| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Roberto Garcia (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Elwood Bennett (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Hair (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Dixon (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Willis (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Michael Parodi (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Micheal Moore (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Louis Perham (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gilberto Conti (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Antonio Slattery (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Christopher Hair inbounds the ball | 44-38 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Auburn | Roberto Garcia is hacked by Michael Parodi - foul #3 on Michael Parodi, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| 19:39 | Auburn | Roberto Garcia misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-38 |
| 19:38 | Minnesota | Antonio Slattery snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 19:26 | Minnesota | Louis Perham scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Michael Parodi | 44-41 |
| 19:08 | Auburn | Christopher Hair is hacked by Louis Perham - foul #2 on Louis Perham, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| 18:54 | Auburn | Roberto Garcia hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Antonio Slattery - foul #2 on Antonio Slattery, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| 18:54 | Auburn | Roberto Garcia misses the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 18:54 | Auburn | Roberto Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 18:42 | Minnesota | Micheal Moore comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Elwood Bennett - foul #2 on Elwood Bennett, team foul #1 | 45-41 |
| 18:42 | Minnesota | Micheal Moore misses the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 18:42 | Minnesota | Micheal Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 18:42 | Auburn | Steven Willis grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 18:21 | Auburn | Louis Perham swats the short shot by Steven Willis | 45-41 |
| 18:20 | Minnesota | Louis Perham grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 18:03 | Minnesota | Louis Perham makes the shot from the baseline | 45-43 |
| 17:48 | Auburn | Steven Willis's layup is rejected by Louis Perham | 45-43 |
| 17:46 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 17:35 | Minnesota | Antonio Slattery misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on William Dixon - foul #2 on William Dixon, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | Daniel Villalba (SF), Josiah Hurt (PF), John Allen (C) Christopher Hair, William Dixon, Steven Willis | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mike Marsh (PG), Leonard Dyer (SF), Dragan Dembroski (PF) Michael Parodi, Louis Perham, Gilberto Conti | |
| 17:35 | Minnesota | Antonio Slattery makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 17:35 | Minnesota | Antonio Slattery makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 17:22 | Auburn | Elwood Bennett is called for traveling | 45-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Nathan Wakefield (SG), John Templeman (C) Micheal Moore, Antonio Slattery | |
| 17:09 | Minnesota | John Allen steals the ball from Mike Marsh | 45-45 |
| 17:01 | Auburn | Nathan Wakefield is called for the reach on Elwood Bennett - foul #2 on Nathan Wakefield, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Oscar Wilson (SG) Elwood Bennett | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 16:38 | Auburn | Josiah Hurt knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Daniel Villalba | 47-45 |
| 16:22 | Minnesota | Leonard Dyer comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 47-45 |
| 16:20 | Auburn | Josiah Hurt gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 16:16 | Auburn | Roberto Garcia misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 16:15 | Auburn | John Allen tips it back up and in | 49-45 |
| 16:02 | Minnesota | John Templeman is hacked by John Allen - foul #1 on John Allen, team foul #3 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Elwood Bennett (SG), William Dixon (PF), Steven Willis (C) Oscar Wilson, Josiah Hurt, John Allen | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Parodi (PG), Micheal Moore (SG), Louis Perham (SF) Mike Marsh, Nathan Wakefield, Leonard Dyer | |
