| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Sena (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Kingston (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Francis Brantley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Walczak (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clifton Newlon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brian Matthews (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Patel (fresh) 6 pts. C - Chad Laforce (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Brian Matthews inbounds the ball | 24-24 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:48 | Auburn | Brian Matthews drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John Moen | 24-27 |
| 19:21 | Kentucky | James Sena scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Kingston | 26-27 |
| 19:05 | Auburn | William Patel lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Moen and he's hacked by Francis Brantley - foul #3 on Francis Brantley, team foul #1 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Daniel Landry (PF), Marc Beam (C) Clifton Newlon, Chad Laforce | |
| 19:05 | Auburn | William Patel misses the free throw | 26-29 |
| 19:05 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak grabs the defensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 18:43 | Kentucky | William Patel is called for the reach on Henry Walczak - foul #3 on William Patel, team foul #1 | 26-29 |
| 18:28 | Kentucky | John Kingston knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by James Sena | 29-29 |
| 18:12 | Auburn | Marc Beam clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Lewis Robinson - foul #3 on Lewis Robinson, team foul #2 | 29-29 |
| 18:12 | Auburn | Marc Beam makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 18:12 | Auburn | Marc Beam makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 17:56 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 17:55 | Auburn | William Patel grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 17:38 | Auburn | Brian Matthews misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-31 |
| 17:37 | Auburn | William Patel pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 17:17 | Auburn | Henry Walczak swats the shot by William Patel | 29-31 |
| 17:15 | Auburn | Brian Matthews tips it home | 29-33 |
| 16:46 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson is wide open but clanks a jump hook near the basket | 29-33 |
| 16:44 | Auburn | William Patel pulls down the rebound | 29-33 |
| 16:16 | Auburn | Daniel Landry lays it up and in | 29-35 |
| 15:57 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson misses the dunk but he's hacked by William Patel - foul #4 on William Patel, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Houston McGalliard (PG), Harold Hendricks (SG), Kevin Jackson (PF), Christopher Bennett (C) James Sena, John Kingston, Francis Brantley, Henry Walczak | |
| Subs | Auburn | Marcus Ono (PG), Clifton Newlon (SG), David Peacock (SF) John Moen, Brian Matthews, William Patel | |
| 15:57 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 15:57 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 15:57 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Marc Beam | 30-35 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Houston McGalliard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Hendricks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lewis Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Jackson (fresh) C - Christopher Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Marcus Ono (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Clifton Newlon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Peacock (fresh) PF - Daniel Landry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Marc Beam (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Auburn | Marc Beam misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 30-35 |
| 15:41 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett snags the defensive board | 30-35 |
| 15:12 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 14:53 | Auburn | David Peacock scores on a shot from the left side | 33-37 |
| 14:28 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Houston McGalliard | 35-37 |
| 14:10 | Auburn | Marc Beam lays it in on a nice dish by Marcus Ono | 35-39 |
| 13:51 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 35-39 |
| 13:50 | Auburn | Marc Beam gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 13:34 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 35-39 |
| 13:32 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 13:27 | Kentucky | Harold Hendricks is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Harold Hendricks, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), John Kingston (SG), Gerald Batts (SF), Francis Brantley (PF), Henry Walczak (C) Houston McGalliard, Harold Hendricks, Lewis Robinson, Kevin Jackson, Christopher Bennett | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), Brian Matthews (SF), Anthony Donaldson (PF), Chad Laforce (C) Marcus Ono, David Peacock, Daniel Landry, Marc Beam | |
| 13:06 | Auburn | John Moen can't finish the layup | 35-39 |
| 13:05 | Auburn | Chad Laforce gets the offensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 12:53 | Auburn | Gerald Batts is called for the reach on Brian Matthews - foul #1 on Gerald Batts, team foul #4 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Patel (PF) Anthony Donaldson | |
| 12:42 | Auburn | John Moen misses long on a shot from the left side | 35-39 |
| 12:41 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Francis Brantley | 35-39 |
| 12:18 | Kentucky | James Sena misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 12:17 | Auburn | William Patel grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 12:07 | Auburn | Brian Matthews is whistled for traveling | 35-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Marc Beam (C) Chad Laforce | |
