| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Kenneth Lewis (fresh) SG - Clifford Upson (fresh) SF - Garry Murphy (fresh) PF - Viktor Palczewski (fresh) C - Herbert Michael (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Baker (fresh) SG - Yong Chin (fresh) SF - Theodore Batista (fresh) PF - Anthony Severson (fresh) C - Marlon Kapoor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Kentucky | Garry Murphy picks off the pass by Anthony Severson | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Clifford Upson | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Yong Chin | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | South Carolina | Anthony Severson swats the layup by Garry Murphy | 2-2 |
| 18:30 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael gets the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Stephen Baker | 2-2 |
| 17:51 | Kentucky | Yong Chin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 17:49 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 17:31 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Herbert Michael | 4-2 |
| 17:08 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 4-2 |
| 17:07 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:05 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson is fouled in the backcourt by Yong Chin - foul #1 on Yong Chin, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Brandon Pierce (PG), Vasily Lukowski (SG), Stjepan Zhuang (SF), Rufus Burlingame (PF), Salvador Castro (C) Kenneth Lewis, Clifford Upson, Garry Murphy, Viktor Palczewski, Herbert Michael | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Gilbert Lombard (SF), Raymond Lally (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Stephen Baker, Yong Chin, Theodore Batista, Anthony Severson, Marlon Kapoor | |
| 16:50 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame loses the dribble to Gilbert Lombard | 4-2 |
| 16:23 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Donald Scott | 4-4 |
| 16:10 | South Carolina | Gilbert Lombard takes the ball from Brandon Pierce | 4-4 |
| 15:43 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Jiao-Long Xue, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis (PG), Clifford Upson (SG), Garry Murphy (SF), Viktor Palczewski (PF) Brandon Pierce, Vasily Lukowski, Stjepan Zhuang, Rufus Burlingame | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Yong Chin (SG), Anthony Severson (PF), Marlon Kapoor (C) Jiao-Long Xue, Donald Scott, Raymond Lally, Patrick Pullins | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Kenneth Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clifford Upson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Garry Murphy (fresh) PF - Viktor Palczewski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Salvador Castro (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Baker (fresh) SG - Yong Chin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gilbert Lombard (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Anthony Severson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marlon Kapoor (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-4 |
| 15:26 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Salvador Castro | 4-4 |
| 15:08 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Kenneth Lewis, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame (PF), Herbert Michael (C) Viktor Palczewski, Salvador Castro | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Raymond Lally (PF) Gilbert Lombard | |
| 14:39 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson misses short on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Kenneth Lewis - foul #2 on Kenneth Lewis, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang (PG), Viktor Palczewski (PF) Kenneth Lewis, Rufus Burlingame | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Theodore Batista (SF) Raymond Lally | |
| 14:39 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson misses the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 14:39 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 14:18 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 4-5 |
| 14:17 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 13:54 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Anthony Severson | 4-8 |
| 13:52 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 4-8 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame (SF), Salvador Castro (C) Stjepan Zhuang, Herbert Michael | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (PG), Raymond Lally (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Stephen Baker, Anthony Severson, Marlon Kapoor | |
| 13:33 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Salvador Castro - foul #1 on Salvador Castro, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Herbert Michael (C) Viktor Palczewski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 13:33 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins makes the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 13:33 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins misses the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 13:33 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael snags the defensive board | 4-9 |
| 13:12 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-9 |
| 13:10 | Kentucky | Raymond Lally grabs the defensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 12:47 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 4-9 |
| 12:45 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy grabs the board | 4-9 |
| 12:27 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson is called for 3 seconds | 4-9 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang (PG), Viktor Palczewski (PF) Rufus Burlingame, Salvador Castro | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Gilbert Lombard (SF), Anthony Severson (PF), Marlon Kapoor (C) Jiao-Long Xue, Yong Chin, Theodore Batista, Raymond Lally, Patrick Pullins | |
| 12:20 | Kentucky | Donald Scott is hacked by Garry Murphy - foul #1 on Garry Murphy, team foul #4 | 4-9 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame (SF) Garry Murphy | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 12:02 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 4-9 |
