| Lineup | Florida | PG - Josh Dover (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edward Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Crowe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Rush (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lon Googe (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Al Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leo Robins (fresh) 10 pts. 3 blk. C - Thomas Burns (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Al Bell inbounds the ball | 38-40 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 19:58 | Auburn | Michael Rush's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-40 |
| 19:41 | Florida | Josh Dover scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-40 |
| 19:31 | Auburn | Lon Googe misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 19:30 | Auburn | Michael Rush gets the offensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 19:25 | Auburn | Lon Googe clanks a floater from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 19:23 | Florida | Donald Crowe gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 19:21 | Florida | Leo Robins steals the ball from William Lee in the backcourt | 40-40 |
| 19:05 | Auburn | Lon Googe misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 40-40 |
| 19:04 | Florida | The rebound goes to Edward Moore | 40-40 |
| 18:44 | Florida | Edward Moore comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 18:43 | Florida | David Palmer tips it home | 42-40 |
| 18:39 | Auburn | Donald Crowe steals it from Michael Rush in the backcourt | 42-40 |
| 18:34 | Florida | Edward Moore comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-40 |
| 18:33 | Auburn | Lon Googe grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 18:29 | Auburn | Michael Rush comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-40 |
| 18:27 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Leo Robins | 42-40 |
| 18:19 | Auburn | Leo Robins comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 42-40 |
| 18:18 | Florida | Donald Crowe snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 17:59 | Florida | Josh Dover scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Palmer | 44-40 |
| 17:54 | Auburn | Michael Rush misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-40 |
| 17:52 | Florida | The rebound goes to David Palmer | 44-40 |
| 17:45 | Florida | Donald Crowe misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Thomas Burns - foul #3 on Thomas Burns, team foul #1 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Bennett (PG), Ronald Soules (SG), Michael Buchanan (SF) Josh Dover, David Palmer, Edward Moore | |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Powell (PG), Scott Ellis (SG), Peter Murphy (SF), Donald Coleman (PF), Gary Tillman (C) Michael Rush, Lon Googe, Al Bell, Leo Robins, Thomas Burns | |
| 17:45 | Florida | Donald Crowe makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 17:45 | Florida | Donald Crowe makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 17:31 | Auburn | Richard Bennett steals it from Gary Tillman | 46-40 |
| 17:28 | Florida | Richard Bennett blows the layup | 46-40 |
| 17:26 | Florida | William Lee tips it back up and in | 48-40 |
| 17:18 | Auburn | Donald Coleman can't finish the layup | 48-40 |
| 17:16 | Florida | William Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 17:11 | Florida | Richard Bennett misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 48-40 |
| 17:09 | Florida | Richard Bennett tips it in | 50-40 |
| 16:59 | Auburn | Donald Coleman misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-40 |
| 16:57 | Florida | The rebound goes to William Lee | 50-40 |
| 16:55 | Florida | Richard Bennett is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Coleman - foul #2 on Donald Coleman, team foul #2 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Florida | Edward Moore (SF), Ralph Battle (C) Donald Crowe, William Lee | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Lanier (SG), Patrick Randazzo (C) Scott Ellis, Gary Tillman | |
| 16:44 | Florida | John Lanier is called for the reach on Richard Bennett - foul #2 on John Lanier, team foul #3 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Al Bell (SF) Peter Murphy | |
| 16:26 | Florida | Edward Moore loses the dribble to Al Bell | 50-40 |
