| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fresh) SG - William Clark (fresh) SF - Bradley Ater (fresh) PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) C - Manuel Robidoux (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Vallone (fresh) SG - Alonso Day (fresh) SF - Mario Villa (fresh) PF - Joseph Jones (fresh) C - John Gruenberg (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:44 | LSU | Alonso Day steps in front of the William Clark pass | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Auburn | John Vallone misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Auburn | Joseph Jones tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | LSU | William Clark clanks a floater from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Auburn | John Gruenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Auburn | Joseph Jones drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Mario Villa and the foul's on Michael Meinhardt - foul #1 on Michael Meinhardt, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 19:14 | Auburn | Joseph Jones misses the free throw | 0-4 |
| 19:14 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:48 | LSU | Robert Landry's pass is intercepted by Alonso Day | 0-4 |
| 18:45 | Auburn | Mario Villa blows the layup | 0-4 |
| 18:43 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:24 | LSU | Robert Landry can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Vallone - foul #1 on John Vallone, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:24 | LSU | Robert Landry makes the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 18:24 | LSU | Robert Landry makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:12 | Auburn | Mario Villa buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Alonso Day | 2-6 |
| 17:52 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux hits a runner from close range set up by William Clark | 4-6 |
| 17:40 | Auburn | Alonso Day buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Mario Villa | 4-8 |
| 17:24 | LSU | William Clark hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 4-8 |
| 17:22 | LSU | Robert Landry tips it in | 6-8 |
| 17:04 | Auburn | Bradley Ater is called for the reach on Mario Villa - foul #1 on Bradley Ater, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (SG), Michael McCoy (SF), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) William Clark, Bradley Ater, Manuel Robidoux | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (PG), Theodore Gascon (SG), David Faust (SF), Ronald Lafayette (PF), Freddy Grenz (C) John Vallone, Alonso Day, Mario Villa, Joseph Jones, John Gruenberg | |
| 16:51 | Auburn | David Faust lays it up and in | 6-10 |
| 16:27 | LSU | Robert Landry misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-10 |
| 16:25 | LSU | Michael Carson tips it but misses | 6-10 |
| 16:24 | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette snags the defensive board | 6-10 |
| 16:20 | Auburn | Paul Pace misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-10 |
| 16:18 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt grabs the defensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 15:54 | LSU | The jumper by Michael McCoy is denied by Ronald Lafayette | 6-10 |
| 15:53 | Auburn | The rebound goes to David Faust | 6-10 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Carson (fresh) SF - Michael McCoy (fresh) PF - Michael Meinhardt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Paul Pace (fresh) SG - Theodore Gascon (fresh) SF - David Faust (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Lafayette (fresh) C - Freddy Grenz (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Auburn | Robert Landry picks off the pass by Freddy Grenz | 6-10 |
| 15:40 | LSU | Michael McCoy banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Landry | 8-10 |
| 15:33 | Auburn | Paul Pace misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Carson - foul #1 on Michael Carson, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | LSU | William Clark (SG), Manuel Robidoux (C) Michael Carson, Michael Meinhardt | |
| Subs | Auburn | Alonso Day (SG), Mario Villa (SF), Joseph Jones (PF) Theodore Gascon, David Faust, Ronald Lafayette | |
| 15:33 | Auburn | Paul Pace misses the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 15:33 | Auburn | Paul Pace makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 15:13 | LSU | Michael McCoy can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-11 |
| 15:11 | Auburn | Joseph Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 15:07 | Auburn | Paul Pace drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-14 |
| 14:47 | LSU | Michael McCoy makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Bradley Ziegenbein | 11-14 |
| 14:31 | Auburn | Mario Villa knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Jones | 11-17 |
| 14:10 | LSU | William Clark buries a floater from just outside the lane | 13-17 |
| 13:54 | Auburn | Paul Pace scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mario Villa | 13-19 |
| 13:27 | LSU | William Clark misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-19 |
| 13:25 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz grabs the board | 13-19 |
| 13:19 | Auburn | Mario Villa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-19 |
| 13:18 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein pulls down the rebound | 13-19 |
| 12:59 | LSU | Robert Landry misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-19 |
| 12:57 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein grabs the offensive board | 13-19 |
| 12:40 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Michael McCoy | 15-19 |
