| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kenneth Ben (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Stallworth (fresh) SF - Darrin Dodd (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brandon Montag (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Sizemore (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Claude Walker (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Scott (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Jefferson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mladen Zuck (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | William Scott inbounds the ball | 24-26 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:35 | Cal | James Scott misses the easy layup | 24-26 |
| 19:34 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben grabs the board | 24-26 |
| 19:05 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd can't connect on an uncontested runner from close range | 24-26 |
| 19:03 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore grabs the offensive board | 24-26 |
| 18:43 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd loses the dribble to Mladen Zuck | 24-26 |
| 18:14 | Cal | Claude Walker knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 24-28 |
| 17:45 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-28 |
| 17:44 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore grabs the offensive board | 24-28 |
| 17:29 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-28 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mathew Shaw (SG), Angel Moretti (PF) Darrin Dodd, Brandon Montag | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 17:06 | Cal | Michael Jefferson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-28 |
| 16:51 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from William Stallworth | 27-28 |
| 16:35 | Cal | Angel Moretti steals it from Mladen Zuck out of a doubleteam | 27-28 |
| 16:13 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore is hacked by Mladen Zuck - foul #1 on Mladen Zuck, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Auburn | Brandon Montag (PF) Mathew Shaw | |
| Subs | Cal | Mladen Smitreski (SG) James Scott | |
| 15:47 | Auburn | Michael Jefferson takes the ball from Carl Sizemore | 27-28 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kenneth Ben (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Stallworth (fairly fresh) SF - Angel Moretti (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brandon Montag (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Sizemore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Claude Walker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Mladen Smitreski (fresh) SF - William Scott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Jefferson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Mladen Zuck (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:24 | Cal | William Scott buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-31 |
| 15:04 | Auburn | William Stallworth is fouled on the floor by Michael Jefferson - foul #1 on Michael Jefferson, team foul #2 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mathew Shaw (SG) Angel Moretti | |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (SG) Mladen Smitreski | |
| 14:43 | Auburn | Brandon Montag misses long on an open jump hook in the lane but the foul's on William Scott - foul #2 on William Scott, team foul #3 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Auburn | Darrin Dodd (SF) Mathew Shaw | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 14:43 | Auburn | Brandon Montag makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 14:43 | Auburn | Brandon Montag makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 14:14 | Cal | Michael Jefferson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Brandon Montag - foul #3 on Brandon Montag, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Auburn | Angel Moretti (PF) Brandon Montag | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 14:14 | Cal | Michael Jefferson makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 14:14 | Cal | Michael Jefferson misses the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 14:14 | Auburn | Angel Moretti snags the defensive board | 29-32 |
| 13:55 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on William Scott - foul #3 on William Scott, team foul #4 | 29-32 |
| 13:55 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 13:55 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore misses the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 13:55 | Cal | The rebound goes to Mladen Zuck | 30-32 |
| 13:35 | Cal | Claude Walker lays it up and in on a great pass from William Scott | 30-34 |
| 13:12 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-34 |
| 13:10 | Cal | Mladen Zuck snags the defensive board | 30-34 |
| 12:54 | Cal | Mladen Zuck drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Claude Walker | 30-36 |
| 12:29 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-36 |
| 12:27 | Cal | Michael Jefferson snags the defensive board | 30-36 |
| 11:58 | Cal | Claude Walker misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-36 |
| 11:56 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Angel Moretti | 30-36 |
| 11:36 | Auburn | William Stallworth scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-36 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kenneth Ben (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Stallworth (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Darrin Dodd (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Angel Moretti (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Sizemore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Claude Walker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Scott (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Scott (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Michael Jefferson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Mladen Zuck (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:20 | Cal | Mladen Zuck misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but he's fouled by Carl Sizemore - foul #3 on Carl Sizemore, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Auburn | Floyd Dickstein (PG), Mathew Shaw (SG), Brian Eliason (PF) Kenneth Ben, Darrin Dodd, Angel Moretti | |
| Subs | Cal | Mladen Smitreski (SG), Gary Hulsey (SF) Claude Walker, James Scott | |
