| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hector Santos (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Oleg Lazarevic (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Sonny Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Johnny Faulkner (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Albert Castle (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Norman Simpson (fresh) PF - Justin McQuesten (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. C - Luis Massey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Norman Simpson inbounds the ball | 29-39 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Hector Santos steals it from Albert Castle | 29-39 |
| 19:37 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim blows the layup | 29-39 |
| 19:35 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Norman Simpson | 29-39 |
| 19:22 | Illinois | Norman Simpson is fouled on the floor by Hector Santos - foul #1 on Hector Santos, team foul #1 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SG), Lester Kelson (SF), Chris Knight (C) Hector Santos, Mauricio Yazzie, Oleg Lazarevic | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:01 | Illinois | Albert Castle buries a 3 from the right corner | 29-42 |
| 18:32 | Auburn | Johnny Faulkner steps in front of the Chris Knight pass | 29-42 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | Luis Massey can't connect on a shot in the lane | 29-42 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner tips it back up and in | 29-44 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 17:48 | Auburn | Chris Knight lays it in on a nice dish by Joseph Lytle and the foul's on Luis Massey - foul #3 on Luis Massey, team foul #1 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Mauricio Yazzie (SF), Oleg Lazarevic (PF) Dikembe Azim, Lester Kelson, Sonny Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark Weaver (C) Luis Massey | |
| 17:48 | Auburn | Chris Knight makes the free throw | 32-44 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 32-44 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 17:17 | Auburn | Chris Knight misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 32-44 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner grabs the defensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | Albert Castle clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-44 |
| 17:05 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner can't tip it in | 32-44 |
| 17:04 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie snags the defensive board | 32-44 |
| 16:44 | Auburn | Mark Weaver is called for the reach on Chris Knight - foul #1 on Mark Weaver, team foul #2 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (SG), Sonny Davis (C) Joseph Lytle, Chris Knight | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG), Christopher Reny (SG), Francis Saylor (PF) Johnny Faulkner, Albert Castle, Justin McQuesten | |
| 16:31 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim banks in the layup on a nice dish by Hector Santos | 34-44 |
| 16:23 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the left side | 34-46 |
| 16:03 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Hector Santos | 37-46 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hector Santos (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Oleg Lazarevic (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Sonny Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Reny (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Norman Simpson (fairly fresh) PF - Francis Saylor (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Mark Weaver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner (PG), Luis Massey (PF) Norman Simpson, Francis Saylor | |
| 15:28 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie loses the dribble to Johnny Faulkner | 37-46 |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Luis Massey dunks the ball on a great pass from Johnny Faulkner | 37-48 |
| 14:58 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SG), Gene Brown (PF), Chris Knight (C) Hector Santos, Oleg Lazarevic, Sonny Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Albert Castle (SG), Justin McQuesten (PF) Christopher Reny, Mark Weaver | |
| 14:45 | Illinois | Gene Brown takes the ball from Albert Castle | 37-48 |
| 14:28 | Auburn | Luis Massey takes the ball from Dikembe Azim | 37-48 |
| 14:05 | Illinois | Albert Castle drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-51 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:53 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-51 |
| 13:52 | Auburn | Gene Brown grabs the offensive board | 37-51 |
| 13:41 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-51 |
| 13:39 | Illinois | Albert Castle snags the defensive board | 37-51 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Albert Castle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-51 |
| 13:30 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie grabs the board | 37-51 |
| 13:24 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Albert Castle - foul #1 on Albert Castle, team foul #3 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Oleg Lazarevic (PF), Sonny Davis (C) Dikembe Azim, Gene Brown, Chris Knight | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Reny (PG), Norman Simpson (SF), Mark Weaver (C) Johnny Faulkner, Gregory Roberts, Luis Massey | |
| 13:24 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie misses the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 13:24 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 13:04 | Illinois | Christopher Reny buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Norman Simpson | 38-54 |
| 12:41 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-54 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten gets the rebound | 38-54 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:30 | Illinois | Christopher Reny throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (SG) Joseph Lytle | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG) Albert Castle | |
