| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Gonzalo Mancini (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Jerome Davis (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Skinner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Roger Cardiel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Delbert Strickland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Lanier (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Scott Ellis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Peter Murphy (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gary Tillman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Burns (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | Robert Skinner inbounds the ball | 37-28 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Missouri | Gonzalo Mancini is fouled in the backcourt by John Lanier - foul #3 on John Lanier, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Missouri | Stjepan Zeimantz (PF), Oliver Hart (C) Robert Skinner, Roger Cardiel | |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Cozad (PG) John Lanier | |
| 19:43 | Missouri | Stjepan Zeimantz comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 37-28 |
| 19:41 | Missouri | Oliver Hart tips it back up and in | 39-28 |
| 19:36 | Auburn | Gary Tillman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-28 |
| Subs | Missouri | Wade Rhodes (PG), Robert Skinner (SF), Roger Cardiel (PF), Stanley Amidon (C) Gonzalo Mancini, Delbert Strickland, Stjepan Zeimantz, Oliver Hart | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 19:17 | Missouri | Robert Skinner is hacked by Thomas Burns - foul #2 on Thomas Burns, team foul #2 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Missouri | Gonzalo Mancini (PG), Delbert Strickland (SF), Manuel Yocom (C) Wade Rhodes, Robert Skinner, Stanley Amidon | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 19:00 | Missouri | Gonzalo Mancini misses the floater from the left wing | 39-28 |
| 18:58 | Auburn | Thomas Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 18:53 | Auburn | Peter Murphy's pass is intercepted by Roger Cardiel | 39-28 |
| 18:33 | Missouri | Jerome Davis comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-28 |
| 18:32 | Auburn | Scott Ellis pulls down the rebound | 39-28 |
| 18:15 | Auburn | Peter Murphy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-28 |
| Subs | Missouri | Wade Rhodes (PG), Alfredo Marino (SG), Robert Skinner (SF), Stjepan Zeimantz (PF), Oliver Hart (C) Gonzalo Mancini, Jerome Davis, Delbert Strickland, Roger Cardiel, Manuel Yocom | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bobby Marcil (PG), Walter Souliere (SG), Patrick Randazzo (PF), Charles Jackson (C) Matthew Cozad, Scott Ellis, Gary Tillman, Thomas Burns | |
| 18:01 | Missouri | Stjepan Zeimantz misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 39-28 |
| 17:59 | Auburn | Charles Jackson snags the defensive board | 39-28 |
| 17:53 | Auburn | Bobby Marcil makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Peter Murphy | 39-31 |
| 17:41 | Missouri | Oliver Hart comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 17:40 | Missouri | Oliver Hart grabs the offensive board | 39-31 |
| 17:26 | Missouri | Wade Rhodes hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 39-31 |
| 17:25 | Auburn | Patrick Randazzo snags the defensive board | 39-31 |
| 17:19 | Auburn | Bobby Marcil's pass is intercepted by Stjepan Zeimantz | 39-31 |
| 17:16 | Missouri | Walter Souliere steps in front of the Wade Rhodes pass in the backcourt | 39-31 |
| 17:14 | Auburn | Walter Souliere lays it up and in | 39-33 |
| 17:10 | Missouri | Charles Jackson steals it from Alfredo Marino in the backcourt | 39-33 |
| 16:55 | Auburn | Peter Murphy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Wade Rhodes - foul #1 on Wade Rhodes, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Missouri | Gonzalo Mancini (PG), Jerome Davis (SG), Delbert Strickland (SF), Roger Cardiel (PF), Stanley Amidon (C) Wade Rhodes, Alfredo Marino, Robert Skinner, Stjepan Zeimantz, Oliver Hart | |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Cozad (PG), Gary Tillman (PF), Thomas Burns (C) Walter Souliere, Patrick Randazzo, Charles Jackson | |
| 16:55 | Auburn | Peter Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 16:55 | Auburn | Peter Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 16:55 | Missouri | Delbert Strickland grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 16:41 | Missouri | Jerome Davis is hacked by Bobby Marcil - foul #1 on Bobby Marcil, team foul #3 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Scott Ellis (SG) Bobby Marcil | |
| 16:27 | Missouri | Thomas Burns denies the turnaround by Jerome Davis | 39-34 |
| 16:25 | Auburn | Thomas Burns gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 16:17 | Auburn | Scott Ellis makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 16:06 | Missouri | Gonzalo Mancini hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 15:51 | Auburn | Thomas Burns is denied on a layup by Roger Cardiel | 41-36 |
