| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Larry Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SG - Roland Dixon (fresh) SF - Erik Hand (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anton Turner (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jesse Boyers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Matthew Bradberry (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Theriot (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Albert Houser (fresh) 2 pts. C - Shaun Dudley (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Lee Brown inbounds the ball | 26-25 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | South Carolina | Albert Houser hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 26-25 |
| 19:35 | South Carolina | Lee Brown gets the offensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 19:12 | South Carolina | Anton Turner swats the short shot by Shaun Dudley | 26-25 |
| 19:10 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers pulls down the rebound | 26-25 |
| 19:03 | Kentucky | Anton Turner misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 26-25 |
| 19:01 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers grabs the offensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 18:51 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-25 |
| 18:49 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Matthew Bradberry | 26-25 |
| 18:23 | South Carolina | Albert Houser's pass is intercepted by Anton Turner | 26-25 |
| 18:01 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-25 |
| 18:00 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley grabs the defensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 17:36 | South Carolina | Lee Brown misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 26-25 |
| 17:34 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers snags the defensive board | 26-25 |
| 17:23 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson's pass is intercepted by Matthew Bradberry | 26-25 |
| 17:00 | South Carolina | George Theriot misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-25 |
| 16:58 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Anton Turner | 26-25 |
| 16:50 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-25 |
| 16:48 | Kentucky | Anton Turner grabs the offensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 16:32 | Kentucky | George Theriot steals it from Anton Turner | 26-25 |
| 16:18 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 26-25 |
| 16:17 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers pulls down the rebound | 26-25 |
| 15:57 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-25 |
| 15:56 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-25 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Larry Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SG - Roland Dixon (fairly fresh) SF - Erik Hand (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anton Turner (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Jesse Boyers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Matthew Bradberry (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Theriot (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Albert Houser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Shaun Dudley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Kentucky | Anton Turner knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on Albert Houser - foul #1 on Albert Houser, team foul #1 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis (PG), John Adams (SF), Wayne Blocker (C) Larry Johnson, Erik Hand, Jesse Boyers | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cabello (PG), Alan Moore (SG), Jamie Jones (SF), Jeffrey Thompson (PF), Lawrence Pippin (C) Matthew Bradberry, George Theriot, Lee Brown, Albert Houser, Shaun Dudley | |
| 15:41 | Kentucky | Anton Turner makes the free throw | 29-25 |
| 15:17 | South Carolina | Robert Cabello knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Alan Moore | 29-27 |
| 15:00 | Kentucky | Anton Turner connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Jarvis | 32-27 |
| 14:36 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-27 |
| 14:34 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon gets the rebound | 32-27 |
| 14:12 | Kentucky | John Adams loses the dribble to Alan Moore | 32-27 |
| 13:53 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Robert Cabello | 32-29 |
| 13:38 | Kentucky | Robert Cabello steals the ball from Wayne Blocker | 32-29 |
| 13:35 | South Carolina | Alan Moore banks in the layup set up by Robert Cabello | 32-31 |
| 13:22 | Kentucky | John Adams connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Roland Dixon and he's fouled by Jeffrey Thompson - foul #1 on Jeffrey Thompson, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Johnson (PG), William Dawley (PF), Jesse Boyers (C) Jeffrey Jarvis, Anton Turner, Wayne Blocker | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry (PG), George Theriot (SG), Shaun Dudley (C) Robert Cabello, Alan Moore, Lawrence Pippin | |
| 13:22 | Kentucky | John Adams makes the free throw | 35-31 |
| 12:53 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry can't finish the layup | 35-31 |
| 12:52 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Roland Dixon | 35-31 |
| 12:36 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-31 |
| 12:34 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley grabs the board | 35-31 |
| 12:27 | South Carolina | George Theriot can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 12:26 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 12:10 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-31 |
| 12:09 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers misses the tip | 35-31 |
