| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Cameron Hewlett (fresh) SG - Donald Jones (fresh) SF - Joseph Reed (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Oliver (fresh) C - Steven Tuten (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Edwards (fresh) SG - Travis Roberts (fresh) SF - John Osborne (fresh) PF - Manuel Nolen (fresh) C - John Spivey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | John Spivey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:40 | South Carolina | Manuel Nolen blows the dunk | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Kentucky | Donald Jones pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Kentucky | John Osborne picks off the pass by Joseph Reed | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | South Carolina | John Osborne hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Kentucky | Joseph Reed snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Kentucky | John Edwards is called for the reach on Cameron Hewlett in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Edwards, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:27 | Kentucky | Donald Jones makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Cameron Hewlett and the foul's on Travis Roberts - foul #1 on Travis Roberts, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | Kentucky | Donald Jones makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:06 | South Carolina | John Spivey is hacked by Steven Tuten - foul #1 on Steven Tuten, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 17:52 | South Carolina | Travis Roberts misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-0 |
| 17:50 | South Carolina | Manuel Nolen can't tip it in | 3-0 |
| 17:49 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Cameron Hewlett | 3-0 |
| 17:25 | Kentucky | Joseph Reed hits a wide open fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Donald Jones | 5-0 |
| 17:01 | South Carolina | John Edwards misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-0 |
| 16:59 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Oliver grabs the board | 5-0 |
| 16:30 | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett misses the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by John Osborne - foul #1 on John Osborne, team foul #3 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Frasher (SG), Charles Duff (SF), Scott Traylor (PF), Gerard Deleon (C) Donald Jones, Joseph Reed, Jeffrey Oliver, Steven Tuten | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Mensah Arrambide (PG), Michael Blake (SG), Lee Hulbert (SF), Munyiga Abdeldayen (PF), Richard Schott (C) John Edwards, Travis Roberts, John Osborne, Manuel Nolen, John Spivey | |
| 16:30 | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett misses the 1st free throw | 5-0 |
| 16:30 | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett misses the 2nd free throw | 5-0 |
| 16:30 | South Carolina | Munyiga Abdeldayen grabs the board | 5-0 |
| 16:13 | South Carolina | Charles Duff steals the ball from Lee Hulbert | 5-0 |
| 15:56 | Kentucky | James Frasher is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 5-0 |
| 15:54 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Mensah Arrambide | 5-0 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Cameron Hewlett (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Frasher (fresh) SF - Charles Duff (fresh) PF - Scott Traylor (fresh) C - Gerard Deleon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Mensah Arrambide (fresh) SG - Michael Blake (fresh) SF - Lee Hulbert (fresh) PF - Munyiga Abdeldayen (fresh) C - Richard Schott (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | South Carolina | Munyiga Abdeldayen clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 5-0 |
| 15:34 | Kentucky | Gerard Deleon gets the rebound | 5-0 |
| 15:10 | Kentucky | Charles Duff drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James Frasher | 8-0 |
| 14:49 | South Carolina | Michael Blake can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by James Frasher - foul #1 on James Frasher, team foul #2 | 8-0 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Smith (PG), Donald Jones (SG), Joseph Reed (SF), Jeffrey Oliver (PF), Steven Tuten (C) Cameron Hewlett, James Frasher, Charles Duff, Scott Traylor, Gerard Deleon | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 14:49 | South Carolina | Michael Blake makes the 1st free throw | 8-1 |
| 14:49 | South Carolina | Michael Blake makes the 2nd free throw | 8-2 |
| 14:47 | Kentucky | Michael Blake picks off the pass by John Smith in the backcourt | 8-2 |
| 14:40 | South Carolina | Mensah Arrambide misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-2 |
| 14:39 | Kentucky | Steven Tuten grabs the defensive rebound | 8-2 |
| 14:35 | Kentucky | Donald Jones misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left block | 8-2 |
| 14:34 | Kentucky | Joseph Reed grabs the offensive board | 8-2 |
| 14:25 | Kentucky | Donald Jones is hacked by Munyiga Abdeldayen - foul #1 on Munyiga Abdeldayen, team foul #4 | 8-2 |
| 14:00 | Kentucky | Joseph Reed misses long on an open fadeaway from the left side | 8-2 |
