| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Gooch (fresh) 23 pts. 2 stl. SG - David Locklin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Albert Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Antoine Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Dye (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Israel Gillis (fresh) 9 pts. SG - John Hiebert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Adkins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - William Langdon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Albert Russell inbounds the ball | 48-38 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Auburn | Joseph Adkins swats the dunk try by Antoine Brown | 48-38 |
| 19:45 | Auburn | Albert Russell grabs the offensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 19:30 | Auburn | John Gooch is whistled for traveling | 48-38 |
| 19:05 | Cal State Northridge | William Langdon misses the dunk attempt | 48-38 |
| 19:04 | Auburn | Antoine Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 19:00 | Auburn | Mark Dye double dribbles | 48-38 |
| 18:44 | Cal State Northridge | Roy Harris is alone and drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Israel Gillis | 48-40 |
| 18:28 | Auburn | David Locklin hits a runner from close range set up by John Gooch | 50-40 |
| 18:11 | Cal State Northridge | Roy Harris clanks a 3 from the right wing | 50-40 |
| 18:10 | Auburn | Mark Dye grabs the defensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 18:08 | Auburn | Israel Gillis is called for the reach on John Gooch in the backcourt - foul #2 on Israel Gillis, team foul #1 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Auburn | Earl Zullinger (PG), Toni Zobel (SG), David Stewart (SF), Kyle Smith (PF), James Ashurst (C) John Gooch, David Locklin, Albert Russell, Antoine Brown, Mark Dye | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Perkins (PG), Joseph Lawrence (SG), Thomas Shackleford (SF), Peter Barnett (PF), James Pylant (C) Israel Gillis, John Hiebert, Joseph Adkins, Roy Harris, William Langdon | |
| 17:57 | Auburn | Kyle Smith loses the dribble to Peter Barnett | 50-40 |
| 17:42 | Cal State Northridge | James Perkins scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Shackleford | 50-43 |
| 17:27 | Auburn | Earl Zullinger knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 17:24 | Cal State Northridge | James Perkins is fouled in the backcourt by Earl Zullinger - foul #2 on Earl Zullinger, team foul #1 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Gooch (PG) Earl Zullinger | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 17:05 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Lawrence is fouled on the floor by James Ashurst - foul #1 on James Ashurst, team foul #2 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Israel Gillis (PG) James Perkins | |
| 16:55 | Cal State Northridge | Peter Barnett misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-43 |
| 16:53 | Cal State Northridge | James Pylant snags the offensive board | 52-43 |
| 16:40 | Cal State Northridge | Israel Gillis clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 16:39 | Auburn | David Stewart grabs the board | 52-43 |
| 16:33 | Auburn | John Gooch drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by David Stewart | 55-43 |
| 16:12 | Cal State Northridge | James Pylant misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Ashurst - foul #2 on James Ashurst, team foul #3 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | Earl Zullinger (PG), David Locklin (SG), Albert Russell (SF), Antoine Brown (PF), Mark Dye (C) John Gooch, Toni Zobel, David Stewart, Kyle Smith, James Ashurst | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | John Hiebert (SG), Joseph Adkins (SF), Roy Harris (PF) Joseph Lawrence, Thomas Shackleford, Peter Barnett | |
| 16:12 | Cal State Northridge | James Pylant misses the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 16:12 | Cal State Northridge | James Pylant misses the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 16:12 | Auburn | Antoine Brown snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| 16:07 | Auburn | Earl Zullinger loses the dribble to Israel Gillis | 55-43 |
| 16:05 | Cal State Northridge | Albert Russell is called for the reach on Joseph Adkins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Albert Russell, team foul #4 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Ruben Michael (C) James Pylant | |
| 15:52 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Adkins hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-43 |
| 15:50 | Auburn | Mark Dye grabs the board | 55-43 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Earl Zullinger (fresh) 12 pts. SG - David Locklin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Albert Russell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Antoine Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Dye (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Israel Gillis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hiebert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Adkins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ruben Michael (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Auburn | Earl Zullinger connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Albert Russell | 57-43 |
| 15:31 | Cal State Northridge | Roy Harris hits a wide open 3 from the right wing set up by John Hiebert | 57-46 |
| 15:26 | Auburn | Earl Zullinger misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Israel Gillis - foul #3 on Israel Gillis, team foul #2 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Perkins (PG), William Langdon (C) Israel Gillis, Ruben Michael | |
| 15:26 | Auburn | Earl Zullinger makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 15:26 | Auburn | Earl Zullinger makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 15:24 | Cal State Northridge | John Hiebert throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Gooch (PG) Earl Zullinger | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 15:10 | Auburn | John Gooch misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-46 |
