| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Kile (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kelly Davis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Becker (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lavern Conroy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Duffin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Morgan Newton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cheslav Czapiewski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Victor Pitt (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Bowers (fresh) 10 pts. C - Donald Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Stephen Becker inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Auburn | Lavern Conroy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-30 |
| 19:49 | LSU | The rebound goes to Donald Harris | 34-30 |
| 19:45 | LSU | Lavern Conroy denies the turnaround by Victor Pitt | 34-30 |
| 19:44 | LSU | Howard Bowers can't tip it in | 34-30 |
| 19:42 | Auburn | Mark Duffin pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 19:28 | Auburn | Lavern Conroy hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 19:26 | Auburn | James Kile grabs the offensive board | 34-30 |
| 19:13 | Auburn | James Kile makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-30 |
| 18:53 | LSU | James Kile steals it from Cheslav Czapiewski | 36-30 |
| 18:38 | Auburn | Lavern Conroy misses short on a shot from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 18:37 | LSU | Howard Bowers pulls down the rebound | 36-30 |
| 18:22 | LSU | Donald Harris blows the layup but the foul's on Stephen Becker - foul #2 on Stephen Becker, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| 18:22 | LSU | Donald Harris makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 18:22 | LSU | Donald Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 18:02 | Auburn | The short jumper by Stephen Becker is denied by Donald Harris | 36-32 |
| 18:00 | Auburn | Kelly Davis snags the offensive board | 36-32 |
| 17:52 | Auburn | James Kile hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-32 |
| 17:51 | LSU | Victor Pitt gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 17:43 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski double dribbles | 36-32 |
| 17:29 | Auburn | Stephen Becker misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 17:27 | LSU | Donald Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 17:22 | LSU | Morgan Newton misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 36-32 |
| 17:20 | Auburn | James Kile pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 16:59 | Auburn | Howard Bowers picks off the pass by Mark Duffin | 36-32 |
| 16:30 | LSU | Howard Bowers drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Victor Pitt | 36-34 |
| 16:10 | Auburn | James Kile comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 16:09 | LSU | Victor Pitt snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 16:03 | LSU | Victor Pitt clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 16:01 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Howard Bowers | 36-34 |
| 15:40 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski is fouled on the floor by Kelly Davis - foul #2 on Kelly Davis, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jason Rutherford (PG), Joe Kennedy (SG), Wallace Hollis (SF), Paul Parsons (PF), Wayne Gentle (C) James Kile, Kelly Davis, Stephen Becker, Lavern Conroy, Mark Duffin | |
| Subs | LSU | Oleg Gatski (PG), John Tritt (SG), Leon Baden (PF), Clifford Davidson (C) Morgan Newton, Cheslav Czapiewski, Howard Bowers, Donald Harris | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Jason Rutherford (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joe Kennedy (fresh) SF - Wallace Hollis (fresh) PF - Paul Parsons (fresh) 4 reb. C - Wayne Gentle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Oleg Gatski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Tritt (fresh) SF - Victor Pitt (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leon Baden (fresh) 4 reb. C - Clifford Davidson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:27 | LSU | Jason Rutherford picks off the pass by Leon Baden | 36-34 |
| 15:10 | Auburn | Leon Baden steps in front of the Wayne Gentle pass | 36-34 |
| 14:44 | LSU | John Tritt scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 14:24 | Auburn | Joe Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-37 |
| 14:22 | Auburn | Paul Parsons pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 14:00 | Auburn | Wallace Hollis is whistled for a carry | 36-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Kile (PG), Kelly Davis (SG), Mark Duffin (C) Jason Rutherford, Joe Kennedy, Wayne Gentle | |
| Subs | LSU | Morgan Newton (PG), Cheslav Czapiewski (SG), Donald Harris (C) John Tritt, Victor Pitt, Clifford Davidson | |
| 13:47 | LSU | Leon Baden knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Cheslav Czapiewski | 36-39 |
| 13:34 | Auburn | Paul Parsons's pass is intercepted by Morgan Newton | 36-39 |
| 13:19 | LSU | Leon Baden misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Paul Parsons - foul #1 on Paul Parsons, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | LSU | Howard Bowers (PF) Morgan Newton | |
| 13:19 | LSU | Leon Baden misses the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 13:19 | LSU | Leon Baden makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 12:53 | Auburn | Wallace Hollis clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 12:51 | Auburn | Mark Duffin hits the follow up shot | 38-40 |
| 12:39 | LSU | Leon Baden drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Oleg Gatski | 38-42 |
| 12:24 | Auburn | Kelly Davis is whistled for a carry | 38-42 |
| Subs | Auburn | Stephen Becker (SF), Lavern Conroy (PF) Wallace Hollis, Paul Parsons | |
| Subs | LSU | Morgan Newton (PG), Victor Pitt (SF) Oleg Gatski, Leon Baden | |
| 12:09 | LSU | Howard Bowers misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 38-42 |
