| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Alan Sharp (fresh) SG - Terry Buchanan (fresh) SF - Jimmy Hart (fresh) PF - Lin Chin (fresh) C - David Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fresh) SG - Clifton Newlon (fresh) SF - Brian Matthews (fresh) PF - William Patel (fresh) C - Chad Laforce (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Brian Matthews wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:41 | Auburn | William Patel knocks in the jumper from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Missouri | William Patel is called for the reach on Lin Chin - foul #1 on William Patel, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Missouri | David Davis misses the lay-in | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Missouri | David Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Auburn | The rebound goes to John Moen | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | Auburn | William Patel knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 0-4 |
| 18:12 | Missouri | Chad Laforce is called for the reach on Alan Sharp - foul #1 on Chad Laforce, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| 17:58 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Terry Buchanan | 2-4 |
| 17:42 | Auburn | John Moen is hacked by Alan Sharp - foul #1 on Alan Sharp, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Marcus Ono (PG), David Peacock (SF), Daniel Landry (PF), Marc Beam (C) John Moen, Brian Matthews, William Patel, Chad Laforce | |
| 17:26 | Auburn | Marc Beam drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Clifton Newlon | 2-6 |
| 16:57 | Missouri | Marc Beam takes the ball from Jimmy Hart | 2-6 |
| 16:41 | Auburn | Marcus Ono's layup is rejected by David Davis | 2-6 |
| 16:40 | Auburn | Daniel Landry snags the offensive board | 2-6 |
| 16:25 | Auburn | Daniel Landry is whistled for traveling | 2-6 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), Brian Matthews (SG), William Patel (PF) Marcus Ono, Clifton Newlon, Daniel Landry | |
| 16:09 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart's floater is tipped away by Marc Beam | 2-6 |
| 16:08 | Missouri | Lin Chin gets the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:02 | Missouri | David Peacock picks off the pass by David Davis | 2-6 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Alan Sharp (fresh) SG - Terry Buchanan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Hart (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lin Chin (fresh) C - David Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fresh) SG - Brian Matthews (fresh) SF - David Peacock (fresh) PF - William Patel (fresh) 4 pts. C - Marc Beam (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Auburn | William Patel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-6 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Marcus Ono (PG), Anthony Donaldson (SF), Daniel Landry (PF) John Moen, David Peacock, William Patel | |
| 15:15 | Missouri | Terry Buchanan makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 15:05 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson's pass is intercepted by Jimmy Hart | 5-6 |
| 14:50 | Missouri | Alan Sharp hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 5-6 |
| 14:49 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 14:33 | Auburn | Marc Beam can't finish the layup | 5-6 |
| 14:32 | Missouri | David Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 14:13 | Missouri | Lin Chin connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by David Davis | 7-6 |
| 14:08 | Auburn | Marc Beam is fouled on the floor by David Davis - foul #1 on David Davis, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), Clifton Newlon (SG), David Peacock (SF), William Patel (PF) Marcus Ono, Brian Matthews, Anthony Donaldson, Daniel Landry | |
| 13:51 | Auburn | Marc Beam throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-6 |
| 13:40 | Missouri | Terry Buchanan is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-6 |
| 13:38 | Auburn | John Moen gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 13:25 | Auburn | William Patel misses the lay-in | 7-6 |
| 13:23 | Auburn | John Moen gets the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 13:14 | Auburn | William Patel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 13:12 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart snags the defensive board | 7-6 |
| 12:45 | Missouri | William Patel swats the dunk try by Lin Chin | 7-6 |
| 12:44 | Auburn | Marc Beam grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 12:35 | Auburn | John Moen hits a jump hook in the lane set up by David Peacock | 7-8 |
| 12:18 | Missouri | David Davis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 7-8 |
| 12:16 | Auburn | William Patel grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 12:04 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Terry Buchanan - foul #1 on Terry Buchanan, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brian Matthews (SF), Daniel Landry (C) David Peacock, Marc Beam | |
| 12:04 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 12:04 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 11:51 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart is called for traveling | 7-10 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson (SF) Clifton Newlon | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Alan Sharp (fairly fresh) SG - Terry Buchanan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Hart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lin Chin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Davis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Matthews (fresh) SF - Anthony Donaldson (fresh) PF - William Patel (fresh) 4 pts. C - Daniel Landry (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Auburn | Brian Matthews hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 11:37 | Missouri | Lin Chin snags the defensive board | 7-10 |
