| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rex Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Peacock (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Anthony Donaldson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Chad Laforce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Maurice Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Comer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Steve Carroll (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gary Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | David Peacock inbounds the ball | 26-25 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Auburn | David Peacock makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Rex Hall | 28-25 |
| 19:19 | Florida State | Maurice Smith splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Chad Laforce - foul #1 on Chad Laforce, team foul #1 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Auburn | Lester Kelson (SG) Rex Hall | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Williams (SF), William Rogers (C) Robert Comer, Gary Lee | |
| 19:19 | Florida State | Maurice Smith misses the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 19:19 | Florida State | Maurice Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 18:51 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson loses the dribble to Maurice Smith | 28-26 |
| 18:41 | Florida State | The short jumper by William Rogers is denied by Chad Laforce | 28-26 |
| 18:40 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Chad Laforce | 28-26 |
| 18:13 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim is hacked by Steve Carroll - foul #3 on Steve Carroll, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie (SG), Joseph Lytle (SF), Sonny Davis (PF) Lester Kelson, David Peacock, Anthony Donaldson | |
| Subs | Florida State | John Silvers (PG), Robert Comer (SF) Maurice Smith, Steve Carroll | |
| 17:56 | Auburn | Chad Laforce misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by William Rogers - foul #2 on William Rogers, team foul #2 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG) Dikembe Azim | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 17:56 | Auburn | Chad Laforce misses the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 17:56 | Auburn | Chad Laforce makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 17:38 | Florida State | James Williams hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-26 |
| 17:37 | Florida State | John Silvers grabs the offensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 17:32 | Florida State | John Silvers misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-26 |
| 17:31 | Auburn | Sonny Davis gets the rebound | 29-26 |
| 17:11 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-26 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (PG), Lester Kelson (SG), David Peacock (SF), Anthony Donaldson (PF) Rex Hall, Mauricio Yazzie, Joseph Lytle, Sonny Davis | |
| Subs | Florida State | Maurice Smith (PG), Gary Lee (C) John Allen, William Rogers | |
| 16:51 | Florida State | Lester Kelson is called for the reach on Robert Comer - foul #1 on Lester Kelson, team foul #2 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie (SG) Lester Kelson | |
| Subs | Florida State | John Allen (SG) Maurice Smith | |
| 16:36 | Florida State | Gary Lee hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 29-26 |
| 16:35 | Florida State | John Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 16:14 | Florida State | Chad Laforce blocks the short jumper by Robert Comer | 29-26 |
| 16:12 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 15:52 | Auburn | Chad Laforce drills a floater from the left side | 31-26 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Peacock (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Anthony Donaldson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Chad Laforce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - John Silvers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Comer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Florida State | John Allen misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-26 |
| 15:33 | Florida State | John Silvers hits the follow up shot | 31-28 |
| 15:10 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-28 |
| 15:09 | Auburn | David Peacock tips it in | 33-28 |
| 15:00 | Florida State | John Allen misses long on a jumper from the left side | 33-28 |
| 14:59 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson snags the defensive board | 33-28 |
| 14:40 | Auburn | Chad Laforce buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Dikembe Azim | 35-28 |
| 14:27 | Florida State | John Allen misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 35-28 |
| 14:25 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Anthony Donaldson | 35-28 |
| 14:04 | Auburn | David Peacock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-28 |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), Lester Kelson (SG), Joseph Lytle (SF), Sonny Davis (PF) Dikembe Azim, Mauricio Yazzie, David Peacock, Anthony Donaldson | |
| Subs | Florida State | Maurice Smith (PG), Roy Harris (SF), Steve Carroll (PF), William Rogers (C) John Allen, Robert Comer, James Williams, Gary Lee | |
| 13:57 | Florida State | Roy Harris buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Maurice Smith | 35-30 |
| 13:32 | Auburn | Lester Kelson can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 13:30 | Florida State | Steve Carroll snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 13:06 | Florida State | John Silvers evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right block | 35-30 |
| 13:05 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 12:49 | Auburn | Rex Hall misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 12:48 | Florida State | Steve Carroll grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 12:31 | Florida State | Steve Carroll is whistled for traveling | 35-30 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (SG), Anthony Donaldson (PF) Lester Kelson, Chad Laforce | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Comer (SF), Gary Lee (C) Roy Harris, William Rogers | |
| 12:14 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle is fouled on the floor by Steve Carroll - foul #4 on Steve Carroll, team foul #3 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Peacock (SF) Joseph Lytle | |
| Subs | Florida State | John Allen (SG), Thomas Workowski (PF) Maurice Smith, Steve Carroll | |
