| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raul Rodriguez (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Darrell Gordon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rodney Keenan (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Nakashima (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Wade Floyd (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Malik Battles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antonio Souza (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mason Quon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Pratt (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Gerald Milliman (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Rodney Keenan inbounds the ball | 31-42 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Notre Dame | James Nakashima banks in the layup set up by Raul Rodriguez and the foul's on Michael Pratt - foul #3 on Michael Pratt, team foul #1 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Davis (PF) Michael Pratt | |
| 19:50 | Notre Dame | James Nakashima makes the free throw | 34-42 |
| 19:33 | Auburn | Gerald Milliman travels with the ball | 34-42 |
| 19:18 | Notre Dame | Darrell Gordon knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-42 |
| 19:01 | Auburn | Mason Quon is whistled for a carry | 36-42 |
| 18:43 | Notre Dame | Gerald Milliman picks off the pass by Darrell Gordon | 36-42 |
| 18:33 | Auburn | Mason Quon misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 18:31 | Notre Dame | James Nakashima grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 18:03 | Notre Dame | Darrell Gordon is hacked by Malik Battles - foul #3 on Malik Battles, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dikembe Abdallah (PG), Deon Kelly (SG), Kyle Gorham (SF), Craig Domingo (PF), Walter Harmon (C) Raul Rodriguez, Darrell Gordon, Rodney Keenan, James Nakashima, Wade Floyd | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Gil (PG), Boris Wroblewski (SG), Mark Buchholz (SF) Malik Battles, Antonio Souza, Mason Quon | |
| 17:49 | Notre Dame | Walter Harmon is hacked by Gary Davis - foul #1 on Gary Davis, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| 17:38 | Notre Dame | Gerald Milliman takes the ball from Craig Domingo | 36-42 |
| 17:25 | Auburn | Gerald Milliman can't throw it down | 36-42 |
| 17:24 | Auburn | Mark Buchholz tips it but misses | 36-42 |
| 17:22 | Auburn | Mark Buchholz can't tip it in | 36-42 |
| 17:21 | Notre Dame | Craig Domingo pulls down the rebound | 36-42 |
| 17:02 | Notre Dame | Kyle Gorham loses the dribble to Boris Wroblewski | 36-42 |
| 16:41 | Auburn | Gerald Milliman clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Dikembe Abdallah - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdallah, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ricky Robbins (PG), Darrell Gordon (SG), Rodney Keenan (SF), James Nakashima (PF) Dikembe Abdallah, Deon Kelly, Kyle Gorham, Walter Harmon | |
| Subs | Auburn | Antonio Souza (SG), Mason Quon (SF) Boris Wroblewski, Mark Buchholz | |
| 16:41 | Auburn | Gerald Milliman makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 16:41 | Auburn | Gerald Milliman misses the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 16:41 | Notre Dame | Craig Domingo grabs the defensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 16:22 | Notre Dame | Ricky Robbins buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Darrell Gordon | 39-43 |
| 16:18 | Auburn | Mason Quon misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-43 |
| 16:16 | Notre Dame | Darrell Gordon grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 16:12 | Notre Dame | Rodney Keenan scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ricky Robbins | 41-43 |
| 16:10 | Auburn | Ricky Robbins picks off the pass by Paul Gil in the backcourt | 41-43 |
| 15:54 | Notre Dame | Craig Domingo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 15:53 | Auburn | Paul Gil grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Ricky Robbins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrell Gordon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodney Keenan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - James Nakashima (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Craig Domingo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Paul Gil (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antonio Souza (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mason Quon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Davis (tiring) C - Gerald Milliman (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:36 | Auburn | Mason Quon makes the jumper from the right side and the foul's on Rodney Keenan - foul #2 on Rodney Keenan, team foul #2 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raul Rodriguez (PG), Kyle Gorham (SF), Wade Floyd (C) Darrell Gordon, Rodney Keenan, Craig Domingo | |
