| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) SG - Thomas Montgomery (fresh) SF - Charles Grimes (fresh) PF - Lewis Worley (fresh) C - Jess Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Jesse Kellar (fresh) SG - Micheal Dale (fresh) SF - James Ballard (fresh) PF - Manuel Hartzler (fresh) C - George Burson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kansas | Jess Davis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 19:35 | Kansas | Jess Davis travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Auburn | Jesse Kellar misses short on a runner from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Kansas | Jess Davis snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jess Davis | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | Auburn | George Burson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:17 | Kansas | Jess Davis makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Montgomery | 4-0 |
| 18:01 | Auburn | Jesse Kellar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-0 |
| 17:33 | Kansas | Lewis Worley is fouled on the floor by Manuel Hartzler - foul #1 on Manuel Hartzler, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (PG), Ralph Ware (SG), Sekan Aoki (SF), James Young (PF), Sidney Higgins (C) Thomas Johnson, Thomas Montgomery, Charles Grimes, Lewis Worley, Jess Davis | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 17:24 | Kansas | Micheal Dale steps in front of the Sekan Aoki pass | 4-0 |
| 17:21 | Auburn | Micheal Dale lays it in | 4-2 |
| 16:58 | Kansas | Ralph Ware hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 16:56 | Auburn | Manuel Hartzler grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:50 | Auburn | George Burson scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Jesse Kellar and he's fouled by Sidney Higgins - foul #1 on Sidney Higgins, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 16:50 | Auburn | George Burson misses the free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:50 | Kansas | The rebound goes to James Young | 4-4 |
| 16:46 | Kansas | Richard Gill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-4 |
| 16:17 | Auburn | Jesse Kellar buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Manuel Hartzler | 4-6 |
| 16:01 | Kansas | Ralph Ware misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 4-6 |
| 16:00 | Auburn | Jesse Kellar snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Richard Gill (fresh) SG - Ralph Ware (fresh) SF - Sekan Aoki (fresh) PF - James Young (fresh) C - Sidney Higgins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Jesse Kellar (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Micheal Dale (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Ballard (fresh) PF - Manuel Hartzler (fresh) C - George Burson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Auburn | Jesse Kellar is whistled for a carry | 4-6 |
| Subs | Kansas | Charles Grimes (SF), Lewis Worley (PF), Jess Davis (C) Sekan Aoki, James Young, Sidney Higgins | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jimmy Byrd (SG), Clifford Ames (SF), Micheal Spencer (PF), Carl Crouch (C) Micheal Dale, James Ballard, Manuel Hartzler, George Burson | |
| 15:14 | Kansas | Jess Davis can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 4-6 |
| 15:12 | Auburn | Clifford Ames snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 14:59 | Auburn | Jesse Kellar scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jimmy Byrd | 4-8 |
| 14:36 | Kansas | Jesse Kellar is called for the reach on Jess Davis - foul #1 on Jesse Kellar, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Johnson (PG), Thomas Montgomery (SG), James Young (PF), Sidney Higgins (C) Richard Gill, Ralph Ware, Lewis Worley, Jess Davis | |
| Subs | Auburn | Micheal Dale (SG), Manuel Hartzler (PF) Jesse Kellar, Carl Crouch | |
| 14:22 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 4-8 |
| 14:20 | Kansas | Charles Grimes grabs the offensive board | 4-8 |
| 14:06 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-8 |
| 13:37 | Auburn | Micheal Spencer knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 7-10 |
| 13:21 | Kansas | Jimmy Byrd steals the ball from Thomas Johnson | 7-10 |
| 12:52 | Auburn | Micheal Spencer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-10 |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (PG), Ralph Ware (SG), Sekan Aoki (SF), Lewis Worley (PF), Jess Davis (C) Thomas Johnson, Thomas Montgomery, Charles Grimes, James Young, Sidney Higgins | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jesse Kellar (PG), James Ballard (SF), George Burson (C) Jimmy Byrd, Clifford Ames, Micheal Spencer | |
| 12:37 | Kansas | Lewis Worley is hacked by Manuel Hartzler - foul #2 on Manuel Hartzler, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Derek Beaver (SG), Carl Crouch (PF) Micheal Dale, Manuel Hartzler | |
| 12:19 | Kansas | Ralph Ware can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-10 |
| 12:18 | Kansas | Lewis Worley gets the offensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 12:07 | Kansas | Richard Gill misses the dunk but he's hacked by James Ballard - foul #1 on James Ballard, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery (SG), Charles Grimes (SF) Ralph Ware, Sekan Aoki | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jimmy Byrd (SG) Derek Beaver | |
| 12:07 | Kansas | Richard Gill makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 12:07 | Kansas | Richard Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 11:47 | Auburn | Jesse Kellar hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Gill - foul #1 on Richard Gill, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Johnson (PG), Ralph Ware (SG) Richard Gill, Thomas Montgomery | |
