| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Christopher Waldron (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Kissell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Moffett (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Grant Tucker (fresh) 8 pts. C - Robert Muszynski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Damon Desroches (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Richard Labrecque (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Bradley (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Maurice Ferranti (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Brian Sappington (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Brian Bradley inbounds the ball | 27-41 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Damon Desroches | 27-43 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:10 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-43 |
| 19:09 | Kentucky | Brian Sappington gets the rebound | 27-43 |
| 18:52 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti can't finish the uncontested layup | 27-43 |
| 18:51 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-43 |
| 18:32 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Brian Bradley | 27-45 |
| 18:24 | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron misses the 3 from the right wing | 27-45 |
| 18:22 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Brian Sappington | 27-45 |
| 18:02 | Kentucky | Brian Bradley knocks in the floater from the baseline | 27-47 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 17:59 | South Carolina | Richard Labrecque steals the ball from Thomas Kissell in the backcourt | 27-47 |
| 17:34 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-47 |
| 17:32 | Kentucky | Brian Sappington tips it in | 27-49 |
| 17:30 | South Carolina | Richard Labrecque takes the ball from Robert Muszynski in the backcourt | 27-49 |
| 17:10 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-49 |
| 17:09 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti tips it in | 27-51 |
| 17:02 | South Carolina | Grant Tucker blows the dunk but the foul's on Maurice Ferranti - foul #2 on Maurice Ferranti, team foul #1 | 27-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ryan Bourgoin (SF) Thomas Kissell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), William Stroud (PF) Damon Desroches, Maurice Ferranti | |
| 17:02 | South Carolina | Grant Tucker misses the 1st free throw | 27-51 |
| 17:02 | South Carolina | Grant Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 28-51 |
| 16:42 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary is hacked by Christopher Waldron - foul #3 on Christopher Waldron, team foul #1 | 28-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Kissell (SG) Christopher Waldron | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:22 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-51 |
| 16:20 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski grabs the board | 28-51 |
| 16:07 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Matthew McCleary - foul #1 on Matthew McCleary, team foul #2 | 28-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damon Desroches (PG) Matthew McCleary | |
| 16:07 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett makes the 1st free throw | 29-51 |
| 16:07 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett makes the 2nd free throw | 30-51 |
| 15:45 | Kentucky | William Stroud can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-51 |
| 15:44 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett snags the defensive board | 30-51 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Bernard Moffett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. SG - Thomas Kissell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Bourgoin (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Grant Tucker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Robert Muszynski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Damon Desroches (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Richard Labrecque (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Brian Bradley (tiring) 8 pts. PF - William Stroud (fresh) 7 pts. C - Brian Sappington (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:25 | South Carolina | William Stroud swats the layup by Ryan Bourgoin | 30-51 |
| 15:24 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski grabs the offensive board | 30-51 |
| 15:04 | South Carolina | Ryan Bourgoin clanks a jumper from the left wing | 30-51 |
| 15:03 | South Carolina | Grant Tucker gets the offensive rebound | 30-51 |
| 14:45 | South Carolina | Ryan Bourgoin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron (PG), Robert Albert (SG), Daniel White (C) Thomas Kissell, Ryan Bourgoin, Robert Muszynski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), Charles French (SF), Maurice Ferranti (PF) Damon Desroches, Brian Bradley, William Stroud | |
| 14:16 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Matthew McCleary | 30-53 |
| 14:14 | South Carolina | Matthew McCleary picks off the pass by Daniel White in the backcourt | 30-53 |
| 14:12 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary banks in the layup | 30-55 |
| 13:52 | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-55 |
| 13:50 | Kentucky | Charles French grabs the board | 30-55 |
| 13:27 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary buries a shot near the basket set up by Richard Labrecque | 30-57 |
| 13:23 | South Carolina | Robert Albert is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Labrecque - foul #4 on Richard Labrecque, team foul #3 | 30-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ryan Bourgoin (SF), Robert Muszynski (C) Bernard Moffett, Grant Tucker | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damon Desroches (PG), Martin Lindsay (SG) Matthew McCleary, Richard Labrecque | |
