| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Wallace Cawley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Martin Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Stevenson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Rigg (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Arthur Mackinnon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joshua Hatter (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Lynn Brendle (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joel Lamere (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wekesa Asaro (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Facer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Joel Lamere inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Arthur Mackinnon - foul #3 on Arthur Mackinnon, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ivan Wisnewski (C) Arthur Mackinnon | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 19:33 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer misses the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 19:33 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 19:23 | Auburn | Wallace Cawley misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 19:22 | Minnesota | Joel Lamere gets the rebound | 27-31 |
| 19:17 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter is fouled in the backcourt by Wallace Cawley - foul #3 on Wallace Cawley, team foul #2 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Auburn | Chris Manigault (PG) Wallace Cawley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 19:12 | Minnesota | Lynn Brendle comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-31 |
| 19:10 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer grabs the offensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 18:49 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-31 |
| 18:36 | Auburn | George Rigg buries a driving attempt from the right block | 29-31 |
| 18:27 | Minnesota | Wekesa Asaro blows the layup | 29-31 |
| 18:25 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 18:18 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Martin Williams | 32-31 |
| 17:58 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 17:39 | Auburn | Chris Manigault makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Martin Williams | 35-33 |
| 17:18 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 16:51 | Auburn | Martin Williams connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Matthew Stevenson | 38-36 |
| 16:25 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer clanks a jumper from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 16:23 | Auburn | George Rigg grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 16:02 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Martin Williams | 41-36 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Chris Manigault (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Martin Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Matthew Stevenson (fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Rigg (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Ivan Wisnewski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joshua Hatter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Lynn Brendle (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joel Lamere (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wekesa Asaro (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Facer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter hits a jumper from the left side set up by Lynn Brendle | 41-38 |
| 15:13 | Auburn | Chris Manigault is fouled on the floor by Christopher Facer - foul #2 on Christopher Facer, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | Wallace Cawley (PG), Clarence Chipman (SG), Jeffrey Draper (SF), Jonathan Gladney (PF), Arthur Mackinnon (C) Chris Manigault, Martin Williams, Matthew Stevenson, George Rigg, Ivan Wisnewski | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Clarence Jackson (PG), Daniel Maranto (SG), Joshua Buelow (SF), Kevin Williams (PF), Arlen Short (C) Joshua Hatter, Lynn Brendle, Joel Lamere, Wekesa Asaro, Christopher Facer | |
| 14:54 | Auburn | Clarence Chipman knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Draper | 44-38 |
| 14:38 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Draper steals it from Arlen Short | 44-38 |
| 14:21 | Auburn | Arlen Short denies the turnaround by Jeffrey Draper | 44-38 |
| 14:20 | Minnesota | Arlen Short pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 14:02 | Minnesota | Clarence Jackson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-38 |
| 14:01 | Auburn | Jeffrey Draper gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 13:53 | Auburn | Jeffrey Draper loses the dribble to Arlen Short | 44-38 |
| 13:29 | Minnesota | Daniel Maranto comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Clarence Chipman - foul #2 on Clarence Chipman, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson (SF), George Rigg (PF) Jeffrey Draper, Jonathan Gladney | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 13:29 | Minnesota | Daniel Maranto makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 13:29 | Minnesota | Daniel Maranto makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 13:08 | Auburn | Arthur Mackinnon connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Clarence Chipman | 46-40 |
| 12:55 | Minnesota | Kevin Williams hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Daniel Maranto and he's hacked by George Rigg - foul #3 on George Rigg, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Auburn | Chris Manigault (SG) Clarence Chipman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter (PG), Christopher Facer (C) Daniel Maranto, Arlen Short | |
| 12:55 | Minnesota | Kevin Williams makes the free throw | 46-43 |
