| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lonnie Conroy (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Matthew Belanger (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Galen Brown (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Edwin Dennis (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ricky Lagunas (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jesse Glover (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Bragg (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Michael Meagher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. PF - Evan Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Hyde (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Michael Meagher inbounds the ball | 36-44 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Kent State | Jesse Glover misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Edwin Dennis - foul #2 on Edwin Dennis, team foul #1 | 36-44 |
| 19:39 | Kent State | Jesse Glover makes the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 19:39 | Kent State | Jesse Glover misses the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 19:39 | Auburn | Edwin Dennis grabs the board | 36-45 |
| 19:21 | Auburn | Matthew Belanger scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Lonnie Conroy | 39-45 |
| 19:02 | Kent State | Jesse Glover is whistled for a carry | 39-45 |
| 18:47 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 18:45 | Kent State | Michael Meagher pulls down the rebound | 39-45 |
| 18:19 | Kent State | John Bragg can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 39-45 |
| 18:17 | Kent State | Michael Meagher grabs the offensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 18:10 | Kent State | Evan Davis can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 18:09 | Kent State | Evan Davis snags the offensive board | 39-45 |
| 17:58 | Kent State | Jesse Glover hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Lee Hyde | 39-47 |
| 17:44 | Auburn | Matthew Belanger misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 39-47 |
| 17:43 | Auburn | Edwin Dennis can't tip it in | 39-47 |
| 17:42 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas snags the offensive board | 39-47 |
| 17:34 | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lee Hyde - foul #1 on Lee Hyde, team foul #1 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Widman (SF), William Dixon (PF) Galen Brown, Edwin Dennis | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Gatton (PG), Peter Gamble (SG), Robert Fowler (C) Jesse Glover, John Bragg, Lee Hyde | |
| 17:34 | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 17:34 | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 17:26 | Kent State | Peter Gamble hits a floater from the right block set up by Evan Davis | 41-49 |
| 17:14 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas blows the layup | 41-49 |
| 17:12 | Kent State | Robert Fowler grabs the board | 41-49 |
| 17:05 | Kent State | James Widman steps in front of the John Gatton pass | 41-49 |
| 17:01 | Auburn | James Widman dunks the ball | 43-49 |
| 16:56 | Kent State | James Widman steps in front of the John Gatton pass | 43-49 |
| 16:37 | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy is denied on a dunk by Michael Meagher | 43-49 |
| 16:36 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas tips it back up and in | 45-49 |
| 16:21 | Kent State | Robert Fowler loses the dribble to Ricky Lagunas | 45-49 |
| 16:04 | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Matthew Belanger | 47-49 |
| 15:42 | Kent State | John Gatton loses the dribble to James Widman | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lonnie Conroy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Matthew Belanger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Widman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 stl. PF - William Dixon (fresh) C - Ricky Lagunas (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Gatton (fresh) SG - Peter Gamble (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Meagher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Evan Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Fowler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Matthew Belanger | 49-49 |
| 15:22 | Kent State | Evan Davis comes up short on the shot near the basket but the foul's on James Widman - foul #1 on James Widman, team foul #2 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | Elwood Bennett (PG), John Comeaux (SG), Galen Brown (SF), Edwin Dennis (PF), Mitchell Hayes (C) Lonnie Conroy, Matthew Belanger, James Widman, William Dixon, Ricky Lagunas | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jesse Glover (PG), John Bragg (SG), Lee Hyde (C) John Gatton, Michael Meagher, Robert Fowler | |
| 15:22 | Kent State | Evan Davis makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 15:22 | Kent State | Evan Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 15:00 | Auburn | Galen Brown misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Peter Gamble - foul #1 on Peter Gamble, team foul #2 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Rodrigez (SF), Leonel Cooper (PF) Peter Gamble, Evan Davis | |
| 15:00 | Auburn | Galen Brown misses the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 15:00 | Auburn | Galen Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 14:44 | Kent State | Lee Hyde misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 14:42 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Galen Brown | 50-51 |
| 14:30 | Auburn | Mitchell Hayes connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Edwin Dennis | 52-51 |
| 14:19 | Kent State | David Rodrigez misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 14:18 | Auburn | Mitchell Hayes gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 13:51 | Auburn | Elwood Bennett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 13:50 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Mitchell Hayes | 52-51 |
| 13:42 | Auburn | Edwin Dennis misses short on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Jesse Glover - foul #2 on Jesse Glover, team foul #3 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas (C) Mitchell Hayes | |
| Subs | Kent State | Peter Gamble (SF), Robert Fowler (PF) David Rodrigez, Leonel Cooper | |
| 13:42 | Auburn | Edwin Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 13:42 | Auburn | Edwin Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 13:21 | Kent State | Peter Gamble lays it up and in set up by John Bragg | 54-53 |
| 13:16 | Auburn | John Comeaux misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-53 |
| 13:15 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 13:04 | Auburn | Galen Brown misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-53 |
