| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Jose Silva (fresh) SG - Clifford Brubaker (fresh) SF - Alex Hutton (fresh) PF - Mason Quon (fresh) C - Casey Nelson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Savory (fresh) SG - Ivan Ciskowski (fresh) SF - Kenneth Bowling (fresh) PF - Jon Goodman (fresh) C - William McElhinny (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | William McElhinny wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:51 | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 19:49 | Auburn | Mason Quon loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 19:40 | Notre Dame | Jon Goodman hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-6 |
| 19:36 | Auburn | Clifford Brubaker is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Savory - foul #1 on Michael Savory, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| 19:20 | Auburn | Jose Silva scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Mason Quon and he's hacked by Michael Savory - foul #2 on Michael Savory, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese (PG) Michael Savory | |
| 19:20 | Auburn | Jose Silva makes the free throw | 3-6 |
| 19:06 | Notre Dame | Jon Goodman buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Kenneth Bowling | 3-9 |
| 18:59 | Auburn | Mason Quon can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the free throw line | 3-9 |
| 18:58 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Kenneth Bowling | 3-9 |
| 18:40 | Notre Dame | William McElhinny hits a jump hook from close range and the foul's on Casey Nelson - foul #1 on Casey Nelson, team foul #1 | 3-11 |
| 18:40 | Notre Dame | William McElhinny makes the free throw | 3-12 |
| 18:37 | Auburn | Mason Quon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-12 |
| 18:30 | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski misses the 3 from the right wing | 3-12 |
| 18:28 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Jon Goodman | 3-12 |
| 18:21 | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-12 |
| 18:20 | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese snags the offensive board | 3-12 |
| 18:05 | Notre Dame | William McElhinny is called for traveling | 3-12 |
| 17:41 | Auburn | Clifford Brubaker misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 3-12 |
| 17:40 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Jon Goodman | 3-12 |
| 17:25 | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-12 |
| 17:23 | Auburn | Alex Hutton gets the rebound | 3-12 |
| 17:01 | Auburn | Clifford Brubaker scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Jose Silva | 5-12 |
| 16:56 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Bowling misses long on a floater from the right side | 5-12 |
| 16:55 | Notre Dame | William McElhinny tips it in | 5-14 |
| 16:36 | Auburn | Alex Hutton can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Jon Goodman - foul #1 on Jon Goodman, team foul #3 | 5-14 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Gil (PG), Malik Battles (SG), Carl Payton (PF), Terry Fisher (C) Jose Silva, Clifford Brubaker, Mason Quon, Casey Nelson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader (PG), Jason Gordon (SG), Wade Floyd (SF), Dale Gardner (PF), Mark Louis (C) Joel Cortese, Ivan Ciskowski, Kenneth Bowling, Jon Goodman, William McElhinny | |
| 16:36 | Auburn | Alex Hutton makes the 1st free throw | 6-14 |
| 16:36 | Auburn | Alex Hutton makes the 2nd free throw | 7-14 |
| 16:19 | Notre Dame | Wade Floyd can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 7-14 |
| 16:17 | Auburn | Malik Battles gets the rebound | 7-14 |
| 16:00 | Auburn | Alex Hutton misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left block | 7-14 |
| 15:58 | Auburn | Paul Gil grabs the offensive rebound | 7-14 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Paul Gil (fresh) SG - Malik Battles (fresh) SF - Alex Hutton (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Carl Payton (fresh) C - Terry Fisher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Israel Shrader (fresh) SG - Jason Gordon (fresh) SF - Wade Floyd (fresh) PF - Dale Gardner (fresh) C - Mark Louis (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Auburn | Paul Gil can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Israel Shrader - foul #1 on Israel Shrader, team foul #4 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mark Buchholz (SF) Alex Hutton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 15:40 | Auburn | Paul Gil makes the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 15:40 | Auburn | Paul Gil makes the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 15:18 | Notre Dame | Mark Louis hits the finger roll | 9-16 |
| 15:00 | Auburn | Dale Gardner swats the shot by Paul Gil | 9-16 |
| 14:59 | Auburn | Paul Gil grabs the offensive board | 9-16 |
| 14:38 | Auburn | Dale Gardner picks off the pass by Malik Battles | 9-16 |
| 14:24 | Notre Dame | Wade Floyd comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-16 |
| 14:23 | Auburn | Carl Payton snags the defensive board | 9-16 |
| 14:03 | Auburn | Terry Fisher misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 9-16 |
| 14:01 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon pulls down the rebound | 9-16 |
