| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Frederick Lee (fresh) SG - Leslie Stewart (fresh) SF - John Georges (fresh) PF - Frank Barnes (fresh) C - Micheal Wood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Bruce Gorman (fresh) SG - David Johnson (fresh) SF - Robert Ragsdale (fresh) PF - Dustin Knauss (fresh) C - Justin Guynn (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Frank Barnes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Florida State | John Georges misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Robert Ragsdale | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Auburn | David Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Florida State | Frank Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Florida State | The short jumper by Leslie Stewart is denied by Dustin Knauss | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Auburn | Justin Guynn gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Auburn | Justin Guynn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Guynn | 0-0 |
| 18:32 | Auburn | Dustin Knauss misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by John Georges - foul #1 on John Georges, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:32 | Auburn | Dustin Knauss makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:32 | Auburn | Dustin Knauss makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:25 | Florida State | Micheal Wood drills a runner from the baseline | 2-2 |
| 18:08 | Auburn | Dustin Knauss hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 2-2 |
| 18:06 | Florida State | Micheal Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:01 | Florida State | Leslie Stewart banks in the layup on a great pass from Frederick Lee and he's hacked by David Johnson - foul #1 on David Johnson, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:01 | Florida State | Leslie Stewart makes the free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:42 | Auburn | Frank Barnes is called for the reach on Bruce Gorman - foul #1 on Frank Barnes, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Florida State | Wayne Ososki (PG), Wesley Knott (SG), Joel Matthews (SF) Frederick Lee, Leslie Stewart, John Georges | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 17:21 | Auburn | Robert Ragsdale buries a floater in the paint set up by Justin Guynn | 5-4 |
| 17:01 | Florida State | Bruce Gorman takes the ball from Joel Matthews | 5-4 |
| 16:55 | Auburn | David Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-4 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Kyle (PF), Andrew Johnson (C) Dustin Knauss, Justin Guynn | |
| 16:44 | Florida State | Micheal Wood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-4 |
| 16:35 | Auburn | James Kyle hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Bruce Gorman | 5-6 |
| 16:22 | Florida State | Joel Matthews makes the turnaround in the lane | 7-6 |
| 16:07 | Auburn | Robert Ragsdale can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-6 |
| 16:05 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Frank Barnes | 7-6 |
| 15:38 | Florida State | David Johnson is called for the reach on Frank Barnes - foul #2 on David Johnson, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Florida State | Frederick Lee (PG), Leslie Stewart (SG), John Georges (SF), Michael Doi (PF) Wayne Ososki, Wesley Knott, Joel Matthews, Frank Barnes | |
| Subs | Auburn | Stanley Felty (PG), William Summers (SG), William Still (SF), Dustin Knauss (PF), Justin Guynn (C) Bruce Gorman, David Johnson, Robert Ragsdale, James Kyle, Andrew Johnson | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Frederick Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leslie Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Georges (fresh) PF - Michael Doi (fresh) C - Micheal Wood (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Stanley Felty (fresh) SG - William Summers (fresh) SF - William Still (fresh) PF - Dustin Knauss (fresh) 2 pts. C - Justin Guynn (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Florida State | John Georges can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by William Still - foul #1 on William Still, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| 15:26 | Florida State | John Georges misses the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:26 | Florida State | John Georges makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:12 | Auburn | Justin Guynn hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 8-6 |
| 15:10 | Florida State | Frederick Lee grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 15:04 | Florida State | Frederick Lee knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Georges | 10-6 |
| 14:48 | Auburn | Stanley Felty connects on the 3 from the right corner | 10-9 |
| 14:36 | Florida State | Frederick Lee banks in the layup set up by John Georges and he's fouled by William Summers - foul #1 on William Summers, team foul #4 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bruce Gorman (PG), James Kyle (C) Stanley Felty, Justin Guynn | |
| 14:36 | Florida State | Frederick Lee makes the free throw | 13-9 |
| 14:21 | Auburn | James Kyle misses the easy layup | 13-9 |
