| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Fred Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Mooring (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Libby (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - Daniel Levinthal (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Santillo (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joe Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Kingston (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Francis Brantley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Henry Walczak (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby inbounds the ball | 23-20 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | South Carolina | Fred Carr misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-20 |
| 19:30 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley grabs the board | 23-20 |
| 19:08 | Kentucky | John Kingston comes up short on the runner in the lane | 23-20 |
| 19:06 | Kentucky | John Kingston hits the follow up shot | 23-22 |
| 18:43 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-22 |
| 18:42 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley snags the defensive board | 23-22 |
| 18:30 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon is hacked by Fred Carr - foul #1 on Fred Carr, team foul #1 | 23-22 |
| 18:04 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-22 |
| 17:38 | South Carolina | David Santillo misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 23-22 |
| 17:37 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Kingston | 23-22 |
| 17:16 | Kentucky | David Santillo is called for the reach on Henry Walczak - foul #3 on David Santillo, team foul #2 | 23-22 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy (C) David Santillo | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:59 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak misses the shot from the left block | 23-22 |
| 16:58 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Fred Carr | 23-22 |
| 16:36 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal can't finish the layup | 23-22 |
| 16:35 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring tips it back up and in | 25-22 |
| 16:11 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley hits the finger roll | 25-24 |
| 15:51 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-24 |
| 15:50 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Henry Walczak | 25-24 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Fred Carr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Mooring (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Libby (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - Daniel Levinthal (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David McGillicuddy (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joe Dixon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Kingston (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Francis Brantley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Walczak (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Kentucky | John Kingston loses the dribble to Ronald Libby | 25-24 |
| 15:02 | South Carolina | Henry Walczak steals it from Samuel Mooring | 25-24 |
| 14:40 | Kentucky | Michael Smith is fouled on the floor by Fred Carr - foul #2 on Fred Carr, team foul #3 | 25-24 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Santillo (C) David McGillicuddy | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Houston McGalliard (PG), Lewis Robinson (SG), Harold Hendricks (SF), Phillip Truesdell (PF), Gerald Batts (C) Michael Smith, Joe Dixon, John Kingston, Francis Brantley, Henry Walczak | |
| 14:19 | Kentucky | Houston McGalliard is fouled on the floor by Fred Carr - foul #3 on Fred Carr, team foul #4 | 25-24 |
| 13:57 | Kentucky | Houston McGalliard scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gerald Batts | 25-27 |
| 13:35 | South Carolina | Fred Carr buries a runner near the basket | 27-27 |
| 13:29 | Kentucky | Houston McGalliard buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Lewis Robinson | 27-30 |
| 13:02 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 27-30 |
| 13:00 | South Carolina | David Santillo can't tip it in | 27-30 |
| 12:59 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 12:34 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson can't finish the layup | 27-30 |
| 12:32 | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell grabs the offensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 12:10 | Kentucky | Harold Hendricks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-30 |
| 12:08 | Kentucky | Gerald Batts tips it home | 27-32 |
| 11:45 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Fred Carr | 30-32 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Fred Carr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Mooring (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Libby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - Daniel Levinthal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Santillo (fresh) 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Houston McGalliard (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lewis Robinson (fresh) SF - Harold Hendricks (fresh) PF - Phillip Truesdell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Batts (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Kentucky | David Santillo swats the short shot by Harold Hendricks | 30-32 |
| 11:14 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 11:06 | South Carolina | Fred Carr connects on the floater from the right block set up by Samuel Mooring | 32-32 |
| 10:38 | Kentucky | Houston McGalliard misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 10:36 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby snags the defensive board | 32-32 |
| 10:32 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-32 |
| 10:31 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby misses the tip | 32-32 |
| 10:29 | South Carolina | David Santillo hits the follow up shot | 34-32 |
| 10:08 | Kentucky | Harold Hendricks comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-32 |
| 10:06 | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell tips it home | 34-34 |
| 09:49 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby is hacked by Harold Hendricks - foul #1 on Harold Hendricks, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez (PG), James Attaway (SG) Fred Carr, Samuel Mooring | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Smith (PG), Joe Dixon (SG), John Kingston (SF), Francis Brantley (PF), Henry Walczak (C) Houston McGalliard, Lewis Robinson, Harold Hendricks, Phillip Truesdell, Gerald Batts | |
| 09:36 | South Carolina | James Attaway can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Joe Dixon - foul #2 on Joe Dixon, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy (PF) Daniel Levinthal | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 09:36 | South Carolina | James Attaway makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 09:36 | South Carolina | James Attaway misses the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 09:36 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 09:24 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Joe Dixon | 35-36 |
| 09:20 | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez travels in the backcourt | 35-36 |
| 09:01 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley can't connect on a runner from the right block | 35-36 |
| 09:00 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley tips it in | 35-38 |
| 08:39 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 35-38 |
| 08:38 | Kentucky | Michael Smith pulls down the rebound | 35-38 |
| 08:16 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Jose Alvarez - foul #2 on Jose Alvarez, team foul #5 | 35-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Curtis Bunyard (SF), Daniel Levinthal (PF) Ronald Libby, David McGillicuddy | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:16 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak misses the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 08:16 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak misses the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 08:16 | South Carolina | Curtis Bunyard gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 07:51 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal buries a jumper in the lane | 37-38 |