| 13:56 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon is hacked by Malik Battles - foul #1 on Malik Battles, team foul #2 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jose Silva (PG), Clifford Brubaker (SG), Michael Diep (SF), Mason Quon (PF), Gerald Milliman (C) Paul Gil, Malik Battles, Mark Buchholz, Carl Payton, Terry Fisher | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese (PG), Robert Arnold (SG), Jon Goodman (PF), William McElhinny (C) Israel Shrader, Wade Floyd, Dale Gardner, Mark Louis | |
| 13:46 | Notre Dame | A charge is called on William McElhinny - foul #1 on William McElhinny, team foul #5 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kenneth Bowling (SF) Jason Gordon | |
| 13:27 | Auburn | Mason Quon misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jon Goodman - foul #2 on Jon Goodman, team foul #6 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon (PF) Jon Goodman | |
| 13:27 | Auburn | Mason Quon misses the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 13:27 | Auburn | Mason Quon misses the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 13:27 | Notre Dame | William McElhinny grabs the board | 9-16 |
| 13:14 | Notre Dame | William McElhinny clanks a shot from the left wing | 9-16 |
| 13:12 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon grabs the offensive board | 9-16 |
| 12:55 | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 9-18 |
| 12:44 | Auburn | Michael Diep is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Bowling - foul #1 on Kenneth Bowling, team foul #7 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mark Buchholz (SF) Clifford Brubaker | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski (SG), Dale Gardner (C) Robert Arnold, William McElhinny | |
| 12:44 | Auburn | Michael Diep misses the 1st free throw | 9-18 |
| 12:44 | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner snags the defensive board | 9-18 |
| 12:35 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Bowling can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-18 |
| 12:34 | Auburn | Mason Quon pulls down the rebound | 9-18 |
| 12:20 | Auburn | Jose Silva misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 9-18 |
| 12:19 | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner grabs the board | 9-18 |
| 12:01 | Notre Dame | Jose Silva steals the ball from Kenneth Bowling | 9-18 |
| 11:50 | Auburn | Michael Diep misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-18 |
| 11:49 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon snags the defensive board | 9-18 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Jose Silva (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Diep (fairly fresh) SF - Mark Buchholz (fresh) PF - Mason Quon (fairly fresh) C - Gerald Milliman (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joel Cortese (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ivan Ciskowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Bowling (tiring) PF - Jason Gordon (tiring) 3 reb. C - Dale Gardner (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese loses the ball out of bounds | 9-18 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Gil (PG), Malik Battles (SG), Alex Hutton (SF), Terry Fisher (C) Jose Silva, Michael Diep, Mark Buchholz, Gerald Milliman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William McElhinny (C) Kenneth Bowling | |
| 11:18 | Auburn | Alex Hutton makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Malik Battles | 11-18 |
| 11:04 | Notre Dame | Alex Hutton steals it from Ivan Ciskowski | 11-18 |
| 11:02 | Auburn | Alex Hutton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-18 |
| Subs | Auburn | Casey Nelson (C) Mason Quon | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Arnold (PG) Joel Cortese | |
| 10:55 | Notre Dame | Malik Battles is called for the reach on Ivan Ciskowski - foul #2 on Malik Battles, team foul #3 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifford Brubaker (SG) Malik Battles | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kenneth Bowling (SF) Jason Gordon | |
| 10:49 | Notre Dame | Robert Arnold hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 11-18 |
| 10:48 | Auburn | Clifford Brubaker pulls down the rebound | 11-18 |
| 10:27 | Auburn | Clifford Brubaker can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Ivan Ciskowski - foul #1 on Ivan Ciskowski, team foul #8 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jose Silva (PG), Mark Buchholz (SF) Paul Gil, Alex Hutton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese (PG), Mark Louis (PF) Robert Arnold, Dale Gardner | |
| 10:27 | Auburn | Clifford Brubaker makes the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 10:27 | Auburn | Clifford Brubaker makes the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 10:16 | Notre Dame | William McElhinny hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 13-18 |
| 10:14 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Bowling snags the offensive board | 13-18 |
| 09:58 | Notre Dame | Casey Nelson swats the layup by William McElhinny | 13-18 |
| 09:57 | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese tips it in | 13-20 |
| 09:55 | Auburn | Clifford Brubaker is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Louis - foul #1 on Mark Louis, team foul #9 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Diep (PG), Carl Payton (PF) Jose Silva, Terry Fisher | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader (PG), Wade Floyd (SF), Jason Gordon (PF) Joel Cortese, Kenneth Bowling, William McElhinny | |
| 09:55 | Auburn | Clifford Brubaker makes the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 09:55 | Auburn | Clifford Brubaker misses the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 09:55 | Notre Dame | Mark Louis grabs the defensive rebound | 14-20 |