| 13:59 | South Carolina | Munyiga Abdeldayen grabs the board | 8-2 |
| 13:53 | South Carolina | Munyiga Abdeldayen misses badly on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Jeffrey Oliver - foul #1 on Jeffrey Oliver, team foul #3 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Duff (SF) Joseph Reed | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 13:53 | South Carolina | Munyiga Abdeldayen makes the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 13:53 | South Carolina | Munyiga Abdeldayen misses the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| 13:53 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Oliver | 8-3 |
| 13:51 | Kentucky | John Smith is hacked by Michael Blake in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Blake, team foul #5 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Edwards (PG), Travis Roberts (SG), John Osborne (SF), Manuel Nolen (PF), John Spivey (C) Mensah Arrambide, Michael Blake, Lee Hulbert, Munyiga Abdeldayen, Richard Schott | |
| 13:35 | Kentucky | Donald Jones is hacked by John Edwards - foul #2 on John Edwards, team foul #6 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gerard Deleon (C) Steven Tuten | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Mensah Arrambide (PG), Michael Blake (SG), Lee Hulbert (SF), Munyiga Abdeldayen (PF), Richard Schott (C) John Edwards, Travis Roberts, John Osborne, Manuel Nolen, John Spivey | |
| 13:12 | Kentucky | Gerard Deleon hits a wide open jumper in the lane | 10-3 |
| 12:50 | South Carolina | Michael Blake throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-3 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett (PG), James Frasher (SG), Scott Traylor (PF) John Smith, Donald Jones, Jeffrey Oliver | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Travis Roberts (SG), John Osborne (SF), Manuel Nolen (PF), John Spivey (C) Michael Blake, Lee Hulbert, Munyiga Abdeldayen, Richard Schott | |
| 12:48 | Kentucky | John Osborne steps in front of the James Frasher pass in the backcourt | 10-3 |
| 12:36 | South Carolina | John Spivey knocks in the shot from the right wing | 10-5 |
| 12:18 | Kentucky | Gerard Deleon is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Gerard Deleon, team foul #4 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph Reed (SF), Steven Tuten (C) Charles Duff, Gerard Deleon | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 11:57 | South Carolina | John Osborne comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Scott Traylor - foul #1 on Scott Traylor, team foul #5 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Blake (SG), Munyiga Abdeldayen (PF), Richard Schott (C) Travis Roberts, Manuel Nolen, John Spivey | |
| 11:57 | South Carolina | John Osborne makes the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 11:57 | South Carolina | John Osborne makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 11:47 | Kentucky | Steven Tuten can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Schott - foul #1 on Richard Schott, team foul #7 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Travis Roberts (SG), Lee Hulbert (SF), Manuel Nolen (PF), John Spivey (C) Michael Blake, John Osborne, Munyiga Abdeldayen, Richard Schott | |
| 11:47 | Kentucky | Steven Tuten makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 11:47 | Kentucky | Steven Tuten makes the 2nd free throw | 12-7 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Cameron Hewlett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Frasher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Traylor (fresh) C - Steven Tuten (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Mensah Arrambide (fairly fresh) SG - Travis Roberts (fresh) SF - Lee Hulbert (fairly fresh) PF - Manuel Nolen (fresh) C - John Spivey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:32 | South Carolina | Manuel Nolen scores on a driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by Scott Traylor - foul #2 on Scott Traylor, team foul #6 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Jones (SG), Jeffrey Oliver (PF) James Frasher, Scott Traylor | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Blake (SG), John Osborne (SF), Munyiga Abdeldayen (PF), Richard Schott (C) Mensah Arrambide, Travis Roberts, Lee Hulbert, John Spivey | |
| 11:32 | South Carolina | Manuel Nolen misses the free throw | 12-9 |
| 11:32 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Oliver grabs the board | 12-9 |
| 11:16 | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett comes up short on the shot near the basket | 12-9 |
| 11:14 | Kentucky | Steven Tuten can't tip it in | 12-9 |
| 11:12 | South Carolina | Manuel Nolen grabs the board | 12-9 |
| 11:06 | South Carolina | John Osborne misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 11:05 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to John Osborne | 12-9 |
| 10:51 | South Carolina | Cameron Hewlett steps in front of the Manuel Nolen pass | 12-9 |
| 10:48 | Kentucky | Donald Jones hits the finger roll on a great pass from Cameron Hewlett | 14-9 |