| 15:49 | Missouri | Stanley Amidon gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Gonzalo Mancini (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Jerome Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Delbert Strickland (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roger Cardiel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Stanley Amidon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Matthew Cozad (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Scott Ellis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Peter Murphy (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Tillman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Burns (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:44 | Missouri | Gary Tillman takes the ball from Jerome Davis | 41-36 |
| 15:26 | Auburn | Gonzalo Mancini steps in front of the Matthew Cozad pass | 41-36 |
| 15:23 | Missouri | Jerome Davis blows the layup | 41-36 |
| 15:21 | Missouri | Stanley Amidon hits the follow up shot | 43-36 |
| 15:16 | Auburn | Peter Murphy misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Delbert Strickland - foul #1 on Delbert Strickland, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Missouri | Wade Rhodes (PG), Antonio Chambers (SG), Robert Skinner (SF), Stjepan Zeimantz (PF), Oliver Hart (C) Gonzalo Mancini, Jerome Davis, Delbert Strickland, Roger Cardiel, Stanley Amidon | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Lanier (PG), Walter Souliere (SG), Patrick Randazzo (PF), Charles Jackson (C) Matthew Cozad, Scott Ellis, Gary Tillman, Thomas Burns | |
| 15:16 | Auburn | Peter Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 15:16 | Auburn | Peter Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 14:59 | Missouri | Robert Skinner connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Wade Rhodes | 45-38 |
| 14:55 | Auburn | Walter Souliere scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Patrick Randazzo and he's hacked by Antonio Chambers - foul #1 on Antonio Chambers, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Missouri | Roger Cardiel (PF) Stjepan Zeimantz | |
| Subs | Auburn | Donald Coleman (SF) Peter Murphy | |
| 14:55 | Auburn | Walter Souliere makes the free throw | 45-41 |
| 14:53 | Missouri | Oliver Hart is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Oliver Hart, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| 14:38 | Auburn | John Lanier misses the lay-in | 45-41 |
| 14:37 | Missouri | Roger Cardiel snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 14:23 | Missouri | Patrick Randazzo takes the ball from Oliver Hart | 45-41 |
| 14:15 | Auburn | Donald Coleman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-41 |
| Subs | Missouri | Gonzalo Mancini (PG), Jerome Davis (SG), Stjepan Zeimantz (PF), Delbert Strickland (C) Wade Rhodes, Antonio Chambers, Roger Cardiel, Oliver Hart | |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Burns (C) Charles Jackson | |
| 14:01 | Missouri | Gonzalo Mancini connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-41 |
| 13:42 | Auburn | Thomas Burns hits the finger roll | 47-43 |
| 13:23 | Missouri | Robert Skinner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-43 |
| 13:22 | Auburn | Donald Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 13:18 | Auburn | John Lanier makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Souliere | 47-45 |
| 13:16 | Missouri | Stjepan Zeimantz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-45 |
| Subs | Missouri | Wade Rhodes (PG), Roger Cardiel (PF), Oliver Hart (C) Gonzalo Mancini, Stjepan Zeimantz, Delbert Strickland | |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Cozad (PG), Bobby Marcil (SG), Gary Tillman (PF) John Lanier, Walter Souliere, Patrick Randazzo | |
| 13:04 | Auburn | Matthew Cozad misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 47-45 |
| 13:02 | Missouri | Roger Cardiel gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 12:59 | Missouri | Jerome Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Burns - foul #3 on Thomas Burns, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Missouri | Gonzalo Mancini (PG), Antonio Chambers (SG), Delbert Strickland (SF) Wade Rhodes, Jerome Davis, Robert Skinner | |
| Subs | Auburn | Scott Ellis (SG) Bobby Marcil | |
| 12:44 | Missouri | Delbert Strickland is wide open but clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 47-45 |
| 12:42 | Auburn | Donald Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 12:38 | Auburn | The jump hook by Scott Ellis is blocked by Delbert Strickland | 47-45 |
| 12:36 | Auburn | Donald Coleman pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 12:23 | Auburn | The pull-up jumper by Gary Tillman is blocked by Oliver Hart | 47-45 |
| 12:21 | Auburn | Gary Tillman gets the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 12:09 | Auburn | Donald Coleman is hacked by Antonio Chambers - foul #2 on Antonio Chambers, team foul #5 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Missouri | Wade Rhodes (PG), Jerome Davis (SG), Robert Skinner (SF), Manuel Yocom (PF), Stanley Amidon (C) Gonzalo Mancini, Antonio Chambers, Delbert Strickland, Roger Cardiel, Oliver Hart | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bobby Marcil (SG), Charles Jackson (C) Scott Ellis, Thomas Burns | |
| 11:53 | Auburn | Gary Tillman comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 47-45 |
