| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Dane Gaither (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Reid (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Floyd Reamer (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Louis Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kevin Nell (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rick Dimatteo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eugene Krieg (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Kolb (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cory Singleton (fresh) 6 reb. C - Fred Collier (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | John Kolb inbounds the ball | 21-20 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Auburn | John Reid is called for the reach on Eugene Krieg - foul #1 on John Reid, team foul #1 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Michael Fritz (SG) John Reid | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 19:18 | Auburn | Rick Dimatteo is whistled for traveling | 21-20 |
| 19:00 | Vanderbilt | Eugene Krieg takes the ball from Michael Fritz | 21-20 |
| 18:57 | Auburn | John Kolb hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Eugene Krieg | 21-22 |
| 18:33 | Vanderbilt | Dane Gaither misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-22 |
| 18:31 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer grabs the offensive board | 21-22 |
| 18:14 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer is hacked by Cory Singleton - foul #1 on Cory Singleton, team foul #1 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Reid (SG) Michael Fritz | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 18:01 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer's fadeaway is rejected by Fred Collier | 21-22 |
| 18:00 | Auburn | The rebound goes to John Kolb | 21-22 |
| 17:38 | Auburn | Kevin Nell blocks the jumper by Eugene Krieg | 21-22 |
| 17:37 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer grabs the board | 21-22 |
| 17:32 | Vanderbilt | Dane Gaither is whistled for traveling | 21-22 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joseph Vogelsberg (C) Kevin Nell | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 17:03 | Auburn | Fred Collier hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by John Kolb | 21-24 |
| 16:51 | Vanderbilt | John Kolb picks off the pass by Floyd Reamer | 21-24 |
| 16:47 | Auburn | Eugene Krieg jams it on a great pass from John Kolb | 21-26 |
| 16:25 | Vanderbilt | Dane Gaither is called for a charge - foul #2 on Dane Gaither, team foul #2 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dario Landowski (PF), Kevin Nell (C) Louis Simpson, Joseph Vogelsberg | |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Patterson (PF) Cory Singleton | |
| 16:04 | Auburn | Fred Collier is whistled for traveling | 21-26 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joseph Vogelsberg (PF) Dario Landowski | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Dane Gaither (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Reid (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Floyd Reamer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joseph Vogelsberg (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Nell (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rick Dimatteo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eugene Krieg (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Kolb (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Richard Patterson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Fred Collier (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 21-26 |
| 15:34 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Nell misses the tip | 21-26 |
| 15:33 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Vogelsberg tips it in | 23-26 |
| 15:13 | Auburn | Rick Dimatteo makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 23-29 |
| 14:44 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Rick Dimatteo - foul #1 on Rick Dimatteo, team foul #2 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Michael Fritz (SG), Louis Simpson (PF), Dario Landowski (C) John Reid, Joseph Vogelsberg, Kevin Nell | |
| Subs | Auburn | Scott Baucom (SG), Howard Thielen (SF), Cory Singleton (PF) Eugene Krieg, John Kolb, Fred Collier | |
| 14:44 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer misses the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 14:44 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 14:24 | Auburn | Cory Singleton misses short on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Louis Simpson - foul #2 on Louis Simpson, team foul #3 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Reid (PG), Kevin Nell (C) Dane Gaither, Dario Landowski | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 14:24 | Auburn | Cory Singleton makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 14:24 | Auburn | Cory Singleton misses the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 14:24 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Nell grabs the board | 24-30 |
| 14:02 | Vanderbilt | Michael Fritz is hacked by Cory Singleton - foul #2 on Cory Singleton, team foul #3 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dane Gaither (PG) Michael Fritz | |
| Subs | Auburn | Fred Collier (C) Richard Patterson | |
| 13:45 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Louis Simpson | 26-30 |
| 13:16 | Auburn | Cory Singleton hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Baucom | 26-33 |
| 12:50 | Vanderbilt | Dane Gaither scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Louis Simpson | 28-33 |
| 12:23 | Auburn | Rick Dimatteo's pass is intercepted by Louis Simpson | 28-33 |
