| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darrell Sneller (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Alec Shelton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Winkler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Luka Zier (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert McGuirt (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Sam Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Figaro (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jamie Anker (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Fancher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Wayne Soucy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Jamie Anker inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Auburn | Sam Richardson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 30-33 |
| 19:39 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 19:13 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 30-33 |
| 19:12 | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller tips it home | 32-33 |
| 18:54 | Auburn | George Figaro buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Sam Richardson | 32-36 |
| 18:52 | Kentucky | Sam Richardson steps in front of the Darrell Sneller pass in the backcourt | 32-36 |
| 18:39 | Auburn | Luka Zier blocks the short jumper by Jamie Anker | 32-36 |
| 18:37 | Auburn | Robert Fancher tips it but misses | 32-36 |
| 18:35 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton snags the defensive board | 32-36 |
| 18:06 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 18:05 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton gets the offensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 17:44 | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 17:43 | Auburn | Wayne Soucy grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 17:16 | Auburn | Robert Fancher makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Sam Richardson | 32-38 |
| 16:49 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 32-38 |
| 16:48 | Kentucky | Luka Zier gets the offensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 16:30 | Kentucky | Luka Zier misses short on a shot in the lane | 32-38 |
| 16:28 | Kentucky | Luka Zier hits the follow up shot | 34-38 |
| 16:12 | Auburn | Sam Richardson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-38 |
| 16:11 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Luka Zier | 34-38 |
| 15:50 | Kentucky | Luka Zier scores on a shot from the baseline | 36-38 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darrell Sneller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alec Shelton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Winkler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Luka Zier (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert McGuirt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Sam Richardson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Figaro (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jamie Anker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Fancher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Wayne Soucy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Auburn | Robert McGuirt is called for the reach on Jamie Anker - foul #1 on Robert McGuirt, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), Eric Robert (SG), George Staats (SF), John McGrath (PF), Terrell Gustafson (C) Darrell Sneller, Alec Shelton, Anthony Winkler, Luka Zier, Robert McGuirt | |
| Subs | Auburn | Darryl Lemke (PG), Tom Pimentel (SG), Robert Morrison (SF), Louis Holley (PF), Marvin Yonakor (C) Sam Richardson, George Figaro, Jamie Anker, Robert Fancher, Wayne Soucy | |
| 15:18 | Auburn | Louis Holley misses the lay-in | 36-38 |
| 15:16 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel tips it back up and in | 36-40 |
| 14:53 | Kentucky | Robert Morrison is called for the reach on George Staats - foul #4 on Robert Morrison, team foul #1 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (SF) Robert Morrison | |
| 14:37 | Kentucky | George Staats can't throw it down but he's hacked by Gary Napper - foul #3 on Gary Napper, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Auburn | George Figaro (SG) Tom Pimentel | |
| 14:37 | Kentucky | George Staats misses the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 14:37 | Kentucky | George Staats makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 14:16 | Auburn | George Figaro is called for traveling | 37-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alec Shelton (SG) Eric Robert | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 13:57 | Kentucky | John McGrath misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 37-40 |
| 13:56 | Auburn | Marvin Yonakor gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 13:46 | Auburn | George Figaro is called for traveling | 37-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller (PG), Anthony Winkler (SF), Luka Zier (PF), Robert McGuirt (C) John Nam, George Staats, John McGrath, Terrell Gustafson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Sam Richardson (PG), Jamie Anker (SF) Darryl Lemke, George Figaro | |
| 13:17 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt buries a shot near the basket and he's fouled by Louis Holley - foul #1 on Louis Holley, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Morrison (SF) Jamie Anker | |
