| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Mathew Astudillo (fresh) SG - John Menard (fresh) SF - Larry McKinnon (fresh) PF - Gregory Snyder (fresh) C - John Chenard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Wiley Harris (fresh) SG - Brian Engelhardt (fresh) SF - Timothy Morgan (fresh) PF - David Henson (fresh) C - Rich Brownell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | John Chenard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Kentucky | Larry McKinnon denies the turnaround by Timothy Morgan | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Kentucky | Wiley Harris gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Kentucky | Wiley Harris can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell tips it home | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | Auburn | The jump hook by John Menard is blocked by David Henson | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Kentucky | Timothy Morgan grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:18 | Kentucky | David Henson misses the runner from the baseline | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | Auburn | John Chenard grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:57 | Auburn | John Chenard is alone and drills a shot in the paint set up by Larry McKinnon out of the doubleteam | 4-2 |
| 17:34 | Kentucky | The jump hook by David Henson is blocked by John Chenard | 4-2 |
| 17:32 | Kentucky | Timothy Morgan pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:16 | Kentucky | Timothy Morgan is fouled on the floor by Mathew Astudillo - foul #1 on Mathew Astudillo, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Segarra (PG), Rodrigo Guerrero (SG), Gordon Rush (SF), Jack Boatright (PF), Mario Herrera (C) Wiley Harris, Brian Engelhardt, Timothy Morgan, David Henson, Rich Brownell | |
| 16:53 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush buries a 3 from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 16:39 | Auburn | John Menard shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 16:13 | Kentucky | Jack Boatright connects on the jump hook from close range | 7-7 |
| 15:55 | Auburn | Gregory Snyder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-7 |
| Subs | Auburn | Darko Zills (PF) Gregory Snyder | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Wiley Harris (PG), David Henson (PF), Rich Brownell (C) Rodrigo Guerrero, Jack Boatright, Mario Herrera | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Mathew Astudillo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Menard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry McKinnon (fresh) PF - Darko Zills (fresh) C - John Chenard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Wiley Harris (fresh) SG - David Segarra (fresh) SF - Gordon Rush (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Henson (fresh) C - Rich Brownell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Kentucky | David Segarra throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-7 |
| Subs | Auburn | Fred Bishop (PG), Paul Mack (SG), William Weaver (SF), James Chandler (C) Mathew Astudillo, John Menard, Larry McKinnon, John Chenard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mario Herrera (C) Rich Brownell | |
| 15:12 | Auburn | Mario Herrera swats the shot by James Chandler | 7-7 |
| 15:10 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to David Henson | 7-7 |
| 14:44 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush misses short on a shot from the right side | 7-7 |
| 14:43 | Auburn | Darko Zills pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:39 | Auburn | Fred Bishop clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-7 |
| 14:38 | Auburn | James Chandler tips it home | 9-7 |
| 14:11 | Kentucky | David Segarra connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Wiley Harris | 9-10 |
| 13:53 | Auburn | Mario Herrera denies the turnaround by James Chandler | 9-10 |
| 13:52 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Bishop | 9-10 |
| 13:26 | Auburn | William Weaver is hacked by David Segarra - foul #1 on David Segarra, team foul #1 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo (PG), John Menard (SG), Larry McKinnon (SF), Gregory Snyder (PF), John Chenard (C) Fred Bishop, Paul Mack, William Weaver, Darko Zills, James Chandler | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt (SG), Timothy Morgan (SF), Rich Brownell (C) Wiley Harris, Gordon Rush, Mario Herrera | |
| 13:16 | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-10 |
| 12:59 | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Brian Engelhardt, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gordon Rush (SG) Brian Engelhardt | |
| 12:38 | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Gregory Snyder | 12-10 |
| 12:24 | Kentucky | John Chenard is called for the reach on Timothy Morgan - foul #1 on John Chenard, team foul #2 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt (SG) David Henson | |
| 12:05 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell double dribbles | 12-10 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Wiley Harris (PG), David Henson (PF) Brian Engelhardt, Gordon Rush | |
| 11:51 | Auburn | John Chenard lays it in set up by Gregory Snyder and he's fouled by David Henson - foul #1 on David Henson, team foul #3 | 14-10 |
