| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Kenneth Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. SG - Clifford Upson (fresh) SF - Garry Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Viktor Palczewski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Herbert Michael (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Yong Chin (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Donald Scott (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Theodore Batista (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Severson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Marlon Kapoor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista inbounds the ball | 19-30 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor is called for traveling | 19-30 |
| 19:38 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis is fouled in the backcourt by Theodore Batista - foul #3 on Theodore Batista, team foul #1 | 19-30 |
| 19:20 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis misses the 3 from the right corner | 19-30 |
| 19:19 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Marlon Kapoor | 19-30 |
| 19:05 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Donald Scott | 19-32 |
| 19:03 | South Carolina | Yong Chin is called for the reach on Kenneth Lewis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Yong Chin, team foul #2 | 19-32 |
| 18:56 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 19-32 |
| 18:55 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski grabs the offensive board | 19-32 |
| 18:42 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis hits a wide open turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Garry Murphy | 21-32 |
| 18:21 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor misses badly on a shot from the left side | 21-32 |
| 18:20 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis grabs the board | 21-32 |
| 18:04 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Clifford Upson | 24-32 |
| 17:38 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson makes the runner near the basket set up by Donald Scott and the foul's on Viktor Palczewski - foul #3 on Viktor Palczewski, team foul #1 | 24-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang (SG), Salvador Castro (PF) Kenneth Lewis, Viktor Palczewski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Patrick Pullins (C) Yong Chin, Marlon Kapoor | |
| 17:38 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson misses the free throw | 24-34 |
| 17:38 | South Carolina | Salvador Castro grabs the board | 24-34 |
| 17:15 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-34 |
| 16:53 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista's floater is tipped away by Herbert Michael | 27-34 |
| 16:52 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker misses the tip | 27-34 |
| 16:50 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael pulls down the rebound | 27-34 |
| 16:29 | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Donald Scott - foul #2 on Donald Scott, team foul #3 | 27-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (PG), Raymond Lally (PF) Stephen Baker, Anthony Severson | |
| 16:29 | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang misses the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 16:29 | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang misses the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 16:29 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins pulls down the rebound | 27-34 |
| 16:04 | Kentucky | Yong Chin's pass is intercepted by Clifford Upson | 27-34 |
| 16:00 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson throws it down | 29-34 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Clifford Upson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stjepan Zhuang (fresh) SF - Garry Murphy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Salvador Castro (fresh) 2 reb. C - Herbert Michael (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Yong Chin (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Donald Scott (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Theodore Batista (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Lally (fresh) C - Patrick Pullins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Kentucky | Yong Chin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-34 |
| 15:32 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael snags the defensive board | 29-34 |
| 15:15 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 29-34 |
| 15:13 | Kentucky | Donald Scott pulls down the rebound | 29-34 |
| 14:57 | Kentucky | Yong Chin clanks a 3 from straight away | 29-34 |
| 14:55 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael gets the rebound | 29-34 |
| 14:32 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Theodore Batista - foul #4 on Theodore Batista, team foul #4 | 29-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis (PG), Viktor Palczewski (PF) Stjepan Zhuang, Herbert Michael | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Gilbert Lombard (SF), Anthony Severson (PF), Marlon Kapoor (C) Yong Chin, Theodore Batista, Raymond Lally, Patrick Pullins | |
| 14:32 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 14:32 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 14:14 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson scores on a shot from the right block | 31-36 |
| 13:57 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Salvador Castro | 34-36 |
| 13:28 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 34-36 |
| 13:27 | Kentucky | Donald Scott grabs the offensive board | 34-36 |
| 13:06 | Kentucky | Viktor Palczewski picks off the pass by Marlon Kapoor | 34-36 |
| 13:02 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame (SF), Herbert Michael (C) Clifford Upson, Salvador Castro | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (PG), Theodore Batista (SF), Raymond Lally (PF) Stephen Baker, Gilbert Lombard, Anthony Severson | |
| 12:44 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor misses the jumper from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 12:42 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 12:40 | South Carolina | Yong Chin steals the ball from Garry Murphy in the backcourt | 34-36 |
| 12:20 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor connects on the jump hook near the basket | 34-38 |
| 11:54 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Kenneth Lewis | 36-38 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Kenneth Lewis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. SG - Garry Murphy (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rufus Burlingame (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Viktor Palczewski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Herbert Michael (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Yong Chin (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Donald Scott (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Theodore Batista (tiring) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Raymond Lally (fresh) C - Marlon Kapoor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor misses the lay-in but the foul's on Herbert Michael - foul #1 on Herbert Michael, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clifford Upson (SG) Rufus Burlingame | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (SG), Gilbert Lombard (PF) Donald Scott, Raymond Lally | |
| 11:39 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 11:39 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor misses the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 11:39 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Viktor Palczewski | 36-39 |
| 11:27 | South Carolina | Marlon Kapoor blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Lewis | 36-39 |
| 11:26 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 11:07 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-39 |
| 11:05 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Yong Chin | 36-39 |
| 10:41 | Kentucky | Yong Chin drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jiao-Long Xue | 36-42 |
| 10:39 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 36-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame (SF), Salvador Castro (C) Clifford Upson, Herbert Michael | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Anthony Severson (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Yong Chin, Theodore Batista, Marlon Kapoor | |
| 10:14 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson hits a runner from close range on a great pass from Stephen Baker | 36-44 |
| 10:03 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski is hacked by Patrick Pullins - foul #1 on Patrick Pullins, team foul #5 | 36-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clifford Upson (SG), Herbert Michael (C) Rufus Burlingame, Salvador Castro | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Raymond Lally (PF) Gilbert Lombard | |
