| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Rush (fresh) SG - David Tucker (fresh) SF - Al Bell (fresh) PF - Leo Robins (fresh) C - Donald Coleman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Adam Vicknair (fresh) SG - Ronald Mello (fresh) SF - Caleb Darby (fresh) PF - Arthur Burnette (fresh) C - Freddie Sutherland (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Freddie Sutherland wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+4) | |
| 19:58 | Louisiana State | Adam Vicknair is called for traveling in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Auburn | Leo Robins blows the layup but he's fouled by Caleb Darby - foul #1 on Caleb Darby, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Auburn | Leo Robins makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:35 | Auburn | Leo Robins makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Louisiana State | Ronald Mello misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Auburn | Michael Rush grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Auburn | Michael Rush is whistled for traveling | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | Louisiana State | Adam Vicknair snags the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:23 | Louisiana State | Arthur Burnette misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 18:21 | Auburn | Leo Robins grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:17 | Auburn | Al Bell travels with the ball | 2-0 |
| 18:15 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby travels in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 18:06 | Auburn | Michael Rush clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Freddie Sutherland - foul #1 on Freddie Sutherland, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:06 | Auburn | Michael Rush makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:06 | Auburn | Michael Rush makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 17:46 | Louisiana State | Freddie Sutherland makes the wide open fadeaway from the right block | 4-2 |
| 17:38 | Auburn | Michael Rush buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Al Bell | 7-2 |
| 17:21 | Louisiana State | David Tucker steals it from Adam Vicknair | 7-2 |
| 17:16 | Auburn | David Tucker scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Al Bell | 9-2 |
| 17:02 | Louisiana State | Arthur Burnette is fouled on the floor by Leo Robins - foul #1 on Leo Robins, team foul #1 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Auburn | Phillip Gingras (PG), Lon Googe (SG), Walter Powell (SF), Ronald Gorovitz (PF) Michael Rush, David Tucker, Al Bell, Leo Robins | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Corey Howard (PG), Robert Guerrier (SG), Alexei Malinoski (SF), David Dinan (PF) Adam Vicknair, Ronald Mello, Caleb Darby, Arthur Burnette | |
| 16:40 | Louisiana State | Freddie Sutherland misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 9-2 |
| 16:39 | Auburn | Lon Googe pulls down the rebound | 9-2 |
| 16:34 | Auburn | Phillip Gingras scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Lon Googe | 11-2 |
| 16:12 | Louisiana State | David Dinan comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 11-2 |
| 16:10 | Louisiana State | David Dinan grabs the offensive rebound | 11-2 |
| 15:48 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Corey Howard, team foul #3 | 11-2 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Rush (PG), David Tucker (SG), Al Bell (SF), Leo Robins (PF), John Norton (C) Phillip Gingras, Lon Googe, Walter Powell, Ronald Gorovitz, Donald Coleman | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith (SG), Caleb Darby (SF), Arthur Burnette (PF) Robert Guerrier, Alexei Malinoski, Freddie Sutherland | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Rush (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Tucker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Al Bell (fairly fresh) PF - Leo Robins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Norton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Corey Howard (fresh) SG - Stanley Smith (fresh) SF - Caleb Darby (fairly fresh) PF - Arthur Burnette (fairly fresh) C - David Dinan (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Auburn | Al Bell misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-2 |
| 15:37 | Auburn | John Norton tips it in | 13-2 |
| 15:12 | Louisiana State | David Dinan scores on a jump hook from the right block | 13-4 |
| 14:49 | Auburn | Michael Rush is fouled on the floor by Arthur Burnette - foul #1 on Arthur Burnette, team foul #4 | 13-4 |
| Subs | Auburn | Phillip Gingras (PG) Michael Rush | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ronald Mello (SG), Freddie Sutherland (C) Corey Howard, David Dinan | |
| 14:41 | Auburn | Leo Robins banks in the layup on a great pass from Al Bell and the foul's on Stanley Smith - foul #1 on Stanley Smith, team foul #5 | 15-4 |
| Subs | Auburn | Lon Googe (SG), Walter Powell (SF) David Tucker, Al Bell | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Alexei Malinoski (SF) Caleb Darby | |
| 14:41 | Auburn | Leo Robins misses the free throw | 15-4 |
| 14:41 | Louisiana State | Alexei Malinoski snags the defensive board | 15-4 |
| 14:39 | Louisiana State | Walter Powell takes the ball from Stanley Smith in the backcourt | 15-4 |
