| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Robert Soza (fresh) SG - Felix Cardenas (fresh) SF - Lance Scull (fresh) PF - Matthew Blocker (fresh) C - Brandon Derrickson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel McGoldrick (fresh) SG - Art Lash (fresh) SF - Grover Plemons (fresh) PF - William Grosso (fresh) C - Roy Wallace (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Roy Wallace wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Illinois | William Grosso is fouled on the floor by Robert Soza - foul #1 on Robert Soza, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Roy Wallace hits a floater from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Auburn | Lance Scull drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Felix Cardenas | 2-2 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | Art Lash clanks a 3 from straight away | 2-2 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Wallace | 2-2 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Grover Plemons connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Grosso | 2-5 |
| 18:53 | Auburn | Robert Soza is hacked by Art Lash - foul #1 on Art Lash, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:36 | Auburn | Robert Soza can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Daniel McGoldrick - foul #1 on Daniel McGoldrick, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| 18:36 | Auburn | Robert Soza makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:36 | Auburn | Robert Soza makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 18:20 | Illinois | Art Lash hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-5 |
| 18:18 | Auburn | Robert Soza pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 18:12 | Auburn | Robert Soza misses long on a floater from the right side | 4-5 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | William Grosso grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Daniel McGoldrick connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Art Lash | 4-7 |
| 18:03 | Auburn | William Grosso steals it from Robert Soza in the backcourt | 4-7 |
| 17:55 | Illinois | Roy Wallace loses the dribble to Matthew Blocker | 4-7 |
| 17:51 | Auburn | William Grosso is called for the reach on Lance Scull in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Grosso, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Barnard (SG), Rodney Roberson (SF), Jayson Kish (PF), Douglas Major (C) Daniel McGoldrick, Grover Plemons, William Grosso, Roy Wallace | |
| 17:38 | Auburn | Felix Cardenas hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Douglas Major - foul #1 on Douglas Major, team foul #4 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Russ (SG) Art Lash | |
| 17:38 | Auburn | Felix Cardenas makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:38 | Auburn | Felix Cardenas makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 17:18 | Illinois | Jayson Kish blows the layup but the foul's on Matthew Blocker - foul #1 on Matthew Blocker, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Auburn | Tony Seawell (PF), Elliott Austin (C) Matthew Blocker, Brandon Derrickson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:18 | Illinois | Jayson Kish misses the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 17:18 | Illinois | Jayson Kish makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 17:10 | Auburn | John Barnard steals it from Robert Soza | 6-8 |
| 17:07 | Illinois | James Russ misses the easy layup | 6-8 |
| 17:05 | Auburn | Felix Cardenas gets the rebound | 6-8 |
| 16:53 | Auburn | Tony Seawell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-8 |
| 16:52 | Auburn | Elliott Austin pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 16:38 | Auburn | Felix Cardenas is fouled on the floor by Jayson Kish - foul #1 on Jayson Kish, team foul #5 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Auburn | Gerald Waltz (SG), Bryon Smith (SF) Felix Cardenas, Lance Scull | |
| Subs | Illinois | Art Lash (PG), William Grosso (PF), Roy Wallace (C) James Russ, Jayson Kish, Douglas Major | |
| 16:24 | Auburn | Elliott Austin misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Roy Wallace - foul #1 on Roy Wallace, team foul #6 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Grover Plemons (SF) Rodney Roberson | |
| 16:24 | Auburn | Elliott Austin misses the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 16:24 | Auburn | Elliott Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:02 | Illinois | Roy Wallace hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Art Lash | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Robert Soza (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gerald Waltz (fresh) SF - Bryon Smith (fresh) PF - Tony Seawell (fresh) C - Elliott Austin (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Art Lash (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Barnard (fairly fresh) SF - Grover Plemons (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Grosso (fresh) C - Roy Wallace (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:52 | Auburn | Tony Seawell lays it up and in | 9-10 |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Roy Wallace hits the finger roll set up by John Barnard | 9-12 |
