| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jonathan Lambert (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Hopkins (fresh) SF - Nicholas Hodgson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Kovalsky (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Woodie (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Jordan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Frison (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Vanscyoc (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilford Bivins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Dwayne Haynes (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:53 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from James Woodie | 32-29 |
| 19:30 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Daniel Vanscyoc | 32-31 |
| 19:14 | South Carolina | James Woodie misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-31 |
| 19:12 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 18:58 | Kentucky | Nicholas Hodgson is called for the reach on John Jordan - foul #1 on Nicholas Hodgson, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| 18:35 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-31 |
| 18:34 | South Carolina | James Woodie grabs the board | 32-31 |
| 18:13 | South Carolina | James Woodie can't finish the layup | 32-31 |
| 18:11 | Kentucky | John Jordan snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 17:45 | Kentucky | Jeremy Frison is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by John Jordan | 32-34 |
| 17:20 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 17:19 | South Carolina | James Woodie grabs the offensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 17:01 | South Carolina | Dennis Hopkins clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 32-34 |
| 17:00 | South Carolina | James Woodie hits the follow up shot | 34-34 |
| 16:39 | Kentucky | Jeremy Frison comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-34 |
| 16:37 | Kentucky | John Jordan tips it home | 34-36 |
| 16:19 | South Carolina | Wilford Bivins steals the ball from Dennis Hopkins | 34-36 |
| 16:01 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes is whistled for traveling | 34-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg (PG), Roman Torres (SG), Nathanial George (SF), Howard Faber (PF), John Toon (C) Jonathan Lambert, Dennis Hopkins, Nicholas Hodgson, Robert Kovalsky, James Woodie | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Williams (PG), Jacob Cortes (SG), Stephen Medlin (SF), Micheal Brown (C) John Jordan, Jeremy Frison, Daniel Vanscyoc, Dwayne Haynes | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Sergei Zingg (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Roman Torres (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathanial George (fresh) PF - Howard Faber (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Toon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jacob Cortes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephen Medlin (fresh) PF - Wilford Bivins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Micheal Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | South Carolina | John Toon connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Sergei Zingg | 36-36 |
| 15:21 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Jacob Cortes | 36-38 |
| 15:09 | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 14:45 | Kentucky | Wilford Bivins comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Howard Faber - foul #2 on Howard Faber, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dennis Hopkins (SG), Robert Kovalsky (SF) Roman Torres, Nathanial George | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeremy Frison (SG), Daniel Vanscyoc (SF), Dwayne Haynes (C) Jacob Cortes, Stephen Medlin, Micheal Brown | |
| 14:45 | Kentucky | Wilford Bivins misses the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 14:45 | Kentucky | Wilford Bivins makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 14:30 | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg is hacked by John Williams - foul #2 on John Williams, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert (PG), Nicholas Hodgson (SF), James Woodie (C) Sergei Zingg, Howard Faber, John Toon | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jordan (PG) John Williams | |
| 14:12 | South Carolina | Dennis Hopkins clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-39 |
| 14:11 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 13:47 | Kentucky | Jeremy Frison misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 13:46 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes snags the offensive board | 38-39 |
| 13:29 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes is hacked by Robert Kovalsky - foul #3 on Robert Kovalsky, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| 13:12 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Daniel Vanscyoc, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| 12:47 | South Carolina | James Woodie's layup is rejected by Wilford Bivins | 38-39 |
| 12:46 | Kentucky | Wilford Bivins grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 12:19 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc makes the contested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 11:57 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg (PG), Roman Torres (SG), Nathanial George (SF), Howard Faber (PF), John Toon (C) Jonathan Lambert, Dennis Hopkins, Nicholas Hodgson, Robert Kovalsky, James Woodie | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Williams (PG), Stephen Medlin (SF) John Jordan, Daniel Vanscyoc | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Sergei Zingg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roman Torres (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathanial George (fresh) PF - Howard Faber (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Toon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Frison (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Medlin (fresh) PF - Wilford Bivins (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Dwayne Haynes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:46 | Kentucky | Wilford Bivins misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 11:45 | Kentucky | Jeremy Frison hits the follow up shot | 38-44 |
| 11:37 | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes (SG), Micheal Brown (C) Jeremy Frison, Dwayne Haynes | |
| 11:10 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown is called for traveling | 38-44 |
| 10:53 | South Carolina | Roman Torres misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-44 |
| 10:52 | Kentucky | Stephen Medlin gets the rebound | 38-44 |
| 10:32 | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from John Williams | 38-46 |
| 10:21 | South Carolina | Roman Torres misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 10:19 | South Carolina | John Toon tips it in | 40-46 |
| 10:08 | Kentucky | John Toon is called for the reach on Jacob Cortes - foul #2 on John Toon, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert (PG), Dennis Hopkins (SG), Nicholas Hodgson (SF), Robert Kovalsky (PF), James Woodie (C) Sergei Zingg, Roman Torres, Nathanial George, Howard Faber, John Toon | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jordan (PG), Jeremy Frison (SG), Daniel Vanscyoc (SF), Dwayne Haynes (C) John Williams, Jacob Cortes, Stephen Medlin, Micheal Brown | |
