| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Gillham (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Louis Swigert (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Julian Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Manes (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Bond (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Rinehart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hickman (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Julian Taylor inbounds the ball | 34-35 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:53 | South Carolina | George Jackson misses the wide open jumper from the baseline | 34-35 |
| 19:52 | Kentucky | James Hickman grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 19:37 | Kentucky | William Rinehart blows the layup | 34-35 |
| 19:36 | South Carolina | Louis Swigert grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 19:26 | South Carolina | George Jackson misses the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Darryl Allen - foul #3 on Darryl Allen, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG), Darrell Horner (SG), Harold Wafford (SF), James Thompson (PF) David Gillham, Louis Swigert, Julian Taylor, Richard Manes | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Jackson (PG) Darryl Allen | |
| 19:26 | South Carolina | George Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 19:26 | South Carolina | George Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 19:05 | Kentucky | James Thompson swats the layup by Samuel Johnson | 36-35 |
| 19:04 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 18:41 | South Carolina | George Jackson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 18:39 | Kentucky | James Hickman pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 18:35 | Kentucky | Edward Bond can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 18:34 | South Carolina | James Thompson pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 18:17 | South Carolina | George Jackson misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Jimmy Jackson - foul #2 on Jimmy Jackson, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Gillham (PG), Johnny Merrick (SG), Stephen Lingenfelter (SF), Edward Peterson (C) John Hammond, Darrell Horner, Harold Wafford, James Thompson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 18:17 | South Carolina | George Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 18:17 | South Carolina | George Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 18:01 | Kentucky | James Hickman misses badly on a floater from the right side | 37-35 |
| 17:59 | Kentucky | William Rinehart tips it in | 37-37 |
| 17:41 | South Carolina | Stephen Lingenfelter misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 17:39 | South Carolina | Johnny Merrick pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 17:28 | South Carolina | Stephen Lingenfelter works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-37 |
| 17:27 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson tips it in | 39-37 |
| 17:15 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Stephen Lingenfelter - foul #1 on Stephen Lingenfelter, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG), Darrell Horner (SG), Julian Taylor (SF), James Thompson (PF), Richard Manes (C) David Gillham, Johnny Merrick, Stephen Lingenfelter, George Jackson, Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:15 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 17:15 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 17:01 | South Carolina | Julian Taylor misses the lay-in | 39-39 |
| 17:00 | South Carolina | James Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 16:45 | South Carolina | Julian Taylor drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by John Hammond and he's hacked by Samuel Johnson - foul #1 on Samuel Johnson, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Swigert (SG), Edward Peterson (C) Darrell Horner, Richard Manes | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:45 | South Carolina | Julian Taylor makes the free throw | 42-39 |
| 16:21 | Kentucky | James Hickman's floater is tipped away by Edward Peterson | 42-39 |
| 16:19 | Kentucky | William Rinehart can't tip it in | 42-39 |
| 16:17 | Kentucky | William Rinehart grabs the offensive board | 42-39 |
| 16:08 | Kentucky | William Rinehart can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Edward Peterson - foul #2 on Edward Peterson, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Gillham (PG), Johnny Merrick (SG), Stephen Lingenfelter (SF), Darrell Horner (PF), Richard Manes (C) John Hammond, Louis Swigert, Julian Taylor, James Thompson, Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:08 | Kentucky | William Rinehart misses the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 16:08 | Kentucky | William Rinehart makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 15:49 | South Carolina | Edward Bond steals it from Stephen Lingenfelter out of a doubleteam | 42-40 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Gillham (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Johnny Merrick (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Lingenfelter (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Darrell Horner (fresh) C - Richard Manes (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jimmy Jackson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Samuel Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Bond (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Rinehart (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - James Hickman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Kentucky | Edward Bond comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 15:34 | South Carolina | David Gillham grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 15:17 | South Carolina | David Gillham is called for traveling | 42-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG), Louis Swigert (SG), Harold Wafford (SF), James Thompson (PF), Edward Peterson (C) David Gillham, Johnny Merrick, Stephen Lingenfelter, Darrell Horner, Richard Manes | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG) Jimmy Jackson | |
| 15:05 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 15:04 | Kentucky | James Hickman tips it in | 42-42 |
| 14:48 | South Carolina | Louis Swigert splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-42 |
| 14:41 | Kentucky | Harold Wafford steals the ball from James Hickman | 44-42 |
| 14:23 | South Carolina | Louis Swigert is whistled for traveling | 44-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Gillham (PG), Darrell Horner (SG), Julian Taylor (SF), Richard Manes (C) John Hammond, Louis Swigert, Harold Wafford, Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Andrew Craft (SG) Samuel Johnson | |
| 14:03 | Kentucky | James Hickman scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by William Rinehart | 44-44 |
| 13:47 | South Carolina | William Rinehart is called for the reach on Julian Taylor - foul #2 on William Rinehart, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Swigert (PG), Johnny Merrick (SG), Edward Peterson (C) David Gillham, Darrell Horner, Richard Manes | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Micheal Pruett (C) James Hickman | |
