| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gustavo Martin (fresh) SG - Marcus Huffman (fresh) SF - Richard Chaires (fresh) PF - Donald Kantor (fresh) C - Joe Tye (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Matthew Moua (fresh) SG - Darrin Nguyen (fresh) SF - Robert Kiefer (fresh) PF - Michael Williams (fresh) C - Brett Whitaker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Auburn | Michael Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Joe Tye | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Auburn | Michael Williams hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | LSU | Joe Tye misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Michael Williams | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Auburn | Matthew Moua drills a turnaround from the baseline | 0-4 |
| 19:11 | LSU | Brett Whitaker picks off the pass by Donald Kantor in the backcourt | 0-4 |
| 18:53 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 18:51 | LSU | Joe Tye gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:26 | LSU | Gustavo Martin is hacked by Darrin Nguyen - foul #1 on Darrin Nguyen, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:18 | LSU | Donald Kantor loses the dribble to Matthew Moua | 0-4 |
| 18:15 | Auburn | Matthew Moua lays it in | 0-6 |
| 18:09 | LSU | Gustavo Martin loses the dribble to Matthew Moua in the backcourt | 0-6 |
| 18:00 | Auburn | Michael Williams misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-6 |
| 17:58 | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen tips it home | 0-8 |
| 17:45 | LSU | Gustavo Martin misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 0-8 |
| 17:43 | LSU | Richard Chaires snags the offensive board | 0-8 |
| 17:38 | LSU | Marcus Huffman is open and buries a floater near the basket set up by Donald Kantor | 2-8 |
| 17:11 | Auburn | Matthew Moua's pass is intercepted by Gustavo Martin | 2-8 |
| 16:50 | LSU | Marcus Huffman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-8 |
| 16:48 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer snags the defensive board | 2-8 |
| 16:44 | Auburn | Matthew Moua can't connect on a shot from the right side | 2-8 |
| 16:43 | LSU | The rebound goes to Richard Chaires | 2-8 |
| 16:38 | LSU | Gustavo Martin makes the shot from the right wing set up by Donald Kantor | 4-8 |
| 16:31 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 4-8 |
| 16:29 | LSU | The rebound goes to Marcus Huffman | 4-8 |
| 16:24 | LSU | Marcus Huffman clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Darrin Nguyen - foul #2 on Darrin Nguyen, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Wallace (PG), Johnnie Hunt (SF), Grant Kirkwood (C) Gustavo Martin, Richard Chaires, Joe Tye | |
| Subs | Auburn | Earl Zullinger (PG), John Gooch (SG), Michael Crocker (SF), Kyle Smith (PF), James Ashurst (C) Matthew Moua, Darrin Nguyen, Robert Kiefer, Michael Williams, Brett Whitaker | |
| 16:24 | LSU | Marcus Huffman misses the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 16:24 | LSU | Marcus Huffman misses the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 16:24 | LSU | Donald Kantor snags the offensive board | 4-8 |
| 16:15 | LSU | Marcus Huffman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 4-8 |
| 16:14 | LSU | Edward Wallace grabs the offensive board | 4-8 |
| 15:52 | LSU | Marcus Huffman misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 4-8 |
| 15:51 | LSU | Grant Kirkwood can't tip it in | 4-8 |
| 15:49 | Auburn | James Ashurst grabs the board | 4-8 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Edward Wallace (fresh) SG - Marcus Huffman (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Johnnie Hunt (fresh) PF - Donald Kantor (fairly fresh) C - Grant Kirkwood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Earl Zullinger (fresh) SG - John Gooch (fresh) SF - Michael Crocker (fresh) PF - Kyle Smith (fresh) C - James Ashurst (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Auburn | Earl Zullinger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-8 |
| 15:43 | LSU | The rebound goes to Donald Kantor | 4-8 |
| 15:26 | LSU | Marcus Huffman banks in the layup | 6-8 |
| 15:04 | Auburn | Kyle Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-8 |
| 15:02 | LSU | The rebound goes to Donald Kantor | 6-8 |
| 14:52 | LSU | The jump hook by Donald Kantor is blocked by Michael Crocker | 6-8 |
| 14:51 | Auburn | John Gooch grabs the defensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 14:45 | Auburn | John Gooch clanks a 3 from the right corner | 6-8 |
| 14:44 | Auburn | James Ashurst grabs the offensive board | 6-8 |
| 14:35 | Auburn | Michael Crocker's floater is tipped away by Grant Kirkwood | 6-8 |
| 14:33 | LSU | Grant Kirkwood pulls down the rebound | 6-8 |
| 14:17 | LSU | Marcus Huffman scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edward Wallace and the foul's on James Ashurst - foul #1 on James Ashurst, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | LSU | Jason Roten (PG), Richard Chaires (SF), Joe Tye (C) Edward Wallace, Johnnie Hunt, Grant Kirkwood | |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Moua (PG), David Locklin (SG), Robert Kiefer (SF), Michael Williams (PF), Brett Whitaker (C) Earl Zullinger, John Gooch, Michael Crocker, Kyle Smith, James Ashurst | |
