| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gregory Gift (fresh) SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Vallone (fresh) SG - Alonso Day (fresh) SF - Mario Villa (fresh) PF - Joseph Jones (fresh) C - John Gruenberg (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | John Gruenberg wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:41 | Auburn | Mario Villa misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jon Carnahan | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Auburn | The rebound goes to John Vallone | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Auburn | John Gruenberg is hacked by Jon Carnahan - foul #1 on Jon Carnahan, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Auburn | John Vallone clanks a jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Auburn | Alonso Day snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Auburn | Mario Villa knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 0-2 |
| 18:33 | Auburn | John Gruenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:16 | Auburn | John Gruenberg misses the jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 18:14 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:49 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 0-2 |
| 17:47 | Auburn | John Gruenberg grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 17:42 | Auburn | John Vallone misses long on a shot in the lane | 0-2 |
| 17:40 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:18 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman is fouled on the floor by Mario Villa - foul #1 on Mario Villa, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (PF) Jerry Lee | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (PG), Theodore Gascon (SG), Ronald Lafayette (PF), Freddy Grenz (C) John Vallone, Alonso Day, Joseph Jones, John Gruenberg | |
| 16:55 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-2 |
| 16:54 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 16:27 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Gregory Gift | 3-2 |
| 16:21 | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-2 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Nicholas Pegg (SG), James Leslie (SF), Eldridge Kent (C) Gregory Gift, Patrick Grant, Bill Greenman, Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Faust (SF) Mario Villa | |
| 15:54 | Kentucky | John Jackson makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James Leslie | 6-2 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) SF - James Leslie (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Paul Pace (fresh) SG - Theodore Gascon (fresh) SF - David Faust (fresh) PF - Ronald Lafayette (fresh) C - Freddy Grenz (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Auburn | Paul Pace drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Theodore Gascon | 6-4 |
| 15:42 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Pace - foul #1 on Paul Pace, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jerry Lee (PF) John Jackson | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Vallone (PG), Alonso Day (SG), Joseph Jones (PF), John Gruenberg (C) Paul Pace, Theodore Gascon, Ronald Lafayette, Freddy Grenz | |
| 15:26 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee's floater is knocked away by Joseph Jones | 6-4 |
| 15:24 | Auburn | Joseph Jones snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 15:17 | Auburn | Nicholas Pegg steals it from Joseph Jones | 6-4 |
| 14:58 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Richard Johnson and he's fouled by Joseph Jones - foul #1 on Joseph Jones, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Gift (PG), Bill Greenman (SF) Richard Johnson, James Leslie | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mario Villa (SF) David Faust | |
| 14:58 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee makes the free throw | 9-4 |
| 14:36 | Auburn | Joseph Jones misses the fadeaway from the left block | 9-4 |
| 14:35 | Auburn | Mario Villa tips it in | 9-6 |
| 14:21 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gregory Gift | 11-6 |
| 14:03 | Auburn | Joseph Jones can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Eldridge Kent - foul #1 on Eldridge Kent, team foul #2 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (SG), Jon Carnahan (C) Nicholas Pegg, Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (PG), Freddy Grenz (C) John Vallone, John Gruenberg | |
| 14:03 | Auburn | Joseph Jones makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 14:03 | Auburn | Joseph Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 13:41 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Patrick Grant | 13-8 |
| 13:19 | Auburn | Alonso Day misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-8 |
| 13:17 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan pulls down the rebound | 13-8 |
| 12:55 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift is fouled on the floor by Freddy Grenz - foul #1 on Freddy Grenz, team foul #4 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), James Leslie (SF), John Jackson (PF) Gregory Gift, Bill Greenman, Jerry Lee | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Vallone (PG), Theodore Gascon (SG), David Faust (SF), Ronald Lafayette (PF) Paul Pace, Alonso Day, Mario Villa, Joseph Jones | |
| 12:38 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 13-8 |
