| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Rush (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lon Googe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Al Bell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leo Robins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - Donald Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Caleb Darby (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Burnette (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Dinan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Al Bell inbounds the ball | 25-30 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:46 | Auburn | Lon Googe can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Caleb Darby - foul #1 on Caleb Darby, team foul #1 | 25-30 |
| 19:46 | Auburn | Lon Googe misses the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 19:46 | Auburn | Lon Googe makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 19:18 | Louisiana State | John Cornett misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-30 |
| 19:17 | Louisiana State | David Dinan grabs the offensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 19:08 | Louisiana State | John Cornett hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 26-30 |
| 19:06 | Auburn | Al Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 18:59 | Auburn | Lon Googe is hacked by Corey Howard - foul #3 on Corey Howard, team foul #2 | 26-30 |
| 18:34 | Auburn | Leo Robins connects on the open floater in the lane on a nice dish by Al Bell | 28-30 |
| 18:29 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-30 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Lanier (PG) Michael Rush | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 18:10 | Auburn | Al Bell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-30 |
| 18:09 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 17:43 | Louisiana State | Arthur Burnette buries a shot from the left block | 28-32 |
| 17:14 | Auburn | Lon Googe is fouled on the floor by Corey Howard - foul #4 on Corey Howard, team foul #3 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Rush (PG), Scott Ellis (SG), Peter Murphy (SF), Thomas Burns (PF), Gary Tillman (C) John Lanier, Lon Googe, Al Bell, Leo Robins, Donald Coleman | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Carter (PG), Stanley Smith (SG), Robert Guerrier (SF), Thomas Bender (PF), Alexei Malinoski (C) John Cornett, Corey Howard, Caleb Darby, Arthur Burnette, David Dinan | |
| 16:58 | Auburn | Michael Rush's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-32 |
| 16:42 | Louisiana State | William Carter hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Stanley Smith | 28-35 |
| 16:27 | Auburn | Michael Rush comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-35 |
| 16:25 | Louisiana State | William Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 16:05 | Louisiana State | Alexei Malinoski is open and scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Guerrier | 28-37 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Rush (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Ellis (fresh) SF - Peter Murphy (fresh) PF - Thomas Burns (fresh) 1 pts. C - Gary Tillman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - William Carter (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Stanley Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Guerrier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Thomas Bender (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Alexei Malinoski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Auburn | Michael Rush hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gary Tillman and he's fouled by William Carter - foul #2 on William Carter, team foul #4 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Lanier (SG), Al Bell (SF), Patrick Randazzo (C) Scott Ellis, Peter Murphy, Gary Tillman | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby (SF) Robert Guerrier | |
| 15:37 | Auburn | Michael Rush makes the free throw | 31-37 |
| 15:22 | Louisiana State | The short jumper by Thomas Bender is denied by Thomas Burns | 31-37 |
| 15:20 | Auburn | Thomas Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 15:14 | Auburn | John Lanier misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Bender - foul #3 on Thomas Bender, team foul #5 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Lon Googe (SG), Leo Robins (PF) Michael Rush, Thomas Burns | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG), Arthur Burnette (PF), David Dinan (C) Stanley Smith, Thomas Bender, Alexei Malinoski | |
| 15:14 | Auburn | John Lanier misses the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 15:14 | Auburn | John Lanier makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 14:57 | Louisiana State | Arthur Burnette misses the lay-in but the foul's on Patrick Randazzo - foul #1 on Patrick Randazzo, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Powell (PG), Donald Coleman (C) John Lanier, Patrick Randazzo | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 14:57 | Louisiana State | Arthur Burnette makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 14:57 | Louisiana State | Arthur Burnette makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 14:47 | Auburn | Leo Robins's layup is rejected by David Dinan | 32-39 |
| 14:45 | Louisiana State | Arthur Burnette grabs the defensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 14:26 | Louisiana State | David Dinan is fouled on the floor by Lon Googe - foul #2 on Lon Googe, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | Peter Murphy (SF), Patrick Randazzo (PF) Al Bell, Leo Robins | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier (SF) Caleb Darby | |
| 13:59 | Louisiana State | Patrick Randazzo steps in front of the William Carter pass | 32-39 |
| 13:52 | Auburn | Lon Googe misses the layup against the doubleteam | 32-39 |
| 13:51 | Auburn | Patrick Randazzo tips it but misses | 32-39 |
| 13:50 | Auburn | Walter Powell pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 13:38 | Auburn | Patrick Randazzo can't finish the uncontested layup | 32-39 |
| 13:37 | Louisiana State | Arthur Burnette gets the rebound | 32-39 |
| 13:12 | Louisiana State | William Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 13:11 | Louisiana State | Arthur Burnette misses the tip | 32-39 |
| 13:10 | Auburn | Lon Googe gets the rebound | 32-39 |
| 13:04 | Auburn | Patrick Randazzo misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 13:03 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier grabs the board | 32-39 |
