| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Fred Bishop (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Menard (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Mathew Astudillo (fresh) 3 ast. PF - John Bethea (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - John Chenard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Scott Munger (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Melvin Hahn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rolando Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Snyder (fresh) 6 pts. C - Roy Masters (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Northridge | Rolando Brown inbounds the ball | 34-31 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Cal State Northridge | Melvin Hahn is called for 3 seconds | 34-31 |
| 19:19 | Auburn | John Menard connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Fred Bishop | 36-31 |
| 18:55 | Cal State Northridge | Roy Masters misses the lay-in | 36-31 |
| 18:53 | Cal State Northridge | Daniel Snyder grabs the offensive board | 36-31 |
| 18:41 | Cal State Northridge | Fred Bishop takes the ball from Roy Masters | 36-31 |
| 18:37 | Auburn | John Menard misses the dunk | 36-31 |
| 18:36 | Auburn | John Bethea tips it back up and in | 38-31 |
| 18:16 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Munger can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Chenard - foul #2 on John Chenard, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| 18:16 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Munger makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 18:16 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Munger makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 18:12 | Auburn | Fred Bishop is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Munger - foul #2 on Scott Munger, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| 17:52 | Auburn | John Chenard misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-33 |
| 17:51 | Cal State Northridge | Daniel Snyder grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 17:32 | Cal State Northridge | Melvin Hahn misses short on a 3 from straight away | 38-33 |
| 17:30 | Auburn | Fred Bishop pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 17:08 | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo is fouled on the floor by Rolando Brown - foul #1 on Rolando Brown, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| 16:47 | Auburn | John Menard misses the shot from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 16:46 | Cal State Northridge | Roy Masters gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 16:30 | Cal State Northridge | Roy Masters hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Rolando Brown | 38-35 |
| 16:12 | Auburn | John Menard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-35 |
| 16:10 | Cal State Northridge | Daniel Snyder gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 15:53 | Cal State Northridge | Rolando Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Magers (PG), Larry McKinnon (SF), John Dietz (C) Fred Bishop, Mathew Astudillo, John Chenard | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | David Simpson (PG), Peter Bodenstein (SG), Richard Essex (SF), Donald Myles (PF), Roy Swider (C) Scott Munger, Melvin Hahn, Rolando Brown, Daniel Snyder, Roy Masters | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Magers (fresh) SG - John Menard (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Larry McKinnon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Bethea (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - John Dietz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - David Simpson (fresh) SG - Peter Bodenstein (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Essex (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Myles (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roy Swider (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Auburn | John Menard scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Larry McKinnon | 41-35 |
| 15:13 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Myles drills a floater in the lane | 41-37 |
| 14:57 | Auburn | John Magers clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-37 |
| 14:55 | Cal State Northridge | Roy Swider gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 14:35 | Cal State Northridge | David Simpson's fadeaway is rejected by John Dietz | 41-37 |
| 14:34 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Myles grabs the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 14:17 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Essex misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by John Bethea - foul #1 on John Bethea, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Fred Bishop (PG), Mathew Astudillo (SF) John Magers, Larry McKinnon | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Scott Munger (PG), Melvin Hahn (SG), Daniel Snyder (PF), Roy Masters (C) David Simpson, Peter Bodenstein, Donald Myles, Roy Swider | |
| 14:17 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Essex makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 14:17 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Essex misses the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 14:17 | Cal State Northridge | Daniel Snyder snags the offensive board | 41-38 |
| 13:56 | Cal State Northridge | Melvin Hahn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-38 |
| 13:54 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Essex tips it but misses | 41-38 |
| 13:52 | Auburn | John Dietz pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 13:35 | Auburn | John Bethea comes up short on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Roy Masters - foul #1 on Roy Masters, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Chenard (C) John Dietz | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Rolando Brown (SF) Richard Essex | |
