| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allan Chernosky (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald King (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Ernest Mole (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Franklin Busby (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Dennis Matzke (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tom Pimentel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Clifton Newlon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Patel (fresh) 4 pts. C - Louis Holley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon inbounds the ball | 23-18 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:45 | Auburn | Louis Holley can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Dennis Matzke - foul #1 on Dennis Matzke, team foul #1 | 23-18 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (PG), Brian Matthews (SF), Robert Morrison (PF) John Moen, Clifton Newlon, William Patel | |
| 19:45 | Auburn | Louis Holley makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 19:45 | Auburn | Louis Holley makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 19:24 | LSU | Ronald King can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 23-20 |
| 19:22 | Auburn | Louis Holley grabs the defensive rebound | 23-20 |
| 19:07 | Auburn | Louis Holley drills a jump hook from the baseline | 23-22 |
| 18:46 | LSU | Ernest Mole misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Brian Matthews - foul #1 on Brian Matthews, team foul #1 | 23-22 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), Clifton Newlon (SF), William Patel (PF), Daniel Landry (C) Tom Pimentel, Brian Matthews, Robert Morrison, Louis Holley | |
| 18:46 | LSU | Ernest Mole makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 18:46 | LSU | Ernest Mole makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 18:30 | Auburn | William Patel misses the shot from the left block | 25-22 |
| 18:28 | LSU | Allan Chernosky pulls down the rebound | 25-22 |
| 18:26 | LSU | Allan Chernosky is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #4 on Allan Chernosky, team foul #2 | 25-22 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer (SG) Allan Chernosky | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tom Pimentel (SG) Gary Napper | |
| 18:10 | Auburn | Franklin Busby steals it from William Patel | 25-22 |
| 17:56 | LSU | Ernest Mole misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-22 |
| 17:54 | LSU | Franklin Busby hits the follow up shot | 27-22 |
| 17:35 | Auburn | Ernest Mole takes the ball from Tom Pimentel | 27-22 |
| 17:32 | LSU | Ronald King misses the easy layup | 27-22 |
| 17:31 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon pulls down the rebound | 27-22 |
| 17:27 | Auburn | Dennis Matzke is called for the reach on Clifton Newlon - foul #2 on Dennis Matzke, team foul #3 | 27-22 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (PG), Brian Matthews (SF), Robert Morrison (PF), Louis Holley (C) John Moen, Clifton Newlon, William Patel, Daniel Landry | |
| 17:12 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jeffrey Brammer - foul #2 on Jeffrey Brammer, team foul #4 | 27-22 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Stanley (C) Dennis Matzke | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG) Gary Napper | |
| 17:12 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 17:12 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel misses the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 17:12 | LSU | Ernest Mole pulls down the rebound | 27-23 |
| 16:51 | LSU | Gary Stanley clanks a shot near the basket | 27-23 |
| 16:49 | LSU | Ronald King tips it home | 29-23 |
| 16:20 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Morrison | 29-25 |
| 16:16 | LSU | Ernest Mole is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Ernest Mole, team foul #5 | 29-25 |
| Subs | LSU | Greg Barnaby (PG), Robert Fontaine (SF), Adam Shuff (C) Ronald King, Ernest Mole, Franklin Busby | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (PG), Clifton Newlon (SF), William Patel (PF), Daniel Landry (C) John Moen, Brian Matthews, Robert Morrison, Louis Holley | |
| 15:58 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround from close range | 29-25 |
| 15:56 | LSU | Adam Shuff grabs the defensive rebound | 29-25 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Greg Barnaby (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Brammer (fresh) SF - Robert Fontaine (fresh) PF - Gary Stanley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Shuff (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Gary Napper (fresh) SG - Tom Pimentel (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Clifton Newlon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Patel (fresh) 4 pts. C - Daniel Landry (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | LSU | Robert Fontaine misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-25 |
| 15:37 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 15:12 | LSU | Robert Fontaine misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-25 |
| 15:10 | Auburn | Gary Napper snags the defensive board | 29-25 |
| 14:54 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-25 |
| 14:52 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Clifton Newlon | 29-25 |
| 14:36 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gary Stanley - foul #1 on Gary Stanley, team foul #6 | 29-25 |
| Subs | LSU | Ronald King (SG), Ernest Mole (SF), Franklin Busby (PF), Dennis Matzke (C) Jeffrey Brammer, Robert Fontaine, Gary Stanley, Adam Shuff | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), Louis Holley (C) Tom Pimentel, Daniel Landry | |
| 14:36 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon misses the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 14:36 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 14:13 | LSU | Franklin Busby buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Dennis Matzke | 31-26 |
| 13:58 | Auburn | John Moen drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Clifton Newlon | 31-28 |
