| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Craft (fresh) 14 pts. 3 stl. SF - Marvin Valente (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) 2 reb. C - Huang-fu Huang (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Johnny Koster (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sheldon Taylor (fresh) PF - Wayne Gentle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Geoffrey Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor inbounds the ball | 35-19 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Auburn | Joe Kennedy can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-19 |
| 19:42 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft grabs the board | 35-19 |
| 19:36 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-19 |
| 19:13 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Wayne Gentle | 38-21 |
| 19:04 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 38-21 |
| 19:03 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor pulls down the rebound | 38-21 |
| 18:39 | Auburn | Joe Kennedy knocks in the runner from close range set up by Johnny Koster | 38-23 |
| 18:33 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Huang-fu Huang | 41-23 |
| 18:29 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle's pass is intercepted by Andrew Craft in the backcourt | 41-23 |
| 18:06 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente is hacked by Johnny Koster - foul #2 on Johnny Koster, team foul #1 | 41-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Kenneth Brown (PF), Thomas Good (C) Darryl Allen, Marvin Valente, Ronald Raphael, Huang-fu Huang | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Parsons (C) Geoffrey Hunt | |
| 17:47 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-23 |
| 17:46 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle grabs the defensive rebound | 41-23 |
| 17:42 | Auburn | Andrew Craft takes the ball from Joe Kennedy in the backcourt | 41-23 |
| 17:17 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown double dribbles | 41-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mark Mills (SG) Andrew Craft | |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mains (PG), Wallace Mishler (SG), Terry Fitch (PF), Patrick Odom (C) Johnny Koster, Joe Kennedy, Sheldon Taylor, Wayne Gentle | |
| 16:58 | Auburn | Thomas Good swats the layup by Thomas Mains | 41-23 |
| 16:56 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson grabs the board | 41-23 |
| 16:32 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone drills a floater from the left wing | 43-23 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 16:13 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-23 |
| 16:12 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Odom | 43-23 |
| 16:00 | Auburn | Thomas Mains clanks a jumper from the right block | 43-23 |
| 15:58 | Kentucky | Thomas Good pulls down the rebound | 43-23 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Mark Mills (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Johnnie Stone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kenneth Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Good (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Thomas Mains (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wallace Mishler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Paul Parsons (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terry Fitch (fresh) C - Patrick Odom (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Kentucky | Mark Mills knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Samuel Johnson | 46-23 |
| 15:13 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Andrew Craft (SG), Marvin Valente (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF), Huang-fu Huang (C) Samuel Johnson, Mark Mills, Johnnie Stone, Kenneth Brown, Thomas Good | |
| Subs | Auburn | Johnny Koster (PG), Joe Kennedy (SG), Sheldon Taylor (SF), Wayne Gentle (PF), Geoffrey Hunt (C) Thomas Mains, Wallace Mishler, Paul Parsons, Terry Fitch, Patrick Odom | |
| 14:49 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Marvin Valente | 49-23 |
| 14:46 | Auburn | Johnny Koster is hacked by Darryl Allen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Darryl Allen, team foul #1 | 49-23 |
| 14:32 | Auburn | Johnny Koster drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joe Kennedy | 49-26 |
| 14:17 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-26 |
| 14:16 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle gets the rebound | 49-26 |
| 14:10 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joe Kennedy | 49-28 |
| 13:41 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-28 |
| 13:40 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle grabs the board | 49-28 |
| 13:30 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ronald Raphael - foul #2 on Ronald Raphael, team foul #2 | 49-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mark Mills (SF) Marvin Valente | |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mains (SG) Joe Kennedy | |
| 13:30 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle makes the 1st free throw | 49-29 |
| 13:30 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle makes the 2nd free throw | 49-30 |
| 13:01 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft clanks a 3 from straight away | 49-30 |
| 13:00 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle grabs the defensive rebound | 49-30 |
| 12:48 | Auburn | Johnny Koster comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-30 |
| 12:46 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael gets the rebound | 49-30 |
| 12:24 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Raphael | 52-30 |
| 12:13 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle is hacked by Ronald Raphael - foul #3 on Ronald Raphael, team foul #3 | 52-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), Marvin Valente (SG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Kenneth Brown (PF) Darryl Allen, Andrew Craft, Mark Mills, Ronald Raphael | |
