| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Wayne Merkley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Carrera (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Hillyer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Craig Battaglia (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Tommy Loiselle (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Lytle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Oleg Lazarevic (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Samuel Britt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie inbounds the ball | 25-35 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:33 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-35 |
| 19:31 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle grabs the defensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 19:09 | Missouri | Wayne Merkley splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-35 |
| 19:08 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle tips it in | 27-35 |
| 18:46 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim is hacked by Tommy Loiselle - foul #2 on Tommy Loiselle, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (SG), Gene Brown (PF) Joseph Lytle, Oleg Lazarevic | |
| 18:32 | Auburn | Gene Brown misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-35 |
| 18:30 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle grabs the defensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 18:24 | Missouri | Robert Carrera splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 27-35 |
| 18:23 | Missouri | Robert Carrera grabs the offensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 18:10 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle lays it up and in set up by Robert Carrera and he's hacked by Samuel Britt - foul #2 on Samuel Britt, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic (PF) Gene Brown | |
| 18:10 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle makes the free throw | 30-35 |
| 17:49 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-38 |
| 17:24 | Missouri | Wayne Merkley drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 17:05 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Dikembe Azim | 33-40 |
| 16:49 | Missouri | Craig Battaglia misses the runner from the right block | 33-40 |
| 16:47 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie snags the defensive board | 33-40 |
| 16:33 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic's fadeaway is rejected by Craig Battaglia | 33-40 |
| 16:31 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic tips it but misses | 33-40 |
| 16:29 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim tips it back up and in | 33-42 |
| 16:27 | Missouri | Wayne Merkley is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Azim - foul #2 on Dikembe Azim, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SG), Lester Kelson (SF), Gene Brown (PF) Hector Santos, Mauricio Yazzie, Oleg Lazarevic | |
| 16:15 | Missouri | Lester Kelson steals it from Craig Battaglia | 33-42 |
| 16:11 | Auburn | Lester Kelson hits the finger roll | 33-44 |
| 15:55 | Missouri | Gene Brown is called for the reach on Richard Hillyer - foul #1 on Gene Brown, team foul #3 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie (SF), Oleg Lazarevic (C) Lester Kelson, Samuel Britt | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Wayne Merkley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Carrera (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Hillyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Craig Battaglia (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Tommy Loiselle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Lytle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gene Brown (fresh) C - Oleg Lazarevic (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Missouri | Robert Carrera connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Wayne Merkley | 36-44 |
| 15:11 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-44 |
| 15:09 | Missouri | Craig Battaglia pulls down the rebound | 36-44 |
| 15:03 | Missouri | Craig Battaglia can't throw it down | 36-44 |
| 15:01 | Auburn | Gene Brown pulls down the rebound | 36-44 |
| 14:38 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 36-44 |
| 14:36 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Craig Battaglia | 36-44 |
| 14:22 | Missouri | Mauricio Yazzie steals it from Richard Hillyer | 36-44 |
| 14:04 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Carrera - foul #1 on Robert Carrera, team foul #2 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Missouri | Mark Swinton (PF) Craig Battaglia | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lester Kelson (SF), Samuel Britt (C) Mauricio Yazzie, Gene Brown | |
| 14:04 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic makes the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 14:04 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 13:48 | Missouri | Richard Hillyer can't finish the layup | 36-46 |
| 13:47 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Samuel Britt | 36-46 |
| 13:18 | Auburn | Robert Carrera takes the ball from Lester Kelson | 36-46 |
| 13:07 | Missouri | Mark Swinton makes the shot in the paint | 38-46 |
| 12:38 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Oleg Lazarevic, team foul #4 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Missouri | Alphonso Gallo (SG), Craig Battaglia (PF), Robert Kangas (C) Robert Carrera, Richard Hillyer, Tommy Loiselle | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Gene Brown (SG), Mauricio Yazzie (PF) Dikembe Azim, Joseph Lytle, Oleg Lazarevic | |
