| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Saddler (fresh) SG - Alonzo Montoya (fresh) SF - Frank Moorehead (fresh) PF - Christopher Owens (fresh) C - Paul Vecchio (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Yevgeny Witkowski (fresh) SG - Russell Keasler (fresh) SF - Quinton Hunt (fresh) PF - Zachary Postell (fresh) C - Roger House (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Kentucky | Roger House swats the layup by Robert Saddler | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Roger House | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Kentucky | Frank Moorehead misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Zachary Postell | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Kentucky | Frank Moorehead grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | Kentucky | Frank Moorehead connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Alonzo Montoya | 2-0 |
| 18:22 | South Carolina | Russell Keasler clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Frank Moorehead - foul #1 on Frank Moorehead, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:22 | South Carolina | Russell Keasler misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:22 | South Carolina | Russell Keasler makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 17:59 | Kentucky | Paul Vecchio knocks in the floater from the left block | 4-1 |
| 17:37 | South Carolina | Zachary Postell comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 4-1 |
| 17:36 | South Carolina | Roger House gets the offensive rebound | 4-1 |
| 17:20 | South Carolina | Russell Keasler buries a jumper from the free throw line | 4-3 |
| 17:02 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya scores on a jumper from close range set up by Robert Saddler | 6-3 |
| 16:35 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski is whistled for traveling | 6-3 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Ottinger (SG), Maurice Barnes (SF), Norris Beal (PF), Patrick Owens (C) Robert Saddler, Alonzo Montoya, Christopher Owens, Paul Vecchio | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 16:14 | Kentucky | Norris Beal loses the dribble to Zachary Postell | 6-3 |
| 15:45 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski comes up short on the floater from the right side | 6-3 |
| 15:43 | Kentucky | Patrick Owens pulls down the rebound | 6-3 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Frank Moorehead (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Ottinger (fresh) SF - Maurice Barnes (fresh) PF - Norris Beal (fresh) C - Patrick Owens (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Yevgeny Witkowski (fresh) SG - Russell Keasler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Quinton Hunt (fairly fresh) PF - Zachary Postell (fairly fresh) C - Roger House (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Kentucky | Zachary Postell is called for the reach on Maurice Barnes - foul #1 on Zachary Postell, team foul #1 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Saddler (PG), Christopher Owens (PF) Frank Moorehead, Patrick Owens | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Baggett (SG), Jay Townsend (SF), Hugh Brunt (PF), Luis Gibson (C) Russell Keasler, Quinton Hunt, Zachary Postell, Roger House | |
| 15:23 | Kentucky | Robert Saddler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-3 |
| 15:22 | Kentucky | Norris Beal grabs the offensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 15:08 | Kentucky | Robert Saddler is called for traveling | 6-3 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya (SG), Paul Vecchio (C) James Ottinger, Norris Beal | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Simmons (PG) Yevgeny Witkowski | |
| 14:44 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Jay Townsend | 6-5 |
| 14:42 | Kentucky | Robert Saddler loses the dribble to Charles Baggett in the backcourt | 6-5 |
| 14:41 | South Carolina | Hugh Brunt jams it on a nice dish by Charles Baggett | 6-7 |
| 14:14 | Kentucky | Paul Vecchio knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Saddler | 8-7 |
| 13:52 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson lays it in | 8-9 |
| 13:31 | Kentucky | Robert Saddler hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Vecchio | 10-9 |
| 13:07 | South Carolina | Hugh Brunt is hacked by Christopher Owens - foul #1 on Christopher Owens, team foul #2 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Frank Moorehead (PG), James Ottinger (SG), Norris Beal (PF) Robert Saddler, Alonzo Montoya, Christopher Owens | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski (PG), Russell Keasler (SG), Quinton Hunt (SF), Zachary Postell (PF), Roger House (C) Christopher Simmons, Charles Baggett, Jay Townsend, Hugh Brunt, Luis Gibson | |
| 12:52 | South Carolina | Roger House's floater is tipped away by Paul Vecchio | 10-9 |
| 12:51 | Kentucky | Paul Vecchio gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 12:28 | Kentucky | Frank Moorehead connects on the floater from the left wing and he's fouled by Roger House - foul #1 on Roger House, team foul #2 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Saddler (PG), Patrick Owens (C) Maurice Barnes, Paul Vecchio | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 12:28 | Kentucky | Frank Moorehead makes the free throw | 13-9 |
