| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Johnny Koster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Mains (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sheldon Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Gentle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Geoffrey Hunt (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Sergio Martin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wesley Conklin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Bromley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leo Parker (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bromley inbounds the ball | 35-40 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:34 | South Carolina | James Thompson clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Johnny Koster - foul #2 on Johnny Koster, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Darrell Horner (PF) Sergio Martin, Leo Parker | |
| 19:34 | South Carolina | James Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 19:34 | South Carolina | James Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 19:34 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| 19:17 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 19:16 | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| 19:02 | South Carolina | James Thompson buries a runner from the left block set up by Darrell Horner | 35-43 |
| 18:43 | Auburn | Thomas Mains is hacked by James Thompson - foul #2 on James Thompson, team foul #1 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jack Kelley (C) James Thompson | |
| 18:22 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Vincent Visosky - foul #2 on Vincent Visosky, team foul #2 | 35-43 |
| 18:22 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle misses the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 18:22 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 18:01 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Wayne Gentle - foul #1 on Wayne Gentle, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| 18:01 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 18:01 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner makes the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 17:32 | Auburn | Johnny Koster can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-45 |
| 17:31 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Jonathan Bromley | 36-45 |
| 17:11 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Vincent Visosky | 36-47 |
| 16:55 | Auburn | Darrell Horner picks off the pass by Geoffrey Hunt | 36-47 |
| 16:52 | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky's pass is intercepted by Thomas Mains in the backcourt | 36-47 |
| 16:51 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor throws it down on a nice dish by Thomas Mains | 38-47 |
| 16:25 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Vincent Visosky and he's fouled by Thomas Mains - foul #1 on Thomas Mains, team foul #3 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Parsons (C) Geoffrey Hunt | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 16:25 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner makes the free throw | 38-50 |
| 16:08 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle's 3 pointer is rejected by Darrell Horner | 38-50 |
| 16:07 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley pulls down the rebound | 38-50 |
| 16:02 | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Vincent Visosky and he's hacked by Thomas Mains - foul #2 on Thomas Mains, team foul #4 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (PG), Wallace Mishler (SG), Terry Fitch (PF), Yul Ximines (C) Johnny Koster, Thomas Mains, Sheldon Taylor, Wayne Gentle | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 16:02 | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin makes the free throw | 38-53 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Burton Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Wallace Mishler (fresh) SF - Paul Parsons (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Fitch (fresh) C - Yul Ximines (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Vincent Visosky (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Wesley Conklin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Bromley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrell Horner (fresh) 19 pts. C - Jack Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Auburn | Yul Ximines is called for traveling | 38-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Hudson (SF) Jack Kelley | |
| 15:16 | South Carolina | Wallace Mishler steals it from Jonathan Bromley | 38-53 |
| 14:56 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler double dribbles | 38-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | Johnny Koster (PG), Thomas Mains (SG), Sheldon Taylor (SF), Wayne Gentle (PF) Burton Campbell, Wallace Mishler, Terry Fitch, Yul Ximines | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Harris (SG), Jack Kelley (C) Wesley Conklin, Thomas Hudson | |
| 14:30 | South Carolina | Paul Parsons takes the ball from Vincent Visosky | 38-53 |
| 14:18 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-53 |
| 14:17 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner pulls down the rebound | 38-53 |
| 14:09 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Harris | 38-55 |
| 13:50 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor hits a jumpshot from the free throw line and the foul's on Vincent Visosky - foul #3 on Vincent Visosky, team foul #3 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt (C) Paul Parsons | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergio Martin (PG), Wesley Conklin (SG), Thomas Hudson (SF) Vincent Visosky, Richard Harris, Jonathan Bromley | |
| 13:50 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor misses the free throw | 40-55 |
| 13:50 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley grabs the defensive rebound | 40-55 |
| 13:23 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Hudson | 40-58 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 13:12 | Auburn | Thomas Mains comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-58 |
