| Lineup | Samford | PG - Noah Herb (fresh) SG - Allen Bickel (fresh) SF - Eric Madden (fresh) PF - Harold Wong (fresh) C - James Spielberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Brent Watkins (fresh) SG - Charles Poythress (fresh) SF - Kenneth Marshall (fresh) PF - Eddie Rutledge (fresh) C - Carlos Vail (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Harold Wong wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:41 | Samford | Allen Bickel is hacked by Carlos Vail - foul #1 on Carlos Vail, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Samford | Eric Madden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Auburn | Charles Poythress misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Samford | The rebound goes to Allen Bickel | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Samford | Eric Madden scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Allen Bickel | 3-0 |
| 19:04 | Auburn | Noah Herb is called for the reach on Kenneth Marshall - foul #1 on Noah Herb, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:44 | Auburn | Charles Poythress comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Harold Wong - foul #1 on Harold Wong, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:44 | Auburn | Charles Poythress makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:44 | Auburn | Charles Poythress makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:33 | Samford | Harold Wong is hacked by Eddie Rutledge - foul #1 on Eddie Rutledge, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 18:27 | Samford | Eddie Rutledge blocks the short jumper by Eric Madden | 3-2 |
| 18:26 | Auburn | Eddie Rutledge grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:10 | Auburn | Carlos Vail buries a fadeaway from close range | 3-4 |
| 18:01 | Samford | Harold Wong misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 18:00 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Brent Watkins | 3-4 |
| 17:47 | Auburn | Charles Poythress can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 3-4 |
| 17:45 | Samford | Harold Wong pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:31 | Samford | Noah Herb misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Eddie Rutledge - foul #2 on Eddie Rutledge, team foul #3 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Merle Harris (PG), Richard Richardson (SG), David Duncan (SF), Stephen Rentz (PF), Donald Howie (C) Brent Watkins, Charles Poythress, Kenneth Marshall, Eddie Rutledge, Carlos Vail | |
| 17:31 | Samford | Noah Herb misses the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:31 | Samford | Noah Herb makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:12 | Auburn | Richard Richardson misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Allen Bickel - foul #1 on Allen Bickel, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| 17:12 | Auburn | Richard Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:12 | Auburn | Richard Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:12 | Samford | James Spielberg pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:53 | Samford | Harold Wong misses the jumper from the free throw line | 4-5 |
| 16:51 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Wong | 4-5 |
| 16:36 | Samford | A charge is called on James Spielberg - foul #1 on James Spielberg, team foul #4 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Samford | Max Cohen (PG), Ronald Thompson (SG), John Wilbourn (SF), Kenneth White (PF), Gregory Burns (C) Noah Herb, Allen Bickel, Eric Madden, Harold Wong, James Spielberg | |
| Subs | Auburn | Carlos Vail (C) David Duncan | |
| 16:09 | Auburn | Richard Richardson buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Merle Harris | 4-8 |
| 15:49 | Samford | Kenneth White can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 4-8 |
| 15:47 | Samford | Kenneth White snags the offensive board | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Max Cohen (fresh) SG - Ronald Thompson (fresh) SF - John Wilbourn (fresh) PF - Kenneth White (fresh) C - Gregory Burns (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Merle Harris (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Howie (fresh) PF - Stephen Rentz (fresh) C - Carlos Vail (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Samford | Merle Harris steals it from Gregory Burns | 4-8 |
| 15:11 | Auburn | Richard Richardson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 15:10 | Samford | Max Cohen pulls down the rebound | 4-8 |
| 14:43 | Samford | Kenneth White drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Ronald Thompson | 7-8 |
| 14:27 | Auburn | Carlos Vail drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Merle Harris and he's fouled by Gregory Burns - foul #1 on Gregory Burns, team foul #5 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Samford | Noah Herb (PG), Allen Bickel (SG), Eric Madden (SF), Harold Wong (PF), James Spielberg (C) Max Cohen, Ronald Thompson, John Wilbourn, Kenneth White, Gregory Burns | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brent Watkins (PG), Kenneth Marshall (SF) Merle Harris, Donald Howie | |
| 14:27 | Auburn | Carlos Vail makes the free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:11 | Samford | Eric Madden hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner but the foul's on Kenneth Marshall - foul #1 on Kenneth Marshall, team foul #4 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Duncan (SF), Donald Howie (C) Kenneth Marshall, Carlos Vail | |
| 14:11 | Samford | Eric Madden makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:11 | Samford | Eric Madden makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:11 | Samford | Eric Madden makes the 3rd free throw | 10-11 |
| 14:01 | Auburn | Allen Bickel steals the ball from Richard Richardson | 10-11 |
| 13:58 | Samford | Allen Bickel misses the easy layup | 10-11 |
| 13:56 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Stephen Rentz | 10-11 |