| 11:51 | Missouri | Wade Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 11:49 | Missouri | Wade Rhodes is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Cozad - foul #2 on Matthew Cozad, team foul #5 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Missouri | Delbert Strickland (C) Manuel Yocom | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Lanier (PG) Matthew Cozad | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Wade Rhodes (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jerome Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Skinner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stanley Amidon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Delbert Strickland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Lanier (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Bobby Marcil (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Coleman (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Tillman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:41 | Missouri | Robert Skinner misses the dunk attempt | 47-45 |
| 11:40 | Auburn | Donald Coleman pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 11:35 | Auburn | John Lanier clanks a floater from the free throw line | 47-45 |
| 11:33 | Auburn | Bobby Marcil tips it in | 47-47 |
| 11:13 | Missouri | Wade Rhodes misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Bobby Marcil - foul #2 on Bobby Marcil, team foul #6 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Missouri | Alfredo Marino (SG), Roger Cardiel (PF), Oliver Hart (C) Jerome Davis, Stanley Amidon, Delbert Strickland | |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Souliere (SG), Thomas Burns (C) Bobby Marcil, Charles Jackson | |
| 11:13 | Missouri | Wade Rhodes misses the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 11:13 | Missouri | Wade Rhodes misses the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 11:13 | Auburn | Thomas Burns snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 10:53 | Auburn | John Lanier is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Walter Souliere | 47-49 |
| 10:36 | Missouri | Roger Cardiel misses badly on the uncontested floater from the baseline | 47-49 |
| 10:34 | Missouri | Wade Rhodes tips it in | 49-49 |
| 10:23 | Auburn | Roger Cardiel is called for the reach on Gary Tillman - foul #3 on Roger Cardiel, team foul #6 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Missouri | Gonzalo Mancini (PG), Jerome Davis (SG), Delbert Strickland (SF), Stjepan Zeimantz (PF), Manuel Yocom (C) Wade Rhodes, Alfredo Marino, Robert Skinner, Roger Cardiel, Oliver Hart | |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Cozad (PG), Scott Ellis (SG), Peter Murphy (SF), Patrick Randazzo (PF) John Lanier, Walter Souliere, Donald Coleman, Gary Tillman | |
| 10:04 | Auburn | Thomas Burns is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Thomas Burns, team foul #7 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Skinner (SF), Roger Cardiel (PF) Stjepan Zeimantz, Manuel Yocom | |
| Subs | Auburn | Charles Jackson (C) Thomas Burns | |
| 09:46 | Missouri | Delbert Strickland buries a jumper from the right block | 51-49 |
| 09:20 | Auburn | Scott Ellis knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Matthew Cozad | 51-51 |
| 09:05 | Missouri | Roger Cardiel misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Patrick Randazzo - foul #3 on Patrick Randazzo, team foul #8 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Missouri | Stjepan Zeimantz (PF), Stanley Amidon (C) Robert Skinner, Delbert Strickland | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Lanier (PG), Walter Souliere (SG) Matthew Cozad, Scott Ellis | |
| 09:05 | Missouri | Roger Cardiel misses the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 09:05 | Missouri | Roger Cardiel makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 08:54 | Auburn | Walter Souliere misses the layup against the doubleteam | 52-51 |
| 08:52 | Missouri | Gonzalo Mancini snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 08:50 | Missouri | Stanley Amidon's pass is intercepted by Peter Murphy in the backcourt | 52-51 |
| 08:36 | Auburn | Walter Souliere works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 52-51 |
| 08:34 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Randazzo | 52-51 |
| 08:15 | Auburn | John Lanier hits the finger roll | 52-53 |
| 08:02 | Missouri | Gonzalo Mancini misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Patrick Randazzo - foul #4 on Patrick Randazzo, team foul #9 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Missouri | Antonio Chambers (SG), Delbert Strickland (SF), Manuel Yocom (PF), Oliver Hart (C) Jerome Davis, Roger Cardiel, Stjepan Zeimantz, Stanley Amidon | |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Cozad (PG), Bobby Marcil (SG), Donald Coleman (SF), Gary Tillman (PF) John Lanier, Walter Souliere, Peter Murphy, Patrick Randazzo | |
| 08:02 | Missouri | Gonzalo Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 08:02 | Missouri | Gonzalo Mancini misses the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 08:02 | Auburn | Gary Tillman pulls down the rebound | 53-53 |
| 07:57 | Auburn | Donald Coleman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-53 |
| Subs | Missouri | Wade Rhodes (PG), Alfredo Marino (SG), Robert Skinner (SF) Gonzalo Mancini, Antonio Chambers, Delbert Strickland | |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Burns (C) Charles Jackson | |
