| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Qing-nan Kung (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Stanley Aldridge (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ralph Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Kyte (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Shields (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Karl Edwards (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herbert Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Justin Siu (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Cannon (fresh) 4 pts. C - Steven Merrill (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis inbounds the ball | 28-38 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Auburn | Roger Shields drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Stanley Aldridge and he's fouled by Steven Merrill - foul #2 on Steven Merrill, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| 19:39 | Auburn | Roger Shields makes the free throw | 31-38 |
| 19:19 | East Carolina | Steven Merrill is whistled for a carry | 31-38 |
| 18:56 | Auburn | Roger Shields hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Qing-nan Kung and he's hacked by Steven Merrill - foul #3 on Steven Merrill, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Roy (C) Steven Merrill | |
| 18:56 | Auburn | Roger Shields misses the free throw | 33-38 |
| 18:56 | East Carolina | Joseph Cannon gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| 18:35 | East Carolina | Stanley Aldridge is called for the reach on Herbert Thomas - foul #2 on Stanley Aldridge, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| 18:15 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Herbert Thomas | 33-40 |
| 17:58 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis hits the finger roll | 35-40 |
| 17:41 | East Carolina | Herbert Thomas scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Justin Siu | 35-42 |
| 17:24 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-42 |
| Subs | Auburn | Rusty White (SG), Robert Rene (SF), Robert Ward (C) Stanley Aldridge, Ralph Lewis, Roger Shields | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 17:06 | East Carolina | Rusty White steals it from Karl Edwards | 35-42 |
| 16:49 | Auburn | Justin Siu steps in front of the Robert Ward pass | 35-42 |
| 16:35 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Herbert Thomas | 35-45 |
| 16:25 | Auburn | Robert Ward loses the ball out of bounds | 35-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Austin Denning (SG), Ralph Lewis (SF) Qing-nan Kung, James Kyte | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Hatchett (PG), Willis Arviso (SG), Thomas Hayes (SF), Donald Ayers (C) Karl Edwards, Herbert Thomas, Justin Siu, Joseph Cannon | |
| 16:13 | East Carolina | Mark Roy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Robert Rene - foul #2 on Robert Rene, team foul #2 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Stanley Aldridge (SG) Austin Denning | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 16:13 | East Carolina | Mark Roy makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 16:13 | East Carolina | Mark Roy makes the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 15:51 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Robert Ward | 37-47 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rusty White (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stanley Aldridge (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Ralph Lewis (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Rene (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Ward (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - James Hatchett (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willis Arviso (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Roy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Ayers (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | East Carolina | Willis Arviso is hacked by Robert Ward - foul #1 on Robert Ward, team foul #3 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Roger Shields (C) Robert Ward | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Karl Edwards (PG), Steven Merrill (C) Willis Arviso, Mark Roy | |
| 15:27 | East Carolina | Steven Merrill is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Steven Merrill, team foul #3 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Kyte (PF) Robert Rene | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kevin Pepin (SF) Steven Merrill | |
| 15:00 | Auburn | Stanley Aldridge is fouled on the floor by James Hatchett - foul #1 on James Hatchett, team foul #4 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Qing-nan Kung (PG), Reed Adams (SF) Rusty White, Ralph Lewis | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Herbert Thomas (SG), Joseph Cannon (PF) James Hatchett, Kevin Pepin | |
| 14:46 | Auburn | Stanley Aldridge knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Qing-nan Kung | 40-47 |
| 14:41 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-47 |
| 14:40 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Hayes | 40-47 |
| 14:30 | East Carolina | Joseph Cannon misses long on a shot from the left block | 40-47 |
| 14:28 | Auburn | Stanley Aldridge snags the defensive board | 40-47 |
| 14:08 | Auburn | Roger Shields lays it in on a great pass from Qing-nan Kung | 42-47 |
| 13:45 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 13:44 | East Carolina | Herbert Thomas tips it in | 42-49 |
| 13:29 | Auburn | Qing-nan Kung buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Stanley Aldridge | 45-49 |
| 13:12 | East Carolina | Reed Adams is called for the reach on Karl Edwards - foul #1 on Reed Adams, team foul #4 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | Rusty White (PG), Austin Denning (SG), Ralph Lewis (SF), Robert Rene (PF), Robert Ward (C) Qing-nan Kung, Stanley Aldridge, Reed Adams, James Kyte, Roger Shields | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Hatchett (PG), Justin Siu (SF), Mark Roy (PF), Paul Wilkinson (C) Karl Edwards, Thomas Hayes, Joseph Cannon, Donald Ayers | |
