| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Roger Cox (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Gregory Ogorman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Christopher Adrian (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roger Wheelock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Macha (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Johnny Koster (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Thomas Mains (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Sheldon Taylor (fresh) PF - Wayne Gentle (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Geoffrey Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian inbounds the ball | 29-18 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Vanderbilt | William Macha misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Geoffrey Hunt - foul #1 on Geoffrey Hunt, team foul #1 | 29-18 |
| 19:37 | Vanderbilt | William Macha makes the 1st free throw | 30-18 |
| 19:37 | Vanderbilt | William Macha makes the 2nd free throw | 31-18 |
| 19:20 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle is called for traveling | 31-18 |
| 18:54 | Vanderbilt | William Macha hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Roger Cox | 33-18 |
| 18:40 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-20 |
| 18:26 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Johnny Koster - foul #2 on Johnny Koster, team foul #2 | 33-20 |
| 18:26 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock makes the 1st free throw | 34-20 |
| 18:26 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock makes the 2nd free throw | 35-20 |
| 18:07 | Auburn | Johnny Koster hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Thomas Mains | 35-23 |
| 17:40 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Roger Cox | 38-23 |
| 17:31 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor double dribbles | 38-23 |
| 17:07 | Vanderbilt | William Macha misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 38-23 |
| 17:06 | Auburn | Johnny Koster pulls down the rebound | 38-23 |
| 16:42 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-23 |
| 16:40 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle snags the offensive board | 38-23 |
| 16:25 | Auburn | Roger Wheelock is called for the reach on Sheldon Taylor - foul #1 on Roger Wheelock, team foul #1 | 38-23 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Willie Schwalenberg (SF), Wayne Newcombe (PF), Eugene Blakeslee (C) Christopher Adrian, Roger Wheelock, William Macha | |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (PG), Paul Parsons (SF), Terry Fitch (C) Johnny Koster, Sheldon Taylor, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| 16:09 | Auburn | Thomas Mains misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-23 |
| 16:07 | Vanderbilt | Eugene Blakeslee gets the rebound | 38-23 |
| 15:49 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Ogorman clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-23 |
| 15:47 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle pulls down the rebound | 38-23 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Roger Cox (fresh) 7 ast. SG - Gregory Ogorman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Willie Schwalenberg (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Wayne Newcombe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Blakeslee (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Burton Campbell (fresh) SG - Thomas Mains (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Parsons (fresh) PF - Wayne Gentle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Terry Fitch (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Auburn | Burton Campbell is denied on a layup by Eugene Blakeslee | 38-23 |
| 15:27 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle tips it in | 38-25 |
| 14:58 | Vanderbilt | Roger Cox is hacked by Burton Campbell - foul #2 on Burton Campbell, team foul #3 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Williams (PG), Kenneth Ferguson (SG), Christopher Adrian (SF), Roger Wheelock (PF) Roger Cox, Gregory Ogorman, Willie Schwalenberg, Wayne Newcombe | |
| Subs | Auburn | Johnny Koster (PG), Wallace Mishler (SG), Sheldon Taylor (SF) Burton Campbell, Thomas Mains, Wayne Gentle | |
| 14:44 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock dunks the ball set up by Christopher Adrian | 40-25 |
| 14:20 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-28 |
| 14:05 | Vanderbilt | Eugene Blakeslee hits a runner in the lane | 42-28 |
| 13:48 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-30 |
| 13:22 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock can't connect on a runner in the lane | 42-30 |
| 13:20 | Auburn | Terry Fitch pulls down the rebound | 42-30 |
| 13:03 | Auburn | Terry Fitch is whistled for a carry | 42-30 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Roger Cox (PG), Gregory Ogorman (SG), William Macha (C) John Williams, Kenneth Ferguson, Eugene Blakeslee | |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mains (SG), Wayne Gentle (PF), Geoffrey Hunt (C) Wallace Mishler, Paul Parsons, Terry Fitch | |
| 12:39 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian hits a 3 from the left corner | 45-30 |
| 12:25 | Auburn | Thomas Mains buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-32 |
| 12:07 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Thomas Mains - foul #2 on Thomas Mains, team foul #4 | 45-32 |
| 12:07 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock makes the 1st free throw | 46-32 |
| 12:07 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock misses the 2nd free throw | 46-32 |
| 12:07 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt gets the rebound | 46-32 |
