| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Yevgeny Witkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Russell Keasler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Quinton Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Zachary Postell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Roger House (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Saddler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alonzo Montoya (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Moorehead (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Christopher Owens (fresh) 6 pts. C - Paul Vecchio (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt inbounds the ball | 22-30 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt is hacked by Frank Moorehead - foul #1 on Frank Moorehead, team foul #1 | 22-30 |
| 19:16 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 22-30 |
| 19:15 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Christopher Owens | 22-30 |
| 18:54 | Kentucky | Frank Moorehead knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Saddler and he's hacked by Roger House - foul #3 on Roger House, team foul #1 | 22-32 |
| 18:54 | Kentucky | Frank Moorehead makes the free throw | 22-33 |
| 18:30 | South Carolina | Russell Keasler misses the fadeaway from the right side | 22-33 |
| 18:28 | South Carolina | Roger House tips it back up and in | 24-33 |
| 18:25 | Kentucky | Yevgeny Witkowski steals it from Robert Saddler in the backcourt | 24-33 |
| 18:09 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Russell Keasler | 26-33 |
| 18:00 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya misses short on a floater from the right wing | 26-33 |
| 17:58 | Kentucky | Robert Saddler tips it back up and in | 26-35 |
| 17:33 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 26-35 |
| 17:32 | Kentucky | Frank Moorehead snags the defensive board | 26-35 |
| 17:18 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens double dribbles | 26-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jay Townsend (SF) Quinton Hunt | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:00 | South Carolina | Russell Keasler misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Christopher Owens - foul #1 on Christopher Owens, team foul #2 | 26-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Henry Elms (PF) Zachary Postell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Maurice Barnes (SF) Alonzo Montoya | |
| 17:00 | South Carolina | Russell Keasler makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 17:00 | South Carolina | Russell Keasler misses the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 17:00 | Kentucky | Paul Vecchio pulls down the rebound | 27-35 |
| 16:43 | Kentucky | Robert Saddler's floater is knocked away by Roger House | 27-35 |
| 16:41 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Henry Elms | 27-35 |
| 16:24 | South Carolina | Roger House is hacked by Paul Vecchio - foul #1 on Paul Vecchio, team foul #3 | 27-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Simmons (PG), Charles Baggett (SG), Luis Gibson (C) Yevgeny Witkowski, Russell Keasler, Roger House | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Ottinger (SG), Norris Beal (PF), Patrick Owens (C) Robert Saddler, Christopher Owens, Paul Vecchio | |
| 16:01 | South Carolina | Patrick Owens steps in front of the Jay Townsend pass | 27-35 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Christopher Simmons (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Baggett (fresh) SF - Jay Townsend (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry Elms (fresh) 5 reb. C - Luis Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Frank Moorehead (fresh) 13 pts. SG - James Ottinger (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Maurice Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Norris Beal (fresh) 3 reb. C - Patrick Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Kentucky | Frank Moorehead comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 27-35 |
| 15:36 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson grabs the board | 27-35 |
| 15:16 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 27-35 |
| 15:14 | Kentucky | Norris Beal grabs the defensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 14:58 | Kentucky | Frank Moorehead misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-35 |
| 14:56 | South Carolina | Christopher Simmons grabs the board | 27-35 |
| 14:45 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson's floater is tipped away by Patrick Owens | 27-35 |
| 14:43 | South Carolina | Henry Elms hits the follow up shot | 29-35 |
| 14:16 | Kentucky | Henry Elms swats the layup by Frank Moorehead | 29-35 |
| 14:14 | South Carolina | Henry Elms snags the defensive board | 29-35 |
| 13:53 | South Carolina | Christopher Simmons can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-35 |
| 13:51 | South Carolina | Jay Townsend gets the offensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 13:37 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson misses short on a jumper from the right side | 29-35 |
| 13:35 | South Carolina | Henry Elms hits the follow up shot | 31-35 |
| 13:14 | Kentucky | Frank Moorehead can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 31-35 |
| 13:12 | Kentucky | Norris Beal misses the tip | 31-35 |
| 13:10 | Kentucky | Maurice Barnes pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 12:52 | Kentucky | Norris Beal misses short on a turnaround from close range | 31-35 |
| 12:51 | South Carolina | Henry Elms grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 12:28 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-35 |
| 12:26 | Kentucky | James Ottinger gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 12:09 | Kentucky | Frank Moorehead misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 12:08 | Kentucky | Norris Beal pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 11:53 | Kentucky | Frank Moorehead scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Ottinger and the foul's on Christopher Simmons - foul #2 on Christopher Simmons, team foul #2 | 31-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski (PG), Russell Keasler (SG), Quinton Hunt (SF), Zachary Postell (PF), Roger House (C) Christopher Simmons, Charles Baggett, Jay Townsend, Henry Elms, Luis Gibson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Saddler (PG), Alonzo Montoya (SG), Christopher Owens (PF), Paul Vecchio (C) James Ottinger, Maurice Barnes, Norris Beal, Patrick Owens | |
