| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Douglas (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carl Gilbert (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Don McCredie (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stanley Fries (fresh) 4 pts. C - Wayne Alford (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Napper (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Brian Matthews (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Anthony Donaldson (fresh) C - Louis Holley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Don McCredie inbounds the ball | 39-37 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Iowa | Stanley Fries lays it in on a nice dish by Wayne Alford | 41-37 |
| 19:34 | Auburn | John Moen's layup is rejected by Carl Gilbert | 41-37 |
| 19:33 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 19:17 | Iowa | Charles Douglas splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Don McCredie | 43-37 |
| 19:04 | Auburn | Gary Napper misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-37 |
| 19:03 | Auburn | Louis Holley grabs the offensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 18:52 | Auburn | Louis Holley's pass is intercepted by Don McCredie | 43-37 |
| 18:48 | Iowa | Charles Douglas lays it up and in set up by Don McCredie | 45-37 |
| 18:37 | Auburn | Louis Holley misses badly on a shot from the right side | 45-37 |
| 18:35 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Don McCredie | 45-37 |
| 18:20 | Iowa | Charles Douglas is hacked by Louis Holley - foul #1 on Louis Holley, team foul #1 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG), Robert Morrison (SF), William Patel (PF) Gary Napper, Brian Matthews, Anthony Donaldson | |
| 18:09 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert is hacked by Clifton Newlon - foul #2 on Clifton Newlon, team foul #2 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (SF) Don McCredie | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 17:53 | Iowa | Stanley Fries misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by William Patel - foul #2 on William Patel, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| 17:53 | Iowa | Stanley Fries makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 17:53 | Iowa | Stanley Fries misses the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 17:53 | Auburn | Louis Holley snags the defensive board | 46-37 |
| 17:32 | Auburn | William Patel's floater is tipped away by Stanley Fries | 46-37 |
| 17:31 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon grabs the offensive board | 46-37 |
| 17:10 | Auburn | Robert Morrison misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 46-37 |
| 17:09 | Iowa | Charles Douglas pulls down the rebound | 46-37 |
| 16:55 | Iowa | Wayne Alford works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Louis Holley - foul #2 on Louis Holley, team foul #4 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (SG), Don McCredie (SF) Carl Gilbert, Mervin Tschida | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (SG), Daniel Landry (C) Clifton Newlon, Louis Holley | |
| 16:55 | Iowa | Wayne Alford misses the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 16:55 | Iowa | Wayne Alford makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 16:40 | Auburn | William Patel buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 47-39 |
| 16:23 | Iowa | Wayne Alford comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Daniel Landry - foul #1 on Daniel Landry, team foul #5 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG), Louis Holley (C) Gary Napper, Daniel Landry | |
| 16:23 | Iowa | Wayne Alford misses the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 16:23 | Iowa | Wayne Alford makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 16:10 | Auburn | John Moen comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 48-39 |
| 16:08 | Auburn | William Patel tips it home | 48-41 |
| 15:46 | Iowa | Wayne Alford misses short on a jumper near the basket | 48-41 |
| 15:45 | Iowa | Wayne Alford hits the follow up shot | 50-41 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Douglas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Ross (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Don McCredie (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stanley Fries (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Wayne Alford (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clifton Newlon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Morrison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Patel (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Holley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Auburn | Louis Holley is whistled for traveling | 50-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Gilbert (SG), Mervin Tschida (SF), Richard Parker (PF), Richard Shorts (C) Charles Douglas, Don McCredie, Stanley Fries, Wayne Alford | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (SG), Brian Matthews (SF), Daniel Landry (C) Clifton Newlon, Robert Morrison, Louis Holley | |
| 15:09 | Iowa | Robert Ross buries a runner from close range set up by Carl Gilbert | 52-41 |
| 14:54 | Auburn | Mervin Tschida is called for the reach on John Moen - foul #2 on Mervin Tschida, team foul #1 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Louis Holley (C) Daniel Landry | |
| 14:33 | Auburn | William Patel hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-41 |
| 14:31 | Iowa | Robert Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 52-41 |
| 14:10 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Shorts | 55-41 |
| 13:47 | Auburn | William Patel misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-41 |
| 13:46 | Iowa | Robert Ross pulls down the rebound | 55-41 |
| 13:24 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-41 |
| 13:22 | Auburn | John Moen grabs the board | 55-41 |
| 12:53 | Auburn | Brian Matthews hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-44 |