| 15:08 | Cal State Northridge | Roy Harris snags the defensive board | 59-46 |
| 15:02 | Cal State Northridge | John Hiebert hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Perkins | 59-49 |
| 14:43 | Auburn | John Gooch scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from David Locklin | 62-49 |
| 14:14 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Adkins comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-49 |
| 14:12 | Auburn | David Locklin grabs the board | 62-49 |
| 13:43 | Auburn | John Gooch misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-49 |
| 13:42 | Cal State Northridge | Roy Harris pulls down the rebound | 62-49 |
| 13:38 | Cal State Northridge | John Hiebert is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Russell - foul #2 on Albert Russell, team foul #5 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | Earl Zullinger (PG), Toni Zobel (SG), David Stewart (SF), Kyle Smith (PF), James Ashurst (C) John Gooch, David Locklin, Albert Russell, Antoine Brown, Mark Dye | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Israel Gillis (PG), Joseph Lawrence (SG), Thomas Shackleford (SF), Peter Barnett (PF), James Pylant (C) James Perkins, John Hiebert, Joseph Adkins, Roy Harris, William Langdon | |
| 13:27 | Cal State Northridge | James Pylant knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Thomas Shackleford | 62-51 |
| 13:16 | Auburn | Earl Zullinger misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 62-51 |
| 13:14 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Joseph Lawrence | 62-51 |
| 13:02 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Shackleford is alone and throws it down | 62-53 |
| 12:43 | Auburn | Earl Zullinger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Ruben Michael (C) James Pylant | |
| 12:27 | Cal State Northridge | Israel Gillis can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-53 |
| 12:25 | Auburn | Toni Zobel pulls down the rebound | 62-53 |
| 12:03 | Auburn | James Ashurst misses the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Ruben Michael - foul #1 on Ruben Michael, team foul #3 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Gooch (PG), Jason Dennis (SG), Antoine Brown (PF) Earl Zullinger, Toni Zobel, Kyle Smith | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Perkins (PG), John Hiebert (SG), Joseph Adkins (SF), Roy Harris (PF) Israel Gillis, Joseph Lawrence, Thomas Shackleford, Peter Barnett | |
| 12:03 | Auburn | James Ashurst makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 12:03 | Auburn | James Ashurst misses the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 12:03 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Adkins grabs the defensive rebound | 63-53 |
| 11:41 | Cal State Northridge | Roy Harris is fouled on the floor by Antoine Brown - foul #2 on Antoine Brown, team foul #6 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Locklin (SG), Mark Dye (C) Jason Dennis, James Ashurst | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Gooch (fresh) 29 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Locklin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Stewart (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. PF - Antoine Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Dye (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - James Perkins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Hiebert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Adkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roy Harris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Ruben Michael (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Cal State Northridge | James Perkins misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-53 |
| 11:18 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Antoine Brown | 63-53 |
| 11:13 | Auburn | David Locklin is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on David Locklin, team foul #7 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | Albert Russell (SF) David Stewart | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Pylant (C) Ruben Michael | |
| 11:08 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Adkins is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 63-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Lawrence (SG) John Hiebert | |
| 10:54 | Auburn | Antoine Brown can't connect on a shot from close range | 63-53 |
| 10:52 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to James Perkins | 63-53 |
| 10:50 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Adkins is hacked by John Gooch in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Gooch, team foul #8 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kyle Smith (PF) Antoine Brown | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Israel Gillis (PG), Thomas Shackleford (SG) James Perkins, Joseph Lawrence | |
| 10:50 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Adkins misses the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 10:50 | Auburn | Mark Dye gets the rebound | 63-53 |
| 10:41 | Auburn | Mark Dye can't throw it down | 63-53 |
| 10:39 | Cal State Northridge | Roy Harris snags the defensive board | 63-53 |
| 10:37 | Cal State Northridge | Israel Gillis's pass is intercepted by John Gooch in the backcourt | 63-53 |
| 10:35 | Auburn | John Gooch lays it in | 65-53 |
| 10:15 | Cal State Northridge | Kyle Smith steals it from Roy Harris | 65-53 |
| 09:57 | Auburn | James Pylant steals the ball from John Gooch | 65-53 |
| 09:41 | Cal State Northridge | James Pylant is hacked by Kyle Smith - foul #1 on Kyle Smith, team foul #9 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | Earl Zullinger (PG), Toni Zobel (SG), David Stewart (SF), Antoine Brown (PF), James Ashurst (C) John Gooch, David Locklin, Albert Russell, Kyle Smith, Mark Dye | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Perkins (PG), Joseph Lawrence (SG), Peter Barnett (PF), William Langdon (C) Israel Gillis, Thomas Shackleford, Joseph Adkins, Roy Harris | |