| 12:07 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 11:56 | South Carolina | John Adams is called for the reach on Jamie Jones - foul #1 on John Adams, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite (SG), Erik Hand (SF) Roland Dixon, John Adams | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Brown (SF), Albert Houser (PF) Jamie Jones, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Larry Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SG - Ernie Satterwhite (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Erik Hand (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Dawley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jesse Boyers (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Matthew Bradberry (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Theriot (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Albert Houser (fresh) 2 pts. C - Shaun Dudley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | South Carolina | George Theriot shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Matthew Bradberry | 35-34 |
| 11:14 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson misses the jumper from the right side | 35-34 |
| 11:12 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| 10:52 | South Carolina | George Theriot is hacked by Erik Hand - foul #2 on Erik Hand, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker (C) Jesse Boyers | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin (C) Shaun Dudley | |
| 10:31 | South Carolina | George Theriot evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-34 |
| 10:30 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 10:04 | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 35-34 |
| 10:03 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson snags the offensive board | 35-34 |
| 09:45 | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 09:43 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 09:18 | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis (PG), Roland Dixon (SG), Anton Turner (PF) Larry Johnson, Ernie Satterwhite, William Dawley | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cabello (PG), Alan Moore (SG), Jamie Jones (SF), Jeffrey Thompson (PF) Matthew Bradberry, George Theriot, Lee Brown, Albert Houser | |
| 08:59 | South Carolina | Alan Moore misses the driving attempt from the right block | 35-34 |
| 08:57 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Jamie Jones | 35-34 |
| 08:33 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin's floater is tipped away by Wayne Blocker | 35-34 |
| 08:32 | South Carolina | Jamie Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 08:08 | South Carolina | Alan Moore clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 08:07 | Kentucky | Anton Turner gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 08:01 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis misses the floater from the left block | 35-34 |
| 07:59 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker tips it in | 37-34 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jeffrey Jarvis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roland Dixon (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Erik Hand (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anton Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Wayne Blocker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Cabello (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alan Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jamie Jones (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lawrence Pippin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:35 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Johnson (PG), John Adams (SF), William Dawley (PF), Jesse Boyers (C) Jeffrey Jarvis, Erik Hand, Anton Turner, Wayne Blocker | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry (PG), George Theriot (SG), Lee Brown (SF), Albert Houser (PF), Shaun Dudley (C) Robert Cabello, Alan Moore, Jamie Jones, Jeffrey Thompson, Lawrence Pippin | |
| 07:06 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 37-34 |
| 07:05 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 07:00 | South Carolina | William Dawley steals it from Lee Brown | 37-34 |
| 06:44 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Shaun Dudley - foul #2 on Shaun Dudley, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| 06:44 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers misses the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 06:44 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 06:15 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-34 |
| 06:13 | Kentucky | John Adams snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 05:59 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Larry Johnson | 41-34 |
| 05:43 | South Carolina | John Adams steps in front of the Lee Brown pass | 41-34 |
| 05:24 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Jesse Boyers | 43-34 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:18 | South Carolina | Albert Houser connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Lee Brown and the foul's on William Dawley - foul #1 on William Dawley, team foul #3 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite (SG), Erik Hand (SF), Anton Turner (PF) Roland Dixon, John Adams, William Dawley | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alan Moore (SG), Jamie Jones (SF) George Theriot, Lee Brown | |
| 05:18 | South Carolina | Albert Houser misses the free throw | 43-36 |
| 05:18 | Kentucky | Anton Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 04:59 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Jamie Jones - foul #1 on Jamie Jones, team foul #4 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis (PG) Larry Johnson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson (PF) Albert Houser | |
| 04:59 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers misses the free throw | 45-36 |
| 04:59 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson gets the rebound | 45-36 |
| 04:41 | South Carolina | Alan Moore misses long on a 3 from straight away | 45-36 |
| 04:40 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley hits the follow up shot | 45-38 |
| 04:24 | Kentucky | Erik Hand makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jeffrey Jarvis | 48-38 |
| 04:12 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-38 |
| 04:10 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson tips it but misses | 48-38 |
| 04:08 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Erik Hand | 48-38 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 04:03 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers misses badly on a floater from the left side | 48-38 |
