| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Combs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Lowery (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Russell Giese (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Floyd (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Travis Craig (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Walden (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Wagner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Leo Hatten (fresh) C - Joseph Simon (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery inbounds the ball | 35-33 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 19:44 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Michael Wagner - foul #1 on Michael Wagner, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| 19:44 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 19:44 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 19:19 | Auburn | Joseph Simon misses the shot from the left block | 37-33 |
| 19:17 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Leo Hatten | 37-33 |
| 19:00 | Auburn | Travis Craig hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Wagner | 37-36 |
| 18:52 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery clanks a turnaround near the basket | 37-36 |
| 18:51 | Auburn | Joseph Simon pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 18:45 | Auburn | Leo Hatten's pass is intercepted by John Thompson | 37-36 |
| 18:42 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson lays it up and in | 39-36 |
| 18:34 | Auburn | Rodney Walden misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-36 |
| 18:33 | Auburn | Leo Hatten hits the follow up shot | 39-38 |
| 18:25 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 39-38 |
| 18:24 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Travis Craig | 39-38 |
| 17:55 | Auburn | Rodney Walden misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 17:54 | Auburn | Joseph Simon misses the tip | 39-38 |
| 17:52 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Joseph Lowery | 39-38 |
| 17:44 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese is hacked by Leo Hatten - foul #2 on Leo Hatten, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Samuel Bateman (SG), Charles Williams (SF), Richard King (PF) Rodney Walden, Michael Wagner, Leo Hatten | |
| 17:28 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 17:26 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs gets the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 17:09 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Russell Giese and the foul's on Joseph Simon - foul #2 on Joseph Simon, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Baran Boryszewski (PF), Jon Reed (C) Russell Giese, Mark Floyd | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lawrence Pough (SG), Leo Hatten (PF) Samuel Bateman, Richard King | |
| 17:09 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs makes the free throw | 42-38 |
| 16:43 | Auburn | Joseph Simon can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 42-38 |
| 16:42 | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 16:38 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs is hacked by Joseph Simon - foul #3 on Joseph Simon, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Willie Darrah (PG), Michael Wise (SG), Chris Saucedo (SF) John Thompson, Michael Combs, Joseph Lowery | |
| Subs | Auburn | Samuel Bateman (PG), Rodney Walden (SG), Richard King (PF), Steven Hensley (C) Travis Craig, Lawrence Pough, Leo Hatten, Joseph Simon | |
| 16:30 | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Richard King - foul #1 on Richard King, team foul #5 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Wagner (SF), Leo Hatten (PF) Charles Williams, Richard King | |
| 16:30 | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 16:30 | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 16:06 | Auburn | Michael Wise is called for the reach on Leo Hatten - foul #3 on Michael Wise, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Travis Craig (PG), Lawrence Pough (SF), Richard King (PF) Samuel Bateman, Michael Wagner, Leo Hatten | |
| 15:48 | Auburn | Steven Hensley loses the dribble to Michael Wise | 44-38 |
| 15:45 | Virginia Tech | Baran Boryszewski misses the easy layup | 44-38 |
| 15:43 | Virginia Tech | Baran Boryszewski pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Willie Darrah (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Wise (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Chris Saucedo (fresh) PF - Baran Boryszewski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Travis Craig (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Walden (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Pough (fresh) PF - Richard King (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Hensley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Virginia Tech | Willie Darrah travels with the ball | 44-38 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Thompson (PG), Russell Giese (PF), Mark Floyd (C) Willie Darrah, Baran Boryszewski, Jon Reed | |
| Subs | Auburn | Samuel Bateman (SG), Charles Williams (SF), Leo Hatten (PF), Joseph Simon (C) Rodney Walden, Lawrence Pough, Richard King, Steven Hensley | |
| 15:19 | Auburn | Joseph Simon makes the jumper from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 15:12 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 15:11 | Auburn | Leo Hatten pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 14:48 | Auburn | Travis Craig hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Williams | 44-43 |
| 14:30 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 14:28 | Auburn | Leo Hatten grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 14:24 | Auburn | Joseph Simon is hacked by Michael Wise - foul #4 on Michael Wise, team foul #2 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs (SG), Joseph Lowery (SF) Michael Wise, Chris Saucedo | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rodney Walden (SG), Michael Wagner (SF), Richard King (PF) Samuel Bateman, Charles Williams, Leo Hatten | |
