| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Franjo Zeitz (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Troy Curtis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Ball (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Beckles (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gaston Jolin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Willie Robertson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Coy Patrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Buckles (fresh) 8 pts. C - Gary Holl (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Coy Patrick inbounds the ball | 31-35 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Kentucky | Coy Patrick drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Willie Robertson | 31-37 |
| 19:20 | South Carolina | Michael Brown misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 19:18 | South Carolina | Troy Curtis grabs the offensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 18:56 | South Carolina | Christopher Beckles misses short on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Coy Patrick - foul #1 on Coy Patrick, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| 18:56 | South Carolina | Christopher Beckles makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 18:56 | South Carolina | Christopher Beckles misses the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 18:56 | Kentucky | Gary Holl grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 18:39 | Kentucky | Coy Patrick knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gaston Jolin | 32-40 |
| 18:23 | South Carolina | Christopher Beckles makes the turnaround from the left block | 34-40 |
| 18:02 | Kentucky | Franjo Zeitz is called for the reach on Robert Buckles - foul #2 on Franjo Zeitz, team foul #1 | 34-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Austin (C) Christopher Beckles | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dean Reed (PG), Jeremy Dominquez (SG), Ramiro Martinez (SF), Michael Wolfe (PF), Charles Williams (C) Gaston Jolin, Willie Robertson, Coy Patrick, Robert Buckles, Gary Holl | |
| 17:48 | Kentucky | Michael Wolfe's floater is knocked away by Lawrence Ball | 34-40 |
| 17:47 | South Carolina | Troy Curtis pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| 17:31 | South Carolina | Michael Brown misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-40 |
| 17:29 | South Carolina | Lawrence Ball grabs the offensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 17:11 | South Carolina | Lawrence Ball misses short on an open fadeaway from the right side | 34-40 |
| 17:10 | Kentucky | Ramiro Martinez pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| 16:47 | Kentucky | Jeremy Dominquez hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Dean Reed | 34-43 |
| 16:36 | South Carolina | Troy Curtis can't connect on an uncontested jumper in the paint | 34-43 |
| 16:35 | South Carolina | Lawrence Ball hits the follow up shot | 36-43 |
| 16:20 | Kentucky | Jeremy Dominquez connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Wolfe | 36-46 |
| 16:04 | South Carolina | Charles Williams takes the ball from Lawrence Ball | 36-46 |
| 15:46 | Kentucky | Jeremy Dominquez misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 36-46 |
| 15:45 | South Carolina | Lawrence Ball pulls down the rebound | 36-46 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Franjo Zeitz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Troy Curtis (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Lawrence Ball (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Lucas Austin (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dean Reed (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Dominquez (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Ramiro Martinez (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Wolfe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:33 | South Carolina | Michael Brown misses short on a floater in the lane | 36-46 |
| 15:32 | Kentucky | Charles Williams snags the defensive board | 36-46 |
| 15:23 | Kentucky | The jumper by Dean Reed is denied by Lucas Austin | 36-46 |
| 15:22 | South Carolina | Troy Curtis grabs the board | 36-46 |
| 15:03 | South Carolina | Troy Curtis drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Franjo Zeitz | 38-46 |
| 14:49 | Kentucky | Jeremy Dominquez comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-46 |
| 14:47 | South Carolina | Lucas Austin snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| 14:41 | South Carolina | Troy Curtis misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ramiro Martinez - foul #1 on Ramiro Martinez, team foul #2 | 38-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Keith Phillips (PG), Larry Meads (SG), Matthew Alexander (PF), Christopher Beckles (C) Franjo Zeitz, Michael Brown, Lawrence Ball, Lucas Austin | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gaston Jolin (PG), Willie Robertson (SG), Coy Patrick (SF), Robert Buckles (PF), Gary Holl (C) Dean Reed, Jeremy Dominquez, Ramiro Martinez, Michael Wolfe, Charles Williams | |
