| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dennis Hess (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Mains (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wallace Mishler (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jiao-Long Xyong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Yul Ximines (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Lewis Ivie (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Pollock (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Charles Stansel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Cline (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Kummer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel inbounds the ball | 24-26 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Sacramento State | James Pollock misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Thomas Mains - foul #3 on Thomas Mains, team foul #1 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (SG) Thomas Mains | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 19:44 | Sacramento State | James Pollock makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 19:44 | Sacramento State | James Pollock makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 19:34 | Auburn | Jiao-Long Xyong is called for traveling | 24-28 |
| 19:11 | Sacramento State | Brandon Cline can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 24-28 |
| 19:09 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Jiao-Long Xyong | 24-28 |
| 18:55 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-28 |
| 18:53 | Auburn | Jiao-Long Xyong tips it but misses | 24-28 |
| 18:51 | Auburn | Jiao-Long Xyong tips it home | 26-28 |
| 18:22 | Sacramento State | Paul Kummer's fadeaway is rejected by Jiao-Long Xyong | 26-28 |
| 18:20 | Auburn | Burton Campbell snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| 17:59 | Auburn | Dennis Hess hits a runner near the basket and he's hacked by Paul Kummer - foul #2 on Paul Kummer, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| 17:59 | Auburn | Dennis Hess misses the free throw | 28-28 |
| 17:59 | Sacramento State | Paul Kummer gets the rebound | 28-28 |
| 17:43 | Sacramento State | Wallace Mishler denies the turnaround by James Pollock | 28-28 |
| 17:42 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel misses the tip | 28-28 |
| 17:41 | Auburn | Jiao-Long Xyong grabs the board | 28-28 |
| 17:20 | Auburn | Jiao-Long Xyong can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Brandon Cline - foul #3 on Brandon Cline, team foul #2 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Raymond Hanger (PF) Brandon Cline | |
| 17:20 | Auburn | Jiao-Long Xyong makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 17:20 | Auburn | Jiao-Long Xyong makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 17:07 | Sacramento State | James Pollock lays it up and in on a great pass from Lewis Ivie | 30-30 |
| 16:49 | Auburn | Burton Campbell misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by James Pollock - foul #3 on James Pollock, team foul #3 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jose Silva (SG), Billy Bridgeforth (PF), Jasper Greening (C) Dennis Hess, Jiao-Long Xyong, Yul Ximines | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Seth Picklesimer (C) Paul Kummer | |
| 16:49 | Auburn | Burton Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 16:49 | Auburn | Burton Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 16:49 | Sacramento State | Seth Picklesimer pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 16:31 | Sacramento State | Billy Bridgeforth steps in front of the James Pollock pass | 31-30 |
| 16:16 | Auburn | Jasper Greening connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Burton Campbell | 34-30 |
| 15:56 | Sacramento State | James Pollock can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Billy Bridgeforth - foul #1 on Billy Bridgeforth, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mains (SG), Richard Browning (SF), Jiao-Long Xyong (PF) Burton Campbell, Wallace Mishler, Jasper Greening | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Brandon Cline (PF), Paul Kummer (C) Raymond Hanger, Seth Picklesimer | |
| 15:56 | Sacramento State | James Pollock makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 15:56 | Sacramento State | James Pollock makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Jose Silva (fresh) SG - Thomas Mains (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Browning (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jiao-Long Xyong (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Billy Bridgeforth (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Lewis Ivie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Pollock (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Charles Stansel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brandon Cline (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Kummer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Auburn | Thomas Mains makes the contested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-32 |
| 15:25 | Sacramento State | Lewis Ivie hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Paul Kummer | 37-34 |
| 15:14 | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth misses short on a shot from close range | 37-34 |
| 15:12 | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth snags the offensive board | 37-34 |
| 14:54 | Auburn | Richard Browning double dribbles | 37-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dennis Hess (PG), Yul Ximines (C) Jose Silva, Billy Bridgeforth | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 14:34 | Sacramento State | Lewis Ivie scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Charles Stansel | 37-36 |
| 14:10 | Auburn | Thomas Mains shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 37-36 |
| 14:08 | Sacramento State | Brandon Cline grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 14:03 | Sacramento State | James Pollock hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Charles Stansel | 37-38 |
| 13:43 | Auburn | Dennis Hess is hacked by Lewis Ivie - foul #1 on Lewis Ivie, team foul #4 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | Wallace Mishler (SF), Billy Bridgeforth (PF) Richard Browning, Jiao-Long Xyong | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Seth Picklesimer (C) Paul Kummer | |
| 13:32 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Dennis Hess | 40-38 |
