| Lineup | Providence | PG - James Weber (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Latham (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Bob Good (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Eric Whetstone (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Barry Teems (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Vallone (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alonso Day (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mario Villa (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Freddy Grenz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Mario Villa inbounds the ball | 39-36 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Auburn | Barry Teems steals it from Joseph Jones | 39-36 |
| 19:26 | Providence | Bob Good hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Weber | 41-36 |
| 19:22 | Auburn | Mario Villa misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 41-36 |
| 19:20 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz snags the offensive board | 41-36 |
| 19:13 | Auburn | Joseph Jones scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by John Vallone | 41-38 |
| 18:53 | Providence | Dennis Latham misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-38 |
| 18:51 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 18:35 | Auburn | Joseph Jones misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 18:34 | Providence | Barry Teems gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 18:25 | Providence | Eric Whetstone misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-38 |
| 18:23 | Providence | Barry Teems gets the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 18:15 | Providence | Dennis Latham makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by James Weber | 44-38 |
| 18:07 | Auburn | Mario Villa scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 17:48 | Providence | Barry Teems misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 44-41 |
| 17:46 | Providence | Barry Teems snags the offensive board | 44-41 |
| 17:34 | Providence | Dennis Latham clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-41 |
| 17:33 | Providence | Eric Whetstone misses the tip | 44-41 |
| 17:31 | Auburn | Joseph Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 17:27 | Auburn | Alonso Day is fouled on the floor by Eric Whetstone - foul #2 on Eric Whetstone, team foul #1 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Providence | Gregory Hoff (PG), John Keith (SG), Lester Long (SF), Albert Anderson (PF), Matthew Burrier (C) James Weber, Dennis Latham, Bob Good, Eric Whetstone, Barry Teems | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (PG), Theodore Gascon (SG), David Faust (SF), Daniel Branton (PF), John Gruenberg (C) John Vallone, Alonso Day, Mario Villa, Joseph Jones, Freddy Grenz | |
| 17:11 | Auburn | John Gruenberg is fouled on the floor by Albert Anderson - foul #2 on Albert Anderson, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| 16:57 | Auburn | John Gruenberg misses the lay-in | 44-41 |
| 16:56 | Providence | John Keith pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 16:41 | Providence | Gregory Hoff drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lester Long | 46-41 |
| 16:28 | Auburn | Albert Anderson steals it from John Gruenberg | 46-41 |
| 16:20 | Providence | John Keith is hacked by Theodore Gascon - foul #1 on Theodore Gascon, team foul #1 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Providence | Dennis Latham (SG), Bob Good (SF) John Keith, Lester Long | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mario Villa (SF) Daniel Branton | |
| 16:12 | Providence | Matthew Burrier hits a floater from the right side set up by Bob Good | 48-41 |
| 15:52 | Auburn | John Gruenberg hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 48-41 |
| 15:51 | Providence | Matthew Burrier pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Gregory Hoff (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Latham (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Bob Good (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Albert Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Burrier (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Paul Pace (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Theodore Gascon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Villa (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Gruenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Faust (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Providence | Gregory Hoff misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-41 |
| 15:38 | Providence | Albert Anderson misses the tip | 48-41 |
| 15:36 | Auburn | Mario Villa gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 15:30 | Auburn | Mario Villa splits the doubleteam and buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by John Gruenberg and the foul's on Albert Anderson - foul #3 on Albert Anderson, team foul #3 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Providence | James Weber (PG), Lester Long (SF), Barry Teems (C) Gregory Hoff, Albert Anderson, Matthew Burrier | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Vallone (PG), Alonso Day (SG), Joseph Jones (PF), Freddy Grenz (C) Paul Pace, Theodore Gascon, John Gruenberg, David Faust | |
