| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Lafreniere (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wilford Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Stricklin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Theodore Washington (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lance Ebert (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Craig (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Gallego (fresh) PF - David Mills (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David West (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Wilford Miller inbounds the ball | 27-32 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 19:43 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by William Stricklin | 29-32 |
| 19:28 | Auburn | David Mills hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Lance Ebert and he's fouled by Charles Wilson - foul #2 on Charles Wilson, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| 19:28 | Auburn | David Mills misses the free throw | 29-34 |
| 19:28 | Alabama | William Stricklin grabs the board | 29-34 |
| 19:11 | Alabama | Charles Wilson misses the jumpshot from the left side | 29-34 |
| 19:10 | Alabama | Charles Wilson tips it in | 31-34 |
| 18:58 | Auburn | David Mills is hacked by William Stricklin - foul #1 on William Stricklin, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| 18:43 | Auburn | William Stricklin takes the ball from James Gallego | 31-34 |
| 18:27 | Alabama | David West takes the ball from Richard Lafreniere | 31-34 |
| 18:04 | Auburn | David West's pass is intercepted by Theodore Washington | 31-34 |
| 17:52 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-34 |
| 17:51 | Auburn | David Mills pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| 17:44 | Auburn | Travis Craig misses long on an open fadeaway from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 17:42 | Alabama | Charles Wilson pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| 17:29 | Alabama | Charles Wilson blows the layup | 31-34 |
| 17:28 | Auburn | James Gallego snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 17:19 | Auburn | David Mills misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 17:17 | Auburn | David West grabs the offensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 17:03 | Auburn | David Mills throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-34 |
| 16:48 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere's fadeaway is rejected by David West | 31-34 |
| 16:47 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Wilford Miller | 31-34 |
| 16:30 | Alabama | Charles Wilson buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Wilford Miller | 33-34 |
| 16:18 | Auburn | David Mills is alone and drills a jump hook from the left block | 33-36 |
| 15:59 | Alabama | William Stricklin is fouled on the floor by David Mills - foul #1 on David Mills, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ken Lozada (PG), Timothy Young (SG), Paul Catlett (PF), Roger Thomas (C) Richard Lafreniere, Charles Wilson, William Stricklin, Theodore Washington | |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Simon (PF) David Mills | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ken Lozada (fresh) SG - Timothy Young (fresh) SF - Wilford Miller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Catlett (fresh) 4 pts. C - Roger Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lance Ebert (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Travis Craig (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Gallego (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Simon (fresh) 2 reb. C - David West (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Alabama | James Gallego steps in front of the Roger Thomas pass | 33-36 |
| 15:35 | Auburn | Lance Ebert shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away but he's fouled by Roger Thomas - foul #1 on Roger Thomas, team foul #3 | 33-36 |
| 15:35 | Auburn | Lance Ebert misses the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 15:35 | Auburn | Lance Ebert makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 15:35 | Auburn | Lance Ebert misses the 3rd free throw | 33-37 |
| 15:35 | Alabama | Paul Catlett grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 15:14 | Alabama | Paul Catlett is fouled on the floor by Joseph Simon - foul #3 on Joseph Simon, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere (PG) Timothy Young | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 14:48 | Alabama | Ken Lozada comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by David West - foul #1 on David West, team foul #3 | 33-37 |
| 14:48 | Alabama | Ken Lozada makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 14:48 | Alabama | Ken Lozada makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 14:33 | Auburn | Travis Craig is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Travis Craig, team foul #4 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Alabama | Charles Wilson (SF), William Stricklin (PF) Wilford Miller, Roger Thomas | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 14:12 | Alabama | Paul Catlett misses the lay-in | 35-37 |
| 14:10 | Auburn | James Gallego pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 14:04 | Auburn | David West misses badly on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Richard Lafreniere - foul #1 on Richard Lafreniere, team foul #4 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Alabama | Theodore Washington (C) Ken Lozada | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Mills (PF) Joseph Simon | |