| 12:36 | Auburn | Arthur Mackinnon hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 12:19 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter clanks a shot from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 12:17 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| 11:53 | Auburn | Clarence Jackson is called for the reach on George Rigg - foul #3 on Clarence Jackson, team foul #2 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | Martin Williams (SG), Ivan Wisnewski (C) Wallace Cawley, Arthur Mackinnon | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lynn Brendle (SG), Richard Broady (SF), Wekesa Asaro (PF) Clarence Jackson, Joshua Buelow, Kevin Williams | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Chris Manigault (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Martin Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Matthew Stevenson (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Rigg (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Ivan Wisnewski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joshua Hatter (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Lynn Brendle (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Broady (fresh) PF - Wekesa Asaro (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Facer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Auburn | Wekesa Asaro is called for the reach on George Rigg - foul #1 on Wekesa Asaro, team foul #3 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joel Lamere (SF) Richard Broady | |
| 11:23 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Martin Williams | 51-43 |
| 11:02 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer buries a floater from the baseline | 51-45 |
| 10:57 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson misses long on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Joel Lamere - foul #1 on Joel Lamere, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Reginald Danner (PG) Chris Manigault | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Maranto (PG), Arlen Short (C) Joshua Hatter, Christopher Facer | |
| 10:57 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 10:57 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 10:57 | Minnesota | Arlen Short pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| 10:48 | Minnesota | George Rigg is called for the reach on Wekesa Asaro - foul #4 on George Rigg, team foul #5 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jeffrey Draper (C) George Rigg | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joshua Buelow (SF) Joel Lamere | |
| 10:39 | Minnesota | Joshua Buelow misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-45 |
| 10:38 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Wekesa Asaro | 52-45 |
| 10:27 | Minnesota | Wekesa Asaro can't finish the layup | 52-45 |
| 10:25 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| 10:03 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson is hacked by Joshua Buelow - foul #4 on Joshua Buelow, team foul #5 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Wallace Cawley (PG), Arthur Mackinnon (C) Reginald Danner, Jeffrey Draper | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Clarence Jackson (PG), Joel Lamere (SF) Daniel Maranto, Joshua Buelow | |
| 09:48 | Auburn | Wallace Cawley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Clarence Jackson - foul #4 on Clarence Jackson, team foul #6 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Maranto (PG), Christopher Facer (C) Clarence Jackson, Wekesa Asaro | |
| 09:48 | Auburn | Wallace Cawley makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 09:48 | Auburn | Wallace Cawley misses the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 09:48 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 09:31 | Minnesota | Daniel Maranto is called for a backcourt violation | 53-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jeffrey Draper (SF) Matthew Stevenson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter (PG) Daniel Maranto | |
| 09:04 | Auburn | Martin Williams misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-45 |
| 09:02 | Auburn | Jeffrey Draper tips it back up and in | 55-45 |
| 08:55 | Minnesota | Joel Lamere is hacked by Jeffrey Draper - foul #1 on Jeffrey Draper, team foul #6 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Chris Manigault (SG), Jonathan Gladney (PF) Martin Williams, Ivan Wisnewski | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Maranto (SG) Lynn Brendle | |
| 08:48 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter drills a runner from close range and he's fouled by Chris Manigault - foul #1 on Chris Manigault, team foul #7 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson (SF) Jonathan Gladney | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 08:48 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter makes the free throw | 55-48 |
| 08:25 | Auburn | The pull-up jumper by Matthew Stevenson is blocked by Joel Lamere | 55-48 |
| 08:24 | Minnesota | Joel Lamere grabs the board | 55-48 |
| 08:19 | Minnesota | Daniel Maranto double dribbles | 55-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Richard Broady (SF), Wekesa Asaro (PF) Joel Lamere, Arlen Short | |
| 08:03 | Auburn | Jeffrey Draper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-48 |
| 08:01 | Minnesota | Richard Broady grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 07:45 | Minnesota | Daniel Maranto's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | Clarence Chipman (SG), George Rigg (PF) Wallace Cawley, Jeffrey Draper | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Clarence Jackson (SG), Joshua Buelow (SF), Kevin Williams (C) Daniel Maranto, Richard Broady, Christopher Facer | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Chris Manigault (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Clarence Chipman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Stevenson (fresh) 22 pts. 6 reb. PF - George Rigg (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Arthur Mackinnon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joshua Hatter (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Clarence Jackson (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Joshua Buelow (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Wekesa Asaro (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Williams (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Auburn | Wekesa Asaro takes the ball from Chris Manigault | 55-48 |
| 07:12 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 55-48 |
| 07:11 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 06:54 | Auburn | Chris Manigault clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 06:52 | Minnesota | Wekesa Asaro grabs the board | 55-48 |
