| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jesse Sartori (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lee Adams (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Arnold Logan (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Brian Gray (fresh) 3 reb. C - Barry Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Craig Willis (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Norman Bailey (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Shepherd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Charles Smith inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Auburn | Norman Bailey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-31 |
| 19:47 | Northern Iowa | Lee Adams pulls down the rebound | 29-31 |
| 19:27 | Northern Iowa | Norman Bailey swats the layup by Arnold Logan | 29-31 |
| 19:25 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Charles Smith | 29-31 |
| 19:11 | Auburn | Craig Willis clanks a 3 from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 19:10 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 18:53 | Northern Iowa | Lee Adams is whistled for traveling | 29-31 |
| 18:30 | Auburn | Charles Shepherd misses the easy layup but the foul's on Barry Morgan - foul #1 on Barry Morgan, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 18:30 | Auburn | Charles Shepherd makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 18:30 | Auburn | Charles Shepherd makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 18:15 | Northern Iowa | Charles Smith swats the short shot by Barry Morgan | 29-33 |
| 18:13 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan tips it in | 31-33 |
| 18:02 | Auburn | Charles Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-33 |
| 18:00 | Northern Iowa | Lee Adams snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| 17:45 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori is whistled for traveling | 31-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Duncan (C) Barry Morgan | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 17:20 | Auburn | Brandon Jenkins comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-33 |
| 17:19 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Norman Bailey | 31-33 |
| 17:02 | Auburn | Charles Shepherd scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Craig Willis | 31-35 |
| 16:53 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan scores on a floater from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 16:31 | Auburn | Charles Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 16:29 | Auburn | Brandon Jenkins tips it but misses | 33-35 |
| 16:27 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Shepherd | 33-35 |
| 16:05 | Auburn | Norman Bailey connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Brandon Jenkins | 33-37 |
| 15:45 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-37 |
| 15:43 | Auburn | Charles Shepherd grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jesse Sartori (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lee Adams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Arnold Logan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Gray (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Arthur Duncan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Craig Willis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Jenkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Norman Bailey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Shepherd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Auburn | Craig Willis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 15:19 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Duncan grabs the board | 33-37 |
| 15:01 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Duncan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-37 |
| 14:59 | Auburn | Charles Shepherd snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 14:48 | Auburn | Brandon Jenkins makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Craig Willis | 33-40 |
| 14:31 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-40 |
| 14:26 | Auburn | Craig Willis knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Brandon Jenkins | 36-42 |
| 14:09 | Northern Iowa | Lee Adams can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-42 |
| 14:07 | Auburn | Norman Bailey snags the defensive board | 36-42 |
| 13:48 | Auburn | Craig Willis hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Charles Smith | 36-45 |
| 13:19 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Charles Smith - foul #1 on Charles Smith, team foul #1 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stephen Cueva (PG), Ramon Delacruz (SG), Marcos Ruiz (PF), Barry Morgan (C) Jesse Sartori, Lee Adams, Brian Gray, Arthur Duncan | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ricky Croce (PG), Ervin Gould (SG), Edwin Crocker (SF), James Lancaster (PF), Richard Somers (C) Craig Willis, Brandon Jenkins, Charles Smith, Norman Bailey, Charles Shepherd | |
| 13:19 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan makes the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 13:19 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 12:58 | Auburn | Edwin Crocker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand (PF) Arnold Logan | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 12:46 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-45 |
| 12:45 | Auburn | James Lancaster pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| 12:27 | Auburn | James Lancaster scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 38-47 |
| 12:06 | Northern Iowa | Ramon Delacruz can't finish the layup but the foul's on Richard Somers - foul #2 on Richard Somers, team foul #2 | 38-47 |
| 12:06 | Northern Iowa | Ramon Delacruz makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 12:06 | Northern Iowa | Ramon Delacruz makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 12:04 | Auburn | Ricky Croce double dribbles in the backcourt | 40-47 |
