| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Larry Johnson (fresh) SG - Roland Dixon (fresh) SF - John Howard (fresh) PF - William Dawley (fresh) C - Jesse Boyers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Matthew Bradberry (fresh) SG - Alan Moore (fresh) SF - John Hill (fresh) PF - Albert Houser (fresh) C - Lawrence Pippin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | South Carolina | John Hill snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Kentucky | William Dawley grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Albert Houser - foul #1 on Albert Houser, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:58 | South Carolina | Roland Dixon takes the ball from Alan Moore | 1-0 |
| 18:54 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon banks in the layup | 3-0 |
| 18:27 | South Carolina | Alan Moore comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 18:25 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry grabs the offensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:08 | South Carolina | Albert Houser misses the lay-in | 3-0 |
| 18:06 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jesse Boyers | 3-0 |
| 18:00 | Kentucky | Matthew Bradberry steps in front of the Larry Johnson pass | 3-0 |
| 17:56 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry lays it in | 3-2 |
| 17:45 | Kentucky | William Dawley clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 17:43 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:18 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 3-2 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis (PG), John Adams (SF), Anton Turner (PF), Wayne Blocker (C) Larry Johnson, John Howard, William Dawley, Jesse Boyers | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 16:55 | South Carolina | Albert Houser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-2 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley (PF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) Albert Houser, Lawrence Pippin | |
| 16:35 | Kentucky | Anton Turner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 3-2 |
| 16:34 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 16:28 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 16:26 | South Carolina | John Hill hits the follow up shot | 3-4 |
| 16:08 | Kentucky | Shaun Dudley blocks the short jumper by Wayne Blocker | 3-4 |
| 16:06 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon grabs the offensive board | 3-4 |
| 15:50 | Kentucky | Anton Turner scores on a runner in the paint | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jeffrey Jarvis (fresh) SG - Roland Dixon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Adams (fresh) PF - Anton Turner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wayne Blocker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Matthew Bradberry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alan Moore (fairly fresh) SF - John Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shaun Dudley (fresh) C - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson is alone and drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Shaun Dudley out of a doubleteam | 5-6 |
| 15:07 | Kentucky | Anton Turner misses the jumper from the free throw line | 5-6 |
| 15:05 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 14:55 | South Carolina | Alan Moore hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Thompson | 5-9 |
| 14:51 | Kentucky | Anton Turner is hacked by Shaun Dudley - foul #1 on Shaun Dudley, team foul #2 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Johnson (PG), John Howard (SF), William Dawley (PF), Jesse Boyers (C) Roland Dixon, John Adams, Anton Turner, Wayne Blocker | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Pickles (PG), Michael Little (SG), Albert Houser (PF), Lawrence Pippin (C) Matthew Bradberry, Alan Moore, Shaun Dudley, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| 14:27 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-9 |
| 14:25 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles snags the defensive board | 5-9 |
| 14:08 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin misses the floater from the left side | 5-9 |
| 14:06 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers grabs the board | 5-9 |
| 13:53 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers misses short on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Lawrence Pippin - foul #1 on Lawrence Pippin, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Adams (SG) Jeffrey Jarvis | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Brown (SF) John Hill | |
| 13:53 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers misses the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 13:53 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers misses the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 13:53 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Lawrence Pippin | 5-9 |
| 13:30 | South Carolina | Albert Houser makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Lee Brown | 5-11 |
| 13:21 | Kentucky | John Adams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-11 |
| 13:19 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin snags the defensive board | 5-11 |
| 12:58 | South Carolina | Michael Little double dribbles | 5-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry (PG), Alan Moore (SG), Shaun Dudley (PF) Philip Pickles, Michael Little, Albert Houser | |
| 12:39 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers misses short on a floater from the right side | 5-11 |
| 12:37 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers snags the offensive board | 5-11 |
| 12:15 | Kentucky | John Howard misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Lawrence Pippin - foul #2 on Lawrence Pippin, team foul #4 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roland Dixon (SG), Wayne Blocker (C) John Adams, Jesse Boyers | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hill (SF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) Lee Brown, Lawrence Pippin | |
| 12:15 | Kentucky | John Howard makes the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 12:15 | Kentucky | John Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 6-11 |
| 12:15 | South Carolina | Alan Moore pulls down the rebound | 6-11 |
| 11:52 | South Carolina | Larry Johnson picks off the pass by Shaun Dudley | 6-11 |
| 11:48 | Kentucky | John Howard lays it up and in set up by Larry Johnson | 8-11 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Larry Johnson (fairly fresh) SG - Roland Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Howard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Dawley (fairly fresh) C - Wayne Blocker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Matthew Bradberry (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alan Moore (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shaun Dudley (fresh) C - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry is fouled on the floor by Larry Johnson - foul #1 on Larry Johnson, team foul #1 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis (PG), Anton Turner (PF) Larry Johnson, William Dawley | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Albert Houser (PF) Jeffrey Thompson | |
| 11:09 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley is hacked by Wayne Blocker - foul #1 on Wayne Blocker, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Adams (SF), Jesse Boyers (C) John Howard, Wayne Blocker | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 10:48 | South Carolina | Alan Moore hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-14 |
| 10:22 | Kentucky | Anton Turner clanks a floater from the right wing but the foul's on John Hill - foul #1 on John Hill, team foul #5 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Brown (SF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) John Hill, Shaun Dudley | |
