| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Johnny Koster (fresh) SG - Joe Kennedy (fresh) SF - Sheldon Taylor (fresh) PF - Wayne Gentle (fresh) C - Geoffrey Hunt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Roger Cox (fresh) SG - Gregory Ogorman (fresh) SF - Brandon Fenstermacher (fresh) PF - Roger Wheelock (fresh) C - John Samayoa (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Auburn | Johnny Koster hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:24 | Vanderbilt | Sheldon Taylor swats the layup by Roger Wheelock | 3-0 |
| 19:22 | Vanderbilt | John Samayoa hits the follow up shot | 3-2 |
| 19:10 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by John Samayoa - foul #1 on John Samayoa, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 19:10 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:10 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:57 | Vanderbilt | Brandon Fenstermacher misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 4-2 |
| 18:55 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:44 | Auburn | Gregory Ogorman picks off the pass by Joe Kennedy | 4-2 |
| 18:40 | Vanderbilt | Sheldon Taylor blocks the short jumper by Roger Cox | 4-2 |
| 18:38 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:21 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle can't finish the layup but the foul's on Roger Wheelock - foul #1 on Roger Wheelock, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 18:21 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle makes the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:21 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 18:09 | Vanderbilt | Brandon Fenstermacher knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from Roger Cox | 6-4 |
| 17:59 | Auburn | Joe Kennedy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-4 |
| 17:58 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:40 | Vanderbilt | Brandon Fenstermacher scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Roger Cox | 6-6 |
| 17:18 | Auburn | Joe Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 17:16 | Vanderbilt | John Samayoa pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:50 | Vanderbilt | Brandon Fenstermacher misses long on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Sheldon Taylor - foul #1 on Sheldon Taylor, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mains (PG), Wallace Mishler (SG), Paul Parsons (SF), Terry Fitch (PF), Patrick Odom (C) Johnny Koster, Joe Kennedy, Sheldon Taylor, Wayne Gentle, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 16:50 | Vanderbilt | Brandon Fenstermacher makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:50 | Vanderbilt | Brandon Fenstermacher makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 16:42 | Auburn | Thomas Mains comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-8 |
| 16:40 | Auburn | Terry Fitch hits the follow up shot | 8-8 |
| 16:20 | Vanderbilt | Patrick Odom is called for the reach on John Samayoa - foul #1 on Patrick Odom, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian (SG), Wayne Newcombe (PF) Gregory Ogorman, Roger Wheelock | |
| 16:01 | Vanderbilt | John Samayoa hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Wallace Mishler - foul #1 on Wallace Mishler, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Williams (PG) Roger Cox | |
| 16:01 | Vanderbilt | John Samayoa makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 16:01 | Vanderbilt | John Samayoa makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Thomas Mains (fresh) SG - Wallace Mishler (fresh) SF - Paul Parsons (fresh) PF - Terry Fitch (fresh) 2 pts. C - Patrick Odom (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Williams (fresh) SG - Christopher Adrian (fresh) SF - Brandon Fenstermacher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Wayne Newcombe (fresh) C - John Samayoa (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Auburn | Patrick Odom misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Samayoa - foul #2 on John Samayoa, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Auburn | Johnny Koster (PG) Wallace Mishler | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Eugene Blakeslee (C) John Samayoa | |
| 15:49 | Auburn | Patrick Odom makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 15:49 | Auburn | Patrick Odom makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 15:31 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Newcombe lays it up and in | 10-12 |
| 15:09 | Auburn | Johnny Koster misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 10-12 |
| 15:08 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Wayne Newcombe | 10-12 |
| 14:47 | Vanderbilt | Eugene Blakeslee scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from John Williams | 10-14 |
| 14:32 | Auburn | The short jumper by Patrick Odom is denied by Wayne Newcombe | 10-14 |
| 14:31 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Wayne Newcombe | 10-14 |
| 14:12 | Vanderbilt | Brandon Fenstermacher can't throw it down | 10-14 |
| 14:11 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Newcombe tips it home | 10-16 |
| 13:50 | Auburn | Terry Fitch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-16 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Fike (PG), Joe Kennedy (SG), Sheldon Taylor (SF), Wayne Gentle (PF), Geoffrey Hunt (C) Johnny Koster, Thomas Mains, Paul Parsons, Terry Fitch, Patrick Odom | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Roger Cox (PG), Gregory Ogorman (SG), Roger Wheelock (PF) John Williams, Christopher Adrian, Wayne Newcombe | |
| 13:34 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Ogorman misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Joe Kennedy - foul #1 on Joe Kennedy, team foul #4 | 10-16 |
| 13:34 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Ogorman misses the 1st free throw | 10-16 |
| 13:34 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Ogorman makes the 2nd free throw | 10-17 |
| 13:11 | Auburn | David Fike misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-17 |
| 13:09 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle misses the tip | 10-17 |
| 13:08 | Vanderbilt | Eugene Blakeslee gets the rebound | 10-17 |
| 13:03 | Vanderbilt | Brandon Fenstermacher knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Gregory Ogorman | 10-19 |
| 12:51 | Auburn | Roger Cox is called for the reach on Wayne Gentle - foul #1 on Roger Cox, team foul #4 | 10-19 |
| 12:34 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-19 |