| 11:45 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak jams it against the doubleteam set up by Gerald Batts | 37-39 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Sena (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kingston (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Batts (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Francis Brantley (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Henry Walczak (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Clifton Newlon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brian Matthews (fresh) 10 pts. PF - William Patel (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Marc Beam (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Auburn | Marc Beam banks in the layup on a great pass from Clifton Newlon | 37-41 |
| 10:55 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley's pass is intercepted by Marc Beam | 37-41 |
| 10:43 | Auburn | Marc Beam clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 37-41 |
| 10:41 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 10:37 | Kentucky | James Sena misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 10:35 | Auburn | The rebound goes to William Patel | 37-41 |
| 10:11 | Auburn | Brian Matthews misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 37-41 |
| 10:10 | Auburn | John Moen can't tip it in | 37-41 |
| 10:08 | Auburn | Brian Matthews tips it in | 37-43 |
| 09:40 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-43 |
| 09:36 | Auburn | John Kingston steps in front of the Brian Matthews pass | 39-43 |
| 09:12 | Kentucky | James Sena connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Henry Walczak | 42-43 |
| 09:00 | Auburn | Brian Matthews comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-43 |
| 08:59 | Kentucky | Gerald Batts pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 08:31 | Kentucky | Gerald Batts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Houston McGalliard (PG), Harold Hendricks (SG), Lewis Robinson (SF), Kevin Jackson (PF), Christopher Bennett (C) James Sena, John Kingston, Gerald Batts, Francis Brantley, Henry Walczak | |
| Subs | Auburn | Marcus Ono (PG), Daniel Landry (PF), Chad Laforce (C) John Moen, Clifton Newlon, Marc Beam | |
| 08:16 | Auburn | Brian Matthews misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 08:15 | Auburn | Chad Laforce gets the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 07:55 | Auburn | Brian Matthews connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-46 |
| 07:41 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Daniel Landry - foul #1 on Daniel Landry, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (SG), David Peacock (SF) Brian Matthews, Chad Laforce | |
| 07:41 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 07:41 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Houston McGalliard (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harold Hendricks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lewis Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. C - Christopher Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Marcus Ono (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Moen (fresh) 3 ast. SF - David Peacock (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Patel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Daniel Landry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Auburn | David Peacock misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Lewis Robinson - foul #4 on Lewis Robinson, team foul #5 | 44-46 |
| 07:28 | Auburn | David Peacock misses the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 07:28 | Auburn | David Peacock makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 07:04 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Kingston (SG) Harold Hendricks | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG), Marc Beam (C) John Moen, David Peacock | |
| 06:48 | Auburn | Marc Beam comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 44-47 |
| 06:46 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 06:23 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett is hacked by Clifton Newlon - foul #2 on Clifton Newlon, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), Francis Brantley (PF) Houston McGalliard, Christopher Bennett | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), Brian Matthews (SG) Marcus Ono, Clifton Newlon | |
| 06:05 | Kentucky | John Kingston clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Daniel Landry - foul #2 on Daniel Landry, team foul #5 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Henry Walczak (C) Kevin Jackson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG) Marc Beam | |
| 06:05 | Kentucky | John Kingston makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 06:05 | Kentucky | John Kingston makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 05:48 | Auburn | Brian Matthews misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-47 |
| 05:46 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon tips it back up and in | 46-49 |
| 05:19 | Kentucky | William Patel is called for the reach on John Kingston - foul #5 on William Patel, team foul #6 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gerald Batts (SF) Lewis Robinson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Marcus Ono (PG), David Peacock (SF), Marc Beam (C) John Moen, Clifton Newlon, William Patel | |
| 04:59 | Kentucky | Gerald Batts misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-49 |
| 04:58 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley misses the tip | 46-49 |
| 04:56 | Kentucky | Gerald Batts tips it in | 48-49 |
| 04:44 | Auburn | Marc Beam can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Kingston - foul #1 on John Kingston, team foul #6 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson (PF) Francis Brantley | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), Clifton Newlon (SG) Marcus Ono, Brian Matthews | |
| 04:44 | Auburn | Marc Beam misses the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 04:44 | Auburn | Marc Beam misses the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 04:44 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 04:30 | Kentucky | James Sena misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Clifton Newlon - foul #3 on Clifton Newlon, team foul #7 | 48-49 |
