| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Fred Bishop (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - John Menard (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mathew Astudillo (fresh) PF - John Bethea (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - John Chenard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Raymond Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Olen Bryan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Peebles (fresh) PF - Ronald Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Kilgore (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Tech | Jerry Peebles inbounds the ball | 36-24 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Texas Tech | Fred Bishop picks off the pass by Raymond Sullivan | 36-24 |
| 19:16 | Auburn | John Bethea knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Fred Bishop and the foul's on Ronald Johnson - foul #1 on Ronald Johnson, team foul #1 | 38-24 |
| 19:16 | Auburn | John Bethea misses the free throw | 38-24 |
| 19:16 | Auburn | John Chenard grabs the offensive rebound | 38-24 |
| 19:00 | Auburn | Fred Bishop misses the lay-in | 38-24 |
| 18:58 | Texas Tech | Ronald Johnson pulls down the rebound | 38-24 |
| 18:39 | Texas Tech | Fred Bishop is called for the reach on Raymond Sullivan - foul #1 on Fred Bishop, team foul #1 | 38-24 |
| 18:16 | Texas Tech | Ronald Johnson throws it down set up by Olen Bryan | 38-26 |
| 17:53 | Auburn | John Menard is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on John Menard, team foul #2 | 38-26 |
| 17:28 | Texas Tech | Jerry Peebles lays it in on a nice dish by Raymond Sullivan | 38-28 |
| 17:06 | Auburn | John Menard misses the 3 from the left wing | 38-28 |
| 17:04 | Texas Tech | Raymond Sullivan gets the rebound | 38-28 |
| 16:49 | Texas Tech | Michael Kilgore misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Menard - foul #2 on John Menard, team foul #3 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Auburn | Larry McKinnon (SF), John Dietz (C) Mathew Astudillo, John Chenard | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | William Canale (PG), Jay Nelson (SG), Jordan Huertas (SF), Allen Ray (PF) Raymond Sullivan, Olen Bryan, Jerry Peebles, Ronald Johnson | |
| 16:49 | Texas Tech | Michael Kilgore misses the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 16:49 | Texas Tech | Michael Kilgore makes the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 16:31 | Auburn | John Menard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 38-29 |
| 16:30 | Texas Tech | Michael Kilgore gets the rebound | 38-29 |
| 16:07 | Texas Tech | Michael Kilgore misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-29 |
| 16:05 | Texas Tech | Jordan Huertas tips it but misses | 38-29 |
| 16:04 | Auburn | John Menard grabs the defensive rebound | 38-29 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Fred Bishop (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Menard (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry McKinnon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Bethea (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - John Dietz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - William Canale (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jay Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jordan Huertas (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Allen Ray (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Kilgore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Auburn | Fred Bishop hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Kilgore - foul #2 on Michael Kilgore, team foul #2 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo (SF) Larry McKinnon | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Raymond Sullivan (PG), Jerry Peebles (SF), Ronald Johnson (PF) William Canale, Jordan Huertas, Michael Kilgore | |
| 15:41 | Auburn | Fred Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 15:41 | Auburn | Fred Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 15:25 | Texas Tech | Allen Ray is hacked by John Dietz - foul #1 on John Dietz, team foul #4 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Magers (PG), John Chenard (C) Fred Bishop, John Dietz | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Olen Bryan (SG) Jay Nelson | |
| 15:07 | Texas Tech | Raymond Sullivan is fouled on the floor by John Magers - foul #1 on John Magers, team foul #5 | 40-29 |
| 14:59 | Texas Tech | Ronald Johnson clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-29 |
| 14:57 | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo pulls down the rebound | 40-29 |
| 14:36 | Auburn | John Magers hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mathew Astudillo | 42-29 |
| 14:29 | Texas Tech | Olen Bryan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-29 |
| 14:27 | Auburn | John Chenard grabs the defensive rebound | 42-29 |
| 14:23 | Auburn | Jerry Peebles is called for the reach on John Magers - foul #3 on Jerry Peebles, team foul #3 | 42-29 |
| 13:57 | Auburn | John Menard drills a shot from the baseline set up by Mathew Astudillo | 44-29 |
| 13:41 | Texas Tech | Raymond Sullivan clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-29 |
| 13:39 | Texas Tech | Allen Ray hits the follow up shot | 44-31 |
| 13:16 | Auburn | John Menard makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Magers | 47-31 |
| 13:08 | Texas Tech | John Menard takes the ball from Raymond Sullivan | 47-31 |
| 12:50 | Auburn | John Menard misses short on a shot near the basket | 47-31 |
| 12:48 | Texas Tech | Allen Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 47-31 |
| 12:37 | Texas Tech | Raymond Sullivan misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-31 |
| 12:36 | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo grabs the board | 47-31 |
| 12:14 | Auburn | John Bethea scores on a floater in the paint set up by John Magers | 49-31 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:06 | Texas Tech | Jerry Peebles comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 49-31 |
