| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Matthew Cozad (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Scott Ellis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Donald Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Tillman (fresh) C - Leo Robins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Corey Howard (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Guerrier (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Marko Stazenski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Bender (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Donald Coleman inbounds the ball | 21-37 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:46 | Auburn | Donald Coleman hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Matthew Cozad | 24-37 |
| 19:17 | Louisiana State | Matthew Cozad takes the ball from Thomas Bender | 24-37 |
| 19:13 | Auburn | Scott Ellis lays it in on a nice dish by Matthew Cozad | 26-37 |
| 18:54 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 26-39 |
| 18:25 | Auburn | Matthew Cozad loses the ball out of bounds | 26-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Souliere (SG), Peter Murphy (SF), Thomas Burns (PF), Patrick Randazzo (C) Scott Ellis, Donald Coleman, Gary Tillman, Leo Robins | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ivan Filipski (SF), Robert Bibler (PF) Robert Guerrier, Marko Stazenski | |
| 18:21 | Louisiana State | Ivan Filipski is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 26-39 |
| 18:07 | Auburn | Robert Bibler takes the ball from Thomas Burns | 26-39 |
| 17:44 | Louisiana State | John Cornett is alone and drills a jumper from the left side set up by Thomas Bender | 26-41 |
| 17:36 | Auburn | Matthew Cozad clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-41 |
| 17:35 | Louisiana State | Ivan Filipski grabs the board | 26-41 |
| 17:31 | Louisiana State | Peter Murphy is called for the reach on Ivan Filipski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Peter Murphy, team foul #1 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bobby Marcil (PG) Matthew Cozad | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Carter (PG), Stanley Smith (SG), Marko Stazenski (PF) John Cornett, Corey Howard, Thomas Bender | |
| 17:15 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski scores on a floater from close range and the foul's on Thomas Burns - foul #1 on Thomas Burns, team foul #2 | 26-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | Donald Coleman (SF), Leo Robins (C) Peter Murphy, Patrick Randazzo | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier (SF) Ivan Filipski | |
| 17:15 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski misses the free throw | 26-43 |
| 17:15 | Auburn | Thomas Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 26-43 |
| 16:56 | Auburn | Bobby Marcil misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-43 |
| 16:55 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler snags the defensive board | 26-43 |
| 16:33 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from William Carter | 26-46 |
| 16:27 | Auburn | Walter Souliere's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | Scott Ellis (SG), Peter Murphy (SF), Gary Tillman (PF), Patrick Randazzo (C) Walter Souliere, Donald Coleman, Thomas Burns, Leo Robins | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Corey Howard (SG), Ivan Filipski (SF), Thomas Bender (C) Stanley Smith, Robert Guerrier, Robert Bibler | |
| 16:13 | Louisiana State | Scott Ellis is called for the reach on William Carter - foul #1 on Scott Ellis, team foul #3 | 26-46 |
| 15:48 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the free throw line | 26-46 |
| 15:47 | Auburn | Peter Murphy grabs the board | 26-46 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Bobby Marcil (fresh) SG - Scott Ellis (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Peter Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Tillman (fresh) C - Patrick Randazzo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - William Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Corey Howard (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ivan Filipski (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Marko Stazenski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Bender (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Auburn | Peter Murphy misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-46 |
| 15:40 | Auburn | Gary Tillman tips it in | 28-46 |
| 15:21 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by William Carter | 28-48 |
| 15:08 | Auburn | Scott Ellis comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Marko Stazenski - foul #1 on Marko Stazenski, team foul #1 | 28-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Lanier (PG), Donald Coleman (SF), Thomas Burns (PF), Leo Robins (C) Bobby Marcil, Peter Murphy, Gary Tillman, Patrick Randazzo | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG), Robert Guerrier (SF), Robert Bibler (PF) William Carter, Ivan Filipski, Marko Stazenski | |
| 15:08 | Auburn | Scott Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 29-48 |
| 15:08 | Auburn | Scott Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 30-48 |
| 14:51 | Louisiana State | John Cornett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 30-48 |
| 14:50 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Donald Coleman | 30-48 |
| 14:45 | Auburn | Scott Ellis comes up short on the shot in the lane | 30-48 |
| 14:44 | Auburn | Donald Coleman pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-48 |
| 14:39 | Auburn | Leo Robins shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the left block | 30-48 |
| 14:38 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender gets the rebound | 30-48 |
| 14:23 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Cornett | 30-51 |
| 13:59 | Auburn | Leo Robins shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-51 |
| 13:57 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender grabs the defensive rebound | 30-51 |
| 13:30 | Louisiana State | Donald Coleman is called for the reach on Robert Guerrier - foul #3 on Donald Coleman, team foul #4 | 30-51 |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Cozad (PG), Walter Souliere (SG), Peter Murphy (SF), Gary Tillman (PF), Charles Jackson (C) John Lanier, Scott Ellis, Donald Coleman, Thomas Burns, Leo Robins | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith (SG), Ivan Filipski (SF), Marko Stazenski (PF) Corey Howard, Robert Guerrier, Thomas Bender | |
| 13:09 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 30-51 |
