| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Reader (fresh) SG - Sidney Dykema (fresh) SF - Douglas Nadolski (fresh) PF - Erik Gregg (fresh) C - Enlai Wang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Travis Craig (fresh) SG - Rodney Walden (fresh) SF - Michael Wagner (fresh) PF - Leo Hatten (fresh) C - Joseph Simon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Erik Gregg wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 19:35 | Samford | Sidney Dykema misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Leo Hatten | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Auburn | Travis Craig misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Auburn | Joseph Simon tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Samford | Sidney Dykema misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Auburn | Joseph Simon grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Auburn | Rodney Walden's floater is knocked away by Enlai Wang | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Samford | Douglas Nadolski grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | Samford | John Reader misses short on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Travis Craig - foul #1 on Travis Craig, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | Samford | John Reader makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:44 | Samford | John Reader misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:44 | Auburn | Leo Hatten grabs the board | 1-2 |
| 18:24 | Auburn | Joseph Simon knocks in the floater from the right block | 1-4 |
| 18:02 | Samford | Enlai Wang is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 1-4 |
| 17:48 | Auburn | Travis Craig makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Michael Wagner | 1-7 |
| 17:31 | Samford | Douglas Nadolski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 1-7 |
| 17:30 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Leo Hatten | 1-7 |
| 17:08 | Auburn | Travis Craig misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 1-7 |
| 17:06 | Auburn | Leo Hatten hits the follow up shot | 1-9 |
| 16:41 | Samford | Leo Hatten steals it from Enlai Wang | 1-9 |
| 16:30 | Auburn | Joseph Simon misses long on a jumper from the left side | 1-9 |
| 16:29 | Auburn | Joseph Simon tips it but misses | 1-9 |
| 16:28 | Samford | Douglas Nadolski snags the defensive board | 1-9 |
| 16:24 | Samford | Erik Gregg misses the lay-in but the foul's on Leo Hatten - foul #1 on Leo Hatten, team foul #2 | 1-9 |
| Subs | Samford | Jim Kauffman (SG), Ronald Powell (SF), Martin Wood (C) Sidney Dykema, Douglas Nadolski, Enlai Wang | |
| Subs | Auburn | Samuel Bateman (PG), Lawrence Pough (SG), Charles Williams (SF), Steven Hensley (PF), Richard King (C) Travis Craig, Rodney Walden, Michael Wagner, Leo Hatten, Joseph Simon | |
| 16:24 | Samford | Erik Gregg makes the 1st free throw | 2-9 |
| 16:24 | Samford | Erik Gregg misses the 2nd free throw | 2-9 |
| 16:24 | Auburn | Steven Hensley pulls down the rebound | 2-9 |
| 16:08 | Auburn | Steven Hensley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-9 |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Shaw (PG), Charles Huggins (SF) John Reader, Erik Gregg | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 15:43 | Samford | Jim Kauffman's pass is intercepted by Charles Williams | 2-9 |
| 15:40 | Auburn | Samuel Bateman banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Williams | 2-11 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Billy Shaw (fresh) SG - Jim Kauffman (fresh) SF - Charles Huggins (fresh) PF - Ronald Powell (fresh) C - Martin Wood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Samuel Bateman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lawrence Pough (fresh) SF - Charles Williams (fresh) PF - Steven Hensley (fresh) C - Richard King (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Samford | Jim Kauffman misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 2-11 |
| 15:25 | Auburn | Richard King pulls down the rebound | 2-11 |
| 15:06 | Auburn | Steven Hensley travels with the ball | 2-11 |
| Subs | Samford | John Reader (PG) Billy Shaw | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 14:39 | Samford | Ronald Powell knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 4-11 |
| 14:12 | Auburn | Steven Hensley is whistled for traveling | 4-11 |
