| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Roger Barton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herbert Lujan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Taylor (fresh) PF - Brian Gatewood (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Nicholas Brown (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Paul Austin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alvin Caldwell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Louis Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Ashby (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Billy Hanson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Louis Bell inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:56 | Auburn | Joseph Ashby is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Taylor - foul #2 on Robert Taylor, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| 19:35 | Auburn | Paul Austin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-31 |
| 19:34 | Western Michigan | Herbert Lujan gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 19:19 | Western Michigan | Louis Bell is called for the reach on Robert Taylor - foul #2 on Louis Bell, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| 19:12 | Western Michigan | Joseph Ashby is called for the reach on Brian Gatewood - foul #1 on Joseph Ashby, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| 18:50 | Western Michigan | Roger Barton is hacked by Paul Austin - foul #1 on Paul Austin, team foul #3 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Chris Long (SF) Robert Taylor | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 18:44 | Western Michigan | Joseph Ashby steps in front of the Herbert Lujan pass | 33-31 |
| 18:22 | Auburn | Paul Austin misses short on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Brian Gatewood - foul #3 on Brian Gatewood, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Loftis (PG), Juan Garcia (SG), Jeremy Cole (PF), Chen Xang (C) Roger Barton, Herbert Lujan, Brian Gatewood, Nicholas Brown | |
| Subs | Auburn | Joey Pepper (SF), Ron Bundy (PF), Mitchell Glodowski (C) Louis Bell, Joseph Ashby, Billy Hanson | |
| 18:22 | Auburn | Paul Austin misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 18:22 | Auburn | Paul Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 17:58 | Western Michigan | Chen Xang drills a jumper from close range set up by Robert Loftis | 35-32 |
| 17:45 | Auburn | Paul Austin is hacked by Robert Loftis - foul #1 on Robert Loftis, team foul #3 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Auburn | George Adams (SG), Dustin Williams (C) Paul Austin, Alvin Caldwell | |
| 17:32 | Auburn | George Adams buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mitchell Glodowski | 35-34 |
| 17:14 | Western Michigan | Chris Long hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 35-34 |
| 17:13 | Auburn | Ron Bundy snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| 17:09 | Auburn | Joey Pepper hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Mitchell Glodowski | 35-37 |
| 16:54 | Western Michigan | Robert Loftis makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Juan Garcia | 38-37 |
| 16:47 | Auburn | George Adams is fouled in the backcourt by Chris Long - foul #1 on Chris Long, team foul #4 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Roger Barton (PG), Herbert Lujan (SG), Robert Taylor (SF), Nicholas Brown (PF) Robert Loftis, Juan Garcia, Chris Long, Jeremy Cole | |
| Subs | Auburn | Steve Hooten (SG), Louis Bell (SF), Joseph Ashby (PF), Billy Hanson (C) Joey Pepper, Mitchell Glodowski, Ron Bundy, Dustin Williams | |
| 16:29 | Auburn | Chen Xang is called for the reach on Joseph Ashby - foul #1 on Chen Xang, team foul #5 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Alvin Caldwell (SG) Steve Hooten | |
| 16:16 | Auburn | Joseph Ashby can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Nicholas Brown - foul #1 on Nicholas Brown, team foul #6 | 38-37 |
| 16:16 | Auburn | Joseph Ashby makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 16:16 | Auburn | Joseph Ashby makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 15:58 | Western Michigan | Herbert Lujan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-39 |
| 15:56 | Western Michigan | Roger Barton misses the tip | 38-39 |
| 15:55 | Auburn | Billy Hanson gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Roger Barton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herbert Lujan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Taylor (fresh) PF - Nicholas Brown (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Chen Xang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - George Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alvin Caldwell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Louis Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Ashby (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Billy Hanson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Auburn | Nicholas Brown steps in front of the Billy Hanson pass | 38-39 |
| 15:29 | Western Michigan | Roger Barton misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Alvin Caldwell - foul #1 on Alvin Caldwell, team foul #4 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Loftis (SG), Brian Gatewood (PF), Dwight Mayberry (C) Herbert Lujan, Nicholas Brown, Chen Xang | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Austin (PG), Joey Pepper (SG), Dustin Williams (SF), Ron Bundy (C) George Adams, Alvin Caldwell, Louis Bell, Billy Hanson | |
