| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Donald Cline (fresh) SG - Fang Chia (fresh) SF - Robert Bratcher (fresh) PF - Forest Woodward (fresh) C - Bobby Ackerson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Christopher Huynh (fresh) SG - Tommy Tobar (fresh) SF - Troy Curtis (fresh) PF - Otto Metcalf (fresh) C - Antony Rossi (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Antony Rossi - foul #1 on Antony Rossi, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:37 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | South Carolina | Troy Curtis can't finish the uncontested layup | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | South Carolina | Christopher Huynh tips it home | 2-2 |
| 19:07 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Forest Woodward | 4-2 |
| 18:53 | South Carolina | Otto Metcalf misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 4-2 |
| 18:52 | South Carolina | Christopher Huynh tips it but misses | 4-2 |
| 18:50 | South Carolina | Otto Metcalf gets the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:42 | South Carolina | Troy Curtis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 4-2 |
| 18:41 | Kentucky | Fang Chia pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:25 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson is hacked by Antony Rossi - foul #2 on Antony Rossi, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rafael Pineiro (C) Antony Rossi | |
| 18:07 | Kentucky | Forest Woodward is fouled on the floor by Otto Metcalf - foul #1 on Otto Metcalf, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| 17:50 | Kentucky | Forest Woodward can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 4-2 |
| 17:48 | South Carolina | Otto Metcalf pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:44 | South Carolina | Tommy Tobar can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 17:43 | Kentucky | Robert Bratcher gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:17 | Kentucky | Donald Cline hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 17:15 | South Carolina | Rafael Pineiro grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:00 | South Carolina | Tommy Tobar clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 16:59 | Kentucky | Forest Woodward grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:42 | Kentucky | Forest Woodward misses the easy layup | 4-2 |
| 16:41 | South Carolina | Troy Curtis pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:37 | South Carolina | Christopher Huynh is hacked by Donald Cline in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Cline, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega (PG), Warren Ellis (SG), Vlade Topolski (C) Donald Cline, Fang Chia, Bobby Ackerson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Harrell (PG), Travis Glade (SG), Matthew Alexander (SF), Lupe Vasquez (PF), Frank Henning (C) Christopher Huynh, Tommy Tobar, Troy Curtis, Otto Metcalf, Rafael Pineiro | |
| 16:27 | South Carolina | Lupe Vasquez comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 4-2 |
| 16:25 | South Carolina | Travis Glade misses the tip | 4-2 |
| 16:24 | Kentucky | Robert Bratcher grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:03 | Kentucky | Travis Glade steps in front of the Forest Woodward pass | 4-2 |
| 15:55 | South Carolina | Lupe Vasquez blows the dunk but he's hacked by Warren Ellis - foul #1 on Warren Ellis, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 15:55 | South Carolina | Lupe Vasquez makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 15:55 | South Carolina | Lupe Vasquez makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Noriega (fresh) SG - Warren Ellis (fresh) SF - Robert Bratcher (fairly fresh) PF - Forest Woodward (fairly fresh) C - Vlade Topolski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Harrell (fresh) SG - Travis Glade (fresh) SF - Matthew Alexander (fresh) PF - Lupe Vasquez (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Henning (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Kentucky | Vlade Topolski can't connect on a floater from the right block | 4-4 |
| 15:28 | South Carolina | Lupe Vasquez grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 15:15 | South Carolina | Robert Harrell drills a shot from the right side | 4-6 |
| 14:55 | Kentucky | Warren Ellis's pass is intercepted by Matthew Alexander | 4-6 |
| 14:38 | South Carolina | Robert Harrell banks in the layup | 4-8 |
| 14:20 | Kentucky | Forest Woodward lays it in on a nice dish by Christopher Noriega | 6-8 |
