| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Adkisson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Aldridge (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ralph Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Gratton (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Green (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Copeland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roberto Lombardi (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) PF - Ronald Ripley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - James Wilson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo inbounds the ball | 27-22 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-22 |
| 19:40 | Auburn | Joseph Green pulls down the rebound | 27-22 |
| 19:21 | Auburn | Robert Gratton drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Adkisson | 29-22 |
| 19:05 | Kentucky | James Wilson clanks a jumper from the right wing | 29-22 |
| 19:03 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Joseph Green | 29-22 |
| 18:48 | Auburn | Joseph Green is hacked by James Wilson - foul #1 on James Wilson, team foul #1 | 29-22 |
| 18:32 | Auburn | Stanley Aldridge misses the 3 from the right wing | 29-22 |
| 18:30 | Auburn | Michael Adkisson grabs the offensive rebound | 29-22 |
| 18:08 | Auburn | Robert Gratton scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-22 |
| 17:48 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Ralph Lewis - foul #1 on Ralph Lewis, team foul #1 | 32-22 |
| 17:48 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley misses the 1st free throw | 32-22 |
| 17:48 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley makes the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 17:23 | Auburn | Robert Gratton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-23 |
| 17:21 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 32-23 |
| 17:03 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-23 |
| 17:01 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis snags the defensive board | 32-23 |
| 16:57 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-23 |
| Subs | Auburn | Qing-nan Kung (PG), Vernon Plott (SG), David Jeffers (SF), Dustin Franck (PF), James Kyte (C) Michael Adkisson, Stanley Aldridge, Ralph Lewis, Robert Gratton, Joseph Green | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang (PG), Paul Young (PF), Jon Perrotta (C) Kenneth Copeland, Ronald Ripley, James Wilson | |
| 16:45 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Jon Perrotta | 32-25 |
| 16:32 | Auburn | Qing-nan Kung misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-25 |
| 16:31 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo snags the defensive board | 32-25 |
| 16:15 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-25 |
| 16:13 | Auburn | James Kyte snags the defensive board | 32-25 |
| 16:08 | Auburn | Vernon Plott is fouled on the floor by Roberto Lombardi - foul #3 on Roberto Lombardi, team foul #2 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner (SG), Fred Bevers (C) Roberto Lombardi, Rene Rizzo | |
| 15:44 | Auburn | Qing-nan Kung buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane and the foul's on Li-Liang Tang - foul #2 on Li-Liang Tang, team foul #3 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Auburn | Stanley Aldridge (SG), Robert Gratton (PF) Vernon Plott, James Kyte | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland (PG), Ronald Ripley (PF) Li-Liang Tang, Fred Bevers | |
| 15:44 | Auburn | Qing-nan Kung makes the free throw | 35-25 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Qing-nan Kung (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Stanley Aldridge (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Jeffers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Gratton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Franck (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Copeland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Schreiner (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Paul Young (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Ripley (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jon Perrotta (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Kentucky | Paul Young is whistled for traveling | 35-25 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Adkisson (PG), Ralph Lewis (SF), Joseph Green (C) Qing-nan Kung, David Jeffers, Dustin Franck | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Wilson (C) Jon Perrotta | |
| 15:10 | Auburn | Michael Adkisson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-25 |
| 15:09 | Auburn | Joseph Green tips it in | 37-25 |
| 14:48 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Kenneth Copeland | 37-27 |
| 14:27 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Paul Young - foul #1 on Paul Young, team foul #4 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi (SG), Rene Rizzo (SF) Samuel Schreiner, Paul Young | |
| 14:27 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 14:27 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 39-27 |
| 14:05 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Rene Rizzo | 39-30 |
| 13:56 | Auburn | Robert Gratton drills a fadeaway from close range | 41-30 |
| 13:39 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Stanley Aldridge - foul #1 on Stanley Aldridge, team foul #2 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Auburn | Vernon Plott (SG), David Jeffers (SF), Dustin Franck (PF), James Kyte (C) Stanley Aldridge, Ralph Lewis, Robert Gratton, Joseph Green | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang (PG), Paul Young (C) Kenneth Copeland, James Wilson | |
