| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Steadham (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Remick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert McCullick (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kwas Abdool (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregg Bentley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Oberlander (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jay Estes (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Emery Hedin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Virgilio Costa (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 31-30 |
| 19:29 | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 19:10 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick is whistled for a carry | 31-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (SG), Dale Bhatt (C) Rodney Remick, Gregg Bentley | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 18:57 | Auburn | Virgilio Costa connects on the floater from the right block | 31-32 |
| 18:35 | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-32 |
| 18:33 | Auburn | Emery Hedin grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 18:21 | Auburn | Jay Estes scores on a jumper from the right block | 31-34 |
| 18:17 | Kentucky | Joseph Ellis is called for the reach on Stephen Steadham in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Ellis, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walker King (SG), Michael Perkins (PF) Stephen Steadham, Kwas Abdool | |
| Subs | Auburn | Harold Cooke (PG), Kevin Baldwin (SG), Bradley Sweeney (SF), Paul Montejano (PF), William Bowman (C) William Oberlander, Jay Estes, Emery Hedin, Virgilio Costa, Joseph Ellis | |
| 18:02 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 18:01 | Auburn | Paul Montejano grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 17:44 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-34 |
| 17:43 | Auburn | Paul Montejano snags the offensive board | 31-34 |
| 17:25 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Bradley Sweeney | 31-37 |
| 16:56 | Kentucky | Dale Bhatt comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-37 |
| 16:55 | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 16:44 | Auburn | Dale Bhatt picks off the pass by Bradley Sweeney | 31-37 |
| 16:28 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-37 |
| 16:22 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin drills a turnaround from the baseline | 34-39 |
| 16:00 | Kentucky | Dale Bhatt buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Brandon Clayton | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brandon Clayton (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Walker King (fairly fresh) SF - Herbert McCullick (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Michael Perkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Dale Bhatt (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Harold Cooke (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Baldwin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Bradley Sweeney (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Paul Montejano (tiring) 3 reb. C - William Bowman (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney misses short on an open 3 from the left corner | 36-39 |
| 15:50 | Kentucky | Dale Bhatt grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 15:21 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 15:19 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin grabs the board | 36-39 |
| 15:12 | Auburn | Paul Montejano buries a fadeaway in the paint | 36-41 |
| 14:47 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton is whistled for traveling | 36-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham (PG), Rodney Remick (SG), Kwas Abdool (PF), Gregg Bentley (C) Brandon Clayton, Walker King, Michael Perkins, Dale Bhatt | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Oberlander (PG), Jay Estes (SG), Emery Hedin (SF), Virgilio Costa (PF), Joseph Ellis (C) Harold Cooke, Kevin Baldwin, Bradley Sweeney, Paul Montejano, William Bowman | |
| 14:33 | Auburn | Gregg Bentley blocks the short jumper by Virgilio Costa | 36-41 |
| 14:32 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool pulls down the rebound | 36-41 |
| 14:11 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Joseph Ellis - foul #4 on Joseph Ellis, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Terry Parnell (SF) Herbert McCullick | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Bowman (C) Joseph Ellis | |
| 14:11 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 14:11 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley misses the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 14:11 | Auburn | William Bowman gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 14:07 | Auburn | Jay Estes double dribbles in the backcourt | 37-41 |
| 13:38 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Stephen Steadham and he's fouled by Virgilio Costa - foul #1 on Virgilio Costa, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick (SF) Terry Parnell | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 13:38 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool misses the free throw | 39-41 |
| 13:38 | Auburn | Virgilio Costa snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| 13:22 | Auburn | William Bowman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 13:20 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| 13:02 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick double dribbles | 39-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walker King (SG), Terry Parnell (PF) Rodney Remick, Kwas Abdool | |
| Subs | Auburn | Randy Casey (PG), Paul Montejano (C) William Oberlander, William Bowman | |
| 12:54 | Auburn | Jay Estes buries a driving attempt from close range set up by Emery Hedin and he's fouled by Walker King - foul #3 on Walker King, team foul #1 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool (PF) Herbert McCullick | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 12:54 | Auburn | Jay Estes makes the free throw | 39-44 |
| 12:33 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool is open but misses the lay-in | 39-44 |
| 12:32 | Kentucky | Terry Parnell grabs the offensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 12:12 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool blows the layup | 39-44 |
