| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Robert Tinney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Uros Zunker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Elliott (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - James McKaughan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Kimble (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ismael Burg (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Carter (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Freeman Bell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jared Donis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Satterfield (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Freeman Bell inbounds the ball | 33-43 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Auburn | John Carter misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-43 |
| 19:43 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Thomas Kimble | 33-43 |
| 19:21 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Elliott scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 35-43 |
| 19:04 | Auburn | Robert Tinney is called for the reach on Ismael Burg - foul #1 on Robert Tinney, team foul #1 | 35-43 |
| 18:59 | Auburn | John Carter misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-43 |
| 18:58 | Auburn | Freeman Bell misses the tip | 35-43 |
| 18:56 | Auburn | Fred Satterfield tips it in | 35-45 |
| 18:35 | Southern Illinois | Uros Zunker misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-45 |
| 18:33 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Fred Satterfield | 35-45 |
| 18:18 | Auburn | John Carter hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Freeman Bell | 35-48 |
| 18:03 | Southern Illinois | Robert Tinney misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-48 |
| 18:02 | Auburn | Fred Satterfield gets the rebound | 35-48 |
| 17:52 | Auburn | Fred Satterfield loses the ball out of bounds | 35-48 |
| 17:31 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Kimble misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-48 |
| 17:29 | Auburn | Fred Satterfield pulls down the rebound | 35-48 |
| 17:16 | Auburn | John Carter clanks a 3 from the left wing | 35-48 |
| 17:14 | Southern Illinois | James McKaughan grabs the defensive rebound | 35-48 |
| 17:01 | Southern Illinois | Fred Satterfield swats the shot by Robert Tinney | 35-48 |
| 16:59 | Auburn | The rebound goes to John Carter | 35-48 |
| 16:35 | Auburn | The short jumper by Fred Satterfield is denied by Thomas Kimble | 35-48 |
| 16:34 | Southern Illinois | James McKaughan pulls down the rebound | 35-48 |
| 16:23 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Elliott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Gillen (SG), Omar Newberry (SF), Don Boyd (PF), Bobby Smith (C) Uros Zunker, Joshua Elliott, James McKaughan, Thomas Kimble | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gregory Barger (PG), William Rowan (SG), Blake Llanas (SF) Ismael Burg, John Carter, Freeman Bell | |
| 15:59 | Auburn | William Rowan hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory Barger | 35-51 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Robert Tinney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Gillen (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Omar Newberry (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Don Boyd (fresh) 4 reb. C - Bobby Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Gregory Barger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Rowan (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Blake Llanas (fresh) PF - Jared Donis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Satterfield (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:37 | Southern Illinois | Omar Newberry hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-51 |
| 15:21 | Auburn | Fred Satterfield misses the lay-in | 37-51 |
| 15:20 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Jared Donis | 37-51 |
| 15:00 | Auburn | Jared Donis buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Blake Llanas | 37-53 |
| 14:49 | Southern Illinois | Omar Newberry makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Gillen | 39-53 |
| 14:35 | Auburn | William Rowan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-53 |
| 14:34 | Southern Illinois | Omar Newberry gets the rebound | 39-53 |
| 14:15 | Southern Illinois | Omar Newberry misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 39-53 |
| 14:14 | Auburn | Fred Satterfield grabs the board | 39-53 |
| 13:55 | Auburn | Jared Donis blows the layup | 39-53 |
| 13:54 | Auburn | Fred Satterfield tips it in | 39-55 |
| 13:45 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Smith drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-55 |
| 13:20 | Auburn | Fred Satterfield comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Bobby Smith - foul #3 on Bobby Smith, team foul #2 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown (PG), Uros Zunker (SG), Joshua Elliott (SF), James McKaughan (PF), Thomas Kimble (C) Robert Tinney, John Gillen, Omar Newberry, Don Boyd, Bobby Smith | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ismael Burg (PG), John Carter (SG), Freeman Bell (SF), Martin Wilkes (PF) Gregory Barger, William Rowan, Blake Llanas, Jared Donis | |
| 13:20 | Auburn | Fred Satterfield makes the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 13:20 | Auburn | Fred Satterfield makes the 2nd free throw | 42-57 |
| 12:59 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Kimble misses the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Freeman Bell - foul #2 on Freeman Bell, team foul #1 | 42-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tommy Jackson (PF) Fred Satterfield | |
