| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dewayne Magee (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Otero (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Latorre (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Javier Martin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Masudi (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Yuri Zabielski (fresh) PF - Viktor Palczewski (fresh) 7 pts. C - Toni Sarwinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander inbounds the ball | 26-26 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 19:40 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-26 |
| 19:39 | South Carolina | Toni Sarwinski snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 19:19 | South Carolina | Javier Martin makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Yuri Zabielski | 26-28 |
| 18:55 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander's pass is intercepted by Javier Martin | 26-28 |
| 18:52 | South Carolina | Yuri Zabielski misses the lay-in | 26-28 |
| 18:50 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| 18:33 | Kentucky | Donald Scott misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-28 |
| 18:31 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander hits the follow up shot | 28-28 |
| 18:14 | South Carolina | Dewayne Magee is called for the reach on Javier Martin - foul #1 on Dewayne Magee, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Jordan (PG), Stjepan Zhuang (SF), Lino Zevallos (PF), Nicholas Stiles (C) Javier Martin, Yuri Zabielski, Viktor Palczewski, Toni Sarwinski | |
| 17:54 | South Carolina | James Jordan hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Dikembe Masudi | 28-31 |
| 17:32 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee is hacked by Lino Zevallos - foul #2 on Lino Zevallos, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Fyodor Zysett (PF) Michael Otero | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Javier Martin (PG), Viktor Palczewski (PF) Dikembe Masudi, Lino Zevallos | |
| 17:15 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Thomas Alexander | 31-31 |
| 17:00 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 31-33 |
| 16:51 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander hits a floater in the lane and he's fouled by Stjepan Zhuang - foul #1 on Stjepan Zhuang, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Becker (PG), Gerald Savoy (SG), Peter Hudson (C) Dewayne Magee, Donald Scott, Frank Latorre | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi (SG), Yuri Zabielski (SF), Lino Zevallos (PF), Toni Sarwinski (C) Javier Martin, Stjepan Zhuang, Viktor Palczewski, Nicholas Stiles | |
| 16:51 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander makes the free throw | 34-33 |
| 16:33 | South Carolina | James Jordan scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 16:11 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by William Becker | 36-35 |
| 15:54 | South Carolina | Peter Hudson blocks the jumper by Dikembe Masudi | 36-35 |
| 15:53 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander grabs the board | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - William Becker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerald Savoy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Alexander (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Fyodor Zysett (fresh) C - Peter Hudson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - James Jordan (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Dikembe Masudi (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Yuri Zabielski (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Lino Zevallos (fresh) C - Toni Sarwinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 36-35 |
| 15:29 | Kentucky | Gerald Savoy pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 15:10 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson is hacked by James Jordan - foul #1 on James Jordan, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Michael Otero (PF), Frank Latorre (C) William Becker, Gerald Savoy, Fyodor Zysett, Peter Hudson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Javier Martin (PG), Stjepan Zhuang (SF), Viktor Palczewski (PF), Nicholas Stiles (C) Dikembe Masudi, Yuri Zabielski, Lino Zevallos, Toni Sarwinski | |
| 14:49 | Kentucky | Michael Otero hits a driving attempt in the paint | 38-35 |
| 14:33 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski clanks a jump hook in the paint | 38-35 |
| 14:31 | South Carolina | Nicholas Stiles pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 14:11 | South Carolina | Nicholas Stiles loses the ball out of bounds | 38-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard (SF) Thomas Alexander | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Yuri Zabielski (SF), Toni Sarwinski (C) Stjepan Zhuang, Nicholas Stiles | |
| 13:49 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard misses the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on James Jordan - foul #2 on James Jordan, team foul #4 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi (SG), Nicholas Stiles (C) James Jordan, Toni Sarwinski | |
| 13:49 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 13:49 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard misses the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 13:49 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Viktor Palczewski | 39-35 |
| 13:38 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski drills a jumper from the left block | 39-37 |
| 13:17 | Kentucky | Viktor Palczewski blocks the short jumper by Gilbert Lombard | 39-37 |
| 13:16 | Kentucky | Frank Latorre tips it in | 41-37 |
| 13:12 | South Carolina | Javier Martin is hacked by Dewayne Magee in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dewayne Magee, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Peter Hudson (C) Frank Latorre | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Toni Sarwinski (C) Nicholas Stiles | |
| 12:52 | South Carolina | Javier Martin can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-37 |