| 15:53 | Minnesota | Micheal Moore double dribbles | 49-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Hair (SF), Edwin Dennis (PF) Daniel Villalba, William Dixon | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Antonio Slattery (C) John Templeman | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Roberto Garcia (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Elwood Bennett (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Hair (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edwin Dennis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Steven Willis (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Michael Parodi (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Micheal Moore (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Louis Perham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Dragan Dembroski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Antonio Slattery (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Auburn | Elwood Bennett drills a fadeaway from the left side | 51-45 |
| 15:37 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Steven Willis - foul #2 on Steven Willis, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gilberto Conti (PF) Dragan Dembroski | |
| 15:37 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 15:37 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 15:27 | Auburn | Christopher Hair is called for traveling | 51-47 |
| 15:16 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi lays it in set up by Micheal Moore | 51-49 |
| 15:03 | Auburn | Edwin Dennis misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Micheal Moore - foul #2 on Micheal Moore, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Leonard Dyer (SF) Louis Perham | |
| 15:03 | Auburn | Edwin Dennis misses the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 15:03 | Auburn | Edwin Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 14:55 | Minnesota | Edwin Dennis swats the layup by Micheal Moore | 52-49 |
| 14:53 | Auburn | Roberto Garcia grabs the board | 52-49 |
| 14:47 | Auburn | Roberto Garcia comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-49 |
| 14:46 | Auburn | Christopher Hair tips it home | 54-49 |
| 14:31 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Micheal Moore and he's hacked by Roberto Garcia - foul #3 on Roberto Garcia, team foul #5 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Auburn | Daniel Villalba (SF), John Allen (C) Christopher Hair, Steven Willis | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dragan Dembroski (PF), John Templeman (C) Gilberto Conti, Antonio Slattery | |
| 14:31 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi makes the free throw | 54-52 |
| 14:18 | Auburn | John Allen knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Daniel Villalba and he's fouled by John Templeman - foul #1 on John Templeman, team foul #6 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mike Marsh (PG) Michael Parodi | |
| 14:18 | Auburn | John Allen misses the free throw | 56-52 |
| 14:18 | Auburn | Daniel Villalba pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 14:03 | Auburn | Elwood Bennett hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 56-52 |
| 14:01 | Minnesota | Leonard Dyer snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| 13:45 | Minnesota | Micheal Moore comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 56-52 |
| 13:44 | Minnesota | Dragan Dembroski tips it but misses | 56-52 |
| 13:42 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Roberto Garcia | 56-52 |
| 13:28 | Auburn | Elwood Bennett scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Roberto Garcia | 59-52 |
| 13:17 | Minnesota | Micheal Moore knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Mike Marsh and he's fouled by Edwin Dennis - foul #4 on Edwin Dennis, team foul #6 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | Oscar Wilson (PG), Josiah Hurt (SG), William Dixon (PF) Roberto Garcia, Elwood Bennett, Edwin Dennis | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Louis Perham (SF), Gilberto Conti (PF), Antonio Slattery (C) Leonard Dyer, Dragan Dembroski, John Templeman | |
| 13:17 | Minnesota | Micheal Moore makes the free throw | 59-55 |
| 13:10 | Auburn | Daniel Villalba is denied on a layup by Gilberto Conti | 59-55 |
| 13:08 | Minnesota | Gilberto Conti grabs the board | 59-55 |
| 12:59 | Minnesota | Louis Perham is fouled on the floor by Daniel Villalba - foul #1 on Daniel Villalba, team foul #7 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Hair (SF), Steven Willis (C) Daniel Villalba, John Allen | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Parodi (PG), Nathan Wakefield (SG) Mike Marsh, Micheal Moore | |
| 12:59 | Minnesota | Louis Perham makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 12:59 | Minnesota | Louis Perham misses the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 12:59 | Auburn | Steven Willis gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| 12:38 | Auburn | William Dixon makes the jumper from the left side and the foul's on Gilberto Conti - foul #1 on Gilberto Conti, team foul #7 | 61-56 |
| 12:38 | Auburn | William Dixon misses the free throw | 61-56 |
| 12:38 | Minnesota | Gilberto Conti snags the defensive board | 61-56 |
| 12:17 | Minnesota | Nathan Wakefield can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 61-56 |