| 13:02 | Kent State | Lee Hyde pulls down the rebound | 54-53 |
| 12:44 | Kent State | Jesse Glover blows the layup | 54-53 |
| 12:43 | Kent State | Robert Fowler hits the follow up shot | 54-55 |
| 12:26 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Ricky Lagunas, team foul #3 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy (PG), Matthew Belanger (SG), James Widman (SF), William Dixon (PF) Elwood Bennett, John Comeaux, Galen Brown, Edwin Dennis | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Gatton (PG), Michael Meagher (SF), Evan Davis (PF) Jesse Glover, John Bragg, Lee Hyde | |
| 12:07 | Kent State | Peter Gamble misses long on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Matthew Belanger - foul #3 on Matthew Belanger, team foul #4 | 54-55 |
| 12:07 | Kent State | Peter Gamble misses the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 12:07 | Kent State | Peter Gamble makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 11:56 | Auburn | Matthew Belanger can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 11:54 | Kent State | Evan Davis pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| 11:50 | Kent State | Lonnie Conroy steps in front of the Peter Gamble pass | 54-56 |
| 11:46 | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy blows the layup | 54-56 |
| 11:45 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Evan Davis | 54-56 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lonnie Conroy (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Belanger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Widman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 stl. PF - William Dixon (fresh) C - Ricky Lagunas (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Peter Gamble (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Gatton (fresh) SF - Michael Meagher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Evan Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Fowler (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Kent State | James Widman is called for the reach on Michael Meagher - foul #2 on James Widman, team foul #5 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Rodrigez (SG), Leonel Cooper (C) Peter Gamble, Robert Fowler | |
| 11:14 | Kent State | David Rodrigez misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 11:13 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas gets the rebound | 54-56 |
| 11:01 | Auburn | Matthew Belanger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-56 |
| 10:42 | Kent State | Matthew Belanger is called for the reach on Michael Meagher - foul #4 on Matthew Belanger, team foul #6 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Comeaux (SG), Galen Brown (SF), Edwin Dennis (PF) Matthew Belanger, James Widman, William Dixon | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jesse Glover (PG), John Bragg (SG), Edward Huynh (C) John Gatton, David Rodrigez, Evan Davis | |
| 10:28 | Kent State | John Bragg misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 10:26 | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| 10:22 | Auburn | Edwin Dennis is whistled for traveling | 54-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | Elwood Bennett (PG) Lonnie Conroy | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Fowler (PF), Lee Hyde (C) Leonel Cooper, Edward Huynh | |
| 10:14 | Kent State | Jesse Glover makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-59 |
| 10:09 | Auburn | John Comeaux misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 54-59 |
| 10:07 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 09:48 | Auburn | Lee Hyde swats the short shot by Edwin Dennis | 54-59 |
| 09:46 | Kent State | Lee Hyde pulls down the rebound | 54-59 |
| 09:28 | Kent State | Michael Meagher misses the shot in the lane | 54-59 |
| 09:27 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Edwin Dennis | 54-59 |
| 09:19 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas hits a shot from the left wing | 56-59 |
| 09:03 | Kent State | John Bragg misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-59 |
| 09:01 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas pulls down the rebound | 56-59 |
| 08:57 | Auburn | John Comeaux is whistled for traveling | 56-59 |
| Subs | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy (PG), James Widman (SF), William Dixon (PF), Mitchell Hayes (C) Elwood Bennett, Galen Brown, Edwin Dennis, Ricky Lagunas | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Gatton (PG), David Rodrigez (SG), Peter Gamble (SF), Evan Davis (PF), Leonel Cooper (C) Jesse Glover, John Bragg, Michael Meagher, Robert Fowler, Lee Hyde | |
| 08:36 | Kent State | Peter Gamble clanks a jump hook from close range | 56-59 |
| 08:35 | Auburn | James Widman grabs the defensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 08:31 | Auburn | John Comeaux knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Lonnie Conroy | 59-59 |
| 08:20 | Kent State | Peter Gamble misses the floater in the lane | 59-59 |
| 08:18 | Auburn | William Dixon gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| 08:04 | Auburn | John Comeaux throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-59 |
| 07:42 | Kent State | William Dixon steals it from Leonel Cooper | 59-59 |
| 07:24 | Auburn | Mitchell Hayes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-59 |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Belanger (SG), Galen Brown (SF), Edwin Dennis (PF), Ricky Lagunas (C) John Comeaux, James Widman, William Dixon, Mitchell Hayes | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jesse Glover (PG), John Bragg (SG), Michael Meagher (SF), Lee Hyde (C) John Gatton, David Rodrigez, Peter Gamble, Leonel Cooper | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lonnie Conroy (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Belanger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Galen Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edwin Dennis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ricky Lagunas (fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jesse Glover (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Bragg (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Meagher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Evan Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Lee Hyde (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Kent State | Lee Hyde is fouled on the floor by Ricky Lagunas - foul #3 on Ricky Lagunas, team foul #7 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Auburn | Elwood Bennett (PG) Lonnie Conroy | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 07:11 | Kent State | Lee Hyde makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 07:11 | Kent State | Lee Hyde makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 06:51 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Lee Hyde - foul #2 on Lee Hyde, team foul #4 | 59-61 |