| 16:21 | Auburn | Michael Buchanan is called for the reach on Donald Coleman - foul #2 on Michael Buchanan, team foul #1 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Florida | David Palmer (SG) Edward Moore | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lon Googe (SG), Gary Tillman (C) Walter Powell, Donald Coleman | |
| 16:13 | Auburn | Al Bell misses the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Ronald Soules - foul #1 on Ronald Soules, team foul #2 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Rush (PG), Leo Robins (PF) John Lanier, Patrick Randazzo | |
| 16:13 | Auburn | Al Bell makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 16:13 | Auburn | Al Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 16:01 | Florida | Michael Buchanan misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Michael Rush - foul #2 on Michael Rush, team foul #4 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Florida | Donald Crowe (PF) Ronald Soules | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 16:01 | Florida | Michael Buchanan misses the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 16:01 | Florida | Michael Buchanan makes the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Richard Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Palmer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Buchanan (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Crowe (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ralph Battle (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Rush (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lon Googe (tiring) 12 pts. SF - Al Bell (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Leo Robins (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Gary Tillman (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Auburn | Al Bell is hacked by Michael Buchanan - foul #3 on Michael Buchanan, team foul #3 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Florida | Josh Dover (PG), John Mitchell (SG), Edward Moore (SF) Richard Bennett, David Palmer, Michael Buchanan | |
| Subs | Auburn | Scott Ellis (SG), Peter Murphy (SF), Thomas Burns (C) Lon Googe, Al Bell, Gary Tillman | |
| 15:43 | Auburn | Thomas Burns comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Ralph Battle - foul #2 on Ralph Battle, team foul #4 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Powell (PG) Michael Rush | |
| 15:43 | Auburn | Thomas Burns misses the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 15:43 | Auburn | Thomas Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 15:41 | Florida | Josh Dover is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Powell - foul #2 on Walter Powell, team foul #5 | 51-43 |
| 15:23 | Florida | Donald Crowe misses the easy layup | 51-43 |
| 15:21 | Auburn | Walter Powell gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 15:15 | Auburn | Thomas Burns makes the jump hook near the basket | 51-45 |
| 15:04 | Florida | Ralph Battle lays it up and in on a nice dish by Josh Dover | 53-45 |
| 15:01 | Auburn | Walter Powell is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Battle - foul #3 on Ralph Battle, team foul #5 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Florida | David Palmer (SG), Ronald Soules (SF), William Lee (C) John Mitchell, Edward Moore, Ralph Battle | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Lanier (PG), Lon Googe (SG), Al Bell (SF), Donald Coleman (PF) Walter Powell, Scott Ellis, Peter Murphy, Leo Robins | |
| 14:47 | Auburn | Lon Googe comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 53-45 |
| 14:46 | Florida | Josh Dover grabs the board | 53-45 |
| 14:33 | Florida | Josh Dover misses the jumpshot from the left side | 53-45 |
| 14:32 | Florida | David Palmer tips it but misses | 53-45 |
| 14:30 | Florida | William Lee snags the offensive board | 53-45 |
| 14:11 | Florida | Ronald Soules misses long on an open 3 from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 14:10 | Auburn | Donald Coleman pulls down the rebound | 53-45 |
| 14:06 | Auburn | Donald Coleman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-45 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Bennett (PG), Edward Moore (SF), Michael Buchanan (PF), William McKay (C) Josh Dover, Ronald Soules, Donald Crowe, William Lee | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Rush (PG), Peter Murphy (SF), Patrick Randazzo (PF), Gary Tillman (C) John Lanier, Al Bell, Donald Coleman, Thomas Burns | |
| 13:49 | Florida | Edward Moore hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Richard Bennett | 55-45 |
