| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Lanier (fresh) SG - Scott Ellis (fresh) SF - Donald Coleman (fresh) PF - Gary Tillman (fresh) C - Thomas Burns (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Henry Ernest (fresh) SG - Dennis Eubanks (fresh) SF - Jerry Ramsey (fresh) PF - Zachary Lane (fresh) C - Jonathan Philip (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Jonathan Philip wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest banks in the layup on a great pass from Jerry Ramsey | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Auburn | Gary Tillman is whistled for a carry | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | Kentucky | Jerry Ramsey misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Thomas Burns | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Auburn | Donald Coleman misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Coleman | 0-2 |
| 18:27 | Auburn | John Lanier makes the shot from the right side | 2-2 |
| 18:07 | Kentucky | Jerry Ramsey knocks in the shot in the paint | 2-4 |
| 17:43 | Auburn | Zachary Lane steps in front of the Gary Tillman pass | 2-4 |
| 17:40 | Kentucky | John Lanier is called for the reach on Dennis Eubanks in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Lanier, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Satterlee (SG), Duane Brown (SF) Dennis Eubanks, Jerry Ramsey | |
| 17:20 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest double dribbles | 2-4 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Czapla (PF), Gary Stith (C) Zachary Lane, Jonathan Philip | |
| 17:06 | Auburn | Gary Tillman misses badly on a shot in the paint | 2-4 |
| 17:04 | Auburn | Thomas Burns tips it back up and in | 4-4 |
| 16:42 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest is fouled on the floor by Donald Coleman - foul #1 on Donald Coleman, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Souliere (SG), Peter Murphy (SF), Patrick Randazzo (PF), Charles Jackson (C) Scott Ellis, Donald Coleman, Gary Tillman, Thomas Burns | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dennis Eubanks (SG) Henry Ernest | |
| 16:27 | Kentucky | Duane Brown drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Satterlee | 4-6 |
| 16:05 | Auburn | Patrick Randazzo throws it down on a nice dish by Charles Jackson and the foul's on James Czapla - foul #1 on James Czapla, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Cozad (PG) John Lanier | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jerry Ramsey (SF), Zachary Lane (PF), Jonathan Philip (C) Duane Brown, James Czapla, Gary Stith | |
| 16:05 | Auburn | Patrick Randazzo makes the free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:42 | Kentucky | Zachary Lane is denied on a layup by Patrick Randazzo | 7-6 |
| 15:40 | Auburn | Peter Murphy pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Matthew Cozad (fresh) SG - Walter Souliere (fresh) SF - Peter Murphy (fresh) PF - Patrick Randazzo (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Anthony Satterlee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Eubanks (fresh) SF - Jerry Ramsey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Zachary Lane (fresh) C - Jonathan Philip (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Auburn | Walter Souliere is fouled on the floor by Dennis Eubanks - foul #1 on Dennis Eubanks, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Tillman (PF), Thomas Burns (C) Patrick Randazzo, Charles Jackson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Duane Brown (SG) Dennis Eubanks | |
| 15:25 | Auburn | Peter Murphy knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Cozad | 9-6 |
| 14:59 | Kentucky | Zachary Lane can't finish the uncontested layup | 9-6 |
| 14:58 | Auburn | Gary Tillman pulls down the rebound | 9-6 |
| 14:54 | Auburn | Matthew Cozad is whistled for a carry | 9-6 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Lanier (PG), Scott Ellis (SG), Donald Coleman (SF) Matthew Cozad, Walter Souliere, Peter Murphy | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Henry Ernest (PG) Anthony Satterlee | |
| 14:25 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 9-6 |
| 14:23 | Auburn | Gary Tillman snags the defensive board | 9-6 |
| 13:57 | Auburn | Gary Tillman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 9-6 |
| 13:56 | Kentucky | Jerry Ramsey grabs the defensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 13:54 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-6 |
| Subs | Auburn | Patrick Randazzo (PF), Charles Jackson (C) Gary Tillman, Thomas Burns | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dennis Eubanks (SG), Gary Stith (SF), James Czapla (PF), Marlon Coleman (C) Duane Brown, Jerry Ramsey, Zachary Lane, Jonathan Philip | |
| 13:37 | Auburn | Donald Coleman is called for traveling | 9-6 |
| 13:17 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right block | 9-8 |
| 12:54 | Auburn | Scott Ellis's pass is intercepted by James Czapla | 9-8 |
| 12:41 | Kentucky | Gary Stith scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Marlon Coleman | 9-10 |
| 12:22 | Auburn | John Lanier can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 9-10 |
| 12:20 | Auburn | Scott Ellis gets the offensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 12:10 | Auburn | Charles Jackson buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from John Lanier | 11-10 |
| 11:55 | Kentucky | Gary Stith hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right wing | 11-10 |
| 11:53 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 11:31 | Kentucky | Charles Jackson steals the ball from Gary Stith | 11-10 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Lanier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Ellis (fairly fresh) SF - Donald Coleman (fairly fresh) PF - Patrick Randazzo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Henry Ernest (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Dennis Eubanks (fairly fresh) SF - Gary Stith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Czapla (fairly fresh) C - Marlon Coleman (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:03 | Auburn | The jump hook by Donald Coleman is blocked by James Czapla | 11-10 |