| Subs | Auburn | Malik Battles (PG), Carl Payton (PF), Michael Pratt (C) Paul Gil, Gary Davis, Gerald Milliman | |
| 15:36 | Auburn | Mason Quon makes the free throw | 41-46 |
| 15:22 | Notre Dame | Wade Floyd loses the dribble to Mason Quon | 41-46 |
| 15:19 | Auburn | Michael Pratt is fouled in the backcourt by Raul Rodriguez - foul #3 on Raul Rodriguez, team foul #3 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dikembe Abdallah (SG) Ricky Robbins | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mark Buchholz (SF) Mason Quon | |
| 15:02 | Auburn | Michael Pratt clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kyle Gorham - foul #3 on Kyle Gorham, team foul #4 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Boris Wroblewski (SG) Antonio Souza | |
| 15:02 | Auburn | Michael Pratt makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 15:02 | Auburn | Michael Pratt makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 14:47 | Notre Dame | James Nakashima clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-48 |
| 14:45 | Notre Dame | James Nakashima pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 14:26 | Notre Dame | Kyle Gorham is hacked by Mark Buchholz - foul #2 on Mark Buchholz, team foul #4 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Darrell Gordon (SG), Deon Kelly (SF), Walter Harmon (PF) Dikembe Abdallah, Kyle Gorham, James Nakashima | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 14:17 | Notre Dame | Deon Kelly misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-48 |
| 14:15 | Auburn | Carl Payton snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| 14:07 | Auburn | Michael Pratt misses short on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Walter Harmon - foul #2 on Walter Harmon, team foul #5 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Antonio Souza (SG), Mason Quon (SF) Boris Wroblewski, Mark Buchholz | |
| 14:07 | Auburn | Michael Pratt misses the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 14:07 | Auburn | Michael Pratt misses the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 14:07 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Wade Floyd | 41-48 |
| 13:52 | Notre Dame | Antonio Souza is called for the reach on Walter Harmon - foul #1 on Antonio Souza, team foul #5 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gerald Milliman (C) Michael Pratt | |
| 13:47 | Notre Dame | Mason Quon steals the ball from Deon Kelly | 41-48 |
| 13:34 | Auburn | Mason Quon drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Malik Battles | 41-50 |
| 13:21 | Notre Dame | Deon Kelly hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 13:19 | Auburn | Gerald Milliman grabs the board | 41-50 |
| 12:56 | Auburn | Mason Quon clanks a floater from the left block | 41-50 |
| 12:54 | Auburn | Mason Quon tips it back up and in | 41-52 |
| 12:35 | Notre Dame | Walter Harmon banks in the layup set up by Raul Rodriguez | 43-52 |
| 12:16 | Auburn | Carl Payton misses long on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Walter Harmon - foul #3 on Walter Harmon, team foul #6 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dikembe Abdallah (PG), Ricky Robbins (SG), Rodney Keenan (SF), Craig Domingo (PF), Kyle Gorham (C) Raul Rodriguez, Darrell Gordon, Deon Kelly, Walter Harmon, Wade Floyd | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Gil (PG), Boris Wroblewski (SG), Mark Buchholz (SF), Michael Pratt (C) Malik Battles, Antonio Souza, Mason Quon, Gerald Milliman | |
| 12:16 | Auburn | Carl Payton makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 12:16 | Auburn | Carl Payton makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 12:13 | Notre Dame | Paul Gil picks off the pass by Dikembe Abdallah in the backcourt | 43-54 |
| 12:12 | Auburn | Carl Payton hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Paul Gil | 43-56 |
| 12:00 | Notre Dame | Ricky Robbins clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-56 |
