| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Reed Aliff (fresh) SG - Richard Harris (fresh) SF - Wesley Conklin (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jonathan Bromley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Kelley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Graham Strong (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Mills (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Valente (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. PF - Huang-fu Huang (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente inbounds the ball | 29-33 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente misses short on a shot from the left side | 29-33 |
| 19:37 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Jack Kelley | 29-33 |
| 19:09 | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-33 |
| 19:07 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 18:40 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang is denied on a layup by Jack Kelley | 29-33 |
| 18:39 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Jack Kelley | 29-33 |
| 18:14 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff buries a shot from the right side set up by Richard Harris | 31-33 |
| 17:54 | Kentucky | The jumper by Marvin Valente is denied by Jonathan Bromley | 31-33 |
| 17:52 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang grabs the offensive board | 31-33 |
| 17:34 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Graham Strong and he's fouled by Jack Kelley - foul #1 on Jack Kelley, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Herbert Danley (SF), Thomas Hudson (PF), Ryan Melgoza (C) Reed Aliff, Wesley Conklin, Jonathan Bromley, Jack Kelley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Adkins (PG), Johnnie Stone (SG), Tyrone Powell (SF), Thomas Good (C) Graham Strong, Mark Mills, Marvin Valente, Kenneth Brown | |
| 17:34 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang makes the free throw | 31-36 |
| 17:22 | South Carolina | Huang-fu Huang blocks the short jumper by Herbert Danley | 31-36 |
| 17:21 | South Carolina | Thomas Hudson grabs the offensive board | 31-36 |
| 17:02 | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky banks in the layup set up by Richard Harris and he's hacked by Robert Adkins - foul #1 on Robert Adkins, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Leo Parker (SF) Herbert Danley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael (PF) Huang-fu Huang | |
| 17:02 | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky makes the free throw | 34-36 |
| 16:36 | Kentucky | Thomas Good misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 34-36 |
| 16:35 | South Carolina | Leo Parker pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| 16:33 | South Carolina | Tyrone Powell steals it from Vincent Visosky in the backcourt | 34-36 |
| 16:16 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael misses long on a floater in the paint | 34-36 |
| 16:14 | Kentucky | Tyrone Powell misses the tip | 34-36 |
| 16:12 | South Carolina | Thomas Hudson gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 15:53 | South Carolina | Tyrone Powell is called for the reach on Leo Parker - foul #4 on Tyrone Powell, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergio Martin (PG), Herbert Danley (SF), George Boyle (PF), Jack Kelley (C) Vincent Visosky, Leo Parker, Thomas Hudson, Ryan Melgoza | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), Mark Mills (SG), John Jackson (SF), Kenneth Brown (C) Robert Adkins, Johnnie Stone, Tyrone Powell, Thomas Good | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Sergio Martin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Harris (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Herbert Danley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Boyle (fresh) C - Jack Kelley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Graham Strong (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Mills (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Harris | 36-36 |
| 15:10 | Kentucky | Sergio Martin takes the ball from Ronald Raphael | 36-36 |
| 14:53 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-36 |
| 14:52 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 14:40 | Kentucky | Graham Strong misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-36 |
| 14:38 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to George Boyle | 36-36 |
| 14:32 | South Carolina | Richard Harris comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-36 |
| 14:30 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 14:14 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Mark Mills and he's fouled by George Boyle - foul #1 on George Boyle, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Reed Aliff (SG), Leo Parker (SF), Thomas Hudson (PF), Ryan Melgoza (C) Sergio Martin, Richard Harris, Herbert Danley, George Boyle, Jack Kelley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone (SG), Marvin Valente (SF), Thomas Good (C) Mark Mills, John Jackson, Kenneth Brown | |
| 14:14 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael makes the free throw | 36-39 |
| 14:12 | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky is fouled in the backcourt by Graham Strong - foul #1 on Graham Strong, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang (PF) Ronald Raphael | |
| 13:54 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Vincent Visosky | 39-39 |
| 13:39 | Kentucky | Graham Strong can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 13:37 | South Carolina | Thomas Hudson grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 13:22 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-39 |
| 13:21 | Kentucky | Graham Strong pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 13:15 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone is hacked by Reed Aliff - foul #2 on Reed Aliff, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin (SF), Jonathan Bromley (C) Leo Parker, Ryan Melgoza | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Adkins (PG) Graham Strong | |
