| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gary Sutton (fresh) SG - Kent Pittman (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Castle (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - John Tope (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Craig Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonard Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Marsala (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cecil Whitmire (fresh) 3 pf. C - Neil Cabrales (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton inbounds the ball | 36-31 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Gary Sutton | 38-31 |
| 19:11 | Auburn | Craig Moore can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-31 |
| 19:09 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 18:57 | Louisville | Kent Pittman buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary Sutton | 41-31 |
| 18:28 | Auburn | John Marsala scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Craig Moore | 41-34 |
| 18:06 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Gary Sutton | 43-34 |
| 17:37 | Auburn | Cecil Whitmire can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left side | 43-34 |
| 17:36 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 43-34 |
| 17:12 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from close range set up by Kent Pittman | 45-34 |
| 16:43 | Auburn | Cecil Whitmire knocks in the fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by Kenneth Castle - foul #2 on Kenneth Castle, team foul #1 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kudyauku Albarazi (PG), John Small (SF), Jamie Howell (PF), Dale Hulse (C) Gary Sutton, Malcolm Hamilton, Kenneth Castle, John Tope | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jon Tafoya (SF) John Marsala | |
| 16:43 | Auburn | Cecil Whitmire makes the free throw | 45-37 |
| 16:23 | Louisville | Kent Pittman makes the contested jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Kudyauku Albarazi | 47-37 |
| 15:57 | Auburn | Cecil Whitmire hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 47-37 |
| 15:55 | Louisville | Jamie Howell snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kudyauku Albarazi (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kent Pittman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Small (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jamie Howell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dale Hulse (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Craig Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leonard Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jon Tafoya (fresh) PF - Cecil Whitmire (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Neil Cabrales (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Louisville | John Small scores on a shot in the paint set up by Kudyauku Albarazi | 49-37 |
| 15:15 | Auburn | Cecil Whitmire buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Neil Cabrales | 49-39 |
| 15:04 | Louisville | Cecil Whitmire picks off the pass by Dale Hulse | 49-39 |
| 14:45 | Auburn | Jamie Howell steals the ball from Leonard Johnson | 49-39 |
| 14:26 | Louisville | Dale Hulse's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Sutton (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF), Kenneth Castle (PF), John Tope (C) Kent Pittman, John Small, Jamie Howell, Dale Hulse | |
| Subs | Auburn | Anthony Thigpen (PG), Joseph Ranallo (SG), John Marsala (SF), Michael Doty (PF), Daniel Rader (C) Craig Moore, Leonard Johnson, Jon Tafoya, Cecil Whitmire, Neil Cabrales | |
| 14:13 | Auburn | Joseph Ranallo is hacked by John Tope - foul #1 on John Tope, team foul #2 | 49-39 |
| 13:54 | Auburn | Anthony Thigpen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 13:53 | Louisville | John Tope grabs the board | 49-39 |
| 13:29 | Louisville | Joseph Ranallo steals the ball from Malcolm Hamilton | 49-39 |
| 13:25 | Auburn | Joseph Ranallo misses the easy layup | 49-39 |
| 13:23 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 13:02 | Louisville | John Tope can't finish the layup | 49-39 |
| 13:00 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton misses the tip | 49-39 |
| 12:58 | Auburn | Daniel Rader gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 12:43 | Auburn | Joseph Ranallo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-39 |
| 12:41 | Auburn | Daniel Rader misses the tip | 49-39 |
| 12:39 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 12:19 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-39 |
| 12:18 | Auburn | John Marsala gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 12:06 | Auburn | Daniel Rader can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-39 |
| 12:04 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 11:46 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Kudyauku Albarazi | 51-39 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kudyauku Albarazi (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Gary Sutton (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kenneth Castle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. C - John Tope (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Anthony Thigpen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Ranallo (fresh) SF - John Marsala (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Doty (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Rader (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 11:27 | Auburn | Anthony Thigpen clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kenneth Castle - foul #3 on Kenneth Castle, team foul #3 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kent Pittman (SG), John Small (SF), Jamie Howell (PF), Dale Hulse (C) Kudyauku Albarazi, Malcolm Hamilton, Kenneth Castle, John Tope | |