| 10:36 | South Carolina | Michael Blake throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-9 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Smith (PG), Charles Duff (SF), Gerard Deleon (C) Cameron Hewlett, Joseph Reed, Steven Tuten | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Mensah Arrambide (PG), Travis Roberts (SG), Lee Hulbert (SF), John Spivey (C) Manuel Nolen, Michael Blake, John Osborne, Richard Schott | |
| 10:10 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Oliver can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-9 |
| 10:09 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to John Spivey | 14-9 |
| 09:54 | South Carolina | Travis Roberts misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-9 |
| 09:53 | South Carolina | Travis Roberts gets the offensive rebound | 14-9 |
| 09:37 | South Carolina | Travis Roberts connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from John Spivey | 14-12 |
| 09:14 | Kentucky | Donald Jones can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 09:13 | South Carolina | John Spivey gets the rebound | 14-12 |
| 09:07 | South Carolina | Travis Roberts scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-15 |
| 08:43 | Kentucky | Donald Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 14-15 |
| 08:41 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Oliver tips it in | 16-15 |
| 08:36 | South Carolina | Donald Jones steals it from Travis Roberts | 16-15 |
| 08:33 | Kentucky | John Smith lays it in on a great pass from Donald Jones | 18-15 |
| 08:15 | South Carolina | Munyiga Abdeldayen travels with the ball | 18-15 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett (PG), James Frasher (SG), Joseph Reed (SF), Steven Tuten (C) John Smith, Donald Jones, Charles Duff, Gerard Deleon | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Edwards (PG), Michael Blake (SG), John Osborne (SF), Manuel Nolen (PF), Richard Schott (C) Mensah Arrambide, Travis Roberts, Lee Hulbert, Munyiga Abdeldayen, John Spivey | |
| 08:10 | Kentucky | James Frasher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-15 |
| 08:05 | South Carolina | Joseph Reed picks off the pass by Richard Schott | 18-15 |
| 07:48 | Kentucky | Steven Tuten misses long on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Schott - foul #2 on Richard Schott, team foul #8 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Spivey (C) Richard Schott | |
| 07:48 | Kentucky | Steven Tuten misses the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 07:48 | Kentucky | Steven Tuten misses the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 07:48 | South Carolina | John Spivey grabs the defensive rebound | 18-15 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Cameron Hewlett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Frasher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Oliver (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Tuten (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Edwards (fresh) SG - Michael Blake (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Manuel Nolen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Spivey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:39 | South Carolina | John Edwards is called for traveling | 18-15 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Mensah Arrambide (PG) John Edwards | |
| 07:35 | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett is hacked by Mensah Arrambide in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mensah Arrambide, team foul #9 | 18-15 |
| 07:35 | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 07:35 | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett makes the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 07:14 | South Carolina | Michael Blake misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jeffrey Oliver - foul #2 on Jeffrey Oliver, team foul #7 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gerard Deleon (C) Jeffrey Oliver | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Travis Roberts (SG) Mensah Arrambide | |
| 07:14 | South Carolina | Michael Blake makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 07:14 | South Carolina | Michael Blake misses the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 07:14 | Kentucky | Steven Tuten pulls down the rebound | 20-16 |
| 07:12 | Kentucky | John Osborne is called for the reach on James Frasher in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Osborne, team foul #10 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Edwards (PG), Lee Hulbert (SF) Michael Blake, John Osborne | |
| 07:12 | Kentucky | James Frasher makes the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 07:12 | Kentucky | James Frasher makes the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| 06:50 | South Carolina | John Spivey blows the layup but he's hacked by Gerard Deleon - foul #2 on Gerard Deleon, team foul #8 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Duff (SF), Scott Traylor (PF) Joseph Reed, Gerard Deleon | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Mensah Arrambide (PG), Michael Blake (SG) John Edwards, Travis Roberts | |
| 06:50 | South Carolina | John Spivey makes the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 06:50 | South Carolina | John Spivey misses the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 06:50 | Kentucky | Steven Tuten gets the rebound | 22-17 |
