| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Charles Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donnie Read (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Bond (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clinton Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Wayne Matthews (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Stewart (fresh) 5 ast. SG - James Barnes (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Ross Summerfield (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Shawn Hanlon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - David Burchette (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bond inbounds the ball | 28-40 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | South Carolina | Shawn Hanlon steps in front of the Clinton Reed pass | 28-40 |
| 19:36 | Kentucky | David Burchette misses long on a floater in the paint | 28-40 |
| 19:34 | South Carolina | Clinton Reed pulls down the rebound | 28-40 |
| 19:12 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bond knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Charles Johnson and the foul's on Ross Summerfield - foul #1 on Ross Summerfield, team foul #1 | 30-40 |
| 19:12 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bond misses the free throw | 30-40 |
| 19:12 | Kentucky | David Burchette pulls down the rebound | 30-40 |
| 18:54 | Kentucky | David Burchette knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Ross Summerfield | 30-42 |
| 18:37 | South Carolina | Clinton Reed misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 30-42 |
| 18:35 | Kentucky | David Burchette pulls down the rebound | 30-42 |
| 18:12 | Kentucky | James Barnes splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-42 |
| 18:11 | Kentucky | David Burchette tips it but misses | 30-42 |
| 18:10 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield grabs the offensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 18:03 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield is hacked by Jonathan Bond - foul #1 on Jonathan Bond, team foul #1 | 30-42 |
| 17:55 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield is whistled for traveling | 30-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Matthew Graf (C) Wayne Matthews | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:28 | South Carolina | Donnie Read shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 17:08 | Kentucky | Matthew Graf is called for the reach on David Burchette - foul #1 on Matthew Graf, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Adams (SF), Stephen Hocker (PF) Jonathan Bond, Clinton Reed | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey (PG), Paul Bryant (SF) Christopher Stewart, Ross Summerfield | |
| 16:52 | Kentucky | James Barnes evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 16:50 | South Carolina | Stephen Hocker gets the rebound | 33-42 |
| 16:22 | South Carolina | Charles Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-42 |
| 16:20 | Kentucky | Paul Bryant snags the defensive board | 33-42 |
| 16:02 | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 33-42 |
| 16:01 | South Carolina | David Adams snags the defensive board | 33-42 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Charles Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donnie Read (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Adams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Stephen Hocker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew Graf (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Thomas Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Barnes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Paul Bryant (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Shawn Hanlon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - David Burchette (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:35 | South Carolina | Donnie Read shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing but he's fouled by James Barnes - foul #1 on James Barnes, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Allen Hofmann (PG), Jonathan Bond (SF), Clinton Reed (PF), Wayne Matthews (C) Charles Johnson, David Adams, Stephen Hocker, Matthew Graf | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart (PG), William Morehouse (SG), Ross Summerfield (SF) Thomas Bailey, James Barnes, Paul Bryant | |
| 15:35 | South Carolina | Donnie Read misses the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 15:35 | South Carolina | Donnie Read makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 15:35 | South Carolina | Donnie Read makes the 3rd free throw | 35-42 |
| 15:06 | Kentucky | David Burchette misses the easy layup but the foul's on Clinton Reed - foul #1 on Clinton Reed, team foul #3 | 35-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Andrew Hinkley (SG) Donnie Read | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 15:06 | Kentucky | David Burchette misses the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 15:06 | Kentucky | David Burchette makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 14:39 | South Carolina | David Burchette is called for the reach on Wayne Matthews - foul #2 on David Burchette, team foul #3 | 35-43 |
| 14:21 | South Carolina | Andrew Hinkley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-43 |
| 14:20 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield gets the rebound | 35-43 |
| 14:04 | Kentucky | David Burchette connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Christopher Stewart | 35-45 |
| 13:38 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bond hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-45 |
| 13:36 | South Carolina | Wayne Matthews hits the follow up shot | 37-45 |
| 13:15 | Kentucky | William Morehouse drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Christopher Stewart | 37-48 |
| 12:55 | South Carolina | Wayne Matthews misses the lay-in | 37-48 |
| 12:53 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon gets the rebound | 37-48 |
| 12:27 | Kentucky | William Morehouse comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-48 |
| 12:26 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bond snags the defensive board | 37-48 |
| 12:01 | South Carolina | Clinton Reed makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Allen Hofmann and he's fouled by Shawn Hanlon - foul #3 on Shawn Hanlon, team foul #4 | 39-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Johnson (PG), Donnie Read (SG), David Adams (SF), Matthew Graf (C) Allen Hofmann, Andrew Hinkley, Jonathan Bond, Wayne Matthews | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey (PG), James Barnes (SG), Paul Bryant (SF), Bill St. George (PF), Akim Gonsiewski (C) Christopher Stewart, William Morehouse, Ross Summerfield, Shawn Hanlon, David Burchette | |