| 14:41 | South Carolina | Troy Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 14:41 | South Carolina | Troy Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 14:21 | Kentucky | Coy Patrick can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Troy Curtis - foul #1 on Troy Curtis, team foul #2 | 40-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Norman Verdi (PF) Troy Curtis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 14:21 | Kentucky | Coy Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 14:21 | Kentucky | Coy Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 14:19 | South Carolina | Coy Patrick steals the ball from Keith Phillips in the backcourt | 40-48 |
| 14:18 | Kentucky | Willie Robertson dunks the ball on a great pass from Coy Patrick | 40-50 |
| 14:02 | South Carolina | Christopher Beckles's fadeaway is rejected by Coy Patrick | 40-50 |
| 14:00 | Kentucky | Robert Buckles grabs the board | 40-50 |
| 13:56 | Kentucky | Coy Patrick is hacked by Matthew Alexander - foul #3 on Matthew Alexander, team foul #3 | 40-50 |
| 13:37 | Kentucky | Coy Patrick misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-50 |
| 13:36 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Holl | 40-50 |
| 13:24 | Kentucky | Robert Buckles clanks a driving attempt from close range | 40-50 |
| 13:22 | South Carolina | Christopher Beckles gets the rebound | 40-50 |
| 13:17 | South Carolina | Keith Phillips hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-50 |
| 12:59 | Kentucky | Gary Holl buries a floater from the right block set up by Willie Robertson | 42-52 |
| 12:52 | South Carolina | Keith Phillips is hacked by Robert Buckles in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Buckles, team foul #3 | 42-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Brown (SG), Rayford Williams (SF) Keith Phillips, Christopher Beckles | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dean Reed (PG), Robert Mooneyhan (PF) Gaston Jolin, Robert Buckles | |
| 12:35 | South Carolina | Matthew Alexander misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-52 |
| 12:34 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Coy Patrick | 42-52 |
| 12:20 | Kentucky | Willie Robertson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-52 |
| 12:18 | South Carolina | Norman Verdi gets the rebound | 42-52 |
| 12:01 | South Carolina | Norman Verdi is alone and throws it down | 44-52 |
| 11:32 | Kentucky | Robert Mooneyhan scores on a jump hook in the paint | 44-54 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Larry Meads (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rayford Williams (fresh) PF - Matthew Alexander (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Norman Verdi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dean Reed (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willie Robertson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Coy Patrick (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Mooneyhan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Gary Holl (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:06 | South Carolina | Larry Meads can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 44-54 |
| 11:04 | South Carolina | Rayford Williams can't tip it in | 44-54 |
| 11:03 | Kentucky | Gary Holl pulls down the rebound | 44-54 |
| 10:45 | Kentucky | Matthew Alexander is called for the reach on Dean Reed - foul #4 on Matthew Alexander, team foul #4 | 44-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Franjo Zeitz (PG), Keith Phillips (SG), Troy Curtis (SF), Lawrence Ball (PF), Christopher Beckles (C) Larry Meads, Michael Brown, Rayford Williams, Matthew Alexander, Norman Verdi | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gaston Jolin (PG), Jeremy Dominquez (SG), Ramiro Martinez (SF), Robert Buckles (PF), Charles Williams (C) Dean Reed, Willie Robertson, Coy Patrick, Robert Mooneyhan, Gary Holl | |
| 10:21 | Kentucky | Jeremy Dominquez drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Gaston Jolin | 44-57 |
| 10:04 | South Carolina | Lawrence Ball connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Christopher Beckles | 46-57 |
| 09:47 | Kentucky | Jeremy Dominquez misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-57 |
| 09:45 | South Carolina | Christopher Beckles pulls down the rebound | 46-57 |
| 09:28 | South Carolina | Christopher Beckles blows the layup | 46-57 |
| 09:26 | South Carolina | Christopher Beckles gets the offensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 09:19 | South Carolina | Lawrence Ball hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Gaston Jolin - foul #2 on Gaston Jolin, team foul #4 | 46-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Brown (SG), Lucas Austin (C) Keith Phillips, Christopher Beckles | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Wolfe (C) Charles Williams | |
