| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Albert Appleton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Melvin Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alexander Aviles (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Delaney (fresh) C - Mark Sweetman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Paul Austin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alvin Caldwell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Louis Bell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Ashby (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Billy Hanson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Louis Bell inbounds the ball | 41-37 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Auburn | Paul Austin scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Joseph Ashby and he's fouled by Alexander Aviles - foul #1 on Alexander Aviles, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| 19:43 | Auburn | Paul Austin makes the free throw | 41-40 |
| 19:22 | Southern Cal | Albert Appleton buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Melvin Brown | 44-40 |
| 18:59 | Auburn | Joseph Ashby misses long on a shot in the paint | 44-40 |
| 18:58 | Auburn | Joseph Ashby can't tip it in | 44-40 |
| 18:57 | Southern Cal | Gary Delaney grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 18:34 | Southern Cal | Mark Sweetman hits a fadeaway from close range | 46-40 |
| 18:28 | Auburn | Billy Hanson misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Mark Sweetman - foul #1 on Mark Sweetman, team foul #2 | 46-40 |
| 18:28 | Auburn | Billy Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 18:28 | Auburn | Billy Hanson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 18:28 | Southern Cal | Mark Sweetman gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 18:05 | Southern Cal | Melvin Brown knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Gary Delaney | 49-41 |
| 17:52 | Auburn | Gary Delaney steals it from Billy Hanson | 49-41 |
| 17:39 | Southern Cal | Albert Appleton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-41 |
| 17:32 | Auburn | Alvin Caldwell can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Melvin Brown - foul #1 on Melvin Brown, team foul #3 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Harry McNair (SF) Alexander Aviles | |
| Subs | Auburn | Joey Pepper (SF), Ron Bundy (C) Louis Bell, Billy Hanson | |
| 17:32 | Auburn | Alvin Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 17:32 | Auburn | Alvin Caldwell misses the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 17:32 | Southern Cal | Harry McNair snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| 17:17 | Southern Cal | The short jumper by Melvin Brown is denied by Ron Bundy | 49-42 |
| 17:16 | Auburn | Ron Bundy grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 16:55 | Auburn | Joseph Ashby misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Gary Delaney - foul #2 on Gary Delaney, team foul #4 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joe Jastrzebski (PG), Jason Torrence (SG), Dale Moore (PF), Aaron Leger (C) Albert Appleton, Melvin Brown, Gary Delaney, Mark Sweetman | |
| Subs | Auburn | George Adams (SG), Mitchell Glodowski (SF) Paul Austin, Alvin Caldwell | |
| 16:55 | Auburn | Joseph Ashby misses the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 16:55 | Auburn | Joseph Ashby makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 16:44 | Southern Cal | Harry McNair can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-43 |
| 16:42 | Southern Cal | Aaron Leger tips it in | 51-43 |
| 16:33 | Auburn | Ron Bundy is fouled on the floor by Aaron Leger - foul #1 on Aaron Leger, team foul #5 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dustin Williams (C) Joseph Ashby | |
| 16:10 | Auburn | Dustin Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-43 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Alexander Aviles (SF) Aaron Leger | |
| Subs | Auburn | Louis Bell (SF), Billy Hanson (C) Mitchell Glodowski, Dustin Williams | |
| 15:52 | Southern Cal | Harry McNair knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Joe Jastrzebski | 53-43 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Joe Jastrzebski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Torrence (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alexander Aviles (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dale Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Harry McNair (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Joey Pepper (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Adams (fresh) SF - Louis Bell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ron Bundy (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Billy Hanson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Auburn | George Adams is hacked by Jason Torrence - foul #1 on Jason Torrence, team foul #6 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Melvin Brown (SG), Gary Delaney (PF), Mark Sweetman (C) Jason Torrence, Dale Moore, Harry McNair | |