| 12:04 | Texas Tech | Ronald Johnson hits the follow up shot | 49-33 |
| 11:40 | Auburn | John Menard drills a 3 from the left wing set up by John Magers | 52-33 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Magers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Menard (tiring) 29 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mathew Astudillo (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - John Bethea (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - John Chenard (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Raymond Sullivan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Olen Bryan (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jerry Peebles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Allen Ray (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Texas Tech | Jerry Peebles misses the 3 from the left corner but he's hacked by John Magers - foul #2 on John Magers, team foul #6 | 52-33 |
| Subs | Auburn | Fred Bishop (PG), Paul Mack (SG), Larry McKinnon (SF), Gregory Snyder (PF), John Dietz (C) John Magers, John Menard, Mathew Astudillo, John Bethea, John Chenard | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | William Canale (PG), Jay Nelson (SG), Michael Kilgore (C) Raymond Sullivan, Olen Bryan, Allen Ray | |
| 11:26 | Texas Tech | Jerry Peebles makes the 1st free throw | 52-34 |
| 11:26 | Texas Tech | Jerry Peebles makes the 2nd free throw | 52-35 |
| 11:26 | Texas Tech | Jerry Peebles makes the 3rd free throw | 52-36 |
| 11:24 | Auburn | Fred Bishop is fouled in the backcourt by William Canale - foul #1 on William Canale, team foul #4 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jordan Huertas (SF) Jerry Peebles | |
| 11:09 | Auburn | Larry McKinnon scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Paul Mack | 54-36 |
| 11:02 | Texas Tech | William Canale is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on William Canale, team foul #5 | 54-36 |
| 10:44 | Auburn | Fred Bishop is hacked by Jay Nelson - foul #3 on Jay Nelson, team foul #6 | 54-36 |
| 10:24 | Auburn | Fred Bishop misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-36 |
| 10:23 | Auburn | John Dietz pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-36 |
| 10:03 | Auburn | Fred Bishop misses the easy layup | 54-36 |
| 10:02 | Texas Tech | Jay Nelson pulls down the rebound | 54-36 |
| 09:50 | Texas Tech | Jay Nelson misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Paul Mack - foul #1 on Paul Mack, team foul #7 | 54-36 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Bethea (PF) Gregory Snyder | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 09:50 | Texas Tech | Jay Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 54-37 |
| 09:50 | Texas Tech | Jay Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-38 |
| 09:29 | Auburn | John Bethea misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-38 |
| 09:28 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Mack | 54-38 |
| 09:17 | Auburn | John Bethea scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Paul Mack | 56-38 |
| 09:10 | Texas Tech | William Canale misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-38 |
| 09:08 | Texas Tech | Jordan Huertas grabs the offensive rebound | 56-38 |
| 08:54 | Texas Tech | Jay Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Menard (SG), Leroy Tartt (SF), Gregory Snyder (PF) Paul Mack, Larry McKinnon, John Dietz | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Raymond Sullivan (PG), Jerry Peebles (SF) Jordan Huertas, Ronald Johnson | |
| 08:32 | Auburn | Fred Bishop scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Leroy Tartt | 58-38 |
| 08:26 | Texas Tech | Jerry Peebles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo (SF), John Chenard (C) Leroy Tartt, Gregory Snyder | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Olen Bryan (SG), Allen Ray (PF) Jay Nelson, Michael Kilgore | |
| 08:04 | Auburn | John Bethea misses the easy layup | 58-38 |
| 08:03 | Texas Tech | Jerry Peebles pulls down the rebound | 58-38 |
| 07:55 | Texas Tech | Olen Bryan connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jerry Peebles | 58-41 |
| 07:36 | Auburn | John Menard lays it up and in | 60-41 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Fred Bishop (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Menard (fairly fresh) 31 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mathew Astudillo (fresh) 2 ast. PF - John Bethea (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - John Chenard (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Raymond Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Olen Bryan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Peebles (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Allen Ray (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - William Canale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 07:25 | Texas Tech | William Canale makes the jumpshot from the left side and the foul's on John Bethea - foul #3 on John Bethea, team foul #8 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Magers (PG), Gregory Snyder (PF) Fred Bishop, John Bethea | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael Kilgore (C) Raymond Sullivan | |
| 07:25 | Texas Tech | William Canale misses the free throw | 60-43 |
| 07:25 | Auburn | John Chenard pulls down the rebound | 60-43 |
| 07:07 | Auburn | John Menard misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-43 |
| 07:05 | Texas Tech | Allen Ray snags the defensive board | 60-43 |
| 06:59 | Texas Tech | Michael Kilgore knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from William Canale | 60-46 |
| 06:54 | Auburn | John Menard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on William Canale - foul #3 on William Canale, team foul #7 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Dietz (C) John Chenard | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Raymond Sullivan (PG), Jay Nelson (SG), Ronald Johnson (PF) William Canale, Olen Bryan, Allen Ray | |
| 06:54 | Auburn | John Menard makes the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 06:54 | Auburn | John Menard makes the 2nd free throw | 62-46 |
