| Lineup | LSU | PG - Richard Garner (fresh) SG - Shannon Johnston (fresh) SF - William Wozniak (fresh) PF - Lee Williams (fresh) C - Michael Grigg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Jacques Irvin (fresh) SG - Kenneth Paquet (fresh) SF - Eli Travis (fresh) PF - Richard Prater (fresh) C - Alexander Buck (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Eli Travis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Auburn | Alexander Buck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | LSU | William Wozniak's dunk attempt is rejected by Richard Prater | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | LSU | Richard Garner tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Auburn | Shannon Johnston picks off the pass by Eli Travis in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | LSU | Shannon Johnston makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by William Wozniak | 4-0 |
| 18:34 | Auburn | Eli Travis hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Jacques Irvin | 4-2 |
| 18:18 | LSU | William Wozniak is fouled on the floor by Alexander Buck - foul #1 on Alexander Buck, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 17:57 | LSU | Shannon Johnston knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 6-2 |
| 17:44 | Auburn | Kenneth Paquet can't finish the layup | 6-2 |
| 17:42 | Auburn | Eli Travis tips it back up and in | 6-4 |
| 17:38 | LSU | Alexander Buck takes the ball from William Wozniak | 6-4 |
| 17:36 | Auburn | Eli Travis is fouled in the backcourt by William Wozniak - foul #1 on William Wozniak, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Darrin Houston (PG), Alex Wolski (SG), Freddy Arocho (SF), Leo Spangler (PF), Phillip Hauk (C) Jacques Irvin, Kenneth Paquet, Eli Travis, Richard Prater, Alexander Buck | |
| 17:24 | Auburn | Freddy Arocho clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 6-4 |
| 17:23 | Auburn | Leo Spangler can't tip it in | 6-4 |
| 17:21 | LSU | Michael Grigg snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 17:05 | LSU | Michael Grigg misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 6-4 |
| 17:03 | LSU | Michael Grigg grabs the offensive board | 6-4 |
| 16:48 | LSU | Lee Williams hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 8-4 |
| 16:30 | Auburn | Darrin Houston makes the fadeaway from the left side | 8-6 |
| 16:08 | LSU | Richard Garner clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Alex Wolski - foul #1 on Alex Wolski, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | LSU | Morton Woodson (SF), Bernard Mullins (PF) William Wozniak, Lee Williams | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jacques Irvin (PG) Freddy Arocho | |
| 16:08 | LSU | Richard Garner makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 16:08 | LSU | Richard Garner misses the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 16:08 | Auburn | Leo Spangler grabs the defensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 15:58 | Auburn | Leo Spangler misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 9-6 |
| 15:57 | LSU | Richard Garner pulls down the rebound | 9-6 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Richard Garner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Shannon Johnston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Morton Woodson (fresh) PF - Bernard Mullins (fresh) C - Michael Grigg (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Jacques Irvin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Darrin Houston (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alex Wolski (fresh) PF - Leo Spangler (fresh) 2 reb. C - Phillip Hauk (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:38 | LSU | Richard Garner misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 9-6 |
| 15:37 | Auburn | Leo Spangler grabs the defensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 15:25 | Auburn | Phillip Hauk hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jacques Irvin | 9-8 |
| 15:19 | LSU | Michael Grigg clanks a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Phillip Hauk - foul #1 on Phillip Hauk, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | LSU | Boyd Knepper (PG) Richard Garner | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Paquet (SG), Richard Prater (SF), Alexander Buck (C) Jacques Irvin, Alex Wolski, Phillip Hauk | |
| 15:19 | LSU | Michael Grigg makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 15:19 | LSU | Michael Grigg makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 14:55 | Auburn | Shannon Johnston is called for the reach on Alexander Buck - foul #1 on Shannon Johnston, team foul #2 | 11-8 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jacques Irvin (PG) Kenneth Paquet | |
| 14:46 | Auburn | Jacques Irvin is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Darrin Houston | 11-11 |
