| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - William Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Pruitt (fresh) SF - Robert Piazza (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Melvin Lovett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregory Badilla (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Hubbard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mathew Lawson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kent Monroe (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jackie Nova (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Robert Piazza inbounds the ball | 20-29 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | South Carolina | William Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 20-29 |
| 19:44 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kent Monroe | 20-29 |
| 19:27 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas Pruitt - foul #1 on Thomas Pruitt, team foul #1 | 20-29 |
| 19:27 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova makes the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 19:27 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova makes the 2nd free throw | 20-31 |
| 18:59 | South Carolina | Melvin Lovett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-31 |
| 18:40 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Cory Thompson and the foul's on Gregory Badilla - foul #3 on Gregory Badilla, team foul #2 | 20-33 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Nicholas Flood (C) Gregory Badilla | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 18:40 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova makes the free throw | 20-34 |
| 18:21 | South Carolina | Melvin Lovett steps out of bounds on the baseline | 20-34 |
| 18:06 | Kentucky | Kent Monroe comes up short on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Melvin Lovett - foul #1 on Melvin Lovett, team foul #3 | 20-34 |
| 18:06 | Kentucky | Kent Monroe makes the 1st free throw | 20-35 |
| 18:06 | Kentucky | Kent Monroe makes the 2nd free throw | 20-36 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:53 | South Carolina | William Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-36 |
| 17:51 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kent Monroe | 20-36 |
| 17:46 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson loses the dribble to Nicholas Flood | 20-36 |
| 17:27 | South Carolina | Nicholas Flood comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 20-36 |
| 17:25 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jackie Nova | 20-36 |
| 17:21 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Joe Hubbard | 20-38 |
| 16:57 | South Carolina | William Smith buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Piazza and the foul's on Cory Thompson - foul #1 on Cory Thompson, team foul #1 | 23-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Micheal Park (SG), George Carper (SF) Thomas Pruitt, Robert Piazza | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Cagle (SF) Joe Hubbard | |
| 16:57 | South Carolina | William Smith makes the free throw | 24-38 |
| 16:43 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova is fouled on the floor by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #4 | 24-38 |
| 16:26 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson buries a jumper near the basket | 24-40 |
| 16:00 | South Carolina | William Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-40 |
| 15:58 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova gets the rebound | 24-40 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - William Smith (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Micheal Park (fresh) SF - George Carper (fresh) PF - Melvin Lovett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Nicholas Flood (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mathew Lawson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kevin Cagle (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kent Monroe (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jackie Nova (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jackie Nova | 24-43 |
| 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 motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:14 | South Carolina | Nicholas Flood can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jackie Nova - foul #2 on Jackie Nova, team foul #2 | 24-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Loren Lowe (PG), Thomas Pruitt (SG), Robert Piazza (SF), Gregory Badilla (C) William Smith, Micheal Park, George Carper, Melvin Lovett | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joe Hubbard (SG), Archie Blosser (PF), Christopher Cobb (C) Mathew Lawson, Kent Monroe, Jackie Nova | |
| 15:14 | South Carolina | Nicholas Flood makes the 1st free throw | 25-43 |
| 15:14 | South Carolina | Nicholas Flood makes the 2nd free throw | 26-43 |
| 14:59 | Kentucky | Loren Lowe steals the ball from Joe Hubbard | 26-43 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:51 | South Carolina | Archie Blosser swats the layup by Nicholas Flood | 26-43 |
| 14:49 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla tips it but misses | 26-43 |
| 14:47 | Kentucky | Joe Hubbard grabs the defensive rebound | 26-43 |
| 14:28 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson misses the easy layup | 26-43 |
| 14:26 | South Carolina | Robert Piazza grabs the defensive rebound | 26-43 |
| 14:01 | South Carolina | Kevin Cagle takes the ball from Nicholas Flood | 26-43 |
| 13:45 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Gregory Badilla - foul #4 on Gregory Badilla, team foul #5 | 26-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Smith (PG), Melvin Lovett (PF), Gregory Patel (C) Loren Lowe, Nicholas Flood, Gregory Badilla | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson (SF), Kent Monroe (PF), Jackie Nova (C) Kevin Cagle, Archie Blosser, Christopher Cobb | |
| 13:45 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 26-44 |
| 13:45 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-45 |
| 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 motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:37 | South Carolina | Melvin Lovett misses the shot from close range | 26-45 |
| 13:36 | South Carolina | Gregory Patel gets the offensive rebound | 26-45 |
