| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Jo-Long Zhou (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Shingleton (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Gustavo Zavala (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kasey Rector (fresh) 4 pts. C - Frank Boeding (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lawrence Blair (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Thomas Preston (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Aaron Parkhurst (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Seagraves (fresh) C - Bobby Sparks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala inbounds the ball | 25-23 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:40 | Saint Louis | Frank Boeding's floater is tipped away by Edward Seagraves | 25-23 |
| 19:39 | Auburn | Edward Seagraves gets the rebound | 25-23 |
| 19:37 | Auburn | Lawrence Blair throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-23 |
| 19:14 | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala dunks the ball over the doubleteam | 27-23 |
| 18:51 | Auburn | Lawrence Blair scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Aaron Parkhurst | 27-26 |
| 18:23 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou misses the jumper from the right side | 27-26 |
| 18:21 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst grabs the board | 27-26 |
| 18:02 | Auburn | Thomas Preston loses the ball out of bounds | 27-26 |
| 18:00 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-26 |
| 17:46 | Auburn | Thomas Preston scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Aaron Parkhurst | 27-29 |
| 17:22 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou hits a wide open 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Gustavo Zavala | 30-29 |
| 17:05 | Auburn | Thomas Preston misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-29 |
| 17:04 | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 16:43 | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala clanks a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Aaron Parkhurst - foul #1 on Aaron Parkhurst, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Rodney Reese (SG) Terry Shingleton | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 16:43 | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 16:43 | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 16:23 | Auburn | Jo-Long Zhou steps in front of the Aaron Parkhurst pass | 32-29 |
| 15:54 | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala misses the jumpshot from the left side | 32-29 |
| 15:53 | Saint Louis | Frank Boeding tips it back up and in | 34-29 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Jo-Long Zhou (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Reese (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Gustavo Zavala (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kasey Rector (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Frank Boeding (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lawrence Blair (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Thomas Preston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Parkhurst (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Seagraves (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - Bobby Sparks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Auburn | Thomas Preston misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 15:34 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst tips it home | 34-31 |
| 15:17 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-31 |
| 15:15 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 14:59 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Kasey Rector - foul #1 on Kasey Rector, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Terry Shingleton (SG), Steven Harris (SF), Joshua Finch (PF), John Ferrier (C) Jo-Long Zhou, Gustavo Zavala, Kasey Rector, Frank Boeding | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rufus Maziarz (SF) Edward Seagraves | |
| 14:59 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 14:59 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst misses the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 14:59 | Saint Louis | Joshua Finch grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 14:30 | Saint Louis | Joshua Finch clanks a floater from close range | 34-32 |
| 14:28 | Saint Louis | Terry Shingleton tips it in | 36-32 |
| 14:07 | Auburn | Thomas Preston connects on the 3 from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 13:38 | Saint Louis | Terry Shingleton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-35 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou (PG) Rodney Reese | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 13:19 | Auburn | Rufus Maziarz clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jo-Long Zhou - foul #1 on Jo-Long Zhou, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| 13:19 | Auburn | Rufus Maziarz makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 13:19 | Auburn | Rufus Maziarz misses the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 13:19 | Saint Louis | Joshua Finch grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 12:52 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 36-36 |
| 12:50 | Auburn | Lawrence Blair grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 12:21 | Auburn | Rufus Maziarz drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Blair | 36-39 |
| 12:02 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 12:01 | Auburn | Bobby Sparks gets the rebound | 36-39 |
