| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brad Green (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Barber (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Sykes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Prewett (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Don Petrey (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Jon Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chas Malewski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Reimers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lee Halle (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Jeff Reimers inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Auburn | Jon Harris connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Lee Halle | 30-36 |
| 19:21 | Northern Iowa | Don Petrey is whistled for a carry | 30-36 |
| 19:05 | Auburn | Daniel Wilson is hacked by William Barber - foul #2 on William Barber, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| 18:42 | Auburn | Jon Harris clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 18:40 | Auburn | Chas Malewski hits the follow up shot | 30-38 |
| 18:27 | Northern Iowa | Don Petrey comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Lee Halle - foul #2 on Lee Halle, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| 18:27 | Northern Iowa | Don Petrey makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 18:27 | Northern Iowa | Don Petrey makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 18:10 | Auburn | Jeff Reimers hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Chas Malewski | 32-40 |
| 17:53 | Northern Iowa | Jon Harris steals it from Brad Green | 32-40 |
| 17:36 | Auburn | Chas Malewski clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-40 |
| 17:35 | Northern Iowa | Richard Prewett grabs the board | 32-40 |
| 17:22 | Northern Iowa | William Barber is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on William Barber, team foul #2 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes (PG), Leif Polinski (SG), Edward Johnson (C) Brad Green, William Barber, Don Petrey | |
| Subs | Auburn | Nathan Stone (C) Lee Halle | |
| 17:05 | Auburn | Chas Malewski misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-40 |
| 17:04 | Northern Iowa | Richard Prewett pulls down the rebound | 32-40 |
| 16:40 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes slams it home | 34-40 |
| 16:25 | Auburn | Jeff Reimers hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-42 |
| 16:16 | Northern Iowa | Jon Harris is called for the reach on Steven Hughes - foul #3 on Jon Harris, team foul #2 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brad Green (PG), Gail Tuten (SF), Travis Goolsby (C) Steven Hughes, Matthew Sykes, Richard Prewett | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Roughton (PG), John Maltsberger (SG), Alton Denney (PF), Bernard Canfield (C) Jon Harris, Chas Malewski, Jeff Reimers, Daniel Wilson | |
| 16:04 | Northern Iowa | Nathan Stone takes the ball from Travis Goolsby | 34-42 |
| 15:48 | Auburn | James Roughton buries a shot from the free throw line and the foul's on Brad Green - foul #2 on Brad Green, team foul #3 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Barber (SG), Don Petrey (C) Leif Polinski, Travis Goolsby | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 15:48 | Auburn | James Roughton misses the free throw | 34-44 |
| 15:48 | Northern Iowa | Don Petrey pulls down the rebound | 34-44 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brad Green (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Barber (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gail Tuten (fresh) PF - Edward Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Don Petrey (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Roughton (fresh) 8 pts. SG - John Maltsberger (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Nathan Stone (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alton Denney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bernard Canfield (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Northern Iowa | William Barber misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-44 |
| 15:28 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten snags the offensive board | 34-44 |
| 15:15 | Northern Iowa | William Barber's floater is knocked away by Alton Denney | 34-44 |
| 15:14 | Northern Iowa | Don Petrey tips it in | 36-44 |
| 14:57 | Auburn | Nathan Stone clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-44 |
| 14:55 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Edward Johnson | 36-44 |
| 14:40 | Northern Iowa | Don Petrey connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Brad Green | 39-44 |
| 14:11 | Auburn | James Roughton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-44 |
| 14:09 | Northern Iowa | Edward Johnson snags the defensive board | 39-44 |
| 14:05 | Northern Iowa | William Barber knocks in the shot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Bernard Canfield - foul #1 on Bernard Canfield, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes (PG), Matthew Sykes (SF), Richard Prewett (PF) Brad Green, Gail Tuten, Edward Johnson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jon Harris (PG), Chas Malewski (SG), Jeff Reimers (SF), Daniel Wilson (PF), Lee Halle (C) James Roughton, John Maltsberger, Nathan Stone, Alton Denney, Bernard Canfield | |
| 14:05 | Northern Iowa | William Barber misses the free throw | 41-44 |
| 14:05 | Auburn | Lee Halle pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 13:42 | Auburn | Jeff Reimers misses long on a shot from the left side | 41-44 |
| 13:40 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Sykes grabs the board | 41-44 |
| 13:35 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes misses the turnaround from close range | 41-44 |
| 13:34 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Sykes grabs the offensive board | 41-44 |