| Subs | Auburn | Alvin Caldwell (SG) George Adams | |
| 15:42 | Auburn | Ron Bundy comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 53-43 |
| 15:41 | Auburn | Ron Bundy hits the follow up shot | 53-45 |
| 15:24 | Southern Cal | Alexander Aviles hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Joe Jastrzebski | 55-45 |
| 15:10 | Auburn | Billy Hanson travels with the ball | 55-45 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Albert Appleton (PG) Joe Jastrzebski | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Austin (PG), Mitchell Glodowski (PF) Joey Pepper, Ron Bundy | |
| 14:41 | Southern Cal | Melvin Brown buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alexander Aviles | 57-45 |
| 14:23 | Auburn | Billy Hanson clanks a shot from the free throw line | 57-45 |
| 14:21 | Southern Cal | Mark Sweetman gets the rebound | 57-45 |
| 14:09 | Southern Cal | Mark Sweetman can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 57-45 |
| 14:08 | Auburn | Louis Bell grabs the board | 57-45 |
| 14:04 | Auburn | Paul Austin misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-45 |
| 14:02 | Auburn | Louis Bell tips it but misses | 57-45 |
| 14:00 | Auburn | Billy Hanson snags the offensive board | 57-45 |
| 13:48 | Auburn | Paul Austin can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 57-45 |
| 13:46 | Southern Cal | Mark Sweetman snags the defensive board | 57-45 |
| 13:25 | Southern Cal | Billy Hanson denies the turnaround by Gary Delaney | 57-45 |
| 13:23 | Auburn | Billy Hanson gets the rebound | 57-45 |
| 13:05 | Auburn | Alvin Caldwell scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 12:47 | Southern Cal | Alexander Aviles misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 12:46 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Billy Hanson | 57-47 |
| 12:40 | Auburn | Alvin Caldwell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-47 |
| 12:39 | Auburn | Mitchell Glodowski tips it in | 57-49 |
| 12:25 | Southern Cal | Alexander Aviles scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Albert Appleton | 60-49 |
| 12:09 | Auburn | Paul Austin is whistled for traveling | 60-49 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joe Jastrzebski (PG), Edward Linney (SG), Harry McNair (SF), Dale Moore (PF), Aaron Leger (C) Albert Appleton, Melvin Brown, Alexander Aviles, Gary Delaney, Mark Sweetman | |
| Subs | Auburn | Joey Pepper (PG), George Adams (SG), Dustin Williams (SF), Joseph Ashby (PF), Ron Bundy (C) Paul Austin, Alvin Caldwell, Louis Bell, Mitchell Glodowski, Billy Hanson | |
| 11:53 | Southern Cal | Joe Jastrzebski is hacked by Joey Pepper - foul #1 on Joey Pepper, team foul #1 | 60-49 |
| 11:42 | Southern Cal | Aaron Leger is denied on a layup by Dustin Williams | 60-49 |
| 11:40 | Auburn | Ron Bundy snags the defensive board | 60-49 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Joe Jastrzebski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Linney (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Harry McNair (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dale Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Aaron Leger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Joey Pepper (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Adams (fresh) SF - Dustin Williams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Ashby (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Ron Bundy (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Auburn | Ron Bundy lays it in on a nice dish by George Adams | 60-51 |
| 11:05 | Southern Cal | Dale Moore is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Dale Moore, team foul #7 | 60-51 |
| 10:57 | Auburn | Joey Pepper misses badly on a runner from the left block | 60-51 |
| 10:56 | Auburn | Joey Pepper tips it back up and in | 60-53 |
| 10:43 | Southern Cal | Ron Bundy denies the turnaround by Joe Jastrzebski | 60-53 |
| 10:42 | Auburn | Ron Bundy pulls down the rebound | 60-53 |
| 10:27 | Auburn | Dustin Williams's floater is tipped away by Aaron Leger | 60-53 |
| 10:26 | Southern Cal | Aaron Leger grabs the board | 60-53 |
| 10:06 | Southern Cal | Joe Jastrzebski misses the jumpshot from the right side | 60-53 |
| 10:04 | Southern Cal | Dale Moore tips it back up and in | 62-53 |
| 09:39 | Auburn | Ron Bundy misses long on a runner near the basket | 62-53 |
| 09:37 | Southern Cal | Joe Jastrzebski grabs the defensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 09:19 | Southern Cal | Aaron Leger comes up short on the shot from the left side | 62-53 |
