| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ray Little (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Maloney (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Fred Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Stephen Vetter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lee Kugler (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tom Pimentel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clifton Newlon (fresh) PF - William Patel (fresh) 6 pts. C - Louis Holley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson inbounds the ball | 36-30 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | South Carolina | Ray Little splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 19:39 | South Carolina | John Maloney tips it home | 38-30 |
| 19:12 | Auburn | William Patel clanks a shot from the baseline | 38-30 |
| 19:11 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler grabs the board | 38-30 |
| 19:02 | South Carolina | Ray Little splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by William Patel - foul #3 on William Patel, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal (PF), Dennis Barker (C) Stephen Vetter, Lee Kugler | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (PG), Brian Matthews (SF) John Moen, Clifton Newlon | |
| 19:02 | South Carolina | Ray Little makes the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 19:02 | South Carolina | Ray Little makes the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 18:42 | Auburn | Gary Napper clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-30 |
| 18:40 | South Carolina | Dennis Barker gets the rebound | 40-30 |
| 18:19 | South Carolina | The jump hook by Fred Peterson is blocked by Louis Holley | 40-30 |
| 18:18 | Auburn | William Patel grabs the board | 40-30 |
| 17:57 | Auburn | William Patel makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-32 |
| 17:46 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson can't finish the uncontested layup | 40-32 |
| 17:45 | Auburn | Brian Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 17:43 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel is hacked by John Maloney in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Maloney, team foul #1 | 40-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Batten (PG), Alan Bell (SG) Ray Little, John Maloney | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SF), Robert Morrison (PF), Daniel Landry (C) Brian Matthews, William Patel, Louis Holley | |
| 17:26 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Morrison | 40-35 |
| 17:02 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Don Batten | 42-35 |
| 16:40 | Auburn | Robert Morrison clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-35 |
| 16:39 | South Carolina | Dennis Barker grabs the defensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 16:34 | South Carolina | Alan Bell clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 42-35 |
| 16:32 | Auburn | Daniel Landry pulls down the rebound | 42-35 |
| 16:13 | Auburn | Fred Peterson steals it from Daniel Landry | 42-35 |
| 16:03 | South Carolina | Alan Bell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ray Little (PG), William Haldeman (SF), Stephen Vetter (PF), Lee Kugler (C) Don Batten, Fred Peterson, Daniel Levinthal, Dennis Barker | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), William Patel (PF), Louis Holley (C) Tom Pimentel, Robert Morrison, Daniel Landry | |
| 15:59 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clifton Newlon, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Maloney (SG) Alan Bell | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ray Little (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Maloney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Haldeman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Vetter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lee Kugler (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Napper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifton Newlon (fairly fresh) PF - William Patel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Louis Holley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | South Carolina | Ray Little makes the contested shot from the free throw line and the foul's on John Moen - foul #2 on John Moen, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fred Peterson (SF) William Haldeman | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tom Pimentel (SG), Brian Matthews (SF) Gary Napper, Clifton Newlon | |
| 15:38 | South Carolina | Ray Little misses the free throw | 44-35 |
| 15:38 | Auburn | The rebound goes to William Patel | 44-35 |
| 15:36 | Auburn | Brian Matthews is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Peterson - foul #1 on Fred Peterson, team foul #2 | 44-35 |
| 15:17 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-35 |
| 15:16 | Auburn | William Patel grabs the offensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 14:57 | Auburn | Lee Kugler is called for the reach on Louis Holley - foul #1 on Lee Kugler, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Haldeman (SF) Fred Peterson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (SG), Clifton Newlon (SF) Tom Pimentel, Brian Matthews | |
| 14:30 | Auburn | Louis Holley misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 44-35 |
| 14:28 | Auburn | Gary Napper tips it home | 44-37 |
| 14:22 | South Carolina | John Maloney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fred Peterson (SF), Daniel Levinthal (PF), Dennis Barker (C) William Haldeman, Stephen Vetter, Lee Kugler | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tom Pimentel (SG) Gary Napper | |
| 13:53 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-39 |
| 13:34 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson is fouled on the floor by Clifton Newlon - foul #2 on Clifton Newlon, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Haldeman (SF), Stephen Vetter (PF), Lee Kugler (C) Fred Peterson, Daniel Levinthal, Dennis Barker | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brian Matthews (SF) Clifton Newlon | |
| 13:18 | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter makes the wide open jumper from the left block set up by William Haldeman | 46-39 |
| 12:56 | Auburn | William Patel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-39 |