| 11:53 | Kentucky | Frank Moorehead makes the free throw | 31-38 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Yevgeny Witkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SG - Russell Keasler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Quinton Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Zachary Postell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Roger House (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Saddler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alonzo Montoya (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Moorehead (fairly fresh) 16 pts. PF - Christopher Owens (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Vecchio (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 11:41 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski buries a runner from the left block and the foul's on Alonzo Montoya - foul #3 on Alonzo Montoya, team foul #4 | 33-38 |
| 11:41 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski makes the free throw | 34-38 |
| 11:28 | Kentucky | Robert Saddler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-38 |
| 11:27 | South Carolina | Zachary Postell gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 10:58 | South Carolina | Roger House's floater is knocked away by Paul Vecchio | 34-38 |
| 10:56 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Christopher Owens | 34-38 |
| 10:35 | Kentucky | Paul Vecchio travels with the ball | 34-38 |
| 10:15 | South Carolina | Paul Vecchio takes the ball from Quinton Hunt | 34-38 |
| 10:03 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 09:40 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 34-41 |
| 09:39 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| 09:10 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Roger House - foul #4 on Roger House, team foul #3 | 34-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jay Townsend (SF) Quinton Hunt | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Maurice Barnes (SF) Frank Moorehead | |
| 09:10 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 09:10 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 08:52 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Jay Townsend | 36-43 |
| 08:35 | Kentucky | Robert Saddler misses short on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Zachary Postell - foul #1 on Zachary Postell, team foul #4 | 36-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Baggett (SG), Henry Elms (PF), Luis Gibson (C) Russell Keasler, Zachary Postell, Roger House | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Ottinger (SG), Norris Beal (C) Alonzo Montoya, Paul Vecchio | |
| 08:35 | Kentucky | Robert Saddler misses the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 08:35 | Kentucky | Robert Saddler misses the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 08:35 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Henry Elms | 36-43 |
| 08:12 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Jay Townsend | 38-43 |
| 07:56 | Kentucky | Robert Saddler hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Ottinger | 38-45 |
| 07:27 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Robert Saddler - foul #1 on Robert Saddler, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt (SF), Roger House (C) Jay Townsend, Luis Gibson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya (SG), Paul Vecchio (C) James Ottinger, Christopher Owens | |
| 07:27 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski makes the free throw | 41-45 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Yevgeny Witkowski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. SG - Charles Baggett (fresh) SF - Quinton Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Henry Elms (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - Roger House (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Saddler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alonzo Montoya (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Maurice Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norris Beal (fresh) 6 reb. C - Paul Vecchio (fresh) 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:11 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Charles Baggett - foul #1 on Charles Baggett, team foul #5 | 41-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Simmons (PG), Russell Keasler (SG), Zachary Postell (PF) Yevgeny Witkowski, Charles Baggett, Henry Elms | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 07:11 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 07:11 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 06:44 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Maurice Barnes - foul #2 on Maurice Barnes, team foul #6 | 41-47 |
| 06:44 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 06:44 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 06:24 | Kentucky | Robert Saddler misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 42-47 |
| 06:22 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Roger House | 42-47 |
| 05:56 | South Carolina | Roger House misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Paul Vecchio - foul #2 on Paul Vecchio, team foul #7 | 42-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Frank Moorehead (PG), Christopher Owens (PF) Robert Saddler, Norris Beal | |
| 05:56 | South Carolina | Roger House makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 05:56 | South Carolina | Roger House makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 05:29 | Kentucky | Frank Moorehead is fouled on the floor by Christopher Simmons - foul #3 on Christopher Simmons, team foul #6 | 44-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski (PG), Henry Elms (PF) Christopher Simmons, Zachary Postell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Saddler (PG), James Ottinger (SG), Patrick Owens (C) Alonzo Montoya, Maurice Barnes, Paul Vecchio | |
| 05:08 | Kentucky | Frank Moorehead misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-47 |
| 05:06 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens tips it back up and in | 44-49 |
| 04:39 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-49 |
| 04:38 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Christopher Owens | 44-49 |
