| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Page (fresh) SG - Travis Bast (fresh) SF - Travis Diemer (fresh) PF - Russell Macgregor (fresh) C - Steven Glynn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Paul Pace (fresh) SG - William Fabre (fresh) SF - John Gruenberg (fresh) PF - David Faust (fresh) C - Freddy Grenz (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:42 | Auburn | Paul Pace can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Steven Glynn - foul #1 on Steven Glynn, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Auburn | Paul Pace misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Auburn | Paul Pace misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Illinois State | Steven Glynn snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Illinois State | Freddy Grenz denies the turnaround by Russell Macgregor | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Illinois State | Steven Glynn gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Travis Bast and he's fouled by Freddy Grenz - foul #1 on Freddy Grenz, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Auburn | The rebound goes to David Faust | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | Auburn | David Faust comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | Illinois State | Steven Glynn knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 4-0 |
| 18:30 | Auburn | John Page takes the ball from William Fabre in the backcourt | 4-0 |
| 18:28 | Illinois State | Travis Bast banks in the layup set up by John Page | 6-0 |
| 18:15 | Auburn | Paul Pace misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 6-0 |
| 18:13 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz tips it back up and in | 6-2 |
| 17:48 | Illinois State | Steven Glynn comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Freddy Grenz - foul #2 on Freddy Grenz, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Hilley (PG), Eric Robinson (SG), Kevin Hudson (SF), Daniel Branton (PF), Ronald Lafayette (C) Paul Pace, William Fabre, John Gruenberg, David Faust, Freddy Grenz | |
| 17:48 | Illinois State | Steven Glynn makes the 1st free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:48 | Illinois State | Steven Glynn misses the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:48 | Auburn | Kevin Hudson grabs the defensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 17:22 | Auburn | Daniel Branton hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Travis Bast - foul #1 on Travis Bast, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne (SG), Albert McRea (SF), Kurtis Brown (PF), Lonnie Jang (C) Travis Bast, Travis Diemer, Russell Macgregor, Steven Glynn | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 17:22 | Auburn | Daniel Branton makes the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 17:22 | Auburn | Daniel Branton misses the 2nd free throw | 7-3 |
| 17:22 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Kurtis Brown | 7-3 |
| 17:05 | Illinois State | Albert McRea misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-3 |
| 17:03 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 16:44 | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne misses the lay-in | 7-3 |
| 16:43 | Auburn | Daniel Branton pulls down the rebound | 7-3 |
| 16:14 | Auburn | Daniel Branton blows the layup | 7-3 |
| 16:12 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang pulls down the rebound | 7-3 |
| 15:56 | Illinois State | Albert McRea clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 7-3 |
| 15:54 | Auburn | Daniel Branton gets the rebound | 7-3 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Page (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Horne (fresh) SF - Albert McRea (fresh) PF - Kurtis Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lonnie Jang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Christopher Hilley (fairly fresh) SG - Eric Robinson (fairly fresh) SF - Kevin Hudson (fairly fresh) PF - Daniel Branton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Lafayette (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette's layup is rejected by Lonnie Jang | 7-3 |
| 15:49 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang gets the rebound | 7-3 |
| 15:32 | Illinois State | John Page is fouled on the floor by Eric Robinson - foul #1 on Eric Robinson, team foul #3 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann (PG), Travis Bast (SG), Travis Diemer (SF), Russell Macgregor (PF), Steven Glynn (C) John Page, Jonathan Horne, Albert McRea, Kurtis Brown, Lonnie Jang | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (PG), William Fabre (SG), John Gruenberg (SF), David Faust (PF), Tim Shepard (C) Christopher Hilley, Eric Robinson, Kevin Hudson, Daniel Branton, Ronald Lafayette | |
| 15:22 | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann loses the dribble to David Faust | 7-3 |
| 15:04 | Auburn | William Fabre is hacked by Travis Bast - foul #2 on Travis Bast, team foul #3 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Page (PG) Travis Bast | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 14:56 | Auburn | Paul Pace can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 7-3 |
| 14:54 | Auburn | David Faust hits the follow up shot | 7-5 |
| 14:36 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer is fouled on the floor by Paul Pace - foul #1 on Paul Pace, team foul #4 | 7-5 |
