| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hector Santos (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Gurule (fresh) SF - Gene Brown (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Samuel Britt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Frank Marquart (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Matthew Peters (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edwin Patterson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Randy Bracewell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Burkhalter (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Arizona State | Edwin Patterson inbounds the ball | 19-30 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Arizona State | Thomas Burkhalter misses the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by John Wilson - foul #3 on John Wilson, team foul #1 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Auburn | Willis Clark (PF) John Wilson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 19:42 | Arizona State | Thomas Burkhalter makes the 1st free throw | 19-31 |
| 19:42 | Arizona State | Thomas Burkhalter misses the 2nd free throw | 19-31 |
| 19:42 | Auburn | Willis Clark grabs the board | 19-31 |
| 19:14 | Auburn | Gene Brown buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Samuel Britt | 21-31 |
| 18:46 | Arizona State | Randy Bracewell misses the floater from close range | 21-31 |
| 18:45 | Auburn | Gene Brown snags the defensive board | 21-31 |
| 18:16 | Auburn | Hector Santos hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-31 |
| 18:14 | Arizona State | Randy Bracewell snags the defensive board | 21-31 |
| 17:57 | Arizona State | Matthew Peters misses the shot from the right block | 21-31 |
| 17:56 | Auburn | Gene Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 21-31 |
| 17:27 | Auburn | Gene Brown can't finish the layup | 21-31 |
| 17:25 | Arizona State | Thomas Burkhalter gets the rebound | 21-31 |
| 17:02 | Arizona State | Frank Marquart makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 21-33 |
| 16:37 | Auburn | Gene Brown clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 21-33 |
| 16:36 | Auburn | Samuel Britt tips it in | 23-33 |
| 16:07 | Arizona State | Edwin Patterson makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Randy Bracewell | 23-36 |
| 15:43 | Auburn | Frank Marquart steals the ball from Willis Clark | 23-36 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hector Santos (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Gurule (fairly fresh) SF - Gene Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willis Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Samuel Britt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Frank Marquart (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Peters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edwin Patterson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Randy Bracewell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Burkhalter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. | |
| 15:21 | Arizona State | Frank Marquart is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Frank Marquart, team foul #1 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Auburn | Hai Wang (PG), Patrick Moore (PF), John Wilson (C) William Gurule, Gene Brown, Willis Clark | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Chad Baden (SG), Joe Teske (PF), Cletus Quigley (C) Matthew Peters, Randy Bracewell, Thomas Burkhalter | |
| 14:52 | Auburn | Patrick Moore scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Hai Wang | 25-36 |
| 14:48 | Arizona State | Chad Baden comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 25-36 |
| 14:46 | Auburn | Patrick Moore pulls down the rebound | 25-36 |
| 14:43 | Auburn | Hai Wang travels in the backcourt | 25-36 |
| Subs | Auburn | Willis Clark (PF) Patrick Moore | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 14:23 | Arizona State | Chad Baden clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 25-36 |
| 14:22 | Auburn | Samuel Britt grabs the defensive rebound | 25-36 |
| 13:53 | Auburn | Cletus Quigley denies the turnaround by Hai Wang | 25-36 |
| 13:52 | Arizona State | Cletus Quigley pulls down the rebound | 25-36 |
| 13:26 | Arizona State | Frank Marquart blows the layup | 25-36 |
| 13:25 | Arizona State | Frank Marquart pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-36 |
| 13:05 | Arizona State | Chad Baden misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 25-36 |
| 13:04 | Auburn | Willis Clark grabs the board | 25-36 |
| 12:38 | Auburn | Hector Santos hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 25-36 |
| 12:36 | Arizona State | Cletus Quigley grabs the board | 25-36 |
| 12:14 | Arizona State | Edwin Patterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-36 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Gurule (SG), Gene Brown (SF) Hai Wang, Willis Clark | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Matthew Peters (SG), Randy Bracewell (PF), Thomas Burkhalter (C) Chad Baden, Joe Teske, Cletus Quigley | |
| 11:56 | Auburn | Samuel Britt misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Randy Bracewell - foul #1 on Randy Bracewell, team foul #2 | 25-36 |
