| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Chase Scheller (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Vyacheslav Zieglen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Young (fresh) PF - Robert Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Wallace Bailey (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Daniel Nellis (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Stephen Maultsby (fresh) SF - Chad Fountain (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Farr (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Chad Fountain inbounds the ball | 20-21 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Kentucky | Chad Fountain misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-21 |
| 19:33 | South Carolina | Vyacheslav Zieglen gets the rebound | 20-21 |
| 19:04 | South Carolina | Chase Scheller misses the easy layup but the foul's on Daniel Nellis - foul #1 on Daniel Nellis, team foul #1 | 20-21 |
| 19:04 | South Carolina | Chase Scheller misses the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 19:04 | South Carolina | Chase Scheller makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 18:37 | Kentucky | Donald Farr's pass is intercepted by Chase Scheller | 21-21 |
| 18:22 | South Carolina | Wallace Bailey is called for a backcourt violation | 21-21 |
| 17:53 | Kentucky | Donald Farr drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Daniel Nellis | 21-23 |
| 17:34 | South Carolina | Wallace Bailey is denied on a layup by Gregory Simmons | 21-23 |
| 17:32 | Kentucky | Donald Farr grabs the board | 21-23 |
| 17:06 | Kentucky | Chad Fountain makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Daniel Nellis | 21-25 |
| 16:38 | South Carolina | Robert Peterson drills a fadeaway from the left side | 23-25 |
| 16:30 | Kentucky | Stephen Maultsby is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-25 |
| 16:29 | South Carolina | Matthew Young snags the defensive board | 23-25 |
| 16:11 | South Carolina | Wallace Bailey's pass is intercepted by Daniel Nellis | 23-25 |
| 15:53 | Kentucky | Donald Farr shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Daniel Nellis | 23-27 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Chase Scheller (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Vyacheslav Zieglen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Young (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Wallace Bailey (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Daniel Nellis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Maultsby (fresh) SF - Chad Fountain (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Farr (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Simmons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:29 | South Carolina | Wallace Bailey makes the jump hook from the right block set up by Robert Peterson and the foul's on Gregory Simmons - foul #1 on Gregory Simmons, team foul #2 | 25-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charlie Liu (PG), Paul Reynolds (SF), Richard Jacob (PF) Chase Scheller, Matthew Young, Robert Peterson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Clark (PG), Paul Kimble (SG), James Cunniff (SF), Timothy Atkins (PF), Frank Reimann (C) Daniel Nellis, Stephen Maultsby, Chad Fountain, Donald Farr, Gregory Simmons | |
| 15:29 | South Carolina | Wallace Bailey makes the free throw | 26-27 |
| 15:04 | Kentucky | Marvin Clark makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by James Cunniff | 26-30 |
| 14:42 | South Carolina | Charlie Liu connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Reynolds | 29-30 |
| 14:22 | Kentucky | James Cunniff comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-30 |
| 14:20 | South Carolina | Richard Jacob snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| 13:53 | South Carolina | Wallace Bailey knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Vyacheslav Zieglen | 31-30 |
| 13:37 | Kentucky | James Cunniff misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 13:35 | South Carolina | Richard Jacob gets the rebound | 31-30 |
| 13:20 | South Carolina | Wallace Bailey's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Atkins | 31-30 |
| 13:18 | South Carolina | Richard Jacob gets the offensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 13:06 | South Carolina | Paul Reynolds knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-30 |
| 12:45 | Kentucky | Marvin Clark misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Wallace Bailey - foul #1 on Wallace Bailey, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Chase Scheller (PG), Matthew Young (SF), Robert Peterson (PF), Anthony Gorby (C) Charlie Liu, Vyacheslav Zieglen, Richard Jacob, Wallace Bailey | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Maultsby (SG), Chad Fountain (SF), Donald Farr (PF), Gregory Simmons (C) Paul Kimble, James Cunniff, Timothy Atkins, Frank Reimann | |
| 12:45 | Kentucky | Marvin Clark misses the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 12:45 | Kentucky | Marvin Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 12:45 | South Carolina | Anthony Gorby grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 12:28 | South Carolina | The short jumper by Robert Peterson is denied by Gregory Simmons | 34-30 |
| 12:26 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Gregory Simmons | 34-30 |
| 11:57 | Kentucky | Donald Farr misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Matthew Young - foul #3 on Matthew Young, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vyacheslav Zieglen (SG) Paul Reynolds | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Daniel Nellis (PG) Marvin Clark | |
| 11:57 | Kentucky | Donald Farr makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 11:57 | Kentucky | Donald Farr misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 11:57 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Anthony Gorby | 34-31 |
| 11:49 | South Carolina | Vyacheslav Zieglen buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Anthony Gorby | 36-31 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Chase Scheller (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Vyacheslav Zieglen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Young (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Gorby (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Daniel Nellis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Maultsby (fresh) SF - Chad Fountain (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Farr (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:28 | Kentucky | Daniel Nellis is hacked by Chase Scheller - foul #1 on Chase Scheller, team foul #3 | 36-31 |
| 11:09 | Kentucky | Chad Fountain is hacked by Chase Scheller - foul #2 on Chase Scheller, team foul #4 | 36-31 |
| 10:52 | Kentucky | Gregory Simmons slams it home on a great pass from Daniel Nellis | 36-33 |
| 10:24 | South Carolina | Vyacheslav Zieglen loses the ball out of bounds | 36-33 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wallace Bailey (C) Anthony Gorby | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 10:01 | Kentucky | Chad Fountain hits a wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Donald Farr out of a doubleteam | 36-35 |
| 09:41 | South Carolina | Vyacheslav Zieglen buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Wallace Bailey | 39-35 |
