| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Maurice Smith (fresh) SG - Corey Robinson (fresh) SF - Robert Comer (fresh) PF - Martin Pinkston (fresh) C - Clayton Rhoton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fresh) SG - Clifton Newlon (fresh) SF - Robert Morrison (fresh) PF - Anthony Donaldson (fresh) C - Louis Holley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Robert Morrison wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Auburn | John Moen scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Clifton Newlon | 0-3 |
| 19:30 | Florida State | Clayton Rhoton is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Clayton Rhoton, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:14 | Auburn | Louis Holley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 0-3 |
| 19:13 | Florida State | Robert Comer gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:54 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the free throw line and the foul's on Robert Morrison - foul #1 on Robert Morrison, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:54 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:44 | Auburn | Louis Holley misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 18:43 | Auburn | Louis Holley grabs the offensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:32 | Auburn | Robert Morrison can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 18:31 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 18:06 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Corey Robinson | 5-3 |
| 17:48 | Auburn | Robert Morrison can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-3 |
| 17:46 | Florida State | Maurice Smith snags the defensive board | 5-3 |
| 17:35 | Florida State | Robert Comer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 17:34 | Auburn | Louis Holley snags the defensive board | 5-3 |
| 17:11 | Auburn | Robert Morrison misses the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Comer - foul #1 on Robert Comer, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Silvers (PG), Michael Lee (SG), Thad Smith (SF), Gary Lee (PF), Aaron Robertson (C) Maurice Smith, Corey Robinson, Robert Comer, Martin Pinkston, Clayton Rhoton | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (PG), Brian Matthews (SG), William Patel (PF), Daniel Landry (C) John Moen, Clifton Newlon, Anthony Donaldson, Louis Holley | |
| 17:11 | Auburn | Robert Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:11 | Auburn | Robert Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:53 | Florida State | John Silvers misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 16:52 | Auburn | Robert Morrison snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 16:45 | Auburn | Gary Napper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-5 |
| 16:43 | Auburn | William Patel tips it back up and in | 5-7 |
| 16:26 | Florida State | Gary Lee hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by John Silvers | 7-7 |
| 16:10 | Auburn | Gary Napper hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 16:08 | Florida State | Gary Lee pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:49 | Florida State | Aaron Robertson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 15:47 | Auburn | Brian Matthews snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - John Silvers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Lee (fresh) SF - Thad Smith (fresh) PF - Gary Lee (fresh) 2 pts. C - Aaron Robertson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Gary Napper (fresh) SG - Brian Matthews (fresh) SF - Robert Morrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Patel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Landry (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Auburn | Daniel Landry is hacked by Aaron Robertson - foul #1 on Aaron Robertson, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Florida State | Maurice Smith (PG), Corey Robinson (SG), Martin Pinkston (SF), Clayton Rhoton (C) John Silvers, Michael Lee, Thad Smith, Aaron Robertson | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), Louis Holley (C) Robert Morrison, Daniel Landry | |
| 15:11 | Auburn | Gary Napper drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Louis Holley | 7-10 |
| 14:47 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 7-10 |
| 14:46 | Auburn | Louis Holley pulls down the rebound | 7-10 |
| 14:31 | Auburn | Gary Lee picks off the pass by William Patel | 7-10 |
| 14:04 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 7-10 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Silvers (PG), Michael Lee (SG), Robert Comer (SF), Aaron Robertson (C) Maurice Smith, Corey Robinson, Martin Pinkston, Clayton Rhoton | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG), Daniel Landry (C) John Moen, Louis Holley | |
| 13:42 | Auburn | Brian Matthews throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-10 |
| Subs | Florida State | Maurice Smith (PG), Corey Robinson (SG), Martin Pinkston (PF), Clayton Rhoton (C) John Silvers, Michael Lee, Gary Lee, Aaron Robertson | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), David Peacock (SF), Louis Holley (C) Gary Napper, Brian Matthews, Daniel Landry | |
| 13:21 | Florida State | Maurice Smith makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Corey Robinson | 9-10 |
| 13:02 | Auburn | Corey Robinson is called for the reach on Clifton Newlon - foul #1 on Corey Robinson, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Silvers (PG), Michael Lee (SG), Gary Lee (PF), Aaron Robertson (C) Maurice Smith, Corey Robinson, Martin Pinkston, Clayton Rhoton | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (PG), Robert Morrison (SF), Daniel Landry (C) John Moen, David Peacock, Louis Holley | |
| 12:43 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon's pass is intercepted by Aaron Robertson | 9-10 |
| 12:26 | Florida State | Michael Lee misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-10 |
| 12:25 | Florida State | Gary Lee tips it home | 11-10 |
| 12:06 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Gary Napper | 11-12 |
| 12:02 | Florida State | Michael Lee hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Aaron Robertson | 13-12 |
| 11:47 | Auburn | Aaron Robertson blocks the jumper by William Patel | 13-12 |
| 11:46 | Auburn | Robert Morrison tips it but misses | 13-12 |