| 09:19 | South Carolina | Lawrence Ball makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 09:19 | South Carolina | Lawrence Ball misses the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 09:19 | Kentucky | Michael Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 47-57 |
| 08:58 | Kentucky | Ramiro Martinez misses long on a floater from the right wing | 47-57 |
| 08:57 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Brown | 47-57 |
| 08:35 | South Carolina | Lucas Austin hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-57 |
| 08:10 | Kentucky | Robert Buckles can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Lawrence Ball - foul #2 on Lawrence Ball, team foul #5 | 50-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Larry Meads (PG), Christopher Beckles (C) Franjo Zeitz, Lucas Austin | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dean Reed (PG), Willie Robertson (SG), Robert Mooneyhan (PF) Gaston Jolin, Jeremy Dominquez, Ramiro Martinez | |
| 08:10 | Kentucky | Robert Buckles makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 08:10 | Kentucky | Robert Buckles makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 07:54 | South Carolina | Troy Curtis misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Michael Wolfe - foul #1 on Michael Wolfe, team foul #5 | 50-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Matthew Alexander (PF) Lawrence Ball | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Coy Patrick (SF) Robert Buckles | |
| 07:54 | South Carolina | Troy Curtis misses the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 07:54 | South Carolina | Troy Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 07:27 | Kentucky | Dean Reed misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-59 |
| 07:26 | South Carolina | Troy Curtis snags the defensive board | 51-59 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Larry Meads (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Troy Curtis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Matthew Alexander (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. C - Christopher Beckles (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dean Reed (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willie Robertson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Coy Patrick (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Mooneyhan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Michael Wolfe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | South Carolina | Michael Brown misses the easy layup but the foul's on Willie Robertson - foul #1 on Willie Robertson, team foul #6 | 51-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Austin (PF), Norman Verdi (C) Troy Curtis, Christopher Beckles | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Williams (C) Michael Wolfe | |
| 07:20 | South Carolina | Michael Brown makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 07:20 | South Carolina | Michael Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 06:56 | Kentucky | Dean Reed makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 53-61 |
| 06:38 | South Carolina | Larry Meads is hacked by Dean Reed - foul #2 on Dean Reed, team foul #7 | 53-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Franjo Zeitz (PG), Lawrence Ball (PF) Michael Brown, Norman Verdi | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ramiro Martinez (SF), Gary Holl (C) Coy Patrick, Charles Williams | |
| 06:38 | South Carolina | Larry Meads makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 06:38 | South Carolina | Larry Meads makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 06:21 | Kentucky | Gary Holl misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Lucas Austin - foul #3 on Lucas Austin, team foul #6 | 55-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Keith Phillips (SG) Larry Meads | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Buckles (PF) Robert Mooneyhan | |
| 06:21 | Kentucky | Gary Holl makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 06:21 | Kentucky | Gary Holl makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 06:05 | South Carolina | Keith Phillips's pass is intercepted by Willie Robertson | 55-63 |
| 05:46 | Kentucky | Dean Reed can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-63 |
| 05:45 | Kentucky | Robert Buckles snags the offensive board | 55-63 |
| 05:26 | Kentucky | Robert Buckles makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Willie Robertson | 55-65 |
| 05:01 | South Carolina | Matthew Alexander misses long on a floater from the right side | 55-65 |
| 04:59 | Kentucky | Gary Holl pulls down the rebound | 55-65 |
| 04:41 | Kentucky | Gary Holl misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 55-65 |
| 04:40 | South Carolina | Keith Phillips gets the rebound | 55-65 |
