| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Jordan (fresh) SG - Jeremy Frison (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Vanscyoc (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilford Bivins (fresh) 1 pts. C - Dwayne Haynes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jonathan Lambert (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Hopkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Hodgson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Kovalsky (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Woodie (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson inbounds the ball | 21-21 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:40 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky loses the dribble to John Jordan | 21-21 |
| 19:19 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes hits a floater from the left block and he's hacked by James Woodie - foul #1 on James Woodie, team foul #1 | 23-21 |
| 19:19 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes misses the free throw | 23-21 |
| 19:19 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson pulls down the rebound | 23-21 |
| 18:50 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-21 |
| 18:49 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes gets the rebound | 23-21 |
| 18:30 | Kentucky | John Jordan drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Jeremy Frison and he's fouled by Robert Kovalsky - foul #3 on Robert Kovalsky, team foul #2 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Howard Faber (PF) Robert Kovalsky | |
| 18:30 | Kentucky | John Jordan makes the free throw | 26-21 |
| 18:17 | South Carolina | The jump hook by James Woodie is blocked by Dwayne Haynes | 26-21 |
| 18:16 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jeremy Frison | 26-21 |
| 17:56 | Kentucky | Jeremy Frison misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-21 |
| 17:54 | South Carolina | Howard Faber grabs the defensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 17:37 | South Carolina | James Woodie loses the dribble to Jeremy Frison | 26-21 |
| 17:33 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc jams it set up by Jeremy Frison | 28-21 |
| 17:29 | South Carolina | Dennis Hopkins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Wilford Bivins - foul #2 on Wilford Bivins, team foul #1 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Micheal Brown (PF) Wilford Bivins | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 17:29 | South Carolina | Dennis Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 17:29 | South Carolina | Dennis Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 17:05 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from John Jordan | 31-23 |
| 16:49 | South Carolina | Jeremy Frison is called for the reach on Howard Faber - foul #1 on Jeremy Frison, team foul #2 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Williams (PG) John Jordan | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 16:30 | South Carolina | James Woodie hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 31-23 |
| 16:29 | South Carolina | Howard Faber pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 16:22 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson misses the dunk | 31-23 |
| 16:20 | South Carolina | James Woodie gets the offensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 16:06 | South Carolina | Dwayne Haynes takes the ball from Nicholas Hodgson | 31-23 |
| 15:47 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 31-23 |
| 15:45 | South Carolina | Howard Faber pulls down the rebound | 31-23 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Williams (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Frison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Vanscyoc (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Micheal Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dwayne Haynes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jonathan Lambert (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Hopkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Hodgson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Howard Faber (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - James Woodie (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 15:39 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Hopkins | 31-26 |
| 15:10 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes misses short on a floater near the basket | 31-26 |
| 15:09 | South Carolina | Dennis Hopkins pulls down the rebound | 31-26 |
| 14:52 | South Carolina | James Woodie clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 31-26 |
| 14:51 | South Carolina | Dennis Hopkins snags the offensive board | 31-26 |
| 14:44 | South Carolina | Dennis Hopkins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-26 |
| 14:42 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Howard Faber | 31-26 |
| 14:30 | South Carolina | Howard Faber double dribbles | 31-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jordan (PG), Jacob Cortes (SG), Stephen Medlin (SF), Wilford Bivins (PF), James Black (C) John Williams, Jeremy Frison, Daniel Vanscyoc, Micheal Brown, Dwayne Haynes | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg (PG), Roman Torres (SG), Nathanial George (SF), Robert Kovalsky (PF), John Toon (C) Jonathan Lambert, Dennis Hopkins, Nicholas Hodgson, Howard Faber, James Woodie | |
| 14:01 | Kentucky | Wilford Bivins hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-26 |
| 13:59 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky gets the rebound | 31-26 |
| 13:45 | South Carolina | John Toon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-26 |
| 13:33 | Kentucky | James Black can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-26 |