| 13:07 | Auburn | Gary Tillman grabs the board | 30-51 |
| 13:01 | Auburn | Walter Souliere buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Matthew Cozad | 32-51 |
| 12:42 | Louisiana State | John Cornett can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-51 |
| 12:41 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski hits the follow up shot | 32-53 |
| 12:35 | Auburn | Gary Tillman misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Ivan Filipski - foul #3 on Ivan Filipski, team foul #2 | 32-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Lanier (PG), Patrick Randazzo (C) Matthew Cozad, Charles Jackson | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Carter (PG), Thomas Bender (C) John Cornett, Robert Bibler | |
| 12:35 | Auburn | Gary Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 33-53 |
| 12:35 | Auburn | Gary Tillman makes the 2nd free throw | 34-53 |
| 12:09 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-53 |
| 12:07 | Auburn | John Lanier gets the rebound | 34-53 |
| 11:47 | Auburn | Patrick Randazzo drills a shot from the right wing | 36-53 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Lanier (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Walter Souliere (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Peter Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Tillman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Randazzo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - William Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stanley Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ivan Filipski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Marko Stazenski (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Bender (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Louisiana State | William Carter scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-56 |
| 11:14 | Auburn | Peter Murphy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Cozad (PG), Bobby Marcil (SG), Donald Coleman (SF), Thomas Burns (PF), Leo Robins (C) John Lanier, Walter Souliere, Peter Murphy, Gary Tillman, Patrick Randazzo | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG), Corey Howard (SG), Robert Guerrier (SF), Robert Bibler (PF) William Carter, Stanley Smith, Ivan Filipski, Marko Stazenski | |
| 10:56 | Louisiana State | John Cornett misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-56 |
| 10:54 | Auburn | Matthew Cozad pulls down the rebound | 36-56 |
| 10:50 | Auburn | Thomas Burns comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 36-56 |
| 10:48 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Coleman | 36-56 |
| 10:35 | Auburn | Robert Bibler takes the ball from Donald Coleman | 36-56 |
| 10:33 | Louisiana State | John Cornett is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Cozad - foul #1 on Matthew Cozad, team foul #5 | 36-56 |
| 10:12 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by John Cornett | 36-59 |
| 09:45 | Auburn | Donald Coleman loses the dribble to Robert Guerrier | 36-59 |
| 09:42 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Guerrier | 36-61 |
| 09:13 | Auburn | Leo Robins splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-61 |
| 09:12 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender grabs the board | 36-61 |
| 08:50 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the baseline | 36-61 |
| 08:49 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier tips it in | 36-63 |
| 08:32 | Auburn | Matthew Cozad hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-63 |
| 08:28 | Louisiana State | Leo Robins is called for the reach on John Cornett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leo Robins, team foul #6 | 39-63 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Lanier (PG), Scott Ellis (SG), Peter Murphy (SF), Gary Tillman (PF), Patrick Randazzo (C) Matthew Cozad, Bobby Marcil, Donald Coleman, Thomas Burns, Leo Robins | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Carter (PG), Stanley Smith (SG), Marko Stazenski (PF), Ivan Filipski (C) John Cornett, Corey Howard, Robert Bibler, Thomas Bender | |
| 08:14 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Ivan Filipski | 39-66 |
| 08:03 | Auburn | Scott Ellis drills a 3 from the right wing | 42-66 |
| 07:45 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith travels with the ball | 42-66 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Corey Howard (SG) Robert Guerrier | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Lanier (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Scott Ellis (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Peter Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Tillman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Randazzo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - William Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Corey Howard (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Smith (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Marko Stazenski (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ivan Filipski (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:38 | Auburn | Peter Murphy misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-66 |
| 07:36 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Randazzo | 42-66 |
| 07:21 | Auburn | Peter Murphy is hacked by Stanley Smith - foul #1 on Stanley Smith, team foul #3 | 42-66 |
| Subs | Auburn | Charles Jackson (PF) Gary Tillman | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 06:58 | Auburn | Patrick Randazzo hits the finger roll | 44-66 |
| 06:54 | Louisiana State | William Carter's pass is intercepted by John Lanier in the backcourt | 44-66 |
| 06:36 | Auburn | John Lanier misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Corey Howard - foul #1 on Corey Howard, team foul #4 | 44-66 |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Souliere (SG), Donald Coleman (SF), Gary Tillman (PF) Scott Ellis, Peter Murphy, Patrick Randazzo | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG), Robert Guerrier (SF), Robert Bibler (PF) William Carter, Stanley Smith, Marko Stazenski | |
| 06:36 | Auburn | John Lanier makes the 1st free throw | 45-66 |
| 06:36 | Auburn | John Lanier makes the 2nd free throw | 46-66 |
| 06:19 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-66 |
| 06:18 | Auburn | Donald Coleman snags the defensive board | 46-66 |
| 06:14 | Auburn | John Lanier scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Gary Tillman | 48-66 |