| 13:43 | Auburn | Richard Richardson hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Brent Watkins | 10-13 |
| 13:23 | Samford | Allen Bickel misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 13:22 | Auburn | Stephen Rentz grabs the board | 10-13 |
| 13:00 | Auburn | Richard Richardson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-13 |
| 12:59 | Samford | The rebound goes to James Spielberg | 10-13 |
| 12:39 | Samford | Donald Howie steals it from Eric Madden | 10-13 |
| 12:27 | Auburn | Richard Richardson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from David Duncan | 10-16 |
| 12:12 | Samford | Eric Madden makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by James Spielberg | 13-16 |
| 12:07 | Auburn | Richard Richardson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-16 |
| 12:05 | Auburn | David Duncan gets the offensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 11:39 | Auburn | Richard Richardson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-16 |
| 11:37 | Auburn | Donald Howie grabs the offensive rebound | 13-16 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Noah Herb (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Allen Bickel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Madden (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Harold Wong (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Spielberg (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Brent Watkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Richardson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - David Duncan (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Stephen Rentz (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Howie (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Auburn | Donald Howie is hacked by James Spielberg - foul #2 on James Spielberg, team foul #6 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Samford | Max Cohen (PG), Ronald Thompson (SG), John Wilbourn (SF), Kenneth White (PF), Gregory Burns (C) Noah Herb, Allen Bickel, Eric Madden, Harold Wong, James Spielberg | |
| Subs | Auburn | Merle Harris (PG), Charles Poythress (SG), Kenneth Marshall (SF), Carlos Vail (C) Brent Watkins, Richard Richardson, David Duncan, Donald Howie | |
| 11:14 | Auburn | Carlos Vail buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Merle Harris | 13-18 |
| 11:06 | Samford | Kenneth White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-18 |
| 10:51 | Auburn | Charles Poythress comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on John Wilbourn - foul #1 on John Wilbourn, team foul #7 | 13-18 |
| 10:51 | Auburn | Charles Poythress makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 10:51 | Auburn | Charles Poythress makes the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| 10:39 | Samford | Gregory Burns loses the dribble to Charles Poythress | 13-20 |
| 10:27 | Auburn | Carlos Vail can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Gregory Burns - foul #2 on Gregory Burns, team foul #8 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Samford | Noah Herb (PG), Eric Madden (SF), Jason Moors (C) Ronald Thompson, John Wilbourn, Gregory Burns | |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Richardson (SG) Charles Poythress | |
| 10:27 | Auburn | Carlos Vail makes the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 10:27 | Auburn | Carlos Vail makes the 2nd free throw | 13-22 |
| 10:08 | Samford | Max Cohen connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Noah Herb | 16-22 |
| 09:53 | Auburn | Richard Richardson comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Max Cohen - foul #1 on Max Cohen, team foul #9 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Samford | Allen Bickel (SG), Harold Wong (PF) Max Cohen, Jason Moors | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brent Watkins (PG) Merle Harris | |
| 09:53 | Auburn | Richard Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 09:53 | Auburn | Richard Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 09:27 | Samford | Allen Bickel comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 16-24 |
| 09:25 | Auburn | Carlos Vail grabs the defensive rebound | 16-24 |
| 09:14 | Auburn | Carlos Vail hits a jumper from the left side set up by Stephen Rentz | 16-26 |
| 08:51 | Samford | The short jumper by Harold Wong is denied by Carlos Vail | 16-26 |
| 08:49 | Auburn | Richard Richardson gets the rebound | 16-26 |
| 08:44 | Auburn | Richard Richardson buries a 3 from straight away | 16-29 |
| 08:23 | Samford | Allen Bickel connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-29 |
| 08:03 | Auburn | Carlos Vail double dribbles | 19-29 |
| Subs | Samford | Max Cohen (PG), John Wilbourn (SF), Jason Moors (C) Noah Herb, Eric Madden, Kenneth White | |
| Subs | Auburn | Merle Harris (PG), Charles Poythress (SG), Donald Howie (SF) Brent Watkins, Richard Richardson, Kenneth Marshall | |
| 07:54 | Samford | Harold Wong clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-29 |
| 07:52 | Auburn | Charles Poythress grabs the defensive rebound | 19-29 |
| 07:33 | Auburn | Donald Howie is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Donald Howie, team foul #5 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Thompson (SG) Allen Bickel | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Marshall (SF) Donald Howie | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Max Cohen (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ronald Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Wilbourn (fresh) PF - Harold Wong (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jason Moors (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Merle Harris (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Charles Poythress (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kenneth Marshall (fairly fresh) PF - Stephen Rentz (tiring) 2 reb. C - Carlos Vail (fairly fresh) 11 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Samford | John Wilbourn's fadeaway is rejected by Stephen Rentz | 19-29 |
