| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Richard Huffaker (fresh) SG - James Smith (fresh) SF - James Tsao (fresh) PF - Thomas Mitchell (fresh) C - Yuri Burakowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Matthew Bradberry (fresh) SG - Alan Moore (fresh) SF - John Hill (fresh) PF - Albert Houser (fresh) C - Lawrence Pippin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | James Tsao wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | South Carolina | John Hill gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | South Carolina | James Smith takes the ball from Matthew Bradberry in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell can't connect on a runner near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to James Smith | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Albert Houser | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin clanks a jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin tips it home | 0-2 |
| 18:30 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski's fadeaway is rejected by Lawrence Pippin | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:08 | Auburn | James Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:06 | South Carolina | John Hill grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 17:59 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Lawrence Pippin | 0-5 |
| 17:45 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell makes the jump hook from the left block set up by James Tsao and he's fouled by John Hill - foul #1 on John Hill, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Auburn | Clyde Belin (PG), Tracy Cruce (SG), Curtis Porter (SF), Arthur Gallagher (C) Richard Huffaker, James Smith, James Tsao, Yuri Burakowski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 17:45 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell makes the free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:29 | South Carolina | Albert Houser connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 3-7 |
| 17:13 | Auburn | Clyde Belin is fouled on the floor by Albert Houser - foul #1 on Albert Houser, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski (C) Thomas Mitchell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 17:02 | Auburn | Lawrence Pippin denies the turnaround by Curtis Porter | 3-7 |
| 17:00 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 16:40 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski connects on the runner from the baseline and he's fouled by Lawrence Pippin - foul #1 on Lawrence Pippin, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Huffaker (PG) Clyde Belin | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley (PF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) Albert Houser, Lawrence Pippin | |
| 16:40 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski makes the free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:24 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Hill | 6-10 |
| 16:00 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-10 |
| 15:59 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Alan Moore | 6-10 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Richard Huffaker (fresh) SG - Tracy Cruce (fresh) SF - Curtis Porter (fresh) PF - Arthur Gallagher (fresh) C - Yuri Burakowski (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Matthew Bradberry (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Alan Moore (fresh) SF - John Hill (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Shaun Dudley (fresh) C - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | South Carolina | John Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-10 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Thomas Mitchell (PF), James Tsao (C) Richard Huffaker, Arthur Gallagher, Yuri Burakowski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Pickles (PG) Matthew Bradberry | |
| 15:32 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Curtis Porter | 8-10 |
| 15:15 | South Carolina | John Hill connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Thompson | 8-13 |
| 14:57 | Auburn | John Hill steps in front of the Curtis Porter pass | 8-13 |
| 14:31 | South Carolina | Alan Moore connects on the jumper from the left wing | 8-15 |
| 14:08 | Auburn | James Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-15 |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Huffaker (PG), Arthur Gallagher (PF), Yuri Burakowski (C) James Smith, Curtis Porter, Thomas Mitchell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry (PG), Michael Little (SG), Albert Houser (PF), Lawrence Pippin (C) Philip Pickles, Alan Moore, Shaun Dudley, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| 13:48 | South Carolina | The short jumper by Albert Houser is denied by Yuri Burakowski | 8-15 |
| 13:47 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce grabs the defensive rebound | 8-15 |
| 13:24 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-15 |
| 13:23 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski tips it home | 10-15 |
| 13:07 | South Carolina | John Hill is fouled on the floor by James Tsao - foul #1 on James Tsao, team foul #1 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Auburn | Curtis Porter (SF), Thomas Mitchell (PF) James Tsao, Arthur Gallagher | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Brown (SF) John Hill | |
| 12:52 | South Carolina | Albert Houser clanks a runner in the paint | 10-15 |
| 12:51 | South Carolina | Michael Little tips it in | 10-17 |
| 12:34 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell misses the fadeaway from the right block | 10-17 |
| 12:32 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski grabs the offensive board | 10-17 |
| 12:17 | Auburn | Lawrence Pippin swats the layup by Yuri Burakowski | 10-17 |
| 12:16 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry grabs the defensive rebound | 10-17 |
| 11:53 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin's pass is intercepted by Thomas Mitchell | 10-17 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Richard Huffaker (fresh) SG - Tracy Cruce (fairly fresh) SF - Curtis Porter (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. C - Yuri Burakowski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Matthew Bradberry (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Little (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lee Brown (fresh) PF - Albert Houser (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Pippin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. | |