| 14:28 | Auburn | Phillip Gingras misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-4 |
| 14:26 | Louisiana State | Freddie Sutherland gets the rebound | 15-4 |
| 14:14 | Louisiana State | Alexei Malinoski hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Mello | 15-6 |
| 13:57 | Auburn | Phillip Gingras misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-6 |
| 13:55 | Auburn | John Norton tips it back up and in | 17-6 |
| 13:32 | Louisiana State | Freddie Sutherland loses the dribble to Phillip Gingras | 17-6 |
| 13:18 | Auburn | Phillip Gingras is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 17-6 |
| 13:17 | Auburn | Leo Robins grabs the offensive rebound | 17-6 |
| 13:05 | Auburn | Ronald Mello is called for the reach on Walter Powell - foul #1 on Ronald Mello, team foul #6 | 17-6 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Rush (PG), David Tucker (SG), Al Bell (SF), Ronald Gorovitz (PF), Donald Coleman (C) Phillip Gingras, Lon Googe, Walter Powell, Leo Robins, John Norton | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Adam Vicknair (PG), Robert Guerrier (SF), David Dinan (PF) Stanley Smith, Alexei Malinoski, Arthur Burnette | |
| 12:49 | Auburn | Michael Rush scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by David Tucker | 20-6 |
| 12:26 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier is called for traveling | 20-6 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Corey Howard (SG) Ronald Mello | |
| 12:08 | Auburn | Al Bell double dribbles | 20-6 |
| 11:45 | Louisiana State | Freddie Sutherland can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Donald Coleman - foul #1 on Donald Coleman, team foul #2 | 20-6 |
| Subs | Auburn | Phillip Gingras (PG) Michael Rush | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby (SF) Robert Guerrier | |
| 11:45 | Louisiana State | Freddie Sutherland makes the 1st free throw | 20-7 |
| 11:45 | Louisiana State | Freddie Sutherland misses the 2nd free throw | 20-7 |
| 11:45 | Auburn | Donald Coleman snags the defensive board | 20-7 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Phillip Gingras (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Tucker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Al Bell (fairly fresh) PF - Ronald Gorovitz (fairly fresh) C - Donald Coleman (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Adam Vicknair (fresh) SG - Corey Howard (fresh) SF - Caleb Darby (fresh) PF - David Dinan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Freddie Sutherland (tired) 3 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Auburn | Caleb Darby swats the shot by Ronald Gorovitz | 20-7 |
| 11:31 | Louisiana State | David Dinan grabs the board | 20-7 |
| 11:27 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard is hacked by David Tucker in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Tucker, team foul #3 | 20-7 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Norton (C) Donald Coleman | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Arthur Burnette (PF) Freddie Sutherland | |
| 11:12 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Adam Vicknair | 20-10 |
| 11:06 | Auburn | David Dinan steals the ball from David Tucker | 20-10 |
| 10:44 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard is fouled on the floor by David Tucker - foul #2 on David Tucker, team foul #4 | 20-10 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Rush (PG), Lon Googe (SG), Walter Powell (SF), Leo Robins (PF) Phillip Gingras, David Tucker, Al Bell, Ronald Gorovitz | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ronald Mello (SG) Corey Howard | |
| 10:16 | Louisiana State | David Dinan can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Lon Googe - foul #1 on Lon Googe, team foul #5 | 20-10 |
| Subs | Auburn | Donald Coleman (C) John Norton | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith (PG), Robert Guerrier (SF), Alexei Malinoski (C) Adam Vicknair, Caleb Darby, Arthur Burnette | |
| 10:16 | Louisiana State | David Dinan makes the 1st free throw | 20-11 |
| 10:16 | Louisiana State | David Dinan makes the 2nd free throw | 20-12 |
| 10:03 | Auburn | Michael Rush's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-12 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Freddie Sutherland (C) David Dinan | |
| 09:34 | Louisiana State | Freddie Sutherland drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Alexei Malinoski | 20-14 |
| 09:25 | Auburn | Leo Robins clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Mello - foul #2 on Ronald Mello, team foul #7 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Auburn | Phillip Gingras (PG), Al Bell (SF), John Norton (C) Michael Rush, Walter Powell, Donald Coleman | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Adam Vicknair (PG), Corey Howard (SG), Caleb Darby (SF) Stanley Smith, Ronald Mello, Robert Guerrier | |
| 09:25 | Auburn | Leo Robins misses the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 09:25 | Auburn | Leo Robins misses the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 09:25 | Louisiana State | Alexei Malinoski pulls down the rebound | 20-14 |
| 09:11 | Louisiana State | Freddie Sutherland misses long on a shot from the right wing | 20-14 |
| 09:10 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard tips it in | 20-16 |
