| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Reed Aliff (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Herbert Danley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Hudson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jonathan Bromley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Burke (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Graham Strong (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marvin Valente (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Reinhart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael inbounds the ball | 27-44 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Kentucky | Graham Strong is called for traveling | 27-44 |
| 19:17 | South Carolina | John Burke jams it set up by Reed Aliff | 29-44 |
| 18:55 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown misses the lay-in | 29-44 |
| 18:53 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown tips it home | 29-46 |
| 18:35 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bromley blows the dunk but the foul's on Marvin Valente - foul #2 on Marvin Valente, team foul #1 | 29-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tyrone Powell (SF) Ronald Raphael | |
| 18:35 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bromley misses the 1st free throw | 29-46 |
| 18:35 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bromley makes the 2nd free throw | 30-46 |
| 18:21 | Kentucky | Herbert Danley picks off the pass by Kenneth Brown | 30-46 |
| 18:17 | South Carolina | Herbert Danley lays it up and in | 32-46 |
| 18:04 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart misses long on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Herbert Danley - foul #2 on Herbert Danley, team foul #1 | 32-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergio Martin (PG), Lorenzo Voss (SG), Ryan Melgoza (SF), Arturo Lopez (C) Reed Aliff, Herbert Danley, Thomas Hudson, John Burke | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ralph Despres (PG), John Jackson (SG), Allen Fisk (C) Graham Strong, Marvin Valente, Kenneth Brown | |
| 18:04 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart misses the 1st free throw | 32-46 |
| 18:04 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart misses the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 18:04 | South Carolina | Ryan Melgoza grabs the board | 32-46 |
| 17:42 | South Carolina | Lorenzo Voss is fouled on the floor by Allen Fisk - foul #4 on Allen Fisk, team foul #2 | 32-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Boyle (PF) Jonathan Bromley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Good (C) Allen Fisk | |
| 17:27 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from George Boyle | 35-46 |
| 17:06 | Kentucky | John Jackson connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-49 |
| 16:46 | South Carolina | George Boyle comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-49 |
| 16:45 | Kentucky | Tyrone Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 35-49 |
| 16:18 | Kentucky | John Jackson is hacked by Lorenzo Voss - foul #2 on Lorenzo Voss, team foul #2 | 35-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Reed Aliff (PG), Thomas Hudson (SF), Jonathan Bromley (PF), John Burke (C) Lorenzo Voss, Ryan Melgoza, George Boyle, Arturo Lopez | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), Marvin Valente (SG), Ronald Raphael (SF), Kenneth Brown (C) Ralph Despres, John Jackson, Tyrone Powell, Joseph Reinhart | |
| 16:00 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael double dribbles | 35-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Herbert Danley (SG) Sergio Martin | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart (PF) Thomas Good | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Reed Aliff (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Herbert Danley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Hudson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jonathan Bromley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - John Burke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Graham Strong (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marvin Valente (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Reinhart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:42 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff is hacked by Graham Strong - foul #1 on Graham Strong, team foul #3 | 35-49 |
| 15:29 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff scores on a floater from the right wing | 37-49 |
| 15:11 | Kentucky | Graham Strong is hacked by Reed Aliff - foul #1 on Reed Aliff, team foul #3 | 37-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ryan Melgoza (SF), George Boyle (C) Thomas Hudson, John Burke | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 14:56 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Marvin Valente and he's fouled by Jonathan Bromley - foul #2 on Jonathan Bromley, team foul #4 | 37-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergio Martin (SG) Herbert Danley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (SG) Marvin Valente | |
| 14:56 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart makes the free throw | 37-52 |
| 14:41 | South Carolina | Ryan Melgoza knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 39-52 |
| 14:37 | Kentucky | Graham Strong comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-52 |
| 14:35 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin gets the rebound | 39-52 |
| 14:17 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-52 |
| 14:15 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ronald Raphael | 39-52 |
| 13:57 | Kentucky | Graham Strong misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-52 |
| 13:56 | South Carolina | George Boyle gets the rebound | 39-52 |
| 13:35 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff hits a 3 from the left wing | 42-52 |
| 13:11 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown drills a jumper from the right wing | 42-54 |
| 12:54 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin is open and buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Jonathan Bromley | 44-54 |
| 12:36 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Graham Strong | 44-56 |
| 12:12 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-56 |
| 12:10 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael pulls down the rebound | 44-56 |
