| Lineup | Davidson | PG - Charles Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Pearl (fresh) 10 pts. PF - James Ledezma (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Delarosa (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Vallone (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Theodore Gascon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mario Villa (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Freddy Grenz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Mario Villa inbounds the ball | 42-44 |
| Game Plan | Davidson | Davidson is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Auburn | Joseph Jones scores on a floater from the right side set up by John Vallone | 42-46 |
| 19:28 | Davidson | James Ledezma buries a 3 from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 19:24 | Auburn | Mario Villa clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 19:22 | Davidson | Edward Delarosa grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 19:00 | Davidson | Kenneth Pearl can't finish the layup | 45-46 |
| 18:59 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 18:53 | Auburn | Charles Welch steals it from John Vallone | 45-46 |
| 18:46 | Davidson | Kenneth Pearl comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 45-46 |
| 18:44 | Davidson | James Ledezma grabs the offensive board | 45-46 |
| 18:25 | Davidson | Kenneth Pearl is whistled for traveling | 45-46 |
| 18:03 | Auburn | Kenneth Pearl takes the ball from John Vallone | 45-46 |
| 18:00 | Davidson | George Marshall jams it set up by Kenneth Pearl | 47-46 |
| 17:32 | Auburn | Theodore Gascon is fouled on the floor by George Marshall - foul #3 on George Marshall, team foul #1 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Davidson | Gilberto Marino (PG), Sol Gallo (SG), Aaron Buchholz (SF), Donald Pennington (PF), Michael Aceves (C) Charles Welch, George Marshall, Kenneth Pearl, James Ledezma, Edward Delarosa | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (PG), David Faust (SF), John Gruenberg (PF), Ronald Lafayette (C) John Vallone, Theodore Gascon, Joseph Jones, Freddy Grenz | |
| 17:04 | Auburn | Mario Villa misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-46 |
| 17:02 | Davidson | Aaron Buchholz snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 16:38 | Davidson | Michael Aceves misses the easy layup | 47-46 |
| 16:37 | Davidson | Gilberto Marino tips it in | 49-46 |
| 16:29 | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette lays it in set up by Paul Pace | 49-48 |
| 16:07 | Davidson | Donald Pennington misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Gruenberg - foul #1 on John Gruenberg, team foul #1 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Davidson | Charles Welch (PG), Kenneth Pearl (SF), Edward Delarosa (C) Gilberto Marino, Aaron Buchholz, Michael Aceves | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Vallone (PG), Theodore Gascon (SG), Joseph Jones (PF), Freddy Grenz (C) Paul Pace, Mario Villa, John Gruenberg, Ronald Lafayette | |
| 16:07 | Davidson | Donald Pennington misses the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 16:07 | Davidson | Donald Pennington makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 15:39 | Auburn | Joseph Jones hits the finger roll | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Davidson | PG - Charles Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sol Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Pearl (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Donald Pennington (fresh) 3 pts. C - Edward Delarosa (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Vallone (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. SG - Theodore Gascon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Faust (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Freddy Grenz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Davidson | Sol Gallo can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 15:18 | Auburn | The rebound goes to David Faust | 50-50 |
| 15:13 | Auburn | Joseph Jones misses the easy open layup | 50-50 |
| 15:11 | Davidson | Donald Pennington grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 14:47 | Davidson | Sol Gallo connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Pennington and he's hacked by Joseph Jones - foul #2 on Joseph Jones, team foul #2 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Davidson | James Ledezma (PF) Donald Pennington | |
| Subs | Auburn | Alonso Day (SG), Ronald Lafayette (C) David Faust, Freddy Grenz | |
| 14:47 | Davidson | Sol Gallo makes the free throw | 53-50 |
| 14:25 | Auburn | Joseph Jones can't finish the layup | 53-50 |
| 14:23 | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette gets the offensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 14:06 | Auburn | Joseph Jones is wide open but clanks a floater from the right block | 53-50 |
| 14:05 | Davidson | Kenneth Pearl snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| 13:42 | Davidson | Kenneth Pearl's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-50 |
| Subs | Davidson | Gilberto Marino (PG), George Marshall (SG), Aaron Buchholz (SF), Michael Aceves (C) Charles Welch, Sol Gallo, Kenneth Pearl, Edward Delarosa | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (PG), Mario Villa (SF), John Gruenberg (PF) John Vallone, Theodore Gascon, Joseph Jones | |
| 13:24 | Auburn | Mario Villa misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 53-50 |
| 13:23 | Auburn | John Gruenberg gets the offensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 13:13 | Auburn | The short jumper by Ronald Lafayette is denied by Michael Aceves | 53-50 |
| 13:12 | Davidson | Aaron Buchholz pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 12:46 | Davidson | George Marshall drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Gilberto Marino | 56-50 |
| 12:30 | Auburn | Alonso Day hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Paul Pace | 56-52 |
| 12:07 | Davidson | Michael Aceves scores on a jumper in the lane | 58-52 |
| 11:51 | Auburn | Mario Villa shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 58-52 |
| 11:50 | Davidson | James Ledezma gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| 11:45 | Davidson | George Marshall connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gilberto Marino | 61-52 |
