| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Richard Merrell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Strickland (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Liu Abdelal (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicolas Wesson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Willis Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Travis Craig (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Walden (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Wagner (fresh) PF - Joseph Simon (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - David Mills (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal inbounds the ball | 30-34 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal loses the dribble to Michael Wagner | 30-34 |
| 19:20 | Auburn | Travis Craig misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-34 |
| 19:19 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| 19:07 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal can't finish the layup | 30-34 |
| 19:05 | Auburn | Michael Wagner gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| 18:49 | Auburn | David Mills is denied on a layup by Willis Davis | 30-34 |
| 18:48 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 18:43 | Iowa | Willis Davis loses the dribble to Travis Craig | 30-34 |
| 18:40 | Auburn | Travis Craig blows the layup | 30-34 |
| 18:39 | Auburn | Michael Wagner tips it but misses | 30-34 |
| 18:38 | Auburn | David Mills tips it home | 30-36 |
| 18:32 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal knocks in the shot from the left block | 32-36 |
| 18:03 | Auburn | David Mills lays it up and in | 32-38 |
| 17:50 | Iowa | Willis Davis misses the easy layup but he's hacked by David Mills - foul #1 on David Mills, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | Marshall Morrell (SG), Robert Super (SF) Steven Strickland, Liu Abdelal | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 17:50 | Iowa | Willis Davis makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 17:50 | Iowa | Willis Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 17:25 | Auburn | Michael Wagner is fouled on the floor by Nicolas Wesson - foul #3 on Nicolas Wesson, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jack McKowen (PF), Curtis Carroll (C) Nicolas Wesson, Willis Davis | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 16:58 | Auburn | Robert Super picks off the pass by Rodney Walden | 34-38 |
| 16:43 | Iowa | Curtis Carroll is fouled on the floor by Rodney Walden - foul #2 on Rodney Walden, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| 16:35 | Iowa | Michael Wagner steals the ball from Marshall Morrell | 34-38 |
| 16:13 | Auburn | Rodney Walden hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Travis Craig | 34-40 |
| 16:00 | Iowa | Curtis Carroll lays it up and in | 36-40 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Richard Merrell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marshall Morrell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Super (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Jack McKowen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Curtis Carroll (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Travis Craig (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Walden (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Wagner (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Simon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - David Mills (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Auburn | Joseph Simon buries a fadeaway from the free throw line and he's fouled by Jack McKowen - foul #2 on Jack McKowen, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Griffin (PG), Steven Strickland (SG), Liu Abdelal (SF), Nicolas Wesson (PF), Willis Davis (C) Richard Merrell, Marshall Morrell, Robert Super, Jack McKowen, Curtis Carroll | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 15:37 | Auburn | Joseph Simon misses the free throw | 36-42 |
| 15:37 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal pulls down the rebound | 36-42 |
| 15:27 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Griffin | 38-42 |
| 15:03 | Auburn | David Mills is hacked by Willis Davis during a doubleteam - foul #3 on Willis Davis, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Merrell (PG), Marshall Morrell (SG) John Griffin, Steven Strickland | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 14:40 | Auburn | Richard Merrell steps in front of the David Mills pass | 38-42 |
| 14:27 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Liu Abdelal, team foul #4 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Griffin (PG), Steven Strickland (SG), Curtis Carroll (C) Richard Merrell, Marshall Morrell, Willis Davis | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 14:04 | Auburn | David Mills is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-42 |
| 14:03 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| 13:58 | Iowa | Michael Wagner picks off the pass by Steven Strickland | 38-42 |
| 13:54 | Auburn | Joseph Simon blows the layup | 38-42 |
| 13:53 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| 13:38 | Iowa | Steven Strickland's floater is tipped away by David Mills | 38-42 |
| 13:37 | Auburn | Michael Wagner grabs the defensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 13:12 | Auburn | David Mills is hacked by Liu Abdelal - foul #3 on Liu Abdelal, team foul #5 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Merrell (PG), Marshall Morrell (SG), Robert Super (SF), Willis Davis (C) John Griffin, Steven Strickland, Liu Abdelal, Curtis Carroll | |
| Subs | Auburn | Leo Hatten (SF), Steven Hensley (PF) Michael Wagner, Joseph Simon | |
| 12:59 | Auburn | Robert Super takes the ball from David Mills | 38-42 |
| 12:53 | Iowa | Willis Davis scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Merrell | 40-42 |
| 12:36 | Auburn | Rodney Walden misses short on a 3 from straight away | 40-42 |
| 12:34 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Willis Davis | 40-42 |
| 12:23 | Iowa | Marshall Morrell knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Richard Merrell | 42-42 |
| 11:59 | Auburn | Travis Craig hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-42 |
| 11:57 | Iowa | Willis Davis pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Richard Merrell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marshall Morrell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Super (fresh) 3 stl. PF - Nicolas Wesson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Willis Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Travis Craig (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Walden (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leo Hatten (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steven Hensley (fresh) 4 reb. C - David Mills (tiring) 11 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:52 | Iowa | Robert Super buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Willis Davis | 44-42 |
