| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Bud Cullum (fresh) SG - Richard Huffaker (fresh) SF - Tracy Cruce (fresh) PF - Thomas Mitchell (fresh) C - Charles White (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Thomas Fisher (fresh) SG - Alfredo Bruno (fresh) SF - John Williams (fresh) PF - Elwood Boler (fresh) C - Kerry Freeman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | Kerry Freeman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Missouri | Kerry Freeman scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce gets the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Thomas Mitchell, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Missouri | John Williams hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Missouri | John Williams tips it back up and in | 0-4 |
| 18:31 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-4 |
| 18:29 | Auburn | Charles White tips it in | 2-4 |
| 18:04 | Missouri | Kerry Freeman loses the dribble to Charles White | 2-4 |
| 17:40 | Auburn | Bud Cullum is fouled on the floor by Thomas Fisher - foul #1 on Thomas Fisher, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Tourville (PG), Stanley Salisbury (SG), Wayne Gilbert (SF), Luis Marro (PF), Khamisi Dare (C) Bud Cullum, Richard Huffaker, Tracy Cruce, Thomas Mitchell, Charles White | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 17:22 | Auburn | Khamisi Dare can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 17:20 | Missouri | The rebound goes to John Williams | 2-4 |
| 16:57 | Missouri | Khamisi Dare is called for the reach on Elwood Boler - foul #1 on Khamisi Dare, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 16:36 | Missouri | Thomas Fisher misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-4 |
| 16:34 | Auburn | Khamisi Dare grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:15 | Auburn | Kerry Freeman swats the short shot by Stanley Salisbury | 2-4 |
| 16:13 | Missouri | John Williams gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 15:56 | Missouri | Thomas Fisher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 2-4 |
| 15:55 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Luis Marro | 2-4 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - David Tourville (fresh) SG - Stanley Salisbury (fresh) SF - Wayne Gilbert (fresh) PF - Luis Marro (fresh) C - Khamisi Dare (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Thomas Fisher (fresh) SG - Alfredo Bruno (fresh) SF - John Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elwood Boler (fairly fresh) C - Kerry Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Auburn | Luis Marro misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Elwood Boler - foul #1 on Elwood Boler, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bud Cullum (PG), Richard Huffaker (SG), Tracy Cruce (SF), Charles White (C) David Tourville, Stanley Salisbury, Wayne Gilbert, Khamisi Dare | |
| Subs | Missouri | Mark Scott (SG), Oscar Gonzalez (SF), Donald Edwards (PF) Alfredo Bruno, John Williams, Elwood Boler | |
| 15:42 | Auburn | Luis Marro makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 15:42 | Auburn | Luis Marro misses the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 15:42 | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 15:25 | Missouri | Thomas Fisher hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Edwards | 3-7 |
| 15:11 | Auburn | Luis Marro hits a fadeaway in the paint | 5-7 |
| 14:54 | Missouri | Kerry Freeman is hacked by Charles White - foul #1 on Charles White, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell (PF) Luis Marro | |
| Subs | Missouri | Luigi Marino (PF), Ryan Bobbitt (C) Thomas Fisher, Kerry Freeman | |
| 14:37 | Missouri | Mark Scott comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 5-7 |
| 14:35 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Thomas Mitchell | 5-7 |
| 14:30 | Auburn | Bud Cullum misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 5-7 |
| 14:28 | Missouri | Mark Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 14:21 | Missouri | Donald Edwards buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-10 |
| 13:52 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Mitchell | 7-10 |
| 13:38 | Missouri | Mark Scott comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 7-10 |
| 13:36 | Missouri | Ryan Bobbitt tips it in | 7-12 |
| 13:15 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-12 |
| 13:13 | Missouri | Luigi Marino gets the rebound | 7-12 |
| 12:46 | Missouri | Mark Scott knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 7-15 |
| 12:35 | Auburn | Luigi Marino is called for the reach on Thomas Mitchell - foul #1 on Luigi Marino, team foul #3 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Tourville (PG), Stanley Salisbury (SG), Wayne Gilbert (SF), Khamisi Dare (C) Bud Cullum, Richard Huffaker, Tracy Cruce, Charles White | |
| Subs | Missouri | Thomas Fisher (PG), Alfredo Bruno (SG), John Williams (SF), Elwood Boler (PF), Kerry Freeman (C) Mark Scott, Oscar Gonzalez, Donald Edwards, Luigi Marino, Ryan Bobbitt | |
| 12:19 | Auburn | David Tourville connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-15 |
| 12:03 | Missouri | Thomas Fisher hits a shot from the left wing | 10-17 |
| 11:53 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 10-17 |