| 11:51 | Auburn | Thomas Mains hits a 3 from the left corner | 46-35 |
| 11:46 | Vanderbilt | Roger Cox can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 46-35 |
| 11:45 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle grabs the defensive rebound | 46-35 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Roger Cox (fresh) 7 ast. SG - Gregory Ogorman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Christopher Adrian (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roger Wheelock (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William Macha (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Johnny Koster (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Mains (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sheldon Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wayne Gentle (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Geoffrey Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-35 |
| 11:29 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Roger Wheelock | 46-35 |
| 11:12 | Vanderbilt | William Macha misses the floater in the paint but the foul's on Geoffrey Hunt - foul #2 on Geoffrey Hunt, team foul #5 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Willie Schwalenberg (SF), Wayne Newcombe (PF) Christopher Adrian, Roger Wheelock | |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (PG), Paul Parsons (SF) Johnny Koster, Sheldon Taylor | |
| 11:12 | Vanderbilt | William Macha makes the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 11:12 | Vanderbilt | William Macha makes the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 10:53 | Auburn | Wayne Newcombe swats the layup by Geoffrey Hunt | 48-35 |
| 10:52 | Auburn | Paul Parsons tips it back up and in | 48-37 |
| 10:30 | Vanderbilt | William Macha is hacked by Thomas Mains - foul #3 on Thomas Mains, team foul #6 | 48-37 |
| 10:12 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Newcombe hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Wayne Gentle - foul #2 on Wayne Gentle, team foul #7 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian (SF), Eugene Blakeslee (C) Willie Schwalenberg, William Macha | |
| Subs | Auburn | Terry Fitch (C) Geoffrey Hunt | |
| 10:12 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Newcombe misses the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 10:12 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Newcombe misses the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 10:12 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Wayne Gentle | 48-37 |
| 09:54 | Auburn | Burton Campbell clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-37 |
| 09:53 | Auburn | Terry Fitch tips it back up and in | 48-39 |
| 09:27 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Newcombe misses short on a floater from close range | 48-39 |
| 09:26 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Terry Fitch | 48-39 |
| 09:22 | Auburn | Thomas Mains buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 08:57 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 08:55 | Auburn | Terry Fitch gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 08:49 | Auburn | Paul Parsons scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Mains | 48-44 |
| 08:26 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Ogorman is fouled on the floor by Thomas Mains - foul #4 on Thomas Mains, team foul #8 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Williams (PG), Roger Wheelock (PF), William Macha (C) Roger Cox, Wayne Newcombe, Eugene Blakeslee | |
| Subs | Auburn | Johnny Koster (PG), Wallace Mishler (SG), Sheldon Taylor (SF), Geoffrey Hunt (C) Burton Campbell, Thomas Mains, Wayne Gentle, Terry Fitch | |
| 08:26 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Ogorman makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 08:26 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Ogorman misses the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 08:26 | Auburn | Paul Parsons grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 08:10 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-47 |
| 07:50 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian misses short on a jumper near the basket | 49-47 |
| 07:48 | Vanderbilt | William Macha tips it back up and in | 51-47 |
| 07:26 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 07:24 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Ogorman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Christopher Adrian (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roger Wheelock (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - William Macha (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Johnny Koster (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Wallace Mishler (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Sheldon Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Parsons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Geoffrey Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:55 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock buries a driving attempt near the basket | 53-47 |
| 06:31 | Auburn | Paul Parsons's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Adrian | 53-47 |
| 06:29 | Auburn | Paul Parsons grabs the offensive board | 53-47 |
| 06:16 | Auburn | William Macha is called for the reach on Geoffrey Hunt - foul #1 on William Macha, team foul #2 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Roger Cox (PG), Kenneth Ferguson (SG), Willie Schwalenberg (SF), Eugene Blakeslee (C) John Williams, Gregory Ogorman, Christopher Adrian, William Macha | |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mains (SG), Wayne Gentle (PF) Wallace Mishler, Paul Parsons | |