| 15:29 | Western Michigan | Roger Barton misses the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 15:29 | Western Michigan | Roger Barton makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 15:24 | Auburn | Dustin Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-39 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jeremy Cole (SF) Robert Taylor | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 15:14 | Western Michigan | Robert Loftis is hacked by Joseph Ashby - foul #2 on Joseph Ashby, team foul #5 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Juan Garcia (SG) Roger Barton | |
| Subs | Auburn | Steve Hooten (SG) Joseph Ashby | |
| 15:01 | Western Michigan | Jeremy Cole clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 39-39 |
| 15:00 | Western Michigan | Dwight Mayberry pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 14:36 | Western Michigan | Jeremy Cole makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Juan Garcia | 42-39 |
| 14:27 | Auburn | Paul Austin misses badly on a floater from the left side | 42-39 |
| 14:25 | Western Michigan | Robert Loftis pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 14:17 | Western Michigan | Brian Gatewood drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Loftis | 44-39 |
| 13:56 | Auburn | Joey Pepper misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 44-39 |
| 13:54 | Auburn | Paul Austin tips it home | 44-41 |
| 13:41 | Western Michigan | Robert Loftis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Roger Barton (PG), Herbert Lujan (SG), Chris Long (SF) Robert Loftis, Juan Garcia, Jeremy Cole | |
| Subs | Auburn | George Adams (PG), Alvin Caldwell (SG), Louis Bell (SF), Joseph Ashby (PF), Billy Hanson (C) Paul Austin, Steve Hooten, Joey Pepper, Ron Bundy, Dustin Williams | |
| 13:24 | Auburn | Alvin Caldwell makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from George Adams | 44-44 |
| 13:04 | Western Michigan | Joseph Ashby takes the ball from Herbert Lujan | 44-44 |
| 12:52 | Auburn | George Adams comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 12:50 | Auburn | Louis Bell misses the tip | 44-44 |
| 12:49 | Auburn | Joseph Ashby hits the follow up shot | 44-46 |
| 12:40 | Western Michigan | Roger Barton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Billy Hanson - foul #3 on Billy Hanson, team foul #6 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Taylor (SF), Nicholas Brown (PF) Brian Gatewood, Dwight Mayberry | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Austin (PG) George Adams | |
| 12:40 | Western Michigan | Roger Barton misses the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 12:40 | Western Michigan | Roger Barton makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 12:20 | Auburn | Billy Hanson drills a turnaround near the basket set up by Alvin Caldwell | 45-48 |
| 12:12 | Western Michigan | Robert Taylor comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-48 |
| 12:11 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Alvin Caldwell | 45-48 |
| 12:08 | Auburn | Joseph Ashby double dribbles in the backcourt | 45-48 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joesph Jewell (PG), Dwight Mayberry (C) Roger Barton, Chris Long | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mitchell Glodowski (SF), Dustin Williams (C) Louis Bell, Billy Hanson | |
| 11:46 | Western Michigan | Robert Taylor connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Joesph Jewell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Herbert Lujan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nicholas Brown (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Dwight Mayberry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Paul Austin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alvin Caldwell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mitchell Glodowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Ashby (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Dustin Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Auburn | Alvin Caldwell misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-48 |
| 11:23 | Auburn | Dustin Williams tips it back up and in | 48-50 |
| 10:54 | Western Michigan | Joesph Jewell connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-50 |
| 10:40 | Auburn | Mitchell Glodowski travels with the ball | 50-50 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Roger Barton (PG), Robert Loftis (SG), Chris Long (SF), Jeremy Cole (PF), Chen Xang (C) Joesph Jewell, Herbert Lujan, Robert Taylor, Nicholas Brown, Dwight Mayberry | |
| Subs | Auburn | Joey Pepper (PG), George Adams (SG), Louis Bell (SF), Ron Bundy (PF), Billy Hanson (C) Paul Austin, Alvin Caldwell, Mitchell Glodowski, Joseph Ashby, Dustin Williams | |
| 10:29 | Western Michigan | Robert Loftis knocks in the shot from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 10:27 | Auburn | Chris Long is called for the reach on Billy Hanson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Chris Long, team foul #7 | 52-50 |
| 10:27 | Auburn | Billy Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 10:27 | Auburn | Billy Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 10:05 | Western Michigan | Ron Bundy denies the turnaround by Roger Barton | 52-52 |
| 10:03 | Auburn | Billy Hanson grabs the board | 52-52 |
| 09:46 | Auburn | Ron Bundy is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Joey Pepper | 52-54 |
| 09:32 | Western Michigan | Chen Xang makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Chris Long and he's hacked by Billy Hanson - foul #4 on Billy Hanson, team foul #7 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Taylor (SF), Brian Gatewood (PF) Chris Long, Jeremy Cole | |
| Subs | Auburn | Steve Hooten (SG), Joseph Ashby (PF) Joey Pepper, Billy Hanson | |
