| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Dean Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Richards (fresh) SF - Leo Duncan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Emmons (fresh) 2 blk. C - Samuel Pfeil (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Lytle (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) PF - Oleg Lazarevic (fresh) 3 reb. C - Sonny Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | Leo Duncan inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Colorado | David Emmons is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 31-29 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Chris Knight (C) Joseph Lytle, Oleg Lazarevic | |
| 19:36 | Auburn | Leo Duncan is called for the reach on Hector Santos in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leo Duncan, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SG) Dikembe Azim | |
| 19:16 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Hector Santos | 31-31 |
| 18:58 | Colorado | Leo Duncan misses the lay-in | 31-31 |
| 18:56 | Colorado | Kevin Richards grabs the offensive board | 31-31 |
| 18:46 | Colorado | Dean Clark's pass is intercepted by Chris Knight | 31-31 |
| 18:25 | Auburn | Chris Knight hits a fadeaway in the lane | 31-33 |
| 17:58 | Colorado | David Emmons is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-33 |
| 17:56 | Colorado | Leo Duncan tips it back up and in | 33-33 |
| 17:46 | Auburn | Chris Knight is called for 10 seconds | 33-33 |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert Connelly (PG), James King (SG), Francis Koop (SF), Mark Strong (PF), Oliver Baldridge (C) Dean Clark, Kevin Richards, Leo Duncan, David Emmons, Samuel Pfeil | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (SG), Oleg Lazarevic (PF) Joseph Lytle, Chris Knight | |
| 17:29 | Colorado | James King comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-33 |
| 17:27 | Colorado | Robert Connelly gets the offensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 17:13 | Colorado | Robert Connelly buries a shot from the left wing set up by James King | 35-33 |
| 17:11 | Auburn | Francis Koop steals the ball from Hector Santos in the backcourt | 35-33 |
| 17:09 | Colorado | Francis Koop blows the dunk | 35-33 |
| 17:08 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 16:51 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Hector Santos | 35-36 |
| 16:33 | Colorado | Francis Koop can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-36 |
| 16:32 | Auburn | Sonny Davis snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 16:28 | Auburn | James King is called for the reach on Hector Santos in the backcourt - foul #2 on James King, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Colorado | Samuel Pfeil (PF) Mark Strong | |
| Subs | Auburn | Chris Knight (C) Sonny Davis | |
| 16:03 | Auburn | Samuel Pfeil is called for the reach on Mauricio Yazzie - foul #1 on Samuel Pfeil, team foul #3 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Colorado | Dean Clark (PG), James Stutz (SG), David Emmons (PF) Robert Connelly, James King, Oliver Baldridge | |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SG) Hector Santos | |
| 15:42 | Auburn | Chris Knight comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 35-36 |
| 15:40 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic can't tip it in | 35-36 |
| 15:38 | Colorado | David Emmons pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Dean Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Stutz (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Francis Koop (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Emmons (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Samuel Pfeil (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Lytle (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mauricio Yazzie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Oleg Lazarevic (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Chris Knight (fairly fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 15:18 | Colorado | James Stutz hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Oleg Lazarevic - foul #2 on Oleg Lazarevic, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Colorado | Leo Duncan (SF) Francis Koop | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Sonny Davis (C) Joseph Lytle, Chris Knight | |
| 15:18 | Colorado | James Stutz makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 15:18 | Colorado | James Stutz makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 15:00 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-39 |
| 14:41 | Colorado | David Emmons misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Hector Santos - foul #2 on Hector Santos, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert Connelly (PG), James King (SG) Dean Clark, James Stutz | |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SG), Chris Knight (C) Hector Santos, Sonny Davis | |
| 14:41 | Colorado | David Emmons makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 14:41 | Colorado | David Emmons makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 14:26 | Auburn | Leo Duncan denies the turnaround by Chris Knight | 39-39 |
| 14:25 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic tips it in | 39-41 |
| 13:59 | Colorado | Leo Duncan hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 39-41 |
| 13:57 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Chris Knight | 39-41 |
| 13:28 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim clanks a jumper from the left side | 39-41 |
| 13:27 | Auburn | Chris Knight tips it in | 39-43 |
| 12:58 | Colorado | David Emmons shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater near the basket | 39-43 |
| 12:56 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Oleg Lazarevic | 39-43 |
| 12:27 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Mauricio Yazzie, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Colorado | Dean Clark (PG), Kevin Richards (SG), Francis Koop (SF), Mark Strong (PF), Oliver Baldridge (C) Robert Connelly, James King, Leo Duncan, David Emmons, Samuel Pfeil | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Sonny Davis (PF) Joseph Lytle, Oleg Lazarevic | |