| 14:03 | South Carolina | Robert Bratcher is called for the reach on Robert Harrell - foul #1 on Robert Bratcher, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Cline (PG), Fang Chia (SG), Alexei Ostrowski (SF), Robert Mooneyhan (PF), Bobby Ackerson (C) Christopher Noriega, Warren Ellis, Robert Bratcher, Forest Woodward, Vlade Topolski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Tommy Tobar (SG), Troy Curtis (SF), Otto Metcalf (PF), Rafael Pineiro (C) Travis Glade, Matthew Alexander, Lupe Vasquez, Frank Henning | |
| 13:52 | South Carolina | Donald Cline steals it from Rafael Pineiro | 6-8 |
| 13:48 | Kentucky | Robert Mooneyhan lays it up and in on a great pass from Donald Cline | 8-8 |
| 13:30 | South Carolina | Otto Metcalf's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-8 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Huynh (PG), Lupe Vasquez (PF) Robert Harrell, Otto Metcalf | |
| 13:12 | Kentucky | Christopher Huynh takes the ball from Fang Chia | 8-8 |
| 13:09 | South Carolina | Christopher Huynh can't finish the layup | 8-8 |
| 13:07 | South Carolina | Rafael Pineiro grabs the offensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 13:02 | South Carolina | Tommy Tobar connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Troy Curtis | 8-11 |
| 12:43 | Kentucky | Robert Mooneyhan lays it in | 10-11 |
| 12:36 | South Carolina | Bobby Ackerson is called for the reach on Rafael Pineiro - foul #1 on Bobby Ackerson, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Bratcher (SF), Vlade Topolski (PF) Alexei Ostrowski, Robert Mooneyhan | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Harrell (PG), Matthew Alexander (SF), Otto Metcalf (PF), Frank Henning (C) Christopher Huynh, Troy Curtis, Lupe Vasquez, Rafael Pineiro | |
| 12:20 | South Carolina | Frank Henning is whistled for a carry | 10-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lupe Vasquez (SF) Matthew Alexander | |
| 11:58 | Kentucky | Tommy Tobar picks off the pass by Bobby Ackerson | 10-11 |
| 11:55 | South Carolina | Tommy Tobar lays it up and in | 10-13 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Donald Cline (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Fang Chia (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Bratcher (fairly fresh) PF - Vlade Topolski (fresh) C - Bobby Ackerson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Harrell (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Tommy Tobar (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lupe Vasquez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Otto Metcalf (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Henning (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Kentucky | Fang Chia misses short on a 3 from straight away | 10-13 |
| 11:35 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson tips it in | 12-13 |
| 11:16 | South Carolina | Tommy Tobar is called for traveling | 12-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega (PG), Warren Ellis (SG), Forest Woodward (PF), Michael Wolfe (C) Donald Cline, Fang Chia, Vlade Topolski, Bobby Ackerson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Huynh (PG), Travis Glade (SG), Troy Curtis (SF), Rafael Pineiro (C) Robert Harrell, Tommy Tobar, Lupe Vasquez, Frank Henning | |
| 10:57 | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 12-13 |
| 10:55 | Kentucky | Michael Wolfe tips it back up and in | 14-13 |
| 10:40 | South Carolina | Rafael Pineiro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alexei Ostrowski (SF) Robert Bratcher | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Tommy Tobar (SG), Matthew Alexander (SF), Lupe Vasquez (PF) Travis Glade, Troy Curtis, Otto Metcalf | |
| 10:28 | Kentucky | Warren Ellis hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Noriega | 16-13 |
| 10:06 | South Carolina | Rafael Pineiro clanks a jump hook in the paint | 16-13 |
| 10:04 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Alexei Ostrowski | 16-13 |
| 09:35 | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 16-13 |
| 09:33 | South Carolina | Rafael Pineiro snags the defensive board | 16-13 |
| 09:27 | South Carolina | Christopher Huynh scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Lupe Vasquez | 16-15 |
| 09:07 | Kentucky | Forest Woodward blows the dunk | 16-15 |
| 09:05 | Kentucky | Alexei Ostrowski gets the offensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 08:49 | Kentucky | Christopher Huynh takes the ball from Christopher Noriega | 16-15 |
| 08:30 | South Carolina | Tommy Tobar misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-15 |
| 08:28 | Kentucky | Alexei Ostrowski gets the rebound | 16-15 |