| 13:43 | Auburn | Michael Rush makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Patrick Randazzo | 55-47 |
| 13:25 | Florida | Edward Moore connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Bennett | 58-47 |
| 13:08 | Auburn | Michael Rush buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-50 |
| 12:52 | Florida | Richard Bennett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-50 |
| Subs | Florida | Josh Dover (PG), John Mitchell (SG), William Lee (SF), Donald Crowe (PF), Ralph Battle (C) Richard Bennett, David Palmer, Edward Moore, Michael Buchanan, William McKay | |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Powell (PG), Scott Ellis (SG), Al Bell (SF), Leo Robins (PF), Thomas Burns (C) Michael Rush, Lon Googe, Peter Murphy, Patrick Randazzo, Gary Tillman | |
| 12:37 | Auburn | Leo Robins connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Walter Powell | 58-52 |
| 12:22 | Florida | William Lee comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 58-52 |
| 12:21 | Florida | Ralph Battle tips it back up and in | 60-52 |
| 12:05 | Auburn | Al Bell drills a shot from the left side set up by Walter Powell | 60-54 |
| 11:50 | Florida | William Lee makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by John Mitchell and the foul's on Thomas Burns - foul #4 on Thomas Burns, team foul #6 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Bennett (PG), Ronald Soules (SG), Michael Buchanan (SF) Josh Dover, John Mitchell, Ralph Battle | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Lanier (SG), Donald Coleman (PF), Gary Tillman (C) Scott Ellis, Leo Robins, Thomas Burns | |
| 11:50 | Florida | William Lee makes the free throw | 63-54 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Richard Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ronald Soules (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Buchanan (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Crowe (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - William Lee (tiring) 13 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Walter Powell (tiring) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Lanier (fresh) SF - Al Bell (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Coleman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Tillman (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Auburn | Al Bell comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 63-54 |
| 11:28 | Florida | Ronald Soules pulls down the rebound | 63-54 |
| 11:26 | Florida | Gary Tillman is called for the reach on Ronald Soules in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Tillman, team foul #7 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Florida | Edward Moore (SF) Donald Crowe | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Rush (PG) Walter Powell | |
| 11:26 | Florida | Ronald Soules makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 11:26 | Florida | Ronald Soules misses the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 11:26 | Auburn | Donald Coleman gets the rebound | 64-54 |
| 11:22 | Auburn | Ronald Soules steps in front of the Al Bell pass in the backcourt | 64-54 |
| 11:11 | Florida | Richard Bennett buries a jumpshot from the right wing and the foul's on John Lanier - foul #3 on John Lanier, team foul #8 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Florida | David Palmer (SG) Ronald Soules | |
| Subs | Auburn | Peter Murphy (SF), Patrick Randazzo (C) Al Bell, Gary Tillman | |
| 11:11 | Florida | Richard Bennett makes the free throw | 67-54 |
| 10:53 | Auburn | Michael Rush connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 67-56 |
| 10:42 | Florida | Donald Coleman is called for the reach on Michael Buchanan - foul #3 on Donald Coleman, team foul #9 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Florida | Josh Dover (PG), Donald Crowe (PF) Richard Bennett, Edward Moore | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lon Googe (SG), Leo Robins (PF) Michael Rush, Donald Coleman | |
| 10:42 | Florida | Michael Buchanan makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 10:42 | Florida | Michael Buchanan misses the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 10:42 | Auburn | Patrick Randazzo gets the rebound | 68-56 |
| 10:37 | Auburn | Lon Googe misses short on an open floater near the basket | 68-56 |
| 10:35 | Florida | The rebound goes to Michael Buchanan | 68-56 |
| 10:13 | Florida | John Lanier steals it from William Lee | 68-56 |
| 10:13 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-56 |