| 11:38 | Auburn | Steven Hensley misses badly on a shot from the right block | 44-42 |
| 11:37 | Iowa | Marshall Morrell grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 11:30 | Iowa | Willis Davis can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 11:29 | Auburn | Steven Hensley pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 11:05 | Auburn | Rodney Walden buries a 3 from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 11:01 | Iowa | Richard Merrell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 10:59 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson hits the follow up shot | 46-45 |
| 10:54 | Auburn | Travis Craig misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 46-45 |
| 10:52 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Willis Davis | 46-45 |
| 10:47 | Iowa | Marshall Morrell clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 10:45 | Iowa | Robert Super gets the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 10:29 | Iowa | The jump hook by Willis Davis is blocked by Steven Hensley | 46-45 |
| 10:28 | Auburn | Steven Hensley snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 10:01 | Auburn | Leo Hatten throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Julian Nease (PG), Steven Strickland (SG), Liu Abdelal (SF), Curtis Carroll (C) Richard Merrell, Marshall Morrell, Robert Super, Willis Davis | |
| Subs | Auburn | Elmer Mills (PG), Samuel Bateman (SG), Michael Wagner (SF), Joseph Simon (PF) Travis Craig, Rodney Walden, Steven Hensley, David Mills | |
| 09:38 | Iowa | Steven Strickland comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-45 |
| 09:36 | Auburn | Joseph Simon snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 09:17 | Auburn | Samuel Bateman comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-45 |
| 09:16 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Simon | 46-45 |
| 09:01 | Auburn | Joseph Simon knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Leo Hatten | 46-47 |
| 08:46 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-47 |
| 08:44 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson grabs the offensive board | 46-47 |
| 08:33 | Iowa | Steven Strickland clanks a shot from the baseline | 46-47 |
| 08:32 | Auburn | Elmer Mills gets the rebound | 46-47 |
| 08:10 | Auburn | Samuel Bateman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-47 |
| 08:08 | Auburn | Joseph Simon tips it home | 46-49 |
| 07:50 | Iowa | Michael Wagner steps in front of the Nicolas Wesson pass | 46-49 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Julian Nease (fresh) SG - Steven Strickland (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Liu Abdelal (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nicolas Wesson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Curtis Carroll (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Elmer Mills (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Bateman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Wagner (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 4 stl. PF - Joseph Simon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Leo Hatten (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Auburn | Liu Abdelal is called for the reach on Leo Hatten - foul #4 on Liu Abdelal, team foul #6 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Merrell (PG), Willis Davis (C) Julian Nease, Curtis Carroll | |
| Subs | Auburn | Travis Craig (PG) Elmer Mills | |
| 07:25 | Auburn | Joseph Simon misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 46-49 |
| 07:23 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Richard Merrell | 46-49 |
| 07:06 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson double dribbles | 46-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rodney Walden (SG), David Mills (C) Samuel Bateman, Leo Hatten | |
| 06:50 | Auburn | Rodney Walden is fouled on the floor by Steven Strickland - foul #1 on Steven Strickland, team foul #7 | 46-49 |
| 06:50 | Auburn | Rodney Walden makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 06:50 | Auburn | Rodney Walden misses the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 06:50 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Liu Abdelal | 46-50 |
| 06:39 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by David Mills - foul #2 on David Mills, team foul #3 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Super (SF) Liu Abdelal | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 06:39 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 06:39 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 06:39 | Auburn | David Mills grabs the board | 47-50 |
| 06:18 | Auburn | Nicolas Wesson picks off the pass by David Mills | 47-50 |
| 06:06 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson lays it up and in set up by Richard Merrell | 49-50 |
| 05:50 | Auburn | David Mills blows the layup but the foul's on Willis Davis - foul #4 on Willis Davis, team foul #8 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Liu Abdelal (SF), Curtis Carroll (C) Robert Super, Willis Davis | |
| Subs | Auburn | Leo Hatten (SF), Steven Hensley (PF) Michael Wagner, Joseph Simon | |
| 05:50 | Auburn | David Mills misses the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 05:50 | Auburn | David Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 05:40 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal can't throw it down | 49-51 |
| 05:38 | Auburn | Travis Craig grabs the board | 49-51 |
| 05:17 | Auburn | David Mills's floater is tipped away by Nicolas Wesson | 49-51 |
| 05:15 | Auburn | Leo Hatten can't tip it in | 49-51 |
| 05:13 | Auburn | Rodney Walden grabs the offensive board | 49-51 |
| 04:52 | Auburn | Travis Craig is fouled on the floor by Nicolas Wesson - foul #4 on Nicolas Wesson, team foul #9 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Willis Davis (C) Curtis Carroll | |
| Subs | Auburn | Samuel Bateman (SG), Michael Wagner (SF) Rodney Walden, David Mills | |
| 04:52 | Auburn | Travis Craig makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 04:52 | Auburn | Travis Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 04:36 | Iowa | Steven Strickland hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-53 |
| 04:07 | Auburn | Samuel Bateman makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-56 |
