| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lawrence Blair (fresh) SG - Thomas Preston (fresh) SF - Rufus Maziarz (fresh) PF - Aaron Parkhurst (fresh) C - Bobby Sparks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Dennis Ward (fresh) SG - Cody Clair (fresh) SF - Louis Walker (fresh) PF - Edward Stevens (fresh) C - Leonard Ross (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Bobby Sparks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst misses short on a jump hook from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Colorado State | Leonard Ross pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Colorado State | Dennis Ward misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Bobby Sparks | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Auburn | Bobby Sparks knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Lawrence Blair | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Colorado State | Edward Stevens misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Aaron Parkhurst - foul #1 on Aaron Parkhurst, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Colorado State | Edward Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:59 | Colorado State | Edward Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | Auburn | Rufus Maziarz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:17 | Colorado State | Cody Clair loses the ball out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 17:57 | Auburn | Lawrence Blair comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 17:56 | Colorado State | Leonard Ross snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:49 | Colorado State | Cody Clair's pass is intercepted by Rufus Maziarz | 2-2 |
| 17:45 | Auburn | Lawrence Blair lays it in on a great pass from Rufus Maziarz | 4-2 |
| 17:16 | Colorado State | Aaron Parkhurst swats the layup by Cody Clair | 4-2 |
| 17:14 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Rufus Maziarz | 4-2 |
| 16:45 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lawrence Blair | 6-2 |
| 16:33 | Colorado State | Edward Stevens is called for traveling | 6-2 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Clay Likens (PG), Walter Como (SF) Dennis Ward, Louis Walker | |
| 16:08 | Auburn | Rufus Maziarz drills a fadeaway from the left side | 8-2 |
| 16:02 | Colorado State | Lawrence Blair takes the ball from Clay Likens | 8-2 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lawrence Blair (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Preston (fairly fresh) SF - Rufus Maziarz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Aaron Parkhurst (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Bobby Sparks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Clay Likens (fresh) SG - Cody Clair (fairly fresh) SF - Walter Como (fresh) PF - Edward Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leonard Ross (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Auburn | Bobby Sparks comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 8-2 |
| 15:49 | Colorado State | Leonard Ross grabs the board | 8-2 |
| 15:40 | Colorado State | Edward Stevens's floater is tipped away by Aaron Parkhurst | 8-2 |
| 15:38 | Colorado State | Clay Likens can't tip it in | 8-2 |
| 15:37 | Auburn | Lawrence Blair pulls down the rebound | 8-2 |
| 15:18 | Auburn | Rufus Maziarz travels with the ball | 8-2 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dennis Ward (PG), John Coleman (SF), Gary Winegar (PF), Robert Scheerer (C) Clay Likens, Cody Clair, Edward Stevens, Leonard Ross | |
| 15:02 | Colorado State | Dennis Ward misses long on a shot from the right side | 8-2 |
| 15:01 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst gets the rebound | 8-2 |
| 14:56 | Auburn | Gary Winegar takes the ball from Lawrence Blair | 8-2 |
| 14:39 | Colorado State | Gary Winegar can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Thomas Preston - foul #1 on Thomas Preston, team foul #2 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Louis Walker (SF) John Coleman | |
| 14:39 | Colorado State | Gary Winegar makes the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 14:39 | Colorado State | Gary Winegar makes the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 14:14 | Auburn | Louis Walker is called for the reach on Thomas Preston - foul #1 on Louis Walker, team foul #1 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Auburn | Edward Seagraves (PF), Alfredo Gallo (C) Aaron Parkhurst, Bobby Sparks | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Edward Stevens (PF) Gary Winegar | |
| 13:56 | Auburn | Thomas Preston misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-4 |
| 13:54 | Colorado State | Edward Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 13:49 | Colorado State | Thomas Preston is called for the reach on Walter Como - foul #2 on Thomas Preston, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kyle Pearl (SG) Thomas Preston | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Clay Likens (PG), Cody Clair (SG), Leonard Ross (C) Dennis Ward, Walter Como, Robert Scheerer | |
| 13:34 | Colorado State | Clay Likens makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Cody Clair | 8-6 |
| 13:16 | Auburn | Rufus Maziarz misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-6 |
| 13:15 | Auburn | Kyle Pearl grabs the offensive board | 8-6 |
| 12:56 | Auburn | Leonard Ross is called for the reach on Edward Seagraves - foul #1 on Leonard Ross, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ray Younger (PG), Aaron Parkhurst (SF), Bobby Sparks (C) Lawrence Blair, Rufus Maziarz, Alfredo Gallo | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Coleman (SF) Louis Walker | |
| 12:51 | Auburn | Kyle Pearl clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 8-6 |
| 12:49 | Auburn | Edward Seagraves tips it back up and in | 10-6 |
