| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brian Carlson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Reiley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dean Lucero (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Inglis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Marion (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Norris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Craft (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Cipriani (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rickey Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Menard (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani inbounds the ball | 33-26 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:31 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard's layup is rejected by Raymond Marion | 33-26 |
| 19:29 | Kentucky | Bernard Reiley grabs the defensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 19:12 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Dean Lucero | 35-26 |
| 19:00 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard double dribbles | 35-26 |
| 18:51 | Kentucky | James Inglis's pass is intercepted by Rickey Woods | 35-26 |
| 18:42 | South Carolina | Robert Norris is called for traveling | 35-26 |
| 18:23 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Raymond Marion, team foul #1 | 35-26 |
| 18:07 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods clanks a jumper near the basket but the foul's on James Inglis - foul #2 on James Inglis, team foul #2 | 35-26 |
| 18:07 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 18:07 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 17:47 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-28 |
| 17:46 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani grabs the board | 35-28 |
| 17:25 | South Carolina | Louis Craft comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-28 |
| 17:24 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard grabs the offensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 17:08 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Cipriani | 35-30 |
| 16:51 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bernard Reiley | 38-30 |
| 16:40 | South Carolina | Robert Norris clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Inglis - foul #3 on James Inglis, team foul #3 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey (SF), Johnny Johnson (PF), Leo Agustin (C) Dean Lucero, James Inglis, Raymond Marion | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gordon McEnery (SF), Joseph Matthews (PF) Robert Cipriani, Rickey Woods | |
| 16:40 | South Carolina | Robert Norris makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 16:40 | South Carolina | Robert Norris makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 16:24 | Kentucky | Bernard Reiley clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 16:23 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson can't tip it in | 38-32 |
| 16:21 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Joseph Matthews | 38-32 |
| 16:05 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews comes up short on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Johnny Johnson - foul #2 on Johnny Johnson, team foul #4 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Early (SG) Bernard Reiley | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (PG), Gerald Fox (SG), Curtis Vue (C) Robert Norris, Louis Craft, Manuel Menard | |
| 16:05 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 16:05 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 15:52 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Carlson | 40-34 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brian Carlson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Early (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Ramey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Johnny Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Leo Agustin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Lucas Mannings (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gerald Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon McEnery (fresh) PF - Joseph Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Vue (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings is called for traveling | 40-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Edgell (SF), Raymond Marion (C) Brian Carlson, Leo Agustin | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani (SF) Gordon McEnery | |
| 15:20 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 40-34 |
| 15:18 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Gerald Fox | 40-34 |
| 15:12 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Joseph Matthews | 40-37 |
| 14:55 | Kentucky | Lucas Mannings steals it from Joshua Edgell | 40-37 |
| 14:51 | South Carolina | Gerald Fox throws it down on a great pass from Lucas Mannings | 40-39 |
| 14:43 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey double dribbles | 40-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Carlson (PG), Bernard Reiley (SG), Dean Lucero (SF), James Inglis (PF) Kenneth Early, Jimmy Ramey, Joshua Edgell, Johnny Johnson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Craft (SG), Rickey Woods (PF), Manuel Menard (C) Gerald Fox, Joseph Matthews, Curtis Vue | |
| 14:33 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by James Inglis - foul #4 on James Inglis, team foul #5 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ricardo Hernandez (PF) James Inglis | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 14:33 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 14:33 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 14:33 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 14:21 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Ricardo Hernandez | 43-40 |
| 14:07 | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings is hacked by Ricardo Hernandez - foul #1 on Ricardo Hernandez, team foul #6 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson (PF) Ricardo Hernandez | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Norris (PG) Lucas Mannings | |
| 13:45 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard's floater is tipped away by Raymond Marion | 43-40 |
| 13:43 | South Carolina | Louis Craft pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 13:33 | South Carolina | Louis Craft knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-43 |
| 13:14 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson misses the jumpshot from the left side | 43-43 |
| 13:13 | South Carolina | Louis Craft grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 13:09 | South Carolina | Louis Craft misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-43 |
| 13:08 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Johnny Johnson | 43-43 |
| 13:01 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson jams it against the doubleteam on a great pass from Johnny Johnson | 45-43 |
| 12:49 | South Carolina | Bernard Reiley steps in front of the Louis Craft pass | 45-43 |
| 12:35 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion comes up short on the shot from the left side | 45-43 |
| 12:33 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 12:16 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 45-43 |
| 12:15 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 12:04 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Brian Carlson and he's fouled by Manuel Menard - foul #3 on Manuel Menard, team foul #1 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Early (PG), Jimmy Ramey (SG), Joshua Edgell (SF), James Inglis (PF) Brian Carlson, Bernard Reiley, Dean Lucero, Johnny Johnson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (PG), Gerald Fox (SG), Gordon McEnery (SF), Joseph Matthews (PF) Robert Norris, Louis Craft, Robert Cipriani, Rickey Woods | |
| 12:04 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion misses the free throw | 47-43 |
| 12:04 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey grabs the offensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 11:48 | Kentucky | James Inglis misses the lay-in but the foul's on Gerald Fox - foul #2 on Gerald Fox, team foul #2 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leo Agustin (C) Raymond Marion | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Curtis Vue (C) Manuel Menard | |
| 11:48 | Kentucky | James Inglis misses the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 11:48 | Kentucky | James Inglis makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Early (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Ramey (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joshua Edgell (fresh) PF - James Inglis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Leo Agustin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Lucas Mannings (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Fox (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon McEnery (fresh) PF - Joseph Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Vue (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | South Carolina | Gerald Fox is hacked by Joshua Edgell - foul #1 on Joshua Edgell, team foul #7 | 48-43 |