| 11:58 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Michael Pratt | 43-56 |
| 11:54 | Auburn | Dikembe Abdallah is called for the reach on Paul Gil in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdallah, team foul #7 | 43-56 |
| 11:54 | Auburn | Paul Gil makes the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 11:54 | Auburn | Paul Gil makes the 2nd free throw | 43-58 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Dikembe Abdallah (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ricky Robbins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Keenan (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Craig Domingo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Kyle Gorham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Paul Gil (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Boris Wroblewski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Buchholz (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Payton (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Pratt (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:40 | Notre Dame | Craig Domingo misses the lay-in | 43-58 |
| 11:38 | Notre Dame | Rodney Keenan grabs the offensive board | 43-58 |
| 11:22 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Abdallah misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-58 |
| 11:20 | Auburn | Mark Buchholz snags the defensive board | 43-58 |
| 11:17 | Auburn | Ricky Robbins is called for the reach on Boris Wroblewski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ricky Robbins, team foul #8 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Nakashima (PF) Rodney Keenan | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gerald Milliman (C) Carl Payton | |
| 11:17 | Auburn | Boris Wroblewski makes the 1st free throw | 43-59 |
| 11:17 | Auburn | Boris Wroblewski misses the 2nd free throw | 43-59 |
| 11:17 | Notre Dame | James Nakashima pulls down the rebound | 43-59 |
| 11:08 | Notre Dame | Paul Gil steals it from Craig Domingo | 43-59 |
| 11:03 | Auburn | Paul Gil misses the lay-in | 43-59 |
| 11:01 | Auburn | Michael Pratt pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-59 |
| 10:51 | Auburn | Michael Pratt misses long on a floater from the right side | 43-59 |
| 10:50 | Notre Dame | James Nakashima grabs the board | 43-59 |
| 10:44 | Notre Dame | The short jumper by Craig Domingo is denied by Gerald Milliman | 43-59 |
| 10:43 | Notre Dame | James Nakashima tips it in | 45-59 |
| 10:31 | Auburn | Gerald Milliman throws it down on a nice dish by Boris Wroblewski | 45-61 |
| 10:20 | Notre Dame | James Nakashima hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Kyle Gorham | 47-61 |
| 10:00 | Auburn | Gerald Milliman is hacked by Ricky Robbins - foul #3 on Ricky Robbins, team foul #9 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raul Rodriguez (PG), Darrell Gordon (SG), Rodney Keenan (SF), Wade Floyd (C) Dikembe Abdallah, Ricky Robbins, Kyle Gorham, Craig Domingo | |
| Subs | Auburn | Malik Battles (PG), Antonio Souza (SG), Mason Quon (SF), Gary Davis (PF) Boris Wroblewski, Paul Gil, Mark Buchholz, Michael Pratt | |
| 10:00 | Auburn | Gerald Milliman makes the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 10:00 | Auburn | Gerald Milliman misses the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| 10:00 | Notre Dame | Wade Floyd grabs the defensive rebound | 47-62 |
| 09:42 | Notre Dame | James Nakashima can't finish the layup | 47-62 |
| 09:41 | Auburn | Mason Quon grabs the defensive rebound | 47-62 |
| 09:24 | Auburn | James Nakashima is called for the reach on Mason Quon - foul #1 on James Nakashima, team foul #10 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Carl Payton (PF) Gerald Milliman | |
| 09:24 | Auburn | Mason Quon makes the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 09:24 | Auburn | Mason Quon makes the 2nd free throw | 47-64 |
| 09:08 | Notre Dame | Rodney Keenan clanks a jumper in the paint | 47-64 |
| 09:07 | Auburn | Carl Payton snags the defensive board | 47-64 |
| 08:42 | Auburn | Mason Quon banks in the layup on a great pass from Malik Battles | 47-66 |
| 08:33 | Notre Dame | James Nakashima hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 47-66 |
| 08:31 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Antonio Souza | 47-66 |
| 08:19 | Auburn | Wade Floyd picks off the pass by Malik Battles | 47-66 |
