| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Steven Buck (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kenneth Webster (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Wafer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Dodge (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Bakker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Howell (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Haring (fresh) SF - Richard Hua (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marvin Box (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Conley (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Richard Wafer inbounds the ball | 31-27 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:57 | Auburn | Robert Howell steps in front of the Steven Buck pass in the backcourt | 31-27 |
| 19:43 | Kentucky | Robert Howell is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Howell, team foul #1 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Auburn | Javier Pena (SF) Gregory Bakker | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 19:24 | Auburn | Michael Dodge's fadeaway is rejected by Marvin Box | 31-27 |
| 19:22 | Auburn | Michael Dodge hits the follow up shot | 33-27 |
| 19:17 | Kentucky | Richard Hua drills a floater from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 18:54 | Auburn | Javier Pena is hacked by Robert Howell - foul #2 on Robert Howell, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Auburn | Charles Martel (SF), Gregory Bakker (C) Javier Pena, Richard Wafer | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 18:38 | Auburn | Kenneth Webster is hacked by Leroy Haring - foul #1 on Leroy Haring, team foul #3 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bobby Young (SG), Richard Wafer (SF) Steven Buck, Charles Martel | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 18:18 | Auburn | Gregory Bakker buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Bobby Young | 35-29 |
| 17:50 | Kentucky | Robert Howell lays it up and in on a great pass from Leroy Haring | 35-31 |
| 17:27 | Auburn | Gregory Bakker misses the fadeaway from the right block | 35-31 |
| 17:26 | Kentucky | Marvin Box grabs the board | 35-31 |
| 16:57 | Kentucky | Marvin Box can't finish the layup | 35-31 |
| 16:55 | Kentucky | Marvin Box tips it home | 35-33 |
| 16:37 | Auburn | Richard Wafer misses long on a jumper in the lane | 35-33 |
| 16:36 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Conley | 35-33 |
| 16:16 | Kentucky | Marvin Box misses short on a turnaround from close range | 35-33 |
| 16:15 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Gregory Bakker | 35-33 |
| 15:53 | Auburn | Michael Dodge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-33 |
| Subs | Auburn | Steven Buck (PG), Javier Pena (SF), Dan Nugent (PF) Bobby Young, Richard Wafer, Michael Dodge | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Zeiner (PG), Ryan Monahan (PF), Nathan Ryan (C) Robert Howell, Marvin Box, Robert Conley | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Steven Buck (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kenneth Webster (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Javier Pena (fresh) PF - Dan Nugent (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gregory Bakker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Zeiner (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Leroy Haring (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Hua (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ryan Monahan (fresh) C - Nathan Ryan (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:41 | Kentucky | James Zeiner lays it up and in | 35-35 |
| 15:13 | Auburn | Dan Nugent misses the lay-in | 35-35 |
| 15:11 | Kentucky | James Zeiner gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 15:06 | Kentucky | Steven Buck picks off the pass by James Zeiner in the backcourt | 35-35 |
| 14:50 | Auburn | Gregory Bakker lays it up and in set up by Kenneth Webster | 37-35 |
| 14:29 | Kentucky | James Zeiner makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Nathan Ryan | 37-37 |
| 14:00 | Auburn | Steven Buck steps out of bounds on the baseline | 37-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Charles Martel (SF), Michael Dodge (PF), Richard Wafer (C) Javier Pena, Dan Nugent, Gregory Bakker | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Howell (PG), David Hower (SG), Marvin Box (PF), Robert Conley (C) Leroy Haring, Richard Hua, Ryan Monahan, Nathan Ryan | |
| 13:32 | Kentucky | James Zeiner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-37 |
| 13:30 | Auburn | Michael Dodge grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 13:06 | Auburn | Michael Dodge can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Marvin Box - foul #1 on Marvin Box, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| 13:06 | Auburn | Michael Dodge misses the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 13:06 | Auburn | Michael Dodge misses the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 13:06 | Kentucky | Robert Conley gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 12:52 | Kentucky | David Hower loses the ball out of bounds | 37-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Javier Pena (SF) Charles Martel | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 12:27 | Auburn | Richard Wafer misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Conley - foul #1 on Robert Conley, team foul #5 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Charles Martel (SF) Javier Pena | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (SG), Richard Hua (SF), Nathan Ryan (C) David Hower, James Zeiner, Robert Conley | |
