| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Woodrow Glickman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Carlos Winters (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leonard Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Morris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Mayne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes inbounds the ball | 20-38 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-38 |
| 19:36 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan snags the defensive board | 20-38 |
| 19:13 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson is whistled for a carry | 20-38 |
| 18:55 | South Carolina | Bill Greenman blocks the short jumper by Woodrow Glickman | 20-38 |
| 18:53 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 20-38 |
| 18:49 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 20-38 |
| 18:48 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee snags the offensive board | 20-38 |
| 18:35 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Jon Carnahan and he's fouled by Woodrow Glickman - foul #2 on Woodrow Glickman, team foul #1 | 20-40 |
| 18:35 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the free throw | 20-41 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:12 | South Carolina | Harold Morris loses the dribble to Richard Johnson | 20-41 |
| 17:51 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-41 |
| 17:49 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes gets the rebound | 20-41 |
| 17:45 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes is fouled on the floor by Bill Greenman - foul #2 on Bill Greenman, team foul #1 | 20-41 |
| 17:36 | South Carolina | Harold Morris drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Woodrow Glickman | 22-41 |
| 17:09 | Kentucky | Carlos Winters steals the ball from Patrick Grant | 22-41 |
| 17:04 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes lays it up and in on a nice dish by Carlos Winters | 24-41 |
| 16:39 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 24-41 |
| 16:37 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters pulls down the rebound | 24-41 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:30 | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Leonard Barnes | 26-41 |
| 16:15 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Johnson | 26-43 |
| 16:04 | South Carolina | Bill Greenman picks off the pass by Harold Morris | 26-43 |
| 16:01 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant blows the layup | 26-43 |
| 15:59 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 26-43 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Woodrow Glickman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Carlos Winters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Barnes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Harold Morris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Mayne (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Lee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 26-43 |
| 15:35 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Harold Morris | 26-43 |
| 15:31 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Leonard Barnes | 29-43 |
| 15:06 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant is hacked by Leonard Barnes - foul #2 on Leonard Barnes, team foul #2 | 29-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski (PG), Wei-Quo Meng (SG), William Pittman (SF), Kevin Carter (PF), Gilberto Molina (C) Woodrow Glickman, Carlos Winters, Leonard Barnes, Harold Morris, James Mayne | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Wade (PG), Nicholas Pegg (SG), John Jackson (PF), Eldridge Kent (C) Richard Johnson, Patrick Grant, Jerry Lee, Jon Carnahan | |
| 14:54 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman is denied on a layup by Gilberto Molina | 29-43 |
| 14:52 | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski snags the defensive board | 29-43 |
| 14:42 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-43 |
| 14:40 | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng tips it home | 31-43 |
| 14:13 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bill Greenman | 31-45 |
| 13:58 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina is fouled on the floor by Patrick Wade - foul #3 on Patrick Wade, team foul #2 | 31-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman (PG) Ivan Derezinski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 13:40 | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-45 |
| 13:38 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina tips it but misses | 31-45 |
| 13:36 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent grabs the defensive rebound | 31-45 |
| 13:07 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg clanks a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Wei-Quo Meng - foul #2 on Wei-Quo Meng, team foul #3 | 31-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes (SF), Harold Morris (PF) William Pittman, Gilberto Molina | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG) Patrick Wade | |
| 13:07 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg makes the 1st free throw | 31-46 |
| 13:07 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg misses the 2nd free throw | 31-46 |
| 13:07 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter grabs the board | 31-46 |
| 12:52 | South Carolina | Harold Morris misses the fadeaway in the paint | 31-46 |
| 12:50 | South Carolina | Harold Morris pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-46 |
| 12:32 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Woodrow Glickman | 33-46 |
| 12:28 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-46 |
| 12:26 | South Carolina | Harold Morris snags the defensive board | 33-46 |
| 12:11 | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Woodrow Glickman | 36-46 |
| 11:53 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Bill Greenman | 36-49 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Woodrow Glickman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Wei-Quo Meng (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Harold Morris (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Jackson (fairly fresh) C - Eldridge Kent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter's pass is intercepted by Eldridge Kent | 36-49 |
| 11:24 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent misses the floater from just outside the lane | 36-49 |
| 11:22 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Kevin Carter | 36-49 |
| 11:18 | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Leonard Barnes | 39-49 |
| 11:13 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 39-51 |
| 10:52 | South Carolina | Harold Morris knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 41-51 |
| 10:36 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Eldridge Kent, team foul #3 | 41-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski (PG), Carlos Winters (SG), William Pittman (SF), Gilberto Molina (PF), James Mayne (C) Woodrow Glickman, Wei-Quo Meng, Leonard Barnes, Harold Morris, Kevin Carter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (SG), Jerry Lee (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Nicholas Pegg, John Jackson, Eldridge Kent | |
| 10:14 | South Carolina | William Pittman misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-51 |
| 10:12 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee pulls down the rebound | 41-51 |
| 09:54 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant is hacked by James Mayne - foul #2 on James Mayne, team foul #4 | 41-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Wade (PG) Richard Johnson | |
| 09:29 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan's layup is rejected by William Pittman | 41-51 |
