| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Lavoie (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Mann (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Butterfield (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Grosvenor (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. C - John Raab (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Peguero (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marc Breslawski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bill Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Robinson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Carlos Weber (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Thomas Butterfield inbounds the ball | 34-25 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Auburn | William Grosvenor hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 34-25 |
| 19:29 | Northwestern | Marc Breslawski grabs the defensive rebound | 34-25 |
| 19:24 | Northwestern | Marc Breslawski misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-25 |
| 19:22 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber tips it home | 34-27 |
| 18:53 | Auburn | William Grosvenor travels with the ball | 34-27 |
| 18:31 | Northwestern | William Grosvenor swats the shot by Carlos Weber | 34-27 |
| 18:29 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 18:10 | Northwestern | David Peguero hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-27 |
| 18:09 | Auburn | William Grosvenor gets the rebound | 34-27 |
| 17:51 | Auburn | William Grosvenor misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jack Robinson - foul #1 on Jack Robinson, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| 17:51 | Auburn | William Grosvenor makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 17:51 | Auburn | William Grosvenor makes the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 17:36 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Marc Breslawski | 36-29 |
| 17:09 | Auburn | William Grosvenor comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jack Robinson - foul #2 on Jack Robinson, team foul #2 | 36-29 |
| 17:09 | Auburn | William Grosvenor makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 17:09 | Auburn | William Grosvenor makes the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 16:56 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins can't connect on a floater near the basket | 38-29 |
| 16:55 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Thomas Butterfield | 38-29 |
| 16:42 | Auburn | John Lavoie scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by William Grosvenor | 41-29 |
| 16:21 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins scores on a runner near the basket | 41-31 |
| 15:56 | Auburn | Jack Robinson steals it from Roy Mann | 41-31 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Lavoie (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Mann (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Butterfield (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Grosvenor (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. C - John Raab (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Peguero (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marc Breslawski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bill Jenkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Robinson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Carlos Weber (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Northwestern | Marc Breslawski is hacked by Roy Mann - foul #2 on Roy Mann, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Richmond (SF), David Carlin (C) Thomas Butterfield, John Raab | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Quon (PG), William Manz (SG) David Peguero, Marc Breslawski | |
| 15:32 | Northwestern | James Richmond swats the dunk try by Bill Jenkins | 41-31 |
| 15:30 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber can't tip it in | 41-31 |
| 15:29 | Auburn | James Richmond snags the defensive board | 41-31 |
| 15:02 | Auburn | David Carlin loses the dribble to Jack Robinson | 41-31 |
| 14:54 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins misses long on a jumper from the left side | 41-31 |
| 14:52 | Auburn | David Carlin gets the rebound | 41-31 |
| 14:25 | Auburn | John Lavoie makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-31 |
| 14:11 | Northwestern | William Manz is hacked by Roy Mann - foul #3 on Roy Mann, team foul #2 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Butterfield (SF), John Raab (C) James Richmond, David Carlin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:06 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber is hacked by John Raab - foul #2 on John Raab, team foul #3 | 44-31 |
| 13:54 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-31 |
| 13:53 | Auburn | Thomas Butterfield grabs the board | 44-31 |
| 13:36 | Auburn | William Manz steals the ball from John Raab | 44-31 |
| 13:28 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson misses the lay-in | 44-31 |
| 13:26 | Auburn | The rebound goes to John Raab | 44-31 |
| 13:06 | Auburn | Roy Mann hits the finger roll | 46-31 |
| 12:43 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 46-31 |
| 12:41 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Bill Jenkins | 46-31 |
| 12:36 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber loses the ball out of bounds | 46-31 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Peguero (PG), Freddy Larrabee (C) James Quon, Carlos Weber | |
| 12:15 | Auburn | William Grosvenor makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-31 |
