| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Qing-nan Kung (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Stanley Aldridge (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ralph Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Kyte (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Green (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Radomil Lepkowski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Salter (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregg Cusick (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Knight (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | William Smith inbounds the ball | 29-24 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Southern Cal | William Smith connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Ryan Knight and he's fouled by Qing-nan Kung - foul #3 on Qing-nan Kung, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Auburn | Rusty White (PG) Qing-nan Kung | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 19:34 | Southern Cal | William Smith misses the free throw | 29-26 |
| 19:34 | Auburn | James Kyte snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 19:14 | Auburn | Joseph Green hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 29-26 |
| 19:13 | Southern Cal | Gregg Cusick snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 19:02 | Southern Cal | Stanley Aldridge steps in front of the Ryan Knight pass | 29-26 |
| 18:58 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis misses the easy layup | 29-26 |
| 18:56 | Southern Cal | Gregg Cusick gets the rebound | 29-26 |
| 18:31 | Southern Cal | Gregg Cusick knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-29 |
| 18:08 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis lays it in set up by Joseph Green | 31-29 |
| 17:50 | Southern Cal | Radomil Lepkowski connects on the 3 from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 17:34 | Auburn | Radomil Lepkowski steals it from Rusty White | 31-32 |
| 17:30 | Southern Cal | William Salter lays it in on a nice dish by Radomil Lepkowski | 31-34 |
| 17:07 | Auburn | William Smith is called for the reach on Ralph Lewis - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Jeffers (SG), Robert Rene (SF), Dustin Franck (C) Stanley Aldridge, Ralph Lewis, Joseph Green | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Leonard Wolfson (PF), Malcolm Wright (C) Gregg Cusick, Ryan Knight | |
| 17:00 | Auburn | Rusty White clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-34 |
| 16:58 | Auburn | Rusty White pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 16:45 | Auburn | James Kyte hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 31-34 |
| 16:44 | Auburn | Robert Rene grabs the offensive board | 31-34 |
| 16:31 | Auburn | Dustin Franck scores on a jumper in the paint on a great pass from David Jeffers | 33-34 |
| 16:16 | Southern Cal | Radomil Lepkowski blows the dunk | 33-34 |
| 16:15 | Auburn | Robert Rene snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 16:08 | Auburn | William Salter steals the ball from Dustin Franck | 33-34 |
| 15:59 | Southern Cal | William Salter connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Malcolm Wright | 33-37 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rusty White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Jeffers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Rene (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Kyte (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Dustin Franck (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Radomil Lepkowski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Salter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leonard Wolfson (fresh) C - Malcolm Wright (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Auburn | Dustin Franck can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 33-37 |
| 15:39 | Auburn | Dustin Franck gets the offensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 15:31 | Auburn | David Jeffers is called for traveling | 33-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Qing-nan Kung (PG), Stanley Aldridge (SG), Ralph Lewis (SF), Joseph Green (C) Rusty White, David Jeffers, Robert Rene, James Kyte | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Samuel Rasmussen (PG), Danny Dillard (SG), Ryan Knight (SF), Gregg Cusick (PF), Willie Allen (C) Radomil Lepkowski, William Salter, William Smith, Leonard Wolfson, Malcolm Wright | |
| 15:16 | Southern Cal | Ryan Knight connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Samuel Rasmussen | 33-39 |
| 14:59 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Qing-nan Kung | 36-39 |
| 14:37 | Southern Cal | Danny Dillard misses the floater from the free throw line | 36-39 |
| 14:36 | Auburn | Joseph Green gets the rebound | 36-39 |
| 14:31 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Gregg Cusick - foul #1 on Gregg Cusick, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| 14:31 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 14:31 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 14:18 | Southern Cal | Gregg Cusick loses the ball out of bounds | 37-39 |
| 14:02 | Auburn | Dustin Franck misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 14:01 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Samuel Rasmussen | 37-39 |
| 13:52 | Southern Cal | Qing-nan Kung picks off the pass by Ryan Knight | 37-39 |
| 13:49 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis lays it up and in set up by Qing-nan Kung | 39-39 |
| 13:31 | Southern Cal | Gregg Cusick misses the jumper in the lane | 39-39 |
| 13:29 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 13:08 | Auburn | A charge is called on Joseph Green - foul #1 on Joseph Green, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | Rusty White (SG), David Jeffers (SF), James Kyte (PF), Robert Rene (C) Stanley Aldridge, Ralph Lewis, Dustin Franck, Joseph Green | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Radomil Lepkowski (PG), William Salter (SG), William Smith (SF), Leonard Wolfson (PF) Samuel Rasmussen, Danny Dillard, Ryan Knight, Gregg Cusick | |
| 12:42 | Southern Cal | Radomil Lepkowski banks in the layup on a great pass from William Salter | 39-41 |
| 12:22 | Auburn | Qing-nan Kung misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 12:21 | Auburn | Robert Rene tips it in | 41-41 |
