| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Ron Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Church (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Soriano (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Sampson (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Frederic Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Brent Cochran (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Francis Looney (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Max Welch (fresh) PF - Derek Guest (fresh) 8 pts. C - Jun Tang (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano inbounds the ball | 41-24 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-24 |
| 19:45 | Auburn | Jun Tang grabs the defensive rebound | 41-24 |
| 19:35 | Auburn | Jun Tang hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 41-24 |
| 19:33 | Louisiana State | James Sampson gets the rebound | 41-24 |
| 19:18 | Louisiana State | Francis Looney is called for the reach on Patrick Church - foul #2 on Francis Looney, team foul #1 | 41-24 |
| 19:05 | Louisiana State | James Sampson is hacked by Jun Tang - foul #3 on Jun Tang, team foul #2 | 41-24 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brett Smith (C) Jun Tang | |
| 18:49 | Louisiana State | Frederic Wilson knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from James Sampson | 43-24 |
| 18:34 | Auburn | Brett Smith knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Francis Looney | 43-26 |
| 18:25 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-26 |
| 18:23 | Louisiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Frederic Wilson | 43-26 |
| 18:11 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-26 |
| 18:09 | Louisiana State | James Sampson hits the follow up shot | 45-26 |
| 17:51 | Auburn | Brett Smith misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Frederic Wilson - foul #3 on Frederic Wilson, team foul #1 | 45-26 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge (PG), Jon Aquilar (C) Ron Murphy, Frederic Wilson | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 17:51 | Auburn | Brett Smith makes the 1st free throw | 45-27 |
| 17:51 | Auburn | Brett Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 45-28 |
| 17:29 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Max Welch - foul #2 on Max Welch, team foul #3 | 45-28 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Washington (SF) Keith Soriano | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 17:29 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church makes the 1st free throw | 46-28 |
| 17:29 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church makes the 2nd free throw | 47-28 |
| 17:14 | Auburn | Francis Looney is fouled on the floor by Patrick Church - foul #2 on Patrick Church, team foul #2 | 47-28 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart (SG), David Powell (PF) Patrick Church, James Sampson | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 17:07 | Auburn | Derek Guest misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-28 |
| 17:05 | Auburn | Max Welch tips it but misses | 47-28 |
| 17:03 | Auburn | Brent Cochran pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-28 |
| 16:54 | Auburn | Francis Looney misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-28 |
| 16:52 | Auburn | Brent Cochran grabs the offensive board | 47-28 |
| 16:34 | Auburn | Francis Looney comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-28 |
| 16:32 | Auburn | Brent Cochran grabs the offensive rebound | 47-28 |
| 16:18 | Auburn | Brent Cochran misses long on a shot from the right block | 47-28 |
| 16:17 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to David Washington | 47-28 |
| 16:06 | Louisiana State | Derek Guest takes the ball from Jonathan Hart | 47-28 |
| 15:49 | Auburn | Brent Cochran hits a 3 from the left wing | 47-31 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Richard Rutledge (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Hart (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Washington (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Powell (fresh) C - Jon Aquilar (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Brent Cochran (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Francis Looney (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Max Welch (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Derek Guest (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Brett Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-31 |
| 15:40 | Louisiana State | David Washington tips it in | 49-31 |
| 15:33 | Auburn | Derek Guest misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-31 |
| 15:31 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar pulls down the rebound | 49-31 |
| 15:13 | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart misses the 3 from straight away | 49-31 |
| 15:12 | Louisiana State | David Powell grabs the offensive rebound | 49-31 |
| 15:00 | Louisiana State | David Powell clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-31 |
| 14:59 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar hits the follow up shot | 51-31 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:40 | Auburn | Francis Looney is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Francis Looney, team foul #4 | 51-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy (PG), Patrick Church (SG), Keith Soriano (SF), James Sampson (PF), Frederic Wilson (C) Richard Rutledge, Jonathan Hart, David Washington, David Powell, Jon Aquilar | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jun Tang (C) Brett Smith | |
| 14:27 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-31 |
| 14:25 | Louisiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Frederic Wilson | 51-31 |
| 14:05 | Louisiana State | James Sampson misses short on a floater from the baseline | 51-31 |
| 14:04 | Auburn | Max Welch grabs the board | 51-31 |
| 13:43 | Auburn | Jun Tang misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 51-31 |
| 13:41 | Auburn | Max Welch pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-31 |
| 13:36 | Auburn | Max Welch misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 51-31 |
| 13:35 | Louisiana State | Frederic Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-31 |