| 07:54 | Missouri | Alfredo Marino loses the dribble to Matthew Cozad in the backcourt | 53-53 |
| 07:51 | Auburn | Matthew Cozad lays it up and in | 53-55 |
| 07:48 | Missouri | Bobby Marcil steals it from Manuel Yocom in the backcourt | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Wade Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alfredo Marino (fresh) SF - Robert Skinner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Manuel Yocom (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Oliver Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Matthew Cozad (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Marcil (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Donald Coleman (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Tillman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Burns (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Auburn | Gary Tillman clanks a shot in the paint | 53-55 |
| 07:29 | Auburn | Thomas Burns grabs the offensive board | 53-55 |
| 07:07 | Auburn | Donald Coleman misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-55 |
| 07:06 | Missouri | Oliver Hart gets the rebound | 53-55 |
| 06:43 | Missouri | Robert Skinner drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Oliver Hart | 55-55 |
| 06:36 | Auburn | Matthew Cozad misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-55 |
| 06:34 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Burns | 55-55 |
| 06:13 | Auburn | Gary Tillman buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 05:54 | Missouri | Wade Rhodes makes the wide open jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Oliver Hart | 57-57 |
| 05:54 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Subs | Missouri | Gonzalo Mancini (PG), Jerome Davis (SG), Delbert Strickland (SF), Roger Cardiel (PF), Stanley Amidon (C) Wade Rhodes, Alfredo Marino, Robert Skinner, Manuel Yocom, Oliver Hart | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Lanier (PG), Scott Ellis (SG), Peter Murphy (SF), Patrick Randazzo (PF) Matthew Cozad, Bobby Marcil, Donald Coleman, Gary Tillman | |
| 05:27 | Auburn | John Lanier comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 05:26 | Missouri | Stanley Amidon gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 05:11 | Missouri | Gonzalo Mancini makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Stanley Amidon | 59-57 |
| 04:54 | Auburn | Jerome Davis is called for the reach on Scott Ellis - foul #3 on Jerome Davis, team foul #7 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Missouri | Antonio Chambers (SG), Robert Skinner (SF), Stjepan Zeimantz (PF) Jerome Davis, Roger Cardiel, Stanley Amidon | |
| Subs | Auburn | Charles Jackson (C) Thomas Burns | |
| 04:54 | Auburn | Scott Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 04:54 | Auburn | Scott Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 04:43 | Missouri | Antonio Chambers misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-59 |
| 04:41 | Auburn | John Lanier pulls down the rebound | 59-59 |
| 04:21 | Auburn | Scott Ellis misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Antonio Chambers - foul #3 on Antonio Chambers, team foul #8 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Missouri | Jerome Davis (SG), Roger Cardiel (PF), Oliver Hart (C) Antonio Chambers, Robert Skinner, Stjepan Zeimantz | |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Cozad (PG), Gary Tillman (PF) John Lanier, Patrick Randazzo | |
| 04:21 | Auburn | Scott Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 04:21 | Auburn | Scott Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 04:18 | Missouri | Jerome Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Ellis - foul #2 on Scott Ellis, team foul #10 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Souliere (SG) Scott Ellis | |
| 04:18 | Missouri | Jerome Davis makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 04:18 | Missouri | Jerome Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 03:57 | Auburn | Gonzalo Mancini is called for the reach on Matthew Cozad - foul #1 on Gonzalo Mancini, team foul #9 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Missouri | Wade Rhodes (PG), Robert Skinner (SF), Stjepan Zeimantz (PF) Gonzalo Mancini, Roger Cardiel, Oliver Hart | |
| Subs | Auburn | Donald Coleman (SF), Thomas Burns (C) Peter Murphy, Charles Jackson | |
| 03:57 | Auburn | Matthew Cozad makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 03:57 | Auburn | Matthew Cozad makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 03:39 | Missouri | Jerome Davis is hacked by Gary Tillman - foul #2 on Gary Tillman, team foul #11 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Missouri | Gonzalo Mancini (PG), Roger Cardiel (PF), Oliver Hart (C) Wade Rhodes, Robert Skinner, Stjepan Zeimantz | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 03:39 | Missouri | Jerome Davis misses the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 03:39 | Missouri | Jerome Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Gonzalo Mancini (fresh) 17 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jerome Davis (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Delbert Strickland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roger Cardiel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Oliver Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Matthew Cozad (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Souliere (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Coleman (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Tillman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Burns (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:15 | Auburn | Walter Souliere is fouled on the floor by Jerome Davis - foul #4 on Jerome Davis, team foul #10 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Missouri | Wade Rhodes (PG), Antonio Chambers (SG), Robert Skinner (SF) Gonzalo Mancini, Jerome Davis, Oliver Hart | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Lanier (PG) Matthew Cozad | |