| Subs | Samford | Sidney Dykema (SG), Douglas Nadolski (SF), Erik Gregg (PF), Enlai Wang (C) Jim Kauffman, Charles Huggins, Ronald Powell, Martin Wood | |
| Subs | Auburn | Travis Craig (PG), Rodney Walden (SG), Michael Wagner (SF), Leo Hatten (PF), Joseph Simon (C) Samuel Bateman, Lawrence Pough, Charles Williams, Steven Hensley, Richard King | |
| 14:08 | Samford | John Reader throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-11 |
| 13:53 | Auburn | Joseph Simon is called for traveling | 4-11 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Charles Williams (SF) Michael Wagner | |
| 13:33 | Samford | Sidney Dykema knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Douglas Nadolski | 7-11 |
| 13:16 | Auburn | Travis Craig connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Rodney Walden | 7-14 |
| 12:57 | Samford | Erik Gregg can't finish the layup | 7-14 |
| 12:55 | Samford | Erik Gregg gets the offensive rebound | 7-14 |
| 12:41 | Samford | Douglas Nadolski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 7-14 |
| 12:40 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Joseph Simon | 7-14 |
| 12:27 | Auburn | Leo Hatten's floater is tipped away by Erik Gregg | 7-14 |
| 12:25 | Samford | The rebound goes to Enlai Wang | 7-14 |
| 12:14 | Samford | Douglas Nadolski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-14 |
| 12:13 | Samford | Sidney Dykema snags the offensive board | 7-14 |
| 11:59 | Samford | John Reader is hacked by Charles Williams - foul #1 on Charles Williams, team foul #3 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Shaw (PG), Ronald Powell (SF), Martin Wood (C) John Reader, Douglas Nadolski, Enlai Wang | |
| Subs | Auburn | Samuel Bateman (PG), Lawrence Pough (SG), Michael Wagner (SF), Steven Hensley (PF), Richard King (C) Travis Craig, Rodney Walden, Charles Williams, Leo Hatten, Joseph Simon | |
| 11:39 | Samford | Ronald Powell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-14 |
| 11:38 | Samford | Martin Wood gets the offensive rebound | 7-14 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Billy Shaw (fresh) SG - Sidney Dykema (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Powell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Erik Gregg (fresh) 1 pts. C - Martin Wood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Samuel Bateman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lawrence Pough (fresh) SF - Michael Wagner (fresh) PF - Steven Hensley (fresh) C - Richard King (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | Samford | Erik Gregg misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 7-14 |
| 11:17 | Auburn | Steven Hensley gets the rebound | 7-14 |
| 11:11 | Auburn | Steven Hensley's dunk attempt is rejected by Martin Wood | 7-14 |
| 11:10 | Samford | Ronald Powell pulls down the rebound | 7-14 |
| 10:51 | Samford | Martin Wood's pass is intercepted by Samuel Bateman | 7-14 |
| 10:45 | Auburn | Steven Hensley misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 7-14 |
| 10:43 | Samford | Martin Wood gets the rebound | 7-14 |
| 10:32 | Samford | Ronald Powell makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Billy Shaw | 9-14 |
| 10:14 | Auburn | Steven Hensley comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Powell - foul #1 on Ronald Powell, team foul #1 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Samford | John Reader (PG), Jim Kauffman (SG), Enlai Wang (C) Billy Shaw, Sidney Dykema, Erik Gregg | |
| Subs | Auburn | Travis Craig (PG), Rodney Walden (SG), Joseph Simon (C) Samuel Bateman, Lawrence Pough, Richard King | |
| 10:14 | Auburn | Steven Hensley makes the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 10:14 | Auburn | Steven Hensley makes the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 09:53 | Samford | Ronald Powell misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Joseph Simon - foul #1 on Joseph Simon, team foul #4 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Leo Hatten (PF) Steven Hensley | |
