| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fresh) SG - Justin Burk (fresh) SF - Robert Fontaine (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Franklin Busby (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Stanley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Napper (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Matthews (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Donaldson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Louis Holley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Robert Fontaine inbounds the ball | 23-30 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:36 | LSU | Gary Stanley lays it up and in on a nice dish by Justin Burk and he's fouled by Brian Matthews - foul #1 on Brian Matthews, team foul #1 | 25-30 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Morrison (SF), Daniel Landry (PF) Brian Matthews, Anthony Donaldson | |
| 19:36 | LSU | Gary Stanley makes the free throw | 26-30 |
| 19:19 | Auburn | Gary Napper misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 19:17 | LSU | Gary Stanley gets the rebound | 26-30 |
| 18:51 | LSU | Gary Stanley's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Landry | 26-30 |
| 18:50 | LSU | Justin Burk gets the offensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 18:31 | LSU | Robert Fontaine works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-30 |
| 18:29 | Auburn | Daniel Landry pulls down the rebound | 26-30 |
| 18:01 | Auburn | Franklin Busby is called for the reach on Louis Holley - foul #1 on Franklin Busby, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG), Brian Matthews (SF), William Patel (PF) Gary Napper, Robert Morrison, Louis Holley | |
| 17:40 | Auburn | William Patel misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 26-30 |
| 17:38 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Clifton Newlon | 26-30 |
| 17:32 | Auburn | William Patel misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-30 |
| 17:30 | LSU | Robert Fontaine snags the defensive board | 26-30 |
| 17:10 | LSU | Gary Stanley is fouled on the floor by Daniel Landry - foul #4 on Daniel Landry, team foul #2 | 26-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Decarlo (PG), Jeffrey Brammer (SG), Dennis Matzke (C) Don Williams, Justin Burk, Gary Stanley | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (PG), Louis Holley (C) John Moen, Daniel Landry | |
| 16:49 | LSU | Franklin Busby's fadeaway is rejected by Louis Holley | 26-30 |
| 16:48 | LSU | Franklin Busby tips it in | 28-30 |
| 16:38 | Auburn | Robert Decarlo is called for the reach on Gary Napper - foul #2 on Robert Decarlo, team foul #2 | 28-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Adam Shuff (SF) Robert Fontaine | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), Robert Morrison (SF) Clifton Newlon, Brian Matthews | |
| 16:29 | Auburn | Robert Morrison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-30 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG), Brian Matthews (SF) John Moen, Robert Morrison | |
| 16:05 | LSU | Gary Napper is called for the reach on Franklin Busby - foul #2 on Gary Napper, team foul #3 | 28-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG), Justin Burk (SG), Gary Stanley (C) Robert Decarlo, Jeffrey Brammer, Franklin Busby | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), Robert Morrison (SF) Clifton Newlon, Brian Matthews | |
| 15:54 | LSU | Adam Shuff is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on William Patel - foul #2 on William Patel, team foul #4 | 28-30 |
| 15:54 | LSU | Adam Shuff makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 15:54 | LSU | Adam Shuff misses the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 15:54 | Auburn | Louis Holley grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fresh) SG - Justin Burk (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Adam Shuff (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dennis Matzke (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Stanley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Napper (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Morrison (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Patel (fresh) 6 pts. C - Louis Holley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Auburn | John Moen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-30 |
| 15:30 | Auburn | Gary Napper grabs the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 15:15 | Auburn | Louis Holley is denied on a layup by Adam Shuff | 29-30 |
| 15:13 | LSU | Justin Burk grabs the board | 29-30 |
| 14:50 | LSU | Don Williams knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Adam Shuff out of the doubleteam | 31-30 |
| 14:33 | Auburn | William Patel misses the lay-in | 31-30 |
| 14:31 | LSU | Don Williams pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 14:14 | LSU | Gary Stanley shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 31-30 |
| 14:12 | LSU | Dennis Matzke tips it in | 33-30 |
| 14:02 | Auburn | William Patel scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by John Moen | 33-33 |
| 13:33 | LSU | Gary Stanley works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by Don Williams | 35-33 |
| 13:20 | Auburn | William Patel knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Gary Napper | 35-35 |
| 12:55 | LSU | Adam Shuff works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Justin Burk | 37-35 |
| 12:35 | Auburn | Louis Holley misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Dennis Matzke - foul #2 on Dennis Matzke, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Decarlo (PG), Jeffrey Brammer (SG), Robert Fontaine (SF), Franklin Busby (PF) Don Williams, Justin Burk, Adam Shuff, Gary Stanley | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG), Brian Matthews (SF), Daniel Landry (PF) John Moen, Robert Morrison, William Patel | |
