| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kingston (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jim Elliott (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Henry Walczak (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Don Batten (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Haldeman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lee Kugler (fresh) 6 pts. C - Stephen Vetter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott inbounds the ball | 30-25 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 30-25 |
| 19:40 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 19:12 | South Carolina | Kevin Jackson steps in front of the William Haldeman pass | 30-25 |
| 18:43 | Kentucky | John Nam misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-25 |
| 18:42 | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 18:24 | South Carolina | John Kingston picks off the pass by Fred Peterson | 30-25 |
| 18:20 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson jams it set up by John Kingston | 32-25 |
| 18:13 | South Carolina | Jim Elliott is called for the reach on William Haldeman - foul #2 on Jim Elliott, team foul #1 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett (PF) Kevin Jackson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 17:53 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler can't finish the layup | 32-25 |
| 17:51 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott grabs the defensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 17:39 | Kentucky | John Kingston is whistled for traveling | 32-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), Noel Snow (SG), Anthony Winkler (SF) John Nam, John Kingston, Jim Elliott | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 17:19 | South Carolina | William Haldeman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-25 |
| 17:18 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler grabs the board | 32-25 |
| 16:51 | Kentucky | Stephen Vetter denies the turnaround by Christopher Bennett | 32-25 |
| 16:50 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson pulls down the rebound | 32-25 |
| 16:41 | South Carolina | William Haldeman lays it up and in | 32-27 |
| 16:23 | Kentucky | Noel Snow misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 32-27 |
| 16:21 | South Carolina | Don Batten pulls down the rebound | 32-27 |
| 16:15 | South Carolina | Don Batten comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-27 |
| 16:13 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 16:11 | Kentucky | William Haldeman takes the ball from Anthony Winkler in the backcourt | 32-27 |
| 16:10 | South Carolina | William Haldeman blows the layup | 32-27 |
| 16:09 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson tips it in | 32-29 |
| 15:45 | Kentucky | Noel Snow can't finish the uncontested layup | 32-29 |
| 15:43 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler snags the offensive board | 32-29 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Sena (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Noel Snow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Winkler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Henry Walczak (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Don Batten (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Haldeman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Peterson (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lee Kugler (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Vetter (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), John Kingston (SG), Jim Elliott (SF), Kevin Jackson (PF) James Sena, Noel Snow, Anthony Winkler, Christopher Bennett | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alan Bell (PG), Ronald Libby (SF), Daniel Levinthal (PF), Moshe Petrovic (C) Don Batten, Fred Peterson, Lee Kugler, Stephen Vetter | |
| 15:22 | South Carolina | Alan Bell's pass is intercepted by Kevin Jackson | 32-29 |
| 15:01 | Kentucky | John Nam misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-29 |
| 15:00 | South Carolina | William Haldeman grabs the board | 32-29 |
| 14:43 | South Carolina | William Haldeman makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Moshe Petrovic | 32-32 |
| 14:14 | Kentucky | John Nam hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-32 |
| 13:53 | South Carolina | Alan Bell buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Daniel Levinthal | 34-35 |
| 13:47 | Kentucky | John Nam is hacked by Alan Bell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alan Bell, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler (PF), Noel Snow (C) Kevin Jackson, Henry Walczak | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Batten (PG), Fred Peterson (SF) William Haldeman, Ronald Libby | |
| 13:26 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by John Nam | 36-35 |
| 13:00 | South Carolina | Alan Bell makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Fred Peterson | 36-37 |
| 12:33 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler misses the lay-in | 36-37 |
| 12:32 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler gets the offensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 12:11 | Kentucky | John Kingston makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jim Elliott | 39-37 |
| 12:03 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal buries a shot in the lane | 39-39 |
| 11:47 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), Phillip Truesdell (SG), Harold Hendricks (SF), Kevin Jackson (PF), Christopher Bennett (C) John Nam, John Kingston, Jim Elliott, Anthony Winkler, Noel Snow | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Haldeman (SG), Ronald Libby (SF), Lee Kugler (PF), Stephen Vetter (C) Don Batten, Fred Peterson, Daniel Levinthal, Moshe Petrovic | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Sena (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Truesdell (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Harold Hendricks (fresh) PF - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 stl. C - Christopher Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Alan Bell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - William Haldeman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Libby (fresh) PF - Lee Kugler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Vetter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:29 | South Carolina | Alan Bell makes the shot in the lane | 39-41 |
