| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rex Hall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Peacock (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Donaldson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Chad Laforce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jesse Kimble (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Maxwell Calder (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Wurth (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raul Ramos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marc Sitosky (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | David Peacock inbounds the ball | 16-20 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson comes up short on the shot from close range | 16-20 |
| 19:34 | North Carolina | James Wurth grabs the defensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 19:13 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-23 |
| 18:52 | Auburn | Rex Hall clanks a shot from the right side | 16-23 |
| 18:51 | Auburn | David Peacock tips it home | 18-23 |
| 18:25 | North Carolina | David Peacock is called for the reach on James Wurth - foul #1 on David Peacock, team foul #1 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie (SG), Joseph Lytle (SF), Sonny Davis (PF) Dikembe Azim, David Peacock, Anthony Donaldson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 18:07 | North Carolina | James Wurth misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-23 |
| 18:05 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos hits the follow up shot | 18-25 |
| 17:41 | Auburn | Sonny Davis scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Rex Hall and he's hacked by Raul Ramos - foul #2 on Raul Ramos, team foul #1 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (PG) Rex Hall | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 17:41 | Auburn | Sonny Davis misses the free throw | 20-25 |
| 17:41 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos gets the rebound | 20-25 |
| 17:12 | North Carolina | Chad Laforce picks off the pass by Raul Ramos | 20-25 |
| 16:52 | Auburn | Sonny Davis misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 20-25 |
| 16:51 | Auburn | Sonny Davis grabs the offensive board | 20-25 |
| 16:37 | Auburn | The short jumper by Joseph Lytle is denied by James Wurth | 20-25 |
| 16:36 | North Carolina | James Wurth grabs the board | 20-25 |
| 16:13 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but he's fouled by Sonny Davis - foul #1 on Sonny Davis, team foul #2 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), David Peacock (SF), Anthony Donaldson (PF) Dikembe Azim, Joseph Lytle, Chad Laforce | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Stockdale (SF), Noel Cumberbatch (C) James Wurth, Marc Sitosky | |
| 16:13 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 16:13 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos makes the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 15:55 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson connects on the shot from the left block and he's hacked by John Stockdale - foul #1 on John Stockdale, team foul #2 | 22-27 |
| 15:55 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson makes the free throw | 23-27 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rex Hall (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Peacock (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Donaldson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Sonny Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jesse Kimble (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Maxwell Calder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Stockdale (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raul Ramos (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Noel Cumberbatch (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 23-27 |
| 15:31 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson gets the rebound | 23-27 |
| 15:16 | Auburn | David Peacock clanks a jump hook from close range but the foul's on John Stockdale - foul #2 on John Stockdale, team foul #3 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Auburn | Chad Laforce (C) Sonny Davis | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 15:16 | Auburn | David Peacock misses the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 15:16 | Auburn | David Peacock makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 14:51 | North Carolina | Anthony Donaldson blocks the short jumper by Maxwell Calder | 24-27 |
| 14:50 | Auburn | Chad Laforce pulls down the rebound | 24-27 |
| 14:26 | Auburn | David Peacock can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Raul Ramos - foul #3 on Raul Ramos, team foul #4 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (PG), Sonny Davis (C) Rex Hall, Chad Laforce | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Wurth (SF), Marc Sitosky (C) John Stockdale, Noel Cumberbatch | |
| 14:26 | Auburn | David Peacock makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 14:26 | Auburn | David Peacock misses the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 14:26 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| 13:57 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky drills a shot from the right side | 25-29 |
| 13:38 | Auburn | David Peacock makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Mauricio Yazzie | 28-29 |
| 13:29 | North Carolina | Dikembe Azim steals it from Marc Sitosky | 28-29 |
| 13:12 | Auburn | David Peacock comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 28-29 |
| 13:11 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson tips it home | 30-29 |
| 12:43 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky clanks a floater from the baseline | 30-29 |
| 12:42 | Auburn | Sonny Davis pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 12:16 | Auburn | David Peacock can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 30-29 |
| 12:15 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Raul Ramos | 30-29 |
| 11:49 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-29 |
| 11:47 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mauricio Yazzie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Peacock (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Donaldson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Sonny Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jesse Kimble (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Maxwell Calder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Wurth (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Raul Ramos (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Marc Sitosky (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie is called for traveling | 30-29 |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), Lester Kelson (SG), Joseph Lytle (SF), Chad Laforce (C) Dikembe Azim, Mauricio Yazzie, David Peacock, Anthony Donaldson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Stockdale (SF), Noel Cumberbatch (PF) James Wurth, Raul Ramos | |
| 11:04 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky makes the wide open jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Noel Cumberbatch out of a doubleteam | 30-31 |
| 10:44 | Auburn | John Stockdale swats the shot by Chad Laforce | 30-31 |
| 10:43 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 10:20 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 10:18 | Auburn | Rex Hall snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 09:49 | Auburn | Chad Laforce drills a floater in the lane and he's hacked by Marc Sitosky - foul #2 on Marc Sitosky, team foul #5 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie (SG), Anthony Donaldson (PF) Lester Kelson, Sonny Davis | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Wurth (SF), Raul Ramos (PF) Maxwell Calder, Marc Sitosky | |