| 13:11 | Sacramento State | Brandon Cline loses the dribble to Dennis Hess | 40-38 |
| 13:08 | Auburn | Dennis Hess lays it in | 42-38 |
| 12:55 | Sacramento State | James Pollock makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-40 |
| 12:34 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Mains and he's fouled by James Pollock - foul #4 on James Pollock, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Raymond Hanger (PF), Paul Kummer (C) Brandon Cline, Seth Picklesimer | |
| 12:34 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler makes the free throw | 45-40 |
| 12:11 | Sacramento State | James Pollock buries a jumper from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 11:54 | Auburn | Raymond Hanger is called for the reach on Billy Bridgeforth - foul #1 on Raymond Hanger, team foul #6 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (PG), Jose Silva (SG), Jiao-Long Xyong (PF) Dennis Hess, Thomas Mains, Yul Ximines | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray (SG) James Pollock | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Burton Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jose Silva (fresh) SF - Wallace Mishler (fresh) 11 pts. 2 blk. PF - Jiao-Long Xyong (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Billy Bridgeforth (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Lewis Ivie (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Ray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Stansel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Hanger (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Kummer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Auburn | Paul Kummer is called for the reach on Wallace Mishler - foul #3 on Paul Kummer, team foul #7 | 45-42 |
| 11:32 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler misses the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 11:32 | Sacramento State | Paul Kummer snags the defensive board | 45-42 |
| 11:11 | Sacramento State | Raymond Hanger comes up short on the runner from close range | 45-42 |
| 11:09 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel tips it in | 45-44 |
| 10:56 | Auburn | Jiao-Long Xyong is fouled on the floor by Raymond Hanger - foul #2 on Raymond Hanger, team foul #8 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dennis Hess (PG), Thomas Mains (SG), Jasper Greening (C) Burton Campbell, Jose Silva, Billy Bridgeforth | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | James Pollock (SG), Jonathan Hunter (SF), Brandon Cline (PF) Lewis Ivie, Charles Stansel, Raymond Hanger | |
| 10:56 | Auburn | Jiao-Long Xyong misses the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 10:56 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Brandon Cline | 45-44 |
| 10:49 | Sacramento State | James Pollock hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ernest Ray | 45-46 |
| 10:29 | Auburn | Thomas Mains splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Dennis Hess | 48-46 |
| 10:18 | Sacramento State | James Pollock misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 48-46 |
| 10:17 | Auburn | Jasper Greening grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 09:56 | Auburn | Dennis Hess misses badly on a floater from the right block | 48-46 |
| 09:54 | Sacramento State | James Pollock gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 09:28 | Sacramento State | Jiao-Long Xyong is called for the reach on James Pollock - foul #3 on Jiao-Long Xyong, team foul #3 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (SF), Yul Ximines (C) Wallace Mishler, Jasper Greening | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lewis Ivie (PG), Charles Stansel (SF), Seth Picklesimer (C) James Pollock, Jonathan Hunter, Paul Kummer | |
| 09:13 | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Brandon Cline | 48-48 |
| 08:57 | Auburn | Brandon Cline steals it from Yul Ximines | 48-48 |
| 08:37 | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray misses short on a shot from the right side | 48-48 |
| 08:35 | Auburn | Yul Ximines snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 08:12 | Auburn | Dennis Hess hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 08:11 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 07:45 | Sacramento State | Lewis Ivie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jose Silva (SG), Wallace Mishler (SF), Billy Bridgeforth (PF) Dennis Hess, Thomas Mains, Jiao-Long Xyong | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | James Pollock (SG), Raymond Hanger (PF), Paul Kummer (C) Ernest Ray, Brandon Cline, Seth Picklesimer | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Burton Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jose Silva (fresh) SF - Wallace Mishler (fresh) 11 pts. 2 blk. PF - Billy Bridgeforth (fresh) 4 reb. C - Yul Ximines (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Lewis Ivie (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Pollock (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SF - Charles Stansel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Raymond Hanger (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Kummer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler is hacked by Charles Stansel - foul #2 on Charles Stansel, team foul #9 | 48-48 |
| 07:28 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 07:28 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 07:11 | Sacramento State | Lewis Ivie buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by James Pollock | 50-50 |
| 06:42 | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Yul Ximines and he's hacked by Paul Kummer - foul #4 on Paul Kummer, team foul #10 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mains (SG) Jose Silva | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 06:42 | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth makes the free throw | 53-50 |
| 06:23 | Sacramento State | Paul Kummer knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Lewis Ivie | 53-52 |
| 06:12 | Auburn | Thomas Mains connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Burton Campbell | 56-52 |
| 05:46 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel is fouled on the floor by Thomas Mains - foul #4 on Thomas Mains, team foul #4 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dennis Hess (PG), Jiao-Long Xyong (PF) Burton Campbell, Yul Ximines | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray (PG), Jonathan Hunter (SF), Brandon Cline (PF), Seth Picklesimer (C) Lewis Ivie, Charles Stansel, Raymond Hanger, Paul Kummer | |
