| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Alvin Caldwell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Colin Petty (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Devin Bryant (fresh) PF - Joseph Ashby (fresh) 2 reb. C - Billy Hanson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raul Salazar (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Perkins (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Lockett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Felton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Langford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett inbounds the ball | 27-39 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:51 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-39 |
| 19:26 | Auburn | Devin Bryant hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Alvin Caldwell | 29-39 |
| 19:13 | St. John's | Richard Langford loses the dribble to Joseph Ashby | 29-39 |
| 18:56 | Auburn | Joseph Ashby hits the finger roll and the foul's on Daniel Felton - foul #1 on Daniel Felton, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| 18:56 | Auburn | Joseph Ashby misses the free throw | 31-39 |
| 18:56 | St. John's | Daniel Felton grabs the board | 31-39 |
| 18:36 | St. John's | Devin Bryant swats the short shot by Raul Salazar | 31-39 |
| 18:35 | Auburn | Billy Hanson grabs the board | 31-39 |
| 18:29 | Auburn | Colin Petty knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Alvin Caldwell | 33-39 |
| 18:09 | St. John's | Devin Bryant swats the layup by Richard Langford | 33-39 |
| 18:07 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Joseph Ashby | 33-39 |
| 18:01 | Auburn | Joseph Ashby buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Alvin Caldwell | 35-39 |
| 17:44 | St. John's | Charles Perkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-39 |
| 17:27 | Auburn | Daniel Felton steals the ball from Joseph Ashby | 35-39 |
| 17:12 | St. John's | Charles Perkins misses the dunk | 35-39 |
| 17:10 | Auburn | Billy Hanson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 17:04 | Auburn | Joseph Ashby is fouled on the floor by Thomas Lockett - foul #2 on Thomas Lockett, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | George Adams (PG), Eric Geise (SG), Dustin Williams (PF), Mitchell Glodowski (C) Colin Petty, Devin Bryant, Joseph Ashby, Billy Hanson | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Cunningham (PG), Tim Dicarlo (PF) Raul Salazar, Daniel Felton | |
| 16:43 | Auburn | Alvin Caldwell can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 16:42 | St. John's | Richard Langford gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 16:25 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 35-39 |
| 16:24 | Auburn | Mitchell Glodowski grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 16:07 | Auburn | Dustin Williams's pass is intercepted by Tim Dicarlo | 35-39 |
| 15:50 | St. John's | Richard Langford misses short on a floater from the left block | 35-39 |
| 15:49 | Auburn | Alvin Caldwell pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - George Adams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Geise (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alvin Caldwell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. PF - Dustin Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mitchell Glodowski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Cunningham (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Perkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Lockett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tim Dicarlo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Richard Langford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Auburn | James Cunningham steals the ball from Dustin Williams | 35-39 |
| 15:26 | St. John's | James Cunningham hits the finger roll | 35-41 |
| 15:11 | Auburn | George Adams misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-41 |
| 15:09 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| 14:46 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 35-41 |
| 14:45 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett grabs the offensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 14:28 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Alvin Caldwell - foul #1 on Alvin Caldwell, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Austin (PG), Colin Petty (SG), Devin Bryant (SF), Joseph Ashby (PF), Billy Hanson (C) George Adams, Eric Geise, Alvin Caldwell, Dustin Williams, Mitchell Glodowski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raul Salazar (PG), Arnold Dennis (SF), Daniel Felton (PF) Charles Perkins, Thomas Lockett, Richard Langford | |
| 14:28 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 14:28 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 14:19 | Auburn | Colin Petty misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-43 |
| 14:17 | St. John's | Arnold Dennis gets the rebound | 35-43 |
| 14:05 | St. John's | James Cunningham's floater is knocked away by Billy Hanson | 35-43 |
| 14:03 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo snags the offensive board | 35-43 |
| 13:46 | St. John's | Paul Austin is called for the reach on Raul Salazar - foul #4 on Paul Austin, team foul #2 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | Steve Hooten (PG) Paul Austin | |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Hayes (SF), Hai Chu (C) James Cunningham, Tim Dicarlo | |
| 13:32 | St. John's | Arnold Dennis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-43 |
| 13:30 | Auburn | Billy Hanson gets the rebound | 35-43 |
| 13:11 | Auburn | Steve Hooten hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-43 |
| 12:45 | St. John's | Devin Bryant takes the ball from Sean Hayes | 38-43 |
| 12:22 | Auburn | Devin Bryant hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Sean Hayes - foul #1 on Sean Hayes, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | Alvin Caldwell (PG) Steve Hooten | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Perkins (SG), James Cunningham (SF), Richard Langford (C) Arnold Dennis, Sean Hayes, Hai Chu | |