| 14:20 | Florida State | Frederick Lee gets the rebound | 13-9 |
| 14:16 | Florida State | James Kyle steals the ball from Frederick Lee | 13-9 |
| 14:13 | Auburn | William Summers throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-9 |
| Subs | Florida State | Lloyd Murphy (SG), Frank Barnes (PF) Leslie Stewart, Michael Doi | |
| Subs | Auburn | Andrew Johnson (C) Dustin Knauss | |
| 13:52 | Florida State | William Summers is called for the reach on Frederick Lee - foul #2 on William Summers, team foul #5 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Stanley Felty (SG), Robert Ragsdale (SF) William Summers, William Still | |
| 13:47 | Florida State | Micheal Wood makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Frederick Lee | 15-9 |
| 13:25 | Auburn | Stanley Felty misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 15-9 |
| 13:24 | Auburn | Robert Ragsdale hits the follow up shot | 15-11 |
| 13:15 | Florida State | Micheal Wood misses the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Andrew Johnson - foul #1 on Andrew Johnson, team foul #6 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Florida State | Wayne Ososki (PG), Wesley Knott (SG), Joel Matthews (SF) Frederick Lee, Lloyd Murphy, John Georges | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dustin Knauss (PF), Justin Guynn (C) James Kyle, Andrew Johnson | |
| 13:15 | Florida State | Micheal Wood misses the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 13:15 | Florida State | Micheal Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 13:00 | Auburn | Justin Guynn is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Justin Guynn, team foul #7 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Florida State | Leslie Stewart (SG), Michael Doi (C) Wesley Knott, Micheal Wood | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 12:42 | Florida State | Leslie Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-11 |
| 12:40 | Florida State | Frank Barnes grabs the offensive rebound | 16-11 |
| 12:35 | Florida State | Leslie Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-11 |
| Subs | Florida State | Wesley Knott (SG) Wayne Ososki | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Still (SG) Stanley Felty | |
| 12:28 | Auburn | Joel Matthews denies the turnaround by Robert Ragsdale | 16-11 |
| 12:27 | Florida State | Leslie Stewart gets the rebound | 16-11 |
| 12:22 | Florida State | Leslie Stewart hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 16-11 |
| 12:20 | Auburn | Justin Guynn grabs the board | 16-11 |
| 12:18 | Auburn | Bruce Gorman is fouled in the backcourt by Leslie Stewart - foul #1 on Leslie Stewart, team foul #3 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Florida State | Frederick Lee (PG) Joel Matthews | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 11:58 | Auburn | Wesley Knott steals it from Dustin Knauss | 16-11 |
| 11:44 | Florida State | Leslie Stewart is fouled on the floor by Bruce Gorman - foul #1 on Bruce Gorman, team foul #8 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Georges (SF), Micheal Wood (C) Wesley Knott, Michael Doi | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 11:44 | Florida State | Leslie Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 11:44 | Auburn | Dustin Knauss snags the defensive board | 16-11 |
| 11:31 | Auburn | Bruce Gorman hits a floater from the right block | 16-13 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Frederick Lee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leslie Stewart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Georges (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Frank Barnes (tired) 3 reb. C - Micheal Wood (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Bruce Gorman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Still (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Ragsdale (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Knauss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Justin Guynn (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Florida State | Frederick Lee misses the lay-in | 16-13 |
| 11:11 | Florida State | Frank Barnes pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-13 |
| 10:57 | Florida State | John Georges is hacked by Justin Guynn - foul #2 on Justin Guynn, team foul #9 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Florida State | Wayne Ososki (PG), Lloyd Murphy (SG), Michael Doi (PF) Frederick Lee, Leslie Stewart, Frank Barnes | |
| Subs | Auburn | Stanley Felty (PG), James Kyle (PF), Andrew Johnson (C) Bruce Gorman, Dustin Knauss, Justin Guynn | |
| 10:57 | Florida State | John Georges makes the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 10:57 | Florida State | John Georges misses the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 10:57 | Auburn | James Kyle snags the defensive board | 17-13 |
| 10:38 | Auburn | Andrew Johnson scores on a floater from the left block | 17-15 |
| 10:21 | Florida State | James Kyle swats the shot by Micheal Wood | 17-15 |
| 10:20 | Auburn | Stanley Felty grabs the defensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 10:16 | Auburn | Wayne Ososki steps in front of the Stanley Felty pass in the backcourt | 17-15 |
