| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Carlos Winters (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - William Pittman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Oscar Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Rothrock (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Merritt (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Phil Newsome (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Mills (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robert Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Craig Hartley (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | James Mills inbounds the ball | 20-31 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Kentucky | Oscar Hernandez steps in front of the Robert Morgan pass | 20-31 |
| 19:29 | South Carolina | Phil Newsome steals it from Oscar Hernandez | 20-31 |
| 19:13 | Kentucky | James Mills banks in the layup on a nice dish by Craig Hartley | 20-33 |
| 18:57 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-33 |
| 18:55 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt grabs the board | 20-33 |
| 18:35 | Kentucky | James Mills comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 20-33 |
| 18:33 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley tips it home | 20-35 |
| 18:15 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-35 |
| 18:13 | South Carolina | William Pittman can't tip it in | 20-35 |
| 18:12 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez tips it back up and in | 22-35 |
| 18:07 | Kentucky | Carlos Winters picks off the pass by Michael Merritt in the backcourt | 22-35 |
| 18:06 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters lays it up and in | 24-35 |
| 17:49 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley misses the easy layup | 24-35 |
| 17:47 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Carlos Winters | 24-35 |
| 17:28 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Phil Newsome - foul #1 on Phil Newsome, team foul #1 | 24-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Baily (SG), Bobby Lang (C) Daniel Morgan, William Pittman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:28 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock makes the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 17:28 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 16:59 | Kentucky | Carlos Winters steals the ball from Robert Morgan | 26-35 |
| 16:56 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock banks in the layup on a great pass from Carlos Winters | 28-35 |
| 16:32 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan drills a driving attempt from close range set up by James Mills | 28-37 |
| 16:15 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-37 |
| 16:13 | South Carolina | Bobby Lang snags the offensive board | 28-37 |
| 16:00 | South Carolina | Michael Merritt steals the ball from Carlos Winters | 28-37 |
| 15:57 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses the easy layup | 28-37 |
| 15:56 | South Carolina | Bobby Lang gets the rebound | 28-37 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Carlos Winters (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Baily (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Oscar Hernandez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Rothrock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Bobby Lang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Merritt (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Phil Newsome (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Mills (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Robert Morgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Craig Hartley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 15:37 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-37 |
| 15:36 | Kentucky | James Mills grabs the board | 28-37 |
| 15:18 | Kentucky | James Mills makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Phil Newsome and he's hacked by Oscar Hernandez - foul #3 on Oscar Hernandez, team foul #1 | 28-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez (SG), William Pittman (SF), Russell Hoover (PF), Stephen Scheele (C) William Baily, Oscar Hernandez, Robert Rothrock, Bobby Lang | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (PG), Alvin Manning (SG), Jack Bailey (PF), Richard Haugh (C) Michael Merritt, Phil Newsome, Robert Morgan, Craig Hartley | |
| 15:18 | Kentucky | James Mills makes the free throw | 28-40 |
| 15:06 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 28-40 |
| 15:04 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning pulls down the rebound | 28-40 |
| 14:43 | Kentucky | James Mills misses the easy layup | 28-40 |
| 14:42 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Alvin Manning | 28-40 |
| 14:19 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 28-40 |
| 14:17 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover gets the rebound | 28-40 |
| 14:11 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-40 |
| 14:09 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters tips it home | 30-40 |
| 13:52 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning misses long on a jumper from the right side | 30-40 |
| 13:51 | South Carolina | William Pittman grabs the defensive rebound | 30-40 |
| 13:38 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-40 |
| 13:36 | South Carolina | William Pittman pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-40 |
| 13:20 | South Carolina | William Pittman misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-40 |
| 13:18 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey gets the rebound | 30-40 |
| 13:12 | Kentucky | Harry Bucy connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from James Mills and he's hacked by Juan Rodriguez - foul #1 on Juan Rodriguez, team foul #2 | 30-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan (SG), Oscar Hernandez (PF), Bobby Lang (C) Juan Rodriguez, Russell Hoover, Stephen Scheele | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Phil Newsome (SG), Alvin Simmerman (SF) Alvin Manning, James Mills | |
| 13:12 | Kentucky | Harry Bucy makes the free throw | 30-43 |
| 13:03 | South Carolina | Jack Bailey is called for the reach on William Pittman - foul #3 on Jack Bailey, team foul #2 | 30-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Russell Hoover (C) Bobby Lang | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Merritt (PG), Robert Morgan (C) Harry Bucy, Richard Haugh | |
| 12:48 | South Carolina | Alvin Simmerman takes the ball from William Pittman | 30-43 |
