| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Paul Stadler (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Alan Haas (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Burns (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ruben Windle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark McShaw (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Peter Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Pedro Ramos (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Munos (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Jeffers (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Jury (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Robert Burns inbounds the ball | 37-38 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:48 | South Carolina | Paul Stadler can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 19:46 | Auburn | Brian Jury grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 19:30 | Auburn | Peter Johnson drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Munos | 37-41 |
| 19:14 | South Carolina | Paul Stadler misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-41 |
| 19:13 | South Carolina | Robert Burns snags the offensive board | 37-41 |
| 18:57 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw blows the layup | 37-41 |
| 18:56 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Jerry Jeffers | 37-41 |
| 18:45 | Auburn | Pedro Ramos is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Pedro Ramos, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| 18:27 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Stadler | 39-41 |
| 18:22 | Auburn | Ruben Windle is called for the reach on Pedro Ramos - foul #3 on Ruben Windle, team foul #1 | 39-41 |
| 18:10 | Auburn | Ruben Windle swats the layup by Jerry Jeffers | 39-41 |
| 18:08 | Auburn | Pedro Ramos tips it back up and in | 39-43 |
| 17:54 | South Carolina | Alan Haas's pass is intercepted by Jerry Jeffers | 39-43 |
| 17:35 | Auburn | Ronald Munos misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Burns - foul #2 on Robert Burns, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kevin McHardy (SG) Alan Haas | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bernard Gean (SG) Pedro Ramos | |
| 17:35 | Auburn | Ronald Munos misses the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 17:35 | Auburn | Ronald Munos makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 17:21 | South Carolina | Ruben Windle knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Paul Stadler | 41-44 |
| 16:59 | Auburn | Bernard Gean connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Peter Johnson | 41-47 |
| 16:38 | South Carolina | Paul Stadler misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 16:36 | Auburn | Bernard Gean grabs the board | 41-47 |
| 16:17 | Auburn | Brian Jury knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 16:01 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw can't finish the layup but the foul's on Brian Jury - foul #3 on Brian Jury, team foul #2 | 41-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac (PG), Alan Haas (SG), Herman McShea (PF) Paul Stadler, Kevin McHardy, Ruben Windle | |
| Subs | Auburn | Pedro Ramos (SG), Thomas Goebel (SF), Richard Butler (C) Peter Johnson, Ronald Munos, Brian Jury | |
| 16:01 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 16:01 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Fyodor Zayac (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alan Haas (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Burns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Herman McShea (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark McShaw (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Bernard Gean (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Pedro Ramos (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Goebel (fresh) PF - Jerry Jeffers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:42 | Auburn | Jerry Jeffers scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 43-51 |
| 15:35 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Fyodor Zayac | 45-51 |
| 15:17 | Auburn | Richard Butler lays it up and in on a great pass from Bernard Gean | 45-53 |
| 15:01 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 45-53 |
| 14:59 | Auburn | Jerry Jeffers grabs the defensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 14:35 | Auburn | Jerry Jeffers is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Jerry Jeffers, team foul #3 | 45-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Paul Stadler (PG), Ruben Windle (PF) Fyodor Zayac, Mark McShaw | |
| Subs | Auburn | Peter Johnson (PG), Philip Edward (C) Bernard Gean, Jerry Jeffers | |
| 14:10 | South Carolina | Ruben Windle buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Paul Stadler | 47-53 |
| 13:59 | Auburn | Pedro Ramos blows the layup but he's fouled by Paul Stadler - foul #3 on Paul Stadler, team foul #3 | 47-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kevin McHardy (SG) Alan Haas | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ronald Munos (SF), Brian Jury (C) Thomas Goebel, Philip Edward | |
