| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) SG - John Kingston (fresh) SF - Jim Elliott (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John McGrath (fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert McGuirt (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Pimentel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clifton Newlon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Patel (fresh) 6 pts. C - Louis Holley (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon inbounds the ball | 26-29 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:46 | Auburn | William Patel misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Robert McGuirt - foul #1 on Robert McGuirt, team foul #1 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Morrison (SF), Daniel Landry (C) Clifton Newlon, Louis Holley | |
| 19:46 | Auburn | William Patel makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 19:46 | Auburn | William Patel makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 19:26 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the right block | 26-31 |
| 19:25 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott gets the offensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 19:06 | Kentucky | John Kingston drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Jim Elliott | 28-31 |
| 18:47 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 28-33 |
| 18:26 | Kentucky | John Kingston's pass is intercepted by Tom Pimentel | 28-33 |
| 18:01 | Auburn | John Moen is fouled on the floor by John Nam - foul #1 on John Nam, team foul #2 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (SG), Clifton Newlon (SF), Louis Holley (C) Tom Pimentel, Robert Morrison, Daniel Landry | |
| 17:43 | Auburn | Louis Holley's pass is intercepted by Robert McGuirt | 28-33 |
| 17:21 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-33 |
| 17:19 | Auburn | Louis Holley pulls down the rebound | 28-33 |
| 17:13 | Auburn | Louis Holley lays it in | 28-35 |
| 16:54 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt lays it in despite the doubleteam on a great pass from John Kingston | 30-35 |
| 16:41 | Auburn | Gary Napper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), Anthony Winkler (SG), Noel Snow (SF), Phillip Truesdell (PF), Christopher Bennett (C) John Nam, John Kingston, Jim Elliott, John McGrath, Robert McGuirt | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tom Pimentel (SG) John Moen | |
| 16:17 | Kentucky | James Sena hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 30-35 |
| 16:15 | Kentucky | Noel Snow tips it in | 32-35 |
| 16:08 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel's floater is tipped away by Phillip Truesdell | 32-35 |
| 16:06 | Auburn | Louis Holley gets the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 15:57 | Auburn | Louis Holley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Phillip Truesdell - foul #1 on Phillip Truesdell, team foul #3 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), Brian Matthews (SF) Gary Napper, Clifton Newlon | |
| 15:57 | Auburn | Louis Holley makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 15:57 | Auburn | Louis Holley misses the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 15:57 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Anthony Winkler | 32-36 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Sena (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Winkler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Noel Snow (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Phillip Truesdell (fresh) C - Christopher Bennett (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Pimentel (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Patel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Louis Holley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Matthews | 32-36 |
| 15:41 | Kentucky | Noel Snow misses the tip | 32-36 |
| 15:40 | Auburn | Louis Holley snags the defensive board | 32-36 |
| 15:36 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 32-36 |
| 15:35 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Christopher Bennett | 32-36 |
| 15:09 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler is fouled on the floor by John Moen - foul #3 on John Moen, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), John Kingston (SG), Jim Elliott (SF), John McGrath (PF), Robert McGuirt (C) James Sena, Anthony Winkler, Noel Snow, Phillip Truesdell, Christopher Bennett | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (PG), Clifton Newlon (SF) John Moen, Brian Matthews | |
| 14:53 | Kentucky | John Kingston buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 14:40 | Auburn | Louis Holley hits the finger roll set up by Tom Pimentel | 35-38 |
| 14:18 | Kentucky | John Kingston can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 14:17 | Auburn | Louis Holley grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 13:48 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-38 |
| 13:47 | Auburn | William Patel hits the follow up shot | 35-40 |
| 13:32 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott double dribbles | 35-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), Brian Matthews (SF), Robert Morrison (PF), Daniel Landry (C) Gary Napper, Clifton Newlon, William Patel, Louis Holley | |
| 13:18 | Auburn | John Kingston is called for the reach on Tom Pimentel - foul #2 on John Kingston, team foul #4 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler (SG) John Kingston | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Patel (PF) Brian Matthews | |
| 13:13 | Auburn | William Patel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-40 |
| 13:12 | Kentucky | John McGrath grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 12:55 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Nam | 38-40 |
| 12:48 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-43 |
| 12:36 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler misses short on a shot in the paint | 38-43 |
| 12:34 | Kentucky | John McGrath gets the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 12:14 | Kentucky | John McGrath misses the shot from the left block | 38-43 |
| 12:13 | Auburn | Robert Morrison snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 11:55 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 11:53 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt grabs the board | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Winkler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jim Elliott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John McGrath (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert McGuirt (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tom Pimentel (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Morrison (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Patel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Landry (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-43 |
| 11:26 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler snags the offensive board | 38-43 |
| 11:00 | Kentucky | Tom Pimentel steals it from John Nam | 38-43 |
| 10:44 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 10:24 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt is fouled on the floor by Daniel Landry - foul #2 on Daniel Landry, team foul #2 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), John Kingston (SG), Noel Snow (SF), Phillip Truesdell (PF), Christopher Bennett (C) John Nam, Anthony Winkler, Jim Elliott, John McGrath, Robert McGuirt | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (SG), Clifton Newlon (SF), Louis Holley (C) Tom Pimentel, William Patel, Daniel Landry | |
| 10:15 | Kentucky | John Kingston knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by James Sena | 41-46 |
| 10:02 | Auburn | Louis Holley travels with the ball | 41-46 |
| 09:43 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 41-46 |
| 09:42 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Louis Holley | 41-46 |
| 09:37 | Auburn | John Moen can't finish the layup | 41-46 |
| 09:36 | Kentucky | Noel Snow grabs the board | 41-46 |
| 09:11 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 41-46 |
| 09:10 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon grabs the board | 41-46 |
| 09:05 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by John Moen | 41-48 |
