| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Clegg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Kluge (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Amerson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tomas Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Richards (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dean Nims (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Erwin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Casey Dunaway (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Wallace (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | John Erwin inbounds the ball | 29-24 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:46 | Auburn | Michael Richards hits a jumper from the left side | 29-26 |
| 19:17 | Louisiana State | James Amerson makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Fred Kluge | 31-26 |
| 18:58 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 31-26 |
| 18:57 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell gets the rebound | 31-26 |
| 18:36 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg is whistled for traveling | 31-26 |
| 18:29 | Auburn | Dean Nims hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Eugene Clegg - foul #1 on Eugene Clegg, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| 18:29 | Auburn | Dean Nims misses the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 18:29 | Auburn | Dean Nims makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 18:00 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Fred Kluge | 34-27 |
| 17:45 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace slams it home | 34-29 |
| 17:18 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg is fouled on the floor by Dean Nims - foul #2 on Dean Nims, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 17:05 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-29 |
| 17:03 | Auburn | Casey Dunaway gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| 16:38 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-29 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Weiss (SF), Dexter Smith (PF) Fred Kluge, James Amerson | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 16:16 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 16:15 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 15:59 | Auburn | Michael Richards can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 34-29 |
| 15:58 | Louisiana State | Dexter Smith snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Clegg (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Weiss (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dexter Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tomas Bell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Richards (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dean Nims (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Erwin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Casey Dunaway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Wallace (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Richards - foul #1 on Michael Richards, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby (SG), Fred Kluge (SF), James Amerson (PF) Eugene Clegg, Dexter Smith, Tomas Bell | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 15:35 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 15:35 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks misses the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 15:35 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Joseph Wallace | 35-29 |
| 15:17 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by James Amerson - foul #2 on James Amerson, team foul #2 | 35-29 |
| 15:17 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 15:17 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace misses the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 15:17 | Louisiana State | James Amerson pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| 14:48 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Fred Kluge | 37-29 |
| 14:31 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace misses long on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on William Weiss - foul #1 on William Weiss, team foul #3 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg (SG) Rich Hanks | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 14:31 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 14:31 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace misses the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 14:31 | Louisiana State | William Weiss grabs the board | 37-30 |
| 14:02 | Louisiana State | James Amerson buries a runner from the left block set up by Timothy Ostby and the foul's on Casey Dunaway - foul #2 on Casey Dunaway, team foul #3 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell (C) William Weiss | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 14:02 | Louisiana State | James Amerson makes the free throw | 40-30 |
| 13:43 | Auburn | Dean Nims's fadeaway is rejected by Tomas Bell | 40-30 |
| 13:42 | Louisiana State | James Amerson grabs the board | 40-30 |
| 13:22 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg banks in the layup on a great pass from Timothy Ostby and the foul's on Casey Dunaway - foul #3 on Casey Dunaway, team foul #4 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks (PG), William Weiss (SF), Dexter Smith (PF) Timothy Ostby, Fred Kluge, James Amerson | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 13:22 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg makes the free throw | 43-30 |
| 13:10 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-32 |
| 12:41 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Eugene Clegg | 45-32 |
| 12:13 | Auburn | Tomas Bell denies the turnaround by Joseph Wallace | 45-32 |
| 12:12 | Louisiana State | William Weiss snags the defensive board | 45-32 |
| 11:56 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg misses the lay-in but the foul's on Dean Nims - foul #3 on Dean Nims, team foul #5 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge (SF), James Amerson (PF) William Weiss, Dexter Smith | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jeffery Davidson (SF), Yul Wang (PF), Frank Weber (C) John Erwin, Casey Dunaway, Joseph Wallace | |
| 11:56 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg misses the 1st free throw | 45-32 |
| 11:56 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg misses the 2nd free throw | 45-32 |
| 11:56 | Auburn | Yul Wang snags the defensive board | 45-32 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Clegg (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fred Kluge (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Amerson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Tomas Bell (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Richards (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dean Nims (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffery Davidson (fresh) PF - Yul Wang (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Weber (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Auburn | Michael Richards scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Yul Wang | 45-35 |
| 11:23 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 47-35 |
| 11:12 | Auburn | Jeffery Davidson buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Yul Wang | 47-37 |
| 10:54 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-37 |
| 10:53 | Auburn | Frank Weber gets the rebound | 47-37 |
| 10:35 | Auburn | Frank Weber misses the easy layup but the foul's on Tomas Bell - foul #1 on Tomas Bell, team foul #4 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby (SG), William Weiss (C) Eugene Clegg, Tomas Bell | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lee Valley (SG), John Erwin (SF), Joseph Wallace (C) Dean Nims, Jeffery Davidson, Yul Wang | |
| 10:35 | Auburn | Frank Weber misses the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 10:35 | Auburn | Frank Weber misses the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 10:35 | Louisiana State | William Weiss pulls down the rebound | 47-37 |
