| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Filiberto Colombo (fresh) SG - Kevin Catlin (fresh) SF - Norman Winegar (fresh) PF - Roger Burkhead (fresh) C - Robert Floyd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Vallone (fresh) SG - Alonso Day (fresh) SF - Mario Villa (fresh) PF - Joseph Jones (fresh) C - Freddy Grenz (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:53 | Auburn | Alonso Day is hacked by Kevin Catlin - foul #1 on Kevin Catlin, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Auburn | John Vallone hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Auburn | Mario Villa grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Auburn | Roger Burkhead is called for the reach on John Vallone - foul #1 on Roger Burkhead, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Auburn | John Vallone hits a jump hook in the paint | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Saint Louis | Filiberto Colombo is fouled on the floor by John Vallone - foul #1 on John Vallone, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Saint Louis | Freddy Grenz is called for the reach on Norman Winegar - foul #1 on Freddy Grenz, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:24 | Saint Louis | Roger Burkhead misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Vallone - foul #2 on John Vallone, team foul #3 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (PG) John Vallone | |
| 18:24 | Saint Louis | Roger Burkhead misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:24 | Saint Louis | Roger Burkhead makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:03 | Auburn | Joseph Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Norman Winegar | 1-2 |
| 18:02 | Auburn | Paul Pace gets the offensive rebound | 1-2 |
| 17:48 | Auburn | Joseph Jones clanks a shot from the right block | 1-2 |
| 17:46 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz snags the offensive board | 1-2 |
| 17:41 | Auburn | Alonso Day double dribbles | 1-2 |
| 17:22 | Saint Louis | Robert Floyd hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Filiberto Colombo | 3-2 |
| 17:09 | Auburn | Mario Villa scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Jones | 3-5 |
| 16:44 | Saint Louis | Filiberto Colombo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-5 |
| 16:42 | Saint Louis | Roger Burkhead gets the offensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 16:27 | Saint Louis | Filiberto Colombo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-5 |
| 16:25 | Auburn | Paul Pace grabs the board | 3-5 |
| 16:21 | Auburn | Mario Villa misses long on a floater from close range but the foul's on Filiberto Colombo - foul #1 on Filiberto Colombo, team foul #3 | 3-5 |
| 16:21 | Auburn | Mario Villa makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 16:21 | Auburn | Mario Villa makes the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 15:57 | Saint Louis | Norman Winegar can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 3-7 |
| 15:55 | Saint Louis | Roger Burkhead tips it back up and in | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Filiberto Colombo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Catlin (fresh) SF - Norman Winegar (fresh) PF - Roger Burkhead (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Floyd (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Paul Pace (fresh) SG - Alonso Day (fresh) SF - Mario Villa (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Jones (fresh) C - Freddy Grenz (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Auburn | Mario Villa misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 15:49 | Saint Louis | Kevin Catlin grabs the board | 5-7 |
| 15:23 | Saint Louis | Kevin Catlin clanks a floater from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 15:22 | Auburn | Alonso Day grabs the board | 5-7 |
| 15:16 | Auburn | Mario Villa misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 5-7 |
| 15:15 | Saint Louis | Robert Floyd pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 14:55 | Saint Louis | The pull-up jumper by Roger Burkhead is blocked by Freddy Grenz | 5-7 |
| 14:53 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 14:34 | Auburn | Mario Villa's fadeaway is rejected by Roger Burkhead | 5-7 |
| 14:32 | Saint Louis | Kevin Catlin pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 14:11 | Saint Louis | Robert Floyd misses the lay-in | 5-7 |
| 14:09 | Saint Louis | Roger Burkhead grabs the offensive board | 5-7 |
| 14:02 | Saint Louis | Kevin Catlin's pass is intercepted by Alonso Day | 5-7 |
| 13:44 | Auburn | Filiberto Colombo is called for the reach on Paul Pace - foul #2 on Filiberto Colombo, team foul #4 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Walter Thomas (PG), Jack Marchand (C) Filiberto Colombo, Robert Floyd | |
| Subs | Auburn | Theodore Gascon (SG), David Faust (SF), John Gruenberg (PF), Ronald Lafayette (C) Alonso Day, Mario Villa, Joseph Jones, Freddy Grenz | |
| 13:26 | Auburn | Theodore Gascon is called for 5 seconds | 5-7 |
| 13:04 | Saint Louis | Norman Winegar clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-7 |
| 13:02 | Saint Louis | Roger Burkhead tips it back up and in | 7-7 |
| 12:57 | Auburn | Paul Pace drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 12:43 | Saint Louis | Kevin Catlin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-9 |
| 12:42 | Auburn | David Faust grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 12:36 | Auburn | David Faust clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 7-9 |
| 12:34 | Saint Louis | Roger Burkhead grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 12:28 | Saint Louis | Norman Winegar knocks in the floater from the right wing and he's fouled by Paul Pace - foul #1 on Paul Pace, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Floyd (C) Roger Burkhead | |
| Subs | Auburn | Alonso Day (PG), Mario Villa (SF), Joseph Jones (PF) Paul Pace, David Faust, John Gruenberg | |
