| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Johnny Koster (fresh) SG - Thomas Mains (fresh) SF - Sheldon Taylor (fresh) PF - Wayne Gentle (fresh) C - Geoffrey Hunt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) SG - Mark Mills (fresh) SF - Marvin Valente (fresh) PF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) C - Kenneth Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Auburn | Thomas Mains scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:28 | Kentucky | Geoffrey Hunt blocks the short jumper by Marvin Valente | 3-0 |
| 19:27 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente can't tip it in | 3-0 |
| 19:25 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:20 | Auburn | Thomas Mains comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:19 | Auburn | Johnny Koster gets the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:04 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Wayne Gentle | 5-0 |
| 18:42 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Darryl Allen | 5-2 |
| 18:33 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt is whistled for a carry | 5-2 |
| 18:11 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 18:10 | Kentucky | Mark Mills tips it in | 5-4 |
| 17:55 | Auburn | Johnny Koster connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-4 |
| 17:34 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-4 |
| 17:32 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor gets the rebound | 8-4 |
| 17:26 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-4 |
| 17:25 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle grabs the offensive board | 8-4 |
| 17:12 | Auburn | Ronald Raphael swats the shot by Sheldon Taylor | 8-4 |
| 17:10 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Geoffrey Hunt | 8-4 |
| 17:00 | Auburn | Kenneth Brown swats the shot by Sheldon Taylor | 8-4 |
| 16:59 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown gets the rebound | 8-4 |
| 16:41 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown makes the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Darryl Allen and the foul's on Geoffrey Hunt - foul #1 on Geoffrey Hunt, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (PG), Wallace Mishler (SG), Paul Parsons (SF), Terry Fitch (PF), Yul Ximines (C) Johnny Koster, Thomas Mains, Sheldon Taylor, Wayne Gentle, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), John Jackson (SG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Huang-fu Huang (PF) Darryl Allen, Mark Mills, Marvin Valente, Ronald Raphael | |
| 16:41 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown makes the free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:39 | Auburn | Johnnie Stone steals the ball from Paul Parsons in the backcourt | 8-7 |
| 16:19 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang hits a shot from the right wing set up by Samuel Johnson | 8-9 |
| 15:57 | Auburn | Paul Parsons misses the floater from just outside the lane | 8-9 |
| 15:56 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang snags the defensive board | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Burton Campbell (fresh) SG - Wallace Mishler (fresh) SF - Paul Parsons (fresh) PF - Terry Fitch (fresh) C - Yul Ximines (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Jackson (fresh) SF - Johnnie Stone (fresh) PF - Huang-fu Huang (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:51 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Johnnie Stone | 8-11 |
| 15:48 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler is fouled in the backcourt by John Jackson - foul #1 on John Jackson, team foul #1 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Good (C) Kenneth Brown | |
| 15:35 | Auburn | Terry Fitch knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Burton Campbell | 10-11 |
| 15:18 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Paul Parsons - foul #1 on Paul Parsons, team foul #2 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Ronald Raphael (PF) Samuel Johnson, John Jackson, Huang-fu Huang | |
| 15:18 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone misses the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 15:18 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 15:15 | Auburn | Johnnie Stone steps in front of the Paul Parsons pass in the backcourt | 10-12 |
| 15:12 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone blows the layup | 10-12 |
| 15:10 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Wallace Mishler | 10-12 |
| 15:05 | Auburn | Burton Campbell is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 10-12 |
| Subs | Auburn | Johnny Koster (PG), Thomas Mains (SG), Wayne Gentle (PF) Burton Campbell, Wallace Mishler, Terry Fitch | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Valente (SF) Johnnie Stone | |
| 14:48 | Kentucky | Thomas Good throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-12 |
| Subs | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor (SF), Geoffrey Hunt (C) Paul Parsons, Yul Ximines | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 14:30 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-12 |
| 14:29 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael snags the defensive board | 10-12 |
| 14:03 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen is hacked by Johnny Koster - foul #1 on Johnny Koster, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jiao-Long Xyong (PF) Wayne Gentle | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), John Jackson (SG), Kenneth Brown (C) Darryl Allen, Mark Mills, Thomas Good | |
