| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Harry Jelks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Small (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Blaine Earls (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Brian Mancilla (fresh) C - Barry Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Steffens (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ronald Erickson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Horne (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Mullins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William Hodder (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Blaine Earls inbounds the ball | 35-34 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Auburn | Harry Jelks is fouled on the floor by Robert Steffens - foul #3 on Robert Steffens, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Ray (PG) Robert Steffens | |
| 19:27 | Auburn | William Small knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Harry Jelks | 37-34 |
| 19:13 | Kentucky | Frank Mullins's dunk attempt is rejected by Barry Johnson | 37-34 |
| 19:12 | Kentucky | Frank Mullins grabs the offensive board | 37-34 |
| 18:58 | Kentucky | Barry Johnson swats the short shot by Ronald Erickson | 37-34 |
| 18:56 | Kentucky | Frank Mullins gets the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 18:39 | Kentucky | William Small is called for the reach on Ronald Erickson - foul #1 on William Small, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| 18:28 | Kentucky | William Ray hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 18:10 | Auburn | Barry Johnson blows the dunk | 37-37 |
| 18:09 | Kentucky | Ronald Erickson snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 17:48 | Kentucky | Ronald Erickson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 17:46 | Auburn | Blaine Earls snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 17:42 | Auburn | Terry Horne is called for the reach on Harry Jelks - foul #2 on Terry Horne, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| 17:32 | Auburn | Blaine Earls clanks a shot in the lane | 37-37 |
| 17:31 | Kentucky | William Hodder grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 17:17 | Kentucky | Frank Mullins blows the dunk | 37-37 |
| 17:15 | Auburn | Barry Johnson gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 16:53 | Auburn | Harry Jelks hits the finger roll | 39-37 |
| 16:37 | Kentucky | William Ray comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 16:35 | Auburn | William Small grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 16:16 | Auburn | Barry Johnson hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Frank Mullins - foul #2 on Frank Mullins, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dan Johnson (PG), Donald Hall (SG), Justin Cook (SF), Patrick Ericksen (PF) Harry Jelks, William Small, Blaine Earls, Brian Mancilla | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ryan Judkins (PG), Daniel Barnett (SG), Christopher Rizer (SF), Daniel Helman (PF), Wilbur Grenz (C) William Ray, Ronald Erickson, Terry Horne, Frank Mullins, William Hodder | |
| 16:16 | Auburn | Barry Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 16:16 | Auburn | Barry Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 16:07 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Daniel Barnett is denied by Barry Johnson | 41-37 |
| 16:06 | Auburn | Barry Johnson grabs the board | 41-37 |
| 15:47 | Auburn | Barry Johnson scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Dan Johnson | 43-37 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dan Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Hall (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Justin Cook (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Patrick Ericksen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Barry Johnson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Ryan Judkins (fresh) SG - Daniel Barnett (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Christopher Rizer (fresh) PF - Daniel Helman (fresh) C - Wilbur Grenz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Kentucky | Daniel Barnett can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-37 |
| 15:29 | Auburn | Barry Johnson snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 15:09 | Auburn | Donald Hall is whistled for traveling | 43-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Harry Jelks (PG), William Small (SG) Donald Hall, Barry Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Steffens (PG), Frank Mullins (PF) Ryan Judkins, Daniel Helman | |
| 15:02 | Kentucky | Frank Mullins misses the dunk | 43-37 |
| 15:00 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Patrick Ericksen | 43-37 |
| 14:53 | Auburn | Patrick Ericksen clanks a 3 from the right corner | 43-37 |
| 14:51 | Kentucky | Frank Mullins snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 14:40 | Kentucky | Harry Jelks picks off the pass by Robert Steffens | 43-37 |
| 14:37 | Auburn | Patrick Ericksen blows the layup | 43-37 |
| 14:36 | Kentucky | Wilbur Grenz gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 14:15 | Kentucky | Justin Cook is called for the reach on Frank Mullins - foul #2 on Justin Cook, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Blaine Earls (SF), Brian Mancilla (PF) Justin Cook, Dan Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ronald Erickson (SG), William Hodder (C) Daniel Barnett, Wilbur Grenz | |
| 14:08 | Kentucky | Robert Steffens connects on the floater from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 13:55 | Auburn | William Hodder steals it from William Small | 43-39 |
| 13:39 | Kentucky | Ronald Erickson connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Steffens | 43-42 |
| 13:24 | Auburn | Patrick Ericksen loses the dribble to Ronald Erickson | 43-42 |
| 13:21 | Kentucky | Robert Steffens lays it up and in set up by Ronald Erickson | 43-44 |
