| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Marcus Ono (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifton Newlon (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Brian Matthews (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daniel Landry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Marc Beam (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Edwin Cassell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Updike (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Patrick Lamb (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Roger Charles (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Stephen Updike inbounds the ball | 26-31 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:48 | LSU | Don Williams makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-33 |
| 19:27 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon blows the dunk but he's fouled by Patrick Lamb - foul #4 on Patrick Lamb, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG) Marcus Ono | |
| Subs | LSU | Dennis Matzke (PF) Patrick Lamb | |
| 19:27 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 19:27 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 19:16 | LSU | Roger Charles hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Edwin Cassell | 28-35 |
| 18:54 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 18:52 | LSU | Dennis Matzke grabs the board | 28-35 |
| 18:29 | LSU | Edwin Cassell works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 28-35 |
| 18:27 | Auburn | John Moen gets the rebound | 28-35 |
| 18:11 | Auburn | Stephen Updike steps in front of the Daniel Landry pass | 28-35 |
| 18:08 | LSU | Stephen Updike blows the layup | 28-35 |
| 18:07 | LSU | Dennis Matzke gets the offensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 17:46 | LSU | Don Williams misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 28-35 |
| 17:45 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Brian Matthews | 28-35 |
| 17:27 | Auburn | Marc Beam double dribbles | 28-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | Marcus Ono (PG), David Peacock (SF), Anthony Donaldson (PF) John Moen, Brian Matthews, Daniel Landry | |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer (SG), Glenn Manning (SF) Edwin Cassell, Stephen Updike | |
| 17:03 | LSU | Glenn Manning misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-35 |
| 17:02 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson snags the defensive board | 28-35 |
| 16:45 | Auburn | Marcus Ono loses the dribble to Glenn Manning | 28-35 |
| 16:20 | LSU | Glenn Manning hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-35 |
| 16:18 | Auburn | Marc Beam snags the defensive board | 28-35 |
| 16:11 | Auburn | Marc Beam clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Roger Charles - foul #2 on Roger Charles, team foul #2 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), Brian Matthews (SF) Marcus Ono, David Peacock | |
| Subs | LSU | George Guy (PG), Edwin Cassell (SG), Stephen Updike (SF) Don Williams, Jeffrey Brammer, Roger Charles | |
| 16:11 | Auburn | Marc Beam makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 16:11 | Auburn | Marc Beam makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 15:52 | LSU | Edwin Cassell works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-35 |
| 15:50 | Auburn | Brian Matthews snags the defensive board | 30-35 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifton Newlon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Brian Matthews (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Donaldson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Marc Beam (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - George Guy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edwin Cassell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Updike (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Glenn Manning (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Matzke (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Auburn | Brian Matthews throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Peacock (SF), Daniel Landry (PF) Clifton Newlon, Marc Beam | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 15:22 | LSU | Edwin Cassell misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Anthony Donaldson - foul #3 on Anthony Donaldson, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG) David Peacock | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 15:22 | LSU | Edwin Cassell makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 15:22 | LSU | Edwin Cassell makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 14:57 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-37 |
| 14:55 | Auburn | Daniel Landry tips it home | 32-37 |
| 14:34 | LSU | Edwin Cassell is whistled for a carry | 32-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Peacock (SF), Marc Beam (C) Brian Matthews, Daniel Landry | |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG), Jeffrey Brammer (SG), Roger Charles (C) George Guy, Edwin Cassell, Glenn Manning | |
| 14:15 | Auburn | Marc Beam misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 32-37 |
| 14:13 | LSU | Roger Charles grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 13:52 | LSU | Stephen Updike is fouled on the floor by Anthony Donaldson - foul #4 on Anthony Donaldson, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Marcus Ono (PG), Brian Matthews (SG), Daniel Landry (PF) John Moen, Clifton Newlon, Anthony Donaldson | |
| Subs | LSU | George Guy (SG) Stephen Updike | |
| 13:37 | LSU | Daniel Landry is called for the reach on Dennis Matzke - foul #1 on Daniel Landry, team foul #3 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG) Marcus Ono | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 13:16 | LSU | Daniel Landry swats the layup by Dennis Matzke | 32-37 |
| 13:14 | Auburn | Marc Beam pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 13:00 | Auburn | Brian Matthews evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left corner set up by John Moen | 35-37 |
