| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Woodrow Glickman (fresh) SG - Carlos Winters (fresh) SF - Leonard Barnes (fresh) PF - Harold Morris (fresh) C - James Mayne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Fabre (fresh) SG - Paul Pace (fresh) SF - John Gruenberg (fresh) PF - David Faust (fresh) C - Freddy Grenz (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | South Carolina | Harold Morris hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Freddy Grenz | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Auburn | John Gruenberg's pass is intercepted by Harold Morris | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | South Carolina | Harold Morris's layup is rejected by John Gruenberg | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Auburn | William Fabre comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Auburn | David Faust hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | South Carolina | James Mayne can't tip it in | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Auburn | John Gruenberg gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Auburn | John Gruenberg hits the finger roll | 0-4 |
| 18:31 | South Carolina | John Gruenberg denies the turnaround by Woodrow Glickman | 0-4 |
| 18:30 | South Carolina | James Mayne tips it in | 2-4 |
| 18:17 | Auburn | John Gruenberg comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Carlos Winters - foul #1 on Carlos Winters, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:17 | Auburn | John Gruenberg makes the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:17 | Auburn | John Gruenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 18:00 | South Carolina | James Mayne is called for traveling | 2-6 |
| 17:47 | Auburn | John Gruenberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-6 |
| 17:45 | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman is hacked by William Fabre in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Fabre, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 17:22 | South Carolina | Harold Morris scores on a floater in the lane set up by Woodrow Glickman | 4-6 |
| 17:07 | Auburn | David Faust connects on the jump hook in the lane | 4-8 |
| 16:47 | South Carolina | Harold Morris misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Freddy Grenz - foul #1 on Freddy Grenz, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng (SG), William Pittman (SF), Kevin Carter (C) Carlos Winters, Leonard Barnes, James Mayne | |
| Subs | Auburn | Eric Robinson (SG), Kevin Hudson (SF), Daniel Branton (PF), Ronald Lafayette (C) Paul Pace, John Gruenberg, David Faust, Freddy Grenz | |
| 16:47 | South Carolina | Harold Morris makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 16:47 | South Carolina | Harold Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 16:47 | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette grabs the board | 5-8 |
| 16:35 | Auburn | Eric Robinson is fouled on the floor by Wei-Quo Meng - foul #1 on Wei-Quo Meng, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski (PG), Gilberto Molina (C) Woodrow Glickman, Harold Morris | |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Hilley (PG) William Fabre | |
| 16:21 | Auburn | Daniel Branton clanks a floater from the right wing | 5-8 |
| 16:19 | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette hits the follow up shot | 5-10 |
| 16:02 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina lays it up and in and he's fouled by Ronald Lafayette - foul #1 on Ronald Lafayette, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| 16:02 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina misses the free throw | 7-10 |
| 16:02 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Daniel Branton | 7-10 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ivan Derezinski (fresh) SG - Wei-Quo Meng (fresh) SF - William Pittman (fresh) PF - Kevin Carter (fresh) C - Gilberto Molina (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Christopher Hilley (fresh) SG - Eric Robinson (fresh) SF - Kevin Hudson (fresh) PF - Daniel Branton (fresh) C - Ronald Lafayette (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Auburn | Daniel Branton connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Eric Robinson | 7-12 |
| 15:26 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter misses the 3 from the right corner | 7-12 |
| 15:25 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina snags the offensive board | 7-12 |
| 15:04 | South Carolina | William Pittman misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 7-12 |
| 15:03 | Auburn | Daniel Branton pulls down the rebound | 7-12 |
| 14:57 | Auburn | Eric Robinson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 7-12 |
| 14:55 | Auburn | Daniel Branton grabs the offensive board | 7-12 |
