| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Charles Degree (fresh) SG - Billy Gaertner (fresh) SF - Charles Cleveland (fresh) PF - Walter Colclough (fresh) C - Raymond Fischer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Johnny Koster (fresh) SG - Thomas Mains (fresh) SF - Sheldon Taylor (fresh) PF - Wayne Gentle (fresh) C - Geoffrey Hunt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Raymond Fischer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Florida State | Sheldon Taylor is called for the reach on Billy Gaertner - foul #1 on Sheldon Taylor, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Florida State | Charles Degree misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Auburn | Thomas Mains grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Auburn | Thomas Mains can't connect on a shot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Florida State | Billy Gaertner grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Florida State | Sheldon Taylor is called for the reach on Charles Cleveland - foul #2 on Sheldon Taylor, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Parsons (SF) Sheldon Taylor | |
| 19:06 | Florida State | Billy Gaertner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Florida State | Walter Colclough tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Auburn | Paul Parsons double dribbles | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | Florida State | Billy Gaertner comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | Florida State | Walter Colclough tips it home | 4-0 |
| 18:20 | Auburn | Johnny Koster makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Mains | 4-2 |
| 18:06 | Florida State | Charles Degree makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Charles Cleveland | 7-2 |
| 17:54 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-2 |
| 17:41 | Florida State | Walter Colclough comes up short on the floater in the paint | 7-2 |
| 17:40 | Auburn | Paul Parsons grabs the board | 7-2 |
| 17:16 | Auburn | Johnny Koster knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Mains | 7-5 |
| 16:56 | Florida State | Thomas Mains takes the ball from Raymond Fischer | 7-5 |
| 16:41 | Auburn | Paul Parsons connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Johnny Koster and he's hacked by Charles Cleveland - foul #1 on Charles Cleveland, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Florida State | Andrew Haubrich (SG), Christopher Clark (SF), Christopher Veal (PF), Melvin Blakemore (C) Billy Gaertner, Charles Cleveland, Walter Colclough, Raymond Fischer | |
| Subs | Auburn | Terry Fitch (C) Geoffrey Hunt | |
| 16:41 | Auburn | Paul Parsons misses the free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:41 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Melvin Blakemore | 7-7 |
| 16:24 | Florida State | Charles Degree throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-7 |
| Subs | Florida State | Philip Dooley (PG) Charles Degree | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 16:04 | Auburn | Terry Fitch lays it up and in | 7-9 |
| 15:51 | Florida State | Philip Dooley buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 9-9 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Philip Dooley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andrew Haubrich (fresh) SF - Christopher Clark (fresh) PF - Christopher Veal (fresh) C - Melvin Blakemore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Johnny Koster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Mains (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Paul Parsons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Gentle (fairly fresh) C - Terry Fitch (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Auburn | Philip Dooley is called for the reach on Johnny Koster in the backcourt - foul #1 on Philip Dooley, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (PG), Wallace Mishler (SG), Jiao-Long Xyong (PF), Yul Ximines (C) Johnny Koster, Thomas Mains, Paul Parsons, Wayne Gentle | |
| 15:24 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 9-9 |
| 15:23 | Florida State | Christopher Clark pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 15:18 | Florida State | Andrew Haubrich misses the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Jiao-Long Xyong - foul #1 on Jiao-Long Xyong, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Florida State | Charles Degree (PG) Philip Dooley | |
| Subs | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt (C) Yul Ximines | |
| 15:18 | Florida State | Andrew Haubrich misses the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 15:18 | Florida State | Andrew Haubrich makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 14:58 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-12 |
