| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brandon Clayton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Remick (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Herbert McCullick (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kwas Abdool (fresh) C - Gregg Bentley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sang Huang (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ian Brown (fresh) PF - Paul Tucci (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Cokley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick inbounds the ball | 24-22 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Gregg Bentley | 27-22 |
| 19:23 | South Carolina | Sang Huang is called for traveling | 27-22 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG), Walker King (SG), Otis Langdon (SF) Brandon Clayton, Rodney Remick, Herbert McCullick | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 19:03 | Kentucky | Ian Brown is called for the reach on Otis Langdon - foul #2 on Ian Brown, team foul #1 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harold Allen (PF) Kwas Abdool | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 18:45 | Kentucky | Otis Langdon drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Hensel | 30-22 |
| 18:27 | South Carolina | Andrew Cokley misses long on an open floater from close range | 30-22 |
| 18:26 | Kentucky | Otis Langdon grabs the board | 30-22 |
| 18:14 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-22 |
| 18:12 | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins grabs the board | 30-22 |
| 17:51 | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 30-22 |
| 17:49 | South Carolina | Sang Huang hits the follow up shot | 30-24 |
| 17:47 | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Jenkins - foul #1 on Richard Jenkins, team foul #2 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Rodney Remick (SG), Herbert McCullick (SF), Kwas Abdool (PF), Dale Bhatt (C) Joshua Hensel, Walker King, Otis Langdon, Harold Allen, Gregg Bentley | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Willy Meacham (C) Andrew Cokley | |
| 17:22 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 17:20 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick snags the offensive board | 30-24 |
| 16:59 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Herbert McCullick and he's hacked by Paul Tucci - foul #1 on Paul Tucci, team foul #3 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley (C) Dale Bhatt | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih (PG), Murray Menard (SG), John Heilman (SF), George Mai (PF) Richard Jenkins, Sang Huang, Ian Brown, Paul Tucci | |
| 16:59 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool misses the free throw | 32-24 |
| 16:59 | South Carolina | George Mai grabs the defensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 16:37 | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih knocks in the shot from the right side | 32-26 |
| 16:18 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick buries a shot from the right side set up by Brandon Clayton | 34-26 |
| 16:13 | South Carolina | George Mai throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG), Walker King (SG), Otis Langdon (SF), Harold Allen (PF) Brandon Clayton, Rodney Remick, Herbert McCullick, Gregg Bentley | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 15:53 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 34-26 |
| 15:52 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Murray Menard | 34-26 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joshua Hensel (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Walker King (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Otis Langdon (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Harold Allen (fresh) C - Kwas Abdool (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ming-Hoa Shih (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Murray Menard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Heilman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Mai (fresh) 2 pts. C - Willy Meacham (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:45 | South Carolina | John Heilman buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by George Mai | 34-28 |
| 15:21 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool is called for traveling | 34-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Rodney Remick (SG), Herbert McCullick (SF), Bobby Montgomery (PF), Gregg Bentley (C) Joshua Hensel, Walker King, Otis Langdon, Harold Allen, Kwas Abdool | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins (PG), Sang Huang (SG), Ian Brown (SF), Paul Tucci (PF), Andrew Cokley (C) Ming-Hoa Shih, Murray Menard, John Heilman, George Mai, Willy Meacham | |
| 15:03 | South Carolina | Sang Huang connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-30 |
| 14:34 | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Richard Jenkins - foul #2 on Richard Jenkins, team foul #4 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool (C) Gregg Bentley | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 14:34 | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery misses the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 14:34 | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 14:12 | South Carolina | The 3pt attempt by Paul Tucci is denied by Bobby Montgomery | 35-30 |
| 14:10 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 13:48 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Bobby Montgomery | 38-30 |
| 13:43 | South Carolina | Sang Huang is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Sang Huang, team foul #5 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG), Walker King (SG), Otis Langdon (SF), Gregg Bentley (C) Brandon Clayton, Rodney Remick, Herbert McCullick, Kwas Abdool | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih (SG) Sang Huang | |
| 13:27 | Kentucky | Paul Tucci is called for the reach on Bobby Montgomery - foul #2 on Paul Tucci, team foul #6 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Murray Menard (SG), George Mai (PF), Willy Meacham (C) Richard Jenkins, Paul Tucci, Andrew Cokley | |