| 11:45 | Florida State | Aaron Robertson pulls down the rebound | 13-12 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - John Silvers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Lee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Comer (fresh) PF - Gary Lee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Robertson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Gary Napper (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifton Newlon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Patel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Landry (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Florida State | John Silvers banks in the layup | 15-12 |
| 10:58 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon blows the layup but he's hacked by Aaron Robertson - foul #2 on Aaron Robertson, team foul #5 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Florida State | Maurice Smith (PG), Corey Robinson (SG), Thad Smith (SF), Martin Pinkston (PF), Clayton Rhoton (C) John Silvers, Michael Lee, Robert Comer, Gary Lee, Aaron Robertson | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), Brian Matthews (SF), Anthony Donaldson (PF), Louis Holley (C) Gary Napper, Robert Morrison, William Patel, Daniel Landry | |
| 10:58 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 10:58 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 10:40 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 15-14 |
| 10:39 | Florida State | Maurice Smith tips it home | 17-14 |
| 10:22 | Auburn | John Moen misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-14 |
| 10:21 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston grabs the board | 17-14 |
| 10:08 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Anthony Donaldson - foul #1 on Anthony Donaldson, team foul #2 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Comer (SF) Thad Smith | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (SG), William Patel (PF) Clifton Newlon, Anthony Donaldson | |
| 10:08 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 10:08 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston misses the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 10:08 | Auburn | William Patel snags the defensive board | 18-14 |
| 10:03 | Auburn | Martin Pinkston is called for the reach on William Patel - foul #1 on Martin Pinkston, team foul #6 | 18-14 |
| 09:49 | Auburn | Louis Holley buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Moen and he's fouled by Clayton Rhoton - foul #2 on Clayton Rhoton, team foul #7 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Florida State | Gary Lee (C) Clayton Rhoton | |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Morrison (SF) Brian Matthews | |
| 09:49 | Auburn | Louis Holley makes the free throw | 18-17 |
| 09:35 | Florida State | William Patel steps in front of the Maurice Smith pass | 18-17 |
| 09:20 | Auburn | Gary Lee swats the shot by William Patel | 18-17 |
| 09:19 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston pulls down the rebound | 18-17 |
| 09:13 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston banks in the layup over the doubleteam on a great pass from Robert Comer | 20-17 |
| 09:08 | Auburn | Gary Napper misses the 3 from the right wing | 20-17 |
| 09:07 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston snags the defensive board | 20-17 |
| 08:45 | Florida State | Corey Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-17 |
| 08:43 | Auburn | Robert Morrison grabs the defensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 08:27 | Auburn | John Moen is hacked by Maurice Smith - foul #1 on Maurice Smith, team foul #8 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Florida State | Thad Smith (SF) Robert Comer | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brian Matthews (SF), Anthony Donaldson (PF) Robert Morrison, William Patel | |
| 08:27 | Auburn | John Moen makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 08:27 | Auburn | John Moen makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 08:12 | Florida State | Gary Napper is called for the reach on Corey Robinson - foul #1 on Gary Napper, team foul #3 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Patel (PF) Anthony Donaldson | |
| 08:01 | Florida State | Maurice Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by William Patel - foul #1 on William Patel, team foul #4 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Silvers (PG), Robert Comer (SF) Thad Smith, Gary Lee | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 08:01 | Florida State | Maurice Smith makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 08:01 | Florida State | Maurice Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 08:01 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 07:51 | Florida State | John Silvers is hacked by William Patel - foul #2 on William Patel, team foul #5 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Florida State | Gary Lee (C) John Silvers | |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Morrison (SF), Anthony Donaldson (PF) Brian Matthews, William Patel | |
| 07:35 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 21-19 |
| 07:33 | Auburn | Louis Holley pulls down the rebound | 21-19 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Maurice Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Corey Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Comer (fairly fresh) PF - Martin Pinkston (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Lee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Napper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Donaldson (fresh) C - Louis Holley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Auburn | Robert Morrison is hacked by Robert Comer - foul #2 on Robert Comer, team foul #9 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Silvers (PG), Michael Lee (SG), Thad Smith (SF) Maurice Smith, Corey Robinson, Robert Comer | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG), Brian Matthews (SF), Daniel Landry (C) Gary Napper, Anthony Donaldson, Louis Holley | |
| 07:19 | Auburn | Robert Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 07:19 | Auburn | Robert Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 06:52 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 21-21 |
| 06:50 | Florida State | Gary Lee gets the offensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 06:44 | Florida State | Gary Lee misses the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Daniel Landry - foul #1 on Daniel Landry, team foul #6 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Florida State | Maurice Smith (PG), Corey Robinson (SG) John Silvers, Michael Lee | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (PG), Louis Holley (C) John Moen, Robert Morrison | |