| 05:45 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-66 |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Cozad (PG), Thomas Burns (PF), Leo Robins (C) John Lanier, Gary Tillman, Charles Jackson | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender (C) Ivan Filipski | |
| 05:27 | Auburn | Donald Coleman misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Corey Howard - foul #2 on Corey Howard, team foul #5 | 48-66 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith (PG) John Cornett | |
| 05:27 | Auburn | Donald Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 48-66 |
| 05:27 | Auburn | Donald Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 49-66 |
| 05:23 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith is hacked by Matthew Cozad in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Cozad, team foul #7 | 49-66 |
| 05:23 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith misses the 1st free throw | 49-66 |
| 05:23 | Auburn | Walter Souliere grabs the defensive rebound | 49-66 |
| 05:04 | Auburn | Donald Coleman banks in the layup on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Leo Robins and he's fouled by Robert Guerrier - foul #2 on Robert Guerrier, team foul #6 | 51-66 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bobby Marcil (SG) Walter Souliere | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Carter (PG) Robert Guerrier | |
| 05:04 | Auburn | Donald Coleman makes the free throw | 52-66 |
| 04:44 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-66 |
| Subs | Auburn | Scott Ellis (SG), Peter Murphy (SF), Patrick Randazzo (C) Bobby Marcil, Donald Coleman, Leo Robins | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG) Corey Howard | |
| 04:24 | Auburn | Scott Ellis is whistled for a carry | 52-66 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ivan Filipski (SF), Marko Stazenski (PF) Stanley Smith, Robert Bibler | |
| 04:10 | Louisiana State | John Cornett scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by William Carter | 52-68 |
| 04:05 | Auburn | Matthew Cozad buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-68 |
| 03:48 | Louisiana State | John Cornett misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 55-68 |
| 03:47 | Auburn | Patrick Randazzo pulls down the rebound | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Matthew Cozad (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Ellis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Peter Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Burns (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Randazzo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Carter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ivan Filipski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Marko Stazenski (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Bender (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:42 | Auburn | Scott Ellis double dribbles | 55-68 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Lanier (PG), Walter Souliere (SG), Gary Tillman (PF), Charles Jackson (C) Matthew Cozad, Scott Ellis, Thomas Burns, Patrick Randazzo | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Corey Howard (SG), Robert Bibler (C) William Carter, Thomas Bender | |
| 03:20 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler misses the easy layup | 55-68 |
| 03:19 | Auburn | John Lanier snags the defensive board | 55-68 |
| 03:15 | Auburn | The short jumper by Walter Souliere is denied by Marko Stazenski | 55-68 |
| 03:13 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Marko Stazenski | 55-68 |
| 02:51 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler is hacked by Charles Jackson - foul #1 on Charles Jackson, team foul #8 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Auburn | Donald Coleman (SF), Leo Robins (C) Peter Murphy, Charles Jackson | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith (PG), Robert Guerrier (SF), Thomas Bender (C) John Cornett, Ivan Filipski, Marko Stazenski | |
| 02:51 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler misses the 1st free throw | 55-68 |
| 02:51 | Auburn | Leo Robins grabs the defensive rebound | 55-68 |
| 02:35 | Auburn | Walter Souliere misses the shot from the free throw line | 55-68 |
| 02:34 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Leo Robins | 55-68 |
| 02:23 | Auburn | Robert Guerrier takes the ball from Donald Coleman | 55-68 |
| 01:55 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-68 |
| 01:53 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler tips it in | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:42 | Auburn | Walter Souliere misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Guerrier - foul #3 on Robert Guerrier, team foul #7 | 55-70 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG), Marko Stazenski (PF) Stanley Smith, Robert Bibler | |
| 01:42 | Auburn | Walter Souliere makes the 1st free throw | 56-70 |
| 01:42 | Auburn | Walter Souliere makes the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:27 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-73 |
| 01:17 | Auburn | Donald Coleman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-73 |
| 01:15 | Auburn | Gary Tillman tips it back up and in | 59-73 |
| 01:13 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard is hacked by Walter Souliere in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walter Souliere, team foul #9 | 59-73 |
| Subs | Auburn | Scott Ellis (SG) Walter Souliere | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 01:13 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard makes the 1st free throw | 59-74 |
| 01:13 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 59-75 |
| 00:55 | Auburn | John Lanier misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 59-75 |
| 00:54 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski grabs the defensive rebound | 59-75 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:31 | Louisiana State | John Cornett is fouled on the floor by Scott Ellis - foul #2 on Scott Ellis, team foul #10 | 59-75 |
| 00:31 | Louisiana State | John Cornett makes the 1st free throw | 59-76 |
| 00:31 | Louisiana State | John Cornett makes the 2nd free throw | 59-77 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Auburn | Donald Coleman is fouled on the floor by Corey Howard - foul #3 on Corey Howard, team foul #8 | 59-77 |
| 00:25 | Auburn | Donald Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 59-77 |
| 00:25 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Marko Stazenski | 59-77 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | John Cornett runs out the clock | 59-77 |