| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Johnny White (fresh) SG - Forest Lore (fresh) SF - Lane Towe (fresh) PF - Arthur Cox (fresh) C - Toby Ibrahim (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Larry Johnson (fresh) SG - Roland Dixon (fresh) SF - Erik Hand (fresh) PF - Anton Turner (fresh) C - Jesse Boyers (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina State | Arthur Cox wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | South Carolina State | Arthur Cox is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson slams it home set up by Erik Hand and he's hacked by Johnny White - foul #1 on Johnny White, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Anton Turner | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers misses long on a floater near the basket | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | South Carolina State | Toby Ibrahim grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | South Carolina State | Lane Towe buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Johnny White | 3-2 |
| 18:41 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 18:21 | South Carolina State | Forest Lore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:20 | Kentucky | Erik Hand snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:06 | Kentucky | Anton Turner misses short on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Arthur Cox - foul #1 on Arthur Cox, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 18:06 | Kentucky | Anton Turner makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:06 | Kentucky | Anton Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:45 | South Carolina State | Johnny White makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-4 |
| 17:38 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson lays it in on a nice dish by Roland Dixon | 6-6 |
| 17:23 | South Carolina State | Toby Ibrahim misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 17:21 | South Carolina State | Arthur Cox grabs the offensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 17:02 | South Carolina State | Erik Hand swats the short shot by Toby Ibrahim | 6-6 |
| 17:01 | Kentucky | Anton Turner pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:59 | Kentucky | Johnny White steps in front of the Larry Johnson pass in the backcourt | 6-6 |
| 16:42 | South Carolina State | Lane Towe misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 6-6 |
| 16:41 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers grabs the defensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:21 | Kentucky | Anton Turner clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Arthur Cox - foul #2 on Arthur Cox, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Elmer Lau (PG), Timothy Paras (SG), Ryan Fujiwara (SF), John Dietrick (PF), Brian Smith (C) Johnny White, Forest Lore, Lane Towe, Arthur Cox, Toby Ibrahim | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis (PG), John Adams (SF), Wayne Blocker (C) Larry Johnson, Erik Hand, Jesse Boyers | |
| 16:21 | Kentucky | Anton Turner misses the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:21 | Kentucky | Anton Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:01 | South Carolina State | John Dietrick hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Elmer Lau | 8-7 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Elmer Lau (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Paras (fresh) SF - Ryan Fujiwara (fresh) PF - John Dietrick (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jeffrey Jarvis (fresh) SG - Roland Dixon (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Adams (fresh) PF - Anton Turner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Blocker (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Kentucky | Timothy Paras steals it from Wayne Blocker | 8-7 |
| 15:37 | South Carolina State | John Dietrick can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 15:35 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| 15:28 | Kentucky | The jump hook by John Adams is blocked by John Dietrick | 8-7 |
| 15:27 | South Carolina State | Ryan Fujiwara pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 15:22 | South Carolina State | Timothy Paras connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Brian Smith | 10-7 |
| 14:59 | Kentucky | Timothy Paras is called for the reach on Roland Dixon - foul #1 on Timothy Paras, team foul #4 | 10-7 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Johnny White (PG), Forest Lore (SG), Lane Towe (SF), Toby Ibrahim (C) Elmer Lau, Timothy Paras, John Dietrick, Brian Smith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Johnson (PG), Erik Hand (SF), William Dawley (PF), Jesse Boyers (C) Jeffrey Jarvis, John Adams, Anton Turner, Wayne Blocker | |
| 14:52 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers hits a shot from the left side set up by Roland Dixon | 10-9 |
| 14:44 | South Carolina State | Johnny White buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 12-9 |
| 14:18 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-9 |
| 14:17 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson snags the offensive board | 12-9 |
| 14:03 | Kentucky | Erik Hand misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 12-9 |
| 14:02 | South Carolina State | Forest Lore grabs the defensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 13:36 | South Carolina State | Johnny White misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 13:35 | Kentucky | Erik Hand pulls down the rebound | 12-9 |
| 13:17 | Kentucky | Erik Hand misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 13:15 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers tips it home | 12-11 |
