| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Bud Cullum (fresh) SG - Richard Huffaker (fresh) SF - Tracy Cruce (fresh) PF - Thomas Mitchell (fresh) C - Charles White (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Melvin Fincher (fresh) SG - Timothy Quevedo (fresh) SF - Robert Diehl (fresh) PF - Mark Healy (fresh) C - Patrick Dahmen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Charles White wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Auburn | Bud Cullum misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Nicholls State | Patrick Dahmen gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Nicholls State | Patrick Dahmen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Quevedo | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Nicholls State | Timothy Quevedo misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Richard Huffaker - foul #1 on Richard Huffaker, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Nicholls State | Timothy Quevedo makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:12 | Nicholls State | Timothy Quevedo makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Bud Cullum | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | Nicholls State | Mark Healy misses the easy layup | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | Auburn | Charles White snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:19 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:17 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Mark Healy | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | Nicholls State | Bud Cullum steals the ball from Robert Diehl | 2-2 |
| 18:02 | Auburn | Melvin Fincher steals it from Bud Cullum | 2-2 |
| 17:51 | Nicholls State | Robert Diehl can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Tracy Cruce - foul #1 on Tracy Cruce, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 17:51 | Nicholls State | Robert Diehl makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:51 | Nicholls State | Robert Diehl makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:32 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce double dribbles | 2-4 |
| 17:20 | Nicholls State | Robert Diehl buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Melvin Fincher | 2-6 |
| 17:03 | Auburn | Charles White is fouled on the floor by Timothy Quevedo - foul #1 on Timothy Quevedo, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Auburn | Stanley Salisbury (SG), David Tourville (SF), Khamisi Dare (C) Bud Cullum, Tracy Cruce, Charles White | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 16:48 | Auburn | Khamisi Dare scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Huffaker | 4-6 |
| 16:26 | Nicholls State | Mark Healy lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Diehl | 4-8 |
| 16:06 | Auburn | Khamisi Dare scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 6-8 |
| 15:37 | Nicholls State | Thomas Mitchell is called for the reach on Mark Healy - foul #1 on Thomas Mitchell, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bud Cullum (PG), Tracy Cruce (SF), Luis Marro (PF), Charles White (C) Richard Huffaker, David Tourville, Thomas Mitchell, Khamisi Dare | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Carlos Keisler (PG), Douglas Johnson (SG), Robert Ottinger (SF), Scott Boyd (PF), Michael Lauderdale (C) Melvin Fincher, Timothy Quevedo, Robert Diehl, Mark Healy, Patrick Dahmen | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Bud Cullum (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stanley Salisbury (fresh) SF - Tracy Cruce (fresh) PF - Luis Marro (fresh) C - Charles White (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Carlos Keisler (fresh) SG - Douglas Johnson (fresh) SF - Robert Ottinger (fresh) PF - Scott Boyd (fresh) C - Michael Lauderdale (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Nicholls State | Douglas Johnson hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Ottinger | 6-10 |
| 15:11 | Auburn | Stanley Salisbury misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-10 |
| 15:09 | Nicholls State | Carlos Keisler gets the rebound | 6-10 |
| 15:01 | Nicholls State | Scott Boyd is whistled for a carry | 6-10 |
| 14:40 | Auburn | Stanley Salisbury is hacked by Scott Boyd - foul #1 on Scott Boyd, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Tourville (SG) Stanley Salisbury | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Timothy Quevedo (SG) Carlos Keisler | |
| 14:28 | Auburn | David Tourville drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Bud Cullum | 8-10 |
| 14:04 | Nicholls State | Michael Lauderdale misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 14:02 | Auburn | Luis Marro pulls down the rebound | 8-10 |
| 13:39 | Auburn | Charles White misses the dunk but he's fouled by Michael Lauderdale - foul #1 on Michael Lauderdale, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Huffaker (SG), Thomas Mitchell (PF) Bud Cullum, Luis Marro | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Melvin Fincher (PG), Robert Diehl (SF), Patrick Dahmen (C) Douglas Johnson, Robert Ottinger, Michael Lauderdale | |
| 13:39 | Auburn | Charles White makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:39 | Auburn | Charles White makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 13:23 | Nicholls State | Patrick Dahmen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 13:22 | Nicholls State | Melvin Fincher grabs the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 13:13 | Nicholls State | Timothy Quevedo knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by Robert Diehl | 10-12 |
| 12:44 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by David Tourville and he's hacked by Scott Boyd - foul #2 on Scott Boyd, team foul #4 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Auburn | Stanley Salisbury (SG), Khamisi Dare (C) Tracy Cruce, Charles White | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Mark Healy (PF) Scott Boyd | |