| 12:12 | Auburn | Hector Santos misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Mark Weaver - foul #2 on Mark Weaver, team foul #4 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | Lester Kelson (SF) Mauricio Yazzie | |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner (PG) Gregory Roberts | |
| 12:12 | Auburn | Hector Santos makes the 1st free throw | 39-54 |
| 12:12 | Auburn | Hector Santos misses the 2nd free throw | 39-54 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten gets the rebound | 39-54 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Mark Weaver makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Justin McQuesten | 39-56 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hector Santos (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Lester Kelson (fresh) PF - Oleg Lazarevic (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Sonny Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Johnny Faulkner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Christopher Reny (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Norman Simpson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Justin McQuesten (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. C - Mark Weaver (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:31 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 39-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie (SF) Lester Kelson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (SF), Luis Massey (PF) Norman Simpson, Justin McQuesten | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:05 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Weaver | 39-59 |
| 10:55 | Auburn | Christopher Reny picks off the pass by Oleg Lazarevic | 39-59 |
| 10:32 | Illinois | Sonny Davis is called for the reach on Christopher Reny - foul #1 on Sonny Davis, team foul #2 | 39-59 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SG), Chris Knight (C) Hector Santos, Sonny Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Albert Castle (SG), Norman Simpson (SF), Francis Saylor (PF) Christopher Reny, Gregory Roberts, Mark Weaver | |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Luis Massey can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Chris Knight - foul #2 on Chris Knight, team foul #3 | 39-59 |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Sonny Davis (C) Dikembe Azim, Chris Knight | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG), Justin McQuesten (PF) Johnny Faulkner, Francis Saylor | |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Luis Massey makes the 1st free throw | 39-60 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Luis Massey makes the 2nd free throw | 39-61 |
| 09:57 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie connects on the floater in the paint and he's hacked by Justin McQuesten - foul #1 on Justin McQuesten, team foul #5 | 41-61 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (SG), Chris Knight (C) Joseph Lytle, Oleg Lazarevic | |
| Subs | Illinois | Francis Saylor (C) Luis Massey | |
| 09:57 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie misses the free throw | 41-61 |
| 09:57 | Illinois | Francis Saylor snags the defensive board | 41-61 |
| 09:35 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a nice dish by Justin McQuesten | 41-63 |
| 09:25 | Auburn | Chris Knight drills a runner from close range | 43-63 |
| 08:56 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Sonny Davis | 43-63 |
| 08:49 | Auburn | Albert Castle steals it from Hector Santos | 43-63 |
| 08:44 | Illinois | Albert Castle lays it in | 43-65 |
| 08:31 | Auburn | Chris Knight misses long on a floater near the basket | 43-65 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | Albert Castle gets the rebound | 43-65 |
| 08:25 | Illinois | Norman Simpson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-65 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SG), Lester Kelson (SF), Oleg Lazarevic (PF) Hector Santos, Mauricio Yazzie, Sonny Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner (PG), Luis Massey (C) Norman Simpson, Francis Saylor | |
| 08:10 | Auburn | Luis Massey swats the layup by Dikembe Azim | 43-65 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Luis Massey grabs the board | 43-65 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-65 |
| 07:48 | Illinois | Luis Massey tips it in | 43-67 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dikembe Azim (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SG - Joseph Lytle (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lester Kelson (fresh) PF - Oleg Lazarevic (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Chris Knight (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Johnny Faulkner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Albert Castle (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Gregory Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Justin McQuesten (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. C - Luis Massey (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Auburn | Chris Knight is hacked by Justin McQuesten - foul #2 on Justin McQuesten, team foul #6 | 43-67 |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Mauricio Yazzie (SF), Sonny Davis (C) Dikembe Azim, Lester Kelson, Chris Knight | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Reny (SG), Norman Simpson (SF), Mark Weaver (C) Albert Castle, Gregory Roberts, Justin McQuesten | |
| 07:08 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie banks in the layup on a nice dish by Hector Santos | 45-67 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Christopher Reny misses the layup against the doubleteam but he's fouled by Joseph Lytle - foul #2 on Joseph Lytle, team foul #4 | 45-67 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (SG) Joseph Lytle | |
| Subs | Illinois | Francis Saylor (PF) Luis Massey | |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Christopher Reny makes the 1st free throw | 45-68 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Christopher Reny makes the 2nd free throw | 45-69 |