| 11:02 | Kentucky | Marlon Coleman gets the rebound | 11-10 |
| 10:40 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dennis Eubanks and the foul's on John Lanier - foul #2 on John Lanier, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Cozad (PG), Walter Souliere (SG), Peter Murphy (SF), Gary Tillman (PF), Thomas Burns (C) John Lanier, Scott Ellis, Donald Coleman, Patrick Randazzo, Charles Jackson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Satterlee (SG), Jerry Ramsey (SF), Zachary Lane (PF), Jonathan Philip (C) Dennis Eubanks, Gary Stith, James Czapla, Marlon Coleman | |
| 10:40 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest misses the free throw | 11-12 |
| 10:40 | Auburn | Thomas Burns pulls down the rebound | 11-12 |
| 10:23 | Auburn | Thomas Burns is fouled on the floor by Zachary Lane - foul #1 on Zachary Lane, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Duane Brown (SG) Henry Ernest | |
| 10:08 | Auburn | Gary Tillman clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Zachary Lane - foul #2 on Zachary Lane, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dennis Eubanks (SG) Zachary Lane | |
| 10:08 | Auburn | Gary Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 10:08 | Auburn | Gary Tillman misses the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 10:08 | Auburn | Thomas Burns gets the offensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 10:03 | Auburn | Gary Tillman lays it in and the foul's on Jerry Ramsey - foul #1 on Jerry Ramsey, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| 10:03 | Auburn | Gary Tillman misses the free throw | 14-12 |
| 10:03 | Kentucky | Duane Brown snags the defensive board | 14-12 |
| 10:00 | Kentucky | Walter Souliere steals it from Dennis Eubanks in the backcourt | 14-12 |
| 09:52 | Auburn | Peter Murphy scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Walter Souliere and the foul's on Jerry Ramsey - foul #2 on Jerry Ramsey, team foul #6 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Czapla (PF) Jerry Ramsey | |
| 09:52 | Auburn | Peter Murphy makes the free throw | 17-12 |
| 09:46 | Kentucky | Peter Murphy is called for the reach on Anthony Satterlee in the backcourt - foul #1 on Peter Murphy, team foul #4 | 17-12 |
| 09:29 | Kentucky | Anthony Satterlee misses the easy open layup | 17-12 |
| 09:27 | Kentucky | Jonathan Philip grabs the offensive board | 17-12 |
| 09:13 | Kentucky | Anthony Satterlee hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 17-12 |
| 09:12 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Thomas Burns | 17-12 |
| 09:07 | Auburn | James Czapla takes the ball from Matthew Cozad | 17-12 |
| 08:40 | Kentucky | Dennis Eubanks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-12 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bobby Marcil (PG), Scott Ellis (SG), Donald Coleman (SF) Matthew Cozad, Walter Souliere, Peter Murphy | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Henry Ernest (PG) Dennis Eubanks | |
| 08:24 | Auburn | Donald Coleman connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-12 |
| 07:55 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest is open but misses the lay-in | 20-12 |
| 07:53 | Auburn | Scott Ellis snags the defensive board | 20-12 |
| 07:48 | Auburn | Donald Coleman drills a floater from the right side | 22-12 |
| 07:19 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest blows the layup but the foul's on Donald Coleman - foul #2 on Donald Coleman, team foul #5 | 22-12 |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Cozad (PG), Walter Souliere (SG), Peter Murphy (SF), Patrick Randazzo (PF), Charles Jackson (C) Bobby Marcil, Scott Ellis, Donald Coleman, Gary Tillman, Thomas Burns | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dennis Eubanks (SG), Gary Stith (SF), Marlon Coleman (C) Anthony Satterlee, Duane Brown, Jonathan Philip | |
| 07:19 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest makes the 1st free throw | 22-13 |
| 07:19 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest makes the 2nd free throw | 22-14 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Matthew Cozad (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Souliere (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Patrick Randazzo (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Henry Ernest (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Dennis Eubanks (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Stith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Czapla (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - Marlon Coleman (fresh) | |
| 06:57 | Auburn | Dennis Eubanks steps in front of the Peter Murphy pass | 22-14 |
| 06:31 | Kentucky | Marlon Coleman misses short on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Patrick Randazzo - foul #1 on Patrick Randazzo, team foul #6 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Burns (C) Charles Jackson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jerry Ramsey (SF), Zachary Lane (PF) Gary Stith, James Czapla | |
| 06:31 | Kentucky | Marlon Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 22-14 |
| 06:31 | Kentucky | Marlon Coleman misses the 2nd free throw | 22-14 |
| 06:31 | Auburn | Thomas Burns pulls down the rebound | 22-14 |
| 06:12 | Auburn | Walter Souliere drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Peter Murphy | 24-14 |
| 05:58 | Kentucky | Jerry Ramsey comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 24-14 |
| 05:56 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Matthew Cozad | 24-14 |
| 05:52 | Auburn | Matthew Cozad throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-14 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bobby Marcil (SG) Walter Souliere | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Satterlee (SG), Gary Stith (C) Dennis Eubanks, Marlon Coleman | |