| 12:02 | Colorado | Francis Koop evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Oliver Baldridge | 42-43 |
| 12:00 | Auburn | Dean Clark picks off the pass by Hector Santos in the backcourt | 42-43 |
| 11:58 | Colorado | Dean Clark throws it down | 44-43 |
| 11:41 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim misses the wide open fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Kevin Richards - foul #1 on Kevin Richards, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SG), Gene Brown (PF) Hector Santos, Chris Knight | |
| 11:41 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 11:41 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Dean Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Richards (fresh) SF - Francis Koop (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Strong (fresh) C - Oliver Baldridge (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dikembe Azim (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Lytle (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mauricio Yazzie (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gene Brown (fresh) 4 pts. C - Sonny Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Colorado | Francis Koop splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-45 |
| 11:13 | Auburn | Sonny Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 11:11 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle is hacked by Kevin Richards in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Richards, team foul #5 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Stutz (SG) Kevin Richards | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Oleg Lazarevic (PF) Dikembe Azim, Gene Brown | |
| 10:58 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic buries a jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Mark Strong - foul #2 on Mark Strong, team foul #6 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jerry Munsey (C) Oliver Baldridge | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 10:58 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic makes the free throw | 44-48 |
| 10:41 | Colorado | Francis Koop tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Francis Koop, team foul #7 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Colorado | James King (SG) James Stutz | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (SG) Joseph Lytle | |
| 10:15 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic's fadeaway is rejected by Jerry Munsey | 44-48 |
| 10:14 | Colorado | Francis Koop pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| 09:49 | Colorado | Francis Koop shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-48 |
| 09:47 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 09:27 | Auburn | Sonny Davis drills a jumper near the basket and he's hacked by Jerry Munsey - foul #2 on Jerry Munsey, team foul #8 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert Connelly (PG), Kevin Richards (SG), James Stutz (SF), Samuel Pfeil (PF), Oliver Baldridge (C) Dean Clark, James King, Francis Koop, Mark Strong, Jerry Munsey | |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SG), Gene Brown (PF) Dikembe Azim, Oleg Lazarevic | |
| 09:27 | Auburn | Sonny Davis makes the free throw | 44-51 |
| 09:03 | Colorado | James Stutz scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 46-51 |
| 08:39 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-51 |
| 08:38 | Colorado | Oliver Baldridge gets the rebound | 46-51 |
| 08:21 | Colorado | Robert Connelly clanks a floater from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 08:20 | Colorado | James Stutz snags the offensive board | 46-51 |
| 08:07 | Colorado | James Stutz clanks a turnaround from the right block | 46-51 |
| 08:06 | Auburn | Sonny Davis pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 07:48 | Auburn | Gene Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Kevin Richards - foul #3 on Kevin Richards, team foul #9 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Colorado | Dean Clark (PG), James King (SG), Leo Duncan (SF), David Emmons (PF) Robert Connelly, Kevin Richards, James Stutz, Oliver Baldridge | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (PG), Chris Knight (C) Hector Santos, Sonny Davis | |
| 07:48 | Auburn | Gene Brown makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 07:48 | Auburn | Gene Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 07:48 | Colorado | Samuel Pfeil grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 07:30 | Colorado | Gene Brown is called for the reach on Leo Duncan - foul #1 on Gene Brown, team foul #4 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic (PF) Gene Brown | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Dean Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leo Duncan (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Emmons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Samuel Pfeil (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dikembe Azim (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Lytle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mauricio Yazzie (tired) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Oleg Lazarevic (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Chris Knight (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Colorado | Leo Duncan lays it in on a great pass from Samuel Pfeil | 48-52 |
| 06:40 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim misses the floater from the left block | 48-52 |
| 06:38 | Colorado | Leo Duncan grabs the defensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 06:09 | Colorado | James King can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Mauricio Yazzie - foul #4 on Mauricio Yazzie, team foul #5 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert Connelly (PG), Francis Koop (SF), Jerry Munsey (C) Dean Clark, Leo Duncan, Samuel Pfeil | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG) Joseph Lytle | |