| 06:24 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-69 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SG), Chris Knight (C) Hector Santos, Sonny Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (SF) Norman Simpson | |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Oleg Lazarevic steals the ball from Francis Saylor | 45-69 |
| 05:38 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Mauricio Yazzie | 48-69 |
| 05:16 | Illinois | Mark Weaver clanks a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Chris Knight - foul #3 on Chris Knight, team foul #5 | 48-69 |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Sonny Davis (PF) Dikembe Azim, Oleg Lazarevic | |
| Subs | Illinois | Albert Castle (SG), Justin McQuesten (SF), Luis Massey (PF) Johnny Faulkner, Christopher Reny, Francis Saylor | |
| 05:16 | Illinois | Mark Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 48-70 |
| 05:16 | Illinois | Mark Weaver misses the 2nd free throw | 48-70 |
| 05:16 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Chris Knight | 48-70 |
| 05:08 | Auburn | Hector Santos is hacked by Mark Weaver - foul #3 on Mark Weaver, team foul #7 | 48-70 |
| Subs | Auburn | Lester Kelson (SF), Gene Brown (PF) Mauricio Yazzie, Sonny Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Norman Simpson (SF) Mark Weaver | |
| 05:08 | Auburn | Hector Santos makes the 1st free throw | 49-70 |
| 05:08 | Auburn | Hector Santos makes the 2nd free throw | 50-70 |
| 04:47 | Illinois | Norman Simpson can't finish the layup | 50-70 |
| 04:46 | Auburn | Chris Knight gets the rebound | 50-70 |
| 04:34 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-70 |
| 04:33 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Lytle | 50-70 |
| 04:21 | Auburn | Gene Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 50-70 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Justin McQuesten | 50-70 |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Albert Castle can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-70 |
| 03:56 | Auburn | Hector Santos grabs the board | 50-70 |
| 03:44 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-70 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hector Santos (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Lytle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lester Kelson (fresh) PF - Gene Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - Chris Knight (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Roberts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Castle (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Norman Simpson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Justin McQuesten (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. C - Luis Massey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Norman Simpson is hacked by Joseph Lytle - foul #3 on Joseph Lytle, team foul #6 | 53-70 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (PG) Hector Santos | |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner (PG), Francis Saylor (PF), Mark Weaver (C) Gregory Roberts, Norman Simpson, Luis Massey | |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-70 |
| 03:00 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 53-70 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Francis Saylor | 53-70 |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Francis Saylor is open but comes up short on the floater from the right side | 53-70 |
| 02:32 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten tips it but misses | 53-70 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Weaver | 53-70 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner is fouled on the floor by Chris Knight - foul #4 on Chris Knight, team foul #7 | 53-70 |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG) Dikembe Azim | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Reny (SG), Norman Simpson (SF) Albert Castle, Justin McQuesten | |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner makes the 1st free throw | 53-71 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner makes the 2nd free throw | 53-72 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:59 | Auburn | Chris Knight lays it up and in | 55-72 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Francis Saylor buries a jumper from the right side and the foul's on Gene Brown - foul #1 on Gene Brown, team foul #8 | 55-74 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Albert Castle (SG), Luis Massey (C) Christopher Reny, Mark Weaver | |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Francis Saylor misses the free throw | 55-74 |
| 01:45 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Gene Brown | 55-74 |
| 01:29 | Auburn | Chris Knight misses the easy layup | 55-74 |
| 01:28 | Auburn | Gene Brown tips it in | 57-74 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | Francis Saylor misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-74 |
| 01:03 | Auburn | Lester Kelson grabs the board | 57-74 |
| 00:52 | Auburn | Gene Brown clanks a runner in the lane but the foul's on Francis Saylor - foul #2 on Francis Saylor, team foul #8 | 57-74 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Justin McQuesten (PF) Francis Saylor | |
| 00:52 | Auburn | Gene Brown misses the 1st free throw | 57-74 |
| 00:52 | Auburn | Gene Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 57-74 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Luis Massey snags the defensive board | 57-74 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Albert Castle is hacked by Gene Brown - foul #2 on Gene Brown, team foul #9 | 57-74 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Albert Castle makes the 1st free throw | 57-75 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Albert Castle makes the 2nd free throw | 57-76 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:19 | Auburn | Lester Kelson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-76 |
| 00:17 | Auburn | Chris Knight gets the offensive rebound | 57-76 |
| 00:13 | Auburn | Lester Kelson drills a 3 from the right corner | 60-76 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner runs out the clock | 60-76 |