| 12:25 | Missouri | Alphonso Gallo comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Samuel Britt - foul #3 on Samuel Britt, team foul #5 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (SG) Lester Kelson | |
| 12:25 | Missouri | Alphonso Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 12:25 | Missouri | Alphonso Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 12:03 | Auburn | A charge is called on Samuel Britt - foul #4 on Samuel Britt, team foul #6 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Missouri | Alva Kakowski (SG) Wayne Merkley | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 11:50 | Missouri | Craig Battaglia misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Samuel Britt - foul #5 on Samuel Britt, team foul #7 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SG), Oleg Lazarevic (C) Dikembe Azim, Samuel Britt | |
| 11:50 | Missouri | Craig Battaglia misses the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 11:50 | Missouri | Craig Battaglia misses the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 11:50 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Alphonso Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alva Kakowski (fresh) SF - Mark Swinton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Craig Battaglia (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Kangas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hector Santos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Lytle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Gene Brown (fresh) C - Oleg Lazarevic (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 40-46 |
| 11:35 | Missouri | Robert Kangas pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 11:16 | Missouri | Craig Battaglia misses short on a jumper from the right side | 40-46 |
| 11:15 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Oleg Lazarevic | 40-46 |
| 10:58 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 40-46 |
| 10:56 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Robert Kangas | 40-46 |
| 10:50 | Missouri | Alva Kakowski is fouled on the floor by Mauricio Yazzie - foul #1 on Mauricio Yazzie, team foul #8 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Missouri | Wayne Merkley (PG), Richard Hillyer (SF), Tommy Loiselle (C) Alphonso Gallo, Craig Battaglia, Robert Kangas | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (PG), Lester Kelson (SF) Hector Santos, Gene Brown | |
| 10:50 | Missouri | Alva Kakowski misses the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 10:50 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 10:37 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle is whistled for a carry | 40-46 |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Carrera (SG) Alva Kakowski | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 10:12 | Missouri | Mark Swinton knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Wayne Merkley | 42-46 |
| 09:46 | Auburn | Tommy Loiselle blocks the short jumper by Mauricio Yazzie | 42-46 |
| 09:45 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Mark Swinton | 42-46 |
| 09:28 | Missouri | Richard Hillyer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-46 |
| 09:27 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie grabs the board | 42-46 |
| 09:09 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie misses the easy dunk attempt | 42-46 |
| 09:07 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 08:48 | Auburn | Lester Kelson scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Dikembe Azim | 42-48 |
| 08:27 | Missouri | Mark Swinton misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Mauricio Yazzie - foul #2 on Mauricio Yazzie, team foul #9 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Missouri | Alphonso Gallo (PG), Craig Battaglia (PF) Wayne Merkley, Richard Hillyer | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Gene Brown (PF) Joseph Lytle, Lester Kelson | |
| 08:27 | Missouri | Mark Swinton makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 08:27 | Missouri | Mark Swinton makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 08:18 | Auburn | Craig Battaglia denies the turnaround by Oleg Lazarevic | 44-48 |
| 08:17 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic hits the follow up shot | 44-50 |
| 08:13 | Missouri | Oleg Lazarevic picks off the pass by Alphonso Gallo | 44-50 |
| 07:50 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 07:48 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Alphonso Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Carrera (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Mark Swinton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Craig Battaglia (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Tommy Loiselle (tiring) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hector Santos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Azim (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mauricio Yazzie (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Gene Brown (fresh) C - Oleg Lazarevic (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Missouri | Robert Carrera is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Azim - foul #3 on Dikembe Azim, team foul #10 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Missouri | Richard Hillyer (SF) Tommy Loiselle | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lester Kelson (SF) Mauricio Yazzie | |
| 07:38 | Missouri | Robert Carrera misses the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 07:38 | Missouri | Robert Carrera makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 07:22 | Auburn | Lester Kelson connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Azim | 45-53 |
| 07:13 | Missouri | Craig Battaglia misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-53 |
| 07:12 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic grabs the board | 45-53 |