| 14:48 | Auburn | Daniel Branton travels with the ball | 7-12 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman (PG), Carlos Winters (SG), Leonard Barnes (SF), Harold Morris (PF), James Mayne (C) Ivan Derezinski, Wei-Quo Meng, William Pittman, Kevin Carter, Gilberto Molina | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Fabre (PG), Paul Pace (SG), John Gruenberg (SF), David Faust (PF), Freddy Grenz (C) Christopher Hilley, Eric Robinson, Kevin Hudson, Daniel Branton, Ronald Lafayette | |
| 14:31 | South Carolina | Harold Morris hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Woodrow Glickman | 9-12 |
| 14:14 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz loses the dribble to James Mayne | 9-12 |
| 14:08 | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman is called for traveling in the backcourt | 9-12 |
| 13:49 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz's fadeaway is rejected by Harold Morris | 9-12 |
| 13:47 | Auburn | John Gruenberg can't tip it in | 9-12 |
| 13:46 | South Carolina | Harold Morris pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| 13:25 | South Carolina | William Fabre steals the ball from Harold Morris | 9-12 |
| 13:12 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Paul Pace | 9-14 |
| 12:54 | South Carolina | Harold Morris misses badly on a runner in the paint | 9-14 |
| 12:53 | Auburn | The rebound goes to David Faust | 9-14 |
| 12:46 | Auburn | Leonard Barnes is called for the reach on William Fabre - foul #1 on Leonard Barnes, team foul #3 | 9-14 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng (SG) Carlos Winters | |
| Subs | Auburn | Eric Robinson (SG), Daniel Branton (PF) Paul Pace, David Faust | |
| 12:30 | Auburn | John Gruenberg drills a runner from the baseline set up by Freddy Grenz | 9-16 |
| 12:09 | South Carolina | Freddy Grenz denies the turnaround by Woodrow Glickman | 9-16 |
| 12:07 | Auburn | William Fabre snags the defensive board | 9-16 |
| 11:48 | Auburn | William Fabre makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Branton | 9-18 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Woodrow Glickman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wei-Quo Meng (fresh) SF - Leonard Barnes (fairly fresh) PF - Harold Morris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - James Mayne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Fabre (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Gruenberg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Daniel Branton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Freddy Grenz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Woodrow Glickman | 11-18 |
| 11:25 | Auburn | William Fabre comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Woodrow Glickman - foul #1 on Woodrow Glickman, team foul #4 | 11-18 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carlos Winters (SG), William Pittman (SF), Kevin Carter (PF), Gilberto Molina (C) Woodrow Glickman, Leonard Barnes, Harold Morris, James Mayne | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (SG), Kevin Hudson (SF), David Faust (PF), Ronald Lafayette (C) Eric Robinson, John Gruenberg, Daniel Branton, Freddy Grenz | |
| 11:25 | Auburn | William Fabre makes the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 11:25 | Auburn | William Fabre misses the 2nd free throw | 11-19 |
| 11:25 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter grabs the board | 11-19 |
| 11:09 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter is hacked by Ronald Lafayette - foul #2 on Ronald Lafayette, team foul #4 | 11-19 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Hilley (PG), Daniel Branton (C) William Fabre, Ronald Lafayette | |
| 10:51 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-19 |
| 10:49 | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng grabs the offensive rebound | 11-19 |
| 10:36 | South Carolina | William Pittman connects on the shot from the right side set up by Wei-Quo Meng | 13-19 |
| 10:24 | Auburn | Paul Pace misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 13-19 |
| 10:23 | South Carolina | William Pittman grabs the board | 13-19 |
| 10:08 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 13-19 |
| 10:06 | Auburn | Kevin Hudson gets the rebound | 13-19 |
| 09:58 | Auburn | Daniel Branton clanks a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Gilberto Molina - foul #1 on Gilberto Molina, team foul #5 | 13-19 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman (PG), Leonard Barnes (SF), James Mayne (C) Wei-Quo Meng, William Pittman, Gilberto Molina | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Fabre (PG), John Gruenberg (SF) Christopher Hilley, Kevin Hudson | |
| 09:58 | Auburn | Daniel Branton makes the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 09:58 | Auburn | Daniel Branton misses the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| 09:58 | Auburn | David Faust pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-20 |
| 09:42 | Auburn | John Gruenberg comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 13-20 |
| 09:41 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter pulls down the rebound | 13-20 |
| 09:13 | South Carolina | Paul Pace steps in front of the James Mayne pass | 13-20 |
