| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Clayton Williams (fresh) SG - Thomas Whitley (fresh) SF - Robert Plunkett (fresh) PF - Christopher Ismail (fresh) C - Alan Henry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ricky Croce (fresh) SG - Martin Williams (fresh) SF - Matthew Stevenson (fresh) PF - Nathaniel Soules (fresh) C - Richard Somers (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Western Kentucky | Richard Somers is called for the reach on Alan Henry - foul #1 on Richard Somers, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail lays it up and in on a great pass from Clayton Williams | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Auburn | Ricky Croce misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:17 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Martin Williams | 2-2 |
| 18:00 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry is hacked by Ricky Croce - foul #1 on Ricky Croce, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 17:48 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ricky Croce - foul #2 on Ricky Croce, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Chris Manigault (PG) Ricky Croce | |
| 17:48 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:48 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:36 | Auburn | Richard Somers knocks in the turnaround from close range | 3-4 |
| 17:15 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Plunkett | 5-4 |
| 17:05 | Auburn | Martin Williams hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Chris Manigault | 5-6 |
| 16:51 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 5-6 |
| 16:50 | Auburn | Nathaniel Soules pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:25 | Auburn | Martin Williams knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 5-8 |
| 16:05 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley misses the lay-in | 5-8 |
| 16:04 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson grabs the board | 5-8 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Clayton Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Whitley (fresh) SF - Robert Plunkett (fresh) PF - Christopher Ismail (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alan Henry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Chris Manigault (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Martin Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Stevenson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathaniel Soules (fresh) C - Richard Somers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Auburn | Richard Somers misses the lay-in | 5-8 |
| 15:34 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 15:22 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry's floater is tipped away by Nathaniel Soules | 5-8 |
| 15:20 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson snags the defensive board | 5-8 |
| 15:14 | Auburn | Richard Somers misses the floater from close range but the foul's on Alan Henry - foul #1 on Alan Henry, team foul #1 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias (PG), Gerardo Leon (SG), John Gillman (PF) Clayton Williams, Thomas Whitley, Christopher Ismail | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 15:14 | Auburn | Richard Somers misses the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:14 | Auburn | Richard Somers makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 14:56 | Western Kentucky | Gerardo Leon connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Gillman | 8-9 |
| 14:27 | Auburn | Richard Somers clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 14:26 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Chris Manigault | 8-9 |
| 14:13 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Plunkett - foul #1 on Robert Plunkett, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Brown (SF), Edward Holm (C) Robert Plunkett, Alan Henry | |
| Subs | Auburn | Arthur Mackinnon (PG), Ervin Gould (SG), George Rigg (PF) Chris Manigault, Martin Williams, Nathaniel Soules | |
| 14:13 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson misses the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:13 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 13:55 | Western Kentucky | Edward Holm misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-10 |
| 13:53 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to John Gillman | 8-10 |
| 13:41 | Western Kentucky | Edward Holm misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Matthew Stevenson - foul #1 on Matthew Stevenson, team foul #4 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams (PG), Thomas Whitley (SG), Christopher Ismail (PF) Russell Iglesias, Gerardo Leon, John Gillman | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Hall (SF), Jeffrey Draper (PF) Matthew Stevenson, Richard Somers | |
| 13:41 | Western Kentucky | Edward Holm makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:41 | Western Kentucky | Edward Holm makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 13:25 | Auburn | Michael Hall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-10 |
| 13:23 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Ervin Gould | 10-10 |
| 13:05 | Auburn | Ervin Gould misses the floater from the right side | 10-10 |
| 13:03 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley pulls down the rebound | 10-10 |
| 12:55 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-10 |
| 12:53 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail grabs the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 12:27 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 10-10 |
| 12:25 | Auburn | Michael Hall grabs the board | 10-10 |
| 12:13 | Auburn | Ervin Gould connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-13 |
