| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Michael Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Antonelli (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Shane Rode (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Terry Rohn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Chauncey Leeds (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Malik Battles (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Antonio Souza (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mason Quon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Payton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gerald Milliman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Mason Quon inbounds the ball | 40-36 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Auburn | Mason Quon buries a shot from the free throw line | 40-38 |
| 19:24 | Purdue | Shane Rode clanks a jump hook in the paint | 40-38 |
| 19:23 | Auburn | Malik Battles grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 19:13 | Auburn | Malik Battles misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 19:11 | Purdue | Shane Rode snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 18:56 | Purdue | Shane Rode misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-38 |
| 18:54 | Purdue | Michael Lee hits the follow up shot | 42-38 |
| 18:35 | Auburn | Malik Battles is fouled on the floor by Michael Lee - foul #1 on Michael Lee, team foul #1 | 42-38 |
| 18:18 | Auburn | Malik Battles misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 18:16 | Purdue | Chauncey Leeds gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 17:50 | Purdue | Michael Lee hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-38 |
| 17:26 | Auburn | Carl Payton comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 45-38 |
| 17:24 | Purdue | Shane Rode snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 17:19 | Purdue | Shane Rode hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Patrick Antonelli | 48-38 |
| 17:13 | Auburn | Antonio Souza misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Patrick Antonelli - foul #1 on Patrick Antonelli, team foul #2 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Dennis Locke (PF), Gregory Gloria (C) Terry Rohn, Chauncey Leeds | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Pratt (PF) Carl Payton | |
| 17:13 | Auburn | Antonio Souza misses the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 17:13 | Auburn | Antonio Souza makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 16:55 | Purdue | Dennis Locke can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Pratt - foul #3 on Michael Pratt, team foul #1 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Beattie (PG) Michael Lee | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Gil (PG), Boris Wroblewski (SG), Gary Davis (PF) Malik Battles, Antonio Souza, Michael Pratt | |
| 16:55 | Purdue | Dennis Locke misses the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 16:55 | Purdue | Dennis Locke makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 16:35 | Auburn | Gerald Milliman loses the dribble to James Beattie | 49-39 |
| 16:32 | Purdue | James Beattie jams it | 51-39 |
| 16:07 | Auburn | Mason Quon misses badly on a floater from the left block | 51-39 |
| 16:05 | Purdue | Dennis Locke snags the defensive board | 51-39 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Beattie (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Patrick Antonelli (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Locke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shane Rode (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Gloria (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Paul Gil (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boris Wroblewski (fresh) SF - Mason Quon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Davis (fresh) C - Gerald Milliman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Purdue | Dennis Locke misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-39 |
| 15:47 | Auburn | Mason Quon grabs the defensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 15:43 | Auburn | Paul Gil drills a jumper from close range set up by Mason Quon and he's hacked by James Beattie - foul #1 on James Beattie, team foul #3 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Vernon Smith (PG), Michael Lee (SG), Eric Smith (SF), Terry Rohn (PF) James Beattie, Patrick Antonelli, Dennis Locke, Shane Rode | |
| Subs | Auburn | Antonio Souza (SG), Mark Buchholz (SF), Carl Payton (PF), Michael Pratt (C) Boris Wroblewski, Mason Quon, Gary Davis, Gerald Milliman | |
| 15:43 | Auburn | Paul Gil makes the free throw | 51-42 |
| 15:22 | Purdue | Michael Lee clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-42 |
