| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Norris (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis Craft (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Cipriani (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rickey Woods (fresh) 7 pts. C - Manuel Menard (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brian Carlson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Reiley (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Dean Lucero (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Inglis (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Marion (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero inbounds the ball | 28-42 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Dean Lucero | 28-44 |
| 19:19 | South Carolina | Robert Norris misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-44 |
| 19:18 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods tips it home | 30-44 |
| 19:02 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion connects on the floater from the left side set up by Brian Carlson | 30-46 |
| 18:52 | South Carolina | Robert Norris is hacked by Bernard Reiley - foul #1 on Bernard Reiley, team foul #1 | 30-46 |
| 18:35 | South Carolina | Louis Craft hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 30-46 |
| 18:34 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero grabs the board | 30-46 |
| 18:18 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 30-46 |
| 18:17 | Kentucky | James Inglis tips it back up and in | 30-48 |
| 17:57 | South Carolina | Louis Craft scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Cipriani | 33-48 |
| 17:47 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-48 |
| 17:45 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-48 |
| 17:19 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Bernard Reiley | 33-51 |
| 16:52 | South Carolina | Louis Craft connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-51 |
| 16:42 | Kentucky | Manuel Menard is called for the reach on Raymond Marion - foul #3 on Manuel Menard, team foul #1 | 36-51 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Early (SG), Joshua Edgell (SF), Johnny Johnson (PF), Leo Agustin (C) Bernard Reiley, Dean Lucero, James Inglis, Raymond Marion | |
| 16:18 | Kentucky | Leo Agustin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Curtis Vue - foul #1 on Curtis Vue, team foul #2 | 36-51 |
| 16:18 | Kentucky | Leo Agustin misses the 1st free throw | 36-51 |
| 16:18 | Kentucky | Leo Agustin makes the 2nd free throw | 36-52 |
| 16:03 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews can't finish the layup | 36-52 |
| 16:01 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue grabs the offensive board | 36-52 |
| 15:48 | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings loses the dribble to Johnny Johnson | 36-52 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Lucas Mannings (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerald Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon McEnery (fresh) PF - Joseph Matthews (fresh) 3 pts. C - Curtis Vue (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brian Carlson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Early (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Edgell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Johnny Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Leo Agustin (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Kentucky | Joshua Edgell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-52 |
| 15:28 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 36-52 |
| 15:07 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Johnny Johnson | 36-55 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:45 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews drills a fadeaway in the paint | 38-55 |
| 14:21 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-55 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Norris (PG), Louis Craft (SG), Robert Cipriani (SF), Rickey Woods (PF), Manuel Menard (C) Lucas Mannings, Gerald Fox, Gordon McEnery, Joseph Matthews, Curtis Vue | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bernard Reiley (SG), Dean Lucero (SF), James Inglis (PF), Raymond Marion (C) Brian Carlson, Joshua Edgell, Johnny Johnson, Leo Agustin | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:01 | South Carolina | Robert Norris hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Kenneth Early - foul #1 on Kenneth Early, team foul #2 | 40-55 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey (PG) Kenneth Early | |
| 14:01 | South Carolina | Robert Norris makes the free throw | 41-55 |
| 13:41 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion blows the layup | 41-55 |
| 13:39 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani grabs the defensive rebound | 41-55 |
| 13:25 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard banks in the layup | 43-55 |
| 12:58 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-55 |
| 12:57 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion gets the offensive rebound | 43-55 |
| 12:45 | Kentucky | James Inglis misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Manuel Menard - foul #4 on Manuel Menard, team foul #3 | 43-55 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Curtis Vue (C) Manuel Menard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Carlson (PG) Jimmy Ramey | |
| 12:45 | Kentucky | James Inglis makes the 1st free throw | 43-56 |
| 12:45 | Kentucky | James Inglis makes the 2nd free throw | 43-57 |
| 12:25 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Cipriani | 45-57 |
| 12:03 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing but he's hacked by Rickey Woods - foul #2 on Rickey Woods, team foul #4 | 45-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews (PF) Rickey Woods | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson (PF) James Inglis | |
| 12:03 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 12:03 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| 12:03 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson makes the 3rd free throw | 45-60 |
| 11:34 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews hits the finger roll | 47-60 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Norris (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Craft (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Cipriani (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joseph Matthews (fresh) 7 pts. C - Curtis Vue (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brian Carlson (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bernard Reiley (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Dean Lucero (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnny Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Marion (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Kentucky | Joseph Matthews is called for the reach on Dean Lucero - foul #2 on Joseph Matthews, team foul #5 | 47-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (PG) Robert Norris | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Edgell (SF), Leo Agustin (C) Dean Lucero, Raymond Marion | |
| 11:07 | Kentucky | Leo Agustin misses badly on a shot from the left side | 47-60 |
| 11:05 | Kentucky | Leo Agustin pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-60 |
| 10:53 | Kentucky | Bernard Reiley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gerald Fox (SG), Gordon McEnery (SF) Louis Craft, Robert Cipriani | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Early (SG) Bernard Reiley | |
| 10:44 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews is whistled for traveling | 47-60 |
| 10:30 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-63 |
| 10:21 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews misses the dunk | 47-63 |
| 10:20 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Curtis Vue | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:06 | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings is called for traveling | 47-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Norris (PG), Rickey Woods (PF) Lucas Mannings, Joseph Matthews | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dean Lucero (SF), James Inglis (PF), Raymond Marion (C) Joshua Edgell, Johnny Johnson, Leo Agustin | |
| 09:46 | Kentucky | James Inglis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Craft (SG), Robert Cipriani (SF), Lee Carignan (C) Gerald Fox, Gordon McEnery, Curtis Vue | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bernard Reiley (SG) Kenneth Early | |
| 09:35 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan misses the floater from the left wing | 47-63 |
| 09:34 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero gets the rebound | 47-63 |
