| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Newhall (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Henry Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Thornton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Earnest Mateer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Frank Pires (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Travis Craig (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Lance Ebert (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Gallego (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Simon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David West (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Christopher Thornton inbounds the ball | 26-27 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:32 | LSU | Christopher Thornton comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 26-27 |
| 19:31 | LSU | Henry Smith misses the tip | 26-27 |
| 19:30 | Auburn | The rebound goes to James Gallego | 26-27 |
| 19:11 | Auburn | Travis Craig loses the ball out of bounds | 26-27 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Mills (PF) Joseph Simon | |
| 18:44 | LSU | Christopher Thornton misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-27 |
| 18:42 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 18:22 | LSU | Christopher Thornton misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-27 |
| 18:21 | Auburn | David Mills grabs the defensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 17:56 | Auburn | David Mills can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 26-27 |
| 17:54 | LSU | Frank Pires snags the defensive board | 26-27 |
| 17:32 | LSU | Christopher Thornton makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Newhall and he's hacked by David Mills - foul #1 on David Mills, team foul #1 | 28-27 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rodney Walden (PG), Samuel Bateman (SG), Joseph Simon (PF), Leo Hatten (C) Travis Craig, Lance Ebert, James Gallego, David West | |
| 17:32 | LSU | Christopher Thornton makes the free throw | 29-27 |
| 17:12 | Auburn | Samuel Bateman misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 29-27 |
| 17:11 | LSU | The rebound goes to Kenneth Newhall | 29-27 |
| 16:42 | LSU | Christopher Thornton clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-27 |
| 16:41 | LSU | Earnest Mateer can't tip it in | 29-27 |
| 16:39 | Auburn | Leo Hatten pulls down the rebound | 29-27 |
| 16:25 | Auburn | David Mills comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 29-27 |
| 16:23 | Auburn | David Mills snags the offensive board | 29-27 |
| 16:12 | Auburn | David Mills's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-27 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Anderson (PG), Walter Edmondson (SG), Frank Bergsman (PF) Kenneth Newhall, Henry Smith, Earnest Mateer | |
| Subs | Auburn | Travis Craig (PG), Lance Ebert (SG), James Gallego (SF), David West (C) Rodney Walden, Samuel Bateman, David Mills, Leo Hatten | |
| 15:43 | LSU | Frank Bergsman's layup is rejected by Joseph Simon | 29-27 |
| 15:41 | Auburn | Travis Craig grabs the defensive rebound | 29-27 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joseph Anderson (fresh) SG - Walter Edmondson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Thornton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Frank Bergsman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Pires (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Travis Craig (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Lance Ebert (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Gallego (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Simon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - David West (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:13 | Auburn | David West misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Joseph Anderson - foul #1 on Joseph Anderson, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| Subs | LSU | Henry Smith (SF) Christopher Thornton | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Mills (PF) Joseph Simon | |
| 15:13 | Auburn | David West misses the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 15:13 | Auburn | David West makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 15:11 | LSU | Joseph Anderson is hacked by Lance Ebert in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lance Ebert, team foul #2 | 29-28 |
| 14:53 | LSU | Henry Smith misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 29-28 |
| 14:52 | LSU | Frank Bergsman tips it back up and in | 31-28 |
| 14:41 | Auburn | David West drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Travis Craig | 31-30 |
| 14:22 | LSU | David Mills is called for the reach on Walter Edmondson - foul #2 on David Mills, team foul #3 | 31-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Newhall (PG), Christopher Thornton (SF), Earnest Mateer (PF) Joseph Anderson, Walter Edmondson, Frank Pires | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 14:05 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 14:04 | LSU | Henry Smith snags the offensive board | 31-30 |
| 13:48 | LSU | Frank Bergsman clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by David West - foul #2 on David West, team foul #4 | 31-30 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Simon (PF), Leo Hatten (C) David Mills, David West | |
| 13:48 | LSU | Frank Bergsman makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 13:48 | LSU | Frank Bergsman makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 13:19 | Auburn | Lance Ebert connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Travis Craig | 33-32 |
| 13:02 | LSU | Earnest Mateer misses the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Simon - foul #2 on Joseph Simon, team foul #5 | 33-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Edmondson (SG), Frank Pires (C) Henry Smith, Frank Bergsman | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Mills (PF), David West (C) Joseph Simon, Leo Hatten | |
