| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clifton Newlon (fresh) SF - Brian Matthews (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Patel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Landry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Radomil Lakowski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Penrose (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Monks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Lehmann (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Larry Penrose inbounds the ball | 31-19 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Louisville | Larry Penrose misses the wide open shot from the left wing | 31-19 |
| 19:41 | Auburn | John Moen pulls down the rebound | 31-19 |
| 19:12 | Auburn | Brian Matthews clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Radomil Lakowski - foul #1 on Radomil Lakowski, team foul #1 | 31-19 |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (SG), Robert Morrison (PF), Louis Holley (C) Clifton Newlon, William Patel, Daniel Landry | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 19:12 | Auburn | Brian Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 31-19 |
| 19:12 | Auburn | Brian Matthews misses the 2nd free throw | 31-19 |
| 19:12 | Louisville | The rebound goes to George Monks | 31-19 |
| 19:04 | Louisville | George Monks connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Larry Penrose | 31-21 |
| 18:36 | Auburn | John Moen banks in the layup | 33-21 |
| 18:19 | Louisville | George Monks misses long on an open jumper from the right wing | 33-21 |
| 18:17 | Louisville | Larry Penrose gets the offensive rebound | 33-21 |
| 18:08 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-24 |
| 17:41 | Auburn | Robert Morrison makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from John Moen | 36-24 |
| 17:24 | Louisville | Gary Napper is called for the reach on Radomil Lakowski - foul #2 on Gary Napper, team foul #1 | 36-24 |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG), William Patel (PF), Daniel Landry (C) Gary Napper, Brian Matthews, Louis Holley | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 17:15 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann is hacked by Robert Morrison - foul #1 on Robert Morrison, team foul #2 | 36-24 |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (SG) Clifton Newlon | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 17:09 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 36-24 |
| 17:07 | Auburn | William Patel pulls down the rebound | 36-24 |
| 16:43 | Auburn | Larry Penrose is called for the reach on Robert Morrison - foul #2 on Larry Penrose, team foul #2 | 36-24 |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG) Gary Napper | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 16:25 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-24 |
| 16:07 | Louisville | George Monks misses the wide open shot from the right side | 36-24 |
| 16:06 | Auburn | William Patel grabs the defensive rebound | 36-24 |
| 15:45 | Auburn | Daniel Landry's pass is intercepted by Larry Penrose | 36-24 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clifton Newlon (fresh) SF - Robert Morrison (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Patel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Landry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Radomil Lakowski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Penrose (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - George Monks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Lehmann (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Louisville | Willis Williams misses long on a shot from the right side but the foul's on John Moen - foul #1 on John Moen, team foul #3 | 36-24 |
| Subs | Auburn | Marcus Ono (PG), Gary Napper (SG), Louis Holley (C) John Moen, Clifton Newlon, Daniel Landry | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 15:25 | Louisville | Willis Williams makes the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 15:25 | Louisville | Willis Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 15:07 | Auburn | Gary Napper comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-26 |
| 15:06 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann grabs the board | 36-26 |
| 14:55 | Louisville | Larry Penrose is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Willis Williams | 36-28 |
| 14:26 | Auburn | Louis Holley misses long on a floater from close range but he's hacked by George Monks - foul #2 on George Monks, team foul #3 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), Clifton Newlon (SG), Daniel Landry (C) Marcus Ono, Gary Napper, William Patel | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:26 | Auburn | Louis Holley makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 14:26 | Auburn | Louis Holley misses the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 14:26 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann grabs the board | 37-28 |
| 14:07 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 37-28 |
| 14:06 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann misses the tip | 37-28 |
| 14:05 | Auburn | Louis Holley grabs the defensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 13:43 | Auburn | Louis Holley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-28 |
| 13:42 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Holley | 37-28 |
| 13:22 | Auburn | Louis Holley can't finish the layup | 37-28 |
| 13:21 | Auburn | John Moen pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 13:02 | Auburn | Radomil Lakowski takes the ball from Louis Holley | 37-28 |
| 12:59 | Louisville | Larry Penrose can't finish the layup | 37-28 |
| 12:57 | Auburn | Robert Morrison snags the defensive board | 37-28 |