| 09:32 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon throws it down | 14-22 |
| 09:11 | Auburn | Casey Nelson is open and buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Michael Diep | 16-22 |
| 08:52 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 16-22 |
| 08:51 | Notre Dame | Wade Floyd pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 08:43 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jason Gordon, team foul #10 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Gil (PG), Alex Hutton (SF), Mason Quon (PF) Michael Diep, Mark Buchholz, Carl Payton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese (PG), Robert Arnold (SG), Dale Gardner (SF), William McElhinny (C) Israel Shrader, Ivan Ciskowski, Wade Floyd, Mark Louis | |
| 08:37 | Auburn | Paul Gil throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-22 |
| Subs | Auburn | Gerald Milliman (C) Casey Nelson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kenneth Bowling (SF) Jason Gordon | |
| 08:23 | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner is hacked by Mason Quon - foul #1 on Mason Quon, team foul #4 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Auburn | Terry Fisher (C) Mason Quon | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 08:07 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Bowling connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Joel Cortese | 16-25 |
| 08:04 | Auburn | Clifford Brubaker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-25 |
| 07:52 | Notre Dame | William McElhinny misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Terry Fisher - foul #1 on Terry Fisher, team foul #5 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jose Silva (PG), Mason Quon (PF) Clifford Brubaker, Gerald Milliman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski (SG), Jason Gordon (PF) Robert Arnold, Kenneth Bowling | |
| 07:52 | Notre Dame | William McElhinny misses the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 07:52 | Notre Dame | William McElhinny misses the 2nd free throw | 16-25 |
| 07:52 | Auburn | Terry Fisher grabs the board | 16-25 |
| 07:37 | Auburn | Mason Quon knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Gil | 18-25 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Jose Silva (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Gil (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alex Hutton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mason Quon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Terry Fisher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joel Cortese (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Ciskowski (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Dale Gardner (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jason Gordon (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William McElhinny (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Notre Dame | William McElhinny buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Dale Gardner | 18-27 |
| 07:07 | Auburn | Terry Fisher misses long on an open jumper from the left wing | 18-27 |
| 07:06 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Mason Quon | 18-27 |
| 06:56 | Auburn | Mason Quon buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Gil and the foul's on Jason Gordon - foul #2 on Jason Gordon, team foul #11 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Diep (SG), Mark Buchholz (SF), Casey Nelson (C) Paul Gil, Alex Hutton, Terry Fisher | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader (PG), Wade Floyd (SF), Mark Louis (C) Ivan Ciskowski, Jason Gordon, William McElhinny | |
| 06:56 | Auburn | Mason Quon makes the free throw | 21-27 |
| 06:33 | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 21-27 |
| 06:31 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Casey Nelson | 21-27 |
| 06:15 | Auburn | Casey Nelson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 21-27 |
| 06:14 | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner grabs the board | 21-27 |
| 06:05 | Notre Dame | Wade Floyd makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Israel Shrader and he's fouled by Mark Buchholz - foul #1 on Mark Buchholz, team foul #6 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Auburn | Alex Hutton (SF), Carl Payton (PF), Gerald Milliman (C) Mark Buchholz, Mason Quon, Casey Nelson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Arnold (SG) Israel Shrader | |
| 06:05 | Notre Dame | Wade Floyd makes the free throw | 21-30 |
| 05:58 | Auburn | Michael Diep connects on the 3 from the left corner | 24-30 |
| 05:50 | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese hits a runner from the baseline | 24-32 |
| 05:40 | Auburn | Jose Silva buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Diep | 26-32 |
| 05:33 | Notre Dame | Mark Louis misses the floater from the left block | 26-32 |
| 05:32 | Auburn | Jose Silva snags the defensive board | 26-32 |
| 05:27 | Auburn | Jose Silva is hacked by Robert Arnold in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Arnold, team foul #12 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Auburn | Terry Fisher (C) Gerald Milliman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski (SG), Kenneth Bowling (SF), William McElhinny (C) Robert Arnold, Wade Floyd, Mark Louis | |
