| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sang Huang (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ian Brown (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Paul Tucci (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Cokley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brandon Clayton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rodney Remick (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Herbert McCullick (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Kwas Abdool (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregg Bentley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Ian Brown inbounds the ball | 25-47 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:37 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 25-47 |
| 19:36 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick grabs the defensive rebound | 25-47 |
| 19:07 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool hits a shot from the right block set up by Brandon Clayton | 25-49 |
| 18:52 | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins loses the dribble to Herbert McCullick | 25-49 |
| 18:27 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Gregg Bentley | 25-52 |
| 18:25 | South Carolina | Ian Brown loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Willy Meacham (C) Andrew Cokley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery (PF), Dale Bhatt (C) Kwas Abdool, Gregg Bentley | |
| 18:04 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-55 |
| 17:56 | South Carolina | Willy Meacham lays it in on a nice dish by Sang Huang | 27-55 |
| 17:27 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Herbert McCullick | 27-58 |
| 17:14 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Dale Bhatt - foul #1 on Dale Bhatt, team foul #1 | 27-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih (PG), Murray Menard (SG), John Heilman (SF) Richard Jenkins, Sang Huang, Ian Brown | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG), Walker King (SG), Otis Langdon (SF), Kwas Abdool (PF), Gregg Bentley (C) Brandon Clayton, Rodney Remick, Herbert McCullick, Bobby Montgomery, Dale Bhatt | |
| 17:14 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci misses the 1st free throw | 27-58 |
| 17:14 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci makes the 2nd free throw | 28-58 |
| 16:52 | Kentucky | Walker King is whistled for a carry | 28-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Mai (PF), Andrew Cokley (C) Paul Tucci, Willy Meacham | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:45 | South Carolina | Murray Menard can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-58 |
| 16:43 | South Carolina | Andrew Cokley tips it back up and in | 30-58 |
| 16:20 | Kentucky | John Heilman is called for the reach on Otis Langdon - foul #2 on John Heilman, team foul #1 | 30-58 |
| 16:00 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 30-58 |
| 15:58 | South Carolina | George Mai grabs the board | 30-58 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ming-Hoa Shih (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Murray Menard (fresh) SF - John Heilman (fresh) PF - George Mai (fresh) 4 pts. C - Andrew Cokley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joshua Hensel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walker King (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Otis Langdon (fresh) PF - Kwas Abdool (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregg Bentley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:52 | South Carolina | Andrew Cokley can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 30-58 |
| 15:50 | South Carolina | John Heilman hits the follow up shot | 32-58 |
| 15:21 | Kentucky | Ming-Hoa Shih steals it from Kwas Abdool | 32-58 |
| 15:12 | South Carolina | Murray Menard is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Murray Menard, team foul #2 | 32-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins (PG), Sang Huang (SG), Ian Brown (SF), Willy Meacham (C) Ming-Hoa Shih, Murray Menard, John Heilman, Andrew Cokley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Rodney Remick (SG), Herbert McCullick (SF), Bobby Montgomery (PF), Dale Bhatt (C) Joshua Hensel, Walker King, Otis Langdon, Kwas Abdool, Gregg Bentley | |
| 14:44 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 32-58 |
| 14:43 | South Carolina | Ian Brown snags the defensive board | 32-58 |
| 14:32 | South Carolina | Sang Huang is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Jenkins | 34-58 |
| 14:13 | Kentucky | Richard Jenkins is called for the reach on Brandon Clayton - foul #1 on Richard Jenkins, team foul #3 | 34-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Paul Tucci (PF) George Mai | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (SF), Harold Allen (PF) Herbert McCullick, Bobby Montgomery | |
| 13:52 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Dale Bhatt | 34-60 |
| 13:50 | South Carolina | Rodney Remick steps in front of the Ian Brown pass in the backcourt | 34-60 |
| 13:27 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Rodney Remick | 34-63 |
| 13:23 | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih (PG), Murray Menard (SG), Andrew Cokley (C) Richard Jenkins, Sang Huang, Willy Meacham | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Otis Langdon (SF), Gregg Bentley (C) Joshua Hensel, Dale Bhatt | |
| 13:13 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick is hacked by Murray Menard - foul #2 on Murray Menard, team foul #4 | 34-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walker King (PG), Herbert McCullick (SF) Brandon Clayton, Otis Langdon | |
| 13:00 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-63 |