| 13:02 | LSU | Earnest Mateer makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 13:02 | LSU | Earnest Mateer makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 12:33 | Auburn | Earnest Mateer swats the layup by David Mills | 35-32 |
| 12:32 | LSU | Christopher Thornton pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 12:15 | LSU | Christopher Thornton is hacked by James Gallego - foul #2 on James Gallego, team foul #6 | 35-32 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Simon (PF) James Gallego | |
| 11:54 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall clanks a jumper from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 11:53 | Auburn | David West grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 11:34 | Auburn | David Mills misses short on a shot in the paint | 35-32 |
| 11:33 | Auburn | Joseph Simon pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-32 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Newhall (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Edmondson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Thornton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Earnest Mateer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Frank Pires (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Travis Craig (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lance Ebert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Mills (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Joseph Simon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - David West (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Auburn | David West buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Lance Ebert | 35-34 |
| 10:55 | LSU | Christopher Thornton clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 35-34 |
| 10:53 | Auburn | David West gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 10:35 | Auburn | David Mills misses the lay-in | 35-34 |
| 10:33 | LSU | Frank Pires gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 10:15 | LSU | Walter Edmondson can't finish the layup | 35-34 |
| 10:13 | LSU | Frank Pires tips it in | 37-34 |
| 09:51 | Auburn | Earnest Mateer steals it from David West | 37-34 |
| 09:32 | LSU | Walter Edmondson lays it in | 39-34 |
| 09:07 | Auburn | David Mills hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 39-34 |
| 09:05 | Auburn | Joseph Simon snags the offensive board | 39-34 |
| 08:40 | Auburn | Lance Ebert misses long on a floater from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 08:38 | Auburn | Travis Craig grabs the offensive board | 39-34 |
| 08:17 | Auburn | Lance Ebert buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-37 |
| 07:53 | LSU | Joseph Simon denies the turnaround by Earnest Mateer | 39-37 |
| 07:51 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Joseph Simon | 39-37 |
| 07:39 | Auburn | Joseph Simon comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 39-37 |
| 07:38 | LSU | Christopher Thornton grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 07:20 | LSU | Travis Craig is called for the reach on Kenneth Newhall - foul #1 on Travis Craig, team foul #7 | 39-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Henry Smith (SG), Frank Bergsman (PF) Walter Edmondson, Earnest Mateer | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rodney Walden (PG), Samuel Bateman (SG), James Gallego (SF), Leo Hatten (C) Travis Craig, Lance Ebert, Joseph Simon, David West | |
| 07:20 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 07:20 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Newhall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Thornton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Frank Bergsman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Pires (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rodney Walden (fresh) SG - Samuel Bateman (fresh) SF - James Gallego (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Mills (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Leo Hatten (fresh) | |
| 07:08 | Auburn | Rodney Walden is fouled on the floor by Henry Smith - foul #3 on Henry Smith, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Anderson (PG) Kenneth Newhall | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 06:48 | Auburn | Samuel Bateman hits a 3 from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 06:27 | LSU | Christopher Thornton scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Henry Smith | 44-40 |
| 06:02 | Auburn | Rodney Walden clanks a 3 from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 06:00 | Auburn | Leo Hatten grabs the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 05:50 | Auburn | Christopher Thornton is called for the reach on David Mills - foul #2 on Christopher Thornton, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Travis Craig (PG), Lance Ebert (SG), Joseph Simon (PF) Rodney Walden, Samuel Bateman, David Mills | |
| 05:33 | Auburn | Travis Craig can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-40 |
| 05:31 | LSU | Frank Bergsman grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 05:25 | LSU | Frank Pires misses the 3 from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 05:24 | Auburn | Joseph Simon pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 05:03 | Auburn | Joseph Simon misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-40 |
| 05:01 | LSU | The rebound goes to Henry Smith | 44-40 |
| 04:44 | LSU | Joseph Anderson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 04:43 | LSU | Henry Smith tips it back up and in | 46-40 |
| 04:20 | Auburn | Joseph Simon misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 46-40 |
| 04:19 | LSU | Christopher Thornton gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 03:54 | LSU | Christopher Thornton makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Henry Smith | 48-40 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:41 | Auburn | Joseph Simon makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-42 |
| 03:20 | LSU | Frank Pires misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-42 |
