| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Matthew Moua (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Gooch (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Kiefer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brett Whitaker (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Richard Florian (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Weldon Guin (fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Blackburn (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Patrick Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Stockton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn inbounds the ball | 42-44 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:58 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin is hacked by Robert Kiefer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Kiefer, team foul #1 | 42-44 |
| 19:45 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark hits the easy wide open finger roll | 42-46 |
| 19:28 | Auburn | John Gooch knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Matthew Moua | 45-46 |
| 19:18 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Kiefer steals it from Patrick Clark | 45-46 |
| 19:15 | Auburn | Matthew Moua hits the finger roll set up by Robert Kiefer | 47-46 |
| 18:54 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 18:53 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin can't tip it in | 47-46 |
| 18:51 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 18:45 | Auburn | Matthew Moua misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 18:43 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Weldon Guin | 47-46 |
| 18:23 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-46 |
| 18:22 | Auburn | Michael Williams grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 18:15 | Auburn | Matthew Moua throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | Earl Zullinger (PG), Darrin Nguyen (SG), David Locklin (SF), Michael Crocker (PF), James Ashurst (C) Matthew Moua, John Gooch, Robert Kiefer, Michael Williams, Brett Whitaker | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich (PG), Bradley Hardin (SF), Norman Flint (PF), Charles Cheatham (C) Richard Florian, David Blackburn, Patrick Clark, James Stockton | |
| 17:57 | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-49 |
| 17:48 | Auburn | Michael Crocker lays it in on a great pass from David Locklin | 49-49 |
| 17:25 | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Earl Zullinger - foul #2 on Earl Zullinger, team foul #2 | 49-49 |
| 17:25 | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 17:25 | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin misses the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 17:25 | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| 17:12 | Auburn | Michael Crocker makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Earl Zullinger | 51-50 |
| 16:52 | Eastern Michigan | Norman Flint is whistled for traveling | 51-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Stewart (PG), John Gooch (SG), Robert Kiefer (SF), Kyle Smith (PF), Brett Whitaker (C) Earl Zullinger, Darrin Nguyen, David Locklin, Michael Crocker, James Ashurst | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn (SF), Patrick Clark (PF), James Stockton (C) Bradley Hardin, Norman Flint, Charles Cheatham | |
| 16:42 | Auburn | John Gooch misses the 3 from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 16:40 | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| 16:28 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-50 |
| 16:26 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 16:20 | Auburn | Weldon Guin steals it from Robert Kiefer | 51-50 |
| 16:14 | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich is fouled on the floor by David Stewart - foul #1 on David Stewart, team foul #3 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Moua (PG), Michael Williams (PF) David Stewart, Brett Whitaker | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian (PG) Erik Oestreich | |
| 15:57 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Williams denies the turnaround by Patrick Clark | 51-50 |
| 15:56 | Auburn | Matthew Moua grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Matthew Moua (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Gooch (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Robert Kiefer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kyle Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Richard Florian (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Weldon Guin (tiring) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Blackburn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Patrick Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Stockton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Auburn | Matthew Moua is hacked by Patrick Clark - foul #3 on Patrick Clark, team foul #1 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Stewart (SG), Brett Whitaker (C) John Gooch, Kyle Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin (SF) David Blackburn | |
| 15:31 | Auburn | David Stewart clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Weldon Guin - foul #3 on Weldon Guin, team foul #2 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Locklin (SF), Michael Crocker (PF), James Ashurst (C) Robert Kiefer, Michael Williams, Brett Whitaker | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Norman Flint (C) James Stockton | |
| 15:31 | Auburn | David Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 15:31 | Auburn | David Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 15:02 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-50 |
| 15:01 | Eastern Michigan | Norman Flint pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 14:44 | Eastern Michigan | Norman Flint misses short on a floater from the right side but the foul's on James Ashurst - foul #1 on James Ashurst, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen (SG), Michael Williams (PF), Brett Whitaker (C) Matthew Moua, Michael Crocker, James Ashurst | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich (PG), David Blackburn (SF), Charles Cheatham (C) Richard Florian, Bradley Hardin, Patrick Clark | |
| 14:44 | Eastern Michigan | Norman Flint misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 14:44 | Eastern Michigan | Norman Flint makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 14:32 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Cheatham - foul #2 on Charles Cheatham, team foul #3 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Auburn | Earl Zullinger (PG), Robert Kiefer (SF) David Stewart, David Locklin | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton (C) Norman Flint | |