| 12:15 | Auburn | William Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 12:10 | Auburn | Josiah Hurt misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-56 |
| 12:08 | Auburn | Steven Willis tips it in | 63-56 |
| 11:56 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi misses the dunk | 63-56 |
| 11:55 | Auburn | Steven Willis gets the rebound | 63-56 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Oscar Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Josiah Hurt (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Christopher Hair (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Dixon (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Willis (fresh) 4 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Michael Parodi (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nathan Wakefield (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Perham (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Gilberto Conti (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Antonio Slattery (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Auburn | Oscar Wilson is hacked by Michael Parodi - foul #4 on Michael Parodi, team foul #8 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | Elwood Bennett (SG), Daniel Villalba (SF) Josiah Hurt, Christopher Hair | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mike Marsh (PG), Dragan Dembroski (PF), John Templeman (C) Michael Parodi, Gilberto Conti, Antonio Slattery | |
| 11:51 | Auburn | Oscar Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 11:51 | Auburn | Oscar Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 11:39 | Minnesota | Louis Perham drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Mike Marsh | 65-58 |
| 11:26 | Auburn | Daniel Villalba's pass is intercepted by Louis Perham | 65-58 |
| 11:22 | Minnesota | Louis Perham banks in the layup | 65-60 |
| 11:05 | Auburn | Steven Willis lays it up and in on a great pass from Daniel Villalba and the foul's on John Templeman - foul #2 on John Templeman, team foul #9 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Auburn | Roberto Garcia (PG), John Allen (PF) Oscar Wilson, William Dixon | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Micheal Moore (SG), Leonard Dyer (SF) Nathan Wakefield, Louis Perham | |
| 11:05 | Auburn | Steven Willis misses the free throw | 67-60 |
| 11:05 | Minnesota | Dragan Dembroski pulls down the rebound | 67-60 |
| 10:55 | Minnesota | Micheal Moore loses the ball out of bounds | 67-60 |
| Subs | Auburn | Josiah Hurt (PF) Steven Willis | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Parodi (PG) Mike Marsh | |
| 10:35 | Auburn | Daniel Villalba throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-60 |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Hair (SF) Daniel Villalba | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Antonio Slattery (C) John Templeman | |
| 10:31 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-60 |
| 10:24 | Auburn | Josiah Hurt misses the shot from the left wing | 67-60 |
| 10:23 | Auburn | Josiah Hurt gets the offensive rebound | 67-60 |
| 10:15 | Auburn | Roberto Garcia misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 67-60 |
| 10:13 | Minnesota | Antonio Slattery pulls down the rebound | 67-60 |
| 10:04 | Minnesota | Micheal Moore knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dragan Dembroski | 67-62 |
| 09:58 | Auburn | Elwood Bennett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-62 |
| 09:56 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi gets the rebound | 67-62 |
| 09:46 | Minnesota | Josiah Hurt is called for the reach on Micheal Moore - foul #1 on Josiah Hurt, team foul #8 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Dixon (PF) Elwood Bennett | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mike Marsh (PG), Nathan Wakefield (SF), Gilberto Conti (PF) Michael Parodi, Leonard Dyer, Dragan Dembroski | |
| 09:46 | Minnesota | Micheal Moore makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 09:46 | Minnesota | Micheal Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 09:46 | Auburn | William Dixon gets the rebound | 67-63 |
| 09:32 | Auburn | Roberto Garcia drills a shot from just outside the lane | 69-63 |
| 09:15 | Minnesota | Nathan Wakefield hits a floater from the left wing set up by Mike Marsh | 69-65 |
| 08:58 | Auburn | William Dixon misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Nathan Wakefield - foul #3 on Nathan Wakefield, team foul #10 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Auburn | Elwood Bennett (SG), Daniel Villalba (SF), Steven Willis (C) Josiah Hurt, Christopher Hair, John Allen | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Louis Perham (SF), John Templeman (C) Micheal Moore, Antonio Slattery | |
| 08:58 | Auburn | William Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 08:58 | Auburn | William Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 08:45 | Minnesota | Gilberto Conti buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Mike Marsh | 71-67 |