| 13:15 | Northern Iowa | Lee Halle blocks the short jumper by Don Petrey | 41-44 |
| 13:13 | Northern Iowa | Don Petrey tips it but misses | 41-44 |
| 13:11 | Auburn | Chas Malewski grabs the board | 41-44 |
| 12:45 | Auburn | Jon Harris blows the layup | 41-44 |
| 12:43 | Northern Iowa | Don Petrey pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 12:37 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Sykes drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Steven Hughes | 43-44 |
| 12:13 | Auburn | Jeff Reimers is fouled on the floor by Steven Hughes - foul #1 on Steven Hughes, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brad Green (PG), Leif Polinski (SG), Edward Johnson (C) Steven Hughes, William Barber, Don Petrey | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 11:56 | Auburn | Lee Halle scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 11:35 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Sykes's layup is rejected by Daniel Wilson | 43-46 |
| 11:34 | Auburn | Jeff Reimers snags the defensive board | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brad Green (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leif Polinski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Sykes (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Prewett (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Johnson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Jon Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chas Malewski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Reimers (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lee Halle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:18 | Auburn | Chas Malewski blows the dunk | 43-46 |
| 11:17 | Auburn | Jeff Reimers grabs the offensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 11:07 | Auburn | Jeff Reimers knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Chas Malewski | 43-49 |
| 10:50 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Sykes connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Brad Green | 46-49 |
| 10:37 | Auburn | Jeff Reimers can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-49 |
| 10:36 | Auburn | Daniel Wilson hits the follow up shot | 46-51 |
| 10:34 | Northern Iowa | Jon Harris is called for the reach on Brad Green in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jon Harris, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby (C) Richard Prewett | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Roughton (PG), John Maltsberger (SG), Nathan Stone (SF), Alton Denney (PF), Bernard Canfield (C) Jon Harris, Chas Malewski, Jeff Reimers, Daniel Wilson, Lee Halle | |
| 10:25 | Northern Iowa | James Roughton takes the ball from Leif Polinski | 46-51 |
| 10:18 | Auburn | John Maltsberger hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-54 |
| 09:55 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Sykes misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-54 |
| 09:53 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby grabs the offensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 09:34 | Northern Iowa | James Roughton steals the ball from Edward Johnson | 46-54 |
| 09:31 | Auburn | James Roughton lays it up and in | 46-56 |
| 09:21 | Northern Iowa | Edward Johnson hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Brad Green | 49-56 |
| 09:05 | Auburn | Nathan Stone hits a jump hook from the left block and the foul's on Leif Polinski - foul #2 on Leif Polinski, team foul #5 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes (PG), William Barber (SG), Gail Tuten (SF), Richard Prewett (PF), Don Petrey (C) Brad Green, Leif Polinski, Matthew Sykes, Edward Johnson, Travis Goolsby | |
| Subs | Auburn | Chas Malewski (SG), Jeff Reimers (SF), Daniel Wilson (PF) John Maltsberger, Alton Denney, Bernard Canfield | |
| 09:05 | Auburn | Nathan Stone makes the free throw | 49-59 |
| 08:57 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Reimers is called for the reach on Steven Hughes - foul #2 on Jeff Reimers, team foul #5 | 49-59 |
| 08:52 | Northern Iowa | Richard Prewett misses the easy layup | 49-59 |
| 08:51 | Auburn | Daniel Wilson gets the rebound | 49-59 |
| 08:36 | Auburn | Chas Malewski scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by James Roughton | 49-62 |
| 08:18 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from William Barber | 51-62 |
| 08:08 | Auburn | James Roughton is whistled for traveling | 51-62 |
| 08:00 | Northern Iowa | Richard Prewett hits the finger roll | 53-62 |
| 07:42 | Auburn | Daniel Wilson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 53-62 |
| 07:40 | Auburn | Nathan Stone tips it back up and in | 53-64 |
| 07:29 | Northern Iowa | Don Petrey's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Wilson | 53-64 |
| 07:27 | Auburn | Daniel Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-64 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Barber (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gail Tuten (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Prewett (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Don Petrey (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Roughton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Chas Malewski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeff Reimers (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Daniel Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Nathan Stone (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Auburn | Chas Malewski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-64 |
| 07:20 | Northern Iowa | Don Petrey grabs the defensive rebound | 53-64 |
| 07:01 | Northern Iowa | William Barber makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Steven Hughes | 55-64 |
| 06:54 | Auburn | James Roughton misses the 3 from the left corner | 55-64 |
| 06:53 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to William Barber | 55-64 |
