| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Micheal Dale (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifford Ames (fresh) SF - Jimmy Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Manuel Hartzler (fresh) 7 pts. C - George Burson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Christian (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allan Ledbetter (fresh) SF - Benjamin Strauss (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Emmanuel Broughton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Wickline (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Jimmy Byrd inbounds the ball | 22-27 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:37 | Auburn | Micheal Dale drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Clifford Ames | 25-27 |
| 19:09 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 25-27 |
| 19:07 | Auburn | Micheal Dale grabs the defensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 18:49 | Auburn | Micheal Dale misses long on a floater from the baseline | 25-27 |
| 18:47 | St. John's | Brian Wickline pulls down the rebound | 25-27 |
| 18:18 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter scores on a shot near the basket set up by Robert Christian | 25-29 |
| 17:57 | Auburn | George Burson dunks the ball | 27-29 |
| 17:31 | St. John's | Robert Christian scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Benjamin Strauss | 27-32 |
| 17:04 | Auburn | Manuel Hartzler misses short on a runner near the basket | 27-32 |
| 17:03 | Auburn | Micheal Dale misses the tip | 27-32 |
| 17:01 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss grabs the board | 27-32 |
| 16:40 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-32 |
| 16:39 | Auburn | Clifford Ames grabs the board | 27-32 |
| 16:14 | Auburn | Jimmy Byrd loses the dribble to Robert Christian | 27-32 |
| 15:45 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Jimmy Byrd - foul #1 on Jimmy Byrd, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jesse Kellar (PG), Derek Beaver (SG), James Ballard (SF), Micheal Spencer (PF), Carl Crouch (C) Micheal Dale, Clifford Ames, Jimmy Byrd, Manuel Hartzler, George Burson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG), Steven Rose (PF) Allan Ledbetter, Emmanuel Broughton | |
| 15:45 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 15:45 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Jesse Kellar (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Derek Beaver (fresh) SF - James Ballard (fresh) PF - Micheal Spencer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Crouch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Strauss (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Rose (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Wickline (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Auburn | James Ballard misses short on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Benjamin Strauss - foul #2 on Benjamin Strauss, team foul #1 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | Micheal Dale (PG) Carl Crouch | |
| Subs | St. John's | Issa Abdullah (SF) Benjamin Strauss | |
| 15:23 | Auburn | James Ballard makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 15:23 | Auburn | James Ballard makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 14:57 | St. John's | Brian Wickline drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Robert Christian | 29-36 |
| 14:30 | Auburn | Micheal Spencer is denied on a layup by Brian Wickline | 29-36 |
| 14:28 | St. John's | Brian Wickline pulls down the rebound | 29-36 |
| 14:14 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-36 |
| Subs | Auburn | Manuel Hartzler (PF) Derek Beaver | |
| Subs | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton (PF) Brian Wickline | |
| 13:54 | Auburn | Micheal Spencer is hacked by Robert Christian - foul #3 on Robert Christian, team foul #2 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter (SG) Ronald Spangler | |
| 13:35 | Auburn | Micheal Dale misses the jumper from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 13:33 | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 13:07 | St. John's | Robert Christian travels with the ball | 29-36 |
| Subs | Auburn | Derek Beaver (SG) Micheal Dale | |
| Subs | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss (SF) Issa Abdullah | |
| 12:48 | Auburn | Micheal Spencer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Benjamin Strauss - foul #3 on Benjamin Strauss, team foul #3 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Auburn | Micheal Dale (PG), Carl Crouch (C) Derek Beaver, Manuel Hartzler | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:48 | Auburn | Micheal Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 12:48 | Auburn | Micheal Spencer misses the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 12:48 | St. John's | Steven Rose gets the rebound | 30-36 |
| 12:27 | St. John's | Jesse Kellar steps in front of the Steven Rose pass | 30-36 |
| 12:01 | Auburn | Carl Crouch misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-36 |