| 13:04 | South Carolina | Ryan Bourgoin can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-57 |
| 13:02 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti grabs the board | 30-57 |
| 12:43 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti is open and buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Damon Desroches | 30-59 |
| 12:23 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski misses the dunk attempt | 30-59 |
| 12:21 | South Carolina | Daniel White snags the offensive board | 30-59 |
| 12:13 | South Carolina | Daniel White misses badly on the uncontested jumper from close range | 30-59 |
| 12:11 | South Carolina | Ryan Bourgoin grabs the offensive board | 30-59 |
| 12:01 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski misses the dunk attempt | 30-59 |
| 12:00 | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron tips it but misses | 30-59 |
| 11:58 | Kentucky | Brian Sappington pulls down the rebound | 30-59 |
| 11:46 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-59 |
| 11:44 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Muszynski | 30-59 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Christopher Waldron (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Albert (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ryan Bourgoin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel White (fairly fresh) C - Robert Muszynski (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Damon Desroches (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Martin Lindsay (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles French (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Maurice Ferranti (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Brian Sappington (tired) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:39 | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Christopher Waldron, team foul #2 | 30-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Kissell (PG), Bernard Moffett (SF), Grant Tucker (PF) Christopher Waldron, Ryan Bourgoin, Daniel White | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque (SG), Brian Bradley (SF), William Stroud (PF), Kevin Griffin (C) Martin Lindsay, Charles French, Maurice Ferranti, Brian Sappington | |
| 11:17 | Kentucky | William Stroud scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Labrecque | 30-62 |
| 11:03 | South Carolina | Robert Albert knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Bernard Moffett | 33-62 |
| 10:39 | Kentucky | Thomas Kissell is called for the reach on Damon Desroches - foul #1 on Thomas Kissell, team foul #3 | 33-62 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG) Damon Desroches | |
| 10:13 | Kentucky | Brian Bradley can't connect on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Grant Tucker - foul #1 on Grant Tucker, team foul #4 | 33-62 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ryan Bourgoin (C) Robert Muszynski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 10:13 | Kentucky | Brian Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 33-63 |
| 10:13 | Kentucky | Brian Bradley misses the 2nd free throw | 33-63 |
| 10:13 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett grabs the defensive rebound | 33-63 |
| 09:49 | South Carolina | Robert Albert knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-63 |
| 09:32 | Kentucky | William Stroud is fouled on the floor by Grant Tucker - foul #2 on Grant Tucker, team foul #5 | 36-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Daniel White (C) Grant Tucker | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damon Desroches (PG), Jamie Okamoto (SF), Maurice Ferranti (PF), Kenneth Gilbert (C) Matthew McCleary, Brian Bradley, William Stroud, Kevin Griffin | |
| 09:12 | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto banks in the layup set up by Damon Desroches | 36-65 |
| 09:02 | South Carolina | Robert Albert can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-65 |
| 09:00 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Damon Desroches | 36-65 |
| 08:36 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Kenneth Gilbert | 36-67 |
| 08:15 | South Carolina | Ryan Bourgoin misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Maurice Ferranti - foul #3 on Maurice Ferranti, team foul #4 | 36-67 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski (C) Bernard Moffett | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles French (SF), William Stroud (PF), Brian Sappington (C) Jamie Okamoto, Maurice Ferranti, Kenneth Gilbert | |
| 08:15 | South Carolina | Ryan Bourgoin makes the 1st free throw | 37-67 |
| 08:15 | South Carolina | Ryan Bourgoin makes the 2nd free throw | 38-67 |
| 07:48 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 38-67 |
| 07:47 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski pulls down the rebound | 38-67 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Thomas Kissell (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Albert (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ryan Bourgoin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel White (fairly fresh) C - Robert Muszynski (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Damon Desroches (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 4 stl. SG - Richard Labrecque (tired) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Charles French (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Stroud (fresh) 10 pts. C - Brian Sappington (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:37 | South Carolina | Ryan Bourgoin banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Albert | 40-67 |
| 07:14 | Kentucky | William Stroud is hacked by Robert Albert - foul #4 on Robert Albert, team foul #6 | 40-67 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron (PG), Bernard Moffett (SF), Grant Tucker (PF) Thomas Kissell, Ryan Bourgoin, Daniel White | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), Brian Bradley (SF), Kevin Griffin (C) Damon Desroches, Charles French, Brian Sappington | |