| 12:55 | South Carolina State | Lane Towe clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 12-11 |
| 12:53 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Erik Hand | 12-11 |
| 12:37 | Kentucky | William Dawley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ryan Fujiwara - foul #1 on Ryan Fujiwara, team foul #5 | 12-11 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Elmer Lau (PG), Timothy Paras (SG), John Dietrick (PF), Brian Smith (C) Johnny White, Forest Lore, Ryan Fujiwara, Toby Ibrahim | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis (PG), Ernie Satterwhite (SG), John Adams (SF), Wayne Blocker (C) Larry Johnson, Roland Dixon, Erik Hand, Jesse Boyers | |
| 12:37 | Kentucky | William Dawley misses the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 12:37 | Kentucky | William Dawley misses the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 12:37 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to John Dietrick | 12-11 |
| 12:08 | South Carolina State | Timothy Paras scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Elmer Lau | 15-11 |
| 11:46 | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 15-11 |
| 11:44 | South Carolina State | Brian Smith pulls down the rebound | 15-11 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Elmer Lau (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Timothy Paras (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lane Towe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Dietrick (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jeffrey Jarvis (fresh) SG - Ernie Satterwhite (fresh) SF - John Adams (fresh) PF - William Dawley (fairly fresh) C - Wayne Blocker (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | South Carolina State | Timothy Paras clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 15-11 |
| 11:37 | South Carolina State | Brian Smith tips it back up and in | 17-11 |
| 11:33 | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 17-14 |
| 11:08 | South Carolina State | John Dietrick makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Elmer Lau | 20-14 |
| 10:46 | Kentucky | John Adams misses short on a floater from the right side | 20-14 |
| 10:45 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis snags the offensive board | 20-14 |
| 10:29 | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite is fouled on the floor by Timothy Paras - foul #2 on Timothy Paras, team foul #6 | 20-14 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Johnny White (PG), Forest Lore (SG), Toby Ibrahim (C) Elmer Lau, Timothy Paras, Brian Smith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Johnson (PG), Roland Dixon (SG), Erik Hand (SF), Anton Turner (PF), Jesse Boyers (C) Jeffrey Jarvis, Ernie Satterwhite, John Adams, William Dawley, Wayne Blocker | |
| 10:16 | Kentucky | Erik Hand misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-14 |
| 10:14 | South Carolina State | Toby Ibrahim gets the rebound | 20-14 |
| 09:54 | South Carolina State | Johnny White misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 20-14 |
| 09:53 | South Carolina State | Toby Ibrahim snags the offensive board | 20-14 |
| 09:31 | South Carolina State | John Dietrick misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-14 |
| 09:30 | South Carolina State | Lane Towe tips it but misses | 20-14 |
| 09:28 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jesse Boyers | 20-14 |
| 09:12 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Lane Towe - foul #1 on Lane Towe, team foul #7 | 20-14 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Ryan Fujiwara (SF), Brian Smith (PF) Lane Towe, John Dietrick | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 09:12 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 09:12 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 08:55 | South Carolina State | Erik Hand is called for the reach on Ryan Fujiwara - foul #1 on Erik Hand, team foul #1 | 20-16 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker (C) Jesse Boyers | |
| 08:43 | South Carolina State | Johnny White travels with the ball | 20-16 |
| 08:26 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker loses the dribble to Toby Ibrahim | 20-16 |
| 08:10 | South Carolina State | Ryan Fujiwara misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-16 |
| 08:09 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson snags the defensive board | 20-16 |
| 07:50 | Kentucky | Erik Hand makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Johnson | 20-19 |
| 07:29 | South Carolina State | Brian Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Erik Hand | 20-19 |
| 07:27 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker pulls down the rebound | 20-19 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Johnny White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Forest Lore (fairly fresh) SF - Ryan Fujiwara (fresh) PF - Brian Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Toby Ibrahim (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Larry Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - Roland Dixon (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Erik Hand (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anton Turner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Blocker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 20-19 |
| 07:05 | Kentucky | Anton Turner tips it back up and in | 20-21 |