| 14:32 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 14:32 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker misses the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 14:32 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to James Stockton | 53-51 |
| 14:21 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-51 |
| 14:20 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham hits the follow up shot | 53-53 |
| 14:03 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 14:02 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Williams | 53-53 |
| 13:37 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker makes the jumpshot from the right side | 55-53 |
| 13:18 | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from David Blackburn | 55-55 |
| 13:16 | Auburn | Earl Zullinger loses the dribble to Erik Oestreich in the backcourt | 55-55 |
| 13:07 | Eastern Michigan | Earl Zullinger steals the ball from David Blackburn | 55-55 |
| 12:54 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer double dribbles | 55-55 |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Moua (PG), John Gooch (SG), David Locklin (SF), Michael Crocker (PF), James Ashurst (C) Earl Zullinger, Darrin Nguyen, Robert Kiefer, Michael Williams, Brett Whitaker | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian (PG), Bradley Hardin (SG), Patrick Clark (PF), Norman Flint (C) Erik Oestreich, Weldon Guin, Charles Cheatham, James Stockton | |
| 12:38 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark misses short on a runner from the left block | 55-55 |
| 12:36 | Auburn | Matthew Moua snags the defensive board | 55-55 |
| 12:30 | Auburn | Michael Crocker can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 55-55 |
| 12:29 | Auburn | Matthew Moua tips it home | 57-55 |
| 12:27 | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin is hacked by David Locklin in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Locklin, team foul #5 | 57-55 |
| 12:11 | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn dunks the ball set up by Bradley Hardin | 57-57 |
| 11:58 | Auburn | Patrick Clark takes the ball from Michael Crocker | 57-57 |
| 11:55 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian is hacked by Matthew Moua in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Moua, team foul #6 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Stewart (PG) Matthew Moua | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin (SG), James Stockton (C) David Blackburn, Norman Flint | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - David Stewart (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Gooch (fresh) 11 pts. SF - David Locklin (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Michael Crocker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Ashurst (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Richard Florian (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Weldon Guin (tiring) 7 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Bradley Hardin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Patrick Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Stockton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin's pass is intercepted by David Stewart | 57-57 |
| 11:28 | Auburn | Michael Crocker misses the runner from the right block but the foul's on Patrick Clark - foul #4 on Patrick Clark, team foul #4 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kyle Smith (C) James Ashurst | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn (SF), Norman Flint (PF) Bradley Hardin, Patrick Clark | |
| 11:28 | Auburn | Michael Crocker makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 11:28 | Auburn | Michael Crocker misses the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 11:28 | Eastern Michigan | Norman Flint gets the rebound | 58-57 |
| 11:26 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-57 |
| Subs | Auburn | Brett Whitaker (C) Michael Crocker | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 11:05 | Auburn | James Stockton steals it from John Gooch | 58-57 |
| 11:03 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian is fouled in the backcourt by John Gooch - foul #3 on John Gooch, team foul #7 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Moua (PG), Michael Williams (PF) John Gooch, Brett Whitaker | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich (PG) Weldon Guin | |
| 11:03 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 11:03 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian misses the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 11:03 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton snags the offensive board | 58-58 |
| 10:50 | Eastern Michigan | Norman Flint buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-60 |
| 10:34 | Auburn | Richard Florian steals the ball from Michael Williams | 58-60 |
| 10:31 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Florian, team foul #5 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Gooch (SG), Robert Kiefer (SF) David Stewart, David Locklin | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin (SG), Bradley Hardin (SF) Richard Florian, David Blackburn | |
| 10:16 | Auburn | Matthew Moua buries a floater from the left side and he's fouled by Erik Oestreich - foul #3 on Erik Oestreich, team foul #6 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Crocker (PF), James Ashurst (C) Michael Williams, Kyle Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 10:16 | Auburn | Matthew Moua makes the free throw | 61-60 |
| 10:02 | Eastern Michigan | Norman Flint loses the ball out of bounds | 61-60 |
| 09:46 | Auburn | Matthew Moua connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Gooch | 64-60 |
| 09:30 | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-60 |
| 09:29 | Eastern Michigan | Norman Flint misses the tip | 64-60 |
| 09:27 | Auburn | James Ashurst snags the defensive board | 64-60 |
| 09:14 | Auburn | Matthew Moua connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from John Gooch | 66-60 |
| 09:02 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-60 |
| 09:01 | Auburn | John Gooch pulls down the rebound | 66-60 |
| 08:56 | Auburn | Matthew Moua is hacked by Norman Flint - foul #3 on Norman Flint, team foul #7 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen (SG), David Locklin (SF), Kyle Smith (PF), Brett Whitaker (C) John Gooch, Robert Kiefer, Michael Crocker, James Ashurst | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian (PG), David Blackburn (SF), Charles Cheatham (PF) Erik Oestreich, Bradley Hardin, Norman Flint | |