| 13:14 | Kentucky | Walker King misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 13:12 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to George Mai | 38-30 |
| 12:53 | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih is hacked by Gregg Bentley - foul #1 on Gregg Bentley, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Rodney Remick (SG), Herbert McCullick (SF), Kwas Abdool (C) Joshua Hensel, Walker King, Otis Langdon, Gregg Bentley | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 12:39 | South Carolina | George Mai is called for traveling | 38-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley (C) Kwas Abdool | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sang Huang (SG), John Heilman (SF) Murray Menard, Ian Brown | |
| 12:15 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-30 |
| 12:14 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to John Heilman | 38-30 |
| 12:12 | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih is fouled in the backcourt by Herbert McCullick - foul #2 on Herbert McCullick, team foul #2 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG), Walker King (SG), Otis Langdon (SF), Kwas Abdool (C) Brandon Clayton, Rodney Remick, Herbert McCullick, Gregg Bentley | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins (PG), Paul Tucci (PF), Andrew Cokley (C) Ming-Hoa Shih, George Mai, Willy Meacham | |
| 11:54 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci is alone and drills a 3 from straight away | 38-33 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joshua Hensel (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Walker King (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Otis Langdon (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bobby Montgomery (tiring) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - Kwas Abdool (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sang Huang (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Heilman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Tucci (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Cokley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Kentucky | Walker King drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 11:10 | South Carolina | Sang Huang misses short on a floater in the paint | 41-33 |
| 11:08 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool snags the defensive board | 41-33 |
| 10:42 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool lays it in set up by Walker King | 43-33 |
| 10:30 | South Carolina | Sang Huang loses the dribble to Kwas Abdool | 43-33 |
| 10:13 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool is fouled on the floor by Paul Tucci - foul #3 on Paul Tucci, team foul #7 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Rodney Remick (SG), Herbert McCullick (SF), Gregg Bentley (C) Joshua Hensel, Walker King, Otis Langdon, Bobby Montgomery | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih (PG), Murray Menard (SG), Ian Brown (SF), George Mai (PF), Willy Meacham (C) Richard Jenkins, Sang Huang, John Heilman, Paul Tucci, Andrew Cokley | |
| 10:13 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool makes the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 10:13 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool misses the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| 10:13 | South Carolina | Willy Meacham gets the rebound | 44-33 |
| 10:09 | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih is hacked by Brandon Clayton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brandon Clayton, team foul #3 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harold Allen (PF) Kwas Abdool | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 09:55 | South Carolina | Harold Allen is called for the reach on Ming-Hoa Shih - foul #1 on Harold Allen, team foul #4 | 44-33 |
| 09:48 | South Carolina | George Mai's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-33 |
| 09:19 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-33 |
| 09:18 | South Carolina | Ian Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 08:55 | South Carolina | Harold Allen is called for the reach on Murray Menard - foul #2 on Harold Allen, team foul #5 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool (PF) Harold Allen | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins (PG), Paul Tucci (PF), Andrew Cokley (C) Murray Menard, George Mai, Willy Meacham | |
| 08:38 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 44-35 |
| 08:13 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-35 |
| 08:12 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci snags the defensive board | 44-35 |
| 08:10 | South Carolina | Herbert McCullick steps in front of the Andrew Cokley pass in the backcourt | 44-35 |
| 07:48 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley misses the lay-in | 44-35 |
| 07:47 | South Carolina | Andrew Cokley pulls down the rebound | 44-35 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brandon Clayton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rodney Remick (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Herbert McCullick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kwas Abdool (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregg Bentley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ming-Hoa Shih (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ian Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Tucci (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Cokley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-35 |
| 07:32 | South Carolina | Andrew Cokley tips it home | 44-37 |
| 07:11 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Brandon Clayton | 47-37 |
| 06:49 | South Carolina | Andrew Cokley hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Ian Brown | 47-39 |
| 06:24 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Paul Tucci - foul #4 on Paul Tucci, team foul #8 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG), Walker King (SG), Otis Langdon (SF), Bobby Montgomery (C) Brandon Clayton, Rodney Remick, Herbert McCullick, Gregg Bentley | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Campbell (PG), Sang Huang (SG), John Heilman (SF), George Mai (PF), Willy Meacham (C) Richard Jenkins, Ming-Hoa Shih, Ian Brown, Paul Tucci, Andrew Cokley | |
