| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kevin Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Francis Looney (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Waldo Silvestri (fresh) PF - Derek Guest (fresh) 13 pts. C - Anthony Lauterbach (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Jonathan Hart (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Patrick Church (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frederic Wilson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jon Aquilar (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Waldo Silvestri inbounds the ball | 27-26 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:33 | Auburn | Kevin Jones connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Francis Looney | 29-26 |
| 19:14 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 29-26 |
| 19:13 | Louisiana State | Frederic Wilson tips it home | 29-28 |
| 18:45 | Auburn | Derek Guest misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 29-28 |
| 18:43 | Auburn | Waldo Silvestri tips it home | 31-28 |
| 18:18 | Louisiana State | Lewis Walker can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-28 |
| 18:17 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar tips it in | 31-30 |
| 17:49 | Auburn | Francis Looney misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-30 |
| 17:47 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 17:36 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Patrick Church | 31-32 |
| 17:11 | Auburn | Anthony Lauterbach misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-32 |
| 17:09 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church grabs the board | 31-32 |
| 16:51 | Louisiana State | Lewis Walker makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Jonathan Hart | 31-34 |
| 16:22 | Auburn | Kevin Jones misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 31-34 |
| 16:21 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| 15:59 | Louisiana State | Frederic Wilson clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 15:57 | Auburn | Anthony Lauterbach gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kevin Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Francis Looney (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Waldo Silvestri (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Derek Guest (fairly fresh) 13 pts. C - Anthony Lauterbach (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Jonathan Hart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Church (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lewis Walker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frederic Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jon Aquilar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Auburn | The jump hook by Derek Guest is blocked by Jon Aquilar | 31-34 |
| 15:27 | Louisiana State | Lewis Walker gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 15:07 | Louisiana State | Lewis Walker scores on a jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Waldo Silvestri - foul #3 on Waldo Silvestri, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Darin Adams (PG), John Smith (SG), David Powell (PF), Edward Langenfeld (C) Jonathan Hart, Patrick Church, Frederic Wilson, Jon Aquilar | |
| 15:07 | Louisiana State | Lewis Walker makes the free throw | 31-37 |
| 14:38 | Auburn | Francis Looney makes the contested 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Waldo Silvestri | 34-37 |
| 14:21 | Louisiana State | David Powell blows the layup | 34-37 |
| 14:19 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Francis Looney | 34-37 |
| 13:51 | Auburn | Kevin Jones is hacked by Edward Langenfeld - foul #3 on Edward Langenfeld, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Washington (SF) Lewis Walker | |
| 13:27 | Auburn | Francis Looney evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 13:26 | Louisiana State | Darin Adams grabs the board | 34-37 |
| 13:21 | Louisiana State | Kevin Jones steps in front of the David Washington pass | 34-37 |
| 13:01 | Auburn | Waldo Silvestri misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 34-37 |
| 13:00 | Auburn | Anthony Lauterbach tips it back up and in | 36-37 |
| 12:40 | Louisiana State | David Washington is fouled on the floor by Francis Looney - foul #2 on Francis Looney, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Brett Smith (C) Anthony Lauterbach | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart (PG), Patrick Church (SG), Frederic Wilson (PF), Jon Aquilar (C) Darin Adams, John Smith, David Powell, Edward Langenfeld | |
| 12:23 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church double dribbles | 36-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Fermin (SF) Waldo Silvestri | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 11:55 | Auburn | Brett Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Dupuis (SF) Kevin Jones | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Walter Fermin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Francis Looney (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Dupuis (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Derek Guest (fairly fresh) 13 pts. C - Brett Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Jonathan Hart (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Church (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Washington (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frederic Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jon Aquilar (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Louisiana State | Frederic Wilson makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Jon Aquilar | 36-39 |
| 11:07 | Auburn | Jonathan Hart steps in front of the Francis Looney pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 36-39 |
| 10:48 | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Patrick Church | 36-41 |
| 10:22 | Auburn | Walter Fermin's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Hart | 36-41 |
| 10:18 | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart lays it up and in | 36-43 |
| 09:53 | Auburn | Walter Fermin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 36-43 |
| 09:52 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Patrick Church | 36-43 |
| 09:37 | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart works out of a doubleteam and scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by David Washington | 36-45 |
| 09:23 | Auburn | Walter Fermin buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-45 |
| 09:04 | Louisiana State | Frederic Wilson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Derek Guest - foul #3 on Derek Guest, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Jones (PG), Waldo Silvestri (SF), Anthony Lauterbach (C) Francis Looney, Derek Guest, Brett Smith | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Darin Adams (PG), John Smith (SG), Lewis Walker (SF), David Powell (C) Jonathan Hart, Patrick Church, David Washington, Jon Aquilar | |
| 09:04 | Louisiana State | Frederic Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 09:04 | Louisiana State | Frederic Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 08:45 | Auburn | Anthony Lauterbach comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-47 |
| 08:44 | Louisiana State | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 08:29 | Louisiana State | Lewis Walker misses the dunk | 39-47 |
| 08:28 | Louisiana State | Lewis Walker gets the offensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 08:07 | Louisiana State | Lewis Walker hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Darin Adams | 39-49 |
