| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Mills (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steve Inabinet (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Craig Hartley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Leonard Barnes (fresh) 2 reb. SG - William Baily (fresh) SF - William Pittman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gilberto Molina (fresh) C - James Mayne (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | James Mills inbounds the ball | 27-18 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant travels with the ball | 27-18 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski (PG), Oscar Hernandez (C) Leonard Barnes, James Mayne | |
| 19:18 | South Carolina | William Pittman drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Ivan Derezinski | 27-20 |
| 18:53 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses the jumper from the left side | 27-20 |
| 18:51 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley hits the follow up shot | 29-20 |
| 18:36 | South Carolina | William Pittman is fouled on the floor by Michael Merritt - foul #1 on Michael Merritt, team foul #1 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes (PG), James Mayne (C) William Baily, Oscar Hernandez | |
| 18:26 | South Carolina | James Mayne hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-20 |
| 18:25 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Gilberto Molina | 29-20 |
| 18:03 | South Carolina | Patrick Grant steps in front of the Ivan Derezinski pass | 29-20 |
| 17:39 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant banks in the layup set up by Michael Merritt | 31-20 |
| 17:21 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes blows the layup | 31-20 |
| 17:19 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Mills | 31-20 |
| 16:56 | Kentucky | James Mills misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-20 |
| 16:55 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes snags the defensive board | 31-20 |
| 16:35 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Patrick Grant - foul #3 on Patrick Grant, team foul #2 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (PG), Jack Bailey (SF), John Jackson (C) Patrick Grant, James Mills, Craig Hartley | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Baily (SG), David Harrison (SF), Oscar Hernandez (C) Leonard Barnes, William Pittman, James Mayne | |
| 16:35 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina makes the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 16:35 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina misses the 2nd free throw | 31-21 |
| 16:35 | Kentucky | John Jackson gets the rebound | 31-21 |
| 16:11 | Kentucky | Steve Inabinet is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Steve Inabinet, team foul #3 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes (PG), James Mayne (C) Ivan Derezinski, Gilberto Molina | |
| 15:46 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes lays it up and in | 31-23 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jack Bailey (fresh) PF - Steve Inabinet (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - John Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Leonard Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - William Baily (fresh) SF - David Harrison (fresh) PF - Oscar Hernandez (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Mayne (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 31-23 |
| 15:17 | South Carolina | David Harrison pulls down the rebound | 31-23 |
| 14:59 | South Carolina | David Harrison is fouled on the floor by Jack Bailey - foul #2 on Jack Bailey, team foul #4 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (PG), Alvin Manning (SG), James Mills (SF), Craig Hartley (PF) Nicholas Pegg, Michael Merritt, Jack Bailey, Steve Inabinet | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski (PG), Carlos Winters (SG), William Pittman (SF), Gilberto Molina (PF) Leonard Barnes, William Baily, David Harrison, James Mayne | |
| 14:39 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez misses the jumper from the free throw line | 31-23 |
| 14:37 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina tips it in | 31-25 |
| 14:29 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the driving attempt from the left block and he's hacked by Carlos Winters - foul #4 on Carlos Winters, team foul #1 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes (PG), James Mayne (C) Carlos Winters, Gilberto Molina | |
| 14:29 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the free throw | 34-25 |
| 14:10 | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Ivan Derezinski, team foul #2 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Baily (SG), Gilberto Molina (PF) Ivan Derezinski, Oscar Hernandez | |
| 13:45 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 34-25 |
| 13:43 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina pulls down the rebound | 34-25 |
| 13:24 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina's floater is knocked away by John Jackson | 34-25 |
| 13:23 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to James Mayne | 34-25 |
| 13:08 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina makes the shot from the left wing set up by Leonard Barnes | 34-27 |
| 12:42 | Kentucky | James Mills can't connect on a floater in the lane | 34-27 |
| 12:40 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley snags the offensive board | 34-27 |
| 12:17 | Kentucky | James Mills throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Merritt (SG), Jack Bailey (SF), Steve Inabinet (PF) Alvin Manning, James Mills, John Jackson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski (SG), Oscar Hernandez (PF), Jerome Kelley (C) William Baily, Gilberto Molina, James Mayne | |
| 12:08 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Jerome Kelley and he's hacked by Jack Bailey - foul #3 on Jack Bailey, team foul #5 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Harrison (SF), Gilberto Molina (C) William Pittman, Jerome Kelley | |
| 12:08 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes makes the free throw | 34-30 |
| 11:43 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses the easy layup | 34-30 |
| 11:42 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Gilberto Molina | 34-30 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - Michael Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jack Bailey (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Steve Inabinet (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Craig Hartley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Leonard Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - Ivan Derezinski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Harrison (fresh) PF - Oscar Hernandez (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gilberto Molina (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:13 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-30 |
| 11:11 | Kentucky | Steve Inabinet snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 10:55 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt hits a jumper from close range | 36-30 |
| 10:39 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes loses the dribble to Michael Merritt | 36-30 |
| 10:34 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt banks in the layup | 38-30 |
| 10:17 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 10:15 | Kentucky | Steve Inabinet grabs the board | 38-30 |
| 09:53 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 38-30 |
| 09:51 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes snags the defensive board | 38-30 |
| 09:32 | South Carolina | David Harrison clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-30 |
| 09:31 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina tips it but misses | 38-30 |
