| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Billy Swan (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Chapman (fresh) 3 ast. SF - William Rayl (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Bohannan (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Wright (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ray Anton (fresh) SG - Karl Perkinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Nathan Bartos (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ante Wisnowski (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Wood (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Nathan Bartos inbounds the ball | 38-27 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:56 | Auburn | Karl Perkinson is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Bohannan - foul #2 on Kevin Bohannan, team foul #1 | 38-27 |
| 19:40 | Auburn | Kevin Bohannan is called for the reach on Ante Wisnowski - foul #3 on Kevin Bohannan, team foul #2 | 38-27 |
| 19:24 | Auburn | Karl Perkinson hits a jumper from the right wing | 38-29 |
| 19:02 | Louisiana State | James Wright clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-29 |
| 19:00 | Auburn | Nathan Bartos snags the defensive board | 38-29 |
| 18:41 | Auburn | Ray Anton knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 38-31 |
| 18:14 | Louisiana State | James Wright is hacked by Richard Wood - foul #1 on Richard Wood, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG), Vance Plaisance (SG), Dikembe Arambula (SF), Adam Woodard (C) Billy Swan, Robert Chapman, William Rayl, James Wright | |
| Subs | Auburn | Carl Cardona (C) Richard Wood | |
| 17:59 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Carl Cardona - foul #1 on Carl Cardona, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga (C) Kevin Bohannan | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ronnie Sumter (PF) Ante Wisnowski | |
| 17:59 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 17:59 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard misses the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 17:59 | Auburn | Carl Cardona gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 17:57 | Auburn | Adam Woodard is called for the reach on Nathan Bartos in the backcourt - foul #2 on Adam Woodard, team foul #3 | 39-31 |
| 17:40 | Auburn | Ray Anton connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 39-33 |
| 17:17 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard can't finish the layup | 39-33 |
| 17:16 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula tips it back up and in | 41-33 |
| 17:00 | Auburn | Ronnie Sumter misses long on an open floater from close range | 41-33 |
| 16:58 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga grabs the board | 41-33 |
| 16:45 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga is hacked by Karl Perkinson - foul #3 on Karl Perkinson, team foul #3 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Billy Swan (PG), Robert Chapman (SG), William Rayl (SF), Kevin Bohannan (PF), James Wright (C) James Walton, Vance Plaisance, Dikembe Arambula, Adam Woodard, Eduardo Zuniga | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Dickey (PG), Liang Mang (SG), Ante Wisnowski (PF), Richard Wood (C) Ray Anton, Karl Perkinson, Ronnie Sumter, Carl Cardona | |
| 16:32 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman misses the jumpshot from the left side | 41-33 |
| 16:31 | Louisiana State | Kevin Bohannan tips it back up and in | 43-33 |
| 16:10 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 43-33 |
| 16:09 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Liang Mang | 43-33 |
| 15:55 | Auburn | Richard Wood misses short on an open jumper from just outside the lane | 43-33 |
| 15:53 | Louisiana State | Kevin Bohannan grabs the defensive rebound | 43-33 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Billy Swan (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Chapman (fresh) 3 ast. SF - William Rayl (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Bohannan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Wright (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Dickey (fresh) SG - Liang Mang (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nathan Bartos (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ante Wisnowski (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Wood (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Louisiana State | Billy Swan misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-33 |
| 15:22 | Auburn | Nathan Bartos gets the rebound | 43-33 |
| 15:02 | Auburn | Liang Mang drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-36 |
| 14:33 | Louisiana State | William Rayl throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG), Vance Plaisance (SG), Dikembe Arambula (SF), Adam Woodard (PF), Eduardo Zuniga (C) Billy Swan, Robert Chapman, William Rayl, Kevin Bohannan, James Wright | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ray Anton (PG), Norman Rosendahl (SG), Karl Perkinson (SF), Ronnie Sumter (PF), Carl Cardona (C) John Dickey, Liang Mang, Nathan Bartos, Ante Wisnowski, Richard Wood | |
| 14:31 | Auburn | Karl Perkinson's pass is intercepted by Vance Plaisance in the backcourt | 43-36 |
| 14:10 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by James Walton | 45-36 |
| 13:47 | Auburn | Norman Rosendahl misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-36 |
| 13:46 | Auburn | Karl Perkinson hits the follow up shot | 45-38 |
| 13:26 | Louisiana State | Karl Perkinson swats the layup by Dikembe Arambula | 45-38 |
| 13:24 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula grabs the offensive board | 45-38 |
| 13:12 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance is fouled on the floor by Norman Rosendahl - foul #1 on Norman Rosendahl, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Liang Mang (SG) Norman Rosendahl | |
