| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Don Watts (fresh) SG - Robert Beaver (fresh) SF - Mladen Zafar (fresh) PF - Roy Jones (fresh) C - Merle Calloway (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - David Davis (fresh) SG - Ronald Koonce (fresh) SF - James Holmes (fresh) PF - Anthony Griffith (fresh) C - Charles Scott (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Anthony Griffith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:50 | Auburn | Anthony Griffith misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Don Watts - foul #1 on Don Watts, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Auburn | Anthony Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:50 | Auburn | Anthony Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Indiana | Mladen Zafar buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Don Watts | 3-2 |
| 19:13 | Auburn | Anthony Griffith misses the lay-in but the foul's on Roy Jones - foul #1 on Roy Jones, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 19:13 | Auburn | Anthony Griffith misses the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:13 | Auburn | Anthony Griffith misses the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:13 | Indiana | Merle Calloway pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:51 | Indiana | Merle Calloway makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 5-2 |
| 18:46 | Auburn | Merle Calloway is called for the reach on James Holmes - foul #1 on Merle Calloway, team foul #3 | 5-2 |
| 18:31 | Auburn | Ronald Koonce makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by David Davis | 5-5 |
| 18:03 | Indiana | Robert Beaver lays it up and in and he's hacked by Ronald Koonce - foul #1 on Ronald Koonce, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| 18:03 | Indiana | Robert Beaver misses the free throw | 7-5 |
| 18:03 | Auburn | Charles Scott gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| 17:55 | Auburn | Anthony Griffith's floater is tipped away by Merle Calloway | 7-5 |
| 17:53 | Auburn | Charles Scott hits the follow up shot | 7-7 |
| 17:35 | Indiana | Roy Jones misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 7-7 |
| 17:33 | Auburn | Ronald Koonce snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 17:17 | Auburn | Merle Calloway blocks the short jumper by Charles Scott | 7-7 |
| 17:15 | Auburn | Anthony Griffith misses the tip | 7-7 |
| 17:14 | Indiana | Don Watts grabs the board | 7-7 |
| 16:50 | Indiana | Merle Calloway misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 16:48 | Auburn | Anthony Griffith snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 16:36 | Auburn | James Holmes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 16:35 | Indiana | Merle Calloway gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:32 | Indiana | James Holmes is called for the reach on Mladen Zafar in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Holmes, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Indiana | Chris Nichols (PG), Jim Jackson (SG), Homer Mariano (SF), Robert Myers (PF), Vince Harding (C) Don Watts, Robert Beaver, Mladen Zafar, Roy Jones, Merle Calloway | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kosta Markowski (PG), Timothy Vernon (SG), Paul Casillas (SF), Alva Pilakowski (PF), Christopher Newton (C) David Davis, Ronald Koonce, James Holmes, Anthony Griffith, Charles Scott | |
| 16:19 | Indiana | Vince Harding knocks in the shot from the right wing | 9-7 |
| 15:58 | Auburn | Alva Pilakowski misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Myers - foul #1 on Robert Myers, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| 15:58 | Auburn | Alva Pilakowski makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 15:58 | Auburn | Alva Pilakowski misses the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 15:58 | Auburn | Christopher Newton pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-8 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Chris Nichols (fresh) SG - Jim Jackson (fresh) SF - Homer Mariano (fresh) PF - Robert Myers (fresh) C - Vince Harding (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kosta Markowski (fresh) SG - Timothy Vernon (fresh) SF - Paul Casillas (fresh) PF - Alva Pilakowski (fresh) 1 pts. C - Christopher Newton (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Auburn | Alva Pilakowski drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Casillas | 9-10 |
| 15:21 | Indiana | Alva Pilakowski is called for the reach on Robert Myers - foul #1 on Alva Pilakowski, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Indiana | Don Watts (PG), Robert Beaver (SG) Chris Nichols, Homer Mariano | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 15:01 | Indiana | Robert Myers knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Don Watts | 11-10 |