| 12:09 | Southern Cal | Leonard Wolfson double dribbles | 41-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | Stanley Aldridge (SG), Dustin Franck (C) Qing-nan Kung, Robert Rene | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Malcolm Wright (C) Willie Allen | |
| 11:48 | Auburn | Rusty White scores on a floater from the free throw line and he's hacked by Malcolm Wright - foul #1 on Malcolm Wright, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ralph Lewis (SF), Joseph Green (C) David Jeffers, Dustin Franck | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gregg Cusick (PF) Leonard Wolfson | |
| 11:48 | Auburn | Rusty White makes the free throw | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rusty White (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Aldridge (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ralph Lewis (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Kyte (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Green (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Radomil Lepkowski (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Salter (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregg Cusick (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Malcolm Wright (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Southern Cal | Radomil Lepkowski knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 11:05 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 11:04 | Auburn | Joseph Green grabs the offensive board | 44-44 |
| 10:56 | Auburn | Rusty White is fouled on the floor by William Salter - foul #2 on William Salter, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Auburn | Reed Adams (PG) Rusty White | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Willie Allen (C) Malcolm Wright | |
| 10:45 | Auburn | Joseph Green drills a driving attempt in the paint and he's hacked by Willie Allen - foul #4 on Willie Allen, team foul #5 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Jeffers (SG) Stanley Aldridge | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ryan Knight (C) Willie Allen | |
| 10:45 | Auburn | Joseph Green misses the free throw | 46-44 |
| 10:45 | Southern Cal | William Smith grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 10:33 | Southern Cal | Gregg Cusick misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-44 |
| 10:31 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Joseph Green | 46-44 |
| 10:22 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-44 |
| Subs | Auburn | Qing-nan Kung (PG), Robert Rene (SF) Reed Adams, Ralph Lewis | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 10:13 | Southern Cal | Gregg Cusick can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Qing-nan Kung - foul #4 on Qing-nan Kung, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Auburn | Reed Adams (PG), Dustin Franck (PF) Qing-nan Kung, James Kyte | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Samuel Rasmussen (SG) William Salter | |
| 10:13 | Southern Cal | Gregg Cusick misses the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 10:13 | Southern Cal | Gregg Cusick makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 09:59 | Auburn | Gregg Cusick steals the ball from David Jeffers | 46-45 |
| 09:38 | Southern Cal | Ryan Knight misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-45 |
| 09:37 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to William Smith | 46-45 |
| 09:30 | Southern Cal | Samuel Rasmussen connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Radomil Lepkowski | 46-47 |
| 09:08 | Auburn | Gregg Cusick blocks the short jumper by Dustin Franck | 46-47 |
| 09:07 | Southern Cal | Samuel Rasmussen snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 09:02 | Southern Cal | The short jumper by Radomil Lepkowski is denied by Joseph Green | 46-47 |
| 09:01 | Auburn | David Jeffers grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 08:56 | Auburn | David Jeffers is fouled on the floor by Samuel Rasmussen - foul #1 on Samuel Rasmussen, team foul #6 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Rusty White (PG), Stanley Aldridge (SG), Ralph Lewis (SF), James Kyte (PF) Reed Adams, David Jeffers, Robert Rene, Joseph Green | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Salter (SG), Leonard Wolfson (PF), Malcolm Wright (C) Radomil Lepkowski, William Smith, Gregg Cusick | |
| 08:47 | Auburn | Stanley Aldridge misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Malcolm Wright - foul #2 on Malcolm Wright, team foul #7 | 46-47 |
| 08:47 | Auburn | Stanley Aldridge misses the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 08:47 | Auburn | Stanley Aldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 08:25 | Southern Cal | Ryan Knight can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 08:24 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Dustin Franck | 47-47 |
| 08:01 | Auburn | Rusty White can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 47-47 |
| 08:00 | Southern Cal | Malcolm Wright grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 07:49 | Southern Cal | Malcolm Wright misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-47 |
| 07:48 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Leonard Wolfson | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rusty White (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Aldridge (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ralph Lewis (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Kyte (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Dustin Franck (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Samuel Rasmussen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Salter (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Knight (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leonard Wolfson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Malcolm Wright (fresh) | |
| 07:30 | Southern Cal | Leonard Wolfson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Dustin Franck - foul #2 on Dustin Franck, team foul #4 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Qing-nan Kung (PG) Rusty White | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Radomil Lepkowski (PG), Willie Allen (C) Samuel Rasmussen, Ryan Knight | |
| 07:30 | Southern Cal | Leonard Wolfson makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 07:30 | Southern Cal | Leonard Wolfson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 07:14 | Auburn | Malcolm Wright swats the short shot by Ralph Lewis | 47-49 |