| 15:30 | Auburn | Mario Villa makes the free throw | 48-44 |
| 15:17 | Providence | Dennis Latham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-44 |
| 14:53 | Auburn | Joseph Jones misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 14:51 | Providence | The rebound goes to Bob Good | 48-44 |
| 14:41 | Providence | Bob Good lays it up and in set up by Barry Teems and he's hacked by Alonso Day - foul #3 on Alonso Day, team foul #2 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Providence | John Keith (SG), Eric Whetstone (PF) Dennis Latham, Lester Long | |
| Subs | Auburn | Theodore Gascon (SF) Mario Villa | |
| 14:41 | Providence | Bob Good misses the free throw | 50-44 |
| 14:41 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 14:15 | Auburn | Alonso Day hits a floater from the left side | 50-46 |
| 14:04 | Providence | Eric Whetstone connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Keith | 53-46 |
| 13:47 | Auburn | Joseph Jones clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 13:45 | Providence | The rebound goes to Barry Teems | 53-46 |
| 13:33 | Providence | Bob Good misses short on a floater from the left block | 53-46 |
| 13:32 | Providence | Barry Teems misses the tip | 53-46 |
| 13:31 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| 13:25 | Auburn | Eric Whetstone denies the turnaround by Joseph Jones | 53-46 |
| 13:23 | Providence | Barry Teems grabs the board | 53-46 |
| 13:11 | Providence | Eric Whetstone double dribbles | 53-46 |
| Subs | Providence | Gregory Hoff (PG), Dennis Latham (SG), Lester Long (SF), Albert Anderson (PF), Matthew Burrier (C) James Weber, John Keith, Bob Good, Eric Whetstone, Barry Teems | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (PG), Mario Villa (SG), David Faust (SF), John Gruenberg (PF), Ronald Lafayette (C) John Vallone, Alonso Day, Theodore Gascon, Joseph Jones, Freddy Grenz | |
| 12:53 | Auburn | Mario Villa makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-49 |
| 12:39 | Providence | Gregory Hoff scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Lester Long | 56-49 |
| 12:19 | Auburn | John Gruenberg drills a turnaround from the baseline | 56-51 |
| 12:09 | Providence | Gregory Hoff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-51 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Alonso Day (SG) David Faust | |
| 11:51 | Auburn | Paul Pace can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-51 |
| 11:49 | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette grabs the offensive board | 56-51 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Gregory Hoff (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Latham (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Lester Long (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Albert Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Burrier (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Paul Pace (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alonso Day (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mario Villa (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Gruenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Lafayette (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | Auburn | Gregory Hoff steps in front of the Mario Villa pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 56-51 |
| 11:17 | Providence | Albert Anderson banks in the layup set up by Gregory Hoff | 58-51 |
| 10:57 | Auburn | Mario Villa comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 58-51 |
| 10:56 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to John Gruenberg | 58-51 |
| 10:46 | Auburn | Mario Villa clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 58-51 |
| 10:44 | Auburn | Paul Pace tips it in | 58-53 |
| 10:32 | Providence | Lester Long buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 60-53 |
| 10:12 | Auburn | Mario Villa misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-53 |
| 10:10 | Providence | Dennis Latham gets the rebound | 60-53 |
| 10:06 | Providence | Dennis Latham scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Albert Anderson | 63-53 |
| 09:47 | Auburn | Paul Pace connects on the open runner from the left block on a nice dish by Alonso Day | 63-55 |
| 09:35 | Providence | Albert Anderson is whistled for a carry | 63-55 |
| Subs | Providence | James Weber (PG), John Keith (SG), Bob Good (SF), Eric Whetstone (PF), Barry Teems (C) Gregory Hoff, Dennis Latham, Lester Long, Albert Anderson, Matthew Burrier | |
| 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 | |
| 09:18 | Auburn | John Vallone misses the floater from the free throw line | 63-55 |
| 09:17 | Providence | Barry Teems grabs the board | 63-55 |
| 09:03 | Providence | James Weber misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 63-55 |
| 09:02 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Theodore Gascon | 63-55 |
| 08:56 | Auburn | Joseph Jones comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 63-55 |
| 08:54 | Providence | Eric Whetstone gets the rebound | 63-55 |
| 08:41 | Providence | Barry Teems clanks a floater from the right block but the foul's on Freddy Grenz - foul #2 on Freddy Grenz, team foul #3 | 63-55 |
