| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Willie Frank (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Miller (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Wilcoxon (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dwayne Haynes (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. C - William Eddy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jonathan Lambert (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dennis Hopkins (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Hodgson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Woodie (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dean Bush (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson inbounds the ball | 38-25 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:33 | South Carolina | William Eddy steals it from Nicholas Hodgson | 38-25 |
| 19:05 | Kentucky | Willie Frank can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 38-25 |
| 19:03 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller misses the tip | 38-25 |
| 19:02 | South Carolina | James Woodie grabs the board | 38-25 |
| 18:57 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-25 |
| 18:56 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller snags the defensive board | 38-25 |
| 18:33 | Kentucky | Willie Frank scores on a 3 from the left wing | 41-25 |
| 18:18 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Wilcoxon - foul #1 on Robert Wilcoxon, team foul #1 | 41-25 |
| 18:18 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 41-26 |
| 18:18 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 41-27 |
| 17:55 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller loses the dribble to Dennis Hopkins | 41-27 |
| 17:35 | South Carolina | James Woodie loses the dribble to Willie Frank | 41-27 |
| 17:08 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller makes the runner in the paint set up by Willie Frank | 43-27 |
| 16:46 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-30 |
| 16:22 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller is hacked by Nicholas Hodgson - foul #1 on Nicholas Hodgson, team foul #1 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes (SG), Daniel Vanscyoc (SF), James Black (PF), Micheal Brown (C) Eugene Miller, Robert Wilcoxon, Dwayne Haynes, William Eddy | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg (PG), Luis Huff (SG), Richard Weiser (SF) Jonathan Lambert, Dennis Hopkins, Nicholas Hodgson | |
| 16:05 | Kentucky | Willie Frank makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-30 |
| 15:45 | South Carolina | James Woodie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Lincoln (PG) Willie Frank | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Donald Lincoln (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jacob Cortes (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Daniel Vanscyoc (fresh) PF - James Black (fresh) C - Micheal Brown (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Sergei Zingg (fresh) SG - Luis Huff (fresh) SF - Richard Weiser (fresh) PF - James Woodie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Dean Bush (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Micheal Brown | 48-30 |
| 15:19 | South Carolina | Luis Huff can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 48-30 |
| 15:17 | South Carolina | James Woodie can't tip it in | 48-30 |
| 15:16 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown grabs the board | 48-30 |
| 14:48 | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Daniel Vanscyoc | 50-30 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 14:28 | South Carolina | James Woodie scores on a runner from close range | 50-32 |
| 14:08 | Kentucky | Dean Bush denies the turnaround by Micheal Brown | 50-32 |
| 14:06 | South Carolina | Richard Weiser grabs the board | 50-32 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 13:45 | South Carolina | Daniel Vanscyoc picks off the pass by Dean Bush | 50-32 |
| 13:18 | Kentucky | Richard Weiser is called for the reach on Daniel Vanscyoc - foul #2 on Richard Weiser, team foul #2 | 50-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Willie Frank (PG), Eugene Miller (SG), Robert Wilcoxon (SF), Dwayne Haynes (PF), William Eddy (C) Donald Lincoln, Jacob Cortes, Daniel Vanscyoc, James Black, Micheal Brown | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert (PG), Dennis Hopkins (SG), Nicholas Hodgson (SF), Robert Kovalsky (PF), John Toon (C) Sergei Zingg, Luis Huff, Richard Weiser, James Woodie, Dean Bush | |
| 12:59 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eugene Miller | 52-32 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 12:44 | South Carolina | Dennis Hopkins's fadeaway is rejected by William Eddy | 52-32 |
| 12:42 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon grabs the board | 52-32 |
| 12:22 | Kentucky | William Eddy clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-32 |
| 12:21 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to William Eddy | 52-32 |
| 12:03 | Kentucky | Willie Frank can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-32 |
| 12:02 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson gets the rebound | 52-32 |
| 11:44 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky is whistled for traveling | 52-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dean Bush (C) John Toon | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Willie Frank (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eugene Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wilcoxon (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dwayne Haynes (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. C - William Eddy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jonathan Lambert (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Hopkins (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Hodgson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Kovalsky (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dean Bush (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Kentucky | William Eddy hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Willie Frank | 55-32 |
| 11:04 | South Carolina | Dean Bush knocks in the runner in the lane | 55-34 |
| 10:41 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller can't finish the layup | 55-34 |
| 10:39 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson snags the defensive board | 55-34 |
| 10:30 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 55-34 |
| 10:29 | Kentucky | William Eddy snags the defensive board | 55-34 |
| 10:17 | Kentucky | William Eddy misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 55-34 |
| 10:15 | Kentucky | William Eddy gets the offensive rebound | 55-34 |
| 09:52 | Kentucky | Dean Bush steals it from Eugene Miller | 55-34 |
| 09:40 | South Carolina | Dean Bush misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 55-34 |
| 09:39 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes gets the rebound | 55-34 |
| 09:14 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon is whistled for a carry | 55-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Lincoln (PG), Jacob Cortes (SG), Daniel Vanscyoc (SF), James Black (PF), Micheal Brown (C) Willie Frank, Eugene Miller, Robert Wilcoxon, Dwayne Haynes, William Eddy | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg (PG), Luis Huff (SG), Richard Weiser (SF), James Woodie (PF) Jonathan Lambert, Dennis Hopkins, Nicholas Hodgson, Robert Kovalsky | |
| 08:57 | South Carolina | Richard Weiser connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 55-36 |
| 08:46 | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes loses the dribble to Luis Huff | 55-36 |
| 08:43 | South Carolina | Luis Huff lays it up and in | 55-38 |