| 13:59 | Auburn | Pedro Ramos makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 13:59 | Auburn | Pedro Ramos makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 13:39 | South Carolina | Kevin McHardy is called for traveling | 47-55 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bernard Gean (SG) Pedro Ramos | |
| 13:23 | Auburn | Peter Johnson is fouled on the floor by Kevin McHardy - foul #1 on Kevin McHardy, team foul #4 | 47-55 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jerry Jeffers (PF) Richard Butler | |
| 13:12 | Auburn | Jerry Jeffers comes up short on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Kevin McHardy - foul #2 on Kevin McHardy, team foul #5 | 47-55 |
| 13:12 | Auburn | Jerry Jeffers makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 13:12 | Auburn | Jerry Jeffers makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 12:55 | South Carolina | Ruben Windle drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Herman McShea | 49-57 |
| 12:40 | Auburn | Kevin McHardy steals the ball from Ronald Munos | 49-57 |
| 12:36 | South Carolina | Kevin McHardy hits the finger roll | 51-57 |
| 12:24 | Auburn | Jerry Jeffers is hacked by Robert Burns - foul #3 on Robert Burns, team foul #6 | 51-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alan Haas (SG), Mark McShaw (C) Kevin McHardy, Herman McShea | |
| Subs | Auburn | Carmen Buchanan (PG) Peter Johnson | |
| 12:09 | Auburn | Bernard Gean misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-57 |
| 12:08 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw grabs the board | 51-57 |
| 11:50 | South Carolina | Paul Stadler drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Ruben Windle | 54-57 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Paul Stadler (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alan Haas (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Burns (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ruben Windle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Mark McShaw (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Carmen Buchanan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bernard Gean (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Munos (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Jeffers (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Brian Jury (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:40 | Auburn | The jump hook by Brian Jury is blocked by Ruben Windle | 54-57 |
| 11:39 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Carmen Buchanan | 54-57 |
| 11:21 | Auburn | Jerry Jeffers lays it up and in | 54-59 |
| 11:01 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-59 |
| 10:36 | Auburn | Brian Jury misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Mark McShaw - foul #2 on Mark McShaw, team foul #7 | 56-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac (PG), Kevin McHardy (SG), George Alston (PF), Herman McShea (C) Paul Stadler, Alan Haas, Ruben Windle, Mark McShaw | |
| Subs | Auburn | Peter Johnson (PG), Pedro Ramos (SG), Thomas Goebel (SF), Richard Butler (PF) Carmen Buchanan, Bernard Gean, Ronald Munos, Jerry Jeffers | |
| 10:36 | Auburn | Brian Jury makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 10:36 | Auburn | Brian Jury makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 10:16 | South Carolina | George Alston is open and scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin McHardy out of a doubleteam | 59-61 |
| 10:04 | Auburn | Pedro Ramos misses the jumpshot from the left side | 59-61 |
| 10:02 | South Carolina | Robert Burns snags the defensive board | 59-61 |
| 09:51 | South Carolina | George Alston clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-61 |
| 09:49 | Auburn | Brian Jury snags the defensive board | 59-61 |
| 09:39 | Auburn | Pedro Ramos comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 59-61 |
| 09:37 | South Carolina | George Alston grabs the defensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 09:23 | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Paul Stadler (PG) Fyodor Zayac | |
| Subs | Auburn | Philip Edward (C) Brian Jury | |
| 08:59 | Auburn | Pedro Ramos double dribbles | 59-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alan Haas (SG), Ruben Windle (PF), Mark McShaw (C) Kevin McHardy, George Alston, Herman McShea | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ronald Munos (SF) Thomas Goebel | |
| 08:38 | South Carolina | Alan Haas is fouled on the floor by Pedro Ramos - foul #2 on Pedro Ramos, team foul #4 | 59-61 |
| 08:19 | South Carolina | Ruben Windle hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-61 |
| 08:18 | Auburn | Ronald Munos snags the defensive board | 59-61 |
| 08:06 | Auburn | Peter Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-61 |
| 08:04 | Auburn | Richard Butler tips it home | 59-63 |
| 07:42 | South Carolina | Ruben Windle is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Ruben Windle, team foul #8 | 59-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lonnie Renninger (SF) Robert Burns | |