| 12:37 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan misses the tip | 13-8 |
| 12:35 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-8 |
| 12:08 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan clanks a jump hook in the lane | 13-8 |
| 12:07 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Grant | 13-8 |
| 11:49 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 13-8 |
| 11:48 | Auburn | The rebound goes to David Faust | 13-8 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Leslie (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Vallone (fresh) SG - Theodore Gascon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Faust (fresh) PF - Ronald Lafayette (fresh) C - Freddy Grenz (fresh) | |
| 11:44 | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette clanks a turnaround from close range | 13-8 |
| 11:42 | Auburn | John Vallone tips it home | 13-10 |
| 11:21 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant loses the ball out of bounds | 13-10 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Gift (PG), Nicholas Pegg (SG), Bill Greenman (SF), Eldridge Kent (C) Richard Johnson, Patrick Grant, James Leslie, Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (PG), Alonso Day (SG), Mario Villa (SF), Joseph Jones (PF), John Gruenberg (C) John Vallone, Theodore Gascon, David Faust, Ronald Lafayette, Freddy Grenz | |
| 11:02 | Auburn | Alonso Day clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-10 |
| 11:01 | Kentucky | John Jackson gets the rebound | 13-10 |
| 10:54 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent's layup is rejected by John Gruenberg | 13-10 |
| 10:53 | Kentucky | John Jackson snags the offensive board | 13-10 |
| 10:31 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gregory Gift and he's fouled by Alonso Day - foul #1 on Alonso Day, team foul #5 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jerry Lee (PF) John Jackson | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 10:31 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the free throw | 16-10 |
| 10:24 | Auburn | Joseph Jones makes the fadeaway from the left block | 16-12 |
| 09:57 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 16-12 |
| 09:55 | Auburn | Mario Villa gets the rebound | 16-12 |
| 09:51 | Auburn | Alonso Day travels with the ball | 16-12 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (SG), Jon Carnahan (C) Nicholas Pegg, Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Vallone (PG) Paul Pace | |
| 09:28 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gregory Gift and the foul's on Joseph Jones - foul #2 on Joseph Jones, team foul #6 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Leslie (SF) Bill Greenman | |
| Subs | Auburn | Theodore Gascon (SG), Ronald Lafayette (PF) Alonso Day, Joseph Jones | |
| 09:28 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee makes the free throw | 19-12 |
| 09:06 | Auburn | Mario Villa makes the jumpshot from the right side and he's hacked by James Leslie - foul #1 on James Leslie, team foul #3 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG) Gregory Gift | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 09:06 | Auburn | Mario Villa makes the free throw | 19-15 |
| 09:04 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-15 |
| 08:46 | Auburn | John Vallone hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Theodore Gascon | 19-17 |
| 08:28 | Kentucky | James Leslie's pass is intercepted by Mario Villa | 19-17 |
| 08:17 | Auburn | John Vallone hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Richard Johnson - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #4 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bill Greenman (SF), John Jackson (PF), Eldridge Kent (C) James Leslie, Jerry Lee, Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | Auburn | Alonso Day (SG), Freddy Grenz (C) Theodore Gascon, John Gruenberg | |
| 08:17 | Auburn | John Vallone makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 08:17 | Auburn | John Vallone makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 07:56 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Johnson | 22-19 |
| 07:51 | Auburn | Mario Villa clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 22-19 |
| 07:49 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson snags the defensive board | 22-19 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Vallone (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Alonso Day (fresh) SF - Mario Villa (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Lafayette (fresh) C - Freddy Grenz (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Richard Johnson and the foul's on John Vallone - foul #1 on John Vallone, team foul #7 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Gift (PG) Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (PG), David Faust (SF) John Vallone, Mario Villa | |
| 07:21 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses the free throw | 24-19 |
| 07:21 | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette gets the rebound | 24-19 |
| 06:59 | Auburn | Alonso Day's floater is knocked away by John Jackson | 24-19 |
| 06:57 | Auburn | Alonso Day grabs the offensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 06:52 | Auburn | David Faust can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 24-19 |
| 06:51 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz can't tip it in | 24-19 |
| 06:50 | Kentucky | John Jackson snags the defensive board | 24-19 |