| Subs | Auburn | Wallace Mishler (SG), Paul Parsons (SF), Terry Fitch (PF), Patrick Odom (C) Johnny Koster, Sheldon Taylor, Wayne Gentle, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| 12:03 | Auburn | Patrick Odom scores on a runner near the basket | 52-32 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Marvin Valente (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Johnnie Stone (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Huang-fu Huang (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Thomas Mains (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wallace Mishler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Paul Parsons (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terry Fitch (fresh) C - Patrick Odom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson hits a jumper from the left side set up by Johnnie Stone | 54-32 |
| 11:30 | Auburn | Paul Parsons is called for traveling in the backcourt | 54-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Good (C) Huang-fu Huang | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Fike (PG), Joe Kennedy (SG) Thomas Mains, Wallace Mishler | |
| 11:06 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Johnnie Stone is denied by Terry Fitch | 54-32 |
| 11:04 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente misses the tip | 54-32 |
| 11:02 | Auburn | Joe Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 54-32 |
| 10:46 | Auburn | David Fike knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Terry Fitch | 54-34 |
| 10:20 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente can't finish the layup but the foul's on Terry Fitch - foul #2 on Terry Fitch, team foul #2 | 54-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Andrew Craft (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Ronald Raphael (PF) Samuel Johnson, Johnnie Stone, Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | Auburn | Johnny Koster (PG), Sheldon Taylor (SF), Wayne Gentle (PF) David Fike, Terry Fitch, Patrick Odom | |
| 10:20 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the 1st free throw | 55-34 |
| 10:20 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the 2nd free throw | 56-34 |
| 10:09 | Auburn | Paul Parsons misses the wide open turnaround from the baseline | 56-34 |
| 10:07 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft snags the defensive board | 56-34 |
| 09:44 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft clanks a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Sheldon Taylor - foul #2 on Sheldon Taylor, team foul #3 | 56-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Huang-fu Huang (C) Marvin Valente, Thomas Good | |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mains (SG), Geoffrey Hunt (C) Joe Kennedy, Paul Parsons | |
| 09:44 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft makes the 1st free throw | 57-34 |
| 09:44 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft makes the 2nd free throw | 58-34 |
| 09:25 | Auburn | Darryl Allen takes the ball from Geoffrey Hunt | 58-34 |
| 09:00 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-34 |
| 08:59 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle grabs the defensive rebound | 58-34 |
| 08:47 | Auburn | Ronald Raphael swats the short shot by Johnny Koster | 58-34 |
| 08:46 | Auburn | Johnny Koster tips it in | 58-36 |
| 08:17 | Kentucky | Johnny Koster picks off the pass by Huang-fu Huang | 58-36 |
| 07:58 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Wayne Gentle | 58-39 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Craft (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 5 stl. SF - Mark Mills (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Raphael (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Huang-fu Huang (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Johnny Koster (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Mains (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sheldon Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Gentle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Geoffrey Hunt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Kentucky | Johnny Koster steals it from Darryl Allen | 58-39 |
| 07:24 | Auburn | Johnny Koster misses the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Huang-fu Huang - foul #2 on Huang-fu Huang, team foul #4 | 58-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Kenneth Brown (PF), Thomas Good (C) Darryl Allen, Mark Mills, Ronald Raphael, Huang-fu Huang | |
| Subs | Auburn | Joe Kennedy (SG), Paul Parsons (SF), Terry Fitch (PF), Patrick Odom (C) Thomas Mains, Sheldon Taylor, Wayne Gentle, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| 07:24 | Auburn | Johnny Koster makes the 1st free throw | 58-40 |
| 07:24 | Auburn | Johnny Koster makes the 2nd free throw | 58-41 |
| 07:03 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 58-41 |
| 07:01 | Auburn | Terry Fitch gets the rebound | 58-41 |
| 06:50 | Auburn | Johnny Koster hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Joe Kennedy | 58-44 |
| 06:21 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft double dribbles | 58-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Valente (SG), Ronald Raphael (PF) Andrew Craft, Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Fike (PG) Johnny Koster | |
| 06:07 | Auburn | Terry Fitch misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-44 |
| 06:05 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone pulls down the rebound | 58-44 |
| 05:40 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Joe Kennedy - foul #1 on Joe Kennedy, team foul #4 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Andrew Craft (SG) Samuel Johnson, Johnnie Stone | |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mains (PG), Wayne Gentle (PF) David Fike, Patrick Odom | |
| 05:40 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael misses the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 05:40 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael misses the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 05:40 | Auburn | Terry Fitch grabs the defensive rebound | 58-44 |
| 05:38 | Auburn | Terry Fitch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Wallace Mishler (SF) Terry Fitch | |
| 05:30 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang (C) Thomas Good | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Fike (PG) Joe Kennedy | |
| 05:27 | Auburn | Andrew Craft picks off the pass by Thomas Mains in the backcourt | 58-44 |
| 05:26 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft blows the layup | 58-44 |
