| Lineup | Providence | PG - Leonard Milligan (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Graves (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Joe Delarosa (fresh) PF - Rolland Hill (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Xing-Fu Tang (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ray Anton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Karl Perkinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Nathan Bartos (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronnie Sumter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Wood (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Nathan Bartos inbounds the ball | 25-30 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:42 | Auburn | Karl Perkinson misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 25-30 |
| 19:41 | Providence | Leonard Milligan gets the rebound | 25-30 |
| 19:37 | Providence | Joe Delarosa hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Rolland Hill | 28-30 |
| 19:26 | Auburn | Ronnie Sumter can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Rolland Hill - foul #3 on Rolland Hill, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Providence | Michael Hedge (PF) Rolland Hill | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 19:26 | Auburn | Ronnie Sumter misses the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 19:26 | Auburn | Ronnie Sumter misses the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 19:26 | Providence | Michael Hedge grabs the board | 28-30 |
| 19:06 | Providence | Joe Delarosa buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Graves | 30-30 |
| 18:51 | Auburn | Karl Perkinson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Ray Anton | 30-32 |
| 18:33 | Providence | Kenneth Graves can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 30-32 |
| 18:32 | Auburn | Richard Wood pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 18:25 | Auburn | Xing-Fu Tang picks off the pass by Nathan Bartos | 30-32 |
| 18:11 | Providence | Michael Hedge comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Ronnie Sumter - foul #3 on Ronnie Sumter, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Costello (PF) Ronnie Sumter | |
| 18:11 | Providence | Michael Hedge makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 18:11 | Providence | Michael Hedge misses the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 18:11 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Richard Wood | 31-32 |
| 17:57 | Auburn | Nathan Bartos loses the dribble to Leonard Milligan | 31-32 |
| 17:54 | Providence | Joe Delarosa slams it home on a nice dish by Leonard Milligan | 33-32 |
| 17:29 | Auburn | Michael Costello is hacked by Michael Hedge - foul #1 on Michael Hedge, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| 17:16 | Auburn | Karl Perkinson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Kenneth Graves - foul #1 on Kenneth Graves, team foul #3 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Carl Cardona (C) Richard Wood | |
| 17:16 | Auburn | Karl Perkinson misses the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 17:16 | Auburn | Karl Perkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 16:55 | Providence | Ray Anton is called for the reach on Leonard Milligan - foul #2 on Ray Anton, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| 16:36 | Providence | Xing-Fu Tang is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Xing-Fu Tang, team foul #4 | 33-33 |
| 16:16 | Auburn | Karl Perkinson misses the shot from the free throw line | 33-33 |
| 16:14 | Providence | The rebound goes to Michael Hedge | 33-33 |
| 15:56 | Providence | Xing-Fu Tang is hacked by Carl Cardona - foul #1 on Carl Cardona, team foul #3 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Providence | Fred Jess (SF), Rolland Hill (PF) Joe Delarosa, Michael Hedge | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Dickey (PG), Ante Wisnowski (PF), Richard Wood (C) Ray Anton, Michael Costello, Carl Cardona | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Leonard Milligan (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kenneth Graves (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Fred Jess (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Rolland Hill (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Xing-Fu Tang (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Dickey (fresh) SG - Karl Perkinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Nathan Bartos (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ante Wisnowski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Wood (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:42 | Providence | Xing-Fu Tang misses long on a floater from the right block | 33-33 |
| 15:40 | Providence | Rolland Hill snags the offensive board | 33-33 |
| 15:15 | Providence | Xing-Fu Tang misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 33-33 |
| 15:13 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 14:56 | Auburn | Karl Perkinson buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from John Dickey | 33-36 |
| 14:40 | Providence | Xing-Fu Tang banks in the layup set up by Rolland Hill | 35-36 |
| 14:22 | Auburn | Karl Perkinson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Karl Perkinson, team foul #4 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ray Anton (PG) John Dickey | |
| 14:04 | Providence | Xing-Fu Tang banks in the layup | 37-36 |
| 13:57 | Auburn | Karl Perkinson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 13:55 | Providence | Rolland Hill gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 13:51 | Providence | Ray Anton takes the ball from Leonard Milligan | 37-36 |
| 13:47 | Auburn | Ray Anton lays it in | 37-38 |
| 13:25 | Providence | Xing-Fu Tang can't finish the layup | 37-38 |
| 13:24 | Providence | Rolland Hill grabs the offensive board | 37-38 |
| 13:09 | Providence | Karl Perkinson picks off the pass by Leonard Milligan | 37-38 |
| 12:40 | Auburn | Karl Perkinson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Fred Jess - foul #4 on Fred Jess, team foul #5 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Providence | Joe Delarosa (SG), Milo Bruno (SF) Kenneth Graves, Fred Jess | |
| Subs | Auburn | Liang Mang (SG), Ronnie Sumter (PF), Carl Cardona (C) Nathan Bartos, Ante Wisnowski, Richard Wood | |