| Subs | Auburn | Leonard Johnson (SG), Jon Tafoya (SF), Neil Cabrales (PF) Joseph Ranallo, John Marsala, Michael Doty | |
| 11:27 | Auburn | Anthony Thigpen makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 11:27 | Auburn | Anthony Thigpen makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 11:09 | Louisville | Kent Pittman splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-41 |
| 11:08 | Louisville | Jamie Howell grabs the offensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 11:01 | Louisville | Kent Pittman works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Gary Sutton and he's hacked by Anthony Thigpen - foul #2 on Anthony Thigpen, team foul #1 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Hicks (PG) Gary Sutton | |
| Subs | Auburn | Craig Moore (PG), Cecil Whitmire (PF) Anthony Thigpen, Daniel Rader | |
| 11:01 | Louisville | Kent Pittman makes the free throw | 55-41 |
| 10:48 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-41 |
| 10:29 | Louisville | Dale Hulse misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-41 |
| 10:27 | Auburn | Jon Tafoya snags the defensive board | 55-41 |
| 10:05 | Auburn | Craig Moore knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Leonard Johnson | 55-44 |
| 09:53 | Louisville | Dale Hulse misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 55-44 |
| 09:51 | Auburn | Cecil Whitmire pulls down the rebound | 55-44 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 09:24 | Auburn | Cecil Whitmire misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 55-44 |
| 09:23 | Auburn | Leonard Johnson snags the offensive board | 55-44 |
| 09:06 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 55-44 |
| 09:04 | Louisville | Kent Pittman pulls down the rebound | 55-44 |
| 08:47 | Louisville | Kent Pittman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-44 |
| 08:46 | Auburn | Craig Moore pulls down the rebound | 55-44 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 08:26 | Auburn | Leonard Johnson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 55-44 |
| 08:25 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales misses the tip | 55-44 |
| 08:23 | Louisville | Kent Pittman pulls down the rebound | 55-44 |
| 08:17 | Louisville | Jamie Howell knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by John Small | 57-44 |
| 08:06 | Auburn | Leonard Johnson drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 57-46 |
| 07:44 | Louisville | Kent Pittman is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-46 |
| 07:43 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Cecil Whitmire | 57-46 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Hicks (fairly fresh) SG - Kent Pittman (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Small (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jamie Howell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Dale Hulse (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Craig Moore (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leonard Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jon Tafoya (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Cecil Whitmire (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Neil Cabrales (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Auburn | Craig Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kudyauku Albarazi (PG), Gary Sutton (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF), Kenneth Castle (PF), John Tope (C) Paul Hicks, Kent Pittman, John Small, Jamie Howell, Dale Hulse | |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Ranallo (SG), John Marsala (SF), Michael Doty (PF), Daniel Rader (C) Leonard Johnson, Jon Tafoya, Cecil Whitmire, Neil Cabrales | |
| 07:13 | Louisville | Craig Moore steals it from Kenneth Castle | 57-46 |
| 07:09 | Auburn | John Marsala slams it home set up by Craig Moore | 57-48 |
| 06:53 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Doty - foul #1 on Michael Doty, team foul #2 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Anthony Thigpen (PG) Craig Moore | |
| 06:53 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle misses the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 06:53 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle misses the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 06:53 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Michael Doty | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 06:29 | Auburn | John Marsala throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Leonard Johnson (SG) Joseph Ranallo | |
| 06:14 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gary Sutton and the foul's on Anthony Thigpen - foul #3 on Anthony Thigpen, team foul #3 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kent Pittman (SG) Kudyauku Albarazi | |
| Subs | Auburn | Neil Cabrales (PF) Michael Doty | |
| 06:14 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle misses the free throw | 59-48 |
| 06:14 | Auburn | Daniel Rader snags the defensive board | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 05:56 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales blows the layup | 59-48 |
| 05:55 | Louisville | John Tope pulls down the rebound | 59-48 |