| 08:56 | Auburn | Matthew Moua makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 08:56 | Auburn | Matthew Moua makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 08:44 | Eastern Michigan | Darrin Nguyen is called for the reach on James Stockton - foul #1 on Darrin Nguyen, team foul #8 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Auburn | Earl Zullinger (PG) Matthew Moua | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 08:44 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 08:44 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 08:25 | Auburn | Kyle Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-62 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Williams (PF) Kyle Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 08:23 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-62 |
| 08:08 | Auburn | Weldon Guin is called for the reach on Darrin Nguyen - foul #4 on Weldon Guin, team foul #8 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin (SF) Weldon Guin | |
| 08:08 | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 08:08 | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 07:51 | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Florian | 70-65 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Earl Zullinger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darrin Nguyen (fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Locklin (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brett Whitaker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Richard Florian (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Blackburn (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Hardin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Cheatham (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - James Stockton (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:30 | Auburn | Earl Zullinger hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 70-65 |
| 07:29 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham grabs the defensive rebound | 70-65 |
| 07:12 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 70-65 |
| 07:11 | Auburn | Earl Zullinger grabs the defensive rebound | 70-65 |
| 07:05 | Auburn | Michael Williams hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 70-65 |
| 07:04 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton pulls down the rebound | 70-65 |
| 06:50 | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn is whistled for a carry | 70-65 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Stewart (PG), John Gooch (SG), Robert Kiefer (SF), Michael Crocker (PF), James Ashurst (C) Earl Zullinger, Darrin Nguyen, David Locklin, Michael Williams, Brett Whitaker | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich (PG), Weldon Guin (SG), Patrick Clark (PF), Norman Flint (C) Richard Florian, Bradley Hardin, Charles Cheatham, James Stockton | |
| 06:29 | Auburn | Michael Crocker scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Kiefer | 72-65 |
| 06:05 | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 72-65 |
| 06:04 | Auburn | Michael Crocker grabs the board | 72-65 |
| 05:57 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by David Blackburn - foul #2 on David Blackburn, team foul #9 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Moua (PG), Kyle Smith (PF) John Gooch, Michael Crocker | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin (SF) David Blackburn | |
| 05:57 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer misses the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 05:57 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer makes the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| 05:41 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin is fouled on the floor by David Stewart - foul #2 on David Stewart, team foul #9 | 73-65 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Locklin (SF) Robert Kiefer | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 05:41 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin misses the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 05:41 | Auburn | Kyle Smith gets the rebound | 73-65 |
| 05:31 | Auburn | Matthew Moua throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-65 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Gooch (SG), Michael Williams (PF) David Stewart, James Ashurst | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian (SG) Weldon Guin | |
| 05:29 | Eastern Michigan | Matthew Moua steps in front of the Richard Florian pass in the backcourt | 73-65 |
| 05:28 | Auburn | Matthew Moua hits the finger roll | 75-65 |
| 05:20 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark misses short on a shot in the lane | 75-65 |
| 05:18 | Auburn | Michael Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 75-65 |
| 05:12 | Auburn | Matthew Moua can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-65 |
| 05:10 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 75-65 |
| 04:58 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark lays it in and he's fouled by Michael Williams - foul #3 on Michael Williams, team foul #10 | 75-67 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Crocker (PF) Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham (C) Norman Flint | |
| 04:58 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark makes the free throw | 75-68 |
| 04:44 | Auburn | Matthew Moua clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 75-68 |
| 04:42 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Kyle Smith | 75-68 |
| 04:34 | Auburn | Kyle Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 75-68 |
| 04:33 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Richard Florian | 75-68 |
| 04:28 | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-71 |
| 04:25 | Auburn | Richard Florian steals it from Matthew Moua in the backcourt | 75-71 |
| 04:16 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 75-71 |
| 04:14 | Auburn | John Gooch grabs the board | 75-71 |
| 04:08 | Auburn | Kyle Smith drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Crocker | 77-71 |
| 04:04 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-71 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Stewart (PG), Robert Kiefer (SF), Brett Whitaker (C) Matthew Moua, David Locklin, Kyle Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin (SG), David Blackburn (SF), James Stockton (C) Richard Florian, Bradley Hardin, Charles Cheatham | |
| 03:55 | Auburn | David Blackburn swats the short shot by David Stewart | 77-71 |
| 03:54 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Patrick Clark | 77-71 |
| 03:54 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-71 |