| 11:51 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-30 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SF) David Peacock | |
| Subs | Florida State | Maurice Smith (PG), William Rogers (C) John Allen, Gary Lee | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rex Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Lytle (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Anthony Donaldson (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Sonny Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Maurice Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Silvers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Comer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Workowski (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Rogers (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Florida State | Maurice Smith buries a shot from the left wing set up by Thomas Workowski | 35-32 |
| 11:11 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson's floater is tipped away by William Rogers | 35-32 |
| 11:10 | Florida State | Thomas Workowski pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 11:05 | Florida State | John Silvers's pass is intercepted by Rex Hall | 35-32 |
| 10:43 | Auburn | William Rogers takes the ball from Anthony Donaldson | 35-32 |
| 10:23 | Florida State | Robert Comer hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by John Silvers | 35-34 |
| 10:03 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson is hacked by Thomas Workowski during a doubleteam - foul #1 on Thomas Workowski, team foul #4 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie (SG), David Peacock (SF), Chad Laforce (C) Rex Hall, Joseph Lytle, Anthony Donaldson | |
| Subs | Florida State | John Allen (SG), Roy Harris (SF), Gary Lee (C) Maurice Smith, Robert Comer, William Rogers | |
| 09:43 | Auburn | Sonny Davis misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Thomas Workowski - foul #2 on Thomas Workowski, team foul #5 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG) Dikembe Azim | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 09:43 | Auburn | Sonny Davis misses the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 09:43 | Auburn | Sonny Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 09:43 | Florida State | John Allen pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 09:39 | Florida State | John Allen hits a 3 from the right corner | 35-37 |
| 09:15 | Auburn | Chad Laforce is denied on a dunk by Gary Lee | 35-37 |
| 09:13 | Florida State | John Silvers grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 09:00 | Florida State | Thomas Workowski makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from John Silvers | 35-39 |
| 08:45 | Auburn | Chad Laforce is hacked by John Silvers - foul #1 on John Silvers, team foul #6 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (PG), Anthony Donaldson (PF) Rex Hall, Sonny Davis | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Comer (SF), James Williams (PF) Roy Harris, Thomas Workowski | |
| 08:33 | Auburn | Robert Comer is called for the reach on David Peacock - foul #1 on Robert Comer, team foul #7 | 35-39 |
| 08:33 | Auburn | David Peacock makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 08:33 | Auburn | David Peacock misses the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 08:33 | Florida State | James Williams snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 08:13 | Florida State | Chad Laforce blocks the short jumper by Gary Lee | 36-39 |
| 08:11 | Florida State | Gary Lee pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 08:06 | Florida State | Robert Comer hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Silvers and he's hacked by Anthony Donaldson - foul #2 on Anthony Donaldson, team foul #3 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | Sonny Davis (C) Chad Laforce | |
| Subs | Florida State | Thomas Workowski (PF) James Williams | |
| 08:06 | Florida State | Robert Comer makes the free throw | 36-42 |
| 07:45 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson comes up short on the runner in the paint | 36-42 |
| 07:44 | Florida State | Thomas Workowski grabs the board | 36-42 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Peacock (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Anthony Donaldson (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Sonny Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - John Silvers (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Comer (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Thomas Workowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Florida State | Gary Lee drills a floater from the left side | 36-44 |
| 07:14 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson double dribbles | 36-44 |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), Lester Kelson (SG), Chad Laforce (C) Dikembe Azim, Mauricio Yazzie, Sonny Davis | |
| Subs | Florida State | Maurice Smith (PG), Steve Carroll (PF), William Rogers (C) John Allen, Thomas Workowski, Gary Lee | |
| 07:06 | Florida State | David Peacock steals the ball from Steve Carroll | 36-44 |
| 06:49 | Auburn | Chad Laforce shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Rogers - foul #3 on William Rogers, team foul #8 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SF) David Peacock | |
| Subs | Florida State | Roy Harris (SF), Gary Lee (C) Robert Comer, William Rogers | |
| 06:49 | Auburn | Chad Laforce misses the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 06:49 | Auburn | Chad Laforce makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 06:37 | Florida State | Roy Harris misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 37-44 |
| 06:35 | Florida State | Roy Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 06:22 | Florida State | Gary Lee scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 37-46 |
| 05:57 | Auburn | Chad Laforce is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (PG), Mauricio Yazzie (SG), David Peacock (SF), Sonny Davis (PF) Rex Hall, Lester Kelson, Joseph Lytle, Anthony Donaldson | |
| Subs | Florida State | John Allen (SG), Robert Comer (SF), William Rogers (C) Maurice Smith, Roy Harris, Gary Lee | |
| 05:41 | Florida State | Robert Comer is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-46 |
| 05:39 | Florida State | William Rogers tips it home | 37-48 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:31 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-48 |