| 12:01 | South Carolina | Clinton Reed makes the free throw | 40-48 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Charles Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donnie Read (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Adams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clinton Reed (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Graf (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Thomas Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Barnes (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Paul Bryant (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Bill St. George (fresh) 3 pts. C - Akim Gonsiewski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Kentucky | Clinton Reed picks off the pass by Paul Bryant | 40-48 |
| 11:27 | South Carolina | Donnie Read misses badly on a shot from the right side | 40-48 |
| 11:26 | Kentucky | Akim Gonsiewski grabs the board | 40-48 |
| 11:11 | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-48 |
| 11:10 | South Carolina | David Adams snags the defensive board | 40-48 |
| 10:45 | South Carolina | Donnie Read works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Thomas Bailey - foul #2 on Thomas Bailey, team foul #5 | 40-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stephen Hocker (PF) Clinton Reed | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 10:45 | South Carolina | Donnie Read misses the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 10:45 | South Carolina | Donnie Read makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 10:31 | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-48 |
| 10:29 | Kentucky | Paul Bryant tips it home | 41-50 |
| 10:12 | South Carolina | Donnie Read evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-50 |
| 10:11 | Kentucky | Akim Gonsiewski gets the rebound | 41-50 |
| 09:51 | Kentucky | James Barnes loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 41-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jonathan Bond (SF) David Adams | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart (PG), Shawn Hanlon (PF) Thomas Bailey, Bill St. George | |
| 09:24 | South Carolina | Donnie Read drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jonathan Bond | 44-50 |
| 09:02 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 09:01 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Jonathan Bond | 44-50 |
| 08:40 | South Carolina | Donnie Read evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 08:38 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Shawn Hanlon | 44-50 |
| 08:20 | Kentucky | Akim Gonsiewski is fouled on the floor by Matthew Graf - foul #2 on Matthew Graf, team foul #4 | 44-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Allen Hofmann (PG), Andrew Hinkley (SG), Clinton Reed (PF), Wayne Matthews (C) Charles Johnson, Donnie Read, Stephen Hocker, Matthew Graf | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Morehouse (SG), Ross Summerfield (SF), Bill St. George (PF), David Burchette (C) James Barnes, Paul Bryant, Shawn Hanlon, Akim Gonsiewski | |
| 08:01 | Kentucky | Clinton Reed is called for the reach on Christopher Stewart - foul #2 on Clinton Reed, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey (PG) Christopher Stewart | |
| 07:52 | Kentucky | William Morehouse makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Ross Summerfield | 44-53 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Allen Hofmann (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Hinkley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jonathan Bond (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clinton Reed (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Matthews (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Thomas Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Morehouse (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ross Summerfield (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bill St. George (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Burchette (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:29 | South Carolina | Andrew Hinkley misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-53 |
| 07:27 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield grabs the defensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 07:14 | Kentucky | David Burchette comes up short on the shot from the left side | 44-53 |
| 07:13 | South Carolina | Andrew Hinkley grabs the defensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 06:46 | South Carolina | Andrew Hinkley buries a floater from just outside the lane | 46-53 |
| 06:35 | Kentucky | Bill St. George can't connect on a shot from the right side | 46-53 |
| 06:33 | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey can't tip it in | 46-53 |
| 06:32 | South Carolina | Clinton Reed snags the defensive board | 46-53 |
| 06:15 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bond is fouled on the floor by Ross Summerfield - foul #2 on Ross Summerfield, team foul #6 | 46-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Johnson (PG), Donnie Read (SG), David Adams (SF), Stephen Hocker (PF) Allen Hofmann, Andrew Hinkley, Jonathan Bond, Clinton Reed | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart (PG), James Barnes (SG), Shawn Hanlon (PF) Thomas Bailey, William Morehouse, Bill St. George | |
| 05:56 | South Carolina | Charles Johnson's pass is intercepted by David Burchette | 46-53 |
| 05:39 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Stephen Hocker - foul #2 on Stephen Hocker, team foul #6 | 46-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Matthew Graf (C) Wayne Matthews | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Bryant (SF) Ross Summerfield | |
| 05:39 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 05:39 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:20 | South Carolina | Donnie Read misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-54 |
| 05:19 | Kentucky | David Burchette snags the defensive board | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:03 | Kentucky | Charles Johnson steals it from David Burchette | 46-54 |
| 04:58 | South Carolina | Donnie Read misses the lay-in | 46-54 |
| 04:56 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to David Adams | 46-54 |
| 04:51 | South Carolina | Matthew Graf is whistled for a carry | 46-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Akim Gonsiewski (C) David Burchette | |
