| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Graham Strong (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Mills (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marvin Valente (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Huang-fu Huang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Reed Aliff (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sergio Martin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wesley Conklin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jonathan Bromley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ryan Melgoza (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:39 | South Carolina | Marvin Valente is called for the reach on Reed Aliff - foul #1 on Marvin Valente, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Richard Harris (SG), Herbert Danley (SF), Thomas Hudson (PF) Reed Aliff, Sergio Martin, Wesley Conklin, Jonathan Bromley | |
| 19:16 | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-35 |
| 19:00 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown dunks the ball on a nice dish by Mark Mills | 34-35 |
| 18:31 | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 34-35 |
| 18:29 | South Carolina | Ryan Melgoza grabs the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 18:12 | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 18:10 | South Carolina | Thomas Hudson snags the offensive board | 34-35 |
| 17:48 | South Carolina | Richard Harris comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 17:47 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 17:18 | Kentucky | Mark Mills knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Marvin Valente | 37-35 |
| 17:08 | South Carolina | Herbert Danley is called for 10 seconds | 37-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Adkins (PG), Johnnie Stone (SG), Tyrone Powell (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF), Thomas Good (C) Graham Strong, Mark Mills, Marvin Valente, Huang-fu Huang, Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Reed Aliff (PG), Sergio Martin (SG), Wesley Conklin (SF), George Boyle (PF), Jonathan Bromley (C) Vincent Visosky, Richard Harris, Herbert Danley, Thomas Hudson, Ryan Melgoza | |
| 16:50 | Kentucky | Reed Aliff steals the ball from Johnnie Stone | 37-35 |
| 16:45 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin lays it in on a great pass from Reed Aliff | 37-37 |
| 16:29 | Kentucky | Reed Aliff takes the ball from Robert Adkins | 37-37 |
| 16:12 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff clanks a jumper from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 16:11 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 15:47 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Thomas Good | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Adkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnnie Stone (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Tyrone Powell (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Good (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Reed Aliff (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sergio Martin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wesley Conklin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Boyle (fresh) C - Jonathan Bromley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:28 | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-37 |
| 15:27 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bromley hits the follow up shot | 39-39 |
| 15:22 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone misses the shot in the lane | 39-39 |
| 15:20 | South Carolina | George Boyle pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 14:53 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-39 |
| 14:51 | Kentucky | Tyrone Powell gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 14:44 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Wesley Conklin - foul #2 on Wesley Conklin, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Marvin Valente (SF), Kenneth Brown (C) Robert Adkins, Johnnie Stone, Tyrone Powell, Thomas Good | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Richard Harris (SG), Leo Parker (SF), Thomas Hudson (PF), Jack Kelley (C) Reed Aliff, Sergio Martin, Wesley Conklin, George Boyle, Jonathan Bromley | |
| 14:44 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 14:44 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael misses the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 14:44 | South Carolina | Richard Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 14:25 | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Vincent Visosky, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang (PF) Ronald Raphael | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 14:04 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 40-39 |
| 14:02 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown tips it back up and in | 42-39 |
| 13:42 | South Carolina | Mark Mills is called for the reach on Richard Harris - foul #2 on Mark Mills, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (SF) Marvin Valente | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Reed Aliff (PG), Sergio Martin (SG), Jonathan Bromley (PF) Vincent Visosky, Richard Harris, Thomas Hudson | |
| 13:25 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bromley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Richard Harris (SG) Reed Aliff, Sergio Martin | |
| 13:14 | Kentucky | Mark Mills can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Jack Kelley - foul #4 on Jack Kelley, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tyrone Powell (SF), Allen Fisk (C) John Jackson, Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Reed Aliff (PG), Sergio Martin (SG), Thomas Hudson (PF) Vincent Visosky, Richard Harris, Jack Kelley | |
| 13:14 | Kentucky | Mark Mills makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 13:14 | Kentucky | Mark Mills misses the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 13:14 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bromley grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 12:58 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-39 |
| 12:56 | Kentucky | Allen Fisk grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 12:41 | Kentucky | Allen Fisk misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 43-39 |
| 12:40 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bromley snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 12:35 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff is fouled in the backcourt by Tyrone Powell - foul #4 on Tyrone Powell, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Adkins (PG), Johnnie Stone (SG), Marvin Valente (SF), Thomas Good (C) Graham Strong, Mark Mills, Tyrone Powell, Allen Fisk | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Richard Harris (SG), Wesley Conklin (SF), Ryan Melgoza (C) Reed Aliff, Sergio Martin, Leo Parker, Jonathan Bromley | |
| 12:27 | South Carolina | Richard Harris clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 12:25 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 12:11 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente is hacked by Richard Harris - foul #1 on Richard Harris, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael (PF), Kenneth Brown (C) Huang-fu Huang, Thomas Good | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jonathan Bromley (PF) Thomas Hudson | |
| 11:58 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown misses the lay-in | 43-39 |