| 09:53 | Samford | Ronald Powell misses the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 09:53 | Samford | Ronald Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| 09:36 | Auburn | Leo Hatten hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Ronald Powell - foul #2 on Ronald Powell, team foul #2 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Samford | Douglas Nadolski (SF) Ronald Powell | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 09:36 | Auburn | Leo Hatten makes the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 09:36 | Auburn | Leo Hatten makes the 2nd free throw | 10-18 |
| 09:26 | Samford | Douglas Nadolski makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jim Kauffman | 13-18 |
| 09:12 | Auburn | Leo Hatten banks in the layup on a great pass from Travis Craig | 13-20 |
| 08:54 | Samford | Martin Wood buries a driving attempt near the basket and he's fouled by Leo Hatten - foul #2 on Leo Hatten, team foul #5 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Steven Hensley (PF) Leo Hatten | |
| 08:54 | Samford | Martin Wood misses the free throw | 15-20 |
| 08:54 | Auburn | Steven Hensley grabs the defensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 08:42 | Auburn | Jim Kauffman steals it from Travis Craig | 15-20 |
| 08:32 | Samford | Douglas Nadolski misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-20 |
| 08:31 | Auburn | Rodney Walden grabs the board | 15-20 |
| 08:02 | Auburn | Rodney Walden hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-20 |
| 08:00 | Auburn | Joseph Simon gets the offensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 07:47 | Auburn | Rodney Walden drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Travis Craig | 15-23 |
| 07:42 | Samford | Douglas Nadolski is whistled for a carry | 15-23 |
| Subs | Samford | Sidney Dykema (SG), Charles Huggins (SF), Erik Gregg (PF) Jim Kauffman, Douglas Nadolski, Martin Wood | |
| Subs | Auburn | Samuel Bateman (PG), Charles Williams (SF) Travis Craig, Michael Wagner | |
| 07:27 | Auburn | Joseph Simon misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by John Reader - foul #1 on John Reader, team foul #3 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Travis Craig (PG), Lawrence Pough (SF), Richard King (C) Rodney Walden, Charles Williams, Steven Hensley | |
| 07:27 | Auburn | Joseph Simon misses the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 07:27 | Auburn | Joseph Simon makes the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Reader (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Sidney Dykema (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Huggins (fresh) PF - Erik Gregg (fresh) 1 pts. C - Enlai Wang (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Travis Craig (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Bateman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Pough (fresh) PF - Joseph Simon (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard King (fresh) | |
| 07:04 | Samford | Erik Gregg comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 15-24 |
| 07:02 | Auburn | Travis Craig grabs the board | 15-24 |
| 06:39 | Auburn | Samuel Bateman knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard King | 15-27 |
| 06:20 | Samford | Sidney Dykema misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 15-27 |
| 06:18 | Auburn | Richard King snags the defensive board | 15-27 |
| 06:05 | Auburn | Samuel Bateman misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-27 |
| 06:03 | Samford | Charles Huggins gets the rebound | 15-27 |
| 05:39 | Samford | Erik Gregg hits a jump hook in the paint | 17-27 |
| 05:23 | Auburn | Travis Craig's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-27 |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Shaw (PG), Jim Kauffman (SG), Douglas Nadolski (SF), Martin Wood (C) John Reader, Sidney Dykema, Charles Huggins, Enlai Wang | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rodney Walden (SG), Michael Wagner (SF), Steven Hensley (PF) Travis Craig, Lawrence Pough, Richard King | |
| 05:13 | Samford | Billy Shaw is whistled for a carry | 17-27 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Charles Williams (SF) Michael Wagner | |
| 04:52 | Auburn | Joseph Simon is fouled on the floor by Douglas Nadolski - foul #1 on Douglas Nadolski, team foul #4 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Travis Craig (PG), Michael Wagner (SF) Samuel Bateman, Charles Williams | |
| 04:34 | Auburn | Joseph Simon connects on the floater in the lane | 17-29 |
| 04:15 | Samford | Erik Gregg buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-29 |
