| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Norris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Fox (fresh) SF - Robert Cipriani (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Rickey Woods (fresh) 6 pts. C - Manuel Menard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Early (fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. SG - Willie Frank (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Dean Lucero (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Micheal Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Eddy (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero inbounds the ball | 20-45 |
| 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 flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-45 |
| 19:43 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Dean Lucero | 20-45 |
| 19:28 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-45 |
| 19:27 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard pulls down the rebound | 20-45 |
| 19:10 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-45 |
| 18:47 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Willie Frank | 20-48 |
| 18:32 | South Carolina | Willie Frank steals it from Rickey Woods | 20-48 |
| 18:29 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early misses the lay-in | 20-48 |
| 18:28 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard grabs the defensive rebound | 20-48 |
| 18:19 | South Carolina | Gerald Fox makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-48 |
| 18:02 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-48 |
| 18:01 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Cipriani | 23-48 |
| 17:45 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Gerald Fox | 25-48 |
| 17:22 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Rickey Woods - foul #1 on Rickey Woods, team foul #1 | 25-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dean Bush (PF) Rickey Woods | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eugene Miller (PG), James Inglis (C) Kenneth Early, William Eddy | |
| 17:22 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown makes the 1st free throw | 25-49 |
| 17:22 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 25-49 |
| 17:22 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Cipriani | 25-49 |
| 17:12 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-49 |
| 17:11 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard grabs the offensive rebound | 25-49 |
| 16:53 | South Carolina | Robert Norris hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-49 |
| 16:36 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero drills a turnaround in the paint | 28-51 |
| 16:19 | South Carolina | Robert Norris connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Dean Bush | 31-51 |
| 15:59 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Dean Bush - foul #3 on Dean Bush, team foul #2 | 31-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert (PG), Richard Weiser (SG), Lee Carignan (SF), Rickey Woods (PF) Robert Norris, Gerald Fox, Robert Cipriani, Manuel Menard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Early (PG), William Eddy (C) Willie Frank, Micheal Brown | |
| 15:59 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero misses the 1st free throw | 31-51 |
| 15:59 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero makes the 2nd free throw | 31-52 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jonathan Lambert (fresh) SG - Richard Weiser (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Lee Carignan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Rickey Woods (fresh) 6 pts. C - Dean Bush (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Early (fresh) 19 pts. 2 stl. SG - Eugene Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dean Lucero (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Inglis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Eddy (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan is whistled for traveling | 31-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Lincoln (SF) Dean Lucero | |
| 15:20 | Kentucky | William Eddy clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-52 |
| 15:18 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Richard Weiser | 31-52 |
| 15:10 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods clanks a floater near the basket | 31-52 |
| 15:08 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller pulls down the rebound | 31-52 |
| 14:39 | Kentucky | James Inglis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kenneth Early out of a doubleteam | 31-54 |
| 14:24 | South Carolina | A charge is called on Dean Bush - foul #4 on Dean Bush, team foul #3 | 31-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Norris (PG), Gerald Fox (SG), Robert Cipriani (SF), Manuel Menard (C) Jonathan Lambert, Richard Weiser, Lee Carignan, Dean Bush | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Willie Frank (SG), James Black (PF) Eugene Miller, James Inglis | |
| 13:57 | Kentucky | Willie Frank scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Early | 31-57 |
| 13:39 | South Carolina | Kenneth Early steals it from Manuel Menard | 31-57 |
| 13:22 | Kentucky | Willie Frank misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-57 |
| 13:21 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early tips it but misses | 31-57 |
| 13:19 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods grabs the board | 31-57 |
| 13:04 | South Carolina | Willie Frank steals it from Manuel Menard | 31-57 |
| 13:00 | Kentucky | Willie Frank blows the layup | 31-57 |
| 12:59 | South Carolina | Robert Norris gets the rebound | 31-57 |