| 11:55 | Northern Iowa | Ramon Delacruz misses the jump hook from the baseline | 40-47 |
| 11:54 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan tips it back up and in | 42-47 |
| 11:35 | Auburn | Richard Somers misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 42-47 |
| 11:34 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Stephen Cueva (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ramon Delacruz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marcos Ruiz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Sand (fresh) C - Barry Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ricky Croce (fresh) SG - Ervin Gould (fresh) SF - Edwin Crocker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Lancaster (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Somers (fresh) | |
| 11:13 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Cueva throws it down on a great pass from Marcos Ruiz | 44-47 |
| 10:54 | Auburn | James Lancaster is hacked by Marcos Ruiz - foul #1 on Marcos Ruiz, team foul #2 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Duncan (PF) Barry Morgan | |
| Subs | Auburn | Craig Willis (PG), Norman Bailey (PF), Charles Shepherd (C) Ervin Gould, James Lancaster, Richard Somers | |
| 10:40 | Auburn | Charles Shepherd is fouled on the floor by Ramon Delacruz - foul #1 on Ramon Delacruz, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Adams (SG) Robert Sand | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brandon Jenkins (SG) Ricky Croce | |
| 10:19 | Auburn | Brandon Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Lee Adams - foul #1 on Lee Adams, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori (PG), James Stone (SF), John Wynn (C) Ramon Delacruz, Stephen Cueva, Marcos Ruiz | |
| Subs | Auburn | Charles Smith (SF) Edwin Crocker | |
| 10:03 | Auburn | Norman Bailey clanks a floater near the basket but the foul's on John Wynn - foul #1 on John Wynn, team foul #5 | 44-47 |
| 10:03 | Auburn | Norman Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 10:03 | Auburn | Norman Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 10:03 | Auburn | Charles Shepherd grabs the offensive board | 44-48 |
| 09:42 | Auburn | Charles Shepherd makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Norman Bailey | 44-50 |
| 09:17 | Northern Iowa | Lee Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ramon Delacruz (PG), Arnold Logan (SF), Barry Morgan (C) Jesse Sartori, James Stone, John Wynn | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ricky Croce (PG), Ervin Gould (SG), Edwin Crocker (SF), James Lancaster (C) Craig Willis, Brandon Jenkins, Charles Smith, Charles Shepherd | |
| 08:55 | Auburn | Edwin Crocker's floater is tipped away by Barry Morgan | 44-50 |
| 08:54 | Auburn | James Lancaster hits the follow up shot | 44-52 |
| 08:34 | Northern Iowa | Ervin Gould is called for the reach on Lee Adams - foul #1 on Ervin Gould, team foul #3 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stephen Cueva (PG), Brian Gray (PF) Lee Adams, Arthur Duncan | |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Somers (C) Norman Bailey | |
| 08:22 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Richard Somers - foul #3 on Richard Somers, team foul #4 | 44-52 |
| 08:22 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 08:22 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 08:09 | Auburn | Barry Morgan is called for the reach on Ervin Gould - foul #2 on Barry Morgan, team foul #6 | 45-52 |
| 07:49 | Auburn | Richard Somers clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Ramon Delacruz - foul #2 on Ramon Delacruz, team foul #7 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Duncan (C) Barry Morgan | |
| Subs | Auburn | Charles Smith (SF) Edwin Crocker | |
| 07:49 | Auburn | Richard Somers makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 07:49 | Auburn | Richard Somers misses the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 07:49 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to James Lancaster | 45-53 |
| 07:27 | Auburn | Stephen Cueva steps in front of the Ervin Gould pass | 45-53 |
| 07:24 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan lays it in on a nice dish by Stephen Cueva | 47-53 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Stephen Cueva (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ramon Delacruz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arnold Logan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Gray (fresh) 4 reb. C - Arthur Duncan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ricky Croce (fresh) SG - Ervin Gould (fresh) SF - Charles Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Lancaster (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Somers (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:17 | Auburn | Ricky Croce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori (PG), Lee Adams (SG) Ramon Delacruz, Arnold Logan | |
| Subs | Auburn | Craig Willis (PG), Brandon Jenkins (SG), Norman Bailey (PF) Ricky Croce, Ervin Gould, Richard Somers | |
| 06:55 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Edwin Crocker (C) James Lancaster | |
| 06:37 | Auburn | Charles Smith connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Brandon Jenkins | 47-56 |
| 06:29 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Jesse Sartori and he's fouled by Norman Bailey - foul #1 on Norman Bailey, team foul #5 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan (C) Arthur Duncan | |
| Subs | Auburn | Charles Shepherd (C) Craig Willis | |
| 06:29 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray makes the free throw | 50-56 |
| 06:12 | Auburn | Charles Shepherd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan (SF), Marcos Ruiz (PF) Stephen Cueva, Brian Gray | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ricky Croce (PG), Ervin Gould (SG) Edwin Crocker, Brandon Jenkins | |
| 05:50 | Northern Iowa | Lee Adams knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jesse Sartori | 53-56 |