| 12:10 | South Carolina | Roger House misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 13-9 |
| 12:09 | South Carolina | Roger House tips it back up and in | 13-11 |
| 11:51 | Kentucky | Robert Saddler misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-11 |
| 11:50 | Kentucky | Norris Beal misses the tip | 13-11 |
| 11:49 | South Carolina | Roger House pulls down the rebound | 13-11 |
| 11:28 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski is fouled on the floor by Robert Saddler - foul #1 on Robert Saddler, team foul #3 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya (SG), Maurice Barnes (SF), Christopher Owens (PF) Robert Saddler, James Ottinger, Patrick Owens | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Frank Moorehead (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Alonzo Montoya (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Barnes (fresh) PF - Christopher Owens (fresh) C - Norris Beal (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Yevgeny Witkowski (fresh) SG - Russell Keasler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Quinton Hunt (fresh) PF - Zachary Postell (fresh) C - Roger House (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:03 | South Carolina | Roger House is fouled on the floor by Norris Beal - foul #1 on Norris Beal, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Vecchio (C) Norris Beal | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 10:41 | South Carolina | Russell Keasler comes up short on the runner in the lane | 13-11 |
| 10:39 | Kentucky | Frank Moorehead gets the rebound | 13-11 |
| 10:21 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-11 |
| 10:19 | South Carolina | Roger House snags the defensive board | 13-11 |
| 09:50 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt misses the 3 from the right wing | 13-11 |
| 09:49 | Kentucky | Paul Vecchio gets the rebound | 13-11 |
| 09:37 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens loses the dribble to Russell Keasler | 13-11 |
| 09:16 | South Carolina | Roger House loses the dribble to Frank Moorehead | 13-11 |
| 09:01 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-11 |
| 08:59 | Kentucky | Frank Moorehead tips it in | 15-11 |
| 08:40 | South Carolina | Roger House is hacked by Christopher Owens - foul #2 on Christopher Owens, team foul #5 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Saddler (PG), James Ottinger (SG), Norris Beal (PF) Alonzo Montoya, Maurice Barnes, Christopher Owens | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Simmons (PG), Charles Baggett (SG), Jay Townsend (SF), Hugh Brunt (PF), Luis Gibson (C) Yevgeny Witkowski, Russell Keasler, Quinton Hunt, Zachary Postell, Roger House | |
| 08:20 | South Carolina | Christopher Simmons misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 15-11 |
| 08:19 | South Carolina | Hugh Brunt grabs the offensive board | 15-11 |
| 07:59 | South Carolina | Hugh Brunt misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Norris Beal - foul #2 on Norris Beal, team foul #6 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Owens (PF) Norris Beal | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 07:59 | South Carolina | Hugh Brunt makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 07:59 | South Carolina | Hugh Brunt makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 07:52 | Kentucky | Robert Saddler drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Frank Moorehead | 18-13 |
| 07:33 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Luis Gibson, team foul #3 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya (SG), Maurice Barnes (SF) James Ottinger, Frank Moorehead | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski (PG) Christopher Simmons | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Saddler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alonzo Montoya (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Barnes (fresh) PF - Patrick Owens (fresh) C - Paul Vecchio (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Yevgeny Witkowski (fresh) SG - Charles Baggett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jay Townsend (fresh) PF - Hugh Brunt (fresh) 4 pts. C - Luis Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Kentucky | Robert Saddler misses the floater from just outside the lane | 18-13 |
| 07:20 | Kentucky | Maurice Barnes tips it back up and in | 20-13 |
| 06:59 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Paul Vecchio - foul #1 on Paul Vecchio, team foul #7 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Russell Keasler (SG) Charles Baggett | |
| 06:59 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 06:59 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 06:41 | Kentucky | Robert Saddler hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 20-15 |
| 06:40 | South Carolina | Hugh Brunt pulls down the rebound | 20-15 |
| 06:12 | South Carolina | Patrick Owens is called for the reach on Russell Keasler - foul #1 on Patrick Owens, team foul #8 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Frank Moorehead (SF), Christopher Owens (PF), Norris Beal (C) Maurice Barnes, Patrick Owens, Paul Vecchio | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt (SF), Zachary Postell (PF), Roger House (C) Jay Townsend, Hugh Brunt, Luis Gibson | |