| 12:21 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Alvin Simmerman and he's hacked by Russell Hoover - foul #3 on Russell Hoover, team foul #3 | 30-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Baily (SG), Bobby Lang (C) William Pittman, Russell Hoover | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Craig Hartley (C) Jack Bailey | |
| 12:21 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan misses the free throw | 30-45 |
| 12:21 | South Carolina | Bobby Lang grabs the defensive rebound | 30-45 |
| 12:17 | South Carolina | Michael Merritt takes the ball from Carlos Winters in the backcourt | 30-45 |
| 12:14 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt banks in the layup | 30-47 |
| 11:54 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-47 |
| 11:53 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt grabs the board | 30-47 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Carlos Winters (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Baily (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Oscar Hernandez (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Bobby Lang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Phil Newsome (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alvin Simmerman (fresh) PF - Robert Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Craig Hartley (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 11:49 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome is whistled for a carry | 30-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Pittman (SF), Russell Hoover (C) William Baily, Bobby Lang | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:32 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Carlos Winters | 32-47 |
| 11:15 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses the 3 from the right corner | 32-47 |
| 11:13 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez pulls down the rebound | 32-47 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:54 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters misses the floater from the right side | 32-47 |
| 10:53 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley grabs the defensive rebound | 32-47 |
| 10:38 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Michael Merritt | 32-50 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:34 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 32-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Baily (SG), Robert Rothrock (C) William Pittman, Russell Hoover | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Manning (SG), James Mills (SF), Jack Bailey (PF) Phil Newsome, Alvin Simmerman, Robert Morgan | |
| 10:14 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning blows the layup but he's hacked by Daniel Morgan - foul #3 on Daniel Morgan, team foul #4 | 32-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Pittman (SF), Russell Hoover (PF) William Baily, Oscar Hernandez | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (PG) Michael Merritt | |
| 10:14 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning misses the 1st free throw | 32-50 |
| 10:14 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning makes the 2nd free throw | 32-51 |
| 09:59 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock misses the jumper from the right wing | 32-51 |
| 09:57 | Kentucky | Harry Bucy pulls down the rebound | 32-51 |
| 09:40 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 32-51 |
| 09:38 | Kentucky | James Mills grabs the offensive rebound | 32-51 |
| 09:12 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley is hacked by Robert Rothrock - foul #2 on Robert Rothrock, team foul #5 | 32-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Baily (SG), Oscar Hernandez (PF), Bobby Lang (C) William Pittman, Russell Hoover, Robert Rothrock | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Merritt (PG), Phil Newsome (SG), Alvin Simmerman (SF), Richard Haugh (C) Harry Bucy, Alvin Manning, James Mills, Craig Hartley | |
| 08:43 | Kentucky | Alvin Simmerman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 32-51 |
| 08:42 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters grabs the board | 32-51 |
| 08:33 | South Carolina | Bobby Lang buries a floater from the baseline | 34-51 |
| 08:20 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey is fouled on the floor by Daniel Morgan - foul #4 on Daniel Morgan, team foul #6 | 34-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Pittman (SF), Robert Rothrock (C) Daniel Morgan, Bobby Lang | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Morgan (C) Richard Haugh | |
| 08:08 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Pittman - foul #1 on William Pittman, team foul #7 | 34-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez (SG) William Baily | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:08 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 34-51 |
| 08:08 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 34-52 |
| 07:54 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-52 |
| 07:52 | South Carolina | William Pittman misses the tip | 34-52 |
| 07:51 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Phil Newsome | 34-52 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Carlos Winters (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Juan Rodriguez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Pittman (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Oscar Hernandez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Rothrock (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Phil Newsome (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alvin Simmerman (fresh) PF - Jack Bailey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. C - Robert Morgan (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:25 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt is fouled on the floor by Robert Rothrock - foul #3 on Robert Rothrock, team foul #8 | 34-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Baily (PG), Daniel Morgan (SG), Bobby Lang (C) Carlos Winters, Juan Rodriguez, Robert Rothrock | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Manning (SG), Craig Hartley (C) Phil Newsome, Jack Bailey | |
| 07:25 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses the 1st free throw | 34-52 |
| 07:25 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Craig Hartley | 34-52 |
| 07:10 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 34-52 |
| 07:08 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning tips it back up and in | 34-54 |