| 05:50 | Louisville | Gary Sutton knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 05:30 | Auburn | Anthony Thigpen can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 61-48 |
| 05:29 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle pulls down the rebound | 61-48 |
| 05:13 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 61-48 |
| 05:12 | Louisville | Gary Sutton tips it in | 63-48 |
| 05:10 | Auburn | Gary Sutton is called for the reach on Anthony Thigpen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Sutton, team foul #4 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Craig Moore (PG) Anthony Thigpen | |
| 05:01 | Auburn | John Marsala knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Craig Moore | 63-51 |
| 04:43 | Louisville | Gary Sutton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on John Marsala - foul #2 on John Marsala, team foul #4 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jamie Howell (PF) Kenneth Castle | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jon Tafoya (SF), Cecil Whitmire (PF) John Marsala, Daniel Rader | |
| 04:43 | Louisville | Gary Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 04:43 | Louisville | Gary Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 04:34 | Auburn | Leonard Johnson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-51 |
| 04:32 | Louisville | John Tope pulls down the rebound | 65-51 |
| 04:24 | Louisville | Jamie Howell's fadeaway is rejected by Neil Cabrales | 65-51 |
| 04:23 | Louisville | Jamie Howell misses the tip | 65-51 |
| 04:22 | Auburn | Craig Moore gets the rebound | 65-51 |
| 04:17 | Auburn | Craig Moore can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-51 |
| 04:15 | Louisville | John Tope gets the rebound | 65-51 |
| 04:10 | Louisville | Kent Pittman misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-51 |
| 04:08 | Louisville | John Tope tips it but misses | 65-51 |
| 04:06 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to John Tope | 65-51 |
| 03:53 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 65-51 |
| 03:51 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton tips it home | 67-51 |
| 03:36 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales misses the lay-in | 67-51 |
| 03:34 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Neil Cabrales | 67-51 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gary Sutton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kent Pittman (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jamie Howell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - John Tope (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Craig Moore (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leonard Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jon Tafoya (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Cecil Whitmire (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Neil Cabrales (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:28 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by John Tope - foul #2 on John Tope, team foul #5 | 67-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kudyauku Albarazi (PG), Paul Hicks (SG), John Small (SF), Dale Hulse (C) Gary Sutton, Kent Pittman, Malcolm Hamilton, John Tope | |
| Subs | Auburn | Anthony Thigpen (PG), Joseph Ranallo (SG), Daniel Rader (C) Craig Moore, Leonard Johnson, Cecil Whitmire | |
| 03:28 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales makes the 1st free throw | 67-52 |
| 03:28 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales makes the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| 03:08 | Louisville | Dale Hulse lays it in on a nice dish by Kudyauku Albarazi | 69-53 |
| 02:58 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Dale Hulse - foul #2 on Dale Hulse, team foul #6 | 69-53 |
| 02:58 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales makes the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 02:58 | Auburn | Neil Cabrales makes the 2nd free throw | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:45 | Louisville | Jamie Howell banks in the layup | 71-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:38 | Auburn | Dale Hulse takes the ball from Joseph Ranallo | 71-55 |
| 02:22 | Louisville | Daniel Rader steps in front of the Dale Hulse pass | 71-55 |
| 02:07 | Auburn | Joseph Ranallo misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-55 |
| 02:05 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Dale Hulse | 71-55 |
| 01:50 | Louisville | Anthony Thigpen is called for the reach on John Small - foul #4 on Anthony Thigpen, team foul #5 | 71-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Doty (PF) Neil Cabrales | |
| 01:36 | Louisville | Dale Hulse scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Paul Hicks | 73-55 |
| 01:29 | Auburn | Michael Doty drills a jumper from the left wing | 73-57 |
| 01:00 | Louisville | John Small scores on a shot near the basket set up by Jamie Howell | 75-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:55 | Auburn | Joseph Ranallo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Dale Hulse clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 75-57 |
| 00:29 | Auburn | Anthony Thigpen grabs the defensive rebound | 75-57 |
| 00:24 | Auburn | Daniel Rader misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 75-57 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Kudyauku Albarazi pulls down the rebound | 75-57 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Kudyauku Albarazi runs out the clock | 75-57 |