| Subs | Auburn | Micheal Dale (SG), Micheal Spencer (PF) Jimmy Byrd, Carl Crouch | |
| 11:47 | Auburn | Jesse Kellar makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 11:47 | Auburn | Jesse Kellar makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ralph Ware (fresh) SF - Charles Grimes (fresh) PF - Lewis Worley (fresh) C - Jess Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Jesse Kellar (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Micheal Dale (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Ballard (fresh) PF - Micheal Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Burson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Kansas | Jess Davis hits a shot in the lane | 11-12 |
| 11:25 | Auburn | Jesse Kellar misses short on a shot from the right wing | 11-12 |
| 11:24 | Auburn | George Burson pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 11:13 | Auburn | Micheal Spencer hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Lewis Worley - foul #1 on Lewis Worley, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery (SG), Richard Gill (SF), Sekan Aoki (PF), James Young (C) Ralph Ware, Charles Grimes, Lewis Worley, Jess Davis | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 11:13 | Auburn | Micheal Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 11:13 | Auburn | Micheal Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 10:53 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Johnson | 13-14 |
| 10:24 | Auburn | Micheal Spencer misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 13-14 |
| 10:23 | Kansas | Richard Gill pulls down the rebound | 13-14 |
| 10:07 | Kansas | James Young is whistled for traveling | 13-14 |
| Subs | Kansas | Ralph Ware (SG), Charles Grimes (SF), Lewis Worley (PF), Jess Davis (C) Thomas Johnson, Thomas Montgomery, Sekan Aoki, James Young | |
| Subs | Auburn | Carl Crouch (PF) Micheal Spencer | |
| 09:46 | Auburn | George Burson comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 09:44 | Auburn | George Burson can't tip it in | 13-14 |
| 09:43 | Auburn | George Burson tips it back up and in | 13-16 |
| 09:31 | Kansas | Richard Gill can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-16 |
| 09:29 | Kansas | Jess Davis tips it in | 15-16 |
| 09:16 | Auburn | Micheal Dale clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 15-16 |
| 09:14 | Kansas | Charles Grimes gets the rebound | 15-16 |
| 09:05 | Kansas | Jess Davis misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 15-16 |
| 09:04 | Auburn | James Ballard gets the rebound | 15-16 |
| 08:39 | Auburn | Charles Grimes steps in front of the George Burson pass | 15-16 |
| 08:35 | Kansas | Ralph Ware lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Grimes | 17-16 |
| 08:17 | Auburn | Micheal Dale clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 17-16 |
| 08:16 | Kansas | Charles Grimes pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| 08:04 | Kansas | Carl Crouch is called for the reach on Lewis Worley - foul #1 on Carl Crouch, team foul #5 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Johnson (PG), Thomas Montgomery (SG), James Young (PF), Sidney Higgins (C) Richard Gill, Ralph Ware, Lewis Worley, Jess Davis | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jimmy Byrd (PG), Derek Beaver (SG), Clifford Ames (SF), Micheal Spencer (PF) Jesse Kellar, Micheal Dale, James Ballard, George Burson | |
| 07:44 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Derek Beaver - foul #1 on Derek Beaver, team foul #6 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Kansas | Sekan Aoki (PF) James Young | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 07:44 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery misses the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 07:44 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Montgomery (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Grimes (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Sekan Aoki (fresh) C - Sidney Higgins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Jimmy Byrd (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Derek Beaver (fresh) SF - Clifford Ames (fresh) PF - Micheal Spencer (fresh) 4 pts. C - Carl Crouch (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Auburn | Carl Crouch loses the dribble to Thomas Montgomery | 18-16 |
| 07:07 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 18-16 |
| 07:05 | Kansas | Sidney Higgins tips it back up and in | 20-16 |
| 06:46 | Auburn | Jimmy Byrd clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 20-16 |
| 06:45 | Kansas | Sidney Higgins grabs the defensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 06:29 | Kansas | Charles Grimes scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 22-16 |
| 06:00 | Auburn | Micheal Spencer knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Derek Beaver | 22-18 |
| 05:48 | Kansas | The jump hook by Thomas Montgomery is blocked by Micheal Spencer | 22-18 |
| 05:47 | Kansas | Sidney Higgins grabs the offensive rebound | 22-18 |
| 05:32 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Jimmy Byrd - foul #1 on Jimmy Byrd, team foul #7 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Kansas | Ralph Ware (SG), Richard Gill (SF), Lewis Worley (PF), Jess Davis (C) Thomas Montgomery, Charles Grimes, Sekan Aoki, Sidney Higgins | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jesse Kellar (PG), Micheal Dale (SG), James Ballard (SF), George Burson (C) Jimmy Byrd, Derek Beaver, Clifford Ames, Carl Crouch | |