| 14:17 | LSU | Marcus Huffman makes the free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:04 | Auburn | Matthew Moua's pass is intercepted by Jason Roten | 9-8 |
| 13:48 | LSU | Joe Tye misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Williams - foul #1 on Michael Williams, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| Subs | LSU | Gustavo Martin (PG), Grant Kirkwood (PF) Marcus Huffman, Donald Kantor | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 13:48 | LSU | Joe Tye misses the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 13:48 | LSU | Joe Tye misses the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 13:48 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 13:43 | Auburn | Matthew Moua hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Richard Chaires - foul #1 on Richard Chaires, team foul #1 | 9-8 |
| 13:43 | Auburn | Matthew Moua makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 13:43 | Auburn | Matthew Moua makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:17 | LSU | Richard Chaires knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Roten | 12-10 |
| 13:03 | Auburn | Richard Chaires steps in front of the Matthew Moua pass | 12-10 |
| 13:00 | LSU | Richard Chaires is hacked by David Locklin in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Locklin, team foul #5 | 12-10 |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Wallace (SG), Donald Kantor (PF) Jason Roten, Grant Kirkwood | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Gooch (SG), Michael Crocker (SF), Kyle Smith (PF), James Ashurst (C) David Locklin, Robert Kiefer, Michael Williams, Brett Whitaker | |
| 12:49 | LSU | Donald Kantor knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Gustavo Martin | 14-10 |
| 12:44 | Auburn | Michael Crocker's layup is rejected by Joe Tye | 14-10 |
| 12:43 | LSU | Richard Chaires gets the rebound | 14-10 |
| 12:21 | LSU | James Ashurst steps in front of the Donald Kantor pass | 14-10 |
| 11:53 | Auburn | Joe Tye picks off the pass by James Ashurst | 14-10 |
| 11:33 | LSU | Gustavo Martin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-10 |
| Subs | LSU | Jason Roten (SG), Johnnie Hunt (SF), Grant Kirkwood (PF) Edward Wallace, Richard Chaires, Donald Kantor | |
| Subs | Auburn | Earl Zullinger (PG), David Locklin (SG), Robert Kiefer (SF), Michael Williams (PF), Brett Whitaker (C) Matthew Moua, John Gooch, Michael Crocker, Kyle Smith, James Ashurst | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gustavo Martin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Roten (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Johnnie Hunt (fresh) PF - Grant Kirkwood (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joe Tye (tiring) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Earl Zullinger (fairly fresh) SG - David Locklin (fresh) SF - Robert Kiefer (tiring) PF - Michael Williams (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brett Whitaker (tiring) | |
| 11:13 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer loses the ball out of bounds | 14-10 |
| 11:00 | LSU | Gustavo Martin connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Joe Tye | 17-10 |
| 10:36 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer is fouled on the floor by Gustavo Martin - foul #1 on Gustavo Martin, team foul #2 | 17-10 |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Wallace (PG), Marcus Huffman (SG), Donald Kantor (PF) Gustavo Martin, Jason Roten, Joe Tye | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Gooch (SG), Michael Crocker (SF) David Locklin, Robert Kiefer | |
| 10:22 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-10 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Moua (PG), James Ashurst (C) Earl Zullinger, Brett Whitaker | |
| 10:19 | LSU | Edward Wallace throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-10 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Chaires (SF) Johnnie Hunt | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 09:57 | Auburn | Matthew Moua misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-10 |
| 09:56 | Auburn | Michael Williams hits the follow up shot | 17-12 |
| 09:44 | LSU | Edward Wallace is fouled on the floor by John Gooch - foul #1 on John Gooch, team foul #6 | 17-12 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kyle Smith (PF) Michael Williams | |
| 09:31 | LSU | Marcus Huffman is called for traveling | 17-12 |
| Subs | LSU | Jason Roten (PG), Johnnie Hunt (SF), Joe Tye (C) Marcus Huffman, Richard Chaires, Grant Kirkwood | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brett Whitaker (C) James Ashurst | |
| 09:08 | Auburn | Michael Crocker is fouled on the floor by Johnnie Hunt - foul #1 on Johnnie Hunt, team foul #3 | 17-12 |
