| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joe Dixon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Celestine (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Keith Fowlkes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rex Hall (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Anthony Donaldson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Chad Laforce (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie inbounds the ball | 33-17 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Auburn | Chad Laforce can't throw it down | 33-17 |
| 19:41 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson gets the rebound | 33-17 |
| 19:23 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Chad Laforce - foul #1 on Chad Laforce, team foul #1 | 33-17 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lester Kelson (SG), Joseph Lytle (SF), Sonny Davis (PF) Rex Hall, Mauricio Yazzie, Anthony Donaldson | |
| 19:23 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes makes the 1st free throw | 34-17 |
| 19:23 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes misses the 2nd free throw | 34-17 |
| 19:23 | Auburn | Sonny Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 34-17 |
| 19:03 | Auburn | Sonny Davis connects on the shot near the basket and he's hacked by Robert Celestine - foul #3 on Robert Celestine, team foul #1 | 34-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie (SG), Anthony Donaldson (PF) Lester Kelson, Chad Laforce | |
| 19:03 | Auburn | Sonny Davis makes the free throw | 34-20 |
| 18:36 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon double dribbles | 34-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), Chad Laforce (C) Dikembe Azim, Sonny Davis | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:11 | Auburn | Chad Laforce splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Joseph Lytle | 34-22 |
| 17:56 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-22 |
| 17:54 | Kentucky | Michael Smith gets the offensive rebound | 34-22 |
| 17:31 | Kentucky | Michael Smith makes the contested 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Joe Dixon | 37-22 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 17:12 | Auburn | Keith Fowlkes steals it from Chad Laforce | 37-22 |
| 16:52 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Lewis Robinson | 40-22 |
| 16:33 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Rex Hall | 40-24 |
| 16:13 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson is fouled on the floor by Joseph Lytle - foul #3 on Joseph Lytle, team foul #2 | 40-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harold Hendricks (SG), Randall Feaster (SF), Calvin Sack (PF), Francis Brantley (C) Joe Dixon, Lewis Robinson, Robert Celestine, Keith Fowlkes | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (PG), Lester Kelson (SG), Sonny Davis (C) Rex Hall, Mauricio Yazzie, Chad Laforce | |
| 15:56 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Francis Brantley, team foul #2 | 40-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Houston McGalliard (PG) Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie (SF), Chad Laforce (C) Joseph Lytle, Anthony Donaldson | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Houston McGalliard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Hendricks (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Randall Feaster (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Calvin Sack (fresh) C - Francis Brantley (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Lester Kelson (fresh) SF - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Sonny Davis (fresh) 3 pts. C - Chad Laforce (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-24 |
| 15:40 | Auburn | Sonny Davis can't tip it in | 40-24 |
| 15:38 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley grabs the defensive rebound | 40-24 |
| 15:21 | Kentucky | Harold Hendricks clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Sonny Davis - foul #1 on Sonny Davis, team foul #3 | 40-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), Joseph Lytle (SF), Anthony Donaldson (PF) Lester Kelson, Mauricio Yazzie, Chad Laforce | |
| 15:21 | Kentucky | Harold Hendricks misses the 1st free throw | 40-24 |
| 15:21 | Kentucky | Harold Hendricks makes the 2nd free throw | 41-24 |
| 15:03 | Auburn | Rex Hall misses short on a jumper from the right side | 41-24 |
| 15:01 | Kentucky | Harold Hendricks pulls down the rebound | 41-24 |
| 14:32 | Kentucky | Joseph Lytle steals the ball from Calvin Sack | 41-24 |
| 14:21 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side and the foul's on Calvin Sack - foul #2 on Calvin Sack, team foul #3 | 41-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Smith (PG), Joe Dixon (SG), Lewis Robinson (SF), Robert Celestine (PF), Keith Fowlkes (C) Houston McGalliard, Harold Hendricks, Randall Feaster, Calvin Sack, Francis Brantley | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lester Kelson (SG), Mauricio Yazzie (SF), Chad Laforce (C) Rex Hall, Joseph Lytle, Sonny Davis | |
| 14:21 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson makes the free throw | 41-27 |
| 13:57 | Kentucky | Michael Smith clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-27 |
| 13:55 | Auburn | Chad Laforce grabs the board | 41-27 |
| 13:51 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-27 |
| 13:49 | Auburn | Chad Laforce hits the follow up shot | 41-29 |
| 13:39 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 41-29 |