| 13:17 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt makes the free throw | 40-40 |
| 12:54 | Auburn | Louis Holley banks in the layup set up by Robert Morrison and he's fouled by Anthony Winkler - foul #4 on Anthony Winkler, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Darryl Lemke (PG), George Figaro (SG) Sam Richardson, Gary Napper | |
| 12:54 | Auburn | Louis Holley misses the free throw | 40-42 |
| 12:54 | Kentucky | Luka Zier pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 12:25 | Kentucky | Luka Zier misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Marvin Yonakor - foul #2 on Marvin Yonakor, team foul #4 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Sam Richardson (PG), Jamie Anker (SF) Darryl Lemke, Robert Morrison | |
| 12:25 | Kentucky | Luka Zier misses the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 12:25 | Kentucky | Luka Zier makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 11:57 | Auburn | Jamie Anker's pass is intercepted by Anthony Winkler | 41-42 |
| 11:28 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt hits a shot from close range set up by Darrell Sneller | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darrell Sneller (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alec Shelton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Winkler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Luka Zier (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert McGuirt (fresh) 12 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Sam Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Figaro (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jamie Anker (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Louis Holley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Marvin Yonakor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Auburn | Sam Richardson hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-45 |
| 10:50 | Kentucky | Luka Zier misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Louis Holley - foul #2 on Louis Holley, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), Eric Robert (SG), George Staats (SF), John McGrath (C) Darrell Sneller, Alec Shelton, Anthony Winkler, Robert McGuirt | |
| Subs | Auburn | Darryl Lemke (PG), Tom Pimentel (SG), Robert Morrison (SF), Robert Fancher (PF), Wayne Soucy (C) Sam Richardson, George Figaro, Jamie Anker, Louis Holley, Marvin Yonakor | |
| 10:50 | Kentucky | Luka Zier makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 10:50 | Kentucky | Luka Zier misses the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 10:50 | Kentucky | John McGrath grabs the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 10:35 | Kentucky | Luka Zier is whistled for traveling | 44-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Terrell Gustafson (C) Luka Zier | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 10:12 | Auburn | George Staats picks off the pass by Darryl Lemke | 44-45 |
| 09:59 | Kentucky | George Staats's floater is tipped away by Robert Fancher | 44-45 |
| 09:57 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Robert | 44-45 |
| 09:44 | Kentucky | Wayne Soucy is called for the reach on George Staats - foul #2 on Wayne Soucy, team foul #6 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller (PG) Eric Robert | |
| Subs | Auburn | Sam Richardson (PG), George Figaro (SG), Jamie Anker (SF) Darryl Lemke, Tom Pimentel, Robert Morrison | |
| 09:28 | Kentucky | Jamie Anker steps in front of the George Staats pass | 44-45 |
| 09:23 | Auburn | Sam Richardson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jamie Anker | 44-47 |
| 08:59 | Kentucky | John McGrath connects on the runner from the left block | 46-47 |
| 08:41 | Auburn | Robert Fancher misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 46-47 |
| 08:39 | Kentucky | John Nam gets the rebound | 46-47 |
| 08:11 | Kentucky | John McGrath loses the dribble to George Figaro | 46-47 |
| 07:46 | Auburn | Jamie Anker connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by George Figaro | 46-50 |
| 07:28 | Kentucky | George Staats hits the finger roll on a great pass from Terrell Gustafson | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darrell Sneller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Nam (fairly fresh) SF - George Staats (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John McGrath (fresh) 3 pts. C - Terrell Gustafson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Sam Richardson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Figaro (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jamie Anker (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Fancher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Wayne Soucy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Auburn | Jamie Anker comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 07:11 | Kentucky | John McGrath gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 06:49 | Kentucky | George Staats comes up short on the floater from the right side | 48-50 |
| 06:48 | Auburn | Robert Fancher grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 06:44 | Auburn | Jamie Anker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tyler Carter (PG), Alec Shelton (SG), Anthony Winkler (SF), Luka Zier (PF), Robert McGuirt (C) Darrell Sneller, John Nam, George Staats, John McGrath, Terrell Gustafson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Darryl Lemke (PG), Gary Napper (SG), Robert Morrison (SF), Louis Holley (PF), Marvin Yonakor (C) Sam Richardson, George Figaro, Jamie Anker, Robert Fancher, Wayne Soucy | |