| 08:30 | Auburn | Steven Willis's pass is intercepted by Gilberto Conti | 71-67 |
| 08:11 | Minnesota | Louis Perham misses the lay-in but he's hacked by William Dixon - foul #3 on William Dixon, team foul #9 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Auburn | Oscar Wilson (PG) Roberto Garcia | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Parodi (PG), Augustus Zettlemoyer (SG), Dragan Dembroski (PF) Mike Marsh, Nathan Wakefield, Gilberto Conti | |
| 08:11 | Minnesota | Louis Perham makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 08:11 | Minnesota | Louis Perham makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 07:54 | Auburn | John Templeman denies the turnaround by Steven Willis | 71-69 |
| 07:53 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Elwood Bennett | 71-69 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Oscar Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elwood Bennett (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Villalba (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Dixon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Willis (fresh) 6 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Michael Parodi (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Augustus Zettlemoyer (fresh) SF - Louis Perham (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. PF - Dragan Dembroski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Templeman (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:37 | Auburn | John Templeman denies the turnaround by Steven Willis | 71-69 |
| 07:35 | Minnesota | Dragan Dembroski pulls down the rebound | 71-69 |
| 07:24 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-69 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Taylor (SG), Edwin Dennis (PF), John Allen (C) Elwood Bennett, William Dixon, Steven Willis | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Micheal Moore (SG), Leonard Dyer (SF), Antonio Slattery (C) Augustus Zettlemoyer, Louis Perham, John Templeman | |
| 07:07 | Auburn | Daniel Villalba's pass is intercepted by Leonard Dyer | 71-69 |
| 07:00 | Minnesota | Joseph Taylor is called for the reach on Michael Parodi - foul #1 on Joseph Taylor, team foul #10 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Auburn | Roberto Garcia (PG), Josiah Hurt (SG), Christopher Hair (SF) Oscar Wilson, Joseph Taylor, Daniel Villalba | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 07:00 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi misses the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 07:00 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi makes the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 06:46 | Auburn | Edwin Dennis clanks a 3 from the left corner | 71-70 |
| 06:44 | Minnesota | Antonio Slattery grabs the board | 71-70 |
| 06:35 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi scores on a jumper from the right block | 71-72 |
| 06:27 | Auburn | Edwin Dennis's floater is knocked away by Dragan Dembroski | 71-72 |
| 06:26 | Minnesota | Antonio Slattery gets the rebound | 71-72 |
| 06:22 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi double dribbles in the backcourt | 71-72 |
| Subs | Auburn | Elwood Bennett (SG) Josiah Hurt | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mike Marsh (PG), Gilberto Conti (PF) Michael Parodi, Dragan Dembroski | |
| 06:10 | Auburn | Antonio Slattery is called for the reach on Christopher Hair - foul #3 on Antonio Slattery, team foul #11 | 71-72 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Louis Perham (SF), John Templeman (C) Leonard Dyer, Antonio Slattery | |
| 06:10 | Auburn | Christopher Hair makes the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 06:10 | Auburn | Christopher Hair makes the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 05:45 | Minnesota | Louis Perham comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Hair - foul #1 on Christopher Hair, team foul #11 | 73-72 |
| Subs | Auburn | Daniel Villalba (SF), Steven Willis (C) Christopher Hair, John Allen | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 05:45 | Minnesota | Louis Perham makes the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 05:45 | Minnesota | Louis Perham makes the 2nd free throw | 73-74 |
| 05:31 | Auburn | Elwood Bennett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-74 |
| 05:15 | Minnesota | Mike Marsh is whistled for traveling | 73-74 |
| Subs | Auburn | Oscar Wilson (PG), William Dixon (PF) Roberto Garcia, Edwin Dennis | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Leonard Dyer (SF) Louis Perham | |
| 04:46 | Auburn | Daniel Villalba misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 73-74 |
| 04:44 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Willis | 73-74 |