| 06:55 | South Carolina | William Pittman scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by William Baily | 37-54 |
| 06:36 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan makes the runner from the right block set up by Alvin Manning | 37-56 |
| 06:26 | South Carolina | William Baily hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-56 |
| 06:06 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Alvin Simmerman | 40-58 |
| 05:54 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan is fouled on the floor by Alvin Manning - foul #1 on Alvin Manning, team foul #3 | 40-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carlos Winters (PG), Juan Rodriguez (SF), Russell Hoover (PF), Robert Rothrock (C) William Baily, William Pittman, Oscar Hernandez, Bobby Lang | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (PG), Phil Newsome (SG), James Mills (SF), Jack Bailey (PF), Richard Haugh (C) Michael Merritt, Alvin Manning, Alvin Simmerman, Robert Morgan, Craig Hartley | |
| 05:41 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-58 |
| 05:39 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan hits the follow up shot | 42-58 |
| 05:20 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey misses the dunk attempt | 42-58 |
| 05:18 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 42-58 |
| 05:04 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez throws it down | 44-58 |
| 04:49 | Kentucky | Harry Bucy makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Phil Newsome | 44-60 |
| 04:42 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 44-60 |
| 04:41 | Kentucky | Richard Haugh grabs the defensive rebound | 44-60 |
| 04:19 | Kentucky | Daniel Morgan steps in front of the James Mills pass | 44-60 |
| 04:14 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan hits the finger roll | 46-60 |
| 03:52 | Kentucky | James Mills clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-60 |
| 03:50 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover grabs the board | 46-60 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Carlos Winters (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Morgan (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. SF - Juan Rodriguez (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Russell Hoover (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Rothrock (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Harry Bucy (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Phil Newsome (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Mills (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Bailey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. C - Richard Haugh (fresh) | |
| 03:44 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan is called for a charge - foul #5 on Daniel Morgan, team foul #9 | 46-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Baily (SG), William Pittman (SF), Oscar Hernandez (PF) Daniel Morgan, Juan Rodriguez, Robert Rothrock | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Merritt (PG), Robert Morgan (PF), Craig Hartley (C) Harry Bucy, Jack Bailey, Richard Haugh | |
| 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) | |
| 03:23 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez (SG), Bobby Lang (C) Carlos Winters, Oscar Hernandez | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Manning (SG) Phil Newsome | |
| 03:10 | South Carolina | William Pittman makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Bobby Lang and he's hacked by Alvin Manning - foul #2 on Alvin Manning, team foul #4 | 48-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carlos Winters (PG), Oscar Hernandez (PF), Robert Rothrock (C) Juan Rodriguez, Russell Hoover, Bobby Lang | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Simmerman (SF) James Mills | |
| 03:10 | South Carolina | William Pittman makes the free throw | 49-60 |
| 02:50 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-60 |
| 02:48 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to William Pittman | 49-60 |
| 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) | |
| 02:41 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Morgan - foul #1 on Robert Morgan, team foul #5 | 49-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez (SG), Russell Hoover (PF), Bobby Lang (C) Carlos Winters, William Pittman, Robert Rothrock | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 02:41 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 02:41 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 02:39 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carlos Winters (PG), William Pittman (SF) Juan Rodriguez, Bobby Lang | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Phil Newsome (SG), James Mills (SF) Alvin Manning, Alvin Simmerman | |
| 02:19 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from James Mills | 51-63 |
| 02:12 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 51-63 |
| 02:10 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan pulls down the rebound | 51-63 |
| 01:42 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Craig Hartley and he's fouled by Oscar Hernandez - foul #4 on Oscar Hernandez, team foul #10 | 51-65 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez (SG), Bobby Lang (C) Carlos Winters, Oscar Hernandez | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:42 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the free throw | 51-66 |
| 01:30 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 51-66 |
| 01:29 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Craig Hartley | 51-66 |
| 01:04 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome makes the jumper from the left side set up by Michael Merritt | 51-68 |
| 00:56 | South Carolina | William Pittman misses the shot from the right side | 51-68 |
| 00:55 | South Carolina | Bobby Lang tips it back up and in | 53-68 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Kentucky | Bobby Lang steals it from Michael Merritt | 53-68 |
| 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) | |
| 00:27 | South Carolina | Bobby Lang misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Phil Newsome - foul #2 on Phil Newsome, team foul #6 | 53-68 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele (C) William Pittman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:27 | South Carolina | Bobby Lang makes the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 00:27 | South Carolina | Bobby Lang makes the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt runs out the clock | 55-68 |