| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Dixon (fresh) SF - John Kingston (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Francis Brantley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Walczak (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Fred Carr (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Mooring (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Libby (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Levinthal (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Santillo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby inbounds the ball | 23-22 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:39 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-22 |
| 19:38 | Kentucky | John Kingston pulls down the rebound | 23-22 |
| 19:20 | Kentucky | John Kingston is fouled on the floor by Daniel Levinthal - foul #1 on Daniel Levinthal, team foul #1 | 23-22 |
| 18:57 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 23-22 |
| 18:56 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley grabs the offensive board | 23-22 |
| 18:45 | Kentucky | Ronald Libby steals it from Michael Smith | 23-22 |
| 18:19 | South Carolina | David Santillo misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Francis Brantley - foul #2 on Francis Brantley, team foul #1 | 23-22 |
| 18:19 | South Carolina | David Santillo makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 18:19 | South Carolina | David Santillo makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 18:05 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 23-24 |
| 18:03 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring pulls down the rebound | 23-24 |
| 17:40 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-24 |
| 17:14 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley misses the jumper near the basket | 23-24 |
| 17:12 | Kentucky | John Kingston tips it home | 25-24 |
| 16:54 | South Carolina | Fred Carr misses short on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Michael Smith - foul #2 on Michael Smith, team foul #2 | 25-24 |
| 16:54 | South Carolina | Fred Carr misses the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 16:54 | South Carolina | Fred Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 16:25 | Kentucky | Michael Smith buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Joe Dixon | 28-25 |
| 16:15 | South Carolina | Fred Carr is called for 10 seconds | 28-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez (PG) Fred Carr | |
| 15:53 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Daniel Levinthal - foul #2 on Daniel Levinthal, team foul #2 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson (SG) Joe Dixon | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Attaway (SG) Samuel Mooring | |
| 15:53 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 15:53 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lewis Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Kingston (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Francis Brantley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Walczak (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jose Alvarez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Attaway (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Libby (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Levinthal (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Santillo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:37 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-25 |
| 15:36 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal tips it home | 30-27 |
| 15:10 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Houston McGalliard (PG), Phillip Truesdell (PF), Gerald Batts (C) Michael Smith, Francis Brantley, Henry Walczak | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fred Carr (PG) Jose Alvarez | |
| 14:48 | South Carolina | 3 seconds is called on James Attaway | 30-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joe Dixon (SG) Phillip Truesdell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring (SG) James Attaway | |
| 14:25 | Kentucky | Daniel Levinthal picks off the pass by Houston McGalliard | 30-27 |
| 13:58 | South Carolina | Lewis Robinson steps in front of the Daniel Levinthal pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 30-27 |
| 13:29 | Kentucky | Houston McGalliard clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 30-27 |
| 13:28 | South Carolina | David Santillo grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 12:59 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 30-27 |
| 12:57 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby can't tip it in | 30-27 |
| 12:55 | South Carolina | David Santillo hits the follow up shot | 30-29 |
| 12:28 | Kentucky | John Kingston buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 12:04 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 12:02 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 11:47 | South Carolina | Fred Carr comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-29 |
| 11:45 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Gerald Batts | 33-29 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Houston McGalliard (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joe Dixon (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Kingston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Lewis Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Batts (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Fred Carr (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Mooring (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Libby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Levinthal (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - David Santillo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:27 | Kentucky | John Kingston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Smith (PG), Phillip Truesdell (SG), Harold Hendricks (SF), Francis Brantley (PF), Henry Walczak (C) Houston McGalliard, Joe Dixon, John Kingston, Lewis Robinson, Gerald Batts | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez (PG), James Attaway (SG) Fred Carr, Samuel Mooring | |
| 10:58 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby hits a 3 from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 10:37 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Smith | 35-32 |
| 10:21 | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez misses badly on a shot from the left side | 35-32 |
| 10:20 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 10:02 | Kentucky | Harold Hendricks loses the ball out of bounds | 35-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joe Dixon (SG), John Kingston (SF) Phillip Truesdell, Harold Hendricks | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy (C) David Santillo | |
