| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ray Little (fresh) SG - Tracy Anderson (fresh) SF - William Haldeman (fresh) PF - Michael Young (fresh) C - Eddie Deady (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darrell Sneller (fresh) SG - Alec Shelton (fresh) SF - Anthony Winkler (fresh) PF - Luka Zier (fresh) C - Robert McGuirt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Michael Young wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | South Carolina | Eddie Deady throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Kentucky | Michael Young steals the ball from Alec Shelton in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | South Carolina | Tracy Anderson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | South Carolina | Michael Young scores on a floater from the left block | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton misses the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller snags the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | South Carolina | Eddie Deady gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:28 | South Carolina | Ray Little clanks a jump hook from the left block | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | South Carolina | Eddie Deady tips it in | 4-0 |
| 18:05 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Darrell Sneller | 4-3 |
| 17:52 | South Carolina | Luka Zier steals the ball from Michael Young | 4-3 |
| 17:50 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton is fouled in the backcourt by Tracy Anderson - foul #1 on Tracy Anderson, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clay Leith (PG), John Maloney (SG), Michael Hill (SF), Jeffrey Goodale (PF), Dennis Barker (C) Ray Little, Tracy Anderson, William Haldeman, Michael Young, Eddie Deady | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), Eric Robert (SG), George Staats (SF), John McGrath (PF), Terrell Gustafson (C) Darrell Sneller, Alec Shelton, Anthony Winkler, Luka Zier, Robert McGuirt | |
| 17:27 | Kentucky | John McGrath misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 4-3 |
| 17:26 | South Carolina | Michael Hill grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 17:15 | South Carolina | John Maloney knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Hill | 7-3 |
| 17:06 | Kentucky | George Staats misses short on an open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 7-3 |
| 17:05 | Kentucky | Terrell Gustafson tips it back up and in | 7-5 |
| 16:56 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Goodale travels with the ball | 7-5 |
| 16:37 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Goodale takes the ball from John McGrath | 7-5 |
| 16:29 | South Carolina | Michael Hill makes the 3 from the left wing | 10-5 |
| 16:00 | Kentucky | George Staats misses the dunk | 10-5 |
| 15:58 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Dennis Barker | 10-5 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Clay Leith (fairly fresh) SG - John Maloney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Hill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Goodale (fairly fresh) C - Dennis Barker (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fairly fresh) SG - Eric Robert (fairly fresh) SF - George Staats (fairly fresh) PF - John McGrath (fairly fresh) C - Terrell Gustafson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:52 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Goodale misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on John McGrath - foul #1 on John McGrath, team foul #1 | 10-5 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ray Little (PG), Tracy Anderson (SG), Eddie Deady (C) Clay Leith, John Maloney, Dennis Barker | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller (PG), Alec Shelton (SG), Anthony Winkler (SF), Luka Zier (PF), Robert McGuirt (C) John Nam, Eric Robert, George Staats, John McGrath, Terrell Gustafson | |
| 15:52 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Goodale misses the 1st free throw | 10-5 |
| 15:52 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Goodale makes the 2nd free throw | 11-5 |
| 15:50 | Kentucky | Ray Little is called for the reach on Darrell Sneller in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ray Little, team foul #2 | 11-5 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Young (PF) Jeffrey Goodale | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 15:29 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Anthony Winkler | 11-7 |
| 15:17 | South Carolina | Michael Young misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Luka Zier - foul #1 on Luka Zier, team foul #2 | 11-7 |
| 15:17 | South Carolina | Michael Young makes the 1st free throw | 12-7 |
| 15:17 | South Carolina | Michael Young makes the 2nd free throw | 13-7 |
| 14:48 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-7 |
| 14:47 | South Carolina | Eddie Deady grabs the defensive rebound | 13-7 |
| 14:30 | South Carolina | Luka Zier swats the short shot by Eddie Deady | 13-7 |
| 14:28 | South Carolina | Ray Little tips it in | 15-7 |
| 14:11 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Eddie Deady - foul #1 on Eddie Deady, team foul #3 | 15-7 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clay Leith (PG) Michael Hill | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tyler Carter (PG), George Staats (SF), John McGrath (PF) Darrell Sneller, Anthony Winkler, Luka Zier | |
| 14:11 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt makes the 1st free throw | 15-8 |
| 14:11 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt makes the 2nd free throw | 15-9 |
| 13:58 | South Carolina | Ray Little's dunk attempt is rejected by Robert McGuirt | 15-9 |
| 13:56 | Kentucky | Tyler Carter pulls down the rebound | 15-9 |
| 13:37 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Tyler Carter | 15-12 |
| 13:27 | South Carolina | Tracy Anderson loses the dribble to John McGrath | 15-12 |
| 13:03 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt misses long on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Eddie Deady - foul #2 on Eddie Deady, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Maloney (SG), Michael Hill (SF), Jeffrey Goodale (PF), Dennis Barker (C) Tracy Anderson, Ray Little, Michael Young, Eddie Deady | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller (PG), John Nam (SG), Luka Zier (PF) Tyler Carter, Alec Shelton, John McGrath | |
| 13:03 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 13:03 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 12:47 | South Carolina | Michael Hill connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Maloney | 18-14 |
| 12:29 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Darrell Sneller | 18-16 |