| 11:29 | Missouri | John Moen steals it from Alan Sharp | 7-10 |
| 11:17 | Auburn | Daniel Landry hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from John Moen | 7-12 |
| 10:56 | Missouri | Terry Buchanan shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 7-12 |
| 10:54 | Missouri | Lin Chin tips it back up and in | 9-12 |
| 10:41 | Auburn | William Patel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 9-12 |
| 10:39 | Missouri | David Davis pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| 10:34 | Missouri | Terry Buchanan is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #2 on Terry Buchanan, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Missouri | David Williams (SG) Terry Buchanan | |
| Subs | Auburn | Marcus Ono (PG), Clifton Newlon (SG), Marc Beam (C) John Moen, Anthony Donaldson, William Patel | |
| 10:16 | Auburn | Brian Matthews comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 10:15 | Auburn | Daniel Landry tips it in | 9-14 |
| 10:01 | Missouri | Lin Chin can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 9-14 |
| 09:59 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon snags the defensive board | 9-14 |
| 09:37 | Auburn | Lin Chin is called for the reach on Marcus Ono - foul #1 on Lin Chin, team foul #5 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Missouri | Michael Shirley (SF), Randy Pederson (C) Jimmy Hart, David Davis | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), David Peacock (SF), William Patel (PF) Marcus Ono, Brian Matthews, Daniel Landry | |
| 09:15 | Auburn | William Patel lays it up and in on a great pass from John Moen and the foul's on Lin Chin - foul #2 on Lin Chin, team foul #6 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Missouri | James Phillips (PF) Lin Chin | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brian Matthews (SF) David Peacock | |
| 09:15 | Auburn | William Patel misses the free throw | 9-16 |
| 09:15 | Missouri | James Phillips gets the rebound | 9-16 |
| 08:56 | Missouri | Alan Sharp comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-16 |
| 08:54 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Marc Beam | 9-16 |
| 08:44 | Auburn | Brian Matthews knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from William Patel | 9-19 |
| 08:16 | Missouri | Alan Sharp scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from David Williams | 11-19 |
| 08:03 | Auburn | William Patel can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-19 |
| 08:02 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Clifton Newlon | 11-19 |
| 07:38 | Auburn | Michael Shirley is called for the reach on Brian Matthews - foul #1 on Michael Shirley, team foul #7 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Missouri | David Desalvo (SG), Jimmy Hart (SF), David Davis (C) Alan Sharp, Michael Shirley, Randy Pederson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Marcus Ono (PG), David Peacock (SF), Daniel Landry (PF), Chad Laforce (C) John Moen, Clifton Newlon, William Patel, Marc Beam | |
| 07:38 | Auburn | Brian Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 11-20 |
| 07:38 | Auburn | Brian Matthews misses the 2nd free throw | 11-20 |
| 07:38 | Auburn | Daniel Landry grabs the offensive board | 11-20 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - David Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Desalvo (fresh) SF - Jimmy Hart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Phillips (fresh) C - David Davis (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Marcus Ono (fresh) SG - Brian Matthews (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Peacock (fresh) PF - Daniel Landry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Chad Laforce (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Auburn | Brian Matthews loses the ball out of bounds | 11-20 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG), Marc Beam (C) Brian Matthews, Chad Laforce | |
| 07:15 | Missouri | David Davis misses the shot near the basket but the foul's on Daniel Landry - foul #1 on Daniel Landry, team foul #3 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Patel (PF) Marc Beam | |
| 07:15 | Missouri | David Davis makes the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 07:15 | Missouri | David Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| 07:06 | Auburn | William Patel drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Clifton Newlon | 13-22 |
| 06:51 | Missouri | David Desalvo misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-22 |
| 06:49 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Daniel Landry | 13-22 |
| 06:37 | Auburn | William Patel hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-25 |
| 06:19 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart blows the layup but he's hacked by David Peacock - foul #1 on David Peacock, team foul #4 | 13-25 |
| Subs | Missouri | Alan Sharp (PG), Michael Shirley (PF) David Desalvo, James Phillips | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), Brian Matthews (SG), Anthony Donaldson (SF), Marc Beam (C) Marcus Ono, Clifton Newlon, David Peacock, William Patel | |
| 06:19 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart misses the 1st free throw | 13-25 |
| 06:19 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 14-25 |
| 05:56 | Auburn | Daniel Landry makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from John Moen and he's fouled by David Davis - foul #2 on David Davis, team foul #8 | 14-27 |