| 08:41 | Providence | Barry Teems misses the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 08:41 | Providence | Barry Teems makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 08:29 | Auburn | Joseph Jones travels with the ball | 64-55 |
| 08:08 | Providence | Bob Good clanks a jump hook from the left block | 64-55 |
| 08:06 | Auburn | John Vallone grabs the defensive rebound | 64-55 |
| 08:01 | Auburn | John Vallone misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-55 |
| 08:00 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz tips it home | 64-57 |
| 07:38 | Providence | John Vallone is called for the reach on James Weber - foul #1 on John Vallone, team foul #4 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Providence | Dennis Latham (SG) John Keith | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mario Villa (SF) David Faust | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - James Weber (fresh) 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Latham (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Bob Good (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Whetstone (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Barry Teems (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Vallone (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Theodore Gascon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Villa (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Freddy Grenz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:21 | Providence | Joseph Jones swats the layup by Barry Teems | 64-57 |
| 07:20 | Providence | Barry Teems snags the offensive board | 64-57 |
| 07:04 | Providence | Freddy Grenz is called for the reach on Bob Good - foul #3 on Freddy Grenz, team foul #5 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Providence | Matthew Burrier (C) Barry Teems | |
| Subs | Auburn | Alonso Day (SG), Daniel Branton (PF), Ronald Lafayette (C) Theodore Gascon, Joseph Jones, Freddy Grenz | |
| 06:59 | Providence | James Weber is fouled on the floor by Ronald Lafayette - foul #4 on Ronald Lafayette, team foul #6 | 64-57 |
| 06:53 | Providence | Matthew Burrier hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from James Weber | 66-57 |
| 06:25 | Auburn | Mario Villa drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by John Vallone | 66-60 |
| 06:17 | Providence | Bob Good connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by James Weber | 68-60 |
| 06:00 | Auburn | A charge is called on John Vallone - foul #2 on John Vallone, team foul #7 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Providence | Gregory Hoff (PG), John Keith (SG), Lester Long (SF), Albert Anderson (PF) James Weber, Dennis Latham, Bob Good, Eric Whetstone | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Gruenberg (PF) Daniel Branton | |
| 05:48 | Providence | Ronald Lafayette picks off the pass by Lester Long | 68-60 |
| 05:41 | Auburn | Mario Villa knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by John Vallone | 68-63 |
| 05:32 | Providence | Gregory Hoff comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 68-63 |
| 05:30 | Auburn | John Vallone grabs the defensive rebound | 68-63 |
| 05:24 | Auburn | Alonso Day knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by John Vallone and he's fouled by John Keith - foul #1 on John Keith, team foul #4 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Providence | Barry Teems (C) Matthew Burrier | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (PG), Theodore Gascon (SF), Joseph Jones (PF) John Vallone, Mario Villa, Ronald Lafayette | |
| 05:24 | Auburn | Alonso Day makes the free throw | 68-66 |
| 05:12 | Providence | Barry Teems knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Gregory Hoff | 70-66 |
| 04:54 | Auburn | John Keith is called for the reach on Alonso Day - foul #2 on John Keith, team foul #5 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Providence | Dennis Latham (SG) John Keith | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Faust (SF), Freddy Grenz (C) Alonso Day, John Gruenberg | |
| 04:31 | Auburn | Dennis Latham is called for the reach on Theodore Gascon - foul #1 on Dennis Latham, team foul #6 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Providence | James Weber (PG), Bob Good (SF) Gregory Hoff, Lester Long | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 04:18 | Auburn | David Faust is fouled on the floor by Bob Good - foul #2 on Bob Good, team foul #7 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Providence | Eric Whetstone (PF) Albert Anderson | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 04:18 | Auburn | David Faust makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 04:18 | Auburn | David Faust makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 04:05 | Providence | Bob Good scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Dennis Latham | 73-68 |
| 03:36 | Auburn | David Faust clanks a turnaround near the basket | 73-68 |