| 13:44 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Marvin Valente and he's hacked by Johnny Koster - foul #2 on Johnny Koster, team foul #4 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (PG), Wallace Mishler (SG), Paul Parsons (SF), Terry Fitch (C) Johnny Koster, Thomas Mains, Sheldon Taylor, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone (SF), Huang-fu Huang (PF) Marvin Valente, Ronald Raphael | |
| 13:44 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson makes the free throw | 10-15 |
| 13:25 | Auburn | Terry Fitch misses long on a 3 from straight away | 10-15 |
| 13:24 | Auburn | Paul Parsons tips it home | 12-15 |
| 13:02 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Jackson | 12-17 |
| 12:44 | Auburn | Burton Campbell is called for traveling | 12-17 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mains (SG), Sheldon Taylor (SF), Wayne Gentle (PF), Yul Ximines (C) Burton Campbell, Wallace Mishler, Jiao-Long Xyong, Terry Fitch | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Marvin Valente (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF) Samuel Johnson, John Jackson, Johnnie Stone, Huang-fu Huang | |
| 12:16 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente dunks the ball set up by Darryl Allen | 12-19 |
| 11:58 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 14-19 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Paul Parsons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Mains (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sheldon Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Gentle (fresh) 2 reb. C - Yul Ximines (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mark Mills (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marvin Valente (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Raphael (fairly fresh) C - Kenneth Brown (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Yul Ximines - foul #1 on Yul Ximines, team foul #5 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (PG), Wallace Mishler (SG) Paul Parsons, Thomas Mains | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (SG), Thomas Good (C) Mark Mills, Kenneth Brown | |
| 11:33 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 11:33 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| 11:27 | Auburn | Darryl Allen is called for the reach on Sheldon Taylor in the backcourt - foul #1 on Darryl Allen, team foul #2 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Auburn | Terry Fitch (SF) Sheldon Taylor | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), Johnnie Stone (SF) Darryl Allen, Marvin Valente | |
| 11:13 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-21 |
| 11:11 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael pulls down the rebound | 14-21 |
| 10:43 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Jackson | 14-23 |
| 10:25 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-23 |
| 10:05 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson loses the dribble to Terry Fitch | 17-23 |
| 10:02 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler banks in the layup on a great pass from Terry Fitch | 19-23 |
| 09:56 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 19-23 |
| 09:55 | Auburn | Terry Fitch grabs the board | 19-23 |
| 09:49 | Auburn | Thomas Good steps in front of the Wallace Mishler pass | 19-23 |
| 09:24 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson is hacked by Terry Fitch - foul #1 on Terry Fitch, team foul #6 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Parsons (PG), Thomas Mains (SG), Sheldon Taylor (SF), Jiao-Long Xyong (PF), Geoffrey Hunt (C) Burton Campbell, Wallace Mishler, Terry Fitch, Wayne Gentle, Yul Ximines | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Marvin Valente (SF), Huang-fu Huang (PF), Kenneth Brown (C) Samuel Johnson, John Jackson, Johnnie Stone, Ronald Raphael, Thomas Good | |
| 09:02 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang misses badly on a shot from close range but the foul's on Thomas Mains - foul #1 on Thomas Mains, team foul #7 | 19-23 |
| 09:02 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang misses the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 09:02 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 08:48 | Auburn | Jiao-Long Xyong misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 19-24 |
| 08:46 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang grabs the defensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 08:25 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente double dribbles | 19-24 |
| 08:01 | Auburn | Jiao-Long Xyong misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-24 |
| 08:00 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt tips it but misses | 19-24 |
| 07:58 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt grabs the offensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 07:50 | Auburn | Paul Parsons hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-24 |
| 07:49 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor grabs the offensive board | 19-24 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Paul Parsons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Mains (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sheldon Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jiao-Long Xyong (fresh) C - Geoffrey Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mark Mills (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marvin Valente (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Huang-fu Huang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Brown (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Auburn | Jiao-Long Xyong misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 19-24 |
| 07:28 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen pulls down the rebound | 19-24 |