| 09:27 | South Carolina | William Pittman gets the rebound | 41-51 |
| 09:07 | South Carolina | James Mayne's floater is tipped away by Bill Greenman | 41-51 |
| 09:06 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jon Carnahan | 41-51 |
| 08:37 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses the 3 from the left wing | 41-51 |
| 08:35 | South Carolina | William Pittman pulls down the rebound | 41-51 |
| 08:30 | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Bill Greenman - foul #3 on Bill Greenman, team foul #4 | 41-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes (SF), Harold Morris (PF) William Pittman, Gilberto Molina | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), John Jackson (PF) Patrick Wade, Bill Greenman | |
| 08:30 | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski misses the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 08:30 | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 08:07 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 42-51 |
| 08:06 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson tips it but misses | 42-51 |
| 08:05 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes gets the rebound | 42-51 |
| 07:55 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-51 |
| 07:53 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 42-51 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ivan Derezinski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carlos Winters (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Morris (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - James Mayne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - John Jackson (fresh) C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 07:51 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman (PG) Ivan Derezinski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 07:31 | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 42-51 |
| 07:30 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jerry Lee | 42-51 |
| 07:13 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee comes up short on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Harold Morris - foul #2 on Harold Morris, team foul #5 | 42-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng (SG), Kevin Carter (C) Carlos Winters, James Mayne | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG), Eldridge Kent (C) Patrick Grant, Jon Carnahan | |
| 07:13 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 07:13 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 06:57 | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-53 |
| 06:56 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent snags the defensive board | 42-53 |
| 06:30 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent is fouled on the floor by Wei-Quo Meng - foul #3 on Wei-Quo Meng, team foul #6 | 42-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Todd Scheetz (C) John Jackson | |
| 06:12 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee can't finish the layup | 42-53 |
| 06:11 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Kevin Carter | 42-53 |
| 05:52 | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-53 |
| 05:50 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee grabs the board | 42-53 |
| 05:26 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee connects on the runner from close range set up by Nicholas Pegg | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:18 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter is called for traveling | 42-55 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carlos Winters (SG), William Pittman (SF), James Mayne (C) Wei-Quo Meng, Leonard Barnes, Harold Morris | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (PG), Jon Carnahan (C) Richard Johnson, Todd Scheetz | |
| 04:53 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 42-55 |
| 04:51 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan grabs the offensive rebound | 42-55 |
| 04:33 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Carlos Winters - foul #3 on Carlos Winters, team foul #7 | 42-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (PF) Jerry Lee | |
| 04:33 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg makes the free throw | 42-58 |
| 04:22 | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-58 |
| 04:20 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters grabs the offensive rebound | 42-58 |
| 04:08 | South Carolina | William Pittman is whistled for a carry | 42-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski (PG), Wei-Quo Meng (SG), Oscar Hernandez (SF), Gilberto Molina (C) Woodrow Glickman, Carlos Winters, Kevin Carter, James Mayne | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Bill Greenman (SF) Nicholas Pegg, Eldridge Kent | |
| 03:50 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Oscar Hernandez - foul #1 on Oscar Hernandez, team foul #8 | 42-58 |
| 03:50 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 1st free throw | 42-59 |
| 03:50 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 2nd free throw | 42-60 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ivan Derezinski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wei-Quo Meng (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Oscar Hernandez (fresh) PF - William Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gilberto Molina (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Jackson (fresh) C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 03:36 | South Carolina | William Pittman misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Patrick Grant - foul #1 on Patrick Grant, team foul #5 | 42-60 |
| 03:36 | South Carolina | William Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 43-60 |
| 03:36 | South Carolina | William Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:08 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-60 |
| 03:07 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman tips it home | 44-62 |
| 02:43 | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-62 |
| 02:42 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson gets the rebound | 44-62 |
| 02:13 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman blows the dunk | 44-62 |
| 02:12 | South Carolina | William Pittman pulls down the rebound | 44-62 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:53 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-62 |
| 01:51 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan snags the defensive board | 44-62 |
| 01:44 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses the lay-in | 44-62 |
| 01:42 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan tips it back up and in | 44-64 |
| 01:16 | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Patrick Grant - foul #2 on Patrick Grant, team foul #6 | 44-64 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kevin Carter (PF) Oscar Hernandez | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jerry Lee (PF) John Jackson | |
| 01:16 | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng makes the 1st free throw | 45-64 |
| 01:16 | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng makes the 2nd free throw | 46-64 |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant banks in the layup on a great pass from Jerry Lee | 46-66 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:45 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-66 |
| 00:44 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter can't tip it in | 46-66 |
| 00:43 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant pulls down the rebound | 46-66 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Richard Johnson | 46-68 |
| 00:11 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Wei-Quo Meng | 49-68 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson runs out the clock | 49-68 |