 12:29 | Auburn | John Menard clanks a floater in the paint | 44-38 |
| 12:28 | Air Force | Oscar Skow grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 12:26 | Air Force | Fred Bishop steps in front of the Robert Harris pass in the backcourt | 44-38 |
| 12:25 | Auburn | Fred Bishop blows the layup | 44-38 |
| 12:23 | Air Force | Oscar Skow grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 12:12 | Air Force | Ted Adair makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by William Gentry | 44-41 |
| 12:02 | Auburn | The jumper by John Menard is denied by Oscar Skow | 44-41 |
| 12:00 | Air Force | Ted Adair snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 11:44 | Air Force | Ted Adair hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-41 |
| 11:43 | Air Force | Kenneth Bird tips it back up and in | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Fred Bishop (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Menard (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leroy Tartt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Bethea (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - John Chenard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Robert Harris (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ted Adair (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Gentry (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Oscar Skow (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Bird (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Auburn | John Bethea knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by John Menard | 46-43 |
| 11:07 | Air Force | Ted Adair misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Chenard - foul #2 on John Chenard, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Magers (PG), Mathew Astudillo (SG), Larry McKinnon (SF) Fred Bishop, John Menard, John Chenard | |
| Subs | Air Force | Franklin Brunk (PG), Manuel Dempster (SF), Dennis O'Hern (PF), Chad Olander (C) Robert Harris, William Gentry, Oscar Skow, Kenneth Bird | |
| 11:07 | Air Force | Ted Adair misses the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 11:07 | Air Force | Ted Adair misses the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 11:07 | Air Force | Dennis O'Hern gets the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 10:44 | Air Force | Franklin Brunk misses the jumper from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 10:43 | Air Force | Franklin Brunk grabs the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 10:28 | Air Force | Dennis O'Hern is whistled for traveling | 46-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Menard (SG), Gregory Snyder (C) Mathew Astudillo, John Bethea | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ray Smith (SG) Ted Adair | |
| 10:08 | Auburn | Leroy Tartt is whistled for traveling | 46-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Bethea (C) Gregory Snyder | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 09:49 | Air Force | Dennis O'Hern connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line and he's fouled by John Menard - foul #1 on John Menard, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Fred Bishop (PG), Gregory Snyder (C) John Magers, John Bethea | |
| Subs | Air Force | William Gentry (SF) Chad Olander | |
| 09:49 | Air Force | Dennis O'Hern misses the free throw | 46-45 |
| 09:49 | Auburn | Gregory Snyder gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 09:33 | Auburn | John Menard knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Fred Bishop | 48-45 |
| 09:08 | Air Force | William Gentry can't finish the layup | 48-45 |
| 09:06 | Air Force | Ray Smith snags the offensive board | 48-45 |
| 08:54 | Air Force | William Gentry misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-45 |
| 08:52 | Air Force | William Gentry gets the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 08:34 | Air Force | Manuel Dempster drills a jump hook from the right block | 48-47 |
| 08:07 | Auburn | Fred Bishop's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Magers (PG), Mathew Astudillo (SG), Daniel Antle (SF), John Bethea (PF), John Chenard (C) Fred Bishop, John Menard, Larry McKinnon, Leroy Tartt, Gregory Snyder | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ted Adair (SG), Oscar Skow (PF), Kenneth Bird (C) Ray Smith, Dennis O'Hern, Manuel Dempster | |
| 07:49 | Air Force | Oscar Skow misses the lay-in | 48-47 |
| 07:48 | Air Force | Ted Adair snags the offensive board | 48-47 |
| 07:32 | Air Force | Oscar Skow loses the dribble to Daniel Antle | 48-47 |
| 07:29 | Auburn | Daniel Antle blows the layup | 48-47 |
| 07:27 | Auburn | John Chenard tips it back up and in | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Magers (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Mathew Astudillo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Antle (fresh) 2 ast. PF - John Bethea (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - John Chenard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Franklin Brunk (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ted Adair (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Gentry (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Oscar Skow (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Bird (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Air Force | Mathew Astudillo is called for the reach on Ted Adair - foul #2 on Mathew Astudillo, team foul #5 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Fred Bishop (PG), John Menard (SG), Larry McKinnon (SF), Leroy Tartt (PF) John Magers, Mathew Astudillo, Daniel Antle, John Chenard | |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Harris (PG), Chad Olander (SF) Franklin Brunk, William Gentry | |