| 09:49 | Auburn | Chad Laforce makes the free throw | 33-31 |
| 09:30 | North Carolina | John Stockdale misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 09:29 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos tips it home | 33-33 |
| 09:06 | Auburn | Chad Laforce's fadeaway is rejected by Noel Cumberbatch | 33-33 |
| 09:05 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 08:47 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Jesse Kimble | 33-35 |
| 08:29 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Lytle | 35-35 |
| 08:02 | North Carolina | John Stockdale misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 08:00 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos tips it but misses | 35-35 |
| 07:58 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Chad Laforce | 35-35 |
| 07:30 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 35-35 |
| 07:28 | Auburn | Chad Laforce tips it back up and in | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rex Hall (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mauricio Yazzie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Lytle (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Anthony Donaldson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Chad Laforce (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jesse Kimble (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Stockdale (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wurth (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Raul Ramos (tiring) 11 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Noel Cumberbatch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 06:59 | North Carolina | Chad Laforce takes the ball from Jesse Kimble | 37-35 |
| 06:43 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson comes up short on the floater in the lane | 37-35 |
| 06:41 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson tips it but misses | 37-35 |
| 06:40 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 06:18 | North Carolina | John Stockdale knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Jesse Kimble | 37-37 |
| 05:59 | Auburn | Rex Hall clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 05:57 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 05:57 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 37-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (PG), Lester Kelson (SG), David Peacock (SF), Sonny Davis (PF) Rex Hall, Mauricio Yazzie, Joseph Lytle, Anthony Donaldson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder (PG), Marc Sitosky (C) Jesse Kimble, Noel Cumberbatch | |
| 05:37 | North Carolina | John Stockdale makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Raul Ramos | 37-39 |
| 05:08 | Auburn | Maxwell Calder picks off the pass by Lester Kelson | 37-39 |
| 04:45 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 04:44 | Auburn | Chad Laforce grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 04:25 | Auburn | Raul Ramos is called for the reach on Dikembe Azim - foul #4 on Raul Ramos, team foul #6 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), Anthony Donaldson (PF) Lester Kelson, Chad Laforce | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble (PG), Noel Cumberbatch (PF) John Stockdale, Raul Ramos | |
| 04:11 | Auburn | David Peacock connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-39 |
| 03:43 | North Carolina | Anthony Donaldson steps in front of the Noel Cumberbatch pass | 39-39 |
| 03:25 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson misses long on a floater from the left side | 39-39 |
| 03:24 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Marc Sitosky | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rex Hall (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Peacock (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Donaldson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Sonny Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jesse Kimble (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Maxwell Calder (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Wurth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Noel Cumberbatch (fresh) 4 pts. C - Marc Sitosky (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:59 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by James Wurth | 39-41 |
| 02:53 | Auburn | Jesse Kimble steals the ball from Rex Hall in the backcourt | 39-41 |
| 02:24 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble is hacked by Rex Hall - foul #3 on Rex Hall, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie (SG), Chad Laforce (C) Dikembe Azim, Anthony Donaldson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Stockdale (SF), Raul Ramos (PF) James Wurth, Noel Cumberbatch | |
| 02:06 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 39-41 |
| 02:05 | Auburn | Sonny Davis gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| 01:41 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie is fouled on the floor by Maxwell Calder - foul #1 on Maxwell Calder, team foul #7 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson (PF) Sonny Davis | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Wurth (SF) John Stockdale | |
| 01:41 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 01:41 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 01:12 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by James Wurth | 41-44 |
| 00:53 | Auburn | Chad Laforce's pass is intercepted by Raul Ramos | 41-44 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Mauricio Yazzie - foul #1 on Mauricio Yazzie, team foul #4 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (SG) Mauricio Yazzie | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder misses the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 00:32 | Auburn | Chad Laforce grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson is fouled on the floor by Maxwell Calder - foul #2 on Maxwell Calder, team foul #8 | 41-45 |
| 00:26 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 00:26 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:24 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos is hacked by Dikembe Azim in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dikembe Azim, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| 00:22 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos is hacked by David Peacock - foul #2 on David Peacock, team foul #6 | 43-45 |
| 00:19 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos is hacked by Rex Hall - foul #4 on Rex Hall, team foul #7 | 43-45 |
| 00:19 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 00:19 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 00:11 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-47 |
| 00:09 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 00:08 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos is hacked by Rex Hall in the backcourt - foul #5 on Rex Hall, team foul #8 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie (SG) Rex Hall | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:08 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos misses the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 00:08 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Chad Laforce | 43-47 |
| 00:03 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | Dikembe Azim is called for the reach on Raul Ramos in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dikembe Azim, team foul #9 | 46-47 |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 00:02 | Auburn | Auburn calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 46-49 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 46-49 |