| 11:56 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 11:49 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Robert Adkins | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Adkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnnie Stone (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Marvin Valente (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Vincent Visosky (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wesley Conklin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jonathan Bromley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Melgoza (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:20 | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-41 |
| 10:57 | Kentucky | Robert Adkins is hacked by Wesley Conklin - foul #3 on Wesley Conklin, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Tyrone Powell (SF), Thomas Good (PF), Allen Fisk (C) Robert Adkins, Johnnie Stone, Marvin Valente, Ronald Raphael, Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Reed Aliff (PG), Sergio Martin (SG), Herbert Danley (SF), Thomas Hudson (PF) Vincent Visosky, Richard Harris, Wesley Conklin, Ryan Melgoza | |
| 10:45 | Kentucky | Graham Strong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang (PF) Allen Fisk | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ryan Melgoza (C) Jonathan Bromley | |
| 10:43 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin loses the dribble to Mark Mills in the backcourt | 45-41 |
| 10:31 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang misses the floater from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 10:29 | Kentucky | Mark Mills tips it but misses | 45-41 |
| 10:27 | South Carolina | Herbert Danley snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 09:58 | South Carolina | Tyrone Powell steals it from Reed Aliff | 45-41 |
| 09:55 | Kentucky | Mark Mills lays it up and in set up by Tyrone Powell | 47-41 |
| 09:32 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Graham Strong - foul #2 on Graham Strong, team foul #4 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael (PF), Kenneth Brown (C) Huang-fu Huang, Thomas Good | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Leo Parker (SF), George Boyle (PF), Jonathan Bromley (C) Reed Aliff, Herbert Danley, Thomas Hudson, Ryan Melgoza | |
| 09:32 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin misses the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 09:32 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin misses the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 09:32 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 09:12 | Kentucky | Graham Strong scores on a 3 from the right corner | 50-41 |
| 09:08 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin's pass is intercepted by Ronald Raphael in the backcourt | 50-41 |
| 09:00 | Kentucky | Vincent Visosky steals the ball from Tyrone Powell | 50-41 |
| 08:56 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin banks in the layup on a great pass from Vincent Visosky | 50-43 |
| 08:40 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown is whistled for a carry | 50-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Adkins (PG), Johnnie Stone (SG), Marvin Valente (SF) Graham Strong, Mark Mills, Tyrone Powell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Harris (SG), Wesley Conklin (SF), Thomas Hudson (PF) Sergio Martin, Leo Parker, George Boyle | |
| 08:18 | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin blows the layup | 50-43 |
| 08:16 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bromley misses the tip | 50-43 |
| 08:15 | South Carolina | Thomas Hudson gets the offensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 07:52 | South Carolina | Richard Harris misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-43 |
| 07:51 | Kentucky | Robert Adkins pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 07:38 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente misses the runner from the right block | 50-43 |
| 07:36 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown hits the follow up shot | 52-43 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Adkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnnie Stone (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Marvin Valente (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Raphael (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Brown (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Vincent Visosky (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wesley Conklin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Hudson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Bromley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:32 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bromley is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Brown - foul #2 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #5 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), Huang-fu Huang (PF), Thomas Good (C) Robert Adkins, Ronald Raphael, Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Reed Aliff (PG), Leo Parker (SF), George Boyle (PF), Jack Kelley (C) Vincent Visosky, Wesley Conklin, Thomas Hudson, Jonathan Bromley | |
| 07:11 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Leo Parker | 52-46 |
| 06:51 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone misses the easy layup | 52-46 |
| 06:50 | South Carolina | Leo Parker grabs the board | 52-46 |
| 06:48 | South Carolina | Johnnie Stone is called for the reach on George Boyle in the backcourt - foul #1 on Johnnie Stone, team foul #6 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mark Mills (SG), Tyrone Powell (SF) Johnnie Stone, Marvin Valente | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Herbert Danley (SF), Thomas Hudson (PF) Leo Parker, George Boyle | |
| 06:32 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff banks in the layup set up by Richard Harris and the foul's on Huang-fu Huang - foul #2 on Huang-fu Huang, team foul #7 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Allen Fisk (C) Huang-fu Huang | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergio Martin (SG), Wesley Conklin (SF) Richard Harris, Herbert Danley | |
| 06:32 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff makes the free throw | 52-49 |
| 06:21 | Kentucky | Mark Mills can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Reed Aliff - foul #1 on Reed Aliff, team foul #6 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Richard Harris (SG), Leo Parker (SF), Jonathan Bromley (PF) Reed Aliff, Sergio Martin, Wesley Conklin, Thomas Hudson | |
| 06:21 | Kentucky | Mark Mills makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 06:21 | Kentucky | Mark Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 06:18 | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Adkins (PG) Graham Strong | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin (SF) Leo Parker | |
| 06:01 | Kentucky | Mark Mills comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-49 |
| 06:00 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley grabs the board | 54-49 |
| 05:36 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bromley drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Vincent Visosky and the foul's on Thomas Good - foul #2 on Thomas Good, team foul #8 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael (PF), Kenneth Brown (C) Thomas Good, Allen Fisk | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Reed Aliff (PG), Sergio Martin (SG), Herbert Danley (SF) Vincent Visosky, Richard Harris, Wesley Conklin | |
| 05:36 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bromley misses the free throw | 54-51 |
| 05:36 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| 05:15 | Kentucky | Jonathan Bromley steals the ball from Ronald Raphael | 54-51 |
| 04:56 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-51 |