| 12:01 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski grabs the board | 4-9 |
| 11:44 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame is alone and drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Viktor Palczewski | 6-9 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Stjepan Zhuang (fresh) SG - Clifford Upson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rufus Burlingame (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Viktor Palczewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Herbert Michael (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Baker (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Scott (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gilbert Lombard (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Anthony Severson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Marlon Kapoor (fresh) | |
| 11:17 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-9 |
| 11:15 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson tips it home | 6-11 |
| 11:10 | South Carolina | Donald Scott is called for the reach on Clifford Upson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Scott, team foul #3 | 6-11 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Brandon Pierce (PG), Vasily Lukowski (SG), Garry Murphy (SF), Salvador Castro (C) Stjepan Zhuang, Clifford Upson, Rufus Burlingame, Herbert Michael | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (PG), Yong Chin (SG), Raymond Lally (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Stephen Baker, Donald Scott, Anthony Severson, Marlon Kapoor | |
| 10:58 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy misses the lay-in | 6-11 |
| 10:56 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard snags the defensive board | 6-11 |
| 10:35 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard misses the runner from the right block | 6-11 |
| 10:33 | Kentucky | Raymond Lally tips it home | 6-13 |
| 10:14 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski drills a driving attempt in the lane and the foul's on Raymond Lally - foul #1 on Raymond Lally, team foul #4 | 8-13 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clifford Upson (PG), Rufus Burlingame (SF), Herbert Michael (C) Brandon Pierce, Vasily Lukowski, Salvador Castro | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Theodore Batista (SF) Jiao-Long Xue, Gilbert Lombard | |
| 10:14 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski misses the free throw | 8-13 |
| 10:14 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins snags the defensive board | 8-13 |
| 09:55 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Stephen Baker, team foul #5 | 8-13 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang (PG) Rufus Burlingame | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Severson (PF), Marlon Kapoor (C) Raymond Lally, Patrick Pullins | |
| 09:51 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 8-13 |
| 09:28 | Kentucky | Yong Chin loses the dribble to Garry Murphy | 8-13 |
| 09:12 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-13 |
| 09:10 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Theodore Batista | 8-13 |
| 09:05 | Kentucky | Yong Chin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-13 |
| 09:03 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor tips it but misses | 8-13 |
| 09:01 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy grabs the board | 8-13 |
| 08:55 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Stjepan Zhuang | 10-13 |
| 08:31 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista is whistled for a carry | 10-13 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Brandon Pierce (PG), Rufus Burlingame (PF), Salvador Castro (C) Stjepan Zhuang, Viktor Palczewski, Herbert Michael | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Gilbert Lombard (SF), Raymond Lally (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Stephen Baker, Yong Chin, Theodore Batista, Anthony Severson, Marlon Kapoor | |
| 08:07 | South Carolina | Donald Scott takes the ball from Clifford Upson | 10-13 |
| 07:44 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 10-13 |
| 07:42 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue hits the follow up shot | 10-15 |
| 07:38 | South Carolina | Patrick Pullins is called for the reach on Salvador Castro in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Pullins, team foul #6 | 10-15 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vasily Lukowski (SG), Viktor Palczewski (PF), Herbert Michael (C) Brandon Pierce, Rufus Burlingame, Salvador Castro | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Clifford Upson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vasily Lukowski (fresh) SF - Garry Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Viktor Palczewski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Herbert Michael (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jiao-Long Xue (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Donald Scott (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gilbert Lombard (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Raymond Lally (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Pullins (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:28 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 07:26 | South Carolina | Vasily Lukowski gets the offensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 07:12 | South Carolina | Raymond Lally steals the ball from Garry Murphy | 10-15 |
| 06:50 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 10-15 |
| 06:48 | South Carolina | Vasily Lukowski grabs the defensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 06:31 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 10-15 |
| 06:29 | Kentucky | Raymond Lally gets the rebound | 10-15 |
