| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Alonzo Gonzales (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roberto Lombardi (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Ripley (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - James Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Qing-nan Kung (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stanley Aldridge (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Lewis (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Kyte (fresh) C - Joseph Green (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis inbounds the ball | 39-37 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Auburn | Stanley Aldridge hits a floater in the lane | 39-39 |
| 19:30 | Kentucky | Alonzo Gonzales misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-39 |
| 19:28 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley tips it home | 41-39 |
| 19:11 | Auburn | Joseph Green drills a jumper from close range | 41-41 |
| 18:42 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi is hacked by Stanley Aldridge - foul #1 on Stanley Aldridge, team foul #1 | 41-41 |
| 18:28 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-41 |
| 18:26 | Auburn | Qing-nan Kung grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 18:12 | Auburn | Qing-nan Kung is hacked by Ronald Ripley - foul #3 on Ronald Ripley, team foul #1 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Young (PF) Ronald Ripley | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 18:06 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis can't throw it down | 41-41 |
| 18:05 | Kentucky | James Wilson gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 17:41 | Kentucky | Alonzo Gonzales knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 17:16 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis is hacked by Roberto Lombardi - foul #2 on Roberto Lombardi, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Fred Bevers (C) James Wilson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rusty White (PG), David Jeffers (SG), Robert Rene (SF), Dustin Franck (C) Qing-nan Kung, Stanley Aldridge, Ralph Lewis, Joseph Green | |
| 16:57 | Auburn | Alonzo Gonzales takes the ball from Rusty White | 44-41 |
| 16:36 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 44-41 |
| 16:34 | Kentucky | Paul Young tips it home | 46-41 |
| 16:22 | Auburn | Dustin Franck misses the jumper from the baseline | 46-41 |
| 16:21 | Auburn | Dustin Franck gets the offensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 16:05 | Auburn | David Jeffers makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 15:43 | Kentucky | Fred Bevers can't finish the layup | 46-44 |
| 15:42 | Kentucky | Paul Young tips it but misses | 46-44 |
| 15:41 | Auburn | James Kyte grabs the board | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Alonzo Gonzales (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roberto Lombardi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rene Rizzo (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Young (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Bevers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rusty White (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Jeffers (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Rene (fresh) PF - James Kyte (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Dustin Franck (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Auburn | James Kyte clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-44 |
| 15:34 | Kentucky | Fred Bevers snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 15:21 | Kentucky | Paul Young's floater is tipped away by Robert Rene | 46-44 |
| 15:20 | Kentucky | Alonzo Gonzales grabs the offensive board | 46-44 |
| 15:06 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-44 |
| 14:54 | Auburn | Rusty White clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 14:52 | Auburn | Robert Rene misses the tip | 49-44 |
| 14:51 | Auburn | David Jeffers misses the tip | 49-44 |
| 14:49 | Auburn | James Kyte tips it but misses | 49-44 |
| 14:47 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 14:41 | Kentucky | Rusty White is called for the reach on Roberto Lombardi - foul #1 on Rusty White, team foul #2 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Carl Dupre (PG), Samuel Schreiner (SG), Angel Lombardi (SF), Ronald Ripley (PF), James Wilson (C) Alonzo Gonzales, Roberto Lombardi, Rene Rizzo, Paul Young, Fred Bevers | |
| Subs | Auburn | Qing-nan Kung (PG), Stanley Aldridge (SG), Ralph Lewis (SF), Joseph Green (C) Rusty White, David Jeffers, Robert Rene, James Kyte | |
| 14:25 | Kentucky | James Wilson misses the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Dustin Franck - foul #2 on Dustin Franck, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| 14:25 | Kentucky | James Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 14:25 | Kentucky | James Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 14:05 | Auburn | Qing-nan Kung drills a jumper from the left side set up by Ralph Lewis and he's fouled by James Wilson - foul #1 on James Wilson, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| 14:05 | Auburn | Qing-nan Kung misses the free throw | 50-46 |
| 14:05 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley grabs the defensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 13:48 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Carl Dupre | 53-46 |
| 13:32 | Auburn | Qing-nan Kung misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 13:30 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 13:15 | Kentucky | James Wilson travels with the ball | 53-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Rene (PF) Dustin Franck | |
| 12:57 | Auburn | Stanley Aldridge can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Samuel Schreiner - foul #3 on Samuel Schreiner, team foul #4 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi (SG), Rene Rizzo (SF) Carl Dupre, Angel Lombardi | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 12:57 | Auburn | Stanley Aldridge makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 12:57 | Auburn | Stanley Aldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 12:35 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley drills a jump hook from the left block | 55-48 |