| 03:18 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Joseph Simon | 48-42 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joseph Anderson (fairly fresh) SG - Henry Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Thornton (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Frank Bergsman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Pires (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Travis Craig (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lance Ebert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Gallego (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Simon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. C - Leo Hatten (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:04 | Auburn | Lance Ebert misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-42 |
| 03:02 | LSU | Frank Pires gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 03:00 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Newhall (PG), Walter Edmondson (SG), Earnest Mateer (PF) Joseph Anderson, Christopher Thornton, Frank Pires | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rodney Walden (PG), Samuel Bateman (SG), David Mills (PF), David West (C) Travis Craig, Lance Ebert, Joseph Simon, Leo Hatten | |
| 02:55 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall misses the 3 from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 02:54 | LSU | Earnest Mateer hits the follow up shot | 50-42 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:28 | Auburn | David Mills misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Earnest Mateer - foul #2 on Earnest Mateer, team foul #4 | 50-42 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Travis Craig (PG), Lance Ebert (SG) Rodney Walden, Samuel Bateman | |
| 02:28 | Auburn | David Mills makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 02:28 | Auburn | David Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 02:24 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Pires (C) Frank Bergsman | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 02:03 | LSU | Earnest Mateer hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Kenneth Newhall | 52-44 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:50 | Auburn | Lance Ebert clanks a 3 from the right corner | 52-44 |
| 01:48 | LSU | Henry Smith gets the rebound | 52-44 |
| 01:28 | LSU | Frank Pires is hacked by David West - foul #3 on David West, team foul #8 | 52-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Thornton (SF) Walter Edmondson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Simon (PF) David Mills | |
| 01:28 | LSU | Frank Pires misses the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 01:28 | Auburn | James Gallego pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| 01:17 | Auburn | Joseph Simon misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Frank Pires - foul #3 on Frank Pires, team foul #5 | 52-44 |
| 01:17 | Auburn | Joseph Simon misses the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 01:17 | Auburn | Joseph Simon makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 00:55 | LSU | Christopher Thornton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 00:54 | Auburn | Lance Ebert grabs the board | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:46 | Auburn | Travis Craig drills a shot from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:45 | LSU | Travis Craig is called for the reach on Christopher Thornton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Travis Craig, team foul #9 | 52-47 |
| 00:45 | LSU | Christopher Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 00:45 | LSU | Christopher Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 00:39 | Auburn | Joseph Simon throws it down | 54-49 |
| 00:38 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall is hacked by Travis Craig in the backcourt - foul #3 on Travis Craig, team foul #10 | 54-49 |
| 00:38 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:38 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:32 | Auburn | Travis Craig is fouled on the floor by Earnest Mateer - foul #3 on Earnest Mateer, team foul #6 | 56-49 |
| 00:29 | Auburn | Lance Ebert is fouled on the floor by Henry Smith - foul #4 on Henry Smith, team foul #7 | 56-49 |
| 00:29 | Auburn | Lance Ebert makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 00:29 | Auburn | Lance Ebert makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:27 | LSU | Earnest Mateer is hacked by Lance Ebert in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lance Ebert, team foul #11 | 56-51 |
| 00:27 | LSU | Earnest Mateer makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:27 | LSU | Earnest Mateer makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:19 | Auburn | Lance Ebert connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Joseph Simon | 58-54 |
| 00:18 | LSU | Christopher Thornton is fouled in the backcourt by Lance Ebert - foul #4 on Lance Ebert, team foul #12 | 58-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Bergsman (PF) Earnest Mateer | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:18 | LSU | Christopher Thornton misses the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 00:18 | LSU | Christopher Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:12 | Auburn | Travis Craig misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-54 |
| 00:10 | LSU | The rebound goes to Christopher Thornton | 59-54 |
| 00:09 | LSU | Christopher Thornton is hacked by Travis Craig in the backcourt - foul #4 on Travis Craig, team foul #13 | 59-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Earnest Mateer (PF) Frank Bergsman | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:09 | LSU | Christopher Thornton misses the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:09 | LSU | Christopher Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:03 | Auburn | Lance Ebert misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-54 |
| 00:02 | LSU | Earnest Mateer gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| 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 a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Earnest Mateer runs out the clock | 60-54 |