| 12:56 | Auburn | Brian Mancilla comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 12:54 | Kentucky | Christopher Rizer pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 12:48 | Kentucky | Christopher Rizer slams it home and he's hacked by Harry Jelks - foul #3 on Harry Jelks, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dan Johnson (SG), Barry Johnson (C) William Small, Patrick Ericksen | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Terry Horne (SF) Frank Mullins | |
| 12:48 | Kentucky | Christopher Rizer misses the free throw | 43-46 |
| 12:48 | Auburn | Barry Johnson pulls down the rebound | 43-46 |
| 12:37 | Auburn | Blaine Earls is denied on a dunk by William Hodder | 43-46 |
| 12:35 | Auburn | Blaine Earls tips it in | 45-46 |
| 12:19 | Kentucky | Christopher Rizer's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Mancilla | 45-46 |
| 12:18 | Kentucky | William Hodder misses the tip | 45-46 |
| 12:17 | Kentucky | Terry Horne snags the offensive board | 45-46 |
| 12:06 | Kentucky | Christopher Rizer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 12:04 | Auburn | Harry Jelks grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 11:44 | Auburn | Barry Johnson drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Harry Jelks | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Harry Jelks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dan Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Blaine Earls (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Mancilla (fairly fresh) C - Barry Johnson (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Steffens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Erickson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terry Horne (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Rizer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Hodder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Kentucky | Ronald Erickson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 11:25 | Auburn | Barry Johnson grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 10:57 | Auburn | Barry Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-46 |
| 10:56 | Kentucky | Christopher Rizer snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 10:45 | Kentucky | Christopher Rizer is whistled for traveling | 47-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Small (SG), Justin Cook (SF), Patrick Ericksen (PF) Harry Jelks, Blaine Earls, Brian Mancilla | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Ray (PG), Daniel Barnett (SG), Frank Mullins (PF), Wilbur Grenz (C) Robert Steffens, Ronald Erickson, Christopher Rizer, William Hodder | |
| 10:27 | Auburn | William Small misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 47-46 |
| 10:26 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Wilbur Grenz | 47-46 |
| 10:02 | Kentucky | Daniel Barnett misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by William Small - foul #2 on William Small, team foul #4 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Logan (SF) Terry Horne | |
| 10:02 | Kentucky | Daniel Barnett makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 10:02 | Kentucky | Daniel Barnett makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 09:39 | Auburn | William Ray takes the ball from Patrick Ericksen | 47-48 |
| 09:17 | Kentucky | William Ray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | Harry Jelks (PG), Blaine Earls (SF) Justin Cook, Barry Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 09:00 | Auburn | Harry Jelks connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from William Small and he's hacked by William Ray - foul #1 on William Ray, team foul #4 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | Brian Mancilla (PF) Dan Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Steffens (PG) William Ray | |
| 09:00 | Auburn | Harry Jelks misses the free throw | 49-48 |
| 09:00 | Kentucky | Frank Mullins pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 08:54 | Kentucky | Daniel Barnett misses the dunk | 49-48 |
| 08:52 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Brian Mancilla | 49-48 |
| 08:29 | Auburn | Harry Jelks connects on the 3 from the right wing | 52-48 |
| 08:09 | Kentucky | Daniel Barnett clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-48 |
| 08:07 | Kentucky | Frank Mullins snags the offensive board | 52-48 |
| 08:01 | Kentucky | Wilbur Grenz drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Daniel Barnett | 52-50 |
| 07:37 | Auburn | Brian Mancilla misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 52-50 |
| 07:35 | Auburn | Patrick Ericksen misses the tip | 52-50 |
| 07:34 | Auburn | Brian Mancilla snags the offensive board | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Harry Jelks (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Small (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blaine Earls (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Mancilla (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Patrick Ericksen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Steffens (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Barnett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Logan (fresh) PF - Frank Mullins (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Wilbur Grenz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Auburn | Brian Mancilla comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-50 |
| 07:16 | Auburn | Brian Mancilla hits the follow up shot | 54-50 |
| 07:03 | Kentucky | Brian Mancilla is called for the reach on Frank Mullins - foul #3 on Brian Mancilla, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dan Johnson (PG), Donald Hall (SG), Justin Cook (SF), Barry Johnson (C) Harry Jelks, William Small, Blaine Earls, Patrick Ericksen | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Ray (PG), Ronald Erickson (SG), Terry Horne (SF), Christopher Rizer (PF), William Hodder (C) Robert Steffens, Daniel Barnett, Kevin Logan, Frank Mullins, Wilbur Grenz | |
| 06:53 | Kentucky | Dan Johnson picks off the pass by Terry Horne | 54-50 |
