| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) SG - Robert Myers (fresh) SF - Dexter Spires (fresh) PF - Dale Luper (fresh) C - Edward Robinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Aaron Hoy (fresh) SG - Tyler Hazard (fresh) SF - Robert Peres (fresh) PF - Robert Davis (fresh) C - Larry Morrow (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Larry Morrow wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy misses short on a floater from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | South Carolina | Dale Luper loses the dribble to Aaron Hoy | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | South Carolina | Dale Luper pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires misses long on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | South Carolina | Robert Myers grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Robert Peres - foul #1 on Robert Peres, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:34 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:14 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy is fouled on the floor by Stephen Johnson - foul #1 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 17:55 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 17:54 | Kentucky | Larry Morrow pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:33 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 17:31 | South Carolina | Dale Luper pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:15 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-0 |
| 17:13 | South Carolina | Dale Luper tips it but misses | 2-0 |
| 17:12 | Kentucky | Larry Morrow grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 16:43 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Aaron Hoy, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Page (PG), William Brock (SG), George Jiron (SF), Thomas Mankowski (PF), Michael Thompson (C) Aaron Hoy, Tyler Hazard, Robert Peres, Robert Davis, Larry Morrow | |
| 16:32 | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 16:30 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to George Jiron | 2-0 |
| 16:07 | Kentucky | George Jiron throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 16:04 | South Carolina | Dale Luper loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 15:51 | Kentucky | George Jiron hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 2-0 |
| 15:49 | South Carolina | Dale Luper grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) SG - Robert Myers (fairly fresh) SF - Dexter Spires (fresh) PF - Dale Luper (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Edward Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Page (fresh) SG - William Brock (fresh) SF - George Jiron (fresh) PF - Thomas Mankowski (fresh) C - Michael Thompson (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 2-0 |
| 15:41 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 15:15 | Kentucky | William Brock misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 2-0 |
| 15:13 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson tips it home | 2-2 |
| 14:57 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson can't throw it down | 2-2 |
| 14:55 | Kentucky | James Page gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 14:29 | Kentucky | James Page buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from William Brock and the foul's on Stephen Johnson - foul #2 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Ketterer (PG) Stephen Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard (SG), Robert Peres (SF), Robert Davis (PF), Larry Morrow (C) William Brock, George Jiron, Thomas Mankowski, Michael Thompson | |
| 14:29 | Kentucky | James Page misses the free throw | 2-4 |
| 14:29 | South Carolina | Dale Luper snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 14:09 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Myers | 5-4 |
| 13:56 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Page | 5-7 |
| 13:36 | South Carolina | George Ketterer misses the jumper from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 13:35 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Tyler Hazard | 5-7 |
| 13:08 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Page | 5-9 |
| 12:54 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires makes the turnaround in the paint | 7-9 |
| 12:35 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard misses long on a 3 from straight away | 7-9 |
| 12:33 | South Carolina | Dale Luper pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 12:14 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 12:12 | Kentucky | Robert Davis pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 11:43 | Kentucky | George Ketterer takes the ball from Tyler Hazard | 7-9 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - George Ketterer (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Myers (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Dexter Spires (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Dale Luper (tiring) 6 reb. C - Edward Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Page (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tyler Hazard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Peres (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) C - Larry Morrow (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | South Carolina | Dale Luper misses the easy layup but the foul's on Robert Peres - foul #2 on Robert Peres, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Anderson (SF) Dexter Spires | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy (PG), William Brock (SG), George Jiron (SF), Thomas Mankowski (PF), Michael Thompson (C) James Page, Tyler Hazard, Robert Peres, Robert Davis, Larry Morrow | |
| 11:34 | South Carolina | Dale Luper makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 11:34 | South Carolina | Dale Luper makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 11:18 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski misses the dunk | 9-9 |
| 11:16 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski hits the follow up shot | 9-11 |
| 11:08 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson lays it in set up by George Ketterer | 11-11 |
| 10:49 | Kentucky | Robert Myers is called for the reach on William Brock - foul #1 on Robert Myers, team foul #3 | 11-11 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Paul Holbert (PF) Dale Luper | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 10:30 | Kentucky | Robert Myers is called for the reach on William Brock - foul #2 on Robert Myers, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dexter Spires (SG) Robert Myers | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 10:09 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy scores on a jumper from the right side set up by William Brock and the foul's on Edward Robinson - foul #1 on Edward Robinson, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard (SG) William Brock | |
| 10:09 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy makes the free throw | 11-14 |
| 09:56 | South Carolina | George Jiron steps in front of the Edward Robinson pass | 11-14 |
| 09:27 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Tyler Hazard | 11-16 |
| 09:25 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires is fouled in the backcourt by Tyler Hazard - foul #1 on Tyler Hazard, team foul #4 | 11-16 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Brock (PG), Robert Davis (PF), Larry Morrow (C) Aaron Hoy, Thomas Mankowski, Michael Thompson | |
| 09:10 | South Carolina | William Anderson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 11-16 |
| 09:09 | Kentucky | Robert Davis grabs the board | 11-16 |
| 08:51 | Kentucky | Dexter Spires is called for the reach on Tyler Hazard - foul #1 on Dexter Spires, team foul #6 | 11-16 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy (PG) Tyler Hazard | |
| 08:38 | Kentucky | William Brock drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Aaron Hoy | 11-18 |
| 08:36 | South Carolina | William Brock is called for the reach on Dexter Spires in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Brock, team foul #5 | 11-18 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Merle Hopper (PF) Paul Holbert | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Page (SF) George Jiron | |