| 10:14 | Florida State | Wayne Ososki banks in the layup | 19-15 |
| 09:51 | Auburn | Robert Ragsdale clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-15 |
| 09:49 | Florida State | Wayne Ososki grabs the defensive rebound | 19-15 |
| 09:43 | Florida State | Micheal Wood comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by James Kyle - foul #1 on James Kyle, team foul #10 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Florida State | Frederick Lee (PG), Wesley Knott (SG), Joel Matthews (SF), Frank Barnes (PF) Wayne Ososki, Lloyd Murphy, John Georges, Michael Doi | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bruce Gorman (PG), Dustin Knauss (PF) William Still, Andrew Johnson | |
| 09:43 | Florida State | Micheal Wood makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 09:43 | Florida State | Micheal Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 09:43 | Auburn | James Kyle gets the rebound | 20-15 |
| 09:14 | Auburn | Bruce Gorman comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 20-15 |
| 09:13 | Florida State | Wesley Knott snags the defensive board | 20-15 |
| 08:53 | Florida State | Micheal Wood drills a driving attempt from the right block | 22-15 |
| 08:51 | Auburn | Stanley Felty is fouled in the backcourt by Wesley Knott - foul #1 on Wesley Knott, team foul #4 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Still (SG) Stanley Felty | |
| 08:39 | Auburn | James Kyle is wide open but clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Micheal Wood - foul #1 on Micheal Wood, team foul #5 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Florida State | Michael Doi (PF) Frank Barnes | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 08:39 | Auburn | James Kyle misses the 1st free throw | 22-15 |
| 08:39 | Auburn | James Kyle makes the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| 08:25 | Florida State | Michael Doi misses the dunk attempt | 22-16 |
| 08:24 | Florida State | Michael Doi tips it home | 24-16 |
| 08:22 | Auburn | Robert Ragsdale is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 24-16 |
| Subs | Florida State | Leslie Stewart (PG), Lloyd Murphy (SG), John Georges (SF) Frederick Lee, Wesley Knott, Joel Matthews | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 08:17 | Florida State | Micheal Wood knocks in the floater from the left wing | 26-16 |
| 07:53 | Auburn | Dustin Knauss misses badly on the uncontested floater near the basket | 26-16 |
| 07:52 | Auburn | Bruce Gorman tips it home | 26-18 |
| 07:37 | Florida State | Leslie Stewart buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Lloyd Murphy | 29-18 |
| 07:33 | Auburn | Lloyd Murphy picks off the pass by William Still in the backcourt | 29-18 |
| 07:21 | Florida State | Michael Doi loses the ball out of bounds | 29-18 |
| Subs | Florida State | Wayne Ososki (PG), Frank Barnes (PF) Lloyd Murphy, Micheal Wood | |
| Subs | Auburn | Stanley Felty (SG), Andrew Johnson (C) William Still, James Kyle | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Wayne Ososki (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Leslie Stewart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Georges (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Barnes (tired) 4 reb. C - Michael Doi (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Bruce Gorman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Felty (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Ragsdale (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Knauss (tiring) 2 pts. C - Andrew Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 06:58 | Auburn | Dustin Knauss hits a wide open jump hook in the lane | 29-20 |
| 06:53 | Florida State | Leslie Stewart clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-20 |
| 06:51 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Dustin Knauss | 29-20 |
| 06:40 | Auburn | Dustin Knauss is hacked by Wayne Ososki - foul #1 on Wayne Ososki, team foul #6 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Florida State | Wesley Knott (SG), Joel Matthews (SF), Micheal Wood (C) Leslie Stewart, John Georges, Michael Doi | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 06:22 | Auburn | Stanley Felty misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-20 |
| 06:21 | Auburn | Dustin Knauss pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-20 |
| 06:10 | Auburn | Andrew Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-20 |
| Subs | Florida State | Frederick Lee (PG) Wayne Ososki | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Still (SG), James Kyle (C) Stanley Felty, Andrew Johnson | |
| 06:01 | Florida State | Frederick Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-20 |
| 05:59 | Auburn | James Kyle grabs the defensive rebound | 29-20 |
| 05:36 | Auburn | Dustin Knauss connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 29-22 |
| 05:28 | Florida State | Joel Matthews hits the finger roll and the foul's on Robert Ragsdale - foul #1 on Robert Ragsdale, team foul #11 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Florida State | Lloyd Murphy (SG), Michael Doi (C) Wesley Knott, Micheal Wood | |
| Subs | Auburn | Andrew Johnson (C) Dustin Knauss | |
| 05:28 | Florida State | Joel Matthews makes the free throw | 32-22 |