| 08:59 | Auburn | John Gruenberg misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Woodrow Glickman - foul #2 on Woodrow Glickman, team foul #6 | 13-20 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski (PG), William Pittman (SG), Harold Morris (PF) Woodrow Glickman, Carlos Winters, Kevin Carter | |
| Subs | Auburn | Eric Robinson (SG), Tim Shepard (PF), Freddy Grenz (C) Paul Pace, David Faust, Daniel Branton | |
| 08:59 | Auburn | John Gruenberg makes the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 08:59 | Auburn | John Gruenberg misses the 2nd free throw | 13-21 |
| 08:59 | South Carolina | James Mayne pulls down the rebound | 13-21 |
| 08:31 | South Carolina | William Pittman connects on the jumper from the right side and the foul's on Eric Robinson - foul #1 on Eric Robinson, team foul #5 | 15-21 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng (PG), Gilberto Molina (C) Ivan Derezinski, James Mayne | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 08:31 | South Carolina | William Pittman makes the free throw | 16-21 |
| 08:20 | Auburn | William Fabre loses the ball out of bounds | 16-21 |
| 08:03 | South Carolina | Harold Morris misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Tim Shepard - foul #1 on Tim Shepard, team foul #6 | 16-21 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski (PG) Leonard Barnes | |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Hilley (PG), Kevin Hudson (SF) William Fabre, John Gruenberg | |
| 08:03 | South Carolina | Harold Morris makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 08:03 | South Carolina | Harold Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 08:03 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz snags the defensive board | 17-21 |
| 07:48 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz misses the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Wei-Quo Meng - foul #2 on Wei-Quo Meng, team foul #7 | 17-21 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez (SF), Kevin Carter (C) Wei-Quo Meng, Gilberto Molina | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 07:48 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 07:48 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz misses the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 07:48 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter grabs the board | 17-22 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ivan Derezinski (fresh) SG - William Pittman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Oscar Hernandez (fresh) PF - Harold Morris (fresh) 6 pts. C - Kevin Carter (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Christopher Hilley (fresh) SG - Eric Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Hudson (fresh) PF - Tim Shepard (fresh) C - Freddy Grenz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | South Carolina | Christopher Hilley picks off the pass by Ivan Derezinski | 17-22 |
| 07:29 | Auburn | Christopher Hilley hits the finger roll | 17-24 |
| 07:18 | South Carolina | Eric Robinson is called for the reach on Harold Morris - foul #2 on Eric Robinson, team foul #7 | 17-24 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carlos Winters (SG), James Mayne (C) Oscar Hernandez, Kevin Carter | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (SG), David Faust (PF) Eric Robinson, Tim Shepard | |
| 07:18 | South Carolina | Harold Morris makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 07:18 | South Carolina | Harold Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 07:18 | Auburn | David Faust pulls down the rebound | 18-24 |
| 06:56 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 18-26 |
| 06:50 | South Carolina | Harold Morris knocks in the floater in the paint set up by James Mayne | 20-26 |
| 06:24 | Auburn | 3 seconds is called on Kevin Hudson | 20-26 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes (SF) William Pittman | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Fabre (PG), John Gruenberg (SF), Daniel Branton (C) Christopher Hilley, Kevin Hudson, Freddy Grenz | |
| 06:03 | South Carolina | Paul Pace steps in front of the Ivan Derezinski pass | 20-26 |
| 05:59 | Auburn | William Fabre lays it in on a great pass from Paul Pace | 20-28 |
| 05:37 | South Carolina | James Mayne hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-28 |
| 05:35 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Leonard Barnes | 20-28 |
| 05:21 | South Carolina | Harold Morris connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 22-28 |
| 05:05 | Auburn | Paul Pace makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Daniel Branton | 22-30 |
| 04:51 | South Carolina | James Mayne's fadeaway is rejected by David Faust | 22-30 |
| 04:49 | Auburn | The rebound goes to William Fabre | 22-30 |
| 04:42 | Auburn | Paul Pace can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 22-30 |
| 04:41 | Auburn | David Faust tips it back up and in | 22-32 |
