| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wendell Roy (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Edwin Cassell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mike Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Roger Charles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rex Hall (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Peacock (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Donaldson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Chad Laforce (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | David Peacock inbounds the ball | 26-26 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:38 | Auburn | Don Williams picks off the pass by David Peacock | 26-26 |
| 19:34 | LSU | Edwin Cassell dunks the ball on a great pass from Don Williams | 28-26 |
| 19:06 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson misses badly on a floater from the right block | 28-26 |
| 19:05 | Auburn | David Peacock pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 18:42 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-26 |
| 18:41 | LSU | Edwin Cassell snags the defensive board | 28-26 |
| 18:26 | LSU | Roger Charles hits a wide open jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Don Williams | 30-26 |
| 17:57 | Auburn | David Peacock hits a floater from the right side | 30-28 |
| 17:38 | LSU | Don Williams is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-28 |
| 17:36 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Chad Laforce | 30-28 |
| 17:31 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-28 |
| 17:30 | LSU | Don Williams gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| 17:14 | LSU | Don Williams is fouled on the floor by Chad Laforce - foul #4 on Chad Laforce, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Updike (SG) Wendell Roy | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie (SG), Joseph Lytle (SF), Sonny Davis (C) Dikembe Azim, David Peacock, Chad Laforce | |
| 17:06 | LSU | Stephen Updike comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Sonny Davis - foul #1 on Sonny Davis, team foul #2 | 30-28 |
| 17:06 | LSU | Stephen Updike makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 17:06 | LSU | Stephen Updike makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 16:37 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Stephen Updike - foul #2 on Stephen Updike, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| Subs | LSU | George Guy (PG), Glenn Manning (SF), Michael White (PF) Don Williams, Edwin Cassell, Mike Johnson | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 16:37 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie misses the free throw | 32-30 |
| 16:37 | LSU | Michael White grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 16:22 | LSU | Roger Charles knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Stephen Updike and the foul's on Anthony Donaldson - foul #2 on Anthony Donaldson, team foul #3 | 34-30 |
| 16:22 | LSU | Roger Charles misses the free throw | 34-30 |
| 16:22 | Auburn | Sonny Davis gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 16:03 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Wendell Roy (SG) Stephen Updike | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - George Guy (fresh) SG - Wendell Roy (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Glenn Manning (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael White (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Roger Charles (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rex Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Lytle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Donaldson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Sonny Davis (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:41 | LSU | George Guy is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on George Guy, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG), Patrick Lamb (C) George Guy, Roger Charles | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Peacock (PF) Anthony Donaldson | |
| 15:16 | Auburn | Michael White denies the turnaround by Mauricio Yazzie | 34-30 |
| 15:15 | LSU | The rebound goes to Michael White | 34-30 |
| 14:59 | LSU | Patrick Lamb clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Sonny Davis - foul #2 on Sonny Davis, team foul #4 | 34-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Cassell (SF), Roger Charles (C) Glenn Manning, Michael White | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (PG), Lester Kelson (SG), Anthony Donaldson (PF) Rex Hall, Joseph Lytle, David Peacock | |
| 14:59 | LSU | Patrick Lamb makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 14:59 | LSU | Patrick Lamb misses the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 14:59 | Auburn | Sonny Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 14:34 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 14:32 | LSU | Patrick Lamb grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 14:19 | LSU | Edwin Cassell buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Don Williams | 38-30 |
| 13:50 | Auburn | Sonny Davis can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 13:48 | LSU | Edwin Cassell pulls down the rebound | 38-30 |
| 13:35 | LSU | Edwin Cassell shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 13:34 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim grabs the defensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 13:29 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-30 |
| Subs | LSU | George Guy (PG), Stephen Updike (SG), Mike Johnson (PF) Don Williams, Wendell Roy, Patrick Lamb | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), Joseph Lytle (SF) Dikembe Azim, Lester Kelson | |