| 12:54 | South Carolina | John Maloney grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 12:37 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Ray Little and he's fouled by Louis Holley - foul #1 on Louis Holley, team foul #5 | 48-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Batten (PG), Fred Peterson (SF), Daniel Levinthal (PF) Ray Little, William Haldeman, Stephen Vetter | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (PG), Clifton Newlon (SF), Robert Morrison (PF), Daniel Landry (C) John Moen, Brian Matthews, William Patel, Louis Holley | |
| 12:37 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler makes the free throw | 49-39 |
| 12:08 | Auburn | Gary Napper misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-39 |
| 12:06 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 11:58 | South Carolina | Daniel Landry picks off the pass by Fred Peterson | 49-39 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Don Batten (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Maloney (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Fred Peterson (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Daniel Levinthal (tiring) 2 pts. C - Lee Kugler (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Gary Napper (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Pimentel (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clifton Newlon (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Morrison (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Landry (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:55 | Auburn | John Maloney is called for the reach on Tom Pimentel in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Maloney, team foul #4 | 49-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ray Little (PG), Alan Bell (SG), William Haldeman (SF), Stephen Vetter (PF), Dennis Barker (C) Don Batten, John Maloney, Fred Peterson, Daniel Levinthal, Lee Kugler | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), William Patel (PF), Louis Holley (C) Tom Pimentel, Robert Morrison, Daniel Landry | |
| 11:30 | Auburn | William Haldeman steps in front of the Clifton Newlon pass | 49-39 |
| 11:26 | South Carolina | William Haldeman misses the lay-in | 49-39 |
| 11:25 | Auburn | Louis Holley pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 11:05 | Auburn | Louis Holley hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from John Moen | 49-41 |
| 10:46 | South Carolina | Alan Bell misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-41 |
| 10:44 | Auburn | Louis Holley grabs the board | 49-41 |
| 10:39 | Auburn | Gary Napper makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Moen and he's hacked by Alan Bell - foul #1 on Alan Bell, team foul #5 | 49-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Batten (PG), Fred Peterson (SF), Daniel Levinthal (PF), Lee Kugler (C) Ray Little, William Haldeman, Stephen Vetter, Dennis Barker | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tom Pimentel (SG), Brian Matthews (SF), Robert Morrison (PF), Daniel Landry (C) John Moen, Clifton Newlon, William Patel, Louis Holley | |
| 10:39 | Auburn | Gary Napper misses the free throw | 49-43 |
| 10:39 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| 10:19 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal double dribbles | 49-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ray Little (PG) Don Batten | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), William Patel (PF), Louis Holley (C) Gary Napper, Brian Matthews, Daniel Landry | |
| 09:51 | Auburn | William Patel connects on the floater from the baseline | 49-45 |
| 09:35 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 09:33 | Auburn | William Patel gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 09:27 | Auburn | Alan Bell picks off the pass by Tom Pimentel in the backcourt | 49-45 |
| 09:26 | South Carolina | Alan Bell banks in the layup | 51-45 |
| 09:05 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel misses short on a floater from the right block | 51-45 |
| 09:04 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Tom Pimentel | 51-45 |
| 08:47 | Auburn | Daniel Levinthal takes the ball from Louis Holley | 51-45 |
| 08:21 | South Carolina | Alan Bell buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Fred Peterson and he's fouled by Tom Pimentel - foul #2 on Tom Pimentel, team foul #6 | 53-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Batten (PG), William Haldeman (SF), Stephen Vetter (PF), Dennis Barker (C) Ray Little, Fred Peterson, Daniel Levinthal, Lee Kugler | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (PG), Clifton Newlon (SF), Daniel Landry (C) John Moen, William Patel, Louis Holley | |
| 08:21 | South Carolina | Alan Bell makes the free throw | 54-45 |
| 08:03 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Glen Brown (SG) Alan Bell | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 07:43 | South Carolina | Glen Brown misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-45 |
| 07:42 | South Carolina | Dennis Barker grabs the offensive rebound | 54-45 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Don Batten (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Glen Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Haldeman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Stephen Vetter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Dennis Barker (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Gary Napper (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Pimentel (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clifton Newlon (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Morrison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Landry (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:20 | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter buries a shot from close range set up by Don Batten | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:07 | Auburn | Gary Napper clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-45 |
| 07:06 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon tips it but misses | 56-45 |
| 07:04 | South Carolina | Dennis Barker grabs the defensive rebound | 56-45 |
| 06:48 | South Carolina | William Haldeman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-45 |
| 06:46 | South Carolina | Dennis Barker snags the offensive board | 56-45 |
| 06:37 | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter misses long on a runner from the baseline | 56-45 |
