| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Aaron Fitzgerald (fresh) SG - Larry Perry (fresh) SF - Guy Elliott (fresh) PF - Brian Winter (fresh) C - Hans Rosson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - David Furman (fresh) SG - Gino Bianchi (fresh) SF - Benny Thorp (fresh) PF - Jeremy Hawkins (fresh) C - Joshua Parish (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Hans Rosson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Louisiana State | David Furman can't tip it in | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald is hacked by Benny Thorp - foul #1 on Benny Thorp, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:36 | Auburn | Larry Perry misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Joshua Parish | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Joshua Parish and he's fouled by Larry Perry - foul #1 on Larry Perry, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:12 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp makes the free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:53 | Auburn | Guy Elliott buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by Aaron Fitzgerald | 4-5 |
| 17:36 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins throws it down on a nice dish by Joshua Parish | 4-7 |
| 17:15 | Auburn | Brian Winter buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Hans Rosson and he's fouled by David Furman - foul #1 on David Furman, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| 17:15 | Auburn | Brian Winter misses the free throw | 6-7 |
| 17:15 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| 16:55 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 16:53 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins hits the follow up shot | 6-9 |
| 16:44 | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Benny Thorp - foul #2 on Benny Thorp, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Johnson (SF) Benny Thorp | |
| 16:44 | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 16:44 | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 16:28 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish lays it in set up by Jeremy Hawkins | 8-11 |
| 16:13 | Auburn | Larry Perry clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 8-11 |
| 16:11 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Joshua Parish | 8-11 |
| 16:07 | Louisiana State | David Furman is fouled in the backcourt by Aaron Fitzgerald - foul #1 on Aaron Fitzgerald, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Auburn | Scott Harmon (PG), Morgan Carter (SF), Chris Chronister (PF) Aaron Fitzgerald, Guy Elliott, Brian Winter | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 15:56 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi is hacked by Chris Chronister - foul #1 on Chris Chronister, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Auburn | Brian Cornette (C) Hans Rosson | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Scott Harmon (fresh) SG - Larry Perry (fairly fresh) SF - Morgan Carter (fresh) PF - Chris Chronister (fresh) C - Brian Cornette (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - David Furman (fresh) SG - Gino Bianchi (fresh) SF - William Johnson (fresh) PF - Jeremy Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joshua Parish (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi is called for traveling | 8-11 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington (C) Joshua Parish | |
| 15:26 | Auburn | Scott Harmon misses badly on a floater from the left side | 8-11 |
| 15:25 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to William Johnson | 8-11 |
| 15:07 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Johnson and the foul's on Chris Chronister - foul #2 on Chris Chronister, team foul #4 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Auburn | Guy Elliott (SF), Hans Rosson (C) Morgan Carter, Chris Chronister | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 15:07 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins makes the free throw | 8-14 |
| 14:45 | Auburn | Guy Elliott hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on William Johnson - foul #1 on William Johnson, team foul #4 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald (PG), Brian Winter (PF) Scott Harmon, Brian Cornette | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw (PG), Raymond Shine (SG), Joshua Parish (C) David Furman, Gino Bianchi, Jeremy Hawkins | |
| 14:45 | Auburn | Guy Elliott misses the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 14:45 | Auburn | Guy Elliott misses the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 14:45 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington snags the defensive board | 8-14 |
| 14:24 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from Scott Shaw | 8-16 |
| 14:06 | Auburn | Guy Elliott clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 8-16 |
| 14:05 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish pulls down the rebound | 8-16 |
| 13:58 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 8-16 |
| 13:57 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Brian Winter | 8-16 |
| 13:52 | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald's floater is knocked away by Ernest Darrington | 8-16 |
| 13:50 | Auburn | Larry Perry grabs the offensive board | 8-16 |
| 13:39 | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Scott Shaw - foul #1 on Scott Shaw, team foul #5 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Furman (PG), Gino Bianchi (SG) Scott Shaw, William Johnson | |
| 13:39 | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 13:39 | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| 13:15 | Louisiana State | David Furman buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gino Bianchi | 10-18 |
| 13:03 | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 10-18 |
| 13:02 | Auburn | Hans Rosson tips it but misses | 10-18 |
| 13:00 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington gets the rebound | 10-18 |
| 12:45 | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 10-18 |