| 12:27 | Auburn | Richard Wafer makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 12:27 | Auburn | Richard Wafer makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 12:04 | Kentucky | Robert Howell drills a driving attempt from the left block | 39-39 |
| 11:42 | Auburn | Michael Dodge misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-39 |
| 11:40 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Howell | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Steven Buck (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kenneth Webster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Martel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Dodge (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Wafer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Howell (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leroy Haring (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Hua (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marvin Box (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Nathan Ryan (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:17 | Kentucky | Robert Howell clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 11:15 | Auburn | Richard Wafer pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 10:58 | Auburn | Nathan Ryan is called for the reach on Kenneth Webster - foul #4 on Nathan Ryan, team foul #6 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | Javier Pena (SF), Dan Nugent (PF), Gregory Bakker (C) Charles Martel, Michael Dodge, Richard Wafer | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Conley (C) Marvin Box | |
| 10:38 | Auburn | Javier Pena can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 10:36 | Auburn | Gregory Bakker tips it in | 41-39 |
| 10:08 | Kentucky | Robert Howell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 10:06 | Kentucky | Robert Conley misses the tip | 41-39 |
| 10:05 | Auburn | Dan Nugent grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 09:42 | Auburn | Gregory Bakker misses long on a floater near the basket | 41-39 |
| 09:41 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 09:20 | Kentucky | Robert Howell clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 09:18 | Auburn | Javier Pena grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 09:16 | Auburn | Steven Buck's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Wafer (SF), Michael Dodge (PF) Javier Pena, Dan Nugent | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Zeiner (PG), David Hower (SG), Gregory White (SF), Marvin Box (PF) Robert Howell, Leroy Haring, Richard Hua, Nathan Ryan | |
| 08:53 | Kentucky | James Zeiner knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Conley | 41-42 |
| 08:32 | Auburn | Gregory Bakker drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Steven Buck and the foul's on Robert Conley - foul #2 on Robert Conley, team foul #7 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bobby Young (SG) Steven Buck | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan (C) Robert Conley | |
| 08:32 | Auburn | Gregory Bakker makes the free throw | 44-42 |
| 08:13 | Kentucky | James Zeiner knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory White | 44-45 |
| 07:50 | Auburn | Bobby Young is hacked by James Zeiner - foul #2 on James Zeiner, team foul #8 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Javier Pena (SF) Richard Wafer | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Howell (PG), Leroy Haring (SG), Richard Hua (SF) James Zeiner, David Hower, Gregory White | |
| 07:50 | Auburn | Bobby Young makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 07:50 | Auburn | Bobby Young makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 07:25 | Kentucky | 3 seconds is called on Richard Hua | 46-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Steven Buck (PG), Richard Wafer (SF) Bobby Young, Javier Pena | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Steven Buck (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Kenneth Webster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Wafer (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Dodge (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Bakker (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Howell (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leroy Haring (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Hua (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marvin Box (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Nathan Ryan (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 07:01 | Auburn | Michael Dodge buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Steven Buck | 48-45 |
| 06:32 | Kentucky | Marvin Box works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 48-45 |
| 06:30 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan misses the tip | 48-45 |
| 06:28 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Gregory Bakker | 48-45 |
| 06:08 | Auburn | Richard Wafer drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Steven Buck | 50-45 |
| 05:42 | Kentucky | Richard Hua misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Richard Wafer - foul #2 on Richard Wafer, team foul #1 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Javier Pena (SF), Dan Nugent (PF) Michael Dodge, Gregory Bakker | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Zeiner (PG), Ryan Monahan (PF), Robert Conley (C) Robert Howell, Marvin Box, Nathan Ryan | |