| 08:04 | Notre Dame | Darrell Gordon is hacked by Carl Payton - foul #4 on Carl Payton, team foul #6 | 47-66 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Deon Kelly (PG), Craig Domingo (PF), Walter Harmon (C) Raul Rodriguez, James Nakashima, Wade Floyd | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Gil (SG), Garrett Pitts (SF), Michael Pratt (PF), Gerald Milliman (C) Antonio Souza, Mason Quon, Carl Payton, Gary Davis | |
| 07:58 | Notre Dame | Walter Harmon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-66 |
| 07:57 | Auburn | Garrett Pitts pulls down the rebound | 47-66 |
| 07:48 | Auburn | Malik Battles knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-69 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Deon Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrell Gordon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodney Keenan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Craig Domingo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Harmon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Malik Battles (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Gil (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Garrett Pitts (fresh) PF - Michael Pratt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Gerald Milliman (tiring) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:33 | Notre Dame | Rodney Keenan makes the 3 from the right wing | 50-69 |
| 07:26 | Auburn | Michael Pratt is hacked by Craig Domingo - foul #2 on Craig Domingo, team foul #11 | 50-69 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dikembe Abdallah (SG), Kyle Gorham (SF) Darrell Gordon, Rodney Keenan | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mark Buchholz (SF) Garrett Pitts | |
| 07:26 | Auburn | Michael Pratt makes the 1st free throw | 50-70 |
| 07:26 | Auburn | Michael Pratt misses the 2nd free throw | 50-70 |
| 07:26 | Notre Dame | Craig Domingo snags the defensive board | 50-70 |
| 07:10 | Notre Dame | Gerald Milliman swats the short shot by Walter Harmon | 50-70 |
| 07:09 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Harmon | 50-70 |
| 06:56 | Notre Dame | Walter Harmon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-70 |
| 06:54 | Auburn | Mark Buchholz grabs the defensive rebound | 50-70 |
| 06:28 | Auburn | Malik Battles scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-73 |
| 06:17 | Notre Dame | Craig Domingo banks in the layup on a great pass from Deon Kelly | 52-73 |
| 06:00 | Auburn | Michael Pratt drills a jumper from the right block | 52-75 |
| 05:38 | Notre Dame | Craig Domingo comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-75 |
| 05:36 | Notre Dame | Kyle Gorham snags the offensive board | 52-75 |
| 05:20 | Notre Dame | Craig Domingo blows the layup but he's fouled by Mark Buchholz - foul #3 on Mark Buchholz, team foul #7 | 52-75 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raul Rodriguez (PG), Ricky Robbins (SG), Rodney Keenan (SF), James Nakashima (PF) Deon Kelly, Dikembe Abdallah, Kyle Gorham, Walter Harmon | |
| Subs | Auburn | Boris Wroblewski (PG), Antonio Souza (SG), Mason Quon (SF), Carl Payton (PF), Gary Davis (C) Malik Battles, Paul Gil, Mark Buchholz, Michael Pratt, Gerald Milliman | |
| 05:20 | Notre Dame | Craig Domingo makes the 1st free throw | 53-75 |
| 05:20 | Notre Dame | Craig Domingo makes the 2nd free throw | 54-75 |
| 05:16 | Auburn | Raul Rodriguez takes the ball from Gary Davis in the backcourt | 54-75 |
| 05:15 | Notre Dame | Raul Rodriguez throws it down | 56-75 |
| 05:04 | Auburn | Gary Davis misses the turnaround from the baseline | 56-75 |
| 05:02 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Rodney Keenan | 56-75 |
| 04:49 | Notre Dame | Craig Domingo comes up short on the runner from the left block | 56-75 |
| 04:48 | Notre Dame | Rodney Keenan grabs the offensive rebound | 56-75 |
| 04:42 | Notre Dame | Rodney Keenan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-75 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wade Floyd (C) Craig Domingo | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 04:20 | Auburn | Ricky Robbins is called for the reach on Carl Payton - foul #4 on Ricky Robbins, team foul #12 | 56-75 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Darrell Gordon (SG) Raul Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Auburn | Malik Battles (PG), Gerald Milliman (C) Boris Wroblewski, Gary Davis | |
| 04:20 | Auburn | Carl Payton misses the 1st free throw | 56-75 |