| 05:29 | Kentucky | Gary Stith makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 24-16 |
| 05:10 | Auburn | Jerry Ramsey picks off the pass by Patrick Randazzo | 24-16 |
| 05:06 | Kentucky | Jerry Ramsey lays it up and in | 24-18 |
| 04:43 | Auburn | Thomas Burns hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-18 |
| 04:41 | Kentucky | Zachary Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 24-18 |
| 04:37 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Cozad - foul #1 on Matthew Cozad, team foul #7 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Souliere (SG), Gary Tillman (PF), Charles Jackson (C) Matthew Cozad, Patrick Randazzo, Thomas Burns | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Duane Brown (SG), Jonathan Philip (C) Anthony Satterlee, Jerry Ramsey | |
| 04:37 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 04:37 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 04:24 | Auburn | Gary Tillman's fadeaway is rejected by Zachary Lane | 24-20 |
| 04:23 | Kentucky | Gary Stith grabs the defensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 04:20 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-20 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dennis Eubanks (SG) Henry Ernest | |
| 04:14 | Auburn | Jonathan Philip steals it from Gary Tillman | 24-20 |
| 03:47 | Kentucky | Zachary Lane makes the wide open fadeaway from the left block set up by Gary Stith | 24-22 |
| 03:23 | Auburn | Bobby Marcil comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 24-22 |
| 03:22 | Kentucky | Jonathan Philip grabs the board | 24-22 |
| 03:03 | Kentucky | Dennis Eubanks is hacked by Walter Souliere - foul #1 on Walter Souliere, team foul #8 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Lanier (PG), Scott Ellis (SG), Donald Coleman (SF), Thomas Burns (C) Bobby Marcil, Walter Souliere, Peter Murphy, Charles Jackson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Satterlee (PG), Jerry Ramsey (SF), Marlon Coleman (C) Gary Stith, Zachary Lane, Jonathan Philip | |
| 03:03 | Kentucky | Dennis Eubanks misses the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 03:03 | Auburn | Thomas Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 24-22 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Lanier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Ellis (fresh) SF - Donald Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gary Tillman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Burns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Anthony Satterlee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Eubanks (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Ramsey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Duane Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marlon Coleman (fresh) | |
| 02:58 | Auburn | John Lanier loses the ball out of bounds | 24-22 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Zachary Lane (PF) Dennis Eubanks | |
| 02:40 | Kentucky | Jerry Ramsey is alone and drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Satterlee | 24-25 |
| 02:15 | Auburn | John Lanier misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 24-25 |
| 02:14 | Auburn | Gary Tillman tips it home | 26-25 |
| 01:53 | Kentucky | Zachary Lane comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Thomas Burns - foul #1 on Thomas Burns, team foul #9 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Auburn | Patrick Randazzo (PF) Gary Tillman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Henry Ernest (PG) Duane Brown | |
| 01:53 | Kentucky | Zachary Lane makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 01:53 | Kentucky | Zachary Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 01:33 | Auburn | Thomas Burns's pass is intercepted by Anthony Satterlee | 26-27 |
| 01:29 | Kentucky | Jerry Ramsey throws it down on a great pass from Anthony Satterlee | 26-29 |
| 01:12 | Auburn | Scott Ellis misses badly on a shot from the right side | 26-29 |
| 01:11 | Kentucky | Zachary Lane gets the rebound | 26-29 |
| 01:05 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Coleman - foul #3 on Donald Coleman, team foul #10 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Cozad (PG), Walter Souliere (SG), Peter Murphy (SF), Charles Jackson (C) John Lanier, Scott Ellis, Donald Coleman, Thomas Burns | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dennis Eubanks (SG), James Czapla (PF), Jonathan Philip (C) Anthony Satterlee, Zachary Lane, Marlon Coleman | |
| 01:05 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest misses the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 01:05 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 00:53 | Auburn | Patrick Randazzo connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Matthew Cozad | 28-30 |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | Jerry Ramsey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-30 |
| 00:23 | Auburn | Peter Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 00:17 | Auburn | Walter Souliere clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Dennis Eubanks - foul #2 on Dennis Eubanks, team foul #7 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Tillman (PF) Patrick Randazzo | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Duane Brown (PG), Gary Stith (SF) Henry Ernest, Jerry Ramsey | |
| 00:17 | Auburn | Walter Souliere makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 00:17 | Auburn | Walter Souliere makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | Duane Brown is fouled on the floor by Matthew Cozad - foul #2 on Matthew Cozad, team foul #11 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Lanier (PG), Thomas Burns (C) Matthew Cozad, Charles Jackson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | Duane Brown makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | Duane Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | John Lanier clanks a halfcourt shot | 30-32 |