| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fresh) SG - Clifton Newlon (fresh) SF - Brian Matthews (fresh) PF - William Patel (fresh) C - Chad Laforce (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Alan Bell (fresh) SG - Don Batten (fresh) SF - Fred Peterson (fresh) PF - Daniel Levinthal (fresh) C - Moshe Petrovic (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | South Carolina | Brian Matthews denies the turnaround by Alan Bell | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Auburn | William Patel snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Auburn | Moshe Petrovic steals it from Chad Laforce | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Auburn | Brian Matthews is fouled on the floor by Moshe Petrovic - foul #1 on Moshe Petrovic, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | Auburn | William Patel clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:06 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 17:37 | Auburn | John Moen is fouled on the floor by Moshe Petrovic - foul #2 on Moshe Petrovic, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Auburn | Marcus Ono (PG), David Peacock (SF), Daniel Landry (PF), Marc Beam (C) John Moen, Brian Matthews, William Patel, Chad Laforce | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Santillo (C) Moshe Petrovic | |
| 17:17 | Auburn | Marc Beam comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 0-0 |
| 17:16 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Daniel Levinthal | 0-0 |
| 16:51 | South Carolina | Don Batten comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 16:50 | Auburn | Marc Beam grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 16:44 | Auburn | David Peacock misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 16:42 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon tips it home | 2-0 |
| 16:23 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson loses the dribble to Daniel Landry | 2-0 |
| 16:21 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon's pass is intercepted by Alan Bell in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 16:17 | South Carolina | Don Batten blows the layup | 2-0 |
| 16:15 | Auburn | Marc Beam gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 15:52 | Auburn | Marcus Ono misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 15:51 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to David Peacock | 2-0 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Marcus Ono (fresh) SG - Clifton Newlon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Peacock (fresh) PF - Daniel Landry (fresh) C - Marc Beam (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Alan Bell (fairly fresh) SG - Don Batten (fairly fresh) SF - Fred Peterson (fairly fresh) PF - Daniel Levinthal (fairly fresh) C - David Santillo (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Auburn | Marc Beam connects on the runner near the basket | 4-0 |
| 15:33 | South Carolina | Don Batten misses the jumpshot from the left side | 4-0 |
| 15:31 | Auburn | David Peacock pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 15:03 | Auburn | Marc Beam blows the layup but the foul's on David Santillo - foul #1 on David Santillo, team foul #3 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), Brian Matthews (SG), William Patel (SF) Marcus Ono, Clifton Newlon, David Peacock | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ronald Libby (SF), David McGillicuddy (C) Fred Peterson, Daniel Levinthal | |
| 15:03 | Auburn | Marc Beam makes the 1st free throw | 5-0 |
| 15:03 | Auburn | Marc Beam misses the 2nd free throw | 5-0 |
| 15:03 | South Carolina | Don Batten pulls down the rebound | 5-0 |
| 14:52 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby drills a jumper in the paint set up by Alan Bell and the foul's on Daniel Landry - foul #1 on Daniel Landry, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Glen Brown (SG) Don Batten | |
| 14:52 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby makes the free throw | 5-3 |
| 14:33 | Auburn | The short jumper by Marc Beam is denied by Ronald Libby | 5-3 |
| 14:32 | South Carolina | Alan Bell grabs the board | 5-3 |
| 14:24 | South Carolina | Alan Bell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Glen Brown | 5-5 |
| 14:06 | Auburn | Brian Matthews hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 5-5 |
| 14:05 | Auburn | Daniel Landry grabs the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 13:47 | Auburn | Brian Matthews misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 13:45 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Landry | 5-5 |
| 13:32 | Auburn | Brian Matthews misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 13:30 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 13:24 | South Carolina | Alan Bell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Brian Matthews - foul #1 on Brian Matthews, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Peacock (SF) Daniel Landry | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Batten (SG), Fred Peterson (SF), Daniel Levinthal (PF) Glen Brown, David Santillo, David McGillicuddy | |
| 13:24 | South Carolina | Alan Bell makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 13:24 | South Carolina | Alan Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 13:24 | Auburn | William Patel grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 13:21 | Auburn | Alan Bell is called for the reach on John Moen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alan Bell, team foul #4 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Glen Brown (PG) Alan Bell | |
| 12:52 | Auburn | William Patel is whistled for traveling | 5-6 |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG) David Peacock | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 12:26 | South Carolina | Glen Brown is called for 5 seconds | 5-6 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Peacock (SF), Daniel Landry (C) Clifton Newlon, Marc Beam | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 12:03 | Auburn | John Moen is open and buries a turnaround from the right block set up by William Patel | 7-6 |
