| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Aaron Barnhill (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Craft (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Henry Hinton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Vue (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Samuel Bateman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Rodney Walden (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Hensley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - David Mills (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - David West (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Henry Hinton inbounds the ball | 31-37 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | South Carolina | Rodney Walden is called for the reach on Curtis Vue - foul #2 on Rodney Walden, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| 19:29 | South Carolina | Louis Craft buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Matthews | 34-37 |
| 19:18 | Auburn | Samuel Bateman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-37 |
| 19:16 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 19:10 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-37 |
| 18:45 | Auburn | Steven Hensley drills a floater from the left side | 34-39 |
| 18:30 | South Carolina | Louis Craft hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Aaron Barnhill | 37-39 |
| 18:04 | Auburn | Steven Hensley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 37-39 |
| 18:02 | Auburn | David Mills snags the offensive board | 37-39 |
| 17:43 | Auburn | Steven Hensley misses the lay-in but the foul's on Henry Hinton - foul #2 on Henry Hinton, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| 17:43 | Auburn | Steven Hensley makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 17:43 | Auburn | Steven Hensley makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 17:25 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by David Mills - foul #3 on David Mills, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Leo Hatten (PF) David Mills | |
| 17:25 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 17:25 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 17:04 | Auburn | David West's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani (SF), Lee Carignan (C) Joseph Matthews, Curtis Vue | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Gallego (SF) Steven Hensley | |
| 16:36 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan lays it in set up by Aaron Barnhill | 41-41 |
| 16:19 | Auburn | Samuel Bateman misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 16:18 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 16:12 | South Carolina | David West picks off the pass by Robert Cipriani | 41-41 |
| 15:43 | Auburn | David West evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from the right side | 41-43 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Aaron Barnhill (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Louis Craft (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Cipriani (fresh) PF - Henry Hinton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Lee Carignan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Samuel Bateman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Rodney Walden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Gallego (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leo Hatten (fresh) 3 reb. C - David West (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill clanks a floater from the right side | 41-43 |
| 15:31 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan tips it in | 43-43 |
| 15:12 | Auburn | David West splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 43-43 |
| 15:10 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 14:42 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-43 |
| 14:41 | Auburn | The rebound goes to James Gallego | 43-43 |
| 14:22 | Auburn | David West's dunk attempt is rejected by Lee Carignan | 43-43 |
| 14:21 | South Carolina | Henry Hinton grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 14:15 | South Carolina | Louis Craft connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-43 |
| 13:59 | Auburn | Leo Hatten is called for 5 seconds | 45-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Metcalf (PG), Lucas Mannings (SG), Gordon McEnery (SF), Joseph Matthews (PF), Robert Price (C) Aaron Barnhill, Louis Craft, Robert Cipriani, Henry Hinton, Lee Carignan | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lance Ebert (PG), Travis Craig (SG), Steven Hensley (SF), David Mills (PF) Samuel Bateman, Rodney Walden, James Gallego, Leo Hatten | |
| 13:40 | South Carolina | Robert Price misses the shot from the left side | 45-43 |
| 13:39 | South Carolina | Michael Metcalf grabs the offensive board | 45-43 |
| 13:17 | South Carolina | Robert Price drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Metcalf | 47-43 |
| 12:50 | Auburn | Steven Hensley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gordon McEnery - foul #1 on Gordon McEnery, team foul #2 | 47-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani (SF) Gordon McEnery | |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Simon (C) David West | |
| 12:50 | Auburn | Steven Hensley misses the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 12:50 | Auburn | Steven Hensley makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 12:31 | South Carolina | Robert Price connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Lucas Mannings | 49-44 |
| 12:06 | Auburn | Lance Ebert can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-44 |
| 12:05 | Auburn | David Mills tips it home | 49-46 |
| 11:39 | South Carolina | Michael Metcalf can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 11:38 | South Carolina | Robert Price hits the follow up shot | 51-46 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Michael Metcalf (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lucas Mannings (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Cipriani (fresh) PF - Joseph Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Price (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lance Ebert (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Travis Craig (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Steven Hensley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - David Mills (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Simon (fresh) | |