| 11:29 | Auburn | Mario Villa splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-52 |
| 11:28 | Davidson | Aaron Buchholz pulls down the rebound | 61-52 |
| Lineup | Davidson | PG - Gilberto Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Marshall (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Aaron Buchholz (fresh) 4 reb. PF - James Ledezma (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Aceves (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Paul Pace (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alonso Day (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mario Villa (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Gruenberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Lafayette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Davidson | George Marshall misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-52 |
| 11:21 | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette grabs the board | 61-52 |
| 11:13 | Auburn | Mario Villa knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Pace | 61-55 |
| 10:46 | Davidson | George Marshall can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-55 |
| 10:45 | Davidson | Michael Aceves can't tip it in | 61-55 |
| 10:44 | Auburn | The rebound goes to John Gruenberg | 61-55 |
| 10:39 | Auburn | Alonso Day comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 61-55 |
| 10:38 | Auburn | Alonso Day pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 10:18 | Auburn | Mario Villa hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronald Lafayette | 61-58 |
| 09:56 | Davidson | Michael Aceves double dribbles | 61-58 |
| Subs | Davidson | Charles Welch (PG), Sol Gallo (SG), Kenneth Pearl (SF), Donald Pennington (PF), Edward Delarosa (C) Gilberto Marino, George Marshall, Aaron Buchholz, James Ledezma, Michael Aceves | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Vallone (PG), Theodore Gascon (SG), David Faust (SF), Joseph Jones (PF), Freddy Grenz (C) Paul Pace, Alonso Day, Mario Villa, John Gruenberg, Ronald Lafayette | |
| 09:43 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz loses the dribble to Donald Pennington | 61-58 |
| 09:27 | Davidson | Theodore Gascon steals it from Sol Gallo | 61-58 |
| 09:12 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz is fouled on the floor by Edward Delarosa - foul #1 on Edward Delarosa, team foul #2 | 61-58 |
| 08:53 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz makes the driving attempt in the paint | 61-60 |
| 08:38 | Davidson | Kenneth Pearl knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Welch | 64-60 |
| 08:21 | Auburn | David Faust is fouled on the floor by Sol Gallo - foul #2 on Sol Gallo, team foul #3 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Davidson | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mario Villa (SF) David Faust | |
| 08:09 | Auburn | John Vallone misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 64-60 |
| 08:08 | Auburn | Joseph Jones tips it but misses | 64-60 |
| 08:06 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 07:45 | Auburn | Joseph Jones is hacked by Sol Gallo - foul #3 on Sol Gallo, team foul #4 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Davidson | George Marshall (SG), James Ledezma (PF) Sol Gallo, Donald Pennington | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 07:18 | Auburn | Theodore Gascon is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Pearl - foul #2 on Kenneth Pearl, team foul #5 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Davidson | Gilberto Marino (PG), Aaron Buchholz (SF), Michael Aceves (C) Charles Welch, Kenneth Pearl, Edward Delarosa | |
| Subs | Auburn | Alonso Day (SG), Daniel Branton (PF) Theodore Gascon, Joseph Jones | |
| Lineup | Davidson | PG - Gilberto Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Marshall (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Aaron Buchholz (fresh) 4 reb. PF - James Ledezma (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Aceves (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Vallone (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. SG - Alonso Day (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mario Villa (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Branton (fresh) C - Freddy Grenz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:56 | Auburn | Mario Villa loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 64-60 |
| Subs | Davidson | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (PG), John Gruenberg (PF), Ronald Lafayette (C) John Vallone, Daniel Branton, Freddy Grenz | |
| 06:30 | Davidson | Alonso Day steps in front of the Michael Aceves pass | 64-60 |
| 06:11 | Auburn | John Gruenberg's pass is intercepted by Michael Aceves | 64-60 |
| 05:42 | Davidson | James Ledezma misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-60 |
| 05:41 | Auburn | Alonso Day gets the rebound | 64-60 |
| 05:35 | Auburn | Alonso Day comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 64-60 |
| 05:34 | Davidson | Michael Aceves grabs the defensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 05:29 | Davidson | George Marshall misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 64-60 |
| 05:27 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Ronald Lafayette | 64-60 |
| 05:22 | Auburn | Mario Villa clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-60 |
| 05:20 | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 05:04 | Auburn | Paul Pace hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 64-60 |
| 05:03 | Davidson | James Ledezma grabs the board | 64-60 |
| 05:03 | Davidson | Davidson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-60 |
| Subs | Davidson | Charles Welch (PG), Kenneth Pearl (SF), Donald Pennington (PF), Edward Delarosa (C) Gilberto Marino, Aaron Buchholz, James Ledezma, Michael Aceves | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Vallone (PG), Joseph Jones (PF), Freddy Grenz (C) Paul Pace, John Gruenberg, Ronald Lafayette | |
| 04:49 | Davidson | Edward Delarosa is whistled for traveling | 64-60 |
| 04:35 | Auburn | Alonso Day misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-60 |
| 04:33 | Davidson | Edward Delarosa grabs the defensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 04:09 | Davidson | Edward Delarosa connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Charles Welch and he's fouled by Mario Villa - foul #2 on Mario Villa, team foul #3 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Davidson | Sol Gallo (SG) George Marshall | |
