| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Wei-Quo Meng (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Hernandez (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Pittman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gilberto Molina (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Mayne (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman inbounds the ball | 31-19 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 19:38 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Wei-Quo Meng - foul #2 on Wei-Quo Meng, team foul #1 | 31-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carlos Winters (PG) Wei-Quo Meng | |
| 19:38 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 1st free throw | 32-19 |
| 19:38 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses the 2nd free throw | 32-19 |
| 19:38 | South Carolina | James Mayne snags the defensive board | 32-19 |
| 19:09 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-19 |
| 19:08 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan snags the defensive board | 32-19 |
| 18:46 | Kentucky | William Pittman denies the turnaround by Bill Greenman | 32-19 |
| 18:45 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant hits the follow up shot | 34-19 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 18:30 | South Carolina | James Mayne hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-19 |
| 18:29 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez grabs the offensive board | 34-19 |
| 18:04 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina makes the runner near the basket | 34-21 |
| 17:38 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee can't finish the layup | 34-21 |
| 17:37 | South Carolina | William Pittman pulls down the rebound | 34-21 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 17:10 | South Carolina | James Mayne can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-21 |
| 17:09 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee grabs the board | 34-21 |
| 16:44 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan misses short on a turnaround from close range | 34-21 |
| 16:43 | South Carolina | James Mayne snags the defensive board | 34-21 |
| 16:24 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 34-21 |
| 16:22 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg gets the rebound | 34-21 |
| 16:17 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-21 |
| 16:15 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee hits the follow up shot | 36-21 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 15:54 | South Carolina | Bill Greenman steals the ball from William Pittman | 36-21 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Lee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Carlos Winters (fairly fresh) SG - Oscar Hernandez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Pittman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gilberto Molina (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Mayne (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Kentucky | Oscar Hernandez is called for the reach on Nicholas Pegg - foul #1 on Oscar Hernandez, team foul #2 | 36-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (PG), John Jackson (PF), Eldridge Kent (C) Patrick Grant, Jerry Lee, Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng (PG), Ivan Derezinski (SG), David Harrison (SF), Leonard Barnes (PF) Carlos Winters, Oscar Hernandez, Gilberto Molina, James Mayne | |
| 15:08 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 36-21 |
| 15:07 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Ivan Derezinski | 36-21 |
| 15:03 | South Carolina | David Harrison buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Ivan Derezinski | 36-24 |
| 14:43 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Eldridge Kent, team foul #1 | 36-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Mayne (C) William Pittman | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 14:19 | South Carolina | James Mayne clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-24 |
| 14:17 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Leonard Barnes | 36-24 |
| 13:58 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from James Mayne | 36-26 |
| 13:31 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent is hacked by James Mayne - foul #1 on James Mayne, team foul #3 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (PG), Jerry Lee (SF), Jon Carnahan (C) Nicholas Pegg, Bill Greenman, Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez (SG), William Pittman (C) Ivan Derezinski, James Mayne | |
| 13:14 | Kentucky | The jumper by Jon Carnahan is denied by Leonard Barnes | 36-26 |
| 13:12 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez grabs the board | 36-26 |
| 13:03 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by William Pittman | 36-29 |
| 12:51 | Kentucky | Harry Bucy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Mayne (C) David Harrison | |
| 12:29 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 12:09 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 12:07 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 11:49 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 11:48 | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng grabs the offensive board | 36-32 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Bucy (fairly fresh) SF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Wei-Quo Meng (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Hernandez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Pittman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonard Barnes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Mayne (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:21 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez double dribbles | 36-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG), Bill Greenman (SF) Harry Bucy, John Jackson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski (SG), David Harrison (SF), Gilberto Molina (C) Oscar Hernandez, William Pittman, James Mayne | |
| 10:57 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman is whistled for a carry | 36-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Pittman (SF) David Harrison | |
| 10:35 | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski is called for traveling | 36-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez (SG), David Harrison (SF), James Mayne (C) Ivan Derezinski, William Pittman, Gilberto Molina | |
| 10:13 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-32 |
| 10:11 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Leonard Barnes | 36-32 |