| 14:45 | Auburn | Kosta Markowski can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 14:44 | Indiana | Robert Myers grabs the board | 11-10 |
| 14:25 | Indiana | The jump hook by Robert Myers is blocked by Alva Pilakowski | 11-10 |
| 14:23 | Indiana | Robert Myers tips it in | 13-10 |
| 14:10 | Auburn | Timothy Vernon clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 13-10 |
| 14:09 | Indiana | Vince Harding pulls down the rebound | 13-10 |
| 13:49 | Indiana | Jim Jackson makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Don Watts | 15-10 |
| 13:40 | Auburn | Don Watts picks off the pass by Christopher Newton | 15-10 |
| 13:35 | Indiana | Don Watts lays it in | 17-10 |
| 13:12 | Auburn | Alva Pilakowski misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 17-10 |
| 13:10 | Auburn | Alva Pilakowski tips it in | 17-12 |
| 12:57 | Indiana | Jim Jackson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-12 |
| 12:56 | Auburn | Kosta Markowski gets the rebound | 17-12 |
| 12:48 | Auburn | Paul Casillas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-12 |
| 12:47 | Indiana | Don Watts pulls down the rebound | 17-12 |
| 12:43 | Indiana | Robert Beaver is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Vernon - foul #1 on Timothy Vernon, team foul #4 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Indiana | Chris Nichols (PG), Mladen Zafar (SF), Roy Jones (PF), Merle Calloway (C) Don Watts, Jim Jackson, Robert Myers, Vince Harding | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Davis (PG), Ronald Koonce (SG), James Holmes (SF), Anthony Griffith (PF), Charles Scott (C) Kosta Markowski, Timothy Vernon, Paul Casillas, Alva Pilakowski, Christopher Newton | |
| 12:20 | Indiana | Robert Beaver's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Griffith | 17-12 |
| 12:18 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to Merle Calloway | 17-12 |
| 12:03 | Indiana | Chris Nichols is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-12 |
| 11:59 | Auburn | David Davis travels in the backcourt | 20-12 |
| 11:30 | Indiana | Merle Calloway's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-12 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Chris Nichols (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Beaver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mladen Zafar (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roy Jones (fresh) C - Merle Calloway (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - David Davis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Koonce (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Holmes (fairly fresh) PF - Anthony Griffith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Auburn | Anthony Griffith clanks a turnaround in the paint | 20-12 |
| 11:20 | Auburn | James Holmes hits the follow up shot | 20-14 |
| 11:18 | Indiana | James Holmes steals it from Chris Nichols in the backcourt | 20-14 |
| 11:16 | Auburn | James Holmes misses the easy layup | 20-14 |
| 11:15 | Indiana | Mladen Zafar grabs the board | 20-14 |
| 10:53 | Indiana | Robert Beaver drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Mladen Zafar | 22-14 |
| 10:31 | Auburn | Charles Scott comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Beaver - foul #1 on Robert Beaver, team foul #5 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Indiana | Don Watts (PG), Homer Mariano (C) Robert Beaver, Merle Calloway | |
| Subs | Auburn | Timothy Vernon (PG) David Davis | |
| 10:31 | Auburn | Charles Scott makes the 1st free throw | 22-15 |
| 10:31 | Auburn | Charles Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| 10:15 | Indiana | Mladen Zafar scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-16 |
| 09:58 | Auburn | James Holmes hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 25-16 |
| 09:56 | Indiana | Chris Nichols snags the defensive board | 25-16 |
| 09:28 | Indiana | Roy Jones lays it up and in and he's hacked by Ronald Koonce - foul #2 on Ronald Koonce, team foul #5 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Indiana | Jim Jackson (SG), Robert Myers (SF) Chris Nichols, Mladen Zafar | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kosta Markowski (PG), Alva Pilakowski (C) Ronald Koonce, Charles Scott | |
| 09:28 | Indiana | Roy Jones misses the free throw | 27-16 |
| 09:28 | Auburn | Alva Pilakowski snags the defensive board | 27-16 |
| 09:06 | Auburn | Anthony Griffith makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Kosta Markowski | 27-18 |
| 08:47 | Indiana | Roy Jones scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Don Watts | 29-18 |
| 08:28 | Auburn | Anthony Griffith is whistled for traveling | 29-18 |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Beaver (SG), Vince Harding (C) Roy Jones, Homer Mariano | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Davis (PG), Paul Casillas (SF), Christopher Newton (PF) Timothy Vernon, James Holmes, Anthony Griffith | |