| 13:57 | Auburn | Joseph Lowery steps in front of the Michael Wagner pass | 44-43 |
| 13:37 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery buries a jumper from the right side | 46-43 |
| 13:10 | Auburn | Rodney Walden misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 13:09 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 13:04 | Virginia Tech | Rodney Walden steps in front of the John Thompson pass | 46-43 |
| 12:35 | Auburn | Joseph Simon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-43 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Willie Darrah (PG), Baran Boryszewski (PF), Jon Reed (C) John Thompson, Russell Giese, Mark Floyd | |
| Subs | Auburn | Samuel Bateman (PG), Lawrence Pough (SF), Leo Hatten (PF) Travis Craig, Michael Wagner, Richard King | |
| 12:20 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery clanks a floater from the free throw line | 46-43 |
| 12:19 | Auburn | Joseph Simon pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 11:55 | Auburn | Rodney Walden makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Samuel Bateman | 46-46 |
| 11:34 | Virginia Tech | Willie Darrah is called for traveling | 46-46 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise (SG) Michael Combs | |
| Subs | Auburn | Travis Craig (PG), Michael Wagner (SF), Steven Hensley (C) Samuel Bateman, Rodney Walden, Joseph Simon | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Willie Darrah (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Wise (fresh) 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Lowery (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Baran Boryszewski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Travis Craig (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Pough (fresh) SF - Michael Wagner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Leo Hatten (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Hensley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Auburn | Jon Reed denies the turnaround by Travis Craig | 46-46 |
| 11:11 | Auburn | Steven Hensley gets the offensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 10:54 | Auburn | Steven Hensley hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Jon Reed - foul #1 on Jon Reed, team foul #3 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Thompson (PG), Chris Saucedo (SF) Willie Darrah, Joseph Lowery | |
| Subs | Auburn | Samuel Bateman (PG), Rodney Walden (SG) Travis Craig, Lawrence Pough | |
| 10:54 | Auburn | Steven Hensley makes the free throw | 46-49 |
| 10:37 | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise travels with the ball | 46-49 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs (SG), Russell Giese (PF) Michael Wise, Baran Boryszewski | |
| Subs | Auburn | Travis Craig (PG), Charles Williams (SF), Joseph Simon (C) Samuel Bateman, Michael Wagner, Steven Hensley | |
| 10:14 | Auburn | Travis Craig knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 10:10 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson travels in the backcourt | 46-51 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd (C) Jon Reed | |
| Subs | Auburn | Samuel Bateman (PG), Michael Wagner (SF) Travis Craig, Charles Williams | |
| 09:45 | Auburn | Samuel Bateman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-51 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Travis Craig (PG) Samuel Bateman | |
| 09:25 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Travis Craig - foul #2 on Travis Craig, team foul #6 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery (SF) Chris Saucedo | |
| Subs | Auburn | Charles Williams (SF) Michael Wagner | |
| 09:25 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd misses the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 09:25 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 08:56 | Auburn | Travis Craig comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-51 |
| 08:55 | Auburn | Leo Hatten gets the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 08:34 | Auburn | Rodney Walden connects on the shot from the free throw line | 47-53 |
| 08:21 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese knocks in the shot near the basket set up by John Thompson | 49-53 |
| 08:01 | Auburn | Joseph Simon is fouled on the floor by Mark Floyd - foul #3 on Mark Floyd, team foul #4 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Willie Darrah (PG), Michael Wise (SG), Baran Boryszewski (PF), Jon Reed (C) John Thompson, Michael Combs, Russell Giese, Mark Floyd | |
| Subs | Auburn | Samuel Bateman (PG), Lawrence Pough (SG), Michael Wagner (SF), Richard King (PF), Steven Hensley (C) Travis Craig, Rodney Walden, Charles Williams, Leo Hatten, Joseph Simon | |
| 07:50 | Auburn | Baran Boryszewski blocks the short jumper by Steven Hensley | 49-53 |
| 07:48 | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| 07:43 | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed loses the ball out of bounds | 49-53 |
| 07:20 | Auburn | Steven Hensley misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-53 |
| 07:18 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Jon Reed | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Willie Darrah (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Wise (fresh) 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Lowery (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Baran Boryszewski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Samuel Bateman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Pough (fresh) SF - Michael Wagner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard King (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Hensley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Virginia Tech | Willie Darrah makes the shot from the right side | 51-53 |
| 06:41 | Auburn | Steven Hensley comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 06:39 | Auburn | Michael Wagner tips it home | 51-55 |
