| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Egidiusz Wasilewski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Nystrom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Bannerman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Quinn Noe (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ronald Reid (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jason Spitsberg (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Michaels (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Johnny Audet (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Vance (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Brian Bannerman inbounds the ball | 53-41 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Auburn | The pull-up jumper by Thomas Nystrom is blocked by John Vance | 53-41 |
| 19:39 | Northwestern | Dan Michaels grabs the board | 53-41 |
| 19:34 | Northwestern | Ronald Reid misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-41 |
| 19:33 | Auburn | Brian Bannerman pulls down the rebound | 53-41 |
| 19:24 | Auburn | Brian Bannerman connects on the open jumper from the left side | 55-41 |
| 19:02 | Northwestern | Jason Spitsberg is hacked by Quinn Noe - foul #2 on Quinn Noe, team foul #1 | 55-41 |
| 18:41 | Northwestern | Brian Bannerman picks off the pass by John Vance | 55-41 |
| 18:39 | Auburn | Brian Bannerman is hacked by Dan Michaels in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dan Michaels, team foul #1 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | Glen Spears (SF), Jason Webber (C) Brian Bannerman, Christopher Young | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Donald Justice (SF), James Gaylord (PF), John Patterson (C) Dan Michaels, Johnny Audet, John Vance | |
| 18:34 | Auburn | Glen Spears can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-41 |
| 18:32 | Northwestern | John Patterson pulls down the rebound | 55-41 |
| 18:26 | Northwestern | Jason Spitsberg is fouled on the floor by Jason Webber - foul #1 on Jason Webber, team foul #2 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jeffery Bateman (PG), Matthew Carter (C) Egidiusz Wasilewski, Quinn Noe | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Roberts (PG) Ronald Reid | |
| 18:16 | Northwestern | Jason Spitsberg can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 55-41 |
| 18:15 | Northwestern | James Gaylord gets the offensive rebound | 55-41 |
| 17:59 | Northwestern | Jason Webber is called for the reach on James Gaylord - foul #2 on Jason Webber, team foul #3 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Ely (SF) Thomas Nystrom | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carlton Austin (SG) Jason Spitsberg | |
| 17:37 | Northwestern | John Patterson clanks a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Thomas Ely - foul #2 on Thomas Ely, team foul #4 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Johnny Audet (PF) Donald Justice | |
| 17:37 | Northwestern | John Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 17:37 | Northwestern | John Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 17:23 | Auburn | Jeffery Bateman hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jason Webber | 58-43 |
| 17:19 | Northwestern | John Roberts hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Carlton Austin | 58-46 |
| 17:17 | Auburn | Glen Spears is fouled in the backcourt by John Roberts - foul #1 on John Roberts, team foul #2 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | Egidiusz Wasilewski (PG), Brian Bannerman (SF), Quinn Noe (PF), Christopher Young (C) Glen Spears, Thomas Ely, Jason Webber, Matthew Carter | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Reid (PG), Dan Michaels (SF), Thomas Johnson (C) John Roberts, James Gaylord, John Patterson | |
| 17:06 | Auburn | Egidiusz Wasilewski is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Egidiusz Wasilewski, team foul #5 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Nystrom (SG) Jeffery Bateman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Vance (C) Thomas Johnson | |
| 16:47 | Northwestern | Carlton Austin misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 58-46 |
| 16:45 | Auburn | Brian Bannerman pulls down the rebound | 58-46 |
| 16:27 | Auburn | Christopher Young misses long on a jump hook from close range | 58-46 |
| 16:26 | Northwestern | Johnny Audet gets the rebound | 58-46 |
| 16:21 | Northwestern | John Vance loses the dribble to Christopher Young | 58-46 |
| 16:04 | Auburn | Egidiusz Wasilewski scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Quinn Noe | 60-46 |
| 15:58 | Northwestern | Dan Michaels comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-46 |
| 15:57 | Northwestern | John Vance hits the follow up shot | 60-48 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Egidiusz Wasilewski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Nystrom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Bannerman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Quinn Noe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ronald Reid (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Carlton Austin (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dan Michaels (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Johnny Audet (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - John Vance (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Auburn | Brian Bannerman's pass is intercepted by Carlton Austin | 60-48 |
| 15:28 | Northwestern | Ronald Reid comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-48 |
| 15:27 | Northwestern | Dan Michaels misses the tip | 60-48 |
