| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Travis Craig (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lance Ebert (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Gallego (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Mills (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David West (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Richard Merrell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raul Gomez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Booth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robby Bohn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | James Gallego inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Auburn | David Mills hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Steven Strickland - foul #2 on Steven Strickland, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Marshall Morrell (PG), Robert Super (SG), Nicolas Wesson (PF), Willis Davis (C) Richard Merrell, Steven Strickland, William Booth, Robby Bohn | |
| 19:44 | Auburn | David Mills makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 19:44 | Auburn | David Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 19:21 | Iowa | Willis Davis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Nicolas Wesson | 35-32 |
| 18:59 | Auburn | David West is hacked by Willis Davis - foul #2 on Willis Davis, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Merrell (PG), Steven Strickland (SG), William Booth (PF), Robby Bohn (C) Marshall Morrell, Robert Super, Nicolas Wesson, Willis Davis | |
| 18:45 | Auburn | David Mills can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Raul Gomez - foul #1 on Raul Gomez, team foul #3 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Super (PG), Liu Abdelal (SF), Willis Davis (C) Richard Merrell, Raul Gomez, Robby Bohn | |
| 18:45 | Auburn | David Mills makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 18:45 | Auburn | David Mills misses the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 18:45 | Iowa | William Booth snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 18:28 | Iowa | Steven Strickland can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lance Ebert - foul #2 on Lance Ebert, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Merrell (PG), Raul Gomez (SF), Robby Bohn (C) Robert Super, Liu Abdelal, Willis Davis | |
| 18:28 | Iowa | Steven Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 18:28 | Iowa | Steven Strickland makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 18:11 | Auburn | David Mills makes the jumper from close range | 38-34 |
| 18:07 | Iowa | Richard Merrell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Liu Abdelal (SG), Willis Davis (C) Steven Strickland, Robby Bohn | |
| 17:51 | Auburn | Lance Ebert scores on a shot near the basket | 40-34 |
| 17:32 | Iowa | William Booth scores on a jumper from the right side | 40-36 |
| 17:09 | Auburn | James Gallego is called for traveling | 40-36 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Super (PG), Steven Strickland (SG), Nicolas Wesson (PF), Robby Bohn (C) Richard Merrell, Liu Abdelal, William Booth, Willis Davis | |
| 16:53 | Iowa | Robby Bohn misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 16:52 | Iowa | Raul Gomez tips it back up and in | 40-38 |
| 16:29 | Auburn | David Mills is denied on a dunk by Nicolas Wesson | 40-38 |
| 16:28 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 16:24 | Iowa | Steven Strickland is hacked by Lance Ebert - foul #3 on Lance Ebert, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | Rodney Walden (SG) Lance Ebert | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Merrell (PG), Liu Abdelal (SF), William Booth (PF) Robert Super, Raul Gomez, Nicolas Wesson | |
| 16:12 | Iowa | Robby Bohn can't finish the layup but he's hacked by David West - foul #1 on David West, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| 16:12 | Iowa | Robby Bohn makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 16:12 | Iowa | Robby Bohn makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 15:43 | Auburn | The jumper by David Mills is denied by William Booth | 40-40 |
| 15:42 | Iowa | Richard Merrell grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Travis Craig (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Walden (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Gallego (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Mills (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - David West (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Richard Merrell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Strickland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Liu Abdelal (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Booth (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robby Bohn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:26 | Iowa | Richard Merrell clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 15:25 | Auburn | David Mills gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 15:04 | Auburn | Rodney Walden's fadeaway is rejected by William Booth | 40-40 |
| 15:03 | Auburn | David Mills tips it back up and in | 42-40 |
| 14:45 | Iowa | Richard Merrell hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-43 |
| 14:21 | Auburn | Travis Craig is fouled on the floor by Steven Strickland - foul #3 on Steven Strickland, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | Lance Ebert (SG) Rodney Walden | |
| Subs | Iowa | Marshall Morrell (PG), Robert Super (SG), Raul Gomez (SF), Nicolas Wesson (PF), Willis Davis (C) Richard Merrell, Steven Strickland, Liu Abdelal, William Booth, Robby Bohn | |
| 13:55 | Auburn | Lance Ebert misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 13:54 | Auburn | David Mills grabs the offensive board | 42-43 |
| 13:39 | Auburn | David West is hacked by Willis Davis - foul #3 on Willis Davis, team foul #5 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Simon (C) David West | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (SG), William Booth (PF) Marshall Morrell, Nicolas Wesson | |
| 13:15 | Auburn | David Mills blows the dunk | 42-43 |
| 13:13 | Auburn | David Mills snags the offensive board | 42-43 |