| 12:43 | Auburn | Larry Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 10-18 |
| 12:37 | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 12-18 |
| 12:17 | Louisiana State | Aaron Fitzgerald steps in front of the Ernest Darrington pass | 12-18 |
| 12:13 | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald lays it up and in | 14-18 |
| 11:55 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi's pass is intercepted by Brian Winter | 14-18 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Aaron Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Perry (tiring) SF - Guy Elliott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Winter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Hans Rosson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - David Furman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gino Bianchi (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Shine (fresh) PF - Ernest Darrington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Parish (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Auburn | Hans Rosson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-18 |
| 11:30 | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine pulls down the rebound | 14-18 |
| 11:19 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Brian Winter - foul #1 on Brian Winter, team foul #5 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Auburn | Scott Harmon (PG), Raymond Piggott (SG), Morgan Carter (SF), Roger Bloomfield (PF), Brian Cornette (C) Aaron Fitzgerald, Larry Perry, Guy Elliott, Brian Winter, Hans Rosson | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw (SG), William Johnson (SF), Jeremy Hawkins (PF) Gino Bianchi, Raymond Shine, Joshua Parish | |
| 11:19 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 11:19 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington makes the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 11:02 | Auburn | Raymond Piggott comes up short on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Scott Shaw - foul #2 on Scott Shaw, team foul #6 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi (SG), Joshua Parish (C) Scott Shaw, Ernest Darrington | |
| 11:02 | Auburn | Raymond Piggott makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 11:02 | Auburn | Raymond Piggott misses the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 11:02 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 10:44 | Louisiana State | Roger Bloomfield steps in front of the Gino Bianchi pass | 15-20 |
| 10:15 | Auburn | Morgan Carter loses the ball out of bounds | 15-20 |
| 09:59 | Louisiana State | William Johnson makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Gino Bianchi | 15-22 |
| 09:46 | Auburn | Scott Harmon is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Hawkins - foul #1 on Jeremy Hawkins, team foul #7 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine (SG) Gino Bianchi | |
| 09:46 | Auburn | Scott Harmon misses the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 09:46 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Jeremy Hawkins | 15-22 |
| 09:17 | Louisiana State | William Johnson knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Raymond Shine | 15-24 |
| 08:57 | Auburn | Brian Cornette can't finish the layup | 15-24 |
| 08:55 | Auburn | Brian Cornette tips it home | 17-24 |
| 08:39 | Louisiana State | Roger Bloomfield picks off the pass by William Johnson | 17-24 |
| 08:25 | Auburn | Raymond Piggott misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 17-24 |
| 08:24 | Auburn | Brian Cornette tips it home | 19-24 |
| 08:03 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Roger Bloomfield - foul #1 on Roger Bloomfield, team foul #6 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald (PG), Larry Perry (SG), Guy Elliott (SF), Brian Winter (PF), Hans Rosson (C) Scott Harmon, Raymond Piggott, Morgan Carter, Roger Bloomfield, Brian Cornette | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi (SG), Ernest Darrington (C) William Johnson, Joshua Parish | |
| 08:03 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 08:03 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins misses the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 08:03 | Auburn | Brian Winter grabs the defensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 07:40 | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 19-24 |
| 07:39 | Louisiana State | David Furman snags the defensive board | 19-24 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Aaron Fitzgerald (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Perry (fairly fresh) SF - Guy Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Winter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Hans Rosson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - David Furman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gino Bianchi (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Raymond Shine (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jeremy Hawkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Darrington (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from David Furman | 19-26 |
| 07:00 | Auburn | Guy Elliott makes the floater from just outside the lane | 21-26 |
| 06:44 | Louisiana State | Brian Winter is called for the reach on Gino Bianchi - foul #2 on Brian Winter, team foul #7 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Auburn | Brian Cornette (PF) Brian Winter | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Johnson (SF) Raymond Shine | |
| 06:44 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 06:44 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 06:37 | Auburn | Guy Elliott makes the floater from close range | 23-28 |
| 06:18 | Louisiana State | Larry Perry steps in front of the Gino Bianchi pass | 23-28 |
| 06:12 | Auburn | Larry Perry can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-28 |
| 06:10 | Auburn | Hans Rosson grabs the offensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 05:58 | Auburn | Larry Perry loses the dribble to Gino Bianchi | 23-28 |