| 11:59 | Auburn | Jesse Kellar gets the offensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 11:46 | Auburn | Carl Crouch is called for traveling | 30-36 |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifford Ames (SG), Jimmy Byrd (SF), Manuel Hartzler (PF), George Burson (C) Jesse Kellar, James Ballard, Micheal Spencer, Carl Crouch | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Issa Abdullah (SG), Brian Wickline (C) Robert Christian, Allan Ledbetter, Steven Rose | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Micheal Dale (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifford Ames (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Manuel Hartzler (fresh) 7 pts. C - George Burson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Issa Abdullah (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Benjamin Strauss (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Emmanuel Broughton (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Brian Wickline (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 11:37 | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton tips it back up and in | 30-38 |
| 11:19 | Auburn | Micheal Dale misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Ronald Spangler - foul #2 on Ronald Spangler, team foul #4 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | Micheal Spencer (C) George Burson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 11:19 | Auburn | Micheal Dale makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 11:19 | Auburn | Micheal Dale makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 11:01 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 32-38 |
| 11:00 | Auburn | Manuel Hartzler snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 10:41 | Auburn | Jimmy Byrd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jesse Kellar (PG), Derek Beaver (SG), James Ballard (SF), George Burson (C) Micheal Dale, Clifford Ames, Jimmy Byrd, Manuel Hartzler | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (PG) Issa Abdullah | |
| 10:13 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifford Ames (SG), Jimmy Byrd (SF), Manuel Hartzler (PF) Derek Beaver, James Ballard, Micheal Spencer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter (SG), Steven Rose (PF) Ronald Spangler, Emmanuel Broughton | |
| 09:54 | Auburn | Jimmy Byrd makes the jump hook from the right block | 34-38 |
| 09:31 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter is whistled for traveling | 34-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | Micheal Dale (PG), James Ballard (SF), Micheal Spencer (C) Jesse Kellar, Jimmy Byrd, George Burson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Issa Abdullah (SF) Benjamin Strauss | |
| 09:18 | Auburn | James Ballard double dribbles | 34-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jesse Kellar (SG) Clifford Ames | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:10 | St. John's | Steven Rose misses the shot in the lane but the foul's on Manuel Hartzler - foul #1 on Manuel Hartzler, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifford Ames (SG), Jimmy Byrd (SF) Jesse Kellar, James Ballard | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:10 | St. John's | Steven Rose misses the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 09:10 | St. John's | Steven Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 08:50 | Auburn | Jimmy Byrd makes the shot from the right wing set up by Micheal Spencer | 36-39 |
| 08:34 | St. John's | Steven Rose banks in the layup | 36-41 |
| 08:28 | Auburn | Manuel Hartzler misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Christian - foul #4 on Robert Christian, team foul #5 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | Derek Beaver (SG), James Ballard (SF), George Burson (C) Clifford Ames, Jimmy Byrd, Micheal Spencer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG) Robert Christian | |
| 08:28 | Auburn | Manuel Hartzler makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 08:28 | Auburn | Manuel Hartzler makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 08:07 | St. John's | Steven Rose misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by George Burson - foul #1 on George Burson, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jesse Kellar (SG), Micheal Spencer (PF) Derek Beaver, Manuel Hartzler | |
| Subs | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss (SF) Allan Ledbetter | |
| 08:07 | St. John's | Steven Rose makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 08:07 | St. John's | Steven Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 07:55 | Auburn | James Ballard hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 07:53 | Auburn | George Burson tips it home | 40-43 |
| 07:34 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Micheal Dale (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Kellar (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Ballard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Micheal Spencer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - George Burson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Issa Abdullah (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Benjamin Strauss (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Rose (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Wickline (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Auburn | Issa Abdullah is called for the reach on Micheal Dale - foul #1 on Issa Abdullah, team foul #6 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifford Ames (SG), Jimmy Byrd (SF), Manuel Hartzler (PF) Jesse Kellar, James Ballard, Micheal Spencer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (PG), Emmanuel Broughton (PF) Issa Abdullah, Steven Rose | |
| 06:51 | Auburn | Jimmy Byrd evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Manuel Hartzler | 42-45 |
| 06:29 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-45 |
| 06:28 | Auburn | Manuel Hartzler grabs the board | 42-45 |