| 12:42 | Iowa | Robert Ross is fouled on the floor by John Moen - foul #4 on John Moen, team foul #6 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG), Don McCredie (SF), Wayne Alford (C) Robert Ross, Mervin Tschida, Richard Shorts | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG), Robert Morrison (SF), Daniel Landry (C) Gary Napper, Brian Matthews, Louis Holley | |
| 12:32 | Iowa | Wayne Alford clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 55-44 |
| 12:30 | Iowa | Wayne Alford hits the follow up shot | 57-44 |
| 12:17 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-44 |
| 12:15 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon gets the offensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 11:57 | Auburn | The short jumper by William Patel is denied by Richard Parker | 57-44 |
| 11:56 | Iowa | Wayne Alford snags the defensive board | 57-44 |
| 11:43 | Iowa | Wayne Alford knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Charles Douglas | 59-44 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Douglas (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Carl Gilbert (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Don McCredie (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Parker (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Wayne Alford (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Clifton Newlon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Morrison (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Patel (tiring) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Landry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Auburn | Robert Morrison misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-44 |
| 11:28 | Iowa | Wayne Alford gets the rebound | 59-44 |
| 11:12 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-44 |
| 11:11 | Auburn | John Moen gets the rebound | 59-44 |
| 11:06 | Auburn | Carl Gilbert is called for the reach on Clifton Newlon - foul #3 on Carl Gilbert, team foul #2 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Stanley Fries (PF) Richard Parker | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (SG), Brian Matthews (SF), Louis Holley (C) Clifton Newlon, William Patel, Daniel Landry | |
| 10:44 | Auburn | John Moen is open and scores on a shot from the left side | 59-46 |
| 10:31 | Iowa | Charles Douglas clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Moen - foul #5 on John Moen, team foul #7 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (SG), Mervin Tschida (SF) Carl Gilbert, Don McCredie | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG), William Patel (PF) John Moen, Brian Matthews | |
| 10:31 | Iowa | Charles Douglas misses the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 10:31 | Iowa | Charles Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 10:14 | Auburn | William Patel's fadeaway is rejected by Stanley Fries | 60-46 |
| 10:12 | Auburn | Louis Holley misses the tip | 60-46 |
| 10:11 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon can't tip it in | 60-46 |
| 10:10 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida gets the rebound | 60-46 |
| 09:58 | Iowa | William Patel denies the turnaround by Wayne Alford | 60-46 |
| 09:57 | Auburn | The rebound goes to William Patel | 60-46 |
| 09:38 | Auburn | William Patel scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Louis Holley | 60-48 |
| 09:15 | Iowa | Wayne Alford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Gilbert (SG), Don McCredie (SF), Richard Parker (PF), Richard Shorts (C) Robert Ross, Mervin Tschida, Stanley Fries, Wayne Alford | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brian Matthews (SF) William Patel | |
| 09:04 | Auburn | Robert Morrison hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Louis Holley | 60-50 |
| 08:49 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert can't connect on a runner from close range | 60-50 |
| 08:48 | Iowa | Richard Parker tips it home | 62-50 |
| 08:28 | Auburn | Don McCredie steals the ball from Louis Holley | 62-50 |
| 08:17 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-50 |
| 08:16 | Iowa | Richard Shorts grabs the offensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 07:55 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert misses badly on a floater from the left side | 62-50 |
| 07:54 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon gets the rebound | 62-50 |
| 07:41 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon blows the dunk | 62-50 |
| 07:39 | Iowa | Richard Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 62-50 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Douglas (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Carl Gilbert (tiring) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Don McCredie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Parker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Shorts (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Gary Napper (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Clifton Newlon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Matthews (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Morrison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Louis Holley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Iowa | Charles Douglas shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-50 |
| 07:32 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Louis Holley | 62-50 |
| 07:19 | Auburn | Louis Holley misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 62-50 |
| 07:18 | Iowa | Richard Parker gets the rebound | 62-50 |
| 07:01 | Iowa | Richard Shorts misses the lay-in | 62-50 |
| 06:59 | Iowa | Richard Shorts misses the tip | 62-50 |
| 06:57 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Clifton Newlon | 62-50 |
| 06:50 | Auburn | Brian Matthews connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Morrison | 62-53 |