| 09:51 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-32 |
| 09:50 | South Carolina | James Mayne tips it home | 36-34 |
| 09:29 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jerry Lee | 39-34 |
| 09:13 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-34 |
| 09:11 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 09:06 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Jerry Lee | 42-34 |
| 08:41 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez is hacked by Jon Carnahan - foul #1 on Jon Carnahan, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (PG), John Jackson (PF), Eldridge Kent (C) Patrick Grant, Jerry Lee, Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carlos Winters (SG), William Pittman (SF), Gilberto Molina (C) Oscar Hernandez, David Harrison, James Mayne | |
| 08:18 | South Carolina | William Pittman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-34 |
| 08:16 | South Carolina | William Pittman pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 07:47 | South Carolina | Eldridge Kent is called for the reach on Gilberto Molina - foul #2 on Eldridge Kent, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski (SG), James Mayne (C) Carlos Winters, Gilberto Molina | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Harry Bucy (fresh) SG - Nicholas Pegg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Wei-Quo Meng (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Derezinski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Pittman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leonard Barnes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Mayne (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:26 | South Carolina | William Pittman misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by John Jackson - foul #3 on John Jackson, team foul #4 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (PG), Jon Carnahan (C) Nicholas Pegg, Bill Greenman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez (SG), Gilberto Molina (C) Wei-Quo Meng, James Mayne | |
| 07:26 | South Carolina | William Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 07:26 | South Carolina | William Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 07:05 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Jackson | 44-36 |
| 06:42 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina misses the jumper near the basket | 44-36 |
| 06:40 | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski gets the offensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 06:21 | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski misses the jumper from the left side | 44-36 |
| 06:19 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan grabs the board | 44-36 |
| 05:50 | Kentucky | John Jackson drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Patrick Grant | 46-36 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 05:25 | South Carolina | William Pittman comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 46-36 |
| 05:23 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina misses the tip | 46-36 |
| 05:22 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent gets the rebound | 46-36 |
| 05:22 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG), Bill Greenman (SF), Jerry Lee (PF) Harry Bucy, Eldridge Kent, John Jackson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng (PG), Carlos Winters (SG), James Mayne (C) Ivan Derezinski, Oscar Hernandez, Gilberto Molina | |
| 05:04 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Grant | 49-36 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 04:56 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes's layup is rejected by Jerry Lee | 49-36 |
| 04:54 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman pulls down the rebound | 49-36 |
| 04:52 | Kentucky | Wei-Quo Meng steps in front of the Patrick Grant pass in the backcourt | 49-36 |
| 04:38 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters's pass is intercepted by Nicholas Pegg | 49-36 |
| 04:18 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee jams it on a great pass from Nicholas Pegg | 51-36 |
| 03:51 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes misses the easy layup | 51-36 |
| 03:50 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan grabs the board | 51-36 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee is denied on a layup by Leonard Barnes | 51-36 |
| 03:30 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee can't tip it in | 51-36 |
| 03:28 | South Carolina | William Pittman gets the rebound | 51-36 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Wei-Quo Meng (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlos Winters (fresh) SF - William Pittman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leonard Barnes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Mayne (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:23 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters clanks a 3 from straight away | 51-36 |
| 03:22 | South Carolina | James Mayne tips it back up and in | 51-38 |
| 02:59 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Jon Carnahan | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:44 | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-38 |
| 02:43 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Bill Greenman | 54-38 |
| 02:21 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-38 |
| 02:20 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters gets the rebound | 54-38 |
| 02:04 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-40 |
| 01:47 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 54-40 |
| 01:46 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg tips it in | 56-40 |
| 01:38 | South Carolina | William Pittman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-40 |
| 01:36 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan grabs the board | 56-40 |
| 01:12 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jon Carnahan | 59-40 |
| 00:59 | South Carolina | James Mayne makes the 3 from the right corner | 59-43 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | James Mayne is called for the reach on Jon Carnahan - foul #2 on James Mayne, team foul #4 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski (SG), David Harrison (SF), Gilberto Molina (C) Wei-Quo Meng, William Pittman, James Mayne | |
| 00:18 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan's floater is tipped away by David Harrison | 59-43 |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-43 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant runs out the clock | 59-43 |