| Subs | Florida | John Mitchell (SG), Ronald Soules (SF), Ralph Battle (C) David Palmer, Michael Buchanan, William Lee | |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Powell (PG), Scott Ellis (SG), Al Bell (SF), Gary Tillman (C) John Lanier, Lon Googe, Peter Murphy, Patrick Randazzo | |
| 10:10 | Auburn | Scott Ellis is hacked by Josh Dover in the backcourt - foul #2 on Josh Dover, team foul #6 | 68-56 |
| 10:02 | Auburn | Al Bell connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Ellis | 68-58 |
| 09:38 | Florida | Al Bell denies the turnaround by Josh Dover | 68-58 |
| 09:36 | Auburn | Leo Robins snags the defensive board | 68-58 |
| 09:20 | Auburn | Leo Robins can't finish the layup | 68-58 |
| 09:18 | Florida | Ronald Soules snags the defensive board | 68-58 |
| 09:14 | Florida | Scott Ellis takes the ball from Josh Dover in the backcourt | 68-58 |
| 09:03 | Auburn | Donald Crowe steals the ball from Leo Robins | 68-58 |
| 09:01 | Florida | Ronald Soules loses the dribble to Walter Powell in the backcourt | 68-58 |
| 09:00 | Auburn | Scott Ellis misses the easy layup | 68-58 |
| 08:58 | Auburn | Leo Robins snags the offensive board | 68-58 |
| 08:50 | Auburn | Scott Ellis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-58 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Bennett (PG), David Palmer (SG), Edward Moore (SF), Michael Buchanan (PF), William McKay (C) Josh Dover, John Mitchell, Ronald Soules, Donald Crowe, Ralph Battle | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Lanier (PG), Lon Googe (SG), Peter Murphy (SF), Donald Coleman (PF), Patrick Randazzo (C) Walter Powell, Scott Ellis, Al Bell, Leo Robins, Gary Tillman | |
| 08:31 | Florida | Peter Murphy steals the ball from Edward Moore | 68-58 |
| 08:16 | Auburn | Lon Googe is fouled on the floor by Richard Bennett - foul #2 on Richard Bennett, team foul #7 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Florida | William Lee (C) William McKay | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Rush (PG) John Lanier | |
| 08:16 | Auburn | Lon Googe makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 08:16 | Auburn | Lon Googe makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 08:00 | Florida | Richard Bennett drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Moore | 70-60 |
| 07:55 | Auburn | Michael Rush misses the 3 from the right wing | 70-60 |
| 07:54 | Auburn | Donald Coleman grabs the offensive rebound | 70-60 |
| 07:35 | Auburn | Donald Coleman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Buchanan - foul #4 on Michael Buchanan, team foul #8 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Florida | Donald Crowe (PF) Michael Buchanan | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Lanier (SG), Al Bell (SF), Thomas Burns (C) Lon Googe, Peter Murphy, Patrick Randazzo | |
| 07:35 | Auburn | Donald Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 07:35 | Auburn | Donald Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Richard Bennett (tiring) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Palmer (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Moore (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Crowe (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - William Lee (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Rush (tired) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Lanier (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Al Bell (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Coleman (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Thomas Burns (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 07:15 | Florida | Richard Bennett throws it down on a nice dish by Edward Moore and the foul's on Michael Rush - foul #3 on Michael Rush, team foul #10 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Powell (PG) Michael Rush | |
| 07:15 | Florida | Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-61 |
| 07:15 | Florida | Richard Bennett makes the free throw | 73-61 |
| 06:56 | Auburn | Edward Moore is called for the reach on Thomas Burns - foul #2 on Edward Moore, team foul #9 | 73-61 |
| Subs | Florida | Ronald Soules (SG), Ralph Battle (C) David Palmer, Edward Moore | |
| Subs | Auburn | Leo Robins (PF) Donald Coleman | |
| 06:56 | Auburn | Thomas Burns misses the 1st free throw | 73-61 |
| 06:56 | Florida | Donald Crowe grabs the defensive rebound | 73-61 |