| 12:40 | Auburn | Karl Perkinson misses the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 12:40 | Auburn | Karl Perkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 12:27 | Providence | Xing-Fu Tang misses the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Liang Mang - foul #1 on Liang Mang, team foul #5 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Nathan Bartos (SF) Karl Perkinson | |
| 12:27 | Providence | Xing-Fu Tang misses the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 12:27 | Providence | Xing-Fu Tang makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 12:14 | Auburn | Nathan Bartos buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Ronnie Sumter | 38-42 |
| 11:53 | Providence | Xing-Fu Tang misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-42 |
| 11:51 | Auburn | Liang Mang grabs the board | 38-42 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Leonard Milligan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joe Delarosa (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Milo Bruno (fresh) PF - Rolland Hill (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Xing-Fu Tang (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ray Anton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Liang Mang (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nathan Bartos (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronnie Sumter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Carl Cardona (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Auburn | Milo Bruno takes the ball from Nathan Bartos | 38-42 |
| 11:27 | Providence | Joe Delarosa banks in the layup on a great pass from Milo Bruno | 40-42 |
| 11:22 | Auburn | Liang Mang comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-42 |
| 11:21 | Auburn | Carl Cardona grabs the offensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 11:11 | Auburn | Joe Delarosa steals the ball from Ray Anton | 40-42 |
| 10:52 | Providence | Milo Bruno's pass is intercepted by Nathan Bartos | 40-42 |
| 10:49 | Auburn | Liang Mang misses the lay-in | 40-42 |
| 10:47 | Auburn | Nathan Bartos tips it back up and in | 40-44 |
| 10:32 | Providence | Milo Bruno banks in the layup on a great pass from Leonard Milligan and he's fouled by Nathan Bartos - foul #3 on Nathan Bartos, team foul #6 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Providence | Kenneth Graves (SG), Michael Hedge (C) Joe Delarosa, Xing-Fu Tang | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Dickey (PG), Karl Perkinson (SF), Ante Wisnowski (PF) Ray Anton, Nathan Bartos, Ronnie Sumter | |
| 10:32 | Providence | Milo Bruno makes the free throw | 43-44 |
| 10:14 | Auburn | Carl Cardona clanks a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Kenneth Graves - foul #2 on Kenneth Graves, team foul #6 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Providence | Joe Delarosa (SF) Milo Bruno | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 10:14 | Auburn | Carl Cardona makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 10:14 | Auburn | Carl Cardona makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 09:52 | Providence | Leonard Milligan clanks a 3 from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 09:51 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Carl Cardona | 43-46 |
| 09:32 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski connects on the jumper from the baseline | 43-48 |
| 09:29 | Providence | John Dickey steals the ball from Leonard Milligan in the backcourt | 43-48 |
| 09:19 | Auburn | Liang Mang hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Dickey | 43-51 |
| 09:13 | Providence | Leonard Milligan clanks a floater from the right side | 43-51 |
| 09:11 | Providence | Rolland Hill can't tip it in | 43-51 |
| 09:09 | Providence | Leonard Milligan tips it home | 45-51 |
| 08:49 | Auburn | Karl Perkinson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 08:48 | Providence | The rebound goes to Leonard Milligan | 45-51 |
| 08:41 | Providence | Leonard Milligan buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Joe Delarosa | 48-51 |
| 08:29 | Auburn | John Dickey connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Karl Perkinson | 48-54 |
| 08:10 | Providence | Kenneth Graves's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-54 |
| Subs | Providence | Milo Bruno (SF), Xing-Fu Tang (C) Leonard Milligan, Rolland Hill | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ray Anton (PG), Norman Rosendahl (SG), Nathan Bartos (SF), Richard Wood (C) John Dickey, Liang Mang, Karl Perkinson, Carl Cardona | |
| 07:46 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski's pass is intercepted by Joe Delarosa | 48-54 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Joe Delarosa (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Graves (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Milo Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Hedge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Xing-Fu Tang (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ray Anton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Norman Rosendahl (fresh) SF - Nathan Bartos (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ante Wisnowski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Wood (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:40 | Providence | Xing-Fu Tang splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-54 |
| 07:27 | Auburn | Richard Wood loses the dribble to Kenneth Graves | 50-54 |
| 07:16 | Providence | A charge is called on Kenneth Graves - foul #3 on Kenneth Graves, team foul #7 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Providence | Fred Jess (SF) Kenneth Graves | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ronnie Sumter (PF) Ante Wisnowski | |
| 07:08 | Auburn | Ray Anton clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-54 |
| 07:06 | Providence | Xing-Fu Tang grabs the defensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 06:46 | Providence | Michael Hedge travels with the ball | 50-54 |
| Subs | Providence | Leonard Milligan (PG) Milo Bruno | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 06:25 | Auburn | Fred Jess denies the turnaround by Ronnie Sumter | 50-54 |
| 06:23 | Providence | Xing-Fu Tang pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 06:19 | Providence | Xing-Fu Tang misses the shot from the right side | 50-54 |
| 06:18 | Providence | Michael Hedge tips it in | 52-54 |
| 06:14 | Auburn | Ray Anton misses the jumper from the left side | 52-54 |
