| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Renato Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Enam Africa (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Theodore Green (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Matthew Rico (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Todd Brunner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Richard Huffaker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tracy Cruce (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Tsao (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Yuri Burakowski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | James Tsao inbounds the ball | 32-42 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by James Tsao | 32-45 |
| 19:20 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico blows the wide open dunk | 32-45 |
| 19:18 | Auburn | James Tsao snags the defensive board | 32-45 |
| 19:12 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 32-45 |
| 19:11 | Northwestern | Theodore Green grabs the defensive rebound | 32-45 |
| 18:42 | Northwestern | Enam Africa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-45 |
| 18:41 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico tips it home | 34-45 |
| 18:29 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-47 |
| 18:13 | Northwestern | Enam Africa is whistled for a carry | 34-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Matherly (PG), Ante Zender (PF), Everette Duval (C) Renato Russo, Matthew Rico, Todd Brunner | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Curtis Porter (SF), Arthur Gallagher (C) Richard Huffaker, James Tsao, Yuri Burakowski | |
| 17:57 | Auburn | Curtis Porter comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Everette Duval - foul #1 on Everette Duval, team foul #1 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Allen (SG), Todd Brunner (C) Enam Africa, Everette Duval | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 17:57 | Auburn | Curtis Porter misses the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 17:57 | Auburn | Curtis Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 34-48 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 17:49 | Northwestern | Ante Zender is whistled for a carry | 34-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (SG) Edward Allen | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 17:33 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by James Smith | 34-50 |
| 17:13 | Northwestern | Ante Zender misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-50 |
| 17:11 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher gets the rebound | 34-50 |
| 17:02 | Auburn | Ante Zender steps in front of the Tracy Cruce pass | 34-50 |
| 16:41 | Northwestern | Enam Africa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Renato Russo (PG), Edward Allen (SG), Matthew Rico (PF) Michael Matherly, Enam Africa, Todd Brunner | |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Huffaker (PG), James Tsao (SF), Yuri Burakowski (C) James Smith, Curtis Porter, Thomas Mitchell | |
| 16:24 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-53 |
| 16:00 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico misses the dunk but he's fouled by James Tsao - foul #1 on James Tsao, team foul #1 | 34-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (SG), Michael Matherly (SF) Edward Allen, Theodore Green | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (SG), Curtis Porter (SF), Thomas Mitchell (PF) Tracy Cruce, James Tsao, Arthur Gallagher | |
| 16:00 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico makes the 1st free throw | 35-53 |
| 16:00 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico misses the 2nd free throw | 35-53 |
| 16:00 | Auburn | Curtis Porter gets the rebound | 35-53 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Renato Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Enam Africa (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Matherly (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Rico (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ante Zender (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Richard Huffaker (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Curtis Porter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Mitchell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Yuri Burakowski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski throws it down on a great pass from Richard Huffaker | 35-55 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 15:39 | Northwestern | Thomas Mitchell is called for the reach on Enam Africa - foul #1 on Thomas Mitchell, team foul #2 | 35-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Theodore Green (SF) Michael Matherly | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Tsao (SF) Curtis Porter | |
| 15:27 | Northwestern | Renato Russo hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 35-55 |
| 15:25 | Auburn | The rebound goes to James Tsao | 35-55 |
| 14:56 | Auburn | James Smith misses the lay-in but the foul's on Renato Russo - foul #2 on Renato Russo, team foul #2 | 35-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Matherly (SF), Todd Brunner (C) Theodore Green, Matthew Rico | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (SG), Curtis Porter (SF) Richard Huffaker, Yuri Burakowski | |
| 14:56 | Auburn | James Smith misses the 1st free throw | 35-55 |
| 14:56 | Auburn | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 35-56 |
| 14:42 | Northwestern | Michael Matherly hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-56 |
| 14:22 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Curtis Porter | 38-58 |
| 14:10 | Northwestern | Thomas Mitchell takes the ball from Renato Russo | 38-58 |
| 13:46 | Auburn | Curtis Porter blows the layup but he's hacked by Ante Zender - foul #3 on Ante Zender, team foul #3 | 38-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Allen (PG), Theodore Green (SF), Matthew Rico (PF) Renato Russo, Michael Matherly, Ante Zender | |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Huffaker (PG), Arthur Gallagher (PF), Yuri Burakowski (C) James Smith, Thomas Mitchell, James Tsao | |