| 06:44 | Iowa | Don McCredie can't finish the layup but the foul's on Brian Matthews - foul #1 on Brian Matthews, team foul #8 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (SG), Stanley Fries (PF), Wayne Alford (C) Carl Gilbert, Richard Parker, Richard Shorts | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Patel (PF), Daniel Landry (C) Brian Matthews, Louis Holley | |
| 06:44 | Iowa | Don McCredie makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 06:44 | Iowa | Don McCredie makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 06:29 | Auburn | Robert Morrison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (SF) Don McCredie | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 06:09 | Iowa | Gary Napper takes the ball from Stanley Fries | 64-53 |
| 06:01 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 64-55 |
| 05:48 | Iowa | Charles Douglas misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 64-55 |
| 05:46 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon pulls down the rebound | 64-55 |
| 05:41 | Auburn | Gary Napper loses the dribble to Mervin Tschida | 64-55 |
| 05:21 | Iowa | Charles Douglas is whistled for a carry | 64-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Gilbert (SG) Charles Douglas | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brian Matthews (SF), Louis Holley (C) Robert Morrison, Daniel Landry | |
| 04:59 | Auburn | Brian Matthews comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-55 |
| 04:57 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Holley | 64-55 |
| 04:40 | Auburn | Louis Holley drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Clifton Newlon | 64-57 |
| 04:23 | Iowa | William Patel swats the short shot by Wayne Alford | 64-57 |
| 04:21 | Iowa | Stanley Fries tips it but misses | 64-57 |
| 04:19 | Iowa | Wayne Alford grabs the offensive rebound | 64-57 |
| 04:09 | Iowa | Wayne Alford can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 64-57 |
| 04:07 | Auburn | Brian Matthews grabs the board | 64-57 |
| 03:51 | Auburn | Louis Holley lays it up and in | 64-59 |
| 03:45 | Iowa | Robert Ross hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-59 |
| 03:44 | Iowa | Wayne Alford gets the offensive rebound | 64-59 |
| 03:31 | Iowa | Wayne Alford is hacked by Louis Holley - foul #3 on Louis Holley, team foul #9 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG), Don McCredie (SF), Richard Parker (PF) Carl Gilbert, Mervin Tschida, Stanley Fries | |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Morrison (SF), Daniel Landry (C) Brian Matthews, Louis Holley | |
| 03:31 | Iowa | Wayne Alford makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 03:31 | Iowa | Wayne Alford misses the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 03:31 | Iowa | Don McCredie grabs the offensive rebound | 65-59 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Douglas (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Ross (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Don McCredie (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Wayne Alford (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Gary Napper (tiring) 9 pts. SG - Clifton Newlon (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Morrison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Patel (tiring) 18 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Landry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Iowa | Don McCredie hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Parker | 67-59 |
| 03:03 | Auburn | Robert Morrison knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Gary Napper | 67-62 |
| 02:46 | Iowa | Wayne Alford misses long on a jumper in the lane | 67-62 |
| 02:44 | Iowa | Richard Parker tips it back up and in | 69-62 |
| 02:20 | Auburn | Charles Douglas steps in front of the Clifton Newlon pass | 69-62 |
| 01:59 | Iowa | Wayne Alford buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Robert Ross | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:42 | Auburn | Robert Morrison misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 71-62 |
| 01:40 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon grabs the offensive rebound | 71-62 |
| 01:40 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-62 |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Gilbert (SG) Robert Ross | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brian Matthews (SF), Anthony Donaldson (PF), Louis Holley (C) Robert Morrison, William Patel, Daniel Landry | |
| 01:32 | Auburn | Louis Holley misses long on a floater in the lane | 71-62 |
| 01:30 | Iowa | Charles Douglas grabs the defensive rebound | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:18 | Iowa | Wayne Alford knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Charles Douglas and he's fouled by Anthony Donaldson - foul #1 on Anthony Donaldson, team foul #10 | 73-62 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Marcus Ono (PG), Robert Morrison (SF), William Patel (PF), Daniel Landry (C) Gary Napper, Brian Matthews, Anthony Donaldson, Louis Holley | |
| 01:18 | Iowa | Wayne Alford misses the free throw | 73-62 |
| 01:18 | Auburn | Daniel Landry pulls down the rebound | 73-62 |
| 01:00 | Auburn | Robert Morrison hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-62 |
| 00:59 | Auburn | William Patel misses the tip | 73-62 |
| 00:58 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Wayne Alford | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Iowa | Clifton Newlon is called for the reach on Wayne Alford in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clifton Newlon, team foul #11 | 73-62 |
| 00:56 | Iowa | Wayne Alford misses the 1st free throw | 73-62 |
| 00:56 | Iowa | Wayne Alford makes the 2nd free throw | 74-62 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Auburn | William Patel is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on William Patel, team foul #12 | 74-62 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 74-62 |
| 00:21 | Auburn | Daniel Landry gets the rebound | 74-62 |
| 00:16 | Auburn | Robert Morrison loses the dribble to Wayne Alford | 74-62 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Charles Douglas runs out the clock | 74-62 |