| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Aaron Fitzgerald (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Perry (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Guy Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Winter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Cornette (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gino Bianchi (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Shine (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ernest Darrington (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Joshua Parish (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Guy Elliott inbounds the ball | 24-33 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald is hacked by Ernest Darrington - foul #1 on Ernest Darrington, team foul #1 | 24-33 |
| 19:39 | Auburn | Guy Elliott can't connect on a shot from the left side | 24-33 |
| 19:38 | Louisiana State | William Johnson gets the rebound | 24-33 |
| 19:09 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Raymond Shine | 24-35 |
| 18:56 | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald drills a floater from the left wing | 26-35 |
| 18:35 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi is hacked by Larry Perry - foul #1 on Larry Perry, team foul #1 | 26-35 |
| 18:17 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 26-35 |
| 18:16 | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine tips it back up and in | 26-37 |
| 18:00 | Auburn | Larry Perry misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-37 |
| 17:59 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish pulls down the rebound | 26-37 |
| 17:37 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 26-37 |
| 17:36 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Brian Cornette | 26-37 |
| 17:31 | Auburn | Joshua Parish is called for the reach on Aaron Fitzgerald - foul #1 on Joshua Parish, team foul #2 | 26-37 |
| 17:25 | Auburn | Guy Elliott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-37 |
| 17:07 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington loses the dribble to Larry Perry | 26-37 |
| 17:00 | Auburn | Larry Perry misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-37 |
| 16:59 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish gets the rebound | 26-37 |
| 16:40 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-37 |
| 16:38 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-37 |
| 16:16 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi is hacked by Brian Cornette - foul #2 on Brian Cornette, team foul #2 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Scott Harmon (PG), James Wise (SG), Morgan Carter (SF), Chris Chronister (PF), Terry Arnone (C) Aaron Fitzgerald, Larry Perry, Guy Elliott, Brian Winter, Brian Cornette | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 15:53 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from William Johnson | 26-39 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Scott Harmon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Wise (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Morgan Carter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chris Chronister (fresh) 3 reb. C - Terry Arnone (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gino Bianchi (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Shine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Ernest Darrington (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Joshua Parish (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Auburn | Morgan Carter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp (SF) William Johnson | |
| 15:07 | Louisiana State | Terry Arnone swats the layup by Benny Thorp | 26-39 |
| 15:06 | Auburn | Terry Arnone pulls down the rebound | 26-39 |
| 15:01 | Auburn | Scott Harmon buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Chris Chronister | 28-39 |
| 14:36 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 28-39 |
| 14:34 | Auburn | Morgan Carter gets the rebound | 28-39 |
| 14:14 | Auburn | James Wise clanks a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Ernest Darrington - foul #2 on Ernest Darrington, team foul #3 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald (PG), Guy Elliott (SF), Brian Winter (PF), Brian Cornette (C) Scott Harmon, Morgan Carter, Chris Chronister, Terry Arnone | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 14:14 | Auburn | James Wise makes the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 14:14 | Auburn | James Wise misses the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 14:14 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to James Wise | 29-39 |
| 13:56 | Auburn | The jumper by Brian Cornette is denied by Joshua Parish | 29-39 |
| 13:54 | Auburn | Brian Cornette snags the offensive board | 29-39 |
| 13:39 | Auburn | Joshua Parish blocks the short jumper by Brian Winter | 29-39 |
| 13:38 | Auburn | Brian Cornette can't tip it in | 29-39 |
| 13:36 | Auburn | Brian Winter grabs the offensive board | 29-39 |
| 13:14 | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-39 |
| 13:13 | Auburn | James Wise tips it in | 31-39 |
| 12:50 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi lays it up and in set up by Raymond Shine and he's fouled by Aaron Fitzgerald - foul #2 on Aaron Fitzgerald, team foul #3 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | Larry Perry (SG) James Wise | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 12:50 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi misses the free throw | 31-41 |
| 12:50 | Auburn | Brian Winter grabs the board | 31-41 |
| 12:30 | Auburn | Joshua Parish steals it from Brian Cornette | 31-41 |
| 12:12 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Gino Bianchi | 31-43 |