| 07:30 | Kentucky | John Kingston comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Curtis Bunyard - foul #1 on Curtis Bunyard, team foul #6 | 37-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fred Carr (PG), Samuel Mooring (SG), Ronald Libby (SF) Jose Alvarez, James Attaway, Curtis Bunyard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 07:30 | Kentucky | John Kingston makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 07:30 | Kentucky | John Kingston makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Fred Carr (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Mooring (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Libby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Daniel Levinthal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Santillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joe Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Kingston (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Francis Brantley (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Henry Walczak (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:02 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Fred Carr | 39-40 |
| 06:40 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from John Kingston | 39-42 |
| 06:16 | South Carolina | Henry Walczak picks off the pass by Ronald Libby | 39-42 |
| 06:00 | Kentucky | John Kingston connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Smith | 39-45 |
| 05:42 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Joe Dixon - foul #3 on Joe Dixon, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy (C) David Santillo | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Houston McGalliard (PG), Lewis Robinson (SG), Phillip Truesdell (PF), Gerald Batts (C) Michael Smith, Joe Dixon, Francis Brantley, Henry Walczak | |
| 05:42 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby misses the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 05:42 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby misses the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 05:42 | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| 05:29 | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell misses short on a jumper from the right block | 39-45 |
| 05:28 | South Carolina | Fred Carr gets the rebound | 39-45 |
| 05:09 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby's pass is intercepted by Lewis Robinson | 39-45 |
| 04:59 | Kentucky | Samuel Mooring is called for the reach on Lewis Robinson - foul #2 on Samuel Mooring, team foul #7 | 39-45 |
| 04:59 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 04:59 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 04:30 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez (PG), James Attaway (SG), Curtis Bunyard (SF), David Santillo (C) Fred Carr, Samuel Mooring, Ronald Libby, Daniel Levinthal | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Smith (PG), Joe Dixon (SG), Harold Hendricks (SF), Francis Brantley (PF), Henry Walczak (C) Houston McGalliard, Lewis Robinson, John Kingston, Phillip Truesdell, Gerald Batts | |
| 04:08 | Kentucky | Harold Hendricks connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Michael Smith | 39-50 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:56 | South Carolina | David Santillo misses long on a floater from the left side | 39-50 |
| 03:55 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy gets the offensive rebound | 39-50 |
| 03:44 | South Carolina | David Santillo misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joe Dixon - foul #4 on Joe Dixon, team foul #4 | 39-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Kingston (SF) Harold Hendricks | |
| 03:44 | South Carolina | David Santillo makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 03:44 | South Carolina | David Santillo makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 03:15 | Kentucky | John Kingston comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-50 |
| 03:14 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak hits the follow up shot | 41-52 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jose Alvarez (fresh) SG - James Attaway (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Curtis Bunyard (fresh) PF - David McGillicuddy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Santillo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Kingston (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Francis Brantley (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Henry Walczak (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:58 | South Carolina | David Santillo scores on a shot from the free throw line | 43-52 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:55 | Kentucky | Michael Smith's pass is intercepted by David Santillo in the backcourt | 43-52 |
| 02:55 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fred Carr (PG), Samuel Mooring (SG), Ronald Libby (SF), Daniel Levinthal (PF) Jose Alvarez, James Attaway, Curtis Bunyard, David McGillicuddy | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:37 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-52 |
| 02:35 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby grabs the offensive board | 43-52 |
| 02:24 | South Carolina | John Kingston is called for the reach on Samuel Mooring - foul #1 on John Kingston, team foul #5 | 43-52 |
| 02:15 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-52 |
| 02:14 | Kentucky | Michael Smith gets the rebound | 43-52 |
| 02:09 | Kentucky | John Kingston knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Michael Smith and the foul's on Samuel Mooring - foul #3 on Samuel Mooring, team foul #8 | 43-54 |
| 02:09 | Kentucky | John Kingston misses the free throw | 43-54 |
| 02:09 | South Carolina | David Santillo snags the defensive board | 43-54 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:50 | South Carolina | Fred Carr misses short on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Michael Smith - foul #3 on Michael Smith, team foul #6 | 43-54 |
| 01:50 | South Carolina | Fred Carr makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 01:50 | South Carolina | Fred Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 01:29 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 45-54 |
| 01:27 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley tips it in | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:01 | South Carolina | David Santillo makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Fred Carr | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:57 | Kentucky | Samuel Mooring is called for the reach on Francis Brantley - foul #4 on Samuel Mooring, team foul #9 | 47-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson (C) Henry Walczak | |
| 00:57 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 00:57 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley makes the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:50 | South Carolina | Fred Carr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | Michael Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-58 |
| 00:23 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby gets the rebound | 47-58 |
| 00:15 | South Carolina | David Santillo misses short on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Francis Brantley - foul #1 on Francis Brantley, team foul #7 | 47-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Henry Walczak (C) Lewis Robinson | |
| 00:15 | South Carolina | David Santillo makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 00:15 | South Carolina | David Santillo makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Michael Smith is hacked by Fred Carr in the backcourt - foul #4 on Fred Carr, team foul #10 | 49-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson (C) Henry Walczak | |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Michael Smith misses the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Michael Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:07 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-59 |
| 00:05 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley snags the defensive board | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Michael Smith runs out the clock | 49-59 |