| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Brooks (fresh) SG - Brian Carlson (fresh) SF - Jimmy Ramey (fresh) PF - Leo Agustin (fresh) C - Raymond Marion (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lance Ebert (fresh) SG - Rodney Walden (fresh) SF - James Gallego (fresh) PF - David Mills (fresh) C - David West (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | David West wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Auburn | Leo Agustin is called for the reach on Rodney Walden - foul #1 on Leo Agustin, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Auburn | Lance Ebert misses long on a floater from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Kentucky | Leo Agustin pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson scores on a jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | Auburn | David West's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Brooks | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson misses the tip | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion misses the tip | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | Auburn | James Gallego grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:09 | Auburn | David Mills throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 17:45 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson misses long on a jumper from the right block | 2-0 |
| 17:44 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Brooks | 2-0 |
| 17:22 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey is fouled on the floor by Rodney Walden - foul #1 on Rodney Walden, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Charles Poythress (PG), Lowell Willis (SG), Michael Wagner (SF), Steven Hensley (PF), Joseph Simon (C) Lance Ebert, Rodney Walden, James Gallego, David Mills, David West | |
| 17:05 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 17:03 | Auburn | Steven Hensley grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 16:59 | Auburn | Charles Poythress hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 16:57 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jimmy Ramey | 2-0 |
| 16:30 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks can't connect on a shot from the left block | 2-0 |
| 16:28 | Auburn | Charles Poythress grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 16:03 | Auburn | Steven Hensley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 16:01 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Brian Carlson | 2-0 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Brooks (fresh) SG - Brian Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jimmy Ramey (fresh) PF - Leo Agustin (fresh) C - Raymond Marion (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Charles Poythress (fresh) SG - Lowell Willis (fresh) SF - Michael Wagner (fresh) PF - Steven Hensley (fresh) C - Joseph Simon (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Kenneth Brooks | 4-0 |
| 15:20 | Auburn | Joseph Simon connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Lowell Willis | 4-2 |
| 15:07 | Kentucky | Charles Poythress steals it from Brian Carlson | 4-2 |
| 14:38 | Auburn | Joseph Simon blows the layup but he's fouled by Raymond Marion - foul #1 on Raymond Marion, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Edwards (SF), Lars Zwickl (C) Jimmy Ramey, Raymond Marion | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lance Ebert (PG), James Gallego (SF), David Mills (PF) Charles Poythress, Michael Wagner, Steven Hensley | |
| 14:38 | Auburn | Joseph Simon makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 14:38 | Auburn | Joseph Simon makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 14:27 | Kentucky | Lars Zwickl comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 14:25 | Auburn | Lance Ebert gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 13:58 | Auburn | Lance Ebert comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 13:56 | Kentucky | Leo Agustin snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 13:52 | Kentucky | Lars Zwickl loses the dribble to David Mills | 4-4 |
| 13:47 | Auburn | A charge is called on Lance Ebert - foul #1 on Lance Ebert, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Sherrard (SF), Paul Marks (C) Brian Carlson, Leo Agustin | |
| Subs | Auburn | David West (C) Joseph Simon | |
| 13:26 | Kentucky | Lowell Willis takes the ball from Kenneth Brooks after a doubleteam | 4-4 |
| 13:23 | Auburn | Lowell Willis misses the easy layup | 4-4 |
| 13:22 | Auburn | David West tips it home | 4-6 |
| 13:07 | Kentucky | Thomas Edwards misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 4-6 |
| 13:05 | Auburn | James Gallego snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 12:49 | Auburn | Kenneth Brooks steps in front of the James Gallego pass | 4-6 |
| 12:44 | Kentucky | Thomas Edwards slams it home set up by Kenneth Brooks | 6-6 |
| 12:38 | Auburn | Lance Ebert hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 6-6 |
| 12:36 | Auburn | James Gallego tips it back up and in | 6-8 |
| 12:16 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks splits the doubleteam and buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Ernest Sherrard | 8-8 |