| 12:59 | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih grabs the defensive rebound | 34-63 |
| 12:38 | South Carolina | Ian Brown is whistled for traveling | 34-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Heilman (SF) Ian Brown | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG), Kwas Abdool (PF) Rodney Remick, Harold Allen | |
| 12:21 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley is fouled on the floor by Andrew Cokley - foul #3 on Andrew Cokley, team foul #5 | 34-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins (PG) Murray Menard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Bobby Montgomery (C) Joshua Hensel, Gregg Bentley | |
| 12:02 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool connects on the shot from the right wing | 34-65 |
| 11:50 | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ming-Hoa Shih | 36-65 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ming-Hoa Shih (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Heilman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Tucci (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Cokley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brandon Clayton (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walker King (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert McCullick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. PF - Kwas Abdool (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. C - Bobby Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Kentucky | Richard Jenkins steals the ball from Herbert McCullick | 36-65 |
| 11:33 | South Carolina | Herbert McCullick steals the ball from John Heilman in the backcourt | 36-65 |
| 11:20 | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-65 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sang Huang (SG), Ian Brown (SF), George Mai (PF) Ming-Hoa Shih, John Heilman, Paul Tucci | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodney Remick (SG), Otis Langdon (SF), Harold Allen (PF), Dale Bhatt (C) Walker King, Herbert McCullick, Kwas Abdool, Bobby Montgomery | |
| 11:08 | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 36-65 |
| 11:07 | Kentucky | Dale Bhatt gets the rebound | 36-65 |
| 10:45 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick clanks a 3 from the right corner | 36-65 |
| 10:43 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to George Mai | 36-65 |
| 10:34 | South Carolina | Ian Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-65 |
| 10:33 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Harold Allen | 36-65 |
| 10:11 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick drills a 3 from the left wing | 36-68 |
| 09:59 | South Carolina | Ian Brown hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from straight away | 36-68 |
| 09:57 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton grabs the defensive rebound | 36-68 |
| 09:28 | Kentucky | Harold Allen lays it in and he's hacked by George Mai - foul #2 on George Mai, team foul #6 | 36-70 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih (PG), Murray Menard (SG), John Heilman (SF), Willy Meacham (C) Richard Jenkins, Sang Huang, Ian Brown, Andrew Cokley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG), Kwas Abdool (PF), Gregg Bentley (C) Brandon Clayton, Otis Langdon, Dale Bhatt | |
| 09:28 | Kentucky | Harold Allen makes the free throw | 36-71 |
| 09:03 | South Carolina | George Mai's fadeaway is rejected by Gregg Bentley | 36-71 |
| 09:01 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley gets the rebound | 36-71 |
| 08:38 | Kentucky | John Heilman denies the turnaround by Harold Allen | 36-71 |
| 08:37 | South Carolina | George Mai gets the rebound | 36-71 |
| 08:35 | South Carolina | John Heilman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-71 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Howell (PF) George Mai | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walker King (SG), Herbert McCullick (SF) Rodney Remick, Harold Allen | |
| 08:15 | Kentucky | Walker King is whistled for a carry | 36-71 |
| 08:12 | South Carolina | Murray Menard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-71 |
| 07:50 | Kentucky | Walker King buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Joshua Hensel | 36-74 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ming-Hoa Shih (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Murray Menard (fairly fresh) SF - John Heilman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Howell (fresh) C - Willy Meacham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joshua Hensel (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Walker King (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert McCullick (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 5 stl. PF - Kwas Abdool (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregg Bentley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:35 | South Carolina | Murray Menard's floater is tipped away by Gregg Bentley | 36-74 |
| 07:34 | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel pulls down the rebound | 36-74 |
| 07:14 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley drills a shot in the paint | 36-76 |
| 07:01 | South Carolina | John Heilman knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ming-Hoa Shih | 38-76 |
| 06:32 | Kentucky | Walker King knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Joshua Hensel | 38-79 |
| 06:30 | South Carolina | Herbert McCullick is called for the reach on John Heilman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Herbert McCullick, team foul #2 | 38-79 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Campbell (PG), George Mai (PF) Murray Menard, Christopher Howell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Rodney Remick (SG), Otis Langdon (SF), Bobby Montgomery (PF), Dale Bhatt (C) Joshua Hensel, Walker King, Herbert McCullick, Kwas Abdool, Gregg Bentley | |