| 12:00 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 49-31 |
| 11:58 | Auburn | John Raab gets the rebound | 49-31 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Lavoie (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Mann (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Butterfield (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Grosvenor (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. C - John Raab (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Peguero (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Manz (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bill Jenkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jack Robinson (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Freddy Larrabee (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Auburn | John Raab's fadeaway is rejected by Freddy Larrabee | 49-31 |
| 11:27 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson pulls down the rebound | 49-31 |
| 11:19 | Northwestern | William Manz connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by David Peguero | 49-33 |
| 10:58 | Auburn | William Manz steals the ball from John Lavoie | 49-33 |
| 10:50 | Northwestern | William Manz scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Bill Jenkins | 49-36 |
| 10:34 | Auburn | William Grosvenor's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Freddy Larrabee | 49-36 |
| 10:33 | Auburn | Thomas Butterfield misses the tip | 49-36 |
| 10:32 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson snags the defensive board | 49-36 |
| 10:28 | Northwestern | William Manz can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-36 |
| 10:26 | Auburn | The rebound goes to John Lavoie | 49-36 |
| 10:12 | Auburn | John Raab is whistled for traveling | 49-36 |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Givens (PG), David Tsai (SG), James Richmond (SF), David Carlin (C) John Lavoie, Roy Mann, Thomas Butterfield, John Raab | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem (SF), Ronnie Graney (PF), Carlos Weber (C) Bill Jenkins, Jack Robinson, Freddy Larrabee | |
| 10:09 | Northwestern | David Peguero loses the dribble to Walter Givens in the backcourt | 49-36 |
| 10:07 | Auburn | David Tsai slams it home on a nice dish by Walter Givens | 51-36 |
| 09:45 | Northwestern | William Manz knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Peguero | 51-38 |
| 09:17 | Auburn | Walter Givens misses the shot from the left wing | 51-38 |
| 09:15 | Auburn | David Tsai tips it home | 53-38 |
| 08:57 | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem's fadeaway is rejected by David Carlin | 53-38 |
| 08:56 | Auburn | The rebound goes to David Tsai | 53-38 |
| 08:52 | Auburn | Walter Givens connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by David Tsai | 56-38 |
| 08:45 | Northwestern | David Peguero clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-38 |
| 08:44 | Auburn | David Tsai snags the defensive board | 56-38 |
| 08:24 | Auburn | William Grosvenor misses the 3 from the right corner | 56-38 |
| 08:22 | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem grabs the defensive rebound | 56-38 |
| 08:15 | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on James Richmond - foul #1 on James Richmond, team foul #4 | 56-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Lavoie (PG), Thomas Butterfield (SF), Benjamin Knisely (PF) David Tsai, James Richmond, William Grosvenor | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Quon (PG) David Peguero | |
| 08:15 | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem makes the 1st free throw | 56-39 |
| 08:15 | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem makes the 2nd free throw | 56-40 |
| 07:50 | Auburn | Benjamin Knisely hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 56-40 |
| 07:48 | Auburn | Benjamin Knisely tips it in | 58-40 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Lavoie (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Givens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Butterfield (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Benjamin Knisely (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Carlin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Quon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Manz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Earl Mitchem (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronnie Graney (fresh) 3 pts. C - Carlos Weber (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Northwestern | Ronnie Graney misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-40 |
| 07:31 | Auburn | David Carlin gets the rebound | 58-40 |
| 07:02 | Auburn | Walter Givens comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-40 |
| 07:01 | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem gets the rebound | 58-40 |
| 06:47 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Carlos Weber is blocked by David Carlin | 58-40 |
| 06:45 | Northwestern | Ronnie Graney grabs the offensive rebound | 58-40 |
| 06:33 | Northwestern | John Lavoie steals the ball from Ronnie Graney | 58-40 |
| 06:04 | Auburn | Walter Givens misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-40 |
| 06:02 | Auburn | Thomas Butterfield gets the offensive rebound | 58-40 |
| 05:44 | Auburn | Carlos Weber steals it from Benjamin Knisely | 58-40 |
| 05:44 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-40 |