| 14:28 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-5 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Johnson (PF) Russell Macgregor | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 14:12 | Auburn | Paul Pace makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Gruenberg | 7-7 |
| 13:59 | Illinois State | John Page comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 13:58 | Auburn | John Gruenberg pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 13:55 | Auburn | John Gruenberg is hacked by Peter Hartmann in the backcourt - foul #1 on Peter Hartmann, team foul #4 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Albert McRea (PG), Jonathan Horne (SG), Kurtis Brown (PF), Lonnie Jang (C) John Page, Peter Hartmann, John Johnson, Steven Glynn | |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Hilley (PG), Ronald Lafayette (C) Paul Pace, Tim Shepard | |
| 13:33 | Auburn | Albert McRea picks off the pass by John Gruenberg | 7-7 |
| 13:21 | Illinois State | The short jumper by Albert McRea is denied by Ronald Lafayette | 7-7 |
| 13:19 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Albert McRea | 7-7 |
| 13:00 | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne connects on the floater from the right side | 9-7 |
| 12:39 | Auburn | William Fabre makes the wide open shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Hilley | 9-9 |
| 12:23 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang misses the shot from the left block | 9-9 |
| 12:22 | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne grabs the offensive board | 9-9 |
| 12:06 | Illinois State | Albert McRea can't connect on a runner in the lane | 9-9 |
| 12:05 | Auburn | John Gruenberg gets the rebound | 9-9 |
| 12:01 | Auburn | John Gruenberg buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from William Fabre | 9-11 |
| 11:43 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 9-11 |
| 11:42 | Auburn | David Faust pulls down the rebound | 9-11 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Albert McRea (fairly fresh) SG - Jonathan Horne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Travis Diemer (fairly fresh) PF - Kurtis Brown (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Lonnie Jang (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Christopher Hilley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Fabre (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Gruenberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Faust (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Lafayette (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Auburn | Jonathan Horne picks off the pass by Christopher Hilley in the backcourt | 9-11 |
| 11:26 | Illinois State | Albert McRea's pass is intercepted by William Fabre | 9-11 |
| 11:06 | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette knocks in the runner from close range | 9-13 |
| 10:52 | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Travis Diemer and he's hacked by David Faust - foul #1 on David Faust, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Page (PG), Peter Hartmann (SF), Russell Macgregor (PF), Steven Glynn (C) Albert McRea, Travis Diemer, Kurtis Brown, Lonnie Jang | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (PG), Eric Robinson (SG), Kevin Hudson (SF), Daniel Branton (PF), Tim Shepard (C) Christopher Hilley, William Fabre, John Gruenberg, David Faust, Ronald Lafayette | |
| 10:52 | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne makes the free throw | 12-13 |
| 10:27 | Auburn | Russell Macgregor is called for the reach on Daniel Branton - foul #1 on Russell Macgregor, team foul #5 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph Smith (SF) Jonathan Horne | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 10:16 | Auburn | Paul Pace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-13 |
| 10:02 | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 10:00 | Auburn | Daniel Branton grabs the board | 12-13 |
| 09:42 | Auburn | Paul Pace drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Robinson | 12-15 |
| 09:26 | Illinois State | John Page misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 12-15 |
| 09:24 | Auburn | Tim Shepard gets the rebound | 12-15 |
| 09:22 | Auburn | Peter Hartmann picks off the pass by Paul Pace in the backcourt | 12-15 |
| 09:21 | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann hits the finger roll | 14-15 |
| 09:19 | Auburn | Eric Robinson is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Macgregor - foul #2 on Russell Macgregor, team foul #6 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne (SG), Travis Diemer (SF), John Johnson (PF) Peter Hartmann, Joseph Smith, Russell Macgregor | |
| Subs | Auburn | Theodore Gascon (SG), Ronald Lafayette (C) Paul Pace, Tim Shepard | |
| 09:08 | Auburn | Theodore Gascon misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 14-15 |
| 09:06 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to John Page | 14-15 |
| 08:49 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Steven Glynn | 17-15 |
| 08:39 | Auburn | Eric Robinson is called for 10 seconds | 17-15 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (PG), John Gruenberg (SF), David Faust (PF) Eric Robinson, Kevin Hudson, Daniel Branton | |
| 08:16 | Illinois State | The jump hook by Jonathan Horne is blocked by David Faust | 17-15 |
| 08:15 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer tips it back up and in | 19-15 |
| 08:11 | Auburn | John Gruenberg's pass is intercepted by Steven Glynn in the backcourt | 19-15 |
| 08:06 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-15 |