| 06:44 | Florida State | Gary Lee misses the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 06:44 | Florida State | Gary Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:24 | Auburn | Gary Napper is hacked by Thad Smith - foul #1 on Thad Smith, team foul #10 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), William Patel (PF) Clifton Newlon, Daniel Landry | |
| 06:24 | Auburn | Gary Napper makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 06:24 | Auburn | Gary Napper makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 06:02 | Florida State | Louis Holley steps in front of the Martin Pinkston pass | 22-23 |
| 05:43 | Auburn | Louis Holley banks in the layup on a great pass from Brian Matthews and the foul's on Gary Lee - foul #1 on Gary Lee, team foul #11 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Florida State | Clayton Rhoton (C) Thad Smith | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG), Robert Morrison (SF) John Moen, Brian Matthews | |
| 05:43 | Auburn | Louis Holley makes the free throw | 22-26 |
| 05:26 | Florida State | Gary Lee is called for 3 seconds | 22-26 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Silvers (PG), Michael Lee (SG), Thad Smith (SF) Maurice Smith, Corey Robinson, Gary Lee | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), Daniel Landry (C) Gary Napper, Louis Holley | |
| 05:03 | Auburn | John Moen misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Silvers - foul #1 on John Silvers, team foul #12 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Florida State | Maurice Smith (PG), Corey Robinson (SG), Gary Lee (PF) John Silvers, Michael Lee, Thad Smith | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (SG), Louis Holley (C) Clifton Newlon, Daniel Landry | |
| 05:03 | Auburn | John Moen makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 05:03 | Auburn | John Moen makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 04:49 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Maurice Smith | 25-28 |
| 04:33 | Auburn | Gary Napper makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-31 |
| 04:10 | Florida State | Clayton Rhoton clanks a jump hook in the lane | 25-31 |
| 04:09 | Auburn | William Patel pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 03:48 | Auburn | William Patel hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by John Moen | 25-33 |
| 03:31 | Florida State | Gary Lee makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Martin Pinkston | 27-33 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Maurice Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Martin Pinkston (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gary Lee (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Clayton Rhoton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Napper (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Morrison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Patel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Holley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Auburn | Robert Morrison misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 27-33 |
| 03:10 | Auburn | Robert Morrison grabs the offensive board | 27-33 |
| 02:59 | Auburn | Gary Napper clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Gary Lee - foul #2 on Gary Lee, team foul #13 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Silvers (PG), Michael Lee (SG), Robert Comer (SF), Aaron Robertson (C) Maurice Smith, Corey Robinson, Martin Pinkston, Gary Lee | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG), Brian Matthews (SF), Anthony Donaldson (PF), Daniel Landry (C) John Moen, Robert Morrison, William Patel, Louis Holley | |
| 02:59 | Auburn | Gary Napper makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 02:59 | Auburn | Gary Napper misses the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 02:59 | Florida State | Aaron Robertson snags the defensive board | 27-34 |
| 02:48 | Florida State | Robert Comer misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Anthony Donaldson - foul #2 on Anthony Donaldson, team foul #7 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Marcus Ono (PG) Gary Napper | |
| 02:48 | Florida State | Robert Comer misses the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 02:48 | Florida State | Robert Comer misses the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 02:48 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson snags the defensive board | 27-34 |
| 02:19 | Auburn | Daniel Landry misses the dunk | 27-34 |
| 02:17 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Aaron Robertson | 27-34 |
| 01:55 | Florida State | Clayton Rhoton loses the dribble to Daniel Landry | 27-34 |
| 01:37 | Auburn | Brian Matthews throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | Maurice Smith (PG), Corey Robinson (SG), Martin Pinkston (PF) John Silvers, Michael Lee, Aaron Robertson | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), Robert Morrison (SF), William Patel (PF), Louis Holley (C) Marcus Ono, Brian Matthews, Anthony Donaldson, Daniel Landry | |
| 01:28 | Florida State | Clayton Rhoton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-34 |
| 01:06 | Auburn | Robert Morrison scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by William Patel | 27-37 |
| 00:46 | Florida State | Corey Robinson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 27-37 |
| 00:45 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Louis Holley | 27-37 |
| 00:27 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon misses the easy layup | 27-37 |
| 00:26 | Auburn | John Moen hits the follow up shot | 27-39 |
| 00:05 | Florida State | Clayton Rhoton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-39 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Silvers (PG), Michael Lee (SG), Aaron Robertson (C) Maurice Smith, Corey Robinson, Martin Pinkston | |
| Subs | Auburn | Marcus Ono (PG), Gary Napper (SG), Brian Matthews (SF), Anthony Donaldson (PF), Daniel Landry (C) John Moen, Clifton Newlon, Robert Morrison, William Patel, Louis Holley | |
| 00:01 | Auburn | The short jumper by Daniel Landry is denied by Clayton Rhoton | 27-39 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Aaron Robertson snags the defensive board | 27-39 |