| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hector Santos (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lester Kelson (fresh) PF - Oleg Lazarevic (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Chris Knight (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Bruce Starkes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Casey Carlson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fred Crafts (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Manriquez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Laflamme (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Lester Kelson inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Auburn | Lester Kelson is hacked by John Laflamme - foul #3 on John Laflamme, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Auburn | Gene Brown (SF), Sonny Davis (C) Lester Kelson, Chris Knight | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Ronald Fomby (C) John Laflamme | |
| 19:10 | Auburn | Gene Brown misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Joseph Manriquez - foul #3 on Joseph Manriquez, team foul #2 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Auburn | Chad Laforce (PF) Oleg Lazarevic | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Donald Mowen (C) Joseph Manriquez | |
| 19:10 | Auburn | Gene Brown misses the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 19:10 | Auburn | Gene Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 18:42 | C. Connecticut State | Ronald Fomby connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by Fred Crafts | 32-31 |
| 18:21 | Auburn | Chad Laforce misses short on a floater from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 18:19 | Auburn | Sonny Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 18:07 | Auburn | Chad Laforce can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Ronald Fomby - foul #1 on Ronald Fomby, team foul #3 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SF), Chris Knight (C) Gene Brown, Sonny Davis | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | | |
| 18:07 | Auburn | Chad Laforce makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 18:07 | Auburn | Chad Laforce makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 17:53 | C. Connecticut State | Ronald Fomby comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-31 |
| 17:51 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 17:30 | Auburn | Fred Crafts steps in front of the Chad Laforce pass | 34-31 |
| 17:25 | C. Connecticut State | Bruce Starkes blows the layup | 34-31 |
| 17:23 | Auburn | Chad Laforce grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 16:57 | Auburn | Chris Knight misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Donald Mowen - foul #3 on Donald Mowen, team foul #4 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), Lester Kelson (SF), Oleg Lazarevic (PF) Hector Santos, Joseph Lytle, Chad Laforce | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Orville Nichols (PG), Wesley Pratt (SG), Donald Weaver (SF), Lebna Abeyta (C) Bruce Starkes, Casey Carlson, Fred Crafts, Donald Mowen | |
| 16:57 | Auburn | Chris Knight makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 16:57 | Auburn | Chris Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 16:39 | C. Connecticut State | Ronald Fomby misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-31 |
| 16:38 | Auburn | Chris Knight grabs the board | 36-31 |
| 16:09 | Auburn | Wesley Pratt steals it from Oleg Lazarevic | 36-31 |
| 15:52 | C. Connecticut State | Oleg Lazarevic steals it from Wesley Pratt | 36-31 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rex Hall (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Mauricio Yazzie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lester Kelson (fresh) PF - Oleg Lazarevic (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Chris Knight (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Orville Nichols (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wesley Pratt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Fomby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Lebna Abeyta (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Auburn | Ronald Fomby steals it from Rex Hall | 36-31 |
| 15:05 | C. Connecticut State | Donald Weaver travels with the ball | 36-31 |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Joseph Lytle (SF), Sonny Davis (C) Rex Hall, Lester Kelson, Chris Knight | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Bruce Starkes (PG), Casey Carlson (SG), Fred Crafts (SF), Joseph Manriquez (PF), John Laflamme (C) Orville Nichols, Wesley Pratt, Donald Weaver, Ronald Fomby, Lebna Abeyta | |
| 14:40 | Auburn | Sonny Davis is whistled for traveling | 36-31 |
| 14:20 | C. Connecticut State | Sonny Davis is called for the reach on John Laflamme - foul #2 on Sonny Davis, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Auburn | Chad Laforce (PF) Oleg Lazarevic | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | | |
| 14:03 | C. Connecticut State | Joseph Manriquez clanks a 3 from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 14:02 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 13:36 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 13:34 | C. Connecticut State | Fred Crafts gets the rebound | 36-31 |
| 13:27 | C. Connecticut State | Fred Crafts double dribbles | 36-31 |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), Dikembe Azim (SG), Gene Brown (SF), Oleg Lazarevic (PF) Hector Santos, Mauricio Yazzie, Joseph Lytle, Chad Laforce | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | | |
| 13:06 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-31 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie (SG), Chris Knight (C) Rex Hall, Sonny Davis | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Orville Nichols (PG), Wesley Pratt (SF) Bruce Starkes, Fred Crafts | |
| 12:48 | C. Connecticut State | Joseph Manriquez is fouled on the floor by Oleg Lazarevic - foul #1 on Oleg Lazarevic, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Sonny Davis (C) Dikembe Azim, Chris Knight | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | | |
| 12:28 | C. Connecticut State | Wesley Pratt misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 12:26 | C. Connecticut State | Orville Nichols can't tip it in | 36-31 |
| 12:25 | C. Connecticut State | Casey Carlson grabs the offensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 12:20 | C. Connecticut State | Sonny Davis denies the turnaround by Orville Nichols | 36-31 |