| 05:32 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 05:32 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 05:32 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Micheal Spencer | 23-18 |
| 05:12 | Auburn | George Burson misses long on a turnaround from close range | 23-18 |
| 05:11 | Auburn | James Ballard hits the follow up shot | 23-20 |
| 04:50 | Kansas | Micheal Spencer swats the shot by Richard Gill | 23-20 |
| 04:48 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Jesse Kellar | 23-20 |
| 04:23 | Auburn | Micheal Dale hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 23-20 |
| 04:21 | Kansas | Jess Davis gets the rebound | 23-20 |
| 03:59 | Kansas | Ralph Ware misses the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Jesse Kellar - foul #2 on Jesse Kellar, team foul #8 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery (PG), Charles Grimes (SF) Thomas Johnson, Richard Gill | |
| Subs | Auburn | Manuel Hartzler (PF), Jimmy Byrd (C) Micheal Spencer, George Burson | |
| 03:59 | Kansas | Ralph Ware makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 03:59 | Kansas | Ralph Ware makes the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 03:48 | Auburn | Lewis Worley is called for the reach on Jimmy Byrd - foul #2 on Lewis Worley, team foul #4 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (PG), James Young (PF) Ralph Ware, Lewis Worley | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 03:33 | Auburn | Jimmy Byrd blows the layup but he's fouled by Jess Davis - foul #1 on Jess Davis, team foul #5 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Kansas | Lewis Worley (PF) Jess Davis | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 03:33 | Auburn | Jimmy Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 03:33 | Auburn | Jimmy Byrd misses the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 03:33 | Kansas | Charles Grimes grabs the board | 25-21 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Richard Gill (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Montgomery (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Grimes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lewis Worley (fresh) C - James Young (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Jesse Kellar (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Micheal Dale (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Ballard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Manuel Hartzler (fresh) C - Jimmy Byrd (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 03:17 | Kansas | Richard Gill scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Montgomery | 27-21 |
| 02:55 | Auburn | Lewis Worley is called for the reach on Manuel Hartzler - foul #3 on Lewis Worley, team foul #6 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Kansas | Ralph Ware (SG), Sekan Aoki (SF), Jess Davis (C) Richard Gill, Charles Grimes, Lewis Worley | |
| Subs | Auburn | George Burson (C) James Ballard | |
| 02:33 | Auburn | Jimmy Byrd clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-21 |
| 02:31 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery grabs the defensive rebound | 27-21 |
| 02:11 | Kansas | Jess Davis misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 27-21 |
| 02:09 | Auburn | Jimmy Byrd grabs the board | 27-21 |
| 01:59 | Auburn | James Young is called for the reach on Manuel Hartzler - foul #1 on James Young, team foul #7 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (PG), Charles Grimes (SF) Thomas Montgomery, Sekan Aoki | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifford Ames (SF) Micheal Dale | |
| 01:59 | Auburn | Manuel Hartzler makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 01:59 | Auburn | Manuel Hartzler makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 01:44 | Kansas | James Young is fouled on the floor by Manuel Hartzler - foul #3 on Manuel Hartzler, team foul #9 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Johnson (PG), Sidney Higgins (C) Richard Gill, Jess Davis | |
| Subs | Auburn | Derek Beaver (SG), James Ballard (SF), Micheal Spencer (PF) Jesse Kellar, Clifford Ames, Manuel Hartzler | |
| 01:44 | Kansas | James Young makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 01:44 | Kansas | James Young makes the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 01:23 | Auburn | Jimmy Byrd misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 29-23 |
| 01:21 | Auburn | Micheal Spencer tips it back up and in | 29-25 |
| 01:04 | Kansas | Ralph Ware jams it and he's hacked by Derek Beaver - foul #2 on Derek Beaver, team foul #10 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (PG), Sekan Aoki (PF), Jess Davis (C) Thomas Johnson, James Young, Sidney Higgins | |
| Subs | Auburn | Micheal Dale (SG), Carl Crouch (C) Derek Beaver, George Burson | |
| 01:04 | Kansas | Ralph Ware makes the free throw | 32-25 |
| 00:46 | Auburn | Micheal Spencer misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 32-25 |
| 00:45 | Auburn | James Ballard tips it in | 32-27 |
| 00:29 | Kansas | Ralph Ware scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Richard Gill | 35-27 |
| 00:04 | Auburn | Micheal Spencer misses long on a runner from the left block | 35-27 |
| 00:02 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Sekan Aoki | 35-27 |
| 00:00 | Kansas | Sekan Aoki hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 35-27 |