| 05:39 | Louisiana State | A charge is called on Jeremy Hawkins - foul #2 on Jeremy Hawkins, team foul #8 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Auburn | Roger Bloomfield (PF) Brian Cornette | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish (C) Jeremy Hawkins | |
| 05:18 | Auburn | Ernest Darrington denies the turnaround by Guy Elliott | 23-28 |
| 05:16 | Auburn | Hans Rosson can't tip it in | 23-28 |
| 05:14 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi grabs the defensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 05:03 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Furman | 23-30 |
| 04:58 | Auburn | Larry Perry misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by David Furman - foul #2 on David Furman, team foul #9 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Auburn | Scott Harmon (PG), Morgan Carter (SF) Aaron Fitzgerald, Guy Elliott | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine (SG) David Furman | |
| 04:58 | Auburn | Larry Perry misses the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 04:58 | Auburn | Larry Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 04:45 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-30 |
| 04:43 | Auburn | Hans Rosson pulls down the rebound | 24-30 |
| 04:38 | Auburn | Scott Harmon misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 24-30 |
| 04:37 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi grabs the board | 24-30 |
| 04:25 | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine is fouled on the floor by Hans Rosson - foul #1 on Hans Rosson, team foul #8 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Auburn | Raymond Piggott (SG) Larry Perry | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 04:25 | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine misses the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 04:25 | Auburn | Roger Bloomfield gets the rebound | 24-30 |
| 04:09 | Auburn | Raymond Piggott's fadeaway is rejected by Ernest Darrington | 24-30 |
| 04:07 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Ernest Darrington | 24-30 |
| 04:01 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 24-30 |
| 04:00 | Auburn | Raymond Piggott snags the defensive board | 24-30 |
| 03:56 | Auburn | Raymond Piggott is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Raymond Piggott, team foul #9 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Auburn | Brian Winter (PF), Brian Cornette (C) Roger Bloomfield, Hans Rosson | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw (PG), Benny Thorp (SF), Jeremy Hawkins (PF) Gino Bianchi, William Johnson, Ernest Darrington | |
| 03:41 | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Raymond Shine | 24-33 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Scott Harmon (fresh) SG - Raymond Piggott (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Morgan Carter (fresh) PF - Brian Winter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Cornette (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Scott Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Shine (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Benny Thorp (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeremy Hawkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Parish (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Auburn | Raymond Piggott is called for traveling | 24-33 |
| Subs | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald (PG), Larry Perry (SG), Guy Elliott (SF) Scott Harmon, Raymond Piggott, Morgan Carter | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 02:55 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Raymond Shine | 24-35 |
| 02:36 | Auburn | Guy Elliott hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Benny Thorp - foul #3 on Benny Thorp, team foul #10 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | Hans Rosson (C) Brian Cornette | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi (SG), William Johnson (SF) Raymond Shine, Benny Thorp | |
| 02:36 | Auburn | Guy Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 02:36 | Auburn | Guy Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 02:16 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-35 |
| 02:14 | Auburn | Hans Rosson pulls down the rebound | 26-35 |
| 01:51 | Auburn | Hans Rosson hits a 3 from straight away set up by Larry Perry | 29-35 |
| 01:38 | Louisiana State | William Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | Scott Harmon (PG), Raymond Piggott (SG), Chris Chronister (PF) Aaron Fitzgerald, Larry Perry, Brian Winter | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Furman (PG), Raymond Shine (SF), Ernest Darrington (C) Scott Shaw, William Johnson, Joshua Parish | |
| 01:19 | Auburn | Guy Elliott loses the ball out of bounds | 29-35 |
| 01:04 | Louisiana State | The jump hook by Jeremy Hawkins is blocked by Chris Chronister | 29-35 |
| 01:02 | Louisiana State | David Furman grabs the offensive board | 29-35 |
| 00:50 | Louisiana State | David Furman is hacked by Hans Rosson - foul #2 on Hans Rosson, team foul #10 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | Morgan Carter (SF), Brian Cornette (C) Guy Elliott, Hans Rosson | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 00:50 | Louisiana State | David Furman makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 00:50 | Louisiana State | David Furman makes the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 00:30 | Auburn | Brian Cornette comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 29-37 |
| 00:29 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington pulls down the rebound | 29-37 |
| 00:01 | Louisiana State | Morgan Carter is called for the reach on Raymond Shine - foul #1 on Morgan Carter, team foul #11 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald (PG), Larry Perry (SG), Brian Winter (PF) Scott Harmon, Raymond Piggott, Chris Chronister | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw (SG), William Johnson (PF), Joshua Parish (C) Gino Bianchi, Jeremy Hawkins, Ernest Darrington | |
| 00:01 | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 00:01 | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 29-39 |