| 04:54 | Kentucky | Tyrone Powell grabs the board | 54-51 |
| 04:35 | Kentucky | Mark Mills hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 54-51 |
| 04:34 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown misses the tip | 54-51 |
| 04:33 | Kentucky | Tyrone Powell tips it home | 56-51 |
| 04:18 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 56-51 |
| 04:17 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley tips it in | 56-53 |
| 04:17 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), Marvin Valente (SF) Robert Adkins, Tyrone Powell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Richard Harris (SG), Wesley Conklin (SF), Thomas Hudson (PF) Reed Aliff, Sergio Martin, Herbert Danley, Jonathan Bromley | |
| 03:56 | Kentucky | Graham Strong misses the 3 from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 03:55 | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin grabs the defensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 03:39 | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin is fouled on the floor by Graham Strong - foul #3 on Graham Strong, team foul #9 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone (SG) Mark Mills | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 03:39 | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin misses the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 03:39 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 03:16 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone is fouled on the floor by Vincent Visosky - foul #2 on Vincent Visosky, team foul #7 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang (PF) Ronald Raphael | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergio Martin (SG), Leo Parker (SF) Richard Harris, Wesley Conklin | |
| 03:16 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 03:16 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Graham Strong (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Johnnie Stone (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Marvin Valente (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Huang-fu Huang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Vincent Visosky (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sergio Martin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leo Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Hudson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Jack Kelley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:02 | South Carolina | Thomas Hudson misses short on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Graham Strong - foul #4 on Graham Strong, team foul #10 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Good (C) Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Harris (SG) Sergio Martin | |
| 03:02 | South Carolina | Thomas Hudson misses the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 03:02 | South Carolina | Thomas Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 02:59 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mark Mills (SG), Kenneth Brown (C) Johnnie Stone, Thomas Good | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Reed Aliff (PG) Vincent Visosky | |
| 02:39 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente lays it in set up by Graham Strong | 60-54 |
| 02:22 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Huang-fu Huang - foul #3 on Huang-fu Huang, team foul #11 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Sergio Martin (SG), George Boyle (PF) Reed Aliff, Richard Harris, Thomas Hudson | |
| 02:22 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 02:22 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 02:05 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown's dunk attempt is rejected by Jack Kelley | 60-56 |
| 02:03 | South Carolina | Leo Parker snags the defensive board | 60-56 |
| 02:01 | South Carolina | Huang-fu Huang steals it from Leo Parker in the backcourt | 60-56 |
| 01:43 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-56 |
| 01:42 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown gets the offensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 01:20 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang loses the dribble to Sergio Martin | 60-56 |
| 00:56 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley lays it in on a great pass from Leo Parker | 60-58 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown buries a driving attempt in the paint and he's hacked by Sergio Martin - foul #1 on Sergio Martin, team foul #8 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael (PF) Huang-fu Huang | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Reed Aliff (PG), Wesley Conklin (SF), Jonathan Bromley (PF) Vincent Visosky, Leo Parker, George Boyle | |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown makes the free throw | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | South Carolina | Mark Mills is called for the reach on Sergio Martin - foul #3 on Mark Mills, team foul #12 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang (PF) Ronald Raphael | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:29 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin misses the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:29 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | Graham Strong is hacked by Reed Aliff in the backcourt - foul #2 on Reed Aliff, team foul #9 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael (PF) Huang-fu Huang | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | Graham Strong makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | Graham Strong misses the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:27 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley grabs the defensive rebound | 64-59 |
| 00:20 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff connects on the open 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Sergio Martin | 64-62 |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | Reed Aliff is called for the reach on Graham Strong in the backcourt - foul #3 on Reed Aliff, team foul #10 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang (PF) Ronald Raphael | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | Graham Strong makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | Graham Strong makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:15 | South Carolina | Graham Strong is called for the reach on Sergio Martin in the backcourt - foul #5 on Graham Strong, team foul #13 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Adkins (PG) Graham Strong | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:15 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin misses the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:15 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente is fouled in the backcourt by Sergio Martin - foul #2 on Sergio Martin, team foul #11 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael (PF) Huang-fu Huang | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:09 | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-63 |
| 00:08 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael grabs the defensive rebound | 68-63 |
| 00:08 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-63 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang (PF), Thomas Good (C) Ronald Raphael, Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:05 | Kentucky | Robert Adkins is fouled in the backcourt by Reed Aliff - foul #4 on Reed Aliff, team foul #12 | 68-63 |
| 00:05 | Kentucky | Robert Adkins makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:05 | Kentucky | Robert Adkins makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-63 |