| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Paul Bruckner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lewis Pleas (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Pantano (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Kresge (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Pike (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Lavoie (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Grosvenor (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard King (fresh) PF - Lawrence Pough (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Williams (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Pantano inbounds the ball | 28-26 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Vanderbilt | Richard King is called for the reach on Johnny Pantano - foul #1 on Richard King, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| 19:34 | Vanderbilt | Paul Bruckner is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Paul Bruckner, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Rose (PG) Paul Bruckner | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 19:20 | Auburn | John Lavoie is fouled on the floor by John Rose - foul #1 on John Rose, team foul #2 | 28-26 |
| 19:06 | Auburn | Charles Williams lays it in on a nice dish by John Lavoie | 28-28 |
| 18:43 | Vanderbilt | David Kresge hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Charles Williams - foul #3 on Charles Williams, team foul #2 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Richmond (C) Charles Williams | |
| 18:43 | Vanderbilt | David Kresge makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 18:43 | Vanderbilt | David Kresge misses the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 18:43 | Auburn | James Richmond grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 18:25 | Auburn | James Richmond slams it home | 29-30 |
| 17:56 | Vanderbilt | John Rose misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Lavoie - foul #3 on John Lavoie, team foul #3 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Roy Mann (PG) John Lavoie | |
| 17:56 | Vanderbilt | John Rose makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 17:56 | Vanderbilt | John Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 17:40 | Auburn | William Grosvenor clanks a floater from the free throw line | 31-30 |
| 17:38 | Vanderbilt | John Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 17:16 | Vanderbilt | David Kresge blows the layup | 31-30 |
| 17:15 | Auburn | Lawrence Pough grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 16:53 | Auburn | William Grosvenor can't connect on a shot from the right side | 31-30 |
| 16:51 | Vanderbilt | David Kresge grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 16:24 | Vanderbilt | James Richmond steals the ball from David Kresge | 31-30 |
| 16:11 | Auburn | Richard King can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 31-30 |
| 16:09 | Auburn | James Richmond tips it back up and in | 31-32 |
| 15:45 | Vanderbilt | John Rose hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Roy Mann - foul #1 on Roy Mann, team foul #4 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Finch (SG) Lewis Pleas | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Lavoie (PG), Charles Williams (C) Roy Mann, James Richmond | |
| 15:45 | Vanderbilt | John Rose makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 15:45 | Vanderbilt | John Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Rose (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Charles Finch (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Johnny Pantano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Kresge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Pike (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Lavoie (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Grosvenor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard King (fairly fresh) PF - Lawrence Pough (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:35 | Auburn | Johnny Pantano denies the turnaround by Charles Williams | 33-32 |
| 15:33 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Pantano gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 15:15 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Pike misses short on a floater from the left side | 33-32 |
| 15:14 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Charles Williams | 33-32 |
| 14:52 | Auburn | John Rose is called for the reach on John Lavoie - foul #2 on John Rose, team foul #3 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Paul Bruckner (PG), Joe Price (C) John Rose, Timothy Pike | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 14:42 | Auburn | John Lavoie lays it up and in | 33-34 |
| 14:23 | Vanderbilt | Paul Bruckner hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Charles Finch | 36-34 |
| 14:16 | Auburn | Charles Williams lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Grosvenor | 36-36 |
| 13:59 | Vanderbilt | David Kresge lays it in and he's fouled by Lawrence Pough - foul #2 on Lawrence Pough, team foul #5 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Lewis Pleas (SG) Charles Finch | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 13:59 | Vanderbilt | David Kresge makes the free throw | 39-36 |
| 13:38 | Auburn | William Grosvenor knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard King | 39-38 |
| 13:27 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Pantano misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 13:26 | Auburn | Charles Williams gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 13:20 | Auburn | William Grosvenor scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard King | 39-40 |