| Subs | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen (SG), James Ashurst (C) John Gooch, Brett Whitaker | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 03:51 | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn's pass is intercepted by Darrin Nguyen in the backcourt | 77-71 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - David Stewart (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darrin Nguyen (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Kiefer (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Crocker (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - James Ashurst (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Erik Oestreich (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Weldon Guin (tiring) 7 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - David Blackburn (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Patrick Clark (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - James Stockton (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:36 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer is fouled on the floor by Weldon Guin - foul #5 on Weldon Guin, team foul #10 | 77-71 |
| Subs | Auburn | Earl Zullinger (PG), Michael Williams (PF) David Stewart, Michael Crocker | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian (SG) Weldon Guin | |
| 03:36 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer makes the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 03:36 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer makes the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:28 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark throws it down on a nice dish by David Blackburn | 79-73 |
| 03:19 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Williams | 81-73 |
| 03:04 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Erik Oestreich | 81-76 |
| 03:02 | Auburn | Richard Florian steals it from Earl Zullinger in the backcourt | 81-76 |
| 02:59 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian lays it in | 81-78 |
| 02:59 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-78 |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Moua (PG), John Gooch (SG), Michael Crocker (PF), Brett Whitaker (C) Earl Zullinger, Darrin Nguyen, Michael Williams, James Ashurst | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin (SG), Charles Cheatham (C) Erik Oestreich, James Stockton | |
| 02:52 | Auburn | Michael Crocker makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Matthew Moua | 83-78 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 02:38 | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Florian and he's hacked by Matthew Moua - foul #2 on Matthew Moua, team foul #11 | 83-80 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Locklin (SF) Robert Kiefer | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 02:38 | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn makes the free throw | 83-81 |
| 02:18 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Crocker | 85-81 |
| 02:14 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian clanks a floater from the right wing | 85-81 |
| 02:12 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker pulls down the rebound | 85-81 |
| 02:07 | Auburn | Matthew Moua lays it in on a great pass from John Gooch | 87-81 |
| 01:48 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 87-81 |
| 01:47 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Brett Whitaker | 87-81 |
| 01:28 | Auburn | Matthew Moua misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 87-81 |
| 01:27 | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn pulls down the rebound | 87-81 |
| 01:20 | Eastern Michigan | David Locklin is called for the reach on Richard Florian in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Locklin, team foul #12 | 87-81 |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Kiefer (SF), Michael Williams (PF) David Locklin, Michael Crocker | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton (C) Charles Cheatham | |
| 01:20 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian makes the 1st free throw | 87-82 |
| 01:20 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian makes the 2nd free throw | 87-83 |
| 01:04 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker misses the easy layup | 87-83 |
| 01:02 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer snags the offensive board | 87-83 |
| 00:47 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker misses the jumper from the left side | 87-83 |
| 00:45 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 87-83 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:38 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Williams swats the short shot by James Stockton | 87-83 |
| 00:36 | Auburn | Michael Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 87-83 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:35 | Auburn | David Blackburn is called for the reach on Michael Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Blackburn, team foul #11 | 87-83 |
| 00:35 | Auburn | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 88-83 |
| 00:35 | Auburn | Michael Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 88-83 |
| 00:35 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton gets the rebound | 88-83 |
| 00:27 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 88-83 |
| 00:26 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker grabs the defensive rebound | 88-83 |
| 00:24 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker is fouled in the backcourt by David Blackburn - foul #4 on David Blackburn, team foul #12 | 88-83 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Locklin (SF) Robert Kiefer | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 00:24 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker misses the 1st free throw | 88-83 |
| 00:24 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker makes the 2nd free throw | 89-83 |
| 00:17 | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 89-83 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark grabs the offensive board | 89-83 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 89-83 |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Kiefer (SF) David Locklin | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 00:11 | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 89-83 |
| 00:09 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark grabs the offensive board | 89-83 |
| 00:07 | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Patrick Clark | 89-86 |
| 00:06 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Florian - foul #3 on Richard Florian, team foul #13 | 89-86 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Crocker (PF) Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 00:06 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer makes the 1st free throw | 90-86 |
| 00:06 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer makes the 2nd free throw | 91-86 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn double dribbles | 91-86 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Locklin (SF), Michael Williams (PF) Robert Kiefer, Michael Crocker | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Matthew Moua runs out the clock | 91-86 |