| 09:41 | Cal State Northridge | James Pylant makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 09:41 | Cal State Northridge | James Pylant makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 09:22 | Auburn | Earl Zullinger clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 65-55 |
| 09:21 | Auburn | James Ashurst hits the follow up shot | 67-55 |
| 09:05 | Cal State Northridge | Peter Barnett clanks a shot from the left side | 67-55 |
| 09:03 | Auburn | Antoine Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 67-55 |
| 08:57 | Auburn | Earl Zullinger misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 67-55 |
| 08:55 | Auburn | James Ashurst tips it but misses | 67-55 |
| 08:53 | Cal State Northridge | Peter Barnett grabs the board | 67-55 |
| 08:49 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Lawrence is hacked by Toni Zobel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Toni Zobel, team foul #10 | 67-55 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jason Dennis (PG) Earl Zullinger | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Israel Gillis (PG), Thomas Shackleford (SF) James Perkins, James Pylant | |
| 08:49 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 08:49 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 08:31 | Auburn | Peter Barnett is called for the reach on Antoine Brown - foul #1 on Peter Barnett, team foul #4 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Ruben Michael (C) William Langdon | |
| 08:15 | Auburn | David Stewart is fouled on the floor by Thomas Shackleford - foul #1 on Thomas Shackleford, team foul #5 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Gooch (PG), Kyle Smith (PF) Toni Zobel, Antoine Brown | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 08:08 | Auburn | Kyle Smith makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from John Gooch | 69-57 |
| 08:06 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Shackleford loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-57 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | John Hiebert (SG), Roy Harris (PF) Joseph Lawrence, Peter Barnett | |
| 07:46 | Auburn | Kyle Smith buries a shot from just outside the lane | 71-57 |
| 07:28 | Cal State Northridge | Roy Harris misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 71-57 |
| 07:26 | Cal State Northridge | Ruben Michael snags the offensive board | 71-57 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Gooch (fresh) 31 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jason Dennis (fairly fresh) SF - David Stewart (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. PF - Kyle Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Ashurst (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Israel Gillis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Hiebert (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Shackleford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Roy Harris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Ruben Michael (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:09 | Cal State Northridge | Israel Gillis misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-57 |
| 07:08 | Auburn | David Stewart grabs the board | 71-57 |
| 07:04 | Auburn | David Stewart misses the lay-in but the foul's on Ruben Michael - foul #2 on Ruben Michael, team foul #6 | 71-57 |
| Subs | Auburn | Earl Zullinger (PG), David Locklin (SG), Antoine Brown (PF), Mark Dye (C) John Gooch, Jason Dennis, Kyle Smith, James Ashurst | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Perkins (PG), Joseph Lawrence (SG), Joseph Adkins (SF), Peter Barnett (PF), William Langdon (C) Israel Gillis, John Hiebert, Thomas Shackleford, Roy Harris, Ruben Michael | |
| 07:04 | Auburn | David Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 07:04 | Auburn | David Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 07:04 | Cal State Northridge | William Langdon grabs the board | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:54 | Cal State Northridge | James Perkins is fouled on the floor by Earl Zullinger - foul #3 on Earl Zullinger, team foul #11 | 71-57 |
| Subs | Auburn | Albert Russell (SF) David Stewart | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 06:54 | Cal State Northridge | James Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 06:54 | Cal State Northridge | James Perkins misses the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| 06:54 | Auburn | Albert Russell grabs the board | 71-58 |
| 06:31 | Auburn | David Locklin misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 71-58 |
| 06:30 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:20 | Cal State Northridge | Peter Barnett misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 71-58 |
| 06:19 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Antoine Brown | 71-58 |
| 06:13 | Auburn | David Locklin hits a runner near the basket set up by Earl Zullinger | 73-58 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:04 | Cal State Northridge | James Perkins clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-58 |
| 06:03 | Auburn | Antoine Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 73-58 |
| 05:56 | Auburn | Antoine Brown scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Locklin | 75-58 |
| 05:47 | Cal State Northridge | Peter Barnett comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 75-58 |
| 05:45 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Albert Russell | 75-58 |
| 05:40 | Auburn | Earl Zullinger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-58 |
| 05:39 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Adkins grabs the defensive rebound | 75-58 |
| 05:18 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Adkins drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Perkins | 75-61 |
