| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Justin Love (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Desalvo (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jeff Gardener (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Swinton (fresh) 1 pts. C - Tommy Loiselle (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hector Santos (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lester Kelson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Oleg Lazarevic (fresh) 3 pts. C - Chris Knight (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Lester Kelson inbounds the ball | 23-29 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:41 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic loses the ball out of bounds | 23-29 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), Dikembe Azim (SG), Sonny Davis (C) Hector Santos, Mauricio Yazzie, Chris Knight | |
| 19:22 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Jeff Gardener | 25-29 |
| 19:02 | Auburn | Lester Kelson drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Rex Hall | 25-32 |
| 18:47 | Missouri | Rex Hall is called for the reach on David Desalvo - foul #1 on Rex Hall, team foul #1 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gene Brown (SF), Chris Knight (C) Lester Kelson, Sonny Davis | |
| 18:35 | Missouri | Mark Swinton is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-32 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie (SG) Dikembe Azim | |
| 18:33 | Auburn | David Desalvo takes the ball from Rex Hall in the backcourt | 25-32 |
| 18:15 | Missouri | David Desalvo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-32 |
| 18:14 | Auburn | Chris Knight pulls down the rebound | 25-32 |
| 17:55 | Auburn | Rex Hall buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Mauricio Yazzie | 25-34 |
| 17:38 | Missouri | David Desalvo's pass is intercepted by Oleg Lazarevic | 25-34 |
| 17:13 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic hits a floater near the basket | 25-36 |
| 16:51 | Missouri | Jeff Gardener can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 25-36 |
| 16:49 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Chris Knight | 25-36 |
| 16:25 | Auburn | Rex Hall can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-36 |
| 16:24 | Auburn | Rex Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 25-36 |
| 16:07 | Auburn | Chris Knight throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-36 |
| Subs | Missouri | Michael Shirley (PF), Craig Battaglia (C) Mark Swinton, Tommy Loiselle | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Dikembe Azim (SG), Lester Kelson (SF), Chad Laforce (PF), Sonny Davis (C) Rex Hall, Mauricio Yazzie, Gene Brown, Oleg Lazarevic, Chris Knight | |
| 15:45 | Missouri | Justin Love is fouled on the floor by Hector Santos - foul #2 on Hector Santos, team foul #2 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SF) Lester Kelson | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Justin Love (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Desalvo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jeff Gardener (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Shirley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Battaglia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hector Santos (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Lytle (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Chad Laforce (fresh) 7 pts. C - Sonny Davis (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Missouri | Michael Shirley dunks the ball set up by David Desalvo and he's fouled by Dikembe Azim - foul #2 on Dikembe Azim, team foul #3 | 27-36 |
| 15:28 | Missouri | Michael Shirley makes the free throw | 28-36 |
| 15:09 | Auburn | Chad Laforce splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 28-36 |
| 15:08 | Missouri | Jeff Gardener grabs the board | 28-36 |
| 14:46 | Missouri | David Desalvo comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 28-36 |
| 14:45 | Auburn | Sonny Davis grabs the board | 28-36 |
| 14:40 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-36 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lester Kelson (SF), Oleg Lazarevic (PF) Dikembe Azim, Chad Laforce | |
| 14:24 | Missouri | David Desalvo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-36 |
| 14:23 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic snags the defensive board | 28-36 |
| 14:06 | Auburn | David Desalvo steals the ball from Lester Kelson | 28-36 |
| 13:40 | Missouri | Michael Shirley misses the dunk attempt | 28-36 |
| 13:39 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic snags the defensive board | 28-36 |
| 13:10 | Auburn | Justin Love is called for the reach on Joseph Lytle - foul #2 on Justin Love, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Missouri | Wayne Merkley (PG), Mark Swinton (PF), Tommy Loiselle (C) Justin Love, Michael Shirley, Craig Battaglia | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), Dikembe Azim (SG), Gene Brown (SF), Chad Laforce (PF), Chris Knight (C) Hector Santos, Joseph Lytle, Lester Kelson, Oleg Lazarevic, Sonny Davis | |
| 12:50 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-36 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie (SG) Dikembe Azim | |