| 12:58 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang loses the dribble to Thomas Hudson | 39-39 |
| 12:38 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Vincent Visosky | 42-39 |
| 12:19 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Johnnie Stone | 42-41 |
| 11:50 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-41 |
| 11:48 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Thomas Good | 42-41 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Vincent Visosky (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reed Aliff (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Wesley Conklin (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Thomas Hudson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Jonathan Bromley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Adkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnnie Stone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Marvin Valente (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. PF - Huang-fu Huang (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Good (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Johnnie Stone | 42-43 |
| 11:09 | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 44-43 |
| 10:56 | Kentucky | Reed Aliff is called for the reach on Johnnie Stone - foul #3 on Reed Aliff, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergio Martin (PG), Richard Harris (SG), Leo Parker (SF), George Boyle (PF), Jack Kelley (C) Vincent Visosky, Reed Aliff, Wesley Conklin, Thomas Hudson, Jonathan Bromley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Tyrone Powell (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF), Kenneth Brown (C) Robert Adkins, Johnnie Stone, Marvin Valente, Huang-fu Huang, Thomas Good | |
| 10:38 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown makes the fadeaway from the right side | 44-45 |
| 10:21 | South Carolina | George Boyle's layup is rejected by Kenneth Brown | 44-45 |
| 10:20 | South Carolina | George Boyle tips it but misses | 44-45 |
| 10:19 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 09:52 | Kentucky | Graham Strong makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Mills | 44-48 |
| 09:33 | South Carolina | Leo Parker lays it up and in set up by Sergio Martin and he's fouled by Tyrone Powell - foul #5 on Tyrone Powell, team foul #4 | 46-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Thomas Hudson (PF), Ryan Melgoza (C) Sergio Martin, George Boyle, Jack Kelley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (SF) Tyrone Powell | |
| 09:33 | South Carolina | Leo Parker makes the free throw | 47-48 |
| 09:15 | Kentucky | John Jackson is hacked by Leo Parker - foul #2 on Leo Parker, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergio Martin (PG), Herbert Danley (SF), Jack Kelley (C) Vincent Visosky, Leo Parker, Ryan Melgoza | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Allen Fisk (C) Kenneth Brown | |
| 08:54 | Kentucky | Mark Mills comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-48 |
| 08:53 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael grabs the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 08:39 | Kentucky | Richard Harris is called for the reach on Mark Mills - foul #3 on Richard Harris, team foul #6 | 47-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Ryan Melgoza (C) Sergio Martin, Jack Kelley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Adkins (PG) Graham Strong | |
| 08:26 | Kentucky | Herbert Danley steals the ball from John Jackson | 47-48 |
| 07:59 | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 07:58 | South Carolina | Ryan Melgoza grabs the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 07:37 | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky scores on a fadeaway from the right wing and he's fouled by Allen Fisk - foul #1 on Allen Fisk, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Reed Aliff (SG), Leo Parker (SF), Jonathan Bromley (PF), Jack Kelley (C) Richard Harris, Herbert Danley, Thomas Hudson, Ryan Melgoza | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), Johnnie Stone (SG), Marvin Valente (SF), Huang-fu Huang (PF), Kenneth Brown (C) Robert Adkins, Mark Mills, John Jackson, Ronald Raphael, Allen Fisk | |
| 07:37 | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky misses the free throw | 49-48 |
| 07:37 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bromley pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Vincent Visosky (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reed Aliff (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Leo Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Bromley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jack Kelley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Graham Strong (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnnie Stone (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Marvin Valente (fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. PF - Huang-fu Huang (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky is called for traveling | 49-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergio Martin (PG) Vincent Visosky | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Good (C) Huang-fu Huang | |
| 07:06 | Kentucky | Graham Strong misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-48 |
| 07:04 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 06:36 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley can't finish the uncontested layup | 49-48 |
| 06:34 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 06:30 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente is denied on a layup by Jack Kelley | 49-48 |
| 06:29 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente can't tip it in | 49-48 |
| 06:28 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 06:02 | South Carolina | Kenneth Brown swats the shot by Reed Aliff | 49-48 |
