| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Guy Elliott (fresh) SG - Brent Sova (fresh) SF - Donald Wilson (fresh) PF - Brian Winter (fresh) C - Hans Rosson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - David Furman (fresh) SG - Gino Bianchi (fresh) SF - Raymond Shine (fresh) PF - Donald Morris (fresh) C - Joshua Parish (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Louisiana State | David Furman is hacked by Donald Wilson - foul #1 on Donald Wilson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Gino Bianchi | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Auburn | Brent Sova makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Wilson | 3-2 |
| 18:55 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi loses the ball out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 18:44 | Auburn | Brian Winter hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 5-2 |
| 18:26 | Louisiana State | Donald Morris hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Raymond Shine and he's hacked by Guy Elliott - foul #1 on Guy Elliott, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| 18:26 | Louisiana State | Donald Morris makes the free throw | 5-5 |
| 18:07 | Auburn | Donald Morris picks off the pass by Hans Rosson | 5-5 |
| 17:51 | Louisiana State | Donald Morris buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Gino Bianchi and the foul's on Guy Elliott - foul #2 on Guy Elliott, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald (PG) Guy Elliott | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 17:51 | Louisiana State | Donald Morris misses the free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:51 | Auburn | Brian Winter grabs the board | 5-7 |
| 17:47 | Auburn | Donald Morris picks off the pass by Donald Wilson | 5-7 |
| 17:33 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish misses the lay-in | 5-7 |
| 17:31 | Louisiana State | David Furman gets the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 17:17 | Louisiana State | Donald Morris misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 5-7 |
| 17:16 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Donald Wilson | 5-7 |
| 17:11 | Auburn | Brent Sova makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 16:51 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-7 |
| 16:50 | Auburn | Hans Rosson grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 16:46 | Auburn | Donald Wilson's fadeaway is rejected by Joshua Parish | 8-7 |
| 16:44 | Auburn | Brian Winter grabs the offensive board | 8-7 |
| 16:24 | Auburn | Brent Sova misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-7 |
| 16:23 | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald tips it back up and in | 10-7 |
| 16:07 | Louisiana State | Aaron Fitzgerald is called for the reach on David Furman - foul #1 on Aaron Fitzgerald, team foul #4 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Auburn | Larry Perry (SG), Brian Cornette (PF), Andrew Spencer (C) Brent Sova, Brian Winter, Hans Rosson | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins (SG), William Johnson (SF), Daniel Sliva (PF), Ernest Darrington (C) David Furman, Raymond Shine, Donald Morris, Joshua Parish | |
| 15:58 | Louisiana State | Daniel Sliva hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 10-7 |
| 15:57 | Louisiana State | Daniel Sliva snags the offensive board | 10-7 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Aaron Fitzgerald (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Perry (fresh) SF - Donald Wilson (fresh) PF - Brian Cornette (fresh) C - Andrew Spencer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gino Bianchi (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Hawkins (fresh) SF - William Johnson (fresh) PF - Daniel Sliva (fresh) C - Ernest Darrington (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Louisiana State | Daniel Sliva scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Gino Bianchi | 10-9 |
| 15:17 | Auburn | Daniel Sliva picks off the pass by Donald Wilson | 10-9 |
| 14:56 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington clanks a floater from the right block | 10-9 |
| 14:55 | Auburn | Brian Cornette grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:37 | Auburn | Donald Wilson is fouled on the floor by William Johnson - foul #1 on William Johnson, team foul #1 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Auburn | Brent Sova (SG), Roger Bloomfield (SF), Brian Winter (PF), Hans Rosson (C) Aaron Fitzgerald, Donald Wilson, Brian Cornette, Andrew Spencer | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Furman (PG), Raymond Shine (SF) Jeremy Hawkins, William Johnson | |
| 14:27 | Auburn | Hans Rosson makes the runner in the lane and he's hacked by David Furman - foul #1 on David Furman, team foul #2 | 12-9 |
| 14:27 | Auburn | Hans Rosson makes the free throw | 13-9 |