| 11:33 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Yuri Burakowski | 13-17 |
| 11:17 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin is fouled on the floor by Tracy Cruce - foul #1 on Tracy Cruce, team foul #2 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (SG), James Tsao (SF), Arthur Gallagher (C) Tracy Cruce, Curtis Porter, Yuri Burakowski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alan Moore (SG), John Hill (SF), Shaun Dudley (PF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) Michael Little, Lee Brown, Albert Houser, Lawrence Pippin | |
| 11:00 | South Carolina | Richard Huffaker takes the ball from Matthew Bradberry | 13-17 |
| 10:41 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 13-17 |
| 10:39 | Auburn | James Tsao tips it home | 15-17 |
| 10:29 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 15-17 |
| 10:28 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry grabs the offensive board | 15-17 |
| 10:05 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley banks in the layup and the foul's on Thomas Mitchell - foul #1 on Thomas Mitchell, team foul #3 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (SG), Yuri Burakowski (C) Richard Huffaker, Thomas Mitchell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Pickles (PG), Lawrence Pippin (C) Matthew Bradberry, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| 10:05 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley makes the free throw | 15-20 |
| 09:50 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Shaun Dudley - foul #1 on Shaun Dudley, team foul #4 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Auburn | Curtis Porter (SF) Arthur Gallagher | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 09:50 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski misses the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 09:50 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 09:37 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-20 |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Huffaker (PG) Tracy Cruce | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Brown (SF), Albert Houser (PF) John Hill, Shaun Dudley | |
| 09:24 | Auburn | James Smith hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Huffaker and he's fouled by Alan Moore - foul #1 on Alan Moore, team foul #5 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (SG), Arthur Gallagher (PF) Richard Huffaker, Curtis Porter | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 09:24 | Auburn | James Smith makes the free throw | 19-20 |
| 09:06 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin misses long on a jumper from the right block | 19-20 |
| 09:04 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski grabs the defensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 08:41 | Auburn | James Smith hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-20 |
| 08:24 | South Carolina | Tracy Cruce is called for the reach on Philip Pickles - foul #2 on Tracy Cruce, team foul #4 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Huffaker (PG), Frank Patricio (SG), Curtis Porter (SF), Thomas Mitchell (PF) James Smith, Tracy Cruce, Arthur Gallagher, Yuri Burakowski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry (PG), Shaun Dudley (C) Philip Pickles, Lawrence Pippin | |
| 08:17 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-20 |
| 08:15 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 08:06 | Auburn | Curtis Porter is fouled on the floor by Lee Brown - foul #1 on Lee Brown, team foul #6 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (SG), Yuri Burakowski (C) Frank Patricio, James Tsao | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hill (SF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) Lee Brown, Albert Houser | |
| 07:52 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-20 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Tsao (SF) James Smith | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Richard Huffaker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Porter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Tsao (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. C - Yuri Burakowski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Matthew Bradberry (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Alan Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Hill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shaun Dudley (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) | |
| 07:36 | South Carolina | John Hill misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Huffaker - foul #1 on Richard Huffaker, team foul #5 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (SG) Yuri Burakowski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Little (SG) Alan Moore | |
| 07:36 | South Carolina | John Hill makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 07:36 | South Carolina | John Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 07:36 | Auburn | The rebound goes to James Tsao | 22-21 |
| 07:24 | Auburn | John Hill is called for the reach on Curtis Porter - foul #2 on John Hill, team foul #7 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Auburn | Frank Patricio (SG), Yuri Burakowski (C) James Smith, James Tsao | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Brown (SF) John Hill | |
| 07:24 | Auburn | Curtis Porter makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 07:24 | Auburn | Curtis Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 07:03 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 24-23 |
| 06:50 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker connects on the 3 from the right wing | 27-23 |
| 06:21 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 27-23 |
| 06:20 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski grabs the board | 27-23 |
| 05:57 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 27-23 |
| 05:56 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley pulls down the rebound | 27-23 |
| 05:54 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry is hacked by Richard Huffaker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Huffaker, team foul #6 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Tracy Cruce (SG), James Tsao (SF), Arthur Gallagher (C) Richard Huffaker, Frank Patricio, Curtis Porter, Yuri Burakowski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alan Moore (SG), John Hill (SF), Albert Houser (PF), Lawrence Pippin (C) Michael Little, Lee Brown, Shaun Dudley, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| 05:39 | South Carolina | Albert Houser loses the dribble to Tracy Cruce | 27-23 |
