| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Edward Donaldson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Julio Martin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Schiavo (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jesse Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Kevin Hellberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Matthew Moua (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Gooch (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Kiefer (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Brett Whitaker (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer inbounds the ball | 35-61 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Auburn | The jumper by Michael Williams is denied by Jesse Nguyen | 35-61 |
| 19:49 | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen grabs the defensive rebound | 35-61 |
| 19:36 | Rutgers | Julio Martin is fouled on the floor by Michael Williams - foul #1 on Michael Williams, team foul #1 | 35-61 |
| 19:24 | Rutgers | Michael Williams is called for the reach on David Schiavo - foul #2 on Michael Williams, team foul #2 | 35-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Locklin (SF) Robert Kiefer | |
| 19:10 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 35-61 |
| 19:09 | Auburn | David Locklin grabs the board | 35-61 |
| 19:06 | Auburn | John Gooch loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Irving Snowden (PG), Mark Hattaway (SG), Carmelo Moreno (PF) Julio Martin, David Schiavo, Jesse Nguyen | |
| Subs | Auburn | Earl Zullinger (PG), Darrin Nguyen (SG), Michael Crocker (PF), James Ashurst (C) Matthew Moua, John Gooch, Michael Williams, Brett Whitaker | |
| 18:54 | Rutgers | Edward Donaldson makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Irving Snowden | 37-61 |
| 18:52 | Auburn | Kevin Hellberg picks off the pass by Earl Zullinger in the backcourt | 37-61 |
| 18:47 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Earl Zullinger - foul #1 on Earl Zullinger, team foul #3 | 37-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kun Ximines (SG), David Schiavo (SF) Edward Donaldson, Carmelo Moreno | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Stewart (PG) Earl Zullinger | |
| 18:47 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden makes the 1st free throw | 38-61 |
| 18:47 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden misses the 2nd free throw | 38-61 |
| 18:47 | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen grabs the board | 38-61 |
| 18:41 | Auburn | Michael Crocker buries a runner in the paint set up by James Ashurst | 38-63 |
| 18:28 | Rutgers | Kun Ximines misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-63 |
| 18:27 | Auburn | Michael Crocker grabs the defensive rebound | 38-63 |
| 18:22 | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-63 |
| 18:21 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg snags the defensive board | 38-63 |
| 18:10 | Rutgers | David Schiavo misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 38-63 |
| 18:08 | Auburn | James Ashurst gets the rebound | 38-63 |
| 17:54 | Auburn | Michael Crocker comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 38-63 |
| 17:53 | Rutgers | David Schiavo pulls down the rebound | 38-63 |
| 17:45 | Rutgers | David Schiavo clanks a runner in the paint but the foul's on David Stewart - foul #3 on David Stewart, team foul #4 | 38-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Edward Donaldson (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Carmelo Moreno (PF) Mark Hattaway, Kun Ximines, Irving Snowden | |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Moua (PG), John Gooch (SG), Robert Kiefer (SF), Kyle Smith (PF), Brett Whitaker (C) David Stewart, Darrin Nguyen, David Locklin, Michael Crocker, James Ashurst | |
| 17:45 | Rutgers | David Schiavo misses the 1st free throw | 38-63 |
| 17:45 | Rutgers | David Schiavo makes the 2nd free throw | 39-63 |
| 17:17 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer is fouled on the floor by Kevin Hellberg - foul #2 on Kevin Hellberg, team foul #1 | 39-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen (PF) Carmelo Moreno | |
| Subs | Auburn | Earl Zullinger (PG), Michael Williams (PF) Matthew Moua, Brett Whitaker | |
| 17:09 | Auburn | Michael Williams's floater is tipped away by David Schiavo | 39-63 |
| 17:07 | Auburn | Michael Williams gets the offensive rebound | 39-63 |
| 16:56 | Auburn | John Gooch connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Earl Zullinger | 39-66 |
| 16:38 | Rutgers | Edward Donaldson scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Julio Martin and he's fouled by Earl Zullinger - foul #2 on Earl Zullinger, team foul #5 | 41-66 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Irving Snowden (PG) Jesse Nguyen | |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Moua (PG), Brett Whitaker (C) Earl Zullinger, Kyle Smith | |
| 16:38 | Rutgers | Edward Donaldson makes the free throw | 42-66 |
| 16:23 | Auburn | Matthew Moua blows the layup but he's hacked by David Schiavo - foul #1 on David Schiavo, team foul #2 | 42-66 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno (PF) Irving Snowden | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 16:23 | Auburn | Matthew Moua misses the 1st free throw | 42-66 |
| 16:23 | Auburn | Matthew Moua misses the 2nd free throw | 42-66 |
