| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Jenkins (fresh) SG - Sang Huang (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ian Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Tucci (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Cokley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Harold Cooke (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Baldwin (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jay Estes (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Gosnell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Jay Estes inbounds the ball | 28-30 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Auburn | Jay Estes lays it in on a great pass from Kevin Baldwin | 28-32 |
| 19:45 | South Carolina | Jay Estes is called for the reach on Richard Jenkins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jay Estes, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Montejano (C) Jay Estes | |
| 19:19 | South Carolina | Harold Cooke picks off the pass by Richard Jenkins | 28-32 |
| 18:59 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin is fouled on the floor by Andrew Cokley - foul #2 on Andrew Cokley, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| 18:53 | Auburn | William Bowman connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Harold Cooke | 28-35 |
| 18:49 | South Carolina | Sang Huang's pass is intercepted by William Bowman in the backcourt | 28-35 |
| 18:42 | Auburn | William Bowman clanks a floater from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 18:40 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Richard Jenkins | 28-35 |
| 18:18 | South Carolina | Ian Brown misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-35 |
| 18:17 | Auburn | William Bowman gets the rebound | 28-35 |
| 18:02 | Auburn | The short jumper by William Bowman is denied by Ian Brown | 28-35 |
| 18:01 | Auburn | Paul Montejano hits the follow up shot | 28-37 |
| 17:38 | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-37 |
| 17:36 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell gets the rebound | 28-37 |
| 17:15 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-37 |
| 17:14 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 16:52 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci dunks the ball | 30-37 |
| 16:41 | Auburn | Paul Montejano drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Harold Cooke and he's fouled by Andrew Cokley - foul #3 on Andrew Cokley, team foul #2 | 30-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih (PG), Murray Menard (SG), John Heilman (SF), George Mai (PF), Willy Meacham (C) Richard Jenkins, Sang Huang, Ian Brown, Paul Tucci, Andrew Cokley | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Riddick (SF), Bernardo Medina (PF) Michael Gosnell, William Bowman | |
| 16:41 | Auburn | Paul Montejano makes the free throw | 30-40 |
| 16:13 | South Carolina | Murray Menard comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-40 |
| 16:11 | South Carolina | Willy Meacham can't tip it in | 30-40 |
| 16:09 | Auburn | John Riddick gets the rebound | 30-40 |
| 15:54 | Auburn | Paul Montejano makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 30-43 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ming-Hoa Shih (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Murray Menard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Heilman (fresh) PF - George Mai (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Willy Meacham (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Harold Cooke (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Baldwin (tiring) 4 ast. SF - John Riddick (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bernardo Medina (fresh) C - Paul Montejano (tiring) 10 pts. | |
| 15:52 | South Carolina | Murray Menard is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Baldwin - foul #2 on Kevin Baldwin, team foul #2 | 30-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney (SG), Jay Estes (SF) Kevin Baldwin, Paul Montejano | |
| 15:27 | South Carolina | George Mai misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 30-43 |
| 15:25 | South Carolina | George Mai tips it back up and in | 32-43 |
| 15:05 | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney loses the ball out of bounds | 32-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins (PG), Ian Brown (SF), Paul Tucci (PF) Murray Menard, John Heilman, George Mai | |
| Subs | Auburn | Randy Casey (PG) Harold Cooke | |
| 14:54 | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih buries a jumper from the free throw line | 34-43 |
| 14:33 | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney misses the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Ian Brown - foul #1 on Ian Brown, team foul #3 | 34-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sang Huang (SG), Andrew Cokley (C) Ming-Hoa Shih, Willy Meacham | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Bowman (PF), Michael Gosnell (C) John Riddick, Bernardo Medina | |
| 14:33 | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney misses the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 14:33 | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney makes the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 14:28 | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins double dribbles in the backcourt | 34-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin (SG) Bradley Sweeney | |
| 14:19 | Auburn | Jay Estes shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Ian Brown - foul #2 on Ian Brown, team foul #4 | 34-44 |
| 14:19 | Auburn | Jay Estes makes the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 14:19 | Auburn | Jay Estes makes the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 13:56 | South Carolina | Sang Huang misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Kevin Baldwin - foul #3 on Kevin Baldwin, team foul #3 | 34-46 |
| 13:56 | South Carolina | Sang Huang makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 13:56 | South Carolina | Sang Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 13:42 | Auburn | William Bowman blows the wide open layup | 36-46 |
| 13:41 | Auburn | Jay Estes tips it in | 36-48 |
| 13:26 | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih (PG), George Mai (PF) Richard Jenkins, Paul Tucci | |