| 15:25 | Northwestern | Johnny Audet hits the follow up shot | 60-50 |
| 15:23 | Auburn | Ronald Reid is called for the reach on Egidiusz Wasilewski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Reid, team foul #3 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jeffery Bateman (PG), Glen Spears (SG), Thomas Ely (SF), Jason Webber (PF), Matthew Carter (C) Egidiusz Wasilewski, Thomas Nystrom, Brian Bannerman, Quinn Noe, Christopher Young | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Roberts (PG), Jason Spitsberg (SG), Donald Justice (SF), James Gaylord (PF), John Patterson (C) Ronald Reid, Carlton Austin, Dan Michaels, Johnny Audet, John Vance | |
| 15:10 | Auburn | Jason Webber buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-50 |
| 14:47 | Northwestern | John Patterson misses long on a jumper from the left side | 63-50 |
| 14:46 | Auburn | Jason Webber pulls down the rebound | 63-50 |
| 14:32 | Auburn | Jeffery Bateman misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Roberts - foul #2 on John Roberts, team foul #4 | 63-50 |
| 14:32 | Auburn | Jeffery Bateman makes the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 14:32 | Auburn | Jeffery Bateman misses the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| 14:32 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jason Spitsberg | 64-50 |
| 14:24 | Northwestern | James Gaylord hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 64-50 |
| 14:22 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to John Roberts | 64-50 |
| 13:54 | Northwestern | John Patterson misses badly on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Matthew Carter - foul #1 on Matthew Carter, team foul #6 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Nystrom (SG), Modesto Costa (SF), Quinn Noe (PF), Gary Samples (C) Glen Spears, Thomas Ely, Jason Webber, Matthew Carter | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Gideon (PG), Dan Michaels (SF), Thomas Johnson (C) John Roberts, Donald Justice, James Gaylord | |
| 13:54 | Northwestern | John Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 13:54 | Northwestern | John Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 13:50 | Auburn | John Gideon steps in front of the Jeffery Bateman pass in the backcourt | 64-52 |
| 13:47 | Northwestern | John Gideon banks in the layup | 64-54 |
| 13:33 | Auburn | Gary Samples scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffery Bateman | 66-54 |
| 13:18 | Northwestern | John Gideon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-54 |
| 13:16 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson tips it but misses | 66-54 |
| 13:15 | Auburn | Thomas Nystrom grabs the defensive rebound | 66-54 |
| 13:13 | Auburn | Modesto Costa double dribbles in the backcourt | 66-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | Egidiusz Wasilewski (PG) Jeffery Bateman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Reid (PG), Johnny Audet (PF) Jason Spitsberg, John Patterson | |
| 12:55 | Northwestern | Egidiusz Wasilewski is called for the reach on Ronald Reid - foul #2 on Egidiusz Wasilewski, team foul #7 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Carter (PF) Quinn Noe | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 12:55 | Northwestern | Ronald Reid makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 12:55 | Northwestern | Ronald Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 12:38 | Auburn | Gary Samples connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Nystrom | 69-56 |
| 12:20 | Northwestern | Ronald Reid hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Gideon | 69-59 |
| 12:02 | Auburn | Modesto Costa comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 69-59 |
| 12:00 | Northwestern | Ronald Reid pulls down the rebound | 69-59 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Egidiusz Wasilewski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Nystrom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Modesto Costa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Carter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Samples (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ronald Reid (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Gideon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dan Michaels (tiring) 4 reb. PF - Johnny Audet (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:53 | Northwestern | John Gideon misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 69-59 |
| 11:52 | Auburn | Egidiusz Wasilewski gets the rebound | 69-59 |
| 11:33 | Auburn | Johnny Audet picks off the pass by Modesto Costa | 69-59 |
| 11:15 | Northwestern | Ronald Reid can't connect on a floater from the left side | 69-59 |
| 11:13 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Matthew Carter | 69-59 |
| 10:54 | Auburn | Egidiusz Wasilewski hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-59 |
| 10:52 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson snags the defensive board | 69-59 |
| 10:45 | Northwestern | Ronald Reid hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-59 |
| 10:43 | Auburn | Gary Samples pulls down the rebound | 69-59 |
| 10:28 | Auburn | Matthew Carter double dribbles | 69-59 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jeffery Bateman (PG), Glen Spears (SG), Brian Bannerman (SF), Quinn Noe (PF), Christopher Young (C) Egidiusz Wasilewski, Thomas Nystrom, Modesto Costa, Matthew Carter, Gary Samples | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Roberts (PG), Jason Spitsberg (SG), Donald Justice (SF), James Gaylord (PF), John Vance (C) Ronald Reid, John Gideon, Dan Michaels, Johnny Audet, Thomas Johnson | |