| Subs | Auburn | Theodore Gascon (SG) Alonso Day | |
| 04:09 | Davidson | Edward Delarosa misses the free throw | 66-60 |
| 04:09 | Davidson | Donald Pennington snags the offensive board | 66-60 |
| 03:49 | Davidson | Donald Pennington misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 66-60 |
| 03:48 | Davidson | Edward Delarosa can't tip it in | 66-60 |
| 03:47 | Auburn | John Vallone grabs the defensive rebound | 66-60 |
| 03:42 | Auburn | Mario Villa splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Theodore Gascon | 66-63 |
| 03:14 | Davidson | Kenneth Pearl misses the runner near the basket | 66-63 |
| 03:13 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz snags the defensive board | 66-63 |
| Lineup | Davidson | PG - Charles Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Sol Gallo (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Pearl (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. PF - Donald Pennington (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Delarosa (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Vallone (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. SG - Theodore Gascon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mario Villa (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Freddy Grenz (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Auburn | John Vallone clanks a 3 from straight away | 66-63 |
| 02:52 | Davidson | Edward Delarosa grabs the defensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 02:52 | Davidson | Davidson calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-63 |
| Subs | Davidson | George Marshall (SG) Sol Gallo | |
| Subs | Auburn | Alonso Day (SG) Theodore Gascon | |
| 02:23 | Davidson | The pull-up jumper by Donald Pennington is blocked by Freddy Grenz | 66-63 |
| 02:22 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz grabs the board | 66-63 |
| 02:16 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz is fouled on the floor by Edward Delarosa - foul #2 on Edward Delarosa, team foul #6 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Davidson | James Ledezma (PF) Donald Pennington | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 02:03 | Auburn | Kenneth Pearl picks off the pass by Mario Villa | 66-63 |
| 01:36 | Davidson | Kenneth Pearl buries a shot near the basket set up by Charles Welch | 68-63 |
| 01:13 | Auburn | Joseph Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-63 |
| 00:55 | Davidson | Kenneth Pearl misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Joseph Jones - foul #3 on Joseph Jones, team foul #4 | 68-63 |
| 00:55 | Davidson | Kenneth Pearl makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:55 | Davidson | Kenneth Pearl makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | Davidson | Davidson is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Davidson | Davidson is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Auburn | Mario Villa works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Welch - foul #3 on Charles Welch, team foul #7 | 70-63 |
| 00:48 | Auburn | Mario Villa misses the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:48 | Auburn | Mario Villa misses the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:48 | Davidson | Edward Delarosa grabs the defensive rebound | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | Davidson | Davidson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Davidson | Edward Delarosa is fouled in the backcourt by John Vallone - foul #3 on John Vallone, team foul #5 | 70-63 |
| 00:46 | Davidson | Kenneth Pearl is fouled on the floor by Joseph Jones - foul #4 on Joseph Jones, team foul #6 | 70-63 |
| 00:43 | Davidson | Kenneth Pearl is fouled on the floor by John Vallone - foul #4 on John Vallone, team foul #7 | 70-63 |
| 00:43 | Davidson | Kenneth Pearl makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:43 | Davidson | Kenneth Pearl makes the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:37 | Auburn | Alonso Day hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Freddy Grenz | 72-66 |
| 00:36 | Davidson | Kenneth Pearl is hacked by Alonso Day in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alonso Day, team foul #8 | 72-66 |
| 00:36 | Davidson | Kenneth Pearl makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:36 | Davidson | Kenneth Pearl makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:28 | Auburn | Alonso Day buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Freddy Grenz | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | Davidson | Davidson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Davidson | John Vallone is called for the reach on Kenneth Pearl in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Vallone, team foul #9 | 74-69 |
| Subs | Davidson | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (PG) John Vallone | |
| 00:27 | Davidson | Kenneth Pearl makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:27 | Davidson | Kenneth Pearl makes the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:22 | Auburn | George Marshall is called for the reach on Paul Pace - foul #4 on George Marshall, team foul #8 | 76-69 |
| 00:22 | Auburn | Paul Pace makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:22 | Auburn | Paul Pace makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:19 | Davidson | Kenneth Pearl is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Pace - foul #1 on Paul Pace, team foul #10 | 76-71 |
| 00:19 | Davidson | Kenneth Pearl makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:19 | Davidson | Kenneth Pearl makes the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:14 | Auburn | Alonso Day hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 78-74 |
| 00:11 | Davidson | Kenneth Pearl is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Pace - foul #2 on Paul Pace, team foul #11 | 78-74 |
| 00:11 | Davidson | Kenneth Pearl misses the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:11 | Davidson | Kenneth Pearl makes the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:03 | Auburn | Paul Pace buries a 3 from the right wing | 79-77 |
| 00:00 | Davidson | Charles Welch runs out the clock | 79-77 |