| 13:29 | LSU | Dennis Matzke is hacked by William Patel - foul #1 on William Patel, team foul #2 | 31-28 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Fontaine (SG) Greg Barnaby | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tom Pimentel (SG), Brian Matthews (SF), Robert Morrison (PF) Gary Napper, Clifton Newlon, William Patel | |
| 13:17 | LSU | Robert Fontaine misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Louis Holley - foul #2 on Louis Holley, team foul #3 | 31-28 |
| Subs | LSU | Allan Chernosky (PG) Ernest Mole | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 13:17 | LSU | Robert Fontaine misses the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 13:17 | LSU | Robert Fontaine makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 13:01 | Auburn | John Moen knocks in the fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by Franklin Busby - foul #3 on Franklin Busby, team foul #7 | 32-30 |
| 13:01 | Auburn | John Moen makes the free throw | 32-31 |
| 12:38 | LSU | Allan Chernosky scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 12:20 | Auburn | Louis Holley misses long on a shot from the left side | 35-31 |
| 12:18 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Tom Pimentel | 35-31 |
| 11:59 | Auburn | Brian Matthews's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Ernest Mole (SF) Robert Fontaine | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (SG), Clifton Newlon (SF), William Patel (PF) Tom Pimentel, Brian Matthews, Robert Morrison | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allan Chernosky (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ronald King (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SF - Ernest Mole (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Franklin Busby (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Dennis Matzke (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Napper (fresh) SF - Clifton Newlon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Patel (fresh) 4 pts. C - Louis Holley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | LSU | Allan Chernosky hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 11:29 | Auburn | William Patel pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 11:04 | Auburn | The jump hook by Louis Holley is blocked by Dennis Matzke | 35-31 |
| 11:02 | LSU | Franklin Busby grabs the board | 35-31 |
| 10:35 | LSU | Dennis Matzke misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 35-31 |
| 10:33 | Auburn | Louis Holley snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 10:11 | Auburn | Ernest Mole steals it from Louis Holley | 35-31 |
| 10:08 | LSU | Ronald King misses the dunk attempt | 35-31 |
| 10:07 | Auburn | John Moen grabs the board | 35-31 |
| 09:56 | Auburn | William Patel misses the jumper from close range but the foul's on Ronald King - foul #2 on Ronald King, team foul #8 | 35-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer (SG), Gary Stanley (PF), Adam Shuff (C) Ronald King, Franklin Busby, Dennis Matzke | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tom Pimentel (SG), Brian Matthews (SF), Daniel Landry (C) John Moen, Clifton Newlon, Louis Holley | |
| 09:56 | Auburn | William Patel misses the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 09:56 | Auburn | William Patel misses the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 09:56 | LSU | The rebound goes to Adam Shuff | 35-31 |
| 09:34 | LSU | Allan Chernosky can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-31 |
| 09:33 | Auburn | Brian Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 09:23 | Auburn | Allan Chernosky steals the ball from Gary Napper | 35-31 |
| 09:18 | LSU | Allan Chernosky can't finish the layup | 35-31 |
| 09:16 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 08:51 | Auburn | Brian Matthews hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 08:49 | LSU | Gary Stanley grabs the board | 35-31 |
| 08:26 | LSU | Allan Chernosky comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 35-31 |
| 08:24 | LSU | Allan Chernosky tips it back up and in | 37-31 |
| 08:02 | Auburn | 3 seconds is called on William Patel | 37-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Ronald King (SG), Robert Fontaine (SF), Franklin Busby (PF) Jeffrey Brammer, Ernest Mole, Adam Shuff | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), Clifton Newlon (SF), Robert Morrison (PF), Louis Holley (C) Gary Napper, Brian Matthews, William Patel, Daniel Landry | |
| 07:36 | LSU | Allan Chernosky misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-31 |
| 07:34 | LSU | Allan Chernosky pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-31 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allan Chernosky (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ronald King (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SF - Robert Fontaine (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Franklin Busby (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Gary Stanley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tom Pimentel (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Clifton Newlon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Morrison (fresh) C - Louis Holley (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:23 | LSU | Robert Fontaine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Dennis Matzke (C) Gary Stanley | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 06:56 | Auburn | Ronald King is called for the reach on Robert Morrison - foul #3 on Ronald King, team foul #9 | 37-31 |
| 06:56 | Auburn | Robert Morrison misses the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 06:56 | LSU | Dennis Matzke snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 06:33 | LSU | Robert Fontaine misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-31 |
| 06:32 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 06:21 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel makes the contested 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-34 |