| 12:33 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock snags the defensive board | 10-19 |
| 12:31 | Vanderbilt | Roger Cox loses the dribble to David Fike in the backcourt | 10-19 |
| 12:23 | Auburn | David Fike misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-19 |
| 12:22 | Auburn | Joe Kennedy misses the tip | 10-19 |
| 12:20 | Vanderbilt | Eugene Blakeslee grabs the defensive rebound | 10-19 |
| 12:16 | Vanderbilt | Brandon Fenstermacher hits a 3 from straight away | 10-22 |
| 12:00 | Auburn | David Fike comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Roger Cox - foul #2 on Roger Cox, team foul #5 | 10-22 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Williams (PG), Willie Schwalenberg (SF) Roger Cox, Brandon Fenstermacher | |
| 12:00 | Auburn | David Fike makes the 1st free throw | 11-22 |
| 12:00 | Auburn | David Fike makes the 2nd free throw | 12-22 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - David Fike (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joe Kennedy (fresh) SF - Sheldon Taylor (fresh) 2 blk. PF - Wayne Gentle (fresh) 2 pts. C - Geoffrey Hunt (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Ogorman (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Schwalenberg (fresh) PF - Roger Wheelock (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eugene Blakeslee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 12-22 |
| 11:41 | Vanderbilt | John Williams tips it home | 12-24 |
| 11:16 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle misses the floater from the baseline | 12-24 |
| 11:14 | Vanderbilt | Willie Schwalenberg grabs the board | 12-24 |
| 10:59 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock travels with the ball | 12-24 |
| Subs | Auburn | Johnny Koster (PG), Thomas Mains (SG), Paul Parsons (SF), Terry Fitch (PF), Patrick Odom (C) David Fike, Joe Kennedy, Sheldon Taylor, Wayne Gentle, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian (SG), Wayne Newcombe (PF) Gregory Ogorman, Roger Wheelock | |
| 10:51 | Auburn | Terry Fitch hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 12-24 |
| 10:49 | Auburn | Terry Fitch tips it but misses | 12-24 |
| 10:48 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian gets the rebound | 12-24 |
| 10:33 | Vanderbilt | Eugene Blakeslee is fouled on the floor by Thomas Mains - foul #1 on Thomas Mains, team foul #5 | 12-24 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Brandon Fenstermacher (SF) Willie Schwalenberg | |
| 10:17 | Vanderbilt | Brandon Fenstermacher hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Patrick Odom - foul #2 on Patrick Odom, team foul #6 | 12-24 |
| Subs | Auburn | Wallace Mishler (PF) Patrick Odom | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 10:17 | Vanderbilt | Brandon Fenstermacher misses the 1st free throw | 12-24 |
| 10:17 | Vanderbilt | Brandon Fenstermacher makes the 2nd free throw | 12-25 |
| 10:09 | Auburn | Paul Parsons drills a fadeaway near the basket | 14-25 |
| 10:01 | Vanderbilt | Brandon Fenstermacher is called for traveling | 14-25 |
| Subs | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor (SF), Wayne Gentle (PF) Wallace Mishler, Terry Fitch | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gregory Ogorman (SG) Christopher Adrian | |
| 09:38 | Auburn | Thomas Mains misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-25 |
| 09:37 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor hits the follow up shot | 16-25 |
| 09:10 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Ogorman is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Gregory Ogorman, team foul #6 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joe Kennedy (SG), Geoffrey Hunt (C) Thomas Mains, Paul Parsons | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock (PF) Wayne Newcombe | |
| 08:52 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor misses the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Roger Wheelock - foul #2 on Roger Wheelock, team foul #7 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Willie Schwalenberg (SF), Wayne Newcombe (PF) Brandon Fenstermacher, Roger Wheelock | |
| 08:52 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 08:52 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 08:33 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Ogorman can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 18-25 |
| 08:32 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt gets the rebound | 18-25 |
| 08:18 | Auburn | Johnny Koster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-25 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Parsons (SF), Terry Fitch (PF) Sheldon Taylor, Wayne Gentle | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian (SG) Gregory Ogorman | |
| 08:08 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Newcombe makes the turnaround in the paint | 18-27 |
| 07:47 | Auburn | Johnny Koster is hacked by John Williams - foul #1 on John Williams, team foul #8 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Brandon Fenstermacher (SF) Willie Schwalenberg | |
| 07:47 | Auburn | Johnny Koster makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 07:47 | Auburn | Johnny Koster makes the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Johnny Koster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joe Kennedy (fresh) SF - Paul Parsons (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Fitch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Geoffrey Hunt (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Adrian (fresh) SF - Brandon Fenstermacher (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Wayne Newcombe (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Blakeslee (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Vanderbilt | John Williams is called for 3 seconds | 20-27 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mains (PG), Wallace Mishler (SG), Sheldon Taylor (SF), Wayne Gentle (PF) Johnny Koster, Joe Kennedy, Terry Fitch, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 07:01 | Auburn | Paul Parsons is hacked by Eugene Blakeslee - foul #1 on Eugene Blakeslee, team foul #9 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gregory Ogorman (SG) Christopher Adrian | |
| 07:01 | Auburn | Paul Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 07:01 | Auburn | Paul Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 06:47 | Vanderbilt | Paul Parsons denies the turnaround by Eugene Blakeslee | 22-27 |