| 12:16 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-50 |
| 12:05 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner double dribbles | 55-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alonzo Gonzales (PG), Paul Young (C) Samuel Schreiner, James Wilson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rusty White (PG), David Jeffers (SF), James Kyte (PF), Dustin Franck (C) Qing-nan Kung, Ralph Lewis, Robert Rene, Joseph Green | |
| 11:48 | Auburn | Rusty White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Reed Adams (SG) Stanley Aldridge | |
| 11:41 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo drills a 3 from straight away | 58-50 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Alonzo Gonzales (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roberto Lombardi (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Ripley (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Young (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rusty White (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Reed Adams (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Jeffers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Kyte (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dustin Franck (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Auburn | Dustin Franck dunks the ball | 58-52 |
| 11:02 | Kentucky | Alonzo Gonzales is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Alonzo Gonzales, team foul #5 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Fred Bevers (C) Ronald Ripley | |
| Subs | Auburn | Qing-nan Kung (PG), Ralph Lewis (SF), Joseph Green (C) Rusty White, Reed Adams, Dustin Franck | |
| 10:50 | Auburn | Joseph Green scores on a 3 from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 10:28 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 10:27 | Auburn | Joseph Green pulls down the rebound | 58-55 |
| 10:08 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-55 |
| 10:07 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Fred Bevers | 58-55 |
| 10:02 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-55 |
| 10:01 | Kentucky | Paul Young hits the follow up shot | 60-55 |
| 09:54 | Auburn | David Jeffers comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 60-55 |
| 09:52 | Auburn | David Jeffers tips it home | 60-57 |
| 09:47 | Kentucky | Qing-nan Kung is called for the reach on Alonzo Gonzales in the backcourt - foul #2 on Qing-nan Kung, team foul #4 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner (PG), Angel Lombardi (SG), Ronald Ripley (PF), James Wilson (C) Alonzo Gonzales, Roberto Lombardi, Rene Rizzo, Fred Bevers | |
| Subs | Auburn | Stanley Aldridge (SG), Dustin Franck (PF) David Jeffers, James Kyte | |
| 09:27 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-57 |
| 09:11 | Auburn | Stanley Aldridge misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-57 |
| 09:09 | Kentucky | James Wilson gets the rebound | 63-57 |
| 08:46 | Kentucky | Paul Young banks in the layup | 65-57 |
| 08:23 | Auburn | Stanley Aldridge misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Angel Lombardi - foul #1 on Angel Lombardi, team foul #6 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alonzo Gonzales (PG), Roberto Lombardi (SG), Rene Rizzo (SF) Samuel Schreiner, Angel Lombardi, Paul Young | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rusty White (PG), David Jeffers (SF), James Kyte (PF) Qing-nan Kung, Ralph Lewis, Joseph Green | |
| 08:23 | Auburn | Stanley Aldridge makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 08:23 | Auburn | Stanley Aldridge misses the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 08:23 | Kentucky | James Wilson gets the rebound | 65-58 |
| 08:19 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 65-58 |
| 08:18 | Auburn | The rebound goes to James Kyte | 65-58 |
| 07:56 | Auburn | Stanley Aldridge hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-61 |
| 07:46 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-61 |
| 07:45 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 07:29 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley drills a runner in the lane | 67-61 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Alonzo Gonzales (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roberto Lombardi (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Ripley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - James Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rusty White (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Stanley Aldridge (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Jeffers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Kyte (fresh) 4 reb. C - Dustin Franck (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Auburn | James Kyte knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Stanley Aldridge | 67-63 |
| 06:50 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronald Ripley | 70-63 |
| 06:36 | Auburn | Stanley Aldridge buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Rusty White | 70-65 |
| 06:08 | Kentucky | Alonzo Gonzales double dribbles | 70-65 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner (PG), Angel Lombardi (SG), Paul Young (PF), Fred Bevers (C) Alonzo Gonzales, Roberto Lombardi, Ronald Ripley, James Wilson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Qing-nan Kung (PG), Ralph Lewis (SF), Robert Rene (PF), Joseph Green (C) Rusty White, Stanley Aldridge, James Kyte, Dustin Franck | |
| 05:47 | Auburn | Robert Rene is fouled on the floor by Paul Young - foul #2 on Paul Young, team foul #7 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robbie Mahoney (C) Rene Rizzo | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 05:47 | Auburn | Robert Rene misses the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 05:47 | Kentucky | Fred Bevers pulls down the rebound | 70-65 |
| 05:26 | Kentucky | Angel Lombardi comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 70-65 |
| 05:24 | Auburn | Joseph Green pulls down the rebound | 70-65 |
| 05:20 | Auburn | David Jeffers knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Rene | 70-68 |