| 11:51 | Auburn | David Tourville tips it home | 12-17 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - David Tourville (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Stanley Salisbury (fresh) SF - Wayne Gilbert (fresh) PF - Thomas Mitchell (fresh) C - Khamisi Dare (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Alfredo Bruno (fresh) SF - John Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elwood Boler (fresh) C - Kerry Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Missouri | Wayne Gilbert is called for the reach on John Williams - foul #1 on Wayne Gilbert, team foul #4 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bud Cullum (PG), Richard Huffaker (SG), Tracy Cruce (SF), Luis Marro (PF), Charles White (C) David Tourville, Stanley Salisbury, Wayne Gilbert, Thomas Mitchell, Khamisi Dare | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 11:08 | Missouri | Thomas Fisher hits a jumper from the right wing | 12-19 |
| 10:51 | Auburn | Charles White blows the layup | 12-19 |
| 10:50 | Missouri | Elwood Boler grabs the board | 12-19 |
| 10:30 | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno comes up short on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Luis Marro - foul #1 on Luis Marro, team foul #5 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Auburn | Stanley Salisbury (SG), David Tourville (SF), Thomas Mitchell (PF), Khamisi Dare (C) Richard Huffaker, Tracy Cruce, Luis Marro, Charles White | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 10:30 | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 10:30 | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 12-20 |
| 10:09 | Auburn | Stanley Salisbury throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-20 |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Huffaker (PG), Tracy Cruce (SF), Charles White (C) Bud Cullum, David Tourville, Khamisi Dare | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 09:49 | Missouri | John Williams clanks a shot in the lane | 12-20 |
| 09:47 | Auburn | Charles White gets the rebound | 12-20 |
| 09:31 | Auburn | Alfredo Bruno steps in front of the Charles White pass | 12-20 |
| 09:17 | Missouri | Charles White takes the ball from Kerry Freeman | 12-20 |
| 08:57 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Tracy Cruce, team foul #6 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bud Cullum (PG), David Tourville (SF), Khamisi Dare (C) Richard Huffaker, Tracy Cruce, Charles White | |
| Subs | Missouri | Mark Scott (PG), Oscar Gonzalez (SG), Donald Edwards (SF), Luigi Marino (PF), Ryan Bobbitt (C) Thomas Fisher, Alfredo Bruno, John Williams, Elwood Boler, Kerry Freeman | |
| 08:40 | Missouri | Ryan Bobbitt misses the lay-in | 12-20 |
| 08:38 | Missouri | Donald Edwards tips it in | 12-22 |
| 08:27 | Auburn | A charge is called on Bud Cullum - foul #1 on Bud Cullum, team foul #7 | 12-22 |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Huffaker (SG), Tracy Cruce (SF), Luis Marro (PF), Charles White (C) Stanley Salisbury, David Tourville, Thomas Mitchell, Khamisi Dare | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 08:09 | Missouri | Ryan Bobbitt hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 12-22 |
| 08:07 | Auburn | Luis Marro gets the rebound | 12-22 |
| 08:02 | Auburn | Donald Edwards blocks the jumper by Bud Cullum | 12-22 |
| 08:00 | Auburn | Bud Cullum snags the offensive board | 12-22 |
| 07:46 | Auburn | Ryan Bobbitt takes the ball from Luis Marro | 12-22 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Bud Cullum (fresh) SG - Richard Huffaker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tracy Cruce (fresh) PF - Luis Marro (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Mark Scott (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Oscar Gonzalez (fresh) SF - Donald Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Luigi Marino (fresh) C - Ryan Bobbitt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Missouri | Donald Edwards knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-25 |
| 07:22 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 12-25 |
| 07:20 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Donald Edwards | 12-25 |
| 06:58 | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez clanks a 3 from the right corner | 12-25 |
| 06:57 | Auburn | Charles White grabs the defensive rebound | 12-25 |
| 06:45 | Auburn | Charles White misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 12-25 |
| 06:43 | Missouri | Ryan Bobbitt grabs the defensive rebound | 12-25 |
| 06:23 | Missouri | Ryan Bobbitt's floater is knocked away by Charles White | 12-25 |
| 06:21 | Missouri | Luigi Marino gets the offensive rebound | 12-25 |
| 06:12 | Missouri | Donald Edwards connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 12-27 |
| 05:53 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker is fouled on the floor by Oscar Gonzalez - foul #1 on Oscar Gonzalez, team foul #4 | 12-27 |
| Subs | Auburn | Stanley Salisbury (SG), David Tourville (SF), Thomas Mitchell (PF), Khamisi Dare (C) Richard Huffaker, Tracy Cruce, Luis Marro, Charles White | |
| Subs | Missouri | Thomas Fisher (PG), Alfredo Bruno (SG), John Williams (SF), Elwood Boler (PF), Kerry Freeman (C) Mark Scott, Oscar Gonzalez, Donald Edwards, Luigi Marino, Ryan Bobbitt | |
| 05:48 | Auburn | Stanley Salisbury misses the dunk | 12-27 |
| 05:47 | Missouri | Kerry Freeman pulls down the rebound | 12-27 |
| 05:18 | Missouri | John Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-27 |
| Subs | Auburn | Wayne Gilbert (SF) Bud Cullum | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 05:01 | Auburn | David Tourville can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kerry Freeman - foul #1 on Kerry Freeman, team foul #5 | 12-27 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bud Cullum (PG) Wayne Gilbert | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 05:01 | Auburn | David Tourville makes the 1st free throw | 13-27 |
| 05:01 | Auburn | David Tourville makes the 2nd free throw | 14-27 |