| 08:22 | South Carolina | William Anderson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-18 |
| 08:20 | Kentucky | Larry Morrow pulls down the rebound | 11-18 |
| 08:18 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy is hacked by George Ketterer in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Ketterer, team foul #7 | 11-18 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dale Luper (PF) Merle Hopper | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Thompson (C) Larry Morrow | |
| 08:18 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy makes the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 08:18 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy makes the 2nd free throw | 11-20 |
| 08:01 | South Carolina | William Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-20 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard (SG), Thomas Mankowski (SF) Aaron Hoy, William Brock | |
| 07:44 | Kentucky | William Anderson denies the turnaround by Robert Davis | 11-20 |
| 07:42 | South Carolina | George Ketterer grabs the defensive rebound | 11-20 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - George Ketterer (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Dexter Spires (tiring) 5 pts. SF - William Anderson (fairly fresh) PF - Dale Luper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Robinson (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Page (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tyler Hazard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Mankowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:40 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-20 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Jiron (SF) Robert Davis | |
| 07:16 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski's pass is intercepted by Dale Luper | 11-20 |
| 07:02 | South Carolina | George Ketterer misses long on an open jump hook from the baseline | 11-20 |
| 07:01 | South Carolina | William Anderson can't tip it in | 11-20 |
| 06:59 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires tips it back up and in | 13-20 |
| 06:37 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Michael Thompson | 13-22 |
| 06:35 | South Carolina | George Ketterer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-22 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Paul Holbert (PF), Merle Hopper (C) William Anderson, Dale Luper | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy (PG), William Brock (SG), Robert Peres (SF), Robert Davis (PF), Larry Morrow (C) James Page, Tyler Hazard, George Jiron, Thomas Mankowski, Michael Thompson | |
| 06:22 | Kentucky | Robert Davis is hacked by Paul Holbert - foul #1 on Paul Holbert, team foul #8 | 13-22 |
| 06:22 | Kentucky | Robert Davis misses the 1st free throw | 13-22 |
| 06:22 | South Carolina | Paul Holbert snags the defensive board | 13-22 |
| 06:10 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson makes the shot from the left wing | 15-22 |
| 05:49 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy is hacked by Edward Robinson - foul #2 on Edward Robinson, team foul #9 | 15-22 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Anderson (SF) Edward Robinson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:49 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 05:49 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy misses the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| 05:49 | South Carolina | William Anderson gets the rebound | 15-23 |
| 05:29 | South Carolina | George Ketterer travels with the ball | 15-23 |
| 05:08 | Kentucky | Robert Davis buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Aaron Hoy | 15-25 |
| 05:03 | South Carolina | George Ketterer scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Holbert | 17-25 |
| 04:48 | Kentucky | Robert Peres buries a jump hook in the lane | 17-27 |
| 04:24 | South Carolina | William Anderson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-27 |
| 04:23 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy grabs the board | 17-27 |
| 03:58 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy hits a floater from the left side set up by Robert Davis | 17-29 |
| 03:41 | South Carolina | Paul Holbert misses the floater from close range | 17-29 |
| 03:39 | Kentucky | Robert Davis snags the defensive board | 17-29 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - George Ketterer (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dexter Spires (tired) 7 pts. SF - William Anderson (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Paul Holbert (fairly fresh) C - Merle Hopper (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Aaron Hoy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Brock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Peres (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Davis (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Morrow (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Kentucky | Robert Davis misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by George Ketterer - foul #2 on George Ketterer, team foul #10 | 17-29 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson (PG), Robert Myers (SG), Dale Luper (PF), Edward Robinson (C) George Ketterer, William Anderson, Paul Holbert, Merle Hopper | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Page (PG), Tyler Hazard (SG), George Jiron (SF), Michael Thompson (C) Aaron Hoy, William Brock, Robert Peres, Larry Morrow | |
| 03:19 | Kentucky | Robert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 17-30 |
| 03:19 | Kentucky | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 17-31 |
| 03:13 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires double dribbles in the backcourt | 17-31 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski (PF) Robert Davis | |
| 02:55 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson loses the dribble to Edward Robinson | 17-31 |
| 02:52 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires's pass is intercepted by Tyler Hazard in the backcourt | 17-31 |
| 02:30 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 17-31 |
| 02:28 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson grabs the board | 17-31 |
| 02:20 | South Carolina | Dale Luper misses the easy layup | 17-31 |
| 02:18 | Kentucky | George Jiron gets the rebound | 17-31 |
| 01:59 | Kentucky | George Jiron knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Tyler Hazard and he's fouled by Dexter Spires - foul #2 on Dexter Spires, team foul #11 | 17-33 |
| 01:59 | Kentucky | George Jiron misses the free throw | 17-33 |
| 01:59 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson gets the rebound | 17-33 |
| 01:56 | South Carolina | Robert Myers is fouled in the backcourt by Tyler Hazard - foul #2 on Tyler Hazard, team foul #6 | 17-33 |
| 01:39 | South Carolina | Thomas Mankowski takes the ball from Robert Myers | 17-33 |
| 01:22 | Kentucky | Edward Robinson swats the layup by Michael Thompson | 17-33 |
| 01:20 | Kentucky | James Page grabs the offensive board | 17-33 |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson misses badly on a shot from the right side | 17-33 |
| 00:57 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski snags the offensive board | 17-33 |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 17-33 |
| 00:38 | South Carolina | Dale Luper gets the rebound | 17-33 |
| 00:21 | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Edward Robinson | 19-33 |
| 00:05 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson knocks in the driving attempt near the basket and the foul's on Dexter Spires - foul #3 on Dexter Spires, team foul #12 | 19-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Anderson (SF), Paul Holbert (PF) Dexter Spires, Dale Luper | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy (PG), William Brock (SG), Robert Peres (SF), Robert Davis (PF) James Page, Tyler Hazard, George Jiron, Thomas Mankowski | |
| 00:05 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson makes the free throw | 19-36 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | William Anderson drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-36 |