| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jesse Kimble (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Maxwell Calder (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Drazen Blachowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Liang Zheng (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raul Ramos (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifton Newlon (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Peacock (fresh) PF - Daniel Landry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marc Beam (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | David Peacock inbounds the ball | 20-27 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon comes up short on the floater from the right side | 20-27 |
| 19:34 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng pulls down the rebound | 20-27 |
| 19:11 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski banks in the layup over the doubleteam set up by Jesse Kimble | 22-27 |
| 18:42 | Auburn | Marc Beam travels with the ball | 22-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Marcus Ono (SG) Clifton Newlon | |
| 18:15 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 22-27 |
| 18:13 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski tips it home | 24-27 |
| 17:56 | Auburn | Marc Beam comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 24-27 |
| 17:55 | Auburn | Marc Beam snags the offensive board | 24-27 |
| 17:32 | Auburn | David Peacock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG), Anthony Donaldson (SF) Marcus Ono, David Peacock | |
| 17:17 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Drazen Blachowski and the foul's on Marc Beam - foul #1 on Marc Beam, team foul #1 | 26-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Wurth (SF), Noel Cumberbatch (PF) Jesse Kimble, Liang Zheng | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 17:17 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos misses the free throw | 26-27 |
| 17:17 | Auburn | Daniel Landry gets the rebound | 26-27 |
| 17:01 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Peacock (SF) Anthony Donaldson | |
| 16:44 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble (PG) Maxwell Calder | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brian Matthews (SF) David Peacock | |
| 16:17 | Auburn | Brian Matthews connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Marc Beam | 26-30 |
| 16:12 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 16:11 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski tips it in | 28-30 |
| 15:45 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Clifton Newlon, team foul #2 | 28-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder (PG), Liang Zheng (PF) Jesse Kimble, Noel Cumberbatch | |
| Subs | Auburn | Marcus Ono (SG), David Peacock (SF) Clifton Newlon, Brian Matthews | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Drazen Blachowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. SF - James Wurth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Liang Zheng (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Raul Ramos (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marcus Ono (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Peacock (fresh) PF - Daniel Landry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marc Beam (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner from the left block | 28-30 |
| 15:27 | Auburn | John Moen pulls down the rebound | 28-30 |
| 14:58 | Auburn | David Peacock is hacked by James Wurth - foul #1 on James Wurth, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG), Brian Matthews (SF), Anthony Donaldson (PF), Chad Laforce (C) Marcus Ono, David Peacock, Daniel Landry, Marc Beam | |
| 14:40 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-30 |
| 14:39 | Auburn | Chad Laforce tips it home | 28-32 |
| 14:30 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 14:29 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| 14:23 | Auburn | Drazen Blachowski steps in front of the Anthony Donaldson pass | 28-32 |
| 13:56 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos misses the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 28-32 |
| 13:55 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 13:29 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson clanks a shot in the lane | 28-32 |
| 13:27 | Auburn | John Moen hits the follow up shot | 28-34 |
| 13:09 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-34 |
| 13:08 | Auburn | Chad Laforce grabs the board | 28-34 |
| 12:47 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Raul Ramos - foul #1 on Raul Ramos, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble (PG), John Stockdale (SG), Noel Cumberbatch (PF), Marc Sitosky (C) Maxwell Calder, James Wurth, Liang Zheng, Raul Ramos | |
| Subs | Auburn | Marcus Ono (PG), David Peacock (SF), Marc Beam (C) John Moen, Brian Matthews, Chad Laforce | |
| 12:47 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson misses the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 12:47 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 12:27 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble misses the wide open floater from the left wing | 28-35 |
| 12:26 | Auburn | David Peacock grabs the board | 28-35 |
| 12:13 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Clifton Newlon and the foul's on Noel Cumberbatch - foul #2 on Noel Cumberbatch, team foul #3 | 28-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG) Clifton Newlon | |
| 12:13 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson misses the free throw | 28-37 |
| 12:13 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 11:47 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-37 |
| 11:45 | Auburn | The rebound goes to David Peacock | 28-37 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jesse Kimble (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Stockdale (fresh) SF - Drazen Blachowski (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Noel Cumberbatch (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marc Sitosky (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marcus Ono (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Peacock (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Anthony Donaldson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Marc Beam (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson hits the finger roll | 28-39 |
| 11:11 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky scores on a fadeaway from close range | 30-39 |
| 10:53 | Auburn | Marc Beam misses short on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Marc Sitosky - foul #2 on Marc Sitosky, team foul #4 | 30-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder (SG) John Stockdale | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG), Brian Matthews (SF), Daniel Landry (PF) John Moen, David Peacock, Anthony Donaldson | |
| 10:53 | Auburn | Marc Beam makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 10:53 | Auburn | Marc Beam misses the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 10:53 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky grabs the defensive rebound | 30-40 |
| 10:49 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble is hacked by Marcus Ono in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marcus Ono, team foul #3 | 30-40 |
| 10:23 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from just outside the lane | 32-40 |
| 09:54 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon lays it up and in | 32-42 |
| 09:34 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Maxwell Calder | 35-42 |
| 09:19 | Auburn | Marc Beam is hacked by Marc Sitosky - foul #3 on Marc Sitosky, team foul #5 | 35-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Stockdale (SG), James Wurth (SF), Liang Zheng (PF), Raul Ramos (C) Jesse Kimble, Drazen Blachowski, Noel Cumberbatch, Marc Sitosky | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), David Peacock (SF), Chad Laforce (C) Clifton Newlon, Brian Matthews, Marc Beam | |
| 09:05 | Auburn | James Wurth is called for the reach on John Moen - foul #2 on James Wurth, team foul #6 | 35-42 |