| 11:51 | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald is fouled on the floor by Benny Thorp - foul #4 on Benny Thorp, team foul #4 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw (SG), John Higginbotham (SF), William Johnson (PF), Joshua Hays (C) Raymond Shine, Benny Thorp, Ernest Darrington, Joshua Parish | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Aaron Fitzgerald (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Perry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Guy Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Winter (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Cornette (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gino Bianchi (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Shaw (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Higginbotham (fresh) 2 ast. PF - William Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. C - Joshua Hays (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-43 |
| 11:30 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Joshua Hays | 31-43 |
| 11:01 | Louisiana State | William Johnson double dribbles | 31-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | Scott Harmon (PG), Terry Arnone (C) Aaron Fitzgerald, Brian Cornette | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine (SG) Scott Shaw | |
| 10:49 | Auburn | Scott Harmon knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-43 |
| 10:28 | Louisiana State | William Johnson jams it | 33-45 |
| 10:23 | Auburn | Larry Perry comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 33-45 |
| 10:21 | Auburn | Guy Elliott tips it in | 35-45 |
| 09:53 | Louisiana State | Joshua Hays loses the dribble to Scott Harmon | 35-45 |
| 09:38 | Auburn | Guy Elliott misses the fadeaway in the lane | 35-45 |
| 09:37 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi gets the rebound | 35-45 |
| 09:21 | Louisiana State | William Johnson lays it up and in set up by Raymond Shine | 35-47 |
| 09:16 | Auburn | Larry Perry hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 35-47 |
| 09:15 | Louisiana State | Joshua Hays pulls down the rebound | 35-47 |
| 08:49 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 35-47 |
| 08:48 | Auburn | Terry Arnone grabs the defensive rebound | 35-47 |
| 08:43 | Auburn | Larry Perry comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-47 |
| 08:41 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to John Higginbotham | 35-47 |
| 08:18 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Terry Arnone - foul #1 on Terry Arnone, team foul #4 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald (PG), James Wise (SG), Morgan Carter (SF), Chris Chronister (PF), Brian Cornette (C) Scott Harmon, Larry Perry, Guy Elliott, Brian Winter, Terry Arnone | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw (SG), Ernest Darrington (PF), Joshua Parish (C) Raymond Shine, John Higginbotham, Joshua Hays | |
| 08:18 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi makes the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 08:18 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi misses the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 08:18 | Auburn | Brian Cornette grabs the defensive rebound | 35-48 |
| 08:13 | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald's fadeaway is rejected by Joshua Parish | 35-48 |
| 08:11 | Auburn | Chris Chronister tips it in | 37-48 |
| 07:51 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi loses the ball out of bounds | 37-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp (SF) Gino Bianchi | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Aaron Fitzgerald (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Wise (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Morgan Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris Chronister (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Cornette (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Scott Shaw (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Benny Thorp (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Ernest Darrington (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Joshua Parish (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:29 | Auburn | James Wise clanks a shot from the free throw line | 37-48 |
| 07:28 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp gets the rebound | 37-48 |
| 06:59 | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw banks in the layup on a great pass from Ernest Darrington | 37-50 |
| 06:41 | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by James Wise | 39-50 |
| 06:22 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Brian Cornette - foul #3 on Brian Cornette, team foul #5 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | Larry Perry (SG), Guy Elliott (SF) James Wise, Morgan Carter | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi (PG), Raymond Shine (SG) Scott Shaw, William Johnson | |
| 06:22 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington makes the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 06:22 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington makes the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| 06:01 | Auburn | Guy Elliott clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-52 |
| 06:00 | Auburn | Brian Cornette tips it in | 41-52 |
| 05:39 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 41-52 |
| 05:37 | Auburn | Brian Cornette grabs the defensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 05:32 | Auburn | Guy Elliott scores on a jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by Benny Thorp - foul #5 on Benny Thorp, team foul #5 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | Brian Winter (PF) Chris Chronister | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Johnson (SF) Benny Thorp | |
| 05:32 | Auburn | Guy Elliott misses the free throw | 43-52 |
| 05:32 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish grabs the board | 43-52 |
| 05:07 | Louisiana State | William Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-52 |