| 05:14 | Auburn | Earl Zullinger misses the jumper from the right side | 75-61 |
| 05:13 | Cal State Northridge | Peter Barnett snags the defensive board | 75-61 |
| 05:11 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Adkins is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Russell - foul #3 on Albert Russell, team foul #12 | 75-61 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Gooch (PG), Toni Zobel (SG), David Stewart (SF), Kyle Smith (PF), James Ashurst (C) Earl Zullinger, David Locklin, Albert Russell, Antoine Brown, Mark Dye | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Israel Gillis (PG), John Hiebert (SG), Roy Harris (PF), James Pylant (C) James Perkins, Joseph Lawrence, Peter Barnett, William Langdon | |
| 05:11 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Adkins makes the 1st free throw | 75-62 |
| 05:11 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Adkins makes the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 04:48 | Auburn | John Gooch makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Stewart | 78-63 |
| 04:33 | Cal State Northridge | Roy Harris scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Hiebert and he's hacked by Kyle Smith - foul #2 on Kyle Smith, team foul #13 | 78-65 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Shackleford (SF) Joseph Adkins | |
| 04:33 | Cal State Northridge | Roy Harris misses the free throw | 78-65 |
| 04:33 | Auburn | Kyle Smith snags the defensive board | 78-65 |
| 04:06 | Auburn | Thomas Shackleford is called for the reach on David Stewart - foul #2 on Thomas Shackleford, team foul #7 | 78-65 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Ruben Michael (C) James Pylant | |
| 04:06 | Auburn | David Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 79-65 |
| 04:06 | Auburn | David Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 79-65 |
| 04:06 | Cal State Northridge | John Hiebert pulls down the rebound | 79-65 |
| 03:46 | Cal State Northridge | Roy Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 79-65 |
| 03:45 | Auburn | James Ashurst grabs the board | 79-65 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Auburn | David Stewart knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from John Gooch | 81-65 |
| 03:27 | Cal State Northridge | John Hiebert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 81-65 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Locklin (SG), Antoine Brown (PF), Mark Dye (C) Toni Zobel, Kyle Smith, James Ashurst | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Perkins (PG) Israel Gillis | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Gooch (fresh) 34 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Locklin (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - David Stewart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. PF - Antoine Brown (tiring) 5 pts. 10 reb. C - Mark Dye (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - James Perkins (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Hiebert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Shackleford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Roy Harris (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Ruben Michael (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:10 | Auburn | John Gooch is fouled on the floor by James Perkins - foul #2 on James Perkins, team foul #8 | 81-65 |
| Subs | Auburn | Albert Russell (SF) David Stewart | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Lawrence (SG), Peter Barnett (PF) John Hiebert, Roy Harris | |
| 03:10 | Auburn | John Gooch makes the 1st free throw | 82-65 |
| 03:10 | Auburn | John Gooch makes the 2nd free throw | 83-65 |
| 02:58 | Cal State Northridge | David Locklin picks off the pass by Joseph Lawrence | 83-65 |
| 02:44 | Auburn | John Gooch misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 83-65 |
| 02:43 | Cal State Northridge | Ruben Michael pulls down the rebound | 83-65 |
| 02:37 | Cal State Northridge | Peter Barnett banks in the layup on a great pass from Thomas Shackleford | 83-67 |
| 02:12 | Auburn | Antoine Brown buries a shot from the baseline | 85-67 |
| 02:09 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Lawrence's pass is intercepted by David Locklin in the backcourt | 85-67 |
| 02:00 | Auburn | John Gooch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 85-67 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Pylant (C) Ruben Michael | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:31 | Cal State Northridge | Peter Barnett can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Antoine Brown - foul #3 on Antoine Brown, team foul #14 | 85-67 |
| 01:31 | Cal State Northridge | Peter Barnett makes the 1st free throw | 85-68 |
| 01:31 | Cal State Northridge | Peter Barnett makes the 2nd free throw | 85-69 |
| 01:11 | Auburn | John Gooch misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 85-69 |
| 01:09 | Auburn | Antoine Brown gets the offensive rebound | 85-69 |
| 00:56 | Auburn | Antoine Brown scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Gooch | 87-69 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Cal State Northridge | Peter Barnett misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 87-69 |
| 00:48 | Auburn | John Gooch snags the defensive board | 87-69 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Auburn | Antoine Brown comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 87-69 |
| 00:20 | Cal State Northridge | Peter Barnett grabs the defensive rebound | 87-69 |
| 00:14 | Cal State Northridge | John Gooch steals the ball from James Pylant | 87-69 |
| 00:11 | Auburn | Albert Russell banks in the layup set up by John Gooch | 89-69 |
| 00:04 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Lawrence hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Thomas Shackleford | 89-72 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | John Gooch runs out the clock | 89-72 |