| 13:31 | Kentucky | Stephen Medlin gets the offensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 13:15 | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-26 |
| 13:14 | South Carolina | Nathanial George snags the defensive board | 31-26 |
| 13:00 | South Carolina | Roman Torres knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Sergei Zingg | 31-28 |
| 12:49 | Kentucky | Nathanial George picks off the pass by James Black | 31-28 |
| 12:41 | South Carolina | John Toon's pass is intercepted by Stephen Medlin | 31-28 |
| 12:21 | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Jordan | 34-28 |
| 11:57 | South Carolina | Roman Torres's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeremy Frison (SG), Daniel Vanscyoc (SF), Micheal Brown (PF), Dwayne Haynes (C) Jacob Cortes, Stephen Medlin, Wilford Bivins, James Black | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert (PG), Dennis Hopkins (SG), Nicholas Hodgson (SF), James Woodie (C) Sergei Zingg, Roman Torres, Nathanial George, John Toon | |
| 11:55 | Kentucky | Jonathan Lambert steps in front of the John Jordan pass in the backcourt | 34-28 |
| 11:45 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky double dribbles | 34-28 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Frison (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Vanscyoc (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Micheal Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dwayne Haynes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jonathan Lambert (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Hopkins (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Hodgson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Kovalsky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - James Woodie (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Kentucky | John Jordan can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Nicholas Hodgson - foul #1 on Nicholas Hodgson, team foul #3 | 34-28 |
| 11:19 | Kentucky | John Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 11:19 | Kentucky | John Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 11:17 | South Carolina | Jeremy Frison picks off the pass by Jonathan Lambert in the backcourt | 36-28 |
| 10:50 | Kentucky | Jeremy Frison knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Dwayne Haynes | 39-28 |
| 10:33 | South Carolina | John Jordan is called for the reach on Jonathan Lambert - foul #2 on John Jordan, team foul #3 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Williams (PG) John Jordan | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Howard Faber (PF) Robert Kovalsky | |
| 10:22 | South Carolina | James Woodie travels with the ball | 39-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Wilford Bivins (PF) Micheal Brown | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 10:00 | Kentucky | Wilford Bivins misses the easy layup | 39-28 |
| 09:58 | Kentucky | Jeremy Frison can't tip it in | 39-28 |
| 09:56 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes tips it back up and in | 41-28 |
| 09:50 | South Carolina | Dennis Hopkins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-28 |
| 09:48 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes grabs the defensive rebound | 41-28 |
| 09:25 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's hacked by James Woodie - foul #2 on James Woodie, team foul #4 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky (PF) Howard Faber | |
| 09:25 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc makes the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 09:25 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc makes the 2nd free throw | 43-28 |
| 09:08 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson is fouled on the floor by Daniel Vanscyoc - foul #2 on Daniel Vanscyoc, team foul #4 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Micheal Brown (PF) Wilford Bivins | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg (PG), Howard Faber (PF), John Toon (C) Jonathan Lambert, Nicholas Hodgson, James Woodie | |
| 08:46 | South Carolina | John Toon's layup is rejected by Dwayne Haynes | 43-28 |
| 08:45 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Dwayne Haynes | 43-28 |
| 08:19 | Kentucky | Sergei Zingg picks off the pass by Daniel Vanscyoc | 43-28 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 08:07 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Sergei Zingg | 43-30 |
| 07:45 | Kentucky | Jeremy Frison connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Micheal Brown | 46-30 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Williams (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Frison (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Vanscyoc (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Micheal Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dwayne Haynes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Sergei Zingg (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dennis Hopkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Kovalsky (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Howard Faber (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - John Toon (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:31 | South Carolina | Dennis Hopkins scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-33 |
| 07:08 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from John Williams | 48-33 |
| 07:02 | South Carolina | Jeremy Frison takes the ball from Dennis Hopkins | 48-33 |
| 06:58 | Kentucky | Jeremy Frison hits the finger roll | 50-33 |
| 06:45 | South Carolina | The short jumper by Dennis Hopkins is denied by Dwayne Haynes | 50-33 |
| 06:44 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Howard Faber | 50-33 |