| 14:11 | Louisiana State | Daniel Sliva scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ernest Darrington | 13-11 |
| 13:50 | Auburn | Brent Sova can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-11 |
| 13:49 | Auburn | Brian Winter grabs the offensive board | 13-11 |
| 13:26 | Auburn | Hans Rosson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 13-11 |
| 13:24 | Auburn | Roger Bloomfield grabs the offensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 13:07 | Auburn | Brent Sova loses the dribble to Gino Bianchi | 13-11 |
| 12:59 | Louisiana State | David Furman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Larry Perry - foul #1 on Larry Perry, team foul #5 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald (PG), Donald Wilson (SF), Brian Cornette (PF) Larry Perry, Roger Bloomfield, Brian Winter | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins (SG), William Johnson (SF), Donald Morris (PF), Joshua Parish (C) Gino Bianchi, Raymond Shine, Daniel Sliva, Ernest Darrington | |
| 12:59 | Louisiana State | David Furman makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 12:59 | Louisiana State | David Furman makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 12:42 | Auburn | Brian Cornette misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 13-13 |
| 12:40 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 12:34 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 13-13 |
| 12:33 | Louisiana State | Donald Morris tips it back up and in | 13-15 |
| 12:28 | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald is hacked by David Furman in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Furman, team foul #3 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Parks (SG) Brent Sova | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw (PG) David Furman | |
| 12:11 | Auburn | Michael Parks misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 13-15 |
| 12:10 | Louisiana State | Donald Morris snags the defensive board | 13-15 |
| 12:05 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish is fouled on the floor by Hans Rosson - foul #1 on Hans Rosson, team foul #6 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi (PG), Raymond Shine (SF) Scott Shaw, William Johnson | |
| 11:52 | Louisiana State | Donald Morris comes up short on the runner from close range | 13-15 |
| 11:50 | Louisiana State | Donald Morris gets the offensive rebound | 13-15 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Aaron Fitzgerald (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Parks (fresh) SF - Donald Wilson (fresh) PF - Brian Cornette (fresh) C - Hans Rosson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gino Bianchi (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Hawkins (fresh) SF - Raymond Shine (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Donald Morris (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Joshua Parish (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Raymond Shine and the foul's on Hans Rosson - foul #2 on Hans Rosson, team foul #7 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Auburn | Larry Perry (SG), Brian Winter (PF), Andrew Spencer (C) Michael Parks, Brian Cornette, Hans Rosson | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 11:32 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish makes the free throw | 13-18 |
| 11:17 | Auburn | Joshua Parish swats the shot by Aaron Fitzgerald | 13-18 |
| 11:15 | Louisiana State | Donald Morris grabs the board | 13-18 |
| 11:11 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi travels with the ball | 13-18 |
| Subs | Auburn | Brent Sova (SG) Aaron Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 10:50 | Auburn | Donald Wilson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Raymond Shine - foul #1 on Raymond Shine, team foul #4 | 13-18 |
| 10:50 | Auburn | Donald Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 10:50 | Auburn | Donald Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 10:50 | Louisiana State | Donald Morris grabs the board | 14-18 |
| 10:36 | Louisiana State | Donald Morris hits a jumper from the baseline | 14-20 |
| 10:17 | Auburn | Brent Sova can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 14-20 |
| 10:16 | Louisiana State | Donald Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 14-20 |
| 10:08 | Louisiana State | Donald Morris scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joshua Parish | 14-22 |
| 09:44 | Auburn | Donald Wilson misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 14-22 |
| 09:43 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 14-22 |
| 09:30 | Louisiana State | Donald Morris buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jeremy Hawkins | 14-25 |