| 09:47 | Kentucky | Wilford Bivins misses the floater from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 09:45 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc tips it in | 40-48 |
| 09:32 | South Carolina | Wilford Bivins blocks the short jumper by Robert Kovalsky | 40-48 |
| 09:31 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Kovalsky | 40-48 |
| 09:19 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-48 |
| 09:00 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc is hacked by Nicholas Hodgson - foul #2 on Nicholas Hodgson, team foul #5 | 42-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Micheal Brown (PF) Wilford Bivins | |
| 08:48 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-48 |
| 08:47 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes grabs the offensive board | 42-48 |
| 08:29 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from John Jordan | 42-50 |
| 08:20 | South Carolina | James Woodie misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-50 |
| 08:18 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes pulls down the rebound | 42-50 |
| 07:59 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes makes the shot from the right block set up by John Jordan | 42-52 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jonathan Lambert (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Hopkins (fresh) SF - Nicholas Hodgson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Kovalsky (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Woodie (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Jordan (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jeremy Frison (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Vanscyoc (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Micheal Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Dwayne Haynes (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:42 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-52 |
| 07:41 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert tips it home | 44-52 |
| 07:12 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown's floater is tipped away by James Woodie | 44-52 |
| 07:11 | South Carolina | James Woodie pulls down the rebound | 44-52 |
| 06:49 | South Carolina | Dennis Hopkins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-52 |
| 06:47 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Dwayne Haynes | 44-52 |
| 06:18 | Kentucky | Jeremy Frison misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 44-52 |
| 06:17 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky gets the rebound | 44-52 |
| 06:13 | South Carolina | The short jumper by Nicholas Hodgson is denied by Daniel Vanscyoc | 44-52 |
| 06:11 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc gets the rebound | 44-52 |
| 05:44 | Kentucky | James Woodie swats the short shot by Dwayne Haynes | 44-52 |
| 05:43 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Vanscyoc | 44-52 |
| 05:22 | Kentucky | Jeremy Frison lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Dwayne Haynes | 44-54 |
| 04:59 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-54 |
| 04:57 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes gets the rebound | 44-54 |
| 04:53 | Kentucky | John Jordan is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Lambert - foul #3 on Jonathan Lambert, team foul #6 | 44-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg (PG), Roman Torres (SG), Nathanial George (SF), Howard Faber (PF), John Toon (C) Jonathan Lambert, Dennis Hopkins, Nicholas Hodgson, Robert Kovalsky, James Woodie | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Williams (PG), Jacob Cortes (SG), Stephen Medlin (SF), Wilford Bivins (PF), James Black (C) John Jordan, Jeremy Frison, Daniel Vanscyoc, Micheal Brown, Dwayne Haynes | |
| 04:25 | Kentucky | Wilford Bivins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-54 |
| 04:14 | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Stephen Medlin - foul #2 on Stephen Medlin, team foul #3 | 44-54 |
| 04:14 | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 04:14 | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg misses the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 04:14 | Kentucky | James Black pulls down the rebound | 45-54 |
| 03:48 | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-54 |
| 03:46 | South Carolina | Howard Faber snags the defensive board | 45-54 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Sergei Zingg (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roman Torres (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathanial George (fresh) PF - Howard Faber (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Toon (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Williams (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jacob Cortes (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Medlin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wilford Bivins (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. C - James Black (fresh) 2 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:35 | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-54 |
| 03:33 | Kentucky | Stephen Medlin gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| 03:04 | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-54 |
| 03:03 | South Carolina | Howard Faber gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| 02:59 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert (PG), Dennis Hopkins (SG), Nicholas Hodgson (SF), Robert Kovalsky (PF), James Woodie (C) Sergei Zingg, Roman Torres, Nathanial George, Howard Faber, John Toon | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jordan (PG), Jeremy Frison (SG), Daniel Vanscyoc (SF), Dwayne Haynes (C) John Williams, Jacob Cortes, Stephen Medlin, James Black | |
| 02:42 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-54 |
| 02:40 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc grabs the defensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 02:21 | Kentucky | Jeremy Frison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's fouled by Jonathan Lambert - foul #4 on Jonathan Lambert, team foul #7 | 45-54 |
| 02:21 | Kentucky | Jeremy Frison makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 02:21 | Kentucky | Jeremy Frison makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 02:21 | Kentucky | Jeremy Frison makes the 3rd free throw | 45-57 |
| 02:05 | South Carolina | Daniel Vanscyoc steps in front of the Nicholas Hodgson pass | 45-57 |
| 02:02 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc banks in the layup | 45-59 |
| 01:49 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Nicholas Hodgson | 48-59 |
| 01:24 | Kentucky | Wilford Bivins connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by John Jordan | 48-61 |
| 01:11 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky clanks a 3 from the left corner | 48-61 |
| 01:10 | South Carolina | Dennis Hopkins grabs the offensive board | 48-61 |
| 01:05 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jonathan Lambert | 50-61 |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 50-61 |
| 00:36 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky gets the rebound | 50-61 |
| 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) | |
| 00:31 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-61 |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes grabs the board | 50-61 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | John Jordan runs out the clock | 50-61 |