| 10:12 | Northwestern | John Vance misses long on a shot from the right block | 69-59 |
| 10:11 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Christopher Young | 69-59 |
| 09:50 | Auburn | Jeffery Bateman is alone and drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Glen Spears | 71-59 |
| 09:44 | Northwestern | James Gaylord loses the dribble to Glen Spears | 71-59 |
| 09:26 | Auburn | Donald Justice is called for the reach on Brian Bannerman - foul #1 on Donald Justice, team foul #5 | 71-59 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Patterson (PF) Donald Justice | |
| 09:19 | Auburn | Christopher Young is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 71-59 |
| 09:18 | Auburn | Quinn Noe hits the follow up shot | 73-59 |
| 08:54 | Northwestern | Jason Spitsberg misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Christopher Young - foul #2 on Christopher Young, team foul #8 | 73-59 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Nystrom (SG), Thomas Ely (SF), Jason Webber (C) Glen Spears, Brian Bannerman, Christopher Young | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carlton Austin (PG) John Roberts | |
| 08:54 | Northwestern | Jason Spitsberg makes the 1st free throw | 73-60 |
| 08:54 | Northwestern | Jason Spitsberg makes the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| 08:49 | Auburn | Jeffery Bateman is hacked by Jason Spitsberg in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jason Spitsberg, team foul #6 | 73-61 |
| 08:30 | Auburn | James Gaylord steals it from Thomas Ely | 73-61 |
| 08:13 | Northwestern | Thomas Nystrom picks off the pass by Jason Spitsberg | 73-61 |
| 07:51 | Auburn | Jason Webber misses the wide open fadeaway from the left block | 73-61 |
| 07:49 | Northwestern | Jason Spitsberg grabs the defensive rebound | 73-61 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Jeffery Bateman (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Nystrom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Ely (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Quinn Noe (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Webber (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Carlton Austin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jason Spitsberg (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Gaylord (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Patterson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Vance (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Northwestern | Jason Spitsberg knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Carlton Austin | 73-63 |
| 07:26 | Auburn | Jason Webber banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jeffery Bateman and he's fouled by John Patterson - foul #1 on John Patterson, team foul #7 | 75-63 |
| Subs | Auburn | Egidiusz Wasilewski (PG), Glen Spears (SF), Christopher Young (C) Jeffery Bateman, Thomas Ely, Quinn Noe | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Reid (PG), John Gideon (SG), Donald Justice (SF), Johnny Audet (PF) Carlton Austin, Jason Spitsberg, James Gaylord, John Patterson | |
| 07:26 | Auburn | Jason Webber makes the free throw | 76-63 |
| 07:03 | Northwestern | John Vance hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 76-63 |
| 07:01 | Northwestern | Donald Justice hits the follow up shot | 76-65 |
| 06:46 | Auburn | Thomas Nystrom is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Glen Spears | 79-65 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:20 | Northwestern | Ronald Reid comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 79-65 |
| 06:19 | Auburn | Glen Spears grabs the defensive rebound | 79-65 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:12 | Auburn | John Gideon steps in front of the Egidiusz Wasilewski pass in the backcourt | 79-65 |
| 06:03 | Northwestern | Donald Justice drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Johnny Audet | 79-68 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:01 | Auburn | Egidiusz Wasilewski double dribbles in the backcourt | 79-68 |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Samples (PG), Thomas Ely (SG), Brian Bannerman (SF), Modesto Costa (PF), Matthew Carter (C) Egidiusz Wasilewski, Thomas Nystrom, Glen Spears, Jason Webber, Christopher Young | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Roberts (PG), Carlton Austin (SG), Dan Michaels (SF), James Gaylord (C) Ronald Reid, John Gideon, Donald Justice, John Vance | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:43 | Northwestern | Johnny Audet clanks a shot in the paint | 79-68 |
| 05:42 | Northwestern | James Gaylord tips it in | 79-70 |
| 05:28 | Auburn | Modesto Costa clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 79-70 |
| 05:26 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Carter | 79-70 |
| 05:26 | Auburn | The refs have stopped play. Matthew Carter is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 79-70 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jeffery Bateman (PG) Matthew Carter | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Spitsberg (SG) Dan Michaels | |
| 05:14 | Auburn | Jeffery Bateman comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 79-70 |
| 05:12 | Northwestern | Johnny Audet gets the rebound | 79-70 |
| 05:07 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Carlton Austin is denied by Gary Samples | 79-70 |
| 05:05 | Auburn | Brian Bannerman pulls down the rebound | 79-70 |
| 05:03 | Auburn | John Roberts steps in front of the Jeffery Bateman pass in the backcourt | 79-70 |
| 05:01 | Northwestern | Jason Spitsberg blows the dunk | 79-70 |