| 09:14 | Kentucky | James Inglis connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Brian Carlson | 47-65 |
| 09:00 | South Carolina | Louis Craft misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-65 |
| 08:58 | Kentucky | James Inglis grabs the defensive rebound | 47-65 |
| 08:47 | Kentucky | James Inglis misses short on a jumper in the lane | 47-65 |
| 08:46 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan snags the defensive board | 47-65 |
| 08:34 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Rickey Woods, team foul #6 | 47-65 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Curtis Vue (C) Lee Carignan | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Early (PG) Brian Carlson | |
| 08:17 | Kentucky | James Inglis buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Bernard Reiley | 47-67 |
| 08:02 | South Carolina | Louis Craft throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-67 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (PG), Joseph Matthews (PF) Robert Norris, Rickey Woods | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Edgell (SF), Johnny Johnson (PF), Leo Agustin (C) Dean Lucero, James Inglis, Raymond Marion | |
| 07:44 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 47-67 |
| 07:43 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue grabs the board | 47-67 |
| 07:27 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Johnny Johnson - foul #1 on Johnny Johnson, team foul #3 | 47-67 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gerald Fox (SG), Manuel Menard (C) Louis Craft, Curtis Vue | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Carlson (PG) Bernard Reiley | |
| 07:27 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani makes the 1st free throw | 48-67 |
| 07:27 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani makes the 2nd free throw | 49-67 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Lucas Mannings (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerald Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cipriani (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joseph Matthews (fresh) 7 pts. C - Manuel Menard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brian Carlson (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Early (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Edgell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Johnny Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Leo Agustin (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:07 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Cipriani | 49-67 |
| 07:05 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Lucas Mannings | 49-67 |
| 06:59 | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-67 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gordon McEnery (SF) Robert Cipriani | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 06:43 | Kentucky | Joseph Matthews is called for the reach on Brian Carlson - foul #3 on Joseph Matthews, team foul #7 | 49-67 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Norris (PG) Lucas Mannings | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dean Lucero (SF), James Inglis (PF), Raymond Marion (C) Joshua Edgell, Johnny Johnson, Leo Agustin | |
| 06:43 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson misses the 1st free throw | 49-67 |
| 06:43 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Manuel Menard | 49-67 |
| 06:28 | South Carolina | Gordon McEnery buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Joseph Matthews | 52-67 |
| 06:19 | Kentucky | James Inglis is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Brian Carlson | 52-69 |
| 06:03 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-69 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Craft (SG), Rickey Woods (PF) Gerald Fox, Joseph Matthews | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bernard Reiley (SG) Kenneth Early | |
| 05:50 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-69 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani (SF) Gordon McEnery | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:41 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 52-69 |
| 05:39 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard hits the follow up shot | 54-69 |
| 05:16 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion connects on the open driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Brian Carlson | 54-71 |
| 04:58 | South Carolina | Louis Craft scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Norris | 56-71 |
| 04:41 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Bernard Reiley | 56-73 |
| 04:20 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani loses the dribble to Dean Lucero | 56-73 |
| 04:17 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson lays it in set up by Dean Lucero | 56-75 |
| 04:13 | South Carolina | Robert Norris comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-75 |
| 04:12 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero gets the rebound | 56-75 |
| 03:54 | Kentucky | Bernard Reiley is called for a charge - foul #2 on Bernard Reiley, team foul #4 | 56-75 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Early (PG), Joshua Edgell (SF), Johnny Johnson (PF), Leo Agustin (C) Brian Carlson, Dean Lucero, James Inglis, Raymond Marion | |
| 03:47 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews can't finish the layup | 56-75 |
| 03:45 | Kentucky | Joshua Edgell grabs the defensive rebound | 56-75 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson misses the jump hook in the paint | 56-75 |
| 03:37 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early tips it but misses | 56-75 |
| 03:36 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson tips it home | 56-77 |
| 03:16 | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings loses the dribble to Johnny Johnson | 56-77 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Lucas Mannings (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerald Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon McEnery (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Matthews (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Curtis Vue (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Early (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Reiley (fresh) 6 ast. SF - Joshua Edgell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Leo Agustin (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 02:48 | Kentucky | Joseph Matthews steps in front of the Kenneth Early pass | 56-77 |
| 02:42 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue buries a floater from the right side | 58-77 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:16 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson is denied on a layup by Joseph Matthews | 58-77 |
| 02:14 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue pulls down the rebound | 58-77 |
| 02:10 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-77 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Carlson (PG), Dean Lucero (SF), Raymond Marion (C) Bernard Reiley, Joshua Edgell, Leo Agustin | |
| 01:45 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson hits a shot from the left block and the foul's on Joseph Matthews - foul #4 on Joseph Matthews, team foul #8 | 58-79 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bernard Reiley (SG) Kenneth Early | |
| 01:45 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson misses the free throw | 58-79 |
| 01:45 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews snags the defensive board | 58-79 |
| 01:29 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-79 |
| 01:27 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue misses the tip | 58-79 |
| 01:25 | South Carolina | Gordon McEnery tips it in | 60-79 |
| 01:01 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Brian Carlson and the foul's on Gordon McEnery - foul #3 on Gordon McEnery, team foul #9 | 60-81 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Inglis (PF) Johnny Johnson | |
| 01:01 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion makes the free throw | 60-82 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 60-82 |
| 00:53 | Kentucky | Bernard Reiley snags the defensive board | 60-82 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | James Inglis misses the easy layup | 60-82 |
| 00:29 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Lucas Mannings | 60-82 |
| 00:23 | South Carolina | Gerald Fox clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-82 |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero snags the defensive board | 60-82 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson runs out the clock | 60-82 |