| 11:49 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal lays it up and in on a nice dish by Glen Brown | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Matthews (fairly fresh) SF - David Peacock (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Patel (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Landry (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Glen Brown (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Don Batten (fairly fresh) SF - Fred Peterson (fairly fresh) PF - Daniel Levinthal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Libby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:43 | Auburn | Brian Matthews's pass is intercepted by Fred Peterson in the backcourt | 7-8 |
| 11:42 | South Carolina | Glen Brown banks in the layup on a great pass from Fred Peterson | 7-10 |
| 11:40 | Auburn | John Moen is hacked by Glen Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Glen Brown, team foul #5 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Auburn | Marcus Ono (PG), Clifton Newlon (SG), Marc Beam (C) John Moen, David Peacock, Daniel Landry | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy (C) Daniel Levinthal | |
| 11:24 | Auburn | William Patel scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Marcus Ono | 9-10 |
| 10:58 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Ronald Libby, team foul #6 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), David Peacock (SF) Marcus Ono, Brian Matthews | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alan Bell (PG), Jose Alvarez (SG), Daniel Levinthal (PF) Glen Brown, Don Batten, Fred Peterson | |
| 10:36 | Auburn | Marc Beam misses the shot in the lane but he's hacked by David McGillicuddy - foul #1 on David McGillicuddy, team foul #7 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Auburn | Brian Matthews (SF) David Peacock | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Santillo (C) Ronald Libby | |
| 10:36 | Auburn | Marc Beam misses the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 10:36 | Auburn | Marc Beam makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 10:19 | South Carolina | Alan Bell misses the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Brian Matthews - foul #2 on Brian Matthews, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson (SF), Daniel Landry (C) Brian Matthews, Marc Beam | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 10:19 | South Carolina | Alan Bell makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 10:19 | South Carolina | Alan Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 09:50 | Auburn | William Patel comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 10-12 |
| 09:48 | South Carolina | David Santillo snags the defensive board | 10-12 |
| 09:25 | South Carolina | The short jumper by Daniel Levinthal is denied by William Patel | 10-12 |
| 09:24 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 09:19 | South Carolina | David Santillo comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 10-12 |
| 09:18 | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez grabs the offensive board | 10-12 |
| 09:00 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal is hacked by William Patel - foul #1 on William Patel, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Auburn | Marcus Ono (PG), David Peacock (SF), Marc Beam (C) John Moen, Anthony Donaldson, Daniel Landry | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Glen Brown (PG), Don Batten (SG), Fred Peterson (SF), Ronald Libby (C) Alan Bell, Jose Alvarez, David McGillicuddy, David Santillo | |
| 08:40 | South Carolina | Glen Brown scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 10-14 |
| 08:11 | Auburn | William Patel hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Marcus Ono | 12-14 |
| 07:59 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal is fouled on the floor by William Patel - foul #2 on William Patel, team foul #5 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (SG), Anthony Donaldson (SF), Daniel Landry (PF) Clifton Newlon, David Peacock, William Patel | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 07:41 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby knocks in the shot from close range and he's hacked by Daniel Landry - foul #2 on Daniel Landry, team foul #6 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Peacock (SF) Daniel Landry | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alan Bell (PG) Glen Brown | |
| 07:41 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby makes the free throw | 12-17 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Marcus Ono (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Moen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Peacock (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Donaldson (fresh) C - Marc Beam (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Alan Bell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Batten (fairly fresh) SF - Fred Peterson (fairly fresh) PF - Daniel Levinthal (tiring) 2 pts. C - Ronald Libby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Auburn | Marc Beam banks in the layup on a nice dish by Marcus Ono | 14-17 |
| 06:57 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal misses the floater near the basket | 14-17 |
| 06:55 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson hits the follow up shot | 14-19 |
| 06:53 | Auburn | David Peacock is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Peterson - foul #1 on Fred Peterson, team foul #8 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG) Marcus Ono | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Glen Brown (SG), Anthony Marte (SF), David McGillicuddy (PF), David Santillo (C) Don Batten, Fred Peterson, Daniel Levinthal, Ronald Libby | |