| 06:01 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin snags the offensive board | 49-48 |
| 05:38 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Reed Aliff | 51-48 |
| 05:25 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-48 |
| 05:24 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Leo Parker | 51-48 |
| 05:20 | South Carolina | Graham Strong takes the ball from Leo Parker in the backcourt | 51-48 |
| 04:59 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-48 |
| 04:57 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 04:34 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley's layup is rejected by Kenneth Brown | 51-48 |
| 04:32 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin tips it in | 53-48 |
| 04:14 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente misses long on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Sergio Martin - foul #2 on Sergio Martin, team foul #7 | 53-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Richard Harris (SG), Wesley Conklin (SF), Thomas Hudson (PF), Ryan Melgoza (C) Sergio Martin, Reed Aliff, Leo Parker, Jonathan Bromley, Jack Kelley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Adkins (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Ronald Raphael (PF), Allen Fisk (C) Graham Strong, Johnnie Stone, Kenneth Brown, Thomas Good | |
| 04:14 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 04:14 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 03:51 | South Carolina | Thomas Hudson misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Ronald Raphael - foul #1 on Ronald Raphael, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (SF), Huang-fu Huang (PF) Marvin Valente, Ronald Raphael | |
| 03:51 | South Carolina | Thomas Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 03:51 | South Carolina | Thomas Hudson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 03:51 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang snags the defensive board | 54-50 |
| 03:38 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Allen Fisk | 54-52 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Vincent Visosky (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Harris (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Wesley Conklin (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Thomas Hudson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Ryan Melgoza (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Adkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Mills (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Huang-fu Huang (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Allen Fisk (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | South Carolina | John Jackson steals it from Richard Harris | 54-52 |
| 03:11 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang lays it up and in set up by John Jackson | 54-54 |
| 02:47 | South Carolina | Richard Harris hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 02:46 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 02:46 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Herbert Danley (SF), George Boyle (PF), Jack Kelley (C) Wesley Conklin, Thomas Hudson, Ryan Melgoza | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), Kenneth Brown (C) Robert Adkins, Allen Fisk | |
| 02:33 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown hits a floater from the right wing set up by Graham Strong and the foul's on Jack Kelley - foul #2 on Jack Kelley, team foul #8 | 54-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin (SG), Thomas Hudson (PF) Richard Harris, George Boyle | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 02:33 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown makes the free throw | 54-57 |
| 02:08 | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-57 |
| 02:06 | South Carolina | Herbert Danley grabs the offensive board | 54-57 |
| 01:44 | South Carolina | Herbert Danley misses short on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Huang-fu Huang - foul #1 on Huang-fu Huang, team foul #7 | 54-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Reed Aliff (PG), Richard Harris (SG), Jonathan Bromley (PF) Vincent Visosky, Wesley Conklin, Thomas Hudson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Valente (SF) John Jackson | |
| 01:44 | South Carolina | Herbert Danley misses the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 01:44 | South Carolina | Herbert Danley misses the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 01:44 | Kentucky | Mark Mills gets the rebound | 54-57 |
| 01:31 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente is fouled on the floor by Herbert Danley - foul #1 on Herbert Danley, team foul #9 | 54-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin (SF) Herbert Danley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:31 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente misses the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 01:31 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley grabs the board | 54-57 |
| 01:29 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff loses the dribble to Marvin Valente in the backcourt | 54-57 |
| 01:27 | Kentucky | Mark Mills misses the lay-in | 54-57 |
| 01:26 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown gets the offensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 01:15 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Graham Strong | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:56 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff is by himself and knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Wesley Conklin | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Huang-fu Huang, team foul #8 | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:17 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Richard Harris | 59-59 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Graham Strong | 59-61 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Richard Harris misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 59-61 |