| 12:34 | Louisiana State | David Dinan hits a wide open turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Robert Guerrier | 32-41 |
| 12:12 | Auburn | William Carter steals it from Peter Murphy | 32-41 |
| 12:09 | Louisiana State | William Carter slams it home | 32-43 |
| 11:50 | Auburn | Lon Googe splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Peter Murphy | 35-43 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Walter Powell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Lon Googe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Murphy (fairly fresh) PF - Patrick Randazzo (fairly fresh) C - Donald Coleman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Carter (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Robert Guerrier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - Arthur Burnette (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Dinan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:21 | Louisiana State | William Carter drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-45 |
| 11:04 | Auburn | Patrick Randazzo misses long on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Arthur Burnette - foul #2 on Arthur Burnette, team foul #6 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Rush (PG), Scott Ellis (SG), Al Bell (SF), Leo Robins (PF) Walter Powell, Lon Googe, Peter Murphy, Donald Coleman | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith (PG), Corey Howard (SG), Caleb Darby (SF), Thomas Bender (PF), Alexei Malinoski (C) John Cornett, William Carter, Robert Guerrier, Arthur Burnette, David Dinan | |
| 11:04 | Auburn | Patrick Randazzo makes the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 11:04 | Auburn | Patrick Randazzo misses the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 11:04 | Louisiana State | Alexei Malinoski gets the rebound | 36-45 |
| 10:48 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 36-45 |
| 10:46 | Louisiana State | Alexei Malinoski tips it back up and in | 36-47 |
| 10:32 | Auburn | Alexei Malinoski steals the ball from Michael Rush | 36-47 |
| 10:13 | Louisiana State | Alexei Malinoski is fouled on the floor by Scott Ellis - foul #2 on Scott Ellis, team foul #3 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Tillman (C) Patrick Randazzo | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 09:44 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-47 |
| 09:42 | Louisiana State | Alexei Malinoski snags the offensive board | 36-47 |
| 09:30 | Louisiana State | Gary Tillman steals it from Alexei Malinoski | 36-47 |
| 09:22 | Auburn | Caleb Darby steps in front of the Al Bell pass | 36-47 |
| 09:18 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby lays it up and in | 36-49 |
| 08:59 | Auburn | Michael Rush buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Scott Ellis | 39-49 |
| 08:35 | Louisiana State | Alexei Malinoski misses short on a shot from the left block | 39-49 |
| 08:33 | Auburn | Scott Ellis snags the defensive board | 39-49 |
| 08:28 | Auburn | Al Bell buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Rush | 42-49 |
| 08:02 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-49 |
| 08:00 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby can't tip it in | 42-49 |
| 07:59 | Auburn | Leo Robins snags the defensive board | 42-49 |
| 07:54 | Auburn | Michael Rush hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-49 |
| 07:52 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 07:50 | Louisiana State | Alexei Malinoski's pass is intercepted by Scott Ellis in the backcourt | 42-49 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Rush (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Ellis (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Al Bell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leo Robins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Gary Tillman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Stanley Smith (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Corey Howard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Caleb Darby (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Bender (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Alexei Malinoski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Auburn | Leo Robins drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-49 |
| 07:12 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby misses the easy layup | 44-49 |
| 07:11 | Auburn | Gary Tillman grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 07:04 | Auburn | Scott Ellis is fouled on the floor by Corey Howard - foul #5 on Corey Howard, team foul #7 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Powell (PG), Peter Murphy (SF), Thomas Burns (PF), Donald Coleman (C) Michael Rush, Al Bell, Leo Robins, Gary Tillman | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG), William Carter (SG), Robert Guerrier (SF), Arthur Burnette (PF), David Dinan (C) Stanley Smith, Corey Howard, Caleb Darby, Thomas Bender, Alexei Malinoski | |
| 07:04 | Auburn | Scott Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 07:04 | Auburn | Scott Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 06:50 | Louisiana State | David Dinan can't throw it down | 46-49 |
| 06:49 | Louisiana State | John Cornett grabs the offensive board | 46-49 |
| 06:26 | Louisiana State | William Carter is fouled on the floor by Scott Ellis - foul #3 on Scott Ellis, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | Lon Googe (SG) Scott Ellis | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 06:05 | Louisiana State | David Dinan drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from William Carter and he's hacked by Walter Powell - foul #4 on Walter Powell, team foul #5 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Auburn | Al Bell (SF) Peter Murphy | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 06:05 | Louisiana State | David Dinan misses the free throw | 46-51 |
| 06:05 | Auburn | Donald Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 05:57 | Auburn | Lon Googe splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 05:55 | Auburn | Thomas Burns grabs the offensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 05:50 | Auburn | Al Bell makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Walter Powell | 48-51 |
| 05:28 | Louisiana State | John Cornett misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 05:27 | Auburn | Thomas Burns grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 05:19 | Auburn | Al Bell clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-51 |
| 05:17 | Auburn | Lon Googe grabs the offensive board | 48-51 |