| 05:25 | Auburn | Thomas Mains grabs the board | 58-44 |
| 05:22 | Auburn | Paul Parsons is hacked by Huang-fu Huang in the backcourt - foul #3 on Huang-fu Huang, team foul #5 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor (SF) David Fike | |
| 05:11 | Auburn | Huang-fu Huang is called for the reach on Thomas Mains - foul #4 on Huang-fu Huang, team foul #6 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt (C) Paul Parsons | |
| 04:55 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt can't finish the layup but the foul's on Huang-fu Huang - foul #5 on Huang-fu Huang, team foul #7 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mark Mills (SG), Kenneth Brown (PF), Thomas Good (C) Andrew Craft, Ronald Raphael, Huang-fu Huang | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 04:55 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 04:55 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| 04:30 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen's pass is intercepted by Wayne Gentle | 58-45 |
| 04:21 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 58-47 |
| 03:58 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-47 |
| 03:57 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown tips it back up and in | 60-47 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Mills (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Valente (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Good (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Thomas Mains (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wallace Mishler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Sheldon Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Gentle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Geoffrey Hunt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Mains | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Mills | 62-49 |
| 03:20 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), Andrew Craft (SG), Johnnie Stone (SF) Darryl Allen, Mark Mills, Marvin Valente | |
| Subs | Auburn | Johnny Koster (PG), Joe Kennedy (SG), Paul Parsons (C) Thomas Mains, Wallace Mishler, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| 03:06 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-49 |
| 03:04 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown grabs the board | 62-49 |
| 03:00 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 62-49 |
| 02:58 | Auburn | Paul Parsons gets the rebound | 62-49 |
| 02:43 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Paul Parsons | 62-51 |
| 02:43 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Marvin Valente (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF) Samuel Johnson, Johnnie Stone, Thomas Good | |
| Subs | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt (C) Paul Parsons | |
| 02:24 | Kentucky | Sheldon Taylor is called for the reach on Darryl Allen - foul #3 on Sheldon Taylor, team foul #5 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mains (PG), Wallace Mishler (SG), Paul Parsons (SF), Terry Fitch (PF), Patrick Odom (C) Johnny Koster, Joe Kennedy, Sheldon Taylor, Wayne Gentle, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| 01:57 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft is hacked by Terry Fitch - foul #3 on Terry Fitch, team foul #6 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Good (C) Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 01:39 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente misses the jump hook in the paint | 62-51 |
| 01:37 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Paul Parsons | 62-51 |
| 01:33 | Auburn | Thomas Mains is fouled in the backcourt by Darryl Allen - foul #2 on Darryl Allen, team foul #8 | 62-51 |
| 01:33 | Auburn | Thomas Mains makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 01:33 | Auburn | Thomas Mains makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 01:14 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Terry Fitch - foul #4 on Terry Fitch, team foul #7 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Johnny Koster (PG), Joe Kennedy (SG), Sheldon Taylor (SF), Wayne Gentle (PF), Geoffrey Hunt (C) Thomas Mains, Wallace Mishler, Paul Parsons, Terry Fitch, Patrick Odom | |
| 01:14 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente misses the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 01:14 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:58 | Auburn | Joe Kennedy misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-53 |
| 00:57 | Kentucky | Thomas Good pulls down the rebound | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Kentucky | Thomas Good is fouled in the backcourt by Johnny Koster - foul #3 on Johnny Koster, team foul #8 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone (SF) Marvin Valente | |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mains (PG), Wallace Mishler (SG), Paul Parsons (SF), Terry Fitch (PF), Patrick Odom (C) Johnny Koster, Joe Kennedy, Sheldon Taylor, Wayne Gentle, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| 00:56 | Kentucky | Thomas Good makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 00:56 | Kentucky | Thomas Good misses the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 00:56 | Auburn | Terry Fitch grabs the defensive rebound | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Auburn | Thomas Mains misses the 3 from straight away | 64-53 |
| 00:49 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone grabs the defensive rebound | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael misses the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Terry Fitch - foul #5 on Terry Fitch, team foul #9 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Valente (SF) Johnnie Stone | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Fike (PG) Terry Fitch | |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael misses the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael misses the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 00:29 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler snags the defensive board | 64-53 |
| 00:26 | Auburn | David Fike is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Fike, team foul #10 | 64-53 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen runs out the clock | 64-53 |