| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Fabre (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Eric Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Wysocki (fresh) PF - David Faust (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Branton (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bruno Francis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Gault (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Freeman (fresh) PF - Robert Fuston (fresh) 7 pts. C - Eric Haefner (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Thomas Freeman inbounds the ball | 18-21 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | NC State | Bruno Francis is fouled on the floor by William Fabre - foul #2 on William Fabre, team foul #1 | 18-21 |
| 19:24 | NC State | Bruno Francis is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Wysocki - foul #2 on Kenneth Wysocki, team foul #2 | 18-21 |
| 19:02 | NC State | David Faust blocks the short jumper by Robert Fuston | 18-21 |
| 19:00 | Auburn | William Fabre pulls down the rebound | 18-21 |
| 18:56 | Auburn | William Fabre buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Branton | 21-21 |
| 18:40 | NC State | Robert Fuston slams it home set up by Richard Gault | 21-23 |
| 18:29 | Auburn | Daniel Branton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-23 |
| 18:00 | NC State | Bruno Francis misses badly on a floater from the right side | 21-23 |
| 17:58 | Auburn | William Fabre grabs the board | 21-23 |
| 17:51 | Auburn | Eric Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-23 |
| 17:31 | NC State | Kenneth Wysocki steps in front of the Richard Gault pass | 21-23 |
| 17:10 | Auburn | William Fabre scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 23-23 |
| 16:44 | NC State | Robert Fuston knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Bruno Francis | 23-25 |
| 16:21 | Auburn | William Fabre misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 23-25 |
| 16:20 | NC State | Eric Haefner grabs the defensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 15:56 | NC State | Bruno Francis scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Richard Gault | 23-28 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Fabre (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SG - Eric Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Wysocki (fresh) 2 stl. PF - David Faust (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Branton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bruno Francis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Gault (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Freeman (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Fuston (fairly fresh) 11 pts. C - Eric Haefner (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Auburn | William Fabre misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 23-28 |
| 15:41 | Auburn | Kenneth Wysocki pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 15:30 | Auburn | David Faust comes up short on the floater from the right block | 23-28 |
| 15:28 | NC State | Eric Haefner pulls down the rebound | 23-28 |
| 15:11 | NC State | Bruno Francis misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 23-28 |
| 15:09 | NC State | Eric Haefner tips it back up and in | 23-30 |
| 14:42 | Auburn | David Faust's pass is intercepted by Robert Fuston | 23-30 |
| 14:16 | NC State | Robert Fuston knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Gault | 23-32 |
| 14:03 | Auburn | David Faust is whistled for traveling | 23-32 |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Hilley (PG), Paul Pace (SG), Kevin Hudson (SF), Tim Shepard (PF), Ricky Lagunas (C) William Fabre, Eric Robinson, Kenneth Wysocki, David Faust, Daniel Branton | |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Walker (PG), Charles Murray (SG), Philip Siems (PF), Edward Rottman (C) Bruno Francis, Richard Gault, Robert Fuston, Eric Haefner | |
| 13:47 | NC State | Kenneth Walker knocks in the shot near the basket | 23-34 |
| 13:41 | Auburn | Tim Shepard clanks a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Philip Siems - foul #1 on Philip Siems, team foul #1 | 23-34 |
| 13:41 | Auburn | Tim Shepard misses the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 13:41 | Auburn | Tim Shepard makes the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 13:22 | NC State | Charles Murray misses the jumpshot from the right side | 24-34 |
| 13:21 | Auburn | Kevin Hudson grabs the defensive rebound | 24-34 |
| 13:16 | Auburn | Paul Pace comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 24-34 |
| 13:15 | Auburn | Kevin Hudson grabs the offensive board | 24-34 |
| 12:58 | Auburn | Paul Pace's pass is intercepted by Philip Siems | 24-34 |
| 12:39 | NC State | Charles Murray makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Edward Rottman | 24-37 |
| 12:15 | Auburn | Paul Pace buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-37 |
| 11:53 | NC State | Philip Siems scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Thomas Freeman and the foul's on Ricky Lagunas - foul #3 on Ricky Lagunas, team foul #3 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Fabre (PG), Kenneth Wysocki (SF) Christopher Hilley, Kevin Hudson | |
| Subs | NC State | Bruno Francis (PG) Thomas Freeman | |