| 11:56 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer connects on the fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on Howard Thielen - foul #1 on Howard Thielen, team foul #4 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Michael Fritz (SG), Dario Landowski (C) John Reid, Kevin Nell | |
| Subs | Auburn | Eugene Krieg (PG), John Kolb (SF), Richard Patterson (C) Rick Dimatteo, Howard Thielen, Fred Collier | |
| 11:56 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer misses the free throw | 30-33 |
| 11:56 | Auburn | Cory Singleton grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Dane Gaither (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Fritz (fresh) SF - Floyd Reamer (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Louis Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dario Landowski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Eugene Krieg (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Baucom (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Kolb (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Cory Singleton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Patterson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Auburn | Michael Fritz takes the ball from Richard Patterson | 30-33 |
| 11:25 | Vanderbilt | Dane Gaither lays it in set up by Michael Fritz | 32-33 |
| 10:59 | Auburn | John Kolb misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-33 |
| 10:58 | Vanderbilt | Dario Landowski snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 10:29 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 10:27 | Auburn | Cory Singleton grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 10:20 | Auburn | Richard Patterson comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Dario Landowski - foul #3 on Dario Landowski, team foul #4 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Reid (SG), Joseph McHaney (SF), Joseph Vogelsberg (PF), Kevin Nell (C) Michael Fritz, Floyd Reamer, Louis Simpson, Dario Landowski | |
| Subs | Auburn | Fred Collier (C) Cory Singleton | |
| 10:20 | Auburn | Richard Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 10:20 | Auburn | Richard Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 10:01 | Vanderbilt | Dane Gaither clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 10:00 | Auburn | Fred Collier snags the defensive board | 32-34 |
| 09:43 | Auburn | Richard Patterson hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Eugene Krieg | 32-36 |
| 09:18 | Vanderbilt | John Reid makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Joseph McHaney | 35-36 |
| 08:58 | Auburn | Scott Baucom is called for traveling | 35-36 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Michael Fritz (SG), Floyd Reamer (SF), Louis Simpson (PF) Dane Gaither, Joseph McHaney, Joseph Vogelsberg | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rick Dimatteo (PG), Cory Singleton (PF) Scott Baucom, Richard Patterson | |
| 08:29 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 35-36 |
| 08:27 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Fred Collier | 35-36 |
| 08:07 | Auburn | John Kolb loses the dribble to Floyd Reamer | 35-36 |
| 07:38 | Vanderbilt | Louis Simpson misses the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Cory Singleton - foul #3 on Cory Singleton, team foul #5 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dane Gaither (PG), Dario Landowski (C) Michael Fritz, Kevin Nell | |
| Subs | Auburn | Scott Baucom (SG), Howard Thielen (SF) Eugene Krieg, John Kolb | |
| 07:38 | Vanderbilt | Louis Simpson misses the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 07:38 | Vanderbilt | Louis Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Dane Gaither (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Reid (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Floyd Reamer (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Louis Simpson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dario Landowski (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rick Dimatteo (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Scott Baucom (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Howard Thielen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cory Singleton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Fred Collier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Auburn | Floyd Reamer steals the ball from Howard Thielen | 36-36 |
| 06:56 | Vanderbilt | Dane Gaither hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-36 |
| 06:55 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer gets the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 06:47 | Vanderbilt | John Reid throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-36 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joseph McHaney (SF), Joseph Vogelsberg (PF), Kevin Nell (C) Floyd Reamer, Louis Simpson, Dario Landowski | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Kolb (SF) Howard Thielen | |
| 06:26 | Auburn | Rick Dimatteo's floater is knocked away by Kevin Nell | 36-36 |
| 06:25 | Vanderbilt | Dane Gaither grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 06:00 | Vanderbilt | John Reid's pass is intercepted by Cory Singleton | 36-36 |
| 05:31 | Auburn | Cory Singleton travels with the ball | 36-36 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Michael Fritz (SG), Floyd Reamer (SF), Louis Simpson (PF), Dario Landowski (C) John Reid, Joseph McHaney, Joseph Vogelsberg, Kevin Nell | |
| Subs | Auburn | Eugene Krieg (SG), Richard Patterson (PF) Scott Baucom, Cory Singleton | |
| 05:10 | Vanderbilt | Louis Simpson blows the layup | 36-36 |
| 05:08 | Auburn | Fred Collier gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 05:02 | Auburn | Rick Dimatteo clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-36 |