| 12:08 | Auburn | Lavern Conroy grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 11:49 | Auburn | James Kile misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-42 |
| 11:48 | LSU | Donald Harris grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 11:30 | LSU | Howard Bowers can't finish the layup | 38-42 |
| 11:29 | Auburn | Mark Duffin grabs the defensive rebound | 38-42 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Kile (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kelly Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Becker (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lavern Conroy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Duffin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Morgan Newton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Cheslav Czapiewski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Pitt (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Howard Bowers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Auburn | Kelly Davis misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 11:18 | LSU | Donald Harris grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 11:00 | LSU | Howard Bowers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-42 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jason Rutherford (PG), Joe Kennedy (SG), Wallace Hollis (C) James Kile, Kelly Davis, Mark Duffin | |
| Subs | LSU | John Tritt (SG), Oleg Gatski (SF), Leon Baden (PF), Clifford Davidson (C) Cheslav Czapiewski, Victor Pitt, Howard Bowers, Donald Harris | |
| 10:42 | Auburn | Jason Rutherford misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 38-42 |
| 10:41 | LSU | Clifford Davidson snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 10:33 | LSU | John Tritt clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-42 |
| 10:32 | LSU | Clifford Davidson grabs the offensive board | 38-42 |
| 10:13 | LSU | John Tritt connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Morgan Newton | 38-45 |
| 09:56 | Auburn | Lavern Conroy's dunk attempt is rejected by Leon Baden | 38-45 |
| 09:54 | Auburn | Wallace Hollis grabs the offensive board | 38-45 |
| 09:40 | Auburn | Jason Rutherford is hacked by Morgan Newton - foul #2 on Morgan Newton, team foul #1 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Kile (PG), Paul Parsons (PF), Mark Duffin (C) Joe Kennedy, Stephen Becker, Lavern Conroy | |
| Subs | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski (SG), Victor Pitt (SF), Donald Harris (C) Morgan Newton, John Tritt, Clifford Davidson | |
| 09:27 | Auburn | Paul Parsons makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Jason Rutherford | 40-45 |
| 09:12 | LSU | Oleg Gatski misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 40-45 |
| 09:11 | Auburn | Wallace Hollis gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 08:52 | Auburn | James Kile is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 08:51 | Auburn | Mark Duffin tips it back up and in | 42-45 |
| 08:46 | LSU | Oleg Gatski is hacked by Paul Parsons - foul #2 on Paul Parsons, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kelly Davis (SG), Wayne Gentle (PF) Jason Rutherford, Wallace Hollis | |
| Subs | LSU | Howard Bowers (PF) Leon Baden | |
| 08:25 | LSU | Howard Bowers misses the fadeaway from the left side | 42-45 |
| 08:23 | Auburn | James Kile grabs the board | 42-45 |
| 08:18 | Auburn | Oleg Gatski takes the ball from Kelly Davis | 42-45 |
| 08:02 | LSU | Howard Bowers buries a driving attempt in the lane | 42-47 |
| 07:56 | Auburn | Mark Duffin buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by James Kile | 44-47 |
| 07:48 | LSU | Victor Pitt is hacked by Wayne Gentle - foul #2 on Wayne Gentle, team foul #5 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jason Rutherford (PG), Stephen Becker (SF), Lavern Conroy (PF) James Kile, Paul Parsons, Wayne Gentle | |
| Subs | LSU | Morgan Newton (PG), Clifford Davidson (C) Oleg Gatski, Donald Harris | |
| 07:35 | LSU | Morgan Newton misses short on a floater in the lane | 44-47 |
| 07:33 | Auburn | Lavern Conroy grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 07:04 | Auburn | Mark Duffin scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jason Rutherford | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Jason Rutherford (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Kelly Davis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Becker (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lavern Conroy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Duffin (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Morgan Newton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Cheslav Czapiewski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Pitt (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Howard Bowers (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Clifford Davidson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:38 | LSU | Victor Pitt drills a shot from the right block | 47-49 |
| 06:19 | Auburn | Kelly Davis misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Morgan Newton - foul #3 on Morgan Newton, team foul #2 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Kile (PG), Wallace Hollis (C) Jason Rutherford, Mark Duffin | |
| Subs | LSU | John Tritt (SG), Oleg Gatski (SF), Leon Baden (PF), Donald Harris (C) Cheslav Czapiewski, Victor Pitt, Howard Bowers, Clifford Davidson | |
| 06:19 | Auburn | Kelly Davis makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 06:19 | Auburn | Kelly Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 06:07 | LSU | Morgan Newton knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by John Tritt | 49-51 |
| 05:44 | Auburn | Kelly Davis comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 49-51 |
| 05:42 | LSU | Leon Baden grabs the board | 49-51 |
| 05:25 | LSU | Oleg Gatski can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 49-51 |
| 05:24 | LSU | Leon Baden grabs the offensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 05:04 | LSU | Stephen Becker takes the ball from Oleg Gatski | 49-51 |