| Subs | Auburn | Carmen Buchanan (PG), Bernard Gean (SG), Jerry Jeffers (PF) Peter Johnson, Pedro Ramos, Richard Butler | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Paul Stadler (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alan Haas (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lonnie Renninger (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ruben Windle (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. 4 pf. C - Mark McShaw (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Carmen Buchanan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bernard Gean (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Munos (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Jeffers (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Philip Edward (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Auburn | Paul Stadler is called for the reach on Carmen Buchanan - foul #4 on Paul Stadler, team foul #9 | 59-63 |
| 07:34 | Auburn | Carmen Buchanan makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 07:34 | Auburn | Carmen Buchanan makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 07:12 | South Carolina | Alan Haas clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-65 |
| 07:11 | Auburn | Philip Edward grabs the defensive rebound | 59-65 |
| 06:57 | Auburn | Paul Stadler steals the ball from Jerry Jeffers | 59-65 |
| 06:45 | South Carolina | Alan Haas buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lonnie Renninger | 61-65 |
| 06:26 | Auburn | Jerry Jeffers misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Ruben Windle - foul #5 on Ruben Windle, team foul #10 | 61-65 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kevin McHardy (SG), George Alston (PF), Herman McShea (C) Alan Haas, Ruben Windle, Mark McShaw | |
| Subs | Auburn | Peter Johnson (PG), Thomas Goebel (SF), Brian Jury (C) Carmen Buchanan, Ronald Munos, Philip Edward | |
| 06:26 | Auburn | Jerry Jeffers makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 06:26 | Auburn | Jerry Jeffers makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 06:03 | South Carolina | The short jumper by Kevin McHardy is denied by Jerry Jeffers | 61-67 |
| 06:02 | Auburn | Bernard Gean gets the rebound | 61-67 |
| 05:42 | Auburn | Bernard Gean misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-67 |
| 05:40 | South Carolina | Paul Stadler grabs the defensive rebound | 61-67 |
| 05:11 | South Carolina | Kevin McHardy misses the easy layup | 61-67 |
| 05:09 | Auburn | Jerry Jeffers snags the defensive board | 61-67 |
| 05:04 | Auburn | Herman McShea steps in front of the Bernard Gean pass | 61-67 |
| 04:59 | South Carolina | Paul Stadler works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-67 |
| 04:40 | Auburn | Jerry Jeffers can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 64-67 |
| 04:39 | Auburn | Bernard Gean snags the offensive board | 64-67 |
| 04:24 | Auburn | Bernard Gean hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Paul Stadler - foul #5 on Paul Stadler, team foul #11 | 64-67 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac (PG), Alan Haas (SG), Robert Burns (SF), Mark McShaw (C) Paul Stadler, Kevin McHardy, Lonnie Renninger, George Alston | |
| Subs | Auburn | Pedro Ramos (SG), Ronald Munos (SF), Richard Butler (PF) Peter Johnson, Thomas Goebel, Jerry Jeffers | |
| 04:24 | Auburn | Bernard Gean makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 04:24 | Auburn | Bernard Gean makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 04:12 | South Carolina | Ronald Munos steps in front of the Robert Burns pass | 64-69 |
| 04:09 | Auburn | Pedro Ramos misses the lay-in | 64-69 |
| 04:07 | Auburn | Brian Jury tips it but misses | 64-69 |
| 04:05 | South Carolina | Herman McShea gets the rebound | 64-69 |
| 03:58 | South Carolina | Herman McShea misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Butler - foul #4 on Richard Butler, team foul #5 | 64-69 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Carmen Buchanan (PG) Bernard Gean | |
| 03:58 | South Carolina | Herman McShea makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 03:58 | South Carolina | Herman McShea misses the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 03:58 | Auburn | Richard Butler gets the rebound | 65-69 |
| 03:41 | Auburn | Brian Jury comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 65-69 |
| 03:40 | South Carolina | Robert Burns grabs the board | 65-69 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Fyodor Zayac (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Haas (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Burns (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Herman McShea (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark McShaw (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Carmen Buchanan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Pedro Ramos (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Munos (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Butler (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Brian Jury (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:25 | South Carolina | Alan Haas is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 65-69 |