| 04:01 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley snags the defensive board | 48-38 |
| 03:45 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Jamie Jones | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jeffrey Jarvis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernie Satterwhite (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Erik Hand (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anton Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Jesse Boyers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Matthew Bradberry (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Alan Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jamie Jones (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Shaun Dudley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Ernie Satterwhite | 51-40 |
| 03:13 | South Carolina | Alan Moore misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-40 |
| 03:12 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley tips it back up and in | 51-42 |
| 03:07 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Erik Hand is denied by Shaun Dudley | 51-42 |
| 03:06 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers tips it back up and in | 53-42 |
| 02:57 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry buries a shot from the right side and he's hacked by Anton Turner - foul #1 on Anton Turner, team foul #4 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Johnson (PG), Roland Dixon (SG), John Adams (SF), Wayne Blocker (C) Jeffrey Jarvis, Ernie Satterwhite, Erik Hand, Jesse Boyers | |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Theriot (SG), Lee Brown (SF), Albert Houser (PF), Lawrence Pippin (C) Alan Moore, Jamie Jones, Jeffrey Thompson, Shaun Dudley | |
| 02:57 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry makes the free throw | 53-45 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 02:55 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Erik Hand (SF) John Adams | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 02:33 | Kentucky | Erik Hand can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-45 |
| 02:31 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 02:26 | South Carolina | George Theriot evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 53-45 |
| 02:25 | Kentucky | Anton Turner pulls down the rebound | 53-45 |
| 02:07 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lawrence Pippin - foul #2 on Lawrence Pippin, team foul #5 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cabello (PG) Matthew Bradberry | |
| 02:07 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker misses the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 02:07 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 02:05 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers (C) Wayne Blocker | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry (PG), Shaun Dudley (C) Robert Cabello, Lawrence Pippin | |
| 01:55 | South Carolina | Albert Houser hits a shot from the right block | 54-47 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:33 | Kentucky | Albert Houser blocks the jumper by Erik Hand | 54-47 |
| 01:32 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley gets the rebound | 54-47 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:27 | South Carolina | The pull-up jumper by George Theriot is blocked by Anton Turner | 54-47 |
| 01:26 | South Carolina | Albert Houser tips it back up and in | 54-49 |
| 01:14 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson lays it in | 56-49 |
| 00:55 | South Carolina | George Theriot shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 00:53 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers grabs the board | 56-49 |
| 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 motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | Matthew Bradberry is called for the reach on Jesse Boyers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Bradberry, team foul #6 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis (PG) Larry Johnson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:49 | Kentucky | Shaun Dudley is called for the reach on Jeffrey Jarvis - foul #3 on Shaun Dudley, team foul #7 | 56-49 |
| 00:49 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 00:49 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:44 | South Carolina | George Theriot evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 00:43 | Kentucky | Erik Hand gets the rebound | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | George Theriot is called for the reach on Erik Hand in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Theriot, team foul #8 | 58-49 |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | Erik Hand makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | Erik Hand misses the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:40 | South Carolina | Albert Houser grabs the board | 59-49 |
| 00:34 | South Carolina | George Theriot makes the contested pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Bradberry and the foul's on Jesse Boyers - foul #3 on Jesse Boyers, team foul #5 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Johnson (PG) Jeffrey Jarvis | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:34 | South Carolina | George Theriot misses the free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:34 | Kentucky | Anton Turner snags the defensive board | 59-51 |
| 00:32 | Kentucky | Anton Turner is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Bradberry - foul #2 on Matthew Bradberry, team foul #9 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis (PG) Larry Johnson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:32 | Kentucky | Anton Turner makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:32 | Kentucky | Anton Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:26 | South Carolina | George Theriot misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 61-51 |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon pulls down the rebound | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis runs out the clock | 61-51 |