| 08:54 | Auburn | Phillip Gingras knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Lon Googe | 23-16 |
| 08:50 | Louisiana State | Al Bell is called for the reach on Adam Vicknair in the backcourt - foul #1 on Al Bell, team foul #6 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ronald Gorovitz (PF) Leo Robins | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Arthur Burnette (PF), David Dinan (C) Alexei Malinoski, Freddie Sutherland | |
| 08:24 | Louisiana State | Adam Vicknair clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-16 |
| 08:22 | Auburn | Ronald Gorovitz snags the defensive board | 23-16 |
| 08:05 | Auburn | Phillip Gingras misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-16 |
| 08:04 | Louisiana State | David Dinan snags the defensive board | 23-16 |
| 07:46 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-16 |
| 07:45 | Auburn | John Norton gets the rebound | 23-16 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Phillip Gingras (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Lon Googe (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Al Bell (tiring) PF - Ronald Gorovitz (fairly fresh) C - John Norton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Adam Vicknair (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Corey Howard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Caleb Darby (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Arthur Burnette (tired) C - David Dinan (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Auburn | Lon Googe misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-16 |
| 07:38 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby grabs the board | 23-16 |
| 07:33 | Louisiana State | Adam Vicknair loses the dribble to John Norton | 23-16 |
| 07:18 | Auburn | Phillip Gingras throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-16 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Rush (PG), Walter Powell (SF), Donald Coleman (C) Phillip Gingras, Al Bell, John Norton | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith (SG), Robert Guerrier (SF), Alexei Malinoski (PF), Freddie Sutherland (C) Corey Howard, Caleb Darby, Arthur Burnette, David Dinan | |
| 07:00 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Guerrier | 23-19 |
| 06:42 | Auburn | Michael Rush hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Adam Vicknair - foul #1 on Adam Vicknair, team foul #8 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Auburn | Leo Robins (PF) Ronald Gorovitz | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 06:42 | Auburn | Michael Rush makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 06:42 | Auburn | Michael Rush misses the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 06:42 | Louisiana State | Alexei Malinoski grabs the defensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 06:28 | Louisiana State | Adam Vicknair drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Stanley Smith | 24-21 |
| 06:14 | Auburn | Freddie Sutherland denies the turnaround by Leo Robins | 24-21 |
| 06:12 | Louisiana State | Alexei Malinoski grabs the defensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 05:49 | Louisiana State | Alexei Malinoski's floater is knocked away by Donald Coleman | 24-21 |
| 05:47 | Auburn | Donald Coleman snags the defensive board | 24-21 |
| 05:45 | Auburn | Adam Vicknair takes the ball from Michael Rush in the backcourt | 24-21 |
| 05:26 | Louisiana State | Adam Vicknair's floater is knocked away by Walter Powell | 24-21 |
| 05:24 | Louisiana State | Freddie Sutherland pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 05:07 | Louisiana State | Adam Vicknair buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Robert Guerrier | 24-23 |
| 05:07 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 24-23 |
| Subs | Auburn | Phillip Gingras (PG), Al Bell (SF), Ronald Gorovitz (PF), John Norton (C) Michael Rush, Walter Powell, Leo Robins, Donald Coleman | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Corey Howard (PG), Ronald Mello (SG), Caleb Darby (SF), Arthur Burnette (PF), David Dinan (C) Adam Vicknair, Stanley Smith, Robert Guerrier, Alexei Malinoski, Freddie Sutherland | |
| 04:49 | Auburn | Al Bell is hacked by Caleb Darby - foul #2 on Caleb Darby, team foul #9 | 24-23 |
| 04:49 | Auburn | Al Bell makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 04:49 | Auburn | Al Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 04:49 | Louisiana State | Arthur Burnette grabs the defensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 04:25 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-23 |
| 04:24 | Auburn | Lon Googe gets the rebound | 25-23 |
| 04:20 | Auburn | Ronald Mello steals the ball from John Norton | 25-23 |
| 03:57 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-23 |
| 03:55 | Auburn | The rebound goes to John Norton | 25-23 |
| 03:50 | Auburn | Phillip Gingras misses the wide open shot from just outside the lane | 25-23 |
| 03:48 | Auburn | Ronald Gorovitz snags the offensive board | 25-23 |
| 03:43 | Auburn | Al Bell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-23 |