| 08:40 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Christopher Bennett, team foul #5 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), John McGrath (PF) James Sena, Phillip Truesdell | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tom Pimentel (SG), William Patel (PF) John Moen, Robert Morrison | |
| 08:16 | Auburn | William Patel clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 41-48 |
| 08:14 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel tips it home | 41-50 |
| 07:50 | Kentucky | John McGrath hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 41-50 |
| 07:49 | Auburn | Louis Holley grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Kingston (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Noel Snow (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John McGrath (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Bennett (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Gary Napper (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Pimentel (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Clifton Newlon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Patel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Holley (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Auburn | William Patel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on John Nam - foul #2 on John Nam, team foul #6 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler (SG), Jim Elliott (SF), Robert McGuirt (C) John Kingston, Noel Snow, Christopher Bennett | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brian Matthews (SF) Clifton Newlon | |
| 07:38 | Auburn | William Patel misses the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 07:38 | Auburn | William Patel misses the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 07:38 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to John McGrath | 41-50 |
| 07:13 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-50 |
| 07:11 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt misses the tip | 41-50 |
| 07:09 | Auburn | Louis Holley pulls down the rebound | 41-50 |
| 07:03 | Auburn | Gary Napper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), Clifton Newlon (SF), Robert Morrison (PF) Gary Napper, Brian Matthews, William Patel | |
| 06:45 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott loses the ball out of bounds | 41-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), Phillip Truesdell (PF) John Nam, John McGrath | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brian Matthews (SF) Clifton Newlon | |
| 06:23 | Auburn | Louis Holley makes the floater from the left side | 41-52 |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-52 |
| 05:52 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel grabs the board | 41-52 |
| 05:25 | Auburn | Louis Holley misses the dunk attempt | 41-52 |
| 05:24 | Auburn | Louis Holley gets the offensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 05:24 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), John Kingston (SG), John McGrath (PF) James Sena, Anthony Winkler, Phillip Truesdell | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (PG), Clifton Newlon (SF), William Patel (PF) John Moen, Brian Matthews, Robert Morrison | |
| 05:08 | Auburn | Louis Holley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-52 |
| 05:07 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott pulls down the rebound | 41-52 |
| 04:47 | Kentucky | John Nam comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-52 |
| 04:45 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt tips it in | 43-52 |
| 04:39 | Auburn | William Patel is denied on a layup by John McGrath | 43-52 |
| 04:37 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt grabs the board | 43-52 |
| 04:15 | Kentucky | John McGrath is fouled on the floor by Louis Holley - foul #1 on Louis Holley, team foul #3 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), Daniel Landry (C) Tom Pimentel, Louis Holley | |
| 04:04 | Kentucky | Gary Napper steals the ball from John Nam | 43-52 |
| 04:01 | Auburn | Gary Napper misses the easy layup | 43-52 |
| 03:59 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott pulls down the rebound | 43-52 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:46 | Kentucky | John Kingston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tom Pimentel (SG), Brian Matthews (SF), Louis Holley (C) Gary Napper, Clifton Newlon, Daniel Landry | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Kingston (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Elliott (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - John McGrath (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert McGuirt (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tom Pimentel (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Brian Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Patel (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Holley (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Auburn | Louis Holley is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Louis Holley, team foul #4 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SF), Daniel Landry (C) Brian Matthews, Louis Holley | |
| 03:23 | Kentucky | John Kingston clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Clifton Newlon - foul #1 on Clifton Newlon, team foul #5 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Louis Holley (C) Daniel Landry | |
| 03:23 | Kentucky | John Kingston makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 03:23 | Kentucky | John Kingston makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 02:58 | Auburn | John Nam is called for the reach on Tom Pimentel - foul #3 on John Nam, team foul #7 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brian Matthews (SF), Robert Morrison (PF), Daniel Landry (C) Clifton Newlon, William Patel, Louis Holley | |
| 02:58 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel misses the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 02:58 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| 02:49 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Patel (PF) Robert Morrison | |
| 02:28 | Auburn | William Patel scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Tom Pimentel | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:19 | Kentucky | John Kingston misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-54 |
| 02:18 | Auburn | Brian Matthews grabs the board | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:49 | Auburn | Daniel Landry misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-54 |
| 01:47 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel tips it but misses | 45-54 |
| 01:45 | Auburn | John Moen tips it back up and in | 45-56 |
| 01:35 | Kentucky | John Kingston hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert McGuirt | 48-56 |
| 01:15 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Robert McGuirt - foul #2 on Robert McGuirt, team foul #8 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SF), Louis Holley (C) Brian Matthews, Daniel Landry | |
| 01:15 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 01:15 | Auburn | Tom Pimentel makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 01:01 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from close range | 48-58 |
| 00:59 | Kentucky | John McGrath can't tip it in | 48-58 |
| 00:57 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon gets the rebound | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon is fouled in the backcourt by John Nam - foul #4 on John Nam, team foul #9 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Marcus Ono (PG), Gary Napper (SG), Robert Morrison (PF), Daniel Landry (C) John Moen, Tom Pimentel, William Patel, Louis Holley | |
| 00:54 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 00:54 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Kentucky | John Nam misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-60 |
| 00:45 | Auburn | Gary Napper snags the defensive board | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Auburn | Marcus Ono throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-60 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brian Matthews (SF) Clifton Newlon | |
| 00:18 | Kentucky | John Nam can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 48-60 |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt tips it home | 50-60 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Marcus Ono runs out the clock | 50-60 |