| 04:46 | Missouri | Thomas Fisher misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Stanley Salisbury - foul #1 on Stanley Salisbury, team foul #8 | 14-27 |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Huffaker (SG), Tracy Cruce (SF) Bud Cullum, Stanley Salisbury | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 04:46 | Missouri | Thomas Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 14-28 |
| 04:46 | Missouri | Thomas Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 14-29 |
| 04:33 | Auburn | David Tourville throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-29 |
| Subs | Auburn | Stanley Salisbury (SG), Charles White (C) Richard Huffaker, Khamisi Dare | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 04:21 | Missouri | John Williams scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Fisher and he's hacked by Tracy Cruce - foul #2 on Tracy Cruce, team foul #9 | 14-31 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bud Cullum (PG), Richard Huffaker (SG) Stanley Salisbury, Tracy Cruce | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 04:21 | Missouri | John Williams makes the free throw | 14-32 |
| 04:05 | Auburn | Charles White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-32 |
| Subs | Auburn | Stanley Salisbury (SG), Tracy Cruce (SF), Khamisi Dare (C) Bud Cullum, Richard Huffaker, Charles White | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 03:49 | Missouri | Thomas Fisher misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 14-32 |
| 03:47 | Missouri | John Williams snags the offensive board | 14-32 |
| 03:29 | Missouri | John Williams connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Elwood Boler | 14-34 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - David Tourville (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Stanley Salisbury (fresh) SF - Tracy Cruce (fresh) PF - Thomas Mitchell (fresh) C - Khamisi Dare (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfredo Bruno (fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Elwood Boler (fresh) C - Kerry Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:19 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell hits a jumper in the lane | 16-34 |
| 02:51 | Missouri | Thomas Mitchell swats the short shot by Kerry Freeman | 16-34 |
| 02:50 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell snags the defensive board | 16-34 |
| 02:31 | Auburn | David Tourville misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 16-34 |
| 02:30 | Missouri | Elwood Boler snags the defensive board | 16-34 |
| 02:24 | Missouri | Kerry Freeman makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Fisher | 16-37 |
| 02:07 | Auburn | David Tourville blows the layup | 16-37 |
| 02:05 | Missouri | Thomas Fisher snags the defensive board | 16-37 |
| 01:39 | Missouri | Stanley Salisbury is called for the reach on Thomas Fisher - foul #2 on Stanley Salisbury, team foul #10 | 16-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bud Cullum (PG), Richard Huffaker (SG), Wayne Gilbert (SF), Charles White (C) David Tourville, Stanley Salisbury, Tracy Cruce, Khamisi Dare | |
| Subs | Missouri | Mark Scott (SG), Oscar Gonzalez (SF), Donald Edwards (PF), Ryan Bobbitt (C) Alfredo Bruno, John Williams, Elwood Boler, Kerry Freeman | |
| 01:39 | Missouri | Thomas Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 16-38 |
| 01:39 | Missouri | Thomas Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 16-39 |
| 01:22 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell misses the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Oscar Gonzalez - foul #2 on Oscar Gonzalez, team foul #6 | 16-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Luigi Marino (PF) Thomas Fisher | |
| 01:22 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 17-39 |
| 01:22 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 18-39 |
| 01:01 | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-39 |
| 01:00 | Missouri | Donald Edwards pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-39 |
| 00:47 | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez is hacked by Richard Huffaker - foul #1 on Richard Huffaker, team foul #11 | 18-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (SF), Luis Marro (PF) Wayne Gilbert, Thomas Mitchell | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 00:47 | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez makes the 1st free throw | 18-40 |
| 00:47 | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 18-41 |
| 00:35 | Auburn | Charles White can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Ryan Bobbitt - foul #1 on Ryan Bobbitt, team foul #7 | 18-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell (PF) Luis Marro | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 00:35 | Auburn | Charles White misses the 1st free throw | 18-41 |
| 00:35 | Auburn | Charles White makes the 2nd free throw | 19-41 |
| 00:16 | Missouri | Donald Edwards comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Tracy Cruce - foul #3 on Tracy Cruce, team foul #12 | 19-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Tourville (SF), Luis Marro (PF) Tracy Cruce, Thomas Mitchell | |
| Subs | Missouri | Kerry Freeman (C) Ryan Bobbitt | |
| 00:16 | Missouri | Donald Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 19-41 |
| 00:16 | Missouri | Donald Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 19-41 |
| 00:16 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Charles White | 19-41 |
| 00:02 | Auburn | Bud Cullum hits a shot from just outside the lane | 21-41 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez clanks a fullcourt shot | 21-41 |