| 04:28 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Carlos Winters and he's hacked by John Gruenberg - foul #1 on John Gruenberg, team foul #8 | 24-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Pittman (PG), Kevin Carter (PF), Gilberto Molina (C) Ivan Derezinski, Harold Morris, James Mayne | |
| Subs | Auburn | Theodore Gascon (SG), Freddy Grenz (C) Paul Pace, David Faust | |
| 04:28 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes makes the free throw | 25-32 |
| 04:11 | Auburn | Gilberto Molina denies the turnaround by Daniel Branton | 25-32 |
| 04:09 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter snags the defensive board | 25-32 |
| 03:57 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter makes the jumper from the left block | 27-32 |
| 03:34 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman (PG), Wei-Quo Meng (SG) Carlos Winters, Leonard Barnes | |
| Subs | Auburn | Eric Robinson (SG), Kevin Hudson (SF), Tim Shepard (PF) Theodore Gascon, John Gruenberg, Daniel Branton | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Woodrow Glickman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Wei-Quo Meng (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Pittman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gilberto Molina (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Fabre (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eric Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Hudson (fresh) PF - Tim Shepard (fresh) C - Freddy Grenz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by William Pittman | 29-32 |
| 03:10 | Auburn | William Fabre misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-32 |
| 03:08 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 03:03 | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman is hacked by William Fabre in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Fabre, team foul #9 | 29-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Hilley (PG) William Fabre | |
| 03:03 | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 03:03 | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 02:51 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Gilberto Molina - foul #2 on Gilberto Molina, team foul #8 | 31-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Mayne (C) Gilberto Molina | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 02:51 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz misses the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 02:51 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 02:28 | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 31-33 |
| 02:26 | South Carolina | James Mayne gets the offensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 02:13 | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Tim Shepard - foul #2 on Tim Shepard, team foul #10 | 31-33 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes (SF), Harold Morris (PF) William Pittman, Kevin Carter | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (SG), John Gruenberg (SF), Daniel Branton (PF) Eric Robinson, Kevin Hudson, Tim Shepard | |
| 02:13 | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 02:13 | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman misses the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 02:13 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 01:50 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz misses long on a jumper from the right side | 32-33 |
| 01:48 | South Carolina | James Mayne grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 01:34 | South Carolina | James Mayne hits the finger roll set up by Wei-Quo Meng | 34-33 |
| 01:21 | Auburn | John Gruenberg misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 01:20 | South Carolina | Harold Morris gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 01:14 | South Carolina | James Mayne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-33 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carlos Winters (SG), Kevin Carter (C) Wei-Quo Meng, James Mayne | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Faust (PF), Ronald Lafayette (C) Daniel Branton, Freddy Grenz | |
| 01:12 | Auburn | Christopher Hilley double dribbles in the backcourt | 34-33 |
| 00:55 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Carlos Winters | 36-33 |
| 00:36 | Auburn | John Gruenberg misses long on a shot from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 00:34 | Auburn | John Gruenberg tips it in | 36-35 |
| 00:19 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 00:17 | South Carolina | Harold Morris misses the tip | 36-35 |
| 00:15 | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 00:10 | Auburn | Paul Pace scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Gruenberg | 36-38 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | Harold Morris knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Carlos Winters | 38-38 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Paul Pace hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 38-38 |