| 12:03 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-13 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett (SF), Alan Henry (C) Russell Brown, Edward Holm | |
| Subs | Auburn | Chris Manigault (PG), Martin Williams (SG), Matthew Stevenson (SF), Nathaniel Soules (PF), Richard Somers (C) Arthur Mackinnon, Ervin Gould, Michael Hall, Jeffrey Draper, George Rigg | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Clayton Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Whitley (fresh) SF - Robert Plunkett (fresh) PF - Christopher Ismail (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alan Henry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Chris Manigault (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Martin Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Stevenson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathaniel Soules (fresh) C - Richard Somers (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:43 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 10-13 |
| 11:42 | Auburn | Richard Somers pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 11:37 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-13 |
| 11:36 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 11:24 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Plunkett | 13-13 |
| 11:09 | Auburn | Nathaniel Soules blows the layup but the foul's on Thomas Whitley - foul #1 on Thomas Whitley, team foul #3 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias (PG), Gerardo Leon (SG), John Gillman (PF) Clayton Williams, Thomas Whitley, Christopher Ismail | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 11:09 | Auburn | Nathaniel Soules makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 11:09 | Auburn | Nathaniel Soules makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 10:47 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Chris Manigault - foul #1 on Chris Manigault, team foul #5 | 13-15 |
| 10:47 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 10:47 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 10:30 | Auburn | Nathaniel Soules dunks the ball and he's fouled by John Gillman - foul #1 on John Gillman, team foul #4 | 15-17 |
| 10:30 | Auburn | Nathaniel Soules makes the free throw | 15-18 |
| 10:13 | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-18 |
| 10:12 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman tips it home | 17-18 |
| 09:44 | Auburn | Martin Williams misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Robert Plunkett - foul #2 on Robert Plunkett, team foul #5 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams (PG), Thomas Whitley (SG), Russell Brown (SF), Christopher Ismail (PF) Russell Iglesias, Gerardo Leon, Robert Plunkett, John Gillman | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 09:44 | Auburn | Martin Williams makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:44 | Auburn | Martin Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 09:21 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley misses short on a floater from the right side | 17-20 |
| 09:20 | Auburn | Martin Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 09:07 | Auburn | Nathaniel Soules clanks a shot from the right block | 17-20 |
| 09:06 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry grabs the board | 17-20 |
| 08:49 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Russell Brown | 19-20 |
| 08:20 | Auburn | Thomas Whitley steps in front of the Richard Somers pass | 19-20 |
| 07:58 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 19-20 |
| 07:57 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Matthew Stevenson | 19-20 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Clayton Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Whitley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Russell Brown (fresh) PF - Christopher Ismail (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alan Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Chris Manigault (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Martin Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Stevenson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nathaniel Soules (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Somers (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:38 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson is hacked by Russell Brown - foul #1 on Russell Brown, team foul #6 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias (PG), John Gillman (PF), Edward Holm (C) Clayton Williams, Christopher Ismail, Alan Henry | |
| Subs | Auburn | Arthur Mackinnon (PG), Ervin Gould (SG), Michael Hall (SF), Jeffrey Draper (PF), George Rigg (C) Chris Manigault, Martin Williams, Matthew Stevenson, Nathaniel Soules, Richard Somers | |
| 07:22 | Auburn | George Rigg buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by Ervin Gould | 19-22 |
| 07:03 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Mackinnon takes the ball from Russell Iglesias | 19-22 |
| 06:46 | Auburn | Michael Hall is fouled on the floor by Russell Brown - foul #2 on Russell Brown, team foul #7 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gerardo Leon (SG), Norman Christy (SF) Thomas Whitley, Russell Brown | |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Somers (C) Jeffrey Draper | |
| 06:46 | Auburn | Michael Hall makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 06:46 | Auburn | Michael Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 06:29 | Western Kentucky | Norman Christy connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Gerardo Leon | 22-24 |
| 06:13 | Auburn | Richard Somers lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Hall | 22-26 |
| 05:57 | Western Kentucky | Gerardo Leon scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Gillman | 25-26 |
