| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Mark Taranto (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glenn Parrino (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Pollock (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Osvaldo Barron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Burket (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Brent Watkins (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Crumpton (fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Gallego (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Rentz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Eddie Rutledge (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | James Gallego inbounds the ball | 32-29 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Auburn | Herbert Crumpton is fouled on the floor by Glenn Parrino - foul #1 on Glenn Parrino, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| 19:28 | Auburn | Brent Watkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-29 |
| 19:16 | Alabama | Stephen Rentz steals it from Mark Taranto | 32-29 |
| 19:03 | Auburn | Eddie Rutledge misses the easy layup | 32-29 |
| 19:02 | Alabama | Joseph Burket snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 18:33 | Alabama | Mark Taranto clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-29 |
| 18:31 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Eddie Rutledge | 32-29 |
| 18:12 | Auburn | Herbert Crumpton drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Brent Watkins | 32-32 |
| 17:43 | Alabama | Christopher Pollock drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 17:28 | Auburn | Herbert Crumpton knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Brent Watkins | 35-35 |
| 16:59 | Alabama | Osvaldo Barron is fouled on the floor by Eddie Rutledge - foul #2 on Eddie Rutledge, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Hay (C) Osvaldo Barron | |
| Subs | Auburn | Donald Howie (SF) James Gallego | |
| 16:39 | Alabama | Brent Watkins takes the ball from Mark Taranto | 35-35 |
| 16:36 | Auburn | Stephen Rentz dunks the ball on a great pass from Brent Watkins | 35-37 |
| 16:31 | Alabama | Glenn Parrino clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-37 |
| 16:29 | Auburn | Eddie Rutledge grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 16:25 | Auburn | Richard Hay is called for the reach on Brent Watkins - foul #2 on Richard Hay, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| 16:14 | Auburn | Eddie Rutledge is fouled on the floor by Mark Taranto - foul #1 on Mark Taranto, team foul #3 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Alabama | Edward Oliver (PG) Mark Taranto | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 16:03 | Auburn | Donald Howie buries a shot from close range | 35-39 |
| 15:34 | Alabama | Richard Hay hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 35-39 |
| 15:33 | Auburn | Stephen Rentz pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Edward Oliver (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Glenn Parrino (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Pollock (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Hay (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Burket (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Brent Watkins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Herbert Crumpton (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Donald Howie (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Stephen Rentz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Eddie Rutledge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Auburn | Brent Watkins misses the floater from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 15:23 | Auburn | Donald Howie tips it but misses | 35-39 |
| 15:22 | Auburn | Donald Howie grabs the offensive board | 35-39 |
| 15:12 | Auburn | Brent Watkins buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eddie Rutledge | 35-41 |
| 14:47 | Alabama | Richard Hay clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 35-41 |
| 14:45 | Auburn | Eddie Rutledge gets the rebound | 35-41 |
| 14:24 | Auburn | The pull-up jumper by Brent Watkins is blocked by Joseph Burket | 35-41 |
| 14:23 | Auburn | Eddie Rutledge tips it but misses | 35-41 |
| 14:21 | Alabama | Joseph Burket snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| 13:59 | Alabama | Edward Oliver misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Brent Watkins - foul #2 on Brent Watkins, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | Andrew Henriksen (SF), Dean Grider (PF) Christopher Pollock, Joseph Burket | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Gallego (SF) Donald Howie | |
| 13:59 | Alabama | Edward Oliver misses the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 13:59 | Alabama | Edward Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 13:43 | Auburn | Brent Watkins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 13:42 | Alabama | Dean Grider gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 13:36 | Alabama | Richard Hay comes up short on the runner from close range but he's fouled by James Gallego - foul #2 on James Gallego, team foul #3 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | Mark Taranto (PG) Edward Oliver | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 13:36 | Alabama | Richard Hay makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 13:36 | Alabama | Richard Hay misses the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 13:36 | Alabama | Dean Grider gets the offensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 13:18 | Alabama | Andrew Henriksen misses the dunk | 37-41 |