| 06:53 | Auburn | David Peacock makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 06:53 | Auburn | David Peacock makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 06:26 | South Carolina | Alan Bell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 16-19 |
| 06:24 | Auburn | Marc Beam grabs the defensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 06:09 | Auburn | Marc Beam misses long on a shot near the basket | 16-19 |
| 06:08 | Auburn | Marc Beam snags the offensive board | 16-19 |
| 05:55 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Moen | 18-19 |
| 05:37 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-19 |
| Subs | Auburn | Marcus Ono (PG), Brian Matthews (SG), William Patel (SF), Daniel Landry (PF), Chad Laforce (C) John Moen, Clifton Newlon, David Peacock, Anthony Donaldson, Marc Beam | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez (PG), Don Batten (SG), Fred Peterson (SF), Daniel Levinthal (PF), Ronald Libby (C) Alan Bell, Glen Brown, Anthony Marte, David McGillicuddy, David Santillo | |
| 05:08 | Auburn | Daniel Levinthal picks off the pass by Marcus Ono | 18-19 |
| 05:01 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal hits the finger roll set up by Fred Peterson and he's fouled by Daniel Landry - foul #3 on Daniel Landry, team foul #7 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG), Marc Beam (C) Daniel Landry, Chad Laforce | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 05:01 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal makes the free throw | 18-22 |
| 04:35 | Auburn | Marc Beam connects on the jumper from the left block | 20-22 |
| 04:16 | South Carolina | Don Batten misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away but he's hacked by Marcus Ono - foul #1 on Marcus Ono, team foul #8 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), Chad Laforce (C) Marcus Ono, Marc Beam | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Glen Brown (PG), Anthony Marte (SF), David McGillicuddy (C) Jose Alvarez, Fred Peterson, Daniel Levinthal | |
| 04:16 | South Carolina | Don Batten makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 04:16 | South Carolina | Don Batten misses the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 04:16 | South Carolina | Don Batten makes the 3rd free throw | 20-24 |
| 04:10 | Auburn | Chad Laforce is hacked by David McGillicuddy in the backcourt - foul #2 on David McGillicuddy, team foul #9 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alan Bell (PG), Daniel Levinthal (PF), David Santillo (C) Don Batten, Ronald Libby, David McGillicuddy | |
| 04:10 | Auburn | Chad Laforce misses the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 04:10 | South Carolina | David Santillo snags the defensive board | 20-24 |
| 04:01 | South Carolina | Alan Bell misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-24 |
| 04:00 | Auburn | William Patel gets the rebound | 20-24 |
| 03:58 | Auburn | Brian Matthews loses the dribble to Daniel Levinthal in the backcourt | 20-24 |
| 03:42 | South Carolina | Alan Bell loses the dribble to William Patel | 20-24 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifton Newlon (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Brian Matthews (fresh) PF - William Patel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Chad Laforce (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Alan Bell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glen Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Marte (fresh) PF - Daniel Levinthal (tired) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - David Santillo (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Auburn | William Patel is open and buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Chad Laforce | 23-24 |
| 02:54 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-24 |
| Subs | Auburn | Marcus Ono (PG), Marc Beam (C) Clifton Newlon, Chad Laforce | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez (PG), Don Batten (SG), Fred Peterson (SF), Ronald Libby (PF), Moshe Petrovic (C) Alan Bell, Glen Brown, Anthony Marte, Daniel Levinthal, David Santillo | |
| 02:51 | Auburn | Marcus Ono loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-24 |
| 02:29 | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez scores on a driving attempt from close range | 23-26 |
| 02:09 | Auburn | William Patel buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Matthews | 25-26 |
| 01:43 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 25-26 |
| 01:41 | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez gets the offensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 01:24 | South Carolina | Don Batten can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Marc Beam - foul #1 on Marc Beam, team foul #9 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG) Marcus Ono | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alan Bell (PG), Anthony Marte (SF), David McGillicuddy (PF) Jose Alvarez, Fred Peterson, Ronald Libby | |
| 01:24 | South Carolina | Don Batten misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 01:24 | South Carolina | Don Batten makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 01:01 | Auburn | Moshe Petrovic swats the short shot by Clifton Newlon | 25-27 |
| 01:00 | Auburn | Brian Matthews gets the offensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 00:40 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon misses the lay-in but he's hacked by David McGillicuddy - foul #3 on David McGillicuddy, team foul #10 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Auburn | Marcus Ono (PG) John Moen | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Glen Brown (SG), Daniel Levinthal (PF) Don Batten, David McGillicuddy | |
| 00:40 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon misses the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 00:40 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 00:19 | South Carolina | Glen Brown hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | William Patel's fadeaway is rejected by Moshe Petrovic | 26-30 |