| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Richards (fresh) SG - Todd Kuhn (fresh) SF - John Erwin (fresh) PF - Mario Quinlan (fresh) C - Joseph Wallace (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fresh) SG - Eugene Clegg (fresh) SF - Dwayne Payne (fresh) PF - David McAllister (fresh) C - Tomas Bell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Auburn | Mario Quinlan comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by David McAllister - foul #1 on David McAllister, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Auburn | Mario Quinlan makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:36 | Auburn | Mario Quinlan makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Louisiana State | Dwayne Payne buries a turnaround from the baseline | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | Auburn | Dwayne Payne blocks the jumper by Joseph Wallace | 2-2 |
| 18:57 | Louisiana State | Dwayne Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Eugene Clegg, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:24 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace loses the ball out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 17:56 | Louisiana State | Dwayne Payne misses the floater in the lane | 2-2 |
| 17:55 | Auburn | Todd Kuhn pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:50 | Auburn | Todd Kuhn connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Mario Quinlan | 4-2 |
| 17:39 | Louisiana State | Dwayne Payne scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Eugene Clegg and he's hacked by John Erwin - foul #1 on John Erwin, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby (PG), Fred Kluge (SG), James Amerson (PF), William Weiss (C) Rich Hanks, Eugene Clegg, David McAllister, Tomas Bell | |
| 17:39 | Louisiana State | Dwayne Payne makes the free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:30 | Auburn | Mario Quinlan misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-5 |
| 17:29 | Louisiana State | Dwayne Payne grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 17:06 | Louisiana State | James Amerson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-5 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg (SG), Tomas Bell (C) Dwayne Payne, William Weiss | |
| 16:47 | Auburn | Michael Richards's pass is intercepted by James Amerson | 4-5 |
| 16:23 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Timothy Ostby | 4-8 |
| 16:14 | Auburn | Eugene Clegg is called for the reach on Joseph Wallace - foul #2 on Eugene Clegg, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dean Nims (PG), Lee Valley (SG) Michael Richards, Todd Kuhn | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks (PG), Dwayne Payne (SF), David McAllister (PF), William Weiss (C) Timothy Ostby, Eugene Clegg, James Amerson, Tomas Bell | |
| 16:03 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 4-8 |
| 16:01 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge gets the rebound | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dean Nims (fresh) SG - Lee Valley (fresh) SF - John Erwin (fairly fresh) PF - Mario Quinlan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Wallace (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fresh) SG - Fred Kluge (fresh) SF - Dwayne Payne (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David McAllister (fresh) C - William Weiss (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Louisiana State | Dwayne Payne misses short on a runner in the lane | 4-8 |
| 15:30 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace gets the rebound | 4-8 |
| 15:26 | Auburn | Dean Nims clanks a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Rich Hanks - foul #1 on Rich Hanks, team foul #4 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Richards (PG) Lee Valley | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby (PG), Tomas Bell (C) Rich Hanks, William Weiss | |
| 15:26 | Auburn | Dean Nims makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:26 | Auburn | Dean Nims makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 15:08 | Louisiana State | Dwayne Payne misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by John Erwin - foul #2 on John Erwin, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Auburn | Todd Kuhn (SG), Jeffery Davidson (SF) Dean Nims, John Erwin | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks (PG), James Amerson (PF) Timothy Ostby, David McAllister | |
| 15:08 | Louisiana State | Dwayne Payne makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 15:08 | Louisiana State | Dwayne Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 14:48 | Auburn | Mario Quinlan misses the easy layup | 6-10 |
| 14:47 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Dwayne Payne | 6-10 |
| 14:19 | Louisiana State | Dwayne Payne scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Fred Kluge | 6-12 |
| 14:05 | Auburn | Mario Quinlan misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Tomas Bell - foul #1 on Tomas Bell, team foul #5 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Cedrick Baker (PG), Timothy Ostby (SG), David McAllister (PF) Rich Hanks, Dwayne Payne, James Amerson | |
| 14:05 | Auburn | Mario Quinlan makes the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:05 | Auburn | Mario Quinlan makes the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 13:43 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell misses the easy layup | 8-12 |
| 13:42 | Auburn | Todd Kuhn grabs the board | 8-12 |
| 13:32 | Auburn | Todd Kuhn misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 13:31 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace tips it but misses | 8-12 |
| 13:29 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Cedrick Baker | 8-12 |
| 13:01 | Louisiana State | David McAllister misses the dunk | 8-12 |
| 13:00 | Auburn | Mario Quinlan gets the rebound | 8-12 |