| 07:19 | Samford | Max Cohen misses the tip | 19-29 |
| 07:18 | Auburn | Carlos Vail pulls down the rebound | 19-29 |
| 06:55 | Auburn | Merle Harris scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Marshall | 19-32 |
| 06:42 | Samford | Max Cohen is fouled on the floor by Charles Poythress - foul #1 on Charles Poythress, team foul #6 | 19-32 |
| Subs | Samford | Kenneth White (PF) Harold Wong | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brent Watkins (PG), Richard Richardson (SG), Donald Howie (SF) Merle Harris, Charles Poythress, Kenneth Marshall | |
| 06:32 | Samford | Ronald Thompson travels with the ball | 19-32 |
| Subs | Samford | Noah Herb (PG) Ronald Thompson | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 06:20 | Auburn | Richard Richardson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-32 |
| 06:18 | Auburn | Carlos Vail hits the follow up shot | 19-34 |
| 05:49 | Samford | Max Cohen buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Noah Herb | 22-34 |
| 05:35 | Auburn | Carlos Vail comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Jason Moors - foul #1 on Jason Moors, team foul #10 | 22-34 |
| Subs | Samford | Allen Bickel (SG), Eric Madden (SF) Max Cohen, John Wilbourn | |
| Subs | Auburn | Merle Harris (PG), Kenneth Marshall (SF), Eddie Rutledge (PF) Brent Watkins, Donald Howie, Stephen Rentz | |
| 05:35 | Auburn | Carlos Vail makes the 1st free throw | 22-35 |
| 05:35 | Auburn | Carlos Vail misses the 2nd free throw | 22-35 |
| 05:35 | Samford | The rebound goes to Jason Moors | 22-35 |
| 05:19 | Samford | Eric Madden can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-35 |
| 05:18 | Auburn | Merle Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 22-35 |
| 05:05 | Auburn | Richard Richardson knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-38 |
| 04:51 | Samford | Noah Herb scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Eric Madden | 24-38 |
| 04:27 | Auburn | Eddie Rutledge banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Richardson and he's hacked by Kenneth White - foul #1 on Kenneth White, team foul #11 | 24-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Max Cohen (PG), Harold Wong (PF) Noah Herb, Jason Moors | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brent Watkins (PG), Charles Poythress (SG), Donald Howie (SF) Merle Harris, Richard Richardson, Kenneth Marshall | |
| 04:27 | Auburn | Eddie Rutledge misses the free throw | 24-40 |
| 04:27 | Samford | Kenneth White snags the defensive board | 24-40 |
| 04:08 | Samford | Brent Watkins steps in front of the Max Cohen pass | 24-40 |
| 03:43 | Auburn | Carlos Vail hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 24-40 |
| 03:41 | Samford | Harold Wong pulls down the rebound | 24-40 |
| 03:21 | Samford | Allen Bickel is fouled on the floor by Eddie Rutledge - foul #3 on Eddie Rutledge, team foul #7 | 24-40 |
| Subs | Samford | James Spielberg (C) Kenneth White | |
| Subs | Auburn | Merle Harris (PG), Richard Richardson (SG), Kenneth Marshall (SF), Stephen Rentz (PF) Brent Watkins, Charles Poythress, Donald Howie, Eddie Rutledge | |
| 03:21 | Samford | Allen Bickel misses the 1st free throw | 24-40 |
| 03:21 | Auburn | Stephen Rentz gets the rebound | 24-40 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Max Cohen (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Allen Bickel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Madden (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Harold Wong (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Spielberg (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Merle Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Richardson (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Marshall (fresh) PF - Stephen Rentz (tiring) 3 reb. C - Carlos Vail (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Auburn | Carlos Vail misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 24-40 |
| 03:04 | Auburn | Carlos Vail gets the offensive rebound | 24-40 |
| 02:49 | Auburn | Carlos Vail hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Richardson | 24-42 |
| 02:30 | Samford | Allen Bickel drills a 3 from straight away | 27-42 |
| 02:09 | Auburn | Carlos Vail can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 27-42 |
| 02:08 | Samford | Max Cohen pulls down the rebound | 27-42 |
| 01:54 | Samford | Harold Wong clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 27-42 |
| 01:52 | Samford | James Spielberg tips it in | 29-42 |
| 01:43 | Auburn | Stephen Rentz is fouled on the floor by Harold Wong - foul #2 on Harold Wong, team foul #12 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Noah Herb (PG), Ronald Thompson (SG), John Wilbourn (SF), Gregory Burns (PF) Max Cohen, Allen Bickel, Eric Madden, Harold Wong | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brent Watkins (PG), David Duncan (SF), Donald Howie (C) Merle Harris, Kenneth Marshall, Carlos Vail | |
| 01:43 | Auburn | Stephen Rentz makes the 1st free throw | 29-43 |
| 01:43 | Auburn | Stephen Rentz misses the 2nd free throw | 29-43 |
| 01:43 | Samford | James Spielberg grabs the defensive rebound | 29-43 |
| 01:14 | Samford | Noah Herb makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Thompson | 32-43 |
| 01:09 | Auburn | Noah Herb steals the ball from Brent Watkins in the backcourt | 32-43 |
| 01:06 | Samford | Noah Herb hits the finger roll | 34-43 |
| 00:39 | Auburn | Richard Richardson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-46 |
| 00:16 | Samford | Ronald Thompson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 34-46 |
| 00:14 | Samford | James Spielberg misses the tip | 34-46 |
| 00:13 | Samford | Noah Herb hits the follow up shot | 36-46 |
| 00:02 | Auburn | Richard Richardson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 36-46 |
| 00:01 | Samford | Ronald Thompson pulls down the rebound | 36-46 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Ronald Thompson misses short on a fullcourt shot | 36-46 |