| 06:34 | Auburn | Dan Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-50 |
| 06:17 | Kentucky | William Hodder can't connect on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Dan Johnson - foul #1 on Dan Johnson, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | Harry Jelks (PG) Donald Hall | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 06:17 | Kentucky | William Hodder makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 06:17 | Kentucky | William Hodder makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 05:54 | Auburn | Barry Johnson hits the finger roll | 56-52 |
| 05:40 | Kentucky | William Ray is called for traveling | 56-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Small (SG), Blaine Earls (SF) Justin Cook, Brian Mancilla | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Steffens (PG), Frank Mullins (PF) William Ray, Christopher Rizer | |
| 05:23 | Auburn | Barry Johnson is fouled on the floor by Frank Mullins - foul #3 on Frank Mullins, team foul #5 | 56-52 |
| 05:12 | Auburn | William Small hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 05:10 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to William Hodder | 56-52 |
| 05:02 | Kentucky | Barry Johnson steals the ball from William Hodder | 56-52 |
| 04:50 | Auburn | William Small hits a turnaround from close range and he's hacked by Ronald Erickson - foul #3 on Ronald Erickson, team foul #6 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | Patrick Ericksen (PF) Barry Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 04:50 | Auburn | William Small makes the free throw | 59-52 |
| 04:25 | Kentucky | Frank Mullins knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Steffens | 59-55 |
| 04:09 | Auburn | Dan Johnson scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-55 |
| 03:52 | Kentucky | Terry Horne misses the jump hook from the left block | 61-55 |
| 03:51 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Patrick Ericksen | 61-55 |
| 03:35 | Auburn | Patrick Ericksen dunks the ball and the foul's on Robert Steffens - foul #4 on Robert Steffens, team foul #7 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Auburn | Barry Johnson (C) Harry Jelks | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Ray (PG), Daniel Barnett (SG), Christopher Rizer (SF), Daniel Helman (PF), Wilbur Grenz (C) Robert Steffens, Ronald Erickson, Terry Horne, Frank Mullins, William Hodder | |
| 03:35 | Auburn | Patrick Ericksen makes the free throw | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dan Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Small (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blaine Earls (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Ericksen (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Barry Johnson (fresh) 19 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - William Ray (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Barnett (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Rizer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Helman (fresh) C - Wilbur Grenz (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Kentucky | Daniel Barnett clanks a jumper from the left wing | 64-55 |
| 03:24 | Auburn | The rebound goes to William Small | 64-55 |
| 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) | |
| 03:06 | Auburn | The jump hook by Patrick Ericksen is blocked by Wilbur Grenz | 64-55 |
| 03:04 | Kentucky | Christopher Rizer grabs the defensive rebound | 64-55 |
| 02:59 | Kentucky | William Ray hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 64-55 |
| 02:57 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Barry Johnson | 64-55 |
| 02:57 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-55 |
| Subs | Auburn | Harry Jelks (PG), Brian Mancilla (PF) Dan Johnson, Patrick Ericksen | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Steffens (PG), Ronald Erickson (SG), Frank Mullins (PF), William Hodder (C) William Ray, Daniel Barnett, Daniel Helman, Wilbur Grenz | |
| 02:30 | Auburn | Brian Mancilla comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Frank Mullins - foul #4 on Frank Mullins, team foul #8 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Terry Horne (SF) Christopher Rizer | |
| 02:30 | Auburn | Brian Mancilla makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 02:30 | Auburn | Brian Mancilla makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 02:13 | Kentucky | Terry Horne can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 66-55 |
| 02:11 | Kentucky | Frank Mullins gets the offensive rebound | 66-55 |
| 01:56 | Kentucky | Terry Horne knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-58 |
| 01:34 | Auburn | Barry Johnson buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Harry Jelks | 68-58 |
| 01:23 | Kentucky | William Hodder clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 68-58 |
| 01:22 | Auburn | Barry Johnson pulls down the rebound | 68-58 |
| 01:01 | Auburn | Blaine Earls drills a shot from the right wing | 70-58 |
| 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) | |
| 00:57 | Kentucky | Frank Mullins's floater is tipped away by Barry Johnson | 70-58 |
| 00:55 | Kentucky | William Hodder grabs the offensive board | 70-58 |
| 00:53 | Kentucky | William Hodder loses the ball out of bounds | 70-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | Byron Cataldo (PG), Donald Hall (SG), Justin Cook (SF), Patrick Ericksen (PF), Dan Johnson (C) Harry Jelks, William Small, Blaine Earls, Brian Mancilla, Barry Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Ray (PG), Daniel Barnett (SG), Christopher Rizer (SF), Daniel Helman (PF), Wilbur Grenz (C) Robert Steffens, Ronald Erickson, Terry Horne, Frank Mullins, William Hodder | |
| 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) | |
| 00:29 | Auburn | Dan Johnson hits the finger roll | 72-58 |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | Wilbur Grenz throws it down on a nice dish by Christopher Rizer | 72-60 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Byron Cataldo runs out the clock | 72-60 |