| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Richard Huffaker (fresh) SG - Curtis Porter (fresh) SF - James Tsao (fresh) PF - Thomas Mitchell (fresh) C - Yuri Burakowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Stevens (fresh) SG - Rodney Washington (fresh) SF - Florentino Lombardi (fresh) PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) C - Stephen Catalano (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | James Tsao wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:49 | Auburn | James Tsao misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Auburn | James Tsao can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Mitchell | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Auburn | George Stevens steals it from Yuri Burakowski | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi lays it in set up by George Stevens | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell is whistled for traveling | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Louisville | George Stevens connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-5 |
| 18:14 | Auburn | James Tsao can't finish the layup but the foul's on Florentino Lombardi - foul #1 on Florentino Lombardi, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:14 | Auburn | James Tsao misses the 1st free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:14 | Auburn | James Tsao makes the 2nd free throw | 1-5 |
| 17:50 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 1-5 |
| 17:48 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell snags the defensive board | 1-5 |
| 17:32 | Auburn | Rodney Washington takes the ball from Curtis Porter | 1-5 |
| 17:05 | Louisville | George Stevens is fouled on the floor by Curtis Porter - foul #1 on Curtis Porter, team foul #1 | 1-5 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Tracy Cruce (SG), Arthur Gallagher (C) Curtis Porter, James Tsao, Yuri Burakowski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Page (SF), Scott Carnegie (C) Florentino Lombardi, Stephen Catalano | |
| 16:46 | Louisville | Richard Huffaker steals the ball from Scott Carnegie | 1-5 |
| 16:36 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from James Smith | 4-5 |
| 16:07 | Louisville | Thomas Mitchell blocks the short jumper by Scott Carnegie | 4-5 |
| 16:06 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:01 | Auburn | James Smith misses the turnaround from the baseline | 4-5 |
| 16:00 | Louisville | Rodney Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tracy Cruce (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Huffaker (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - Arthur Gallagher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Stevens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Washington (fairly fresh) SF - Ryan Page (fresh) PF - Gary Kinnear (fairly fresh) C - Scott Carnegie (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie buries a floater from the left block set up by George Stevens and he's hacked by Arthur Gallagher - foul #1 on Arthur Gallagher, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Auburn | Curtis Porter (SG), James Tsao (SF), Yuri Burakowski (C) Tracy Cruce, Richard Huffaker, Thomas Mitchell | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), Dikembe Victor (SG), Florentino Lombardi (SF), Stephen Catalano (C) George Stevens, Rodney Washington, Ryan Page, Gary Kinnear | |
| 15:31 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie misses the free throw | 4-7 |
| 15:31 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 15:15 | Auburn | James Tsao drills a shot from just outside the lane | 6-7 |
| 15:13 | Louisville | David Broderick is hacked by James Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Page (PF) Scott Carnegie | |
| 14:46 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano misses short on a floater from close range | 6-7 |
| 14:44 | Auburn | The rebound goes to James Smith | 6-7 |
| 14:23 | Auburn | David Broderick steals it from Curtis Porter | 6-7 |
| 14:20 | Louisville | Dikembe Victor banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Broderick | 6-9 |
| 14:09 | Auburn | Curtis Porter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Dikembe Victor - foul #1 on Dikembe Victor, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Huffaker (SF) James Tsao | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (PG), Rodney Washington (SG) David Broderick, Dikembe Victor | |
| 14:09 | Auburn | Curtis Porter makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:09 | Auburn | Curtis Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 13:49 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano misses the lay-in but the foul's on Yuri Burakowski - foul #1 on Yuri Burakowski, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Tsao (SF), Thomas Mitchell (PF) Curtis Porter, Yuri Burakowski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Kinnear (PF) Ryan Page | |
| 13:49 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 13:49 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 13:34 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Florentino Lombardi - foul #2 on Florentino Lombardi, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (SG) James Smith | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Victor (SG), Scott Carnegie (C) Florentino Lombardi, Stephen Catalano | |
