| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Carson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dana Renteria (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) 6 pts. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Fabre (fresh) SG - Eric Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Wysocki (fresh) PF - David Faust (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Branton (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Kenneth Wysocki inbounds the ball | 32-26 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Auburn | Kenneth Wysocki loses the dribble to Michael Carson | 32-26 |
| 19:43 | LSU | Michael Carson misses the dunk attempt | 32-26 |
| 19:41 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Carson | 32-26 |
| 19:23 | LSU | Michael Carson makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dana Renteria | 34-26 |
| 19:15 | Auburn | William Fabre scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Robinson | 34-28 |
| 18:46 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses long on a jump hook from close range | 34-28 |
| 18:45 | Auburn | Kenneth Wysocki snags the defensive board | 34-28 |
| 18:39 | Auburn | Eric Robinson blows the dunk but the foul's on Bradley Ziegenbein - foul #1 on Bradley Ziegenbein, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| 18:39 | Auburn | Eric Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 18:39 | Auburn | Eric Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 18:14 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein can't connect on a floater from the right side | 34-30 |
| 18:13 | Auburn | The rebound goes to David Faust | 34-30 |
| 18:06 | Auburn | Daniel Branton can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-30 |
| 18:04 | LSU | Nicholas Moore snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 17:44 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Michael Carson and the foul's on Eric Robinson - foul #3 on Eric Robinson, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (SG) Eric Robinson | |
| 17:44 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the free throw | 37-30 |
| 17:32 | Auburn | Paul Pace misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 17:31 | LSU | The rebound goes to Bradley Ziegenbein | 37-30 |
| 17:09 | LSU | Dana Renteria misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Paul Pace - foul #1 on Paul Pace, team foul #2 | 37-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Kopp (SF), Timothy Lewis (PF), Barry Baldwin (C) Nicholas Moore, Michael Meinhardt, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tim Shepard (PF), Ricky Lagunas (C) David Faust, Daniel Branton | |
| 17:09 | LSU | Dana Renteria makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 17:09 | LSU | Dana Renteria misses the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 17:09 | Auburn | Kenneth Wysocki grabs the board | 38-30 |
| 16:57 | Auburn | William Fabre blows the layup over the doubleteam but he's hacked by Timothy Lewis - foul #3 on Timothy Lewis, team foul #2 | 38-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Charles Flynt (PF) Timothy Lewis | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 16:57 | Auburn | William Fabre makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 16:57 | Auburn | William Fabre misses the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 16:57 | LSU | Barry Baldwin grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 16:33 | LSU | Joseph Kopp misses badly on a floater from the left block | 38-31 |
| 16:31 | LSU | Dana Renteria misses the tip | 38-31 |
| 16:29 | Auburn | Kenneth Wysocki snags the defensive board | 38-31 |
| 16:23 | Auburn | William Fabre misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 38-31 |
| 16:21 | LSU | Barry Baldwin pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| 15:56 | LSU | Dana Renteria comes up short on the runner near the basket | 38-31 |
| 15:54 | LSU | Joseph Kopp misses the tip | 38-31 |
| 15:52 | LSU | Charles Flynt tips it back up and in | 40-31 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Carson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dana Renteria (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Kopp (fresh) PF - Charles Flynt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Barry Baldwin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Fabre (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Pace (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Wysocki (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Tim Shepard (fresh) C - Ricky Lagunas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Auburn | Paul Pace comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 40-31 |
| 15:34 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas snags the offensive board | 40-31 |
| 15:27 | Auburn | William Fabre evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Wysocki | 40-34 |