| 03:51 | Iowa | Michael Wagner steals it from Richard Merrell | 51-56 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Richard Merrell (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Strickland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Liu Abdelal (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Nicolas Wesson (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Willis Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Travis Craig (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Bateman (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Michael Wagner (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 5 stl. PF - Steven Hensley (fresh) 6 reb. C - Leo Hatten (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Auburn | Samuel Bateman misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-56 |
| 03:21 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal pulls down the rebound | 51-56 |
| 03:15 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal loses the ball out of bounds | 51-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | Marshall Morrell (SG), Robert Super (SF), Curtis Carroll (C) Steven Strickland, Liu Abdelal, Willis Davis | |
| Subs | Auburn | Elmer Mills (PG), Rodney Walden (SG), Joseph Simon (PF), David Mills (C) Travis Craig, Samuel Bateman, Steven Hensley, Leo Hatten | |
| 02:52 | Auburn | David Mills makes the floater from the baseline set up by Elmer Mills | 51-58 |
| 02:35 | Iowa | Robert Super can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 51-58 |
| 02:34 | Iowa | Marshall Morrell tips it but misses | 51-58 |
| 02:33 | Auburn | Joseph Simon grabs the defensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 02:14 | Auburn | Rodney Walden misses long on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Curtis Carroll - foul #1 on Curtis Carroll, team foul #10 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (SF), Willis Davis (C) Richard Merrell, Curtis Carroll | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 02:14 | Auburn | Rodney Walden makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 02:14 | Auburn | Rodney Walden makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 02:02 | Iowa | Steven Strickland drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-60 |
| 01:38 | Auburn | Joseph Simon banks in the layup and he's hacked by Marshall Morrell - foul #1 on Marshall Morrell, team foul #11 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Merrell (PG), Liu Abdelal (SF) Robert Super, Marshall Morrell | |
| Subs | Auburn | Travis Craig (PG) Elmer Mills | |
| 01:38 | Auburn | Joseph Simon makes the free throw | 53-63 |
| 01:23 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal lays it up and in | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:12 | Auburn | Rodney Walden misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-63 |
| 01:10 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal snags the defensive board | 55-63 |
| 01:04 | Iowa | Joseph Simon denies the turnaround by Willis Davis | 55-63 |
| 01:02 | Auburn | Michael Wagner pulls down the rebound | 55-63 |
| 01:00 | Auburn | Travis Craig's pass is intercepted by Richard Merrell in the backcourt | 55-63 |
| 00:57 | Iowa | Steven Strickland hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Merrell | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:54 | Auburn | Rodney Walden is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Strickland - foul #2 on Steven Strickland, team foul #12 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Elmer Mills (PG), Leo Hatten (SF) Travis Craig, Michael Wagner | |
| 00:54 | Auburn | Rodney Walden makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:54 | Auburn | Rodney Walden makes the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:48 | Iowa | Rodney Walden is called for the reach on Steven Strickland - foul #3 on Rodney Walden, team foul #4 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Travis Craig (PG), Michael Wagner (SF) Elmer Mills, Leo Hatten | |
| 00:45 | Iowa | Richard Merrell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-65 |
| 00:44 | Iowa | Willis Davis grabs the offensive board | 57-65 |
| 00:40 | Iowa | Richard Merrell makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-65 |
| 00:38 | Auburn | Richard Merrell is called for the reach on David Mills in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Merrell, team foul #13 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Elmer Mills (PG), Leo Hatten (SF) Travis Craig, Michael Wagner | |
| 00:38 | Auburn | David Mills makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:38 | Auburn | David Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Iowa | Joseph Simon is called for the reach on Steven Strickland - foul #1 on Joseph Simon, team foul #5 | 60-67 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Travis Craig (PG), Michael Wagner (SF) Elmer Mills, Leo Hatten | |
| 00:30 | Iowa | Richard Merrell buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Liu Abdelal | 63-67 |
| 00:28 | Auburn | Rodney Walden is hacked by Richard Merrell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Merrell, team foul #14 | 63-67 |
| 00:28 | Auburn | Rodney Walden makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:28 | Auburn | Rodney Walden makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:22 | Iowa | Richard Merrell connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-69 |
| 00:19 | Auburn | Steven Strickland is called for the reach on Rodney Walden in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Strickland, team foul #15 | 66-69 |
| 00:19 | Auburn | Rodney Walden makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:19 | Auburn | Rodney Walden makes the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:13 | Iowa | Richard Merrell misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-71 |
| 00:11 | Iowa | Willis Davis snags the offensive board | 66-71 |
| 00:09 | Iowa | Richard Merrell misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-71 |
| 00:08 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal grabs the offensive board | 66-71 |
| 00:06 | Iowa | Richard Merrell buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-71 |
| 00:03 | Auburn | Rodney Walden is hacked by Richard Merrell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Merrell, team foul #16 | 69-71 |
| 00:03 | Auburn | Rodney Walden makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:03 | Auburn | Rodney Walden makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Steven Strickland can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 69-73 |