| Subs | Auburn | Harold Cooke (PG), John Riddick (PF) Randy Casey, William Bowman | |
| 13:12 | Auburn | Jay Estes connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Baldwin | 36-50 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 13:08 | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih double dribbles in the backcourt | 36-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bernardo Medina (C) Kevin Baldwin | |
| 12:42 | Auburn | John Riddick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Murray Menard (SG), John Heilman (SF), Willy Meacham (C) Sang Huang, Ian Brown, Andrew Cokley | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney (SG) Michael Gosnell | |
| 12:40 | South Carolina | George Mai throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-50 |
| 12:32 | Auburn | John Riddick is fouled on the floor by George Mai - foul #1 on George Mai, team foul #5 | 36-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Paul Tucci (PF) George Mai | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 12:25 | Auburn | Jay Estes misses short on a floater near the basket | 36-50 |
| 12:23 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci grabs the board | 36-50 |
| 12:06 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-50 |
| 12:05 | Auburn | Bernardo Medina pulls down the rebound | 36-50 |
| 12:01 | Auburn | Jay Estes works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-50 |
| 12:00 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Bradley Sweeney | 36-50 |
| 11:46 | Auburn | Jay Estes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-50 |
| 11:45 | South Carolina | Willy Meacham snags the defensive board | 36-50 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ming-Hoa Shih (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Murray Menard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Heilman (fresh) PF - Paul Tucci (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Willy Meacham (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Harold Cooke (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bradley Sweeney (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jay Estes (tiring) 17 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Riddick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Bernardo Medina (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih loses the dribble to Harold Cooke | 36-50 |
| 11:26 | Auburn | Jay Estes is fouled on the floor by Ming-Hoa Shih - foul #1 on Ming-Hoa Shih, team foul #6 | 36-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins (PG), Sang Huang (SG), Ian Brown (SF), Andrew Cokley (C) Ming-Hoa Shih, Murray Menard, John Heilman, Willy Meacham | |
| Subs | Auburn | Randy Casey (PG), Kevin Baldwin (SG), Michael Gosnell (PF), Paul Montejano (C) Harold Cooke, Bradley Sweeney, John Riddick, Bernardo Medina | |
| 11:06 | Auburn | Paul Montejano is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-50 |
| 11:05 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Baldwin | 36-50 |
| 10:48 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Mai (PF) Paul Tucci | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Bowman (PF) Jay Estes | |
| 10:34 | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins is hacked by Randy Casey - foul #3 on Randy Casey, team foul #4 | 36-50 |
| 10:25 | South Carolina | George Mai makes the shot from close range and the foul's on Paul Montejano - foul #3 on Paul Montejano, team foul #5 | 38-50 |
| 10:25 | South Carolina | George Mai makes the free throw | 39-50 |
| 10:12 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-50 |
| 10:10 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell grabs the offensive rebound | 39-50 |
| 09:58 | Auburn | George Mai denies the turnaround by Paul Montejano | 39-50 |
| 09:57 | Auburn | William Bowman tips it home | 39-52 |
| 09:37 | South Carolina | Randy Casey is called for the reach on Richard Jenkins - foul #4 on Randy Casey, team foul #6 | 39-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih (SG), Paul Tucci (PF), Willy Meacham (C) Sang Huang, George Mai, Andrew Cokley | |
| Subs | Auburn | Harold Cooke (PG), Bradley Sweeney (SG), Jay Estes (SF), John Riddick (PF), Bernardo Medina (C) Randy Casey, Kevin Baldwin, Michael Gosnell, William Bowman, Paul Montejano | |
| 09:27 | South Carolina | Jay Estes picks off the pass by Ian Brown | 39-52 |
| 09:15 | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 39-52 |
| 09:14 | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih grabs the board | 39-52 |
| 08:53 | South Carolina | Willy Meacham connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Jenkins | 42-52 |
| 08:34 | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney is fouled on the floor by Willy Meacham - foul #2 on Willy Meacham, team foul #7 | 42-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Murray Menard (SG), John Heilman (SF) Richard Jenkins, Ian Brown | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Bowman (PF) Jay Estes | |
| 08:34 | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 08:34 | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 08:22 | South Carolina | John Heilman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 42-54 |
| 08:21 | Auburn | William Bowman grabs the board | 42-54 |
| 08:19 | Auburn | Ming-Hoa Shih steals the ball from Harold Cooke in the backcourt | 42-54 |
| 08:00 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-54 |
| 07:59 | South Carolina | John Heilman tips it back up and in | 44-54 |
| 07:52 | Auburn | Murray Menard picks off the pass by William Bowman out of a doubleteam | 44-54 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 07:28 | South Carolina | Harold Cooke steps in front of the John Heilman pass | 44-54 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ming-Hoa Shih (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Murray Menard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Heilman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Tucci (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Willy Meacham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Harold Cooke (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Bradley Sweeney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Riddick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Bowman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Bernardo Medina (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Auburn | Harold Cooke buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John Riddick | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:57 | South Carolina | Murray Menard hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by William Bowman - foul #1 on William Bowman, team foul #7 | 44-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins (PG), Ian Brown (SF), George Mai (PF), Andrew Cokley (C) Ming-Hoa Shih, John Heilman, Paul Tucci, Willy Meacham | |