| 05:58 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Willie Schwalenberg - foul #1 on Willie Schwalenberg, team foul #3 | 53-47 |
| 05:58 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 05:58 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 05:35 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Ferguson can't throw it down | 53-48 |
| 05:34 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Eugene Blakeslee | 53-48 |
| 05:14 | Vanderbilt | Eugene Blakeslee is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Eugene Blakeslee, team foul #4 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Terry Fitch (C) Geoffrey Hunt | |
| 04:59 | Auburn | Johnny Koster loses the dribble to Roger Wheelock | 53-48 |
| 04:30 | Vanderbilt | Eugene Blakeslee is fouled on the floor by Terry Fitch - foul #1 on Terry Fitch, team foul #9 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian (SF), Wayne Newcombe (PF) Willie Schwalenberg, Roger Wheelock | |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (PG), Paul Parsons (SF) Johnny Koster, Sheldon Taylor | |
| 04:30 | Vanderbilt | Eugene Blakeslee misses the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 04:30 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle grabs the board | 53-48 |
| 04:28 | Auburn | Burton Campbell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-48 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Macha (C) Eugene Blakeslee | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 03:59 | Vanderbilt | William Macha misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 53-48 |
| 03:58 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle grabs the defensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 03:46 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-51 |
| 03:17 | Vanderbilt | Burton Campbell is called for the reach on Roger Cox - foul #3 on Burton Campbell, team foul #10 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gregory Ogorman (SG), Roger Wheelock (PF) Kenneth Ferguson, Wayne Newcombe | |
| Subs | Auburn | Johnny Koster (PG), Sheldon Taylor (SF), Geoffrey Hunt (C) Burton Campbell, Paul Parsons, Terry Fitch | |
| 03:17 | Vanderbilt | Roger Cox misses the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 03:17 | Vanderbilt | Roger Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 03:17 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt grabs the board | 53-51 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Roger Cox (fresh) 7 ast. SG - Gregory Ogorman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Christopher Adrian (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roger Wheelock (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - William Macha (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Johnny Koster (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Mains (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Sheldon Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wayne Gentle (fresh) 9 pts. 12 reb. C - Geoffrey Hunt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Auburn | Thomas Mains can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-51 |
| 02:51 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Ogorman pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 02:32 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock misses short on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Johnny Koster - foul #3 on Johnny Koster, team foul #11 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Parsons (PF) Wayne Gentle | |
| 02:32 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 02:32 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock misses the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 02:32 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt pulls down the rebound | 54-51 |
| 02:27 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-51 |
| 02:26 | Auburn | Paul Parsons grabs the offensive board | 54-51 |
| 02:13 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor banks in the layup | 54-53 |
| 01:56 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Ogorman misses long on a floater in the paint | 54-53 |
| 01:54 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 01:50 | Auburn | Thomas Mains misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-53 |
| 01:49 | Auburn | Johnny Koster grabs the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 01:38 | Auburn | Roger Wheelock steals it from Geoffrey Hunt | 54-53 |
| 01:13 | Vanderbilt | William Macha hits the finger roll on a great pass from Roger Cox | 56-53 |
| 00:50 | Auburn | Paul Parsons lays it up and in set up by Johnny Koster | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Roger Cox and the foul's on Sheldon Taylor - foul #2 on Sheldon Taylor, team foul #12 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Justin Hartmann (PF) Roger Wheelock | |
| Subs | Auburn | Wayne Gentle (PF) Paul Parsons | |
| 00:25 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian misses the free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:25 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Wayne Gentle | 58-55 |
| 00:08 | Auburn | Johnny Koster can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 00:06 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian snags the defensive board | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Koster is called for the reach on Christopher Adrian in the backcourt - foul #4 on Johnny Koster, team foul #13 | 58-55 |
| 00:04 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:04 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian misses the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:04 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Wayne Gentle | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle clanks a halfcourt shot | 59-55 |