| 06:44 | Texas Tech | Jerry Peebles misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 62-46 |
| 06:42 | Auburn | John Dietz pulls down the rebound | 62-46 |
| 06:13 | Auburn | John Menard misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 62-46 |
| 06:12 | Texas Tech | Ronald Johnson gets the rebound | 62-46 |
| 05:56 | Texas Tech | Jay Nelson knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Ronald Johnson | 62-48 |
| 05:33 | Auburn | John Menard can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-48 |
| 05:32 | Auburn | John Dietz misses the tip | 62-48 |
| 05:30 | Texas Tech | Raymond Sullivan grabs the board | 62-48 |
| 05:09 | Texas Tech | Raymond Sullivan connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by Jerry Peebles | 62-50 |
| 05:09 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | Fred Bishop (PG), John Bethea (PF), John Chenard (C) John Magers, Gregory Snyder, John Dietz | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Olen Bryan (SG) Jay Nelson | |
| 05:07 | Auburn | Raymond Sullivan steals the ball from Fred Bishop in the backcourt | 62-50 |
| 05:04 | Texas Tech | Jerry Peebles hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Raymond Sullivan | 62-52 |
| 04:44 | Auburn | John Menard clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-52 |
| 04:42 | Texas Tech | Ronald Johnson gets the rebound | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:20 | Texas Tech | Michael Kilgore misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-52 |
| 04:19 | Auburn | John Menard grabs the board | 62-52 |
| 03:52 | Auburn | John Bethea misses long on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Ronald Johnson - foul #2 on Ronald Johnson, team foul #8 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Mack (SG), Larry McKinnon (SF) John Menard, Mathew Astudillo | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jay Nelson (SF), Allen Ray (PF), William Canale (C) Jerry Peebles, Ronald Johnson, Michael Kilgore | |
| 03:52 | Auburn | John Bethea misses the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 03:52 | Auburn | John Bethea makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:35 | Texas Tech | William Canale misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-52 |
| 03:34 | Auburn | John Bethea snags the defensive board | 63-52 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Fred Bishop (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Mack (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Larry McKinnon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Bethea (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - John Chenard (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Raymond Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Olen Bryan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jay Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Allen Ray (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - William Canale (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Auburn | Olen Bryan takes the ball from Paul Mack | 63-52 |
| 03:09 | Texas Tech | Jay Nelson clanks a floater from the right side | 63-52 |
| 03:08 | Auburn | John Bethea grabs the defensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 02:54 | Auburn | John Bethea hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Paul Mack | 65-52 |
| 02:37 | Texas Tech | William Canale drills a runner near the basket set up by Olen Bryan | 65-54 |
| 02:37 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Menard (SG), Mathew Astudillo (SF) Paul Mack, Larry McKinnon | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jerry Peebles (SF), Ronald Johnson (PF), Michael Kilgore (C) Jay Nelson, Allen Ray, William Canale | |
| 02:18 | Auburn | John Menard scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Mathew Astudillo | 68-54 |
| 02:06 | Texas Tech | Ronald Johnson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 68-54 |
| 02:05 | Texas Tech | Ronald Johnson tips it but misses | 68-54 |
| 02:04 | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo grabs the defensive rebound | 68-54 |
| 01:35 | Auburn | John Bethea misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 68-54 |
| 01:34 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Jerry Peebles | 68-54 |
| 01:30 | Texas Tech | Olen Bryan misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-54 |
| 01:28 | Auburn | John Chenard pulls down the rebound | 68-54 |
| 01:02 | Auburn | John Bethea is fouled on the floor by Olen Bryan - foul #1 on Olen Bryan, team foul #9 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Magers (PG), Paul Mack (SG), Larry McKinnon (SF), John Dietz (C) Fred Bishop, John Menard, Mathew Astudillo, John Chenard | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Matthew Jackson (PG), Jay Nelson (SG), Jordan Huertas (SF), Allen Ray (PF), William Canale (C) Raymond Sullivan, Olen Bryan, Jerry Peebles, Ronald Johnson, Michael Kilgore | |
| 01:02 | Auburn | John Bethea makes the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 01:02 | Auburn | John Bethea makes the 2nd free throw | 70-54 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Texas Tech | William Canale can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Dietz - foul #2 on John Dietz, team foul #9 | 70-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | Gregory Snyder (PF) John Bethea | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 00:55 | Texas Tech | William Canale makes the 1st free throw | 70-55 |
| 00:55 | Texas Tech | William Canale makes the 2nd free throw | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Auburn | Gregory Snyder's fadeaway is rejected by Allen Ray | 70-56 |
| 00:31 | Auburn | Gregory Snyder can't tip it in | 70-56 |
| 00:29 | Texas Tech | Allen Ray pulls down the rebound | 70-56 |
| 00:24 | Texas Tech | Allen Ray makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Matthew Jackson | 70-58 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | John Magers runs out the clock | 70-58 |