| 12:16 | South Carolina | Darrell Sneller steps in front of the Michael Hill pass | 18-16 |
| 11:55 | Kentucky | Luka Zier is alone and drills a jumper from the baseline | 18-18 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Clay Leith (tiring) SG - John Maloney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hill (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Jeffrey Goodale (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Dennis Barker (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darrell Sneller (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Nam (fresh) SF - George Staats (fairly fresh) PF - Luka Zier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert McGuirt (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| 11:48 | South Carolina | George Staats takes the ball from Clay Leith | 18-18 |
| 11:44 | Kentucky | John Nam lays it up and in set up by George Staats | 18-20 |
| 11:40 | South Carolina | Robert McGuirt is called for the reach on Clay Leith - foul #1 on Robert McGuirt, team foul #3 | 18-20 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ray Little (PG), Tracy Anderson (SG), William Haldeman (SF), Michael Young (PF) Clay Leith, John Maloney, Michael Hill, Dennis Barker | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tyler Carter (PG), Eric Robert (SG), Anthony Winkler (SF), John McGrath (PF), Terrell Gustafson (C) Darrell Sneller, John Nam, George Staats, Luka Zier, Robert McGuirt | |
| 11:22 | South Carolina | Ray Little's pass is intercepted by Terrell Gustafson | 18-20 |
| 10:59 | Kentucky | Eric Robert knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Tyler Carter | 18-23 |
| 10:36 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Goodale scores on a jumper from the right wing | 20-23 |
| 10:15 | Kentucky | Eric Robert comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-23 |
| 10:14 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Goodale pulls down the rebound | 20-23 |
| 09:59 | South Carolina | Tracy Anderson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Terrell Gustafson - foul #1 on Terrell Gustafson, team foul #4 | 20-23 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Hill (SF) William Haldeman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller (PG), Alec Shelton (SG), Luka Zier (PF), Robert McGuirt (C) Tyler Carter, Eric Robert, John McGrath, Terrell Gustafson | |
| 09:59 | South Carolina | Tracy Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 09:59 | South Carolina | Tracy Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 09:59 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt pulls down the rebound | 21-23 |
| 09:35 | Kentucky | Luka Zier misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Michael Young - foul #1 on Michael Young, team foul #5 | 21-23 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clay Leith (PG) Ray Little | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 09:35 | Kentucky | Luka Zier makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 09:35 | Kentucky | Luka Zier makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 09:18 | South Carolina | Tracy Anderson scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Clay Leith | 24-25 |
| 08:57 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 24-25 |
| 08:55 | Kentucky | Luka Zier snags the offensive board | 24-25 |
| 08:32 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler buries a floater in the lane set up by Alec Shelton | 24-27 |
| 08:18 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Goodale can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Darrell Sneller - foul #1 on Darrell Sneller, team foul #5 | 24-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ray Little (PG), John Maloney (SF), Dennis Barker (C) Tracy Anderson, Michael Hill, Michael Young | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), George Staats (SF), John McGrath (C) Darrell Sneller, Anthony Winkler, Robert McGuirt | |
| 08:18 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Goodale makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 08:18 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Goodale makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 08:15 | Kentucky | John Nam loses the dribble to Ray Little in the backcourt | 26-27 |
| 08:13 | South Carolina | Ray Little hits the finger roll | 28-27 |
| 07:47 | Kentucky | Ray Little is called for the reach on John Nam - foul #2 on Ray Little, team foul #6 | 28-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Tracy Anderson (SG), William Haldeman (SF), Michael Young (PF) Ray Little, John Maloney, Jeffrey Goodale | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eric Robert (SG) Alec Shelton | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Clay Leith (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Tracy Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Haldeman (fresh) PF - Michael Young (tiring) 4 pts. C - Dennis Barker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Robert (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Staats (fresh) PF - Luka Zier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - John McGrath (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Kentucky | Eric Robert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Hill (SF), Jeffrey Goodale (C) William Haldeman, Dennis Barker | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Terrell Gustafson (C) John McGrath | |
| 07:14 | South Carolina | Tracy Anderson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 07:12 | Kentucky | John Nam pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 06:54 | Kentucky | Eric Robert is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-27 |
| 06:53 | Kentucky | Luka Zier tips it but misses | 28-27 |
| 06:51 | South Carolina | Michael Young pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 06:32 | South Carolina | Michael Hill misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 28-27 |
| 06:30 | Kentucky | George Staats grabs the defensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 06:10 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Goodale steps in front of the Terrell Gustafson pass | 28-27 |
| 05:53 | South Carolina | Michael Hill is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 05:51 | Kentucky | Terrell Gustafson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 05:49 | Kentucky | John Nam is fouled in the backcourt by Clay Leith - foul #1 on Clay Leith, team foul #7 | 28-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Maloney (SG), William Haldeman (SF), Dennis Barker (C) Tracy Anderson, Michael Hill, Jeffrey Goodale | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alec Shelton (SG), Tyler Carter (SF), John McGrath (PF), Robert McGuirt (C) Eric Robert, George Staats, Luka Zier, Terrell Gustafson | |
