| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Huffaker (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Tsao (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Yuri Burakowski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Philip Pickles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Little (fresh) 3 pf. SF - John Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Albert Houser (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Pippin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | James Tsao inbounds the ball | 30-25 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:47 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-25 |
| 19:46 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin grabs the board | 30-25 |
| 19:31 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin comes up short on the shot in the lane | 30-25 |
| 19:29 | South Carolina | Michael Little tips it home | 30-27 |
| 19:09 | Auburn | James Tsao can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-27 |
| 19:08 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Little | 30-27 |
| 18:54 | South Carolina | Albert Houser misses badly on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on James Tsao - foul #2 on James Tsao, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (PG), Curtis Porter (SG), Arthur Gallagher (C) James Smith, Richard Huffaker, Yuri Burakowski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 18:54 | South Carolina | Albert Houser makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 18:54 | South Carolina | Albert Houser misses the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 18:54 | Auburn | The rebound goes to James Tsao | 30-28 |
| 18:35 | Auburn | Curtis Porter is hacked by Lawrence Pippin - foul #1 on Lawrence Pippin, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski (C) Thomas Mitchell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 18:23 | Auburn | Curtis Porter is called for traveling | 30-28 |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Huffaker (SF), Thomas Mitchell (PF) James Tsao, Yuri Burakowski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 18:09 | South Carolina | Curtis Porter picks off the pass by Lawrence Pippin | 30-28 |
| 18:06 | Auburn | Curtis Porter dunks the ball | 32-28 |
| 17:42 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin lays it up and in | 32-30 |
| 17:32 | Auburn | Curtis Porter drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Mitchell | 34-30 |
| 17:10 | South Carolina | John Hill scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Philip Pickles | 34-32 |
| 17:03 | Auburn | Albert Houser picks off the pass by Tracy Cruce | 34-32 |
| 16:58 | South Carolina | Arthur Gallagher is called for the reach on John Hill - foul #2 on Arthur Gallagher, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), James Tsao (SF), Yuri Burakowski (C) Tracy Cruce, Richard Huffaker, Thomas Mitchell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cabello (PG), Cecil Barkley (SG), Lee Brown (SF), Lionel Kohler (PF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) Philip Pickles, Michael Little, John Hill, Albert Houser, Lawrence Pippin | |
| 16:53 | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Lionel Kohler | 34-35 |
| 16:48 | Auburn | James Tsao misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Lee Brown - foul #1 on Lee Brown, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| 16:48 | Auburn | James Tsao makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 16:48 | Auburn | James Tsao makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 16:29 | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 16:27 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 16:20 | Auburn | James Smith misses the runner in the lane | 36-35 |
| 16:19 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 16:10 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson is fouled on the floor by Yuri Burakowski - foul #2 on Yuri Burakowski, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (SG), Thomas Mitchell (PF) Curtis Porter, Arthur Gallagher | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 15:58 | South Carolina | Lee Brown comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-35 |
| 15:56 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Tracy Cruce (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Tsao (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Yuri Burakowski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Cabello (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cecil Barkley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Brown (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lionel Kohler (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Auburn | Cecil Barkley is called for the reach on Yuri Burakowski - foul #1 on Cecil Barkley, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Huffaker (SG) Tracy Cruce | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Pickles (PG), Michael Little (SG), John Hill (SF), Lawrence Pippin (C) Robert Cabello, Cecil Barkley, Lee Brown, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| 15:17 | Auburn | James Tsao can't finish the layup | 36-35 |
| 15:16 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 14:59 | South Carolina | James Smith steals it from John Hill | 36-35 |
| 14:56 | Auburn | James Smith is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 36-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (PG), Curtis Porter (SG), Arthur Gallagher (PF) James Smith, Richard Huffaker, Thomas Mitchell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Albert Houser (PF) Lionel Kohler | |
| 14:45 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 36-35 |
| 14:44 | South Carolina | Albert Houser hits the follow up shot | 36-37 |
| 14:31 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Curtis Porter | 38-37 |
| 14:07 | South Carolina | Albert Houser scores on a runner in the paint set up by Philip Pickles | 38-39 |
| 13:46 | Auburn | Albert Houser picks off the pass by Curtis Porter | 38-39 |
| 13:42 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Little | 38-41 |
| 13:20 | Auburn | Albert Houser takes the ball from Curtis Porter | 38-41 |