| 11:16 | Auburn | Steven Hensley clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-46 |
| 11:15 | Auburn | Lance Ebert grabs the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 10:54 | Auburn | Travis Craig comes up short on the runner from the right block | 51-46 |
| 10:53 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Lucas Mannings | 51-46 |
| 10:48 | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-46 |
| 10:46 | South Carolina | Robert Price hits the follow up shot | 53-46 |
| 10:33 | Auburn | Travis Craig misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 10:31 | South Carolina | Robert Price gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 10:05 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Steven Hensley - foul #2 on Steven Hensley, team foul #3 | 53-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill (PG), Louis Craft (SG), Lee Carignan (PF), Curtis Vue (C) Michael Metcalf, Lucas Mannings, Joseph Matthews, Robert Price | |
| Subs | Auburn | Samuel Bateman (PG), Rodney Walden (SG), James Gallego (SF), Leo Hatten (PF), David West (C) Lance Ebert, Travis Craig, Steven Hensley, David Mills, Joseph Simon | |
| 10:05 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 10:05 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 09:38 | Auburn | Rodney Walden misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-46 |
| 09:37 | Auburn | James Gallego tips it back up and in | 55-48 |
| 09:30 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Leo Hatten - foul #1 on Leo Hatten, team foul #4 | 55-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Henry Hinton (SF) Robert Cipriani | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 09:30 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 09:30 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 09:02 | Auburn | Samuel Bateman misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-48 |
| 09:00 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Henry Hinton | 57-48 |
| 08:44 | South Carolina | Louis Craft misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 57-48 |
| 08:42 | Auburn | Leo Hatten pulls down the rebound | 57-48 |
| 08:14 | Auburn | James Gallego misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Curtis Vue - foul #2 on Curtis Vue, team foul #3 | 57-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews (PF), Robert Price (C) Lee Carignan, Curtis Vue | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Mills (PF) Leo Hatten | |
| 08:14 | Auburn | James Gallego makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 08:14 | Auburn | James Gallego makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 07:55 | South Carolina | Louis Craft throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Steven Hensley (SF) James Gallego | |
| 07:43 | Auburn | David Mills is denied on a layup by Aaron Barnhill | 57-50 |
| 07:42 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 07:33 | South Carolina | Louis Craft is fouled on the floor by Steven Hensley - foul #3 on Steven Hensley, team foul #5 | 57-50 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Aaron Barnhill (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Louis Craft (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Henry Hinton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Price (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Samuel Bateman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Rodney Walden (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Hensley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - David Mills (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David West (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | South Carolina | Robert Price connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Aaron Barnhill | 60-50 |
| 06:55 | Auburn | Rodney Walden misses the jumper from the right side | 60-50 |
| 06:54 | South Carolina | Robert Price snags the defensive board | 60-50 |
| 06:34 | South Carolina | Robert Price misses the lay-in | 60-50 |
| 06:33 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews grabs the offensive board | 60-50 |
| 06:20 | South Carolina | Louis Craft comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-50 |
| 06:18 | Auburn | David Mills grabs the defensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 05:58 | Auburn | David Mills makes the runner from the baseline | 60-52 |
| 05:33 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-52 |
| 05:31 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill gets the offensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 05:17 | South Carolina | Robert Price can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-52 |
| 05:16 | Auburn | David Mills snags the defensive board | 60-52 |
| 04:52 | Auburn | Rodney Walden is fouled on the floor by Louis Craft - foul #3 on Louis Craft, team foul #4 | 60-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Metcalf (PG), Lucas Mannings (SG), Robert Cipriani (SF), Lee Carignan (PF), Curtis Vue (C) Aaron Barnhill, Louis Craft, Henry Hinton, Joseph Matthews, Robert Price | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lance Ebert (PG), Travis Craig (SG), James Gallego (SF), Leo Hatten (PF), Joseph Simon (C) Samuel Bateman, Rodney Walden, Steven Hensley, David Mills, David West | |
| 04:37 | Auburn | Lance Ebert knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Gallego | 60-55 |
| 04:19 | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Metcalf | 62-55 |
| 03:57 | Auburn | Travis Craig misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Lucas Mannings - foul #1 on Lucas Mannings, team foul #5 | 62-55 |
| 03:57 | Auburn | Travis Craig makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 03:57 | Auburn | Travis Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 03:39 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue is fouled on the floor by Joseph Simon - foul #1 on Joseph Simon, team foul #6 | 62-57 |