| 08:05 | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette grabs the board | 19-15 |
| 08:00 | Auburn | Theodore Gascon is fouled on the floor by John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #7 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann (SG), Joseph Smith (SF), Kurtis Brown (C) Jonathan Horne, Travis Diemer, Steven Glynn | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 08:00 | Auburn | Theodore Gascon makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 08:00 | Auburn | Theodore Gascon makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 07:46 | Illinois State | Joseph Smith misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 19-17 |
| 07:44 | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette pulls down the rebound | 19-17 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Page (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Peter Hartmann (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Smith (fresh) PF - John Johnson (fairly fresh) C - Kurtis Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Paul Pace (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Theodore Gascon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Gruenberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Faust (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Lafayette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Auburn | Paul Pace misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 19-17 |
| 07:38 | Illinois State | Joseph Smith pulls down the rebound | 19-17 |
| 07:27 | Illinois State | Joseph Smith buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Peter Hartmann | 22-17 |
| 07:23 | Auburn | John Gruenberg drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Theodore Gascon | 22-19 |
| 07:06 | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann is called for traveling | 22-19 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne (SG), Albert McRea (SF), Steven Glynn (C) Peter Hartmann, Joseph Smith, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Eric Robinson (PG), William Fabre (SG), Christopher Hilley (SF), Tim Shepard (PF), Daniel Branton (C) Paul Pace, Theodore Gascon, John Gruenberg, David Faust, Ronald Lafayette | |
| 06:50 | Auburn | William Fabre hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Jonathan Horne - foul #1 on Jonathan Horne, team foul #8 | 22-19 |
| 06:50 | Auburn | William Fabre makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 06:50 | Auburn | William Fabre makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:29 | Illinois State | Daniel Branton is called for the reach on Albert McRea - foul #1 on Daniel Branton, team foul #6 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang (C) Steven Glynn | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Hudson (SF) Eric Robinson | |
| 06:12 | Illinois State | Albert McRea travels with the ball | 22-21 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann (SG) Jonathan Horne | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette (C) Daniel Branton | |
| 05:56 | Auburn | Peter Hartmann picks off the pass by Tim Shepard | 22-21 |
| 05:49 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown loses the dribble to Tim Shepard | 22-21 |
| 05:47 | Auburn | Kevin Hudson is fouled in the backcourt by John Page - foul #1 on John Page, team foul #9 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Travis Diemer (SF) Albert McRea | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (PG), Daniel Branton (PF) Christopher Hilley, Tim Shepard | |
| 05:47 | Auburn | Kevin Hudson misses the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 05:47 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang snags the defensive board | 22-21 |
| 05:31 | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Paul Pace - foul #2 on Paul Pace, team foul #7 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Glynn (C) Lonnie Jang | |
| Subs | Auburn | Eric Robinson (PG), Theodore Gascon (SG), John Gruenberg (SF) Paul Pace, William Fabre, Kevin Hudson | |
| 05:31 | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann misses the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 05:31 | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 05:05 | Auburn | John Gruenberg hits a jumper from the right side set up by Eric Robinson | 23-23 |
| 04:53 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Travis Diemer, team foul #10 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne (SG), Joseph Smith (SF), John Johnson (PF) Peter Hartmann, Travis Diemer, Kurtis Brown | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Faust (PF) Daniel Branton | |
| 04:27 | Auburn | Theodore Gascon hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Jonathan Horne - foul #2 on Jonathan Horne, team foul #11 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Albert McRea (PG), Peter Hartmann (SG) John Page, Jonathan Horne | |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Hilley (PG), Kevin Hudson (SF) Eric Robinson, John Gruenberg | |
| 04:27 | Auburn | Theodore Gascon makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:27 | Auburn | Theodore Gascon misses the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:27 | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 04:10 | Auburn | David Faust connects on the open fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Theodore Gascon | 23-26 |