| 16:23 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno gets the rebound | 42-66 |
| 16:21 | Rutgers | John Gooch is called for the reach on Edward Donaldson in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Gooch, team foul #6 | 42-66 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen (SG) John Gooch | |
| 16:05 | Rutgers | David Schiavo misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Brett Whitaker - foul #3 on Brett Whitaker, team foul #7 | 42-66 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Ashurst (C) Brett Whitaker | |
| 16:05 | Rutgers | David Schiavo misses the 1st free throw | 42-66 |
| 16:05 | Rutgers | David Schiavo makes the 2nd free throw | 43-66 |
| 15:52 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-66 |
| 15:50 | Rutgers | Julio Martin grabs the board | 43-66 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Edward Donaldson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Julio Martin (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Schiavo (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carmelo Moreno (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Kevin Hellberg (very tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Matthew Moua (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrin Nguyen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Kiefer (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Williams (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - James Ashurst (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Rutgers | Edward Donaldson is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Edward Donaldson, team foul #3 | 43-66 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kun Ximines (SG), Daniel Nichol (SF), Jesse Nguyen (PF) Julio Martin, David Schiavo, Carmelo Moreno | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Stewart (SG), David Locklin (SF), Michael Crocker (PF), Brett Whitaker (C) Darrin Nguyen, Robert Kiefer, Michael Williams, James Ashurst | |
| 15:26 | Auburn | Michael Crocker misses long on a jumper from the left side | 43-66 |
| 15:25 | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen gets the rebound | 43-66 |
| 15:14 | Rutgers | Matthew Moua steals it from Edward Donaldson | 43-66 |
| 15:11 | Auburn | David Locklin lays it in on a nice dish by Matthew Moua | 43-68 |
| 14:57 | Rutgers | Kun Ximines misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 43-68 |
| 14:56 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker grabs the board | 43-68 |
| 14:49 | Auburn | David Stewart connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from David Locklin and the foul's on Kevin Hellberg - foul #3 on Kevin Hellberg, team foul #4 | 43-70 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Irving Snowden (PG), Mark Hattaway (SG) Edward Donaldson, Kun Ximines | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Gooch (SG), Robert Kiefer (SF), Michael Williams (PF), James Ashurst (C) Matthew Moua, David Locklin, Michael Crocker, Brett Whitaker | |
| 14:49 | Auburn | David Stewart misses the free throw | 43-70 |
| 14:49 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Kevin Hellberg | 43-70 |
| 14:30 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Mark Hattaway | 45-70 |
| 14:25 | Auburn | John Gooch scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Kiefer | 45-73 |
| 14:14 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jesse Nguyen | 48-73 |
| 13:55 | Auburn | Michael Williams is fouled on the floor by Kevin Hellberg - foul #4 on Kevin Hellberg, team foul #5 | 48-73 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Edward Donaldson (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Carmelo Moreno (C) Irving Snowden, Mark Hattaway, Kevin Hellberg | |
| Subs | Auburn | Earl Zullinger (PG), David Locklin (SF), Kyle Smith (PF), Brett Whitaker (C) David Stewart, Robert Kiefer, Michael Williams, James Ashurst | |
| 13:46 | Auburn | John Gooch loses the dribble to Jesse Nguyen | 48-73 |
| 13:23 | Rutgers | Edward Donaldson makes the wide open jumper from the right wing | 50-73 |
| 13:21 | Auburn | Julio Martin is called for the reach on Earl Zullinger in the backcourt - foul #3 on Julio Martin, team foul #6 | 50-73 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Schiavo (SF) Daniel Nichol | |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Moua (PG), Michael Crocker (PF) Earl Zullinger, Kyle Smith | |
| 13:14 | Auburn | Matthew Moua misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-73 |
| 13:12 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Edward Donaldson | 50-73 |
| 12:58 | Rutgers | Edward Donaldson misses the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-73 |
| 12:57 | Rutgers | David Schiavo tips it home | 52-73 |
| 12:53 | Auburn | Matthew Moua double dribbles in the backcourt | 52-73 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway (SG) Julio Martin | |
| Subs | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen (SG), Robert Kiefer (SF), James Ashurst (C) John Gooch, David Locklin, Brett Whitaker | |
| 12:48 | Rutgers | David Schiavo can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-73 |
| 12:46 | Rutgers | Edward Donaldson tips it back up and in | 54-73 |
| 12:28 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-73 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Irving Snowden (PG), Kun Ximines (SG), Daniel Nichol (SF) Edward Donaldson, Mark Hattaway, David Schiavo | |