| 13:16 | Alabama | Andrew Henriksen grabs the offensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 13:04 | Alabama | Mark Taranto misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 13:02 | Alabama | Dean Grider grabs the offensive board | 37-41 |
| 12:43 | Alabama | Mark Taranto clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 12:42 | Auburn | Eddie Rutledge pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| 12:25 | Auburn | Herbert Crumpton misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-41 |
| 12:24 | Alabama | Richard Hay gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 11:58 | Alabama | Richard Hay comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-41 |
| 11:56 | Alabama | Andrew Henriksen grabs the offensive board | 37-41 |
| 11:36 | Alabama | Andrew Henriksen makes the fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on Herbert Crumpton - foul #1 on Herbert Crumpton, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | Eric Gilmore (SG), Joseph Burket (C) Glenn Parrino, Richard Hay | |
| Subs | Auburn | Charles Poythress (PG), Lowell Willis (SG), Kenneth Marshall (C) Brent Watkins, Herbert Crumpton, Eddie Rutledge | |
| 11:36 | Alabama | Andrew Henriksen makes the free throw | 40-41 |
| 11:21 | Auburn | Joseph Burket steps in front of the Lowell Willis pass | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Mark Taranto (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Gilmore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Henriksen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dean Grider (fresh) 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Burket (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Charles Poythress (fresh) SG - Lowell Willis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Gallego (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Rentz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Marshall (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:02 | Alabama | Dean Grider drills a 3 from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 10:41 | Auburn | Kenneth Marshall hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 10:40 | Alabama | Dean Grider grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 10:17 | Alabama | Mark Taranto misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 10:16 | Alabama | Joseph Burket tips it in | 45-41 |
| 10:03 | Auburn | Kenneth Marshall misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Joseph Burket - foul #2 on Joseph Burket, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | Christopher Pollock (SF) Andrew Henriksen | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brent Watkins (PG), Herbert Crumpton (SG), Donald Howie (SF), Eddie Rutledge (C) Charles Poythress, Lowell Willis, James Gallego, Stephen Rentz | |
| 10:03 | Auburn | Kenneth Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 10:03 | Auburn | Kenneth Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 09:45 | Alabama | Joseph Burket misses the dunk but the foul's on Eddie Rutledge - foul #3 on Eddie Rutledge, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | Edward Oliver (PG), Glenn Parrino (SG) Mark Taranto, Eric Gilmore | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 09:45 | Alabama | Joseph Burket makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 09:45 | Alabama | Joseph Burket makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 09:35 | Auburn | Herbert Crumpton's pass is intercepted by Christopher Pollock | 47-43 |
| 09:32 | Alabama | Christopher Pollock hits the finger roll | 49-43 |
| 09:24 | Auburn | Kenneth Marshall misses the lay-in but the foul's on Dean Grider - foul #4 on Dean Grider, team foul #5 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | Osvaldo Barron (PF), Richard Hay (C) Dean Grider, Joseph Burket | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 09:24 | Auburn | Kenneth Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 09:24 | Auburn | Kenneth Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 09:00 | Alabama | Eddie Rutledge takes the ball from Christopher Pollock | 49-45 |
| 08:45 | Auburn | Herbert Crumpton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-45 |
| 08:44 | Auburn | Donald Howie hits the follow up shot | 49-47 |
| 08:19 | Alabama | Brent Watkins takes the ball from Christopher Pollock | 49-47 |
| 08:15 | Auburn | Brent Watkins lays it up and in | 49-49 |
| 07:46 | Alabama | Glenn Parrino misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Eddie Rutledge - foul #4 on Eddie Rutledge, team foul #6 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | Mark Taranto (PG), Dean Grider (PF), Joseph Burket (C) Edward Oliver, Osvaldo Barron, Richard Hay | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Gallego (SF), Stephen Rentz (PF) Donald Howie, Kenneth Marshall | |
| 07:46 | Alabama | Glenn Parrino misses the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 07:46 | Alabama | Glenn Parrino misses the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 07:46 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Herbert Crumpton | 49-49 |
| 07:42 | Auburn | Herbert Crumpton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-49 |
| 07:41 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Dean Grider | 49-49 |
| 07:18 | Alabama | Dean Grider throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | Eric Gilmore (SG) Glenn Parrino | |