| 06:35 | South Carolina | Dennis Hopkins is fouled on the floor by Micheal Brown - foul #2 on Micheal Brown, team foul #5 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jordan (PG), Jacob Cortes (SG), Stephen Medlin (SF), Wilford Bivins (PF) John Williams, Jeremy Frison, Daniel Vanscyoc, Dwayne Haynes | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert (PG), Roman Torres (SG), Nicholas Hodgson (SF), Timothy Calabrese (PF), James Woodie (C) Sergei Zingg, Dennis Hopkins, Robert Kovalsky, Howard Faber, John Toon | |
| 06:25 | South Carolina | Roman Torres can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-33 |
| 06:24 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown snags the defensive board | 50-33 |
| 06:07 | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Micheal Brown | 53-33 |
| 05:54 | South Carolina | The 3pt attempt by Nicholas Hodgson is denied by Wilford Bivins | 53-33 |
| 05:52 | Kentucky | John Jordan snags the defensive board | 53-33 |
| 05:30 | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-33 |
| 05:28 | Kentucky | Wilford Bivins gets the offensive rebound | 53-33 |
| 05:16 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 55-33 |
| 04:56 | South Carolina | James Woodie knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Nicholas Hodgson | 55-35 |
| 04:30 | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-35 |
| 04:29 | South Carolina | James Woodie grabs the board | 55-35 |
| 04:23 | South Carolina | James Woodie makes the shot in the paint | 55-37 |
| 04:09 | Kentucky | Wilford Bivins knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Micheal Brown | 57-37 |
| 03:49 | South Carolina | Timothy Calabrese is hacked by Jacob Cortes - foul #4 on Jacob Cortes, team foul #6 | 57-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeremy Frison (SG), Daniel Vanscyoc (SF), James Black (PF), Dwayne Haynes (C) Jacob Cortes, Stephen Medlin, Wilford Bivins, Micheal Brown | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg (PG), Nathanial George (SF), Howard Faber (PF), John Toon (C) Jonathan Lambert, Nicholas Hodgson, Timothy Calabrese, James Woodie | |
| 03:32 | South Carolina | John Jordan is called for the reach on Sergei Zingg - foul #3 on John Jordan, team foul #7 | 57-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Williams (PG) John Jordan | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Luis Huff (SG) Roman Torres | |
| 03:32 | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg makes the 1st free throw | 57-38 |
| 03:32 | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg makes the 2nd free throw | 57-39 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Williams (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jeremy Frison (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Daniel Vanscyoc (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Black (fresh) C - Dwayne Haynes (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 5 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Sergei Zingg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Huff (fresh) SF - Nathanial George (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Howard Faber (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - John Toon (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:13 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Williams | 59-39 |
| 02:57 | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-39 |
| 02:56 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes grabs the board | 59-39 |
| 02:51 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by John Williams | 62-39 |
| 02:34 | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 62-39 |
| 02:32 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Dwayne Haynes | 62-39 |
| 02:28 | Kentucky | Luis Huff picks off the pass by Jeremy Frison | 62-39 |
| 02:24 | South Carolina | Nathanial George lays it in on a great pass from Luis Huff | 62-41 |
| 02:01 | Kentucky | James Black travels with the ball | 62-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jordan (PG) John Williams | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Roman Torres (SG) Luis Huff | |
| 01:36 | South Carolina | Howard Faber is hacked by Daniel Vanscyoc - foul #3 on Daniel Vanscyoc, team foul #8 | 62-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Wilford Bivins (PF) James Black | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 01:36 | South Carolina | Howard Faber misses the 1st free throw | 62-41 |
| 01:36 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc snags the defensive board | 62-41 |
| 01:07 | Kentucky | Jeremy Frison drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Dwayne Haynes | 65-41 |
| 00:59 | South Carolina | John Toon makes the shot from the baseline | 65-43 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:38 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Howard Faber - foul #2 on Howard Faber, team foul #5 | 65-43 |
| 00:38 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc makes the 1st free throw | 66-43 |
| 00:38 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc misses the 2nd free throw | 66-43 |
| 00:38 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Howard Faber | 66-43 |
| 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) | |
| 00:33 | South Carolina | Roman Torres misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-43 |
| 00:32 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes gets the rebound | 66-43 |
| 00:11 | Kentucky | Jeremy Frison connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by John Jordan | 68-43 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-43 |
| 00:02 | South Carolina | John Toon tips it in | 68-45 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | John Jordan runs out the clock | 68-45 |