| Subs | Auburn | Earl Zullinger (PG), Michael Williams (PF) Matthew Moua, Michael Crocker | |
| 12:12 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Williams - foul #3 on Michael Williams, team foul #8 | 54-73 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Locklin (SF) Robert Kiefer | |
| 12:12 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno misses the 1st free throw | 54-73 |
| 12:12 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno makes the 2nd free throw | 55-73 |
| 12:00 | Auburn | Michael Williams blows the wide open dunk | 55-73 |
| 11:58 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Daniel Nichol | 55-73 |
| 11:45 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Kun Ximines | 57-73 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Irving Snowden (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kun Ximines (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Nichol (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carmelo Moreno (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Jesse Nguyen (very tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Earl Zullinger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrin Nguyen (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Locklin (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. PF - Michael Williams (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Ashurst (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Auburn | Kun Ximines steps in front of the Earl Zullinger pass in the backcourt | 57-73 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 11:35 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno is by himself and knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Irving Snowden | 59-73 |
| 11:18 | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 59-73 |
| 11:17 | Rutgers | Kun Ximines pulls down the rebound | 59-73 |
| 11:01 | Rutgers | Kun Ximines misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-73 |
| 11:00 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-73 |
| 10:55 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-73 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Edward Donaldson (PG), Julio Martin (SG), David Schiavo (SF) Irving Snowden, Kun Ximines, Daniel Nichol | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Stewart (PG), John Gooch (SG), Robert Kiefer (SF), Michael Crocker (PF), Kyle Smith (C) Earl Zullinger, Darrin Nguyen, David Locklin, Michael Williams, James Ashurst | |
| 10:53 | Auburn | Michael Crocker is hacked by Julio Martin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Julio Martin, team foul #7 | 59-73 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway (SG) Julio Martin | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 10:53 | Auburn | Michael Crocker makes the 1st free throw | 59-74 |
| 10:53 | Auburn | Michael Crocker misses the 2nd free throw | 59-74 |
| 10:53 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno grabs the board | 59-74 |
| 10:36 | Rutgers | Edward Donaldson comes up short on the shot from the right side | 59-74 |
| 10:35 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer gets the rebound | 59-74 |
| 10:30 | Auburn | John Gooch connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by David Stewart | 59-77 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 10:17 | Rutgers | Edward Donaldson is open but comes up short on the floater from the left side | 59-77 |
| 10:15 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno tips it back up and in | 61-77 |
| 10:06 | Auburn | Michael Crocker hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Robert Kiefer | 61-79 |
| 10:06 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 61-79 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Moua (PG), David Locklin (SF), Brett Whitaker (C) John Gooch, Robert Kiefer, Michael Crocker | |
| 09:54 | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-79 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Gooch (SG), Michael Crocker (PF) David Stewart, Kyle Smith | |
| 09:40 | Auburn | Edward Donaldson steals it from David Locklin | 61-79 |
| 09:23 | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen misses short on a jumper from the right side | 61-79 |
| 09:21 | Rutgers | Edward Donaldson gets the offensive rebound | 61-79 |
| 09:14 | Rutgers | David Schiavo misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 61-79 |
| 09:13 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno tips it back up and in | 63-79 |
| 09:06 | Auburn | John Gooch connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-82 |
| 08:45 | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-82 |
| 08:44 | Auburn | Matthew Moua gets the rebound | 63-82 |
| 08:40 | Auburn | Matthew Moua can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Edward Donaldson - foul #4 on Edward Donaldson, team foul #8 | 63-82 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Irving Snowden (PG), Kun Ximines (SG), Daniel Nichol (SF), Kevin Hellberg (C) Edward Donaldson, Mark Hattaway, David Schiavo, Carmelo Moreno | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Stewart (SG), Robert Kiefer (SF), Kyle Smith (PF), James Ashurst (C) John Gooch, David Locklin, Michael Crocker, Brett Whitaker | |
| 08:40 | Auburn | Matthew Moua makes the 1st free throw | 63-83 |
| 08:40 | Auburn | Matthew Moua makes the 2nd free throw | 63-84 |
| 08:32 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Irving Snowden | 65-84 |