| 12:27 | Auburn | Paul Pace is fouled on the floor by Michael McCoy - foul #1 on Michael McCoy, team foul #4 | 15-19 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (PG), Michael Carson (SG), Bradley Ater (SF), Michael Meinhardt (PF) Robert Landry, William Clark, Michael McCoy, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Vallone (PG), Theodore Gascon (SG), David Faust (SF), Ronald Lafayette (PF), John Gruenberg (C) Paul Pace, Alonso Day, Mario Villa, Joseph Jones, Freddy Grenz | |
| 12:19 | Auburn | John Vallone knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Faust | 15-21 |
| 11:54 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux misses badly on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Theodore Gascon - foul #1 on Theodore Gascon, team foul #2 | 15-21 |
| 11:54 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 11:54 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux misses the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 11:54 | Auburn | John Gruenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 16-21 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Todd Pollard (fresh) SG - Michael Carson (fresh) SF - Bradley Ater (fresh) PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) 2 reb. C - Manuel Robidoux (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Vallone (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Theodore Gascon (fresh) SF - David Faust (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Lafayette (fresh) C - John Gruenberg (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Auburn | John Vallone clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Todd Pollard - foul #1 on Todd Pollard, team foul #5 | 16-21 |
| Subs | LSU | William Clark (PG) Todd Pollard | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 11:27 | Auburn | John Vallone misses the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 11:27 | Auburn | John Vallone misses the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 11:27 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt grabs the defensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 11:10 | LSU | William Clark comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by David Faust - foul #1 on David Faust, team foul #3 | 16-21 |
| 11:10 | LSU | William Clark misses the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 11:10 | LSU | William Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 11:10 | Auburn | John Gruenberg gets the rebound | 16-21 |
| 10:52 | Auburn | John Gruenberg connects on the floater from the left side and he's hacked by Manuel Robidoux - foul #1 on Manuel Robidoux, team foul #6 | 16-23 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Landry (PG) Michael Carson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mario Villa (SF) David Faust | |
| 10:52 | Auburn | John Gruenberg makes the free throw | 16-24 |
| 10:32 | LSU | Robert Landry knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by William Clark | 19-24 |
| 10:10 | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette double dribbles | 19-24 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McCoy (SF), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Bradley Ater, Manuel Robidoux | |
| Subs | Auburn | Daniel Branton (PF) Ronald Lafayette | |
| 09:41 | LSU | Robert Landry drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Michael McCoy | 22-24 |
| 09:19 | Auburn | Theodore Gascon double dribbles | 22-24 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (PG), Michael Carson (SG) Robert Landry, William Clark | |
| Subs | Auburn | Alonso Day (SG), Joseph Jones (PF), David Faust (C) Theodore Gascon, Daniel Branton, John Gruenberg | |
| 09:17 | LSU | Alonso Day steals the ball from Todd Pollard in the backcourt | 22-24 |
| 09:04 | Auburn | A charge is called on Alonso Day - foul #1 on Alonso Day, team foul #4 | 22-24 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette (C) Mario Villa | |
| 08:45 | LSU | John Vallone steals the ball from Michael Meinhardt | 22-24 |
| 08:32 | Auburn | John Vallone misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 22-24 |
| 08:30 | Auburn | Joseph Jones grabs the offensive board | 22-24 |
| 08:21 | Auburn | Joseph Jones clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 22-24 |
| 08:19 | LSU | The rebound goes to Michael McCoy | 22-24 |
| 07:53 | LSU | Michael McCoy misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by David Faust - foul #2 on David Faust, team foul #5 | 22-24 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Landry (PG), William Clark (SG), Bradley Ater (PF), Manuel Robidoux (C) Todd Pollard, Michael Carson, Michael Meinhardt, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mario Villa (SF), Freddy Grenz (C) David Faust, Ronald Lafayette | |
| 07:53 | LSU | Michael McCoy misses the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 07:53 | LSU | Michael McCoy makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael McCoy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bradley Ater (fresh) C - Manuel Robidoux (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Vallone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alonso Day (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Mario Villa (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Freddy Grenz (fresh) | |
| 07:36 | Auburn | Joseph Jones can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 23-24 |
| 07:34 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz gets the offensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 07:19 | Auburn | Alonso Day buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Vallone | 23-27 |
| 06:57 | LSU | Michael McCoy is hacked by Freddy Grenz - foul #1 on Freddy Grenz, team foul #6 | 23-27 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Meinhardt (PF) Michael McCoy | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (PG), Theodore Gascon (SG), Ronald Lafayette (PF), John Gruenberg (C) John Vallone, Alonso Day, Joseph Jones, Freddy Grenz | |