| 04:54 | Auburn | Al Bell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 48-51 |
| 04:53 | Louisiana State | Arthur Burnette grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 04:31 | Louisiana State | David Dinan banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Guerrier | 48-53 |
| 04:26 | Auburn | Lon Googe makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Al Bell | 51-53 |
| 04:06 | Louisiana State | David Dinan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Lanier (PG), Peter Murphy (SF), Leo Robins (PF), Patrick Randazzo (C) Walter Powell, Al Bell, Thomas Burns, Donald Coleman | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith (SG), Caleb Darby (SF), Thomas Bender (PF), Robert Bibler (C) William Carter, Robert Guerrier, Arthur Burnette, David Dinan | |
| 03:39 | Auburn | Lon Googe is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to John Cornett | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Lanier (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lon Googe (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Murphy (fresh) PF - Leo Robins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Patrick Randazzo (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stanley Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Caleb Darby (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Bender (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Bibler (fresh) | |
| 03:17 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Cornett | 51-55 |
| 03:06 | Auburn | Leo Robins misses the jumpshot from the right side | 51-55 |
| 03:04 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler grabs the defensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 02:59 | Louisiana State | Patrick Randazzo steals it from Caleb Darby in the backcourt | 51-55 |
| 02:59 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-55 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Rush (PG), Gary Tillman (C) Lon Googe, Patrick Randazzo | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Arthur Burnette (PF) Robert Bibler | |
| 02:41 | Auburn | Leo Robins misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-55 |
| 02:40 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby pulls down the rebound | 51-55 |
| 02:40 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-55 |
| Subs | Auburn | Al Bell (SF), Donald Coleman (C) Peter Murphy, Gary Tillman | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier (PG), David Dinan (C) John Cornett, Thomas Bender | |
| 02:23 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby misses short on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Leo Robins - foul #1 on Leo Robins, team foul #6 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Auburn | Lon Googe (SG) John Lanier | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 02:23 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 02:23 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 02:10 | Auburn | Leo Robins drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Michael Rush | 53-57 |
| 02:10 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-57 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Carter (PG) Robert Guerrier | |
| 01:48 | Louisiana State | Arthur Burnette misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 53-57 |
| 01:46 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Donald Coleman | 53-57 |
| 01:20 | Auburn | The short jumper by Leo Robins is denied by David Dinan | 53-57 |
| 01:19 | Louisiana State | Arthur Burnette snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| 01:19 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 53-57 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG) Stanley Smith | |
| 01:01 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Cornett and he's fouled by Leo Robins - foul #2 on Leo Robins, team foul #7 | 53-59 |
| 01:01 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby makes the free throw | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:45 | Auburn | Arthur Burnette denies the turnaround by Donald Coleman | 53-60 |
| 00:44 | Auburn | Donald Coleman misses the tip | 53-60 |
| 00:42 | Auburn | Lon Googe can't tip it in | 53-60 |
| 00:40 | Louisiana State | David Dinan snags the defensive board | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:38 | Louisiana State | David Dinan is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Rush - foul #1 on Michael Rush, team foul #8 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier (PG), Stanley Smith (SG) John Cornett, William Carter | |
| 00:38 | Louisiana State | David Dinan makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:38 | Louisiana State | David Dinan makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:32 | Auburn | Michael Rush's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-62 |
| 00:31 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Lon Googe - foul #3 on Lon Googe, team foul #9 | 53-62 |
| 00:31 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:31 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 00:24 | Auburn | Michael Rush hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-64 |
| 00:24 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 56-64 |
| 00:21 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Lon Googe - foul #4 on Lon Googe, team foul #10 | 56-64 |
| 00:21 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith misses the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:21 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:13 | Auburn | Al Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-65 |
| 00:11 | Louisiana State | David Dinan pulls down the rebound | 56-65 |
| 00:11 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 56-65 |
| 00:09 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby is fouled in the backcourt by Lon Googe - foul #5 on Lon Googe, team foul #11 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Auburn | Scott Ellis (SG) Lon Googe | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 00:09 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby misses the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:09 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby misses the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:09 | Auburn | Donald Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 56-65 |
| 00:03 | Auburn | Michael Rush comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-65 |
| 00:02 | Auburn | Leo Robins pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-65 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | The clock runs out | 56-65 |