| 15:26 | Auburn | Elliott Austin comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 15:24 | Illinois | Art Lash gets the rebound | 9-12 |
| 15:18 | Illinois | Art Lash loses the dribble to Elliott Austin | 9-12 |
| 15:14 | Auburn | Gerald Waltz is called for traveling in the backcourt | 9-12 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Kirkpatrick (SF), Matthew Blocker (PF), Brandon Derrickson (C) Bryon Smith, Tony Seawell, Elliott Austin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel McGoldrick (PG), James Russ (SG), Rodney Roberson (PF), Jayson Kish (C) Art Lash, John Barnard, William Grosso, Roy Wallace | |
| 15:06 | Illinois | Grover Plemons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-12 |
| Subs | Auburn | Felix Cardenas (SG), Lance Scull (SF) Gerald Waltz, Thomas Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:58 | Auburn | Felix Cardenas misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Daniel McGoldrick - foul #2 on Daniel McGoldrick, team foul #7 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brendan Carter (PG), Douglas Major (C) Daniel McGoldrick, Grover Plemons | |
| 14:58 | Auburn | Felix Cardenas misses the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 14:58 | Auburn | Felix Cardenas misses the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 14:58 | Auburn | Matthew Blocker gets the offensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 14:45 | Auburn | Robert Soza jams it set up by Felix Cardenas | 11-12 |
| 14:22 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson loses the dribble to Robert Soza | 11-12 |
| 14:04 | Auburn | Felix Cardenas is alone and drills a jumper from the free throw line | 13-12 |
| 13:49 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson is hacked by Felix Cardenas - foul #1 on Felix Cardenas, team foul #3 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Merrell (PG), Gerald Waltz (SG), Thomas Kirkpatrick (SF) Robert Soza, Felix Cardenas, Lance Scull | |
| Subs | Illinois | Art Lash (PG), John Barnard (SG), Grover Plemons (SF), William Grosso (PF), Roy Wallace (C) Brendan Carter, James Russ, Rodney Roberson, Jayson Kish, Douglas Major | |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Art Lash makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Barnard and he's fouled by William Merrell - foul #1 on William Merrell, team foul #4 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bryon Smith (SF), Elliott Austin (C) Thomas Kirkpatrick, Brandon Derrickson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Art Lash makes the free throw | 13-16 |
| 13:26 | Auburn | Grover Plemons denies the turnaround by William Merrell | 13-16 |
| 13:25 | Illinois | Roy Wallace grabs the board | 13-16 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | Roy Wallace misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Bryon Smith - foul #1 on Bryon Smith, team foul #5 | 13-16 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | Roy Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | Roy Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 13:16 | Auburn | Bryon Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Grover Plemons - foul #1 on Grover Plemons, team foul #8 | 13-17 |
| 13:16 | Auburn | Bryon Smith misses the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Roy Wallace | 13-17 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Art Lash drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-20 |
| 12:44 | Auburn | Bryon Smith lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by William Merrell | 15-20 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | William Grosso hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 15-20 |
| 12:33 | Auburn | Elliott Austin snags the defensive board | 15-20 |
| 12:17 | Auburn | Matthew Blocker hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from William Merrell | 17-20 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | William Grosso connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 17-22 |
| 11:46 | Auburn | Gerald Waltz's pass is intercepted by William Grosso | 17-22 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Merrell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gerald Waltz (fairly fresh) SF - Bryon Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Blocker (tiring) 2 pts. C - Elliott Austin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Art Lash (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Barnard (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Grover Plemons (tiring) 3 pts. PF - William Grosso (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Roy Wallace (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Illinois | John Barnard is hacked by Elliott Austin - foul #1 on Elliott Austin, team foul #6 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Soza (PG), Felix Cardenas (SG), Lance Scull (SF), Tony Seawell (PF), Brandon Derrickson (C) William Merrell, Gerald Waltz, Bryon Smith, Matthew Blocker, Elliott Austin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brendan Carter (PG), James Russ (SG), Rodney Roberson (SF) Art Lash, John Barnard, Grover Plemons | |