| 12:51 | Auburn | Louis Holley's floater is tipped away by Larry Penrose | 37-28 |
| 12:49 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Radomil Lakowski | 37-28 |
| 12:27 | Louisville | George Monks is open and scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Larry Penrose | 37-30 |
| 12:06 | Auburn | Willis Williams is called for the reach on John Moen - foul #3 on Willis Williams, team foul #4 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Auburn | Marcus Ono (PG), Gary Napper (SG), Brian Matthews (SF), William Patel (PF) John Moen, Clifton Newlon, Robert Morrison, Daniel Landry | |
| Subs | Louisville | Claud Zagen (SG), Matthew Wolfram (C) Radomil Lakowski, George Monks | |
| 11:48 | Auburn | William Patel's layup is rejected by Matthew Wolfram | 37-30 |
| 11:47 | Auburn | Louis Holley tips it home | 39-30 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Marcus Ono (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Napper (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Matthews (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Patel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Holley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Claud Zagen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Penrose (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Paul Lehmann (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann dunks the ball on a great pass from Willis Williams | 39-32 |
| 11:10 | Auburn | Louis Holley buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Marcus Ono | 41-32 |
| 11:05 | Louisville | Willis Williams evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-32 |
| 11:03 | Auburn | Marcus Ono grabs the board | 41-32 |
| 10:38 | Auburn | Louis Holley knocks in the runner from close range set up by Gary Napper | 43-32 |
| 10:19 | Louisville | Claud Zagen connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Penrose | 43-35 |
| 10:00 | Auburn | Gary Napper hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-35 |
| 09:58 | Louisville | Willis Williams grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 09:35 | Louisville | Larry Penrose's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), Clifton Newlon (SG), Robert Morrison (SF), Daniel Landry (C) Marcus Ono, Gary Napper, Brian Matthews, Louis Holley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Benjamin Byram (PG), Radomil Lakowski (SG), George Monks (PF) Willis Williams, Larry Penrose, Paul Lehmann | |
| 09:22 | Auburn | John Moen is called for traveling | 43-35 |
| 08:57 | Louisville | Claud Zagen clanks a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Robert Morrison - foul #2 on Robert Morrison, team foul #4 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | Brian Matthews (SF) William Patel | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Lehmann (C) Matthew Wolfram | |
| 08:57 | Louisville | Claud Zagen makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 08:57 | Louisville | Claud Zagen makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 08:30 | Auburn | John Moen comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 43-37 |
| 08:29 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann grabs the board | 43-37 |
| 08:17 | Louisville | John Moen steps in front of the Benjamin Byram pass | 43-37 |
| 07:55 | Auburn | Robert Morrison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-37 |
| 07:54 | Louisville | Claud Zagen grabs the board | 43-37 |
| 07:49 | Louisville | Benjamin Byram is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-37 |
| 07:47 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann tips it home | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clifton Newlon (fresh) SF - Brian Matthews (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Morrison (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Landry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Benjamin Byram (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Radomil Lakowski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claud Zagen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - George Monks (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Lehmann (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Auburn | John Moen is called for traveling | 43-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (SG), William Patel (PF) Clifton Newlon, Brian Matthews | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willis Williams (PG), Larry Penrose (PF), Matthew Wolfram (C) Benjamin Byram, George Monks, Paul Lehmann | |
| 07:19 | Louisville | Larry Penrose's pass is intercepted by Gary Napper | 43-39 |
| 07:14 | Auburn | Gary Napper banks in the layup | 45-39 |
| 06:55 | Louisville | Claud Zagen misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 06:53 | Auburn | William Patel grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 06:31 | Auburn | Robert Morrison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG), Brian Matthews (SF) Gary Napper, Robert Morrison | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 06:16 | Louisville | Larry Penrose connects on the open jumper from the right side | 45-41 |
| 05:50 | Auburn | William Patel can't connect on a shot from close range | 45-41 |
| 05:49 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 05:42 | Louisville | Willis Williams hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-44 |
| 05:23 | Auburn | John Moen clanks a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Matthew Wolfram - foul #2 on Matthew Wolfram, team foul #5 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Auburn | Tom Pimentel (SG), Robert Morrison (SF), Louis Holley (C) Clifton Newlon, Brian Matthews, Daniel Landry | |
| Subs | Louisville | Benjamin Byram (SG), George Monks (PF), Paul Lehmann (C) Radomil Lakowski, Larry Penrose, Matthew Wolfram | |