| 12:46 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 12:44 | Auburn | Liang Mang gets the rebound | 45-38 |
| 12:21 | Auburn | Carl Cardona makes the wide open jumper from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 12:00 | Louisiana State | Karl Perkinson steals it from James Walton | 45-40 |
| 11:43 | Auburn | James Walton steals the ball from Karl Perkinson | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - James Walton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vance Plaisance (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Arambula (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Adam Woodard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Eduardo Zuniga (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ray Anton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Liang Mang (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Karl Perkinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ronnie Sumter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Cardona (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 11:25 | Louisiana State | James Walton grabs the offensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 11:16 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 45-40 |
| 11:14 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard hits the follow up shot | 47-40 |
| 11:02 | Auburn | Carl Cardona buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Ray Anton | 47-42 |
| 10:43 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 47-42 |
| 10:42 | Auburn | Carl Cardona pulls down the rebound | 47-42 |
| 10:39 | Auburn | Carl Cardona's pass is intercepted by James Walton in the backcourt | 47-42 |
| 10:25 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Eduardo Zuniga | 49-42 |
| 10:23 | Auburn | Karl Perkinson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Billy Swan (PG), Robert Chapman (SG), William Rayl (SF), Kevin Bohannan (PF), James Wright (C) James Walton, Vance Plaisance, Dikembe Arambula, Adam Woodard, Eduardo Zuniga | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Dickey (PG), Norman Rosendahl (SG), Nathan Bartos (SF), Ante Wisnowski (PF), Richard Wood (C) Ray Anton, Liang Mang, Karl Perkinson, Ronnie Sumter, Carl Cardona | |
| 09:59 | Louisiana State | James Wright can't finish the layup | 49-42 |
| 09:57 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Norman Rosendahl | 49-42 |
| 09:35 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski lays it in on a great pass from John Dickey | 49-44 |
| 09:16 | Louisiana State | Billy Swan makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by William Rayl and he's hacked by John Dickey - foul #2 on John Dickey, team foul #5 | 51-44 |
| 09:16 | Louisiana State | Billy Swan makes the free throw | 52-44 |
| 09:04 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 52-44 |
| 08:36 | Louisiana State | Billy Swan's pass is intercepted by Richard Wood | 52-44 |
| 08:31 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski can't finish the layup | 52-44 |
| 08:29 | Louisiana State | Billy Swan grabs the board | 52-44 |
| 08:05 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Billy Swan | 54-44 |
| 07:42 | Auburn | A charge is called on Ante Wisnowski - foul #2 on Ante Wisnowski, team foul #6 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ray Anton (PG), Liang Mang (SG), Karl Perkinson (SF), Michael Costello (PF), William Woodall (C) John Dickey, Norman Rosendahl, Nathan Bartos, Ante Wisnowski, Richard Wood | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Billy Swan (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Chapman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Rayl (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Bohannan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Wright (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ray Anton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Liang Mang (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Karl Perkinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Michael Costello (fresh) C - William Woodall (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman misses the easy layup | 54-44 |
| 07:22 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-44 |
| 06:57 | Louisiana State | James Wright misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 06:55 | Auburn | William Woodall gets the rebound | 54-44 |
| 06:44 | Auburn | Karl Perkinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-44 |
| 06:43 | Auburn | William Woodall gets the offensive rebound | 54-44 |
| 06:37 | Auburn | Karl Perkinson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-47 |
| 06:14 | Louisiana State | William Rayl misses badly on a floater from close range | 54-47 |
| 06:13 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman tips it home | 56-47 |
| 06:06 | Auburn | Ray Anton connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 05:44 | Louisiana State | Billy Swan comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 56-49 |
| 05:42 | Louisiana State | Kevin Bohannan tips it in | 58-49 |
| 05:40 | Auburn | Billy Swan steps in front of the Ray Anton pass in the backcourt | 58-49 |
| 05:39 | Louisiana State | Kevin Bohannan throws it down on a great pass from Billy Swan | 60-49 |
| 05:18 | Auburn | Liang Mang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG), Vance Plaisance (SG), Dikembe Arambula (SF), Adam Woodard (PF), Eduardo Zuniga (C) Billy Swan, Robert Chapman, William Rayl, Kevin Bohannan, James Wright | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Dickey (PG), Norman Rosendahl (SG), Nathan Bartos (SF), Ante Wisnowski (PF), Richard Wood (C) Ray Anton, Liang Mang, Karl Perkinson, Michael Costello, William Woodall | |
| 04:51 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Wood - foul #2 on Richard Wood, team foul #7 | 60-49 |