| 12:56 | South Carolina | Robert Norris is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Early - foul #1 on Kenneth Early, team foul #1 | 31-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky (PF) Rickey Woods | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eugene Miller (PG), Dean Lucero (SF), Micheal Brown (PF) Kenneth Early, Donald Lincoln, James Black | |
| 12:44 | South Carolina | Robert Norris clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-57 |
| 12:42 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown gets the rebound | 31-57 |
| 12:35 | Kentucky | Willie Frank evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the left wing | 31-57 |
| 12:33 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero grabs the offensive rebound | 31-57 |
| 12:16 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown misses the lay-in | 31-57 |
| 12:15 | South Carolina | Gerald Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 31-57 |
| 12:08 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 31-57 |
| 12:06 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard can't tip it in | 31-57 |
| 12:05 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero pulls down the rebound | 31-57 |
| 11:52 | Kentucky | Gerald Fox steps in front of the William Eddy pass | 31-57 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Norris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Fox (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Cipriani (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Kovalsky (fresh) C - Manuel Menard (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Eugene Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Frank (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. SF - Dean Lucero (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Micheal Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - William Eddy (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:34 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 31-57 |
| 11:33 | South Carolina | Robert Norris can't tip it in | 31-57 |
| 11:31 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller snags the defensive board | 31-57 |
| 11:16 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller is fouled on the floor by Robert Norris - foul #2 on Robert Norris, team foul #4 | 31-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert (PG), Richard Weiser (SG), Lee Carignan (C) Robert Norris, Gerald Fox, Manuel Menard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Edgell (PG), Donald Lincoln (SG), James Inglis (C) Eugene Miller, Willie Frank, William Eddy | |
| 10:56 | Kentucky | Robert Cipriani steps in front of the Dean Lucero pass | 31-57 |
| 10:53 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert blows the layup | 31-57 |
| 10:51 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero grabs the defensive rebound | 31-57 |
| 10:37 | Kentucky | James Inglis clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 31-57 |
| 10:35 | Kentucky | James Inglis tips it but misses | 31-57 |
| 10:34 | Kentucky | James Inglis tips it back up and in | 31-59 |
| 10:23 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-59 |
| 10:22 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-59 |
| 10:12 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan is fouled on the floor by James Inglis - foul #2 on James Inglis, team foul #2 | 31-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rickey Woods (PF), Manuel Menard (C) Robert Cipriani, Robert Kovalsky | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Early (PG), James Black (PF) Joshua Edgell, Micheal Brown | |
| 09:53 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Willie Frank (SG) Dean Lucero | |
| 09:35 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Willie Frank | 31-62 |
| 09:30 | South Carolina | Donald Lincoln takes the ball from Jonathan Lambert | 31-62 |
| 09:27 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early slams it home on a great pass from Donald Lincoln | 31-64 |
| 09:15 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Weiser | 33-64 |
| 09:11 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 33-64 |
| 09:09 | Kentucky | James Black snags the offensive board | 33-64 |
| 08:56 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-64 |
| 08:55 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard snags the defensive board | 33-64 |
| 08:41 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods's floater is tipped away by James Black | 33-64 |
| 08:40 | Kentucky | James Inglis grabs the board | 33-64 |
| 08:38 | Kentucky | Richard Weiser steals the ball from Kenneth Early in the backcourt | 33-64 |
| 08:37 | South Carolina | Richard Weiser lays it in | 35-64 |
| 08:24 | Kentucky | James Inglis misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Rickey Woods - foul #2 on Rickey Woods, team foul #5 | 35-64 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jerry Jordan (PG), Michael Green (SG), Robert Kovalsky (PF) Jonathan Lambert, Rickey Woods, Manuel Menard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dean Lucero (SF), Micheal Brown (PF) Donald Lincoln, James Black | |
| 08:24 | Kentucky | James Inglis misses the 1st free throw | 35-64 |
| 08:24 | Kentucky | James Inglis makes the 2nd free throw | 35-65 |
| 08:06 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky clanks a shot from the left wing | 35-65 |
| 08:04 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero pulls down the rebound | 35-65 |
| 07:43 | Kentucky | James Inglis double dribbles | 35-65 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dean Bush (C) Richard Weiser | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eugene Miller (SG), William Eddy (C) Willie Frank, James Inglis | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jerry Jordan (fresh) SG - Michael Green (fresh) SF - Lee Carignan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Kovalsky (fresh) C - Dean Bush (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Early (fresh) 24 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eugene Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dean Lucero (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Micheal Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - William Eddy (fresh) | |