| 14:39 | Florida State | Melvin Blakemore banks in the layup set up by Charles Degree and the foul's on Terry Fitch - foul #1 on Terry Fitch, team foul #4 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Florida State | Charles Cleveland (SF), Walter Colclough (PF) Christopher Clark, Christopher Veal | |
| Subs | Auburn | Johnny Koster (PG), Thomas Mains (SG), Wayne Gentle (PF) Burton Campbell, Wallace Mishler, Jiao-Long Xyong | |
| 14:39 | Florida State | Melvin Blakemore makes the free throw | 13-12 |
| 14:27 | Auburn | Johnny Koster makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-15 |
| 14:03 | Florida State | Walter Colclough comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 13-15 |
| 14:01 | Auburn | Terry Fitch pulls down the rebound | 13-15 |
| 13:36 | Auburn | The jump hook by Geoffrey Hunt is blocked by Walter Colclough | 13-15 |
| 13:35 | Florida State | Melvin Blakemore snags the defensive board | 13-15 |
| 13:30 | Florida State | Charles Degree hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Walter Colclough | 16-15 |
| 13:06 | Auburn | Thomas Mains is fouled on the floor by Walter Colclough - foul #1 on Walter Colclough, team foul #3 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Florida State | Billy Gaertner (SG), Christopher Clark (SF), Raymond Fischer (C) Andrew Haubrich, Charles Cleveland, Melvin Blakemore | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Parsons (SF), Yul Ximines (C) Terry Fitch, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| 12:49 | Auburn | Paul Parsons connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-18 |
| 12:43 | Florida State | Billy Gaertner hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 16-18 |
| 12:42 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Wayne Gentle | 16-18 |
| 12:18 | Auburn | Johnny Koster misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 16-18 |
| 12:16 | Florida State | Raymond Fischer pulls down the rebound | 16-18 |
| 12:11 | Florida State | Thomas Mains picks off the pass by Charles Degree | 16-18 |
| 11:55 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-18 |
| Subs | Florida State | Philip Dooley (PG), Charles Cleveland (SF) Charles Degree, Walter Colclough | |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (PG), Wallace Mishler (SG), Jiao-Long Xyong (PF) Johnny Koster, Thomas Mains, Wayne Gentle | |
| 11:37 | Florida State | Christopher Clark buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Billy Gaertner | 18-18 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Philip Dooley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Billy Gaertner (fresh) SF - Charles Cleveland (fresh) PF - Christopher Clark (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Fischer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Burton Campbell (fresh) SG - Wallace Mishler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Parsons (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jiao-Long Xyong (fresh) C - Yul Ximines (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-18 |
| 11:24 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Parsons | 18-18 |
| 11:15 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler knocks in the floater from the right block | 18-20 |
| 11:03 | Florida State | Philip Dooley is hacked by Yul Ximines - foul #1 on Yul Ximines, team foul #5 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Florida State | Andrew Haubrich (SG), Christopher Veal (PF), Joseph Stanford (C) Billy Gaertner, Christopher Clark, Raymond Fischer | |
| Subs | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt (C) Yul Ximines | |
| 10:51 | Florida State | Philip Dooley scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 20-20 |
| 10:33 | Auburn | Burton Campbell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 20-20 |
| 10:32 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt grabs the offensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 10:19 | Auburn | Jiao-Long Xyong scores on a runner from the baseline and he's fouled by Andrew Haubrich - foul #1 on Andrew Haubrich, team foul #4 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Florida State | Charles Degree (PG), Walter Colclough (PF), Melvin Blakemore (C) Philip Dooley, Christopher Veal, Joseph Stanford | |
| Subs | Auburn | Johnny Koster (PG), Thomas Mains (SG), Terry Fitch (SF) Burton Campbell, Wallace Mishler, Paul Parsons | |
| 10:19 | Auburn | Jiao-Long Xyong makes the free throw | 20-23 |
| 09:56 | Florida State | Walter Colclough hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Andrew Haubrich and he's hacked by Johnny Koster - foul #1 on Johnny Koster, team foul #6 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Wayne Gentle (PF) Jiao-Long Xyong | |
| 09:56 | Florida State | Walter Colclough makes the free throw | 23-23 |
| 09:37 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-23 |
| 09:36 | Florida State | Charles Cleveland pulls down the rebound | 23-23 |
| 09:21 | Florida State | Melvin Blakemore drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Andrew Haubrich | 25-23 |