| 05:06 | Auburn | Larry Perry snags the defensive board | 43-52 |
| 05:00 | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 04:59 | Auburn | Larry Perry tips it home | 45-52 |
| 04:40 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish lays it in on a great pass from William Johnson | 45-54 |
| 04:24 | Auburn | Guy Elliott can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-54 |
| 04:22 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to William Johnson | 45-54 |
| 04:17 | Louisiana State | William Johnson misses short on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Guy Elliott - foul #3 on Guy Elliott, team foul #6 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | Scott Harmon (PG), Morgan Carter (SF), Terry Arnone (C) Aaron Fitzgerald, Guy Elliott, Brian Cornette | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 04:17 | Louisiana State | William Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 04:17 | Louisiana State | William Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 04:05 | Auburn | Brian Winter misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Johnson - foul #1 on William Johnson, team foul #6 | 45-56 |
| 04:05 | Auburn | Brian Winter makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 04:05 | Auburn | Brian Winter makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 03:40 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington blows the layup | 47-56 |
| 03:39 | Auburn | Brian Winter grabs the defensive rebound | 47-56 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Scott Harmon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Perry (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Morgan Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Winter (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Terry Arnone (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gino Bianchi (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Shine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. PF - Ernest Darrington (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Joshua Parish (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:32 | Auburn | Brian Winter makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Terry Arnone | 49-56 |
| 03:07 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by Gino Bianchi | 49-58 |
| 02:51 | Auburn | Brian Winter is whistled for traveling | 49-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Wise (SG), Guy Elliott (SF) Larry Perry, Morgan Carter | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw (PG), John Higginbotham (SF) Gino Bianchi, Raymond Shine | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:45 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald (PG), Larry Perry (SG), Brian Cornette (C) Scott Harmon, James Wise, Terry Arnone | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi (PG), Raymond Shine (SG) Scott Shaw, John Higginbotham | |
| 02:28 | Louisiana State | William Johnson is whistled for traveling | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:18 | Auburn | Raymond Shine takes the ball from Guy Elliott | 49-58 |
| 02:10 | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine loses the dribble to Larry Perry | 49-58 |
| 01:51 | Auburn | Brian Winter misses the runner from the baseline | 49-58 |
| 01:49 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Joshua Parish | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:47 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Perry - foul #2 on Larry Perry, team foul #7 | 49-58 |
| 01:47 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish misses the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 01:47 | Auburn | Brian Winter grabs the board | 49-58 |
| 01:32 | Auburn | Guy Elliott can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on William Johnson - foul #2 on William Johnson, team foul #7 | 49-58 |
| 01:32 | Auburn | Guy Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 01:32 | Auburn | Guy Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 01:31 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi is fouled in the backcourt by Aaron Fitzgerald - foul #3 on Aaron Fitzgerald, team foul #8 | 51-58 |
| 01:31 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 01:31 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 01:09 | Auburn | Brian Winter knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Guy Elliott | 53-60 |
| 01:06 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish is fouled in the backcourt by Aaron Fitzgerald - foul #4 on Aaron Fitzgerald, team foul #9 | 53-60 |
| 01:06 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish misses the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 01:06 | Auburn | Brian Cornette gets the rebound | 53-60 |
| 00:47 | Auburn | Brian Winter is denied on a layup by Joshua Parish | 53-60 |
| 00:45 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish snags the defensive board | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish is hacked by Aaron Fitzgerald in the backcourt - foul #5 on Aaron Fitzgerald, team foul #10 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Auburn | Scott Harmon (PG) Aaron Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 00:42 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:42 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Auburn | Scott Harmon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-62 |
| 00:34 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington snags the defensive board | 53-62 |
| 00:31 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington is hacked by Larry Perry in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Perry, team foul #11 | 53-62 |
| 00:31 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:31 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 00:26 | Auburn | Guy Elliott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi runs out the clock | 53-64 |