| 11:52 | Auburn | Lowell Willis misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Edwards - foul #1 on Thomas Edwards, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walter Holesovsky (PG), Brian Carlson (SG), Jimmy Ramey (SF), Leo Agustin (PF), Raymond Marion (C) Kenneth Brooks, Thomas Edwards, Ernest Sherrard, Lars Zwickl, Paul Marks | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 11:52 | Auburn | Lowell Willis makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 11:52 | Auburn | Lowell Willis misses the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 11:52 | Auburn | David West snags the offensive board | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Walter Holesovsky (fresh) SG - Brian Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jimmy Ramey (fresh) PF - Leo Agustin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Marion (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lance Ebert (fresh) SG - Lowell Willis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Gallego (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Mills (fresh) C - David West (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Auburn | Lance Ebert scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Lowell Willis | 8-11 |
| 11:09 | Kentucky | Walter Holesovsky misses the easy layup | 8-11 |
| 11:08 | Auburn | David West gets the rebound | 8-11 |
| 11:02 | Auburn | David Mills jams it on a great pass from Lance Ebert | 8-13 |
| 10:48 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion can't finish the layup | 8-13 |
| 10:46 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Carlson | 8-13 |
| 10:33 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey is hacked by Lance Ebert - foul #2 on Lance Ebert, team foul #3 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks (PG) Walter Holesovsky | |
| Subs | Auburn | Charles Poythress (PG), Rodney Walden (SG), Michael Wagner (SF), Steven Hensley (PF) Lance Ebert, Lowell Willis, James Gallego, David Mills | |
| 10:13 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-13 |
| 10:11 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey snags the offensive board | 8-13 |
| 09:54 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion double dribbles | 8-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lowell Willis (SG), James Gallego (SF), David Mills (PF) Rodney Walden, Michael Wagner, Steven Hensley | |
| 09:29 | Auburn | Brian Carlson picks off the pass by Charles Poythress | 8-13 |
| 09:26 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson lays it up and in | 10-13 |
| 09:12 | Auburn | Charles Poythress buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Raymond Marion - foul #2 on Raymond Marion, team foul #4 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Edwards (SF), Lars Zwickl (PF), Paul Marks (C) Jimmy Ramey, Leo Agustin, Raymond Marion | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rodney Walden (SG) Lowell Willis | |
| 09:12 | Auburn | Charles Poythress misses the free throw | 10-15 |
| 09:12 | Kentucky | Paul Marks snags the defensive board | 10-15 |
| 09:07 | Kentucky | Paul Marks is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Paul Marks, team foul #5 | 10-15 |
| 08:58 | Auburn | Brian Carlson is called for the reach on Rodney Walden - foul #1 on Brian Carlson, team foul #6 | 10-15 |
| 08:45 | Auburn | David Mills clanks a shot from the left block but the foul's on Thomas Edwards - foul #2 on Thomas Edwards, team foul #7 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walter Holesovsky (SG), Ernest Sherrard (SF) Brian Carlson, Thomas Edwards | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lowell Willis (SG), Michael Wagner (SF) Rodney Walden, James Gallego | |
| 08:45 | Auburn | David Mills makes the 1st free throw | 10-16 |
| 08:45 | Auburn | David Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 10-17 |
| 08:30 | Kentucky | Lars Zwickl misses the jump hook from the right block | 10-17 |
| 08:29 | Kentucky | Lars Zwickl tips it back up and in | 12-17 |
| 08:05 | Auburn | Charles Poythress hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 12-17 |
| 08:04 | Kentucky | Ernest Sherrard pulls down the rebound | 12-17 |
| 07:51 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Michael Wagner - foul #1 on Michael Wagner, team foul #4 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey (SF), Leo Agustin (PF) Walter Holesovsky, Paul Marks | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rodney Walden (SG), James Gallego (SF), Steven Hensley (PF), Joseph Simon (C) Lowell Willis, Michael Wagner, David Mills, David West | |
| 07:51 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 07:51 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ernest Sherrard (fresh) SF - Jimmy Ramey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Leo Agustin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lars Zwickl (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Charles Poythress (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rodney Walden (fresh) SF - James Gallego (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Hensley (fresh) C - Joseph Simon (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Auburn | Charles Poythress makes the shot from the right side | 14-19 |
| 06:58 | Kentucky | Ernest Sherrard misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left wing | 14-19 |
| 06:56 | Auburn | Joseph Simon grabs the board | 14-19 |
| 06:50 | Auburn | Steven Hensley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charles Poythress | 14-21 |
| 06:26 | Kentucky | Lars Zwickl misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 14-21 |
| 06:24 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Joseph Simon | 14-21 |
| 06:09 | Auburn | Kenneth Brooks steals it from Steven Hensley | 14-21 |
| 06:06 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kenneth Brooks | 16-21 |