| 15:06 | LSU | Barry Baldwin blows the layup but he's fouled by Ricky Lagunas - foul #1 on Ricky Lagunas, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (PG), Jimmy Rockey (SG), Nicholas Moore (SF), Michael Meinhardt (PF) Michael Carson, Dana Renteria, Joseph Kopp, Charles Flynt | |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Hilley (PG), Eric Robinson (SG), Kevin Hudson (SF), David Faust (PF), Daniel Branton (C) William Fabre, Paul Pace, Kenneth Wysocki, Tim Shepard, Ricky Lagunas | |
| 15:06 | LSU | Barry Baldwin makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 15:06 | LSU | Barry Baldwin makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 14:49 | Auburn | Daniel Branton hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 42-34 |
| 14:48 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt gets the rebound | 42-34 |
| 14:41 | LSU | Barry Baldwin scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Jimmy Rockey | 44-34 |
| 14:32 | Auburn | David Faust drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Eric Robinson and he's fouled by Jimmy Rockey - foul #1 on Jimmy Rockey, team foul #3 | 44-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Barry Baldwin | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 14:32 | Auburn | David Faust misses the free throw | 44-36 |
| 14:32 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| 14:16 | LSU | Nicholas Moore is fouled on the floor by Eric Robinson - foul #4 on Eric Robinson, team foul #4 | 44-36 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Widman (SF) Eric Robinson | |
| 13:47 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt lays it up and in on a nice dish by Nicholas Moore | 46-36 |
| 13:31 | Auburn | James Widman is fouled on the floor by Todd Pollard - foul #1 on Todd Pollard, team foul #4 | 46-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (PG), Dana Renteria (SG) Todd Pollard, Jimmy Rockey | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Fabre (PG), Paul Pace (SG), Kenneth Wysocki (SF) Christopher Hilley, Kevin Hudson, James Widman | |
| 13:18 | Auburn | Daniel Branton can't connect on an uncontested shot near the basket | 46-36 |
| 13:16 | Auburn | Daniel Branton hits the follow up shot | 46-38 |
| 12:54 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt is hacked by David Faust - foul #2 on David Faust, team foul #5 | 46-38 |
| 12:34 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein comes up short on the floater from the right block | 46-38 |
| 12:33 | Auburn | Paul Pace pulls down the rebound | 46-38 |
| 12:28 | Auburn | William Fabre scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Daniel Branton | 46-41 |
| 12:10 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt blows the dunk but he's hacked by Paul Pace - foul #2 on Paul Pace, team foul #6 | 46-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Kopp (SF) Nicholas Moore | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tim Shepard (PF), Ricky Lagunas (C) David Faust, Daniel Branton | |
| 12:10 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 12:10 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 12:10 | Auburn | Tim Shepard grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 11:54 | Auburn | William Fabre loses the ball out of bounds | 47-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Timothy Lewis (PF) Michael Meinhardt | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Carson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dana Renteria (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Kopp (fresh) PF - Timothy Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Fabre (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Paul Pace (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Wysocki (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Tim Shepard (fresh) C - Ricky Lagunas (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein connects on the jumper in the lane | 49-41 |
| 11:15 | Auburn | William Fabre steps out of bounds on the baseline | 49-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (PG), Barry Baldwin (C) Michael Carson, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Hudson (SG) Paul Pace | |
| 10:51 | LSU | Barry Baldwin scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Joseph Kopp | 51-41 |
| 10:45 | Auburn | William Fabre evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Todd Pollard - foul #2 on Todd Pollard, team foul #5 | 51-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Nicholas Moore (SF) Joseph Kopp | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Widman (SF), David Faust (PF), Daniel Branton (C) Kenneth Wysocki, Tim Shepard, Ricky Lagunas | |
| 10:45 | Auburn | William Fabre makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 10:45 | Auburn | William Fabre makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 10:32 | LSU | William Fabre steals the ball from Barry Baldwin | 51-43 |