| 08:23 | Kentucky | Warren Ellis knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Alexei Ostrowski | 18-15 |
| 08:20 | South Carolina | Tommy Tobar is fouled in the backcourt by Warren Ellis - foul #2 on Warren Ellis, team foul #5 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Cline (PG), Fang Chia (SG), Robert Bratcher (SF), Vlade Topolski (PF), Bobby Ackerson (C) Christopher Noriega, Warren Ellis, Alexei Ostrowski, Forest Woodward, Michael Wolfe | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Harrell (PG), Travis Glade (SG), Troy Curtis (SF), Otto Metcalf (PF), Frank Henning (C) Christopher Huynh, Tommy Tobar, Matthew Alexander, Lupe Vasquez, Rafael Pineiro | |
| 08:09 | South Carolina | Vlade Topolski denies the turnaround by Troy Curtis | 18-15 |
| 08:07 | Kentucky | Fang Chia grabs the board | 18-15 |
| 07:42 | Kentucky | Fang Chia knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 21-15 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Donald Cline (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Fang Chia (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Bratcher (fairly fresh) PF - Vlade Topolski (fresh) C - Bobby Ackerson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Harrell (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Travis Glade (fresh) SF - Troy Curtis (fresh) PF - Otto Metcalf (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Henning (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | South Carolina | Robert Harrell clanks a shot from the right side | 21-15 |
| 07:30 | Kentucky | Donald Cline pulls down the rebound | 21-15 |
| 07:05 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson misses the shot from the right block | 21-15 |
| 07:04 | Kentucky | Vlade Topolski misses the tip | 21-15 |
| 07:03 | South Carolina | Otto Metcalf snags the defensive board | 21-15 |
| 06:45 | South Carolina | Travis Glade lays it in on a great pass from Robert Harrell and he's fouled by Robert Bratcher - foul #2 on Robert Bratcher, team foul #6 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Mooneyhan (PF) Robert Bratcher | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Tommy Tobar (SG) Frank Henning | |
| 06:45 | South Carolina | Travis Glade makes the free throw | 21-18 |
| 06:26 | Kentucky | Vlade Topolski misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 21-18 |
| 06:25 | South Carolina | Otto Metcalf grabs the board | 21-18 |
| 06:22 | South Carolina | Robert Harrell double dribbles in the backcourt | 21-18 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega (PG), Forest Woodward (PF) Donald Cline, Vlade Topolski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Huynh (PG), Frank Henning (C) Robert Harrell, Travis Glade | |
| 05:58 | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Fang Chia and the foul's on Christopher Huynh - foul #1 on Christopher Huynh, team foul #4 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alexei Ostrowski (SF) Forest Woodward | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Harrell (PG) Christopher Huynh | |
| 05:58 | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega makes the free throw | 24-18 |
| 05:44 | South Carolina | Tommy Tobar misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 24-18 |
| 05:43 | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega pulls down the rebound | 24-18 |
| 05:38 | Kentucky | Alexei Ostrowski is hacked by Otto Metcalf - foul #2 on Otto Metcalf, team foul #5 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Huynh (PG), Travis Glade (SG), Lupe Vasquez (PF), Rafael Pineiro (C) Robert Harrell, Tommy Tobar, Otto Metcalf, Frank Henning | |
| 05:22 | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 24-18 |
| 05:21 | South Carolina | Lupe Vasquez pulls down the rebound | 24-18 |
| 05:08 | South Carolina | Christopher Huynh clanks a jumper from the left wing | 24-18 |
| 05:07 | South Carolina | Rafael Pineiro tips it back up and in | 24-20 |
| 04:39 | Kentucky | Rafael Pineiro is called for the reach on Bobby Ackerson - foul #1 on Rafael Pineiro, team foul #6 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Cline (PG), Vlade Topolski (SF), Forest Woodward (PF), Michael Wolfe (C) Christopher Noriega, Alexei Ostrowski, Robert Mooneyhan, Bobby Ackerson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Harrell (PG), Tommy Tobar (SG), Frank Henning (C) Christopher Huynh, Travis Glade, Rafael Pineiro | |
| 04:21 | Kentucky | Forest Woodward knocks in the fadeaway from the left side and he's fouled by Robert Harrell - foul #1 on Robert Harrell, team foul #7 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Matthew Alexander (SF), Antony Rossi (C) Troy Curtis, Frank Henning | |
