| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dennis Hess (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Mains (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sheldon Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Yul Ximines (fresh) 3 pts. C - Geoffrey Hunt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Bernard Vale (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Deandre Crowe (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harry McConaughy (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jesse Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ernest Graff (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Harry McConaughy inbounds the ball | 39-48 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:31 | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Harry McConaughy | 39-51 |
| 19:18 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt makes the wide open floater from the baseline | 41-51 |
| 18:50 | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-51 |
| 18:49 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor grabs the board | 41-51 |
| 18:22 | Auburn | Yul Ximines is open and buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Dennis Hess | 43-51 |
| 17:56 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff misses long on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Dennis Hess - foul #2 on Dennis Hess, team foul #1 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (PG), Wallace Mishler (SF), Billy Bridgeforth (PF), Jasper Greening (C) Dennis Hess, Sheldon Taylor, Yul Ximines, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Floyd Douglas (PG), Phillip Williams (SG), Jason Gordon (SF), Timothy Martowski (PF) Bernard Vale, Deandre Crowe, Harry McConaughy, Jesse Brown | |
| 17:56 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff misses the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 17:56 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff misses the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 17:56 | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth snags the defensive board | 43-51 |
| 17:36 | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Jasper Greening | 45-51 |
| 17:10 | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski blows the layup | 45-51 |
| 17:08 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Graff | 45-51 |
| 16:41 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon misses the dunk but he's hacked by Wallace Mishler - foul #2 on Wallace Mishler, team foul #2 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dennis Hess (PG), Sheldon Taylor (SF), Yul Ximines (PF) Burton Campbell, Thomas Mains, Jasper Greening | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale (PG), Jesse Brown (PF) Floyd Douglas, Ernest Graff | |
| 16:41 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 16:41 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 16:25 | Auburn | Dennis Hess comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-53 |
| 16:24 | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams pulls down the rebound | 45-53 |
| 16:20 | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 45-53 |
| 16:18 | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth pulls down the rebound | 45-53 |
| 16:02 | Auburn | Dennis Hess comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-53 |
| 16:00 | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 45-53 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dennis Hess (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wallace Mishler (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Sheldon Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Yul Ximines (fresh) 5 pts. C - Billy Bridgeforth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Bernard Vale (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Phillip Williams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Gordon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jesse Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Martowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-56 |
| 15:19 | Auburn | Timothy Martowski is called for the reach on Billy Bridgeforth - foul #1 on Timothy Martowski, team foul #1 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (PG), Thomas Mains (SG), Jiao-Long Xyong (PF), Geoffrey Hunt (C) Dennis Hess, Wallace Mishler, Yul Ximines, Billy Bridgeforth | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Carlile (PG), Deandre Crowe (SG), Harry McConaughy (SF), Jeremy Stubbs (PF), Gregory Norman (C) Bernard Vale, Phillip Williams, Jason Gordon, Jesse Brown, Timothy Martowski | |
| 15:06 | Auburn | Burton Campbell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-56 |
| 15:05 | Notre Dame | Gregory Norman snags the defensive board | 45-56 |
| 14:50 | Notre Dame | Deandre Crowe is fouled on the floor by Thomas Mains - foul #3 on Thomas Mains, team foul #3 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jasper Greening (SF) Sheldon Taylor | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 14:23 | Notre Dame | Gregory Norman scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by James Carlile | 45-58 |
| 14:21 | Auburn | Burton Campbell is hacked by James Carlile in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Carlile, team foul #2 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Floyd Douglas (PG), Ernest Graff (C) James Carlile, Gregory Norman | |
| 14:04 | Auburn | Jasper Greening misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-58 |
| 14:02 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Jiao-Long Xyong | 45-58 |
| 13:57 | Auburn | Thomas Mains clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-58 |
| 13:56 | Notre Dame | Harry McConaughy grabs the defensive rebound | 45-58 |
| 13:27 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Stubbs makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Floyd Douglas | 45-60 |
| 13:12 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 45-60 |
| 13:10 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff grabs the board | 45-60 |