| 13:11 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley grabs the board | 40-58 |
| 12:51 | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin is hacked by Thomas Mains - foul #3 on Thomas Mains, team foul #5 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Parsons (SF) Sheldon Taylor | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Reed Aliff (PG), Richard Harris (SG), Jonathan Bromley (SF) Sergio Martin, Wesley Conklin, Thomas Hudson | |
| 12:24 | South Carolina | Geoffrey Hunt swats the shot by Richard Harris | 40-58 |
| 12:23 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt gets the rebound | 40-58 |
| 12:19 | Auburn | Richard Harris picks off the pass by Thomas Mains | 40-58 |
| 11:56 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bromley is fouled on the floor by Paul Parsons - foul #2 on Paul Parsons, team foul #6 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (PG), Wallace Mishler (SG), Sheldon Taylor (SF) Johnny Koster, Thomas Mains, Wayne Gentle | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergio Martin (PG), Wesley Conklin (SG), Thomas Hudson (SF) Reed Aliff, Richard Harris, Jack Kelley | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Burton Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Wallace Mishler (fresh) SF - Sheldon Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Parsons (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Geoffrey Hunt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Sergio Martin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wesley Conklin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Horner (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Bromley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Hudson | 40-60 |
| 11:27 | Auburn | Paul Parsons misses the easy layup | 40-60 |
| 11:25 | Auburn | Paul Parsons tips it back up and in | 42-60 |
| 11:04 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 42-60 |
| 11:02 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bromley tips it in | 42-62 |
| 10:49 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler is hacked by Sergio Martin - foul #1 on Sergio Martin, team foul #4 | 42-62 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mains (SG), Wayne Gentle (PF) Wallace Mishler, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Reed Aliff (PG), Richard Harris (SG), Leo Parker (PF), James Thompson (C) Sergio Martin, Wesley Conklin, Thomas Hudson, Darrell Horner | |
| 10:39 | Auburn | Burton Campbell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-62 |
| 10:38 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle tips it back up and in | 44-62 |
| 10:12 | South Carolina | James Thompson is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on James Thompson, team foul #5 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Auburn | Johnny Koster (PG) Burton Campbell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergio Martin (PG), Darrell Horner (PF), Jack Kelley (C) Reed Aliff, Leo Parker, James Thompson | |
| 09:54 | Auburn | Paul Parsons comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Jack Kelley - foul #1 on Jack Kelley, team foul #6 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Auburn | Terry Fitch (C) Sheldon Taylor | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Thomas Hudson (SF), Leo Parker (PF), James Thompson (C) Sergio Martin, Jonathan Bromley, Darrell Horner, Jack Kelley | |
| 09:54 | Auburn | Paul Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 09:54 | Auburn | Paul Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 46-62 |
| 09:28 | South Carolina | Richard Harris is hacked by Thomas Mains - foul #4 on Thomas Mains, team foul #7 | 46-62 |
| Subs | Auburn | Wallace Mishler (SG), Geoffrey Hunt (C) Thomas Mains, Paul Parsons | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jonathan Bromley (SF), Darrell Horner (PF), Jack Kelley (C) Thomas Hudson, Leo Parker, James Thompson | |
| 09:28 | South Carolina | Richard Harris misses the 1st free throw | 46-62 |
| 09:28 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle grabs the board | 46-62 |
| 09:09 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 46-62 |
| 09:08 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt tips it but misses | 46-62 |
| 09:07 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Richard Harris | 46-62 |
| 08:49 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley hits a jumper from close range | 46-64 |
| 08:34 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-64 |
| 08:32 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley grabs the board | 46-64 |
| 08:16 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 46-64 |
| 08:14 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle snags the defensive board | 46-64 |
| 08:04 | Auburn | Jack Kelley steals the ball from Wallace Mishler | 46-64 |
| 07:41 | South Carolina | Richard Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-64 |
| 07:40 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt snags the defensive board | 46-64 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Johnny Koster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wallace Mishler (fresh) SF - Terry Fitch (fresh) PF - Wayne Gentle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Geoffrey Hunt (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Vincent Visosky (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Bromley (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darrell Horner (tiring) 21 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Kelley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle's floater is tipped away by Darrell Horner | 46-64 |
| 07:22 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Geoffrey Hunt | 46-64 |
| 07:17 | Auburn | Johnny Koster misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-64 |
| 07:15 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner grabs the board | 46-64 |
| 06:46 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner misses long on a 3 from straight away | 46-64 |
| 06:44 | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky can't tip it in | 46-64 |