| 06:03 | Kentucky | Donald Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-15 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame (SF), Salvador Castro (C) Vasily Lukowski, Herbert Michael | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Yong Chin (SG), Theodore Batista (SF), Anthony Severson (PF), Marlon Kapoor (C) Jiao-Long Xue, Donald Scott, Gilbert Lombard, Raymond Lally, Patrick Pullins | |
| 05:46 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski misses short on an open floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Anthony Severson - foul #1 on Anthony Severson, team foul #7 | 10-15 |
| 05:46 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski misses the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 05:46 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 05:27 | Kentucky | Yong Chin connects on the 3 from the right corner | 11-18 |
| 05:11 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-18 |
| 05:10 | South Carolina | Salvador Castro grabs the offensive board | 11-18 |
| 04:51 | South Carolina | Marlon Kapoor denies the turnaround by Viktor Palczewski | 11-18 |
| 04:49 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson pulls down the rebound | 11-18 |
| 04:33 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Yong Chin | 11-20 |
| 04:29 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson is hacked by Stephen Baker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Baker, team foul #8 | 11-20 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang (PG), Herbert Michael (C) Rufus Burlingame, Viktor Palczewski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Raymond Lally (PF) Theodore Batista | |
| 04:29 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson makes the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 04:29 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| 04:08 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson misses the dunk but the foul's on Stjepan Zhuang - foul #1 on Stjepan Zhuang, team foul #5 | 13-20 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski (PF) Salvador Castro | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (PG) Stephen Baker | |
| 04:08 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson makes the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 04:08 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-22 |
| 03:54 | South Carolina | Raymond Lally steals it from Viktor Palczewski | 13-22 |
| 03:28 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Anthony Severson, team foul #9 | 13-22 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis (PG), Rufus Burlingame (SF), Salvador Castro (PF) Stjepan Zhuang, Garry Murphy, Viktor Palczewski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Scott (SG), Gilbert Lombard (SF), Patrick Pullins (C) Yong Chin, Raymond Lally, Marlon Kapoor | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Kenneth Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clifford Upson (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rufus Burlingame (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Salvador Castro (fresh) 2 reb. C - Herbert Michael (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jiao-Long Xue (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Donald Scott (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gilbert Lombard (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Anthony Severson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Pullins (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:26 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-22 |
| 03:14 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Anthony Severson is blocked by Salvador Castro | 13-22 |
| 03:12 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame grabs the defensive rebound | 13-22 |
| 03:00 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 13-22 |
| 02:59 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins snags the defensive board | 13-22 |
| 02:35 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard is hacked by Rufus Burlingame - foul #1 on Rufus Burlingame, team foul #6 | 13-22 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Garry Murphy (SF), Viktor Palczewski (PF) Rufus Burlingame, Salvador Castro | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Yong Chin (SG), Theodore Batista (SF) Jiao-Long Xue, Donald Scott, Anthony Severson | |
| 02:10 | Kentucky | Yong Chin makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Stephen Baker | 13-25 |
| 01:59 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-25 |
| 01:57 | Kentucky | Yong Chin grabs the board | 13-25 |
| 01:30 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard is fouled on the floor by Clifford Upson - foul #1 on Clifford Upson, team foul #7 | 13-25 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang (SG), Rufus Burlingame (PF) Clifford Upson, Viktor Palczewski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Raymond Lally (PF), Marlon Kapoor (C) Theodore Batista, Patrick Pullins | |
| 01:30 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard makes the 1st free throw | 13-26 |
| 01:30 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard makes the 2nd free throw | 13-27 |
| 01:10 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski (PF), Salvador Castro (C) Stjepan Zhuang, Herbert Michael | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Scott (SG), Theodore Batista (SF) Yong Chin, Gilbert Lombard | |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor clanks a jumper from the left wing | 13-27 |
| 00:57 | Kentucky | Raymond Lally grabs the offensive board | 13-27 |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 13-27 |
| 00:42 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Salvador Castro | 13-27 |
| 00:24 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski blows the dunk | 13-27 |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker gets the rebound | 13-27 |
| 00:05 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Donald Scott | 13-30 |
| 00:01 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy buries a jumper from the right block | 15-30 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Donald Scott can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 15-30 |