| 11:54 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Graham Strong | 44-58 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Reed Aliff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sergio Martin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Ryan Melgoza (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jonathan Bromley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - George Boyle (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Graham Strong (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Raphael (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Reinhart (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Brown (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-58 |
| 11:32 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart grabs the defensive rebound | 44-58 |
| 11:15 | Kentucky | Graham Strong is hacked by Sergio Martin - foul #1 on Sergio Martin, team foul #5 | 44-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lorenzo Voss (PG), Herbert Danley (SG), Thomas Hudson (SF), Arturo Lopez (PF), John Burke (C) Reed Aliff, Sergio Martin, Ryan Melgoza, Jonathan Bromley, George Boyle | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ralph Despres (PG), Marvin Valente (SG), Tyrone Powell (SF), Thomas Good (PF), Allen Fisk (C) Graham Strong, John Jackson, Ronald Raphael, Joseph Reinhart, Kenneth Brown | |
| 11:03 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-58 |
| 11:01 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Good | 44-58 |
| 10:40 | Kentucky | A charge is called on Thomas Good - foul #2 on Thomas Good, team foul #4 | 44-58 |
| 10:34 | South Carolina | Lorenzo Voss is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 44-58 |
| 10:21 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 44-58 |
| 10:20 | South Carolina | Herbert Danley grabs the defensive rebound | 44-58 |
| 10:18 | South Carolina | Ralph Despres picks off the pass by Lorenzo Voss in the backcourt | 44-58 |
| 10:12 | Kentucky | Tyrone Powell loses the dribble to John Burke | 44-58 |
| 09:50 | South Carolina | John Burke hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Hudson | 47-58 |
| 09:36 | Kentucky | Allen Fisk blows the layup | 47-58 |
| 09:35 | South Carolina | Arturo Lopez grabs the defensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 09:31 | South Carolina | Lorenzo Voss loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Shaun Patton (SG), Jonathan Bromley (PF) Herbert Danley, Arturo Lopez | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Adkins (PG), Kenneth Brown (C) Ralph Despres, Allen Fisk | |
| 09:20 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente misses the lay-in | 47-58 |
| 09:19 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente tips it back up and in | 47-60 |
| 08:59 | South Carolina | John Burke drills a floater in the paint and he's hacked by Kenneth Brown - foul #4 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #5 | 49-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergio Martin (PG) Lorenzo Voss | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (SG) Marvin Valente | |
| 08:59 | South Carolina | John Burke makes the free throw | 50-60 |
| 08:52 | Kentucky | Thomas Hudson is called for the reach on Tyrone Powell - foul #1 on Thomas Hudson, team foul #6 | 50-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael (SF) Tyrone Powell | |
| 08:45 | Kentucky | John Jackson is whistled for traveling | 50-60 |
| 08:43 | South Carolina | Shaun Patton is called for traveling in the backcourt | 50-60 |
| 08:30 | Kentucky | John Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 50-60 |
| 08:29 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 08:19 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown misses the jumper from the left wing | 50-60 |
| 08:17 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown grabs the offensive board | 50-60 |
| 08:04 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by John Burke - foul #3 on John Burke, team foul #7 | 50-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Reed Aliff (PG), Herbert Danley (SG), Arturo Lopez (C) Sergio Martin, Shaun Patton, John Burke | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ralph Despres (PG), Allen Fisk (C) Robert Adkins, Thomas Good | |
| 08:04 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 08:04 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 08:04 | South Carolina | Arturo Lopez pulls down the rebound | 50-61 |
| 07:59 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff loses the dribble to Allen Fisk | 50-61 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Reed Aliff (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Herbert Danley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Hudson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jonathan Bromley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Arturo Lopez (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Ralph Despres (fresh) 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Raphael (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Brown (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Allen Fisk (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 07:39 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown drills a runner from the right block | 50-63 |
| 07:37 | South Carolina | Herbert Danley is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Raphael - foul #1 on Ronald Raphael, team foul #6 | 50-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ryan Melgoza (PF) Jonathan Bromley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), Tyrone Powell (SF), Joseph Reinhart (PF) Ralph Despres, Ronald Raphael, Kenneth Brown | |
| 07:21 | South Carolina | Herbert Danley can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-63 |
| 07:20 | Kentucky | Allen Fisk grabs the board | 50-63 |
| 07:03 | Kentucky | Graham Strong connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Joseph Reinhart | 50-66 |
| 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 and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 07:00 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-66 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergio Martin (PG), Lorenzo Voss (SG), George Boyle (PF), John Burke (C) Reed Aliff, Herbert Danley, Thomas Hudson, Arturo Lopez | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Valente (SG) John Jackson | |
| 06:33 | Kentucky | Allen Fisk misses short on a floater from the left side | 50-66 |
| 06:32 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente tips it in | 50-68 |
| 06:24 | South Carolina | Ryan Melgoza hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-68 |
| 06:22 | South Carolina | George Boyle hits the follow up shot | 52-68 |
| 06:15 | Kentucky | Lorenzo Voss takes the ball from Allen Fisk | 52-68 |
| 06:11 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin banks in the layup set up by Lorenzo Voss | 54-68 |