| 13:34 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 13:34 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 13:34 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear grabs the defensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 13:10 | Louisville | Rodney Washington double dribbles | 8-11 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Curtis Porter (SG), Yuri Burakowski (C) Tracy Cruce, James Tsao, Thomas Mitchell | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 12:48 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher scores on a jumper from close range set up by James Smith | 10-11 |
| 12:26 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie is called for a charge - foul #1 on Scott Carnegie, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Auburn | Clyde Belin (PG), Tracy Cruce (SG), James Tsao (SF), Thomas Mitchell (PF) James Smith, Curtis Porter, Richard Huffaker, Arthur Gallagher | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Page (SF) Dikembe Victor | |
| 12:04 | Auburn | James Tsao is fouled on the floor by Gary Kinnear - foul #1 on Gary Kinnear, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Huffaker (PG), Curtis Porter (SG) Clyde Belin, Tracy Cruce | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), Dikembe Victor (SG), Stephen Catalano (C) George Stevens, Rodney Washington, Scott Carnegie | |
| 11:40 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-11 |
| 11:38 | Louisville | Ryan Page pulls down the rebound | 10-11 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Richard Huffaker (fairly fresh) SG - Curtis Porter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Tsao (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Mitchell (fresh) 2 blk. C - Yuri Burakowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Broderick (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Victor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ryan Page (fresh) PF - Gary Kinnear (fairly fresh) C - Stephen Catalano (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Louisville | James Tsao swats the dunk try by Gary Kinnear | 10-11 |
| 11:19 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano tips it but misses | 10-11 |
| 11:17 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell gets the rebound | 10-11 |
| 10:55 | Auburn | Stephen Catalano swats the shot by Yuri Burakowski | 10-11 |
| 10:54 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski hits the follow up shot | 12-11 |
| 10:40 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 12-11 |
| 10:38 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear hits the follow up shot | 12-13 |
| 10:20 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell's floater is tipped away by Ryan Page | 12-13 |
| 10:19 | Louisville | David Broderick grabs the board | 12-13 |
| 09:50 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear clanks a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Yuri Burakowski - foul #2 on Yuri Burakowski, team foul #5 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Tracy Cruce (SG), Arthur Gallagher (C) Curtis Porter, Thomas Mitchell, Yuri Burakowski | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (PG), Rodney Washington (SF), Scott Carnegie (C) Dikembe Victor, Ryan Page, Stephen Catalano | |
| 09:50 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 09:50 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 09:50 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher grabs the board | 12-13 |
| 09:30 | Auburn | James Tsao's pass is intercepted by George Stevens | 12-13 |
| 09:27 | Louisville | Rodney Washington lays it up and in set up by George Stevens | 12-15 |
| 09:07 | Auburn | David Broderick steals the ball from Tracy Cruce | 12-15 |
| 09:04 | Louisville | David Broderick hits the finger roll | 12-17 |
| 08:47 | Auburn | James Tsao comes up short on the floater from the right side | 12-17 |
| 08:45 | Louisville | The rebound goes to David Broderick | 12-17 |
| 08:20 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 12-17 |
| 08:18 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie tips it back up and in | 12-19 |
| 08:11 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher is fouled on the floor by Scott Carnegie - foul #2 on Scott Carnegie, team foul #6 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Auburn | Curtis Porter (SF), Thomas Mitchell (PF) Richard Huffaker, James Tsao | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Victor (SG), Ryan Page (PF), Stephen Catalano (C) David Broderick, Gary Kinnear, Scott Carnegie | |
| 07:45 | Auburn | Curtis Porter can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ryan Page - foul #1 on Ryan Page, team foul #7 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Huffaker (SF) Tracy Cruce | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 07:45 | Auburn | Curtis Porter makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 07:45 | Auburn | Curtis Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 07:22 | Louisville | Rodney Washington hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Victor | 14-22 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Curtis Porter (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Huffaker (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Mitchell (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Arthur Gallagher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Victor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Washington (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ryan Page (fresh) C - Stephen Catalano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:55 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Richard Huffaker | 16-22 |
| 06:30 | Louisville | Ryan Page's floater is tipped away by Richard Huffaker | 16-22 |
| 06:28 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher snags the defensive board | 16-22 |