| 04:20 | Auburn | Carl Payton misses the 2nd free throw | 56-75 |
| 04:20 | Notre Dame | James Nakashima snags the defensive board | 56-75 |
| 04:00 | Notre Dame | James Nakashima misses short on a shot from close range | 56-75 |
| 03:59 | Auburn | Mason Quon gets the rebound | 56-75 |
| 03:53 | Auburn | Mason Quon misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 56-75 |
| 03:52 | Notre Dame | Rodney Keenan pulls down the rebound | 56-75 |
| 03:48 | Notre Dame | Rodney Keenan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-75 |
| 03:47 | Auburn | Gerald Milliman snags the defensive board | 56-75 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Ricky Robbins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Darrell Gordon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodney Keenan (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Nakashima (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. C - Wade Floyd (tiring) 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Malik Battles (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Antonio Souza (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mason Quon (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Carl Payton (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Gerald Milliman (tiring) 11 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:36 | Auburn | Mason Quon blows the layup | 56-75 |
| 03:35 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Rodney Keenan | 56-75 |
| 03:20 | Notre Dame | Darrell Gordon buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Ricky Robbins | 59-75 |
| 03:05 | Auburn | Carl Payton misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 59-75 |
| 03:04 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to James Nakashima | 59-75 |
| 02:48 | Notre Dame | James Nakashima loses the dribble to Gerald Milliman | 59-75 |
| 02:26 | Auburn | Gerald Milliman's layup is rejected by James Nakashima | 59-75 |
| 02:24 | Auburn | Gerald Milliman tips it back up and in | 59-77 |
| 02:11 | Notre Dame | Wade Floyd hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Gerald Milliman - foul #2 on Gerald Milliman, team foul #8 | 59-77 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dikembe Abdallah (PG), Deon Kelly (SG), Kyle Gorham (SF), Craig Domingo (PF) Ricky Robbins, Darrell Gordon, Rodney Keenan, James Nakashima | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Gil (PG), Boris Wroblewski (SG), Mark Buchholz (SF), Gary Davis (PF), Michael Pratt (C) Malik Battles, Antonio Souza, Mason Quon, Carl Payton, Gerald Milliman | |
| 02:11 | Notre Dame | Wade Floyd makes the 1st free throw | 60-77 |
| 02:11 | Notre Dame | Wade Floyd misses the 2nd free throw | 60-77 |
| 02:11 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Gary Davis | 60-77 |
| 02:09 | Auburn | Paul Gil is fouled in the backcourt by Deon Kelly - foul #2 on Deon Kelly, team foul #13 | 60-77 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Walter Harmon (C) Wade Floyd | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 02:09 | Auburn | Paul Gil makes the 1st free throw | 60-78 |
| 02:09 | Auburn | Paul Gil makes the 2nd free throw | 60-79 |
| 01:56 | Notre Dame | Craig Domingo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 60-79 |
| 01:54 | Auburn | Gary Davis pulls down the rebound | 60-79 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:25 | Auburn | Mark Buchholz is whistled for traveling | 60-79 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:06 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Abdallah makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Deon Kelly | 63-79 |
| 00:47 | Auburn | Boris Wroblewski misses the 3 from the right wing | 63-79 |
| 00:45 | Notre Dame | Walter Harmon snags the defensive board | 63-79 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Abdallah connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-79 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Auburn | Michael Pratt misses long on an open shot from the left side | 66-79 |
| 00:10 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Kyle Gorham | 66-79 |
| 00:04 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Abdallah misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-79 |
| 00:02 | Auburn | Mark Buchholz grabs the defensive rebound | 66-79 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Mark Buchholz runs out the clock | 66-79 |