| Subs | Missouri | Randy Pederson (C) David Davis | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Peacock (SF) Anthony Donaldson | |
| 05:56 | Auburn | Daniel Landry makes the free throw | 14-28 |
| 05:41 | Missouri | Daniel Landry swats the short shot by Michael Shirley | 14-28 |
| 05:39 | Missouri | David Williams snags the offensive board | 14-28 |
| 05:33 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by David Peacock - foul #2 on David Peacock, team foul #5 | 14-28 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG), William Patel (PF) David Peacock, Daniel Landry | |
| 05:33 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart makes the 1st free throw | 15-28 |
| 05:33 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart misses the 2nd free throw | 15-28 |
| 05:33 | Auburn | William Patel grabs the defensive rebound | 15-28 |
| 05:17 | Auburn | Jimmy Hart steals the ball from Brian Matthews | 15-28 |
| 05:14 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart misses the lay-in | 15-28 |
| 05:13 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon pulls down the rebound | 15-28 |
| 05:02 | Auburn | Brian Matthews makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by John Moen | 15-31 |
| 04:43 | Missouri | The short jumper by Michael Shirley is denied by Marc Beam | 15-31 |
| 04:41 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Clifton Newlon | 15-31 |
| 04:27 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left wing | 15-31 |
| 04:25 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Jimmy Hart | 15-31 |
| 04:02 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart misses the fadeaway from the left side | 15-31 |
| 04:01 | Auburn | John Moen gets the rebound | 15-31 |
| 03:38 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Marc Beam | 15-33 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Alan Sharp (tiring) 2 pts. SG - David Williams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Hart (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Shirley (fairly fresh) C - Randy Pederson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Clifton Newlon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Matthews (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Patel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Marc Beam (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:24 | Missouri | Marc Beam steps in front of the Michael Shirley pass | 15-33 |
| 03:05 | Auburn | Marc Beam misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Randy Pederson - foul #1 on Randy Pederson, team foul #9 | 15-33 |
| Subs | Missouri | David Desalvo (PG), Terry Buchanan (SG), Lin Chin (PF), David Davis (C) Alan Sharp, David Williams, Michael Shirley, Randy Pederson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Marcus Ono (PG), David Peacock (SF), Daniel Landry (PF) John Moen, Brian Matthews, William Patel | |
| 03:05 | Auburn | Marc Beam makes the 1st free throw | 15-34 |
| 03:05 | Auburn | Marc Beam makes the 2nd free throw | 15-35 |
| 02:39 | Missouri | Lin Chin clanks a shot near the basket but the foul's on Daniel Landry - foul #2 on Daniel Landry, team foul #6 | 15-35 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brian Matthews (SG), Chad Laforce (C) Clifton Newlon, Marc Beam | |
| 02:39 | Missouri | Lin Chin misses the 1st free throw | 15-35 |
| 02:39 | Missouri | Lin Chin makes the 2nd free throw | 16-35 |
| 02:29 | Auburn | Daniel Landry comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 16-35 |
| 02:28 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Lin Chin | 16-35 |
| 02:06 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-35 |
| 02:05 | Missouri | David Davis gets the offensive rebound | 16-35 |
| 02:00 | Missouri | David Desalvo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-35 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (SG), William Patel (PF) Brian Matthews, Daniel Landry | |
| 01:38 | Auburn | John Moen hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 16-35 |
| 01:36 | Missouri | David Davis snags the defensive board | 16-35 |
| 01:23 | Missouri | David Desalvo makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Terry Buchanan out of a doubleteam | 19-35 |
| 01:01 | Auburn | William Patel misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Lin Chin - foul #3 on Lin Chin, team foul #10 | 19-35 |
| Subs | Missouri | Alan Sharp (PG), David Williams (SF), James Phillips (PF) David Desalvo, Jimmy Hart, Lin Chin | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG), Brian Matthews (SF), Marc Beam (C) John Moen, David Peacock, Chad Laforce | |
| 01:01 | Auburn | William Patel makes the 1st free throw | 19-36 |
| 01:01 | Auburn | William Patel makes the 2nd free throw | 19-37 |
| 00:42 | Missouri | Terry Buchanan evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 19-37 |
| 00:41 | Missouri | James Phillips tips it but misses | 19-37 |
| 00:40 | Missouri | James Phillips gets the offensive rebound | 19-37 |
| 00:19 | Missouri | William Patel is called for the reach on Alan Sharp - foul #2 on William Patel, team foul #7 | 19-37 |
| Subs | Missouri | Michael Shirley (SF) David Williams | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), Daniel Landry (PF) Marcus Ono, William Patel | |
| 00:19 | Missouri | Alan Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 20-37 |
| 00:19 | Missouri | Alan Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 21-37 |
| 00:05 | Auburn | Brian Matthews knocks in the 3 from straight away | 21-40 |
| 00:01 | Missouri | Michael Shirley is open and scores on a shot from the right block | 23-40 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Brian Matthews hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 23-40 |