| 04:59 | Auburn | Gary Samples pulls down the rebound | 79-70 |
| 04:57 | Auburn | Brian Bannerman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-70 |
| Subs | Auburn | Quinn Noe (PF), Christopher Young (C) Thomas Ely, Modesto Costa | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dan Michaels (SF), Thomas Johnson (C) Carlton Austin, James Gaylord | |
| 04:42 | Northwestern | Dan Michaels hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 79-70 |
| 04:40 | Auburn | Gary Samples pulls down the rebound | 79-70 |
| 04:21 | Auburn | Jeffery Bateman connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 81-70 |
| 04:04 | Northwestern | Jason Spitsberg misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 81-70 |
| 04:03 | Auburn | Christopher Young snags the defensive board | 81-70 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Auburn | Brian Bannerman clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Dan Michaels - foul #2 on Dan Michaels, team foul #8 | 81-70 |
| Subs | Auburn | Egidiusz Wasilewski (PG), Glen Spears (SG), Modesto Costa (PF) Gary Samples, Jeffery Bateman, Quinn Noe | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Reid (PG), John Gideon (SG), Donald Justice (SF), John Patterson (PF), John Vance (C) John Roberts, Jason Spitsberg, Dan Michaels, Johnny Audet, Thomas Johnson | |
| 03:41 | Auburn | Brian Bannerman makes the 1st free throw | 82-70 |
| 03:41 | Auburn | Brian Bannerman makes the 2nd free throw | 83-70 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Egidiusz Wasilewski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Glen Spears (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brian Bannerman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Modesto Costa (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ronald Reid (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Gideon (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Donald Justice (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Patterson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Vance (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Northwestern | John Gideon connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Reid | 83-73 |
| 03:05 | Auburn | Modesto Costa scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Egidiusz Wasilewski | 86-73 |
| 02:54 | Northwestern | John Gideon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 86-73 |
| 02:52 | Auburn | Brian Bannerman gets the rebound | 86-73 |
| 02:52 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 86-73 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Nystrom (SG), Quinn Noe (PF), Jason Webber (C) Brian Bannerman, Modesto Costa, Christopher Young | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Spitsberg (SG), Thomas Johnson (C) John Gideon, John Vance | |
| 02:25 | Auburn | Quinn Noe hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Glen Spears | 88-73 |
| 02:12 | Northwestern | Jason Spitsberg misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 88-73 |
| 02:11 | Auburn | Jason Webber pulls down the rebound | 88-73 |
| 01:42 | Auburn | Quinn Noe hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by John Patterson - foul #2 on John Patterson, team foul #9 | 88-73 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jeffery Bateman (PG), Thomas Ely (SF) Egidiusz Wasilewski, Thomas Nystrom | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Roberts (PG), Carlton Austin (SG), James Gaylord (PF) Ronald Reid, Jason Spitsberg, Thomas Johnson | |
| 01:42 | Auburn | Quinn Noe misses the 1st free throw | 88-73 |
| 01:42 | Auburn | Quinn Noe makes the 2nd free throw | 89-73 |
| 01:34 | Northwestern | Donald Justice misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 89-73 |
| 01:32 | Northwestern | James Gaylord pulls down the offensive rebound | 89-73 |
| 01:26 | Northwestern | John Patterson makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Carlton Austin and the foul's on Glen Spears - foul #2 on Glen Spears, team foul #9 | 89-75 |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Carter (C) Quinn Noe | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 01:26 | Northwestern | John Patterson misses the free throw | 89-75 |
| 01:26 | Auburn | Glen Spears grabs the board | 89-75 |
| 01:05 | Auburn | Jeffery Bateman hits a shot from the left side set up by Matthew Carter | 91-75 |
| 00:56 | Northwestern | Jason Webber swats the layup by John Patterson | 91-75 |
| 00:54 | Auburn | Glen Spears snags the defensive board | 91-75 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Auburn | Carlton Austin is called for the reach on Glen Spears in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carlton Austin, team foul #10 | 91-75 |
| 00:52 | Auburn | Glen Spears misses the 1st free throw | 91-75 |
| 00:52 | Auburn | Glen Spears makes the 2nd free throw | 92-75 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Northwestern | James Gaylord misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Ely - foul #3 on Thomas Ely, team foul #10 | 92-75 |
| 00:48 | Northwestern | James Gaylord makes the 1st free throw | 92-76 |
| 00:48 | Northwestern | James Gaylord makes the 2nd free throw | 92-77 |
| 00:22 | Auburn | Jason Webber misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 92-77 |
| 00:21 | Northwestern | James Gaylord pulls down the rebound | 92-77 |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | James Gaylord comes up short on the floater near the basket | 92-77 |
| 00:11 | Auburn | Thomas Ely gets the rebound | 92-77 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Jeffery Bateman runs out the clock | 92-77 |