| 04:38 | Auburn | Steven Willis knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Oscar Wilson | 75-74 |
| 04:21 | Minnesota | A charge is called on Gilberto Conti - foul #2 on Gilberto Conti, team foul #12 | 75-74 |
| Subs | Auburn | Roberto Garcia (PG), Josiah Hurt (SG), Christopher Hair (SF), Edwin Dennis (PF), John Allen (C) Oscar Wilson, Elwood Bennett, Daniel Villalba, William Dixon, Steven Willis | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Parodi (PG), Nathan Wakefield (SG), Dragan Dembroski (PF), Antonio Slattery (C) Mike Marsh, Micheal Moore, Gilberto Conti, John Templeman | |
| 04:05 | Auburn | Edwin Dennis's floater is tipped away by Dragan Dembroski | 75-74 |
| 04:03 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Antonio Slattery | 75-74 |
| 03:48 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 75-74 |
| 03:46 | Auburn | John Allen pulls down the rebound | 75-74 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Roberto Garcia (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Josiah Hurt (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Christopher Hair (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edwin Dennis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. C - John Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Michael Parodi (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Nathan Wakefield (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leonard Dyer (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Dragan Dembroski (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Antonio Slattery (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:40 | Auburn | Dragan Dembroski takes the ball from Edwin Dennis | 75-74 |
| 03:28 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Roberto Garcia - foul #4 on Roberto Garcia, team foul #12 | 75-74 |
| Subs | Auburn | Elwood Bennett (SG) Josiah Hurt | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Louis Perham (SF) Leonard Dyer | |
| 03:28 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi makes the 1st free throw | 75-75 |
| 03:28 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi makes the 2nd free throw | 75-76 |
| 03:09 | Auburn | Roberto Garcia double dribbles | 75-76 |
| Subs | Auburn | Daniel Villalba (SF) Christopher Hair | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 03:01 | Minnesota | Louis Perham clanks a 3 from straight away | 75-76 |
| 03:00 | Auburn | John Allen pulls down the rebound | 75-76 |
| 03:00 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-76 |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Hair (SF), Steven Willis (C) Daniel Villalba, John Allen | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Micheal Moore (SG), Gilberto Conti (PF) Nathan Wakefield, Dragan Dembroski | |
| 02:43 | Auburn | Christopher Hair misses the runner near the basket | 75-76 |
| 02:41 | Minnesota | Micheal Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 75-76 |
| 02:27 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by Louis Perham | 75-78 |
| 02:17 | Auburn | Edwin Dennis misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 75-78 |
| 02:16 | Auburn | Steven Willis misses the tip | 75-78 |
| 02:15 | Minnesota | Gilberto Conti grabs the defensive rebound | 75-78 |
| 02:07 | Minnesota | Micheal Moore misses the fadeaway in the lane | 75-78 |
| 02:05 | Auburn | Steven Willis pulls down the rebound | 75-78 |
| 02:01 | Auburn | Elwood Bennett drills a 3 from straight away | 78-78 |
| 01:45 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 78-78 |
| 01:43 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi gets the offensive rebound | 78-78 |
| 01:25 | Minnesota | Antonio Slattery hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Louis Perham | 78-80 |
| 01:12 | Auburn | Elwood Bennett is fouled on the floor by Antonio Slattery - foul #4 on Antonio Slattery, team foul #13 | 78-80 |
| 01:12 | Auburn | Elwood Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 78-80 |
| 01:12 | Auburn | Elwood Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 78-80 |
| 01:12 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Antonio Slattery | 78-80 |
| 01:04 | Minnesota | Edwin Dennis swats the layup by Micheal Moore | 78-80 |
| 01:02 | Auburn | Steven Willis gets the rebound | 78-80 |
| 00:58 | Auburn | Christopher Hair is fouled on the floor by Michael Parodi - foul #5 on Michael Parodi, team foul #14 | 78-80 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mike Marsh (PG) Michael Parodi | |
| 00:58 | Auburn | Christopher Hair makes the 1st free throw | 79-80 |
| 00:58 | Auburn | Christopher Hair makes the 2nd free throw | 80-80 |
| 00:50 | Minnesota | Louis Perham is fouled on the floor by Edwin Dennis - foul #5 on Edwin Dennis, team foul #13 | 80-80 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Dixon (PF) Edwin Dennis | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:50 | Minnesota | Louis Perham misses the 1st free throw | 80-80 |