| 12:57 | Notre Dame | Harry McConaughy comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jasper Greening - foul #1 on Jasper Greening, team foul #4 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dennis Hess (PG), Wallace Mishler (SG), Sheldon Taylor (SF), Yul Ximines (PF), Billy Bridgeforth (C) Burton Campbell, Thomas Mains, Jasper Greening, Jiao-Long Xyong, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale (PG), Phillip Williams (SG), Jesse Brown (PF), Gregory Norman (C) Floyd Douglas, Deandre Crowe, Jeremy Stubbs, Ernest Graff | |
| 12:57 | Notre Dame | Harry McConaughy misses the 1st free throw | 45-60 |
| 12:57 | Notre Dame | Harry McConaughy makes the 2nd free throw | 45-61 |
| 12:40 | Auburn | Gregory Norman blocks the short jumper by Billy Bridgeforth | 45-61 |
| 12:38 | Notre Dame | Gregory Norman grabs the defensive rebound | 45-61 |
| 12:10 | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams can't finish the layup | 45-61 |
| 12:09 | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams hits the follow up shot | 45-63 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 12:07 | Auburn | Phillip Williams steals it from Billy Bridgeforth in the backcourt | 45-63 |
| 11:51 | Notre Dame | Harry McConaughy can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-63 |
| 11:50 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Wallace Mishler | 45-63 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dennis Hess (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wallace Mishler (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Sheldon Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Yul Ximines (fresh) 5 pts. C - Billy Bridgeforth (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Bernard Vale (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Phillip Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harry McConaughy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jesse Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Norman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler misses the jumper from the left side | 45-63 |
| 11:41 | Notre Dame | Jesse Brown pulls down the rebound | 45-63 |
| 11:16 | Notre Dame | Gregory Norman lays it in set up by Bernard Vale | 45-65 |
| 11:05 | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth hits a wide open jump hook in the paint | 47-65 |
| 10:48 | Notre Dame | Harry McConaughy is called for traveling | 47-65 |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (PG), Thomas Mains (SG), Jasper Greening (SF), Jiao-Long Xyong (PF), Geoffrey Hunt (C) Dennis Hess, Wallace Mishler, Sheldon Taylor, Yul Ximines, Billy Bridgeforth | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Floyd Douglas (PG), Deandre Crowe (SG), Jason Gordon (SF), Timothy Martowski (PF), Ernest Graff (C) Bernard Vale, Phillip Williams, Harry McConaughy, Jesse Brown, Gregory Norman | |
| 10:45 | Auburn | Jasper Greening is called for traveling in the backcourt | 47-65 |
| 10:21 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff lays it up and in on a great pass from Timothy Martowski | 47-67 |
| 10:18 | Auburn | Thomas Mains double dribbles in the backcourt | 47-67 |
| 10:06 | Notre Dame | Floyd Douglas hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 47-67 |
| 10:05 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Martowski | 47-67 |
| 09:49 | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 47-67 |
| 09:48 | Auburn | Jasper Greening grabs the board | 47-67 |
| 09:25 | Auburn | Burton Campbell drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-67 |
| 09:07 | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski lays it up and in set up by Deandre Crowe | 50-69 |
| 09:05 | Auburn | Ernest Graff picks off the pass by Jasper Greening in the backcourt | 50-69 |
| 08:51 | Notre Dame | Jiao-Long Xyong denies the turnaround by Ernest Graff | 50-69 |
| 08:50 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt snags the defensive board | 50-69 |
| 08:37 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt scores on a jumper from the left side | 52-69 |
| 08:13 | Notre Dame | Deandre Crowe misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Thomas Mains - foul #4 on Thomas Mains, team foul #5 | 52-69 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dennis Hess (PG), Wallace Mishler (SG), Sheldon Taylor (SF), Yul Ximines (PF), Billy Bridgeforth (C) Burton Campbell, Thomas Mains, Jasper Greening, Jiao-Long Xyong, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale (PG), Phillip Williams (SF), Jesse Brown (PF), Jeremy Stubbs (C) Floyd Douglas, Jason Gordon, Timothy Martowski, Ernest Graff | |
| 08:13 | Notre Dame | Deandre Crowe makes the 1st free throw | 52-70 |
| 08:13 | Notre Dame | Deandre Crowe makes the 2nd free throw | 52-71 |
| 08:01 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-71 |
| 08:00 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Stubbs grabs the board | 52-71 |
| 07:47 | Notre Dame | Deandre Crowe drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Jeremy Stubbs | 52-73 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dennis Hess (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wallace Mishler (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Sheldon Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Yul Ximines (fresh) 5 pts. C - Billy Bridgeforth (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Bernard Vale (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Deandre Crowe (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Phillip Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jesse Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Stubbs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth lays it up and in | 54-73 |
| 07:21 | Notre Dame | Deandre Crowe misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 54-73 |
| 07:20 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Stubbs tips it home | 54-75 |
| 07:04 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 54-75 |
| 07:02 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Stubbs pulls down the rebound | 54-75 |
| 06:38 | Notre Dame | Deandre Crowe is fouled on the floor by Wallace Mishler - foul #3 on Wallace Mishler, team foul #6 | 54-75 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mains (SG), Jiao-Long Xyong (PF) Wallace Mishler, Billy Bridgeforth | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Harry McConaughy (SF), Gregory Norman (C) Deandre Crowe, Jeremy Stubbs | |