| 12:22 | Auburn | Devin Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 12:22 | Auburn | Devin Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 12:22 | St. John's | Daniel Felton gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 12:09 | St. John's | Daniel Felton connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by James Cunningham | 39-46 |
| 12:00 | Auburn | Joseph Ashby misses the easy layup | 39-46 |
| 11:58 | Auburn | Devin Bryant snags the offensive board | 39-46 |
| 11:44 | Auburn | Devin Bryant is fouled on the floor by Charles Perkins - foul #3 on Charles Perkins, team foul #4 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | George Adams (SG), Mitchell Glodowski (SF), Dustin Williams (C) Colin Petty, Devin Bryant, Billy Hanson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Lockett (SF), Tim Dicarlo (PF) Raul Salazar, Daniel Felton | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Alvin Caldwell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Adams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mitchell Glodowski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Ashby (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Cunningham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Perkins (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Lockett (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tim Dicarlo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Langford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Auburn | Joseph Ashby hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-46 |
| 11:33 | St. John's | Richard Langford grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 11:13 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett blows the layup but the foul's on George Adams - foul #2 on George Adams, team foul #3 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | Eric Geise (SG) Joseph Ashby | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 11:13 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett misses the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 11:13 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett misses the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 11:13 | Auburn | Mitchell Glodowski grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 10:52 | Auburn | Alvin Caldwell loses the ball out of bounds | 39-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roger Wright (PG) James Cunningham | |
| 10:41 | St. John's | Roger Wright drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Lockett | 39-49 |
| 10:21 | Auburn | Alvin Caldwell is denied on a layup by Richard Langford | 39-49 |
| 10:20 | St. John's | Richard Langford grabs the defensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 09:57 | St. John's | Charles Perkins is fouled on the floor by Dustin Williams - foul #1 on Dustin Williams, team foul #4 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | Colin Petty (SG), Devin Bryant (SF), Joseph Ashby (PF), Billy Hanson (C) Eric Geise, Alvin Caldwell, Dustin Williams, Mitchell Glodowski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raul Salazar (PG), Arnold Dennis (SG), Daniel Felton (PF) Roger Wright, Charles Perkins, Tim Dicarlo | |
| 09:47 | St. John's | Richard Langford banks in the layup on a great pass from Thomas Lockett and the foul's on Colin Petty - foul #2 on Colin Petty, team foul #5 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Cunningham (SG) Arnold Dennis | |
| 09:47 | St. John's | Richard Langford makes the free throw | 39-52 |
| 09:29 | Auburn | Colin Petty can't finish the layup | 39-52 |
| 09:27 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett grabs the board | 39-52 |
| 09:19 | St. John's | George Adams steals the ball from Daniel Felton | 39-52 |
| 09:05 | Auburn | Billy Hanson's layup is rejected by Daniel Felton | 39-52 |
| 09:03 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Daniel Felton | 39-52 |
| 08:48 | St. John's | Raul Salazar misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-52 |
| 08:47 | St. John's | Daniel Felton tips it home | 39-54 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:32 | Auburn | Colin Petty knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Billy Hanson | 42-54 |
| 08:11 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett lays it in | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:59 | Auburn | Colin Petty misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-56 |
| 07:57 | St. John's | Daniel Felton grabs the board | 42-56 |
| 07:38 | St. John's | Daniel Felton scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by James Cunningham | 42-58 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - George Adams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Colin Petty (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Devin Bryant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Joseph Ashby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Hanson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raul Salazar (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Cunningham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Lockett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Daniel Felton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Langford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:22 | Auburn | Devin Bryant scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by George Adams | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:05 | St. John's | Daniel Felton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-58 |
| 07:03 | Auburn | Billy Hanson gets the rebound | 44-58 |