| 12:33 | Colorado State | Cody Clair clanks a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Kyle Pearl - foul #1 on Kyle Pearl, team foul #4 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dennis Ward (PG), Walter Como (SF) Clay Likens, John Coleman | |
| 12:33 | Colorado State | Cody Clair misses the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 12:33 | Colorado State | Cody Clair misses the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 12:33 | Auburn | Bobby Sparks grabs the defensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 12:31 | Auburn | Ray Younger's pass is intercepted by Cody Clair in the backcourt | 10-6 |
| 12:17 | Colorado State | The jump hook by Edward Stevens is blocked by Aaron Parkhurst | 10-6 |
| 12:16 | Colorado State | Edward Stevens misses the tip | 10-6 |
| 12:15 | Auburn | Bobby Sparks snags the defensive board | 10-6 |
| 11:52 | Auburn | Bobby Sparks clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Walter Como - foul #1 on Walter Como, team foul #3 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Coleman (SF), Robert Scheerer (C) Cody Clair, Leonard Ross | |
| 11:52 | Auburn | Bobby Sparks makes the 1st free throw | 11-6 |
| 11:52 | Auburn | Bobby Sparks makes the 2nd free throw | 12-6 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ray Younger (fresh) SG - Kyle Pearl (fresh) SF - Aaron Parkhurst (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. PF - Edward Seagraves (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bobby Sparks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Dennis Ward (fresh) SG - Walter Como (fresh) SF - John Coleman (fresh) PF - Edward Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Scheerer (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Colorado State | John Coleman misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Bobby Sparks - foul #1 on Bobby Sparks, team foul #5 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Auburn | Lawrence Blair (PG), Antonio Carpenter (SF) Ray Younger, Bobby Sparks | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 11:41 | Colorado State | John Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 12-7 |
| 11:41 | Colorado State | John Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 11:13 | Auburn | Antonio Carpenter makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kyle Pearl | 14-8 |
| 11:02 | Colorado State | Robert Scheerer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 14-8 |
| 11:01 | Colorado State | Edward Stevens gets the offensive rebound | 14-8 |
| 10:44 | Colorado State | Kyle Pearl is called for the reach on Walter Como - foul #2 on Kyle Pearl, team foul #6 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Auburn | Rufus Maziarz (SG), Alfredo Gallo (C) Kyle Pearl, Aaron Parkhurst | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Clay Likens (PG), Cody Clair (SG), Louis Walker (SF), Leonard Ross (C) Dennis Ward, Walter Como, John Coleman, Edward Stevens | |
| 10:32 | Colorado State | Louis Walker clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-8 |
| 10:31 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Alfredo Gallo | 14-8 |
| 10:26 | Auburn | Lawrence Blair hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Rufus Maziarz | 17-8 |
| 10:16 | Colorado State | Robert Scheerer is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Blair - foul #1 on Lawrence Blair, team foul #7 | 17-8 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bobby Sparks (C) Alfredo Gallo | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 10:16 | Colorado State | Robert Scheerer misses the 1st free throw | 17-8 |
| 10:16 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Bobby Sparks | 17-8 |
| 09:50 | Auburn | Bobby Sparks makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Lawrence Blair and he's fouled by Clay Likens - foul #1 on Clay Likens, team foul #4 | 19-8 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ray Younger (PG) Lawrence Blair | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Edward Stevens (PF) Robert Scheerer | |
| 09:50 | Auburn | Bobby Sparks makes the free throw | 20-8 |
| 09:30 | Colorado State | Edward Stevens is whistled for a carry | 20-8 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dennis Ward (PG) Clay Likens | |
| 09:10 | Auburn | Rufus Maziarz can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Cody Clair - foul #1 on Cody Clair, team foul #5 | 20-8 |
| Subs | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst (SF) Antonio Carpenter | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 09:10 | Auburn | Rufus Maziarz makes the 1st free throw | 21-8 |
| 09:10 | Auburn | Rufus Maziarz makes the 2nd free throw | 22-8 |
| 09:03 | Colorado State | Cody Clair misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 22-8 |
| 09:01 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Edward Seagraves | 22-8 |
| 08:35 | Auburn | Edward Seagraves misses the easy layup | 22-8 |
| 08:33 | Colorado State | Edward Stevens pulls down the rebound | 22-8 |
| 08:27 | Colorado State | Cody Clair misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 22-8 |
| 08:25 | Colorado State | Louis Walker snags the offensive board | 22-8 |
| 08:04 | Colorado State | Edward Stevens drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Dennis Ward | 22-10 |
| 07:38 | Auburn | Edward Stevens steps in front of the Rufus Maziarz pass | 22-10 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ray Younger (fresh) SG - Rufus Maziarz (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Aaron Parkhurst (tiring) 2 pts. 3 blk. PF - Edward Seagraves (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Sparks (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Dennis Ward (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cody Clair (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Louis Walker (fairly fresh) PF - Edward Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Leonard Ross (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Colorado State | Ray Younger is called for the reach on Dennis Ward - foul #1 on Ray Younger, team foul #8 | 22-10 |