| 08:16 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer's pass is intercepted by Daniel Nichol | 65-84 |
| 08:01 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol's fadeaway is rejected by James Ashurst | 65-84 |
| 07:59 | Auburn | James Ashurst gets the rebound | 65-84 |
| 07:57 | Auburn | Kun Ximines steals the ball from James Ashurst in the backcourt | 65-84 |
| 07:55 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden jams it on a great pass from Kun Ximines | 67-84 |
| 07:43 | Auburn | James Ashurst's pass is intercepted by Irving Snowden | 67-84 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Irving Snowden (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kun Ximines (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Nichol (tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jesse Nguyen (very tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Kevin Hellberg (tired) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Matthew Moua (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Kiefer (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kyle Smith (fairly fresh) C - James Ashurst (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden double dribbles in the backcourt | 67-84 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Edward Donaldson (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Carmelo Moreno (PF) Irving Snowden, Kun Ximines, Jesse Nguyen | |
| Subs | Auburn | Earl Zullinger (PG), Darrin Nguyen (SG), Michael Williams (PF), Brett Whitaker (C) Matthew Moua, David Stewart, Kyle Smith, James Ashurst | |
| 07:26 | Auburn | Earl Zullinger banks in the layup on a great pass from Darrin Nguyen | 67-86 |
| 07:06 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol misses long on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Robert Kiefer - foul #3 on Robert Kiefer, team foul #9 | 67-86 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Gooch (SG), David Locklin (SF) Darrin Nguyen, Robert Kiefer | |
| 07:06 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol misses the 1st free throw | 67-86 |
| 07:06 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol makes the 2nd free throw | 68-86 |
| 06:51 | Auburn | Michael Williams misses the driving attempt from the left block | 68-86 |
| 06:49 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Julio Martin | 68-86 |
| 06:38 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 70-86 |
| 06:38 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-86 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Schiavo (SF) Daniel Nichol | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Stewart (PG), Michael Crocker (PF), James Ashurst (C) Earl Zullinger, Michael Williams, Brett Whitaker | |
| 06:19 | Auburn | John Gooch misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-86 |
| 06:18 | Auburn | Michael Crocker grabs the offensive rebound | 70-86 |
| 06:02 | Auburn | John Gooch misses short on a 3 from straight away | 70-86 |
| 06:01 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Carmelo Moreno | 70-86 |
| 05:47 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno is hacked by Michael Crocker - foul #1 on Michael Crocker, team foul #10 | 70-86 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Irving Snowden (PG) Edward Donaldson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Moua (PG), Darrin Nguyen (SG), Robert Kiefer (SF), Kyle Smith (C) David Stewart, John Gooch, David Locklin, James Ashurst | |
| 05:47 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno misses the 1st free throw | 70-86 |
| 05:47 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno misses the 2nd free throw | 70-86 |
| 05:47 | Auburn | Michael Crocker grabs the board | 70-86 |
| 05:31 | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen misses the 3 from straight away | 70-86 |
| 05:30 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Darrin Nguyen | 70-86 |
| 05:18 | Auburn | Michael Crocker misses short on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on David Schiavo - foul #2 on David Schiavo, team foul #9 | 70-86 |
| 05:18 | Auburn | Michael Crocker makes the 1st free throw | 70-87 |
| 05:18 | Auburn | Michael Crocker misses the 2nd free throw | 70-87 |
| 05:18 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg pulls down the rebound | 70-87 |
| 04:54 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-87 |
| 04:53 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Matthew Moua | 70-87 |
| 04:44 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the right wing | 70-87 |
| 04:42 | Auburn | Kyle Smith gets the offensive rebound | 70-87 |
| 04:33 | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by David Schiavo - foul #3 on David Schiavo, team foul #10 | 70-87 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Edward Donaldson (PG), Kun Ximines (SG), Daniel Nichol (SF) Irving Snowden, Julio Martin, David Schiavo | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Stewart (PG), David Locklin (SF), Michael Williams (PF), Brett Whitaker (C) Matthew Moua, Robert Kiefer, Michael Crocker, Kyle Smith | |
| 04:33 | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen misses the 1st free throw | 70-87 |
| 04:33 | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 70-88 |
| 04:09 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 70-88 |
| 04:07 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg grabs the offensive rebound | 70-88 |