| 06:49 | Auburn | Joseph Ashby is fouled on the floor by Richard Langford - foul #3 on Richard Langford, team foul #5 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Austin (PG), Eric Geise (SG), Alvin Caldwell (SF), Dustin Williams (PF), Mitchell Glodowski (C) George Adams, Colin Petty, Devin Bryant, Joseph Ashby, Billy Hanson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roger Wright (PG), Charles Perkins (SG), Arnold Dennis (SF), Tim Dicarlo (PF), Hai Chu (C) Raul Salazar, James Cunningham, Thomas Lockett, Daniel Felton, Richard Langford | |
| 06:29 | Auburn | Alvin Caldwell misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-58 |
| 06:28 | St. John's | Hai Chu gets the rebound | 44-58 |
| 06:21 | St. John's | Charles Perkins misses the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Eric Geise - foul #1 on Eric Geise, team foul #6 | 44-58 |
| 06:21 | St. John's | Charles Perkins misses the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 06:21 | St. John's | Charles Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 44-59 |
| 06:00 | Auburn | Paul Austin connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-59 |
| 05:47 | St. John's | Roger Wright comes up short on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Paul Austin - foul #5 on Paul Austin, team foul #7 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Auburn | Steve Hooten (PG) Paul Austin | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:47 | St. John's | Roger Wright makes the 1st free throw | 46-60 |
| 05:47 | St. John's | Roger Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 46-61 |
| 05:26 | Auburn | Dustin Williams drills a runner from the left block | 48-61 |
| 05:21 | St. John's | Roger Wright drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Mitchell Glodowski - foul #1 on Mitchell Glodowski, team foul #8 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Auburn | Billy Hanson (C) Steve Hooten | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:21 | St. John's | Roger Wright makes the free throw | 48-64 |
| 05:01 | Auburn | Billy Hanson blows the layup | 48-64 |
| 04:59 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Arnold Dennis | 48-64 |
| 04:35 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-64 |
| 04:34 | St. John's | Charles Perkins tips it home | 48-66 |
| 04:16 | Auburn | Mitchell Glodowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-66 |
| 04:15 | St. John's | Hai Chu grabs the board | 48-66 |
| 04:09 | St. John's | Roger Wright hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 48-66 |
| 04:08 | Auburn | Mitchell Glodowski pulls down the rebound | 48-66 |
| 03:55 | Auburn | Eric Geise hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 48-66 |
| 03:54 | Auburn | Dustin Williams hits the follow up shot | 50-66 |
| 03:54 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-66 |
| Subs | Auburn | Colin Petty (SG), Devin Bryant (SF), Joseph Ashby (PF) Eric Geise, Mitchell Glodowski, Dustin Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raul Salazar (PG), Thomas Lockett (SF), Daniel Felton (PF), Richard Langford (C) Roger Wright, Arnold Dennis, Tim Dicarlo, Hai Chu | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:25 | St. John's | Charles Perkins loses the dribble to Joseph Ashby | 50-66 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Alvin Caldwell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Colin Petty (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Devin Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Joseph Ashby (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Billy Hanson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raul Salazar (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Perkins (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Lockett (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Daniel Felton (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Langford (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:15 | Auburn | Alvin Caldwell hits a shot from the left wing and he's hacked by Thomas Lockett - foul #3 on Thomas Lockett, team foul #6 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Auburn | Steve Hooten (PG), George Adams (SG), Dustin Williams (PF), Mitchell Glodowski (C) Colin Petty, Devin Bryant, Joseph Ashby, Billy Hanson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roger Wright (PG), James Cunningham (SG), Arnold Dennis (SF), Tim Dicarlo (PF), Hai Chu (C) Raul Salazar, Charles Perkins, Thomas Lockett, Daniel Felton, Richard Langford | |
| 03:15 | Auburn | Alvin Caldwell misses the free throw | 52-66 |
| 03:15 | St. John's | Hai Chu snags the defensive board | 52-66 |
| 02:50 | St. John's | James Cunningham is fouled on the floor by George Adams - foul #3 on George Adams, team foul #9 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Auburn | Eric Geise (SG) Steve Hooten | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:50 | St. John's | James Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 52-67 |
| 02:50 | St. John's | James Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 52-68 |
| 02:32 | Auburn | George Adams scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-68 |
| 02:16 | St. John's | Roger Wright can't finish the layup | 55-68 |
| 02:15 | Auburn | Eric Geise grabs the defensive rebound | 55-68 |
| 01:58 | Auburn | George Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-68 |
| 01:56 | St. John's | Roger Wright gets the rebound | 55-68 |
| 01:30 | St. John's | James Cunningham comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-68 |
| 01:29 | Auburn | Mitchell Glodowski grabs the board | 55-68 |
| 01:25 | Auburn | Alvin Caldwell hits a shot from the right block | 57-68 |
| 00:56 | St. John's | Hai Chu drills a runner from close range | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Auburn | Mitchell Glodowski is called for traveling | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Roger Wright hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by Hai Chu | 57-72 |
| 00:24 | Auburn | George Adams misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-72 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo gets the rebound | 57-72 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Roger Wright runs out the clock | 57-72 |