| 13:10 | LSU | George Guy clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Joseph Lytle - foul #2 on Joseph Lytle, team foul #5 | 38-30 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Chad Laforce (C) Anthony Donaldson | |
| 13:10 | LSU | George Guy makes the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 13:10 | LSU | George Guy makes the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 12:49 | Auburn | Sonny Davis buries a shot from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 12:28 | LSU | Stephen Updike comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-32 |
| 12:27 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Sonny Davis | 40-32 |
| 12:00 | Auburn | Stephen Updike picks off the pass by Joseph Lytle | 40-32 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - George Guy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Updike (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Cassell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mike Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Roger Charles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rex Hall (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mauricio Yazzie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Lytle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sonny Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Chad Laforce (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:43 | LSU | Stephen Updike is hacked by Sonny Davis - foul #3 on Sonny Davis, team foul #6 | 40-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG), Wendell Roy (SG), Glenn Manning (SF), Michael White (C) George Guy, Stephen Updike, Edwin Cassell, Roger Charles | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (SG) Joseph Lytle | |
| 11:29 | LSU | Don Williams blows the layup over the doubleteam but he's hacked by Mauricio Yazzie - foul #2 on Mauricio Yazzie, team foul #7 | 40-32 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson (PF) Sonny Davis | |
| 11:29 | LSU | Don Williams makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 11:29 | LSU | Don Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 11:14 | Auburn | Glenn Manning steals the ball from Chad Laforce | 42-32 |
| 10:52 | LSU | Don Williams splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner from the baseline | 42-32 |
| 10:51 | LSU | Glenn Manning grabs the offensive board | 42-32 |
| 10:39 | LSU | Wendell Roy misses the shot from close range | 42-32 |
| 10:38 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim gets the rebound | 42-32 |
| 10:33 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-32 |
| 10:32 | Auburn | Chad Laforce snags the offensive board | 42-32 |
| 10:09 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Updike (SG), Edwin Cassell (SF), Roger Charles (C) Wendell Roy, Glenn Manning, Mike Johnson | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Peacock (SF), Sonny Davis (PF) Rex Hall, Anthony Donaldson | |
| 09:58 | LSU | Stephen Updike is fouled on the floor by Mauricio Yazzie - foul #3 on Mauricio Yazzie, team foul #8 | 42-32 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG) David Peacock | |
| 09:58 | LSU | Stephen Updike makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 09:58 | LSU | Stephen Updike misses the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 09:58 | Auburn | Sonny Davis gets the rebound | 43-32 |
| 09:37 | Auburn | Sonny Davis banks in the layup | 43-34 |
| 09:30 | LSU | Sonny Davis swats the layup by Roger Charles | 43-34 |
| 09:29 | Auburn | Sonny Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 09:22 | Auburn | Michael White denies the turnaround by Dikembe Azim | 43-34 |
| 09:21 | Auburn | Chad Laforce grabs the offensive board | 43-34 |
| 09:03 | Auburn | Roger Charles denies the turnaround by Rex Hall | 43-34 |
| 09:02 | LSU | Edwin Cassell gets the rebound | 43-34 |
| 08:53 | LSU | Roger Charles comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Rex Hall - foul #1 on Rex Hall, team foul #9 | 43-34 |
| Subs | LSU | George Guy (PG), Wendell Roy (SG), Mike Johnson (PF) Don Williams, Stephen Updike, Michael White | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Peacock (SF), Anthony Donaldson (PF) Rex Hall, Sonny Davis | |
| 08:53 | LSU | Roger Charles makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 08:53 | LSU | Roger Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 08:37 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie hits a fadeaway in the paint | 45-36 |
| 08:26 | LSU | Dikembe Azim is called for the reach on George Guy - foul #1 on Dikembe Azim, team foul #10 | 45-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Manning (SF) Edwin Cassell | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), Joseph Lytle (SF), Sonny Davis (PF) Dikembe Azim, David Peacock, Anthony Donaldson | |
| 08:26 | LSU | George Guy makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 08:26 | LSU | George Guy makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 08:11 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Rex Hall | 47-38 |
| 07:54 | LSU | Roger Charles can't connect on a floater from close range | 47-38 |
| 07:52 | LSU | George Guy gets the offensive rebound | 47-38 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - George Guy (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Wendell Roy (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Glenn Manning (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mike Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Roger Charles (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rex Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mauricio Yazzie (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Lytle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sonny Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Chad Laforce (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:39 | LSU | Roger Charles clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-38 |