| 11:26 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson connects on the floater in the lane set up by Brendan Carter | 17-24 |
| 11:19 | Auburn | James Russ takes the ball from Robert Soza | 17-24 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | James Russ lays it in | 17-26 |
| 11:13 | Auburn | Rodney Roberson picks off the pass by Robert Soza in the backcourt | 17-26 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson misses the lay-in | 17-26 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | James Russ grabs the offensive board | 17-26 |
| 10:40 | Illinois | Roy Wallace misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 17-26 |
| 10:38 | Auburn | Tony Seawell gets the rebound | 17-26 |
| 10:32 | Auburn | Tony Seawell travels with the ball | 17-26 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Art Lash (SG), Jayson Kish (PF), Douglas Major (C) James Russ, William Grosso, Roy Wallace | |
| 10:17 | Illinois | Jayson Kish misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 17-26 |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Art Lash tips it back up and in | 17-28 |
| 09:58 | Auburn | Tony Seawell can't connect on a shot from the right block | 17-28 |
| 09:57 | Auburn | Felix Cardenas tips it but misses | 17-28 |
| 09:55 | Illinois | Art Lash snags the defensive board | 17-28 |
| 09:50 | Illinois | Jayson Kish lays it in | 17-30 |
| 09:43 | Auburn | Felix Cardenas's fadeaway is rejected by Douglas Major | 17-30 |
| 09:41 | Auburn | Felix Cardenas tips it but misses | 17-30 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | Jayson Kish pulls down the rebound | 17-30 |
| 09:35 | Illinois | Art Lash comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-30 |
| 09:33 | Auburn | Brandon Derrickson gets the rebound | 17-30 |
| 09:13 | Auburn | Tony Seawell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-30 |
| 09:12 | Auburn | Tony Seawell grabs the offensive board | 17-30 |
| 09:03 | Auburn | Brandon Derrickson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Douglas Major - foul #2 on Douglas Major, team foul #9 | 17-30 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Merrell (PG), Thomas Kirkpatrick (SG), Elliott Austin (C) Robert Soza, Felix Cardenas, Tony Seawell | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Barnard (PG), James Russ (SG), Grover Plemons (SF), William Grosso (PF), Roy Wallace (C) Brendan Carter, Art Lash, Rodney Roberson, Jayson Kish, Douglas Major | |
| 09:03 | Auburn | Brandon Derrickson makes the 1st free throw | 18-30 |
| 09:03 | Auburn | Brandon Derrickson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-30 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | William Grosso connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Grover Plemons | 19-32 |
| 08:49 | Auburn | Lance Scull is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 19-32 |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Blocker (PF) Brandon Derrickson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:43 | Illinois | John Barnard makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Roy Wallace | 19-35 |
| 08:29 | Auburn | Elliott Austin misses long on a jumper from the left block | 19-35 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | John Barnard pulls down the rebound | 19-35 |
| 08:21 | Illinois | James Russ's 3 pointer is rejected by Matthew Blocker | 19-35 |
| 08:19 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Matthew Blocker | 19-35 |
| 08:08 | Auburn | Thomas Kirkpatrick is fouled on the floor by James Russ - foul #1 on James Russ, team foul #10 | 19-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | Gerald Waltz (SG) Lance Scull | |
| Subs | Illinois | Art Lash (PG), Rodney Roberson (PF) James Russ, William Grosso | |
| 08:08 | Auburn | Thomas Kirkpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 20-35 |
| 08:08 | Auburn | Thomas Kirkpatrick makes the 2nd free throw | 21-35 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | Gerald Waltz steals it from Grover Plemons | 21-35 |
| 07:49 | Auburn | Gerald Waltz can't finish the layup | 21-35 |
| 07:47 | Illinois | Roy Wallace gets the rebound | 21-35 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Merrell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gerald Waltz (fresh) SF - Thomas Kirkpatrick (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Blocker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Elliott Austin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Art Lash (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Barnard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Grover Plemons (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Rodney Roberson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Roy Wallace (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Roy Wallace clanks a shot from the right side | 21-35 |
| 07:39 | Auburn | The rebound goes to William Merrell | 21-35 |
| 07:37 | Auburn | Matthew Blocker is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Blocker, team foul #7 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bryon Smith (SF), Tony Seawell (PF), Brandon Derrickson (C) Thomas Kirkpatrick, Matthew Blocker, Elliott Austin | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Grosso (PF) Roy Wallace | |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Gerald Waltz steals the ball from Grover Plemons | 21-35 |