| 10:17 | Auburn | William Fabre buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Kevin Hudson | 51-45 |
| 09:59 | LSU | Timothy Lewis hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dana Renteria | 53-45 |
| 09:44 | Auburn | Daniel Branton drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by William Fabre and he's hacked by Barry Baldwin - foul #2 on Barry Baldwin, team foul #6 | 53-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (PG), Michael Meinhardt (PF), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Dana Renteria, Timothy Lewis, Barry Baldwin | |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Hilley (PG), Paul Pace (SG), Kenneth Wysocki (SF) William Fabre, Kevin Hudson, James Widman | |
| 09:44 | Auburn | Daniel Branton makes the free throw | 53-48 |
| 09:20 | LSU | Christopher Hilley steals it from Bradley Ziegenbein | 53-48 |
| 09:17 | Auburn | Paul Pace banks in the layup set up by Christopher Hilley | 53-50 |
| 08:55 | LSU | Nicholas Moore hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Michael Carson | 55-50 |
| 08:44 | Auburn | Daniel Branton lays it up and in on a nice dish by Paul Pace | 55-52 |
| 08:16 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt dunks the ball on a great pass from Michael Carson | 57-52 |
| 08:03 | Auburn | Paul Pace scores on a runner from close range | 57-54 |
| 07:43 | LSU | Michael Carson can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 57-54 |
| 07:41 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Daniel Branton | 57-54 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Carson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Todd Pollard (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Moore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Christopher Hilley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Pace (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Wysocki (fresh) 4 reb. PF - David Faust (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Branton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Auburn | Paul Pace misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Todd Pollard - foul #3 on Todd Pollard, team foul #7 | 57-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Dana Renteria (SG), Joseph Kopp (SF), Barry Baldwin (C) Todd Pollard, Nicholas Moore, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Fabre (PG), Kevin Hudson (SF), Tim Shepard (PF), Ricky Lagunas (C) Christopher Hilley, Kenneth Wysocki, David Faust, Daniel Branton | |
| 07:31 | Auburn | Paul Pace makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 07:31 | Auburn | Paul Pace misses the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 07:31 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| 07:08 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Michael Carson | 59-55 |
| 06:51 | Auburn | William Fabre makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Ricky Lagunas | 59-57 |
| 06:26 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 59-57 |
| 06:25 | Auburn | William Fabre snags the defensive board | 59-57 |
| 06:20 | Auburn | Paul Pace hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 59-57 |
| 06:18 | LSU | The rebound goes to Michael Meinhardt | 59-57 |
| 05:54 | LSU | Barry Baldwin is hacked by Paul Pace - foul #3 on Paul Pace, team foul #7 | 59-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (PG), Timothy Lewis (PF) Michael Carson, Michael Meinhardt | |
| Subs | Auburn | Eric Robinson (SG), Kenneth Wysocki (SF) Paul Pace, Kevin Hudson | |
| 05:54 | LSU | Barry Baldwin misses the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 05:54 | LSU | Joseph Kopp grabs the offensive board | 59-57 |
| 05:37 | LSU | Joseph Kopp double dribbles | 59-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Nicholas Moore (SF), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Joseph Kopp, Barry Baldwin | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 05:19 | Auburn | Eric Robinson is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Tim Shepard | 59-59 |
| 05:04 | LSU | Nicholas Moore is called for 5 seconds | 59-59 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Faust (PF), Daniel Branton (C) Tim Shepard, Ricky Lagunas | |
| 04:50 | Auburn | Eric Robinson scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed William Fabre and he's fouled by Bradley Ziegenbein - foul #2 on Bradley Ziegenbein, team foul #8 | 59-61 |
| 04:50 | Auburn | Eric Robinson makes the free throw | 59-62 |
| 04:25 | LSU | Timothy Lewis can't finish the layup but the foul's on Daniel Branton - foul #3 on Daniel Branton, team foul #8 | 59-62 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (PG) Todd Pollard | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 04:25 | LSU | Timothy Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 04:25 | LSU | Timothy Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 04:14 | Auburn | Daniel Branton can't finish the layup | 61-62 |
| 04:13 | LSU | Nicholas Moore gets the rebound | 61-62 |