| 12:45 | Auburn | David Mills comes up short on the shot from the right side | 42-43 |
| 12:44 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Willis Davis | 42-43 |
| 12:31 | Iowa | Travis Craig takes the ball from Raul Gomez | 42-43 |
| 12:11 | Auburn | Travis Craig misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Super - foul #2 on Robert Super, team foul #6 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Wagner (SF), Steven Hensley (PF), David West (C) James Gallego, David Mills, Joseph Simon | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Merrell (PG), Liu Abdelal (SF), Nicolas Wesson (PF), Robby Bohn (C) Robert Super, Raul Gomez, William Booth, Willis Davis | |
| 12:11 | Auburn | Travis Craig makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 12:11 | Auburn | Travis Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 11:58 | Iowa | Richard Merrell scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Steven Strickland | 44-45 |
| 11:29 | Auburn | Lance Ebert can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 44-45 |
| 11:27 | Iowa | Robby Bohn pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Travis Craig (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lance Ebert (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Wagner (fresh) PF - Steven Hensley (fresh) 3 reb. C - David West (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Richard Merrell (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Strickland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Liu Abdelal (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nicolas Wesson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robby Bohn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:10 | Iowa | Robby Bohn misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-45 |
| 11:09 | Auburn | Steven Hensley snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 10:41 | Auburn | Travis Craig hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 10:40 | Iowa | Richard Merrell grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 10:36 | Iowa | Richard Merrell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-45 |
| 10:35 | Auburn | David West snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 10:14 | Auburn | Travis Craig hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 44-45 |
| 10:13 | Iowa | Richard Merrell pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| 09:55 | Iowa | Robby Bohn misses long on a shot from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 09:53 | Auburn | The rebound goes to David West | 44-45 |
| 09:27 | Auburn | David West is fouled on the floor by Robby Bohn - foul #1 on Robby Bohn, team foul #7 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Samuel Bateman (PG), James Gallego (SF), David Mills (PF) Travis Craig, Michael Wagner, Steven Hensley | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Super (SG), Raul Gomez (SF), William Booth (PF), Willis Davis (C) Steven Strickland, Liu Abdelal, Nicolas Wesson, Robby Bohn | |
| 09:27 | Auburn | David West makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 09:27 | Auburn | David West makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 09:19 | Iowa | Raul Gomez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Simon (C) David West | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 08:59 | Auburn | Lance Ebert misses long on a shot from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 08:57 | Iowa | Raul Gomez grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 08:51 | Iowa | Raul Gomez is hacked by Joseph Simon - foul #1 on Joseph Simon, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Marshall Morrell (PG) Richard Merrell | |
| 08:42 | Iowa | Raul Gomez lays it in | 46-47 |
| 08:13 | Auburn | Raul Gomez picks off the pass by Joseph Simon | 46-47 |
| 08:10 | Iowa | Robert Super blows the layup | 46-47 |
| 08:08 | Auburn | Joseph Simon grabs the defensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 08:02 | Auburn | Lance Ebert scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 48-47 |
| 07:47 | Iowa | Robert Super throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Merrell (PG), Steven Strickland (SG), Robby Bohn (C) Marshall Morrell, Robert Super, Willis Davis | |
| 07:18 | Auburn | Steven Strickland is called for the reach on Lance Ebert - foul #4 on Steven Strickland, team foul #8 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | David West (C) Joseph Simon | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Super (SG) Steven Strickland | |
| 07:18 | Auburn | Lance Ebert makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 07:18 | Auburn | Lance Ebert makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Samuel Bateman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lance Ebert (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Gallego (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Mills (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - David West (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Richard Merrell (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Super (fresh) SF - Raul Gomez (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Booth (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Robby Bohn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:09 | Iowa | Richard Merrell misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 07:07 | Iowa | Robby Bohn grabs the offensive board | 50-47 |
| 07:02 | Iowa | James Gallego is called for the reach on Richard Merrell - foul #3 on James Gallego, team foul #5 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Travis Craig (PG) Samuel Bateman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (SG) Robert Super | |
| 06:46 | Iowa | Robby Bohn comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-47 |
| 06:45 | Iowa | Raul Gomez hits the follow up shot | 50-49 |
| 06:25 | Auburn | David Mills drills a turnaround from close range set up by Travis Craig | 52-49 |
| 06:16 | Iowa | Richard Merrell misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-49 |
| 06:14 | Iowa | Raul Gomez misses the tip | 52-49 |