| 06:59 | Air Force | Kenneth Bird comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 06:58 | Auburn | John Bethea grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 06:39 | Auburn | Larry McKinnon is hacked by Chad Olander - foul #1 on Chad Olander, team foul #4 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Magers (PG) Fred Bishop | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ray Smith (PG), Manuel Dempster (SF) Robert Harris, Chad Olander | |
| 06:19 | Auburn | John Bethea hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 50-47 |
| 06:18 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Oscar Skow | 50-47 |
| 06:14 | Air Force | Ted Adair scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Kenneth Bird | 50-49 |
| 05:51 | Auburn | John Menard's fadeaway is rejected by Oscar Skow | 50-49 |
| 05:50 | Auburn | John Bethea gets the offensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 05:45 | Auburn | John Magers loses the ball out of bounds | 50-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | Fred Bishop (PG), Daniel Antle (SF), John Chenard (C) John Magers, Larry McKinnon, Leroy Tartt | |
| Subs | Air Force | Franklin Brunk (PG), William Gentry (SF), Dennis O'Hern (C) Ted Adair, Manuel Dempster, Kenneth Bird | |
| 05:34 | Air Force | Franklin Brunk scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Gentry | 50-52 |
| 05:25 | Auburn | John Menard drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Fred Bishop | 53-52 |
| 05:03 | Air Force | Oscar Skow is whistled for a carry | 53-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | Larry McKinnon (SF), Leroy Tartt (PF) Daniel Antle, John Bethea | |
| Subs | Air Force | Manuel Dempster (C) Oscar Skow | |
| 04:39 | Auburn | John Menard comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 04:38 | Air Force | Manuel Dempster grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 04:25 | Air Force | Manuel Dempster's pass is intercepted by Leroy Tartt | 53-52 |
| 04:17 | Auburn | William Gentry steals the ball from John Menard | 53-52 |
| 03:56 | Air Force | Dennis O'Hern connects on the jump hook from the right block | 53-54 |
| 03:32 | Auburn | John Menard connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Fred Bishop | 55-54 |
| 03:20 | Air Force | Ray Smith misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 03:19 | Auburn | Larry McKinnon pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Fred Bishop (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Menard (tiring) 28 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry McKinnon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Leroy Tartt (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Chenard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Franklin Brunk (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Gentry (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Dennis O'Hern (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Manuel Dempster (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:00 | Auburn | Larry McKinnon misses the shot from the free throw line | 55-54 |
| 02:58 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Ray Smith | 55-54 |
| 02:58 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Magers (PG), Mathew Astudillo (SG), Daniel Antle (SF), Gregory Snyder (PF), John Bethea (C) Fred Bishop, John Menard, Larry McKinnon, Leroy Tartt, John Chenard | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ted Adair (SG), Oscar Skow (PF), Kenneth Bird (C) Ray Smith, Dennis O'Hern, Manuel Dempster | |
| 02:35 | Air Force | Kenneth Bird scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Franklin Brunk | 55-57 |
| 02:19 | Auburn | John Bethea's floater is tipped away by Oscar Skow | 55-57 |
| 02:18 | Air Force | Kenneth Bird snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| 02:12 | Air Force | Ted Adair hits the finger roll on a great pass from Franklin Brunk | 55-59 |
| 01:56 | Auburn | John Magers drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by John Bethea | 58-59 |
| 01:44 | Air Force | The jump hook by Ted Adair is blocked by Gregory Snyder | 58-59 |
| 01:42 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Gregory Snyder | 58-59 |
| 01:26 | Auburn | John Bethea misses short on a 3 from straight away | 58-59 |
| 01:24 | Air Force | Kenneth Bird pulls down the rebound | 58-59 |
| 01:03 | Air Force | Mathew Astudillo is called for the reach on Ted Adair - foul #3 on Mathew Astudillo, team foul #6 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Auburn | Fred Bishop (PG), John Menard (SG), Larry McKinnon (SF), John Chenard (C) John Magers, Mathew Astudillo, Daniel Antle, Gregory Snyder | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 00:51 | Air Force | A charge is called on Oscar Skow - foul #3 on Oscar Skow, team foul #5 | 58-59 |
| 00:26 | Auburn | John Bethea hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-59 |
| 00:20 | Air Force | Ted Adair misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Chenard - foul #3 on John Chenard, team foul #7 | 61-59 |
| 00:20 | Air Force | Ted Adair makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:20 | Air Force | Ted Adair makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:05 | Auburn | John Bethea scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Chenard | 64-61 |
| 00:05 | Air Force | Air Force calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Air Force | William Gentry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-61 |