| 05:28 | Auburn | Charles Shepherd blows the dunk | 53-56 |
| 05:27 | Auburn | Charles Shepherd tips it in | 53-58 |
| 05:08 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 53-58 |
| 05:06 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz tips it home | 55-58 |
| 04:49 | Auburn | Norman Bailey misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-58 |
| 04:48 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| 04:28 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Marcos Ruiz | 57-58 |
| 04:23 | Auburn | Ervin Gould can't connect on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Barry Morgan - foul #3 on Barry Morgan, team foul #8 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stephen Cueva (PG), Ramon Delacruz (SG), Brian Gray (PF), Arthur Duncan (C) Jesse Sartori, Lee Adams, Arnold Logan, Barry Morgan | |
| Subs | Auburn | Craig Willis (PG), Brandon Jenkins (SG), James Lancaster (PF), Edwin Crocker (C) Ricky Croce, Charles Smith, Norman Bailey, Charles Shepherd | |
| 04:23 | Auburn | Ervin Gould misses the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 04:23 | Auburn | Ervin Gould makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 04:03 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Duncan misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Brandon Jenkins - foul #1 on Brandon Jenkins, team foul #6 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Somers (C) Ervin Gould | |
| 04:03 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Duncan misses the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 04:03 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Duncan misses the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 04:03 | Auburn | Edwin Crocker grabs the board | 57-59 |
| 03:42 | Auburn | Edwin Crocker loses the dribble to Marcos Ruiz | 57-59 |
| 03:26 | Northern Iowa | Ramon Delacruz makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Stephen Cueva | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Stephen Cueva (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ramon Delacruz (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Marcos Ruiz (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Gray (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Duncan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Craig Willis (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brandon Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edwin Crocker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Lancaster (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Somers (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:04 | Auburn | Richard Somers loses the ball out of bounds | 59-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Adams (SG), Arnold Logan (SF) Ramon Delacruz, Marcos Ruiz | |
| Subs | Auburn | Norman Bailey (PF) Richard Somers | |
| 02:41 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-59 |
| 02:39 | Auburn | The rebound goes to James Lancaster | 59-59 |
| 02:39 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori (PG), Barry Morgan (C) Stephen Cueva, Arthur Duncan | |
| Subs | Auburn | Charles Smith (SF), Charles Shepherd (C) Edwin Crocker, James Lancaster | |
| 02:21 | Auburn | Craig Willis is hacked by Jesse Sartori - foul #1 on Jesse Sartori, team foul #9 | 59-59 |
| 02:21 | Auburn | Craig Willis makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 02:21 | Auburn | Craig Willis misses the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 02:21 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan grabs the board | 59-60 |
| 01:54 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-60 |
| 01:53 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan misses the tip | 59-60 |
| 01:52 | Auburn | Brandon Jenkins gets the rebound | 59-60 |
| 01:35 | Auburn | Jesse Sartori is called for the reach on Brandon Jenkins - foul #2 on Jesse Sartori, team foul #10 | 59-60 |
| 01:35 | Auburn | Brandon Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 01:35 | Auburn | Brandon Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 01:14 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-62 |
| 00:59 | Auburn | Charles Smith blows the layup but he's hacked by Brian Gray - foul #2 on Brian Gray, team foul #11 | 61-62 |
| 00:59 | Auburn | Charles Smith makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:59 | Auburn | Charles Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:59 | Auburn | Charles Shepherd snags the offensive board | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Auburn | Charles Smith banks in the layup | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-65 |
| 00:22 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan grabs the offensive rebound | 61-65 |
| 00:18 | Northern Iowa | Craig Willis steals it from Jesse Sartori | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa 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 (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Auburn | Jesse Sartori is called for the reach on Charles Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jesse Sartori, team foul #12 | 61-65 |
| 00:17 | Auburn | Charles Smith makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:17 | Auburn | Charles Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | Craig Willis is called for the reach on Jesse Sartori - foul #1 on Craig Willis, team foul #7 | 61-67 |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| 00:07 | Auburn | Jesse Sartori is called for the reach on Norman Bailey in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jesse Sartori, team foul #13 | 63-67 |
| 00:07 | Auburn | Norman Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:07 | Auburn | Norman Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Lee Adams misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-69 |
| 00:02 | Auburn | Charles Shepherd grabs the board | 63-69 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Charles Shepherd runs out the clock | 63-69 |