| 06:31 | Virginia Tech | Baran Boryszewski misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 06:29 | Virginia Tech | Willie Darrah grabs the offensive board | 51-55 |
| 06:19 | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 51-55 |
| 06:18 | Auburn | Richard King snags the defensive board | 51-55 |
| 06:03 | Auburn | Samuel Bateman misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-55 |
| 06:01 | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 05:41 | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 51-55 |
| 05:40 | Auburn | Steven Hensley gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 05:21 | Auburn | Michael Wise steals the ball from Lawrence Pough | 51-55 |
| 05:17 | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise lays it up and in | 53-55 |
| 05:17 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-55 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Thompson (PG), Michael Combs (SG), Russell Giese (PF), Mark Floyd (C) Willie Darrah, Michael Wise, Baran Boryszewski, Jon Reed | |
| Subs | Auburn | Travis Craig (PG), Rodney Walden (SG), Charles Williams (SF), Leo Hatten (PF), Joseph Simon (C) Samuel Bateman, Lawrence Pough, Michael Wagner, Richard King, Steven Hensley | |
| 04:50 | Auburn | Joseph Simon makes the turnaround from the baseline | 53-57 |
| 04:28 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-57 |
| 04:27 | Auburn | Joseph Simon snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| 04:02 | Auburn | Rodney Walden misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-57 |
| 04:00 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Mark Floyd | 53-57 |
| 03:45 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson is fouled on the floor by Charles Williams - foul #3 on Charles Williams, team foul #7 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Chris Saucedo (SF) Joseph Lowery | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Wagner (SF) Charles Williams | |
| 03:45 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 03:45 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Leo Hatten | 53-57 |
| 03:22 | Auburn | Joseph Simon knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Rodney Walden | 53-59 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Thompson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Combs (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Chris Saucedo (fresh) PF - Russell Giese (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mark Floyd (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Travis Craig (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Walden (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leo Hatten (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Simon (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:08 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson misses the 3 from the left corner | 53-59 |
| 03:07 | Auburn | Leo Hatten grabs the board | 53-59 |
| 02:41 | Auburn | Joseph Simon misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Mark Floyd - foul #4 on Mark Floyd, team foul #5 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed (C) Mark Floyd | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 02:41 | Auburn | Joseph Simon makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 02:41 | Auburn | Joseph Simon misses the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 02:41 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese grabs the board | 53-60 |
| 02:41 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-60 |
| 02:28 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 55-60 |
| 02:10 | Auburn | Joseph Simon can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 55-60 |
| 02:09 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Chris Saucedo | 55-60 |
| 02:09 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-60 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery (SF), Mark Floyd (C) Chris Saucedo, Jon Reed | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 02:02 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-60 |
| 01:36 | Auburn | Rodney Walden clanks a 3 from the right corner | 57-60 |
| 01:34 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Mark Floyd | 57-60 |
| 01:29 | Virginia Tech | Leo Hatten denies the turnaround by John Thompson | 57-60 |
| 01:28 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd can't tip it in | 57-60 |
| 01:26 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd grabs the offensive board | 57-60 |
| 01:21 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery is fouled on the floor by Rodney Walden - foul #2 on Rodney Walden, team foul #8 | 57-60 |
| 01:21 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery misses the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 01:21 | Auburn | Leo Hatten gets the rebound | 57-60 |
| 00:52 | Auburn | Travis Craig is fouled on the floor by Michael Combs - foul #1 on Michael Combs, team foul #6 | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:27 | Auburn | Joseph Simon comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 57-60 |
| 00:26 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd gets the rebound | 57-60 |
| 00:21 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson loses the dribble to Rodney Walden | 57-60 |
| 00:17 | Auburn | Leo Hatten hits the finger roll on a great pass from Rodney Walden | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:10 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Combs | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:09 | Auburn | Michael Combs is called for the reach on Rodney Walden in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Combs, team foul #7 | 60-62 |
| 00:09 | Auburn | Rodney Walden makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:09 | Auburn | Rodney Walden makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:03 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson misses the 3 from the right wing | 60-64 |
| 00:01 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd gets the offensive rebound | 60-64 |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | The clock runs out | 60-64 |