| Subs | LSU | Gustavo Martin (PG) Edward Wallace | |
| Subs | Auburn | Earl Zullinger (PG), David Locklin (SG), Robert Kiefer (SF) Matthew Moua, John Gooch, Michael Crocker | |
| 08:49 | Auburn | Earl Zullinger misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 17-12 |
| 08:47 | LSU | Joe Tye grabs the defensive rebound | 17-12 |
| 08:41 | LSU | Joe Tye misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 17-12 |
| 08:39 | LSU | Joe Tye hits the follow up shot | 19-12 |
| 08:27 | Auburn | Earl Zullinger is whistled for a carry | 19-12 |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Wallace (SG), Richard Chaires (SF), Grant Kirkwood (C) Jason Roten, Johnnie Hunt, Joe Tye | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Williams (PF), James Ashurst (C) Kyle Smith, Brett Whitaker | |
| 08:25 | LSU | Robert Kiefer is called for the reach on Gustavo Martin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Kiefer, team foul #7 | 19-12 |
| 08:25 | LSU | Gustavo Martin makes the 1st free throw | 20-12 |
| 08:25 | LSU | Gustavo Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 21-12 |
| 08:01 | Auburn | David Locklin hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 21-14 |
| 07:33 | LSU | Donald Kantor misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Williams - foul #2 on Michael Williams, team foul #8 | 21-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Marcus Huffman (SG) Gustavo Martin | |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Moua (PG), John Gooch (SG), Michael Crocker (SF), Kyle Smith (PF) Earl Zullinger, David Locklin, Robert Kiefer, Michael Williams | |
| 07:33 | LSU | Donald Kantor makes the 1st free throw | 22-14 |
| 07:33 | LSU | Donald Kantor makes the 2nd free throw | 23-14 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Edward Wallace (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marcus Huffman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Chaires (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Kantor (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Grant Kirkwood (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Matthew Moua (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - John Gooch (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Crocker (fairly fresh) PF - Kyle Smith (tiring) C - James Ashurst (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Auburn | Matthew Moua loses the dribble to Marcus Huffman in the backcourt | 23-14 |
| 07:22 | LSU | The jump hook by Donald Kantor is blocked by James Ashurst | 23-14 |
| 07:20 | Auburn | James Ashurst snags the defensive board | 23-14 |
| 07:15 | Auburn | Michael Crocker banks in the layup and he's hacked by Marcus Huffman - foul #1 on Marcus Huffman, team foul #4 | 23-16 |
| Subs | LSU | Johnnie Hunt (SF), Joe Tye (C) Richard Chaires, Donald Kantor | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brett Whitaker (C) James Ashurst | |
| 07:15 | Auburn | Michael Crocker misses the free throw | 23-16 |
| 07:15 | LSU | The rebound goes to Grant Kirkwood | 23-16 |
| 06:57 | LSU | Joe Tye is fouled on the floor by Brett Whitaker - foul #1 on Brett Whitaker, team foul #9 | 23-16 |
| Subs | LSU | Jason Roten (PG) Edward Wallace | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 06:57 | LSU | Joe Tye makes the 1st free throw | 24-16 |
| 06:57 | LSU | Joe Tye makes the 2nd free throw | 25-16 |
| 06:32 | Auburn | John Gooch misses short on a jumper from the right side | 25-16 |
| 06:31 | Auburn | John Gooch pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-16 |
| 06:19 | Auburn | John Gooch is hacked by Joe Tye - foul #1 on Joe Tye, team foul #5 | 25-16 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Chaires (SF), Donald Kantor (PF) Johnnie Hunt, Grant Kirkwood | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Ashurst (C) Brett Whitaker | |
| 06:04 | Auburn | James Ashurst misses the easy layup | 25-16 |
| 06:03 | LSU | Joe Tye gets the rebound | 25-16 |
| 06:00 | LSU | Jason Roten is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jason Roten, team foul #6 | 25-16 |
| Subs | LSU | Gustavo Martin (PG), Edward Wallace (SG) Jason Roten, Marcus Huffman | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Locklin (SG) John Gooch | |
| 05:42 | Auburn | Kyle Smith is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-19 |
| 05:22 | LSU | Donald Kantor buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Joe Tye and the foul's on Kyle Smith - foul #1 on Kyle Smith, team foul #10 | 27-19 |
| Subs | LSU | Grant Kirkwood (C) Joe Tye | |
| Subs | Auburn | Earl Zullinger (PG), Robert Kiefer (SF) Matthew Moua, Michael Crocker | |
| 05:22 | LSU | Donald Kantor misses the free throw | 27-19 |
| 05:22 | Auburn | James Ashurst snags the defensive board | 27-19 |
| 05:12 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer drills a driving attempt from the right block | 27-21 |
| 04:54 | LSU | Richard Chaires is open and buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Gustavo Martin | 29-21 |
| 04:33 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-21 |
