| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Ownby (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Neal (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harry Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Clarence Mosley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Richards (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dean Nims (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Erwin (fresh) PF - Casey Dunaway (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | John Erwin inbounds the ball | 26-25 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Michael Richards and the foul's on Clarence Mosley - foul #1 on Clarence Mosley, team foul #1 | 26-27 |
| 19:42 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace makes the free throw | 26-28 |
| 19:19 | Kentucky | Mark Neal is called for traveling | 26-28 |
| 18:58 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace knocks in the jumper from the right side | 26-30 |
| 18:37 | Kentucky | Mark Neal misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 18:35 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace pulls down the rebound | 26-30 |
| 18:18 | Auburn | John Erwin knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-32 |
| 18:07 | Kentucky | Mark Neal's fadeaway is rejected by Casey Dunaway | 26-32 |
| 18:05 | Auburn | Casey Dunaway pulls down the rebound | 26-32 |
| 17:55 | Auburn | John Erwin clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-32 |
| 17:54 | Kentucky | Clarence Mosley grabs the board | 26-32 |
| 17:25 | Kentucky | Clarence Mosley misses the shot from the baseline | 26-32 |
| 17:23 | Auburn | Michael Richards snags the defensive board | 26-32 |
| 17:05 | Auburn | Michael Richards is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Michael Richards, team foul #1 | 26-32 |
| 16:42 | Kentucky | Mark Neal's dunk attempt is rejected by Joseph Wallace | 26-32 |
| 16:40 | Kentucky | Jesse Turner grabs the offensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 16:33 | Kentucky | John Ownby scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Jesse Turner and he's fouled by John Erwin - foul #2 on John Erwin, team foul #2 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eric Nedd (SG), Louis Adams (SF), Joseph Janik (C) Jesse Turner, Mark Neal, Clarence Mosley | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 16:33 | Kentucky | John Ownby makes the free throw | 29-32 |
| 16:20 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace is fouled on the floor by Joseph Janik - foul #1 on Joseph Janik, team foul #2 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mark Corry (SG), Jimmie Lewis (C) John Ownby, Harry Johnson | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 16:13 | Auburn | Casey Dunaway misses long on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Eric Nedd - foul #3 on Eric Nedd, team foul #3 | 29-32 |
| 16:13 | Auburn | Casey Dunaway makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 16:13 | Auburn | Casey Dunaway makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 15:48 | Kentucky | Joseph Janik connects on the runner near the basket set up by Mark Corry | 31-34 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Eric Nedd (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Corry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Louis Adams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Janik (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmie Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Richards (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dean Nims (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Erwin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Casey Dunaway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Wallace (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:27 | Auburn | John Erwin double dribbles | 31-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Clarence Mosley (C) Jimmie Lewis | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 15:04 | Kentucky | Eric Nedd comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-34 |
| 15:02 | Kentucky | Clarence Mosley grabs the offensive board | 31-34 |
| 14:44 | Kentucky | Eric Nedd is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Eric Nedd, team foul #4 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Ownby (PG), Jesse Turner (SG), Mark Neal (SF), Harry Johnson (PF) Eric Nedd, Mark Corry, Louis Adams, Joseph Janik | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 14:15 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 31-34 |
| 14:13 | Kentucky | Harry Johnson pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| 13:44 | Kentucky | Mark Neal scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Harry Johnson | 33-34 |
| 13:21 | Auburn | Dean Nims drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Wallace | 33-36 |
| 12:58 | Kentucky | Jesse Turner misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by John Erwin - foul #3 on John Erwin, team foul #3 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph Janik (C) Clarence Mosley | |
| Subs | Auburn | Frank Weber (PF) Casey Dunaway | |
| 12:58 | Kentucky | Jesse Turner makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 12:58 | Kentucky | Jesse Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 12:41 | Auburn | Frank Weber hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Joseph Janik - foul #2 on Joseph Janik, team foul #5 | 35-36 |