| 09:13 | Kentucky | Daniel Nellis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 09:11 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Farr | 39-35 |
| 08:51 | Kentucky | Donald Farr drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Daniel Nellis | 39-37 |
| 08:31 | South Carolina | Chase Scheller loses the ball out of bounds | 39-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charlie Liu (PG), Paul Reynolds (SG), David Banks (SF), Richard Jacob (PF) Chase Scheller, Vyacheslav Zieglen, Matthew Young, Robert Peterson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Kimble (SG), James Cunniff (SF), Timothy Atkins (PF), Frank Reimann (C) Stephen Maultsby, Chad Fountain, Donald Farr, Gregory Simmons | |
| 08:09 | Kentucky | Frank Reimann misses badly on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on David Banks - foul #1 on David Banks, team foul #5 | 39-37 |
| 08:09 | Kentucky | Frank Reimann makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 08:09 | Kentucky | Frank Reimann makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 07:40 | South Carolina | Paul Reynolds comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 07:38 | South Carolina | Wallace Bailey tips it but misses | 39-39 |
| 07:37 | Kentucky | Paul Kimble pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Charlie Liu (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Paul Reynolds (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Banks (fresh) PF - Richard Jacob (fresh) 4 reb. C - Wallace Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Daniel Nellis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Kimble (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Cunniff (fresh) PF - Timothy Atkins (fresh) 2 blk. C - Frank Reimann (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Kentucky | Paul Kimble knocks in the runner from the right block | 39-41 |
| 06:57 | South Carolina | Richard Jacob comes up short on the floater from the right side | 39-41 |
| 06:55 | Kentucky | Timothy Atkins grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 06:38 | Kentucky | Frank Reimann comes up short on the shot from the left side | 39-41 |
| 06:37 | Kentucky | Frank Reimann can't tip it in | 39-41 |
| 06:35 | South Carolina | David Banks snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| 06:14 | South Carolina | Wallace Bailey clanks a runner in the lane | 39-41 |
| 06:12 | South Carolina | David Banks tips it but misses | 39-41 |
| 06:10 | South Carolina | Richard Jacob tips it home | 41-41 |
| 05:43 | Kentucky | Frank Reimann clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 41-41 |
| 05:42 | Kentucky | Daniel Nellis grabs the offensive board | 41-41 |
| 05:42 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Chase Scheller (PG), Vyacheslav Zieglen (SG), Matthew Young (SF), Robert Peterson (PF) Charlie Liu, Paul Reynolds, David Banks, Richard Jacob | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Maultsby (SG), Chad Fountain (SF), Donald Farr (PF), Gregory Simmons (C) Paul Kimble, James Cunniff, Timothy Atkins, Frank Reimann | |
| 05:20 | Kentucky | Gregory Simmons misses short on an open shot from just outside the lane | 41-41 |
| 05:18 | Kentucky | Daniel Nellis grabs the offensive board | 41-41 |
| 05:04 | Kentucky | Donald Farr misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 05:03 | South Carolina | Robert Peterson grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 04:44 | South Carolina | Gregory Simmons is called for the reach on Chase Scheller - foul #2 on Gregory Simmons, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Clark (PG) Daniel Nellis | |
| 04:18 | South Carolina | Chase Scheller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-41 |
| 04:17 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Donald Farr | 41-41 |
| 04:00 | Kentucky | Gregory Simmons connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Marvin Clark | 41-43 |
| 03:37 | South Carolina | Wallace Bailey is hacked by Donald Farr - foul #3 on Donald Farr, team foul #4 | 41-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Daniel Nellis (PG) Marvin Clark | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Chase Scheller (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Vyacheslav Zieglen (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Young (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Wallace Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Daniel Nellis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stephen Maultsby (fresh) SF - Chad Fountain (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Farr (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Gregory Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:16 | South Carolina | Chase Scheller hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 03:14 | South Carolina | Robert Peterson hits the follow up shot | 43-43 |
| 03:08 | Kentucky | Daniel Nellis connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Farr | 43-46 |
| 02:44 | South Carolina | Matthew Young misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 02:43 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Peterson | 43-46 |
| 02:31 | South Carolina | Robert Peterson is called for traveling | 43-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Anthony Gorby (C) Wallace Bailey | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 02:12 | Kentucky | Daniel Nellis misses the 3 from straight away | 43-46 |
| 02:10 | Kentucky | Donald Farr tips it in | 43-48 |
| 01:52 | South Carolina | Chad Fountain steals it from Matthew Young | 43-48 |
| 01:35 | Kentucky | Donald Farr works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 43-48 |
| 01:34 | South Carolina | Matthew Young pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| 01:05 | South Carolina | Chase Scheller knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Anthony Gorby | 46-48 |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | Anthony Gorby is called for the reach on Gregory Simmons - foul #2 on Anthony Gorby, team foul #6 | 46-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wallace Bailey (C) Anthony Gorby | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Daniel Nellis buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-50 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | South Carolina | Chase Scheller can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 46-50 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Donald Farr grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Donald Farr is fouled in the backcourt by Chase Scheller - foul #3 on Chase Scheller, team foul #7 | 46-50 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Donald Farr makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Donald Farr makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 00:08 | South Carolina | Chase Scheller drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Peterson | 49-52 |
| 00:05 | Kentucky | Daniel Nellis is fouled in the backcourt by Chase Scheller - foul #4 on Chase Scheller, team foul #8 | 49-52 |
| 00:05 | Kentucky | Daniel Nellis makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 00:05 | Kentucky | Daniel Nellis makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 00:01 | South Carolina | Vyacheslav Zieglen clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-54 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Donald Farr | 49-54 |