| 06:24 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 06:24 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 06:02 | South Carolina | Kwas Abdool is called for the reach on John Heilman - foul #2 on Kwas Abdool, team foul #6 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harold Allen (PF), Dale Bhatt (C) Kwas Abdool, Bobby Montgomery | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 05:53 | South Carolina | George Mai connects on the jumper in the lane set up by John Heilman | 49-41 |
| 05:51 | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery (PF) Harold Allen | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 05:35 | South Carolina | John Campbell knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 05:16 | Kentucky | Walker King buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Joshua Hensel | 52-43 |
| 04:57 | South Carolina | John Campbell is alone and drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by John Heilman | 52-45 |
| 04:33 | Kentucky | Otis Langdon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 04:31 | South Carolina | Sang Huang grabs the board | 52-45 |
| 04:08 | South Carolina | John Heilman misses long on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 52-45 |
| 04:07 | Kentucky | Dale Bhatt pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| 03:38 | Kentucky | Walker King misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-45 |
| 03:36 | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery grabs the offensive board | 52-45 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joshua Hensel (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SG - Walker King (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Otis Langdon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bobby Montgomery (tired) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dale Bhatt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Campbell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Sang Huang (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Heilman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Mai (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Willy Meacham (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Kentucky | Walker King can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 52-45 |
| 03:17 | Kentucky | Dale Bhatt tips it in | 54-45 |
| 03:17 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Rodney Remick (SG), Herbert McCullick (SF), Harold Allen (PF), Gregg Bentley (C) Joshua Hensel, Walker King, Otis Langdon, Bobby Montgomery, Dale Bhatt | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins (PG), Ian Brown (SF), Paul Tucci (PF), Andrew Cokley (C) John Campbell, John Heilman, George Mai, Willy Meacham | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:13 | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins's pass is intercepted by Gregg Bentley in the backcourt | 54-45 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:58 | Kentucky | Richard Jenkins is called for the reach on Brandon Clayton - foul #3 on Richard Jenkins, team foul #9 | 54-45 |
| 02:58 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton misses the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 02:58 | South Carolina | Sang Huang snags the defensive board | 54-45 |
| 02:45 | South Carolina | Sang Huang loses the dribble to Gregg Bentley | 54-45 |
| 02:27 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Rodney Remick and the foul's on Andrew Cokley - foul #2 on Andrew Cokley, team foul #10 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool (PF) Harold Allen | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Campbell (PG), Ming-Hoa Shih (SG), Murray Menard (SF), George Mai (PF), Willy Meacham (C) Richard Jenkins, Sang Huang, Ian Brown, Paul Tucci, Andrew Cokley | |
| 02:27 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley makes the free throw | 57-45 |
| 02:20 | South Carolina | George Mai misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Kwas Abdool - foul #3 on Kwas Abdool, team foul #7 | 57-45 |
| 02:20 | South Carolina | George Mai makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 02:20 | South Carolina | George Mai misses the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 02:20 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kwas Abdool | 57-46 |
| 02:03 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick loses the dribble to Murray Menard | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:57 | South Carolina | Willy Meacham is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Willy Meacham, team foul #11 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Heilman (SF) John Campbell | |
| 01:43 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton is fouled on the floor by Murray Menard - foul #1 on Murray Menard, team foul #12 | 57-46 |
| 01:43 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton misses the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 01:43 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton makes the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 01:27 | South Carolina | Murray Menard's pass is intercepted by Rodney Remick | 58-46 |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 58-46 |
| 00:57 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick tips it home | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:49 | South Carolina | Willy Meacham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Brandon Clayton and he's fouled by John Heilman - foul #1 on John Heilman, team foul #13 | 62-46 |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick makes the free throw | 63-46 |
| 00:17 | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 63-46 |
| 00:15 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley snags the defensive board | 63-46 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton runs out the clock | 63-46 |