| 12:18 | Auburn | Sonny Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 12:07 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 36-31 |
| 12:05 | C. Connecticut State | The rebound goes to Casey Carlson | 36-31 |
| 11:52 | C. Connecticut State | Wesley Pratt comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 36-31 |
| 11:50 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Sonny Davis | 36-31 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hector Santos (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mauricio Yazzie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Brown (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Oleg Lazarevic (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Sonny Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Orville Nichols (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Casey Carlson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wesley Pratt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Manriquez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Laflamme (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:45 | Auburn | Hector Santos is fouled in the backcourt by Orville Nichols - foul #1 on Orville Nichols, team foul #5 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), Dikembe Azim (SG), Joseph Lytle (SF), Chad Laforce (PF), Chris Knight (C) Hector Santos, Mauricio Yazzie, Gene Brown, Oleg Lazarevic, Sonny Davis | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Bruce Starkes (PG), Fred Crafts (SF), Ronald Fomby (C) Casey Carlson, Wesley Pratt, John Laflamme | |
| 11:20 | Auburn | Chad Laforce can't throw it down | 36-31 |
| 11:19 | C. Connecticut State | Fred Crafts snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 10:59 | C. Connecticut State | Fred Crafts works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Orville Nichols and he's fouled by Chris Knight - foul #1 on Chris Knight, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie (SG), Lester Kelson (SF), Oleg Lazarevic (PF) Dikembe Azim, Joseph Lytle, Chad Laforce | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Donald Mowen (C) Joseph Manriquez | |
| 10:59 | C. Connecticut State | Fred Crafts makes the free throw | 36-34 |
| 10:35 | Auburn | Rex Hall can't connect on a shot from the left side | 36-34 |
| 10:34 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic tips it home | 38-34 |
| 10:17 | C. Connecticut State | Donald Mowen loses the dribble to Rex Hall | 38-34 |
| 10:00 | Auburn | Chris Knight misses long on a floater near the basket | 38-34 |
| 09:58 | C. Connecticut State | Fred Crafts pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 09:49 | C. Connecticut State | Orville Nichols hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Lester Kelson - foul #1 on Lester Kelson, team foul #4 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Dikembe Azim (SG), Joseph Lytle (SF), Chad Laforce (PF), Sonny Davis (C) Rex Hall, Mauricio Yazzie, Lester Kelson, Oleg Lazarevic, Chris Knight | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Casey Carlson (SG), Wesley Pratt (SF), Joseph Manriquez (PF), John Laflamme (C) Bruce Starkes, Fred Crafts, Ronald Fomby, Donald Mowen | |
| 09:49 | C. Connecticut State | Orville Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 09:49 | C. Connecticut State | Orville Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 09:27 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle can't throw it down but he's hacked by Joseph Manriquez - foul #4 on Joseph Manriquez, team foul #6 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Donald Weaver (SF), Donald Mowen (PF) Orville Nichols, Joseph Manriquez | |
| 09:27 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle misses the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 09:27 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 09:06 | C. Connecticut State | Wesley Pratt clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-35 |
| 09:04 | C. Connecticut State | Casey Carlson can't tip it in | 39-35 |
| 09:02 | C. Connecticut State | The offensive rebound goes to Casey Carlson | 39-35 |
| 08:48 | C. Connecticut State | Donald Weaver scores on a fadeaway from close range | 39-37 |
| 08:30 | Auburn | Chad Laforce is hacked by Donald Mowen - foul #4 on Donald Mowen, team foul #7 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), Mauricio Yazzie (SG), Gene Brown (SF), Chris Knight (C) Hector Santos, Dikembe Azim, Joseph Lytle, Sonny Davis | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Fred Crafts (SF), Ronald Fomby (PF) Donald Weaver, Donald Mowen | |
| 08:30 | Auburn | Chad Laforce makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 08:30 | Auburn | Chad Laforce misses the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 08:30 | C. Connecticut State | Ronald Fomby pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 08:14 | C. Connecticut State | Fred Crafts can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Chad Laforce - foul #1 on Chad Laforce, team foul #5 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic (PF) Chad Laforce | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Bruce Starkes (PG), Lebna Abeyta (C) Wesley Pratt, John Laflamme | |
| 08:14 | C. Connecticut State | Fred Crafts misses the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 08:14 | C. Connecticut State | Fred Crafts misses the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 08:14 | Auburn | Chris Knight pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 07:52 | Auburn | Lebna Abeyta is called for the reach on Rex Hall - foul #1 on Lebna Abeyta, team foul #8 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Joseph Manriquez (PF) Lebna Abeyta | |
| 07:52 | Auburn | Rex Hall misses the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 07:52 | C. Connecticut State | Casey Carlson pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rex Hall (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Mauricio Yazzie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Brown (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Oleg Lazarevic (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Chris Knight (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Bruce Starkes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Casey Carlson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fred Crafts (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Manriquez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Ronald Fomby (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:31 | C. Connecticut State | Joseph Manriquez misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 07:30 | Auburn | Chris Knight snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 07:10 | Auburn | Chris Knight buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Gene Brown | 42-37 |