| 03:41 | Louisiana State | Arthur Burnette grabs the board | 25-23 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Phillip Gingras (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Lon Googe (tired) 2 ast. SF - Al Bell (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Ronald Gorovitz (tiring) 2 reb. C - John Norton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Corey Howard (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Mello (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Caleb Darby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Arthur Burnette (tired) 2 reb. C - David Dinan (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Louisiana State | David Dinan misses the dunk | 25-23 |
| 03:15 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby hits the follow up shot | 25-25 |
| 03:03 | Auburn | Phillip Gingras hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-25 |
| 03:01 | Louisiana State | Ronald Mello pulls down the rebound | 25-25 |
| 02:56 | Louisiana State | Lon Googe is called for the reach on Ronald Mello in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lon Googe, team foul #7 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Rush (PG), David Tucker (SG), Walter Powell (SF), Leo Robins (PF), Donald Coleman (C) Phillip Gingras, Lon Googe, Al Bell, Ronald Gorovitz, John Norton | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith (PG), Robert Guerrier (SF), Freddie Sutherland (C) Corey Howard, Caleb Darby, Arthur Burnette | |
| 02:56 | Louisiana State | Ronald Mello makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 02:56 | Louisiana State | Ronald Mello misses the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 02:56 | Auburn | Leo Robins grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 02:52 | Auburn | Michael Rush misses short on an open fadeaway from the free throw line | 25-26 |
| 02:50 | Louisiana State | David Dinan grabs the board | 25-26 |
| 02:25 | Louisiana State | Ronald Mello is hacked by Walter Powell - foul #1 on Walter Powell, team foul #8 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Alexei Malinoski (PF) David Dinan | |
| 02:25 | Louisiana State | Ronald Mello makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 02:25 | Louisiana State | Ronald Mello misses the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 02:25 | Auburn | Donald Coleman gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| 02:09 | Auburn | Michael Rush is fouled on the floor by Freddie Sutherland - foul #2 on Freddie Sutherland, team foul #10 | 25-27 |
| 02:09 | Auburn | Michael Rush makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 02:09 | Auburn | Michael Rush misses the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 02:09 | Louisiana State | Freddie Sutherland grabs the defensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 01:40 | Louisiana State | Freddie Sutherland clanks a jump hook near the basket | 26-27 |
| 01:39 | Auburn | Walter Powell snags the defensive board | 26-27 |
| 01:34 | Auburn | David Tucker knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Rush | 29-27 |
| 01:32 | Louisiana State | Leo Robins is called for the reach on Robert Guerrier in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leo Robins, team foul #9 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Auburn | Phillip Gingras (PG), Ronald Gorovitz (PF), John Norton (C) Michael Rush, Leo Robins, Donald Coleman | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Adam Vicknair (PG), Arthur Burnette (PF) Stanley Smith, Alexei Malinoski | |
| 01:32 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 01:32 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier misses the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 01:32 | Auburn | Ronald Gorovitz gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 01:18 | Auburn | David Tucker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 01:16 | Auburn | Walter Powell tips it back up and in | 31-28 |
| 01:14 | Louisiana State | Adam Vicknair is called for traveling in the backcourt | 31-28 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Corey Howard (SG), Caleb Darby (SF) Ronald Mello, Robert Guerrier | |
| 01:02 | Auburn | Ronald Gorovitz is fouled on the floor by Adam Vicknair - foul #2 on Adam Vicknair, team foul #11 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Auburn | Al Bell (SF) Walter Powell | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 01:02 | Auburn | Ronald Gorovitz makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 01:02 | Auburn | Ronald Gorovitz makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 00:44 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 00:43 | Auburn | David Tucker grabs the board | 33-28 |
| 00:36 | Auburn | Al Bell scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 35-28 |
| 00:31 | Louisiana State | Al Bell is called for the reach on Caleb Darby in the backcourt - foul #2 on Al Bell, team foul #10 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Auburn | Leo Robins (PF) Ronald Gorovitz | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith (SG), David Dinan (PF) Adam Vicknair, Arthur Burnette | |
| 00:31 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 00:31 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 00:10 | Auburn | Phillip Gingras misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 00:08 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 00:01 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 35-30 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | John Norton snags the defensive board | 35-30 |