| 11:20 | Cal | Mladen Zuck makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 11:20 | Cal | Mladen Zuck makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 10:52 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw banks in the layup on a great pass from William Stallworth | 35-38 |
| 10:32 | Cal | William Scott can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 10:30 | Cal | Michael Jefferson pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 10:03 | Cal | William Scott buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Mladen Smitreski | 35-41 |
| 09:44 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-41 |
| 09:43 | Cal | Gary Hulsey pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| 09:19 | Cal | William Scott makes the contested 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Gary Hulsey | 35-44 |
| 08:55 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right side | 35-44 |
| 08:53 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 08:34 | Auburn | Floyd Dickstein's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-44 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Ben (PG), Darrin Dodd (SF), Brandon Montag (PF) Floyd Dickstein, Mathew Shaw, Brian Eliason | |
| Subs | Cal | Claude Walker (PG), James Scott (SG), Billy Stern (PF), John Matsumura (C) William Scott, Mladen Smitreski, Michael Jefferson, Mladen Zuck | |
| 08:05 | Cal | Claude Walker is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-44 |
| 07:59 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben is hacked by James Scott in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Scott, team foul #5 | 35-44 |
| 07:42 | Auburn | Brandon Montag loses the dribble to James Scott | 35-44 |
| 07:15 | Cal | Billy Stern misses badly on the uncontested runner near the basket | 35-44 |
| 07:14 | Auburn | William Stallworth snags the defensive board | 35-44 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kenneth Ben (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Stallworth (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Darrin Dodd (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brandon Montag (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Carl Sizemore (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Claude Walker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Scott (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Hulsey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Billy Stern (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Matsumura (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 06:53 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd hits a shot from just outside the lane | 37-44 |
| 06:39 | Cal | Gary Hulsey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-44 |
| 06:38 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben snags the defensive board | 37-44 |
| 06:32 | Auburn | Brandon Montag comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-44 |
| 06:31 | Auburn | William Stallworth tips it home | 39-44 |
| 06:12 | Cal | Claude Walker clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Brandon Montag - foul #4 on Brandon Montag, team foul #3 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Auburn | Angel Moretti (PF), Brian Eliason (C) Brandon Montag, Carl Sizemore | |
| Subs | Cal | William Scott (SF), Michael Jefferson (PF), Mladen Zuck (C) Gary Hulsey, Billy Stern, John Matsumura | |
| 06:12 | Cal | Claude Walker makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 06:12 | Cal | Claude Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 05:50 | Auburn | William Stallworth is fouled on the floor by James Scott - foul #2 on James Scott, team foul #6 | 39-46 |
| 05:29 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben makes the contested 3pt shot from straight away | 42-46 |
| 05:06 | Cal | Brian Eliason blocks the short jumper by Michael Jefferson | 42-46 |
| 05:04 | Cal | Mladen Zuck grabs the offensive board | 42-46 |
| 04:39 | Cal | Michael Jefferson is called for traveling | 42-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | Carl Sizemore (C) Brian Eliason | |
| Subs | Cal | Mladen Smitreski (SG) James Scott | |
| 04:24 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Kenneth Ben and he's hacked by William Scott - foul #4 on William Scott, team foul #7 | 44-46 |
| 04:24 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd makes the free throw | 45-46 |
| 04:00 | Cal | Mladen Zuck hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 45-46 |
| 03:59 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 03:35 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Mladen Smitreski - foul #2 on Mladen Smitreski, team foul #8 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | Brian Eliason (C) Carl Sizemore | |
| Subs | Cal | Billy Stern (PF) Michael Jefferson | |
| 03:35 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben misses the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 03:35 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 03:17 | Cal | Mladen Zuck banks in the layup set up by Claude Walker | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kenneth Ben (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Stallworth (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Darrin Dodd (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Angel Moretti (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Eliason (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Claude Walker (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mladen Smitreski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Scott (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. PF - Billy Stern (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mladen Zuck (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:48 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd misses the easy layup | 46-48 |
| 02:47 | Auburn | Angel Moretti can't tip it in | 46-48 |
| 02:46 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 02:46 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | Brandon Montag (PF), Carl Sizemore (C) Angel Moretti, Brian Eliason | |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (SG), Michael Jefferson (PF) Mladen Smitreski, Billy Stern | |
| 02:19 | Cal | Claude Walker misses the floater from the left side | 46-48 |
| 02:18 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben pulls down the rebound | 46-48 |
| 01:57 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd misses the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Jefferson - foul #2 on Michael Jefferson, team foul #9 | 46-48 |