| 06:12 | Auburn | Lance Ebert snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 05:53 | Auburn | Travis Craig is called for traveling | 52-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | Rodney Walden (SG), Steven Hensley (PF) Lance Ebert, David Mills | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Super (SG), Willis Davis (C) Steven Strickland, Robby Bohn | |
| 05:35 | Iowa | Richard Merrell knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-52 |
| 05:30 | Auburn | Rodney Walden comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-52 |
| 05:28 | Auburn | David West grabs the offensive board | 52-52 |
| 05:04 | Auburn | Rodney Walden drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-52 |
| 04:49 | Iowa | Willis Davis travels with the ball | 55-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | Samuel Bateman (PG), Michael Wagner (SF), Joseph Simon (C) Travis Craig, James Gallego, David West | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (SG), Liu Abdelal (SF), Robby Bohn (C) Robert Super, Raul Gomez, Willis Davis | |
| 04:28 | Auburn | Liu Abdelal is called for the reach on Samuel Bateman - foul #1 on Liu Abdelal, team foul #9 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | Lance Ebert (SG) Rodney Walden | |
| Subs | Iowa | Marshall Morrell (PG) Richard Merrell | |
| 04:28 | Auburn | Samuel Bateman misses the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 04:28 | Iowa | Robby Bohn gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| 04:11 | Iowa | William Booth is called for a backcourt violation | 55-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Mills (PF) Steven Hensley | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Merrell (PG), Willis Davis (C) Marshall Morrell, Robby Bohn | |
| 03:55 | Auburn | David Mills misses the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Willis Davis - foul #4 on Willis Davis, team foul #10 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | Travis Craig (PG) Samuel Bateman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Super (PG), Raul Gomez (SF), Robby Bohn (C) Richard Merrell, Liu Abdelal, Willis Davis | |
| 03:55 | Auburn | David Mills misses the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 03:55 | Auburn | David Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 03:35 | Iowa | William Booth banks in the layup and the foul's on Travis Craig - foul #3 on Travis Craig, team foul #6 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Gallego (SF) Michael Wagner | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Merrell (PG), Liu Abdelal (SF), Willis Davis (C) Robert Super, Raul Gomez, Robby Bohn | |
| 03:35 | Iowa | William Booth makes the free throw | 56-55 |
| 03:06 | Auburn | Travis Craig knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Simon | 58-55 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Travis Craig (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Lance Ebert (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Gallego (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Mills (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Simon (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Richard Merrell (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Strickland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Liu Abdelal (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Booth (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Willis Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:54 | Iowa | Richard Merrell hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Willis Davis | 58-58 |
| 02:36 | Auburn | Joseph Simon loses the dribble to Liu Abdelal | 58-58 |
| 02:33 | Iowa | Steven Strickland banks in the layup on a nice dish by Liu Abdelal | 58-60 |
| 02:08 | Auburn | David Mills hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by James Gallego | 60-60 |
| 01:56 | Iowa | Willis Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-60 |
| Subs | Auburn | David West (C) Joseph Simon | |
| Subs | Iowa | Raul Gomez (SF), Robby Bohn (C) Liu Abdelal, Willis Davis | |
| 01:39 | Auburn | Travis Craig lays it in on a nice dish by David West | 62-60 |
| 01:32 | Iowa | William Booth clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 62-60 |
| 01:31 | Auburn | David West pulls down the rebound | 62-60 |
| 01:06 | Auburn | David Mills buries a turnaround in the lane | 64-60 |
| 00:54 | Iowa | Steven Strickland connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Richard Merrell | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Auburn | The jumper by Travis Craig is denied by Raul Gomez | 64-63 |
| 00:25 | Auburn | David Mills tips it home | 66-63 |
| 00:18 | Iowa | Steven Strickland is fouled on the floor by David Mills - foul #2 on David Mills, team foul #7 | 66-63 |
| 00:18 | Iowa | Steven Strickland misses the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:18 | Auburn | The rebound goes to David Mills | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Auburn | Richard Merrell is called for the reach on David Mills in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Merrell, team foul #11 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Auburn | Samuel Bateman (PG) Travis Craig | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:16 | Auburn | David Mills makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:16 | Auburn | David Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Iowa | Richard Merrell clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-63 |
| 00:09 | Auburn | David Mills gets the rebound | 68-63 |
| 00:07 | Auburn | David Mills is hacked by Richard Merrell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Merrell, team foul #12 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Auburn | Rodney Walden (SG) Lance Ebert | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:07 | Auburn | David Mills makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:07 | Auburn | David Mills misses the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:07 | Iowa | William Booth gets the rebound | 69-63 |
| 00:01 | Iowa | Robby Bohn misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 69-63 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Raul Gomez gets the offensive rebound | 69-63 |