| 13:39 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 13:39 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 13:23 | Auburn | Vernon Plott is hacked by Li-Liang Tang - foul #3 on Li-Liang Tang, team foul #5 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta (C) Ronald Ripley | |
| 13:10 | Auburn | Michael Adkisson misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Jon Perrotta - foul #1 on Jon Perrotta, team foul #6 | 41-32 |
| 13:10 | Auburn | Michael Adkisson makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 13:10 | Auburn | Michael Adkisson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 12:55 | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-32 |
| 12:54 | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta tips it but misses | 43-32 |
| 12:52 | Kentucky | Paul Young hits the follow up shot | 43-34 |
| 12:34 | Auburn | Vernon Plott knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by David Jeffers | 46-34 |
| 12:32 | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang loses the dribble to Vernon Plott in the backcourt | 46-34 |
| 12:31 | Auburn | Vernon Plott banks in the layup | 48-34 |
| 12:12 | Kentucky | Paul Young drills a floater in the paint | 48-36 |
| 11:47 | Auburn | David Jeffers misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-36 |
| 11:46 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi gets the rebound | 48-36 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Adkisson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vernon Plott (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Jeffers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dustin Franck (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Kyte (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Li-Liang Tang (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Roberto Lombardi (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Young (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon Perrotta (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Young | 48-38 |
| 11:03 | Auburn | Vernon Plott can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-38 |
| 11:01 | Kentucky | Paul Young snags the defensive board | 48-38 |
| 10:51 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo is hacked by Vernon Plott - foul #2 on Vernon Plott, team foul #3 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | Stanley Aldridge (SG), Ralph Lewis (SF), Robert Gratton (PF), Joseph Green (C) Michael Adkisson, David Jeffers, Dustin Franck, James Kyte | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland (PG), Samuel Schreiner (SG), Angel Lombardi (SF), Ronald Ripley (PF), James Wilson (C) Li-Liang Tang, Roberto Lombardi, Rene Rizzo, Paul Young, Jon Perrotta | |
| 10:46 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Samuel Schreiner | 48-41 |
| 10:23 | Auburn | Stanley Aldridge misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-41 |
| 10:21 | Auburn | Robert Gratton tips it but misses | 48-41 |
| 10:20 | Kentucky | James Wilson grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 09:59 | Kentucky | James Wilson hits a floater from close range | 48-43 |
| 09:36 | Auburn | Vernon Plott jams it on a great pass from Ralph Lewis and he's hacked by Samuel Schreiner - foul #1 on Samuel Schreiner, team foul #7 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi (SG), Rene Rizzo (SF) Samuel Schreiner, Angel Lombardi | |
| 09:36 | Auburn | Vernon Plott misses the free throw | 50-43 |
| 09:36 | Auburn | Robert Gratton gets the offensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 09:28 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis clanks a runner in the lane | 50-43 |
| 09:27 | Kentucky | James Wilson gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 09:02 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi is hacked by Vernon Plott - foul #3 on Vernon Plott, team foul #4 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | Qing-nan Kung (PG) Vernon Plott | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:50 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 08:48 | Auburn | Qing-nan Kung pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 08:31 | Auburn | Stanley Aldridge knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Ralph Lewis | 52-43 |
| 08:26 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland loses the dribble to Stanley Aldridge in the backcourt | 52-43 |
| 08:08 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-43 |
| 08:07 | Auburn | Joseph Green hits the follow up shot | 54-43 |
| 07:52 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi clanks a jumper near the basket | 54-43 |
| 07:51 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi tips it but misses | 54-43 |
| 07:50 | Auburn | Robert Gratton snags the defensive board | 54-43 |
| 07:43 | Auburn | Joseph Green buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Qing-nan Kung | 56-43 |
| 07:35 | Kentucky | James Wilson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-43 |
| 07:33 | Auburn | Qing-nan Kung gets the rebound | 56-43 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Qing-nan Kung (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Aldridge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Lewis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Gratton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Green (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Copeland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roberto Lombardi (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Ripley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Auburn | Ronald Ripley is called for the reach on Ralph Lewis - foul #1 on Ronald Ripley, team foul #8 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Adkisson (PG), Vernon Plott (SG), Dustin Franck (PF), James Kyte (C) Qing-nan Kung, Stanley Aldridge, Robert Gratton, Joseph Green | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang (PG), Samuel Schreiner (SG), Paul Young (SF), Jon Perrotta (PF), Fred Bevers (C) Kenneth Copeland, Roberto Lombardi, Rene Rizzo, Ronald Ripley, James Wilson | |
