| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Mills (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Marvin Valente (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) 1 pts. C - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Reed Aliff (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Wesley Conklin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Bromley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Darrell Horner (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jack Kelley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente inbounds the ball | 38-30 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Kentucky | Mark Mills misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 19:36 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley grabs the defensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 19:31 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bromley's pass is intercepted by Mark Mills | 38-30 |
| 19:26 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente lays it in set up by Mark Mills | 40-30 |
| 19:22 | South Carolina | Mark Mills picks off the pass by Reed Aliff in the backcourt | 40-30 |
| 18:56 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-30 |
| 18:54 | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin gets the rebound | 40-30 |
| 18:30 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-30 |
| 18:28 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown snags the defensive board | 40-30 |
| 18:10 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen travels with the ball | 40-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone (SF), Huang-fu Huang (PF), Thomas Good (C) Marvin Valente, Ronald Raphael, Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Richard Harris (SG), Thomas Hudson (SF), Leo Parker (PF), James Thompson (C) Reed Aliff, Wesley Conklin, Jonathan Bromley, Darrell Horner, Jack Kelley | |
| 17:50 | South Carolina | Richard Harris comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 40-30 |
| 17:49 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen grabs the board | 40-30 |
| 17:20 | Kentucky | Mark Mills misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 40-30 |
| 17:19 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Darryl Allen | 40-30 |
| 16:57 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by James Thompson - foul #2 on James Thompson, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), John Jackson (SG), Marvin Valente (SF), Kenneth Brown (C) Darryl Allen, Mark Mills, Johnnie Stone, Thomas Good | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Herbert Danley (SG), Jonathan Bromley (SF) Richard Harris, Thomas Hudson | |
| 16:57 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 16:57 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 16:34 | South Carolina | James Thompson hits a runner near the basket | 42-32 |
| 16:15 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente misses the easy layup | 42-32 |
| 16:14 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson tips it in | 44-32 |
| 15:56 | South Carolina | James Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF), Thomas Good (C) Marvin Valente, Huang-fu Huang, Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Harris (SG), Thomas Hudson (SF), Darrell Horner (PF), Jack Kelley (C) Herbert Danley, Jonathan Bromley, Leo Parker, James Thompson | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Johnnie Stone (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) 1 pts. C - Thomas Good (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Vincent Visosky (fresh) SG - Richard Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Hudson (fresh) PF - Darrell Horner (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jack Kelley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-32 |
| 15:37 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael tips it in | 46-32 |
| 15:21 | South Carolina | Richard Harris misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-32 |
| 15:19 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-32 |
| 15:06 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Hudson | 46-34 |
| 14:39 | Kentucky | John Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Marvin Valente (SF), Kenneth Brown (C) Samuel Johnson, John Jackson, Johnnie Stone, Thomas Good | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Herbert Danley (SG), Jonathan Bromley (SF), Leo Parker (PF), James Thompson (C) Richard Harris, Thomas Hudson, Darrell Horner, Jack Kelley | |
| 14:32 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bromley's pass is intercepted by Mark Mills | 46-34 |
| 14:07 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown loses the dribble to Leo Parker | 46-34 |
| 13:53 | South Carolina | James Thompson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kenneth Brown - foul #2 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #1 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin (SG), Darrell Horner (PF) Herbert Danley, Leo Parker | |
| 13:53 | South Carolina | James Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 13:53 | South Carolina | James Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 13:53 | Kentucky | Mark Mills grabs the board | 46-34 |
| 13:24 | Kentucky | Darrell Horner is called for the reach on Kenneth Brown - foul #2 on Darrell Horner, team foul #2 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone (SF), Huang-fu Huang (PF), Thomas Good (C) Marvin Valente, Ronald Raphael, Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Harris (SG) Wesley Conklin | |
| 13:11 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone lays it up and in and he's hacked by James Thompson - foul #3 on James Thompson, team foul #3 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jack Kelley (C) James Thompson | |
| 13:11 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone makes the free throw | 49-34 |
| 12:57 | South Carolina | Richard Harris drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-36 |