| 06:17 | LSU | Robert Fontaine can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 37-34 |
| 06:15 | LSU | Ronald King gets the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 05:52 | LSU | Robert Fontaine drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 05:48 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon is fouled on the floor by Franklin Busby - foul #4 on Franklin Busby, team foul #10 | 40-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Ernest Mole (SF), Gary Stanley (PF) Robert Fontaine, Franklin Busby | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (PG), William Patel (PF), Daniel Landry (C) John Moen, Robert Morrison, Louis Holley | |
| 05:48 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 05:48 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 05:29 | LSU | Allan Chernosky is fouled on the floor by Gary Napper - foul #1 on Gary Napper, team foul #4 | 40-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Adam Shuff (C) Dennis Matzke | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), Louis Holley (C) Gary Napper, Daniel Landry | |
| 05:13 | LSU | Allan Chernosky hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-36 |
| 05:11 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 05:04 | Auburn | William Patel slams it home on a nice dish by John Moen | 40-38 |
| 04:40 | LSU | Ronald King splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-38 |
| 04:39 | Auburn | William Patel snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 04:22 | Auburn | John Moen hits a jumper from the baseline | 40-40 |
| 04:03 | LSU | Gary Stanley splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 40-40 |
| 04:01 | LSU | Ronald King tips it but misses | 40-40 |
| 04:00 | Auburn | The rebound goes to William Patel | 40-40 |
| 03:39 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel is fouled on the floor by Ernest Mole - foul #2 on Ernest Mole, team foul #11 | 40-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Greg Barnaby (PG), Jeffrey Brammer (SG), Franklin Busby (PF), Dennis Matzke (C) Allan Chernosky, Ronald King, Gary Stanley, Adam Shuff | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (PG), Brian Matthews (SF), Daniel Landry (C) John Moen, Clifton Newlon, Louis Holley | |
| 03:39 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel misses the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 03:39 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 03:25 | LSU | Ernest Mole is hacked by Brian Matthews - foul #2 on Brian Matthews, team foul #5 | 40-41 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Greg Barnaby (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Brammer (fresh) SF - Ernest Mole (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Franklin Busby (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Dennis Matzke (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Gary Napper (fresh) SG - Tom Pimentel (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Brian Matthews (fresh) PF - William Patel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Landry (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:58 | LSU | Dennis Matzke misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 40-41 |
| 02:56 | LSU | Dennis Matzke gets the offensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 02:56 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Allan Chernosky (PG), Ronald King (SG) Greg Barnaby, Jeffrey Brammer | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SF), Robert Morrison (PF) Brian Matthews, William Patel | |
| 02:31 | LSU | Franklin Busby shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-41 |
| 02:30 | LSU | Dennis Matzke tips it but misses | 40-41 |
| 02:28 | Auburn | Daniel Landry gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 02:02 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-44 |
| 01:38 | LSU | Allan Chernosky misses short on an open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-44 |
| 01:36 | LSU | Dennis Matzke grabs the offensive board | 40-44 |
| 01:11 | LSU | Ernest Mole knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 42-44 |
| 01:11 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-44 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), William Patel (PF), Louis Holley (C) Gary Napper, Robert Morrison, Daniel Landry | |
| 00:55 | Auburn | Louis Holley connects on the jump hook from the left block | 42-46 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:43 | LSU | Allan Chernosky is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Ernest Mole | 44-46 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:23 | Auburn | William Patel buries a driving attempt near the basket | 44-48 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:18 | LSU | Ronald King works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-48 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:16 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon is hacked by Allan Chernosky in the backcourt - foul #5 on Allan Chernosky, team foul #12 | 47-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer (SG) Allan Chernosky | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:16 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 00:16 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:12 | LSU | Ernest Mole buries a shot in the lane set up by Ronald King | 49-50 |
| 00:10 | Auburn | Ronald King is called for the reach on Clifton Newlon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronald King, team foul #13 | 49-50 |
| 00:10 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon misses the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 00:10 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon misses the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 00:10 | LSU | Dennis Matzke snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| 00:10 | LSU | LSU calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-50 |
| 00:01 | LSU | Ernest Mole misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-50 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | William Patel grabs the board | 49-50 |