| 09:30 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey pulls down the rebound | 38-30 |
| 09:07 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-30 |
| 08:48 | South Carolina | David Harrison misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-30 |
| 08:46 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant snags the defensive board | 40-30 |
| 08:28 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Michael Merritt | 43-30 |
| 08:16 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-33 |
| 08:10 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt banks in the layup set up by Patrick Grant | 45-33 |
| 07:55 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina can't connect on a floater from the left side | 45-33 |
| 07:53 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley pulls down the rebound | 45-33 |
| 07:32 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Steve Inabinet and he's fouled by Gilberto Molina - foul #2 on Gilberto Molina, team foul #3 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (PG), Alvin Manning (SG), James Mills (SF), John Jackson (C) Patrick Grant, Michael Merritt, Jack Bailey, Steve Inabinet | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carlos Winters (PG), William Baily (SG), William Pittman (SF), James Mayne (C) Leonard Barnes, Ivan Derezinski, David Harrison, Gilberto Molina | |
| 07:32 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley misses the free throw | 47-33 |
| 07:32 | South Carolina | William Pittman snags the defensive board | 47-33 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alvin Manning (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Mills (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Craig Hartley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Carlos Winters (fresh) 4 pf. SG - William Baily (fresh) SF - William Pittman (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Oscar Hernandez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - James Mayne (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:11 | South Carolina | William Pittman connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Carlos Winters | 47-36 |
| 06:50 | Kentucky | James Mayne picks off the pass by John Jackson | 47-36 |
| 06:34 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez clanks a 3 from the right corner | 47-36 |
| 06:32 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning pulls down the rebound | 47-36 |
| 06:28 | Kentucky | William Baily is called for the reach on Alvin Manning - foul #3 on William Baily, team foul #4 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steve Inabinet (PF) Craig Hartley | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski (PG) William Baily | |
| 06:06 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Nicholas Pegg, team foul #6 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Merritt (SG) Alvin Manning | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 05:54 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters's pass is intercepted by Steve Inabinet | 47-36 |
| 05:37 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-36 |
| 05:36 | Kentucky | John Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 47-36 |
| 05:12 | Kentucky | John Jackson misses the 3 from the right corner | 47-36 |
| 05:11 | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski gets the rebound | 47-36 |
| 04:51 | South Carolina | James Mayne drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Carlos Winters | 47-39 |
| 04:22 | Kentucky | James Mills buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Michael Merritt | 49-39 |
| 04:08 | South Carolina | William Pittman misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-39 |
| 04:07 | Kentucky | Steve Inabinet gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 03:45 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from James Mills | 51-39 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:28 | South Carolina | James Mills is called for the reach on William Pittman - foul #1 on James Mills, team foul #7 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (PG), Alvin Manning (SG), Jack Bailey (SF), Craig Hartley (C) Nicholas Pegg, Michael Merritt, James Mills, John Jackson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Baily (SG), Jerome Kelley (C) Carlos Winters, James Mayne | |
| 03:28 | South Carolina | William Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 03:28 | South Carolina | William Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alvin Manning (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jack Bailey (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Steve Inabinet (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Craig Hartley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ivan Derezinski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Baily (fresh) 3 pf. SF - William Pittman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Oscar Hernandez (tiring) 4 pts. C - Jerome Kelley (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley loses the ball out of bounds | 51-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes (PG), Carlos Winters (SG), Gilberto Molina (PF), James Mayne (C) Ivan Derezinski, William Baily, Oscar Hernandez, Jerome Kelley | |
| 02:52 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Carlos Winters and he's hacked by Steve Inabinet - foul #3 on Steve Inabinet, team foul #8 | 51-43 |
| 02:52 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina misses the free throw | 51-43 |
| 02:52 | Kentucky | Steve Inabinet gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 02:52 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-43 |
| 02:30 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Steve Inabinet | 54-43 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:08 | South Carolina | James Mayne is hacked by Craig Hartley - foul #1 on Craig Hartley, team foul #9 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Merritt (SG), James Mills (SF), John Jackson (C) Alvin Manning, Jack Bailey, Craig Hartley | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski (PG), William Baily (SG), Jerome Kelley (SF), Oscar Hernandez (PF) Leonard Barnes, Carlos Winters, William Pittman, Gilberto Molina | |
| 02:08 | South Carolina | James Mayne makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 02:08 | South Carolina | James Mayne makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 01:39 | Kentucky | William Baily is called for the reach on Patrick Grant - foul #4 on William Baily, team foul #5 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Craig Hartley (C) John Jackson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes (PG), Carlos Winters (SG), William Pittman (SF), Gilberto Molina (PF) Ivan Derezinski, William Baily, Jerome Kelley, Oscar Hernandez | |
| 01:18 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing and the foul's on James Mayne - foul #3 on James Mayne, team foul #6 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 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 | |
| 01:18 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the free throw | 57-45 |
| 01:09 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by William Baily | 57-48 |
| 00:49 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by James Mills | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:45 | South Carolina | Jerome Kelley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-48 |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | Steve Inabinet gets the rebound | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley dunks the ball on a nice dish by Patrick Grant and he's hacked by David Harrison - foul #2 on David Harrison, team foul #7 | 62-48 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley makes the free throw | 63-48 |
| 00:12 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 63-50 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant runs out the clock | 63-50 |