| 12:28 | Saint Louis | Norman Winegar makes the free throw | 10-9 |
| 12:10 | Auburn | Mario Villa scores on a 3 from the right wing | 10-12 |
| 11:43 | Saint Louis | Jack Marchand banks in the layup set up by Walter Thomas | 12-12 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Walter Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Catlin (fresh) SF - Norman Winegar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jack Marchand (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Floyd (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Alonso Day (fresh) SG - Theodore Gascon (fresh) SF - Mario Villa (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joseph Jones (fresh) C - Ronald Lafayette (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Auburn | Joseph Jones hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Alonso Day and he's hacked by Walter Thomas - foul #1 on Walter Thomas, team foul #5 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ted Westley (SG), John Huynh (PF) Kevin Catlin, Norman Winegar | |
| Subs | Auburn | Freddy Grenz (C) Ronald Lafayette | |
| 11:26 | Auburn | Joseph Jones makes the free throw | 12-15 |
| 10:57 | Saint Louis | Ted Westley comes up short on the shot from the right side | 12-15 |
| 10:56 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz grabs the board | 12-15 |
| 10:50 | Auburn | Alonso Day is fouled on the floor by Walter Thomas - foul #2 on Walter Thomas, team foul #6 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Saxon (SG), Roger Burkhead (PF) Walter Thomas, John Huynh | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 10:28 | Auburn | Joseph Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-15 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kevin Catlin (SG), Charles Baker (SF), John Huynh (C) William Saxon, Jack Marchand, Robert Floyd | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Faust (SF), John Gruenberg (PF) Alonso Day, Joseph Jones | |
| 10:13 | Saint Louis | Kevin Catlin travels with the ball | 12-15 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (PG) Theodore Gascon | |
| 09:58 | Auburn | Charles Baker steals it from Mario Villa | 12-15 |
| 09:42 | Saint Louis | John Huynh misses short on a floater from the right side | 12-15 |
| 09:41 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz snags the defensive board | 12-15 |
| 09:15 | Auburn | Paul Pace drills a jumper in the lane | 12-17 |
| 09:04 | Saint Louis | Ted Westley clanks a shot from the left side | 12-17 |
| 09:03 | Auburn | John Gruenberg pulls down the rebound | 12-17 |
| 08:59 | Auburn | Mario Villa misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-17 |
| 08:58 | Saint Louis | Ted Westley grabs the board | 12-17 |
| 08:54 | Saint Louis | Kevin Catlin scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Ted Westley | 15-17 |
| 08:49 | Auburn | Mario Villa buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Pace | 15-19 |
| 08:30 | Saint Louis | Roger Burkhead drills a runner in the lane set up by Ted Westley and he's fouled by Paul Pace - foul #2 on Paul Pace, team foul #5 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Norman Winegar (SF), Robert Floyd (C) Charles Baker, John Huynh | |
| Subs | Auburn | Alonso Day (PG), Theodore Gascon (SG), Joseph Jones (PF), Ronald Lafayette (C) Paul Pace, Mario Villa, John Gruenberg, Freddy Grenz | |
| 08:30 | Saint Louis | Roger Burkhead makes the free throw | 18-19 |
| 08:18 | Auburn | Norman Winegar is called for the reach on David Faust - foul #1 on Norman Winegar, team foul #7 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Saxon (PG), Jack Marchand (PF) Ted Westley, Roger Burkhead | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 08:18 | Auburn | David Faust makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 08:18 | Auburn | David Faust misses the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 08:18 | Saint Louis | Robert Floyd gets the rebound | 18-20 |
| 07:55 | Saint Louis | The short jumper by Jack Marchand is denied by Ronald Lafayette | 18-20 |
| 07:54 | Auburn | Alonso Day grabs the board | 18-20 |
| 07:50 | Auburn | Alonso Day misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 18-20 |
| 07:48 | Saint Louis | Jack Marchand snags the defensive board | 18-20 |
| 07:28 | Saint Louis | Norman Winegar misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 18-20 |
| 07:26 | Saint Louis | Jack Marchand grabs the offensive rebound | 18-20 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - William Saxon (fresh) SG - Kevin Catlin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Norman Winegar (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jack Marchand (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Floyd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Alonso Day (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Theodore Gascon (fresh) SF - David Faust (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joseph Jones (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronald Lafayette (fresh) | |
| 07:06 | Saint Louis | Ronald Lafayette is called for the reach on Robert Floyd - foul #1 on Ronald Lafayette, team foul #6 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ted Westley (PG), Roger Burkhead (PF) Kevin Catlin, Jack Marchand | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mario Villa (SF) David Faust | |
| 06:42 | Saint Louis | Roger Burkhead throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-20 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Freddy Grenz (C) Ronald Lafayette | |
| 06:21 | Auburn | Mario Villa clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Roger Burkhead - foul #2 on Roger Burkhead, team foul #8 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jack Marchand (PF), John Huynh (C) Roger Burkhead, Robert Floyd | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 06:21 | Auburn | Mario Villa makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 06:21 | Auburn | Mario Villa makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 06:00 | Saint Louis | Norman Winegar's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Jones | 18-22 |