| Subs | Auburn | Roy Mann (SG), William Grosvenor (PF), John Raab (C) Walter Givens, Benjamin Knisely, David Carlin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Peguero (PG), Bill Jenkins (SF), Jack Robinson (PF), Freddy Larrabee (C) James Quon, Earl Mitchem, Ronnie Graney, Carlos Weber | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 05:23 | Northwestern | Freddy Larrabee misses the shot from the free throw line | 58-40 |
| 05:22 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson tips it but misses | 58-40 |
| 05:21 | Northwestern | Freddy Larrabee grabs the offensive rebound | 58-40 |
| 05:10 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Thomas Butterfield - foul #2 on Thomas Butterfield, team foul #5 | 58-40 |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Givens (PG), David Tsai (SG), James Richmond (SF), Benjamin Knisely (PF), David Carlin (C) John Lavoie, Roy Mann, Thomas Butterfield, William Grosvenor, John Raab | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Quon (PG), Marc Breslawski (SG), Ronnie Graney (PF) David Peguero, William Manz, Jack Robinson | |
| 05:10 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 58-40 |
| 05:10 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 58-40 |
| 05:10 | Auburn | David Carlin grabs the defensive rebound | 58-40 |
| 04:55 | Auburn | David Carlin is hacked by Freddy Larrabee - foul #1 on Freddy Larrabee, team foul #3 | 58-40 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem (SF) Bill Jenkins | |
| 04:29 | Auburn | David Carlin makes the shot from the left block set up by Walter Givens and he's hacked by Freddy Larrabee - foul #2 on Freddy Larrabee, team foul #4 | 60-40 |
| 04:29 | Auburn | David Carlin makes the free throw | 61-40 |
| 04:12 | Northwestern | Freddy Larrabee makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 61-42 |
| 03:50 | Auburn | Walter Givens hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by David Carlin and he's hacked by Freddy Larrabee - foul #3 on Freddy Larrabee, team foul #5 | 63-42 |
| 03:50 | Auburn | Walter Givens misses the free throw | 63-42 |
| 03:50 | Northwestern | Freddy Larrabee pulls down the rebound | 63-42 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Walter Givens (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Tsai (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Richmond (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benjamin Knisely (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Carlin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Quon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marc Breslawski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Earl Mitchem (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Graney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Freddy Larrabee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:36 | Northwestern | David Tsai steals the ball from James Quon | 63-42 |
| 03:10 | Auburn | James Richmond is whistled for traveling | 63-42 |
| 02:56 | Northwestern | James Quon misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-42 |
| 02:55 | Northwestern | Freddy Larrabee tips it home | 63-44 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:38 | Auburn | Walter Givens comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 63-44 |
| 02:36 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Ronnie Graney | 63-44 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:23 | Northwestern | James Quon knocks in the floater from the left wing and the foul's on Benjamin Knisely - foul #1 on Benjamin Knisely, team foul #6 | 63-46 |
| 02:23 | Northwestern | James Quon makes the free throw | 63-47 |
| 02:20 | Auburn | Freddy Larrabee steals it from James Richmond in the backcourt | 63-47 |
| 02:12 | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Quon | 63-50 |
| 01:51 | Auburn | David Carlin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-50 |
| 01:22 | Northwestern | Freddy Larrabee throws it down set up by James Quon | 63-52 |
| 01:00 | Auburn | Benjamin Knisely misses short on an open jump hook near the basket | 63-52 |
| 00:58 | Auburn | Walter Givens gets the offensive rebound | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Auburn | Walter Givens is hacked by Earl Mitchem - foul #1 on Earl Mitchem, team foul #6 | 63-52 |
| 00:54 | Auburn | David Carlin is fouled on the floor by Marc Breslawski - foul #1 on Marc Breslawski, team foul #7 | 63-52 |
| 00:54 | Auburn | David Carlin makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 00:54 | Auburn | David Carlin makes the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Northwestern | James Quon drills a 3 from the right corner | 65-55 |
| 00:47 | Auburn | David Carlin is hacked by James Quon in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Quon, team foul #8 | 65-55 |
| 00:47 | Auburn | David Carlin makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 00:47 | Auburn | David Carlin misses the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | Ronnie Graney snags the defensive board | 66-55 |
| 00:42 | Northwestern | Freddy Larrabee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Auburn | Walter Givens comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 66-55 |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | Ronnie Graney pulls down the rebound | 66-55 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | James Quon misses the 3 from the right corner | 66-55 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Marc Breslawski snags the offensive board | 66-55 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | James Quon comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 66-55 |
| 00:07 | Auburn | Benjamin Knisely grabs the defensive rebound | 66-55 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Walter Givens runs out the clock | 66-55 |