| 12:51 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski tips it back up and in | 41-39 |
| 12:27 | Kentucky | Michael Otero can't connect on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Dikembe Masudi - foul #1 on Dikembe Masudi, team foul #5 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander (SF) Gilbert Lombard | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Jordan (SG), Nicholas Stiles (C) Dikembe Masudi, Toni Sarwinski | |
| 12:27 | Kentucky | Michael Otero makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 12:27 | Kentucky | Michael Otero misses the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 12:27 | South Carolina | James Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 12:06 | South Carolina | Nicholas Stiles misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-39 |
| 12:05 | Kentucky | Michael Otero grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 11:42 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Scott | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dewayne Magee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Donald Scott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Alexander (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Otero (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Hudson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Javier Martin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Jordan (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Yuri Zabielski (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Viktor Palczewski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Stiles (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:16 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski misses the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Dewayne Magee - foul #3 on Dewayne Magee, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Becker (PG), Gerald Savoy (SG), Fyodor Zysett (PF), Frank Latorre (C) Dewayne Magee, Donald Scott, Michael Otero, Peter Hudson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi (SG), Stjepan Zhuang (SF), Toni Sarwinski (C) Javier Martin, Yuri Zabielski, Nicholas Stiles | |
| 11:16 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 11:16 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 11:03 | Kentucky | Frank Latorre travels with the ball | 45-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lino Zevallos (PF) Viktor Palczewski | |
| 10:34 | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi's pass is intercepted by Thomas Alexander | 45-41 |
| 10:24 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard (SF) Thomas Alexander | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Javier Martin (PG), Yuri Zabielski (SF), Viktor Palczewski (PF) James Jordan, Stjepan Zhuang, Lino Zevallos | |
| 10:11 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski throws it down on a great pass from Toni Sarwinski | 45-43 |
| 09:56 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard banks in the layup set up by William Becker | 47-43 |
| 09:45 | South Carolina | Javier Martin is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-46 |
| 09:26 | Kentucky | Frank Latorre is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Frank Latorre, team foul #4 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee (PG), Donald Scott (SG) William Becker, Gerald Savoy | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Jordan (PG), Nicholas Stiles (C) Javier Martin, Toni Sarwinski | |
| 09:08 | South Carolina | Fyodor Zysett is called for the reach on Dikembe Masudi - foul #3 on Fyodor Zysett, team foul #5 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Otero (PF) Fyodor Zysett | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Javier Martin (PG), Alexei Irizarry (SF), Lino Zevallos (PF) Dikembe Masudi, Yuri Zabielski, Viktor Palczewski | |
| 08:55 | South Carolina | Alexei Irizarry's pass is intercepted by Dewayne Magee | 47-46 |
| 08:51 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee lays it in | 49-46 |
| 08:37 | South Carolina | Alexei Irizarry misses the easy layup | 49-46 |
| 08:36 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| 08:31 | Kentucky | Alexei Irizarry steps in front of the Michael Otero pass | 49-46 |
| 08:19 | South Carolina | Javier Martin connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from James Jordan | 49-49 |
| 07:50 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee misses long on a floater from the right side | 49-49 |
| 07:48 | South Carolina | Nicholas Stiles pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 07:31 | South Carolina | Javier Martin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 07:29 | Kentucky | Frank Latorre grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dewayne Magee (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - Donald Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gilbert Lombard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Otero (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Latorre (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Javier Martin (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Jordan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alexei Irizarry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lino Zevallos (fresh) C - Nicholas Stiles (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Kentucky | Donald Scott can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 07:05 | Kentucky | Michael Otero gets the offensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 06:38 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Scott | 52-49 |
| 06:18 | South Carolina | Javier Martin scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 05:51 | Kentucky | Donald Scott is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Donald Scott, team foul #6 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Becker (PG), Gerald Savoy (SG), Thomas Alexander (SF), Fyodor Zysett (PF), Peter Hudson (C) Dewayne Magee, Donald Scott, Gilbert Lombard, Michael Otero, Frank Latorre | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi (SG), Yuri Zabielski (SF), Viktor Palczewski (PF), Toni Sarwinski (C) Javier Martin, Alexei Irizarry, Lino Zevallos, Nicholas Stiles | |