| 11:51 | Auburn | John Chenard makes the free throw | 15-10 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Mathew Astudillo (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Menard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry McKinnon (fresh) PF - Gregory Snyder (fresh) C - John Chenard (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Wiley Harris (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Segarra (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Morgan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Henson (fresh) C - Rich Brownell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Kentucky | Timothy Morgan drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Wiley Harris and he's fouled by Larry McKinnon - foul #1 on Larry McKinnon, team foul #3 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt (SG) Wiley Harris | |
| 11:27 | Kentucky | Timothy Morgan misses the free throw | 15-12 |
| 11:27 | Auburn | Gregory Snyder snags the defensive board | 15-12 |
| 11:22 | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-12 |
| 11:20 | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt grabs the board | 15-12 |
| 10:56 | Kentucky | David Segarra misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-12 |
| 10:54 | Auburn | John Chenard snags the defensive board | 15-12 |
| 10:38 | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Brian Engelhardt - foul #2 on Brian Engelhardt, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Wiley Harris (PG), Gordon Rush (SF) Brian Engelhardt, Timothy Morgan | |
| 10:38 | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 10:38 | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo misses the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 10:38 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell gets the rebound | 16-12 |
| 10:32 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Rich Brownell is blocked by John Chenard | 16-12 |
| 10:30 | Auburn | The rebound goes to John Chenard | 16-12 |
| 10:01 | Auburn | John Chenard is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by David Segarra - foul #2 on David Segarra, team foul #5 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Auburn | Darko Zills (PF) Gregory Snyder | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy Morgan (SF), Jack Boatright (PF) David Segarra, David Henson | |
| 10:01 | Auburn | John Chenard makes the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 10:01 | Auburn | John Chenard misses the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 10:01 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell snags the defensive board | 17-12 |
| 09:32 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Wiley Harris | 17-14 |
| 09:08 | Auburn | John Menard works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Rich Brownell - foul #1 on Rich Brownell, team foul #6 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Auburn | Fred Bishop (PG), Paul Mack (SF), James Chandler (C) Mathew Astudillo, Larry McKinnon, John Chenard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Henson (PF) Timothy Morgan | |
| 09:08 | Auburn | John Menard makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 09:08 | Auburn | John Menard makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 08:44 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Wiley Harris and the foul's on James Chandler - foul #1 on James Chandler, team foul #4 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Weaver (SF), Gregory Snyder (PF) John Menard, James Chandler | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mario Herrera (C) Rich Brownell | |
| 08:44 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush misses the free throw | 19-16 |
| 08:44 | Kentucky | Mario Herrera snags the offensive board | 19-16 |
| 08:23 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush clanks a turnaround near the basket | 19-16 |
| 08:22 | Kentucky | Mario Herrera tips it back up and in | 19-18 |
| 08:01 | Auburn | Gregory Snyder hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 19-18 |
| 08:00 | Auburn | Darko Zills snags the offensive board | 19-18 |
| 07:43 | Auburn | The short jumper by Gregory Snyder is denied by Mario Herrera | 19-18 |
| 07:42 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Gordon Rush | 19-18 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Fred Bishop (fresh) SG - Paul Mack (fresh) SF - William Weaver (fresh) PF - Gregory Snyder (fresh) C - Darko Zills (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Wiley Harris (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Gordon Rush (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jack Boatright (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Henson (fresh) C - Mario Herrera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:20 | Kentucky | Mario Herrera knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Wiley Harris | 19-20 |
| 07:01 | Auburn | Fred Bishop is hacked by Mario Herrera - foul #1 on Mario Herrera, team foul #7 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Menard (SG), Larry McKinnon (SF), John Chenard (C) Paul Mack, William Weaver, Darko Zills | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodrigo Guerrero (PG), Timothy Morgan (SF), Rich Brownell (C) Wiley Harris, Jack Boatright, Mario Herrera | |
| 07:01 | Auburn | Fred Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 07:01 | Auburn | Fred Bishop misses the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 07:01 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Rich Brownell | 20-20 |