| 09:04 | Auburn | Andrew Haubrich is called for the reach on Johnny Koster - foul #2 on Andrew Haubrich, team foul #5 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Florida State | Billy Gaertner (SG), Christopher Clark (SF), Raymond Fischer (C) Andrew Haubrich, Charles Cleveland, Melvin Blakemore | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Parsons (SF) Geoffrey Hunt | |
| 08:53 | Auburn | Johnny Koster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-23 |
| Subs | Florida State | Christopher Veal (PF) Walter Colclough | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 08:34 | Florida State | Billy Gaertner slams it home on a great pass from Charles Degree | 27-23 |
| 08:16 | Auburn | The jumper by Paul Parsons is denied by Raymond Fischer | 27-23 |
| 08:15 | Florida State | Christopher Veal gets the rebound | 27-23 |
| 07:54 | Florida State | Paul Parsons steals the ball from Billy Gaertner | 27-23 |
| 07:36 | Auburn | Paul Parsons hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-23 |
| 07:35 | Florida State | Christopher Veal snags the defensive board | 27-23 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Charles Degree (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Gaertner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Clark (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Veal (fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Fischer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Johnny Koster (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Mains (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Parsons (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Gentle (fresh) C - Terry Fitch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Florida State | Billy Gaertner scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-23 |
| 07:10 | Auburn | Thomas Mains can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-23 |
| 07:09 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle grabs the offensive rebound | 30-23 |
| 06:52 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-23 |
| 06:51 | Florida State | Billy Gaertner gets the rebound | 30-23 |
| 06:44 | Florida State | Charles Degree clanks a 3 from the left corner | 30-23 |
| 06:42 | Florida State | Christopher Veal tips it in | 32-23 |
| 06:24 | Auburn | Terry Fitch clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Raymond Fischer - foul #1 on Raymond Fischer, team foul #6 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Florida State | Philip Dooley (PG), Mark Brizendine (SG), Charles Cleveland (SF), Walter Colclough (PF), Melvin Blakemore (C) Charles Degree, Billy Gaertner, Christopher Clark, Christopher Veal, Raymond Fischer | |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (PG), Wallace Mishler (SG), Jiao-Long Xyong (PF), Geoffrey Hunt (C) Johnny Koster, Thomas Mains, Paul Parsons, Wayne Gentle | |
| 06:24 | Auburn | Terry Fitch makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 06:24 | Auburn | Terry Fitch makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 06:04 | Florida State | Charles Cleveland is hacked by Terry Fitch - foul #2 on Terry Fitch, team foul #7 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Parsons (SF) Terry Fitch | |
| 06:04 | Florida State | Charles Cleveland makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 06:04 | Florida State | Charles Cleveland makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 05:44 | Auburn | Burton Campbell is whistled for a carry | 34-25 |
| 05:23 | Florida State | Jiao-Long Xyong swats the short shot by Melvin Blakemore | 34-25 |
| 05:22 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Burton Campbell | 34-25 |
| 05:07 | Auburn | Burton Campbell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-25 |
| 05:06 | Florida State | Walter Colclough grabs the board | 34-25 |
| 04:58 | Florida State | Walter Colclough is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Walter Colclough, team foul #7 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Florida State | Charles Degree (PG) Philip Dooley | |
| Subs | Auburn | Wayne Gentle (PF) Jiao-Long Xyong | |
| 04:41 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler is called for traveling | 34-25 |
| 04:23 | Florida State | Walter Colclough connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Charles Cleveland and he's hacked by Wayne Gentle - foul #1 on Wayne Gentle, team foul #8 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Johnny Koster (PG), Thomas Mains (SG) Burton Campbell, Paul Parsons | |
| 04:23 | Florida State | Walter Colclough misses the free throw | 36-25 |
| 04:23 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle gets the rebound | 36-25 |
| 04:12 | Auburn | Thomas Mains comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-25 |
| 04:10 | Florida State | Melvin Blakemore grabs the defensive rebound | 36-25 |