| 06:32 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gregory Gift | 26-19 |
| 06:15 | Auburn | Alonso Day double dribbles | 26-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG), James Leslie (SF), Jerry Lee (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Patrick Grant, Bill Greenman, John Jackson, Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | Auburn | Theodore Gascon (SG), Mario Villa (SF), John Gruenberg (PF) Alonso Day, David Faust, Ronald Lafayette | |
| 05:55 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 26-19 |
| 05:53 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee hits the follow up shot | 28-19 |
| 05:37 | Auburn | Paul Pace misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-19 |
| 05:35 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee pulls down the rebound | 28-19 |
| 05:30 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-19 |
| 05:29 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan tips it home | 30-19 |
| 05:12 | Auburn | John Gruenberg misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 30-19 |
| 05:10 | Kentucky | James Leslie grabs the defensive rebound | 30-19 |
| 04:41 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 30-19 |
| 04:40 | Auburn | Theodore Gascon gets the rebound | 30-19 |
| 04:35 | Auburn | The jumper by Mario Villa is denied by Jon Carnahan | 30-19 |
| 04:33 | Auburn | Mario Villa tips it in | 30-21 |
| 04:15 | Kentucky | Mario Villa is called for the reach on Jerry Lee - foul #2 on Mario Villa, team foul #8 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Bill Greenman (SF) Gregory Gift, James Leslie | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Vallone (PG), Alonso Day (SG), David Faust (SF), Ronald Lafayette (PF) Paul Pace, Theodore Gascon, Mario Villa, Freddy Grenz | |
| 04:15 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee misses the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 04:15 | Auburn | John Gruenberg snags the defensive board | 30-21 |
| 04:09 | Auburn | John Vallone is whistled for a carry | 30-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (PF) Jerry Lee | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 03:40 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (SG), Eldridge Kent (C) Nicholas Pegg, Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Jones (PF) John Gruenberg | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Vallone (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Alonso Day (fresh) SF - David Faust (fresh) PF - Joseph Jones (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronald Lafayette (fresh) | |
| 03:26 | Auburn | Joseph Jones's pass is intercepted by John Jackson | 30-21 |
| 03:04 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ronald Lafayette - foul #1 on Ronald Lafayette, team foul #9 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mario Villa (SF) David Faust | |
| 03:04 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 03:04 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 2nd free throw | 32-21 |
| 02:50 | Auburn | John Vallone is fouled on the floor by John Jackson - foul #1 on John Jackson, team foul #5 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Gift (PG) Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 02:36 | Auburn | Mario Villa double dribbles | 32-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jerry Lee (PF) John Jackson | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 02:14 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Gregory Gift | 34-21 |
| 01:46 | Auburn | Alonso Day's fadeaway is rejected by Eldridge Kent | 34-21 |
| 01:44 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 34-21 |
| 01:23 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee is whistled for traveling | 34-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Nicholas Pegg (SG), James Leslie (SF), John Jackson (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Gregory Gift, Patrick Grant, Bill Greenman, Jerry Lee, Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (PG), Theodore Gascon (SG), John Gruenberg (C) John Vallone, Alonso Day, Ronald Lafayette | |
| 01:03 | Auburn | The short jumper by Joseph Jones is denied by John Jackson | 34-21 |
| 01:01 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson pulls down the rebound | 34-21 |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan is fouled on the floor by Joseph Jones - foul #3 on Joseph Jones, team foul #10 | 34-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Faust (SF), Freddy Grenz (C) Mario Villa, Joseph Jones | |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan makes the 1st free throw | 35-21 |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan makes the 2nd free throw | 36-21 |
| 00:27 | Auburn | John Gruenberg can't connect on a shot from close range but he's fouled by John Jackson - foul #2 on John Jackson, team foul #6 | 36-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Gift (PG) Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:27 | Auburn | John Gruenberg makes the 1st free throw | 36-22 |
| 00:27 | Auburn | John Gruenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 36-23 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | Theodore Gascon steps in front of the Nicholas Pegg pass | 36-23 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Theodore Gascon comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 36-23 |