| 08:47 | Auburn | David Peacock is hacked by James Wurth - foul #3 on James Wurth, team foul #7 | 35-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble (PG) Maxwell Calder | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG) Marcus Ono | |
| 08:47 | Auburn | David Peacock makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 08:47 | Auburn | David Peacock makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 08:25 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 35-44 |
| 08:24 | Auburn | Chad Laforce grabs the board | 35-44 |
| 08:01 | Auburn | Chad Laforce drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by David Peacock and the foul's on Raul Ramos - foul #2 on Raul Ramos, team foul #8 | 35-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Marcus Ono (SG), Anthony Donaldson (SF) Clifton Newlon, David Peacock | |
| 08:01 | Auburn | Chad Laforce makes the free throw | 35-47 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:47 | North Carolina | John Moen picks off the pass by John Stockdale | 35-47 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jesse Kimble (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Stockdale (fresh) SF - James Wurth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Liang Zheng (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Raul Ramos (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marcus Ono (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Donaldson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Landry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Chad Laforce (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Chad Laforce | 35-49 |
| 07:13 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 35-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder (PG) Jesse Kimble | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG), Brian Matthews (SF), Marc Beam (C) John Moen, Anthony Donaldson, Chad Laforce | |
| 06:48 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon is hacked by Liang Zheng - foul #1 on Liang Zheng, team foul #9 | 35-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch (PF) Liang Zheng | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Peacock (SF) Brian Matthews | |
| 06:48 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon makes the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 06:48 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon makes the 2nd free throw | 35-51 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:35 | North Carolina | David Peacock takes the ball from Maxwell Calder | 35-51 |
| 06:32 | Auburn | David Peacock blows the layup | 35-51 |
| 06:31 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos gets the rebound | 35-51 |
| 06:26 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from James Wurth | 37-51 |
| 06:04 | Auburn | David Peacock clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-51 |
| 06:03 | Auburn | Marc Beam tips it but misses | 37-51 |
| 06:01 | Auburn | David Peacock gets the offensive rebound | 37-51 |
| 05:39 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Marcus Ono | 37-53 |
| 05:34 | North Carolina | Clifton Newlon picks off the pass by John Stockdale | 37-53 |
| 05:31 | Auburn | David Peacock misses the lay-in | 37-53 |
| 05:30 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Maxwell Calder | 37-53 |
| 05:21 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-53 |
| 05:02 | Auburn | Marc Beam can't connect on a runner in the paint | 40-53 |
| 05:00 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch gets the rebound | 40-53 |
| 04:52 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch clanks a shot from the right wing | 40-53 |
| 04:50 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-53 |
| 04:39 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Noel Cumberbatch | 43-53 |
| 04:18 | Auburn | Daniel Landry misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 43-53 |
| 04:16 | Auburn | David Peacock grabs the offensive rebound | 43-53 |
| 03:51 | Auburn | Marc Beam's pass is intercepted by Noel Cumberbatch | 43-53 |
| 03:51 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble (PG), Drazen Blachowski (SF), Liang Zheng (PF), Marc Sitosky (C) John Stockdale, James Wurth, Noel Cumberbatch, Raul Ramos | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), Brian Matthews (SF), Anthony Donaldson (PF), Chad Laforce (C) Clifton Newlon, David Peacock, Daniel Landry, Marc Beam | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:38 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-53 |
| 03:36 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder grabs the offensive rebound | 43-53 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jesse Kimble (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Maxwell Calder (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Drazen Blachowski (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Liang Zheng (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marc Sitosky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marcus Ono (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Matthews (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Donaldson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Chad Laforce (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:22 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-53 |
| 03:21 | Auburn | John Moen gets the rebound | 43-53 |
| 02:59 | Auburn | Drazen Blachowski steals it from Anthony Donaldson | 43-53 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:47 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder is wide open but clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 43-53 |
| 02:45 | Auburn | Chad Laforce snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:27 | Auburn | John Moen can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 43-53 |
| 02:26 | Auburn | John Moen grabs the offensive board | 43-53 |
| 02:08 | Auburn | Chad Laforce connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Brian Matthews and the foul's on Jesse Kimble - foul #2 on Jesse Kimble, team foul #10 | 43-55 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Stockdale (SG), James Wurth (SF), Noel Cumberbatch (PF) Maxwell Calder, Drazen Blachowski, Liang Zheng | |
| Subs | Auburn | Sonny Davis (PF) John Moen | |
| 02:08 | Auburn | Chad Laforce misses the free throw | 43-55 |
| 02:08 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky grabs the board | 43-55 |
| 01:51 | North Carolina | Sonny Davis steps in front of the James Wurth pass | 43-55 |
| 01:39 | Auburn | Marcus Ono connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Brian Matthews | 43-58 |
| 01:23 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by James Wurth | 45-58 |
| 00:57 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on James Wurth - foul #4 on James Wurth, team foul #11 | 45-58 |
| 00:57 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson makes the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 00:57 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| 00:57 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Marc Sitosky | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Auburn | Chad Laforce throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-59 |
| 00:40 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble is fouled on the floor by Chad Laforce - foul #1 on Chad Laforce, team foul #4 | 45-59 |
| 00:38 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-59 |
| 00:37 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson snags the defensive board | 45-59 |
| 00:32 | Auburn | Brian Matthews is hacked by John Stockdale in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Stockdale, team foul #12 | 45-59 |
| 00:32 | Auburn | Brian Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 45-60 |
| 00:32 | Auburn | Brian Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 45-61 |
| 00:25 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-61 |
| 00:24 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Sonny Davis | 45-61 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Marcus Ono runs out the clock | 45-61 |