| 11:07 | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on William Haldeman - foul #1 on William Haldeman, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Glen Brown (PG) Alan Bell | |
| 11:07 | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 11:07 | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell misses the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 11:07 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler grabs the board | 40-41 |
| 10:49 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler misses the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Phillip Truesdell - foul #2 on Phillip Truesdell, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler (SF) Harold Hendricks | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 10:49 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 10:49 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler misses the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 10:49 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 10:43 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson is open but misses the lay-in | 40-42 |
| 10:41 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson tips it in | 42-42 |
| 10:32 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler is fouled on the floor by Phillip Truesdell - foul #3 on Phillip Truesdell, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| 10:16 | South Carolina | Kevin Jackson is called for the reach on Stephen Vetter - foul #2 on Kevin Jackson, team foul #4 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Snow (SG), Henry Walczak (C) Phillip Truesdell, Christopher Bennett | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Batten (PG), Daniel Levinthal (PF) William Haldeman, Lee Kugler | |
| 10:11 | South Carolina | Kevin Jackson swats the short shot by Daniel Levinthal | 42-42 |
| 10:10 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 09:48 | Kentucky | James Sena misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-42 |
| 09:47 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 09:39 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal misses long on a jumper in the paint | 42-42 |
| 09:37 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 09:20 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-42 |
| 09:19 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Ronald Libby | 42-42 |
| 08:58 | South Carolina | Glen Brown misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 08:56 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal misses the tip | 42-42 |
| 08:54 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 08:33 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson misses the open dunk | 42-42 |
| 08:31 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to James Sena | 42-42 |
| 08:05 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 08:04 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Stephen Vetter | 42-42 |
| 07:47 | South Carolina | Don Batten comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 07:46 | Kentucky | James Sena snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 07:44 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), John Kingston (SG), Jim Elliott (SF), Phillip Truesdell (PF), Christopher Bennett (C) James Sena, Noel Snow, Anthony Winkler, Kevin Jackson, Henry Walczak | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alan Bell (PG), William Haldeman (SG), Fred Peterson (SF), Lee Kugler (PF), Moshe Petrovic (C) Don Batten, Glen Brown, Ronald Libby, Daniel Levinthal, Stephen Vetter | |
| 07:34 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler misses the shot from the right block | 42-42 |
| 07:32 | South Carolina | William Haldeman misses the tip | 42-42 |
| 07:30 | South Carolina | Alan Bell tips it back up and in | 42-44 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Kingston (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Elliott (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Phillip Truesdell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Alan Bell (fresh) 12 pts. SG - William Haldeman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lee Kugler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Moshe Petrovic (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Kentucky | John Kingston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-44 |
| 07:19 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-44 |
| 07:18 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| 07:02 | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell misses long on a shot from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 07:01 | Kentucky | John Nam pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 06:44 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by John Kingston | 44-44 |
| 06:29 | South Carolina | Alan Bell clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Christopher Bennett - foul #4 on Christopher Bennett, team foul #5 | 44-44 |
| 06:29 | South Carolina | Alan Bell misses the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 06:29 | South Carolina | Alan Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 06:29 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 06:07 | Kentucky | Fred Peterson denies the turnaround by Phillip Truesdell | 44-44 |
| 06:06 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett tips it back up and in | 46-44 |
| 05:53 | South Carolina | William Haldeman buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Alan Bell and he's hacked by Phillip Truesdell - foul #4 on Phillip Truesdell, team foul #6 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson (PF), Henry Walczak (C) Phillip Truesdell, Christopher Bennett | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 05:53 | South Carolina | William Haldeman makes the free throw | 46-47 |
| 05:27 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 05:25 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 05:17 | South Carolina | Alan Bell misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Kevin Jackson - foul #3 on Kevin Jackson, team foul #7 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Snow (SG), Anthony Winkler (SF) John Kingston, Jim Elliott | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 05:17 | South Carolina | Alan Bell makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 05:17 | South Carolina | Alan Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 05:08 | Kentucky | Noel Snow is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-49 |