| 06:12 | South Carolina | Russell Keasler makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 06:12 | South Carolina | Russell Keasler makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 05:51 | Kentucky | Robert Saddler comes up short on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Roger House - foul #2 on Roger House, team foul #4 | 20-17 |
| 05:51 | Kentucky | Robert Saddler makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 05:51 | Kentucky | Robert Saddler makes the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 05:39 | South Carolina | Russell Keasler misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 22-17 |
| 05:38 | Kentucky | Norris Beal pulls down the rebound | 22-17 |
| 05:16 | Kentucky | Robert Saddler's dunk attempt is rejected by Roger House | 22-17 |
| 05:14 | South Carolina | Russell Keasler pulls down the rebound | 22-17 |
| 04:45 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski misses the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Saddler - foul #2 on Robert Saddler, team foul #9 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Ottinger (SG), Maurice Barnes (SF) Robert Saddler, Alonzo Montoya | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Baggett (SG) Russell Keasler | |
| 04:45 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 04:45 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 04:45 | Kentucky | Norris Beal gets the rebound | 22-18 |
| 04:20 | Kentucky | Frank Moorehead is hacked by Roger House - foul #3 on Roger House, team foul #5 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Simmons (PG), Luis Gibson (C) Yevgeny Witkowski, Roger House | |
| 03:59 | Kentucky | James Ottinger misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-18 |
| 03:58 | Kentucky | Maurice Barnes tips it in | 24-18 |
| 03:33 | South Carolina | Christopher Simmons scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Luis Gibson | 24-20 |
| 03:16 | Kentucky | Frank Moorehead lays it up and in | 26-20 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Frank Moorehead (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SG - James Ottinger (fresh) SF - Maurice Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Owens (fresh) C - Norris Beal (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Christopher Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Baggett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Quinton Hunt (fairly fresh) PF - Zachary Postell (fresh) C - Luis Gibson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 02:56 | South Carolina | Zachary Postell misses short on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Norris Beal - foul #3 on Norris Beal, team foul #10 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Saddler (PG), Alonzo Montoya (SG), Paul Vecchio (C) James Ottinger, Maurice Barnes, Norris Beal | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski (PG), Russell Keasler (SG), Jay Townsend (SF) Christopher Simmons, Charles Baggett, Quinton Hunt | |
| 02:56 | South Carolina | Zachary Postell makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 02:56 | South Carolina | Zachary Postell makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 02:34 | Kentucky | Frank Moorehead is hacked by Jay Townsend - foul #1 on Jay Townsend, team foul #6 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Hugh Brunt (PF) Zachary Postell | |
| 02:09 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens scores on a floater in the lane set up by Alonzo Montoya | 28-22 |
| 01:51 | South Carolina | Christopher Owens denies the turnaround by Russell Keasler | 28-22 |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | Paul Vecchio grabs the board | 28-22 |
| 01:27 | Kentucky | Frank Moorehead is hacked by Luis Gibson - foul #2 on Luis Gibson, team foul #7 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Owens (PF) Christopher Owens | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 01:27 | Kentucky | Frank Moorehead misses the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 01:27 | South Carolina | Hugh Brunt grabs the defensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 01:08 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson misses long on a runner in the paint | 28-22 |
| 01:07 | Kentucky | Paul Vecchio grabs the board | 28-22 |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | Frank Moorehead's fadeaway is rejected by Hugh Brunt | 28-22 |
| 00:48 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Hugh Brunt | 28-22 |
| 00:27 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski can't connect on a runner in the lane | 28-22 |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | Frank Moorehead grabs the board | 28-22 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Paul Vecchio makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Patrick Owens | 30-22 |
| 00:02 | South Carolina | Patrick Owens swats the shot by Russell Keasler | 30-22 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Paul Vecchio grabs the defensive rebound | 30-22 |