| 05:42 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 52-52 |
| 05:41 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 05:32 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander scores on a shot from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 05:17 | South Carolina | Gerald Savoy is called for the reach on James Jordan - foul #2 on Gerald Savoy, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| 05:17 | South Carolina | James Jordan misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 05:17 | Kentucky | Fyodor Zysett gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| 05:14 | Kentucky | William Becker travels in the backcourt | 54-52 |
| 04:59 | South Carolina | James Jordan comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 04:58 | Kentucky | Gerald Savoy pulls down the rebound | 54-52 |
| 04:39 | Kentucky | Viktor Palczewski blocks the jumper by Gerald Savoy | 54-52 |
| 04:38 | South Carolina | James Jordan snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 04:33 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski misses short on a floater from close range | 54-52 |
| 04:31 | Kentucky | William Becker grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 04:12 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 04:11 | South Carolina | Yuri Zabielski snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 03:47 | South Carolina | Yuri Zabielski hits the finger roll | 54-54 |
| 03:25 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Toni Sarwinski - foul #1 on Toni Sarwinski, team foul #6 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Igor Olenski (PF) William Becker, Gerald Savoy, Fyodor Zysett | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Javier Martin (PG) James Jordan | |
| 03:25 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 03:25 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dewayne Magee (fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. SG - Donald Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Alexander (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Igor Olenski (fresh) C - Peter Hudson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Javier Martin (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Masudi (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Yuri Zabielski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Viktor Palczewski (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Toni Sarwinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski hits a jump hook from the baseline | 55-56 |
| 02:53 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson misses the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Yuri Zabielski - foul #2 on Yuri Zabielski, team foul #7 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Otero (PF) Igor Olenski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 02:53 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson misses the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 02:53 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 02:37 | South Carolina | Javier Martin drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 02:17 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 02:15 | South Carolina | Yuri Zabielski grabs the board | 56-59 |
| 02:06 | South Carolina | The jumper by Dikembe Masudi is denied by Peter Hudson | 56-59 |
| 02:04 | Kentucky | Michael Otero grabs the defensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 01:51 | Kentucky | Michael Otero misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 56-59 |
| 01:50 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson can't tip it in | 56-59 |
| 01:48 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Viktor Palczewski | 56-59 |
| 01:29 | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-59 |
| 01:27 | South Carolina | Toni Sarwinski tips it home | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 01:10 | Kentucky | Javier Martin takes the ball from Dewayne Magee | 56-61 |
| 01:07 | South Carolina | Yuri Zabielski dunks the ball on a great pass from Javier Martin | 56-63 |
| 00:49 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson can't connect on a runner from the right block | 56-63 |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee snags the offensive board | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 56-63 |
| 00:43 | South Carolina | Toni Sarwinski grabs the board | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 00:42 | South Carolina | Dewayne Magee is called for the reach on Toni Sarwinski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dewayne Magee, team foul #8 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Frank Latorre (C) Peter Hudson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang (SF) Yuri Zabielski | |
| 00:42 | South Carolina | Toni Sarwinski makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:42 | South Carolina | Toni Sarwinski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | Donald Scott loses the dribble to Dikembe Masudi | 56-65 |
| 00:34 | South Carolina | Javier Martin lays it in set up by Dikembe Masudi | 56-67 |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | Frank Latorre lays it in on a nice dish by Thomas Alexander | 58-67 |
| 00:25 | South Carolina | Dewayne Magee is called for the reach on Javier Martin in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dewayne Magee, team foul #9 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Becker (PG) Dewayne Magee | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Nicholas Stiles (C) Toni Sarwinski | |
| 00:25 | South Carolina | Javier Martin makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:25 | South Carolina | Javier Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Michael Otero blows the dunk | 58-69 |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | Frank Latorre tips it but misses | 58-69 |
| 00:16 | South Carolina | Javier Martin pulls down the rebound | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Javier Martin runs out the clock | 58-69 |