| 12:59 | East Carolina | James Hatchett makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Justin Siu | 45-52 |
| 12:43 | Auburn | Robert Rene hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Rusty White | 48-52 |
| 12:34 | East Carolina | Herbert Thomas makes the floater from the left side and he's hacked by Austin Denning - foul #1 on Austin Denning, team foul #5 | 48-54 |
| 12:34 | East Carolina | Herbert Thomas makes the free throw | 48-55 |
| 12:12 | Auburn | Herbert Thomas is called for the reach on Austin Denning - foul #3 on Herbert Thomas, team foul #5 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Karl Edwards (PG), Joseph Cannon (PF) Herbert Thomas, Paul Wilkinson | |
| 12:01 | Auburn | Robert Rene is fouled on the floor by Joseph Cannon - foul #2 on Joseph Cannon, team foul #6 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Auburn | Qing-nan Kung (PG), James Kyte (PF) Austin Denning, Robert Ward | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 11:52 | Auburn | Rusty White misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-55 |
| 11:50 | East Carolina | Mark Roy snags the defensive board | 48-55 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Qing-nan Kung (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rusty White (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ralph Lewis (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Kyte (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Rene (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Karl Edwards (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hatchett (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Siu (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Cannon (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mark Roy (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:46 | East Carolina | James Hatchett misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-55 |
| 11:45 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Robert Rene | 48-55 |
| 11:41 | Auburn | James Hatchett is called for the reach on Ralph Lewis - foul #2 on James Hatchett, team foul #7 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Auburn | Roger Shields (C) Robert Rene | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 11:41 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 11:41 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 11:41 | East Carolina | Mark Roy snags the defensive board | 49-55 |
| 11:27 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 11:25 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Rusty White | 49-55 |
| 11:20 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Roger Shields | 52-55 |
| 11:05 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards blows the layup but he's hacked by James Kyte - foul #1 on James Kyte, team foul #6 | 52-55 |
| 11:05 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 11:05 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 10:48 | Auburn | Mark Roy steps in front of the Roger Shields pass | 52-57 |
| 10:35 | East Carolina | Justin Siu misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-57 |
| 10:34 | East Carolina | Mark Roy misses the tip | 52-57 |
| 10:33 | Auburn | Rusty White gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| 10:17 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Kyte and he's hacked by Justin Siu - foul #1 on Justin Siu, team foul #8 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Auburn | Austin Denning (PG), Stanley Aldridge (SG), Robert Rene (C) Qing-nan Kung, Rusty White, Roger Shields | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Herbert Thomas (SG), Kevin Pepin (SF), Thomas Hayes (PF), Donald Ayers (C) Karl Edwards, Justin Siu, Joseph Cannon, Mark Roy | |
| 10:17 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis makes the free throw | 55-57 |
| 10:05 | East Carolina | Donald Ayers drills a shot from the free throw line | 55-59 |
| 09:46 | Auburn | Stanley Aldridge hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Austin Denning | 58-59 |
| 09:29 | East Carolina | Thomas Hayes buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by James Hatchett and the foul's on James Kyte - foul #2 on James Kyte, team foul #7 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Ward (PF), Bryant Sampson (C) Ralph Lewis, James Kyte | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Karl Edwards (PG) James Hatchett | |
| 09:29 | East Carolina | Thomas Hayes makes the free throw | 58-62 |
| 09:11 | Auburn | Robert Ward throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-62 |
| Subs | Auburn | Qing-nan Kung (PG) Austin Denning | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Justin Siu (SF), Joseph Cannon (PF) Kevin Pepin, Thomas Hayes | |
| 08:52 | East Carolina | The pull-up jumper by Donald Ayers is blocked by Bryant Sampson | 58-62 |
| 08:51 | Auburn | Bryant Sampson snags the defensive board | 58-62 |
| 08:27 | Auburn | Qing-nan Kung is fouled on the floor by Justin Siu - foul #2 on Justin Siu, team foul #9 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Auburn | Roger Shields (C) Bryant Sampson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Roy (C) Donald Ayers | |
| 08:27 | Auburn | Qing-nan Kung makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 08:27 | Auburn | Qing-nan Kung makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 08:03 | East Carolina | Herbert Thomas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 60-62 |
| 08:02 | Auburn | Robert Ward gets the rebound | 60-62 |
| 07:40 | Auburn | Stanley Aldridge can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-62 |
| 07:39 | Auburn | Robert Ward snags the offensive board | 60-62 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Qing-nan Kung (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stanley Aldridge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Rene (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Ward (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Shields (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Karl Edwards (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herbert Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SF - Justin Siu (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Cannon (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mark Roy (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Auburn | Qing-nan Kung comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-62 |