| 04:40 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-65 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Brown (SG), Troy Curtis (SF), Christopher Beckles (C) Keith Phillips, Matthew Alexander, Lucas Austin | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gaston Jolin (PG), Jeremy Dominquez (SG), Coy Patrick (SF), Robert Mooneyhan (PF) Dean Reed, Willie Robertson, Ramiro Martinez, Robert Buckles | |
| 04:31 | South Carolina | Troy Curtis is denied on a layup by Gary Holl | 55-65 |
| 04:30 | Kentucky | Robert Mooneyhan grabs the board | 55-65 |
| 04:15 | Kentucky | Coy Patrick connects on the turnaround in the lane | 55-67 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:06 | South Carolina | A charge is called on Christopher Beckles - foul #2 on Christopher Beckles, team foul #7 | 55-67 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:46 | Kentucky | Robert Mooneyhan lays it in on a great pass from Coy Patrick | 55-69 |
| 03:36 | South Carolina | Michael Brown is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Dominquez - foul #1 on Jeremy Dominquez, team foul #8 | 55-69 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Williams (C) Gary Holl | |
| 03:36 | South Carolina | Michael Brown misses the 1st free throw | 55-69 |
| 03:36 | South Carolina | Christopher Beckles grabs the offensive board | 55-69 |
| 03:26 | South Carolina | Lawrence Ball's floater is tipped away by Charles Williams | 55-69 |
| 03:25 | South Carolina | Troy Curtis tips it in | 57-69 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Franjo Zeitz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Troy Curtis (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Lawrence Ball (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Beckles (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gaston Jolin (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jeremy Dominquez (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Coy Patrick (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Mooneyhan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Kentucky | Jeremy Dominquez scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner and he's hacked by Lawrence Ball - foul #3 on Lawrence Ball, team foul #8 | 57-72 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Keith Phillips (PG), Larry Meads (SG), Matthew Alexander (SF), Lucas Austin (PF), Norman Verdi (C) Franjo Zeitz, Michael Brown, Troy Curtis, Lawrence Ball, Christopher Beckles | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Buckles (SF) Coy Patrick | |
| 03:05 | Kentucky | Jeremy Dominquez makes the free throw | 57-73 |
| 03:02 | South Carolina | Larry Meads is hacked by Jeremy Dominquez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeremy Dominquez, team foul #9 | 57-73 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ramiro Martinez (SF) Robert Mooneyhan | |
| 03:02 | South Carolina | Larry Meads makes the 1st free throw | 58-73 |
| 03:02 | South Carolina | Larry Meads makes the 2nd free throw | 59-73 |
| 02:41 | Kentucky | Robert Buckles misses the lay-in | 59-73 |
| 02:40 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Lucas Austin | 59-73 |
| 02:28 | South Carolina | Norman Verdi misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 59-73 |
| 02:27 | South Carolina | Norman Verdi misses the tip | 59-73 |
| 02:25 | Kentucky | Robert Buckles snags the defensive board | 59-73 |
| 01:59 | Kentucky | Robert Buckles misses the lay-in | 59-73 |
| 01:57 | South Carolina | Matthew Alexander gets the rebound | 59-73 |
| 01:54 | South Carolina | Keith Phillips is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 59-73 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Willie Robertson (SG), Coy Patrick (SF), Gary Holl (C) Jeremy Dominquez, Ramiro Martinez, Charles Williams | |
| 01:31 | Kentucky | Willie Robertson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-73 |
| 01:30 | Kentucky | Robert Buckles grabs the offensive rebound | 59-73 |
| 01:09 | Kentucky | Willie Robertson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-73 |
| 01:08 | Kentucky | Coy Patrick misses the tip | 59-73 |
| 01:07 | South Carolina | Matthew Alexander grabs the board | 59-73 |
| 00:53 | South Carolina | Matthew Alexander can't finish the uncontested layup | 59-73 |
| 00:51 | Kentucky | Robert Buckles pulls down the rebound | 59-73 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Willie Robertson scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Gaston Jolin and he's hacked by Larry Meads - foul #2 on Larry Meads, team foul #9 | 59-75 |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Willie Robertson makes the free throw | 59-76 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:24 | South Carolina | A charge is called on Lucas Austin - foul #4 on Lucas Austin, team foul #10 | 59-76 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Gaston Jolin runs out the clock | 59-76 |