| 09:18 | Southern Cal | Aaron Leger misses the tip | 62-53 |
| 09:17 | Auburn | George Adams snags the defensive board | 62-53 |
| 09:03 | Auburn | Ron Bundy's pass is intercepted by Joe Jastrzebski | 62-53 |
| 08:48 | Southern Cal | George Adams is called for the reach on Dale Moore - foul #2 on George Adams, team foul #2 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Albert Appleton (PG), Melvin Brown (SG), Alexander Aviles (SF), Gary Delaney (PF), Mark Sweetman (C) Joe Jastrzebski, Edward Linney, Harry McNair, Dale Moore, Aaron Leger | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Austin (PG), Alvin Caldwell (SG), Louis Bell (SF), Mitchell Glodowski (PF), Billy Hanson (C) Joey Pepper, George Adams, Dustin Williams, Joseph Ashby, Ron Bundy | |
| 08:29 | Southern Cal | Alexander Aviles can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-53 |
| 08:27 | Auburn | Billy Hanson gets the rebound | 62-53 |
| 08:07 | Auburn | Alvin Caldwell hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 07:51 | Southern Cal | Alexander Aviles comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Louis Bell - foul #1 on Louis Bell, team foul #3 | 62-56 |
| 07:51 | Southern Cal | Alexander Aviles makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 07:51 | Southern Cal | Alexander Aviles makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 07:36 | Auburn | Mitchell Glodowski clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 64-56 |
| 07:35 | Auburn | Louis Bell snags the offensive board | 64-56 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Albert Appleton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Brown (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alexander Aviles (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Delaney (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Sweetman (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Paul Austin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alvin Caldwell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Louis Bell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mitchell Glodowski (fresh) 5 pts. C - Billy Hanson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Auburn | Billy Hanson hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-59 |
| 07:13 | Southern Cal | Alvin Caldwell steps in front of the Gary Delaney pass | 64-59 |
| 07:10 | Auburn | Paul Austin hits the finger roll set up by Alvin Caldwell | 64-61 |
| 06:49 | Southern Cal | Melvin Brown hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Albert Appleton | 66-61 |
| 06:33 | Auburn | Mitchell Glodowski's pass is intercepted by Gary Delaney | 66-61 |
| 06:18 | Southern Cal | Melvin Brown's pass is intercepted by Billy Hanson | 66-61 |
| 05:59 | Auburn | Mitchell Glodowski misses the floater in the lane | 66-61 |
| 05:57 | Southern Cal | Melvin Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 05:36 | Southern Cal | Gary Delaney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-61 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joe Jastrzebski (PG), Edward Linney (SG), Harry McNair (SF), Dale Moore (PF), Aaron Leger (C) Albert Appleton, Melvin Brown, Alexander Aviles, Gary Delaney, Mark Sweetman | |
| Subs | Auburn | Joey Pepper (PG), George Adams (SG), Dustin Williams (SF), Joseph Ashby (PF), Ron Bundy (C) Paul Austin, Alvin Caldwell, Louis Bell, Mitchell Glodowski, Billy Hanson | |
| 05:20 | Auburn | Joseph Ashby misses the shot from close range | 66-61 |
| 05:19 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Aaron Leger | 66-61 |
| 05:14 | Southern Cal | Edward Linney clanks a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on George Adams - foul #3 on George Adams, team foul #4 | 66-61 |
| 05:14 | Southern Cal | Edward Linney makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 05:14 | Southern Cal | Edward Linney makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 04:58 | Auburn | Ron Bundy hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 68-61 |
| 04:56 | Auburn | Ron Bundy hits the follow up shot | 68-63 |
| 04:27 | Southern Cal | Harry McNair is hacked by Dustin Williams - foul #2 on Dustin Williams, team foul #5 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Melvin Brown (SG) Edward Linney | |
| Subs | Auburn | Alvin Caldwell (SG) Dustin Williams | |
| 04:19 | Southern Cal | Joe Jastrzebski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-63 |
| 04:17 | Auburn | Ron Bundy pulls down the rebound | 68-63 |
| 03:57 | Auburn | Alvin Caldwell travels with the ball | 68-63 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Albert Appleton (PG), Gary Delaney (PF), Mark Sweetman (C) Joe Jastrzebski, Dale Moore, Aaron Leger | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Austin (PG) George Adams | |