| 12:31 | Auburn | Michael Richards makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Todd Kuhn | 11-12 |
| 12:15 | Louisiana State | Joseph Wallace swats the layup by Tomas Bell | 11-12 |
| 12:13 | Louisiana State | Cedrick Baker tips it back up and in | 11-14 |
| 11:56 | Auburn | Todd Kuhn misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-14 |
| 11:55 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-14 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Richards (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Todd Kuhn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Davidson (fairly fresh) PF - Mario Quinlan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Joseph Wallace (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Cedrick Baker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Timothy Ostby (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fred Kluge (fairly fresh) PF - David McAllister (fresh) C - Tomas Bell (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Auburn | Mario Quinlan is fouled on the floor by David McAllister - foul #2 on David McAllister, team foul #6 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dean Nims (PG), Lee Valley (SG), Eric Vizcarrondo (SF), Casey Dunaway (C) Michael Richards, Todd Kuhn, Jeffery Davidson, Joseph Wallace | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks (PG), Dwayne Payne (SF), James Amerson (PF), William Weiss (C) Cedrick Baker, Timothy Ostby, David McAllister, Tomas Bell | |
| 11:26 | Auburn | Casey Dunaway buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Mario Quinlan | 13-14 |
| 11:09 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-14 |
| 11:07 | Louisiana State | William Weiss pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 10:52 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Rich Hanks | 13-16 |
| 10:34 | Auburn | Lee Valley is hacked by William Weiss - foul #1 on William Weiss, team foul #7 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Cedrick Baker (PG), Tomas Bell (C) James Amerson, William Weiss | |
| 10:34 | Auburn | Lee Valley misses the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 10:34 | Auburn | Casey Dunaway gets the offensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 10:18 | Auburn | Eric Vizcarrondo makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 15-16 |
| 10:14 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Cedrick Baker | 15-19 |
| 10:00 | Auburn | Casey Dunaway hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 15-19 |
| 09:58 | Louisiana State | Dwayne Payne grabs the board | 15-19 |
| 09:38 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks is hacked by Dean Nims - foul #1 on Dean Nims, team foul #3 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Richards (PG), Todd Kuhn (SG), Jeffery Davidson (SF), Joseph Wallace (C) Lee Valley, Dean Nims, Eric Vizcarrondo, Casey Dunaway | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby (SG) Cedrick Baker | |
| 09:20 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jeffery Davidson - foul #1 on Jeffery Davidson, team foul #4 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Cedrick Baker (PG) Timothy Ostby | |
| 09:20 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 09:20 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge makes the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 08:57 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Jeffery Davidson | 17-21 |
| 08:32 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Cedrick Baker and he's hacked by Todd Kuhn - foul #1 on Todd Kuhn, team foul #5 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby (SG) Cedrick Baker | |
| 08:32 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell makes the free throw | 17-24 |
| 08:05 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace can't finish the layup | 17-24 |
| 08:04 | Auburn | Jeffery Davidson tips it in | 19-24 |
| 07:46 | Louisiana State | Dwayne Payne misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 19-24 |
| 07:44 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-24 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Richards (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Todd Kuhn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mario Quinlan (tiring) 4 pts. C - Joseph Wallace (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Ostby (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Payne (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred Kluge (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Tomas Bell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:25 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-24 |
| Subs | Auburn | Eric Vizcarrondo (SF), Casey Dunaway (C) Jeffery Davidson, Joseph Wallace | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Amerson (PF) Timothy Ostby | |
| 07:07 | Auburn | Mario Quinlan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-24 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dean Nims (SG) Michael Richards | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 06:38 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Rich Hanks | 19-26 |
| 06:16 | Auburn | Mario Quinlan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-26 |
| 06:15 | Louisiana State | Dwayne Payne snags the defensive board | 19-26 |
| 06:11 | Louisiana State | Dwayne Payne misses long on a runner from the left block | 19-26 |
| 06:09 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell tips it back up and in | 19-28 |
| 05:54 | Auburn | Todd Kuhn makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 22-28 |
| 05:35 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell is fouled on the floor by Mario Quinlan - foul #1 on Mario Quinlan, team foul #6 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Richards (PG), Jeffery Davidson (SF), Joseph Wallace (C) Todd Kuhn, Eric Vizcarrondo, Casey Dunaway | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Cedrick Baker (PG), Timothy Ostby (SG), David McAllister (PF), William Weiss (C) Rich Hanks, Fred Kluge, James Amerson, Tomas Bell | |