| 05:39 | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Seth Picklesimer | 56-54 |
| 05:16 | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth loses the dribble to Ernest Ray | 56-54 |
| 05:04 | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Brandon Cline | 56-56 |
| 04:53 | Auburn | Thomas Mains connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Hess | 59-56 |
| 04:30 | Sacramento State | Seth Picklesimer connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 59-58 |
| 04:23 | Auburn | Thomas Mains misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 04:22 | Sacramento State | Seth Picklesimer pulls down the rebound | 59-58 |
| 04:11 | Sacramento State | Brandon Cline is fouled on the floor by Jiao-Long Xyong - foul #4 on Jiao-Long Xyong, team foul #5 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (SF), Yul Ximines (C) Wallace Mishler, Billy Bridgeforth | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lewis Ivie (PG), Charles Stansel (SF), Paul Kummer (C) James Pollock, Jonathan Hunter, Seth Picklesimer | |
| 04:01 | Sacramento State | Paul Kummer misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 03:59 | Auburn | Yul Ximines grabs the board | 59-58 |
| 03:39 | Auburn | Jiao-Long Xyong clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-58 |
| 03:37 | Auburn | Jiao-Long Xyong grabs the offensive board | 59-58 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dennis Hess (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Mains (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Burton Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jiao-Long Xyong (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Yul Ximines (fresh) 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Lewis Ivie (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest Ray (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Stansel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brandon Cline (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Kummer (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Auburn | Jiao-Long Xyong drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Dennis Hess | 61-58 |
| 02:56 | Sacramento State | Lewis Ivie can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dennis Hess - foul #3 on Dennis Hess, team foul #6 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jose Silva (SG), Wallace Mishler (SF), Jasper Greening (PF) Dennis Hess, Thomas Mains, Jiao-Long Xyong | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | James Pollock (SG), Raymond Hanger (PF) Ernest Ray, Brandon Cline | |
| 02:56 | Sacramento State | Lewis Ivie makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 02:56 | Sacramento State | Lewis Ivie misses the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 02:56 | Auburn | Yul Ximines snags the defensive board | 61-59 |
| 02:56 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| 02:37 | Auburn | Yul Ximines banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jose Silva and he's hacked by Raymond Hanger - foul #3 on Raymond Hanger, team foul #11 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dennis Hess (PG), Thomas Mains (SG), Jiao-Long Xyong (PF) Burton Campbell, Jose Silva, Jasper Greening | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Brandon Cline (PF) Raymond Hanger | |
| 02:37 | Auburn | Yul Ximines makes the free throw | 64-59 |
| 02:22 | Sacramento State | James Pollock's floater is tipped away by Yul Ximines | 64-59 |
| 02:21 | Sacramento State | James Pollock grabs the offensive rebound | 64-59 |
| 02:07 | Sacramento State | Dennis Hess takes the ball from Lewis Ivie | 64-59 |
| 01:53 | Auburn | Thomas Mains misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-59 |
| 01:51 | Sacramento State | Brandon Cline gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| 01:43 | Sacramento State | Brandon Cline knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lewis Ivie and the foul's on Jiao-Long Xyong - foul #5 on Jiao-Long Xyong, team foul #7 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth (PF) Jiao-Long Xyong | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 01:43 | Sacramento State | Brandon Cline makes the free throw | 64-62 |
| 01:33 | Auburn | Yul Ximines lays it in | 66-62 |
| 01:06 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel misses the jumper from the free throw line | 66-62 |
| 01:04 | Sacramento State | Paul Kummer snags the offensive board | 66-62 |
| 00:53 | Sacramento State | James Pollock comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas Mains - foul #5 on Thomas Mains, team foul #8 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (SG) Thomas Mains | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 00:53 | Sacramento State | James Pollock misses the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:53 | Sacramento State | James Pollock makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-63 |
| 00:27 | Auburn | Yul Ximines misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 66-63 |
| 00:26 | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth snags the offensive board | 66-63 |
| 00:26 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth is hacked by Paul Kummer - foul #5 on Paul Kummer, team foul #12 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Seth Picklesimer (C) Paul Kummer | |
| 00:24 | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:24 | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth misses the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:24 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Brandon Cline | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Sacramento State | Dennis Hess takes the ball from James Pollock | 67-63 |
| 00:12 | Auburn | Burton Campbell can't finish the layup | 67-63 |
| 00:11 | Auburn | Yul Ximines tips it back up and in | 69-63 |
| 00:05 | Sacramento State | James Pollock clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-63 |
| 00:03 | Auburn | Yul Ximines pulls down the rebound | 69-63 |
| 00:03 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 69-63 |
| 00:02 | Auburn | Yul Ximines is hacked by Lewis Ivie in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lewis Ivie, team foul #13 | 69-63 |
| 00:02 | Auburn | Yul Ximines misses the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:02 | Auburn | Yul Ximines makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:00 | Sacramento State | Lewis Ivie misses long on a halfcourt shot | 70-63 |