| 03:24 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw tips it back up and in | 67-69 |
| 03:15 | Auburn | Brian Jury is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Brian Jury, team foul #6 | 67-69 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Peter Johnson (PG), Philip Edward (C) Carmen Buchanan, Brian Jury | |
| 02:57 | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac misses the easy layup | 67-69 |
| 02:56 | Auburn | Philip Edward grabs the defensive rebound | 67-69 |
| 02:56 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-69 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jerry Jeffers (PF), Brian Jury (C) Richard Butler, Philip Edward | |
| 02:39 | Auburn | Pedro Ramos hits a jumper from the right wing | 67-71 |
| 02:39 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-71 |
| 02:19 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw makes the contested fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Fyodor Zayac | 69-71 |
| 02:08 | Auburn | Brian Jury scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 69-73 |
| 02:08 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-73 |
| 01:51 | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 69-73 |
| 01:49 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Ronald Munos | 69-73 |
| 01:35 | Auburn | Alan Haas steals the ball from Jerry Jeffers | 69-73 |
| 01:35 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-73 |
| 01:09 | South Carolina | Brian Jury steals it from Robert Burns | 69-73 |
| 00:53 | Auburn | Brian Jury hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Ronald Munos and he's fouled by Mark McShaw - foul #3 on Mark McShaw, team foul #12 | 69-75 |
| 00:53 | Auburn | Brian Jury misses the free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:53 | South Carolina | Herman McShea snags the defensive board | 69-75 |
| 00:53 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 69-75 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:46 | South Carolina | Alan Haas misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 69-75 |
| 00:44 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Jerry Jeffers | 69-75 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Auburn | Jerry Jeffers is hacked by Alan Haas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alan Haas, team foul #13 | 69-75 |
| 00:43 | Auburn | Jerry Jeffers makes the 1st free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:43 | Auburn | Jerry Jeffers makes the 2nd free throw | 69-77 |
| 00:38 | South Carolina | Alan Haas works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-77 |
| 00:36 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw grabs the offensive board | 69-77 |
| 00:32 | South Carolina | Alan Haas is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-77 |
| 00:31 | Auburn | Brian Jury snags the defensive board | 69-77 |
| 00:30 | Auburn | Brian Jury is fouled in the backcourt by Fyodor Zayac - foul #1 on Fyodor Zayac, team foul #14 | 69-77 |
| 00:30 | Auburn | Brian Jury makes the 1st free throw | 69-78 |
| 00:30 | Auburn | Brian Jury makes the 2nd free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:25 | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac hits a shot in the paint and the foul's on Brian Jury - foul #5 on Brian Jury, team foul #7 | 71-79 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Butler (C) Brian Jury | |
| 00:25 | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac misses the free throw | 71-79 |
| 00:25 | Auburn | Richard Butler grabs the board | 71-79 |
| 00:22 | Auburn | Richard Butler is fouled in the backcourt by Fyodor Zayac - foul #2 on Fyodor Zayac, team foul #15 | 71-79 |
| 00:22 | Auburn | Richard Butler misses the 1st free throw | 71-79 |
| 00:22 | Auburn | Richard Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 71-80 |
| 00:20 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 71-80 |
| 00:17 | South Carolina | Alan Haas misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-80 |
| 00:16 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw grabs the offensive rebound | 71-80 |
| 00:12 | South Carolina | Alan Haas works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Fyodor Zayac | 74-80 |
| 00:10 | Auburn | Jerry Jeffers is fouled in the backcourt by Fyodor Zayac - foul #3 on Fyodor Zayac, team foul #16 | 74-80 |
| 00:10 | Auburn | Jerry Jeffers makes the 1st free throw | 74-81 |
| 00:10 | Auburn | Jerry Jeffers makes the 2nd free throw | 74-82 |
| 00:08 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 74-82 |
| 00:06 | South Carolina | Alan Haas splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-82 |
| 00:05 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Ronald Munos | 74-82 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Peter Johnson runs out the clock | 74-82 |