| 11:49 | Auburn | Rufus Maziarz scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Blair | 36-42 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Jo-Long Zhou (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Shingleton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Steven Harris (fresh) PF - Joshua Finch (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Ferrier (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lawrence Blair (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Preston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rufus Maziarz (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Aaron Parkhurst (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Bobby Sparks (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Jo-Long Zhou, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Rodney Reese (SG), Gustavo Zavala (SF), Kasey Rector (PF), Frank Boeding (C) Terry Shingleton, Steven Harris, Joshua Finch, John Ferrier | |
| Subs | Auburn | Edward Seagraves (PF), Alfredo Gallo (C) Aaron Parkhurst, Bobby Sparks | |
| 11:00 | Auburn | The short jumper by Edward Seagraves is denied by Kasey Rector | 36-42 |
| 10:58 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector snags the defensive board | 36-42 |
| 10:29 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector buries a runner near the basket | 38-42 |
| 10:13 | Auburn | Thomas Preston misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-42 |
| 10:11 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Frank Boeding | 38-42 |
| 09:46 | Saint Louis | Frank Boeding throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-42 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Terry Shingleton (SG) Jo-Long Zhou | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ray Younger (PG), Kyle Pearl (SG), Aaron Parkhurst (PF), Bobby Sparks (C) Lawrence Blair, Thomas Preston, Edward Seagraves, Alfredo Gallo | |
| 09:23 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Ray Younger | 38-44 |
| 09:01 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-44 |
| 08:36 | Auburn | Bobby Sparks connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Ray Younger | 38-46 |
| 08:19 | Saint Louis | Frank Boeding hits a jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Bobby Sparks - foul #2 on Bobby Sparks, team foul #2 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lawrence Blair (PG) Ray Younger | |
| 08:19 | Saint Louis | Frank Boeding misses the free throw | 40-46 |
| 08:19 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 07:50 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Lawrence Blair | 40-49 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Rodney Reese (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Terry Shingleton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Gustavo Zavala (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kasey Rector (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Frank Boeding (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lawrence Blair (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kyle Pearl (fresh) SF - Rufus Maziarz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Aaron Parkhurst (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Bobby Sparks (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Saint Louis | Aaron Parkhurst swats the shot by Kasey Rector | 40-49 |
| 07:31 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| 07:14 | Auburn | Kyle Pearl hits a fadeaway from the left side | 40-51 |
| 06:48 | Saint Louis | Terry Shingleton is fouled on the floor by Kyle Pearl - foul #1 on Kyle Pearl, team foul #3 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou (PG), Steven Harris (SF), Joshua Finch (PF), John Ferrier (C) Rodney Reese, Gustavo Zavala, Kasey Rector, Frank Boeding | |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Preston (SG), Edward Seagraves (PF), Alfredo Gallo (C) Kyle Pearl, Aaron Parkhurst, Bobby Sparks | |
| 06:25 | Saint Louis | Terry Shingleton makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Joshua Finch | 42-51 |
| 06:01 | Auburn | Edward Seagraves is denied on a layup by John Ferrier | 42-51 |
| 06:00 | Auburn | Rufus Maziarz grabs the offensive board | 42-51 |
| 05:49 | Auburn | Lawrence Blair misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 42-51 |
| 05:48 | Auburn | Thomas Preston grabs the offensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 05:24 | Auburn | Lawrence Blair clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-51 |
| 05:23 | Auburn | Alfredo Gallo grabs the offensive board | 42-51 |
| 04:57 | Auburn | Edward Seagraves misses short on a floater from the right wing | 42-51 |
| 04:56 | Saint Louis | John Ferrier gets the rebound | 42-51 |
| 04:37 | Saint Louis | Steven Harris misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Thomas Preston - foul #2 on Thomas Preston, team foul #4 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala (SF), Kasey Rector (PF), Frank Boeding (C) Terry Shingleton, Joshua Finch, John Ferrier | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ray Younger (PG), Aaron Parkhurst (SF), Bobby Sparks (C) Lawrence Blair, Rufus Maziarz, Alfredo Gallo | |
| 04:37 | Saint Louis | Steven Harris misses the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 04:37 | Saint Louis | Steven Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 04:11 | Auburn | Thomas Preston misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 04:10 | Auburn | Ray Younger snags the offensive board | 43-51 |
| 03:57 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst buries a shot from the right side | 43-53 |
| 03:37 | Saint Louis | Ray Younger steals the ball from Steven Harris | 43-53 |