| 05:42 | Kentucky | Richard Hua makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 05:42 | Kentucky | Richard Hua makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 05:24 | Auburn | Dan Nugent misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Conley - foul #3 on Robert Conley, team foul #9 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Charles Martel (SF), Gregory Bakker (C) Javier Pena, Richard Wafer | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:24 | Auburn | Dan Nugent makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 05:24 | Auburn | Dan Nugent makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 05:04 | Kentucky | Richard Hua makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from James Zeiner | 52-49 |
| 04:49 | Auburn | Dan Nugent clanks a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Ryan Monahan - foul #2 on Ryan Monahan, team foul #10 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | Javier Pena (SF), Richard Wafer (C) Charles Martel, Gregory Bakker | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Hower (SG), Gregory White (SF) Leroy Haring, Richard Hua | |
| 04:49 | Auburn | Dan Nugent makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 04:49 | Auburn | Dan Nugent misses the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 04:49 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ryan Monahan | 53-49 |
| 04:24 | Kentucky | James Zeiner can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 04:23 | Auburn | Dan Nugent snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| 03:54 | Auburn | Dan Nugent connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Kenneth Webster | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 03:43 | Kentucky | Kenneth Webster is called for the reach on James Zeiner - foul #3 on Kenneth Webster, team foul #2 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | Charles Martel (SF), Michael Dodge (PF), Gregory Bakker (C) Javier Pena, Dan Nugent, Richard Wafer | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Howell (PG), Leroy Haring (SG), Richard Hua (SF), Marvin Box (PF) James Zeiner, David Hower, Gregory White, Ryan Monahan | |
| 03:30 | Kentucky | Richard Hua throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-49 |
| 03:11 | Auburn | Steven Buck misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 03:09 | Kentucky | Robert Conley pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Steven Buck (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 ast. SG - Kenneth Webster (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Martel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Dodge (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Bakker (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Howell (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leroy Haring (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Hua (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marvin Box (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Conley (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 02:46 | Kentucky | Robert Conley is whistled for traveling | 55-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bobby Young (SG), Javier Pena (SF), Richard Wafer (C) Steven Buck, Charles Martel, Gregory Bakker | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 02:17 | Auburn | Robert Conley swats the short shot by Richard Wafer | 55-49 |
| 02:16 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Conley | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 01:55 | Kentucky | Robert Howell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-49 |
| 01:53 | Auburn | Michael Dodge snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| 01:34 | Auburn | Javier Pena hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Webster | 57-49 |
| 01:23 | Kentucky | Marvin Box evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 01:21 | Kentucky | Robert Conley tips it back up and in | 57-51 |
| 00:55 | Auburn | The short jumper by Michael Dodge is denied by Robert Conley | 57-51 |
| 00:54 | Auburn | Michael Dodge snags the offensive board | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:51 | Auburn | Michael Dodge is hacked by Leroy Haring - foul #2 on Leroy Haring, team foul #11 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Auburn | Steven Buck (PG), Charles Martel (SF), Gregory Bakker (C) Bobby Young, Javier Pena, Richard Wafer | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:51 | Auburn | Michael Dodge misses the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:51 | Auburn | Michael Dodge misses the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:51 | Kentucky | Marvin Box grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | Charles Martel takes the ball from Marvin Box | 57-51 |
| 00:44 | Auburn | Steven Buck is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Howell - foul #3 on Robert Howell, team foul #12 | 57-51 |
| 00:44 | Auburn | Steven Buck makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:44 | Auburn | Steven Buck makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:38 | Kentucky | Richard Hua loses the dribble to Steven Buck | 59-51 |
| 00:35 | Auburn | Steven Buck lays it up and in | 61-51 |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Marvin Box is denied by Gregory Bakker | 61-51 |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring grabs the offensive rebound | 61-51 |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | Marvin Box is hacked by Charles Martel - foul #1 on Charles Martel, team foul #3 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Wafer (SF) Charles Martel | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | Steven Buck takes the ball from Marvin Box | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Steven Buck runs out the clock | 61-51 |