| 14:04 | Auburn | David West misses the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 14:04 | Auburn | David West misses the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 14:04 | Auburn | James Gallego snags the offensive board | 35-37 |
| 13:47 | Auburn | Travis Craig buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Lance Ebert | 35-39 |
| 13:26 | Alabama | William Stricklin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 13:25 | Auburn | James Gallego grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 13:18 | Auburn | David West's layup is rejected by Theodore Washington | 35-39 |
| 13:17 | Alabama | Charles Wilson grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 12:51 | Alabama | William Stricklin misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 35-39 |
| 12:50 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Travis Craig | 35-39 |
| 12:45 | Auburn | Lance Ebert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ken Lozada (PG), Timothy Young (SG), Wilford Miller (SF) Richard Lafreniere, Charles Wilson, Paul Catlett | |
| Subs | Auburn | Steven Hensley (C) David West | |
| 12:21 | Alabama | Wilford Miller can't throw it down | 35-39 |
| 12:20 | Auburn | David Mills gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 12:14 | Auburn | Lance Ebert double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 35-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Wagner (SF) James Gallego | |
| 11:45 | Alabama | Wilford Miller comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 11:44 | Auburn | Travis Craig gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ken Lozada (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Timothy Young (fresh) SF - Wilford Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Stricklin (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Theodore Washington (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lance Ebert (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Travis Craig (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Mills (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Steven Hensley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Auburn | Wilford Miller is called for the reach on Michael Wagner - foul #1 on Wilford Miller, team foul #5 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere (PG), Charles Wilson (SG), Roger Thomas (C) Ken Lozada, Timothy Young, Theodore Washington | |
| Subs | Auburn | Samuel Bateman (PG), Rodney Walden (SG), Joseph Simon (PF) Lance Ebert, Travis Craig, David Mills | |
| 11:17 | Auburn | Samuel Bateman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 11:15 | Auburn | Michael Wagner snags the offensive board | 35-39 |
| 11:03 | Auburn | Steven Hensley double dribbles | 35-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | Paul Catlett (PF) William Stricklin | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Gallego (SF), David West (C) Michael Wagner, Steven Hensley | |
| 10:42 | Alabama | Samuel Bateman is called for the reach on Richard Lafreniere - foul #2 on Samuel Bateman, team foul #5 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ken Lozada (SG) Wilford Miller | |
| Subs | Auburn | Travis Craig (SG) Rodney Walden | |
| 10:26 | Alabama | Charles Wilson can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 10:24 | Auburn | Travis Craig gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 10:06 | Auburn | Samuel Bateman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-39 |
| 10:05 | Alabama | Roger Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 09:36 | Alabama | Ken Lozada's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | Wilford Miller (SF), Theodore Washington (C) Charles Wilson, Roger Thomas | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lance Ebert (PG), David Mills (PF) Samuel Bateman, Joseph Simon | |
| 09:13 | Auburn | James Gallego is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on James Gallego, team foul #6 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | Timothy Young (SG), William Stricklin (PF) Ken Lozada, Paul Catlett | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 08:44 | Alabama | Theodore Washington drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Timothy Young | 37-39 |
| 08:25 | Auburn | David Mills hits a floater in the lane set up by James Gallego | 37-41 |
| 07:56 | Alabama | William Stricklin lays it in set up by Richard Lafreniere and he's fouled by David West - foul #2 on David West, team foul #7 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ken Lozada (PG), Charles Wilson (SG) Richard Lafreniere, Timothy Young | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rodney Walden (SG), Michael Wagner (SF), Steven Hensley (C) Travis Craig, James Gallego, David West | |
| 07:56 | Alabama | William Stricklin misses the free throw | 39-41 |
| 07:56 | Alabama | Wilford Miller grabs the offensive board | 39-41 |
| 07:33 | Alabama | Wilford Miller connects on the jumper from the left wing | 41-41 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ken Lozada (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wilford Miller (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Stricklin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Theodore Washington (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lance Ebert (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rodney Walden (fresh) SF - Michael Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Mills (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Steven Hensley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Auburn | Lance Ebert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-41 |
| 06:58 | Alabama | Charles Wilson misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-41 |