| 05:40 | Auburn | Michael Hall is hacked by Gerardo Leon - foul #1 on Gerardo Leon, team foul #8 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams (PG), Christopher Ismail (PF), Alan Henry (C) Norman Christy, John Gillman, Edward Holm | |
| Subs | Auburn | Martin Williams (SG), Nathaniel Soules (PF) Arthur Mackinnon, George Rigg | |
| 05:40 | Auburn | Michael Hall makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 05:40 | Auburn | Michael Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 05:19 | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Martin Williams - foul #1 on Martin Williams, team foul #6 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley (SG) Clayton Williams | |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson (SF) Michael Hall | |
| 05:19 | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias misses the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 05:19 | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 05:02 | Auburn | Richard Somers misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 26-28 |
| 05:00 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley gets the rebound | 26-28 |
| 04:46 | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 26-28 |
| 04:44 | Auburn | Richard Somers gets the rebound | 26-28 |
| 04:22 | Auburn | Ervin Gould misses short on a 3 from straight away | 26-28 |
| 04:20 | Auburn | Martin Williams tips it home | 26-30 |
| 04:03 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Gerardo Leon | 28-30 |
| 03:58 | Auburn | Richard Somers connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-33 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Russell Iglesias (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Thomas Whitley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gerardo Leon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Christopher Ismail (fresh) 4 pts. C - Alan Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ervin Gould (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Martin Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Stevenson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nathaniel Soules (fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Somers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Russell Iglesias | 30-33 |
| 03:29 | Auburn | Ervin Gould hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Martin Williams | 30-36 |
| 03:16 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-36 |
| 02:56 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson is fouled on the floor by Gerardo Leon - foul #2 on Gerardo Leon, team foul #9 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams (PG), Russell Brown (SG), Robert Plunkett (SF), John Gillman (PF) Russell Iglesias, Thomas Whitley, Gerardo Leon, Christopher Ismail | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ricky Croce (PG), Chris Manigault (SG), George Rigg (C) Ervin Gould, Martin Williams, Richard Somers | |
| 02:56 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson misses the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 02:56 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 02:46 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry is fouled on the floor by George Rigg - foul #1 on George Rigg, team foul #7 | 33-36 |
| 02:46 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry misses the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 02:46 | Auburn | Nathaniel Soules grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 02:27 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-36 |
| 02:25 | Auburn | Nathaniel Soules hits the follow up shot | 33-38 |
| 02:08 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 02:06 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett gets the offensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 01:54 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from John Gillman | 35-38 |
| 01:42 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-38 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley (SG), Christopher Ismail (PF) Russell Brown, Alan Henry | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ervin Gould (SG), Michael Hall (SF), Richard Somers (C) Chris Manigault, Matthew Stevenson, Nathaniel Soules | |
| 01:22 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman misses the shot from the free throw line | 35-38 |
| 01:20 | Auburn | Ervin Gould grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 01:15 | Auburn | Ricky Croce is whistled for traveling | 35-38 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Martin Williams (SG) Michael Hall | |
| 01:06 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams loses the dribble to George Rigg | 35-38 |
| 00:52 | Auburn | Ervin Gould misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-38 |
| 00:51 | Auburn | Martin Williams tips it back up and in | 35-40 |
| 00:38 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-40 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry (C) John Gillman | |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson (SF) Ervin Gould | |
| 00:27 | Auburn | Martin Williams lays it up and in set up by Matthew Stevenson | 35-42 |
| 00:05 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett is hacked by Matthew Stevenson - foul #2 on Matthew Stevenson, team foul #8 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Gillman (PF) Christopher Ismail | |
| Subs | Auburn | Nathaniel Soules (PF) George Rigg | |
| 00:05 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 00:05 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 00:01 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson can't connect on a floater near the basket | 37-42 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman gets the rebound | 37-42 |