| 07:00 | Kentucky | William Stroud misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-67 |
| 06:58 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett grabs the board | 40-67 |
| 06:45 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-67 |
| 06:25 | Kentucky | William Stroud buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew McCleary | 42-70 |
| 06:19 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-70 |
| 06:18 | South Carolina | Grant Tucker misses the tip | 42-70 |
| 06:17 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Grant Tucker | 42-70 |
| 06:10 | South Carolina | Robert Albert hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-70 |
| 06:08 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski tips it home | 44-70 |
| 06:03 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Matthew McCleary | 44-72 |
| 05:50 | South Carolina | Robert Albert connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-72 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 05:32 | Kentucky | Robert Muszynski steals it from Matthew McCleary | 47-72 |
| 05:24 | South Carolina | Grant Tucker is denied on a dunk by Brian Bradley | 47-72 |
| 05:23 | Kentucky | Brian Bradley gets the rebound | 47-72 |
| 05:02 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 47-72 |
| 05:01 | South Carolina | Robert Albert snags the defensive board | 47-72 |
| 04:47 | South Carolina | Robert Albert clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-72 |
| 04:46 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary pulls down the rebound | 47-72 |
| 04:42 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Muszynski - foul #3 on Robert Muszynski, team foul #7 | 47-72 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ryan Bourgoin (SF), Daniel White (C) Bernard Moffett, Robert Muszynski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles French (SF), Maurice Ferranti (PF), Brian Sappington (C) Brian Bradley, William Stroud, Kevin Griffin | |
| 04:42 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary misses the 1st free throw | 47-72 |
| 04:42 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary makes the 2nd free throw | 47-73 |
| 04:34 | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron is hacked by Maurice Ferranti - foul #4 on Maurice Ferranti, team foul #5 | 47-73 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damon Desroches (PG) Matthew McCleary | |
| 04:24 | South Carolina | Ryan Bourgoin is open and scores on a runner from the right block set up by Christopher Waldron | 49-73 |
| 04:09 | Kentucky | Charles French misses short on an open jumper from the free throw line | 49-73 |
| 04:08 | South Carolina | Daniel White grabs the defensive rebound | 49-73 |
| 03:56 | South Carolina | Grant Tucker misses long on a shot near the basket | 49-73 |
| 03:55 | Kentucky | Brian Sappington gets the rebound | 49-73 |
| 03:26 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-73 |
| 03:25 | Kentucky | Brian Sappington tips it home | 49-75 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Christopher Waldron (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Albert (tired) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ryan Bourgoin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Grant Tucker (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel White (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Damon Desroches (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 4 stl. SG - Richard Labrecque (very tired) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Charles French (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Maurice Ferranti (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Brian Sappington (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:13 | South Carolina | Maurice Ferranti swats the short shot by Ryan Bourgoin | 49-75 |
| 03:12 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti pulls down the rebound | 49-75 |
| 02:46 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Damon Desroches | 49-78 |
| 02:41 | South Carolina | Ryan Bourgoin buries a jump hook from close range | 51-78 |
| 02:20 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-78 |
| 02:18 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Damon Desroches | 51-78 |
| 01:58 | Kentucky | Charles French hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Brian Sappington | 51-80 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:50 | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel White | 54-80 |
| 01:23 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-82 |
| 01:07 | South Carolina | Maurice Ferranti is called for the reach on Grant Tucker - foul #5 on Maurice Ferranti, team foul #6 | 54-82 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett (SF), Robert Muszynski (C) Ryan Bourgoin, Daniel White | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Bradley (SF), William Stroud (PF) Charles French, Maurice Ferranti | |
| 01:02 | South Carolina | Robert Albert misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-82 |
| 01:00 | Kentucky | Brian Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 54-82 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Kentucky | William Stroud hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-82 |
| 00:30 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett gets the rebound | 54-82 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:23 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski blows the layup but the foul's on Brian Sappington - foul #3 on Brian Sappington, team foul #7 | 54-82 |
| 00:23 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski makes the 1st free throw | 55-82 |
| 00:23 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-82 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches runs out the clock | 56-82 |