| 05:53 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Graham Strong and the foul's on Lorenzo Voss - foul #3 on Lorenzo Voss, team foul #8 | 54-70 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Reed Aliff (PG), Thomas Hudson (SF), Jonathan Bromley (PF) Lorenzo Voss, Ryan Melgoza, George Boyle | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ralph Despres (PG), John Jackson (SG), Thomas Good (PF), Kenneth Brown (C) Graham Strong, Tyrone Powell, Joseph Reinhart, Allen Fisk | |
| 05:53 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the free throw | 54-71 |
| 05:46 | South Carolina | John Burke is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on John Burke, team foul #9 | 54-71 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael (SF) Marvin Valente | |
| 05:17 | Kentucky | Jonathan Bromley swats the short shot by Kenneth Brown | 54-71 |
| 05:15 | South Carolina | Thomas Hudson snags the defensive board | 54-71 |
| 05:10 | South Carolina | The jumper by Reed Aliff is denied by Ronald Raphael | 54-71 |
| 05:08 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 54-71 |
| 04:50 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from John Jackson and he's hacked by Jonathan Bromley - foul #3 on Jonathan Bromley, team foul #10 | 54-73 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Herbert Danley (SG), Arturo Lopez (SF), Ryan Melgoza (C) Sergio Martin, Thomas Hudson, John Burke | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Valente (SG) John Jackson | |
| 04:50 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael makes the free throw | 54-74 |
| 04:31 | South Carolina | Ryan Melgoza hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-74 |
| 04:30 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ronald Raphael | 54-74 |
| 04:20 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Marvin Valente | 54-76 |
| 04:18 | South Carolina | Herbert Danley is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Herbert Danley, team foul #11 | 54-76 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lorenzo Voss (PG), Shaun Patton (SG), George Boyle (PF) Reed Aliff, Herbert Danley, Jonathan Bromley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), Tyrone Powell (SF), Joseph Reinhart (PF) Ralph Despres, Ronald Raphael, Thomas Good | |
| 04:08 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 54-76 |
| 04:06 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente grabs the offensive board | 54-76 |
| 03:52 | Kentucky | Graham Strong knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Marvin Valente | 54-79 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Lorenzo Voss (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shaun Patton (fresh) SF - Arturo Lopez (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Boyle (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Melgoza (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Graham Strong (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marvin Valente (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Tyrone Powell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Reinhart (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Brown (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:48 | South Carolina | Graham Strong steps in front of the Arturo Lopez pass in the backcourt | 54-79 |
| 03:47 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente banks in the layup on a nice dish by Graham Strong | 54-81 |
| 03:34 | South Carolina | Arturo Lopez travels with the ball | 54-81 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergio Martin (PG) Shaun Patton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (SG), Allen Fisk (C) Marvin Valente, Kenneth Brown | |
| 03:11 | Kentucky | Arturo Lopez steals the ball from John Jackson | 54-81 |
| 03:08 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin hits the finger roll set up by Arturo Lopez | 56-81 |
| 02:50 | Kentucky | Graham Strong can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 56-81 |
| 02:49 | South Carolina | George Boyle gets the rebound | 56-81 |
| 02:42 | South Carolina | Arturo Lopez misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-81 |
| 02:40 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-81 |
| 02:28 | South Carolina | Arturo Lopez connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-81 |
| 02:12 | Kentucky | Allen Fisk misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Lorenzo Voss - foul #4 on Lorenzo Voss, team foul #12 | 58-81 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Shaun Patton (PG) Lorenzo Voss | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ralph Despres (PG), Marvin Valente (SF), Thomas Good (PF) Graham Strong, Tyrone Powell, Joseph Reinhart | |
| 02:12 | Kentucky | Allen Fisk misses the 1st free throw | 58-81 |
| 02:12 | Kentucky | Allen Fisk makes the 2nd free throw | 58-82 |
| 02:00 | South Carolina | George Boyle connects on the floater from the baseline | 60-82 |
| 01:45 | Kentucky | Allen Fisk scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by John Jackson | 60-84 |
| 01:29 | South Carolina | Shaun Patton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-84 |
| 01:28 | Kentucky | Thomas Good grabs the defensive rebound | 60-84 |
| 01:24 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ralph Despres | 60-86 |
| 01:21 | South Carolina | Ralph Despres is called for the reach on Shaun Patton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ralph Despres, team foul #7 | 60-86 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), Ronald Raphael (SF), Joseph Reinhart (PF), Kenneth Brown (C) Ralph Despres, John Jackson, Thomas Good, Allen Fisk | |
| 01:21 | South Carolina | Shaun Patton makes the 1st free throw | 61-86 |
| 01:21 | South Carolina | Shaun Patton makes the 2nd free throw | 62-86 |
| 01:12 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Graham Strong | 62-88 |
| 01:04 | South Carolina | Ryan Melgoza misses the easy layup | 62-88 |
| 01:03 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael grabs the defensive rebound | 62-88 |
| 00:41 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Graham Strong | 62-90 |
| 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 motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:36 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin hits a wide open 3 from the right corner set up by Shaun Patton | 65-90 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Graham Strong misses long on a jumper in the paint | 65-90 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Graham Strong pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-90 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Graham Strong runs out the clock | 65-90 |