| 10:16 | Louisiana State | James Amerson comes up short on the runner in the lane | 47-37 |
| 10:14 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Frank Weber | 47-37 |
| 10:08 | Auburn | William Weiss is called for the reach on Frank Weber - foul #2 on William Weiss, team foul #5 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Casey Dunaway (PF) Frank Weber | |
| 09:58 | Auburn | Casey Dunaway knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Richards | 47-39 |
| 09:34 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Erwin - foul #3 on John Erwin, team foul #6 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Dexter Smith (C) James Amerson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dean Nims (PG) Michael Richards | |
| 09:34 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 09:34 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge misses the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 09:34 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace gets the rebound | 48-39 |
| 09:19 | Auburn | Casey Dunaway comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 48-39 |
| 09:17 | Louisiana State | Dexter Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 08:53 | Louisiana State | William Weiss is denied on a layup by Casey Dunaway | 48-39 |
| 08:52 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| 08:29 | Auburn | Dean Nims drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-41 |
| 08:03 | Louisiana State | A charge is called on Timothy Ostby - foul #4 on Timothy Ostby, team foul #6 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg (SG), James Amerson (PF), Tomas Bell (C) Timothy Ostby, Fred Kluge, Dexter Smith | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Richards (PG), Yul Wang (PF), Frank Weber (C) Lee Valley, Casey Dunaway, Joseph Wallace | |
| 07:47 | Auburn | Dean Nims loses the ball out of bounds | 48-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jeffery Davidson (SF) John Erwin | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Clegg (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Weiss (fresh) 5 reb. PF - James Amerson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Tomas Bell (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Richards (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dean Nims (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffery Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Yul Wang (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Weber (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Louisiana State | William Weiss connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Rich Hanks | 50-41 |
| 07:18 | Auburn | Rich Hanks picks off the pass by Michael Richards in the backcourt | 50-41 |
| 06:55 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-41 |
| 06:53 | Auburn | Frank Weber grabs the defensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 06:36 | Auburn | Frank Weber hits a runner from the baseline set up by Michael Richards | 50-43 |
| 06:18 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg drills a floater from the left block | 52-43 |
| 06:02 | Auburn | Michael Richards misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-43 |
| 06:00 | Louisiana State | William Weiss pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| 05:36 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks is fouled on the floor by Michael Richards - foul #2 on Michael Richards, team foul #7 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby (SG), Fred Kluge (SF) Eugene Clegg, William Weiss | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lee Valley (SG), John Erwin (SF), Casey Dunaway (PF), Joseph Wallace (C) Dean Nims, Jeffery Davidson, Yul Wang, Frank Weber | |
| 05:36 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 05:36 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 05:16 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg (SG), Dexter Smith (PF) Rich Hanks, James Amerson | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 04:57 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 04:37 | Auburn | John Erwin can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-43 |
| 04:35 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace hits the follow up shot | 57-45 |
| 04:12 | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby is fouled on the floor by Michael Richards - foul #3 on Michael Richards, team foul #8 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Amerson (PF) Tomas Bell | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dean Nims (SG) Lee Valley | |
| 04:12 | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby makes the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 04:12 | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby makes the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| 03:46 | Auburn | Dean Nims travels with the ball | 59-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Weiss (C) Dexter Smith | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Timothy Ostby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Eugene Clegg (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fred Kluge (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Amerson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - William Weiss (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Richards (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dean Nims (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Erwin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Casey Dunaway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Wallace (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:22 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge banks in the layup | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:03 | Auburn | John Erwin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-45 |
| 03:01 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge gets the rebound | 61-45 |
| 02:32 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg travels with the ball | 61-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks (PG), Tomas Bell (C) Timothy Ostby, James Amerson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lee Valley (PG), Robert Allen (SG), Jeffery Davidson (SF), Yul Wang (PF), Frank Weber (C) Michael Richards, Dean Nims, John Erwin, Casey Dunaway, Joseph Wallace | |
| 02:24 | Auburn | Lee Valley makes the driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by Tomas Bell - foul #2 on Tomas Bell, team foul #7 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Dexter Smith (PF) Fred Kluge | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 02:24 | Auburn | Lee Valley makes the free throw | 61-48 |
| 02:04 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-48 |
| 02:03 | Louisiana State | William Weiss pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 01:39 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-48 |
| 01:38 | Auburn | Frank Weber grabs the board | 61-48 |
| 01:35 | Auburn | Lee Valley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge (SF), James Amerson (PF) William Weiss, Dexter Smith | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 01:14 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell misses long on a shot from the right wing | 61-48 |
| 01:12 | Louisiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Tomas Bell | 61-48 |
| 00:43 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell connects on the jump hook from the right block | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:38 | Auburn | Yul Wang clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 63-48 |
| 00:36 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Weber | 63-48 |
| 00:32 | Auburn | Frank Weber travels with the ball | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Louisiana State | James Amerson's pass is intercepted by Lee Valley in the backcourt | 63-48 |
| 00:28 | Auburn | Lee Valley banks in the layup | 63-50 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks runs out the clock | 63-50 |