| 09:32 | Western Michigan | Chen Xang misses the free throw | 54-54 |
| 09:32 | Auburn | Joseph Ashby pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 09:12 | Auburn | Joseph Ashby misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Taylor - foul #3 on Robert Taylor, team foul #8 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Juan Garcia (SG), Dwight Mayberry (C) Roger Barton, Chen Xang | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 09:12 | Auburn | Joseph Ashby makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 09:12 | Auburn | Joseph Ashby misses the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 09:12 | Western Michigan | Brian Gatewood grabs the board | 54-55 |
| 09:00 | Western Michigan | Brian Gatewood scores on a jump hook from close range | 56-55 |
| 08:40 | Auburn | Louis Bell hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 56-55 |
| 08:39 | Auburn | Steve Hooten pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 08:28 | Auburn | Ron Bundy can't connect on a shot from close range | 56-55 |
| 08:27 | Western Michigan | Juan Garcia grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 08:07 | Western Michigan | Robert Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 08:06 | Auburn | Louis Bell snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| 08:04 | Auburn | George Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-55 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Roger Barton (PG), Herbert Lujan (SG), Chris Long (SF), Jeremy Cole (PF), Nicholas Brown (C) Robert Loftis, Juan Garcia, Robert Taylor, Brian Gatewood, Dwight Mayberry | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Austin (PG), Alvin Caldwell (SG), Joey Pepper (SF), Mitchell Glodowski (PF), Dustin Williams (C) George Adams, Steve Hooten, Louis Bell, Joseph Ashby, Ron Bundy | |
| 07:43 | Western Michigan | Roger Barton misses long on a floater from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 07:41 | Western Michigan | Roger Barton can't tip it in | 56-55 |
| 07:39 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Roger Barton | 56-55 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Roger Barton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herbert Lujan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Chris Long (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jeremy Cole (fresh) 5 pts. C - Nicholas Brown (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Paul Austin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alvin Caldwell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joey Pepper (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mitchell Glodowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dustin Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Brown is hacked by Mitchell Glodowski - foul #3 on Mitchell Glodowski, team foul #8 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Chen Xang (C) Jeremy Cole | |
| Subs | Auburn | Billy Hanson (C) Dustin Williams | |
| 07:29 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Brown makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 07:29 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 07:27 | Auburn | Paul Austin is fouled in the backcourt by Roger Barton - foul #2 on Roger Barton, team foul #9 | 58-55 |
| 07:27 | Auburn | Paul Austin misses the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 07:27 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Brown grabs the board | 58-55 |
| 07:06 | Western Michigan | Chen Xang knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Herbert Lujan | 61-55 |
| 07:03 | Auburn | Paul Austin's pass is intercepted by Herbert Lujan in the backcourt | 61-55 |
| 06:48 | Western Michigan | Alvin Caldwell picks off the pass by Nicholas Brown | 61-55 |
| 06:26 | Auburn | Billy Hanson connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Joey Pepper | 61-57 |
| 06:05 | Western Michigan | Chen Xang makes the shot from the left block and he's hacked by Paul Austin - foul #2 on Paul Austin, team foul #9 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joesph Jewell (PG), Juan Garcia (SG), Jeremy Cole (SF), Brian Gatewood (PF) Roger Barton, Herbert Lujan, Chris Long, Nicholas Brown | |
| Subs | Auburn | Steve Hooten (PG), Dustin Williams (SF), Joseph Ashby (PF) Paul Austin, Joey Pepper, Mitchell Glodowski | |
| 06:05 | Western Michigan | Chen Xang makes the free throw | 64-57 |
| 05:48 | Auburn | Alvin Caldwell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-57 |
| 05:47 | Western Michigan | Jeremy Cole pulls down the rebound | 64-57 |
| 05:24 | Western Michigan | Jeremy Cole misses the easy layup | 64-57 |
| 05:22 | Auburn | Billy Hanson gets the rebound | 64-57 |
| 04:56 | Auburn | Steve Hooten comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 64-57 |
| 04:54 | Western Michigan | Brian Gatewood grabs the defensive rebound | 64-57 |
| 04:42 | Western Michigan | Jeremy Cole misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Dustin Williams - foul #1 on Dustin Williams, team foul #10 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Roger Barton (PG), Robert Loftis (SG), Dwight Mayberry (C) Joesph Jewell, Juan Garcia, Chen Xang | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Austin (PG), George Adams (SG), Louis Bell (SF), Ron Bundy (PF) Steve Hooten, Alvin Caldwell, Joseph Ashby, Billy Hanson | |
| 04:42 | Western Michigan | Jeremy Cole makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 04:42 | Western Michigan | Jeremy Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 04:40 | Auburn | Paul Austin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-57 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Taylor (SF) Jeremy Cole | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 04:27 | Western Michigan | Brian Gatewood knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Robert Taylor | 68-57 |