| 12:41 | Auburn | Frank Weber makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 12:41 | Auburn | Frank Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 12:12 | Kentucky | Joseph Janik drills a jumper from close range and he's hacked by John Erwin - foul #4 on John Erwin, team foul #4 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eric Nedd (SG) Jesse Turner | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jeffery Davidson (SF), Yul Wang (PF) John Erwin, Joseph Wallace | |
| 12:12 | Kentucky | Joseph Janik makes the free throw | 38-38 |
| 11:47 | Auburn | Dean Nims misses the shot from the free throw line | 38-38 |
| 11:46 | Kentucky | Joseph Janik gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Ownby (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Nedd (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Mark Neal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Harry Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Joseph Janik (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Richards (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dean Nims (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Yul Wang (fresh) C - Frank Weber (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Kentucky | Jeffery Davidson denies the turnaround by Mark Neal | 38-38 |
| 11:18 | Auburn | Yul Wang grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 10:54 | Auburn | Dean Nims is fouled on the floor by Joseph Janik - foul #3 on Joseph Janik, team foul #6 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jesse Turner (SG), Louis Adams (SF), Clarence Mosley (C) John Ownby, Mark Neal, Harry Johnson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Casey Dunaway (PF), Joseph Wallace (C) Yul Wang, Frank Weber | |
| 10:39 | Auburn | Jeffery Davidson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 38-38 |
| 10:38 | Kentucky | Jesse Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 10:14 | Kentucky | Eric Nedd misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 10:13 | Auburn | Casey Dunaway snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 09:49 | Auburn | Jesse Turner steps in front of the Jeffery Davidson pass | 38-38 |
| 09:21 | Kentucky | Jesse Turner's floater is knocked away by Joseph Wallace | 38-38 |
| 09:19 | Auburn | Dean Nims gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 09:13 | Auburn | Joseph Janik denies the turnaround by Dean Nims | 38-38 |
| 09:12 | Kentucky | Clarence Mosley gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 08:52 | Kentucky | Clarence Mosley banks in the layup set up by Eric Nedd | 40-38 |
| 08:42 | Auburn | Casey Dunaway can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 40-38 |
| 08:40 | Kentucky | Jesse Turner pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 08:20 | Kentucky | Eric Nedd is hacked by Michael Richards - foul #2 on Michael Richards, team foul #5 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Ownby (PG), Mark Neal (SF), Harry Johnson (PF) Eric Nedd, Jesse Turner, Joseph Janik | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lee Valley (PG), Robert Allen (SG), Frank Weber (C) Michael Richards, Dean Nims, Joseph Wallace | |
| 07:51 | Kentucky | Mark Neal drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Louis Adams | 43-38 |
| 07:37 | Auburn | Mark Neal picks off the pass by Lee Valley | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Ownby (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Neal (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Harry Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Clarence Mosley (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lee Valley (fresh) SG - Robert Allen (fresh) SF - Jeffery Davidson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Casey Dunaway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Weber (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Kentucky | John Ownby misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-38 |
| 07:06 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to John Ownby | 43-38 |
| 06:46 | Kentucky | Mark Neal connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by John Ownby | 45-38 |
| 06:33 | Auburn | Lee Valley connects on the 3 from straight away | 45-41 |
| 06:08 | Kentucky | Harry Johnson comes up short on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Casey Dunaway - foul #1 on Casey Dunaway, team foul #6 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jesse Turner (SG), Joseph Janik (C) Louis Adams, Clarence Mosley | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Richards (PG), Dean Nims (SG), John Erwin (SF), Joseph Wallace (C) Lee Valley, Robert Allen, Jeffery Davidson, Casey Dunaway | |
| 06:08 | Kentucky | Harry Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 06:08 | Kentucky | Harry Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 05:44 | Auburn | John Erwin is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on John Erwin, team foul #7 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jeffery Davidson (SF) John Erwin | |
| 05:22 | Kentucky | Jesse Turner is called for traveling | 46-41 |