| 04:51 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 04:51 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 04:36 | Auburn | Richard Wood buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Norman Rosendahl | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:11 | Louisiana State | James Walton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-51 |
| 04:10 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Nathan Bartos | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:57 | Auburn | Norman Rosendahl throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Kevin Bohannan (PF) Adam Woodard | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ray Anton (PG), Liang Mang (SG), Carl Cardona (C) John Dickey, Norman Rosendahl, Richard Wood | |
| 03:36 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Vance Plaisance | 65-51 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - James Walton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vance Plaisance (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Arambula (fairly fresh) 15 pts. PF - Kevin Bohannan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Eduardo Zuniga (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ray Anton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Liang Mang (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Nathan Bartos (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ante Wisnowski (fresh) 5 pts. C - Carl Cardona (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:30 | Auburn | Ray Anton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on James Walton - foul #2 on James Walton, team foul #4 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Billy Swan (PG), Robert Chapman (SG), William Rayl (SF), James Wright (C) James Walton, Vance Plaisance, Dikembe Arambula, Eduardo Zuniga | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ronnie Sumter (PF) Ante Wisnowski | |
| 03:30 | Auburn | Ray Anton misses the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 03:30 | Auburn | Ray Anton makes the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| 03:27 | Louisiana State | Ray Anton steals the ball from Billy Swan in the backcourt | 65-52 |
| 03:22 | Auburn | Carl Cardona clanks a floater from the right block | 65-52 |
| 03:21 | Louisiana State | William Rayl pulls down the rebound | 65-52 |
| 03:15 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Billy Swan | 67-52 |
| 03:12 | Auburn | William Rayl takes the ball from Ronnie Sumter in the backcourt | 67-52 |
| 02:52 | Louisiana State | William Rayl hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 69-52 |
| 02:43 | Auburn | Nathan Bartos comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 69-52 |
| 02:42 | Louisiana State | James Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 69-52 |
| 02:37 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Liang Mang - foul #1 on Liang Mang, team foul #8 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard (C) James Wright | |
| Subs | Auburn | Norman Rosendahl (SG), Karl Perkinson (SF), William Woodall (C) Liang Mang, Nathan Bartos, Carl Cardona | |
| 02:37 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman misses the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 02:37 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 70-52 |
| 02:33 | Auburn | Ray Anton travels in the backcourt | 70-52 |
| 02:12 | Louisiana State | Ronnie Sumter steps in front of the William Rayl pass | 70-52 |
| 02:02 | Auburn | Ronnie Sumter throws it down set up by Ray Anton and he's fouled by Kevin Bohannan - foul #4 on Kevin Bohannan, team foul #5 | 70-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG), Vance Plaisance (SG), Dikembe Arambula (SF), Eduardo Zuniga (PF) Billy Swan, Robert Chapman, William Rayl, Kevin Bohannan | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Dickey (PG), Richard Wood (C) Ray Anton, William Woodall | |
| 02:02 | Auburn | Ronnie Sumter makes the free throw | 70-55 |
| 01:44 | Louisiana State | Karl Perkinson swats the short shot by Dikembe Arambula | 70-55 |
| 01:42 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard snags the offensive board | 70-55 |
| 01:21 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Walton | 72-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:00 | Auburn | Ronnie Sumter misses the floater from the left side | 72-55 |
| 00:59 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula snags the defensive board | 72-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:38 | Louisiana State | Richard Wood picks off the pass by Vance Plaisance | 72-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:34 | Auburn | Karl Perkinson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Eduardo Zuniga - foul #2 on Eduardo Zuniga, team foul #6 | 72-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Billy Swan (PG), Robert Chapman (SG), William Rayl (SF), Kevin Bohannan (PF), James Wright (C) James Walton, Vance Plaisance, Dikembe Arambula, Eduardo Zuniga, Adam Woodard | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ray Anton (PG), Nathan Bartos (SF), Ante Wisnowski (PF) John Dickey, Norman Rosendahl, Ronnie Sumter | |
| 00:34 | Auburn | Karl Perkinson makes the 1st free throw | 72-56 |
| 00:34 | Auburn | Karl Perkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-57 |
| 00:10 | Louisiana State | Karl Perkinson is called for the reach on James Wright - foul #4 on Karl Perkinson, team foul #9 | 72-57 |
| 00:10 | Louisiana State | James Wright misses the 1st free throw | 72-57 |
| 00:10 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Ante Wisnowski | 72-57 |
| 00:03 | Auburn | Nathan Bartos knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Ray Anton | 72-59 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Billy Swan runs out the clock | 72-59 |