| 00:50 | Minnesota | Louis Perham makes the 2nd free throw | 80-81 |
| 00:41 | Auburn | Elwood Bennett clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 80-81 |
| 00:39 | Minnesota | Antonio Slattery snags the defensive board | 80-81 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Minnesota | William Dixon takes the ball from Louis Perham | 80-81 |
| 00:09 | Auburn | William Dixon's pass is intercepted by Mike Marsh | 80-81 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Minnesota | Louis Perham is fouled in the backcourt by Roberto Garcia - foul #5 on Roberto Garcia, team foul #14 | 80-81 |
| Subs | Auburn | Oscar Wilson (PG) Roberto Garcia | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:07 | Minnesota | Louis Perham misses the 1st free throw | 80-81 |
| 00:07 | Minnesota | Louis Perham makes the 2nd free throw | 80-82 |
| 00:07 | Auburn | Auburn calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-82 |
| 00:03 | Auburn | Christopher Hair lays it up and in on a nice dish by Oscar Wilson | 82-82 |
| 00:03 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 82-82 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Louis Perham misses long on a halfcourt shot | 82-82 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Oscar Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Elwood Bennett (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Hair (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Dixon (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Willis (fresh) 8 pts. 16 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Mike Marsh (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Micheal Moore (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SF - Louis Perham (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. PF - Gilberto Conti (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Antonio Slattery (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Minnesota | Gilberto Conti wins the tip | 82-82 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:39 | Minnesota | Louis Perham misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 82-82 |
| 04:38 | Minnesota | Antonio Slattery can't tip it in | 82-82 |
| 04:37 | Auburn | Elwood Bennett pulls down the rebound | 82-82 |
| 04:32 | Auburn | Elwood Bennett hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 82-82 |
| 04:31 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Antonio Slattery | 82-82 |
| 04:26 | Minnesota | Micheal Moore hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 82-82 |
| 04:24 | Minnesota | Gilberto Conti grabs the offensive board | 82-82 |
| 04:04 | Minnesota | Micheal Moore clanks a jumper from the left side | 82-82 |
| 04:02 | Auburn | William Dixon gets the rebound | 82-82 |
| 03:48 | Auburn | Elwood Bennett clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 82-82 |
| 03:46 | Minnesota | Louis Perham grabs the board | 82-82 |
| 03:21 | Minnesota | Mike Marsh misses the shot from the left side | 82-82 |
| 03:20 | Minnesota | Antonio Slattery grabs the offensive board | 82-82 |
| 03:06 | Minnesota | William Dixon blocks the short jumper by Louis Perham | 82-82 |
| 03:05 | Auburn | Oscar Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 82-82 |
| 02:53 | Auburn | Steven Willis blows the dunk | 82-82 |
| 02:52 | Minnesota | Gilberto Conti pulls down the rebound | 82-82 |
| 02:48 | Minnesota | Micheal Moore is whistled for a carry | 82-82 |
| Subs | Auburn | Peter Coulombe (PG), Daniel Villalba (SF), Josiah Hurt (PF), John Allen (C) Oscar Wilson, Christopher Hair, William Dixon, Steven Willis | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Nathan Wakefield (PG), Leonard Dyer (SF), Dragan Dembroski (PF), John Templeman (C) Mike Marsh, Louis Perham, Gilberto Conti, Antonio Slattery | |
| 02:45 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-82 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Dixon (PF) Josiah Hurt | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mike Marsh (PG), Antonio Slattery (C) Nathan Wakefield, John Templeman | |
| 02:34 | Auburn | William Dixon buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Villalba | 84-82 |
| 02:34 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 84-82 |
| Subs | Auburn | Oscar Wilson (PG), Steven Willis (C) Peter Coulombe, John Allen | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Louis Perham (SF), Gilberto Conti (PF) Leonard Dyer, Dragan Dembroski | |
| 02:25 | Minnesota | Antonio Slattery misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Steven Willis - foul #3 on Steven Willis, team foul #15 | 84-82 |
| 02:25 | Minnesota | Antonio Slattery makes the 1st free throw | 84-83 |
| 02:25 | Minnesota | Antonio Slattery misses the 2nd free throw | 84-83 |
| 02:25 | Auburn | Steven Willis grabs the defensive rebound | 84-83 |
| 02:21 | Auburn | Elwood Bennett knocks in the floater from close range | 86-83 |
| 01:59 | Minnesota | Louis Perham misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 86-83 |
