 Auburn scored their first points late in the second on a 36 @-@ yard Cam Newton pass to <unk> Blake to bring the score to 24 – 7 at the half . With the only Alabama points in the third scored on a 32 @-@ yard Shelley field goal , Auburn brought the margin to 27 – 21 entering the fourth on a 70 @-@ yard Cam Newton touchdown pass to <unk> <unk> and a one @-@ yard Newton run . The Tigers took a 28 – 27 lead in the fourth on a seven @-@ yard Philip <unk> reception from Newton that held to the end of regulation . 