| 07:22 | East Carolina | Joseph Cannon snags the defensive board | 60-62 |
| 07:16 | East Carolina | Mark Roy's layup is rejected by Robert Rene | 60-62 |
| 07:14 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards tips it in | 60-64 |
| 06:59 | Auburn | Robert Ward connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Stanley Aldridge | 62-64 |
| 06:48 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards is fouled on the floor by Stanley Aldridge - foul #3 on Stanley Aldridge, team foul #8 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Auburn | Rusty White (PG), Austin Denning (SG), Ralph Lewis (SF), James Kyte (PF) Qing-nan Kung, Stanley Aldridge, Robert Rene, Robert Ward | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Hatchett (SG), Thomas Hayes (SF), Steven Merrill (C) Herbert Thomas, Justin Siu, Joseph Cannon | |
| 06:48 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 06:48 | East Carolina | Mark Roy grabs the offensive board | 62-64 |
| 06:41 | East Carolina | Mark Roy makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-66 |
| 06:18 | Auburn | Rusty White makes the 3 from the right wing | 65-66 |
| 06:12 | East Carolina | Ralph Lewis steals it from Thomas Hayes | 65-66 |
| 05:54 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis blows the layup | 65-66 |
| 05:52 | East Carolina | Thomas Hayes gets the rebound | 65-66 |
| 05:46 | East Carolina | Steven Merrill's pass is intercepted by Austin Denning | 65-66 |
| 05:25 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Steven Merrill - foul #5 on Steven Merrill, team foul #10 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Auburn | Qing-nan Kung (PG), Bryant Sampson (C) Austin Denning, Roger Shields | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Herbert Thomas (SG), Joseph Cannon (PF), Donald Ayers (C) Karl Edwards, Mark Roy, Steven Merrill | |
| 05:25 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 05:25 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 05:05 | East Carolina | Thomas Hayes comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 67-66 |
| 05:03 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis pulls down the rebound | 67-66 |
| 04:57 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 67-66 |
| 04:55 | East Carolina | Joseph Cannon snags the defensive board | 67-66 |
| 04:30 | East Carolina | Donald Ayers comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-66 |
| 04:28 | Auburn | Rusty White gets the rebound | 67-66 |
| 04:20 | Auburn | James Kyte hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ralph Lewis | 69-66 |
| 04:09 | East Carolina | James Hatchett comes up short on the floater from the right side | 69-66 |
| 04:08 | Auburn | The rebound goes to James Kyte | 69-66 |
| 03:47 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 72-66 |
| 03:35 | East Carolina | James Hatchett misses the easy layup | 72-66 |
| 03:33 | Auburn | Bryant Sampson snags the defensive board | 72-66 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Qing-nan Kung (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rusty White (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ralph Lewis (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Kyte (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryant Sampson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - James Hatchett (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herbert Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Hayes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Cannon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Ayers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:16 | Auburn | Rusty White loses the dribble to James Hatchett | 72-66 |
| 03:00 | East Carolina | James Hatchett misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-66 |
| 02:58 | Auburn | Bryant Sampson grabs the board | 72-66 |
| 02:58 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-66 |
| Subs | Auburn | Stanley Aldridge (SG), Roger Shields (C) Rusty White, Bryant Sampson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Karl Edwards (PG), Justin Siu (SF), Mark Roy (C) James Hatchett, Thomas Hayes, Donald Ayers | |
| 02:42 | Auburn | Stanley Aldridge connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Ralph Lewis | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:35 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards banks in the layup set up by Herbert Thomas | 75-68 |
| 02:22 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Karl Edwards - foul #2 on Karl Edwards, team foul #11 | 75-68 |
| 02:22 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 02:22 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 02:04 | East Carolina | Mark Roy makes the runner in the paint set up by Karl Edwards | 77-70 |
| 01:35 | Auburn | Qing-nan Kung hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 77-70 |
| 01:33 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Lewis | 77-70 |
| 01:24 | Auburn | James Kyte can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph Cannon - foul #3 on Joseph Cannon, team foul #12 | 77-70 |
| 01:24 | Auburn | James Kyte misses the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 01:24 | Auburn | James Kyte makes the 2nd free throw | 78-70 |
| 01:16 | East Carolina | Justin Siu's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis banks in the layup on a great pass from Stanley Aldridge | 80-70 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | East Carolina | Mark Roy misses long on a floater from the left wing | 80-70 |
| 00:42 | Auburn | Roger Shields gets the rebound | 80-70 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Auburn | Roger Shields drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Stanley Aldridge | 83-70 |
| 00:09 | East Carolina | Herbert Thomas drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Karl Edwards | 83-73 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Qing-nan Kung runs out the clock | 83-73 |