| 04:22 | Auburn | George Adams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-57 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Ashby (PF) Dustin Williams | |
| 04:11 | Western Michigan | Roger Barton is called for traveling | 68-57 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Herbert Lujan (SG), Chris Long (SF) Roger Barton, Robert Taylor | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 03:52 | Auburn | Louis Bell buries a shot near the basket | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Western Michigan | Herbert Lujan hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Robert Loftis | 70-59 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Robert Loftis (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Herbert Lujan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Chris Long (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Brian Gatewood (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Dwight Mayberry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Paul Austin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Bell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Ashby (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Ron Bundy (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Auburn | Dwight Mayberry swats the layup by Ron Bundy | 70-59 |
| 03:17 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Brian Gatewood | 70-59 |
| 03:03 | Western Michigan | Herbert Lujan misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Joseph Ashby - foul #3 on Joseph Ashby, team foul #11 | 70-59 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Roger Barton (PG), Jeremy Cole (SF), Nicholas Brown (PF) Robert Loftis, Chris Long, Brian Gatewood | |
| Subs | Auburn | Steve Hooten (PG), Alvin Caldwell (SG), Joey Pepper (SF), Mitchell Glodowski (PF), Dustin Williams (C) Paul Austin, George Adams, Louis Bell, Joseph Ashby, Ron Bundy | |
| 03:03 | Western Michigan | Herbert Lujan makes the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 03:03 | Western Michigan | Herbert Lujan makes the 2nd free throw | 72-59 |
| 02:48 | Auburn | Alvin Caldwell misses badly on the uncontested shot from the free throw line | 72-59 |
| 02:47 | Auburn | Dustin Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 72-59 |
| 02:47 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-59 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Chris Long (SF) Dwight Mayberry | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ron Bundy (PF), Billy Hanson (C) Steve Hooten, Dustin Williams | |
| 02:37 | Auburn | Mitchell Glodowski is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Brown - foul #2 on Nicholas Brown, team foul #10 | 72-59 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Loftis (PG), Juan Garcia (SG) Roger Barton, Herbert Lujan | |
| Subs | Auburn | George Adams (SG), Dustin Williams (C) Alvin Caldwell, Billy Hanson | |
| 02:37 | Auburn | Mitchell Glodowski makes the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 02:37 | Auburn | Mitchell Glodowski makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 02:33 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-61 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Roger Barton (PG), Herbert Lujan (SG), Robert Taylor (SF), Chen Xang (C) Robert Loftis, Juan Garcia, Chris Long, Jeremy Cole | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Austin (PG), Alvin Caldwell (SG), Louis Bell (SF), Billy Hanson (C) Joey Pepper, George Adams, Mitchell Glodowski, Dustin Williams | |
| 02:21 | Western Michigan | Herbert Lujan is whistled for traveling | 72-61 |
| 02:05 | Auburn | Roger Barton steps in front of the Billy Hanson pass | 72-61 |
| 02:02 | Western Michigan | Roger Barton lays it in | 74-61 |
| 02:00 | Auburn | Alvin Caldwell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-61 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Loftis (PG), Chris Long (SG), Jeremy Cole (SF) Roger Barton, Herbert Lujan, Robert Taylor | |
| Subs | Auburn | Joey Pepper (PG), George Adams (SG), Mitchell Glodowski (SF), Dustin Williams (C) Paul Austin, Alvin Caldwell, Louis Bell, Billy Hanson | |
| 01:32 | Western Michigan | Jeremy Cole makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Chris Long | 76-61 |
| 01:21 | Auburn | Ron Bundy misses long on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Loftis - foul #2 on Robert Loftis, team foul #11 | 76-61 |
| 01:21 | Auburn | Ron Bundy makes the 1st free throw | 76-62 |
| 01:21 | Auburn | Ron Bundy misses the 2nd free throw | 76-62 |
| 01:21 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Brown pulls down the rebound | 76-62 |
| 00:53 | Western Michigan | Chris Long misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 76-62 |
| 00:52 | Auburn | Ron Bundy grabs the defensive rebound | 76-62 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Auburn | Ron Bundy hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Dustin Williams | 76-64 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Brown lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Loftis | 78-64 |
| 00:12 | Auburn | Ron Bundy lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joey Pepper and he's fouled by Nicholas Brown - foul #3 on Nicholas Brown, team foul #12 | 78-66 |
| 00:12 | Auburn | Ron Bundy makes the free throw | 78-67 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Robert Loftis runs out the clock | 78-67 |