| 06:36 | South Carolina | Dennis Barker tips it in | 58-45 |
| 06:32 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ray Little (PG), John Maloney (SG), Fred Peterson (SF), Lee Kugler (C) Don Batten, Glen Brown, William Haldeman, Dennis Barker | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), Brian Matthews (SF), William Patel (PF), Louis Holley (C) Tom Pimentel, Clifton Newlon, Robert Morrison, Daniel Landry | |
| 06:27 | South Carolina | John Maloney scores on a 3 from the right wing | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:16 | Auburn | William Patel misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 61-45 |
| 06:14 | Auburn | Louis Holley snags the offensive board | 61-45 |
| 06:06 | Auburn | William Patel drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Gary Napper | 61-47 |
| 05:41 | South Carolina | Gary Napper steals the ball from John Maloney | 61-47 |
| 05:38 | Auburn | Gary Napper banks in the layup | 61-49 |
| 05:17 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 61-49 |
| 05:15 | Auburn | William Patel gets the rebound | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:50 | Auburn | Louis Holley connects on the shot in the lane set up by John Moen | 61-51 |
| 04:47 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Batten (SF), Daniel Levinthal (PF), Dennis Barker (C) Fred Peterson, Stephen Vetter, Lee Kugler | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tom Pimentel (SG), Clifton Newlon (SF) Gary Napper, Brian Matthews | |
| 04:37 | South Carolina | Don Batten comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-51 |
| 04:36 | Auburn | The rebound goes to William Patel | 61-51 |
| 04:17 | Auburn | William Patel is hacked by Daniel Levinthal - foul #1 on Daniel Levinthal, team foul #6 | 61-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fred Peterson (SF) Ray Little | |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Morrison (PF), Daniel Landry (C) William Patel, Louis Holley | |
| 04:11 | Auburn | Robert Morrison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-51 |
| 04:09 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal gets the rebound | 61-51 |
| 03:43 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal is whistled for traveling | 61-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ray Little (PG), William Haldeman (SF), Lee Kugler (C) Don Batten, Fred Peterson, Dennis Barker | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (PG), William Patel (PF), Louis Holley (C) John Moen, Robert Morrison, Daniel Landry | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ray Little (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Maloney (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - William Haldeman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Daniel Levinthal (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Kugler (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Gary Napper (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tom Pimentel (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clifton Newlon (fairly fresh) PF - William Patel (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Louis Holley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Auburn | Daniel Levinthal is called for the reach on William Patel - foul #2 on Daniel Levinthal, team foul #7 | 61-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter (PF), Dennis Barker (C) Daniel Levinthal, Lee Kugler | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 03:31 | Auburn | William Patel misses the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 03:31 | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter grabs the board | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:19 | South Carolina | John Maloney scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:59 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel steps out of bounds on the sideline | 64-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Batten (PG), Fred Peterson (SF), Daniel Levinthal (PF), Lee Kugler (C) Ray Little, William Haldeman, Stephen Vetter, Dennis Barker | |
| Subs | Auburn | Marcus Ono (PG), Brian Matthews (SF), Robert Morrison (PF), Daniel Landry (C) Tom Pimentel, Clifton Newlon, William Patel, Louis Holley | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:32 | South Carolina | John Maloney evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Gary Napper - foul #3 on Gary Napper, team foul #7 | 64-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ray Little (PG), Stephen Vetter (PF) Don Batten, Daniel Levinthal | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 02:32 | South Carolina | John Maloney makes the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 02:32 | South Carolina | John Maloney makes the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 02:18 | Auburn | Brian Matthews drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Gary Napper | 66-53 |
| 01:56 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Matthews | 66-53 |
| 01:55 | Auburn | Daniel Landry snags the defensive board | 66-53 |
| 01:44 | Auburn | Gary Napper comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 66-53 |
| 01:43 | South Carolina | Ray Little snags the defensive board | 66-53 |
| 01:40 | South Carolina | Ray Little's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-53 |
| 01:35 | Auburn | Marcus Ono can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-53 |
| 01:34 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Matthews | 66-53 |
| 01:14 | Auburn | Robert Morrison misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-53 |
| 01:12 | South Carolina | John Maloney grabs the board | 66-53 |
| 00:49 | South Carolina | Ray Little works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 66-53 |
| 00:47 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Robert Morrison | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Auburn | Brian Matthews makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Landry | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | South Carolina | Ray Little double dribbles | 66-56 |
| 00:10 | Auburn | Robert Morrison misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 66-56 |
| 00:09 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler gets the rebound | 66-56 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Ray Little runs out the clock | 66-56 |