| 07:10 | Auburn | Tony Seawell loses the dribble to John Barnard | 21-35 |
| 06:49 | Illinois | Art Lash is hacked by Gerald Waltz - foul #1 on Gerald Waltz, team foul #8 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Soza (PG), Felix Cardenas (SG), Lance Scull (SF), Elliott Austin (C) William Merrell, Gerald Waltz, Bryon Smith, Brandon Derrickson | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Russ (SG), Jayson Kish (PF) John Barnard, William Grosso | |
| 06:49 | Illinois | Art Lash makes the 1st free throw | 21-36 |
| 06:49 | Illinois | Art Lash makes the 2nd free throw | 21-37 |
| 06:38 | Auburn | Elliott Austin misses the wide open jumper from the left wing | 21-37 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | James Russ snags the defensive board | 21-37 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Art Lash clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-37 |
| 06:31 | Auburn | Tony Seawell grabs the board | 21-37 |
| 06:29 | Auburn | Felix Cardenas is hacked by James Russ in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Russ, team foul #11 | 21-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Kirkpatrick (SF) Lance Scull | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Barnard (SG), Roy Wallace (C) James Russ, Grover Plemons | |
| 06:29 | Auburn | Felix Cardenas makes the 1st free throw | 22-37 |
| 06:29 | Auburn | Felix Cardenas misses the 2nd free throw | 22-37 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | Jayson Kish gets the rebound | 22-37 |
| 06:16 | Illinois | Art Lash scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by John Barnard | 22-40 |
| 06:03 | Auburn | Elliott Austin clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Roy Wallace - foul #2 on Roy Wallace, team foul #12 | 22-40 |
| Subs | Auburn | Lance Scull (SF) Robert Soza | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:03 | Auburn | Elliott Austin misses the 1st free throw | 22-40 |
| 06:03 | Auburn | Elliott Austin misses the 2nd free throw | 22-40 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson snags the defensive board | 22-40 |
| 05:42 | Illinois | Jayson Kish is called for traveling | 22-40 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Merrell (PG), Brandon Derrickson (C) Thomas Kirkpatrick, Elliott Austin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Grover Plemons (SF), William Grosso (PF) Rodney Roberson, Jayson Kish | |
| 05:27 | Auburn | Felix Cardenas hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 22-40 |
| 05:25 | Auburn | Brandon Derrickson pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-40 |
| 05:10 | Auburn | Lance Scull connects on the open pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Felix Cardenas | 24-40 |
| 05:03 | Illinois | John Barnard misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-40 |
| 05:02 | Auburn | Felix Cardenas grabs the defensive rebound | 24-40 |
| 04:37 | Auburn | Tony Seawell misses the jumper from the left side | 24-40 |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Art Lash pulls down the rebound | 24-40 |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 24-40 |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Soza (PG), Gerald Waltz (SG), Bryon Smith (SF), Elliott Austin (C) William Merrell, Felix Cardenas, Lance Scull, Brandon Derrickson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brendan Carter (PG), Rodney Roberson (SF), Jayson Kish (C) John Barnard, Grover Plemons, Roy Wallace | |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 24-40 |
| 04:25 | Auburn | Tony Seawell grabs the defensive rebound | 24-40 |
| 04:04 | Auburn | Rodney Roberson swats the short shot by Robert Soza | 24-40 |
| 04:03 | Auburn | Tony Seawell tips it but misses | 24-40 |
| 04:01 | Auburn | Elliott Austin can't tip it in | 24-40 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Rodney Roberson | 24-40 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Art Lash scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Brendan Carter | 24-43 |
| 03:50 | Auburn | Bryon Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Blocker (PF) Tony Seawell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel McGoldrick (PG), James Russ (SG), Douglas Major (PF) Brendan Carter, Art Lash, William Grosso | |
| 03:33 | Illinois | Elliott Austin swats the layup by Jayson Kish | 24-43 |
| 03:32 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Gerald Waltz | 24-43 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Robert Soza (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gerald Waltz (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Bryon Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Blocker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Elliott Austin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel McGoldrick (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Russ (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rodney Roberson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Major (fresh) C - Jayson Kish (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Auburn | Robert Soza is fouled in the backcourt by James Russ - foul #3 on James Russ, team foul #13 | 24-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Kirkpatrick (SF), Brandon Derrickson (C) Bryon Smith, Elliott Austin | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Barnard (SG), Grover Plemons (SF), Roy Wallace (C) James Russ, Rodney Roberson, Jayson Kish | |