| 05:49 | Kentucky | John Nam makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 05:49 | Kentucky | John Nam makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 05:39 | South Carolina | Clay Leith can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 28-29 |
| 05:38 | South Carolina | John Maloney tips it but misses | 28-29 |
| 05:37 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt grabs the board | 28-29 |
| 05:34 | Kentucky | John Nam is fouled in the backcourt by Clay Leith - foul #2 on Clay Leith, team foul #8 | 28-29 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Tracy Anderson (PG) Clay Leith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:34 | Kentucky | John Nam makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 05:34 | Kentucky | John Nam makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 05:25 | South Carolina | Tracy Anderson splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Haldeman | 30-31 |
| 05:04 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt misses short on an open floater from the right block | 30-31 |
| 05:03 | South Carolina | Tracy Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 04:40 | South Carolina | John McGrath blocks the jumper by John Maloney | 30-31 |
| 04:38 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 04:26 | Kentucky | Tyler Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-31 |
| 04:25 | South Carolina | Michael Young gets the rebound | 30-31 |
| 04:18 | South Carolina | Tracy Anderson is hacked by John Nam in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Nam, team foul #6 | 30-31 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Hill (SF), Jeffrey Goodale (C) William Haldeman, Dennis Barker | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller (PG), Anthony Winkler (SF), Luka Zier (PF) John Nam, Tyler Carter, Robert McGuirt | |
| 04:04 | South Carolina | Tracy Anderson misses the shot from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 04:02 | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 03:37 | Kentucky | Luka Zier is fouled on the floor by Michael Young - foul #2 on Michael Young, team foul #9 | 30-31 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ray Little (PG), Clay Leith (SG), Eddie Deady (C) Tracy Anderson, John Maloney, Michael Young | |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Staats (SG), Robert McGuirt (C) Alec Shelton, John McGrath | |
| 03:37 | Kentucky | Luka Zier makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 03:37 | Kentucky | Luka Zier makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ray Little (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Clay Leith (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Michael Hill (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Jeffrey Goodale (tired) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Eddie Deady (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darrell Sneller (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Staats (fresh) SF - Anthony Winkler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Luka Zier (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert McGuirt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | South Carolina | Clay Leith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-33 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alec Shelton (SG) Luka Zier | |
| 03:15 | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller is hacked by Ray Little in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ray Little, team foul #10 | 30-33 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Tracy Anderson (SG) Ray Little | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Terrell Gustafson (C) Robert McGuirt | |
| 03:15 | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 03:15 | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 02:59 | South Carolina | Terrell Gustafson swats the shot by Tracy Anderson | 30-35 |
| 02:58 | Kentucky | George Staats gets the rebound | 30-35 |
| 02:53 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton clanks a 3 from the left corner | 30-35 |
| 02:51 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Goodale pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| 02:40 | South Carolina | Michael Hill is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-35 |
| 02:38 | South Carolina | Tracy Anderson snags the offensive board | 30-35 |
| 02:28 | South Carolina | Eddie Deady knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Clay Leith | 32-35 |
| 02:26 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler loses the dribble to Clay Leith in the backcourt | 32-35 |
| 02:12 | South Carolina | Michael Hill loses the dribble to Darrell Sneller | 32-35 |
| 02:08 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler slams it home on a great pass from Darrell Sneller | 32-37 |
| 02:08 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 32-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Maloney (SG), William Haldeman (SF), Michael Young (PF) Tracy Anderson, Michael Hill, Jeffrey Goodale | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John McGrath (PF) George Staats | |
| 01:48 | South Carolina | Darrell Sneller steals the ball from William Haldeman | 32-37 |
| 01:27 | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller double dribbles | 32-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Tracy Anderson (SG), Michael Hill (SF) John Maloney, William Haldeman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tyler Carter (PG), Eric Robert (SG), George Staats (SF), Robert McGuirt (C) Darrell Sneller, Alec Shelton, Anthony Winkler, Terrell Gustafson | |
| 01:07 | South Carolina | Michael Hill can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 32-37 |
| 01:06 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 01:04 | Kentucky | Tyler Carter is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Young - foul #3 on Michael Young, team foul #11 | 32-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dennis Barker (PF) Michael Young | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:04 | Kentucky | Tyler Carter makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 01:04 | Kentucky | Tyler Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 00:47 | South Carolina | Michael Hill comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-39 |
| 00:46 | South Carolina | Dennis Barker tips it in | 34-39 |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | Eric Robert is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-42 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Dennis Barker is whistled for a carry | 34-42 |