| 06:22 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Thomas Mitchell, team foul #6 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Auburn | Clyde Belin (PG), Tracy Cruce (SG), James Tsao (SF), Yuri Burakowski (C) James Smith, Curtis Porter, Richard Huffaker, Arthur Gallagher | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), William Grullon (SG), Gary Kinnear (PF) George Stevens, Dikembe Victor, Rodney Washington | |
| 05:55 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-22 |
| Subs | Auburn | Curtis Porter (SG) Tracy Cruce | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:40 | Auburn | Clyde Belin misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 16-22 |
| 05:39 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski tips it back up and in | 18-22 |
| 05:24 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear can't finish the layup | 18-22 |
| 05:23 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear hits the follow up shot | 18-24 |
| 05:21 | Auburn | Clyde Belin double dribbles in the backcourt | 18-24 |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Huffaker (PG), James Smith (SG), Arthur Gallagher (PF) Clyde Belin, Curtis Porter, Thomas Mitchell | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (PG), Rodney Washington (SF) William Grullon, Ryan Page | |
| 05:01 | Louisville | Rodney Washington scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-27 |
| 04:53 | Auburn | James Tsao makes the turnaround from the left block | 20-27 |
| 04:36 | Louisville | Yuri Burakowski is called for the reach on David Broderick - foul #3 on Yuri Burakowski, team foul #7 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Auburn | Curtis Porter (SG), Thomas Mitchell (PF) James Smith, Yuri Burakowski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Victor (SG) George Stevens | |
| 04:36 | Louisville | David Broderick makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 04:36 | Louisville | David Broderick misses the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 04:36 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Arthur Gallagher | 20-28 |
| 04:23 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-28 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG) David Broderick | |
| 03:56 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on James Tsao - foul #1 on James Tsao, team foul #8 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG) James Tsao | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (PG), Florentino Lombardi (SF), Scott Carnegie (C) William Grullon, Dikembe Victor, Stephen Catalano | |
| 03:56 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 03:56 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 03:56 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher gets the rebound | 20-29 |
| 03:42 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 20-29 |
| 03:40 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher gets the offensive rebound | 20-29 |
| 03:20 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 20-29 |
| 03:19 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear snags the defensive board | 20-29 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Curtis Porter (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Huffaker (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Arthur Gallagher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rodney Washington (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Florentino Lombardi (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Kinnear (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Carnegie (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 02:59 | Louisville | George Stevens misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-29 |
| 02:58 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 20-29 |
| 02:29 | Auburn | George Stevens is called for the reach on James Smith - foul #1 on George Stevens, team foul #8 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (SG), James Tsao (SF) Curtis Porter, Richard Huffaker | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Victor (SG), Ryan Page (PF) Rodney Washington, Gary Kinnear | |
| 02:29 | Auburn | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 02:29 | Auburn | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 02:07 | Louisville | Dikembe Victor clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-29 |
| 02:05 | Auburn | James Tsao grabs the defensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 01:41 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Arthur Gallagher, team foul #9 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Auburn | Clyde Belin (PG), Curtis Porter (SG), Richard Huffaker (SF) James Smith, Tracy Cruce, Arthur Gallagher | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG) George Stevens | |
| 01:20 | Louisville | Dikembe Victor clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-29 |
| 01:18 | Auburn | James Tsao grabs the defensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 01:04 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-29 |
| 01:03 | Louisville | Ryan Page snags the defensive board | 22-29 |
| 00:48 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi misses the shot from the left wing | 22-29 |
| 00:47 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Clyde Belin | 22-29 |
| 00:26 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 22-29 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi pulls down the rebound | 22-29 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Dikembe Victor can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-29 |