| 03:36 | Southern Cal | Harry McNair throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-63 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Billy Hanson (C) Ron Bundy | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Albert Appleton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Melvin Brown (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry McNair (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gary Delaney (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Sweetman (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Paul Austin (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alvin Caldwell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joey Pepper (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Ashby (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Billy Hanson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Auburn | Paul Austin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-63 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Louis Bell (SF) Joey Pepper | |
| 03:03 | Southern Cal | Gary Delaney misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-63 |
| 03:01 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Billy Hanson | 68-63 |
| 02:49 | Auburn | Gary Delaney steals it from Alvin Caldwell | 68-63 |
| 02:34 | Southern Cal | Gary Delaney is hacked by Paul Austin - foul #1 on Paul Austin, team foul #6 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joe Jastrzebski (SG), Alexander Aviles (SF) Melvin Brown, Harry McNair | |
| Subs | Auburn | George Adams (SG), Ron Bundy (PF) Alvin Caldwell, Joseph Ashby | |
| 02:20 | Southern Cal | Alexander Aviles comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-63 |
| 02:18 | Southern Cal | Mark Sweetman hits the follow up shot | 70-63 |
| 02:18 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-63 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Melvin Brown (SG) Joe Jastrzebski | |
| Subs | Auburn | Alvin Caldwell (SG), Joseph Ashby (PF) George Adams, Ron Bundy | |
| 02:03 | Auburn | Gary Delaney steps in front of the Louis Bell pass | 70-63 |
| 01:59 | Southern Cal | Albert Appleton knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Melvin Brown | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:49 | Auburn | Alvin Caldwell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:26 | Southern Cal | Alexander Aviles can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-63 |
| 01:24 | Southern Cal | Gary Delaney grabs the offensive rebound | 72-63 |
| 01:05 | Southern Cal | Albert Appleton hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Paul Austin - foul #2 on Paul Austin, team foul #7 | 74-63 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joe Jastrzebski (SG), Harry McNair (SF), Dale Moore (PF), Aaron Leger (C) Melvin Brown, Alexander Aviles, Gary Delaney, Mark Sweetman | |
| Subs | Auburn | Joey Pepper (PG), George Adams (SG), Mitchell Glodowski (SF), Ron Bundy (PF), Dustin Williams (C) Paul Austin, Alvin Caldwell, Louis Bell, Joseph Ashby, Billy Hanson | |
| 01:05 | Southern Cal | Albert Appleton misses the free throw | 74-63 |
| 01:05 | Auburn | Ron Bundy grabs the board | 74-63 |
| 00:52 | Auburn | Joey Pepper is hacked by Aaron Leger - foul #2 on Aaron Leger, team foul #8 | 74-63 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Edward Linney (SG) Albert Appleton | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:52 | Auburn | Joey Pepper makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:52 | Auburn | Joey Pepper misses the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:52 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Dale Moore | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Southern Cal | Dale Moore is hacked by Joey Pepper in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joey Pepper, team foul #8 | 74-64 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jason Torrence (PG) Edward Linney | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:51 | Southern Cal | Dale Moore makes the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:51 | Southern Cal | Dale Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:51 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Ron Bundy | 75-64 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Auburn | Aaron Leger blocks the short jumper by Mitchell Glodowski | 75-64 |
| 00:43 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Jason Torrence | 75-64 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Southern Cal | Harry McNair hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Jason Torrence | 77-64 |
| 00:13 | Auburn | Dustin Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 77-64 |
| 00:12 | Southern Cal | Dale Moore gets the rebound | 77-64 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Jason Torrence runs out the clock | 77-64 |