| 06:32 | LSU | Robert Landry clanks a 3 from straight away | 23-27 |
| 06:31 | LSU | Bradley Ater misses the tip | 23-27 |
| 06:29 | Auburn | John Gruenberg snags the defensive board | 23-27 |
| 06:25 | Auburn | Mario Villa clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-27 |
| 06:23 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux gets the rebound | 23-27 |
| 05:56 | LSU | Ronald Lafayette steps in front of the William Clark pass | 23-27 |
| 05:35 | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette comes up short on the shot in the paint but the foul's on William Clark - foul #1 on William Clark, team foul #7 | 23-27 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McCoy (SF), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Bradley Ater, Manuel Robidoux | |
| Subs | Auburn | Alonso Day (SG), Freddy Grenz (C) Mario Villa, John Gruenberg | |
| 05:35 | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette misses the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 05:35 | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 05:20 | LSU | Robert Landry comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-28 |
| 05:19 | LSU | William Clark snags the offensive board | 23-28 |
| 05:02 | LSU | Robert Landry buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by William Clark | 25-28 |
| 04:39 | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette makes the jumper from close range set up by Alonso Day | 25-30 |
| 04:19 | LSU | Michael McCoy knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 27-30 |
| 03:56 | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (PG), Michael Carson (SG), Manuel Robidoux (C) Robert Landry, William Clark, Michael Meinhardt | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Vallone (PG), Mario Villa (SG), David Faust (SF), Joseph Jones (PF), John Gruenberg (C) Paul Pace, Alonso Day, Theodore Gascon, Ronald Lafayette, Freddy Grenz | |
| 03:33 | LSU | Mario Villa steals it from Michael McCoy | 27-30 |
| 03:30 | Auburn | Mario Villa lays it up and in | 27-32 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Todd Pollard (fresh) SG - Michael Carson (fresh) SF - Michael McCoy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bradley Ziegenbein (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Manuel Robidoux (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Vallone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mario Villa (fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Faust (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Gruenberg (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:02 | LSU | Michael McCoy misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-32 |
| 03:00 | Auburn | John Gruenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 02:56 | Auburn | Mario Villa buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Vallone | 27-34 |
| 02:34 | LSU | Michael Carson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Landry (PG), William Clark (SG), Bradley Ater (SF), Michael Meinhardt (PF) Todd Pollard, Michael Carson, Michael McCoy, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Auburn | Alonso Day (PG), Theodore Gascon (SG) John Vallone, David Faust | |
| 02:18 | Auburn | Bradley Ater is called for the reach on Theodore Gascon - foul #2 on Bradley Ater, team foul #8 | 27-34 |
| 02:18 | Auburn | Theodore Gascon makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 02:18 | Auburn | Theodore Gascon makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 01:54 | LSU | William Clark misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 27-36 |
| 01:52 | LSU | Robert Landry tips it home | 29-36 |
| 01:24 | Auburn | Joseph Jones hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 29-36 |
| 01:23 | LSU | William Clark grabs the board | 29-36 |
| 01:19 | LSU | Robert Landry hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-36 |
| 01:18 | Auburn | John Gruenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 01:13 | Auburn | Mario Villa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McCoy (SF), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Michael Meinhardt, Manuel Robidoux | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (PG), Ronald Lafayette (PF), Freddy Grenz (C) Theodore Gascon, Joseph Jones, John Gruenberg | |
| 00:56 | LSU | Robert Landry misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-36 |
| 00:55 | Auburn | Alonso Day grabs the board | 29-36 |
| 00:48 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz is fouled on the floor by Bradley Ziegenbein - foul #1 on Bradley Ziegenbein, team foul #9 | 29-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (SG) Robert Landry | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Faust (SF) Mario Villa | |
| 00:48 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 00:48 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz misses the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 00:48 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein grabs the defensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 00:19 | LSU | Michael McCoy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-37 |
| 00:18 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz snags the defensive board | 29-37 |
| 00:14 | Auburn | Paul Pace misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-37 |
| 00:13 | LSU | Michael Carson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 00:03 | LSU | Michael McCoy misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 29-37 |
| 00:01 | Auburn | Alonso Day grabs the defensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Alonso Day clanks a fullcourt shot | 29-37 |