| 13:38 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine hits the follow up shot | 43-29 |
| 13:27 | Auburn | Chad Laforce dunks the ball over the doubleteam | 43-31 |
| 13:02 | Kentucky | Dikembe Azim is called for the reach on Robert Celestine - foul #3 on Dikembe Azim, team foul #4 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), Sonny Davis (PF) Lester Kelson, Anthony Donaldson | |
| 12:49 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Smith | 45-31 |
| 12:31 | Auburn | Sonny Davis misses the easy layup | 45-31 |
| 12:30 | Auburn | Rex Hall misses the tip | 45-31 |
| 12:28 | Auburn | Sonny Davis hits the follow up shot | 45-33 |
| 12:11 | Kentucky | Michael Smith clanks a 3 from the right wing | 45-33 |
| 12:10 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie grabs the board | 45-33 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:45 | Kentucky | The refs have stopped play. Robert Celestine is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 45-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harold Hendricks (SG), Calvin Sack (PF), Francis Brantley (C) Joe Dixon, Robert Celestine, Keith Fowlkes | |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SF), Anthony Donaldson (PF) Mauricio Yazzie, Chad Laforce | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harold Hendricks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lewis Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Calvin Sack (fresh) C - Francis Brantley (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rex Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Azim (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Lytle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Donaldson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Sonny Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:41 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-33 |
| 11:39 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson snags the defensive board | 45-33 |
| 11:10 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson can't finish the layup | 45-33 |
| 11:09 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley tips it home | 47-33 |
| 10:42 | Auburn | Rex Hall knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 47-35 |
| 10:21 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley is hacked by Sonny Davis - foul #2 on Sonny Davis, team foul #5 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Houston McGalliard (PG), Joe Dixon (SG) Michael Smith, Lewis Robinson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie (SG), Chad Laforce (C) Dikembe Azim, Sonny Davis | |
| 10:09 | Kentucky | Calvin Sack can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 47-35 |
| 10:08 | Auburn | Chad Laforce grabs the board | 47-35 |
| 09:47 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson is fouled on the floor by Calvin Sack - foul #3 on Calvin Sack, team foul #4 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes (C) Francis Brantley | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (PG), Sonny Davis (C) Rex Hall, Chad Laforce | |
| 09:22 | Auburn | Joe Dixon is called for the reach on Mauricio Yazzie - foul #1 on Joe Dixon, team foul #5 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Smith (PG) Houston McGalliard | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), Chad Laforce (C) Dikembe Azim, Sonny Davis | |
| 09:12 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie misses the driving attempt in the lane | 47-35 |
| 09:11 | Kentucky | Calvin Sack gets the rebound | 47-35 |
| 08:42 | Kentucky | Calvin Sack knocks in the runner from the right block and the foul's on Anthony Donaldson - foul #2 on Anthony Donaldson, team foul #6 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson (SF) Harold Hendricks | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (PG), Sonny Davis (PF) Rex Hall, Anthony Donaldson | |
| 08:42 | Kentucky | Calvin Sack misses the free throw | 49-35 |
| 08:42 | Auburn | Sonny Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 49-35 |
| 08:23 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim is fouled on the floor by Michael Smith - foul #1 on Michael Smith, team foul #6 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Francis Brantley (PF) Calvin Sack | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), Anthony Donaldson (PF) Joseph Lytle, Chad Laforce | |
| 08:05 | Auburn | Francis Brantley steps in front of the Mauricio Yazzie pass | 49-35 |
| 07:45 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes misses the easy layup but the foul's on Sonny Davis - foul #3 on Sonny Davis, team foul #7 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harold Hendricks (SG) Joe Dixon | |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SF), Chad Laforce (C) Rex Hall, Sonny Davis | |
| 07:45 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes misses the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 07:45 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes makes the 2nd free throw | 50-35 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harold Hendricks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lewis Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Francis Brantley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Keith Fowlkes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dikembe Azim (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Lytle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Donaldson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Chad Laforce (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:23 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-35 |