| 06:36 | Northern Iowa | Richard Prewett is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Richard Prewett, team foul #6 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brad Green (PG), Leif Polinski (SG), Matthew Sykes (SF), Edward Johnson (PF), Travis Goolsby (C) Steven Hughes, William Barber, Gail Tuten, Richard Prewett, Don Petrey | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jon Harris (PG), Antoine Krupinsky (SG), John Maltsberger (SF), Alton Denney (PF), Lee Halle (C) James Roughton, Chas Malewski, Jeff Reimers, Daniel Wilson, Nathan Stone | |
| 06:16 | Auburn | John Maltsberger misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Leif Polinski - foul #3 on Leif Polinski, team foul #7 | 55-64 |
| 06:16 | Auburn | John Maltsberger makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 06:16 | Auburn | John Maltsberger makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 06:00 | Northern Iowa | Edward Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 55-66 |
| 05:36 | Auburn | Antoine Krupinsky drills a driving attempt in the lane and he's fouled by Leif Polinski - foul #4 on Leif Polinski, team foul #8 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jeff Reimers (SF) John Maltsberger | |
| 05:36 | Auburn | Antoine Krupinsky makes the free throw | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:13 | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Sykes | 58-69 |
| 04:59 | Auburn | Antoine Krupinsky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-69 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Prewett (PF), Don Petrey (C) Edward Johnson, Travis Goolsby | |
| Subs | Auburn | Chas Malewski (SG), Daniel Wilson (PF) Antoine Krupinsky, Alton Denney | |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 04:41 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Sykes is hacked by Jeff Reimers - foul #3 on Jeff Reimers, team foul #6 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes (PG) Brad Green | |
| Subs | Auburn | Nathan Stone (C) Lee Halle | |
| 04:27 | Northern Iowa | Don Petrey misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-69 |
| 04:25 | Auburn | Jon Harris gets the rebound | 58-69 |
| 04:18 | Auburn | Chas Malewski misses the 3 from the left corner | 58-69 |
| 04:16 | Auburn | Daniel Wilson grabs the offensive board | 58-69 |
| 03:59 | Auburn | Jeff Reimers is hacked by Don Petrey - foul #1 on Don Petrey, team foul #9 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Barber (SG) Leif Polinski | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 03:59 | Auburn | Jeff Reimers misses the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 03:59 | Northern Iowa | Richard Prewett grabs the board | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Northern Iowa | William Barber misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-69 |
| 03:41 | Auburn | Daniel Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Auburn | Jon Harris misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-69 |
| 03:24 | Auburn | Chas Malewski tips it in | 58-71 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Barber (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Sykes (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Prewett (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Don Petrey (fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Jon Harris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Chas Malewski (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeff Reimers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Nathan Stone (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Northern Iowa | William Barber can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-71 |
| 03:07 | Auburn | Nathan Stone pulls down the rebound | 58-71 |
| 02:40 | Auburn | Chas Malewski can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 58-71 |
| 02:39 | Northern Iowa | Don Petrey grabs the defensive rebound | 58-71 |
| 02:32 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-71 |
| 02:31 | Auburn | Daniel Wilson pulls down the rebound | 58-71 |
| 02:02 | Auburn | Jeff Reimers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-71 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Moore (PG), Leif Polinski (SG), Gail Tuten (SF), Edward Johnson (PF), Travis Goolsby (C) Steven Hughes, William Barber, Matthew Sykes, Richard Prewett, Don Petrey | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jonathan Simard (PG), James Roughton (SG), John Maltsberger (SF), Alton Denney (PF), Bernard Canfield (C) Jon Harris, Chas Malewski, Jeff Reimers, Daniel Wilson, Nathan Stone | |
| 01:45 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-71 |
| 01:30 | Auburn | Edward Johnson blocks the short jumper by Alton Denney | 61-71 |
| 01:29 | Auburn | John Maltsberger snags the offensive board | 61-71 |
| 01:09 | Auburn | James Roughton hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but the foul's on Leif Polinski - foul #5 on Leif Polinski, team foul #10 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes (PG) Leif Polinski | |
| Subs | Auburn | Nathan Stone (SF) Jonathan Simard | |
| 01:09 | Auburn | James Roughton makes the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 01:09 | Auburn | James Roughton makes the 2nd free throw | 61-73 |
| 00:57 | Northern Iowa | The jumper by Steven Hughes is denied by Bernard Canfield | 61-73 |
| 00:55 | Auburn | Bernard Canfield grabs the board | 61-73 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Auburn | Jeremy Moore steals the ball from Alton Denney | 61-73 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby is fouled on the floor by Bernard Canfield - foul #2 on Bernard Canfield, team foul #7 | 61-73 |
| 00:29 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby makes the 1st free throw | 62-73 |
| 00:29 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby makes the 2nd free throw | 63-73 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | James Roughton runs out the clock | 63-73 |