| 14:17 | LSU | Boyd Knepper scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Bernard Mullins | 14-11 |
| 14:14 | Auburn | Jacques Irvin is fouled in the backcourt by Shannon Johnston - foul #2 on Shannon Johnston, team foul #3 | 14-11 |
| Subs | LSU | Jesse Merry (SG), William Wozniak (SF), Lee Williams (PF) Shannon Johnston, Morton Woodson, Bernard Mullins | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Paquet (SG), Eli Travis (SF), Phillip Hauk (PF), Arthur Campbell (C) Darrin Houston, Richard Prater, Leo Spangler, Alexander Buck | |
| 13:58 | Auburn | Phillip Hauk misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Boyd Knepper - foul #1 on Boyd Knepper, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Alex Wolski (SF), Leo Spangler (PF) Eli Travis, Arthur Campbell | |
| 13:58 | Auburn | Phillip Hauk makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 13:58 | Auburn | Phillip Hauk misses the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 13:58 | LSU | Michael Grigg grabs the defensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 13:42 | LSU | Boyd Knepper clanks a jumper from the right side | 14-12 |
| 13:41 | LSU | Michael Grigg grabs the offensive board | 14-12 |
| 13:19 | LSU | Lee Williams is hacked by Phillip Hauk - foul #2 on Phillip Hauk, team foul #4 | 14-12 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Garner (PG) Boyd Knepper | |
| Subs | Auburn | Darrin Houston (PG), Eli Travis (SF), Richard Prater (PF), Alexander Buck (C) Jacques Irvin, Alex Wolski, Leo Spangler, Phillip Hauk | |
| 12:58 | LSU | Jesse Merry drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Richard Garner | 16-12 |
| 12:51 | Auburn | Eli Travis clanks a 3 from the right corner | 16-12 |
| 12:50 | LSU | Lee Williams snags the defensive board | 16-12 |
| 12:28 | LSU | Richard Garner can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 16-12 |
| 12:27 | Auburn | Richard Prater snags the defensive board | 16-12 |
| 12:21 | Auburn | Kenneth Paquet clanks a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Lee Williams - foul #1 on Lee Williams, team foul #5 | 16-12 |
| Subs | LSU | Morton Woodson (SG), Boyd Knepper (SF), Bernard Mullins (PF) Jesse Merry, William Wozniak, Lee Williams | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jacques Irvin (PG), Alex Wolski (SF), Leo Spangler (PF), Arthur Campbell (C) Darrin Houston, Eli Travis, Richard Prater, Alexander Buck | |
| 12:21 | Auburn | Kenneth Paquet misses the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 12:21 | Auburn | Kenneth Paquet makes the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 11:58 | LSU | Boyd Knepper comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 16-13 |
| 11:57 | Auburn | Leo Spangler pulls down the rebound | 16-13 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Richard Garner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Morton Woodson (fresh) SF - Boyd Knepper (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bernard Mullins (fresh) C - Michael Grigg (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Jacques Irvin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Paquet (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Alex Wolski (fresh) PF - Leo Spangler (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Arthur Campbell (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Auburn | Leo Spangler lays it in | 16-15 |
| 11:18 | LSU | Bernard Mullins is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Bernard Mullins, team foul #6 | 16-15 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Darrin Houston (SG), Eli Travis (SF), Richard Prater (PF), Alexander Buck (C) Kenneth Paquet, Alex Wolski, Leo Spangler, Arthur Campbell | |
| 10:57 | Auburn | Boyd Knepper steps in front of the Darrin Houston pass | 16-15 |
| 10:54 | LSU | Boyd Knepper blows the layup | 16-15 |
| 10:53 | Auburn | Jacques Irvin grabs the defensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 10:51 | Auburn | Jacques Irvin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-15 |
| Subs | LSU | William Wozniak (SF), Lee Williams (PF) Boyd Knepper, Bernard Mullins | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 10:33 | LSU | Eli Travis picks off the pass by Lee Williams | 16-15 |
| 10:17 | Auburn | Jacques Irvin misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Garner - foul #1 on Richard Garner, team foul #7 | 16-15 |
| Subs | LSU | Jesse Merry (SG) Morton Woodson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Alex Wolski (SF), Leo Spangler (PF) Eli Travis, Richard Prater | |
| 10:17 | Auburn | Jacques Irvin misses the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 10:17 | Auburn | Jacques Irvin misses the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 10:17 | LSU | Michael Grigg pulls down the rebound | 16-15 |