| 13:18 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Richard Huffaker (SG), Thomas Mitchell (PF) Tracy Cruce, Curtis Porter, Arthur Gallagher | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley (SG), Lee Brown (SF), Lionel Kohler (PF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) Michael Little, John Hill, Albert Houser, Lawrence Pippin | |
| 13:09 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski is whistled for a carry | 38-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cabello (PG) Philip Pickles | |
| 12:55 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Lionel Kohler and he's fouled by Thomas Mitchell - foul #1 on Thomas Mitchell, team foul #4 | 38-43 |
| 12:55 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson makes the free throw | 38-44 |
| 12:32 | Auburn | James Smith drills a shot from the right wing set up by Yuri Burakowski | 40-44 |
| 12:18 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson blows the layup | 40-44 |
| 12:17 | Auburn | James Smith gets the rebound | 40-44 |
| 11:57 | Auburn | Lee Brown denies the turnaround by Thomas Mitchell | 40-44 |
| 11:56 | Auburn | James Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Huffaker (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Tsao (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Yuri Burakowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Cabello (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cecil Barkley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Brown (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lionel Kohler (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Auburn | Jeffrey Thompson blocks the short jumper by Yuri Burakowski | 40-44 |
| 11:30 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 11:06 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James Smith | 43-44 |
| 10:50 | South Carolina | Lee Brown is hacked by Richard Huffaker - foul #2 on Richard Huffaker, team foul #5 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (PG), Curtis Porter (SG), Arthur Gallagher (C) James Smith, James Tsao, Yuri Burakowski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Pickles (PG), Michael Little (SG), John Hill (SF), Albert Houser (PF), Lawrence Pippin (C) Robert Cabello, Cecil Barkley, Lee Brown, Lionel Kohler, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| 10:40 | South Carolina | Michael Little misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-44 |
| 10:38 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 10:24 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Curtis Porter | 45-44 |
| 10:06 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Tracy Cruce - foul #2 on Tracy Cruce, team foul #6 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG) Richard Huffaker | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 10:06 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 10:06 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 09:54 | Auburn | The short jumper by Thomas Mitchell is denied by Lawrence Pippin | 45-46 |
| 09:52 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 09:32 | South Carolina | Michael Little connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Philip Pickles | 45-49 |
| 09:25 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell loses the ball out of bounds | 45-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Tsao (SF), Yuri Burakowski (C) James Smith, Thomas Mitchell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 09:07 | South Carolina | John Hill buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Philip Pickles | 45-52 |
| 08:52 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher can't connect on a shot near the basket | 45-52 |
| 08:51 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| 08:31 | South Carolina | John Hill misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by James Tsao - foul #3 on James Tsao, team foul #7 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Richard Huffaker (SG), Thomas Mitchell (PF) Tracy Cruce, Curtis Porter, Arthur Gallagher | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lionel Kohler (PF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) Albert Houser, Lawrence Pippin | |
| 08:31 | South Carolina | John Hill makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 08:31 | South Carolina | John Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 08:23 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski loses the ball out of bounds | 45-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher (C) Yuri Burakowski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Brown (SF) John Hill | |
| 08:08 | South Carolina | 3 seconds is called on Philip Pickles | 45-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski (C) Arthur Gallagher | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cabello (PG), Cecil Barkley (SG) Philip Pickles, Michael Little | |
| 07:49 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Cabello - foul #1 on Robert Cabello, team foul #4 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (PG), Curtis Porter (SF) James Smith, James Tsao | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 07:49 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 07:49 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski misses the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 07:49 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson gets the rebound | 46-54 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Tracy Cruce (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Huffaker (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Curtis Porter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Mitchell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Yuri Burakowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Cabello (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cecil Barkley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Brown (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lionel Kohler (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:36 | South Carolina | Thomas Mitchell is called for the reach on Lee Brown - foul #2 on Thomas Mitchell, team foul #8 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), James Tsao (SF), Arthur Gallagher (C) Tracy Cruce, Curtis Porter, Yuri Burakowski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 07:36 | South Carolina | Lee Brown makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 07:36 | South Carolina | Lee Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 07:23 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from James Smith and the foul's on Cecil Barkley - foul #2 on Cecil Barkley, team foul #5 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (PG), Curtis Porter (SG) James Smith, James Tsao | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 07:23 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell makes the free throw | 49-56 |