| 07:13 | Auburn | Stanley Aldridge grabs the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 07:01 | Auburn | Stanley Aldridge hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Qing-nan Kung | 49-49 |
| 06:39 | Southern Cal | Radomil Lepkowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 06:38 | Auburn | Dustin Franck gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 06:22 | Auburn | James Kyte knocks in the floater from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 06:11 | Southern Cal | Willie Allen's layup is rejected by Dustin Franck | 51-49 |
| 06:10 | Auburn | James Kyte gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 05:54 | Auburn | Dustin Franck misses badly on a floater in the lane | 51-49 |
| 05:52 | Southern Cal | Leonard Wolfson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 05:52 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Green (C) Dustin Franck | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Smith (SF), Gregg Cusick (PF) Malcolm Wright, Leonard Wolfson | |
| 05:33 | Southern Cal | William Salter is hacked by Stanley Aldridge - foul #2 on Stanley Aldridge, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| 05:21 | Southern Cal | Gregg Cusick misses the easy layup | 51-49 |
| 05:20 | Southern Cal | Radomil Lepkowski snags the offensive board | 51-49 |
| 05:00 | Southern Cal | Willie Allen's pass is intercepted by Joseph Green | 51-49 |
| 04:35 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Stanley Aldridge | 54-49 |
| 04:11 | Southern Cal | Qing-nan Kung is called for the reach on Radomil Lepkowski - foul #5 on Qing-nan Kung, team foul #6 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | Rusty White (PG), David Jeffers (SG), Robert Rene (SF), Dustin Franck (PF) Qing-nan Kung, Stanley Aldridge, Ralph Lewis, James Kyte | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Samuel Rasmussen (SG) William Salter | |
| 03:50 | Southern Cal | Willie Allen drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Radomil Lepkowski | 54-51 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rusty White (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Jeffers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Rene (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dustin Franck (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Joseph Green (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Radomil Lepkowski (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Samuel Rasmussen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gregg Cusick (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Willie Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:36 | Auburn | Rusty White's pass is intercepted by Samuel Rasmussen | 54-51 |
| 03:24 | Southern Cal | Dustin Franck swats the layup by Radomil Lepkowski | 54-51 |
| 03:22 | Southern Cal | Radomil Lepkowski tips it home | 54-53 |
| 03:03 | Auburn | David Jeffers makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Green | 57-53 |
| 02:51 | Southern Cal | Samuel Rasmussen can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dustin Franck - foul #3 on Dustin Franck, team foul #7 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | Stanley Aldridge (SG), James Kyte (PF) Robert Rene, Joseph Green | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Salter (SG), Leonard Wolfson (PF) Radomil Lepkowski, Gregg Cusick | |
| 02:51 | Southern Cal | Samuel Rasmussen makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 02:51 | Southern Cal | Samuel Rasmussen misses the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 02:51 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Dustin Franck | 57-54 |
| 02:51 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-54 |
| 02:35 | Auburn | Dustin Franck double dribbles | 57-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ralph Lewis (SF), Joseph Green (C) David Jeffers, Dustin Franck | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Radomil Lepkowski (PG), Gregg Cusick (PF) Samuel Rasmussen, Leonard Wolfson | |
| 02:20 | Southern Cal | Gregg Cusick connects on the jump hook in the paint | 57-56 |
| 01:59 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis misses short on a shot in the lane | 57-56 |
| 01:57 | Southern Cal | Willie Allen gets the rebound | 57-56 |
| 01:52 | Southern Cal | Radomil Lepkowski connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gregg Cusick | 57-58 |
| 01:31 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-58 |
| 01:30 | Southern Cal | Gregg Cusick snags the defensive board | 57-58 |
| 01:12 | Southern Cal | Willie Allen hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Smith | 57-60 |
| 00:51 | Auburn | James Kyte misses long on a shot from the right side | 57-60 |
| 00:49 | Southern Cal | Willie Allen snags the defensive board | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Southern Cal | Willie Allen makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Radomil Lepkowski | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Auburn | Gregg Cusick steals the ball from Stanley Aldridge | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Southern Cal | William Salter is fouled in the backcourt by Stanley Aldridge - foul #3 on Stanley Aldridge, team foul #8 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ryan Knight (PF), Malcolm Wright (C) Gregg Cusick, Willie Allen | |
| 00:18 | Southern Cal | William Salter makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:18 | Southern Cal | William Salter makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:11 | Auburn | Radomil Lepkowski takes the ball from Ralph Lewis | 57-64 |
| 00:11 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-64 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Leonard Wolfson (PF) Malcolm Wright | |
| 00:09 | Southern Cal | William Smith is hacked by Rusty White in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rusty White, team foul #9 | 57-64 |
| 00:09 | Southern Cal | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 00:09 | Southern Cal | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Auburn | Stanley Aldridge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-66 |
| 00:03 | Southern Cal | William Smith grabs the board | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Radomil Lepkowski runs out the clock | 57-66 |