| 04:30 | Kentucky | James Sena misses the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 04:30 | Kentucky | James Sena misses the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 04:30 | Auburn | Daniel Landry gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| 04:12 | Auburn | John Moen makes the fadeaway from the left side | 48-51 |
| 03:50 | Kentucky | Gerald Batts scores on a jump hook from the right block | 50-51 |
| 03:30 | Auburn | Henry Walczak swats the layup by Daniel Landry | 50-51 |
| 03:28 | Kentucky | James Sena grabs the board | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Sena (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kingston (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Batts (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. C - Henry Walczak (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clifton Newlon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Peacock (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Landry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Marc Beam (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Kentucky | John Kingston misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-51 |
| 03:13 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Daniel Landry | 50-51 |
| 03:05 | Auburn | John Kingston denies the turnaround by John Moen | 50-51 |
| 03:04 | Auburn | Marc Beam pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 02:51 | Auburn | David Peacock is fouled on the floor by Gerald Batts - foul #2 on Gerald Batts, team foul #7 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Houston McGalliard (PG), Harold Hendricks (SG), Lewis Robinson (SF), Francis Brantley (PF) James Sena, John Kingston, Gerald Batts, Henry Walczak | |
| Subs | Auburn | Marcus Ono (PG), Brian Matthews (SG), Chad Laforce (C) John Moen, Clifton Newlon, Marc Beam | |
| 02:51 | Auburn | David Peacock makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 02:51 | Auburn | David Peacock makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 02:47 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Kingston (SG) Harold Hendricks | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 02:22 | Kentucky | John Kingston's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Henry Walczak (C) Kevin Jackson | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 02:04 | Auburn | Daniel Landry misses the floater from the baseline | 50-53 |
| 02:02 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| 01:58 | Kentucky | John Kingston works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 01:56 | Auburn | Brian Matthews pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| 01:37 | Auburn | Chad Laforce banks in the layup on a great pass from Marcus Ono | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:31 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-55 |
| 01:29 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Francis Brantley | 50-55 |
| 01:14 | Kentucky | Chad Laforce takes the ball from Lewis Robinson | 50-55 |
| 01:14 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG) Houston McGalliard | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), Clifton Newlon (SG) Marcus Ono, David Peacock | |
| 00:56 | Auburn | John Moen hits a shot from close range set up by Brian Matthews and he's hacked by James Sena - foul #2 on James Sena, team foul #8 | 50-57 |
| 00:56 | Auburn | John Moen misses the free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:56 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Francis Brantley | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:49 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson misses the wide open jumper from the left wing | 50-57 |
| 00:48 | Auburn | Chad Laforce grabs the defensive rebound | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:47 | Auburn | Chad Laforce is fouled in the backcourt by James Sena - foul #3 on James Sena, team foul #9 | 50-57 |
| 00:47 | Auburn | Chad Laforce makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:47 | Auburn | Chad Laforce makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Kentucky | James Sena hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 50-59 |
| 00:40 | Auburn | Chad Laforce snags the defensive board | 50-59 |
| 00:38 | Auburn | Chad Laforce is fouled in the backcourt by James Sena - foul #4 on James Sena, team foul #10 | 50-59 |
| 00:38 | Auburn | Chad Laforce makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:38 | Auburn | Chad Laforce misses the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:38 | Auburn | Daniel Landry grabs the offensive rebound | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Auburn | Brian Matthews can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 50-60 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak snags the defensive board | 50-60 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley buries a shot from the left block and he's hacked by Chad Laforce - foul #2 on Chad Laforce, team foul #8 | 52-60 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley misses the free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:09 | Auburn | Daniel Landry gets the rebound | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Auburn | James Sena is called for the reach on Daniel Landry in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Sena, team foul #11 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Houston McGalliard (PG) James Sena | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:07 | Auburn | Daniel Landry misses the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:07 | Auburn | Daniel Landry misses the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:07 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak snags the defensive board | 52-60 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | John Kingston splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-60 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Daniel Landry grabs the board | 52-60 |