| 12:45 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-37 |
| 12:43 | LSU | George Guy tips it but misses | 35-37 |
| 12:42 | Auburn | Daniel Landry grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 12:21 | Auburn | Don Williams steps in front of the Marc Beam pass | 35-37 |
| 11:59 | LSU | Dennis Matzke is open but comes up short on the floater from the right side | 35-37 |
| 11:57 | LSU | George Guy tips it but misses | 35-37 |
| 11:56 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Brian Matthews | 35-37 |
| 11:36 | Auburn | Brian Matthews is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 11:35 | Auburn | David Peacock misses the tip | 35-37 |
| 11:34 | LSU | Roger Charles pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Matthews (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - David Peacock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Landry (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Marc Beam (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SG - George Guy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Brammer (fresh) PF - Dennis Matzke (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Roger Charles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:25 | LSU | Marc Beam is called for the reach on George Guy - foul #2 on Marc Beam, team foul #4 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Marcus Ono (PG), Clifton Newlon (SG), Anthony Donaldson (PF), Chad Laforce (C) John Moen, David Peacock, Daniel Landry, Marc Beam | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Decarlo (PG), Edwin Cassell (SG), Stephen Updike (SF), Patrick Lamb (PF) Don Williams, George Guy, Jeffrey Brammer, Dennis Matzke | |
| 11:14 | LSU | Roger Charles misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 35-37 |
| 11:12 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 10:48 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-37 |
| 10:47 | LSU | Roger Charles gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 10:21 | LSU | Chad Laforce takes the ball from Robert Decarlo | 35-37 |
| 10:01 | Auburn | Chad Laforce connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Marcus Ono | 37-37 |
| 09:35 | LSU | Edwin Cassell splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 09:33 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 09:15 | Auburn | Robert Decarlo picks off the pass by Brian Matthews out of a doubleteam | 37-37 |
| 08:46 | LSU | Edwin Cassell shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 08:44 | LSU | Roger Charles snags the offensive board | 37-37 |
| 08:28 | LSU | Robert Decarlo makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Edwin Cassell | 37-40 |
| 08:15 | Auburn | Brian Matthews is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Brian Matthews, team foul #5 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), David Peacock (SF), Daniel Landry (PF), Marc Beam (C) Marcus Ono, Brian Matthews, Anthony Donaldson, Chad Laforce | |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG), Jeffrey Brammer (SG), Glenn Manning (SF), Dennis Matzke (C) Robert Decarlo, Edwin Cassell, Stephen Updike, Roger Charles | |
| 08:01 | LSU | Don Williams is hacked by David Peacock - foul #1 on David Peacock, team foul #6 | 37-40 |
| 07:51 | LSU | Don Williams hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on John Moen - foul #2 on John Moen, team foul #7 | 37-40 |
| 07:51 | LSU | Don Williams makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 07:51 | LSU | Don Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 07:51 | Auburn | Daniel Landry pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| 07:30 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon loses the dribble to Don Williams | 37-41 |
| 07:27 | LSU | Don Williams lays it in | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clifton Newlon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - David Peacock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Landry (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Marc Beam (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fresh) 16 pts. 3 stl. SG - Jeffrey Brammer (fresh) SF - Glenn Manning (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Lamb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Dennis Matzke (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon drills a turnaround in the paint set up by John Moen | 39-43 |
| 07:03 | LSU | Glenn Manning scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Don Williams | 39-45 |
| 07:01 | Auburn | John Moen loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-45 |
| 06:39 | LSU | Patrick Lamb can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 39-45 |
| 06:37 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 06:33 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Dennis Matzke - foul #2 on Dennis Matzke, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson (PF) Daniel Landry | |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Cassell (SG), Stephen Updike (SF) Jeffrey Brammer, Patrick Lamb | |
| 06:33 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon misses the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 06:33 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 06:17 | LSU | Stephen Updike clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 06:16 | Auburn | John Moen grabs the board | 40-45 |
| 05:49 | Auburn | Don Williams is called for the reach on John Moen - foul #2 on Don Williams, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Brian Matthews (SG), Daniel Landry (PF) Clifton Newlon, David Peacock | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 05:37 | Auburn | Marc Beam misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 40-45 |
| 05:36 | Auburn | Marc Beam grabs the offensive board | 40-45 |
| 05:22 | Auburn | Brian Matthews drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Anthony Donaldson | 43-45 |
| 05:05 | LSU | Stephen Updike knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Edwin Cassell | 43-47 |
