| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Leonard Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Carlos Winters (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gilberto Molina (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Mayne (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Mills (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steve Inabinet (fresh) C - Craig Hartley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | William Pittman inbounds the ball | 23-35 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 23-35 |
| 19:48 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley snags the defensive board | 23-35 |
| 19:44 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-35 |
| 19:42 | Kentucky | Steve Inabinet snags the offensive board | 23-35 |
| 19:23 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner but he's hacked by Gilberto Molina - foul #2 on Gilberto Molina, team foul #1 | 23-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski (SG) Carlos Winters | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 19:23 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 19:23 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 19:23 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses the 3rd free throw | 23-36 |
| 19:23 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina gets the rebound | 23-36 |
| 19:07 | South Carolina | William Pittman hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Gilberto Molina | 25-36 |
| 18:38 | Kentucky | James Mills misses the easy layup | 25-36 |
| 18:36 | South Carolina | James Mayne snags the defensive board | 25-36 |
| 18:24 | South Carolina | James Mayne hits the finger roll | 27-36 |
| 17:59 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Steve Inabinet | 27-39 |
| 17:35 | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Ivan Derezinski, team foul #2 | 27-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carlos Winters (PG), David Harrison (SF), Oscar Hernandez (C) Leonard Barnes, William Pittman, James Mayne | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:08 | Kentucky | James Mills lays it up and in on a nice dish by Craig Hartley and the foul's on David Harrison - foul #1 on David Harrison, team foul #3 | 27-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes (PG), William Pittman (SF) Ivan Derezinski, David Harrison | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:08 | Kentucky | James Mills makes the free throw | 27-42 |
| 16:46 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina drills a turnaround from the right block | 29-42 |
| 16:22 | Kentucky | James Mills lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Merritt | 29-44 |
| 16:06 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Leonard Barnes | 31-44 |
| 15:39 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-44 |
| 15:38 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt gets the offensive rebound | 31-44 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Leonard Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Carlos Winters (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Pittman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gilberto Molina (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Oscar Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Merritt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Mills (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Inabinet (fairly fresh) C - Craig Hartley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:17 | Kentucky | James Mills knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Michael Merritt | 31-46 |
| 15:01 | South Carolina | William Pittman loses the ball out of bounds | 31-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski (SG), David Harrison (SF), James Mayne (C) Leonard Barnes, William Pittman, Gilberto Molina | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (PG), Alvin Manning (SG), Jack Bailey (SF), John Jackson (C) Patrick Grant, Michael Merritt, James Mills, Craig Hartley | |
| 14:33 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Alvin Manning | 31-48 |
| 14:28 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by David Harrison | 33-48 |
| 14:06 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jack Bailey, team foul #1 | 33-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Pittman (SF), Gilberto Molina (PF) David Harrison, Oscar Hernandez | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 13:47 | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski can't finish the layup | 33-48 |
| 13:45 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg snags the defensive board | 33-48 |
| 13:18 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning's fadeaway is rejected by Gilberto Molina | 33-48 |
| 13:16 | South Carolina | James Mayne grabs the board | 33-48 |
| 12:56 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Steve Inabinet - foul #3 on Steve Inabinet, team foul #2 | 33-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes (PG), David Harrison (SF) Carlos Winters, William Pittman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (PG), Michael Merritt (SG) Nicholas Pegg, Alvin Manning | |
| 12:56 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina makes the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 12:56 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina makes the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 12:35 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 35-48 |
| 12:33 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey tips it but misses | 35-48 |
| 12:31 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Leonard Barnes | 35-48 |
| 12:05 | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski is fouled on the floor by Steve Inabinet - foul #4 on Steve Inabinet, team foul #3 | 35-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carlos Winters (SG), William Pittman (SF), Oscar Hernandez (PF) Ivan Derezinski, David Harrison, Gilberto Molina | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Mills (SF), Craig Hartley (PF) Jack Bailey, Steve Inabinet | |