| 12:54 | Vanderbilt | Lawrence Pough blocks the short jumper by Joe Price | 39-40 |
| 12:52 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Charles Williams | 39-40 |
| 12:37 | Auburn | Charles Williams's pass is intercepted by David Kresge | 39-40 |
| 12:09 | Vanderbilt | Lewis Pleas misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 12:08 | Auburn | Richard King pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 11:52 | Auburn | John Lavoie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-40 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Clinard (SF), Timothy Pike (PF), Clay Ripley (C) Johnny Pantano, David Kresge, Joe Price | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 11:38 | Vanderbilt | Paul Bruckner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 39-40 |
| 11:36 | Vanderbilt | Clay Ripley can't tip it in | 39-40 |
| 11:34 | Auburn | Richard King snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Paul Bruckner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lewis Pleas (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Clinard (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Timothy Pike (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Clay Ripley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Lavoie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Grosvenor (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard King (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Pough (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:05 | Auburn | William Grosvenor clanks a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Clinard - foul #1 on Kenneth Clinard, team foul #4 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Finch (SG) Lewis Pleas | |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Butterfield (PF) Lawrence Pough | |
| 11:05 | Auburn | William Grosvenor misses the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 11:05 | Auburn | William Grosvenor misses the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 11:05 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Timothy Pike | 39-40 |
| 10:42 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Clinard buries a 3 from straight away | 42-40 |
| 10:27 | Auburn | William Grosvenor scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by John Lavoie and he's fouled by Timothy Pike - foul #1 on Timothy Pike, team foul #5 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Kresge (PF) Clay Ripley | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Tyrell (SF) Richard King | |
| 10:27 | Auburn | William Grosvenor makes the free throw | 42-43 |
| 10:00 | Vanderbilt | Paul Bruckner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-43 |
| 09:58 | Auburn | Charles Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 09:37 | Auburn | Charles Williams blows the layup but he's hacked by Timothy Pike - foul #2 on Timothy Pike, team foul #6 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Lewis Pleas (SG), Johnny Pantano (SF) Charles Finch, Kenneth Clinard | |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Givens (SG), Lawrence Pough (PF) William Grosvenor, Thomas Butterfield | |
| 09:37 | Auburn | Charles Williams misses the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 09:37 | Auburn | Charles Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 09:37 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Pike gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 09:22 | Vanderbilt | Paul Bruckner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-43 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard King (SF) Michael Tyrell | |
| 09:05 | Auburn | Timothy Pike swats the layup by Charles Williams | 42-43 |
| 09:03 | Vanderbilt | David Kresge grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 08:34 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Pantano connects on the shot in the lane | 44-43 |
| 08:19 | Auburn | Charles Williams misses long on a runner from the baseline | 44-43 |
| 08:18 | Auburn | Richard King hits the follow up shot | 44-45 |
| 07:49 | Vanderbilt | Richard King blocks the short jumper by David Kresge | 44-45 |
| 07:47 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Pike | 44-45 |
| 07:21 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Pike loses the dribble to Charles Williams | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Paul Bruckner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lewis Pleas (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Pantano (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Kresge (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Pike (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Lavoie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Givens (fresh) SF - Richard King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Pough (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Williams (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Auburn | John Lavoie is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Bruckner - foul #4 on Paul Bruckner, team foul #7 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Clinard (SF), Joe Price (PF), Clay Ripley (C) Johnny Pantano, David Kresge, Timothy Pike | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Grosvenor (SG), Michael Tyrell (SF), James Richmond (C) Walter Givens, Richard King, Charles Williams | |
| 07:19 | Auburn | John Lavoie makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 07:19 | Auburn | John Lavoie makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 06:52 | Vanderbilt | Joe Price connects on the fadeaway from close range | 46-47 |