| 09:09 | Auburn | Brian Winter connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Brent Sova and the foul's on Gino Bianchi - foul #1 on Gino Bianchi, team foul #5 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald (PG), Michael Parks (SG), Roger Bloomfield (SF) Larry Perry, Brent Sova, Donald Wilson | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw (PG), Richard Wilder (SG), William Johnson (SF), Daniel Sliva (PF), Ernest Darrington (C) Gino Bianchi, Jeremy Hawkins, Raymond Shine, Donald Morris, Joshua Parish | |
| 09:09 | Auburn | Brian Winter makes the free throw | 17-25 |
| 08:56 | Louisiana State | Daniel Sliva knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Wilder | 17-28 |
| 08:44 | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 17-28 |
| 08:43 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington snags the defensive board | 17-28 |
| 08:37 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington lays it in | 17-30 |
| 08:31 | Auburn | Brian Winter loses the ball out of bounds | 17-30 |
| Subs | Auburn | Brian Cornette (PF) Brian Winter | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 08:23 | Louisiana State | Richard Wilder can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-30 |
| 08:22 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Brian Cornette | 17-30 |
| 08:00 | Auburn | Brian Cornette buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Michael Parks | 19-30 |
| 07:49 | Louisiana State | Daniel Sliva misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-30 |
| 07:48 | Auburn | Andrew Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 19-30 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Aaron Fitzgerald (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Parks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roger Bloomfield (fresh) PF - Brian Cornette (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Spencer (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Scott Shaw (fresh) SG - Richard Wilder (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Johnson (fresh) PF - Daniel Sliva (fresh) 7 pts. C - Ernest Darrington (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:43 | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald knocks in the floater from the left wing and the foul's on Scott Shaw - foul #1 on Scott Shaw, team foul #6 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Auburn | Brent Sova (SG), Donald Wilson (SF) Michael Parks, Roger Bloomfield | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi (PG), Jeremy Hawkins (SG) Scott Shaw, Richard Wilder | |
| 07:43 | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald makes the free throw | 22-30 |
| 07:25 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington travels with the ball | 22-30 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine (SF) William Johnson | |
| 07:02 | Auburn | Andrew Spencer hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 22-30 |
| 07:01 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington snags the defensive board | 22-30 |
| 06:50 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington is fouled on the floor by Andrew Spencer - foul #1 on Andrew Spencer, team foul #8 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Auburn | Larry Perry (PG) Aaron Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Donald Morris (PF) Daniel Sliva | |
| 06:50 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington misses the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 06:50 | Auburn | Andrew Spencer pulls down the rebound | 22-30 |
| 06:28 | Auburn | Brent Sova hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 22-30 |
| 06:26 | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine grabs the defensive rebound | 22-30 |
| 06:22 | Louisiana State | Donald Morris comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Larry Perry - foul #2 on Larry Perry, team foul #9 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Parks (PG), Brian Winter (PF) Larry Perry, Brian Cornette | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw (PG), Joshua Parish (C) Jeremy Hawkins, Ernest Darrington | |
| 06:22 | Louisiana State | Donald Morris misses the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 06:22 | Louisiana State | Donald Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 06:00 | Auburn | Brent Sova connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Parks | 25-31 |
| 05:45 | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Joshua Parish | 25-34 |
| 05:41 | Auburn | Brent Sova hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Donald Wilson | 28-34 |
| 05:33 | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 28-34 |
| 05:32 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Brian Winter | 28-34 |
| 05:25 | Auburn | Brian Winter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald (PG), Roger Bloomfield (SF) Brent Sova, Donald Wilson | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins (SG), William Johnson (SF) Gino Bianchi, Raymond Shine | |