| 03:54 | LSU | Timothy Lewis knocks in the runner from close range | 63-62 |
| 03:48 | Auburn | David Faust loses the ball out of bounds | 63-62 |
| Subs | LSU | Jimmy Rockey (SG), Joseph Kopp (SF), Michael Meinhardt (PF) Dana Renteria, Nicholas Moore, Timothy Lewis | |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Hilley (PG) William Fabre | |
| 03:19 | LSU | Joseph Kopp jams it and he's fouled by David Faust - foul #3 on David Faust, team foul #9 | 65-62 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (SG) Jimmy Rockey | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Hudson (SG), Tim Shepard (PF), Ricky Lagunas (C) Eric Robinson, David Faust, Daniel Branton | |
| 03:19 | LSU | Joseph Kopp misses the free throw | 65-62 |
| 03:19 | Auburn | Tim Shepard grabs the defensive rebound | 65-62 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Carson (fresh) 4 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Todd Pollard (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Kopp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Christopher Hilley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Wysocki (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Tim Shepard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ricky Lagunas (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Auburn | Christopher Hilley clanks a 3 from the left corner | 65-62 |
| 03:13 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt grabs the board | 65-62 |
| 02:47 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kenneth Wysocki - foul #3 on Kenneth Wysocki, team foul #10 | 65-62 |
| Subs | LSU | Dana Renteria (SG), Nicholas Moore (SF), Barry Baldwin (C) Todd Pollard, Joseph Kopp, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Fabre (PG), Paul Pace (SG) Christopher Hilley, Kevin Hudson | |
| 02:47 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 02:47 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 02:43 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-62 |
| Subs | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Barry Baldwin | |
| Subs | Auburn | Eric Robinson (SG), David Faust (PF), Daniel Branton (C) Paul Pace, Tim Shepard, Ricky Lagunas | |
| 02:33 | Auburn | Daniel Branton makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by William Fabre | 67-64 |
| 02:18 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt comes up short on the runner from the right block | 67-64 |
| 02:16 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 01:55 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Bradley Ziegenbein | 69-64 |
| 01:39 | Auburn | Kenneth Wysocki throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-64 |
| 01:17 | LSU | Kenneth Wysocki steals the ball from Michael Meinhardt | 69-64 |
| 01:06 | Auburn | Dana Renteria is called for the reach on Eric Robinson - foul #3 on Dana Renteria, team foul #9 | 69-64 |
| 01:06 | Auburn | Eric Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 01:06 | Auburn | Eric Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:38 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Carson | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Auburn | Daniel Branton connects on the runner near the basket and he's hacked by Bradley Ziegenbein - foul #3 on Bradley Ziegenbein, team foul #10 | 71-68 |
| 00:33 | Auburn | Daniel Branton makes the free throw | 71-69 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:32 | LSU | William Fabre is called for the reach on Michael Carson in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Fabre, team foul #11 | 71-69 |
| 00:32 | LSU | Michael Carson makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:32 | LSU | Michael Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:27 | Auburn | David Faust scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by William Fabre | 73-71 |
| 00:24 | LSU | Nicholas Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Robinson - foul #5 on Eric Robinson, team foul #12 | 73-71 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (SG) Eric Robinson | |
| 00:24 | LSU | Nicholas Moore makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:24 | LSU | Nicholas Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:17 | Auburn | Paul Pace can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 75-71 |
| 00:15 | Auburn | Kenneth Wysocki grabs the offensive board | 75-71 |
| 00:13 | Auburn | Paul Pace misses the 3 from the right corner | 75-71 |
| 00:11 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt pulls down the rebound | 75-71 |
| 00:10 | LSU | Paul Pace is called for the reach on Michael Meinhardt in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Pace, team foul #13 | 75-71 |
| 00:10 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:10 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:03 | Auburn | Kenneth Wysocki is whistled for a carry | 77-71 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Michael Carson runs out the clock | 77-71 |