| 06:33 | Minnesota | Matthew Stevenson steals the ball from Joshua Hatter | 55-48 |
| 06:19 | Auburn | Arthur Mackinnon lays it in on a great pass from Matthew Stevenson | 57-48 |
| 06:15 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by George Rigg - foul #5 on George Rigg, team foul #8 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | Wallace Cawley (PG), Martin Williams (SG), Jeffrey Draper (SF), Ivan Wisnewski (PF), Jonathan Gladney (C) Chris Manigault, Clarence Chipman, Matthew Stevenson, George Rigg, Arthur Mackinnon | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lynn Brendle (SG), Arlen Short (PF), Christopher Facer (C) Clarence Jackson, Wekesa Asaro, Kevin Williams | |
| 06:15 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 06:15 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter misses the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 06:15 | Auburn | Jonathan Gladney grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 06:08 | Auburn | Martin Williams misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-49 |
| 06:07 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Lynn Brendle | 57-49 |
| 05:46 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 05:44 | Minnesota | Arlen Short tips it but misses | 57-49 |
| 05:42 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Draper | 57-49 |
| 05:32 | Auburn | Martin Williams misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-49 |
| 05:30 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Arlen Short | 57-49 |
| 05:23 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Arlen Short | 57-51 |
| 05:05 | Auburn | Arlen Short takes the ball from Ivan Wisnewski | 57-51 |
| 04:48 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Facer | 57-53 |
| 04:34 | Auburn | Jeffrey Draper can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 57-53 |
| 04:32 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Lynn Brendle | 57-53 |
| 04:15 | Minnesota | Joshua Buelow hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 04:14 | Auburn | Jonathan Gladney grabs the board | 57-53 |
| 03:54 | Auburn | Ivan Wisnewski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 03:53 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer grabs the defensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 03:41 | Minnesota | Lynn Brendle misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 03:39 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer tips it back up and in | 57-55 |
| 03:39 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-55 |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson (SF), Arthur Mackinnon (C) Jeffrey Draper, Jonathan Gladney | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Clarence Jackson (PG), Wekesa Asaro (PF) Joshua Hatter, Arlen Short | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Wallace Cawley (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Martin Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SF - Matthew Stevenson (fresh) 22 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ivan Wisnewski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Arthur Mackinnon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Clarence Jackson (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Lynn Brendle (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joshua Buelow (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Wekesa Asaro (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Facer (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Auburn | Christopher Facer picks off the pass by Ivan Wisnewski | 57-55 |
| 02:59 | Minnesota | Wekesa Asaro clanks a jumper from the left block | 57-55 |
| 02:57 | Minnesota | Wekesa Asaro grabs the offensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 02:48 | Minnesota | Joshua Buelow can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 02:46 | Auburn | Arthur Mackinnon snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| 02:28 | Auburn | Wallace Cawley steps out of bounds on the baseline | 57-55 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joel Lamere (SF) Joshua Buelow | |
| 02:26 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-55 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter (PG), Joshua Buelow (SF) Clarence Jackson, Joel Lamere | |
| 02:21 | Minnesota | Wekesa Asaro misses the floater in the lane | 57-55 |
| 02:20 | Auburn | Martin Williams snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| 01:54 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson double dribbles | 57-55 |
| 01:42 | Minnesota | Wekesa Asaro clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-55 |
| 01:40 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Matthew Stevenson | 57-55 |
| 01:35 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by Martin Williams | 59-55 |
| 01:20 | Minnesota | Joshua Buelow scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Joshua Hatter | 59-58 |
| 01:03 | Auburn | Ivan Wisnewski clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 01:01 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Mackinnon | 59-58 |
| 00:49 | Auburn | Ivan Wisnewski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 00:48 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter snags the defensive board | 59-58 |
| 00:27 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Joshua Buelow | 59-60 |
| 00:12 | Auburn | Martin Williams is fouled on the floor by Lynn Brendle - foul #2 on Lynn Brendle, team foul #7 | 59-60 |
| 00:12 | Auburn | Martin Williams misses the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 00:12 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer grabs the board | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer is fouled in the backcourt by Martin Williams - foul #3 on Martin Williams, team foul #9 | 59-60 |
| 00:10 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:10 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:10 | Auburn | Auburn calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-62 |
| 00:04 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-62 |
| 00:03 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter gets the rebound | 59-62 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter runs out the clock | 59-62 |