| 11:56 | Auburn | Samuel Britt makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 11:56 | Auburn | Samuel Britt misses the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 11:56 | Arizona State | Randy Bracewell pulls down the rebound | 26-36 |
| 11:52 | Arizona State | Hector Santos steps in front of the Matthew Peters pass | 26-36 |
| 11:23 | Auburn | Samuel Britt clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 26-36 |
| 11:22 | Arizona State | Edwin Patterson gets the rebound | 26-36 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hector Santos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Gurule (fresh) SF - Gene Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Britt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - John Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Frank Marquart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Peters (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edwin Patterson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Bracewell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Burkhalter (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. | |
| 11:00 | Arizona State | Matthew Peters clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 26-36 |
| 10:58 | Auburn | Samuel Britt grabs the defensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 10:42 | Auburn | William Gurule knocks in the floater from the right side | 28-36 |
| 10:18 | Arizona State | Edwin Patterson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-36 |
| 10:17 | Auburn | Gene Brown gets the rebound | 28-36 |
| 09:53 | Auburn | Samuel Britt knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Hector Santos | 30-36 |
| 09:25 | Arizona State | Thomas Burkhalter misses the dunk | 30-36 |
| 09:23 | Arizona State | Thomas Burkhalter tips it but misses | 30-36 |
| 09:22 | Arizona State | Randy Bracewell tips it but misses | 30-36 |
| 09:20 | Auburn | John Wilson grabs the board | 30-36 |
| 09:02 | Auburn | William Gurule clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Frank Marquart - foul #2 on Frank Marquart, team foul #3 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Auburn | Willis Clark (SF), Patrick Moore (PF) Gene Brown, Samuel Britt | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Chad Baden (SG), Cletus Quigley (C) Matthew Peters, Thomas Burkhalter | |
| 09:02 | Auburn | William Gurule makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 09:02 | Auburn | William Gurule makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 08:40 | Arizona State | Edwin Patterson connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Frank Marquart | 32-38 |
| 08:20 | Auburn | John Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | Hai Wang (PG), Gene Brown (SF) William Gurule, Patrick Moore | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Joe Teske (PF) Randy Bracewell | |
| 08:03 | Arizona State | Edwin Patterson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-38 |
| 08:01 | Arizona State | Joe Teske tips it but misses | 32-38 |
| 07:59 | Arizona State | Joe Teske gets the offensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 07:43 | Arizona State | Frank Marquart hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-41 |
| 07:27 | Auburn | Gene Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-41 |
| 07:26 | Arizona State | Joe Teske grabs the defensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 07:08 | Arizona State | Edwin Patterson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 32-41 |
| 07:06 | Arizona State | Chad Baden grabs the offensive rebound | 32-41 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hai Wang (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Hector Santos (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gene Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Willis Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Wilson (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Frank Marquart (tiring) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chad Baden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Edwin Patterson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Teske (fresh) 5 reb. C - Cletus Quigley (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 06:38 | Arizona State | Willis Clark steps in front of the Frank Marquart pass | 32-41 |
| 06:12 | Auburn | Joe Teske denies the turnaround by Gene Brown | 32-41 |
| 06:11 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Cletus Quigley | 32-41 |
| 05:54 | Arizona State | Edwin Patterson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-41 |
| 05:52 | Arizona State | Chad Baden can't tip it in | 32-41 |
| 05:51 | Arizona State | Edwin Patterson tips it home | 32-43 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:28 | Auburn | John Wilson is whistled for a carry | 32-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Gurule (SG), Samuel Britt (SF), Patrick Moore (PF) Hector Santos, Gene Brown, Willis Clark | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Garf Zeeman (PG), Matthew Peters (SG), Randy Bracewell (PF), Thomas Burkhalter (C) Frank Marquart, Chad Baden, Edwin Patterson, Joe Teske | |
| 04:59 | Arizona State | Thomas Burkhalter buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Garf Zeeman | 32-45 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:37 | Auburn | John Wilson's layup is rejected by Randy Bracewell | 32-45 |
| 04:35 | Arizona State | Randy Bracewell grabs the defensive rebound | 32-45 |