| Subs | Auburn | Randy Casey (PG), Kevin Baldwin (SG), Jay Estes (SF), Michael Gosnell (PF), Paul Montejano (C) Harold Cooke, Bradley Sweeney, John Riddick, William Bowman, Bernardo Medina | |
| 06:57 | South Carolina | Murray Menard makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 06:57 | South Carolina | Murray Menard makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 06:37 | Auburn | Jay Estes is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Jay Estes, team foul #8 | 46-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sang Huang (SG) Murray Menard | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 06:21 | South Carolina | George Mai blows the layup | 46-57 |
| 06:19 | South Carolina | George Mai can't tip it in | 46-57 |
| 06:18 | South Carolina | George Mai grabs the offensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 05:58 | South Carolina | Sang Huang clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-57 |
| 05:56 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Paul Montejano | 46-57 |
| 05:50 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell can't connect on a floater from the right side | 46-57 |
| 05:48 | South Carolina | George Mai pulls down the rebound | 46-57 |
| 05:43 | South Carolina | Sang Huang misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-57 |
| 05:42 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Jay Estes | 46-57 |
| 05:27 | Auburn | Jay Estes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Harold Cooke (PG), John Riddick (PF) Randy Casey, Paul Montejano | |
| 05:05 | South Carolina | George Mai hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 46-57 |
| 05:04 | Auburn | Harold Cooke gets the rebound | 46-57 |
| 04:48 | Auburn | Jay Estes loses the dribble to Ian Brown | 46-57 |
| 04:26 | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih (PG), Murray Menard (SG), John Heilman (SF), Paul Tucci (PF) Richard Jenkins, Sang Huang, Ian Brown, George Mai | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bernardo Medina (PF), Paul Montejano (C) Kevin Baldwin, Michael Gosnell | |
| 04:15 | Auburn | Jay Estes misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Heilman - foul #3 on John Heilman, team foul #8 | 46-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Willy Meacham (C) Andrew Cokley | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 04:15 | Auburn | Jay Estes misses the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 04:15 | Auburn | Jay Estes makes the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:51 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-58 |
| 03:50 | Auburn | Paul Montejano grabs the board | 46-58 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:29 | Auburn | Jay Estes evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Harold Cooke | 46-61 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ming-Hoa Shih (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Murray Menard (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Heilman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Tucci (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Willy Meacham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Harold Cooke (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - John Riddick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - Jay Estes (tired) 21 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Bernardo Medina (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Montejano (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:13 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Murray Menard | 49-61 |
| 02:53 | Auburn | John Riddick hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-64 |
| 02:41 | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-64 |
| 02:40 | Auburn | Jay Estes grabs the board | 49-64 |
| 02:17 | Auburn | Murray Menard steps in front of the Paul Montejano pass | 49-64 |
| 01:58 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-64 |
| 01:56 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Murray Menard | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:51 | South Carolina | John Heilman is fouled on the floor by Jay Estes - foul #5 on Jay Estes, team foul #9 | 49-64 |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Mai (PF) Paul Tucci | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin (SG), Michael Gosnell (SF), William Bowman (PF) John Riddick, Jay Estes, Bernardo Medina | |
| 01:51 | South Carolina | John Heilman makes the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 01:51 | South Carolina | John Heilman makes the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| 01:30 | Auburn | Paul Montejano banks in the layup over the doubleteam | 51-66 |
| 01:27 | South Carolina | Harold Cooke is called for the reach on John Heilman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harold Cooke, team foul #10 | 51-66 |
| 01:27 | South Carolina | John Heilman misses the 1st free throw | 51-66 |
| 01:27 | South Carolina | John Heilman makes the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| 01:08 | Auburn | Harold Cooke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-66 |
| 01:07 | South Carolina | George Mai pulls down the rebound | 52-66 |
| 00:51 | South Carolina | George Mai throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Auburn | Harold Cooke comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 52-66 |
| 00:27 | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih pulls down the rebound | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:24 | South Carolina | Michael Gosnell steps in front of the John Heilman pass in the backcourt | 52-66 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Harold Cooke runs out the clock | 52-66 |