| 07:26 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 07:26 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 07:26 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner snags the defensive board | 57-43 |
| 07:09 | Kentucky | Fred Bevers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Jeffers (SF) Ralph Lewis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:46 | Auburn | Dustin Franck can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jon Perrotta - foul #2 on Jon Perrotta, team foul #9 | 57-43 |
| 06:46 | Auburn | Dustin Franck makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 06:46 | Auburn | Dustin Franck makes the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:32 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-43 |
| 06:31 | Auburn | David Jeffers pulls down the rebound | 59-43 |
| 06:02 | Auburn | Dustin Franck is fouled on the floor by Jon Perrotta - foul #3 on Jon Perrotta, team foul #10 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Gratton (PF) James Kyte | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland (PG), Roberto Lombardi (SG), Rene Rizzo (SF), Ronald Ripley (PF) Li-Liang Tang, Samuel Schreiner, Jon Perrotta, Fred Bevers | |
| 06:02 | Auburn | Dustin Franck makes the 1st free throw | 60-43 |
| 06:02 | Auburn | Dustin Franck makes the 2nd free throw | 61-43 |
| 05:41 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland blows the layup | 61-43 |
| 05:40 | Auburn | Dustin Franck snags the defensive board | 61-43 |
| 05:16 | Auburn | Dustin Franck loses the dribble to Kenneth Copeland | 61-43 |
| 05:08 | Kentucky | Robert Gratton takes the ball from Roberto Lombardi | 61-43 |
| 05:06 | Auburn | Kenneth Copeland steals it from Michael Adkisson in the backcourt | 61-43 |
| 04:59 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland is whistled for traveling | 61-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | Stanley Aldridge (SG), Ralph Lewis (SF), Joseph Green (C) Vernon Plott, David Jeffers, Dustin Franck | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Wilson (C) Paul Young | |
| 04:30 | Auburn | James Wilson steps in front of the Robert Gratton pass | 61-43 |
| 04:13 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-43 |
| 04:11 | Kentucky | James Wilson hits the follow up shot | 61-45 |
| 03:52 | Auburn | Robert Gratton buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Stanley Aldridge | 63-45 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Kentucky | Stanley Aldridge is called for the reach on James Wilson - foul #2 on Stanley Aldridge, team foul #5 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Qing-nan Kung (PG), Vernon Plott (SG), David Jeffers (SF), Dustin Franck (PF), James Kyte (C) Michael Adkisson, Stanley Aldridge, Ralph Lewis, Robert Gratton, Joseph Green | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang (PG), Samuel Schreiner (SG), Paul Young (SF), Jon Perrotta (PF), Fred Bevers (C) Kenneth Copeland, Roberto Lombardi, Rene Rizzo, Ronald Ripley, James Wilson | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Qing-nan Kung (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vernon Plott (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - David Jeffers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dustin Franck (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Kyte (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Li-Liang Tang (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Schreiner (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Paul Young (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jon Perrotta (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Fred Bevers (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:11 | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-45 |
| 03:10 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner tips it in | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:52 | Auburn | Dustin Franck misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-47 |
| 02:50 | Auburn | Vernon Plott snags the offensive board | 63-47 |
| 02:28 | Auburn | David Jeffers misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-47 |
| 02:26 | Kentucky | Fred Bevers grabs the defensive rebound | 63-47 |
| 02:06 | Kentucky | Vernon Plott steals it from Li-Liang Tang | 63-47 |
| 01:49 | Auburn | Vernon Plott can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-47 |
| 01:48 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to James Kyte | 63-47 |
| 01:34 | Auburn | David Jeffers scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-47 |
| 01:26 | Kentucky | Paul Young hits the finger roll and the foul's on David Jeffers - foul #2 on David Jeffers, team foul #6 | 66-49 |
| 01:26 | Kentucky | Paul Young makes the free throw | 66-50 |
| 01:03 | Auburn | Dustin Franck can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 66-50 |
| 01:01 | Auburn | Vernon Plott misses the tip | 66-50 |
| 00:59 | Kentucky | Fred Bevers grabs the defensive rebound | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Kentucky | David Jeffers steals the ball from Fred Bevers | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Auburn | Vernon Plott hits the finger roll set up by Qing-nan Kung | 68-50 |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Samuel Schreiner | 68-53 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Qing-nan Kung runs out the clock | 68-53 |