| 06:43 | Auburn | Terry Fitch grabs the defensive rebound | 46-64 |
| 06:26 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-64 |
| 06:05 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner misses the driving attempt in the paint | 49-64 |
| 06:04 | Auburn | Terry Fitch snags the defensive board | 49-64 |
| 06:00 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-64 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mains (SG), Sheldon Taylor (SF), Paul Parsons (C) Wallace Mishler, Terry Fitch, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergio Martin (PG), Wesley Conklin (SG), Thomas Hudson (SF), Leo Parker (PF), James Thompson (C) Vincent Visosky, Richard Harris, Jonathan Bromley, Darrell Horner, Jack Kelley | |
| 05:44 | Auburn | Johnny Koster knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Mains | 52-64 |
| 05:24 | South Carolina | Wayne Gentle denies the turnaround by Wesley Conklin | 52-64 |
| 05:22 | South Carolina | Leo Parker tips it in | 52-66 |
| 05:01 | Auburn | Johnny Koster comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Thompson - foul #4 on James Thompson, team foul #7 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Auburn | Terry Fitch (C) Wayne Gentle | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG) Sergio Martin | |
| 05:01 | Auburn | Johnny Koster makes the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 05:01 | Auburn | Johnny Koster makes the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| 04:35 | South Carolina | James Thompson is fouled on the floor by Thomas Mains - foul #5 on Thomas Mains, team foul #8 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Auburn | Wallace Mishler (SG), Geoffrey Hunt (C) Thomas Mains, Terry Fitch | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Reed Aliff (PG) Vincent Visosky | |
| 04:35 | South Carolina | James Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 04:35 | South Carolina | James Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| 04:35 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Hudson | 54-67 |
| 04:19 | South Carolina | Geoffrey Hunt steals the ball from Wesley Conklin | 54-67 |
| 04:10 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt loses the ball out of bounds | 54-67 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Jonathan Bromley (SF) Reed Aliff, Thomas Hudson | |
| 03:52 | South Carolina | James Thompson is hacked by Paul Parsons - foul #3 on Paul Parsons, team foul #9 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (PG), Wayne Gentle (PF) Johnny Koster, Paul Parsons | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Reed Aliff (PG) Vincent Visosky | |
| 03:52 | South Carolina | James Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 03:52 | South Carolina | James Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-69 |
| 03:35 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Burton Campbell | 57-69 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Burton Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wallace Mishler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sheldon Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Gentle (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Geoffrey Hunt (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Reed Aliff (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Wesley Conklin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Bromley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leo Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Thompson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:19 | South Carolina | James Thompson misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 57-69 |
| 03:17 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 57-69 |
| 03:02 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-69 |
| 02:39 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-69 |
| 02:37 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle grabs the board | 60-69 |
| 02:37 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-69 |
| Subs | Auburn | Johnny Koster (PG) Burton Campbell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Thomas Hudson (SF), Darrell Horner (PF), Jack Kelley (C) Reed Aliff, Jonathan Bromley, Leo Parker, James Thompson | |
| 02:17 | Auburn | Johnny Koster scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-69 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:12 | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 63-69 |
| 02:10 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler grabs the board | 63-69 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:56 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 63-69 |
| 01:54 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner grabs the board | 63-69 |
| 01:30 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley is whistled for a carry | 63-69 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergio Martin (PG), Jonathan Bromley (SF), Leo Parker (PF), James Thompson (C) Vincent Visosky, Thomas Hudson, Darrell Horner, Jack Kelley | |
| 01:15 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-69 |
| 01:14 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Jonathan Bromley | 63-69 |
| 00:46 | South Carolina | James Thompson drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Sergio Martin | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler is whistled for a carry | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:39 | South Carolina | Wallace Mishler is called for the reach on James Thompson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wallace Mishler, team foul #10 | 63-71 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Darrell Horner (PF) Leo Parker | |
| 00:39 | South Carolina | James Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:39 | South Carolina | James Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-73 |
| 00:32 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt blows the layup | 63-73 |
| 00:30 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner grabs the defensive rebound | 63-73 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin runs out the clock | 63-73 |