| 09:48 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy is wide open but clanks a shot from the right block | 36-44 |
| 09:47 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 09:33 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-44 |
| 09:31 | Kentucky | Raymond Lally snags the defensive board | 36-44 |
| 09:17 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 09:16 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy snags the defensive board | 36-44 |
| 09:11 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Clifford Upson | 38-44 |
| 08:53 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Severson | 38-46 |
| 08:38 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis misses the 3 from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 08:36 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy gets the offensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 08:24 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame (SF), Salvador Castro (C) Garry Murphy, Herbert Michael | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Theodore Batista (SF), Gilbert Lombard (PF), Marlon Kapoor (C) Stephen Baker, Jiao-Long Xue, Anthony Severson, Raymond Lally, Patrick Pullins | |
| 08:09 | Kentucky | Yong Chin comes up short on the 3 from the left corner but he's fouled by Viktor Palczewski - foul #4 on Viktor Palczewski, team foul #3 | 38-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Garry Murphy (SF) Viktor Palczewski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:09 | Kentucky | Yong Chin makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 08:09 | Kentucky | Yong Chin makes the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 08:09 | Kentucky | Yong Chin makes the 3rd free throw | 38-49 |
| 07:41 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Gilbert Lombard - foul #1 on Gilbert Lombard, team foul #6 | 38-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski (PF), Herbert Michael (C) Rufus Burlingame, Salvador Castro | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 07:41 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 07:41 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 07:41 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Marlon Kapoor | 39-49 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Kenneth Lewis (tiring) 16 pts. 8 reb. SG - Clifford Upson (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Garry Murphy (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Viktor Palczewski (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Herbert Michael (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Yong Chin (fresh) 18 pts. SG - Donald Scott (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Theodore Batista (tiring) 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Gilbert Lombard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marlon Kapoor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:12 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard's floater is tipped away by Viktor Palczewski | 39-49 |
| 07:11 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 06:44 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Yong Chin | 39-51 |
| 06:26 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis hits a runner from close range | 41-51 |
| 06:04 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame (SF), Salvador Castro (C) Clifford Upson, Herbert Michael | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Jiao-Long Xue (SG), Anthony Severson (PF), Raymond Lally (C) Yong Chin, Donald Scott, Gilbert Lombard, Marlon Kapoor | |
| 05:48 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 41-51 |
| 05:47 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker grabs the board | 41-51 |
| 05:20 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker's fadeaway is rejected by Salvador Castro | 41-51 |
| 05:19 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Rufus Burlingame | 41-51 |
| 05:07 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-51 |
| 05:06 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson snags the defensive board | 41-51 |
| 04:37 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Viktor Palczewski - foul #5 on Viktor Palczewski, team foul #4 | 41-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clifford Upson (PG), Stjepan Zhuang (SG), Herbert Michael (C) Kenneth Lewis, Viktor Palczewski, Salvador Castro | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (PG), Patrick Pullins (C) Jiao-Long Xue, Anthony Severson | |
| 04:37 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 04:37 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista misses the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 04:37 | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang grabs the defensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 04:32 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Scott (SG) Theodore Batista | |
| 04:11 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker is fouled on the floor by Garry Murphy - foul #1 on Garry Murphy, team foul #5 | 41-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis (PG) Stjepan Zhuang | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard (SF), Anthony Severson (PF) Stephen Baker, Raymond Lally | |
| 03:49 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson misses the fadeaway from the left side | 41-52 |
| 03:47 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 03:25 | Kentucky | Yong Chin scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Patrick Pullins | 41-55 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Kenneth Lewis (tiring) 18 pts. 8 reb. SG - Clifford Upson (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Garry Murphy (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rufus Burlingame (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Herbert Michael (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Yong Chin (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Scott (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gilbert Lombard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Severson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Pullins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:10 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-55 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang (SG), Salvador Castro (C) Kenneth Lewis, Herbert Michael | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (SG), Stephen Baker (SF), Marlon Kapoor (C) Donald Scott, Gilbert Lombard, Patrick Pullins | |
| 02:48 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson banks in the layup set up by Stephen Baker | 41-57 |
| 02:45 | South Carolina | Marlon Kapoor steals it from Stjepan Zhuang in the backcourt | 41-57 |
| 02:26 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jiao-Long Xue | 41-60 |
| 02:15 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy lays it in and the foul's on Marlon Kapoor - foul #2 on Marlon Kapoor, team foul #7 | 43-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis (PG), Herbert Michael (C) Stjepan Zhuang, Rufus Burlingame | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Theodore Batista (SF), Raymond Lally (PF) Yong Chin, Anthony Severson | |
| 02:15 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy misses the free throw | 43-60 |
| 02:15 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor grabs the defensive rebound | 43-60 |
| 01:48 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor clanks a floater in the lane | 43-60 |
| 01:47 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker snags the offensive board | 43-60 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:22 | Kentucky | Garry Murphy is called for the reach on Theodore Batista - foul #2 on Garry Murphy, team foul #6 | 43-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame (PF) Salvador Castro | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Anthony Severson (PF) Stephen Baker, Jiao-Long Xue, Raymond Lally | |
| 00:55 | Kentucky | Yong Chin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-60 |
| 00:54 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson can't tip it in | 43-60 |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson grabs the offensive board | 43-60 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | Yong Chin connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Donald Scott | 43-63 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:20 | South Carolina | Yong Chin takes the ball from Kenneth Lewis in the backcourt | 43-63 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Yong Chin lays it up and in | 43-65 |
| 00:13 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson is hacked by Donald Scott - foul #3 on Donald Scott, team foul #8 | 43-65 |
| 00:13 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson makes the 1st free throw | 44-65 |
| 00:13 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-65 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Yong Chin runs out the clock | 45-65 |