| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) SG - Adrian Masters (fresh) SF - Allen Dang (fresh) PF - Johnny Wall (fresh) C - Michael McDermott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Smith (fresh) SG - Richard Huffaker (fresh) SF - James Tsao (fresh) PF - Thomas Mitchell (fresh) C - Yuri Burakowski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | James Tsao wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski misses badly on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Adrian Masters - foul #1 on Adrian Masters, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:50 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:50 | LSU | The rebound goes to Michael McDermott | 0-1 |
| 19:34 | LSU | Michael McDermott buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by James Knudson | 2-1 |
| 19:17 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-1 |
| 19:15 | LSU | Michael McDermott grabs the defensive rebound | 2-1 |
| 18:54 | LSU | Johnny Wall hits the finger roll set up by Adrian Masters | 4-1 |
| 18:38 | Auburn | Michael McDermott swats the short shot by Yuri Burakowski | 4-1 |
| 18:37 | LSU | Michael McDermott pulls down the rebound | 4-1 |
| 18:10 | LSU | Adrian Masters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-1 |
| 17:54 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Allen Dang - foul #1 on Allen Dang, team foul #2 | 4-1 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Frank Patricio (PG), Tracy Cruce (SG), Curtis Porter (SF), Arthur Gallagher (C) James Smith, Richard Huffaker, James Tsao, Yuri Burakowski | |
| 17:47 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 4-1 |
| 17:46 | LSU | Allen Dang gets the rebound | 4-1 |
| 17:20 | LSU | James Knudson can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 4-1 |
| 17:19 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher gets the rebound | 4-1 |
| 17:01 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Curtis Porter | 4-4 |
| 16:32 | LSU | James Knudson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 16:31 | LSU | Michael McDermott tips it in | 6-4 |
| 16:24 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Allen Dang - foul #2 on Allen Dang, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | LSU | Courtney Delrosario (PF) Allen Dang | |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Huffaker (SG), James Tsao (SF), Yuri Burakowski (C) Frank Patricio, Curtis Porter, Arthur Gallagher | |
| 16:24 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:24 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:24 | LSU | Michael McDermott pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:02 | LSU | James Tsao is called for the reach on Adrian Masters - foul #1 on James Tsao, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | LSU | Douglas Wydra (SF) Adrian Masters | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Arthur Gallagher (PF) Tracy Cruce, Thomas Mitchell | |
| 15:35 | LSU | Johnny Wall misses the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Yuri Burakowski - foul #1 on Yuri Burakowski, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | LSU | Earl Hanson (C) Michael McDermott | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (PG) James Smith | |
| 15:35 | LSU | Johnny Wall misses the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 15:35 | LSU | Johnny Wall makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Johnny Wall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Wydra (fresh) PF - Courtney Delrosario (fresh) C - Earl Hanson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Tracy Cruce (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Huffaker (fresh) SF - James Tsao (fresh) PF - Arthur Gallagher (fresh) C - Yuri Burakowski (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:23 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Tracy Cruce | 7-8 |
| 14:54 | LSU | James Knudson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's hacked by James Tsao - foul #2 on James Tsao, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | LSU | Adrian Masters (SG) Johnny Wall | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Curtis Porter (SF) Richard Huffaker, James Tsao | |
| 14:54 | LSU | James Knudson makes the free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:38 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher loses the dribble to James Knudson | 10-8 |
| 14:35 | LSU | Douglas Wydra misses the lay-in | 10-8 |
| 14:33 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher pulls down the rebound | 10-8 |
| 14:18 | Auburn | James Smith misses long on a 3 from straight away | 10-8 |
| 14:16 | LSU | Douglas Wydra snags the defensive board | 10-8 |
| 13:54 | LSU | James Smith steals the ball from Courtney Delrosario | 10-8 |
| 13:33 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 10-8 |
| 13:31 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher hits the follow up shot | 10-10 |
| 13:07 | LSU | James Knudson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 10-10 |
| 13:05 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce grabs the defensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 12:50 | Auburn | James Smith is fouled on the floor by Earl Hanson - foul #1 on Earl Hanson, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | LSU | Johnny Wall (SF), Michael Batton (PF), Michael McDermott (C) Douglas Wydra, Courtney Delrosario, Earl Hanson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Frank Patricio (PG), Richard Huffaker (SG), Thomas Mitchell (PF) James Smith, Tracy Cruce, Arthur Gallagher | |
| 12:23 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell misses the dunk | 10-10 |
| 12:21 | LSU | James Knudson pulls down the rebound | 10-10 |
| 12:04 | LSU | James Knudson comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 10-10 |
| 12:02 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell grabs the board | 10-10 |
| 11:55 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski lays it in | 10-12 |
| 11:34 | LSU | Richard Huffaker steps in front of the Michael Batton pass | 10-12 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adrian Masters (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Johnny Wall (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Batton (fresh) C - Michael McDermott (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Frank Patricio (fresh) SG - Richard Huffaker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Curtis Porter (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas Mitchell (fresh) 1 pts. C - Yuri Burakowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:13 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Huffaker | 10-14 |
| 10:56 | LSU | Adrian Masters is whistled for traveling | 10-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Douglas Wydra (SF), Courtney Delrosario (PF) Adrian Masters, Michael Batton | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Arthur Gallagher (C) Frank Patricio, Yuri Burakowski | |
| 10:47 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-14 |
| 10:45 | LSU | Douglas Wydra pulls down the rebound | 10-14 |
| 10:19 | LSU | James Knudson drills a 3 from the right corner | 13-14 |
| 10:10 | Auburn | James Smith is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (PG) James Smith | |
| 09:47 | LSU | Johnny Wall misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 09:45 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell gets the rebound | 13-14 |