| 06:22 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Gary Napper - foul #4 on Gary Napper, team foul #7 | 50-50 |
| 06:22 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton makes the free throw | 51-50 |
| 06:09 | Auburn | Marvin Yonakor hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Darryl Lemke | 51-52 |
| 05:57 | Kentucky | Tyler Carter is hacked by Gary Napper - foul #5 on Gary Napper, team foul #8 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tom Pimentel (SG) Gary Napper | |
| 05:57 | Kentucky | Tyler Carter misses the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 05:57 | Auburn | Louis Holley grabs the board | 51-52 |
| 05:41 | Auburn | Louis Holley drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Darryl Lemke | 51-54 |
| 05:27 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton misses the floater from just outside the lane | 51-54 |
| 05:25 | Kentucky | Luka Zier gets the offensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 05:07 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 51-54 |
| 05:05 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Marvin Yonakor | 51-54 |
| 04:48 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 04:47 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| 04:22 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-54 |
| 04:21 | Auburn | Robert Morrison snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| 04:21 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller (PG) Tyler Carter | |
| Subs | Auburn | Sam Richardson (PG), George Figaro (SG), Jamie Anker (SF), Robert Fancher (PF), Wayne Soucy (C) Darryl Lemke, Tom Pimentel, Robert Morrison, Louis Holley, Marvin Yonakor | |
| 04:05 | Auburn | Robert Fancher is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Fancher, team foul #9 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Louis Holley (PF), Marvin Yonakor (C) Robert Fancher, Wayne Soucy | |
| 03:44 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler loses the dribble to Marvin Yonakor | 51-54 |
| 03:26 | Auburn | Sam Richardson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 03:25 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Alec Shelton | 51-54 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darrell Sneller (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alec Shelton (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Winkler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Luka Zier (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert McGuirt (fresh) 12 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Sam Richardson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Figaro (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jamie Anker (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Louis Holley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Marvin Yonakor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Kentucky | Luka Zier buries a jumper from the right block | 53-54 |
| 02:58 | Auburn | Sam Richardson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 53-54 |
| 02:57 | Auburn | Louis Holley gets the offensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 02:42 | Auburn | Jamie Anker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Fancher (PF), Wayne Soucy (C) Louis Holley, Marvin Yonakor | |
| 02:16 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Alec Shelton | 55-54 |
| 02:11 | Auburn | Sam Richardson drills a 3 from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 01:50 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 55-57 |
| 01:49 | Auburn | Sam Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 01:41 | Auburn | Robert McGuirt is called for the reach on George Figaro - foul #2 on Robert McGuirt, team foul #3 | 55-57 |
| 01:13 | Auburn | Wayne Soucy blows the layup but he's fouled by Anthony Winkler - foul #5 on Anthony Winkler, team foul #4 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Staats (SF) Anthony Winkler | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 01:13 | Auburn | Wayne Soucy misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 01:13 | Auburn | Wayne Soucy makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | George Staats scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Auburn | Jamie Anker comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-58 |
| 00:21 | Auburn | Robert Fancher hits the follow up shot | 57-60 |
| 00:11 | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-60 |
| 00:09 | Auburn | Wayne Soucy pulls down the rebound | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Auburn | Darrell Sneller is called for the reach on Wayne Soucy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Darrell Sneller, team foul #5 | 57-60 |
| 00:06 | Auburn | George Staats is called for the reach on Jamie Anker - foul #1 on George Staats, team foul #6 | 57-60 |
| 00:05 | Auburn | George Figaro is hacked by Alec Shelton - foul #1 on Alec Shelton, team foul #7 | 57-60 |
| 00:05 | Auburn | George Figaro misses the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:05 | Kentucky | Luka Zier pulls down the rebound | 57-60 |
| 00:05 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-60 |