| 04:21 | Kentucky | Forest Woodward misses the free throw | 26-20 |
| 04:21 | South Carolina | Antony Rossi pulls down the rebound | 26-20 |
| 04:19 | South Carolina | Matthew Alexander throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-20 |
| 04:06 | Kentucky | Michael Wolfe slams it home set up by Fang Chia | 28-20 |
| 03:52 | South Carolina | Fang Chia is called for the reach on Matthew Alexander - foul #1 on Fang Chia, team foul #7 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Warren Ellis (SG), Robert Bratcher (SF) Fang Chia, Forest Woodward | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Huynh (PG), Otto Metcalf (PF) Robert Harrell, Lupe Vasquez | |
| 03:52 | South Carolina | Matthew Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 03:52 | South Carolina | Matthew Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 03:33 | Kentucky | Donald Cline is fouled on the floor by Antony Rossi - foul #3 on Antony Rossi, team foul #8 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Harrell (PG), Troy Curtis (SF), Frank Henning (C) Christopher Huynh, Matthew Alexander, Antony Rossi | |
| 03:33 | Kentucky | Donald Cline makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 03:33 | Kentucky | Donald Cline makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Donald Cline (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Ellis (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Bratcher (fresh) PF - Vlade Topolski (fresh) C - Michael Wolfe (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Harrell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Tobar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Troy Curtis (fairly fresh) PF - Otto Metcalf (fresh) 4 reb. C - Frank Henning (fresh) | |
| 03:26 | South Carolina | Frank Henning loses the dribble to Vlade Topolski | 30-22 |
| 03:08 | Kentucky | Donald Cline buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Bratcher | 33-22 |
| 02:53 | South Carolina | Donald Cline is called for the reach on Robert Harrell - foul #2 on Donald Cline, team foul #8 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega (PG), Alexei Ostrowski (PF), Bobby Ackerson (C) Donald Cline, Vlade Topolski, Michael Wolfe | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Huynh (PG) Frank Henning | |
| 02:53 | South Carolina | Robert Harrell makes the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 02:53 | South Carolina | Robert Harrell makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 02:30 | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega travels with the ball | 33-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Travis Glade (SG), Rafael Pineiro (C) Tommy Tobar, Robert Harrell | |
| 02:13 | South Carolina | Robert Bratcher denies the turnaround by Rafael Pineiro | 33-24 |
| 02:11 | Kentucky | Alexei Ostrowski snags the defensive board | 33-24 |
| 02:06 | Kentucky | Robert Bratcher drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Christopher Noriega | 35-24 |
| 02:02 | South Carolina | Bobby Ackerson denies the turnaround by Christopher Huynh | 35-24 |
| 02:01 | South Carolina | Rafael Pineiro grabs the offensive board | 35-24 |
| 01:42 | South Carolina | Rafael Pineiro lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Christopher Huynh | 35-26 |
| 01:16 | Kentucky | Troy Curtis takes the ball from Warren Ellis | 35-26 |
| 01:13 | South Carolina | Troy Curtis lays it in | 35-28 |
| 00:51 | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-28 |
| 00:49 | South Carolina | Otto Metcalf grabs the board | 35-28 |
| 00:37 | South Carolina | Christopher Huynh misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 35-28 |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson pulls down the rebound | 35-28 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Bobby Ackerson | 37-28 |
| 00:08 | South Carolina | Travis Glade is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 37-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Cline (PG), Fang Chia (SG), Forest Woodward (PF), Vlade Topolski (C) Christopher Noriega, Warren Ellis, Alexei Ostrowski, Bobby Ackerson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Harrell (PG), Tommy Tobar (SG), Matthew Alexander (SF), Lupe Vasquez (PF), Frank Henning (C) Christopher Huynh, Travis Glade, Troy Curtis, Otto Metcalf, Rafael Pineiro | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Donald Cline is hacked by Robert Harrell - foul #2 on Robert Harrell, team foul #9 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Wolfe (C) Robert Bratcher | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Donald Cline misses the 1st free throw | 37-28 |