| 07:50 | Auburn | Frederic Wilson swats the layup by Waldo Silvestri | 39-49 |
| 07:48 | Louisiana State | Lewis Walker pulls down the rebound | 39-49 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kevin Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Fermin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Waldo Silvestri (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Dupuis (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Anthony Lauterbach (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Darin Adams (fresh) 4 ast. SG - John Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lewis Walker (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frederic Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - David Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Louisiana State | Darin Adams knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Lewis Walker | 39-51 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:38 | Auburn | Waldo Silvestri connects on the floater from close range and he's hacked by David Powell - foul #1 on David Powell, team foul #2 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Auburn | Francis Looney (SG), Brett Smith (C) Walter Fermin, Robert Dupuis | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart (PG), Jon Aquilar (C) Darin Adams, Frederic Wilson | |
| 07:38 | Auburn | Waldo Silvestri makes the free throw | 42-51 |
| 07:20 | Louisiana State | Lewis Walker misses short on a shot from the left wing | 42-51 |
| 07:19 | Auburn | Anthony Lauterbach grabs the defensive rebound | 42-51 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:52 | Auburn | Waldo Silvestri misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Lewis Walker - foul #1 on Lewis Walker, team foul #3 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Auburn | Derek Guest (PF) Brett Smith | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Patrick Church (SG) John Smith | |
| 06:52 | Auburn | Waldo Silvestri misses the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 06:52 | Auburn | Waldo Silvestri makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 06:37 | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-51 |
| 06:35 | Louisiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Jon Aquilar | 43-51 |
| 06:15 | Louisiana State | David Powell scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jonathan Hart | 43-53 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:57 | Auburn | Francis Looney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-53 |
| 05:55 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Lewis Walker | 43-53 |
| 05:33 | Louisiana State | Francis Looney takes the ball from Jonathan Hart | 43-53 |
| 05:30 | Auburn | Francis Looney hits the finger roll | 45-53 |
| 05:20 | Louisiana State | Lewis Walker buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Church | 45-55 |
| 05:03 | Auburn | Francis Looney splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Waldo Silvestri | 48-55 |
| 04:41 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-55 |
| 04:40 | Auburn | Anthony Lauterbach gets the rebound | 48-55 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:20 | Auburn | Derek Guest's pass is intercepted by David Powell | 48-55 |
| 04:02 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 48-55 |
| 04:00 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Kevin Jones | 48-55 |
| 03:41 | Auburn | Kevin Jones is alone and drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Francis Looney out of the doubleteam | 51-55 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kevin Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Francis Looney (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Waldo Silvestri (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Derek Guest (tiring) 13 pts. 3 pf. C - Anthony Lauterbach (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Jonathan Hart (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Church (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lewis Walker (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Powell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jon Aquilar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Louisiana State | David Powell misses the jump hook near the basket | 51-55 |
| 03:20 | Auburn | Kevin Jones grabs the board | 51-55 |
| 02:56 | Auburn | Francis Looney makes the contested runner near the basket set up by Waldo Silvestri and the foul's on Patrick Church - foul #1 on Patrick Church, team foul #4 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Guinyard (PG), Walter Fermin (SF), Robert Dupuis (PF), Brett Smith (C) Kevin Jones, Waldo Silvestri, Derek Guest, Anthony Lauterbach | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Darin Adams (PG), John Smith (SG), David Washington (SF), Frederic Wilson (PF), Edward Langenfeld (C) Jonathan Hart, Patrick Church, Lewis Walker, David Powell, Jon Aquilar | |
| 02:56 | Auburn | Francis Looney makes the free throw | 54-55 |
| 02:50 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-55 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Jones (PG) Robert Guinyard | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar (C) Edward Langenfeld | |
| 02:42 | Louisiana State | Francis Looney takes the ball from Frederic Wilson | 54-55 |
| 02:42 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-55 |
| Subs | Auburn | Waldo Silvestri (SF), Derek Guest (PF), Anthony Lauterbach (C) Walter Fermin, Robert Dupuis, Brett Smith | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart (PG), Patrick Church (SG) Darin Adams, John Smith | |
| 02:28 | Auburn | Frederic Wilson swats the short shot by Waldo Silvestri | 54-55 |
| 02:26 | Louisiana State | Frederic Wilson snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 02:08 | Louisiana State | David Washington makes the runner from the right block set up by Patrick Church | 54-57 |
| 01:40 | Auburn | Derek Guest clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-57 |
| 01:39 | Louisiana State | Frederic Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 01:12 | Louisiana State | Frederic Wilson is fouled on the floor by Derek Guest - foul #4 on Derek Guest, team foul #4 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Lewis Walker (SF) David Washington | |
| 01:04 | Louisiana State | Frederic Wilson buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 54-59 |
| 00:45 | Auburn | Francis Looney shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the left side | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar misses long on a shot from the right block | 56-59 |
| 00:23 | Auburn | Anthony Lauterbach pulls down the rebound | 56-59 |
| 00:14 | Auburn | Waldo Silvestri lays it in on a nice dish by Kevin Jones | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar is hacked by Kevin Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Jones, team foul #5 | 58-59 |
| 00:09 | Louisiana State | Derek Guest is called for the reach on Frederic Wilson - foul #5 on Derek Guest, team foul #6 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Auburn | Brett Smith (C) Derek Guest | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 00:06 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar is fouled on the floor by Brett Smith - foul #1 on Brett Smith, team foul #7 | 58-59 |
| 00:06 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:06 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:06 | Auburn | Auburn calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| 00:02 | Auburn | Francis Looney comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-61 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar grabs the defensive rebound | 58-61 |