| 04:33 | Arizona State | Garf Zeeman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jack Harmon (SG), Willis Clark (SF), John Ray (C) William Gurule, Samuel Britt, John Wilson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Alan Bettencourt (SG), Terry Thompson (SF), Raymond Harbison (PF) Matthew Peters, Randy Bracewell, Thomas Burkhalter | |
| 04:23 | Auburn | Jack Harmon misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing but the foul's on Alan Bettencourt - foul #1 on Alan Bettencourt, team foul #4 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Chad Baden (SG), Joe Teske (PF) Alan Bettencourt, Terry Thompson | |
| 04:23 | Auburn | Jack Harmon misses the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 04:23 | Auburn | Jack Harmon makes the 2nd free throw | 33-45 |
| 04:23 | Auburn | Jack Harmon misses the 3rd free throw | 33-45 |
| 04:23 | Arizona State | Joe Teske grabs the defensive rebound | 33-45 |
| 03:54 | Arizona State | Raymond Harbison is whistled for traveling | 33-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mike Campbell (PF) Patrick Moore | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:45 | Auburn | Hai Wang misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Joe Teske - foul #2 on Joe Teske, team foul #5 | 33-45 |
| 03:45 | Auburn | Hai Wang makes the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 03:45 | Auburn | Hai Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Arizona State | Arizona State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 35-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), William Gurule (SG), Gene Brown (SF), Samuel Britt (PF), Garfield Crosslin (C) Hai Wang, Jack Harmon, Willis Clark, Mike Campbell, John Ray | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Frank Marquart (PG), Matthew Peters (SG), Edwin Patterson (SF), Randy Bracewell (PF), Thomas Burkhalter (C) Garf Zeeman, Chad Baden, Raymond Harbison, Joe Teske, Cletus Quigley | |
| 03:33 | Arizona State | Thomas Burkhalter scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Matthew Peters | 35-47 |
| 03:23 | Auburn | Hector Santos can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Frank Marquart - foul #3 on Frank Marquart, team foul #6 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jack Harmon (SG), Willis Clark (SF), Patrick Moore (PF), John Ray (C) William Gurule, Gene Brown, Samuel Britt, Garfield Crosslin | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Garf Zeeman (PG), Chad Baden (SG), Raymond Harbison (SF), Joe Teske (PF), Cletus Quigley (C) Frank Marquart, Matthew Peters, Edwin Patterson, Randy Bracewell, Thomas Burkhalter | |
| 03:23 | Auburn | Hector Santos makes the 1st free throw | 36-47 |
| 03:23 | Auburn | Hector Santos makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 02:54 | Arizona State | Raymond Harbison hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-47 |
| 02:52 | Auburn | Patrick Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 37-47 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hector Santos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Harmon (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Willis Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Patrick Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Ray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Garf Zeeman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chad Baden (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Raymond Harbison (fresh) PF - Joe Teske (fresh) 6 reb. C - Cletus Quigley (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 02:34 | Auburn | The jumper by Willis Clark is denied by Cletus Quigley | 37-47 |
| 02:32 | Arizona State | Joe Teske snags the defensive board | 37-47 |
| 02:08 | Arizona State | Hector Santos steps in front of the Chad Baden pass | 37-47 |
| 01:59 | Auburn | Patrick Moore is whistled for traveling | 37-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Hai Wang (PG) Hector Santos | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 01:37 | Arizona State | Cletus Quigley scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Joe Teske | 37-49 |
| 01:21 | Auburn | John Ray can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-49 |
| 01:19 | Arizona State | Cletus Quigley gets the rebound | 37-49 |
| 01:00 | Arizona State | Chad Baden misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-49 |
| 00:58 | Arizona State | Cletus Quigley tips it home | 37-51 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Auburn | Willis Clark hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 37-51 |
| 00:53 | Auburn | Patrick Moore snags the offensive board | 37-51 |
| 00:49 | Auburn | Patrick Moore hits a driving attempt in the paint | 39-51 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Arizona State | Garf Zeeman lays it in and he's hacked by John Ray - foul #1 on John Ray, team foul #2 | 39-53 |
| 00:29 | Arizona State | Garf Zeeman makes the free throw | 39-54 |
| 00:22 | Auburn | Willis Clark misses the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Cletus Quigley - foul #1 on Cletus Quigley, team foul #7 | 39-54 |
| 00:22 | Auburn | Willis Clark makes the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 00:22 | Auburn | Willis Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 00:00 | Arizona State | Garf Zeeman runs out the clock | 41-54 |