| 04:44 | Auburn | Marc Beam makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brian Matthews | 45-47 |
| 04:18 | LSU | Edwin Cassell is hacked by Anthony Donaldson - foul #5 on Anthony Donaldson, team foul #8 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG), David Peacock (SF) Brian Matthews, Anthony Donaldson | |
| Subs | LSU | George Guy (PG), Jeffrey Brammer (SF), Patrick Lamb (PF), Roger Charles (C) Don Williams, Stephen Updike, Glenn Manning, Dennis Matzke | |
| 04:18 | LSU | Edwin Cassell misses the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 04:18 | Auburn | David Peacock gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 04:07 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by George Guy - foul #1 on George Guy, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Updike (SF) Edwin Cassell | |
| 04:07 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 04:07 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon misses the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 04:07 | LSU | Roger Charles grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 03:50 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer is hacked by Clifton Newlon during a doubleteam - foul #1 on Clifton Newlon, team foul #9 | 46-47 |
| 03:50 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 03:50 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer misses the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 03:50 | LSU | Roger Charles pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 03:40 | LSU | George Guy is fouled on the floor by Daniel Landry - foul #2 on Daniel Landry, team foul #10 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | Brian Matthews (SF), Sonny Davis (PF) David Peacock, Daniel Landry | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 03:40 | LSU | George Guy makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 03:40 | LSU | George Guy makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 03:21 | Auburn | Brian Matthews scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clifton Newlon (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Brian Matthews (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sonny Davis (fresh) C - Marc Beam (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - George Guy (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jeffrey Brammer (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Stephen Updike (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Patrick Lamb (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Roger Charles (fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:01 | LSU | Patrick Lamb slams it home on a nice dish by George Guy and the foul's on John Moen - foul #3 on John Moen, team foul #11 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Peacock (SF), Daniel Landry (PF) Brian Matthews, Sonny Davis | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 03:01 | LSU | Patrick Lamb makes the free throw | 49-53 |
| 02:44 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 02:43 | LSU | Patrick Lamb pulls down the rebound | 49-53 |
| 02:43 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG), Edwin Cassell (SG) George Guy, Jeffrey Brammer | |
| 02:24 | LSU | Patrick Lamb is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Roger Charles | 49-55 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:07 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-55 |
| 01:52 | LSU | Don Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 51-55 |
| 01:50 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:30 | Auburn | John Moen's fadeaway is rejected by Roger Charles | 51-55 |
| 01:28 | LSU | Stephen Updike gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 01:23 | LSU | Edwin Cassell makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Don Williams | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:15 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon blows the dunk | 51-57 |
| 01:14 | Auburn | David Peacock tips it home | 53-57 |
| 00:55 | LSU | Don Williams misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 53-57 |
| 00:53 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon gets the rebound | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 53-57 |
| 00:33 | LSU | Roger Charles grabs the defensive rebound | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | LSU | Roger Charles is fouled in the backcourt by Clifton Newlon - foul #2 on Clifton Newlon, team foul #12 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Auburn | Marcus Ono (PG), Brian Matthews (SF) John Moen, David Peacock | |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Manning (PF) Patrick Lamb | |
| 00:30 | LSU | Roger Charles misses the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:30 | LSU | Roger Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Auburn | Brian Matthews is hacked by Glenn Manning - foul #2 on Glenn Manning, team foul #6 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | LSU | Patrick Lamb (PF) Glenn Manning | |
| 00:21 | Auburn | Brian Matthews shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-58 |
| 00:19 | LSU | The rebound goes to Patrick Lamb | 53-58 |
| 00:16 | LSU | Clifton Newlon is called for the reach on Patrick Lamb in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clifton Newlon, team foul #13 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Manning (SF) Stephen Updike | |
| 00:16 | LSU | Patrick Lamb makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:16 | LSU | Patrick Lamb makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:09 | Auburn | Brian Matthews is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 53-60 |
| 00:08 | Auburn | Marc Beam grabs the offensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 00:06 | Auburn | Brian Matthews misses short on a 3 from straight away | 53-60 |
| 00:04 | Auburn | Daniel Landry pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 00:01 | Auburn | Marcus Ono is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Don Williams runs out the clock | 56-60 |