| 09:30 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 13-14 |
| 09:29 | Auburn | Curtis Porter grabs the offensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 09:11 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Courtney Delrosario - foul #1 on Courtney Delrosario, team foul #5 | 13-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Adrian Masters (SG), Earl Hanson (C) Johnny Wall, Michael McDermott | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Yuri Burakowski (C) Curtis Porter, Arthur Gallagher | |
| 09:11 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 09:11 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 08:49 | LSU | Adrian Masters misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-16 |
| 08:47 | LSU | Douglas Wydra tips it in | 15-16 |
| 08:37 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker scores on a 3 from the right wing | 15-19 |
| 08:14 | LSU | Adrian Masters knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by James Knudson | 18-19 |
| 07:53 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker is called for traveling | 18-19 |
| Subs | LSU | Johnny Wall (SF), Michael Batton (PF), Michael McDermott (C) Douglas Wydra, Courtney Delrosario, Earl Hanson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Curtis Porter (SG), Arthur Gallagher (C) Tracy Cruce, Yuri Burakowski | |
| 07:24 | LSU | Michael Batton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-19 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Frank Patricio (PG), Tracy Cruce (SG), Yuri Burakowski (C) James Smith, Richard Huffaker, Thomas Mitchell | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adrian Masters (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Wall (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Batton (fresh) C - Michael McDermott (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Frank Patricio (fresh) SG - Tracy Cruce (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Porter (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Arthur Gallagher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Yuri Burakowski (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:12 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Patricio | 18-22 |
| 06:53 | LSU | James Knudson connects on the 3 from the left corner | 21-22 |
| 06:49 | Auburn | The pull-up jumper by Curtis Porter is blocked by Michael Batton | 21-22 |
| 06:47 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce tips it home | 21-24 |
| 06:26 | LSU | Adrian Masters hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-24 |
| 06:24 | LSU | Michael McDermott gets the offensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 06:07 | LSU | James Knudson blows the dunk | 21-24 |
| 06:06 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski snags the defensive board | 21-24 |
| 05:52 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher misses the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Batton - foul #1 on Michael Batton, team foul #6 | 21-24 |
| Subs | LSU | Douglas Wydra (SF), Courtney Delrosario (PF) James Knudson, Michael Batton | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Richard Huffaker (SG), James Tsao (SF), Thomas Mitchell (PF) Frank Patricio, Tracy Cruce, Curtis Porter, Yuri Burakowski | |
| 05:52 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 05:52 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 05:28 | LSU | James Smith steals it from Johnny Wall | 21-26 |
| 05:08 | Auburn | James Tsao misses the floater from the left side | 21-26 |
| 05:06 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to James Tsao | 21-26 |
| 04:42 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 21-26 |
| 04:40 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell tips it in | 21-28 |
| 04:21 | LSU | James Tsao is called for the reach on Adrian Masters - foul #3 on James Tsao, team foul #5 | 21-28 |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), Earl Hanson (C) Johnny Wall, Michael McDermott | |
| Subs | Auburn | Curtis Porter (SG), Yuri Burakowski (C) James Tsao, Arthur Gallagher | |
| 04:00 | LSU | James Knudson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-28 |
| 03:59 | LSU | Courtney Delrosario gets the offensive rebound | 21-28 |
| 03:37 | LSU | Earl Hanson is hacked by Yuri Burakowski - foul #2 on Yuri Burakowski, team foul #6 | 21-28 |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Dang (SF) Douglas Wydra | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (PG) James Smith | |
| 03:15 | LSU | James Knudson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-28 |
| 03:14 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski pulls down the rebound | 21-28 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adrian Masters (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Dang (fresh) PF - Courtney Delrosario (fresh) C - Earl Hanson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Tracy Cruce (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Porter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Huffaker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Mitchell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Yuri Burakowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce is hacked by James Knudson in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Knudson, team foul #7 | 21-28 |
| Subs | LSU | David Foushee (SF) Adrian Masters | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 03:09 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 03:09 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce makes the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 02:58 | LSU | James Knudson buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Allen Dang | 24-30 |
| 02:47 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-30 |
| 02:46 | LSU | Courtney Delrosario snags the defensive board | 24-30 |
| 02:21 | LSU | James Knudson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-30 |
| 02:19 | LSU | David Foushee snags the offensive board | 24-30 |
| 02:00 | LSU | Earl Hanson blows the dunk but he's hacked by Richard Huffaker - foul #1 on Richard Huffaker, team foul #7 | 24-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Douglas Wydra (SF), Johnny Wall (PF) David Foushee, Courtney Delrosario | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Arthur Gallagher (PF) Tracy Cruce, Thomas Mitchell | |
| 02:00 | LSU | Earl Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 02:00 | LSU | Earl Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 01:37 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Richard Huffaker | 26-32 |
| 01:08 | LSU | Curtis Porter steals the ball from Earl Hanson | 26-32 |
| 00:58 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski travels with the ball | 26-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Adrian Masters (PG), Michael McDermott (C) James Knudson, Earl Hanson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (SG), Thomas Mitchell (PF) Richard Huffaker, Yuri Burakowski | |
| 00:34 | LSU | The jumper by Douglas Wydra is denied by Curtis Porter | 26-32 |
| 00:33 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce snags the defensive board | 26-32 |
| 00:26 | Auburn | The short jumper by Thomas Mitchell is denied by Johnny Wall | 26-32 |
| 00:25 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell tips it home | 26-34 |
| 00:01 | LSU | Michael McDermott is denied on a layup by Thomas Mitchell | 26-34 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 26-34 |