| 08:26 | Indiana | Don Watts's pass is intercepted by Kosta Markowski in the backcourt | 29-18 |
| 08:25 | Auburn | Kosta Markowski lays it up and in | 29-20 |
| 07:58 | Indiana | Vince Harding hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 29-20 |
| 07:57 | Auburn | Alva Pilakowski snags the defensive board | 29-20 |
| 07:41 | Auburn | Vince Harding denies the turnaround by Alva Pilakowski | 29-20 |
| 07:39 | Indiana | Robert Beaver gets the rebound | 29-20 |
| 07:17 | Indiana | Vince Harding is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Vince Harding, team foul #6 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Indiana | Chris Nichols (PG), Mladen Zafar (SF), Roy Jones (PF), Merle Calloway (C) Don Watts, Jim Jackson, Robert Myers, Vince Harding | |
| Subs | Auburn | Anthony Griffith (PF), Charles Scott (C) Christopher Newton, Alva Pilakowski | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Chris Nichols (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Beaver (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mladen Zafar (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Roy Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Merle Calloway (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - David Davis (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Kosta Markowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Casillas (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Anthony Griffith (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Scott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Auburn | Merle Calloway takes the ball from David Davis | 29-20 |
| 06:54 | Indiana | Mladen Zafar is hacked by Paul Casillas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Casillas, team foul #6 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Timothy Vernon (SG), James Holmes (SF) Kosta Markowski, Paul Casillas | |
| 06:42 | Indiana | Merle Calloway misses the lay-in | 29-20 |
| 06:41 | Auburn | James Holmes grabs the board | 29-20 |
| 06:29 | Auburn | Anthony Griffith is fouled on the floor by Roy Jones - foul #2 on Roy Jones, team foul #7 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Myers (PF) Roy Jones | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 06:29 | Auburn | Anthony Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 06:29 | Auburn | Anthony Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 06:01 | Indiana | Chris Nichols is fouled on the floor by James Holmes - foul #2 on James Holmes, team foul #7 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Indiana | Homer Mariano (PF), Vince Harding (C) Robert Myers, Merle Calloway | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kosta Markowski (SG), Paul Casillas (SF), Christopher Newton (PF) David Davis, James Holmes, Anthony Griffith | |
| 06:01 | Indiana | Chris Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 06:01 | Indiana | Chris Nichols misses the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 06:01 | Auburn | Charles Scott gets the rebound | 30-22 |
| 05:43 | Auburn | Charles Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-22 |
| Subs | Indiana | Don Watts (PG), Jim Jackson (SF) Robert Beaver, Mladen Zafar | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 05:38 | Indiana | Vince Harding throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-22 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Davis (PG) Timothy Vernon | |
| 05:21 | Auburn | Vince Harding is called for the reach on Kosta Markowski - foul #2 on Vince Harding, team foul #8 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Indiana | Merle Calloway (C) Vince Harding | |
| Subs | Auburn | Alva Pilakowski (C) Charles Scott | |
| 05:21 | Auburn | Kosta Markowski makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 05:21 | Auburn | Kosta Markowski makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 04:52 | Indiana | Jim Jackson misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 04:50 | Auburn | Alva Pilakowski grabs the board | 30-24 |
| 04:31 | Auburn | Merle Calloway denies the turnaround by Christopher Newton | 30-24 |
| 04:29 | Indiana | Merle Calloway grabs the defensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 04:09 | Indiana | Chris Nichols misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-24 |
| 04:07 | Auburn | Christopher Newton grabs the board | 30-24 |
| 03:58 | Auburn | Christopher Newton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-24 |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Beaver (SG), Mladen Zafar (SF), Robert Myers (PF), Vince Harding (C) Chris Nichols, Jim Jackson, Homer Mariano, Merle Calloway | |