| 15:21 | Auburn | Carl Payton grabs the defensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 15:05 | Auburn | Michael Pratt connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 51-44 |
| 14:46 | Purdue | Terry Rohn makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 14:17 | Auburn | Carl Payton misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-44 |
| 14:15 | Auburn | Antonio Souza hits the follow up shot | 54-46 |
| 14:11 | Purdue | Paul Gil steps in front of the Vernon Smith pass in the backcourt | 54-46 |
| 14:10 | Auburn | Antonio Souza lays it up and in on a nice dish by Paul Gil | 54-48 |
| 13:49 | Purdue | Vernon Smith banks in the layup | 56-48 |
| 13:29 | Auburn | Michael Lee steps in front of the Michael Pratt pass | 56-48 |
| 13:15 | Purdue | Michael Pratt picks off the pass by Vernon Smith | 56-48 |
| 13:01 | Auburn | Michael Pratt makes the shot in the lane | 56-50 |
| 12:49 | Purdue | Carl Payton is called for the reach on Vernon Smith - foul #1 on Carl Payton, team foul #2 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Beattie (PG), Patrick Antonelli (SG), Shane Rode (SF), Dennis Locke (PF), Chauncey Leeds (C) Vernon Smith, Michael Lee, Eric Smith, Terry Rohn, Gregory Gloria | |
| Subs | Auburn | Malik Battles (PG), Boris Wroblewski (SG), Mason Quon (SF), Gary Davis (PF), Gerald Milliman (C) Paul Gil, Antonio Souza, Mark Buchholz, Carl Payton, Michael Pratt | |
| 12:29 | Purdue | Shane Rode knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Patrick Antonelli | 58-50 |
| 12:18 | Auburn | Malik Battles misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-50 |
| 12:17 | Auburn | Gerald Milliman tips it home | 58-52 |
| 11:58 | Purdue | Shane Rode comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 58-52 |
| 11:56 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Gary Davis | 58-52 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Beattie (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Patrick Antonelli (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shane Rode (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Locke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Chauncey Leeds (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Malik Battles (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Boris Wroblewski (fresh) SF - Mason Quon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Davis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gerald Milliman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:54 | Auburn | Malik Battles throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Vernon Smith (PG) James Beattie | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 11:37 | Purdue | Vernon Smith travels with the ball | 58-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Eric Smith (SF) Dennis Locke | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 11:22 | Auburn | Chauncey Leeds steals it from Gerald Milliman | 58-52 |
| 11:10 | Purdue | Patrick Antonelli lays it in | 60-52 |
| 10:47 | Auburn | Boris Wroblewski makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-55 |
| 10:27 | Purdue | Vernon Smith can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 60-55 |
| 10:25 | Purdue | Chauncey Leeds misses the tip | 60-55 |
| 10:24 | Auburn | Gerald Milliman gets the rebound | 60-55 |
| 10:03 | Auburn | Malik Battles scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Mason Quon | 60-57 |
| 09:40 | Purdue | Shane Rode misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 09:39 | Purdue | Eric Smith tips it in | 62-57 |
| 09:26 | Auburn | Malik Battles's pass is intercepted by Patrick Antonelli | 62-57 |
| 09:13 | Purdue | Shane Rode is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 62-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Lee (PG), James Beattie (SG), Dennis Locke (SF), Terry Rohn (PF), Gregory Gloria (C) Vernon Smith, Patrick Antonelli, Eric Smith, Shane Rode, Chauncey Leeds | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Gil (PG), Antonio Souza (SG), Mark Buchholz (SF), Carl Payton (PF), Michael Pratt (C) Malik Battles, Boris Wroblewski, Mason Quon, Gary Davis, Gerald Milliman | |
| 08:52 | Auburn | Michael Pratt misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dennis Locke - foul #1 on Dennis Locke, team foul #4 | 62-57 |
| 08:52 | Auburn | Michael Pratt makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 08:52 | Auburn | Michael Pratt misses the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 08:52 | Purdue | Terry Rohn grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 08:25 | Purdue | Michael Lee connects on the 3 from straight away set up by James Beattie | 65-58 |
| 08:20 | Auburn | Antonio Souza misses the lay-in | 65-58 |
| 08:18 | Auburn | Antonio Souza grabs the offensive rebound | 65-58 |