| 05:06 | Auburn | John Ownby steps in front of the Michael Richards pass | 46-41 |
| 05:02 | Kentucky | Jesse Turner hits the finger roll set up by John Ownby | 48-41 |
| 04:44 | Auburn | Frank Weber scores on a jumper near the basket | 48-43 |
| 04:21 | Kentucky | John Ownby knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Mark Neal | 50-43 |
| 04:02 | Auburn | Michael Richards is hacked by Mark Neal - foul #1 on Mark Neal, team foul #7 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eric Nedd (PG), Louis Adams (SF), Clarence Mosley (C) John Ownby, Mark Neal, Harry Johnson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Casey Dunaway (PF) Frank Weber | |
| 04:02 | Auburn | Michael Richards misses the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 04:02 | Kentucky | Clarence Mosley pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 03:39 | Kentucky | Jesse Turner makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Joseph Janik | 52-43 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Eric Nedd (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jesse Turner (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Louis Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Janik (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Clarence Mosley (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Richards (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dean Nims (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Davidson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Casey Dunaway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Wallace (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:34 | Auburn | Dean Nims can't connect on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Jesse Turner - foul #1 on Jesse Turner, team foul #8 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Allen (SF) Jeffery Davidson | |
| 03:34 | Auburn | Dean Nims makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 03:34 | Auburn | Dean Nims misses the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 03:34 | Kentucky | Joseph Janik pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| 03:19 | Kentucky | Joseph Janik misses the jumper from the baseline | 52-44 |
| 03:17 | Kentucky | Eric Nedd pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 02:56 | Kentucky | Jesse Turner is hacked by Dean Nims - foul #2 on Dean Nims, team foul #8 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmie Lewis (PF) Joseph Janik | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 02:56 | Kentucky | Jesse Turner makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 02:56 | Kentucky | Jesse Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 02:56 | Auburn | Casey Dunaway pulls down the rebound | 53-44 |
| 02:41 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Clarence Mosley - foul #2 on Clarence Mosley, team foul #9 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Ownby (PG), Harry Johnson (PF) Jesse Turner, Jimmie Lewis | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 02:41 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 02:41 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 02:39 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jesse Turner (SG), Mark Neal (SF) Eric Nedd, Louis Adams | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jeffery Davidson (SF) Robert Allen | |
| 02:20 | Kentucky | Jesse Turner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-46 |
| 02:00 | Auburn | Jeffery Davidson is wide open and slams it home | 53-48 |
| 01:56 | Kentucky | Jesse Turner scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Ownby | 55-48 |
| 01:48 | Auburn | Dean Nims's fadeaway is rejected by Harry Johnson | 55-48 |
| 01:47 | Kentucky | Clarence Mosley gets the rebound | 55-48 |
| 01:18 | Kentucky | Jesse Turner is hacked by Michael Richards - foul #3 on Michael Richards, team foul #9 | 55-48 |
| 01:18 | Kentucky | Jesse Turner makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 01:18 | Kentucky | Jesse Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:10 | Auburn | Jeffery Davidson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jeffery Davidson, team foul #10 | 57-48 |
| 00:54 | Kentucky | Mark Neal knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jesse Turner | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Auburn | The short jumper by Dean Nims is denied by Clarence Mosley | 60-48 |
| 00:45 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace misses the tip | 60-48 |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | Clarence Mosley pulls down the rebound | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Mark Neal is whistled for a carry | 60-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eric Nedd (PG), Mark Corry (SG), Louis Adams (SF), Joseph Janik (PF), Jimmie Lewis (C) John Ownby, Jesse Turner, Mark Neal, Harry Johnson, Clarence Mosley | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lee Valley (PG), Robert Allen (SG), Yul Wang (PF), Frank Weber (C) Michael Richards, Dean Nims, Casey Dunaway, Joseph Wallace | |
| 00:11 | Auburn | Yul Wang misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 60-48 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Joseph Janik snags the defensive board | 60-48 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Eric Nedd runs out the clock | 60-48 |