| 07:00 | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley clanks a 3 from the right corner | 49-56 |
| 06:59 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell gets the rebound | 49-56 |
| 06:42 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-56 |
| 06:40 | South Carolina | Lionel Kohler grabs the board | 49-56 |
| 06:35 | South Carolina | Robert Cabello hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Thompson | 49-59 |
| 06:14 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Arthur Gallagher | 51-59 |
| 05:49 | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley loses the dribble to Tracy Cruce | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:46 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce is fouled in the backcourt by Cecil Barkley - foul #3 on Cecil Barkley, team foul #6 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Clyde Belin (SG), James Tsao (SF), Yuri Burakowski (C) Tracy Cruce, Curtis Porter, Richard Huffaker, Arthur Gallagher | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Pickles (PG), Michael Little (SG), John Hill (SF), Albert Houser (PF), Lawrence Pippin (C) Robert Cabello, Cecil Barkley, Lee Brown, Lionel Kohler, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| 05:41 | Auburn | Albert Houser picks off the pass by Yuri Burakowski | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:12 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin is fouled on the floor by Yuri Burakowski as he's doubleteamed - foul #3 on Yuri Burakowski, team foul #9 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Auburn | Curtis Porter (SG), Arthur Gallagher (PF) Clyde Belin, Thomas Mitchell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 05:12 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 05:12 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin misses the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 05:12 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski grabs the board | 51-60 |
| 04:54 | Auburn | James Tsao misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Hill - foul #1 on John Hill, team foul #7 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Huffaker (SG), Thomas Mitchell (PF) Curtis Porter, Arthur Gallagher | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 04:54 | Auburn | James Tsao misses the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 04:54 | Auburn | James Tsao makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 04:30 | South Carolina | John Hill is called for traveling | 52-60 |
| Subs | Auburn | Curtis Porter (SG) Richard Huffaker | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 04:11 | Auburn | James Tsao can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-60 |
| 04:10 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin gets the rebound | 52-60 |
| 03:47 | South Carolina | John Hill drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Philip Pickles | 52-62 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Curtis Porter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Tsao (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Mitchell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Yuri Burakowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Philip Pickles (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - Michael Little (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Hill (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Albert Houser (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. C - Lawrence Pippin (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 52-62 |
| 03:27 | South Carolina | John Hill gets the rebound | 52-62 |
| 03:10 | South Carolina | Michael Little misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-62 |
| 03:09 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin gets the offensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 02:49 | South Carolina | Michael Little scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Philip Pickles | 52-64 |
| 02:36 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell's layup is rejected by Lawrence Pippin | 52-64 |
| 02:35 | South Carolina | John Hill grabs the board | 52-64 |
| 02:06 | South Carolina | The short jumper by Lawrence Pippin is denied by James Tsao | 52-64 |
| 02:05 | South Carolina | Albert Houser snags the offensive board | 52-64 |
| 01:43 | South Carolina | John Hill misses the easy layup | 52-64 |
| 01:42 | Auburn | James Smith snags the defensive board | 52-64 |
| 01:35 | Auburn | James Tsao hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Smith | 54-64 |
| 01:15 | South Carolina | John Hill can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 54-64 |
| 01:14 | South Carolina | Michael Little snags the offensive board | 54-64 |
| 00:45 | South Carolina | Yuri Burakowski steals it from Lawrence Pippin | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Auburn | Michael Little steals the ball from James Smith | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | South Carolina | Michael Little clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Thomas Mitchell - foul #3 on Thomas Mitchell, team foul #10 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (PG), Clyde Belin (SG), Arthur Gallagher (C) James Smith, James Tsao, Yuri Burakowski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:16 | South Carolina | Michael Little makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 00:16 | South Carolina | Michael Little misses the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 00:16 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell grabs the board | 54-65 |
| 00:11 | Auburn | Clyde Belin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-65 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles runs out the clock | 54-65 |