| 08:04 | Auburn | Antonio Souza scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Mark Buchholz and he's fouled by James Beattie - foul #2 on James Beattie, team foul #5 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | Patrick Antonelli (SG), Shane Rode (SF) James Beattie, Dennis Locke | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mason Quon (SF) Mark Buchholz | |
| 08:04 | Auburn | Antonio Souza misses the free throw | 65-60 |
| 08:04 | Purdue | Terry Rohn snags the defensive board | 65-60 |
| 07:45 | Purdue | Michael Lee can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-60 |
| 07:43 | Purdue | Terry Rohn snags the offensive board | 65-60 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Michael Lee (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Patrick Antonelli (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shane Rode (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Rohn (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Gloria (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Paul Gil (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Antonio Souza (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mason Quon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Payton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Pratt (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Purdue | Patrick Antonelli's layup is rejected by Michael Pratt | 65-60 |
| 07:25 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Gloria | 65-60 |
| 07:12 | Purdue | Terry Rohn clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 65-60 |
| 07:11 | Auburn | Michael Pratt gets the rebound | 65-60 |
| 06:55 | Auburn | Paul Gil is hacked by Shane Rode - foul #1 on Shane Rode, team foul #6 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | Vernon Smith (PG), Eric Smith (SF) Michael Lee, Gregory Gloria | |
| Subs | Auburn | Malik Battles (PG), Gerald Milliman (C) Paul Gil, Michael Pratt | |
| 06:37 | Auburn | Carl Payton scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Malik Battles | 65-62 |
| 06:17 | Purdue | Shane Rode misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-62 |
| 06:15 | Auburn | Carl Payton grabs the board | 65-62 |
| 05:56 | Auburn | Eric Smith is called for the reach on Antonio Souza - foul #4 on Eric Smith, team foul #7 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Lee (SG), Chauncey Leeds (C) Patrick Antonelli, Terry Rohn | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mark Buchholz (SF), Michael Pratt (PF) Mason Quon, Carl Payton | |
| 05:56 | Auburn | Antonio Souza makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 05:56 | Auburn | Antonio Souza makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 05:43 | Purdue | Vernon Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-64 |
| 05:42 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Smith | 65-64 |
| 05:22 | Purdue | Michael Lee is whistled for a carry | 65-64 |
| Subs | Purdue | Dennis Locke (PF) Shane Rode | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Gil (SG) Antonio Souza | |
| 05:05 | Auburn | Gerald Milliman hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Malik Battles | 65-66 |
| 04:54 | Purdue | Chauncey Leeds can't finish the layup | 65-66 |
| 04:53 | Auburn | Michael Pratt gets the rebound | 65-66 |
| 04:33 | Auburn | Malik Battles misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-66 |
| 04:32 | Purdue | Eric Smith gets the rebound | 65-66 |
| 04:27 | Purdue | Eric Smith drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Michael Lee | 67-66 |
| 04:16 | Auburn | Malik Battles connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Gil | 67-69 |
| 04:03 | Purdue | Michael Lee is fouled on the floor by Gerald Milliman - foul #1 on Gerald Milliman, team foul #3 | 67-69 |
| Subs | Purdue | Patrick Antonelli (SG), Shane Rode (SF), Terry Rohn (PF) Vernon Smith, Eric Smith, Dennis Locke | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mason Quon (SF), Carl Payton (PF), Gary Davis (C) Mark Buchholz, Michael Pratt, Gerald Milliman | |
| 03:51 | Purdue | Terry Rohn misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-69 |
| 03:49 | Auburn | Mason Quon grabs the board | 67-69 |
| 03:31 | Auburn | Malik Battles scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Gary Davis | 67-72 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Michael Lee (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Patrick Antonelli (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shane Rode (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Rohn (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Chauncey Leeds (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Malik Battles (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Gil (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mason Quon (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carl Payton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Davis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Purdue | Patrick Antonelli hits a shot from the left wing | 69-72 |