| 05:27 | Auburn | Jose Silva makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 05:27 | Auburn | Jose Silva makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 05:20 | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 05:19 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Jose Silva | 28-32 |
| 05:04 | Auburn | Jose Silva misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Joel Cortese - foul #1 on Joel Cortese, team foul #13 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Gil (SG), Mark Buchholz (SF), Mason Quon (PF) Michael Diep, Alex Hutton, Carl Payton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader (PG) Joel Cortese | |
| 05:04 | Auburn | Jose Silva makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 05:04 | Auburn | Jose Silva makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 04:44 | Notre Dame | William McElhinny misses the easy layup | 30-32 |
| 04:42 | Auburn | Mark Buchholz grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 04:27 | Auburn | Dale Gardner denies the turnaround by Jose Silva | 30-32 |
| 04:26 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Bowling snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 04:08 | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Ivan Ciskowski, team foul #14 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifford Brubaker (SG), Alex Hutton (SF), Gerald Milliman (PF), Casey Nelson (C) Jose Silva, Mark Buchholz, Mason Quon, Terry Fisher | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese (PG), Robert Arnold (SG), Mark Louis (PF) Israel Shrader, Ivan Ciskowski, Dale Gardner | |
| 03:42 | Auburn | Gerald Milliman misses badly on a floater from close range | 30-32 |
| 03:41 | Notre Dame | William McElhinny grabs the board | 30-32 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Paul Gil (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clifford Brubaker (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alex Hutton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gerald Milliman (fresh) C - Casey Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joel Cortese (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Arnold (fresh) SF - Kenneth Bowling (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Louis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William McElhinny (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Notre Dame | The short jumper by William McElhinny is denied by Gerald Milliman | 30-32 |
| 03:33 | Auburn | Gerald Milliman snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 03:14 | Auburn | Gerald Milliman buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Paul Gil | 32-32 |
| 03:01 | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese misses the runner in the paint | 32-32 |
| 03:00 | Auburn | Alex Hutton grabs the board | 32-32 |
| 02:31 | Auburn | Clifford Brubaker lays it in | 34-32 |
| 02:10 | Notre Dame | William McElhinny blows the layup but he's fouled by Alex Hutton - foul #1 on Alex Hutton, team foul #7 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Diep (PG), Malik Battles (SG), Mark Buchholz (SF), Mason Quon (PF), Terry Fisher (C) Paul Gil, Clifford Brubaker, Alex Hutton, Gerald Milliman, Casey Nelson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Savory (PG), Jason Gordon (SG), Wade Floyd (SF), Jon Goodman (PF) Joel Cortese, Robert Arnold, Kenneth Bowling, Mark Louis | |
| 02:10 | Notre Dame | William McElhinny makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 02:10 | Notre Dame | William McElhinny misses the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 02:10 | Notre Dame | Michael Savory gets the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 02:03 | Notre Dame | Michael Savory misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Michael Diep - foul #1 on Michael Diep, team foul #8 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski (SG) William McElhinny | |
| 02:03 | Notre Dame | Michael Savory makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 02:03 | Notre Dame | Michael Savory makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 01:46 | Auburn | Terry Fisher is wide open and slams it home set up by Malik Battles and the foul's on Wade Floyd - foul #1 on Wade Floyd, team foul #15 | 36-35 |
| 01:46 | Auburn | Terry Fisher makes the free throw | 37-35 |
| 01:34 | Notre Dame | Wade Floyd misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 01:33 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Wade Floyd | 37-35 |
| 01:22 | Notre Dame | Michael Savory misses the shot from the left side | 37-35 |
| 01:20 | Notre Dame | Jon Goodman hits the follow up shot | 37-37 |
| 01:01 | Auburn | Michael Diep misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 01:00 | Notre Dame | Wade Floyd grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 00:56 | Notre Dame | Michael Savory can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 00:55 | Auburn | Mark Buchholz gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 00:47 | Auburn | Mark Buchholz loses the ball out of bounds | 37-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifford Brubaker (SG), Carl Payton (PF), Casey Nelson (C) Malik Battles, Mason Quon, Terry Fisher | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader (PG), Dale Gardner (C) Michael Savory, Wade Floyd | |
| 00:31 | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 37-37 |
| 00:30 | Auburn | Casey Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 00:04 | Auburn | Michael Diep scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Carl Payton | 40-37 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon clanks a halfcourt shot | 40-37 |