| 01:57 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 01:57 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 01:35 | Cal | Darrin Dodd is called for the reach on William Scott - foul #2 on Darrin Dodd, team foul #4 | 48-48 |
| 01:15 | Cal | Michael Jefferson scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Mladen Zuck | 48-50 |
| 00:48 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Kenneth Ben | 50-50 |
| 00:25 | Cal | Mladen Zuck is whistled for a carry | 50-50 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:01 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-50 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Michael Jefferson grabs the board | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kenneth Ben (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Stallworth (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Darrin Dodd (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Angel Moretti (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Carl Sizemore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Claude Walker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Scott (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Scott (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. PF - Michael Jefferson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Mladen Zuck (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 05:00 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore wins the tip | 50-50 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 04:36 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 50-50 |
| 04:35 | Cal | Mladen Zuck pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 04:16 | Cal | Carl Sizemore swats the layup by Mladen Zuck | 50-50 |
| 04:14 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 03:52 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore is fouled on the floor by Mladen Zuck - foul #2 on Mladen Zuck, team foul #10 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mathew Shaw (SG) William Stallworth | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 03:52 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 03:52 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore misses the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 03:52 | Auburn | Angel Moretti grabs the offensive board | 51-50 |
| 03:30 | Auburn | James Scott picks off the pass by Angel Moretti | 51-50 |
| 03:24 | Cal | Mladen Zuck misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Darrin Dodd - foul #3 on Darrin Dodd, team foul #5 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | Brian Eliason (C) Carl Sizemore | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 03:24 | Cal | Mladen Zuck misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 03:24 | Cal | Mladen Zuck makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 03:01 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd makes the wide open jumper from close range set up by Kenneth Ben | 53-51 |
| 02:35 | Cal | Claude Walker scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Michael Jefferson | 53-53 |
| 02:16 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben is hacked by Claude Walker - foul #2 on Claude Walker, team foul #11 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Stallworth (SF), Brandon Montag (PF) Darrin Dodd, Angel Moretti | |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Hulsey (SF) Claude Walker | |
| 02:16 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 02:16 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 01:53 | Cal | Mathew Shaw is called for the reach on Gary Hulsey - foul #1 on Mathew Shaw, team foul #6 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | Darrin Dodd (SF), Carl Sizemore (C) Mathew Shaw, Brian Eliason | |
| Subs | Cal | Claude Walker (PG) Gary Hulsey | |
| 01:33 | Cal | Michael Jefferson scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Claude Walker | 55-55 |
| 01:08 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-55 |
| 01:06 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore tips it back up and in | 57-55 |
| 00:44 | Cal | Kenneth Ben steals it from William Scott | 57-55 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kenneth Ben (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Stallworth (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Darrin Dodd (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. PF - Brandon Montag (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Carl Sizemore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Claude Walker (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Scott (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Scott (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. PF - Michael Jefferson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Mladen Zuck (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:21 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore travels with the ball | 57-55 |
| 00:15 | Cal | Michael Jefferson misses short on a floater from the right side | 57-55 |
| 00:14 | Auburn | Brandon Montag snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:12 | Auburn | Brandon Montag is fouled in the backcourt by Claude Walker - foul #3 on Claude Walker, team foul #12 | 57-55 |
| 00:12 | Auburn | Brandon Montag misses the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:12 | Auburn | Brandon Montag makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:07 | Cal | Carl Sizemore picks off the pass by William Scott | 58-55 |
| 00:06 | Auburn | Claude Walker is called for the reach on Darrin Dodd in the backcourt - foul #4 on Claude Walker, team foul #13 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mathew Shaw (SG), Angel Moretti (PF) William Stallworth, Brandon Montag | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 00:06 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:06 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:02 | Cal | Mladen Zuck is fouled on the floor by Carl Sizemore - foul #4 on Carl Sizemore, team foul #7 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Stallworth (SG), Brandon Montag (PF) Mathew Shaw, Angel Moretti | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 00:02 | Cal | Mladen Zuck misses the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:02 | Auburn | Brandon Montag grabs the defensive rebound | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Brandon Montag runs out the clock | 60-55 |