| 03:54 | Florida State | Walter Colclough knocks in the runner from close range set up by Charles Degree | 38-25 |
| 03:28 | Auburn | Charles Degree is called for the reach on Johnny Koster - foul #1 on Charles Degree, team foul #8 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Florida State | Billy Gaertner (SG), Christopher Clark (SF), Christopher Veal (PF), Raymond Fischer (C) Mark Brizendine, Charles Cleveland, Walter Colclough, Melvin Blakemore | |
| Subs | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor (SF), Yul Ximines (C) Wallace Mishler, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| 03:28 | Auburn | Johnny Koster makes the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 03:28 | Auburn | Johnny Koster misses the 2nd free throw | 38-26 |
| 03:28 | Florida State | Raymond Fischer snags the defensive board | 38-26 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Charles Degree (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Gaertner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Christopher Clark (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Veal (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Fischer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Johnny Koster (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Mains (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sheldon Taylor (fresh) PF - Wayne Gentle (fresh) 3 reb. C - Yul Ximines (fresh) | |
| 03:17 | Florida State | Billy Gaertner can't connect on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Thomas Mains - foul #1 on Thomas Mains, team foul #9 | 38-26 |
| 03:17 | Florida State | Billy Gaertner makes the 1st free throw | 39-26 |
| 03:17 | Florida State | Billy Gaertner misses the 2nd free throw | 39-26 |
| 03:17 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle pulls down the rebound | 39-26 |
| 02:57 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Johnny Koster | 39-29 |
| 02:44 | Florida State | Charles Degree connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Christopher Clark | 42-29 |
| 02:34 | Auburn | Yul Ximines's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Clark | 42-29 |
| 02:33 | Florida State | Raymond Fischer gets the rebound | 42-29 |
| 02:26 | Florida State | Billy Gaertner knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Raymond Fischer | 45-29 |
| 02:08 | Auburn | Johnny Koster hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Charles Degree - foul #2 on Charles Degree, team foul #9 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Florida State | Walter Colclough (PF) Christopher Veal | |
| Subs | Auburn | Wallace Mishler (SG), Paul Parsons (PF), Terry Fitch (C) Thomas Mains, Wayne Gentle, Yul Ximines | |
| 02:08 | Auburn | Johnny Koster misses the 1st free throw | 45-29 |
| 02:08 | Auburn | Johnny Koster makes the 2nd free throw | 45-30 |
| 01:53 | Florida State | Walter Colclough misses long on a floater from the right wing | 45-30 |
| 01:51 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Wallace Mishler | 45-30 |
| 01:47 | Auburn | Terry Fitch misses long on a runner from the right block | 45-30 |
| 01:45 | Florida State | Raymond Fischer grabs the defensive rebound | 45-30 |
| 01:29 | Florida State | The short jumper by Walter Colclough is denied by Terry Fitch | 45-30 |
| 01:27 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler grabs the defensive rebound | 45-30 |
| 01:14 | Auburn | Paul Parsons misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-30 |
| 01:12 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Raymond Fischer | 45-30 |
| 00:59 | Florida State | Walter Colclough is hacked by Wallace Mishler - foul #1 on Wallace Mishler, team foul #10 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Florida State | Philip Dooley (PG), Andrew Haubrich (SG), Charles Cleveland (SF), Melvin Blakemore (C) Charles Degree, Billy Gaertner, Christopher Clark, Raymond Fischer | |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (PG), Geoffrey Hunt (C) Johnny Koster, Terry Fitch | |
| 00:59 | Florida State | Walter Colclough makes the 1st free throw | 46-30 |
| 00:59 | Florida State | Walter Colclough makes the 2nd free throw | 47-30 |
| 00:45 | Auburn | Paul Parsons misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-30 |
| 00:44 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Walter Colclough | 47-30 |
| 00:34 | Florida State | Melvin Blakemore misses short on a floater from the baseline | 47-30 |
| 00:33 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Cleveland | 47-30 |
| 00:24 | Florida State | Philip Dooley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-30 |
| 00:22 | Auburn | Paul Parsons snags the defensive board | 47-30 |
| 00:15 | Auburn | Paul Parsons banks in the layup | 47-32 |
| 00:03 | Florida State | Philip Dooley loses the dribble to Geoffrey Hunt | 47-32 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt hits a halfcourt shot | 47-35 |