| 13:46 | Auburn | Curtis Porter makes the 1st free throw | 38-59 |
| 13:46 | Auburn | Curtis Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 38-60 |
| 13:27 | Northwestern | Enam Africa is fouled on the floor by Tracy Cruce - foul #3 on Tracy Cruce, team foul #3 | 38-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Renato Russo (PG) Enam Africa | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Tsao (SF) Curtis Porter | |
| 13:15 | Northwestern | Theodore Green misses badly on a shot from the left side | 38-60 |
| 13:13 | Northwestern | Theodore Green grabs the offensive rebound | 38-60 |
| 12:56 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-60 |
| 12:55 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski grabs the defensive rebound | 38-60 |
| 12:42 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski loses the ball out of bounds | 38-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Matherly (PG), Enam Africa (SG), Ante Zender (C) Renato Russo, Edward Allen, Todd Brunner | |
| Subs | Auburn | Curtis Porter (SF), Thomas Mitchell (PF) James Tsao, Arthur Gallagher | |
| 12:25 | Northwestern | Ante Zender makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Enam Africa and he's hacked by Yuri Burakowski - foul #1 on Yuri Burakowski, team foul #4 | 40-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Renato Russo (PG) Michael Matherly | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (SG) Tracy Cruce | |
| 12:25 | Northwestern | Ante Zender makes the free throw | 41-60 |
| 12:00 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Thomas Mitchell | 41-63 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Renato Russo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Enam Africa (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Theodore Green (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Rico (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ante Zender (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Richard Huffaker (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Curtis Porter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Mitchell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Yuri Burakowski (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico misses the turnaround in the paint | 41-63 |
| 11:48 | Northwestern | Theodore Green tips it back up and in | 43-63 |
| 11:26 | Auburn | Curtis Porter clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-63 |
| 11:25 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski tips it in | 43-65 |
| 10:59 | Northwestern | Thomas Mitchell blocks the jumper by Matthew Rico | 43-65 |
| 10:57 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico misses the tip | 43-65 |
| 10:56 | Auburn | James Smith gets the rebound | 43-65 |
| 10:32 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-65 |
| 10:30 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico snags the defensive board | 43-65 |
| 10:18 | Northwestern | Enam Africa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Matherly (PG), Edward Allen (SF), Everette Duval (PF), Todd Brunner (C) Renato Russo, Theodore Green, Matthew Rico, Ante Zender | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (SG), James Tsao (SF), Arthur Gallagher (PF) James Smith, Curtis Porter, Thomas Mitchell | |
| 09:57 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-65 |
| 09:55 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-65 |
| 09:45 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Huffaker | 43-68 |
| 09:31 | Northwestern | Edward Allen misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-68 |
| 09:30 | Northwestern | Edward Allen can't tip it in | 43-68 |
| 09:29 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce pulls down the rebound | 43-68 |
| 09:17 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-68 |
| 09:16 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner pulls down the rebound | 43-68 |
| 08:59 | Northwestern | Michael Matherly comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-68 |
| 08:57 | Auburn | James Tsao grabs the defensive rebound | 43-68 |
| 08:47 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Yuri Burakowski | 43-71 |
| 08:30 | Northwestern | Enam Africa misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-71 |
| 08:29 | Auburn | James Tsao snags the defensive board | 43-71 |
| 08:16 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-71 |
| 08:15 | Northwestern | Michael Matherly grabs the defensive rebound | 43-71 |
| 08:09 | Northwestern | Michael Matherly misses long on a shot from the right wing | 43-71 |
| 08:07 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce pulls down the rebound | 43-71 |
| 07:49 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Tsao | 43-74 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Michael Matherly (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Enam Africa (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Allen (fresh) PF - Everette Duval (fairly fresh) C - Todd Brunner (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Richard Huffaker (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tracy Cruce (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Tsao (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Arthur Gallagher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Yuri Burakowski (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Northwestern | Enam Africa drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-74 |
| 07:21 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Tracy Cruce | 46-77 |
| 07:16 | Northwestern | Michael Matherly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-77 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ante Zender (SF), Matthew Rico (PF) Enam Africa, Todd Brunner | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Curtis Porter (SF), Thomas Mitchell (PF) Richard Huffaker, Arthur Gallagher, Yuri Burakowski | |
| 07:01 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by James Smith | 46-79 |
| 06:50 | Northwestern | Michael Matherly scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Edward Allen | 49-79 |