| 10:22 | Kentucky | Anton Turner makes the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 10:22 | Kentucky | Anton Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 10:04 | South Carolina | Alan Moore can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Adams - foul #1 on John Adams, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Johnson (PG), William Dawley (PF) Roland Dixon, Anton Turner | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 10:04 | South Carolina | Alan Moore makes the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 10:04 | South Carolina | Alan Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| 09:39 | Kentucky | John Adams knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Jarvis | 13-16 |
| 09:14 | South Carolina | Albert Houser buries a runner in the paint and he's fouled by William Dawley - foul #1 on William Dawley, team foul #4 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Howard (SF), Wayne Blocker (C) John Adams, Jesse Boyers | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Pickles (PG), Michael Little (SG), Shaun Dudley (C) Matthew Bradberry, Alan Moore, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| 09:14 | South Carolina | Albert Houser misses the free throw | 13-18 |
| 09:14 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley grabs the offensive board | 13-18 |
| 08:50 | South Carolina | Lee Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 13-18 |
| 08:48 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles tips it in | 13-20 |
| 08:28 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Wayne Blocker | 16-20 |
| 08:08 | South Carolina | Albert Houser hits a wide open floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Shaun Dudley | 16-22 |
| 07:48 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Larry Johnson, team foul #5 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roland Dixon (SG), John Adams (SF), Anton Turner (PF), Jesse Boyers (C) Larry Johnson, Jeffrey Jarvis, William Dawley, Wayne Blocker | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry (PG), Alan Moore (SG), John Hill (SF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) Philip Pickles, Michael Little, Lee Brown, Albert Houser | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Howard (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roland Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Adams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anton Turner (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jesse Boyers (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Matthew Bradberry (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alan Moore (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shaun Dudley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:26 | South Carolina | Alan Moore misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-22 |
| 07:24 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Thompson | 16-22 |
| 07:11 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 16-22 |
| 07:09 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon snags the defensive board | 16-22 |
| 07:02 | Kentucky | Anton Turner scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from John Adams | 18-22 |
| 06:44 | South Carolina | Alan Moore misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-22 |
| 06:43 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers grabs the defensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 06:31 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 18-22 |
| 06:29 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers hits the follow up shot | 20-22 |
| 06:11 | South Carolina | Alan Moore misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 20-22 |
| 06:10 | Kentucky | John Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 20-22 |
| 05:53 | Kentucky | John Adams double dribbles | 20-22 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis (PG), William Dawley (PF), Wayne Blocker (C) John Howard, Anton Turner, Jesse Boyers | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Albert Houser (PF) Shaun Dudley | |
| 05:35 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-22 |
| 05:10 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 20-22 |
| 05:09 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-22 |
| 04:52 | Kentucky | John Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 20-22 |
| 04:50 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson gets the rebound | 20-22 |
| 04:31 | South Carolina | John Hill can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-22 |
| 04:30 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Wayne Blocker | 20-22 |
| 04:05 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis is whistled for a carry | 20-22 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Howard (SF), Jesse Boyers (C) John Adams, Wayne Blocker | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Pickles (PG), Michael Little (SG), Lee Brown (SF), Shaun Dudley (C) Matthew Bradberry, Alan Moore, John Hill, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| 03:40 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley jams it on a great pass from Albert Houser | 20-24 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jeffrey Jarvis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roland Dixon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Howard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Dawley (fresh) C - Jesse Boyers (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Philip Pickles (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Little (fresh) SF - Lee Brown (fresh) PF - Albert Houser (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Shaun Dudley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from William Dawley | 23-24 |
| 02:45 | South Carolina | Lee Brown is open but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 23-24 |
| 02:43 | South Carolina | Albert Houser tips it back up and in | 23-26 |
| 02:37 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Howard | 25-26 |
| 02:33 | South Carolina | Lee Brown can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 25-26 |
| 02:32 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 02:12 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 25-26 |
| 02:11 | South Carolina | Albert Houser pulls down the rebound | 25-26 |
| 01:45 | South Carolina | Albert Houser comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 25-26 |
| 01:43 | Kentucky | William Dawley snags the defensive board | 25-26 |
| 01:39 | Kentucky | The pull-up jumper by Roland Dixon is blocked by Albert Houser | 25-26 |
| 01:38 | Kentucky | William Dawley snags the offensive board | 25-26 |
| 01:26 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Roland Dixon, team foul #6 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Johnson (PG), John Adams (SF), Anton Turner (PF), Wayne Blocker (C) Jeffrey Jarvis, John Howard, William Dawley, Jesse Boyers | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry (PG), Alan Moore (SG), John Hill (SF), Jeffrey Thompson (PF), Lawrence Pippin (C) Philip Pickles, Michael Little, Lee Brown, Albert Houser, Shaun Dudley | |
| 01:04 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 25-26 |
| 01:03 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to John Hill | 25-26 |
| 00:39 | South Carolina | Alan Moore is fouled on the floor by Roland Dixon - foul #2 on Roland Dixon, team foul #7 | 25-26 |
| 00:39 | South Carolina | Alan Moore makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 00:39 | South Carolina | Alan Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 25-28 |
| 00:21 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin grabs the defensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-28 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon misses long on a fullcourt shot | 25-28 |