| 07:07 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-24 |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (PG), Wallace Mishler (SG), Wayne Gentle (PF) Paul Parsons, Thomas Mains, Jiao-Long Xyong | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), John Jackson (SG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF), Thomas Good (C) Darryl Allen, Mark Mills, Marvin Valente, Huang-fu Huang, Kenneth Brown | |
| 06:52 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 21-24 |
| 06:29 | Kentucky | Sheldon Taylor is called for the reach on Johnnie Stone - foul #1 on Sheldon Taylor, team foul #8 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Auburn | Terry Fitch (SF), Yul Ximines (C) Sheldon Taylor, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 06:29 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 06:29 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 06:26 | Auburn | Samuel Johnson is called for the reach on Terry Fitch in the backcourt - foul #1 on Samuel Johnson, team foul #3 | 21-26 |
| 06:19 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 21-26 |
| 06:18 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone grabs the defensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Burton Campbell - foul #1 on Burton Campbell, team foul #9 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mains (SG) Burton Campbell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Marvin Valente (SF) Samuel Johnson, John Jackson, Johnnie Stone | |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 05:38 | Auburn | Yul Ximines comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-28 |
| 05:36 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael grabs the defensive rebound | 21-28 |
| 05:20 | Kentucky | Mark Mills misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-28 |
| 05:19 | Auburn | Thomas Mains grabs the board | 21-28 |
| 05:17 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler's pass is intercepted by Mark Mills in the backcourt | 21-28 |
| 05:16 | Kentucky | Mark Mills blows the dunk | 21-28 |
| 05:15 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Wayne Gentle | 21-28 |
| 05:02 | Auburn | Thomas Mains hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-28 |
| 05:01 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ronald Raphael | 21-28 |
| 04:32 | Kentucky | Wallace Mishler is called for the reach on Marvin Valente - foul #1 on Wallace Mishler, team foul #10 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (PG), Sheldon Taylor (SF), Jiao-Long Xyong (PF), Paul Parsons (C) Terry Fitch, Wallace Mishler, Wayne Gentle, Yul Ximines | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), John Jackson (SG), Huang-fu Huang (PF), Kenneth Brown (C) Graham Strong, Mark Mills, Ronald Raphael, Thomas Good | |
| 04:32 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 04:32 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 04:15 | Auburn | Burton Campbell misses short on an open fadeaway from the right wing | 21-30 |
| 04:14 | Auburn | Paul Parsons grabs the offensive board | 21-30 |
| 04:03 | Auburn | Jiao-Long Xyong is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jiao-Long Xyong, team foul #11 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone (SF) Marvin Valente | |
| 04:01 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-30 |
| 03:41 | Auburn | John Jackson takes the ball from Burton Campbell | 21-30 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Burton Campbell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Mains (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sheldon Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jiao-Long Xyong (fresh) C - Paul Parsons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Johnnie Stone (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Huang-fu Huang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Brown (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| 03:12 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 21-30 |
| 03:11 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone tips it in | 21-32 |
| 02:53 | Auburn | Paul Parsons lays it up and in on a nice dish by Thomas Mains | 23-32 |
| 02:30 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen hits a 3 from the right corner set up by John Jackson | 23-35 |
| 02:07 | Auburn | Burton Campbell makes the runner from the baseline | 25-35 |
| 01:45 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone slams it home set up by John Jackson and he's hacked by Sheldon Taylor - foul #2 on Sheldon Taylor, team foul #12 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Johnny Koster (PG), Wallace Mishler (SG), Terry Fitch (SF), Wayne Gentle (PF), Geoffrey Hunt (C) Burton Campbell, Thomas Mains, Sheldon Taylor, Jiao-Long Xyong, Paul Parsons | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Ronald Raphael (PF), Thomas Good (C) Darryl Allen, John Jackson, Huang-fu Huang, Kenneth Brown | |
| 01:45 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone makes the free throw | 25-38 |
| 01:39 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler is fouled in the backcourt by Johnnie Stone - foul #1 on Johnnie Stone, team foul #4 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Valente (SF) Johnnie Stone | |
| 01:24 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-38 |
| 01:23 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael gets the rebound | 25-38 |
| 00:54 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Samuel Johnson | 25-40 |
| 00:52 | Auburn | Thomas Good steps in front of the Johnny Koster pass in the backcourt | 25-40 |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Thomas Good can't finish the layup | 25-40 |
| 00:29 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 25-40 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 25-40 |