| 04:32 | LSU | Gustavo Martin grabs the board | 29-21 |
| 04:30 | LSU | Richard Chaires is fouled in the backcourt by David Locklin - foul #2 on David Locklin, team foul #11 | 29-21 |
| Subs | LSU | Jason Roten (PG), Marcus Huffman (SG), Joe Tye (C) Gustavo Martin, Edward Wallace, Donald Kantor | |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Moua (PG), John Gooch (SG), Brett Whitaker (C) Earl Zullinger, David Locklin, James Ashurst | |
| 04:30 | LSU | Richard Chaires makes the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 04:30 | LSU | Richard Chaires makes the 2nd free throw | 31-21 |
| 04:07 | Auburn | John Gooch is whistled for traveling | 31-21 |
| Subs | LSU | Johnnie Hunt (SF) Richard Chaires | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Crocker (SF) Robert Kiefer | |
| 03:58 | LSU | Jason Roten is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-21 |
| 03:51 | Auburn | John Gooch misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-21 |
| 03:49 | LSU | Grant Kirkwood grabs the board | 33-21 |
| 03:34 | LSU | Marcus Huffman misses the floater from the left block | 33-21 |
| 03:33 | Auburn | Michael Crocker pulls down the rebound | 33-21 |
| 03:33 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 33-21 |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Wallace (PG), Donald Kantor (PF) Marcus Huffman, Grant Kirkwood | |
| Subs | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen (SG), Michael Williams (PF) John Gooch, Kyle Smith | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Edward Wallace (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Roten (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnnie Hunt (fresh) PF - Donald Kantor (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Tye (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Matthew Moua (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Darrin Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Crocker (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brett Whitaker (tiring) | |
| 03:19 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Brett Whitaker, team foul #12 | 33-21 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Earl Zullinger (PG) Matthew Moua | |
| 03:10 | LSU | Donald Kantor makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-21 |
| 03:06 | Auburn | Michael Williams is fouled on the floor by Donald Kantor - foul #1 on Donald Kantor, team foul #7 | 35-21 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Ashurst (C) Brett Whitaker | |
| 03:06 | Auburn | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 35-22 |
| 03:06 | Auburn | Michael Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 35-22 |
| 03:06 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt pulls down the rebound | 35-22 |
| 02:49 | LSU | Edward Wallace blows the layup but the foul's on Michael Williams - foul #3 on Michael Williams, team foul #13 | 35-22 |
| Subs | LSU | Grant Kirkwood (C) Joe Tye | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Locklin (PG), Robert Kiefer (SF), Kyle Smith (PF) Earl Zullinger, Michael Crocker, Michael Williams | |
| 02:49 | LSU | Edward Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 36-22 |
| 02:49 | LSU | Edward Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 37-22 |
| 02:35 | Auburn | David Locklin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-22 |
| 02:34 | LSU | Edward Wallace gets the rebound | 37-22 |
| 02:09 | LSU | Grant Kirkwood is hacked by James Ashurst - foul #2 on James Ashurst, team foul #14 | 37-22 |
| Subs | LSU | Gustavo Martin (PG), Richard Chaires (SF) Jason Roten, Johnnie Hunt | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brett Whitaker (C) James Ashurst | |
| 02:09 | LSU | Grant Kirkwood makes the 1st free throw | 38-22 |
| 02:09 | LSU | Grant Kirkwood makes the 2nd free throw | 39-22 |
| 01:55 | Auburn | David Locklin is called for traveling | 39-22 |
| Subs | LSU | Marcus Huffman (SG), Joe Tye (C) Edward Wallace, Grant Kirkwood | |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Moua (PG), Michael Crocker (SF) David Locklin, Robert Kiefer | |
| 01:37 | LSU | Gustavo Martin is fouled on the floor by Matthew Moua - foul #1 on Matthew Moua, team foul #15 | 39-22 |
| 01:37 | LSU | Gustavo Martin misses the 1st free throw | 39-22 |
| 01:37 | LSU | Gustavo Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 40-22 |
| 01:19 | Auburn | Michael Crocker is called for traveling | 40-22 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Gooch (SG), James Ashurst (C) Darrin Nguyen, Brett Whitaker | |
| 00:58 | LSU | Richard Chaires drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Marcus Huffman | 42-22 |
| 00:29 | Auburn | John Gooch loses the dribble to Richard Chaires | 42-22 |
| 00:04 | LSU | Gustavo Martin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-22 |
| 00:02 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Michael Crocker | 42-22 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Michael Crocker can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 42-22 |