| 06:35 | Auburn | A charge is called on Curtis Porter - foul #2 on Curtis Porter, team foul #5 | 49-79 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Theodore Green (SF) Matthew Rico | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 06:21 | Northwestern | Ante Zender misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-79 |
| 06:19 | Auburn | The rebound goes to James Tsao | 49-79 |
| 05:55 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Everette Duval - foul #2 on Everette Duval, team foul #4 | 49-79 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew Rico (PF) Theodore Green | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 05:55 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 49-80 |
| 05:55 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 49-81 |
| 05:46 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on James Tsao - foul #2 on James Tsao, team foul #6 | 49-81 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski (C) James Tsao | |
| 05:46 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico misses the 1st free throw | 49-81 |
| 05:46 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico misses the 2nd free throw | 49-81 |
| 05:46 | Northwestern | Everette Duval pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-81 |
| 05:35 | Northwestern | Ante Zender comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 49-81 |
| 05:34 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell grabs the board | 49-81 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 05:19 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 49-81 |
| 05:18 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico grabs the board | 49-81 |
| 05:10 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Edward Allen | 51-81 |
| 04:50 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 51-81 |
| 04:49 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Yuri Burakowski | 51-81 |
| 04:34 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 51-83 |
| 04:19 | Northwestern | Ante Zender buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Edward Allen | 53-83 |
| 04:07 | Auburn | Curtis Porter is fouled on the floor by Edward Allen - foul #2 on Edward Allen, team foul #5 | 53-83 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Theodore Green (SF), Todd Brunner (C) Matthew Rico, Everette Duval | |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Huffaker (PG), James Tsao (SF), Arthur Gallagher (C) James Smith, Curtis Porter, Yuri Burakowski | |
| 03:53 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-83 |
| 03:51 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner grabs the board | 53-83 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Allen (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Michael Matherly (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Theodore Green (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ante Zender (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Todd Brunner (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Richard Huffaker (fresh) 23 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tracy Cruce (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Tsao (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Mitchell (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. C - Arthur Gallagher (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Northwestern | Michael Matherly makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Theodore Green | 56-83 |
| 03:06 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-83 |
| 03:04 | Northwestern | Theodore Green gets the rebound | 56-83 |
| 02:46 | Northwestern | Theodore Green connects on the shot from close range | 58-83 |
| 02:40 | Auburn | James Tsao misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-83 |
| 02:39 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Huffaker | 58-83 |
| 02:30 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 58-83 |
| 02:29 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker hits the follow up shot | 58-85 |
| 02:07 | Northwestern | Michael Matherly hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-85 |
| 02:05 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell gets the rebound | 58-85 |
| 01:59 | Auburn | The jump hook by Arthur Gallagher is blocked by Ante Zender | 58-85 |
| 01:58 | Northwestern | Ante Zender pulls down the rebound | 58-85 |
| 01:44 | Northwestern | Michael Matherly misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-85 |
| 01:43 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 58-85 |
| 01:34 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 58-85 |
| 01:32 | Northwestern | Theodore Green pulls down the rebound | 58-85 |
| 01:16 | Northwestern | Michael Matherly scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Theodore Green | 61-85 |
| 00:51 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Mitchell | 61-88 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:44 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner misses long on a shot from the right wing | 61-88 |
| 00:43 | Northwestern | Ante Zender grabs the offensive rebound | 61-88 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Ante Zender comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by James Tsao - foul #3 on James Tsao, team foul #7 | 61-88 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Everette Duval (PF) Theodore Green | |
| Subs | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski (C) Arthur Gallagher | |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Ante Zender misses the 1st free throw | 61-88 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Ante Zender makes the 2nd free throw | 62-88 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:17 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Matherly - foul #1 on Michael Matherly, team foul #6 | 62-88 |
| 00:17 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker makes the 1st free throw | 62-89 |
| 00:17 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker makes the 2nd free throw | 62-90 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Thomas Mitchell picks off the pass by Ante Zender | 62-90 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker runs out the clock | 62-90 |