| 06:51 | Florida | Al Bell is called for the reach on William Lee in the backcourt - foul #2 on Al Bell, team foul #11 | 73-61 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lon Googe (SG) Walter Powell | |
| 06:51 | Florida | William Lee misses the 1st free throw | 73-61 |
| 06:51 | Florida | William Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 74-61 |
| 06:40 | Auburn | Leo Robins is fouled on the floor by Donald Crowe - foul #3 on Donald Crowe, team foul #10 | 74-61 |
| Subs | Florida | Josh Dover (PG) Richard Bennett | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 06:40 | Auburn | Leo Robins misses the 1st free throw | 74-61 |
| 06:40 | Auburn | Leo Robins misses the 2nd free throw | 74-61 |
| 06:40 | Florida | Ralph Battle gets the rebound | 74-61 |
| 06:27 | Florida | Thomas Burns is called for the reach on Ralph Battle - foul #5 on Thomas Burns, team foul #12 | 74-61 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Rush (PG), Gary Tillman (C) John Lanier, Thomas Burns | |
| 06:27 | Florida | Ralph Battle misses the 1st free throw | 74-61 |
| 06:27 | Florida | Ralph Battle misses the 2nd free throw | 74-61 |
| 06:27 | Auburn | Gary Tillman gets the rebound | 74-61 |
| 06:23 | Auburn | Ronald Soules is called for the reach on Michael Rush in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Soules, team foul #11 | 74-61 |
| Subs | Florida | William McKay (C) Ralph Battle | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 06:23 | Auburn | Michael Rush misses the 1st free throw | 74-61 |
| 06:23 | Auburn | Michael Rush misses the 2nd free throw | 74-61 |
| 06:23 | Florida | Donald Crowe grabs the board | 74-61 |
| 06:17 | Florida | Josh Dover knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by William Lee | 76-61 |
| 06:12 | Auburn | Al Bell is open and lays it up and in | 76-63 |
| 06:08 | Florida | Ronald Soules is fouled in the backcourt by Al Bell - foul #3 on Al Bell, team foul #13 | 76-63 |
| Subs | Florida | John Mitchell (SG), Michael Buchanan (PF) William Lee, Donald Crowe | |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Powell (PG), Scott Ellis (SG), Peter Murphy (SF), Donald Coleman (PF) Michael Rush, Lon Googe, Al Bell, Leo Robins | |
| 06:08 | Florida | Ronald Soules misses the 1st free throw | 76-63 |
| 06:08 | Florida | Ronald Soules misses the 2nd free throw | 76-63 |
| 06:08 | Auburn | Donald Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 76-63 |
| 05:46 | Auburn | Donald Coleman connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Walter Powell | 76-66 |
| 05:27 | Florida | Michael Buchanan is open and scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from John Mitchell | 78-66 |
| 05:17 | Auburn | Donald Coleman can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 78-66 |
| 05:16 | Florida | William McKay grabs the board | 78-66 |
| 05:11 | Florida | Josh Dover misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 78-66 |
| 05:09 | Auburn | Scott Ellis snags the defensive board | 78-66 |
| 05:02 | Auburn | Donald Coleman buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Walter Powell | 78-68 |
| 04:56 | Florida | John Mitchell loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-68 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Bennett (PG), David Palmer (SG), Edward Moore (SF), William Lee (PF), Ralph Battle (C) Josh Dover, John Mitchell, Ronald Soules, Michael Buchanan, William McKay | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Rush (PG), John Lanier (SG), Al Bell (SF), Leo Robins (PF), Patrick Randazzo (C) Walter Powell, Scott Ellis, Peter Murphy, Donald Coleman, Gary Tillman | |
| 04:49 | Auburn | Michael Rush misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 78-68 |
| 04:47 | Auburn | Al Bell tips it home | 78-70 |
| 04:18 | Florida | Edward Moore connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by William Lee | 81-70 |
| 04:03 | Auburn | Michael Rush is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 81-70 |
| 04:02 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Randazzo | 81-70 |
| 03:51 | Auburn | Leo Robins is denied on a layup by William Lee | 81-70 |
| 03:49 | Florida | The rebound goes to Richard Bennett | 81-70 |
| 03:35 | Florida | Edward Moore is fouled on the floor by Al Bell - foul #4 on Al Bell, team foul #14 | 81-70 |
| Subs | Florida | Donald Crowe (PF) Ralph Battle | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lon Googe (SG), Donald Coleman (PF), Gary Tillman (C) Michael Rush, Leo Robins, Patrick Randazzo | |
| 03:35 | Florida | Edward Moore makes the 1st free throw | 82-70 |