| 06:09 | Colorado | James King makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 06:09 | Colorado | James King misses the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 06:09 | Auburn | Chris Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 05:46 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie blows the wide open layup | 49-52 |
| 05:45 | Colorado | Jerry Munsey grabs the board | 49-52 |
| 05:22 | Colorado | David Emmons can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 05:21 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| 05:04 | Auburn | Chris Knight's layup is rejected by Jerry Munsey | 49-52 |
| 05:03 | Colorado | Jerry Munsey grabs the defensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 04:40 | Colorado | Oleg Lazarevic is called for the reach on David Emmons - foul #3 on Oleg Lazarevic, team foul #6 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Colorado | Dean Clark (PG), Kevin Richards (SG), Mark Strong (PF), Samuel Pfeil (C) Robert Connelly, James King, David Emmons, Jerry Munsey | |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SG), Sonny Davis (C) Hector Santos, Chris Knight | |
| 04:11 | Colorado | Francis Koop knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Dean Clark | 52-52 |
| 04:08 | Auburn | Mark Strong takes the ball from Sonny Davis in the backcourt | 52-52 |
| 03:43 | Colorado | Francis Koop misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 03:41 | Colorado | Mark Strong grabs the offensive board | 52-52 |
| 03:26 | Colorado | Francis Koop splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Dean Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Richards (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Francis Koop (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Strong (fairly fresh) C - Samuel Pfeil (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dikembe Azim (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Lytle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mauricio Yazzie (very tired) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Oleg Lazarevic (tired) 5 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Sonny Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-52 |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert Connelly (PG), James Stutz (SG), Leo Duncan (SF), David Emmons (PF), Oliver Baldridge (C) Dean Clark, Kevin Richards, Francis Koop, Mark Strong, Samuel Pfeil | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gene Brown (PF), Chris Knight (C) Oleg Lazarevic, Sonny Davis | |
| 02:46 | Colorado | David Emmons evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Connelly | 57-52 |
| 02:17 | Auburn | Chris Knight is fouled on the floor by James Stutz - foul #2 on James Stutz, team foul #10 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Colorado | Samuel Pfeil (PF) David Emmons | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Oleg Lazarevic (PF) Joseph Lytle, Gene Brown | |
| 02:17 | Auburn | Chris Knight misses the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 02:17 | Auburn | Chris Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 02:12 | Colorado | Robert Connelly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-53 |
| Subs | Colorado | James King (SG) James Stutz | |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SG), Sonny Davis (C) Dikembe Azim, Chris Knight | |
| 01:57 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic's dunk attempt is rejected by Samuel Pfeil | 57-53 |
| 01:55 | Colorado | Samuel Pfeil pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| 01:55 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-53 |
| Subs | Colorado | Dean Clark (PG), Kevin Richards (SG), David Emmons (PF) Robert Connelly, James King, Oliver Baldridge | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (PG) Hector Santos | |
| 01:37 | Colorado | Kevin Richards is hacked by Sonny Davis - foul #3 on Sonny Davis, team foul #7 | 57-53 |
| 01:37 | Colorado | Kevin Richards misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 01:37 | Auburn | Sonny Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 01:14 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Oleg Lazarevic | 57-55 |
| 00:52 | Colorado | David Emmons evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Oleg Lazarevic - foul #4 on Oleg Lazarevic, team foul #8 | 57-55 |
| 00:52 | Colorado | David Emmons makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:52 | Colorado | David Emmons misses the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:52 | Auburn | Sonny Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 00:31 | Auburn | Samuel Pfeil takes the ball from Oleg Lazarevic | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Colorado | David Emmons is hacked by Dikembe Azim in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dikembe Azim, team foul #9 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert Connelly (PG), Francis Koop (SF) Dean Clark, Leo Duncan | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:28 | Colorado | David Emmons makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:28 | Colorado | David Emmons makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 60-55 |
| 00:20 | Auburn | Sonny Davis grabs the offensive board | 60-55 |
| 00:17 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-55 |
| 00:15 | Colorado | Kevin Richards pulls down the rebound | 60-55 |
| 00:12 | Colorado | Kevin Richards is hacked by Dikembe Azim in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dikembe Azim, team foul #10 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Colorado | Dean Clark (PG) Robert Connelly | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:12 | Colorado | Kevin Richards makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:12 | Colorado | Kevin Richards misses the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:12 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic snags the defensive board | 61-55 |
| 00:05 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-55 |
| 00:03 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Sonny Davis | 61-55 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-58 |