| 06:25 | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 38-79 |
| 06:24 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Willy Meacham | 38-79 |
| 06:14 | South Carolina | Willy Meacham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-79 |
| 06:13 | South Carolina | John Heilman gets the offensive rebound | 38-79 |
| 05:58 | South Carolina | John Campbell misses the 3 from the right corner | 38-79 |
| 05:56 | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery gets the rebound | 38-79 |
| 05:39 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-79 |
| 05:38 | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery gets the offensive rebound | 38-79 |
| 05:09 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 38-79 |
| 05:08 | South Carolina | Willy Meacham gets the rebound | 38-79 |
| 04:54 | South Carolina | Brandon Clayton picks off the pass by John Heilman | 38-79 |
| 04:50 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick jams it on a nice dish by Brandon Clayton | 38-81 |
| 04:32 | South Carolina | John Campbell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-81 |
| 04:31 | South Carolina | George Mai gets the offensive rebound | 38-81 |
| 04:21 | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-81 |
| 04:20 | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery gets the rebound | 38-81 |
| 04:00 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Brandon Clayton | 38-84 |
| 03:43 | South Carolina | Rodney Remick blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Ming-Hoa Shih | 38-84 |
| 03:41 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton pulls down the rebound | 38-84 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Campbell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ming-Hoa Shih (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Heilman (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Mai (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Willy Meacham (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brandon Clayton (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Rodney Remick (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. SF - Otis Langdon (fairly fresh) PF - Bobby Montgomery (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dale Bhatt (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 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 (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:23 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Otis Langdon | 38-87 |
| 03:06 | South Carolina | Rodney Remick picks off the pass by John Campbell | 38-87 |
| 03:01 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Rodney Remick | 38-89 |
| 02:49 | South Carolina | Willy Meacham misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-89 |
| 02:47 | South Carolina | John Heilman tips it in | 40-89 |
| 02:27 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton is hacked by John Heilman - foul #3 on John Heilman, team foul #7 | 40-89 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Murray Menard (SF), Christopher Howell (PF) John Heilman, George Mai | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walker King (SG), Herbert McCullick (SF), Kwas Abdool (PF), Gregg Bentley (C) Rodney Remick, Otis Langdon, Bobby Montgomery, Dale Bhatt | |
| 02:27 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton makes the 1st free throw | 40-90 |
| 02:27 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton makes the 2nd free throw | 40-91 |
| 02:08 | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-91 |
| 01:39 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley misses the shot from the free throw line | 43-91 |
| 01:38 | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih snags the defensive board | 43-91 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:24 | South Carolina | Murray Menard misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 43-91 |
| 01:22 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Gregg Bentley | 43-91 |
| 00:59 | Kentucky | Walker King is hacked by Murray Menard - foul #3 on Murray Menard, team foul #8 | 43-91 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Heilman (SF), George Mai (PF) John Campbell, Christopher Howell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:59 | Kentucky | Walker King misses the 1st free throw | 43-91 |
| 00:59 | South Carolina | George Mai grabs the board | 43-91 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:56 | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih's pass is intercepted by Walker King in the backcourt | 43-91 |
| 00:55 | Kentucky | Walker King throws it down | 43-93 |
| 00:48 | South Carolina | Herbert McCullick is called for the reach on John Heilman - foul #2 on Herbert McCullick, team foul #3 | 43-93 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodney Remick (SG) Walker King | |
| 00:44 | South Carolina | Murray Menard is alone and drills a shot from just outside the lane | 45-93 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick is fouled on the floor by Willy Meacham - foul #1 on Willy Meacham, team foul #9 | 45-93 |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick makes the 1st free throw | 45-94 |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick misses the 2nd free throw | 45-94 |
| 00:17 | South Carolina | George Mai snags the defensive board | 45-94 |
| 00:11 | South Carolina | The jumper by John Heilman is denied by Kwas Abdool | 45-94 |
| 00:10 | South Carolina | Willy Meacham misses the tip | 45-94 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick pulls down the rebound | 45-94 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton runs out the clock | 45-94 |