| 06:51 | C. Connecticut State | Ronald Fomby hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Casey Carlson | 42-40 |
| 06:29 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Fred Crafts - foul #2 on Fred Crafts, team foul #9 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Joseph Lytle (SF), Chad Laforce (PF), Sonny Davis (C) Rex Hall, Gene Brown, Oleg Lazarevic, Chris Knight | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Orville Nichols (PG), Wesley Pratt (SG), Donald Weaver (SF), John Laflamme (C) Bruce Starkes, Casey Carlson, Fred Crafts, Ronald Fomby | |
| 06:29 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 06:29 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 06:13 | C. Connecticut State | John Laflamme makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-42 |
| 05:56 | Auburn | The jump hook by Sonny Davis is blocked by Donald Weaver | 44-42 |
| 05:54 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie snags the offensive board | 44-42 |
| 05:25 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 44-42 |
| 05:24 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle grabs the offensive board | 44-42 |
| 05:05 | Auburn | Donald Weaver is called for the reach on Hector Santos - foul #1 on Donald Weaver, team foul #10 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (SG), Lester Kelson (SF), Oleg Lazarevic (PF), Chris Knight (C) Mauricio Yazzie, Joseph Lytle, Chad Laforce, Sonny Davis | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | | |
| 05:05 | Auburn | Hector Santos makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 05:05 | Auburn | Hector Santos misses the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 05:05 | C. Connecticut State | Joseph Manriquez snags the defensive board | 45-42 |
| 04:52 | C. Connecticut State | Wesley Pratt makes the floater near the basket | 45-44 |
| 04:25 | Auburn | Chris Knight can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-44 |
| 04:24 | C. Connecticut State | Joseph Manriquez grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 04:09 | C. Connecticut State | Joseph Manriquez double dribbles | 45-44 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie (SG), Chad Laforce (PF), Sonny Davis (C) Hector Santos, Oleg Lazarevic, Chris Knight | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Bruce Starkes (PG), Casey Carlson (SG), Fred Crafts (SF), Ronald Fomby (PF), Donald Mowen (C) Orville Nichols, Wesley Pratt, Donald Weaver, Joseph Manriquez, John Laflamme | |
| 03:52 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim lays it in | 47-44 |
| 03:43 | C. Connecticut State | Ronald Fomby can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 03:42 | Auburn | Sonny Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mauricio Yazzie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lester Kelson (fresh) PF - Chad Laforce (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Sonny Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Bruce Starkes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Casey Carlson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Fred Crafts (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Fomby (fresh) 5 pts. C - Donald Mowen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 03:25 | Auburn | Lester Kelson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Lester Kelson, team foul #6 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), Joseph Lytle (SF), Oleg Lazarevic (PF), Chris Knight (C) Dikembe Azim, Lester Kelson, Chad Laforce, Sonny Davis | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | | |
| 03:06 | C. Connecticut State | Bruce Starkes makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Casey Carlson | 47-46 |
| 02:37 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Fomby | 47-46 |
| 02:36 | C. Connecticut State | Fred Crafts grabs the defensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 02:36 | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Dikembe Azim (SG), Gene Brown (SF), Chad Laforce (PF), Sonny Davis (C) Rex Hall, Mauricio Yazzie, Joseph Lytle, Oleg Lazarevic, Chris Knight | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Joseph Manriquez (PF), John Laflamme (C) Ronald Fomby, Donald Mowen | |
| 02:27 | C. Connecticut State | Casey Carlson banks in the layup over the doubleteam on a great pass from Bruce Starkes | 47-48 |
| 02:02 | Auburn | Chad Laforce slams it home | 49-48 |
| 01:55 | C. Connecticut State | Fred Crafts is hacked by Gene Brown - foul #1 on Gene Brown, team foul #7 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie (SG), Lester Kelson (SF), Oleg Lazarevic (PF), Chris Knight (C) Dikembe Azim, Gene Brown, Chad Laforce, Sonny Davis | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | | |
| 01:55 | C. Connecticut State | Fred Crafts misses the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 01:55 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Chris Knight | 49-48 |
| 01:29 | Auburn | Lester Kelson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 01:28 | C. Connecticut State | Bruce Starkes grabs the board | 49-48 |
| 01:14 | C. Connecticut State | Fred Crafts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-48 |
| 00:50 | Auburn | Fred Crafts steals it from Mauricio Yazzie | 49-48 |
| 00:45 | C. Connecticut State | Casey Carlson slams it home set up by Fred Crafts | 49-50 |
| 00:43 | Auburn | Hector Santos loses the dribble to Bruce Starkes in the backcourt | 49-50 |
| 00:42 | C. Connecticut State | Bruce Starkes throws it down | 49-52 |
| 00:40 | Auburn | Hector Santos's pass is intercepted by Bruce Starkes in the backcourt | 49-52 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:12 | C. Connecticut State | The jumper by Fred Crafts is denied by Chris Knight | 49-52 |
| 00:10 | C. Connecticut State | Joseph Manriquez hits the follow up shot | 49-54 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 00:03 | C. Connecticut State | John Laflamme pulls down the rebound | 49-54 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | C. Connecticut State | John Laflamme runs out the clock | 49-54 |