| 03:50 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol is open but misses the lay-in | 70-88 |
| 03:48 | Auburn | Michael Williams grabs the board | 70-88 |
| 03:41 | Auburn | Michael Williams blows the layup but he's fouled by Carmelo Moreno - foul #5 on Carmelo Moreno, team foul #11 | 70-88 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway (SG), Jesse Nguyen (PF) Kun Ximines, Carmelo Moreno | |
| Subs | Auburn | Earl Zullinger (PG), John Gooch (SG), James Ashurst (C) David Stewart, Darrin Nguyen, Brett Whitaker | |
| 03:41 | Auburn | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 70-89 |
| 03:41 | Auburn | Michael Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 70-90 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Edward Donaldson (tiring) 12 pts. 4 pf. SG - Mark Hattaway (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Nichol (tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jesse Nguyen (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Kevin Hellberg (very tired) 4 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Earl Zullinger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Gooch (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Locklin (tired) 4 pts. 4 ast. PF - Michael Williams (tired) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Ashurst (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Rutgers | Edward Donaldson's pass is intercepted by James Ashurst | 70-90 |
| 02:59 | Auburn | John Gooch hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Earl Zullinger | 70-93 |
| 02:52 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol can't throw it down | 70-93 |
| 02:50 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway can't tip it in | 70-93 |
| 02:48 | Auburn | James Ashurst grabs the defensive rebound | 70-93 |
| 02:41 | Auburn | John Gooch can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-93 |
| 02:39 | Auburn | James Ashurst grabs the offensive rebound | 70-93 |
| 02:32 | Auburn | John Gooch buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-96 |
| 02:29 | Rutgers | Earl Zullinger is called for the reach on Mark Hattaway in the backcourt - foul #3 on Earl Zullinger, team foul #11 | 70-96 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Irving Snowden (PG), Kun Ximines (SG) Edward Donaldson, Kevin Hellberg | |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Moua (PG), Robert Kiefer (SF), Kyle Smith (PF), Brett Whitaker (C) Earl Zullinger, David Locklin, Michael Williams, James Ashurst | |
| 02:29 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway misses the 1st free throw | 70-96 |
| 02:29 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway makes the 2nd free throw | 71-96 |
| 02:21 | Auburn | Daniel Nichol is called for the reach on John Gooch - foul #4 on Daniel Nichol, team foul #12 | 71-96 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg (C) Mark Hattaway | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 02:21 | Auburn | John Gooch makes the 1st free throw | 71-97 |
| 02:21 | Auburn | John Gooch makes the 2nd free throw | 71-98 |
| 02:11 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg is fouled on the floor by Brett Whitaker - foul #4 on Brett Whitaker, team foul #12 | 71-98 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Stewart (SG) John Gooch | |
| 02:11 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg makes the 1st free throw | 72-98 |
| 02:11 | Rutgers | Kevin Hellberg makes the 2nd free throw | 73-98 |
| 01:59 | Auburn | David Stewart is hacked by Kevin Hellberg - foul #5 on Kevin Hellberg, team foul #13 | 73-98 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway (SG), Curt Houtz (C) Kun Ximines, Kevin Hellberg | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Gooch (SG), Michael Williams (PF) Matthew Moua, Kyle Smith | |
| 01:59 | Auburn | David Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 73-99 |
| 01:59 | Auburn | David Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 73-100 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 01:42 | Rutgers | Brett Whitaker is called for the reach on Mark Hattaway - foul #5 on Brett Whitaker, team foul #13 | 73-100 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kun Ximines (SG) Curt Houtz | |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Moua (PG), James Ashurst (C) David Stewart, Brett Whitaker | |
| 01:42 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway misses the 1st free throw | 73-100 |
| 01:42 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway makes the 2nd free throw | 74-100 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 01:17 | Auburn | John Gooch buries a jumpshot from the left side | 74-102 |
| 01:14 | Rutgers | John Gooch picks off the pass by Irving Snowden in the backcourt | 74-102 |
| 00:58 | Auburn | Matthew Moua hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook from the baseline | 74-102 |
| 00:56 | Auburn | Michael Williams hits the follow up shot | 74-104 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:52 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Kun Ximines | 77-104 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:24 | Auburn | John Gooch can't connect on an uncontested jump hook in the paint | 77-104 |
| 00:22 | Auburn | James Ashurst snags the offensive board | 77-104 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Matthew Moua runs out the clock | 77-104 |