| 04:34 | Kentucky | Robert Saddler misses badly on a shot from the left side | 44-49 |
| 04:33 | Kentucky | Patrick Owens snags the offensive board | 44-49 |
| 04:18 | Kentucky | Frank Moorehead comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Quinton Hunt - foul #2 on Quinton Hunt, team foul #7 | 44-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Baggett (SG), Jay Townsend (SF), Zachary Postell (PF), Luis Gibson (C) Russell Keasler, Quinton Hunt, Henry Elms, Roger House | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya (SG), Maurice Barnes (SF), Paul Vecchio (C) Robert Saddler, James Ottinger, Patrick Owens | |
| 04:18 | Kentucky | Frank Moorehead makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 04:18 | Kentucky | Frank Moorehead makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 03:56 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-51 |
| 03:54 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| 03:37 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens misses long on a floater from the right block | 44-51 |
| 03:35 | South Carolina | Zachary Postell gets the rebound | 44-51 |
| 03:09 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Baggett | 46-51 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Yevgeny Witkowski (fresh) 15 pts. 3 stl. SG - Charles Baggett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jay Townsend (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Zachary Postell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Luis Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Frank Moorehead (fresh) 18 pts. SG - Alonzo Montoya (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Maurice Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Owens (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Paul Vecchio (fresh) 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:44 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens scores on a floater from the right wing | 46-53 |
| 02:44 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Russell Keasler (SG), Quinton Hunt (SF), Roger House (C) Charles Baggett, Jay Townsend, Luis Gibson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Saddler (PG) Maurice Barnes | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:18 | South Carolina | Christopher Owens swats the layup by Yevgeny Witkowski | 46-53 |
| 02:17 | South Carolina | Zachary Postell gets the offensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 01:54 | South Carolina | Zachary Postell scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Russell Keasler | 48-53 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:38 | Kentucky | Frank Moorehead makes the jumpshot from the right side | 48-55 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:28 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt travels with the ball | 48-55 |
| 01:10 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya is hacked by Russell Keasler - foul #1 on Russell Keasler, team foul #8 | 48-55 |
| 01:10 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 01:10 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:50 | South Carolina | Russell Keasler comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-57 |
| 00:48 | South Carolina | Zachary Postell grabs the offensive rebound | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:46 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Russell Keasler | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens is hacked by Yevgeny Witkowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Yevgeny Witkowski, team foul #9 | 51-57 |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens misses the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | Paul Vecchio gets the offensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | Paul Vecchio is fouled on the floor by Russell Keasler - foul #2 on Russell Keasler, team foul #10 | 51-57 |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | Paul Vecchio misses the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | Paul Vecchio makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:37 | South Carolina | Roger House knocks in the shot from the left block | 53-58 |
| 00:34 | Kentucky | Frank Moorehead is fouled in the backcourt by Yevgeny Witkowski - foul #3 on Yevgeny Witkowski, team foul #11 | 53-58 |
| 00:34 | Kentucky | Frank Moorehead makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:34 | Kentucky | Frank Moorehead misses the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:34 | South Carolina | Roger House grabs the defensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 00:27 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-59 |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens pulls down the rebound | 53-59 |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | Yevgeny Witkowski is called for the reach on Christopher Owens in the backcourt - foul #4 on Yevgeny Witkowski, team foul #12 | 53-59 |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:19 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt loses the ball out of bounds | 53-61 |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Russell Keasler is called for the reach on Frank Moorehead in the backcourt - foul #3 on Russell Keasler, team foul #13 | 53-61 |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Frank Moorehead makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Frank Moorehead misses the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Paul Vecchio snags the offensive board | 53-62 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Roger House is called for the reach on Paul Vecchio - foul #5 on Roger House, team foul #14 | 53-62 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Luis Gibson (C) Roger House | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Paul Vecchio makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Paul Vecchio misses the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:14 | South Carolina | Zachary Postell gets the rebound | 53-63 |
| 00:07 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Russell Keasler and the foul's on Robert Saddler - foul #2 on Robert Saddler, team foul #8 | 55-63 |
| 00:07 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson misses the free throw | 55-63 |
| 00:07 | Kentucky | Paul Vecchio gets the rebound | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Robert Saddler runs out the clock | 55-63 |