| 07:37 | Auburn | Sonny Davis grabs the board | 47-38 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 07:14 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie's floater is tipped away by Mike Johnson | 47-38 |
| 07:13 | LSU | Glenn Manning grabs the board | 47-38 |
| 06:56 | LSU | Roger Charles drills a turnaround near the basket set up by Mike Johnson | 49-38 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 06:36 | Auburn | George Guy steals the ball from Chad Laforce | 49-38 |
| 06:33 | LSU | Mike Johnson lays it in on a great pass from George Guy | 51-38 |
| 06:12 | Auburn | Sonny Davis drills a shot from the left side set up by Mauricio Yazzie and the foul's on Mike Johnson - foul #3 on Mike Johnson, team foul #3 | 51-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG), Stephen Updike (SG), Edwin Cassell (SF), Michael White (PF) George Guy, Wendell Roy, Glenn Manning, Mike Johnson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (PG), Lester Kelson (SG), David Peacock (SF) Rex Hall, Mauricio Yazzie, Joseph Lytle | |
| 06:12 | Auburn | Sonny Davis makes the free throw | 51-41 |
| 06:01 | LSU | Don Williams misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on David Peacock - foul #1 on David Peacock, team foul #11 | 51-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Patrick Lamb (C) Roger Charles | |
| Subs | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson (PF) Sonny Davis | |
| 06:01 | LSU | Don Williams misses the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 06:01 | LSU | Don Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 05:40 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim hits a 3 from the right corner | 52-44 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:14 | LSU | Patrick Lamb comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 52-44 |
| 05:13 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Dikembe Azim | 52-44 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:49 | Auburn | Chad Laforce misses short on a floater from close range | 52-44 |
| 04:48 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim tips it in | 52-46 |
| 04:25 | LSU | Stephen Updike makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Don Williams | 54-46 |
| 04:10 | Auburn | Chad Laforce comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-46 |
| 04:08 | LSU | Patrick Lamb grabs the board | 54-46 |
| 03:39 | LSU | Edwin Cassell misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-46 |
| 03:37 | LSU | Don Williams tips it back up and in | 56-46 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stephen Updike (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Cassell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael White (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Patrick Lamb (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Kelson (fresh) SF - David Peacock (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Donaldson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Chad Laforce (tiring) 3 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:15 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim is hacked by Edwin Cassell - foul #1 on Edwin Cassell, team foul #4 | 56-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Wendell Roy (SG), Glenn Manning (SF), Mike Johnson (PF), Roger Charles (C) Stephen Updike, Edwin Cassell, Michael White, Patrick Lamb | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), Mauricio Yazzie (SF), Sonny Davis (PF) Lester Kelson, David Peacock, Anthony Donaldson | |
| 02:58 | Auburn | Glenn Manning is called for the reach on Mauricio Yazzie - foul #1 on Glenn Manning, team foul #5 | 56-46 |
| Subs | LSU | George Guy (PG) Don Williams | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:46 | Auburn | Mike Johnson picks off the pass by Sonny Davis | 56-46 |
| 02:46 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG), Edwin Cassell (SF) George Guy, Glenn Manning | |
| Subs | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson (PF) Sonny Davis | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:20 | LSU | Wendell Roy hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 56-46 |
| 02:18 | Auburn | Chad Laforce grabs the defensive rebound | 56-46 |
| 01:59 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 56-46 |
| 01:57 | LSU | The rebound goes to Don Williams | 56-46 |
| 01:37 | LSU | Roger Charles knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Wendell Roy | 58-46 |
| 01:14 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-46 |
| Subs | LSU | George Guy (PG), Stephen Updike (SG), Glenn Manning (SF), Michael White (PF), Patrick Lamb (C) Don Williams, Wendell Roy, Edwin Cassell, Mike Johnson, Roger Charles | |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SF), Sonny Davis (PF) Dikembe Azim, Anthony Donaldson | |
| 00:45 | LSU | Patrick Lamb scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from George Guy | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | LSU | Stephen Updike works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 60-49 |
| 00:15 | LSU | Glenn Manning tips it home | 62-49 |
| 00:09 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-49 |
| 00:08 | LSU | The rebound goes to Patrick Lamb | 62-49 |
| 00:00 | LSU | George Guy runs out the clock | 62-49 |