| 05:07 | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Timothy Ostby, team foul #8 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge (SG), Tomas Bell (C) Cedrick Baker, William Weiss | |
| 04:40 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Michael Richards | 24-28 |
| 04:14 | Louisiana State | Mario Quinlan is called for the reach on Timothy Ostby - foul #2 on Mario Quinlan, team foul #7 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Auburn | Todd Kuhn (SG), Eric Vizcarrondo (PF) Dean Nims, Mario Quinlan | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks (SG) Fred Kluge | |
| 04:14 | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 04:14 | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby misses the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 04:14 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace grabs the board | 24-29 |
| 04:00 | Auburn | Eric Vizcarrondo buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Richards | 26-29 |
| 03:46 | Louisiana State | Dwayne Payne comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jeffery Davidson - foul #2 on Jeffery Davidson, team foul #8 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Erwin (SF), Mario Quinlan (PF) Jeffery Davidson, Eric Vizcarrondo | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge (SG) Timothy Ostby | |
| 03:46 | Louisiana State | Dwayne Payne misses the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 03:46 | Louisiana State | Dwayne Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Richards (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Kuhn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Erwin (fresh) PF - Mario Quinlan (tiring) 4 pts. C - Joseph Wallace (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Kluge (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dwayne Payne (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - David McAllister (fresh) C - Tomas Bell (tiring) 7 pts. | |
| 03:37 | Auburn | Todd Kuhn misses the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Fred Kluge - foul #1 on Fred Kluge, team foul #9 | 26-30 |
| 03:37 | Auburn | Todd Kuhn misses the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 03:37 | Auburn | Todd Kuhn makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 03:08 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks's pass is intercepted by Michael Richards | 27-30 |
| 03:04 | Auburn | Michael Richards lays it in | 29-30 |
| 02:50 | Louisiana State | Mario Quinlan is called for the reach on Tomas Bell - foul #3 on Mario Quinlan, team foul #9 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Auburn | Eric Vizcarrondo (PF), Casey Dunaway (C) Mario Quinlan, Joseph Wallace | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 02:50 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 02:50 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 02:50 | Auburn | Casey Dunaway grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 02:33 | Auburn | Casey Dunaway loses the dribble to David McAllister | 29-31 |
| 02:15 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Rich Hanks | 29-33 |
| 02:02 | Auburn | Michael Richards misses badly on a shot from the right side | 29-33 |
| 02:01 | Auburn | Casey Dunaway hits the follow up shot | 31-33 |
| 01:39 | Louisiana State | David McAllister travels with the ball | 31-33 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dean Nims (SG), Joseph Wallace (C) Michael Richards, Casey Dunaway | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby (PG), William Weiss (C) Rich Hanks, Tomas Bell | |
| 01:25 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace misses the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by William Weiss - foul #2 on William Weiss, team foul #10 | 31-33 |
| 01:25 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 01:25 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace misses the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 01:25 | Louisiana State | David McAllister pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 00:56 | Louisiana State | William Weiss is hacked by Eric Vizcarrondo - foul #1 on Eric Vizcarrondo, team foul #10 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Auburn | Lee Valley (SG) Todd Kuhn | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Cedrick Baker (PG), Rich Hanks (SG) Timothy Ostby, Fred Kluge | |
| 00:56 | Louisiana State | William Weiss misses the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 00:56 | Louisiana State | William Weiss misses the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 00:56 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 00:39 | Auburn | John Erwin misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 32-33 |
| 00:37 | Louisiana State | William Weiss grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 00:16 | Louisiana State | David McAllister can't finish the layup but the foul's on Eric Vizcarrondo - foul #2 on Eric Vizcarrondo, team foul #11 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Richards (PG) Lee Valley | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby (PG), Fred Kluge (SG), Tomas Bell (C) Cedrick Baker, Rich Hanks, William Weiss | |
| 00:16 | Louisiana State | David McAllister makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 00:16 | Louisiana State | David McAllister makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 00:03 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace misses short on a shot from the left side | 32-35 |
| 00:02 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Wallace | 32-35 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | The clock runs out | 32-35 |