| 12:44 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell makes the free throw | 13-12 |
| 12:33 | Nicholls State | Mark Healy misses short on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Thomas Mitchell - foul #2 on Thomas Mitchell, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bud Cullum (PG), Luis Marro (PF) Stanley Salisbury, Thomas Mitchell | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 12:33 | Nicholls State | Mark Healy makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 12:33 | Nicholls State | Mark Healy misses the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 12:33 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Luis Marro | 13-13 |
| 12:20 | Auburn | Bud Cullum misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 13-13 |
| 12:19 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Melvin Fincher | 13-13 |
| 12:14 | Nicholls State | Robert Diehl misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-13 |
| 12:12 | Nicholls State | Patrick Dahmen snags the offensive board | 13-13 |
| 12:00 | Nicholls State | Patrick Dahmen banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Diehl | 13-15 |
| 11:40 | Auburn | Timothy Quevedo steals the ball from Bud Cullum | 13-15 |
| 11:21 | Nicholls State | Patrick Dahmen makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Melvin Fincher | 13-17 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Bud Cullum (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Huffaker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Tourville (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Luis Marro (fresh) 2 reb. C - Khamisi Dare (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Melvin Fincher (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Timothy Quevedo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Diehl (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Healy (fresh) 3 pts. C - Patrick Dahmen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 10:56 | Auburn | Luis Marro is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Luis Marro, team foul #5 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Auburn | Stanley Salisbury (SG), Tracy Cruce (SF), Yuri Burakowski (PF), Charles White (C) Bud Cullum, David Tourville, Luis Marro, Khamisi Dare | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Douglas Johnson (SG), Robert Ottinger (SF), Michael Lauderdale (C) Timothy Quevedo, Robert Diehl, Patrick Dahmen | |
| 10:36 | Nicholls State | Robert Ottinger misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 13-17 |
| 10:34 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski gets the rebound | 13-17 |
| 10:22 | Auburn | Charles White misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Douglas Johnson - foul #1 on Douglas Johnson, team foul #5 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bud Cullum (PG) Richard Huffaker | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Carlos Keisler (PG), Eric Betty (C) Melvin Fincher, Mark Healy | |
| 10:22 | Auburn | Charles White makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 10:22 | Auburn | Charles White misses the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 10:22 | Nicholls State | Michael Lauderdale grabs the defensive rebound | 14-17 |
| 10:01 | Nicholls State | Carlos Keisler loses the ball out of bounds | 14-17 |
| 09:45 | Auburn | Bud Cullum misses short on a 3 from straight away | 14-17 |
| 09:43 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski grabs the offensive rebound | 14-17 |
| 09:36 | Auburn | Bud Cullum misses the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Michael Lauderdale - foul #2 on Michael Lauderdale, team foul #6 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Huffaker (SG), Luis Marro (PF) Stanley Salisbury, Yuri Burakowski | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Patrick Dahmen (C) Michael Lauderdale | |
| 09:36 | Auburn | Bud Cullum misses the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 09:36 | Auburn | Bud Cullum misses the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 09:36 | Nicholls State | Patrick Dahmen pulls down the rebound | 14-17 |
| 09:14 | Nicholls State | Patrick Dahmen is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Patrick Dahmen, team foul #7 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Auburn | Stanley Salisbury (SG), Khamisi Dare (C) Bud Cullum, Charles White | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Melvin Fincher (PG), Timothy Quevedo (SG), Robert Diehl (SF) Carlos Keisler, Douglas Johnson, Robert Ottinger | |
| 08:54 | Auburn | Stanley Salisbury misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Timothy Quevedo - foul #2 on Timothy Quevedo, team foul #8 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Tourville (SF) Tracy Cruce | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Douglas Johnson (SG), Mark Healy (PF) Timothy Quevedo, Eric Betty | |
| 08:54 | Auburn | Stanley Salisbury misses the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 08:54 | Auburn | Stanley Salisbury makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 08:40 | Nicholls State | Robert Diehl hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 15-17 |
| 08:38 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker pulls down the rebound | 15-17 |
| 08:15 | Auburn | David Tourville hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Douglas Johnson - foul #2 on Douglas Johnson, team foul #9 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski (PF), Charles White (C) Luis Marro, Khamisi Dare | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Ottinger (SG), Eric Betty (C) Douglas Johnson, Patrick Dahmen | |
| 08:15 | Auburn | David Tourville makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 08:15 | Auburn | David Tourville makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 07:58 | Nicholls State | Robert Ottinger is fouled on the floor by Stanley Salisbury - foul #1 on Stanley Salisbury, team foul #6 | 17-17 |