| 06:53 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 06:51 | Auburn | Gene Brown tips it in | 45-55 |
| 06:25 | Missouri | Craig Battaglia makes the wide open shot from close range set up by Alphonso Gallo out of the doubleteam | 47-55 |
| 06:04 | Auburn | Gene Brown clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Hillyer - foul #1 on Richard Hillyer, team foul #3 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Missouri | Wayne Merkley (PG), Tommy Loiselle (C) Robert Carrera, Mark Swinton | |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SG), Mauricio Yazzie (PF) Hector Santos, Oleg Lazarevic | |
| 06:04 | Auburn | Gene Brown misses the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 06:04 | Auburn | Gene Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 05:47 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle's dunk attempt is rejected by Lester Kelson | 47-56 |
| 05:46 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle tips it home | 49-56 |
| 05:30 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-56 |
| 05:28 | Missouri | Alphonso Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 05:18 | Missouri | Joseph Lytle takes the ball from Wayne Merkley | 49-56 |
| 04:59 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-56 |
| 04:57 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie tips it but misses | 49-56 |
| 04:55 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie grabs the offensive board | 49-56 |
| 04:39 | Auburn | Lester Kelson is whistled for traveling | 49-56 |
| Subs | Missouri | Mark Swinton (SF), Robert Kangas (PF) Richard Hillyer, Craig Battaglia | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Oleg Lazarevic (C) Dikembe Azim, Gene Brown | |
| 04:19 | Missouri | Alphonso Gallo is hacked by Joseph Lytle - foul #2 on Joseph Lytle, team foul #11 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (PG) Hector Santos | |
| 04:19 | Missouri | Alphonso Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 04:19 | Missouri | Alphonso Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 04:06 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-56 |
| 04:05 | Missouri | Robert Kangas grabs the board | 51-56 |
| 03:59 | Missouri | Wayne Merkley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-56 |
| 03:35 | Auburn | Alphonso Gallo takes the ball from Joseph Lytle | 51-56 |
| 03:31 | Missouri | Wayne Merkley lays it up and in set up by Alphonso Gallo | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Wayne Merkley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alphonso Gallo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mark Swinton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Kangas (fresh) 3 reb. C - Tommy Loiselle (tiring) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dikembe Azim (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Lytle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lester Kelson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. PF - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. C - Oleg Lazarevic (tiring) 10 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Auburn | Robert Kangas is called for the reach on Mauricio Yazzie - foul #1 on Robert Kangas, team foul #4 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Carrera (SG), Richard Hillyer (SF), Craig Battaglia (PF) Alphonso Gallo, Mark Swinton, Tommy Loiselle | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG) Dikembe Azim | |
| 02:46 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie is fouled on the floor by Craig Battaglia - foul #2 on Craig Battaglia, team foul #5 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (PG), Gene Brown (SG) Hector Santos, Joseph Lytle | |
| 02:27 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic is called for 3 seconds | 53-56 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Joseph Lytle (SG) Dikembe Azim, Gene Brown | |
| 02:07 | Missouri | Wayne Merkley splits the doubleteam and buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Hillyer | 55-56 |
| 01:50 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-59 |
| 01:28 | Missouri | Richard Hillyer hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left corner | 55-59 |
| 01:26 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie pulls down the rebound | 55-59 |
| 00:57 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 00:55 | Missouri | Craig Battaglia pulls down the rebound | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Missouri | Wayne Merkley shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot from the right wing | 57-59 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-59 |
| Subs | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle (C) Robert Kangas | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (PG), Gene Brown (PF) Hector Santos, Lester Kelson | |
| 00:17 | Auburn | Wayne Merkley is called for the reach on Dikembe Azim - foul #3 on Wayne Merkley, team foul #6 | 57-59 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Auburn | Richard Hillyer is called for the reach on Mauricio Yazzie - foul #2 on Richard Hillyer, team foul #7 | 57-59 |
| 00:15 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie misses the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:15 | Auburn | Gene Brown snags the offensive board | 57-59 |
| 00:13 | Auburn | Gene Brown is fouled on the floor by Wayne Merkley - foul #4 on Wayne Merkley, team foul #8 | 57-59 |
| 00:13 | Auburn | Gene Brown misses the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:13 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:01 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-59 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic snags the defensive board | 57-59 |