| 02:55 | Auburn | Carl Payton double dribbles | 69-72 |
| Subs | Purdue | Vernon Smith (PG), Gregory Gloria (C) Michael Lee, Chauncey Leeds | |
| Subs | Auburn | Antonio Souza (SG), Gerald Milliman (C) Malik Battles, Gary Davis | |
| 02:53 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-72 |
| Subs | Purdue | Eric Smith (SF) Gregory Gloria | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 02:42 | Purdue | Terry Rohn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 69-72 |
| 02:41 | Purdue | Vernon Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 69-72 |
| 02:32 | Purdue | Eric Smith can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 69-72 |
| 02:31 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Gerald Milliman | 69-72 |
| 02:14 | Auburn | Carl Payton misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Terry Rohn - foul #1 on Terry Rohn, team foul #8 | 69-72 |
| Subs | Purdue | Chauncey Leeds (C) Shane Rode | |
| Subs | Auburn | Malik Battles (PG) Paul Gil | |
| 02:14 | Auburn | Carl Payton makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 02:14 | Auburn | Carl Payton misses the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 02:14 | Purdue | Chauncey Leeds pulls down the rebound | 69-73 |
| 01:53 | Purdue | Gerald Milliman steals it from Terry Rohn | 69-73 |
| 01:26 | Auburn | Mason Quon buries a jumper near the basket and the foul's on Eric Smith - foul #5 on Eric Smith, team foul #9 | 69-75 |
| Subs | Purdue | Shane Rode (SF) Eric Smith | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 01:26 | Auburn | Mason Quon misses the free throw | 69-75 |
| 01:26 | Purdue | Terry Rohn grabs the board | 69-75 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:03 | Purdue | Patrick Antonelli is hacked by Mason Quon - foul #2 on Mason Quon, team foul #4 | 69-75 |
| 00:42 | Purdue | Shane Rode scores on a jumper from the baseline | 71-75 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Auburn | Vernon Smith is called for the reach on Carl Payton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Vernon Smith, team foul #10 | 71-75 |
| 00:41 | Auburn | Carl Payton makes the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:41 | Auburn | Carl Payton makes the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Purdue | Terry Rohn buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Vernon Smith | 74-77 |
| 00:33 | Auburn | Gerald Milliman is fouled in the backcourt by Vernon Smith - foul #5 on Vernon Smith, team foul #11 | 74-77 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Lee (PG) Vernon Smith | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mark Buchholz (SF) Mason Quon | |
| 00:33 | Auburn | Gerald Milliman makes the 1st free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:33 | Auburn | Gerald Milliman makes the 2nd free throw | 74-79 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-79 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mason Quon (SF) Mark Buchholz | |
| 00:28 | Purdue | Shane Rode clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 74-79 |
| 00:26 | Purdue | Chauncey Leeds tips it home | 76-79 |
| 00:24 | Auburn | Gerald Milliman is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Lee - foul #2 on Michael Lee, team foul #12 | 76-79 |
| 00:24 | Auburn | Gerald Milliman makes the 1st free throw | 76-80 |
| 00:24 | Auburn | Gerald Milliman misses the 2nd free throw | 76-80 |
| 00:24 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Mason Quon | 76-80 |
| 00:21 | Auburn | Michael Lee is called for the reach on Mason Quon - foul #3 on Michael Lee, team foul #13 | 76-80 |
| 00:21 | Auburn | Mason Quon makes the 1st free throw | 76-81 |
| 00:21 | Auburn | Mason Quon makes the 2nd free throw | 76-82 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-82 |
| 00:13 | Purdue | Terry Rohn misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 76-82 |
| 00:11 | Auburn | Mason Quon grabs the board | 76-82 |
| 00:09 | Auburn | Mason Quon is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Lee - foul #4 on Michael Lee, team foul #14 | 76-82 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Gil (SG), Mark Buchholz (SF) Antonio Souza, Carl Payton | |
| 00:09 | Auburn | Mason Quon makes the 1st free throw | 76-83 |
| 00:09 | Auburn | Mason Quon misses the 2nd free throw | 76-83 |
| 00:09 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Chauncey Leeds | 76-83 |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 76-83 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Antonio Souza (SG), Carl Payton (PF) Paul Gil, Mark Buchholz | |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Shane Rode clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 76-83 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Carl Payton pulls down the rebound | 76-83 |