| 03:32 | Auburn | Ray Younger banks in the layup | 43-55 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Jo-Long Zhou (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Harris (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Gustavo Zavala (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kasey Rector (fresh) 6 pts. C - Frank Boeding (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ray Younger (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Preston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Parkhurst (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. PF - Edward Seagraves (fresh) 2 blk. C - Bobby Sparks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Saint Louis | Frank Boeding's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-55 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Rodney Reese (SG), Joshua Finch (PF), John Ferrier (C) Gustavo Zavala, Kasey Rector, Frank Boeding | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kyle Pearl (SG), Antonio Carpenter (SF), Alfredo Gallo (C) Thomas Preston, Aaron Parkhurst, Bobby Sparks | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:43 | Auburn | Ray Younger misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 43-55 |
| 02:41 | Saint Louis | Joshua Finch pulls down the rebound | 43-55 |
| 02:16 | Saint Louis | Rodney Reese clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-55 |
| 02:15 | Auburn | Antonio Carpenter pulls down the rebound | 43-55 |
| 01:59 | Auburn | Edward Seagraves is fouled on the floor by Steven Harris - foul #1 on Steven Harris, team foul #4 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Terry Shingleton (SG) Jo-Long Zhou | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 01:33 | Auburn | John Ferrier is called for the reach on Ray Younger - foul #1 on John Ferrier, team foul #5 | 43-55 |
| 01:20 | Auburn | Alfredo Gallo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-55 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:11 | Saint Louis | Terry Shingleton misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kyle Pearl - foul #2 on Kyle Pearl, team foul #5 | 43-55 |
| 01:11 | Saint Louis | Terry Shingleton makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 01:11 | Saint Louis | Terry Shingleton makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 01:09 | Auburn | Ray Younger is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ray Younger, team foul #6 | 45-55 |
| 00:56 | Saint Louis | Terry Shingleton hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-55 |
| 00:56 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-55 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou (PG), Gustavo Zavala (SF), Kasey Rector (PF), Frank Boeding (C) Rodney Reese, Steven Harris, Joshua Finch, John Ferrier | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lawrence Blair (PG), Thomas Preston (SG), Rufus Maziarz (SF), Aaron Parkhurst (PF), Bobby Sparks (C) Ray Younger, Kyle Pearl, Antonio Carpenter, Edward Seagraves, Alfredo Gallo | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Auburn | Lawrence Blair is hacked by Jo-Long Zhou in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jo-Long Zhou, team foul #6 | 47-55 |
| 00:51 | Auburn | Jo-Long Zhou is called for the reach on Lawrence Blair - foul #4 on Jo-Long Zhou, team foul #7 | 47-55 |
| 00:51 | Auburn | Lawrence Blair makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 00:51 | Auburn | Lawrence Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Saint Louis | Terry Shingleton knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Gustavo Zavala out of a doubleteam | 49-57 |
| 00:44 | Auburn | Lawrence Blair is hacked by Jo-Long Zhou in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jo-Long Zhou, team foul #8 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Rodney Reese (PG) Jo-Long Zhou | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:44 | Auburn | Lawrence Blair misses the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 00:44 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector grabs the defensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 00:36 | Saint Louis | Frank Boeding knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Rodney Reese | 52-57 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Auburn | Lawrence Blair is fouled in the backcourt by Rodney Reese - foul #2 on Rodney Reese, team foul #9 | 52-57 |
| 00:33 | Auburn | Lawrence Blair makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:33 | Auburn | Lawrence Blair misses the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:33 | Saint Louis | Terry Shingleton gets the rebound | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:27 | Saint Louis | Terry Shingleton scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gustavo Zavala | 55-58 |
| 00:24 | Auburn | Lawrence Blair is fouled in the backcourt by Rodney Reese - foul #3 on Rodney Reese, team foul #10 | 55-58 |
| 00:24 | Auburn | Lawrence Blair makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:24 | Auburn | Lawrence Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:17 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-60 |
| 00:16 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Aaron Parkhurst | 55-60 |
| 00:13 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst is fouled in the backcourt by Rodney Reese - foul #4 on Rodney Reese, team foul #11 | 55-60 |
| 00:13 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst misses the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:13 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:08 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Terry Shingleton | 58-61 |
| 00:07 | Auburn | Lawrence Blair is hacked by Terry Shingleton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Terry Shingleton, team foul #12 | 58-61 |
| 00:07 | Auburn | Lawrence Blair makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:07 | Auburn | Lawrence Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:03 | Saint Louis | Rodney Reese misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-63 |
| 00:01 | Saint Louis | Frank Boeding pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | The clock runs out | 58-63 |