| 05:59 | Saint Louis | Jack Marchand hits the follow up shot | 20-22 |
| 05:46 | Auburn | Joseph Jones misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 20-22 |
| 05:44 | Saint Louis | Norman Winegar grabs the board | 20-22 |
| 05:24 | Saint Louis | Norman Winegar is fouled on the floor by Theodore Gascon - foul #1 on Theodore Gascon, team foul #7 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kevin Catlin (SG) Ted Westley | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Gruenberg (PF) Joseph Jones | |
| 05:24 | Saint Louis | Norman Winegar makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 05:24 | Saint Louis | Norman Winegar makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 05:10 | Auburn | Mario Villa misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 22-22 |
| 05:09 | Saint Louis | Jack Marchand snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| 04:57 | Saint Louis | Kevin Catlin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 22-22 |
| 04:55 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| 04:48 | Auburn | Mario Villa drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-25 |
| 04:39 | Saint Louis | Kevin Catlin scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Norman Winegar and the foul's on Freddy Grenz - foul #2 on Freddy Grenz, team foul #8 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ted Westley (PG), Robert Floyd (C) William Saxon, Norman Winegar | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette (C) Freddy Grenz | |
| 04:39 | Saint Louis | Kevin Catlin makes the free throw | 25-25 |
| 04:19 | Auburn | Alonso Day can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-25 |
| 04:17 | Auburn | Mario Villa can't tip it in | 25-25 |
| 04:15 | Saint Louis | John Huynh grabs the board | 25-25 |
| 03:54 | Saint Louis | Kevin Catlin drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 27-25 |
| 03:35 | Auburn | Alonso Day misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-25 |
| 03:33 | Auburn | John Gruenberg can't tip it in | 27-25 |
| 03:32 | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 03:18 | Auburn | Alonso Day hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Mario Villa | 27-28 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Ted Westley (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Catlin (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jack Marchand (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Huynh (fairly fresh) C - Robert Floyd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Alonso Day (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Theodore Gascon (fairly fresh) SF - Mario Villa (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Gruenberg (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Lafayette (fresh) | |
| 03:02 | Saint Louis | John Huynh can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-28 |
| 03:00 | Saint Louis | Jack Marchand tips it but misses | 27-28 |
| 02:59 | Saint Louis | Robert Floyd hits the follow up shot | 29-28 |
| 02:57 | Auburn | Alonso Day throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-28 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Filiberto Colombo (PG), Norman Winegar (SF), Roger Burkhead (PF) Ted Westley, Jack Marchand, John Huynh | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Vallone (PG), David Faust (SF), Joseph Jones (PF), Freddy Grenz (C) Theodore Gascon, Mario Villa, John Gruenberg, Ronald Lafayette | |
| 02:47 | Saint Louis | Roger Burkhead hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 29-28 |
| 02:46 | Auburn | Joseph Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 02:40 | Auburn | John Vallone is hacked by Roger Burkhead - foul #3 on Roger Burkhead, team foul #9 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Jordan (PF) Roger Burkhead | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 02:40 | Auburn | John Vallone makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 02:40 | Auburn | John Vallone makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 02:26 | Saint Louis | Norman Winegar loses the dribble to John Vallone | 29-30 |
| 02:22 | Auburn | David Faust hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Vallone | 29-32 |
| 02:00 | Saint Louis | John Jordan's floater is knocked away by Freddy Grenz | 29-32 |
| 01:59 | Auburn | John Vallone pulls down the rebound | 29-32 |
| 01:32 | Auburn | Joseph Jones knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by John Vallone and he's hacked by Filiberto Colombo - foul #3 on Filiberto Colombo, team foul #10 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Walter Thomas (PG), William Saxon (SG) Filiberto Colombo, Kevin Catlin | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (PG) Alonso Day | |
| 01:32 | Auburn | Joseph Jones makes the free throw | 29-35 |
| 01:08 | Saint Louis | Robert Floyd knocks in the shot from the left block | 31-35 |
| 01:03 | Auburn | John Vallone's fadeaway is rejected by John Jordan | 31-35 |
| 01:01 | Saint Louis | John Jordan pulls down the rebound | 31-35 |
| 00:56 | Saint Louis | Norman Winegar hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Walter Thomas | 33-35 |
| 00:35 | Auburn | Norman Winegar picks off the pass by John Vallone | 33-35 |
| 00:18 | Saint Louis | Walter Thomas misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 00:16 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 00:10 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz misses the easy layup | 33-35 |
| 00:08 | Saint Louis | Norman Winegar gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 00:01 | Saint Louis | Paul Pace steals it from Walter Thomas | 33-35 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Paul Pace misses short on a fullcourt shot | 33-35 |