| 08:23 | Kentucky | Sergei Zingg steps in front of the Jacob Cortes pass | 55-38 |
| 08:15 | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg is fouled on the floor by Donald Lincoln - foul #1 on Donald Lincoln, team foul #2 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Willie Frank (PG) Donald Lincoln | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Toon (C) Dean Bush | |
| 07:58 | South Carolina | James Woodie hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 55-38 |
| 07:57 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 55-38 |
| 07:37 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown can't finish the layup | 55-38 |
| 07:36 | South Carolina | James Woodie grabs the board | 55-38 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Willie Frank (fresh) 19 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jacob Cortes (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Daniel Vanscyoc (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Black (fresh) C - Micheal Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Sergei Zingg (fresh) SG - Luis Huff (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Weiser (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Woodie (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - John Toon (fresh) | |
| 07:15 | South Carolina | James Woodie misses short on a jump hook from close range | 55-38 |
| 07:13 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown pulls down the rebound | 55-38 |
| 06:57 | Kentucky | Willie Frank hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Luis Huff - foul #2 on Luis Huff, team foul #3 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eugene Miller (SG), Robert Wilcoxon (SF), Dwayne Haynes (PF), William Eddy (C) Jacob Cortes, Daniel Vanscyoc, James Black, Micheal Brown | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert (PG), Dennis Hopkins (SG), Nicholas Hodgson (SF), Dean Bush (C) Sergei Zingg, Luis Huff, Richard Weiser, John Toon | |
| 06:57 | Kentucky | Willie Frank makes the 1st free throw | 56-38 |
| 06:57 | Kentucky | Willie Frank makes the 2nd free throw | 57-38 |
| 06:47 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-38 |
| 06:46 | Kentucky | William Eddy snags the defensive board | 57-38 |
| 06:23 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes scores on a turnaround from close range set up by William Eddy and he's fouled by James Woodie - foul #3 on James Woodie, team foul #4 | 59-38 |
| 06:23 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes misses the free throw | 59-38 |
| 06:23 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson snags the defensive board | 59-38 |
| 06:16 | South Carolina | William Eddy denies the turnaround by Dennis Hopkins | 59-38 |
| 06:15 | Kentucky | William Eddy snags the defensive board | 59-38 |
| 05:49 | Kentucky | William Eddy makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Eugene Miller | 62-38 |
| 05:33 | South Carolina | James Woodie misses the dunk attempt | 62-38 |
| 05:31 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert can't tip it in | 62-38 |
| 05:30 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes snags the defensive board | 62-38 |
| 05:04 | Kentucky | William Eddy drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-38 |
| 04:53 | South Carolina | James Woodie misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 64-38 |
| 04:52 | South Carolina | James Woodie grabs the offensive board | 64-38 |
| 04:42 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert misses the 3 from the left corner | 64-38 |
| 04:41 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Willie Frank | 64-38 |
| 04:12 | Kentucky | Willie Frank hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-38 |
| 04:11 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-38 |
| 03:57 | Kentucky | Willie Frank misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-38 |
| 03:55 | South Carolina | Dennis Hopkins pulls down the rebound | 64-38 |
| 03:35 | South Carolina | James Woodie can't finish the layup | 64-38 |
| 03:33 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Eugene Miller | 64-38 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Willie Frank (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eugene Miller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Wilcoxon (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dwayne Haynes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - William Eddy (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jonathan Lambert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Hopkins (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Hodgson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Woodie (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Dean Bush (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 64-38 |
| 03:11 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson pulls down the rebound | 64-38 |
| 02:51 | South Carolina | James Woodie is fouled on the floor by William Eddy - foul #2 on William Eddy, team foul #3 | 64-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Lincoln (PG), Jacob Cortes (SG), Daniel Vanscyoc (SF), James Black (PF), Micheal Brown (C) Willie Frank, Eugene Miller, Robert Wilcoxon, Dwayne Haynes, William Eddy | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg (PG), Luis Huff (SG), Richard Weiser (SF), Robert Kovalsky (PF), John Toon (C) Jonathan Lambert, Dennis Hopkins, Nicholas Hodgson, James Woodie, Dean Bush | |
| 02:41 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 64-38 |
| 02:40 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown gets the rebound | 64-38 |
| 02:15 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by John Toon - foul #1 on John Toon, team foul #5 | 64-38 |
| 02:15 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown misses the 1st free throw | 64-38 |
| 02:15 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 64-38 |
| 02:15 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc snags the offensive board | 64-38 |
| 01:58 | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Willie Frank (PG), Eugene Miller (SG), Robert Wilcoxon (SF), Dwayne Haynes (PF), William Eddy (C) Donald Lincoln, Jacob Cortes, Daniel Vanscyoc, James Black, Micheal Brown | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:44 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky banks in the layup on a great pass from John Toon | 64-40 |
| 01:23 | Kentucky | Willie Frank can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-40 |
| 01:21 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky snags the defensive board | 64-40 |
| 01:15 | South Carolina | The pull-up jumper by Richard Weiser is blocked by William Eddy | 64-40 |
| 01:13 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Willie Frank | 64-40 |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 64-40 |
| 00:47 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky gets the rebound | 64-40 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:41 | South Carolina | Richard Weiser makes the runner from close range set up by Sergei Zingg and he's fouled by William Eddy - foul #3 on William Eddy, team foul #4 | 64-42 |
| 00:41 | South Carolina | Richard Weiser makes the free throw | 64-43 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Richard Weiser - foul #3 on Richard Weiser, team foul #6 | 64-43 |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon misses the 1st free throw | 64-43 |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon makes the 2nd free throw | 65-43 |
| 00:15 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-43 |
| 00:14 | South Carolina | Richard Weiser tips it but misses | 65-43 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon pulls down the rebound | 65-43 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Willie Frank runs out the clock | 65-43 |