| Subs | Auburn | Charles Poythress (PG), Lowell Willis (SG), David West (C) Brent Watkins, Herbert Crumpton, Eddie Rutledge | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Mark Taranto (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Gilmore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Pollock (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dean Grider (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - Joseph Burket (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Charles Poythress (fresh) SG - Lowell Willis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Gallego (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Rentz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David West (fresh) | |
| 07:15 | Auburn | Charles Poythress loses the dribble to Eric Gilmore in the backcourt | 49-49 |
| 06:57 | Alabama | Christopher Pollock misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 06:56 | Auburn | Stephen Rentz gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 06:52 | Auburn | Charles Poythress comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 06:50 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Eric Gilmore | 49-49 |
| 06:21 | Alabama | Christopher Pollock misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 06:20 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Burket | 49-49 |
| 06:02 | Alabama | Christopher Pollock misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-49 |
| 06:01 | Auburn | The rebound goes to David West | 49-49 |
| 05:44 | Auburn | James Gallego can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 05:43 | Auburn | Stephen Rentz tips it back up and in | 49-51 |
| 05:16 | Alabama | Christopher Pollock hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joseph Burket | 51-51 |
| 05:16 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | Glenn Parrino (SG) Eric Gilmore | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brent Watkins (PG), Herbert Crumpton (SG), Eddie Rutledge (C) Charles Poythress, Lowell Willis, David West | |
| 05:07 | Auburn | Christopher Pollock steps in front of the Stephen Rentz pass | 51-51 |
| 04:38 | Alabama | Glenn Parrino hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 51-51 |
| 04:36 | Auburn | Eddie Rutledge gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 04:17 | Auburn | Brent Watkins knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-54 |
| 03:52 | Alabama | Joseph Burket can't connect on a floater near the basket | 51-54 |
| 03:50 | Auburn | Herbert Crumpton grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 03:24 | Auburn | Herbert Crumpton misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-54 |
| 03:22 | Auburn | Eddie Rutledge can't tip it in | 51-54 |
| 03:20 | Alabama | Dean Grider grabs the board | 51-54 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Mark Taranto (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glenn Parrino (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Pollock (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dean Grider (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. C - Joseph Burket (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Brent Watkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Herbert Crumpton (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - James Gallego (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Rentz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Eddie Rutledge (fresh) 3 pts. 11 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:02 | Alabama | Christopher Pollock drills a shot from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 02:53 | Auburn | Brent Watkins misses the floater from the right side | 53-54 |
| 02:51 | Alabama | Joseph Burket grabs the board | 53-54 |
| 02:22 | Alabama | Dean Grider misses the easy layup | 53-54 |
| 02:20 | Auburn | Eddie Rutledge pulls down the rebound | 53-54 |
| 02:09 | Auburn | Brent Watkins is fouled on the floor by Mark Taranto - foul #2 on Mark Taranto, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Alabama | Andrew Henriksen (SF), Richard Hay (C) Christopher Pollock, Joseph Burket | |
| Subs | Auburn | Donald Howie (SF) James Gallego | |
| 01:59 | Auburn | Brent Watkins buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Herbert Crumpton | 53-57 |
| 01:59 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-57 |
| Subs | Alabama | Christopher Pollock (SF), Joseph Burket (C) Andrew Henriksen, Richard Hay | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Gallego (SF) Donald Howie | |
| 01:30 | Alabama | Dean Grider is fouled on the floor by James Gallego - foul #3 on James Gallego, team foul #7 | 53-57 |
| 01:30 | Alabama | Dean Grider makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 01:30 | Alabama | Dean Grider makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 01:08 | Auburn | Brent Watkins misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 55-57 |
| 01:07 | Auburn | Eddie Rutledge tips it back up and in | 55-59 |
| 00:43 | Alabama | Glenn Parrino makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Joseph Burket | 57-59 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:14 | Auburn | Brent Watkins scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Stephen Rentz | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:08 | Alabama | Christopher Pollock misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-61 |
| 00:06 | Auburn | Herbert Crumpton gets the rebound | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:04 | Auburn | Herbert Crumpton is fouled in the backcourt by Glenn Parrino - foul #2 on Glenn Parrino, team foul #7 | 57-61 |
| 00:04 | Auburn | Herbert Crumpton misses the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:04 | Alabama | Joseph Burket grabs the board | 57-61 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Joseph Burket hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 57-61 |