| 11:53 | NC State | Philip Siems misses the free throw | 27-39 |
| 11:53 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas grabs the board | 27-39 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Fabre (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SG - Paul Pace (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Wysocki (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tim Shepard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Lagunas (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bruno Francis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Murray (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Philip Siems (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Edward Rottman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Auburn | Paul Pace misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Edward Rottman - foul #1 on Edward Rottman, team foul #2 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Widman (C) Ricky Lagunas | |
| Subs | NC State | Richard Gault (SG), Eric Haefner (C) Kenneth Walker, Edward Rottman | |
| 11:36 | Auburn | Paul Pace makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 11:36 | Auburn | Paul Pace makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 11:14 | NC State | Bruno Francis hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Philip Siems | 29-42 |
| 11:00 | Auburn | William Fabre comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-42 |
| 10:59 | NC State | Eric Haefner pulls down the rebound | 29-42 |
| 10:40 | NC State | Eric Haefner slams it home set up by Bruno Francis | 29-44 |
| 10:23 | Auburn | William Fabre is fouled on the floor by Bruno Francis - foul #3 on Bruno Francis, team foul #3 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Auburn | Eric Robinson (SG), David Faust (PF), Daniel Branton (C) Paul Pace, Tim Shepard, James Widman | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Freeman (SF), Robert Fuston (PF) Charles Murray, Philip Siems | |
| 10:09 | Auburn | David Faust misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 29-44 |
| 10:08 | NC State | Eric Haefner snags the defensive board | 29-44 |
| 09:42 | NC State | Bruno Francis hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Gault | 29-46 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:28 | Auburn | William Fabre misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Eric Haefner - foul #2 on Eric Haefner, team foul #4 | 29-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Walker (PG), Edward Rottman (C) Bruno Francis, Eric Haefner | |
| 09:28 | Auburn | William Fabre makes the 1st free throw | 30-46 |
| 09:28 | Auburn | William Fabre makes the 2nd free throw | 31-46 |
| 08:59 | NC State | Thomas Freeman makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Kenneth Walker | 31-48 |
| 08:53 | Auburn | William Fabre misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-48 |
| 08:52 | Auburn | David Faust tips it home | 33-48 |
| 08:34 | NC State | Richard Gault connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Kenneth Walker | 33-50 |
| 08:29 | Auburn | William Fabre connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from David Faust | 35-50 |
| 08:04 | NC State | Kenneth Wysocki is called for the reach on Thomas Freeman - foul #3 on Kenneth Wysocki, team foul #4 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Hilley (PG), Kevin Hudson (SF) William Fabre, Kenneth Wysocki | |
| Subs | NC State | Bruno Francis (PG), Charles Murray (SG), Philip Siems (SF), Eric Haefner (C) Kenneth Walker, Richard Gault, Thomas Freeman, Robert Fuston | |
| 07:54 | NC State | Bruno Francis can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-50 |
| 07:53 | Auburn | David Faust pulls down the rebound | 35-50 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Christopher Hilley (fresh) SG - Eric Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Hudson (fresh) PF - David Faust (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Branton (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bruno Francis (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Murray (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Philip Siems (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edward Rottman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Haefner (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Auburn | David Faust lays it up and in and the foul's on Edward Rottman - foul #2 on Edward Rottman, team foul #5 | 37-50 |
| 07:43 | Auburn | David Faust misses the free throw | 37-50 |
| 07:43 | NC State | Eric Haefner grabs the defensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 07:14 | NC State | Eric Robinson is called for the reach on Charles Murray - foul #2 on Eric Robinson, team foul #5 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Fabre (PG), Paul Pace (SG), Kenneth Wysocki (SF), Tim Shepard (PF), Ricky Lagunas (C) Christopher Hilley, Eric Robinson, Kevin Hudson, David Faust, Daniel Branton | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 06:57 | NC State | Bruno Francis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-50 |
| 06:55 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Tim Shepard | 37-50 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:50 | Auburn | Eric Haefner steals it from William Fabre | 37-50 |