| 11:49 | South Carolina | James Mayne misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-48 |
| 11:48 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley gets the rebound | 35-48 |
| 11:25 | Kentucky | William Pittman steps in front of the Michael Merritt pass | 35-48 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Leonard Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - Carlos Winters (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Pittman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oscar Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Mayne (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Mills (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Hartley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:13 | South Carolina | James Mills is called for the reach on James Mayne - foul #3 on James Mills, team foul #4 | 35-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski (SG), Gilberto Molina (PF) Carlos Winters, Oscar Hernandez | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jack Bailey (SF) John Jackson | |
| 10:58 | South Carolina | Craig Hartley is called for the reach on James Mayne - foul #1 on Craig Hartley, team foul #5 | 35-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Harrison (SF) William Pittman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 10:42 | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 35-48 |
| 10:41 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes hits the follow up shot | 37-48 |
| 10:25 | Kentucky | David Harrison is called for the reach on Michael Merritt - foul #2 on David Harrison, team foul #4 | 37-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carlos Winters (SG), William Pittman (SF), Oscar Hernandez (C) Ivan Derezinski, David Harrison, James Mayne | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 10:04 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Michael Merritt | 37-51 |
| 09:36 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina misses the floater near the basket | 37-51 |
| 09:34 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina gets the offensive rebound | 37-51 |
| 09:24 | South Carolina | William Pittman buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-51 |
| 09:01 | Kentucky | James Mills can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Carlos Winters - foul #1 on Carlos Winters, team foul #5 | 40-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski (PG), David Harrison (SF), James Mayne (C) Leonard Barnes, William Pittman, Gilberto Molina | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Manning (SG), John Jackson (PF) Michael Merritt, Jack Bailey | |
| 09:01 | Kentucky | James Mills makes the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 09:01 | Kentucky | James Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| 08:48 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez misses the runner from the baseline | 40-53 |
| 08:47 | South Carolina | David Harrison gets the offensive rebound | 40-53 |
| 08:30 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-53 |
| 08:29 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant snags the defensive board | 40-53 |
| 08:09 | Kentucky | James Mills misses the dunk | 40-53 |
| 08:08 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez grabs the defensive rebound | 40-53 |
| 07:51 | South Carolina | David Harrison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes (PG), William Pittman (SF), Gilberto Molina (PF) Carlos Winters, David Harrison, Oscar Hernandez | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (PG), Michael Merritt (SG), Jack Bailey (SF), Steve Inabinet (PF) Patrick Grant, Alvin Manning, James Mills, Craig Hartley | |
| 07:26 | Kentucky | John Jackson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-53 |
| 07:25 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina gets the rebound | 40-53 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Leonard Barnes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SG - Ivan Derezinski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Pittman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gilberto Molina (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - James Mayne (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SF - Jack Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Inabinet (fresh) 4 pf. C - John Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 06:56 | South Carolina | William Pittman can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-53 |
| 06:54 | Kentucky | John Jackson grabs the board | 40-53 |
| 06:41 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses the lay-in but the foul's on Ivan Derezinski - foul #3 on Ivan Derezinski, team foul #6 | 40-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carlos Winters (SG) Ivan Derezinski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (PG) Nicholas Pegg | |
| 06:41 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 06:41 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:23 | South Carolina | William Pittman drills a floater from the free throw line | 42-54 |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | John Jackson scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Steve Inabinet and he's hacked by James Mayne - foul #1 on James Mayne, team foul #7 | 42-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski (SG), Oscar Hernandez (PF) Leonard Barnes, Gilberto Molina | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | John Jackson makes the free throw | 42-57 |
| 05:45 | South Carolina | James Mayne is whistled for a carry | 42-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes (PG), Gilberto Molina (C) Ivan Derezinski, James Mayne | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Mills (SF) Jack Bailey | |
| 05:16 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt's pass is intercepted by William Pittman | 42-57 |
| 05:13 | South Carolina | William Pittman banks in the layup | 44-57 |
| 04:47 | Kentucky | James Mills misses the dunk | 44-57 |
| 04:45 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez pulls down the rebound | 44-57 |