| 04:05 | Auburn | Steven Hensley knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Rodney Walden | 20-31 |
| 03:47 | Samford | Billy Shaw loses the ball out of bounds | 20-31 |
| Subs | Samford | Sidney Dykema (SG), Ronald Powell (PF) Jim Kauffman, Erik Gregg | |
| Subs | Auburn | Samuel Bateman (PG), Charles Williams (SF), Leo Hatten (PF) Travis Craig, Michael Wagner, Steven Hensley | |
| 03:34 | Auburn | Rodney Walden clanks a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Douglas Nadolski - foul #2 on Douglas Nadolski, team foul #5 | 20-31 |
| Subs | Samford | John Reader (PG), Charles Huggins (SF), Erik Gregg (PF) Billy Shaw, Douglas Nadolski, Martin Wood | |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard King (C) Joseph Simon | |
| 03:34 | Auburn | Rodney Walden makes the 1st free throw | 20-32 |
| 03:34 | Auburn | Rodney Walden makes the 2nd free throw | 20-33 |
| 03:19 | Samford | Richard King is called for the reach on Charles Huggins - foul #1 on Richard King, team foul #6 | 20-33 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Travis Craig (PG), Michael Wagner (SF), Joseph Simon (C) Samuel Bateman, Charles Williams, Richard King | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Reader (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Sidney Dykema (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Huggins (fresh) PF - Erik Gregg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Ronald Powell (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Travis Craig (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Walden (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Wagner (fresh) PF - Leo Hatten (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Simon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Samford | Leo Hatten steals it from Sidney Dykema | 20-33 |
| 02:53 | Auburn | Erik Gregg takes the ball from Leo Hatten | 20-33 |
| 02:33 | Samford | John Reader can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-33 |
| 02:32 | Samford | Charles Huggins pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-33 |
| 02:17 | Samford | Joseph Simon steals the ball from John Reader | 20-33 |
| 02:02 | Auburn | Michael Wagner's fadeaway is rejected by Erik Gregg | 20-33 |
| 02:01 | Samford | The rebound goes to Ronald Powell | 20-33 |
| 01:42 | Samford | Sidney Dykema's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-33 |
| Subs | Samford | Jim Kauffman (SG), Douglas Nadolski (SF), Enlai Wang (C) Sidney Dykema, Charles Huggins, Erik Gregg | |
| Subs | Auburn | Samuel Bateman (PG), Charles Williams (SF), Richard King (C) Travis Craig, Michael Wagner, Joseph Simon | |
| 01:22 | Auburn | Douglas Nadolski is called for the reach on Samuel Bateman - foul #3 on Douglas Nadolski, team foul #6 | 20-33 |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Shaw (PG), Martin Wood (PF) John Reader, Douglas Nadolski | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 01:13 | Auburn | Enlai Wang is called for the reach on Samuel Bateman - foul #1 on Enlai Wang, team foul #7 | 20-33 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Simon (C) Richard King | |
| 01:13 | Auburn | Samuel Bateman makes the 1st free throw | 20-34 |
| 01:13 | Auburn | Samuel Bateman makes the 2nd free throw | 20-35 |
| 01:04 | Samford | Ronald Powell is denied on a layup by Leo Hatten | 20-35 |
| 01:03 | Auburn | Joseph Simon snags the defensive board | 20-35 |
| 00:56 | Auburn | Samuel Bateman buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Rodney Walden | 20-38 |
| 00:43 | Samford | Ronald Powell makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Enlai Wang | 23-38 |
| 00:28 | Auburn | Leo Hatten misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Enlai Wang - foul #2 on Enlai Wang, team foul #8 | 23-38 |
| Subs | Samford | John Reader (PG), Sidney Dykema (SG), Charles Huggins (SF) Billy Shaw, Jim Kauffman, Ronald Powell | |
| Subs | Auburn | Travis Craig (PG), Michael Wagner (SF), Richard King (C) Samuel Bateman, Charles Williams, Joseph Simon | |
| 00:28 | Auburn | Leo Hatten makes the 1st free throw | 23-39 |
| 00:28 | Auburn | Leo Hatten makes the 2nd free throw | 23-40 |
| 00:02 | Samford | John Reader clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-40 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Richard King | 23-40 |