| 06:46 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler grabs the board | 22-27 |
| 06:41 | Auburn | Brandon Fenstermacher picks off the pass by Wayne Gentle | 22-27 |
| 06:37 | Vanderbilt | Brandon Fenstermacher lays it up and in | 22-29 |
| 06:25 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-29 |
| 06:23 | Vanderbilt | Brandon Fenstermacher gets the rebound | 22-29 |
| 06:06 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Ogorman misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Wayne Gentle - foul #1 on Wayne Gentle, team foul #7 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joe Kennedy (SG) Wallace Mishler | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Willie Schwalenberg (SF) Brandon Fenstermacher | |
| 06:06 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Ogorman misses the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 06:06 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Ogorman makes the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 05:49 | Auburn | Joe Kennedy knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Wayne Gentle | 25-30 |
| 05:33 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Newcombe blows the layup but the foul's on Wayne Gentle - foul #2 on Wayne Gentle, team foul #8 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Auburn | Johnny Koster (PG), Terry Fitch (SF), Wallace Mishler (PF), Geoffrey Hunt (C) Thomas Mains, Sheldon Taylor, Wayne Gentle, Paul Parsons | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 05:33 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Newcombe misses the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 05:33 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Newcombe makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 05:06 | Auburn | Eugene Blakeslee swats the shot by Johnny Koster | 25-31 |
| 05:05 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Newcombe pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 04:54 | Vanderbilt | Willie Schwalenberg misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 25-31 |
| 04:52 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Newcombe misses the tip | 25-31 |
| 04:50 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler snags the defensive board | 25-31 |
| 04:34 | Auburn | Johnny Koster hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Terry Fitch | 27-31 |
| 04:25 | Vanderbilt | Willie Schwalenberg misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-31 |
| 04:23 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt grabs the board | 27-31 |
| 04:19 | Auburn | Joe Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 27-31 |
| 04:18 | Vanderbilt | Willie Schwalenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 03:59 | Vanderbilt | Willie Schwalenberg is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Willie Schwalenberg, team foul #10 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mains (SG), Sheldon Taylor (SF), Wayne Gentle (PF), Paul Parsons (C) Joe Kennedy, Terry Fitch, Wallace Mishler, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Roger Cox (PG), Christopher Adrian (SG), Brandon Fenstermacher (SF), Roger Wheelock (PF), John Samayoa (C) John Williams, Gregory Ogorman, Willie Schwalenberg, Wayne Newcombe, Eugene Blakeslee | |
| 03:39 | Auburn | Paul Parsons can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 27-31 |
| 03:38 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-31 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Johnny Koster (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Thomas Mains (fresh) SF - Sheldon Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Wayne Gentle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Parsons (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Roger Cox (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Adrian (fresh) SF - Brandon Fenstermacher (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Roger Wheelock (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Samayoa (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor buries a jumper from the left side set up by Paul Parsons | 29-31 |
| 03:08 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian can't finish the layup | 29-31 |
| 03:07 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Wayne Gentle | 29-31 |
| 02:50 | Auburn | Roger Cox picks off the pass by Wayne Gentle | 29-31 |
| 02:47 | Vanderbilt | Roger Cox lays it in | 29-33 |
| 02:32 | Auburn | Paul Parsons is called for 5 seconds | 29-33 |
| Subs | Auburn | Wallace Mishler (SG), Geoffrey Hunt (C) Johnny Koster, Paul Parsons | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 02:18 | Vanderbilt | John Samayoa misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Wallace Mishler - foul #2 on Wallace Mishler, team foul #9 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joe Kennedy (SG) Wallace Mishler | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 02:18 | Vanderbilt | John Samayoa makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 02:18 | Vanderbilt | John Samayoa makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 01:55 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor double dribbles | 29-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gregory Ogorman (SG) Christopher Adrian | |
| 01:41 | Vanderbilt | John Samayoa connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Roger Cox | 29-37 |
| 01:35 | Auburn | Thomas Mains travels with the ball | 29-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Parsons (SF) Sheldon Taylor | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 01:15 | Vanderbilt | John Samayoa connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Roger Cox | 29-39 |
| 00:57 | Auburn | Paul Parsons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | Johnny Koster (PG), Wallace Mishler (SG), Terry Fitch (PF), Patrick Odom (C) Thomas Mains, Joe Kennedy, Wayne Gentle, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Willie Schwalenberg (SF) Brandon Fenstermacher | |
| 00:29 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock lays it in set up by Willie Schwalenberg and the foul's on Patrick Odom - foul #3 on Patrick Odom, team foul #10 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor (SF) Patrick Odom | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 00:29 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock makes the free throw | 29-42 |
| 00:02 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler blows the layup | 29-42 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Roger Wheelock | 29-42 |