| 03:34 | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Metcalf | 64-57 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Michael Metcalf (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Lucas Mannings (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Cipriani (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lee Carignan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Vue (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lance Ebert (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Craig (fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Gallego (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Leo Hatten (fresh) 4 reb. C - Joseph Simon (fresh) | |
| 03:12 | Auburn | Lance Ebert can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 64-57 |
| 03:11 | Auburn | Joseph Simon snags the offensive board | 64-57 |
| 02:57 | Auburn | Travis Craig misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 64-57 |
| 02:55 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue gets the rebound | 64-57 |
| 02:55 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill (PG), Louis Craft (SG), Henry Hinton (SF), Joseph Matthews (PF), Robert Price (C) Michael Metcalf, Lucas Mannings, Robert Cipriani, Lee Carignan, Curtis Vue | |
| Subs | Auburn | Samuel Bateman (PG), Rodney Walden (SG), Steven Hensley (SF), David Mills (PF), David West (C) Lance Ebert, Travis Craig, James Gallego, Leo Hatten, Joseph Simon | |
| 02:41 | South Carolina | Robert Price comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by David West - foul #1 on David West, team foul #7 | 64-57 |
| 02:41 | South Carolina | Robert Price makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 02:41 | South Carolina | Robert Price makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:33 | Auburn | Steven Hensley drills a jump hook from the baseline | 66-59 |
| 02:09 | South Carolina | Robert Price double dribbles | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:40 | Auburn | Steven Hensley makes the wide open shot from just outside the lane set up by David Mills out of the doubleteam | 66-61 |
| 01:14 | South Carolina | Henry Hinton makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Louis Craft and the foul's on Steven Hensley - foul #4 on Steven Hensley, team foul #8 | 68-61 |
| 01:14 | South Carolina | Henry Hinton makes the free throw | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:55 | Auburn | Rodney Walden scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:54 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Bateman - foul #3 on Samuel Bateman, team foul #9 | 69-64 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (SG), Robert Cipriani (SF) Louis Craft, Henry Hinton | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:54 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:54 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill misses the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:54 | Auburn | The rebound goes to David Mills | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:49 | Auburn | Rodney Walden clanks a 3 from straight away | 70-64 |
| 00:47 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Joseph Matthews | 70-64 |
| 00:47 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-64 |
| 00:44 | South Carolina | Robert Price is hacked by Samuel Bateman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Samuel Bateman, team foul #10 | 70-64 |
| 00:44 | South Carolina | Robert Price makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:44 | South Carolina | Robert Price makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:38 | Auburn | Steven Hensley is fouled on the floor by Robert Price - foul #4 on Robert Price, team foul #6 | 72-64 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Craft (SG), Henry Hinton (SF) Lucas Mannings, Robert Cipriani | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:35 | Auburn | Samuel Bateman drills a 3 from straight away | 72-67 |
| 00:34 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill is hacked by Samuel Bateman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Samuel Bateman, team foul #11 | 72-67 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (SG), Robert Cipriani (SF), Lee Carignan (PF) Louis Craft, Henry Hinton, Joseph Matthews | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lance Ebert (PG) Samuel Bateman | |
| 00:34 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:34 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:29 | Auburn | Rodney Walden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-67 |
| 00:27 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to David West | 74-67 |
| 00:24 | Auburn | Rodney Walden connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-70 |
| 00:24 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-70 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Craft (SG), Gordon McEnery (SF), Joseph Matthews (PF) Lucas Mannings, Robert Cipriani, Lee Carignan | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:21 | South Carolina | Lance Ebert is called for the reach on Aaron Barnhill in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lance Ebert, team foul #12 | 74-70 |
| 00:21 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:21 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:16 | Auburn | Rodney Walden misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-70 |
| 00:15 | South Carolina | Gordon McEnery grabs the defensive rebound | 76-70 |
| 00:13 | South Carolina | Lance Ebert is called for the reach on Gordon McEnery in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lance Ebert, team foul #13 | 76-70 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (SG), Lee Carignan (PF) Louis Craft, Joseph Matthews | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:13 | South Carolina | Gordon McEnery makes the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:13 | South Carolina | Gordon McEnery makes the 2nd free throw | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:07 | Auburn | David West's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-70 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani (SF), Joseph Matthews (PF) Gordon McEnery, Lee Carignan | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill runs out the clock | 78-70 |