| Subs | Auburn | Lawrence Blair (PG), Antonio Carpenter (SF), Alfredo Gallo (C) Ray Younger, Edward Seagraves, Bobby Sparks | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Walter Como (SG), John Coleman (SF), Gary Winegar (PF), Robert Scheerer (C) Cody Clair, Louis Walker, Edward Stevens, Leonard Ross | |
| 07:25 | Colorado State | Dennis Ward makes the 1st free throw | 22-11 |
| 07:25 | Colorado State | Dennis Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 22-12 |
| 07:01 | Auburn | Lawrence Blair hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Antonio Carpenter | 25-12 |
| 06:39 | Colorado State | Walter Como misses long on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Alfredo Gallo - foul #1 on Alfredo Gallo, team foul #9 | 25-12 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Clay Likens (PG), Edward Stevens (PF) Dennis Ward, Gary Winegar | |
| 06:39 | Colorado State | Walter Como makes the 1st free throw | 25-13 |
| 06:39 | Colorado State | Walter Como makes the 2nd free throw | 25-14 |
| 06:12 | Auburn | Lawrence Blair hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 25-14 |
| 06:10 | Auburn | Rufus Maziarz tips it back up and in | 27-14 |
| 05:55 | Colorado State | John Coleman buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Walter Como | 27-16 |
| 05:40 | Auburn | Rufus Maziarz hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 27-16 |
| 05:39 | Auburn | Alfredo Gallo tips it in | 29-16 |
| 05:12 | Colorado State | Edward Stevens drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Clay Likens and he's fouled by Aaron Parkhurst - foul #2 on Aaron Parkhurst, team foul #10 | 29-18 |
| Subs | Auburn | Edward Seagraves (PF), Bobby Sparks (C) Aaron Parkhurst, Alfredo Gallo | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Cody Clair (SG), Leonard Ross (C) John Coleman, Robert Scheerer | |
| 05:12 | Colorado State | Edward Stevens makes the free throw | 29-19 |
| 04:45 | Auburn | Rufus Maziarz connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Edward Seagraves | 31-19 |
| 04:25 | Colorado State | Walter Como is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Walter Como, team foul #6 | 31-19 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dennis Ward (PG), Louis Walker (SF), Robert Scheerer (PF) Clay Likens, Walter Como, Edward Stevens | |
| 04:14 | Auburn | Edward Seagraves connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Bobby Sparks | 33-19 |
| 03:53 | Colorado State | Dennis Ward can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-19 |
| 03:52 | Auburn | Lawrence Blair gets the rebound | 33-19 |
| 03:35 | Auburn | Rufus Maziarz hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 33-19 |
| 03:34 | Auburn | Edward Seagraves tips it back up and in | 35-19 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lawrence Blair (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rufus Maziarz (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Antonio Carpenter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Seagraves (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Bobby Sparks (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Dennis Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cody Clair (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Louis Walker (fresh) PF - Robert Scheerer (fresh) C - Leonard Ross (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Colorado State | Bobby Sparks takes the ball from Dennis Ward | 35-19 |
| 02:45 | Auburn | Rufus Maziarz makes the 3 from straight away | 38-19 |
| 02:24 | Colorado State | Dennis Ward double dribbles | 38-19 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ray Younger (PG), Thomas Preston (SG), Alfredo Gallo (C) Lawrence Blair, Antonio Carpenter, Bobby Sparks | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Clay Likens (PG), Walter Como (SG), John Coleman (SF), Edward Stevens (PF) Dennis Ward, Cody Clair, Louis Walker, Robert Scheerer | |
| 02:01 | Auburn | Rufus Maziarz is fouled on the floor by Edward Stevens - foul #1 on Edward Stevens, team foul #7 | 38-19 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Gary Winegar (SF) Leonard Ross | |
| 02:01 | Auburn | Rufus Maziarz makes the 1st free throw | 39-19 |
| 02:01 | Auburn | Rufus Maziarz makes the 2nd free throw | 40-19 |
| 01:41 | Colorado State | John Coleman is whistled for traveling | 40-19 |
| 01:14 | Auburn | Ray Younger can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-19 |
| 01:13 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to John Coleman | 40-19 |
| 01:09 | Colorado State | Walter Como hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Clay Likens | 40-22 |
| 00:49 | Auburn | Ray Younger knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Preston | 42-22 |
| 00:30 | Colorado State | John Coleman misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 42-22 |
| 00:29 | Auburn | Thomas Preston grabs the defensive rebound | 42-22 |
| 00:04 | Auburn | Edward Seagraves buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Thomas Preston and he's hacked by Walter Como - foul #3 on Walter Como, team foul #8 | 44-22 |
| Subs | Auburn | Lawrence Blair (PG), Bobby Sparks (C) Ray Younger, Alfredo Gallo | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dennis Ward (PG), Cody Clair (SG), Louis Walker (SF), Leonard Ross (C) Clay Likens, Walter Como, Gary Winegar, John Coleman | |
| 00:04 | Auburn | Edward Seagraves misses the free throw | 44-22 |
| 00:04 | Colorado State | Edward Stevens gets the rebound | 44-22 |
| 00:00 | Colorado State | Edward Stevens misses long on a halfcourt shot | 44-22 |