| 12:33 | Kentucky | Richard Harris takes the ball from Huang-fu Huang | 49-36 |
| 12:31 | South Carolina | Thomas Good is called for the reach on Jonathan Bromley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Good, team foul #2 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), John Jackson (SG) Darryl Allen, Mark Mills | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin (SG), Thomas Hudson (SF), Leo Parker (PF), James Thompson (C) Richard Harris, Jonathan Bromley, Darrell Horner, Jack Kelley | |
| 12:20 | South Carolina | Thomas Hudson is whistled for a carry | 49-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Valente (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF) Johnnie Stone, Huang-fu Huang | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jonathan Bromley (SF) Thomas Hudson | |
| 11:55 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael misses the shot from close range | 49-36 |
| 11:53 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Leo Parker | 49-36 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marvin Valente (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Good (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Vincent Visosky (tiring) SG - Wesley Conklin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Bromley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Leo Parker (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Thompson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-36 |
| 11:28 | Kentucky | Thomas Good grabs the board | 49-36 |
| 11:23 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 49-36 |
| 11:21 | South Carolina | Leo Parker pulls down the rebound | 49-36 |
| 11:01 | South Carolina | The short jumper by James Thompson is denied by Thomas Good | 49-36 |
| 11:00 | Kentucky | John Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 10:42 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Ronald Raphael | 51-36 |
| 10:24 | South Carolina | James Thompson makes the runner from close range and the foul's on Thomas Good - foul #3 on Thomas Good, team foul #3 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Huang-fu Huang (PF), Kenneth Brown (C) Samuel Johnson, John Jackson, Marvin Valente, Ronald Raphael, Thomas Good | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Harris (SG), Thomas Hudson (SF), Darrell Horner (PF) Wesley Conklin, Jonathan Bromley, Leo Parker | |
| 10:24 | South Carolina | James Thompson misses the free throw | 51-38 |
| 10:24 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown pulls down the rebound | 51-38 |
| 10:12 | Kentucky | Mark Mills hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 51-38 |
| 10:10 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone grabs the offensive rebound | 51-38 |
| 09:46 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 51-38 |
| 09:44 | South Carolina | Thomas Hudson pulls down the rebound | 51-38 |
| 09:42 | South Carolina | Thomas Hudson double dribbles in the backcourt | 51-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Herbert Danley (SG), Jack Kelley (C) Richard Harris, James Thompson | |
| 09:20 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Darryl Allen | 53-38 |
| 08:53 | South Carolina | Thomas Hudson is fouled on the floor by Huang-fu Huang - foul #2 on Huang-fu Huang, team foul #4 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael (PF) Huang-fu Huang | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Harris (SG), Jonathan Bromley (SF) Herbert Danley, Thomas Hudson | |
| 08:39 | South Carolina | Johnnie Stone is called for the reach on Jack Kelley - foul #1 on Johnnie Stone, team foul #5 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), Allen Fisk (C) Johnnie Stone, Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin (SG) Richard Harris | |
| 08:19 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 53-40 |
| 08:00 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Wesley Conklin - foul #1 on Wesley Conklin, team foul #4 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (SG), Marvin Valente (SF) Samuel Johnson, Mark Mills | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Harris (SG), Leo Parker (PF), James Thompson (C) Wesley Conklin, Darrell Horner, Jack Kelley | |
| 08:00 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen makes the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 08:00 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 07:42 | South Carolina | James Thompson lays it up and in set up by Vincent Visosky | 55-42 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marvin Valente (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Raphael (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Allen Fisk (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Vincent Visosky (tired) 1 ast. SG - Richard Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Bromley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Leo Parker (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Thompson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:17 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-42 |
| 07:15 | South Carolina | James Thompson snags the defensive board | 55-42 |
| 06:57 | South Carolina | James Thompson misses long on a floater in the paint | 55-42 |
| 06:56 | Kentucky | Allen Fisk grabs the defensive rebound | 55-42 |
| 06:28 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by John Jackson and he's fouled by Leo Parker - foul #1 on Leo Parker, team foul #5 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Huang-fu Huang (PF), Kenneth Brown (C) Darryl Allen, John Jackson, Ronald Raphael, Allen Fisk | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Reed Aliff (PG), Wesley Conklin (SG), Thomas Hudson (SF), Darrell Horner (PF), Jack Kelley (C) Vincent Visosky, Richard Harris, Jonathan Bromley, Leo Parker, James Thompson | |
| 06:28 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the free throw | 58-42 |
| 06:11 | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Darrell Horner | 58-44 |