| 12:24 | Missouri | Jeff Gardener makes the shot from the right wing set up by Wayne Merkley | 30-36 |
| 11:59 | Auburn | Jeff Gardener steals it from Mauricio Yazzie | 30-36 |
| 11:35 | Missouri | Wayne Merkley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-36 |
| 11:34 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Chad Laforce | 30-36 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Wayne Merkley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Desalvo (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jeff Gardener (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Swinton (fresh) 1 pts. C - Tommy Loiselle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rex Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Chad Laforce (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Knight (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 30-36 |
| 11:08 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle pulls down the rebound | 30-36 |
| 10:46 | Missouri | David Desalvo is hacked by Gene Brown - foul #1 on Gene Brown, team foul #4 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Missouri | Justin Love (PG), Michael Shirley (SF), Chad Harris (PF), Craig Battaglia (C) David Desalvo, Jeff Gardener, Mark Swinton, Tommy Loiselle | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Dikembe Azim (SG), Joseph Lytle (SF), Oleg Lazarevic (PF), Sonny Davis (C) Rex Hall, Mauricio Yazzie, Gene Brown, Chad Laforce, Chris Knight | |
| 10:23 | Missouri | Michael Shirley comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Oleg Lazarevic - foul #2 on Oleg Lazarevic, team foul #5 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Chris Knight (C) Sonny Davis | |
| 10:23 | Missouri | Michael Shirley makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 10:23 | Missouri | Michael Shirley misses the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 10:23 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 09:55 | Auburn | Chad Harris is called for the reach on Chris Knight - foul #1 on Chad Harris, team foul #2 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lester Kelson (SF), Sonny Davis (C) Joseph Lytle, Chris Knight | |
| 09:42 | Auburn | Sonny Davis misses the easy layup but the foul's on Craig Battaglia - foul #1 on Craig Battaglia, team foul #3 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie (SG) Hector Santos | |
| 09:42 | Auburn | Sonny Davis makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 09:42 | Auburn | Sonny Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 09:14 | Missouri | Justin Love is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Justin Love, team foul #4 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Missouri | David Desalvo (SG), Mark Swinton (PF) Wayne Merkley, Chad Harris | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), Joseph Lytle (SF), Chris Knight (C) Mauricio Yazzie, Lester Kelson, Sonny Davis | |
| 08:51 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 31-38 |
| 08:50 | Missouri | Craig Battaglia gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 08:26 | Missouri | Mark Swinton evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-38 |
| 08:04 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Oleg Lazarevic | 33-41 |
| 07:35 | Missouri | Craig Battaglia comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Chris Knight - foul #1 on Chris Knight, team foul #6 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Missouri | Wayne Merkley (PG), Jeff Gardener (SF), Tommy Loiselle (C) Justin Love, Michael Shirley, Mark Swinton | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Mauricio Yazzie (SG), Lester Kelson (SF), Chad Laforce (PF), Sonny Davis (C) Rex Hall, Dikembe Azim, Joseph Lytle, Oleg Lazarevic, Chris Knight | |
| 07:35 | Missouri | Craig Battaglia makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 07:35 | Missouri | Craig Battaglia makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Wayne Merkley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Desalvo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jeff Gardener (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Battaglia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tommy Loiselle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hector Santos (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lester Kelson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Chad Laforce (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Sonny Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Auburn | Sonny Davis misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Tommy Loiselle - foul #1 on Tommy Loiselle, team foul #5 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Missouri | Michael Shirley (PF) Craig Battaglia | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 07:23 | Auburn | Sonny Davis misses the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 07:23 | Auburn | Sonny Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 07:06 | Missouri | David Desalvo misses the 3 from the right corner | 35-42 |
| 07:05 | Missouri | Tommy Loiselle tips it back up and in | 37-42 |
| 06:43 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-45 |
| 06:15 | Missouri | Michael Shirley scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-45 |
| 05:46 | Auburn | Chad Laforce drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mauricio Yazzie | 39-47 |