| 06:23 | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 22-17 |
| 06:22 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Traylor | 22-17 |
| 05:55 | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Scott Traylor | 24-17 |
| 05:39 | South Carolina | Michael Blake misses long on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by James Frasher - foul #2 on James Frasher, team foul #9 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Smith (PG), Donald Jones (SG), Joseph Reed (SF) Cameron Hewlett, James Frasher, Charles Duff | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Travis Roberts (SG) Mensah Arrambide | |
| 05:39 | South Carolina | Michael Blake makes the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 05:39 | South Carolina | Michael Blake makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 05:19 | Kentucky | Joseph Reed makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Scott Traylor | 27-19 |
| 04:52 | South Carolina | Manuel Nolen buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-21 |
| 04:28 | Kentucky | Steven Tuten knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by John Smith | 29-21 |
| 04:07 | South Carolina | Travis Roberts is fouled on the floor by Donald Jones - foul #1 on Donald Jones, team foul #10 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett (PG), Charles Duff (SF), Gerard Deleon (C) John Smith, Joseph Reed, Scott Traylor | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Mensah Arrambide (PG), John Osborne (SF), Munyiga Abdeldayen (PF) Michael Blake, Lee Hulbert, Manuel Nolen | |
| 04:07 | South Carolina | Travis Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 04:07 | South Carolina | Travis Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 03:42 | Kentucky | Donald Jones scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Gerard Deleon and the foul's on Travis Roberts - foul #2 on Travis Roberts, team foul #11 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Oliver (PF) Steven Tuten | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Edwards (PG), Richard Schott (C) Mensah Arrambide, John Spivey | |
| 03:42 | Kentucky | Donald Jones makes the free throw | 32-23 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Cameron Hewlett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Duff (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Oliver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerard Deleon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Edwards (fresh) SG - Travis Roberts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Munyiga Abdeldayen (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Schott (fresh) | |
| 03:25 | South Carolina | Gerard Deleon blocks the short jumper by Richard Schott | 32-23 |
| 03:24 | South Carolina | Munyiga Abdeldayen tips it but misses | 32-23 |
| 03:23 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Charles Duff | 32-23 |
| 02:57 | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett drills a runner in the paint | 34-23 |
| 02:37 | South Carolina | John Osborne double dribbles | 34-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Frasher (SG), John Smith (SF) Donald Jones, Charles Duff | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Manuel Nolen (PF) Munyiga Abdeldayen | |
| 02:35 | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett is hacked by John Edwards in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Edwards, team foul #12 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Mensah Arrambide (PG) John Edwards | |
| 02:35 | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett makes the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 02:35 | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett makes the 2nd free throw | 36-23 |
| 02:23 | South Carolina | Mensah Arrambide misses long on a floater from the right wing | 36-23 |
| 02:21 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Cameron Hewlett | 36-23 |
| 02:02 | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 36-23 |
| 02:01 | Kentucky | John Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-23 |
| 01:33 | Kentucky | Gerard Deleon makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeffrey Oliver | 38-23 |
| 01:18 | South Carolina | Travis Roberts misses the 3 from the left wing | 38-23 |
| 01:16 | South Carolina | Manuel Nolen pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-23 |
| 01:02 | South Carolina | Manuel Nolen's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffrey Oliver | 38-23 |
| 01:01 | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett snags the defensive board | 38-23 |
| 00:32 | Kentucky | Gerard Deleon hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Cameron Hewlett | 40-23 |
| 00:27 | South Carolina | Travis Roberts's floater is knocked away by Gerard Deleon | 40-23 |
| 00:25 | South Carolina | Manuel Nolen grabs the offensive rebound | 40-23 |
| 00:04 | South Carolina | Manuel Nolen scores on a floater from the right side | 40-25 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | James Frasher misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 40-25 |