| 04:31 | Kentucky | David Adams steals it from Akim Gonsiewski | 46-54 |
| 04:08 | South Carolina | Donnie Read drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Charles Johnson | 48-54 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:48 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon hits a wide open turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Christopher Stewart | 48-56 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Charles Johnson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Donnie Read (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Adams (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Hocker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew Graf (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Stewart (fresh) 1 pts. 8 ast. SG - James Barnes (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Paul Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Shawn Hanlon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Akim Gonsiewski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:31 | South Carolina | Stephen Hocker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-56 |
| 03:29 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon pulls down the rebound | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:16 | Kentucky | The jumper by Christopher Stewart is denied by Stephen Hocker | 48-56 |
| 03:14 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Charles Johnson | 48-56 |
| 03:14 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jonathan Bond (SF), Clinton Reed (PF), Wayne Matthews (C) David Adams, Stephen Hocker, Matthew Graf | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield (SF), David Burchette (C) Paul Bryant, Akim Gonsiewski | |
| 02:58 | South Carolina | Charles Johnson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Christopher Stewart - foul #1 on Christopher Stewart, team foul #7 | 48-56 |
| 02:58 | South Carolina | Charles Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 02:58 | South Carolina | Charles Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 02:58 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon snags the defensive board | 49-56 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:51 | Kentucky | David Burchette can't connect on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Wayne Matthews - foul #2 on Wayne Matthews, team foul #7 | 49-56 |
| 02:51 | Kentucky | David Burchette makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 02:51 | Kentucky | David Burchette misses the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 02:51 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Wayne Matthews | 49-57 |
| 02:39 | South Carolina | Donnie Read works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Johnson | 52-57 |
| 02:31 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-57 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:10 | South Carolina | Wayne Matthews misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 52-57 |
| 02:08 | Kentucky | David Burchette grabs the board | 52-57 |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | James Barnes makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Christopher Stewart | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:40 | South Carolina | Clinton Reed clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-60 |
| 01:39 | Kentucky | David Burchette snags the defensive board | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:32 | Kentucky | James Barnes misses the 3 from the right wing | 52-60 |
| 01:31 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-60 |
| 01:17 | Kentucky | David Burchette double dribbles | 52-60 |
| 01:05 | South Carolina | Ross Summerfield is called for the reach on Jonathan Bond - foul #3 on Ross Summerfield, team foul #8 | 52-60 |
| 01:05 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bond makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 01:05 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bond misses the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 01:05 | Kentucky | David Burchette grabs the board | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Barnes and he's fouled by Clinton Reed - foul #3 on Clinton Reed, team foul #8 | 53-62 |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon makes the free throw | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:46 | South Carolina | Wayne Matthews hits the easy wide open finger roll | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Kentucky | James Barnes is fouled in the backcourt by Donnie Read - foul #1 on Donnie Read, team foul #9 | 55-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Bryant (SF) Ross Summerfield | |
| 00:45 | Kentucky | James Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:45 | Kentucky | James Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:38 | South Carolina | Clinton Reed misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 55-65 |
| 00:37 | South Carolina | Clinton Reed tips it but misses | 55-65 |
| 00:35 | South Carolina | Donnie Read tips it home | 57-65 |
| 00:34 | Kentucky | David Burchette is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Johnson - foul #2 on Charles Johnson, team foul #10 | 57-65 |
| 00:34 | Kentucky | David Burchette misses the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 00:34 | Kentucky | David Burchette makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:28 | South Carolina | Shawn Hanlon picks off the pass by Wayne Matthews | 57-66 |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | Charles Johnson is called for the reach on Paul Bryant in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Johnson, team foul #11 | 57-66 |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | Paul Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | Paul Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:19 | South Carolina | Wayne Matthews misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-68 |
| 00:17 | South Carolina | Clinton Reed snags the offensive board | 57-68 |
| 00:14 | South Carolina | Donnie Read works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-68 |
| 00:11 | Kentucky | James Barnes is hacked by Charles Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Johnson, team foul #12 | 59-68 |
| 00:11 | Kentucky | James Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:11 | Kentucky | James Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina | Clinton Reed misses long on a shot in the paint | 59-70 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart grabs the board | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart runs out the clock | 59-70 |