| Subs | Auburn | Timothy Vernon (PG), Ronald Koonce (SG), James Holmes (SF), Anthony Griffith (PF), Charles Scott (C) David Davis, Kosta Markowski, Paul Casillas, Christopher Newton, Alva Pilakowski | |
| 03:33 | Indiana | Robert Beaver connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Don Watts | 32-24 |
| 03:19 | Auburn | Charles Scott misses short on a floater from close range | 32-24 |
| 03:17 | Indiana | Vince Harding gets the rebound | 32-24 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Don Watts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Beaver (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mladen Zafar (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Vince Harding (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Timothy Vernon (fresh) SG - Ronald Koonce (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Holmes (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Griffith (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Scott (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Indiana | Robert Myers can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Anthony Griffith - foul #1 on Anthony Griffith, team foul #8 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Alva Pilakowski (PF) Anthony Griffith | |
| 02:54 | Indiana | Robert Myers makes the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 02:54 | Indiana | Robert Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| 02:35 | Auburn | Alva Pilakowski misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-24 |
| 02:33 | Indiana | Robert Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 34-24 |
| 02:31 | Indiana | Mladen Zafar's pass is intercepted by Timothy Vernon in the backcourt | 34-24 |
| 02:23 | Auburn | Alva Pilakowski drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Timothy Vernon and the foul's on Robert Myers - foul #2 on Robert Myers, team foul #9 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Indiana | Chris Nichols (PG), Roy Jones (PF), Merle Calloway (C) Don Watts, Mladen Zafar, Vince Harding | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 02:23 | Auburn | Alva Pilakowski makes the free throw | 34-27 |
| 02:21 | Indiana | Robert Myers is fouled in the backcourt by James Holmes - foul #3 on James Holmes, team foul #9 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Casillas (SF) James Holmes | |
| 02:21 | Indiana | Robert Myers makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 02:21 | Indiana | Robert Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 02:21 | Auburn | Charles Scott snags the defensive board | 35-27 |
| 02:04 | Auburn | Ronald Koonce connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-30 |
| 02:02 | Indiana | Robert Myers travels in the backcourt | 35-30 |
| Subs | Indiana | Jim Jackson (SG), Mladen Zafar (SF) Robert Beaver, Robert Myers | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kosta Markowski (PG), Anthony Griffith (PF) Timothy Vernon, Charles Scott | |
| 01:50 | Auburn | Anthony Griffith clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 35-30 |
| 01:49 | Auburn | Anthony Griffith snags the offensive board | 35-30 |
| 01:42 | Auburn | Anthony Griffith lays it up and in set up by Ronald Koonce | 35-32 |
| 01:13 | Indiana | Mladen Zafar drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Chris Nichols | 37-32 |
| 00:54 | Auburn | Anthony Griffith misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 37-32 |
| 00:53 | Indiana | Mladen Zafar grabs the defensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 00:51 | Indiana | Mladen Zafar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-32 |
| Subs | Indiana | Don Watts (PG), Robert Beaver (SG), Robert Myers (SF), Homer Mariano (C) Chris Nichols, Jim Jackson, Mladen Zafar, Merle Calloway | |
| Subs | Auburn | Timothy Vernon (PG), Christopher Newton (PF), Charles Scott (C) Paul Casillas, Anthony Griffith, Alva Pilakowski | |
| 00:41 | Auburn | Roy Jones is called for the reach on Ronald Koonce - foul #3 on Roy Jones, team foul #10 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Indiana | Vince Harding (C) Roy Jones | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:41 | Auburn | Ronald Koonce misses the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 00:41 | Auburn | Ronald Koonce makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 00:19 | Indiana | Vince Harding clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Christopher Newton - foul #1 on Christopher Newton, team foul #10 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Davis (PG) Kosta Markowski | |
| 00:19 | Indiana | Vince Harding makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 00:19 | Indiana | Vince Harding makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 00:03 | Auburn | Christopher Newton drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 00:00 | Indiana | Robert Beaver misses long on a halfcourt shot | 39-35 |