| 07:35 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-65 |
| 07:14 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown makes the wide open jumper from the baseline | 38-67 |
| 06:55 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Michael Green | 41-67 |
| 06:45 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown is fouled on the floor by Robert Kovalsky - foul #1 on Robert Kovalsky, team foul #6 | 41-67 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Willie Frank (SG) Kenneth Early | |
| 06:39 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero is open and scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Willie Frank | 41-69 |
| 06:27 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-69 |
| 06:26 | South Carolina | Dean Bush misses the tip | 41-69 |
| 06:25 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan can't tip it in | 41-69 |
| 06:24 | Kentucky | William Eddy grabs the defensive rebound | 41-69 |
| 06:18 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown lays it in on a great pass from Eugene Miller | 41-71 |
| 06:05 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan misses the lay-in | 41-71 |
| 06:04 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Eugene Miller | 41-71 |
| 05:42 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 41-71 |
| 05:41 | Kentucky | Willie Frank gets the offensive rebound | 41-71 |
| 05:24 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-71 |
| 05:22 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky grabs the defensive rebound | 41-71 |
| 05:03 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky travels with the ball | 41-71 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert (PG), Richard Weiser (SG) Jerry Jordan, Michael Green | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Early (PG), Joshua Edgell (SG), Donald Lincoln (SF), James Black (PF), James Inglis (C) Eugene Miller, Willie Frank, Dean Lucero, Micheal Brown, William Eddy | |
| 04:44 | Kentucky | James Inglis misses the easy dunk attempt | 41-71 |
| 04:43 | Kentucky | James Black pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-71 |
| 04:34 | Kentucky | Joshua Edgell blows the wide open layup | 41-71 |
| 04:33 | South Carolina | Dean Bush pulls down the rebound | 41-71 |
| 04:10 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-71 |
| 04:09 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early grabs the board | 41-71 |
| 03:57 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-71 |
| 03:56 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky snags the defensive board | 41-71 |
| 03:43 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 41-71 |
| 03:42 | Kentucky | James Black snags the defensive board | 41-71 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jonathan Lambert (fresh) SG - Richard Weiser (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Lee Carignan (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Kovalsky (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Dean Bush (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Early (fresh) 24 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joshua Edgell (fresh) SF - Donald Lincoln (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Black (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - James Inglis (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:15 | Kentucky | James Inglis buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Edgell | 41-73 |
| 02:55 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert double dribbles | 41-73 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Green (SG) Lee Carignan | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eugene Miller (PG), Willie Frank (SG), Dean Lucero (SF), Micheal Brown (PF), William Eddy (C) Kenneth Early, Joshua Edgell, Donald Lincoln, James Black, James Inglis | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:26 | Kentucky | William Eddy buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Willie Frank | 41-75 |
| 02:17 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Kovalsky | 44-75 |
| 01:48 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller is called for traveling | 44-75 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Carignan (SF) Michael Green | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Early (PG) Eugene Miller | |
| 01:31 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky's pass is intercepted by Dean Lucero | 44-75 |
| 01:27 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero hits the finger roll | 44-77 |
| 01:16 | South Carolina | Willie Frank knocks away the 3 by Richard Weiser | 44-77 |
| 01:14 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early grabs the defensive rebound | 44-77 |
| 00:57 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-77 |
| 00:55 | South Carolina | Dean Bush snags the defensive board | 44-77 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | South Carolina | Willie Frank picks off the pass by Richard Weiser | 44-77 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Early and he's fouled by Lee Carignan - foul #2 on Lee Carignan, team foul #7 | 44-79 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero makes the free throw | 44-80 |
| 00:14 | South Carolina | Kenneth Early takes the ball from Richard Weiser | 44-80 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early runs out the clock | 44-80 |