| 04:31 | South Carolina | William Pittman loses the dribble to James Mills | 44-57 |
| 04:02 | Kentucky | Oscar Hernandez is called for the reach on Patrick Grant - foul #2 on Oscar Hernandez, team foul #8 | 44-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski (PG), William Baily (SG), David Harrison (SF), James Mayne (C) Leonard Barnes, Carlos Winters, William Pittman, Gilberto Molina | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Manning (SG), Jack Bailey (SF), Craig Hartley (C) Michael Merritt, James Mills, John Jackson | |
| 04:02 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 04:02 | South Carolina | James Mayne pulls down the rebound | 44-57 |
| 03:49 | South Carolina | William Baily connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-57 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:36 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-57 |
| 03:34 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley hits the follow up shot | 47-59 |
| 03:19 | South Carolina | James Mayne buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Ivan Derezinski | 50-59 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ivan Derezinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Baily (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Harrison (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Oscar Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Mayne (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alvin Manning (fresh) SF - Jack Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Inabinet (fairly fresh) 4 pf. C - Craig Hartley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Kentucky | Steve Inabinet lays it up and in and he's fouled by David Harrison - foul #3 on David Harrison, team foul #9 | 50-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carlos Winters (SG), William Pittman (SF), Gilberto Molina (PF) William Baily, David Harrison, Oscar Hernandez | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (PG) Patrick Grant | |
| 03:01 | Kentucky | Steve Inabinet misses the free throw | 50-61 |
| 03:01 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina gets the rebound | 50-61 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:47 | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski clanks a shot from the right side | 50-61 |
| 02:45 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley gets the rebound | 50-61 |
| 02:45 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes (PG), Oscar Hernandez (PF) Carlos Winters, Gilberto Molina | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (PG), Michael Merritt (SG), James Mills (SF) Nicholas Pegg, Alvin Manning, Jack Bailey | |
| 02:17 | Kentucky | James Mills misses long on a jumper from the left block | 50-61 |
| 02:16 | Kentucky | James Mills grabs the offensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 01:48 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant travels with the ball | 50-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Baily (SG), David Harrison (SF), Jerome Kelley (C) Leonard Barnes, William Pittman, James Mayne | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:39 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez misses long on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Craig Hartley - foul #2 on Craig Hartley, team foul #6 | 50-61 |
| 01:39 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 01:39 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 01:13 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant is fouled on the floor by Ivan Derezinski - foul #4 on Ivan Derezinski, team foul #10 | 52-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes (PG), Carlos Winters (SG), William Pittman (SF), Gilberto Molina (PF), James Mayne (C) Ivan Derezinski, William Baily, David Harrison, Oscar Hernandez, Jerome Kelley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:13 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 01:13 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 01:02 | South Carolina | James Mayne misses badly on a floater near the basket | 52-63 |
| 01:01 | Kentucky | Steve Inabinet gets the rebound | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant is hacked by Leonard Barnes - foul #1 on Leonard Barnes, team foul #11 | 52-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski (PG), William Baily (SG), David Harrison (SF), Oscar Hernandez (PF), Jerome Kelley (C) Leonard Barnes, Carlos Winters, William Pittman, Gilberto Molina, James Mayne | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jack Bailey (SF), John Jackson (C) James Mills, Craig Hartley | |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:52 | South Carolina | David Harrison hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ivan Derezinski | 55-65 |
| 00:51 | Kentucky | Ivan Derezinski is called for the reach on Patrick Grant in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ivan Derezinski, team foul #12 | 55-65 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes (PG) Ivan Derezinski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:51 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 00:51 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 00:45 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-67 |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | Steve Inabinet grabs the defensive rebound | 55-67 |
| 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 man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey clanks a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Oscar Hernandez - foul #3 on Oscar Hernandez, team foul #13 | 55-67 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Craig Hartley (C) John Jackson | |
| 00:20 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 00:20 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 00:20 | South Carolina | Jerome Kelley grabs the defensive rebound | 55-67 |
| 00:16 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-67 |
| 00:15 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant gets the rebound | 55-67 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant runs out the clock | 55-67 |