| 07:22 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Mauricio Yazzie | 50-35 |
| 07:13 | Auburn | Keith Fowlkes swats the layup by Dikembe Azim | 50-35 |
| 07:12 | Auburn | Chad Laforce snags the offensive board | 50-35 |
| 06:59 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson connects on the shot from close range | 50-37 |
| 06:31 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Michael Smith | 52-37 |
| 06:12 | Auburn | Keith Fowlkes knocks away the 3 by Dikembe Azim | 52-37 |
| 06:10 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley gets the rebound | 52-37 |
| 05:41 | Kentucky | Harold Hendricks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Houston McGalliard (PG), Joe Dixon (SG), Calvin Sack (PF) Michael Smith, Lewis Robinson, Keith Fowlkes | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), Lester Kelson (SG), Sonny Davis (PF) Dikembe Azim, Joseph Lytle, Anthony Donaldson | |
| 05:31 | Auburn | Rex Hall misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Harold Hendricks - foul #1 on Harold Hendricks, team foul #7 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson (PF) Chad Laforce | |
| 05:31 | Auburn | Rex Hall makes the 1st free throw | 52-38 |
| 05:31 | Auburn | Rex Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 05:15 | Kentucky | Sonny Davis swats the layup by Francis Brantley | 52-39 |
| 05:14 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson snags the defensive board | 52-39 |
| 05:06 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Sonny Davis | 52-41 |
| 04:40 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley makes the contested turnaround from the left block | 54-41 |
| 04:23 | Auburn | Lester Kelson clanks a floater from the right side | 54-41 |
| 04:22 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Francis Brantley | 54-41 |
| 03:58 | Kentucky | Houston McGalliard buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Harold Hendricks | 57-41 |
| 03:43 | Auburn | Sonny Davis is by himself and knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Anthony Donaldson | 57-43 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Houston McGalliard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Dixon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Hendricks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Calvin Sack (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Francis Brantley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rex Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Kelson (fresh) SF - Mauricio Yazzie (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Anthony Donaldson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Sonny Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:14 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper in the lane | 57-43 |
| 03:13 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 03:07 | Auburn | Harold Hendricks swats the short shot by Sonny Davis | 57-43 |
| 03:06 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley grabs the board | 57-43 |
| 02:37 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley evades the doubleteam but misses long on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Sonny Davis - foul #4 on Sonny Davis, team foul #8 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Smith (PG), Randall Feaster (SG), Lewis Robinson (SF), Keith Fowlkes (C) Houston McGalliard, Joe Dixon, Harold Hendricks, Calvin Sack | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (PG), Joseph Lytle (SF), David Peacock (PF) Rex Hall, Mauricio Yazzie, Anthony Donaldson | |
| 02:37 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 02:37 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley makes the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:22 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-45 |
| 01:55 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson misses the wide open runner from close range | 59-45 |
| 01:54 | Kentucky | Michael Smith tips it in | 61-45 |
| 01:43 | Auburn | Sonny Davis hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 61-45 |
| 01:41 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley snags the defensive board | 61-45 |
| 01:12 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 61-45 |
| 01:10 | Auburn | Sonny Davis snags the defensive board | 61-45 |
| 00:58 | Auburn | The jump hook by Sonny Davis is blocked by Keith Fowlkes | 61-45 |
| 00:57 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley grabs the defensive rebound | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Sonny Davis - foul #5 on Sonny Davis, team foul #9 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joe Dixon (SG), Calvin Sack (PF) Randall Feaster, Francis Brantley | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), Chad Laforce (C) Dikembe Azim, Sonny Davis | |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 62-45 |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-45 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Auburn | Chad Laforce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-45 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | Rex Hall steps in front of the Calvin Sack pass | 63-45 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Rex Hall misses long on a halfcourt shot | 63-45 |