| 06:03 | Auburn | Manuel Hartzler misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 06:01 | St. John's | Brian Wickline snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 05:34 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 42-45 |
| 05:32 | Auburn | Micheal Dale grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 05:10 | Auburn | Manuel Hartzler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 05:08 | St. John's | Brian Wickline snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 04:46 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 04:45 | Auburn | Jimmy Byrd grabs the board | 42-45 |
| 04:20 | Auburn | Jimmy Byrd works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-45 |
| 04:19 | Auburn | Clifford Ames tips it home | 44-45 |
| 04:03 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-45 |
| 04:02 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Benjamin Strauss | 44-45 |
| 03:46 | St. John's | Robert Christian hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 03:44 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Emmanuel Broughton | 44-45 |
| 03:34 | St. John's | Robert Christian hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Benjamin Strauss | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Micheal Dale (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifford Ames (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Byrd (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Manuel Hartzler (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - George Burson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Christian (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ronald Spangler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Strauss (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Emmanuel Broughton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Wickline (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Auburn | George Burson is fouled on the floor by Brian Wickline - foul #1 on Brian Wickline, team foul #7 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jesse Kellar (PG), Derek Beaver (SG), James Ballard (SF), Micheal Spencer (PF) Micheal Dale, Clifford Ames, Jimmy Byrd, Manuel Hartzler | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter (SG), Issa Abdullah (SF), Steven Rose (C) Ronald Spangler, Benjamin Strauss, Brian Wickline | |
| 03:07 | Auburn | George Burson makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 03:07 | Auburn | George Burson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 02:46 | St. John's | Robert Christian hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-48 |
| 02:44 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter misses the tip | 46-48 |
| 02:43 | Auburn | Micheal Spencer grabs the board | 46-48 |
| 02:37 | Auburn | Jesse Kellar is fouled on the floor by Robert Christian - foul #5 on Robert Christian, team foul #8 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | Carl Crouch (C) George Burson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG) Robert Christian | |
| 02:37 | Auburn | Jesse Kellar makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 02:37 | Auburn | Jesse Kellar makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 02:35 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-48 |
| 02:20 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-48 |
| 02:19 | Auburn | Micheal Spencer snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 02:03 | Auburn | Emmanuel Broughton is called for the reach on Jesse Kellar - foul #2 on Emmanuel Broughton, team foul #9 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | Micheal Dale (PG) Derek Beaver | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:03 | Auburn | Jesse Kellar makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 02:03 | Auburn | Jesse Kellar misses the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 02:03 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Micheal Spencer | 49-48 |
| 01:40 | Auburn | James Ballard clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Issa Abdullah - foul #2 on Issa Abdullah, team foul #10 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifford Ames (SG), Manuel Hartzler (PF), George Burson (C) Jesse Kellar, Micheal Spencer, Carl Crouch | |
| Subs | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss (SF), Brian Wickline (C) Issa Abdullah, Steven Rose | |
| 01:40 | Auburn | James Ballard misses the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 01:40 | Auburn | James Ballard misses the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 01:40 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss grabs the board | 49-48 |
| 01:18 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-48 |
| 01:16 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss gets the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 00:54 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 00:53 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 00:36 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Benjamin Strauss | 49-50 |
| 00:12 | Auburn | George Burson hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Micheal Dale | 51-50 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss slams it home | 51-52 |
| 00:06 | Auburn | Auburn calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 51-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jimmy Byrd (SF) James Ballard | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:01 | Auburn | Jimmy Byrd can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-52 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Manuel Hartzler gets the offensive rebound | 51-52 |