| 09:51 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy misses the lay-in | 35-32 |
| 09:49 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 09:29 | Kentucky | John Kingston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 09:28 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 09:11 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 09:09 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 08:48 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-32 |
| 08:46 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 08:17 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 08:15 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal tips it in | 35-34 |
| 07:47 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley is fouled on the floor by Daniel Levinthal - foul #3 on Daniel Levinthal, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson (SG) Joe Dixon | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fred Carr (PG), Samuel Mooring (SG), Curtis Bunyard (SF), David Santillo (C) Jose Alvarez, James Attaway, Ronald Libby, Daniel Levinthal | |
| 07:23 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson banks in the layup | 37-34 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lewis Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Kingston (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Francis Brantley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Henry Walczak (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Fred Carr (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Mooring (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Curtis Bunyard (fresh) PF - David McGillicuddy (fresh) C - David Santillo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:00 | South Carolina | Fred Carr makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-37 |
| 06:35 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley can't finish the layup | 37-37 |
| 06:34 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 06:13 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson hits a floater from the baseline | 39-37 |
| 05:47 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring is fouled on the floor by Lewis Robinson - foul #1 on Lewis Robinson, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Houston McGalliard (PG), Joe Dixon (SG), Harold Hendricks (SF), Gerald Batts (C) Michael Smith, John Kingston, Francis Brantley, Henry Walczak | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ronald Libby (SF), Daniel Levinthal (PF) Curtis Bunyard, David McGillicuddy | |
| 05:34 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring is hacked by Lewis Robinson - foul #2 on Lewis Robinson, team foul #4 | 39-37 |
| 05:20 | South Carolina | Fred Carr double dribbles | 39-37 |
| 05:03 | Kentucky | Ronald Libby denies the turnaround by Lewis Robinson | 39-37 |
| 05:01 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 04:37 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronald Libby | 39-39 |
| 04:10 | Kentucky | Harold Hendricks is fouled on the floor by Fred Carr - foul #1 on Fred Carr, team foul #4 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Smith (PG), John Kingston (SF), Francis Brantley (PF), Henry Walczak (C) Houston McGalliard, Harold Hendricks, Lewis Robinson, Gerald Batts | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez (PG), David McGillicuddy (C) Fred Carr, David Santillo | |
| 03:49 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak banks in the layup | 41-39 |
| 03:27 | South Carolina | Joe Dixon steals the ball from David McGillicuddy | 41-39 |
| 03:22 | Kentucky | John Kingston misses the easy layup | 41-39 |
| 03:21 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Dixon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Kingston (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Francis Brantley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Henry Walczak (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jose Alvarez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Samuel Mooring (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Libby (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Levinthal (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - David McGillicuddy (fresh) | |
| 03:17 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Libby | 41-42 |
| 02:53 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley hits the finger roll set up by Michael Smith | 43-42 |
| 02:53 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fred Carr (PG), David Santillo (C) Jose Alvarez, David McGillicuddy | |
| 02:25 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby loses the dribble to Henry Walczak | 43-42 |
| 02:02 | Kentucky | John Kingston is hacked by Ronald Libby - foul #3 on Ronald Libby, team foul #5 | 43-42 |
| 01:35 | Kentucky | John Kingston knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Smith | 46-42 |
| 01:10 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 01:09 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | Michael Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-42 |
| 00:43 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) 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 (-1) | |
| 00:35 | South Carolina | David Santillo knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Samuel Mooring and he's hacked by Joe Dixon - foul #1 on Joe Dixon, team foul #5 | 46-44 |
| 00:35 | South Carolina | David Santillo makes the free throw | 46-45 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley is hacked by Fred Carr in the backcourt - foul #2 on Fred Carr, team foul #6 | 46-45 |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | John Kingston is fouled on the floor by David Santillo - foul #3 on David Santillo, team foul #7 | 46-45 |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | John Kingston misses the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 00:30 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 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 (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:19 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Samuel Mooring and he's fouled by Joe Dixon - foul #2 on Joe Dixon, team foul #6 | 46-47 |
| 00:19 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby makes the free throw | 46-48 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley misses the dunk | 46-48 |
| 00:06 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal snags the defensive board | 46-48 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal is hacked by Michael Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Smith, team foul #7 | 46-48 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | John Kingston hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 46-50 |