| 04:35 | Auburn | Kelly Davis misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-51 |
| 04:34 | LSU | Morgan Newton grabs the board | 49-51 |
| 04:32 | LSU | Morgan Newton's pass is intercepted by James Kile in the backcourt | 49-51 |
| 04:18 | Auburn | Lavern Conroy misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Morgan Newton - foul #4 on Morgan Newton, team foul #3 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jason Rutherford (SG), Mark Duffin (C) Kelly Davis, Stephen Becker | |
| Subs | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski (SG), Howard Bowers (PF) Morgan Newton, John Tritt | |
| 04:18 | Auburn | Lavern Conroy makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 04:18 | Auburn | Lavern Conroy misses the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 04:18 | LSU | Howard Bowers gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 04:03 | LSU | James Kile is called for the reach on Oleg Gatski - foul #2 on James Kile, team foul #6 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Parsons (PF) Lavern Conroy | |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Pitt (SF) Leon Baden | |
| 03:56 | LSU | Howard Bowers makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Cheslav Czapiewski and he's hacked by James Kile - foul #3 on James Kile, team foul #7 | 50-53 |
| 03:56 | LSU | Howard Bowers makes the free throw | 50-54 |
| 03:37 | Auburn | James Kile shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-54 |
| 03:27 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski blows the dunk but the foul's on Jason Rutherford - foul #2 on Jason Rutherford, team foul #8 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joe Kennedy (SG), Wayne Gentle (PF) James Kile, Wallace Hollis | |
| Subs | LSU | Morgan Newton (PG), Clifford Davidson (C) Oleg Gatski, Donald Harris | |
| 03:27 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 03:27 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 03:09 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle double dribbles | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Jason Rutherford (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Joe Kennedy (fresh) SF - Paul Parsons (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Wayne Gentle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Duffin (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Morgan Newton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Cheslav Czapiewski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Pitt (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Howard Bowers (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Clifford Davidson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:50 | LSU | Howard Bowers misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Wayne Gentle - foul #3 on Wayne Gentle, team foul #9 | 53-56 |
| 02:50 | LSU | Howard Bowers makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 02:50 | LSU | Howard Bowers misses the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 02:50 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle grabs the board | 53-57 |
| 02:50 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-57 |
| 02:23 | Auburn | Jason Rutherford knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joe Kennedy | 56-57 |
| 02:00 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Joe Kennedy - foul #2 on Joe Kennedy, team foul #10 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Kile (PG), Kelly Davis (SG), Stephen Becker (SF), Lavern Conroy (PF) Jason Rutherford, Joe Kennedy, Paul Parsons, Wayne Gentle | |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Harris (C) Clifford Davidson | |
| 02:00 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 02:00 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski misses the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 02:00 | Auburn | Lavern Conroy grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 01:43 | Auburn | Mark Duffin misses the runner from the right block but the foul's on Donald Harris - foul #1 on Donald Harris, team foul #4 | 56-57 |
| 01:43 | Auburn | Mark Duffin makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 01:43 | Auburn | Mark Duffin misses the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 01:43 | LSU | Howard Bowers gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 01:21 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Cheslav Czapiewski, team foul #5 | 57-57 |
| 01:03 | Auburn | Mark Duffin hits a floater from the right wing set up by Kelly Davis | 59-57 |
| 00:45 | LSU | Victor Pitt clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 59-57 |
| 00:44 | Auburn | Stephen Becker gets the rebound | 59-57 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Auburn | Kelly Davis buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by James Kile | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:16 | LSU | Victor Pitt clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-57 |
| 00:14 | Auburn | Lavern Conroy snags the defensive board | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Auburn | Lavern Conroy is hacked by Morgan Newton in the backcourt - foul #5 on Morgan Newton, team foul #6 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jason Rutherford (SG) Kelly Davis | |
| Subs | LSU | Oleg Gatski (PG) Morgan Newton | |
| 00:09 | Auburn | James Kile is hacked by Cheslav Czapiewski - foul #2 on Cheslav Czapiewski, team foul #7 | 61-57 |
| 00:09 | Auburn | James Kile makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:09 | Auburn | James Kile makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:04 | LSU | Oleg Gatski connects on the 3 from straight away | 63-60 |
| 00:03 | Auburn | Lavern Conroy is fouled in the backcourt by Oleg Gatski - foul #1 on Oleg Gatski, team foul #8 | 63-60 |
| 00:03 | Auburn | Lavern Conroy misses the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:03 | LSU | The rebound goes to Donald Harris | 63-60 |
| 00:03 | LSU | LSU calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Oleg Gatski misses short on a halfcourt shot | 63-60 |