| 09:54 | LSU | Jesse Merry can't finish the layup | 16-15 |
| 09:53 | LSU | Michael Grigg tips it in | 18-15 |
| 09:50 | Auburn | Leo Spangler loses the dribble to Richard Garner in the backcourt | 18-15 |
| 09:32 | LSU | Michael Grigg hits the finger roll set up by William Wozniak | 20-15 |
| 09:15 | Auburn | Darrin Houston misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-15 |
| 09:13 | LSU | Lee Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 08:47 | LSU | Richard Garner makes the fadeaway from the right side | 22-15 |
| 08:27 | Auburn | Alex Wolski can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 22-15 |
| 08:26 | LSU | Lee Williams grabs the board | 22-15 |
| 08:09 | LSU | William Wozniak buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Lee Williams | 24-15 |
| 07:50 | Auburn | Richard Garner steps in front of the Darrin Houston pass | 24-15 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Richard Garner (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jesse Merry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Wozniak (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lee Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Grigg (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Jacques Irvin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darrin Houston (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alex Wolski (fairly fresh) PF - Leo Spangler (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Alexander Buck (tiring) | |
| 07:31 | LSU | Alex Wolski blocks the short jumper by Michael Grigg | 24-15 |
| 07:30 | Auburn | Darrin Houston snags the defensive board | 24-15 |
| 07:24 | Auburn | Darrin Houston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-15 |
| 07:23 | LSU | Lee Williams grabs the board | 24-15 |
| 06:55 | LSU | Jesse Merry comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Darrin Houston - foul #1 on Darrin Houston, team foul #5 | 24-15 |
| Subs | LSU | Boyd Knepper (PG), Morton Woodson (SF), Bernard Mullins (PF), Ray Tyus (C) Richard Garner, William Wozniak, Lee Williams, Michael Grigg | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jack Chason (PG), Kenneth Paquet (SG), Eli Travis (SF), Richard Prater (PF), Arthur Campbell (C) Jacques Irvin, Darrin Houston, Alex Wolski, Leo Spangler, Alexander Buck | |
| 06:55 | LSU | Jesse Merry misses the 1st free throw | 24-15 |
| 06:55 | LSU | Jesse Merry misses the 2nd free throw | 24-15 |
| 06:55 | Auburn | Arthur Campbell snags the defensive board | 24-15 |
| 06:34 | Auburn | Kenneth Paquet's fadeaway is rejected by Morton Woodson | 24-15 |
| 06:32 | LSU | Boyd Knepper grabs the defensive rebound | 24-15 |
| 06:03 | LSU | Ray Tyus misses the easy layup | 24-15 |
| 06:02 | LSU | Ray Tyus tips it back up and in | 26-15 |
| 05:50 | Auburn | Kenneth Paquet comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-15 |
| 05:49 | LSU | Ray Tyus snags the defensive board | 26-15 |
| 05:29 | LSU | Morton Woodson hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Boyd Knepper | 28-15 |
| 05:13 | Auburn | Richard Prater misses the 3 from the right wing | 28-15 |
| 05:11 | Auburn | Eli Travis can't tip it in | 28-15 |
| 05:10 | LSU | Boyd Knepper snags the defensive board | 28-15 |
| 04:52 | LSU | Ray Tyus's pass is intercepted by Jack Chason | 28-15 |
| 04:43 | Auburn | Arthur Campbell can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Morton Woodson - foul #1 on Morton Woodson, team foul #8 | 28-15 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Garner (PG), Shannon Johnston (SG), William Wozniak (SF), Lee Williams (PF), Michael Grigg (C) Boyd Knepper, Jesse Merry, Morton Woodson, Bernard Mullins, Ray Tyus | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jacques Irvin (PG) Jack Chason | |
| 04:43 | Auburn | Arthur Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 28-16 |
| 04:43 | Auburn | Arthur Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 28-17 |
| 04:18 | LSU | Jacques Irvin takes the ball from Michael Grigg | 28-17 |
| 03:58 | Auburn | Eli Travis can't connect on a floater in the paint | 28-17 |
| 03:57 | LSU | Lee Williams gets the rebound | 28-17 |
| 03:43 | LSU | Lee Williams comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Jacques Irvin - foul #1 on Jacques Irvin, team foul #6 | 28-17 |
| Subs | LSU | Boyd Knepper (PG) Richard Garner | |
| Subs | Auburn | Darrin Houston (PG), Leo Spangler (PF), Phillip Hauk (C) Jacques Irvin, Eli Travis, Arthur Campbell | |
| 03:43 | LSU | Lee Williams makes the 1st free throw | 29-17 |
| 03:43 | LSU | Lee Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 29-17 |