| 01:58 | Auburn | The rebound goes to William Dixon | 86-83 |
| 01:58 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 86-83 |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Hair (SF) Daniel Villalba | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 01:40 | Auburn | Oscar Wilson knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 88-83 |
| 01:28 | Minnesota | Louis Perham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 88-83 |
| 01:27 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Steven Willis | 88-83 |
| 01:27 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 88-83 |
| 01:12 | Auburn | Elwood Bennett is fouled on the floor by Micheal Moore - foul #3 on Micheal Moore, team foul #15 | 88-83 |
| 01:12 | Auburn | Elwood Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 89-83 |
| 01:12 | Auburn | Elwood Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 90-83 |
| 00:50 | Minnesota | Gilberto Conti blows the layup | 90-83 |
| 00:49 | Auburn | William Dixon pulls down the rebound | 90-83 |
| 00:49 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 90-83 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Oscar Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Elwood Bennett (fresh) 24 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Hair (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Dixon (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Willis (fresh) 8 pts. 18 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Mike Marsh (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Micheal Moore (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Louis Perham (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. PF - Gilberto Conti (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Antonio Slattery (fresh) 7 pts. 13 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Auburn | Oscar Wilson is fouled in the backcourt by Micheal Moore - foul #4 on Micheal Moore, team foul #16 | 90-83 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Taylor (SG) Elwood Bennett | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:48 | Auburn | Oscar Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 90-83 |
| 00:48 | Auburn | Oscar Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 91-83 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Minnesota | Micheal Moore misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 91-83 |
| 00:41 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Antonio Slattery | 91-83 |
| 00:37 | Minnesota | Micheal Moore can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 91-83 |
| 00:36 | Auburn | Steven Willis grabs the board | 91-83 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Auburn | Steven Willis is fouled in the backcourt by Mike Marsh - foul #1 on Mike Marsh, team foul #17 | 91-83 |
| 00:33 | Auburn | Steven Willis makes the 1st free throw | 92-83 |
| 00:33 | Auburn | Steven Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 93-83 |
| 00:27 | Minnesota | Gilberto Conti drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Micheal Moore | 93-86 |
| 00:27 | Auburn | Auburn calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 93-86 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Auburn | Oscar Wilson is hacked by Mike Marsh in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mike Marsh, team foul #18 | 93-86 |
| 00:26 | Auburn | Oscar Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 94-86 |
| 00:26 | Auburn | Oscar Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 94-86 |
| 00:26 | Minnesota | Antonio Slattery grabs the defensive rebound | 94-86 |
| 00:21 | Minnesota | Gilberto Conti misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 94-86 |
| 00:19 | Auburn | Steven Willis snags the defensive board | 94-86 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Auburn | Steven Willis is fouled in the backcourt by Micheal Moore - foul #5 on Micheal Moore, team foul #19 | 94-86 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Nathan Wakefield (SG) Micheal Moore | |
| 00:17 | Auburn | Steven Willis makes the 1st free throw | 95-86 |
| 00:17 | Auburn | Steven Willis misses the 2nd free throw | 95-86 |
| 00:17 | Minnesota | Gilberto Conti gets the rebound | 95-86 |
| 00:17 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 95-86 |
| 00:09 | Minnesota | Nathan Wakefield is whistled for traveling | 95-86 |
| 00:07 | Auburn | Joseph Taylor is hacked by Nathan Wakefield in the backcourt - foul #4 on Nathan Wakefield, team foul #20 | 95-86 |
| 00:07 | Auburn | Joseph Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 96-86 |
| 00:07 | Auburn | Joseph Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 97-86 |
| 00:03 | Minnesota | Antonio Slattery misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 97-86 |
| 00:01 | Minnesota | Mike Marsh grabs the offensive board | 97-86 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | The clock runs out | 97-86 |