| 06:38 | Kentucky | Fred Bishop is called for the reach on Rodrigo Guerrero - foul #1 on Fred Bishop, team foul #5 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo (PG), William Weaver (PF) Fred Bishop, Gregory Snyder | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Segarra (PG), Brian Engelhardt (SG) Rodrigo Guerrero, Gordon Rush | |
| 06:14 | Kentucky | David Segarra hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-20 |
| 06:13 | Auburn | Larry McKinnon gets the rebound | 20-20 |
| 05:48 | Auburn | John Menard evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Mathew Astudillo | 23-20 |
| 05:20 | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy Morgan | 23-23 |
| 04:55 | Auburn | John Chenard makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Menard out of a doubleteam | 25-23 |
| 04:30 | Kentucky | David Segarra buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from David Henson | 25-26 |
| 04:10 | Auburn | William Weaver buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Mathew Astudillo | 27-26 |
| 03:46 | Kentucky | David Segarra is hacked by John Chenard - foul #2 on John Chenard, team foul #6 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Auburn | Fred Bishop (SG), Gregory Snyder (PF) John Menard, William Weaver | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Wiley Harris (PG), Gordon Rush (SF), Jack Boatright (PF) Brian Engelhardt, Timothy Morgan, David Henson | |
| 03:28 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush misses long on a 3 from straight away | 27-26 |
| 03:26 | Kentucky | Wiley Harris misses the tip | 27-26 |
| 03:24 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush tips it in | 27-28 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Mathew Astudillo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Bishop (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Larry McKinnon (fresh) PF - Gregory Snyder (fresh) C - John Chenard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Wiley Harris (fresh) 5 ast. SG - David Segarra (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gordon Rush (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Boatright (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rich Brownell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Auburn | Larry McKinnon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 03:01 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Mathew Astudillo | 27-28 |
| 02:49 | Auburn | Fred Bishop can't connect on a floater from the left side | 27-28 |
| 02:48 | Kentucky | Jack Boatright grabs the defensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 02:32 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-28 |
| 02:30 | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo grabs the defensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 02:25 | Auburn | Gordon Rush takes the ball from Fred Bishop | 27-28 |
| 02:00 | Kentucky | David Segarra's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-28 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Menard (SG), Paul Mack (SF), Darko Zills (C) Mathew Astudillo, Larry McKinnon, John Chenard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt (SG), Timothy Morgan (SF), David Henson (PF), Mario Herrera (C) David Segarra, Gordon Rush, Jack Boatright, Rich Brownell | |
| 01:35 | Auburn | Fred Bishop comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Wiley Harris - foul #1 on Wiley Harris, team foul #8 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gordon Rush (SF) Timothy Morgan | |
| 01:35 | Auburn | Fred Bishop misses the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 01:35 | Auburn | Fred Bishop misses the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 01:35 | Kentucky | David Henson snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 01:06 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush blows the layup but he's fouled by Darko Zills - foul #1 on Darko Zills, team foul #7 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Segarra (SG), Rich Brownell (C) Brian Engelhardt, Mario Herrera | |
| 01:06 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 01:06 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 00:46 | Auburn | Darko Zills misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 27-30 |
| 00:45 | Auburn | Paul Mack tips it home | 29-30 |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush is hacked by Paul Mack - foul #1 on Paul Mack, team foul #8 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo (PG), Larry McKinnon (SF), John Chenard (C) Fred Bishop, Paul Mack, Darko Zills | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt (SG) David Segarra | |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 00:01 | Auburn | Brian Engelhardt is called for the reach on John Menard - foul #3 on Brian Engelhardt, team foul #9 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Auburn | Darko Zills (PF) Gregory Snyder | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Segarra (SG), Timothy Morgan (SF), Mario Herrera (C) Brian Engelhardt, Gordon Rush, Rich Brownell | |
| 00:01 | Auburn | John Menard makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 00:01 | Auburn | John Menard makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | David Segarra hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 31-32 |