| 05:50 | Kentucky | Mark Mills steps out of bounds on the sideline | 58-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone (SF) Marvin Valente | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergio Martin (PG), Herbert Danley (SG) Reed Aliff, Wesley Conklin | |
| 05:34 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner can't connect on a shot from the right side | 58-44 |
| 05:32 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 58-44 |
| 05:26 | Kentucky | Mark Mills clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-44 |
| 05:25 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin pulls down the rebound | 58-44 |
| 05:20 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Reed Aliff (PG), Wesley Conklin (SG), Jonathan Bromley (SF) Sergio Martin, Herbert Danley, Thomas Hudson | |
| 04:51 | Kentucky | Darrell Horner denies the turnaround by Kenneth Brown | 58-44 |
| 04:49 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown hits the follow up shot | 60-44 |
| 04:46 | South Carolina | Johnnie Stone is called for the reach on Reed Aliff in the backcourt - foul #2 on Johnnie Stone, team foul #6 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (SG), Ronald Raphael (PF), Thomas Good (C) Mark Mills, Huang-fu Huang, Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergio Martin (PG), Thomas Hudson (SF), James Thompson (C) Reed Aliff, Jonathan Bromley, Jack Kelley | |
| 04:32 | South Carolina | James Thompson misses short on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Thomas Good - foul #4 on Thomas Good, team foul #7 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG) Samuel Johnson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Herbert Danley (SG), Jonathan Bromley (SF) Sergio Martin, Wesley Conklin, Thomas Hudson | |
| 04:32 | South Carolina | James Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 04:32 | South Carolina | James Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| 04:19 | Kentucky | John Jackson's pass is intercepted by James Thompson | 60-45 |
| 04:07 | South Carolina | James Thompson misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 60-45 |
| 04:05 | Kentucky | Thomas Good snags the defensive board | 60-45 |
| 03:38 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by John Jackson and he's hacked by Vincent Visosky - foul #3 on Vincent Visosky, team foul #6 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Marvin Valente (SF), Kenneth Brown (C) Graham Strong, Johnnie Stone, Thomas Good | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Reed Aliff (PG), Wesley Conklin (SG), Thomas Hudson (SF), Leo Parker (PF), Jack Kelley (C) Vincent Visosky, Herbert Danley, Jonathan Bromley, Darrell Horner, James Thompson | |
| 03:38 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael makes the free throw | 63-45 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Marvin Valente (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Raphael (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Reed Aliff (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Wesley Conklin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Hudson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Leo Parker (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jack Kelley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:22 | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Hudson | 63-48 |
| 02:57 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Ronald Raphael | 65-48 |
| 02:43 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-48 |
| 02:41 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown gets the rebound | 65-48 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:12 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael misses badly on a shot in the paint | 65-48 |
| 02:10 | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin snags the defensive board | 65-48 |
| 02:01 | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-48 |
| 01:59 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente snags the defensive board | 65-48 |
| 01:42 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-48 |
| 01:40 | South Carolina | Thomas Hudson grabs the board | 65-48 |
| 01:36 | South Carolina | Ronald Raphael picks off the pass by Jack Kelley in the backcourt | 65-48 |
| 01:12 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen comes up short on the 3 from the right corner but he's fouled by Reed Aliff - foul #1 on Reed Aliff, team foul #7 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mark Mills (SG) John Jackson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jonathan Bromley (SF), Darrell Horner (PF) Thomas Hudson, Leo Parker | |
| 01:12 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen makes the 1st free throw | 66-48 |
| 01:12 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 67-48 |
| 01:12 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen misses the 3rd free throw | 67-48 |
| 01:12 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner gets the rebound | 67-48 |
| 00:48 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff travels with the ball | 67-48 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown is fouled on the floor by Jack Kelley - foul #2 on Jack Kelley, team foul #8 | 67-48 |
| 00:28 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown makes the 1st free throw | 68-48 |
| 00:28 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 68-48 |
| 00:28 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Wesley Conklin | 68-48 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:25 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bromley is fouled in the backcourt by Darryl Allen - foul #1 on Darryl Allen, team foul #8 | 68-48 |
| 00:25 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bromley misses the 1st free throw | 68-48 |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 68-48 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen runs out the clock | 68-48 |