| 05:11 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Joshua Parish | 28-36 |
| 04:50 | Auburn | Jeremy Hawkins takes the ball from Brian Winter | 28-36 |
| 04:38 | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 28-36 |
| 04:36 | Louisiana State | William Johnson tips it back up and in | 28-38 |
| 04:14 | Auburn | William Johnson takes the ball from Aaron Fitzgerald | 28-38 |
| 03:57 | Louisiana State | Donald Morris hits a shot from the left block set up by Scott Shaw | 28-40 |
| 03:35 | Auburn | Brian Winter misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 28-40 |
| 03:33 | Auburn | Andrew Spencer misses the tip | 28-40 |
| 03:32 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish pulls down the rebound | 28-40 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Aaron Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Parks (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Roger Bloomfield (fresh) PF - Brian Winter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Spencer (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Scott Shaw (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Hawkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Morris (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Joshua Parish (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:23 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-40 |
| Subs | Auburn | Guy Elliott (PG), Brent Sova (SG), Donald Wilson (SF), Brian Cornette (PF), Hans Rosson (C) Aaron Fitzgerald, Michael Parks, Roger Bloomfield, Brian Winter, Andrew Spencer | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Furman (PG), Gino Bianchi (SG), Raymond Shine (SF), Daniel Sliva (PF), Ernest Darrington (C) Scott Shaw, Jeremy Hawkins, William Johnson, Donald Morris, Joshua Parish | |
| 03:21 | Auburn | Guy Elliott is called for traveling in the backcourt | 28-40 |
| 03:09 | Louisiana State | Daniel Sliva hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-40 |
| 03:08 | Auburn | Guy Elliott snags the defensive board | 28-40 |
| 03:03 | Auburn | Brent Sova misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 28-40 |
| 03:02 | Auburn | Brian Cornette snags the offensive board | 28-40 |
| 02:44 | Auburn | Donald Wilson misses long on a runner in the paint | 28-40 |
| 02:43 | Auburn | Brian Cornette grabs the offensive board | 28-40 |
| 02:35 | Auburn | Brent Sova can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-40 |
| 02:34 | Louisiana State | Daniel Sliva pulls down the rebound | 28-40 |
| 02:18 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington hits a floater near the basket set up by David Furman and he's fouled by Hans Rosson - foul #3 on Hans Rosson, team foul #10 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Auburn | Brian Winter (C) Hans Rosson | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 02:18 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington makes the free throw | 28-43 |
| 02:02 | Auburn | Guy Elliott misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 28-43 |
| 02:00 | Louisiana State | Daniel Sliva snags the defensive board | 28-43 |
| 01:54 | Louisiana State | David Furman is fouled on the floor by Guy Elliott - foul #3 on Guy Elliott, team foul #11 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald (PG) Guy Elliott | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 01:54 | Louisiana State | David Furman makes the 1st free throw | 28-44 |
| 01:54 | Louisiana State | David Furman makes the 2nd free throw | 28-45 |
| 01:32 | Auburn | Brian Cornette double dribbles | 28-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Larry Perry (SG), Andrew Spencer (C) Brent Sova, Brian Cornette | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish (C) Ernest Darrington | |
| 01:25 | Louisiana State | Daniel Sliva hits a runner from the baseline set up by Joshua Parish and he's hacked by Brian Winter - foul #1 on Brian Winter, team foul #12 | 28-47 |
| 01:25 | Louisiana State | Daniel Sliva makes the free throw | 28-48 |
| 01:03 | Auburn | Donald Wilson drills a jumper from the left block | 30-48 |
| 00:54 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish is fouled on the floor by Brian Winter - foul #2 on Brian Winter, team foul #13 | 30-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Johnson (SF) Raymond Shine | |
| 00:54 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish makes the 1st free throw | 30-49 |
| 00:54 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish misses the 2nd free throw | 30-49 |
| 00:54 | Auburn | Andrew Spencer snags the defensive board | 30-49 |
| 00:29 | Auburn | Larry Perry misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-49 |
| 00:28 | Louisiana State | William Johnson gets the rebound | 30-49 |
| 00:03 | Louisiana State | Daniel Sliva makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by David Furman | 30-52 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 30-52 |