| 03:58 | Illinois State | Joseph Smith is hacked by Ronald Lafayette - foul #1 on Ronald Lafayette, team foul #8 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Travis Bast (SG), Russell Macgregor (PF), Lonnie Jang (C) Peter Hartmann, John Johnson, Steven Glynn | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Fabre (SG), Tim Shepard (PF), Freddy Grenz (C) Theodore Gascon, David Faust, Ronald Lafayette | |
| 03:58 | Illinois State | Joseph Smith makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 03:58 | Illinois State | Joseph Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 03:58 | Auburn | Tim Shepard grabs the defensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 03:55 | Auburn | William Fabre's pass is intercepted by Albert McRea in the backcourt | 24-26 |
| 03:54 | Illinois State | Albert McRea hits the finger roll | 26-26 |
| 03:40 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 26-26 |
| 03:39 | Auburn | Tim Shepard grabs the offensive rebound | 26-26 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Albert McRea (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Travis Bast (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Russell Macgregor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lonnie Jang (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Christopher Hilley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Fabre (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Hudson (fairly fresh) PF - Tim Shepard (fresh) 3 reb. C - Freddy Grenz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:29 | Auburn | Christopher Hilley connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Freddy Grenz | 26-28 |
| 03:09 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang loses the dribble to Kevin Hudson | 26-28 |
| 02:57 | Auburn | Lonnie Jang steals the ball from Christopher Hilley | 26-28 |
| 02:37 | Illinois State | The jump hook by Joseph Smith is blocked by Freddy Grenz | 26-28 |
| 02:35 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Kevin Hudson | 26-28 |
| 02:28 | Auburn | Kevin Hudson is fouled on the floor by Travis Bast - foul #3 on Travis Bast, team foul #12 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Page (PG), Jonathan Horne (SG), Travis Diemer (SF), John Johnson (PF), Steven Glynn (C) Albert McRea, Travis Bast, Joseph Smith, Russell Macgregor, Lonnie Jang | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (PG), Eric Robinson (SG), Daniel Branton (PF) Christopher Hilley, William Fabre, Tim Shepard | |
| 02:28 | Auburn | Kevin Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 02:28 | Auburn | Kevin Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 02:09 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Page | 28-30 |
| 02:04 | Auburn | Paul Pace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-30 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown (C) Steven Glynn | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Gruenberg (SF) Kevin Hudson | |
| 01:46 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Jonathan Horne | 30-30 |
| 01:28 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Daniel Branton and the foul's on Kurtis Brown - foul #1 on Kurtis Brown, team foul #13 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor (PF) John Johnson | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Faust (PF) Daniel Branton | |
| 01:28 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz misses the free throw | 30-32 |
| 01:28 | Auburn | Eric Robinson grabs the offensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 01:23 | Auburn | Paul Pace hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from John Gruenberg | 30-35 |
| 01:07 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor's fadeaway is rejected by Freddy Grenz | 30-35 |
| 01:05 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown gets the offensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 00:54 | Illinois State | David Faust is called for the reach on Russell Macgregor - foul #2 on David Faust, team foul #9 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Glynn (C) Kurtis Brown | |
| Subs | Auburn | Theodore Gascon (PG), William Fabre (SG) Paul Pace, Eric Robinson | |
| 00:54 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor misses the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 00:54 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz snags the defensive board | 30-35 |
| 00:48 | Auburn | John Gruenberg blows the layup but he's hacked by Russell Macgregor - foul #3 on Russell Macgregor, team foul #14 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Johnson (PF) Russell Macgregor | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:48 | Auburn | John Gruenberg makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 00:48 | Auburn | John Gruenberg misses the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 00:48 | Illinois State | John Johnson snags the defensive board | 30-36 |
| 00:21 | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on William Fabre - foul #1 on William Fabre, team foul #10 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Albert McRea (PG), Kurtis Brown (PF) John Page, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Daniel Branton (PF) David Faust | |
| 00:21 | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 00:21 | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 00:03 | Auburn | William Fabre connects on the open shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Gruenberg | 32-38 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Albert McRea misses the halfcourt shot | 32-38 |