| 05:23 | Auburn | John Moen makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 05:23 | Auburn | John Moen makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 05:06 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann banks in the layup on a nice dish by Willis Williams | 47-46 |
| 04:44 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel misses the lay-in | 47-46 |
| 04:42 | Auburn | Louis Holley can't tip it in | 47-46 |
| 04:41 | Auburn | John Moen grabs the offensive board | 47-46 |
| 04:20 | Auburn | Louis Holley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 04:18 | Auburn | William Patel can't tip it in | 47-46 |
| 04:17 | Louisville | Benjamin Byram snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 04:01 | Louisville | Claud Zagen hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 03:38 | Auburn | Louis Holley knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tom Pimentel (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Morrison (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Patel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Louis Holley (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (tiring) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Benjamin Byram (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Claud Zagen (tiring) 10 pts. PF - George Monks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Lehmann (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Louisville | Claud Zagen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner but he's fouled by Robert Morrison - foul #3 on Robert Morrison, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | Marcus Ono (PG), Clifton Newlon (SG), Brian Matthews (SF), Daniel Landry (C) John Moen, Tom Pimentel, William Patel, Louis Holley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski (SG), Larry Penrose (SF), Matthew Wolfram (C) Willis Williams, Benjamin Byram, George Monks | |
| 03:24 | Louisville | Claud Zagen makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 03:24 | Louisville | Claud Zagen makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 03:24 | Louisville | Claud Zagen makes the 3rd free throw | 49-51 |
| 02:59 | Auburn | Marcus Ono is fouled on the floor by Claud Zagen - foul #2 on Claud Zagen, team foul #6 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Blunt (PG) Claud Zagen | |
| 02:37 | Auburn | Marcus Ono connects on the shot from the left side set up by Clifton Newlon | 51-51 |
| 02:37 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-51 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willis Williams (PG), George Monks (PF) Henry Blunt, Matthew Wolfram | |
| 02:27 | Louisville | Daniel Landry is called for the reach on Paul Lehmann - foul #2 on Daniel Landry, team foul #6 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (SG), William Patel (PF) Clifton Newlon, Robert Morrison | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:12 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski's pass is intercepted by William Patel | 51-51 |
| 01:46 | Auburn | William Patel misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-51 |
| 01:45 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 01:25 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-51 |
| 01:23 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann tips it home | 51-53 |
| 00:58 | Auburn | William Patel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), Clifton Newlon (SG) Marcus Ono, Gary Napper | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Louisville | Larry Penrose drills a turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by Brian Matthews - foul #2 on Brian Matthews, team foul #7 | 51-55 |
| 00:36 | Louisville | Larry Penrose makes the free throw | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:30 | Auburn | William Patel banks in the layup on a great pass from Clifton Newlon | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Willis Williams is fouled in the backcourt by John Moen - foul #2 on John Moen, team foul #8 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Benjamin Byram (SG), Claud Zagen (SF) Radomil Lakowski, George Monks | |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Willis Williams makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Willis Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:22 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Moen | 56-58 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski (SG), George Monks (PF) Benjamin Byram, Claud Zagen | |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Willis Williams is fouled in the backcourt by John Moen - foul #3 on John Moen, team foul #9 | 56-58 |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Willis Williams makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Willis Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:12 | Auburn | Paul Lehmann picks off the pass by John Moen | 56-60 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | John Moen is called for the reach on Willis Williams in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Moen, team foul #10 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Claud Zagen (SF) George Monks | |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Willis Williams misses the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Willis Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann grabs the offensive board | 56-60 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | John Moen is called for the reach on Paul Lehmann - foul #5 on John Moen, team foul #11 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Auburn | Marcus Ono (PG) John Moen | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann misses the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Marcus Ono hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-61 |