| 12:35 | Auburn | Louis Holley makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 12:35 | Auburn | Louis Holley misses the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 12:35 | LSU | Dennis Matzke grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 12:18 | LSU | Robert Fontaine is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from close range but the foul's on Gary Napper - foul #3 on Gary Napper, team foul #5 | 37-36 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Morrison (PF) Louis Holley | |
| 12:18 | LSU | Robert Fontaine makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 12:18 | LSU | Robert Fontaine misses the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 12:18 | LSU | Franklin Busby pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 11:49 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer misses short on an open floater from the right side | 38-36 |
| 11:48 | Auburn | Daniel Landry gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Decarlo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Brammer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Fontaine (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Franklin Busby (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Matzke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Gary Napper (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clifton Newlon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Matthews (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Morrison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Landry (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:34 | Auburn | Robert Morrison banks in the layup on a great pass from Brian Matthews | 38-38 |
| 11:29 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 11:28 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 11:10 | Auburn | Brian Matthews hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-38 |
| 11:09 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon tips it in | 38-40 |
| 10:48 | LSU | Franklin Busby's floater is tipped away by Robert Morrison | 38-40 |
| 10:47 | LSU | Franklin Busby tips it in | 40-40 |
| 10:30 | Auburn | Gary Napper splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 10:28 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 10:23 | Auburn | Brian Matthews misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-40 |
| 10:21 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 09:52 | LSU | Franklin Busby hits a driving attempt in the lane | 42-40 |
| 09:42 | Auburn | Gary Napper evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Clifton Newlon | 42-42 |
| 09:13 | LSU | Franklin Busby is fouled on the floor by Brian Matthews - foul #2 on Brian Matthews, team foul #6 | 42-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG), Justin Burk (SG), Adam Shuff (SF), Gary Stanley (C) Robert Decarlo, Jeffrey Brammer, Robert Fontaine, Dennis Matzke | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), William Patel (PF), Louis Holley (C) Gary Napper, Robert Morrison, Daniel Landry | |
| 08:48 | LSU | Justin Burk scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-42 |
| 08:33 | Auburn | William Patel clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 08:31 | LSU | Don Williams grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 08:10 | LSU | Justin Burk misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brian Matthews - foul #3 on Brian Matthews, team foul #7 | 45-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Fontaine (SF) Franklin Busby | |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Morrison (SF), Daniel Landry (C) Brian Matthews, Louis Holley | |
| 08:10 | LSU | Justin Burk makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 08:10 | LSU | Justin Burk misses the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 08:10 | Auburn | Daniel Landry snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 07:53 | Auburn | The short jumper by William Patel is denied by Gary Stanley | 46-42 |
| 07:51 | LSU | Gary Stanley pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 07:30 | LSU | Gary Stanley is hacked by Robert Morrison - foul #2 on Robert Morrison, team foul #8 | 46-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Dennis Matzke (PF) Adam Shuff | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (SG), Brian Matthews (SF), Louis Holley (C) Clifton Newlon, Robert Morrison, Daniel Landry | |
| 07:30 | LSU | Gary Stanley misses the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 07:30 | Auburn | Louis Holley grabs the board | 46-42 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Burk (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Fontaine (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Matzke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Stanley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Napper (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Matthews (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Patel (fresh) 11 pts. C - Louis Holley (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Auburn | John Moen misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 46-42 |
| 07:06 | LSU | Gary Stanley snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 06:48 | LSU | Justin Burk is hacked by Gary Napper - foul #4 on Gary Napper, team foul #9 | 46-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Franklin Busby (PF) Gary Stanley | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG), Robert Morrison (SF), Anthony Donaldson (PF) Gary Napper, Brian Matthews, William Patel | |
| 06:48 | LSU | Justin Burk makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 06:48 | LSU | Justin Burk misses the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 06:48 | Auburn | Louis Holley grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 06:34 | Auburn | Louis Holley lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Morrison | 47-44 |
| 06:15 | LSU | Robert Fontaine misses the lay-in | 47-44 |
| 06:13 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Anthony Donaldson | 47-44 |