| 05:22 | Missouri | Wayne Merkley misses short on a floater from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 05:20 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Chad Laforce | 39-47 |
| 04:59 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-47 |
| 04:57 | Missouri | David Desalvo pulls down the rebound | 39-47 |
| 04:57 | Missouri | Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-47 |
| Subs | Missouri | Justin Love (PG), Mark Swinton (PF) Wayne Merkley, Michael Shirley | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), Dikembe Azim (SG), Joseph Lytle (SF), Oleg Lazarevic (PF), Chris Knight (C) Hector Santos, Mauricio Yazzie, Lester Kelson, Chad Laforce, Sonny Davis | |
| 04:36 | Missouri | Jeff Gardener evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 39-47 |
| 04:34 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim pulls down the rebound | 39-47 |
| 04:16 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Rex Hall | 39-50 |
| 03:58 | Missouri | Justin Love misses long on a 3 from straight away | 39-50 |
| 03:56 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle grabs the defensive rebound | 39-50 |
| 03:34 | Auburn | Chris Knight can't throw it down but he's fouled by Tommy Loiselle - foul #2 on Tommy Loiselle, team foul #6 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Missouri | Wayne Merkley (SG), Michael Shirley (C) David Desalvo, Tommy Loiselle | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie (SG), Gene Brown (SF) Dikembe Azim, Joseph Lytle | |
| 03:34 | Auburn | Chris Knight makes the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 03:34 | Auburn | Chris Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Justin Love (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Merkley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Gardener (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Swinton (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Shirley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rex Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gene Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Oleg Lazarevic (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Chris Knight (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Missouri | Justin Love misses the jumper from the right side | 39-52 |
| 03:10 | Missouri | Jeff Gardener tips it in | 41-52 |
| 02:48 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-52 |
| 02:47 | Missouri | Justin Love snags the defensive board | 41-52 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:28 | Missouri | Justin Love makes the 3 from the right corner | 44-52 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:09 | Auburn | Rex Hall is open and buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Gene Brown | 44-55 |
| 01:50 | Missouri | Wayne Merkley comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-55 |
| 01:49 | Missouri | Jeff Gardener tips it but misses | 44-55 |
| 01:47 | Auburn | Gene Brown pulls down the rebound | 44-55 |
| 01:25 | Auburn | Jeff Gardener is called for the reach on Chris Knight - foul #1 on Jeff Gardener, team foul #7 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Missouri | David Desalvo (SG), Chad Harris (PF), Craig Battaglia (C) Justin Love, Jeff Gardener, Mark Swinton | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (SG), Joseph Lytle (SF), Chad Laforce (PF) Mauricio Yazzie, Gene Brown, Oleg Lazarevic | |
| 01:25 | Auburn | Chris Knight misses the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 01:25 | Missouri | Craig Battaglia snags the defensive board | 44-55 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:59 | Missouri | The jump hook by Craig Battaglia is blocked by Chad Laforce | 44-55 |
| 00:58 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Dikembe Azim | 44-55 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim is hacked by David Desalvo in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Desalvo, team foul #8 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Sonny Davis (C) Chris Knight | |
| 00:55 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 00:55 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim misses the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 00:55 | Missouri | Michael Shirley gets the rebound | 44-56 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Missouri | David Desalvo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-56 |
| 00:49 | Missouri | Chad Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 44-56 |
| 00:46 | Missouri | Chad Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-56 |
| 00:45 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle gets the rebound | 44-56 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Auburn | Chad Harris steals it from Sonny Davis | 44-56 |
| 00:16 | Missouri | Michael Shirley scores on a runner from the left block and he's fouled by Dikembe Azim - foul #3 on Dikembe Azim, team foul #7 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Missouri | Alva Kakowski (SF) David Desalvo | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:16 | Missouri | Michael Shirley misses the free throw | 46-56 |
| 00:16 | Auburn | Sonny Davis pulls down the rebound | 46-56 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Rex Hall runs out the clock | 46-56 |