| 03:15 | Auburn | Walter Souliere makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 03:15 | Auburn | Walter Souliere makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 02:46 | Missouri | Wade Rhodes is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Wade Rhodes, team foul #11 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Missouri | Gonzalo Mancini (PG), Jerome Davis (SG), Stjepan Zeimantz (PF), Stanley Amidon (C) Wade Rhodes, Antonio Chambers, Robert Skinner, Roger Cardiel | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bobby Marcil (SG), Peter Murphy (SF), Patrick Randazzo (PF) Walter Souliere, Donald Coleman, Gary Tillman | |
| 02:20 | Auburn | John Lanier makes the contested fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bobby Marcil | 62-67 |
| 02:01 | Missouri | Stjepan Zeimantz misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Thomas Burns - foul #5 on Thomas Burns, team foul #12 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Missouri | Wade Rhodes (PG), Robert Skinner (SF), Oliver Hart (C) Gonzalo Mancini, Delbert Strickland, Stanley Amidon | |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Cozad (PG), Scott Ellis (SG), Charles Jackson (C) John Lanier, Bobby Marcil, Thomas Burns | |
| 02:01 | Missouri | Stjepan Zeimantz misses the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 02:01 | Missouri | Stjepan Zeimantz makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| 01:37 | Auburn | Matthew Cozad scores on a floater from the right side set up by Scott Ellis | 63-69 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 01:32 | Missouri | Jerome Davis connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Skinner | 65-69 |
| 01:19 | Auburn | Matthew Cozad hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-72 |
| 00:58 | Missouri | Jerome Davis misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-72 |
| 00:57 | Auburn | Peter Murphy pulls down the rebound | 65-72 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:55 | Auburn | Jerome Davis is called for the reach on Peter Murphy in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jerome Davis, team foul #12 | 65-72 |
| Subs | Missouri | Gonzalo Mancini (PG), Alfredo Marino (SG), Roger Cardiel (PF), Delbert Strickland (C) Wade Rhodes, Jerome Davis, Stjepan Zeimantz, Oliver Hart | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Lanier (PG), Gary Tillman (PF) Matthew Cozad, Patrick Randazzo | |
| 00:55 | Auburn | Peter Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 00:55 | Auburn | Peter Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 65-74 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:47 | Missouri | Alfredo Marino loses the ball out of bounds | 65-74 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:46 | Auburn | Scott Ellis is fouled in the backcourt by Alfredo Marino - foul #3 on Alfredo Marino, team foul #13 | 65-74 |
| 00:46 | Auburn | Scott Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:46 | Auburn | Scott Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 65-76 |
| 00:42 | Missouri | John Lanier is called for the reach on Gonzalo Mancini in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Lanier, team foul #13 | 65-76 |
| Subs | Missouri | Wade Rhodes (PG), Stjepan Zeimantz (PF), Oliver Hart (C) Robert Skinner, Roger Cardiel, Delbert Strickland | |
| Subs | Auburn | Donald Coleman (SF) Peter Murphy | |
| 00:42 | Missouri | Gonzalo Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 66-76 |
| 00:42 | Missouri | Gonzalo Mancini makes the 2nd free throw | 67-76 |
| 00:39 | Auburn | John Lanier is fouled in the backcourt by Wade Rhodes - foul #3 on Wade Rhodes, team foul #14 | 67-76 |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Skinner (SF), Roger Cardiel (PF), Delbert Strickland (C) Wade Rhodes, Stjepan Zeimantz, Oliver Hart | |
| Subs | Auburn | Peter Murphy (SF) Donald Coleman | |
| 00:39 | Auburn | John Lanier misses the 1st free throw | 67-76 |
| 00:39 | Auburn | John Lanier makes the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:37 | Missouri | Alfredo Marino is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 67-77 |
| Subs | Missouri | Wade Rhodes (PG), Stjepan Zeimantz (PF), Oliver Hart (C) Gonzalo Mancini, Roger Cardiel, Delbert Strickland | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:10 | Auburn | Scott Ellis makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Lanier | 67-79 |
| 00:06 | Missouri | Wade Rhodes is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Oliver Hart | 69-79 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | John Lanier runs out the clock | 69-79 |