| 13:20 | Louisiana State | Jun Tang is called for the reach on Frederic Wilson - foul #4 on Jun Tang, team foul #5 | 51-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Waldo Silvestri (SF), Christopher Merrill (PF), Brett Smith (C) Max Welch, Derek Guest, Jun Tang | |
| 13:15 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Waldo Silvestri - foul #1 on Waldo Silvestri, team foul #6 | 51-31 |
| 13:15 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano makes the 1st free throw | 52-31 |
| 13:15 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano makes the 2nd free throw | 53-31 |
| 13:01 | Auburn | Christopher Merrill comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-31 |
| 13:00 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Keith Soriano | 53-31 |
| 12:43 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Ron Murphy | 56-31 |
| 12:34 | Auburn | Waldo Silvestri misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-31 |
| 12:33 | Auburn | Waldo Silvestri grabs the offensive rebound | 56-31 |
| 12:20 | Auburn | Waldo Silvestri's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge (PG), Jonathan Hart (SG) Ron Murphy, Patrick Church | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 12:02 | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-31 |
| 12:01 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Francis Looney | 56-31 |
| 11:56 | Auburn | Brent Cochran's pass is intercepted by Frederic Wilson | 56-31 |
| 11:39 | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 56-31 |
| 11:38 | Auburn | Brent Cochran gets the rebound | 56-31 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Richard Rutledge (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Hart (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Keith Soriano (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Sampson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Frederic Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Brent Cochran (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Francis Looney (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Waldo Silvestri (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Merrill (fresh) 4 reb. C - Brett Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Auburn | Francis Looney buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Brett Smith | 56-34 |
| 11:04 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano misses short on a shot from the left wing | 56-34 |
| 11:03 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Francis Looney | 56-34 |
| 10:51 | Auburn | Francis Looney knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 56-37 |
| 10:40 | Louisiana State | Frederic Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy (PG), Patrick Church (SG), David Washington (SF), David Powell (PF), Jon Aquilar (C) Richard Rutledge, Jonathan Hart, Keith Soriano, James Sampson, Frederic Wilson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Max Welch (SF), Derek Guest (PF) Waldo Silvestri, Christopher Merrill | |
| 10:25 | Auburn | Brent Cochran can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 56-37 |
| 10:23 | Auburn | Brett Smith tips it home | 56-39 |
| 10:14 | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-39 |
| 10:03 | Auburn | Brett Smith clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 56-39 |
| 10:01 | Louisiana State | David Powell gets the rebound | 56-39 |
| 09:53 | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 56-39 |
| 09:52 | Louisiana State | David Powell grabs the offensive rebound | 56-39 |
| 09:40 | Louisiana State | Brett Smith steals it from David Washington | 56-39 |
| 09:34 | Auburn | Francis Looney comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-39 |
| 09:33 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar pulls down the rebound | 56-39 |
| 09:28 | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy connects on the 3 from the right wing | 59-39 |
| 09:11 | Auburn | Max Welch misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-39 |
| 09:10 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church grabs the board | 59-39 |
| 08:52 | Louisiana State | David Powell misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Derek Guest - foul #3 on Derek Guest, team foul #7 | 59-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge (PG) Ron Murphy | |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Merrill (C) Brett Smith | |
| 08:52 | Louisiana State | David Powell makes the 1st free throw | 60-39 |
| 08:52 | Louisiana State | David Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 61-39 |
| 08:44 | Auburn | Max Welch makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-42 |
| 08:24 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from David Washington and he's fouled by Derek Guest - foul #4 on Derek Guest, team foul #8 | 64-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano (SF), James Sampson (PF), Frederic Wilson (C) David Washington, David Powell, Jon Aquilar | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 08:24 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church makes the free throw | 65-42 |
| 08:09 | Auburn | Francis Looney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 65-42 |
| 08:08 | Louisiana State | James Sampson gets the rebound | 65-42 |
| 07:54 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart (SG) Patrick Church | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jun Tang (C) Christopher Merrill | |
| 07:32 | Auburn | Derek Guest clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-42 |
| 07:31 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano grabs the defensive rebound | 65-42 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Richard Rutledge (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Hart (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Keith Soriano (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Sampson (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Frederic Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Brent Cochran (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Francis Looney (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Max Welch (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Derek Guest (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. C - Jun Tang (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Louisiana State | Frederic Wilson misses long on a floater from the left wing | 65-42 |