| 11:35 | South Carolina | Gerald Fox misses the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 11:35 | Kentucky | Leo Agustin gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 11:28 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Leo Agustin is blocked by Curtis Vue | 48-43 |
| 11:26 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early grabs the offensive board | 48-43 |
| 11:13 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Kenneth Early, team foul #8 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Carlson (PG) Joshua Edgell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 11:02 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews can't finish the layup | 48-43 |
| 11:00 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 10:40 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Lucas Mannings - foul #1 on Lucas Mannings, team foul #3 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bernard Reiley (SG), Dean Lucero (SF) Kenneth Early, Jimmy Ramey | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Norris (PG), Louis Craft (SG), Manuel Menard (C) Lucas Mannings, Gerald Fox, Curtis Vue | |
| 10:40 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson misses the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 10:40 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 10:20 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Robert Norris | 49-45 |
| 10:03 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 10:02 | Kentucky | Leo Agustin tips it in | 51-45 |
| 09:44 | South Carolina | James Inglis steps in front of the Gordon McEnery pass | 51-45 |
| 09:31 | Kentucky | Leo Agustin hits the finger roll set up by Brian Carlson | 53-45 |
| 09:13 | South Carolina | Louis Craft can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-45 |
| 09:12 | Kentucky | James Inglis grabs the board | 53-45 |
| 08:55 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 08:54 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 08:26 | South Carolina | Robert Norris misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-45 |
| 08:24 | South Carolina | Robert Norris gets the offensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 08:02 | South Carolina | Robert Norris misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-45 |
| 08:01 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews grabs the offensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 07:49 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Early (PG), Jimmy Ramey (SG), Joshua Edgell (SF), Johnny Johnson (PF), Raymond Marion (C) Brian Carlson, Bernard Reiley, Dean Lucero, James Inglis, Leo Agustin | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (PG), Gerald Fox (SG), Robert Cipriani (SF), Rickey Woods (PF), Curtis Vue (C) Robert Norris, Louis Craft, Gordon McEnery, Joseph Matthews, Manuel Menard | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Early (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jimmy Ramey (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joshua Edgell (fresh) PF - Johnny Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Marion (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Lucas Mannings (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Fox (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cipriani (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rickey Woods (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Vue (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson is fouled on the floor by Lucas Mannings - foul #2 on Lucas Mannings, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| 07:12 | Kentucky | Joshua Edgell is called for a charge - foul #2 on Joshua Edgell, team foul #9 | 53-45 |
| 07:04 | South Carolina | Kenneth Early steps in front of the Curtis Vue pass | 53-45 |
| 07:00 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey lays it in on a great pass from Kenneth Early | 55-45 |
| 06:47 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 06:46 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 06:28 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-45 |
| 06:14 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue clanks a jumper in the lane | 57-45 |
| 06:12 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-45 |
| 06:01 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-45 |
| 05:59 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Curtis Vue | 57-45 |
| 05:59 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Carlson (PG), Bernard Reiley (SG), Dean Lucero (SF), James Inglis (PF) Kenneth Early, Jimmy Ramey, Joshua Edgell, Johnny Johnson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Norris (PG), Louis Craft (SG), Manuel Menard (C) Lucas Mannings, Gerald Fox, Curtis Vue | |
| 05:43 | South Carolina | Robert Norris hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 57-45 |
| 05:41 | Kentucky | Bernard Reiley pulls down the rebound | 57-45 |
| 05:36 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion is fouled on the floor by Manuel Menard - foul #4 on Manuel Menard, team foul #5 | 57-45 |
| 05:22 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 57-45 |
| 05:20 | Kentucky | James Inglis tips it home | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:13 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert Norris | 59-48 |
| 04:53 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion loses the dribble to Robert Norris | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:31 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani loses the dribble to Bernard Reiley | 59-48 |
| 04:07 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson makes the contested jumper from the right side set up by Dean Lucero | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:50 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-48 |
| 03:49 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson grabs the board | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:34 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 61-48 |
| 03:32 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Dean Lucero | 61-48 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brian Carlson (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bernard Reiley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Dean Lucero (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Inglis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Raymond Marion (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Norris (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Louis Craft (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Cipriani (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rickey Woods (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Menard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-48 |
| 03:13 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Manuel Menard | 61-48 |
| 03:02 | South Carolina | Louis Craft can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 61-48 |
| 03:01 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion pulls down the rebound | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex 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 (0) | |
| 02:37 | Kentucky | Robert Norris steps in front of the Dean Lucero pass | 61-48 |
| 02:24 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-48 |
| 02:23 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero grabs the defensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 02:03 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Bernard Reiley | 64-48 |
| 01:41 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard connects on the shot near the basket | 64-50 |
| 01:26 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (PG), Gerald Fox (SG), Gordon McEnery (SF), Joseph Matthews (PF), Curtis Vue (C) Robert Norris, Louis Craft, Robert Cipriani, Rickey Woods, Manuel Menard | |
| 01:14 | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-50 |
| 01:12 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue gets the offensive rebound | 64-50 |
| 00:57 | South Carolina | Gerald Fox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-50 |
| 00:56 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson grabs the board | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Bernard Reiley | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:28 | South Carolina | James Inglis blocks the short jumper by Joseph Matthews | 66-50 |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero grabs the defensive rebound | 66-50 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson runs out the clock | 66-50 |