| 06:12 | Auburn | Ray Anton gets the offensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 05:58 | Auburn | Ronnie Sumter knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 52-56 |
| 05:42 | Providence | Michael Hedge banks in the layup | 54-56 |
| 05:20 | Auburn | Nathan Bartos is called for 5 seconds | 54-56 |
| Subs | Providence | Kenneth Graves (SG), Rolland Hill (PF) Joe Delarosa, Michael Hedge | |
| Subs | Auburn | Liang Mang (SG), Karl Perkinson (SF), Ante Wisnowski (PF), William Woodall (C) Norman Rosendahl, Nathan Bartos, Ronnie Sumter, Richard Wood | |
| 04:58 | Providence | Rolland Hill connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Leonard Milligan | 56-56 |
| 04:51 | Auburn | Karl Perkinson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-56 |
| 04:50 | Providence | Rolland Hill gets the rebound | 56-56 |
| 04:24 | Providence | Leonard Milligan loses the ball out of bounds | 56-56 |
| Subs | Providence | Milo Bruno (PG), Michael Hedge (C) Leonard Milligan, Xing-Fu Tang | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Dickey (PG), Carl Cardona (C) Ray Anton, William Woodall | |
| 04:08 | Auburn | Liang Mang hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-56 |
| 04:06 | Providence | Rolland Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 03:50 | Providence | Milo Bruno misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 03:49 | Providence | Fred Jess gets the offensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 03:36 | Providence | John Dickey is called for the reach on Milo Bruno - foul #2 on John Dickey, team foul #7 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Wood (C) Carl Cardona | |
| 03:36 | Providence | Milo Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 03:36 | Providence | Milo Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 03:36 | Providence | Michael Hedge gets the offensive rebound | 57-56 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Milo Bruno (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kenneth Graves (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Fred Jess (fairly fresh) 4 pf. PF - Rolland Hill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Hedge (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Dickey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Liang Mang (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Karl Perkinson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ante Wisnowski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Wood (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:23 | Providence | Rolland Hill makes the jump hook from the left block | 59-56 |
| 03:10 | Auburn | John Dickey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-56 |
| 03:09 | Providence | Michael Hedge snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 02:54 | Providence | Kenneth Graves scores on a jump hook in the paint | 61-56 |
| 02:54 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-56 |
| Subs | Providence | Leonard Milligan (PG), Xing-Fu Tang (C) Milo Bruno, Michael Hedge | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ray Anton (PG), Nathan Bartos (SF) John Dickey, Liang Mang | |
| 02:35 | Auburn | Rolland Hill swats the short shot by Ante Wisnowski | 61-56 |
| 02:34 | Providence | The rebound goes to Kenneth Graves | 61-56 |
| 02:11 | Providence | Xing-Fu Tang clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 02:10 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski grabs the board | 61-56 |
| 02:02 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 61-56 |
| 02:01 | Providence | Kenneth Graves pulls down the rebound | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 01:57 | Providence | Xing-Fu Tang is hacked by Ante Wisnowski - foul #4 on Ante Wisnowski, team foul #8 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Providence | Milo Bruno (SG), Michael Miller (SF) Kenneth Graves, Fred Jess | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 01:57 | Providence | Xing-Fu Tang makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 01:57 | Providence | Xing-Fu Tang misses the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 01:57 | Auburn | Nathan Bartos gets the rebound | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 01:41 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski clanks a jumper from the baseline | 62-56 |
| 01:39 | Auburn | Richard Wood grabs the offensive board | 62-56 |
| 01:25 | Auburn | Nathan Bartos lays it up and in | 62-58 |
| 01:25 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-58 |
| Subs | Providence | Kenneth Graves (SG), Fred Jess (SF) Milo Bruno, Michael Miller | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 01:23 | Providence | Xing-Fu Tang is hacked by Ray Anton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ray Anton, team foul #9 | 62-58 |
| 01:23 | Providence | Xing-Fu Tang misses the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 01:23 | Auburn | Richard Wood grabs the board | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 01:11 | Auburn | Ray Anton knocks in the runner from the baseline | 62-60 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:58 | Providence | Kenneth Graves clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Ray Anton - foul #4 on Ray Anton, team foul #10 | 62-60 |
| 00:58 | Providence | Kenneth Graves makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:58 | Providence | Kenneth Graves misses the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:58 | Auburn | Richard Wood gets the rebound | 63-60 |
| 00:40 | Auburn | Ray Anton loses the dribble to Leonard Milligan | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:20 | Providence | Nathan Bartos takes the ball from Kenneth Graves | 63-60 |
| 00:06 | Auburn | Karl Perkinson is fouled on the floor by Leonard Milligan - foul #1 on Leonard Milligan, team foul #8 | 63-60 |
| 00:06 | Auburn | Karl Perkinson makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:06 | Auburn | Karl Perkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:04 | Providence | Xing-Fu Tang is fouled in the backcourt by Ray Anton - foul #5 on Ray Anton, team foul #11 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Dickey (PG) Ray Anton | |
| 00:04 | Providence | Xing-Fu Tang makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:04 | Providence | Xing-Fu Tang misses the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:04 | Auburn | Richard Wood grabs the board | 64-62 |
| 00:04 | Auburn | Auburn calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Nathan Bartos misses the halfcourt shot | 64-62 |