| 05:23 | Florida State | William Rogers misses long on a jumper from the right side | 40-48 |
| 05:21 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie gets the rebound | 40-48 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:02 | Auburn | David Peacock misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from the baseline | 40-48 |
| 05:00 | Auburn | Chad Laforce snags the offensive board | 40-48 |
| 04:45 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie is fouled on the floor by John Allen - foul #1 on John Allen, team foul #9 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), Anthony Donaldson (PF) Dikembe Azim, Chad Laforce | |
| Subs | Florida State | Maurice Smith (PG), James Williams (SF), Gary Lee (C) John Allen, Robert Comer, William Rogers | |
| 04:45 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 04:45 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie misses the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 04:45 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Gary Lee | 41-48 |
| 04:32 | Florida State | Steve Carroll scores on a shot near the basket | 41-50 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:10 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson banks in the layup | 43-50 |
| 04:05 | Florida State | John Silvers misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 43-50 |
| 04:03 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:54 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson makes the contested shot from the left block on a great pass from Rex Hall | 45-50 |
| 03:44 | Florida State | Steve Carroll loses the ball out of bounds | 45-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (PG), Lester Kelson (SG), Joseph Lytle (SF), Chad Laforce (C) Rex Hall, Mauricio Yazzie, David Peacock, Sonny Davis | |
| Subs | Florida State | John Allen (SG), Robert Comer (SF) Maurice Smith, James Williams | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Kelson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Lytle (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Anthony Donaldson (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Chad Laforce (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - John Silvers (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Comer (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Steve Carroll (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Gary Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Lee | 45-50 |
| 03:18 | Florida State | Gary Lee snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| 03:07 | Florida State | John Silvers is called for 5 seconds | 45-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), David Peacock (SF) Lester Kelson, Joseph Lytle | |
| Subs | Florida State | Rick Krysinski (SG), Roy Harris (SF) John Allen, Robert Comer | |
| 02:54 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Steve Carroll - foul #5 on Steve Carroll, team foul #10 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Florida State | John Allen (SG), Robert Comer (SF), Thomas Workowski (PF) Rick Krysinski, Roy Harris, Steve Carroll | |
| 02:54 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 02:54 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 02:34 | Florida State | John Allen knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-53 |
| 02:28 | Auburn | Chad Laforce misses the jumper from the right wing | 47-53 |
| 02:26 | Florida State | Gary Lee grabs the board | 47-53 |
| 02:13 | Florida State | Chad Laforce steals it from Gary Lee | 47-53 |
| 01:58 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 47-53 |
| 01:57 | Auburn | David Peacock tips it but misses | 47-53 |
| 01:56 | Auburn | David Peacock tips it in | 49-53 |
| 01:32 | Florida State | Gary Lee misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on David Peacock - foul #2 on David Peacock, team foul #4 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Maurice Smith (PG) John Silvers | |
| 01:32 | Florida State | Gary Lee makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 01:32 | Florida State | Gary Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 01:08 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-55 |
| 00:55 | Florida State | Thomas Workowski is hacked by Rex Hall - foul #1 on Rex Hall, team foul #5 | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Florida State | Gary Lee misses short on a floater from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 00:29 | Florida State | Thomas Workowski grabs the offensive board | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Florida State | Thomas Workowski is hacked by Chad Laforce - foul #2 on Chad Laforce, team foul #6 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Warren Drew (PG), James Williams (PF) Maurice Smith, Thomas Workowski | |
| 00:26 | Florida State | Robert Comer is hacked by Dikembe Azim - foul #2 on Dikembe Azim, team foul #7 | 51-55 |
| 00:26 | Florida State | Robert Comer makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 00:26 | Florida State | Robert Comer misses the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 00:26 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Anthony Donaldson | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 51-56 |
| 00:17 | Florida State | Robert Comer grabs the defensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 00:15 | Florida State | Robert Comer is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Azim - foul #3 on Dikembe Azim, team foul #8 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Florida State | John Silvers (PG), Rick Krysinski (SG) Warren Drew, John Allen | |
| 00:15 | Florida State | Robert Comer makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:15 | Florida State | Robert Comer makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:08 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 00:05 | Florida State | Rick Krysinski is fouled in the backcourt by Rex Hall - foul #2 on Rex Hall, team foul #9 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Warren Drew (PG), John Allen (SG) John Silvers, James Williams | |
| 00:05 | Florida State | Rick Krysinski makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:05 | Florida State | Rick Krysinski misses the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:05 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Chad Laforce | 54-59 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Rick Krysinski steals the ball from Rex Hall | 54-59 |