| 05:09 | Auburn | Michael Doi denies the turnaround by James Kyle | 32-22 |
| 05:07 | Auburn | Andrew Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 32-22 |
| 04:54 | Auburn | Bruce Gorman drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Still | 32-24 |
| 04:36 | Florida State | Joel Matthews misses the easy layup | 32-24 |
| 04:34 | Auburn | Andrew Johnson pulls down the rebound | 32-24 |
| 04:18 | Auburn | James Kyle banks in the layup on a great pass from Bruce Gorman | 32-26 |
| 03:55 | Florida State | Frederick Lee buries a runner from the left block | 34-26 |
| 03:50 | Auburn | Bruce Gorman makes the floater from the baseline | 34-28 |
| 03:33 | Florida State | Lloyd Murphy hits a floater in the lane set up by Michael Doi | 36-28 |
| 03:19 | Auburn | Robert Ragsdale misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-28 |
| 03:17 | Auburn | William Still misses the tip | 36-28 |
| 03:15 | Florida State | Joel Matthews snags the defensive board | 36-28 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Frederick Lee (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joel Matthews (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Frank Barnes (very tired) 4 reb. C - Michael Doi (tired) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Bruce Gorman (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Still (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Robert Ragsdale (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Kyle (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Florida State | Joel Matthews throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-28 |
| Subs | Florida State | Wayne Ososki (PG), Leslie Stewart (SG), John Georges (SF), Micheal Wood (C) Frederick Lee, Lloyd Murphy, Joel Matthews, Michael Doi | |
| Subs | Auburn | Stanley Felty (PG), David Johnson (SG), William Summers (SF), Dustin Knauss (PF), Justin Guynn (C) Bruce Gorman, William Still, Robert Ragsdale, James Kyle, Andrew Johnson | |
| 02:50 | Auburn | David Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Micheal Wood - foul #2 on Micheal Wood, team foul #7 | 36-28 |
| 02:50 | Auburn | David Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 02:50 | Auburn | David Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 02:29 | Florida State | Leslie Stewart comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 36-30 |
| 02:28 | Auburn | William Summers pulls down the rebound | 36-30 |
| 02:26 | Auburn | Wayne Ososki is called for the reach on Stanley Felty in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wayne Ososki, team foul #8 | 36-30 |
| 02:26 | Auburn | Stanley Felty misses the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 02:26 | Florida State | John Georges snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 02:05 | Florida State | Leslie Stewart drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-30 |
| 01:51 | Auburn | David Johnson buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Stanley Felty | 38-33 |
| 01:37 | Florida State | Leslie Stewart is fouled on the floor by David Johnson - foul #3 on David Johnson, team foul #12 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Florida State | Wesley Knott (SF), Michael Doi (PF) John Georges, Frank Barnes | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bruce Gorman (PG) David Johnson | |
| 01:37 | Florida State | Leslie Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 01:37 | Florida State | Leslie Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 01:13 | Auburn | Bruce Gorman misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-33 |
| 01:12 | Florida State | Micheal Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 01:07 | Florida State | Leslie Stewart misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 40-33 |
| 01:06 | Florida State | Wesley Knott snags the offensive board | 40-33 |
| 00:57 | Florida State | Wesley Knott is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Wesley Knott, team foul #9 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Florida State | Frederick Lee (PG), John Georges (SF) Wayne Ososki, Leslie Stewart | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:44 | Auburn | Dustin Knauss scores on a jumper in the paint | 40-35 |
| 00:27 | Florida State | Frederick Lee scores on a jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Bruce Gorman - foul #2 on Bruce Gorman, team foul #13 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Florida State | Lloyd Murphy (SG), Frank Barnes (PF) John Georges, Michael Doi | |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Ragsdale (SF), James Kyle (PF) Bruce Gorman, Dustin Knauss | |
| 00:27 | Florida State | Frederick Lee makes the free throw | 43-35 |
| 00:22 | Auburn | William Summers loses the dribble to Frederick Lee in the backcourt | 43-35 |
| 00:21 | Florida State | Lloyd Murphy throws it down on a nice dish by Frederick Lee | 45-35 |
| 00:03 | Auburn | Justin Guynn is called for traveling | 45-35 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Georges (SF) Wesley Knott | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bruce Gorman (PG) Stanley Felty | |
| 00:00 | Florida State | John Georges misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 45-35 |