| 12:59 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Kimble makes the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 12:59 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Kimble makes the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 12:30 | Auburn | John Carter buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Freeman Bell | 44-60 |
| 12:18 | Southern Illinois | Uros Zunker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-60 |
| 12:16 | Auburn | Martin Wilkes gets the rebound | 44-60 |
| 11:51 | Auburn | Michael Brown is called for the reach on John Carter - foul #1 on Michael Brown, team foul #3 | 44-60 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Gillen (PG) Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jared Donis (PF) Tommy Jackson | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Gillen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Uros Zunker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Elliott (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - James McKaughan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Kimble (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ismael Burg (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Carter (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Freeman Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jared Donis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Wilkes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Auburn | Jared Donis knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Freeman Bell | 44-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 11:20 | Southern Illinois | Freeman Bell picks off the pass by John Gillen | 44-62 |
| 10:55 | Auburn | John Carter is called for traveling | 44-62 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Tinney (PG) John Gillen | |
| Subs | Auburn | Fred Satterfield (C) Martin Wilkes | |
| 10:38 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Elliott misses badly on a floater from the right block | 44-62 |
| 10:36 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Elliott hits the follow up shot | 46-62 |
| 10:22 | Auburn | John Carter misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-62 |
| 10:20 | Southern Illinois | Robert Tinney grabs the board | 46-62 |
| 09:57 | Southern Illinois | James McKaughan hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Uros Zunker | 49-62 |
| 09:44 | Auburn | John Carter misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 49-62 |
| 09:42 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Joshua Elliott | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 09:33 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Elliott misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 49-62 |
| 09:31 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Elliott tips it home | 51-62 |
| 09:15 | Auburn | John Carter is hacked by James McKaughan - foul #1 on James McKaughan, team foul #4 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Gillen (SG), Omar Newberry (SF), Don Boyd (PF), Bobby Smith (C) Uros Zunker, Joshua Elliott, James McKaughan, Thomas Kimble | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gregory Barger (PG), William Rowan (SG), Blake Llanas (SF), Martin Wilkes (PF) Ismael Burg, John Carter, Freeman Bell, Jared Donis | |
| 08:58 | Auburn | Fred Satterfield lays it up and in on a great pass from Gregory Barger | 51-64 |
| 08:54 | Southern Illinois | Robert Tinney loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-64 |
| 08:41 | Auburn | Omar Newberry steps in front of the William Rowan pass | 51-64 |
| 08:27 | Southern Illinois | Omar Newberry is fouled on the floor by William Rowan - foul #3 on William Rowan, team foul #2 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tommy Jackson (PF) Fred Satterfield | |
| 08:15 | Southern Illinois | John Gillen hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-64 |
| 07:57 | Auburn | Martin Wilkes comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 54-64 |
| 07:56 | Auburn | Tommy Jackson misses the tip | 54-64 |
| 07:55 | Southern Illinois | Don Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 54-64 |
| 07:48 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Smith lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Tinney and he's hacked by Martin Wilkes - foul #1 on Martin Wilkes, team foul #3 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Uros Zunker (SG), Joshua Elliott (SF), James McKaughan (PF) Robert Tinney, Omar Newberry, Don Boyd | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Carter (SG), Jared Donis (PF) William Rowan, Tommy Jackson | |
| 07:48 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Smith makes the free throw | 57-64 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Gillen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Uros Zunker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Elliott (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - James McKaughan (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobby Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Gregory Barger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Carter (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Blake Llanas (fresh) PF - Jared Donis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Wilkes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Auburn | Blake Llanas buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Gregory Barger | 57-66 |
| 07:07 | Southern Illinois | John Gillen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-66 |
| 07:05 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Elliott snags the offensive board | 57-66 |
| 06:54 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 57-66 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Tinney (PG), Thomas Kimble (C) John Gillen, Bobby Smith | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ismael Burg (PG), Freeman Bell (SF), Fred Satterfield (C) Gregory Barger, Blake Llanas, Martin Wilkes | |