| 12:10 | Auburn | Virgilio Costa snags the defensive board | 39-44 |
| 11:51 | Auburn | Paul Montejano is fouled on the floor by Stephen Steadham - foul #2 on Stephen Steadham, team foul #2 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodney Remick (SG), Herbert McCullick (SF) Walker King, Kwas Abdool | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Oberlander (PG), William Bowman (C) Randy Casey, Paul Montejano | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Steadham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Remick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert McCullick (tired) 2 pts. PF - Terry Parnell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregg Bentley (tiring) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Oberlander (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jay Estes (tiring) 11 pts. SF - Emery Hedin (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Virgilio Costa (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - William Bowman (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Auburn | Jay Estes misses the dunk | 39-44 |
| 11:44 | Auburn | William Bowman hits the follow up shot | 39-46 |
| 11:39 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-46 |
| 11:38 | Auburn | Emery Hedin pulls down the rebound | 39-46 |
| 11:25 | Auburn | Emery Hedin is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by William Bowman | 39-48 |
| 10:58 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-48 |
| 10:38 | Auburn | Virgilio Costa misses the lay-in | 41-48 |
| 10:37 | Kentucky | Terry Parnell gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 10:19 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 43-48 |
| 10:19 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 43-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Walker King (SG), Kwas Abdool (PF), Michael Perkins (C) Stephen Steadham, Rodney Remick, Terry Parnell, Gregg Bentley | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin (SG), Paul Montejano (C) Jay Estes, William Bowman | |
| 10:00 | Auburn | Brandon Clayton steals it from Virgilio Costa | 43-48 |
| 09:55 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton hits the finger roll | 45-48 |
| 09:41 | Auburn | Paul Montejano misses short on a shot from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 09:39 | Auburn | Emery Hedin grabs the offensive board | 45-48 |
| 09:33 | Auburn | William Oberlander makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Virgilio Costa | 45-50 |
| 09:16 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-50 |
| 09:15 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| 08:56 | Auburn | William Oberlander misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-50 |
| 08:55 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| 08:38 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool misses the easy layup | 45-50 |
| 08:36 | Auburn | William Oberlander grabs the board | 45-50 |
| 08:34 | Auburn | William Oberlander is fouled in the backcourt by Brandon Clayton - foul #3 on Brandon Clayton, team foul #3 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham (PG), Rodney Remick (SG), Terry Parnell (SF), Gregg Bentley (C) Brandon Clayton, Walker King, Herbert McCullick, Michael Perkins | |
| Subs | Auburn | Randy Casey (PG), Harold Cooke (SG), Bradley Sweeney (SF), William Bowman (C) William Oberlander, Kevin Baldwin, Emery Hedin, Paul Montejano | |
| 08:22 | Auburn | Harold Cooke misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-50 |
| 08:21 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley grabs the defensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 07:59 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-50 |
| 07:49 | Auburn | Virgilio Costa misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Terry Parnell - foul #1 on Terry Parnell, team foul #4 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick (SF) Terry Parnell | |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Ellis (C) William Bowman | |
| 07:49 | Auburn | Virgilio Costa misses the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 07:49 | Auburn | Virgilio Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Steadham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Remick (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert McCullick (very tired) 4 pts. PF - Kwas Abdool (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Gregg Bentley (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Randy Casey (fresh) SG - Harold Cooke (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bradley Sweeney (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Virgilio Costa (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 07:30 | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney is whistled for a carry | 51-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Terry Parnell (PF) Kwas Abdool | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Oberlander (PG), Kevin Baldwin (SG), Jay Estes (SF) Randy Casey, Harold Cooke, Bradley Sweeney | |
| 07:10 | Kentucky | Terry Parnell misses long on a shot from the baseline | 51-51 |
| 07:08 | Auburn | William Oberlander gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 06:59 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 51-51 |
| 06:58 | Auburn | Virgilio Costa tips it back up and in | 51-53 |
| 06:31 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick misses the fadeaway from the right side | 51-53 |
| 06:29 | Auburn | Joseph Ellis snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| 06:26 | Auburn | Herbert McCullick is called for the reach on Jay Estes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Herbert McCullick, team foul #5 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Walker King (SG), Joshua Hensel (SF), Kwas Abdool (PF) Stephen Steadham, Rodney Remick, Herbert McCullick, Terry Parnell | |
| Subs | Auburn | Harold Cooke (SG), Emery Hedin (SF) Kevin Baldwin, Virgilio Costa | |
| 06:10 | Auburn | Harold Cooke's pass is intercepted by Joshua Hensel | 51-53 |
| 06:07 | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel banks in the layup | 53-53 |
| 05:54 | Auburn | Joseph Ellis buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 05:41 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 05:40 | Auburn | Jay Estes gets the rebound | 53-55 |