| 03:28 | Auburn | Robert Soza misses the 1st free throw | 24-43 |
| 03:28 | Auburn | Robert Soza makes the 2nd free throw | 25-43 |
| 03:13 | Illinois | John Barnard loses the dribble to Gerald Waltz | 25-43 |
| 03:09 | Auburn | Matthew Blocker is hacked by Douglas Major in the backcourt - foul #3 on Douglas Major, team foul #14 | 25-43 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | The refs have stopped play. Douglas Major is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 25-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | Felix Cardenas (SG) Gerald Waltz | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Grosso (PF) Douglas Major | |
| 03:09 | Auburn | Matthew Blocker misses the 1st free throw | 25-43 |
| 03:09 | Auburn | Matthew Blocker misses the 2nd free throw | 25-43 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | William Grosso pulls down the rebound | 25-43 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | John Barnard is whistled for a carry | 25-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Art Lash (SG) John Barnard | |
| 02:45 | Auburn | Felix Cardenas misses the shot in the lane | 25-43 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Roy Wallace pulls down the rebound | 25-43 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Roy Wallace clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 25-43 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Art Lash tips it but misses | 25-43 |
| 02:34 | Auburn | Brandon Derrickson pulls down the rebound | 25-43 |
| 02:28 | Auburn | Felix Cardenas clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 25-43 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | William Grosso gets the rebound | 25-43 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Matthew Blocker picks off the pass by Daniel McGoldrick | 25-43 |
| 02:11 | Auburn | Robert Soza connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Blocker | 27-43 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Felix Cardenas steals the ball from Roy Wallace | 27-43 |
| 01:44 | Auburn | Art Lash is called for the reach on Felix Cardenas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Art Lash, team foul #15 | 27-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Merrell (PG), Lance Scull (SF), Elliott Austin (C) Robert Soza, Thomas Kirkpatrick, Brandon Derrickson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brendan Carter (PG), John Barnard (SG), Rodney Roberson (SF), Jayson Kish (PF) Daniel McGoldrick, Art Lash, Grover Plemons, William Grosso | |
| 01:44 | Auburn | Felix Cardenas misses the 1st free throw | 27-43 |
| 01:44 | Auburn | Felix Cardenas makes the 2nd free throw | 28-43 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Lance Scull takes the ball from Rodney Roberson | 28-43 |
| 01:28 | Auburn | Roy Wallace picks off the pass by William Merrell in the backcourt | 28-43 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson scores on a shot in the lane | 28-45 |
| 00:56 | Auburn | Lance Scull misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Roy Wallace - foul #3 on Roy Wallace, team foul #16 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Gerald Waltz (SG) Felix Cardenas | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Grosso (PF) Roy Wallace | |
| 00:56 | Auburn | Lance Scull misses the 1st free throw | 28-45 |
| 00:56 | Auburn | Lance Scull makes the 2nd free throw | 29-45 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Brendan Carter loses the dribble to William Merrell in the backcourt | 29-45 |
| 00:51 | Auburn | Gerald Waltz lays it up and in on a great pass from William Merrell | 31-45 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | John Barnard misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-45 |
| 00:43 | Auburn | Elliott Austin gets the rebound | 31-45 |
| 00:39 | Auburn | William Merrell hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Elliott Austin and he's fouled by Brendan Carter - foul #1 on Brendan Carter, team foul #17 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel McGoldrick (PG) Brendan Carter | |
| 00:39 | Auburn | William Merrell misses the free throw | 33-45 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jayson Kish | 33-45 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson misses the runner from the left block but the foul's on Matthew Blocker - foul #3 on Matthew Blocker, team foul #9 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bryon Smith (SF), Tony Seawell (PF) Lance Scull, Matthew Blocker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Art Lash (SG), Grover Plemons (SF) John Barnard, William Grosso | |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson makes the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| 00:16 | Auburn | Elliott Austin pulls down the rebound | 33-46 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Bryon Smith misses the turnaround from the baseline | 33-46 |