| 07:47 | Nicholls State | Eric Betty misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 17-17 |
| 07:45 | Nicholls State | Eric Betty tips it home | 17-19 |
| 07:29 | Auburn | David Tourville comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 17-19 |
| 07:28 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski gets the offensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 07:17 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-19 |
| 07:16 | Auburn | David Tourville misses the tip | 17-19 |
| 07:15 | Nicholls State | Eric Betty grabs the defensive rebound | 17-19 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Richard Huffaker (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stanley Salisbury (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - David Tourville (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Yuri Burakowski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles White (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Melvin Fincher (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Ottinger (fresh) SF - Robert Diehl (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Healy (fresh) 3 pts. C - Eric Betty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Nicholls State | Robert Diehl misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 17-19 |
| 06:58 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski snags the defensive board | 17-19 |
| 06:40 | Auburn | Robert Ottinger picks off the pass by Richard Huffaker | 17-19 |
| 06:22 | Nicholls State | Melvin Fincher buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Mark Healy | 17-21 |
| 05:59 | Auburn | David Tourville hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by Yuri Burakowski | 19-21 |
| 05:48 | Nicholls State | Mark Healy loses the dribble to David Tourville | 19-21 |
| 05:41 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski misses the shot from the left wing | 19-21 |
| 05:39 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker grabs the offensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 05:21 | Auburn | Charles White misses the floater from the right wing | 19-21 |
| 05:20 | Nicholls State | Robert Diehl pulls down the rebound | 19-21 |
| 05:13 | Nicholls State | Melvin Fincher misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Huffaker - foul #2 on Richard Huffaker, team foul #7 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bud Cullum (PG), Tracy Cruce (SF), Luis Marro (PF), Khamisi Dare (C) Richard Huffaker, David Tourville, Yuri Burakowski, Charles White | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Carlos Keisler (SG), Patrick Dahmen (C) Robert Ottinger, Eric Betty | |
| 05:13 | Nicholls State | Melvin Fincher misses the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 05:13 | Nicholls State | Melvin Fincher makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 04:57 | Auburn | Carlos Keisler steps in front of the Stanley Salisbury pass | 19-22 |
| 04:42 | Nicholls State | Robert Diehl loses the ball out of bounds | 19-22 |
| 04:20 | Auburn | Bud Cullum drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Luis Marro | 22-22 |
| 03:57 | Nicholls State | Robert Diehl knocks in the shot in the paint | 22-24 |
| 03:33 | Auburn | Luis Marro lays it up and in | 24-24 |
| 03:06 | Nicholls State | Robert Diehl hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-24 |
| 03:05 | Auburn | Luis Marro gets the rebound | 24-24 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Bud Cullum (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Salisbury (tiring) 1 pts. SF - Tracy Cruce (fresh) PF - Luis Marro (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Khamisi Dare (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Melvin Fincher (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlos Keisler (fresh) SF - Robert Diehl (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Mark Healy (tiring) 3 pts. C - Patrick Dahmen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:49 | Auburn | Khamisi Dare misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-24 |
| 02:48 | Nicholls State | Patrick Dahmen grabs the board | 24-24 |
| 02:37 | Nicholls State | Melvin Fincher loses the dribble to Tracy Cruce | 24-24 |
| 02:22 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-24 |
| 02:20 | Nicholls State | Patrick Dahmen grabs the board | 24-24 |
| 01:57 | Nicholls State | Mark Healy hits the finger roll on a great pass from Melvin Fincher | 24-26 |
| 01:39 | Auburn | Bud Cullum connects on the jumper from the right side | 26-26 |
| 01:22 | Nicholls State | Carlos Keisler clanks a shot near the basket | 26-26 |
| 01:20 | Nicholls State | Robert Diehl grabs the offensive board | 26-26 |
| 01:10 | Nicholls State | Robert Diehl is fouled on the floor by Tracy Cruce - foul #2 on Tracy Cruce, team foul #8 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Tourville (PG), Richard Huffaker (SG), Wayne Gilbert (SF), Thomas Mitchell (PF), Charles White (C) Bud Cullum, Stanley Salisbury, Tracy Cruce, Luis Marro, Khamisi Dare | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Douglas Johnson (PG), Timothy Quevedo (SG), Scott Boyd (PF), Michael Lauderdale (C) Melvin Fincher, Carlos Keisler, Mark Healy, Patrick Dahmen | |
| 01:10 | Nicholls State | Robert Diehl makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 01:10 | Nicholls State | Robert Diehl makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 00:48 | Auburn | David Tourville's pass is intercepted by Michael Lauderdale | 26-28 |
| 00:26 | Nicholls State | Scott Boyd drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Robert Diehl | 26-31 |
| 00:01 | Auburn | David Tourville makes the shot from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Douglas Johnson can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 28-31 |