| 06:49 | South Carolina State | Ryan Fujiwara is hacked by Erik Hand - foul #2 on Erik Hand, team foul #2 | 20-21 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Elmer Lau (PG), John Dietrick (PF), Joseph Parker (C) Johnny White, Brian Smith, Toby Ibrahim | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis (PG), Ernie Satterwhite (SG), John Adams (SF), William Dawley (PF), Jesse Boyers (C) Larry Johnson, Roland Dixon, Erik Hand, Anton Turner, Wayne Blocker | |
| 06:33 | South Carolina State | Ryan Fujiwara misses long on a shot from the left side | 20-21 |
| 06:32 | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite grabs the board | 20-21 |
| 06:13 | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 20-21 |
| 06:12 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Forest Lore | 20-21 |
| 05:56 | South Carolina State | Joseph Parker misses short on a runner from the right block | 20-21 |
| 05:54 | South Carolina State | John Dietrick misses the tip | 20-21 |
| 05:52 | Kentucky | John Adams gets the rebound | 20-21 |
| 05:46 | Kentucky | John Dietrick is called for the reach on William Dawley - foul #1 on John Dietrick, team foul #8 | 20-21 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Lane Towe (SF) Ryan Fujiwara | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:46 | Kentucky | William Dawley makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 05:46 | Kentucky | William Dawley makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 05:26 | South Carolina State | The short jumper by Lane Towe is denied by Jesse Boyers | 20-23 |
| 05:25 | Kentucky | John Adams snags the defensive board | 20-23 |
| 05:04 | Kentucky | William Dawley banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Adams | 20-25 |
| 04:49 | South Carolina State | Elmer Lau misses the floater from the right side | 20-25 |
| 04:48 | Kentucky | John Adams pulls down the rebound | 20-25 |
| 04:36 | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-25 |
| 04:34 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers hits the follow up shot | 20-27 |
| 04:15 | South Carolina State | John Dietrick misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-27 |
| 04:14 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers grabs the defensive rebound | 20-27 |
| 03:58 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Adams | 20-30 |
| 03:33 | South Carolina State | John Adams steals it from John Dietrick | 20-30 |
| 03:17 | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-33 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Elmer Lau (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Forest Lore (tiring) SF - Lane Towe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Dietrick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Parker (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jeffrey Jarvis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ernie Satterwhite (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Adams (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - William Dawley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jesse Boyers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:53 | South Carolina State | John Dietrick makes the runner from close range and the foul's on William Dawley - foul #1 on William Dawley, team foul #3 | 22-33 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Johnny White (PG), Timothy Paras (SG), Arthur Cox (PF), Toby Ibrahim (C) Elmer Lau, Forest Lore, Lane Towe, Joseph Parker | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Johnson (PG), Roland Dixon (SG), Erik Hand (SF), Anton Turner (PF), Wayne Blocker (C) Jeffrey Jarvis, Ernie Satterwhite, John Adams, William Dawley, Jesse Boyers | |
| 02:53 | South Carolina State | John Dietrick misses the free throw | 22-33 |
| 02:53 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 22-33 |
| 02:44 | Kentucky | Anton Turner is hacked by Arthur Cox - foul #3 on Arthur Cox, team foul #9 | 22-33 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Ryan Fujiwara (SF), Brian Smith (PF) John Dietrick, Arthur Cox | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 02:44 | Kentucky | Anton Turner makes the 1st free throw | 22-34 |
| 02:44 | Kentucky | Anton Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 22-34 |
| 02:44 | South Carolina State | Toby Ibrahim snags the defensive board | 22-34 |
| 02:29 | South Carolina State | Johnny White loses the dribble to Roland Dixon | 22-34 |
| 02:02 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 22-34 |
| 02:00 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker hits the follow up shot | 22-36 |
| 01:45 | South Carolina State | Timothy Paras comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Wayne Blocker - foul #1 on Wayne Blocker, team foul #4 | 22-36 |
| 01:45 | South Carolina State | Timothy Paras makes the 1st free throw | 23-36 |
| 01:45 | South Carolina State | Timothy Paras makes the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 01:25 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson can't finish the layup | 24-36 |
| 01:23 | Kentucky | Erik Hand grabs the offensive board | 24-36 |
| 01:08 | Kentucky | Erik Hand drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Roland Dixon | 24-38 |
| 00:46 | South Carolina State | Timothy Paras can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 24-38 |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | Erik Hand pulls down the rebound | 24-38 |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson buries a 3 from the right wing | 24-41 |
| 00:02 | South Carolina State | Brian Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Anton Turner | 24-41 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Erik Hand grabs the board | 24-41 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Erik Hand misses long on a fullcourt shot | 24-41 |