| 06:43 | Auburn | James Richmond is fouled on the floor by Paul Bruckner - foul #5 on Paul Bruckner, team foul #8 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Rose (PG), Charles Finch (SG) Paul Bruckner, Lewis Pleas | |
| Subs | Auburn | Roy Mann (PG), Thomas Butterfield (PF) John Lavoie, Lawrence Pough | |
| 06:43 | Auburn | James Richmond makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 06:43 | Auburn | James Richmond makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 06:14 | Vanderbilt | Clay Ripley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 06:12 | Auburn | Roy Mann pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| 05:57 | Auburn | James Richmond blows the layup but he's fouled by Clay Ripley - foul #2 on Clay Ripley, team foul #9 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Johnny Pantano (SF), David Kresge (PF), Timothy Pike (C) Kenneth Clinard, Joe Price, Clay Ripley | |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard King (SF) Michael Tyrell | |
| 05:57 | Auburn | James Richmond makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 05:57 | Auburn | James Richmond misses the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 05:57 | Vanderbilt | David Kresge snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| 05:36 | Vanderbilt | David Kresge knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Charles Finch | 48-50 |
| 05:18 | Auburn | William Grosvenor misses the shot from the left side | 48-50 |
| 05:17 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Pike gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 05:00 | Vanderbilt | James Richmond blocks the jumper by John Rose | 48-50 |
| 04:58 | Auburn | James Richmond gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 04:48 | Auburn | James Richmond misses the easy layup | 48-50 |
| 04:47 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to James Richmond | 48-50 |
| 04:47 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-50 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Lewis Pleas (SG) Charles Finch | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Lavoie (PG), Lawrence Pough (PF), Charles Williams (C) Roy Mann, Thomas Butterfield, James Richmond | |
| 04:33 | Auburn | Lawrence Pough connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Charles Williams | 48-53 |
| 04:06 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Pantano misses long on a jumper from the right side | 48-53 |
| 04:04 | Vanderbilt | David Kresge tips it home | 50-53 |
| 03:40 | Auburn | John Lavoie hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Williams | 50-55 |
| 03:20 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Pike's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Williams | 50-55 |
| 03:18 | Auburn | Lawrence Pough gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Rose (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Lewis Pleas (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Pantano (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Kresge (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Timothy Pike (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Lavoie (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Grosvenor (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Pough (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:53 | Auburn | Charles Williams connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from John Lavoie and he's hacked by Johnny Pantano - foul #2 on Johnny Pantano, team foul #10 | 50-57 |
| 02:53 | Auburn | Charles Williams makes the free throw | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 02:39 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Pantano makes the jumper from the free throw line | 52-58 |
| 02:24 | Auburn | Lawrence Pough misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-58 |
| 02:22 | Auburn | Charles Williams hits the follow up shot | 52-60 |
| 02:08 | Vanderbilt | Lewis Pleas can't finish the layup | 52-60 |
| 02:07 | Auburn | John Lavoie gets the rebound | 52-60 |
| 01:43 | Auburn | Lawrence Pough misses the shot from the right wing but the foul's on John Rose - foul #3 on John Rose, team foul #11 | 52-60 |
| 01:43 | Auburn | Lawrence Pough makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 01:43 | Auburn | Lawrence Pough misses the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 01:43 | Vanderbilt | David Kresge grabs the defensive rebound | 52-61 |
| 01:27 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Pike misses badly on a floater from the left side | 52-61 |
| 01:26 | Auburn | Richard King gets the rebound | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:01 | Auburn | William Grosvenor is hacked by Lewis Pleas - foul #1 on Lewis Pleas, team foul #12 | 52-61 |
| 01:01 | Auburn | William Grosvenor makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 01:01 | Auburn | William Grosvenor makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:54 | Vanderbilt | Richard King steals it from John Rose | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:25 | Auburn | John Lavoie is hacked by John Rose - foul #4 on John Rose, team foul #13 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Givens (SG), Michael Tyrell (SF), Thomas Butterfield (PF), James Richmond (C) William Grosvenor, Richard King, Lawrence Pough, Charles Williams | |
| 00:25 | Auburn | John Lavoie misses the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 00:25 | Auburn | John Lavoie makes the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| 00:19 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Pike blows the layup | 52-64 |
| 00:17 | Auburn | Walter Givens grabs the defensive rebound | 52-64 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | John Lavoie runs out the clock | 52-64 |