| 05:01 | Auburn | Richard Patterson misses the tip | 36-36 |
| 05:00 | Auburn | John Kolb can't tip it in | 36-36 |
| 04:59 | Auburn | Richard Patterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 04:41 | Auburn | Fred Collier blows the layup but he's hacked by Dane Gaither - foul #3 on Dane Gaither, team foul #5 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Reid (SG), Kevin Nell (C) Michael Fritz, Dario Landowski | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 04:41 | Auburn | Fred Collier makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 04:41 | Auburn | Fred Collier misses the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 04:41 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Kevin Nell | 36-37 |
| 04:28 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Louis Simpson | 38-37 |
| 04:07 | Auburn | Fred Collier misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-37 |
| 04:06 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Nell grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 03:39 | Vanderbilt | Dane Gaither can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 03:37 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Nell can't tip it in | 38-37 |
| 03:35 | Auburn | Richard Patterson snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Dane Gaither (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Reid (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Floyd Reamer (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Louis Simpson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kevin Nell (fresh) 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rick Dimatteo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eugene Krieg (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Kolb (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Richard Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Fred Collier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Auburn | Rick Dimatteo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 03:13 | Vanderbilt | John Reid grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 02:52 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Dane Gaither | 41-37 |
| 02:52 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-37 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dario Landowski (PF) Louis Simpson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Scott Baucom (SG), Cory Singleton (PF) Eugene Krieg, Fred Collier | |
| 02:31 | Auburn | Floyd Reamer steals it from Cory Singleton | 41-37 |
| 02:10 | Vanderbilt | John Reid connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Dane Gaither | 44-37 |
| 01:42 | Auburn | Kevin Nell is called for the reach on John Kolb - foul #2 on Kevin Nell, team foul #6 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Louis Simpson (PF) Dario Landowski | |
| Subs | Auburn | Fred Collier (C) Richard Patterson | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:26 | Auburn | John Kolb buries a driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by Louis Simpson - foul #3 on Louis Simpson, team foul #7 | 44-39 |
| 01:26 | Auburn | John Kolb misses the free throw | 44-39 |
| 01:26 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Louis Simpson | 44-39 |
| 00:57 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Kevin Nell | 46-39 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Auburn | Kevin Nell blocks the jumper by Cory Singleton | 46-39 |
| 00:50 | Vanderbilt | Louis Simpson pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:49 | Vanderbilt | Louis Simpson is hacked by Rick Dimatteo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rick Dimatteo, team foul #6 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Michael Fritz (SG) Dane Gaither | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:46 | Vanderbilt | Louis Simpson is hacked by Cory Singleton - foul #4 on Cory Singleton, team foul #7 | 46-39 |
| 00:46 | Vanderbilt | Louis Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 00:46 | Vanderbilt | Louis Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 00:43 | Auburn | Rick Dimatteo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-39 |
| 00:40 | Vanderbilt | Fred Collier is called for the reach on Floyd Reamer - foul #2 on Fred Collier, team foul #8 | 48-39 |
| 00:40 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 00:40 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer makes the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 00:32 | Auburn | John Kolb is fouled on the floor by Floyd Reamer - foul #2 on Floyd Reamer, team foul #8 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joseph McHaney (PG), Arthur Jones (SF), Dario Landowski (PF), Joseph Vogelsberg (C) John Reid, Floyd Reamer, Louis Simpson, Kevin Nell | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:32 | Auburn | John Kolb makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 00:32 | Auburn | John Kolb makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 00:30 | Vanderbilt | Michael Fritz is fouled in the backcourt by Rick Dimatteo - foul #3 on Rick Dimatteo, team foul #9 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Reid (PG), Floyd Reamer (SF), Louis Simpson (PF), Kevin Nell (C) Joseph McHaney, Arthur Jones, Dario Landowski, Joseph Vogelsberg | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:30 | Vanderbilt | Michael Fritz makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 00:30 | Vanderbilt | Michael Fritz makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 00:23 | Auburn | Scott Baucom misses badly on a floater from the left side | 52-41 |
| 00:21 | Vanderbilt | John Reid pulls down the rebound | 52-41 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | John Reid runs out the clock | 52-41 |