| 07:15 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Francis Looney | 65-42 |
| 07:09 | Auburn | Jun Tang is whistled for traveling | 65-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar (C) Frederic Wilson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Eric Hall (PG), Waldo Silvestri (SF), Christopher Merrill (PF) Brent Cochran, Max Welch, Derek Guest | |
| 06:48 | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-42 |
| 06:46 | Auburn | Francis Looney pulls down the rebound | 65-42 |
| 06:41 | Auburn | Francis Looney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-42 |
| 06:40 | Auburn | Jun Tang pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-42 |
| 06:29 | Auburn | Francis Looney comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-42 |
| 06:27 | Louisiana State | James Sampson grabs the board | 65-42 |
| 06:20 | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jonathan Hart | 68-42 |
| 06:06 | Auburn | Francis Looney's pass is intercepted by Richard Rutledge | 68-42 |
| 05:52 | Louisiana State | Christopher Merrill steals the ball from James Sampson | 68-42 |
| 05:35 | Auburn | Jun Tang is fouled on the floor by Jon Aquilar - foul #1 on Jon Aquilar, team foul #3 | 68-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Washington (SF), David Powell (PF) Keith Soriano, James Sampson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brent Cochran (PG), Brett Smith (C) Francis Looney, Jun Tang | |
| 05:24 | Auburn | Brent Cochran hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Waldo Silvestri | 68-44 |
| 05:06 | Louisiana State | David Washington clanks a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Christopher Merrill - foul #1 on Christopher Merrill, team foul #9 | 68-44 |
| 05:06 | Louisiana State | David Washington makes the 1st free throw | 69-44 |
| 05:06 | Louisiana State | David Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 70-44 |
| 04:47 | Auburn | Jon Aquilar denies the turnaround by Brett Smith | 70-44 |
| 04:46 | Louisiana State | David Powell gets the rebound | 70-44 |
| 04:34 | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-44 |
| 04:12 | Auburn | Brent Cochran can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 73-44 |
| 04:10 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar snags the defensive board | 73-44 |
| 03:58 | Louisiana State | David Washington misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Eric Hall - foul #2 on Eric Hall, team foul #10 | 73-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Francis Looney (SG), Patrick Ramsey (C) Brent Cochran, Brett Smith | |
| 03:58 | Louisiana State | David Washington misses the 1st free throw | 73-44 |
| 03:58 | Louisiana State | David Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 74-44 |
| 03:42 | Auburn | Patrick Ramsey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-44 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 03:28 | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Richard Rutledge, team foul #4 | 74-44 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Richard Rutledge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Hart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Washington (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jon Aquilar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Eric Hall (fairly fresh) SG - Francis Looney (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Waldo Silvestri (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Merrill (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Patrick Ramsey (fresh) | |
| 03:08 | Auburn | Waldo Silvestri loses the dribble to Jonathan Hart | 74-44 |
| 02:54 | Louisiana State | David Washington blows the dunk | 74-44 |
| 02:52 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-44 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 02:34 | Louisiana State | Christopher Merrill is called for the reach on Richard Rutledge - foul #2 on Christopher Merrill, team foul #11 | 74-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brett Smith (C) Patrick Ramsey | |
| 02:34 | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge misses the 1st free throw | 74-44 |
| 02:34 | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge makes the 2nd free throw | 75-44 |
| 02:18 | Auburn | David Washington denies the turnaround by Waldo Silvestri | 75-44 |
| 02:16 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar grabs the board | 75-44 |
| 01:55 | Louisiana State | David Powell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-44 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 01:44 | Auburn | Christopher Merrill misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 75-44 |
| 01:42 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar grabs the defensive rebound | 75-44 |
| 01:18 | Louisiana State | David Washington makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Rutledge | 77-44 |
| 01:09 | Auburn | Waldo Silvestri hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 77-44 |
| 01:08 | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart gets the rebound | 77-44 |
| 00:43 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar is hacked by Waldo Silvestri - foul #2 on Waldo Silvestri, team foul #12 | 77-44 |
| 00:43 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar misses the 1st free throw | 77-44 |
| 00:43 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar makes the 2nd free throw | 78-44 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | Auburn | Francis Looney misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 78-44 |
| 00:35 | Auburn | Christopher Merrill tips it home | 78-46 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:14 | Louisiana State | Christopher Merrill is called for the reach on Jonathan Hart - foul #3 on Christopher Merrill, team foul #13 | 78-46 |
| 00:14 | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart makes the 1st free throw | 79-46 |
| 00:14 | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 80-46 |
| 00:10 | Auburn | Waldo Silvestri throws a bad pass out of bounds | 80-46 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge runs out the clock | 80-46 |