| 06:12 | Notre Dame | Jiao-Long Xyong takes the ball from Harry McConaughy | 54-75 |
| 05:59 | Auburn | Dennis Hess misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-75 |
| 05:58 | Auburn | Yul Ximines pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-75 |
| 05:46 | Auburn | Gregory Norman is called for the reach on Thomas Mains - foul #3 on Gregory Norman, team foul #3 | 54-75 |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (PG), Wallace Mishler (SF), Jasper Greening (C) Dennis Hess, Sheldon Taylor, Yul Ximines | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Carlile (PG), Jason Gordon (SG), Ernest Graff (C) Bernard Vale, Phillip Williams, Jesse Brown | |
| 05:31 | Auburn | Jiao-Long Xyong makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Mains | 56-75 |
| 05:13 | Notre Dame | Harry McConaughy makes the 3 from straight away set up by James Carlile | 56-78 |
| 05:11 | Auburn | Jasper Greening's pass is intercepted by Jason Gordon in the backcourt | 56-78 |
| 04:47 | Notre Dame | Wallace Mishler steals the ball from James Carlile | 56-78 |
| 04:43 | Auburn | Jasper Greening throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-78 |
| Subs | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth (PF), Geoffrey Hunt (C) Thomas Mains, Jiao-Long Xyong | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Floyd Douglas (PG), Timothy Martowski (PF) Jason Gordon, Gregory Norman | |
| 04:24 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff connects on the floater from close range set up by James Carlile | 56-80 |
| 04:11 | Auburn | Burton Campbell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-80 |
| 04:09 | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski snags the defensive board | 56-80 |
| 04:03 | Notre Dame | Harry McConaughy misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-80 |
| 04:01 | Auburn | Burton Campbell pulls down the rebound | 56-80 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:56 | Auburn | James Carlile steals it from Burton Campbell | 56-80 |
| 03:53 | Notre Dame | James Carlile banks in the layup | 56-82 |
| 03:49 | Auburn | Burton Campbell is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 56-82 |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Cole (PG), Yul Ximines (PF) Jasper Greening, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams (SG), Jason Gordon (SF), Jeremy Stubbs (C) James Carlile, Harry McConaughy, Ernest Graff | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:35 | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Timothy Martowski | 56-84 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Richard Cole (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wallace Mishler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Burton Campbell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Yul Ximines (fresh) 5 pts. C - Billy Bridgeforth (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Floyd Douglas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Phillip Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Gordon (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Timothy Martowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Stubbs (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Auburn | Yul Ximines can't finish the layup but the foul's on Floyd Douglas - foul #1 on Floyd Douglas, team foul #4 | 56-84 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gregory Norman (C) Timothy Martowski | |
| 03:22 | Auburn | Yul Ximines misses the 1st free throw | 56-84 |
| 03:22 | Auburn | Yul Ximines misses the 2nd free throw | 56-84 |
| 03:22 | Notre Dame | Gregory Norman gets the rebound | 56-84 |
| 03:06 | Notre Dame | Floyd Douglas comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-84 |
| 03:04 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler snags the defensive board | 56-84 |
| 02:46 | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth clanks a shot from the right side | 56-84 |
| 02:45 | Auburn | Richard Cole tips it back up and in | 58-84 |
| 02:22 | Notre Dame | Yul Ximines denies the turnaround by Jeremy Stubbs | 58-84 |
| 02:20 | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams grabs the offensive board | 58-84 |
| 01:57 | Notre Dame | Gregory Norman misses the lay-in but the foul's on Billy Bridgeforth - foul #2 on Billy Bridgeforth, team foul #7 | 58-84 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jasper Greening (SF) Richard Cole | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Carlile (SG), Timothy Martowski (C) Floyd Douglas, Jeremy Stubbs | |
| 01:57 | Notre Dame | Gregory Norman makes the 1st free throw | 58-85 |
| 01:57 | Notre Dame | Gregory Norman misses the 2nd free throw | 58-85 |
| 01:57 | Auburn | Yul Ximines gets the rebound | 58-85 |
| 01:41 | Auburn | Burton Campbell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-85 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeremy Stubbs (C) Gregory Norman | |
| 01:12 | Notre Dame | Jasper Greening steals it from Jeremy Stubbs | 58-85 |
| 01:08 | Auburn | Phillip Williams picks off the pass by Burton Campbell in the backcourt | 58-85 |
| 00:44 | Notre Dame | James Carlile clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-85 |
| 00:43 | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams can't tip it in | 58-85 |
| 00:42 | Auburn | Jasper Greening grabs the defensive rebound | 58-85 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Auburn | Phillip Williams is called for the reach on Wallace Mishler in the backcourt - foul #1 on Phillip Williams, team foul #5 | 58-85 |
| 00:35 | Auburn | Yul Ximines drills a runner from the right block | 60-85 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams loses the dribble to Yul Ximines | 60-85 |
| 00:06 | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Martowski | 60-85 |
| 00:05 | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski snags the defensive board | 60-85 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams runs out the clock | 60-85 |