| 03:43 | Auburn | Leo Spangler snags the defensive board | 29-17 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Boyd Knepper (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Shannon Johnston (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Wozniak (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lee Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Grigg (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Darrin Houston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Paquet (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Richard Prater (fairly fresh) PF - Leo Spangler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Phillip Hauk (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:30 | Auburn | Michael Grigg is called for the reach on Leo Spangler - foul #1 on Michael Grigg, team foul #9 | 29-17 |
| Subs | LSU | Bernard Mullins (PF) Lee Williams | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jacques Irvin (PG), Alexander Buck (C) Darrin Houston, Phillip Hauk | |
| 03:30 | Auburn | Leo Spangler makes the 1st free throw | 29-18 |
| 03:30 | Auburn | Leo Spangler makes the 2nd free throw | 29-19 |
| 03:07 | LSU | William Wozniak misses the floater from the right side | 29-19 |
| 03:06 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Leo Spangler | 29-19 |
| 03:03 | Auburn | Jacques Irvin is hacked by Shannon Johnston in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shannon Johnston, team foul #10 | 29-19 |
| Subs | LSU | Morton Woodson (SG) Shannon Johnston | |
| Subs | Auburn | Darrin Houston (SG), Phillip Hauk (C) Kenneth Paquet, Alexander Buck | |
| 03:03 | Auburn | Jacques Irvin misses the 1st free throw | 29-19 |
| 03:03 | Auburn | Jacques Irvin makes the 2nd free throw | 29-20 |
| 02:43 | LSU | Michael Grigg slams it home set up by William Wozniak | 31-20 |
| 02:40 | Auburn | Morton Woodson is called for the reach on Jacques Irvin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Morton Woodson, team foul #11 | 31-20 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Garner (PG) Boyd Knepper | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Paquet (SG), Freddy Arocho (SF), Alexander Buck (C) Darrin Houston, Richard Prater, Leo Spangler | |
| 02:40 | Auburn | Jacques Irvin makes the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 02:40 | Auburn | Jacques Irvin makes the 2nd free throw | 31-22 |
| 02:11 | LSU | Morton Woodson buries a floater from the left wing set up by Bernard Mullins | 33-22 |
| 02:09 | Auburn | Bernard Mullins steals it from Phillip Hauk in the backcourt | 33-22 |
| 01:52 | LSU | William Wozniak misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Kenneth Paquet - foul #1 on Kenneth Paquet, team foul #7 | 33-22 |
| Subs | LSU | Lee Williams (PF), Ray Tyus (C) Bernard Mullins, Michael Grigg | |
| Subs | Auburn | Darrin Houston (PG), Alex Wolski (SG), Eli Travis (SF), Richard Prater (PF) Jacques Irvin, Kenneth Paquet, Freddy Arocho, Alexander Buck | |
| 01:52 | LSU | William Wozniak misses the 1st free throw | 33-22 |
| 01:52 | LSU | William Wozniak makes the 2nd free throw | 34-22 |
| 01:40 | Auburn | Eli Travis is hacked by William Wozniak - foul #2 on William Wozniak, team foul #12 | 34-22 |
| Subs | LSU | Boyd Knepper (PG) Richard Garner | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Paquet (SG) Alex Wolski | |
| 01:40 | Auburn | Eli Travis misses the 1st free throw | 34-22 |
| 01:40 | Auburn | Eli Travis makes the 2nd free throw | 34-23 |
| 01:18 | LSU | Ray Tyus throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-23 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jacques Irvin (PG), Alex Wolski (SF), Leo Spangler (PF), Alexander Buck (C) Kenneth Paquet, Eli Travis, Richard Prater, Phillip Hauk | |
| 01:03 | Auburn | Darrin Houston drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jacques Irvin | 34-26 |
| 00:43 | LSU | Ray Tyus hits a jumper in the lane and he's hacked by Leo Spangler - foul #1 on Leo Spangler, team foul #8 | 36-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Grigg (C) Lee Williams | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Paquet (SG), Richard Prater (SF), Phillip Hauk (C) Jacques Irvin, Alex Wolski, Alexander Buck | |
| 00:43 | LSU | Ray Tyus misses the free throw | 36-26 |
| 00:43 | Auburn | Leo Spangler snags the defensive board | 36-26 |
| 00:26 | Auburn | Morton Woodson is called for the reach on Kenneth Paquet - foul #3 on Morton Woodson, team foul #13 | 36-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Garner (PG), Bernard Mullins (PF) Morton Woodson, Ray Tyus | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jacques Irvin (PG), Eli Travis (SF) Darrin Houston, Leo Spangler | |
| 00:26 | Auburn | Kenneth Paquet makes the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 00:26 | Auburn | Kenneth Paquet misses the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 00:26 | LSU | Michael Grigg grabs the board | 36-27 |
| 00:04 | LSU | Richard Garner hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-27 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Jacques Irvin misses the halfcourt shot | 38-27 |