| 05:25 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell hits a jumpshot from the free throw line and the foul's on Albert Houser - foul #2 on Albert Houser, team foul #8 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Huffaker (PG) Tracy Cruce | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley (PF) Albert Houser | |
| 05:25 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell makes the free throw | 30-23 |
| 05:07 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry is fouled on the floor by Richard Huffaker - foul #3 on Richard Huffaker, team foul #7 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (SG), Yuri Burakowski (C) Richard Huffaker, Thomas Mitchell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 05:07 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 05:07 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry misses the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 05:07 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski grabs the defensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 05:00 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski hits the finger roll set up by James Smith | 32-24 |
| 04:42 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Yuri Burakowski - foul #1 on Yuri Burakowski, team foul #8 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell (PF) Arthur Gallagher | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Pickles (PG) Matthew Bradberry | |
| 04:42 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 04:42 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 04:26 | Auburn | James Tsao is denied on a layup by Lawrence Pippin | 32-26 |
| 04:25 | South Carolina | Alan Moore gets the rebound | 32-26 |
| 04:09 | South Carolina | John Hill is fouled on the floor by Tracy Cruce - foul #3 on Tracy Cruce, team foul #9 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Auburn | Clyde Belin (PG), Curtis Porter (SF), Arthur Gallagher (C) Tracy Cruce, Thomas Mitchell, Yuri Burakowski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson (PF) Shaun Dudley | |
| 04:09 | South Carolina | John Hill misses the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 04:09 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher grabs the board | 32-26 |
| 03:56 | Auburn | Curtis Porter drills a fadeaway from the right block | 34-26 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Clyde Belin (fresh) SG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Porter (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Tsao (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Gallagher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Philip Pickles (fresh) SG - Alan Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Hill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) C - Lawrence Pippin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 blk. | |
| 03:39 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 34-28 |
| 03:24 | Auburn | James Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-28 |
| 03:22 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Thompson | 34-28 |
| 03:09 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-28 |
| 03:08 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles gets the offensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 02:47 | South Carolina | John Hill is fouled on the floor by James Tsao - foul #2 on James Tsao, team foul #10 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Auburn | Frank Patricio (SG), Thomas Mitchell (PF), Yuri Burakowski (C) James Smith, Curtis Porter, Arthur Gallagher | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry (PG), Albert Houser (PF), Shaun Dudley (C) Philip Pickles, Jeffrey Thompson, Lawrence Pippin | |
| 02:47 | South Carolina | John Hill misses the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 02:47 | South Carolina | John Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 02:31 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 36-29 |
| 02:03 | South Carolina | Alan Moore clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-29 |
| 02:02 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski gets the rebound | 36-29 |
| 01:43 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 36-29 |
| 01:42 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry grabs the defensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 01:25 | South Carolina | Albert Houser drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Matthew Bradberry and he's fouled by Frank Patricio - foul #1 on Frank Patricio, team foul #11 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Auburn | Curtis Porter (PG), James Smith (SG) Clyde Belin, Frank Patricio | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Little (SG), Lee Brown (SF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) Alan Moore, John Hill, Shaun Dudley | |
| 01:25 | South Carolina | Albert Houser makes the free throw | 36-32 |
| 01:11 | Auburn | Curtis Porter can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 36-32 |
| 01:10 | South Carolina | Michael Little grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 00:54 | South Carolina | Lee Brown is fouled on the floor by Curtis Porter - foul #1 on Curtis Porter, team foul #12 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher (SF) James Tsao | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin (C) Jeffrey Thompson | |
| 00:54 | South Carolina | Lee Brown makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 00:54 | South Carolina | Lee Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 00:34 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Lee Brown - foul #2 on Lee Brown, team foul #9 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Tsao (SF) Arthur Gallagher | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson (PF) Albert Houser | |
| 00:34 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 00:34 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski misses the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 00:34 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 00:06 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson lays it up and in | 37-36 |
| 00:01 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 37-36 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin grabs the board | 37-36 |