| 06:57 | Auburn | Rodney Walden pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 06:48 | Auburn | Rodney Walden double dribbles | 41-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere (PG), Paul Catlett (PF), Roger Thomas (C) Wilford Miller, William Stricklin, Theodore Washington | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 06:20 | Alabama | Paul Catlett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | Wilford Miller (SF) Ken Lozada | |
| Subs | Auburn | Travis Craig (SG), James Gallego (SF), Joseph Simon (PF) Rodney Walden, Michael Wagner, David Mills | |
| 06:02 | Auburn | Lance Ebert buries a runner from the left block and he's hacked by Richard Lafreniere - foul #2 on Richard Lafreniere, team foul #6 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Auburn | David West (C) Steven Hensley | |
| 06:02 | Auburn | Lance Ebert makes the free throw | 41-44 |
| 05:44 | Alabama | Travis Craig steps in front of the Charles Wilson pass | 41-44 |
| 05:31 | Auburn | James Gallego buries a jump hook in the lane | 41-46 |
| 05:27 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-46 |
| 05:25 | Alabama | Wilford Miller grabs the offensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 05:04 | Alabama | Paul Catlett can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 41-46 |
| 05:02 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Roger Thomas | 41-46 |
| 04:42 | Alabama | Paul Catlett misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-46 |
| 04:40 | Alabama | Wilford Miller tips it back up and in | 43-46 |
| 04:22 | Auburn | Lance Ebert can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-46 |
| 04:20 | Alabama | Paul Catlett grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 04:20 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-46 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Stricklin (PF), Theodore Washington (C) Paul Catlett, Roger Thomas | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Mills (PF) Joseph Simon | |
| 04:09 | Alabama | Wilford Miller is fouled on the floor by David Mills - foul #2 on David Mills, team foul #8 | 43-46 |
| 04:09 | Alabama | Wilford Miller misses the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 04:09 | Auburn | David West snags the defensive board | 43-46 |
| 03:57 | Auburn | The jump hook by David Mills is blocked by Theodore Washington | 43-46 |
| 03:56 | Alabama | Theodore Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 03:41 | Alabama | Charles Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-46 |
| 03:31 | Auburn | Lance Ebert splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-46 |
| 03:30 | Alabama | Wilford Miller gets the rebound | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Lafreniere (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wilford Miller (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - William Stricklin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Theodore Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lance Ebert (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Travis Craig (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Gallego (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Mills (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - David West (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Alabama | The pull-up jumper by Richard Lafreniere is blocked by James Gallego | 43-46 |
| 03:10 | Auburn | Lance Ebert snags the defensive board | 43-46 |
| 03:05 | Auburn | Theodore Washington steals it from James Gallego | 43-46 |
| 02:38 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere can't finish the layup but the foul's on Lance Ebert - foul #1 on Lance Ebert, team foul #9 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ken Lozada (SG), Paul Catlett (PF) Charles Wilson, Wilford Miller | |
| Subs | Auburn | Samuel Bateman (PG) Lance Ebert | |
| 02:38 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 02:38 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere misses the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 02:38 | Auburn | The rebound goes to David West | 44-46 |
| 02:15 | Auburn | Travis Craig connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from David West | 44-48 |
| 02:15 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 44-48 |
| Subs | Alabama | Charles Wilson (SG), Wilford Miller (SF) Ken Lozada, Paul Catlett | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lance Ebert (PG) Samuel Bateman | |
| 01:51 | Alabama | William Stricklin misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Mills - foul #3 on David Mills, team foul #10 | 44-48 |
| 01:51 | Alabama | William Stricklin makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 01:51 | Alabama | William Stricklin makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 01:25 | Auburn | David West misses short on an open shot from the right side | 46-48 |
| 01:23 | Alabama | Wilford Miller pulls down the rebound | 46-48 |
| 01:06 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 01:04 | Auburn | David West grabs the board | 46-48 |
| 00:53 | Auburn | David Mills misses the driving attempt in the lane | 46-48 |
| 00:52 | Auburn | David West misses the tip | 46-48 |
| 00:50 | Alabama | William Stricklin grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 00:29 | Alabama | William Stricklin knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Wilson | 48-48 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 00:04 | Auburn | David Mills makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Lance Ebert | 48-50 |
| 00:04 | Alabama | Alabama calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-50 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Charles Wilson misses long on a halfcourt shot | 48-50 |