| 03:35 | Auburn | Joseph Jones hits the follow up shot | 73-70 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - James Weber (fairly fresh) 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Latham (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bob Good (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Whetstone (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Barry Teems (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Paul Pace (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Theodore Gascon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Faust (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Freddy Grenz (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:26 | Providence | Bob Good connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Dennis Latham | 75-70 |
| 03:18 | Auburn | Joseph Jones misses long on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Barry Teems - foul #1 on Barry Teems, team foul #8 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Providence | Gregory Hoff (PG), John Keith (SG), Lester Long (SF), Matthew Burrier (C) James Weber, Dennis Latham, Eric Whetstone, Barry Teems | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Vallone (PG), Alonso Day (SG), Mario Villa (SF), Ronald Lafayette (C) Paul Pace, Theodore Gascon, David Faust, Freddy Grenz | |
| 03:18 | Auburn | Joseph Jones misses the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 03:18 | Auburn | Joseph Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 03:11 | Providence | Matthew Burrier misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Alonso Day - foul #4 on Alonso Day, team foul #8 | 75-71 |
| Subs | Providence | Albert Anderson (PF) Lester Long | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Gruenberg (PF) Joseph Jones | |
| 03:11 | Providence | Matthew Burrier makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 03:11 | Providence | Matthew Burrier makes the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 02:56 | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 77-73 |
| 02:56 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-73 |
| Subs | Providence | Dennis Latham (SG) John Keith | |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Jones (PF), Freddy Grenz (C) John Gruenberg, Ronald Lafayette | |
| 02:40 | Providence | Albert Anderson misses the floater from the left side | 77-73 |
| 02:39 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz gets the rebound | 77-73 |
| 02:35 | Auburn | Joseph Jones's floater is tipped away by Albert Anderson | 77-73 |
| 02:33 | Providence | Gregory Hoff grabs the defensive rebound | 77-73 |
| 02:14 | Providence | Gregory Hoff loses the dribble to Alonso Day | 77-73 |
| 02:07 | Auburn | Joseph Jones lays it in uncontested set up by Freddy Grenz | 77-75 |
| 02:07 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-75 |
| Subs | Providence | James Weber (PG), Eric Whetstone (PF), Barry Teems (C) Gregory Hoff, Albert Anderson, Matthew Burrier | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 01:50 | Providence | Dennis Latham connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Bob Good | 79-75 |
| 01:29 | Auburn | Mario Villa misses the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Bob Good - foul #3 on Bob Good, team foul #9 | 79-75 |
| 01:29 | Auburn | Mario Villa makes the 1st free throw | 79-76 |
| 01:29 | Auburn | Mario Villa misses the 2nd free throw | 79-76 |
| 01:29 | Providence | Barry Teems pulls down the rebound | 79-76 |
| 01:10 | Providence | Dennis Latham makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 82-76 |
| 00:50 | Auburn | James Weber steals it from Freddy Grenz | 82-76 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Providence | James Weber misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Alonso Day - foul #5 on Alonso Day, team foul #9 | 82-76 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Theodore Gascon (SG) Alonso Day | |
| 00:23 | Providence | James Weber makes the 1st free throw | 83-76 |
| 00:23 | Providence | James Weber misses the 2nd free throw | 83-76 |
| 00:23 | Auburn | Theodore Gascon grabs the board | 83-76 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Auburn | Mario Villa hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Jones | 83-79 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:15 | Providence | Bob Good is hacked by Theodore Gascon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Theodore Gascon, team foul #10 | 83-79 |
| Subs | Providence | Gregory Hoff (PG) James Weber | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:15 | Providence | Bob Good makes the 1st free throw | 84-79 |
| 00:15 | Providence | Bob Good makes the 2nd free throw | 85-79 |
| 00:09 | Auburn | Mario Villa works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 85-79 |
| 00:07 | Providence | Barry Teems grabs the board | 85-79 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Providence | Barry Teems is hacked by John Vallone in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Vallone, team foul #11 | 85-79 |
| Subs | Providence | James Weber (PG) Gregory Hoff | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:04 | Providence | Barry Teems misses the 1st free throw | 85-79 |
| 00:04 | Providence | Barry Teems makes the 2nd free throw | 86-79 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Theodore Gascon hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 86-79 |