| 13:35 | Auburn | John Bethea misses the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 13:35 | Auburn | John Bethea misses the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 13:35 | Cal State Northridge | Roy Masters snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 13:17 | Cal State Northridge | Roy Masters comes up short on the floater in the lane | 41-38 |
| 13:16 | Cal State Northridge | Rolando Brown gets the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 12:56 | Cal State Northridge | The short jumper by Roy Masters is denied by John Chenard | 41-38 |
| 12:54 | Auburn | John Bethea pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 12:29 | Auburn | John Menard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-38 |
| 12:28 | Cal State Northridge | Roy Masters pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 12:11 | Cal State Northridge | Melvin Hahn lays it in on a nice dish by Rolando Brown | 41-40 |
| 11:54 | Auburn | John Bethea lays it in set up by Fred Bishop | 43-40 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Fred Bishop (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Menard (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. SF - Mathew Astudillo (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - John Bethea (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - John Chenard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Scott Munger (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Melvin Hahn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rolando Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Snyder (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Roy Masters (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Cal State Northridge | Rolando Brown hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Melvin Hahn | 43-43 |
| 11:21 | Auburn | Scott Munger steps in front of the John Bethea pass | 43-43 |
| 10:58 | Cal State Northridge | John Bethea denies the turnaround by Melvin Hahn | 43-43 |
| 10:56 | Auburn | The rebound goes to John Chenard | 43-43 |
| 10:30 | Auburn | John Menard connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Mathew Astudillo | 46-43 |
| 10:24 | Cal State Northridge | John Menard steals the ball from Melvin Hahn | 46-43 |
| 10:07 | Auburn | John Menard scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Mathew Astudillo | 49-43 |
| 09:47 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Munger scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Rolando Brown | 49-45 |
| 09:33 | Auburn | John Menard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-45 |
| 09:32 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Roy Masters | 49-45 |
| 09:22 | Cal State Northridge | Roy Masters hits the finger roll set up by Scott Munger | 49-47 |
| 09:00 | Auburn | Fred Bishop is hacked by Scott Munger - foul #3 on Scott Munger, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Magers (PG), Paul Mack (SG), Larry McKinnon (SF), Gregory Snyder (PF), John Dietz (C) Fred Bishop, John Menard, Mathew Astudillo, John Bethea, John Chenard | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | David Simpson (PG), Peter Bodenstein (SG), Richard Essex (SF), Donald Myles (PF), Roy Swider (C) Scott Munger, Melvin Hahn, Rolando Brown, Daniel Snyder, Roy Masters | |
| 08:44 | Auburn | John Magers misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 08:42 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Myles snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 08:26 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Essex knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 49-49 |
| 08:02 | Auburn | Larry McKinnon drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-49 |
| 07:49 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Mack takes the ball from Donald Myles | 52-49 |
| 07:46 | Auburn | John Magers lays it up and in set up by Paul Mack | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Magers (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Mack (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry McKinnon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gregory Snyder (fresh) C - John Dietz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - David Simpson (fresh) SG - Peter Bodenstein (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Essex (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Myles (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Swider (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Cal State Northridge | Roy Swider's pass is intercepted by Paul Mack | 54-49 |
| 07:06 | Auburn | David Simpson takes the ball from John Magers | 54-49 |
| 07:01 | Cal State Northridge | David Simpson lays it up and in | 54-51 |
| 06:55 | Auburn | Paul Mack is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Paul Mack, team foul #3 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Auburn | Fred Bishop (PG), John Bethea (PF) John Magers, Gregory Snyder | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Melvin Hahn (SG), Daniel Snyder (PF) David Simpson, Roy Swider | |
| 06:40 | Cal State Northridge | Peter Bodenstein misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 06:39 | Auburn | The rebound goes to John Bethea | 54-51 |
| 06:20 | Auburn | Fred Bishop misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 06:19 | Cal State Northridge | Peter Bodenstein gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| 06:01 | Cal State Northridge | Melvin Hahn can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 06:00 | Cal State Northridge | Peter Bodenstein tips it home | 54-53 |
| 05:36 | Auburn | Fred Bishop misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 05:34 | Auburn | John Bethea grabs the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 05:34 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Menard (SG), Mathew Astudillo (SF), John Chenard (C) Paul Mack, Larry McKinnon, John Dietz | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Scott Munger (PG), Rolando Brown (SF), Roy Masters (C) Peter Bodenstein, Richard Essex, Donald Myles | |
| 05:15 | Auburn | Fred Bishop misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-53 |