| 06:51 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas misses the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 06:51 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 06:37 | Kent State | Lee Hyde is fouled on the floor by Elwood Bennett - foul #2 on Elwood Bennett, team foul #8 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Fowler (PF) Evan Davis | |
| 06:37 | Kent State | Lee Hyde makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 06:37 | Kent State | Lee Hyde misses the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 06:37 | Auburn | Edwin Dennis pulls down the rebound | 60-62 |
| 06:33 | Auburn | Matthew Belanger misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-62 |
| 06:31 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas can't tip it in | 60-62 |
| 06:29 | Auburn | Edwin Dennis tips it back up and in | 62-62 |
| 06:19 | Kent State | John Bragg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-62 |
| 06:01 | Auburn | Elwood Bennett is hacked by Lee Hyde - foul #3 on Lee Hyde, team foul #5 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy (PG), James Widman (PF) Elwood Bennett, Edwin Dennis | |
| Subs | Kent State | Leonel Cooper (C) Lee Hyde | |
| 05:48 | Auburn | Michael Meagher is called for the reach on Galen Brown - foul #2 on Michael Meagher, team foul #6 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Gatton (PG), Peter Gamble (SG) Jesse Glover, John Bragg | |
| 05:30 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas drills a floater from the free throw line | 64-62 |
| 05:17 | Kent State | Matthew Belanger is called for the reach on Peter Gamble - foul #5 on Matthew Belanger, team foul #9 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Comeaux (SG), William Dixon (PF) Matthew Belanger, Galen Brown | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Rodrigez (SG), Evan Davis (PF) Michael Meagher, Leonel Cooper | |
| 05:17 | Kent State | Peter Gamble makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 05:17 | Kent State | Peter Gamble misses the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 05:17 | Auburn | The rebound goes to James Widman | 64-63 |
| 05:10 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-63 |
| 04:44 | Kent State | Evan Davis can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-63 |
| 04:43 | Kent State | David Rodrigez gets the offensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 04:24 | Kent State | John Gatton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-63 |
| 04:22 | Auburn | John Comeaux gets the rebound | 64-63 |
| 04:17 | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 64-63 |
| 04:16 | Kent State | Robert Fowler grabs the defensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 04:01 | Kent State | John Gatton knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Peter Gamble | 64-65 |
| 03:39 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 64-65 |
| 03:38 | Kent State | John Gatton snags the defensive board | 64-65 |
| 03:38 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-65 |
| Subs | Auburn | Galen Brown (SF), Edwin Dennis (PF) James Widman, William Dixon | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jesse Glover (PG), John Bragg (SG), Michael Meagher (SF), Lee Hyde (C) John Gatton, David Rodrigez, Peter Gamble, Robert Fowler | |
| 03:18 | Kent State | Evan Davis misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 64-65 |
| 03:16 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas pulls down the rebound | 64-65 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lonnie Conroy (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Comeaux (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Galen Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edwin Dennis (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Ricky Lagunas (fresh) 19 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jesse Glover (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Bragg (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Meagher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Evan Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Lee Hyde (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:54 | Auburn | John Comeaux throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-65 |
| 02:35 | Kent State | Edwin Dennis is called for the reach on Jesse Glover - foul #3 on Edwin Dennis, team foul #10 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Auburn | Elwood Bennett (PG) Lonnie Conroy | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 02:35 | Kent State | Jesse Glover misses the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 02:35 | Kent State | Jesse Glover makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 02:33 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-66 |
| Subs | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy (PG) Elwood Bennett | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 02:19 | Auburn | Edwin Dennis lays it in set up by Galen Brown | 66-66 |
| 02:02 | Kent State | Evan Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 66-66 |
| 01:42 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas is fouled on the floor by Evan Davis - foul #2 on Evan Davis, team foul #7 | 66-66 |
| 01:42 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas misses the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 01:42 | Kent State | Evan Davis gets the rebound | 66-66 |
| 01:18 | Kent State | Evan Davis misses short on a floater from the left block | 66-66 |
| 01:16 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas snags the defensive board | 66-66 |
| 01:09 | Auburn | Edwin Dennis makes the runner from close range set up by Lonnie Conroy and he's hacked by Jesse Glover - foul #3 on Jesse Glover, team foul #8 | 68-66 |
| 01:09 | Auburn | Edwin Dennis makes the free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:50 | Kent State | Evan Davis knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-69 |
| 00:33 | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy is fouled on the floor by Jesse Glover - foul #4 on Jesse Glover, team foul #9 | 69-69 |
| 00:33 | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 00:33 | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Michael Meagher misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-69 |
| 00:10 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Lee Hyde | 71-69 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Lee Hyde loses the dribble to Lonnie Conroy | 71-69 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy runs out the clock | 71-69 |