| 06:43 | Auburn | John Carter buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-69 |
| 06:27 | Southern Illinois | Uros Zunker banks in the layup on a great pass from Joshua Elliott | 59-69 |
| 06:15 | Auburn | Fred Satterfield's layup is rejected by Joshua Elliott | 59-69 |
| 06:14 | Auburn | Jared Donis hits the follow up shot | 59-71 |
| 06:00 | Southern Illinois | James McKaughan clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 59-71 |
| 05:59 | Auburn | Fred Satterfield grabs the board | 59-71 |
| 05:39 | Auburn | Jared Donis clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 59-71 |
| 05:38 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Kimble gets the rebound | 59-71 |
| 05:32 | Southern Illinois | James McKaughan connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from Uros Zunker | 61-71 |
| 05:11 | Auburn | Fred Satterfield misses the lay-in | 61-71 |
| 05:10 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Kimble pulls down the rebound | 61-71 |
| 05:07 | Southern Illinois | Robert Tinney is hacked by Ismael Burg in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ismael Burg, team foul #4 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Gillen (SG), Omar Newberry (SF), Don Boyd (PF) Uros Zunker, Joshua Elliott, James McKaughan | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Rowan (SG), Martin Wilkes (PF) John Carter, Jared Donis | |
| 04:39 | Southern Illinois | Martin Wilkes swats the short shot by Robert Tinney | 61-71 |
| 04:37 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Ismael Burg | 61-71 |
| 04:32 | Auburn | William Rowan connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Martin Wilkes | 61-74 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 04:22 | Southern Illinois | Omar Newberry's pass is intercepted by Freeman Bell | 61-74 |
| 04:04 | Auburn | William Rowan misses the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by John Gillen - foul #2 on John Gillen, team foul #5 | 61-74 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown (SG), Joshua Elliott (SF), James McKaughan (PF) Robert Tinney, Don Boyd, Thomas Kimble | |
| Subs | Auburn | Blake Llanas (SF) Freeman Bell | |
| 04:04 | Auburn | William Rowan makes the 1st free throw | 61-75 |
| 04:04 | Auburn | William Rowan makes the 2nd free throw | 61-76 |
| 03:49 | Southern Illinois | Fred Satterfield swats the shot by John Gillen | 61-76 |
| 03:47 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Blake Llanas | 61-76 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Gillen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Elliott (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - James McKaughan (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Omar Newberry (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ismael Burg (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Rowan (fresh) 18 pts. 3 pf. SF - Blake Llanas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Martin Wilkes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Fred Satterfield (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 03:33 | Auburn | William Rowan misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-76 |
| 03:31 | Auburn | Blake Llanas pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-76 |
| 03:11 | Auburn | Ismael Burg clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by James McKaughan - foul #2 on James McKaughan, team foul #6 | 61-76 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Uros Zunker (SG) Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Carter (SG), Jared Donis (PF) William Rowan, Martin Wilkes | |
| 03:11 | Auburn | Ismael Burg makes the 1st free throw | 61-77 |
| 03:11 | Auburn | Ismael Burg makes the 2nd free throw | 61-78 |
| 03:02 | Southern Illinois | John Gillen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-78 |
| 03:01 | Auburn | Jared Donis snags the defensive board | 61-78 |
| 02:41 | Auburn | John Carter hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Ismael Burg | 61-81 |
| 02:23 | Southern Illinois | Omar Newberry is fouled on the floor by Ismael Burg - foul #2 on Ismael Burg, team foul #5 | 61-81 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown (SG), Don Boyd (PF), Bobby Smith (C) Uros Zunker, Joshua Elliott, James McKaughan | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gregory Barger (PG), William Rowan (SG), Tommy Jackson (PF), Martin Wilkes (C) Ismael Burg, John Carter, Jared Donis, Fred Satterfield | |
| 02:12 | Southern Illinois | Omar Newberry drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by John Gillen | 63-81 |
| 01:43 | Auburn | William Rowan knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Martin Wilkes | 63-84 |
| 01:35 | Southern Illinois | John Gillen hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Brown | 66-84 |
| 01:10 | Auburn | William Rowan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-84 |
| 01:08 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Don Boyd | 66-84 |
| 00:46 | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown is fouled on the floor by Blake Llanas - foul #2 on Blake Llanas, team foul #6 | 66-84 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Southern Illinois | John Gillen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-84 |
| 00:42 | Auburn | Tommy Jackson snags the defensive board | 66-84 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Auburn | Michael Brown steals it from William Rowan | 66-84 |
| 00:10 | Southern Illinois | Blake Llanas is called for the reach on Omar Newberry - foul #3 on Blake Llanas, team foul #7 | 66-84 |
| 00:10 | Southern Illinois | Omar Newberry misses the 1st free throw | 66-84 |
| 00:10 | Auburn | Martin Wilkes grabs the defensive rebound | 66-84 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Gregory Barger runs out the clock | 66-84 |