| 06:23 | NC State | Eric Haefner drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Philip Siems | 37-52 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:10 | Auburn | Bruno Francis is called for the reach on William Fabre - foul #4 on Bruno Francis, team foul #6 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | NC State | Richard Gault (SG), Thomas Freeman (SF), Robert Fuston (PF) Charles Murray, Philip Siems, Edward Rottman | |
| 05:58 | Auburn | William Fabre connects on the shot from the left side | 39-52 |
| 05:34 | NC State | Thomas Freeman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-52 |
| 05:32 | Auburn | William Fabre grabs the defensive rebound | 39-52 |
| 05:28 | Auburn | Thomas Freeman steps in front of the William Fabre pass | 39-52 |
| 05:11 | NC State | Ricky Lagunas swats the shot by Bruno Francis | 39-52 |
| 05:09 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Ricky Lagunas | 39-52 |
| 05:09 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | Eric Robinson (SG), David Faust (PF), Daniel Branton (C) Paul Pace, Tim Shepard, Ricky Lagunas | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 04:53 | Auburn | Robert Fuston denies the turnaround by David Faust | 39-52 |
| 04:51 | NC State | Richard Gault snags the defensive board | 39-52 |
| 04:29 | NC State | Thomas Freeman can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-52 |
| 04:28 | Auburn | David Faust pulls down the rebound | 39-52 |
| 04:23 | Auburn | Eric Robinson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 39-52 |
| 04:22 | NC State | Robert Fuston grabs the defensive rebound | 39-52 |
| 04:17 | NC State | Richard Gault buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Eric Haefner | 39-54 |
| 04:09 | Auburn | William Fabre misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-54 |
| 04:07 | NC State | The rebound goes to Richard Gault | 39-54 |
| 03:40 | NC State | Bruno Francis knocks in the shot from the left wing | 39-56 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Fabre (fresh) 20 pts. 2 stl. SG - Eric Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Wysocki (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - David Faust (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Branton (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bruno Francis (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Gault (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Freeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Fuston (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Haefner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:30 | Auburn | Daniel Branton misses long on a floater from the right side | 39-56 |
| 03:28 | NC State | Eric Haefner grabs the defensive rebound | 39-56 |
| 03:16 | NC State | Robert Fuston loses the dribble to David Faust | 39-56 |
| 02:51 | Auburn | Richard Gault is called for the reach on Eric Robinson - foul #2 on Richard Gault, team foul #7 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Walker (PG), Charles Murray (SG), Morris McGhin (SF), Philip Siems (PF), Edward Rottman (C) Bruno Francis, Richard Gault, Thomas Freeman, Robert Fuston, Eric Haefner | |
| 02:51 | Auburn | Eric Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 40-56 |
| 02:51 | Auburn | Eric Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:30 | NC State | Charles Murray misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Eric Robinson - foul #3 on Eric Robinson, team foul #6 | 41-56 |
| 02:30 | NC State | Charles Murray makes the 1st free throw | 41-57 |
| 02:30 | NC State | Charles Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 41-58 |
| 02:20 | Auburn | Eric Robinson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Kenneth Wysocki | 44-58 |
| 01:51 | NC State | Charles Murray buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-61 |
| 01:32 | Auburn | Kenneth Wysocki misses short on a runner from close range | 44-61 |
| 01:30 | Auburn | Kenneth Wysocki misses the tip | 44-61 |
| 01:29 | NC State | Kenneth Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 44-61 |
| 01:22 | NC State | Charles Murray misses short on a jumper from the right block | 44-61 |
| 01:20 | Auburn | William Fabre snags the defensive board | 44-61 |
| 01:15 | Auburn | William Fabre can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-61 |
| 01:14 | Auburn | David Faust pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-61 |
| 01:06 | Auburn | David Faust misses the shot from the left block | 44-61 |
| 01:04 | NC State | Morris McGhin grabs the defensive rebound | 44-61 |
| 00:45 | NC State | Morris McGhin misses long on a floater from the right side | 44-61 |
| 00:43 | Auburn | Daniel Branton grabs the defensive rebound | 44-61 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Auburn | Charles Murray picks off the pass by Kenneth Wysocki | 44-61 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:11 | NC State | Charles Murray lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kenneth Walker and he's fouled by Kenneth Wysocki - foul #4 on Kenneth Wysocki, team foul #7 | 44-63 |
| 00:11 | NC State | Charles Murray makes the free throw | 44-64 |
| 00:03 | Auburn | William Fabre makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-64 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Kenneth Walker runs out the clock | 47-64 |