| 05:07 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson tips it home | 48-49 |
| 05:04 | South Carolina | Alan Bell is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 48-49 |
| 04:50 | Kentucky | John Nam misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Moshe Petrovic - foul #4 on Moshe Petrovic, team foul #3 | 48-49 |
| 04:50 | Kentucky | John Nam makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 04:50 | Kentucky | John Nam makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 04:34 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Fred Peterson | 50-51 |
| 04:09 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), John Kingston (SG), Phillip Truesdell (PF), Christopher Bennett (C) John Nam, Noel Snow, Kevin Jackson, Henry Walczak | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Batten (PG), Ronald Libby (SF), Daniel Levinthal (PF) William Haldeman, Fred Peterson, Lee Kugler | |
| 03:57 | South Carolina | Alan Bell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 03:56 | South Carolina | Don Batten gets the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 03:39 | South Carolina | Alan Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 50-51 |
| 03:38 | Kentucky | James Sena snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 03:14 | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell can't throw it down | 50-51 |
| 03:13 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett misses the tip | 50-51 |
| 03:11 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Sena (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kingston (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Winkler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Phillip Truesdell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Christopher Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Don Batten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Bell (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Libby (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Daniel Levinthal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Moshe Petrovic (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:54 | South Carolina | Alan Bell comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 02:52 | Kentucky | James Sena snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 02:52 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), Jim Elliott (SF) James Sena, Phillip Truesdell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Haldeman (SG), Fred Peterson (SF), Stephen Vetter (C) Alan Bell, Ronald Libby, Moshe Petrovic | |
| 02:23 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott is hacked by Stephen Vetter - foul #1 on Stephen Vetter, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Snow (C) Anthony Winkler | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 02:08 | Kentucky | Noel Snow banks in the layup set up by John Nam and he's fouled by Stephen Vetter - foul #2 on Stephen Vetter, team foul #5 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson (PF), Henry Walczak (C) John Kingston, Christopher Bennett | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Kugler (PF) Daniel Levinthal | |
| 02:08 | Kentucky | Noel Snow makes the free throw | 53-51 |
| 01:59 | South Carolina | Henry Walczak swats the short shot by Fred Peterson | 53-51 |
| 01:58 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| 01:30 | Kentucky | Noel Snow scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Jim Elliott | 55-51 |
| 01:19 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson makes the jumper in the paint set up by William Haldeman | 55-53 |
| 01:16 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Vetter - foul #3 on Stephen Vetter, team foul #6 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Kingston (SG) Noel Snow | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic (C) Stephen Vetter | |
| 00:51 | Kentucky | John Kingston misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-53 |
| 00:49 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott tips it but misses | 55-53 |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson can't tip it in | 55-53 |
| 00:46 | South Carolina | William Haldeman grabs the board | 55-53 |
| 00:42 | South Carolina | Jim Elliott steps in front of the Fred Peterson pass | 55-53 |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott banks in the layup | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:33 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic double dribbles | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | John Kingston is hacked by Don Batten in the backcourt - foul #1 on Don Batten, team foul #7 | 57-53 |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | John Kingston misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:31 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| 00:27 | South Carolina | Don Batten is hacked by John Nam - foul #2 on John Nam, team foul #8 | 57-53 |
| 00:27 | South Carolina | Don Batten misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak is fouled in the backcourt by Don Batten - foul #2 on Don Batten, team foul #8 | 57-53 |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:26 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic grabs the defensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 00:22 | South Carolina | William Haldeman clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-53 |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak grabs the defensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak is hacked by Don Batten in the backcourt - foul #3 on Don Batten, team foul #9 | 57-53 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:19 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler grabs the defensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 00:11 | South Carolina | William Haldeman misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-53 |
| 00:09 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Moshe Petrovic | 57-53 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina | Don Batten comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-53 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Don Batten is called for the reach on Jim Elliott in the backcourt - foul #4 on Don Batten, team foul #10 | 57-53 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 59-53 |