| 05:44 | Auburn | Steven Hensley can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ernest Sherrard - foul #1 on Ernest Sherrard, team foul #8 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walter Holesovsky (PG), Brian Carlson (SG), Thomas Edwards (SF), Raymond Marion (C) Kenneth Brooks, Ernest Sherrard, Jimmy Ramey, Lars Zwickl | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lowell Willis (SG), Michael Wagner (SF), David Mills (PF), David West (C) Charles Poythress, Rodney Walden, James Gallego, Joseph Simon | |
| 05:44 | Auburn | Steven Hensley makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 05:44 | Auburn | Steven Hensley makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 05:20 | Kentucky | Thomas Edwards buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Brian Carlson and he's hacked by Steven Hensley - foul #1 on Steven Hensley, team foul #5 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ricardo Hernandez (PF) Leo Agustin | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lance Ebert (PG), James Gallego (SF) Steven Hensley, Michael Wagner | |
| 05:20 | Kentucky | Thomas Edwards makes the free throw | 19-23 |
| 04:55 | Auburn | Lowell Willis makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-26 |
| 04:31 | Kentucky | Thomas Edwards loses the ball out of bounds | 19-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks (PG), Lars Zwickl (PF) Walter Holesovsky, Ricardo Hernandez | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Wagner (SF) James Gallego | |
| 04:02 | Auburn | A charge is called on David Mills - foul #1 on David Mills, team foul #6 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey (SF), Leo Agustin (PF) Thomas Edwards, Lars Zwickl | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Gallego (SF) Michael Wagner | |
| 03:40 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Brian Carlson | 22-26 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Brian Carlson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Ramey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leo Agustin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Marion (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lance Ebert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lowell Willis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Gallego (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Mills (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - David West (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Auburn | Lance Ebert misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Raymond Marion - foul #3 on Raymond Marion, team foul #9 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lars Zwickl (C) Raymond Marion | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 03:14 | Auburn | Lance Ebert misses the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 03:14 | Auburn | Lance Ebert misses the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 03:14 | Kentucky | Leo Agustin grabs the board | 22-26 |
| 02:56 | Kentucky | David West picks off the pass by Lars Zwickl | 22-26 |
| 02:32 | Auburn | Lance Ebert scores on a shot from the right wing set up by James Gallego | 22-28 |
| 02:15 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks hits a 3 from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 01:46 | Auburn | Lance Ebert buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lowell Willis | 25-31 |
| 01:25 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey is fouled on the floor by David West - foul #1 on David West, team foul #7 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walter Holesovsky (PG), Thomas Edwards (SG), Paul Marks (C) Kenneth Brooks, Brian Carlson, Leo Agustin | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rodney Walden (SG), Michael Wagner (SF) Lowell Willis, James Gallego | |
| 01:25 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey misses the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 01:25 | Kentucky | Thomas Edwards snags the offensive board | 25-31 |
| 01:13 | Kentucky | Lars Zwickl scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Walter Holesovsky and he's hacked by David Mills - foul #2 on David Mills, team foul #8 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Sherrard (SF) Jimmy Ramey | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lowell Willis (SG), Steven Hensley (PF), Joseph Simon (C) Rodney Walden, David Mills, David West | |
| 01:13 | Kentucky | Lars Zwickl misses the free throw | 27-31 |
| 01:13 | Kentucky | Ernest Sherrard snags the offensive board | 27-31 |
| 01:01 | Kentucky | Walter Holesovsky is hacked by Joseph Simon - foul #1 on Joseph Simon, team foul #9 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rodney Walden (SG), David Mills (PF), David West (C) Lowell Willis, Steven Hensley, Joseph Simon | |
| 01:01 | Kentucky | Walter Holesovsky makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 01:01 | Kentucky | Walter Holesovsky makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 00:34 | Auburn | Lance Ebert misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-31 |
| 00:32 | Kentucky | Ernest Sherrard snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 00:08 | Kentucky | Thomas Edwards comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 29-31 |
| 00:06 | Auburn | Michael Wagner pulls down the rebound | 29-31 |
| 00:03 | Auburn | Lance Ebert's pass is intercepted by Walter Holesovsky in the backcourt | 29-31 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Thomas Edwards comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | David Mills pulls down the rebound | 29-31 |