| 13:23 | South Carolina | William Smith connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Thomas Pruitt | 29-45 |
| 13:06 | Kentucky | Joe Hubbard hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-45 |
| 13:04 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-45 |
| 12:53 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Jackie Nova | 29-47 |
| 12:49 | South Carolina | Thomas Pruitt misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-47 |
| 12:47 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson pulls down the rebound | 29-47 |
| 12:27 | Kentucky | Joe Hubbard scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Cory Thompson | 29-49 |
| 12:14 | South Carolina | Thomas Pruitt misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joe Hubbard - foul #2 on Joe Hubbard, team foul #3 | 29-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Carper (SF) Robert Piazza | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Gibson (PG), Kevin Cagle (SF) Cory Thompson, Joe Hubbard | |
| 12:14 | South Carolina | Thomas Pruitt makes the 1st free throw | 30-49 |
| 12:14 | South Carolina | Thomas Pruitt makes the 2nd free throw | 31-49 |
| 11:52 | Kentucky | Christopher Gibson is hacked by Melvin Lovett - foul #2 on Melvin Lovett, team foul #6 | 31-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Micheal Park (SG) Thomas Pruitt | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - William Smith (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Micheal Park (fresh) SF - George Carper (fresh) PF - Melvin Lovett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregory Patel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mathew Lawson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kevin Cagle (fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Kent Monroe (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jackie Nova (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Kentucky | Kent Monroe misses the jump hook from close range | 31-49 |
| 11:31 | Kentucky | Kevin Cagle grabs the offensive board | 31-49 |
| 11:08 | Kentucky | Kent Monroe banks in the layup set up by Christopher Gibson | 31-51 |
| 10:55 | South Carolina | William Smith connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Melvin Lovett | 33-51 |
| 10:40 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher Gibson | 33-53 |
| 10:30 | South Carolina | Micheal Park misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-53 |
| 10:28 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson grabs the board | 33-53 |
| 10:12 | Kentucky | Gregory Patel denies the turnaround by Jackie Nova | 33-53 |
| 10:10 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-53 |
| 09:51 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson clanks a fadeaway from close range | 33-53 |
| 09:49 | Kentucky | Christopher Gibson gets the offensive rebound | 33-53 |
| 09:37 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Christopher Gibson | 33-56 |
| 09:27 | South Carolina | Melvin Lovett's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Gibson | 33-56 |
| 09:26 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-56 |
| 09:20 | Kentucky | Kent Monroe banks in the layup on a nice dish by Mathew Lawson | 33-58 |
| 09:13 | South Carolina | William Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 33-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Loren Lowe (PG), Thomas Pruitt (SG), Robert Piazza (SF), Nicholas Flood (C) William Smith, Micheal Park, George Carper, Gregory Patel | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cory Thompson (PG), Joe Hubbard (SG), Archie Blosser (PF), Christopher Cobb (C) Christopher Gibson, Mathew Lawson, Kent Monroe, Jackie Nova | |
| 08:52 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson is fouled on the floor by Loren Lowe - foul #1 on Loren Lowe, team foul #7 | 33-58 |
| 08:52 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 33-59 |
| 08:52 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-60 |
| 08:35 | South Carolina | The jumper by Thomas Pruitt is denied by Cory Thompson | 33-60 |
| 08:34 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Piazza | 33-60 |
| 08:24 | South Carolina | Melvin Lovett connects on the floater from the right side | 35-60 |
| 08:06 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-60 |
| 08:05 | South Carolina | Melvin Lovett gets the rebound | 35-60 |
| 07:58 | South Carolina | Nicholas Flood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla (C) Melvin Lovett | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Gibson (SF) Kevin Cagle | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Loren Lowe (fresh) SG - Thomas Pruitt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Piazza (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicholas Flood (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregory Badilla (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Hubbard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Christopher Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. PF - Archie Blosser (fresh) 3 reb. C - Christopher Cobb (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 07:37 | Kentucky | Joe Hubbard is hacked by Nicholas Flood - foul #1 on Nicholas Flood, team foul #8 | 35-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Smith (PG) Loren Lowe | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kent Monroe (SF) Christopher Gibson | |
| 07:37 | Kentucky | Joe Hubbard makes the 1st free throw | 35-61 |
| 07:37 | Kentucky | Joe Hubbard makes the 2nd free throw | 35-62 |
| 07:17 | South Carolina | Archie Blosser swats the short shot by Nicholas Flood | 35-62 |
| 07:15 | Kentucky | Kent Monroe grabs the board | 35-62 |
| 07:10 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson misses the 3 from straight away | 35-62 |
| 07:08 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Nicholas Flood | 35-62 |
| 06:58 | South Carolina | Nicholas Flood scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-62 |
| 06:47 | Kentucky | Kent Monroe connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-65 |
| 06:23 | South Carolina | Thomas Pruitt knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Piazza | 39-65 |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | Kent Monroe clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-65 |
| 05:53 | South Carolina | William Smith snags the defensive board | 39-65 |