| 05:34 | Auburn | Jay Estes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 05:33 | Auburn | Harold Cooke hits the follow up shot | 53-57 |
| 05:07 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-57 |
| 05:05 | Auburn | Jay Estes gets the rebound | 53-57 |
| 05:03 | Auburn | Brandon Clayton steps in front of the William Oberlander pass in the backcourt | 53-57 |
| 05:01 | Kentucky | Walker King misses the lay-in | 53-57 |
| 04:59 | Auburn | Jay Estes grabs the defensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 04:54 | Auburn | Emery Hedin misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 53-57 |
| 04:52 | Auburn | Emery Hedin grabs the offensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 04:47 | Auburn | William Oberlander's fadeaway is rejected by Kwas Abdool | 53-57 |
| 04:46 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Walker King | 53-57 |
| 04:24 | Kentucky | A charge is called on Walker King - foul #4 on Walker King, team foul #6 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham (PG), Rodney Remick (SG), Herbert McCullick (SF), Terry Parnell (PF), Michael Perkins (C) Brandon Clayton, Walker King, Joshua Hensel, Kwas Abdool, Gregg Bentley | |
| Subs | Auburn | Randy Casey (PG), Kevin Baldwin (SG), Bradley Sweeney (SF), Virgilio Costa (PF) William Oberlander, Harold Cooke, Emery Hedin, Jay Estes | |
| 04:04 | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Randy Casey | 53-60 |
| 03:47 | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 55-60 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Steadham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Remick (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert McCullick (very tired) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Terry Parnell (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Perkins (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Randy Casey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Baldwin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Bradley Sweeney (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Virgilio Costa (tired) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Ellis (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:31 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-60 |
| 03:30 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick grabs the defensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 03:25 | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham is fouled in the backcourt by Virgilio Costa - foul #2 on Virgilio Costa, team foul #4 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool (PF) Terry Parnell | |
| Subs | Auburn | Harold Cooke (PG) Randy Casey | |
| 03:07 | Kentucky | Bradley Sweeney steals the ball from Herbert McCullick | 55-60 |
| 03:03 | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney can't finish the layup | 55-60 |
| 03:01 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin tips it in | 55-62 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:49 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick misses short on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Bradley Sweeney - foul #1 on Bradley Sweeney, team foul #5 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley (C) Michael Perkins | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Oberlander (PG) Harold Cooke | |
| 02:49 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-62 |
| 02:49 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 02:49 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 02:45 | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-62 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Terry Parnell (PF) Kwas Abdool | |
| Subs | Auburn | Randy Casey (PG) William Oberlander | |
| 02:38 | Kentucky | Bradley Sweeney picks off the pass by Herbert McCullick | 57-62 |
| 02:21 | Auburn | Rodney Remick steals the ball from Randy Casey | 57-62 |
| 02:17 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick lays it in | 59-62 |
| 02:04 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-65 |
| 01:36 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick makes the wide open 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Steadham | 62-65 |
| 01:14 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin loses the ball out of bounds | 62-65 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool (PF) Terry Parnell | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Oberlander (PG), Jay Estes (SG), Emery Hedin (SF) Randy Casey, Kevin Baldwin, Bradley Sweeney | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:12 | Kentucky | Jay Estes takes the ball from Herbert McCullick in the backcourt | 62-65 |
| 00:50 | Auburn | Joseph Ellis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-65 |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-65 |
| 00:46 | Kentucky | Jay Estes steals it from Stephen Steadham in the backcourt | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Auburn | Emery Hedin misses short on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Herbert McCullick - foul #4 on Herbert McCullick, team foul #7 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Harold Cooke (SG) Virgilio Costa | |
| 00:20 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 62-65 |
| 00:20 | Auburn | Emery Hedin makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:20 | Auburn | Emery Hedin makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham misses short on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 62-67 |
| 00:15 | Auburn | Emery Hedin pulls down the rebound | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Auburn | Emery Hedin is hacked by Rodney Remick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rodney Remick, team foul #8 | 62-67 |
| 00:14 | Auburn | Emery Hedin misses the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick gets the rebound | 62-67 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 62-67 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 62-67 |
| 00:07 | Auburn | William Oberlander is hacked by Rodney Remick - foul #3 on Rodney Remick, team foul #9 | 62-67 |
| 00:07 | Auburn | William Oberlander misses the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:07 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool grabs the defensive rebound | 62-67 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 62-67 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Jay Estes grabs the defensive rebound | 62-67 |