| 04:54 | Kentucky | Paul Young misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Qing-nan Kung - foul #3 on Qing-nan Kung, team foul #5 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alonzo Gonzales (PG), Roberto Lombardi (SG), Rene Rizzo (SF) Samuel Schreiner, Angel Lombardi, Robbie Mahoney | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rusty White (SG), James Kyte (PF) David Jeffers, Robert Rene | |
| 04:54 | Kentucky | Paul Young makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 04:54 | Kentucky | Paul Young makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 04:37 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 72-68 |
| 04:36 | Kentucky | Fred Bevers gets the rebound | 72-68 |
| 04:18 | Kentucky | Alonzo Gonzales comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-68 |
| 04:17 | Kentucky | Fred Bevers grabs the offensive board | 72-68 |
| 03:59 | Kentucky | Paul Young misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Rusty White - foul #2 on Rusty White, team foul #6 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley (PF), James Wilson (C) Rene Rizzo, Fred Bevers | |
| Subs | Auburn | Stanley Aldridge (SG), David Jeffers (SF), Dustin Franck (C) Qing-nan Kung, Ralph Lewis, Joseph Green | |
| 03:59 | Kentucky | Paul Young makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 03:59 | Kentucky | Paul Young makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 03:33 | Auburn | Rusty White can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 74-68 |
| 03:31 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi grabs the board | 74-68 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Alonzo Gonzales (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roberto Lombardi (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Young (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Ripley (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - James Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rusty White (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Aldridge (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Jeffers (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Kyte (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dustin Franck (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 74-68 |
| 03:17 | Auburn | Stanley Aldridge gets the rebound | 74-68 |
| 02:52 | Auburn | Rusty White is hacked by Ronald Ripley - foul #4 on Ronald Ripley, team foul #8 | 74-68 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner (PG), Rene Rizzo (SF) Alonzo Gonzales, Paul Young | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 02:52 | Auburn | Rusty White makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 02:52 | Auburn | Rusty White misses the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 02:52 | Kentucky | James Wilson pulls down the rebound | 74-69 |
| 02:37 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi travels with the ball | 74-69 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Fred Bevers (C) James Wilson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Qing-nan Kung (PG), Ralph Lewis (SF), Joseph Green (C) Rusty White, David Jeffers, James Kyte | |
| 02:18 | Auburn | Qing-nan Kung misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 74-69 |
| 02:17 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley grabs the board | 74-69 |
| 02:17 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-69 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alonzo Gonzales (PG), James Wilson (C) Samuel Schreiner, Fred Bevers | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Kyte (PF) Dustin Franck | |
| 01:58 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo misses long on a 3 from straight away | 74-69 |
| 01:57 | Auburn | Joseph Green gets the rebound | 74-69 |
| 01:37 | Auburn | James Kyte hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 74-69 |
| 01:36 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi grabs the defensive rebound | 74-69 |
| 01:21 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 74-69 |
| 01:20 | Auburn | Joseph Green grabs the board | 74-69 |
| 01:00 | Auburn | Stanley Aldridge clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-69 |
| 00:59 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ronald Ripley | 74-69 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:38 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo misses the dunk | 74-69 |
| 00:36 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo tips it home | 76-69 |
| 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 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:32 | Auburn | Qing-nan Kung misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-69 |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | James Wilson snags the defensive board | 76-69 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | James Wilson is fouled in the backcourt by Qing-nan Kung - foul #4 on Qing-nan Kung, team foul #7 | 76-69 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner (PG), Fred Bevers (PF) Alonzo Gonzales, Ronald Ripley | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | James Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | James Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:21 | Auburn | Qing-nan Kung loses the ball out of bounds | 78-69 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner is fouled in the backcourt by Qing-nan Kung - foul #5 on Qing-nan Kung, team foul #8 | 78-69 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rusty White (PG) Qing-nan Kung | |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner makes the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner makes the 2nd free throw | 80-69 |
| 00:13 | Auburn | Rusty White is fouled on the floor by Roberto Lombardi - foul #3 on Roberto Lombardi, team foul #9 | 80-69 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Angel Lombardi (SG), Paul Young (SF), Robbie Mahoney (C) Roberto Lombardi, Rene Rizzo, James Wilson | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Jeffers (SG), Robert Rene (SF), Dustin Franck (PF), Roger Shields (C) Stanley Aldridge, Ralph Lewis, James Kyte, Joseph Green | |
| 00:13 | Auburn | Rusty White makes the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:13 | Auburn | Rusty White misses the 2nd free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Fred Bevers grabs the board | 80-70 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner runs out the clock | 80-70 |