| 05:42 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Christopher Cobb - foul #2 on Christopher Cobb, team foul #4 | 39-65 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Micheal Park (SG), George Carper (SF), Gregory Patel (PF) Thomas Pruitt, Robert Piazza, Nicholas Flood | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson (SG), Kevin Cagle (SF), Jackie Nova (C) Joe Hubbard, Archie Blosser, Christopher Cobb | |
| 05:42 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla makes the 1st free throw | 40-65 |
| 05:42 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla makes the 2nd free throw | 41-65 |
| 05:32 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson lays it in set up by Cory Thompson | 41-67 |
| 05:04 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla hits a turnaround near the basket | 43-67 |
| 04:56 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova makes the floater in the paint set up by Mathew Lawson | 43-69 |
| 04:36 | South Carolina | George Carper banks in the layup and he's hacked by Kevin Cagle - foul #1 on Kevin Cagle, team foul #5 | 45-69 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Loren Lowe (PG), Melvin Lovett (PF) William Smith, Gregory Badilla | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 04:36 | South Carolina | George Carper misses the free throw | 45-69 |
| 04:36 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Mathew Lawson | 45-69 |
| 04:17 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson is fouled on the floor by Micheal Park - foul #2 on Micheal Park, team foul #9 | 45-69 |
| 04:17 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 45-70 |
| 04:17 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-71 |
| 04:03 | South Carolina | Melvin Lovett misses short on a shot from the left side | 45-71 |
| 04:02 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova snags the defensive board | 45-71 |
| 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 motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:51 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova is fouled on the floor by Loren Lowe - foul #2 on Loren Lowe, team foul #10 | 45-71 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Piazza (SF) George Carper | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Gibson (PG), Archie Blosser (PF) Cory Thompson, Kent Monroe | |
| 03:51 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova misses the 1st free throw | 45-71 |
| 03:51 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova makes the 2nd free throw | 45-72 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Loren Lowe (fresh) SG - Micheal Park (fresh) SF - Robert Piazza (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Melvin Lovett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregory Patel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mathew Lawson (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. SF - Kevin Cagle (fresh) 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Archie Blosser (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jackie Nova (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:41 | South Carolina | Melvin Lovett misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Archie Blosser - foul #1 on Archie Blosser, team foul #6 | 45-72 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Pruitt (SG) Micheal Park | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joe Hubbard (SG) Kevin Cagle | |
| 03:41 | South Carolina | Melvin Lovett makes the 1st free throw | 46-72 |
| 03:41 | South Carolina | Melvin Lovett makes the 2nd free throw | 47-72 |
| 03:25 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Jackie Nova | 47-75 |
| 03:11 | South Carolina | Thomas Pruitt comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-75 |
| 03:09 | South Carolina | Melvin Lovett misses the tip | 47-75 |
| 03:07 | South Carolina | Gregory Patel grabs the offensive rebound | 47-75 |
| 02:52 | South Carolina | Melvin Lovett's fadeaway is rejected by Jackie Nova | 47-75 |
| 02:51 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jackie Nova | 47-75 |
| 02:35 | Kentucky | Archie Blosser's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Piazza | 47-75 |
| 02:33 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova can't tip it in | 47-75 |
| 02:31 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova hits the follow up shot | 47-77 |
| 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 motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:20 | South Carolina | Thomas Pruitt blows the layup but the foul's on Jackie Nova - foul #3 on Jackie Nova, team foul #7 | 47-77 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Smith (PG), Gregory Badilla (C) Loren Lowe, Gregory Patel | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cory Thompson (PG), Kevin Cagle (SF), Kent Monroe (PF), Christopher Cobb (C) Christopher Gibson, Mathew Lawson, Archie Blosser, Jackie Nova | |
| 02:20 | South Carolina | Thomas Pruitt misses the 1st free throw | 47-77 |
| 02:20 | South Carolina | Thomas Pruitt misses the 2nd free throw | 47-77 |
| 02:20 | Kentucky | Kent Monroe pulls down the rebound | 47-77 |
| 02:03 | Kentucky | Kent Monroe knocks in the 3 from straight away | 47-80 |
| 01:51 | South Carolina | Thomas Pruitt misses the 3 from the left wing | 47-80 |
| 01:50 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-80 |
| 01:29 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-80 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson (SF), Jackie Nova (C) Kevin Cagle, Christopher Cobb | |
| 01:06 | South Carolina | Thomas Pruitt can't connect on a shot from the left block | 47-80 |
| 01:05 | Kentucky | Kent Monroe grabs the board | 47-80 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Cory Thompson | 47-82 |
| 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 man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | South Carolina | William Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-82 |
| 00:30 | South Carolina | Robert Piazza pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-82 |
| 00:27 | South Carolina | Jackie Nova blocks the short jumper by Gregory Badilla | 47-82 |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova pulls down the rebound | 47-82 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson runs out the clock | 47-82 |