| 03:35 | Florida | Edward Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 83-70 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Richard Bennett (tiring) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Palmer (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Moore (tired) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Crowe (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - William Lee (tiring) 14 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Lanier (tiring) 3 pf. SG - Lon Googe (tiring) 14 pts. SF - Al Bell (tired) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Donald Coleman (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Gary Tillman (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Auburn | Lon Googe hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Coleman | 83-73 |
| 03:04 | Florida | William Lee misses the jump hook from the right block | 83-73 |
| 03:02 | Auburn | Donald Coleman gets the rebound | 83-73 |
| 03:02 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 83-73 |
| Subs | Florida | Josh Dover (PG), Michael Buchanan (SF) Richard Bennett, Edward Moore | |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Powell (PG), Peter Murphy (SF) John Lanier, Al Bell | |
| 02:51 | Auburn | Lon Googe can't connect on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Josh Dover - foul #3 on Josh Dover, team foul #12 | 83-73 |
| 02:51 | Auburn | Lon Googe makes the 1st free throw | 83-74 |
| 02:51 | Auburn | Lon Googe makes the 2nd free throw | 83-75 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 02:24 | Florida | Michael Buchanan scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 85-75 |
| 02:24 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 85-75 |
| Subs | Florida | Ronald Soules (PG), John Mitchell (SG), Ralph Battle (C) Josh Dover, David Palmer, Michael Buchanan | |
| Subs | Auburn | Leo Robins (PF), Patrick Randazzo (C) Donald Coleman, Gary Tillman | |
| 02:00 | Auburn | Lon Googe misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 85-75 |
| 01:58 | Auburn | Peter Murphy grabs the offensive rebound | 85-75 |
| 01:49 | Auburn | Ralph Battle steps in front of the Patrick Randazzo pass | 85-75 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 01:31 | Florida | William Lee misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 85-75 |
| 01:30 | Florida | William Lee tips it but misses | 85-75 |
| 01:28 | Florida | William Lee pulls down the offensive rebound | 85-75 |
| 01:12 | Florida | Donald Crowe lays it up and in on a great pass from Ronald Soules | 87-75 |
| 00:59 | Auburn | Walter Powell is hacked by Ralph Battle - foul #4 on Ralph Battle, team foul #13 | 87-75 |
| Subs | Florida | Josh Dover (PG), David Palmer (SG), Edward Moore (SF) Ronald Soules, John Mitchell, Ralph Battle | |
| Subs | Auburn | Al Bell (SF), Gary Tillman (C) Peter Murphy, Patrick Randazzo | |
| 00:59 | Auburn | Walter Powell makes the 1st free throw | 87-76 |
| 00:59 | Auburn | Walter Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 87-76 |
| 00:59 | Florida | Donald Crowe snags the defensive board | 87-76 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:57 | Florida | Walter Powell is called for the reach on Donald Crowe in the backcourt - foul #3 on Walter Powell, team foul #15 | 87-76 |
| Subs | Florida | Ronald Soules (SF) Edward Moore | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Rush (PG) Walter Powell | |
| 00:57 | Florida | Donald Crowe makes the 1st free throw | 88-76 |
| 00:57 | Florida | Donald Crowe makes the 2nd free throw | 89-76 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:52 | Auburn | Lon Googe misses the 3 from the right corner | 89-76 |
| 00:50 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Leo Robins | 89-76 |
| 00:47 | Auburn | Al Bell clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 89-76 |
| 00:45 | Florida | Donald Crowe grabs the defensive rebound | 89-76 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:21 | Florida | Josh Dover is whistled for traveling | 89-76 |
| Subs | Florida | Edward Moore (SF) Ronald Soules | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:17 | Auburn | William Lee is called for the reach on Leo Robins - foul #2 on William Lee, team foul #14 | 89-76 |
| 00:17 | Auburn | Leo Robins makes the 1st free throw | 89-77 |
| 00:17 | Auburn | Leo Robins misses the 2nd free throw | 89-77 |
| 00:17 | Florida | William Lee grabs the board | 89-77 |
| 00:00 | Florida | Josh Dover runs out the clock | 89-77 |