| 05:13 | Auburn | John Chenard pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 05:08 | Auburn | John Menard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-53 |
| 05:07 | Auburn | John Chenard misses the tip | 54-53 |
| 05:06 | Auburn | John Bethea snags the offensive board | 54-53 |
| 04:50 | Auburn | Melvin Hahn steals the ball from John Menard | 54-53 |
| 04:32 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Munger double dribbles | 54-53 |
| 04:13 | Auburn | Fred Bishop is hacked by Roy Masters - foul #2 on Roy Masters, team foul #5 | 54-53 |
| 04:00 | Auburn | John Menard knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Mathew Astudillo | 57-53 |
| 03:34 | Cal State Northridge | Melvin Hahn is fouled on the floor by Mathew Astudillo - foul #2 on Mathew Astudillo, team foul #4 | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Fred Bishop (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Menard (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 3 stl. SF - Mathew Astudillo (fresh) 6 ast. PF - John Bethea (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. C - John Chenard (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Scott Munger (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Melvin Hahn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rolando Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Snyder (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Roy Masters (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Cal State Northridge | Rolando Brown misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-53 |
| 03:19 | Cal State Northridge | Daniel Snyder grabs the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 03:09 | Cal State Northridge | Daniel Snyder comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-53 |
| 03:08 | Auburn | John Bethea pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| 02:49 | Auburn | John Menard clanks a 3 from the left corner | 57-53 |
| 02:47 | Auburn | John Chenard tips it back up and in | 59-53 |
| 02:28 | Cal State Northridge | Rolando Brown misses the jumper from the left block | 59-53 |
| 02:27 | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo pulls down the rebound | 59-53 |
| 02:09 | Auburn | John Bethea misses the runner near the basket | 59-53 |
| 02:08 | Auburn | John Chenard snags the offensive board | 59-53 |
| 01:52 | Auburn | John Bethea knocks in the runner near the basket | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:41 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Munger is hacked by Fred Bishop - foul #2 on Fred Bishop, team foul #5 | 61-53 |
| 01:32 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Munger misses short on a shot from the right block | 61-53 |
| 01:30 | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo grabs the defensive rebound | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:14 | Auburn | John Menard misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-53 |
| 01:12 | Cal State Northridge | Roy Masters gets the rebound | 61-53 |
| 01:00 | Cal State Northridge | Melvin Hahn connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Scott Munger | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:58 | Auburn | Melvin Hahn is called for the reach on Fred Bishop in the backcourt - foul #1 on Melvin Hahn, team foul #6 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Auburn | Larry McKinnon (SF), Leroy Tartt (PF) John Menard, John Bethea | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 00:57 | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo is hacked by Melvin Hahn - foul #2 on Melvin Hahn, team foul #7 | 61-55 |
| 00:57 | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:57 | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo misses the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:57 | Auburn | John Chenard gets the offensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 00:57 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-55 |
| 00:56 | Auburn | John Chenard is fouled on the floor by Scott Munger - foul #4 on Scott Munger, team foul #8 | 62-55 |
| 00:56 | Auburn | John Chenard makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:56 | Auburn | John Chenard makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:49 | Cal State Northridge | John Chenard is called for the reach on Melvin Hahn - foul #3 on John Chenard, team foul #6 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Menard (SG), John Bethea (PF) Larry McKinnon, Leroy Tartt | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 00:46 | Cal State Northridge | Daniel Snyder is hacked by John Bethea - foul #2 on John Bethea, team foul #7 | 64-55 |
| 00:46 | Cal State Northridge | Daniel Snyder misses the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:46 | Auburn | John Bethea gets the rebound | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Auburn | Melvin Hahn is called for the reach on John Bethea in the backcourt - foul #3 on Melvin Hahn, team foul #9 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Auburn | Larry McKinnon (SF), Leroy Tartt (PF) John Menard, John Chenard | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 00:43 | Auburn | John Bethea makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:43 | Auburn | John Bethea misses the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:43 | Cal State Northridge | Roy Masters snags the defensive board | 65-55 |
| 00:38 | Cal State Northridge | Roy Masters hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 65-55 |
| 00:36 | Auburn | Leroy Tartt snags the defensive board | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Auburn | Scott Munger picks off the pass by Larry McKinnon | 65-55 |
| 00:04 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Munger banks in the layup | 65-57 |
| 00:04 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-57 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Menard (SG), John Chenard (C) Larry McKinnon, Leroy Tartt | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Fred Bishop runs out the clock | 65-57 |