| 05:52 | Auburn | John Moen is fouled on the floor by Don Williams - foul #2 on Don Williams, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Decarlo (PG), Jeffrey Brammer (SG), Adam Shuff (SF) Don Williams, Justin Burk, Robert Fontaine | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (SG), Brian Matthews (SF), William Patel (PF), Daniel Landry (C) Clifton Newlon, Robert Morrison, Anthony Donaldson, Louis Holley | |
| 05:45 | Auburn | John Moen misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 05:43 | LSU | Franklin Busby grabs the board | 47-44 |
| 05:37 | LSU | Adam Shuff is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Adam Shuff, team foul #5 | 47-44 |
| 05:21 | Auburn | John Moen misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Dennis Matzke - foul #3 on Dennis Matzke, team foul #6 | 47-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Stanley (C) Dennis Matzke | |
| Subs | Auburn | Louis Holley (C) Daniel Landry | |
| 05:21 | Auburn | John Moen misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 05:21 | Auburn | John Moen makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 05:04 | LSU | William Patel picks off the pass by Jeffrey Brammer | 47-45 |
| 04:48 | Auburn | Louis Holley scores on a runner from the right block set up by Gary Napper | 47-47 |
| 04:20 | LSU | Franklin Busby blows the dunk | 47-47 |
| 04:18 | LSU | Adam Shuff tips it home | 49-47 |
| 04:04 | Auburn | Brian Matthews scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Patel | 49-49 |
| 03:42 | LSU | Gary Stanley evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 03:41 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer tips it home | 51-49 |
| 03:21 | Auburn | Adam Shuff picks off the pass by Louis Holley | 51-49 |
| 03:21 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG), Justin Burk (SG), Robert Fontaine (SF) Robert Decarlo, Jeffrey Brammer, Adam Shuff | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG), Robert Morrison (SF), Anthony Donaldson (PF), Daniel Landry (C) John Moen, Brian Matthews, William Patel, Louis Holley | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Burk (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Fontaine (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Franklin Busby (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Stanley (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Gary Napper (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Clifton Newlon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Morrison (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Donaldson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Daniel Landry (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:59 | LSU | Anthony Donaldson denies the turnaround by Franklin Busby | 51-49 |
| 02:57 | Auburn | Daniel Landry grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 02:37 | Auburn | Gary Napper hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-49 |
| 02:35 | Auburn | Robert Morrison can't tip it in | 51-49 |
| 02:34 | LSU | Robert Fontaine gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 02:18 | LSU | Franklin Busby drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Robert Fontaine | 53-49 |
| 02:07 | Auburn | Franklin Busby is called for the reach on Anthony Donaldson - foul #2 on Franklin Busby, team foul #7 | 53-49 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), Louis Holley (C) Gary Napper, Daniel Landry | |
| 02:07 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson misses the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 02:07 | LSU | Gary Stanley snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| 01:46 | LSU | Justin Burk misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-49 |
| 01:45 | Auburn | Louis Holley grabs the board | 53-49 |
| 01:31 | Auburn | John Moen clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-49 |
| 01:29 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon hits the follow up shot | 53-51 |
| 01:15 | LSU | Justin Burk clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-51 |
| 01:14 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Don Williams | 53-51 |
| 00:59 | LSU | Justin Burk is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Stanley out of a doubleteam | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:50 | Auburn | Louis Holley hits a jumper in the paint | 56-53 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:22 | LSU | Justin Burk throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-53 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (SG), Brian Matthews (SF) Clifton Newlon, Robert Morrison | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:12 | Auburn | Franklin Busby steps in front of the Brian Matthews pass | 56-53 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:09 | LSU | Robert Fontaine is hacked by Gary Napper in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gary Napper, team foul #10 | 56-53 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG) Gary Napper | |
| 00:09 | LSU | Robert Fontaine makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:09 | LSU | Robert Fontaine misses the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:09 | LSU | Franklin Busby snags the offensive board | 57-53 |
| 00:07 | LSU | Franklin Busby is fouled on the floor by Louis Holley - foul #1 on Louis Holley, team foul #11 | 57-53 |
| 00:07 | LSU | Franklin Busby makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:07 | LSU | Franklin Busby makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:02 | Auburn | Justin Burk is called for the reach on John Moen - foul #3 on Justin Burk, team foul #8 | 59-53 |
| 00:02 | Auburn | John Moen makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:02 | Auburn | John Moen misses the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:02 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson grabs the offensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | The clock runs out | 59-54 |