| 13:36 | South Carolina | Julian Taylor can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Andrew Craft - foul #4 on Andrew Craft, team foul #5 | 44-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Gillham (PG), George Jackson (PF), Richard Manes (C) Louis Swigert, James Thompson, Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Jackson (SG), Taylor Conklin (C) Andrew Craft, William Rinehart | |
| 13:36 | South Carolina | Julian Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 13:36 | South Carolina | Julian Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 13:21 | Kentucky | Micheal Pruett misses the easy layup | 46-44 |
| 13:19 | Kentucky | Taylor Conklin pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 13:02 | Kentucky | Edward Bond is whistled for traveling | 46-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG), Louis Swigert (SG), Stephen Lingenfelter (SF), James Thompson (PF), Edward Peterson (C) David Gillham, Johnny Merrick, Julian Taylor, George Jackson, Richard Manes | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 12:50 | South Carolina | John Hammond is hacked by Darryl Allen - foul #4 on Darryl Allen, team foul #6 | 46-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Darrell Horner (PF) James Thompson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (SG), Richard Hensley (SF) Darryl Allen, Edward Bond | |
| 12:41 | South Carolina | Louis Swigert shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 12:39 | Kentucky | Taylor Conklin gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 12:35 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 46-44 |
| 12:33 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 12:31 | South Carolina | John Hammond is hacked by Jimmy Jackson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jimmy Jackson, team foul #7 | 46-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Johnny Merrick (SG), Harold Wafford (SF), James Thompson (PF), Richard Manes (C) Louis Swigert, Stephen Lingenfelter, Darrell Horner, Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Rinehart (PF) Taylor Conklin | |
| 12:31 | South Carolina | John Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 12:31 | South Carolina | John Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 12:22 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-44 |
| 12:20 | South Carolina | Harold Wafford gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 12:00 | South Carolina | Harold Wafford is whistled for traveling | 48-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Gillham (PG), Louis Swigert (SG), Stephen Lingenfelter (SF), Darrell Horner (PF), Edward Peterson (C) John Hammond, Johnny Merrick, Harold Wafford, James Thompson, Richard Manes | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Edward Bond (SF), James Hickman (C) Richard Hensley, Micheal Pruett | |
| 11:49 | Kentucky | Edward Bond misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 11:48 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Edward Peterson | 48-44 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Gillham (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Louis Swigert (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Lingenfelter (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Darrell Horner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jimmy Jackson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Bond (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Rinehart (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - James Hickman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:34 | South Carolina | Louis Swigert knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by David Gillham and he's fouled by Jimmy Jackson - foul #4 on Jimmy Jackson, team foul #8 | 50-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Julian Taylor (SF), James Thompson (PF), George Jackson (C) Stephen Lingenfelter, Darrell Horner, Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 11:34 | South Carolina | Louis Swigert makes the free throw | 51-44 |
| 11:14 | Kentucky | Julian Taylor picks off the pass by Jimmy Jackson | 51-44 |
| 11:00 | South Carolina | George Jackson connects on the jumper in the lane | 53-44 |
| 10:36 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson misses short on a runner in the paint | 53-44 |
| 10:35 | South Carolina | Louis Swigert snags the defensive board | 53-44 |
| 10:21 | South Carolina | George Jackson misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by James Hickman - foul #3 on James Hickman, team foul #9 | 53-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG), Johnny Merrick (SG), Harold Wafford (SF), Richard Manes (C) David Gillham, Louis Swigert, Julian Taylor, James Thompson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Hensley (SF), Micheal Pruett (PF) Edward Bond, William Rinehart | |
| 10:21 | South Carolina | George Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 10:21 | South Carolina | George Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 09:57 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Johnny Merrick - foul #1 on Johnny Merrick, team foul #3 | 55-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stephen Lingenfelter (SF), Darrell Horner (PF), Edward Peterson (C) Harold Wafford, George Jackson, Richard Manes | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Taylor Conklin (C) James Hickman | |
| 09:57 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 09:57 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 09:57 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Stephen Lingenfelter | 55-45 |
| 09:40 | South Carolina | Johnny Merrick lays it in | 57-45 |
| 09:14 | Kentucky | Micheal Pruett makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Samuel Johnson and he's fouled by Johnny Merrick - foul #2 on Johnny Merrick, team foul #4 | 57-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Gillham (PG), Harold Wafford (SF), James Thompson (PF), Richard Manes (C) John Hammond, Johnny Merrick, Stephen Lingenfelter, Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Edward Bond (SF) Richard Hensley | |
| 09:14 | Kentucky | Micheal Pruett misses the free throw | 57-47 |
| 09:14 | South Carolina | James Thompson pulls down the rebound | 57-47 |
| 09:10 | South Carolina | David Gillham loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG) David Gillham | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:56 | Kentucky | Edward Bond makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Jimmy Jackson | 57-50 |
| 08:36 | South Carolina | Richard Manes misses the easy layup | 57-50 |
| 08:35 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Samuel Johnson | 57-50 |
| 08:30 | Kentucky | Edward Bond comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-50 |
| 08:29 | Kentucky | Micheal Pruett gets the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 08:18 | Kentucky | Edward Bond can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 57-50 |
| 08:16 | South Carolina | Richard Manes grabs the board | 57-50 |
| 08:09 | South Carolina | Richard Manes hits the finger roll on a great pass from Harold Wafford | 59-50 |
| 07:53 | Kentucky | Micheal Pruett buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Edward Bond | 59-52 |
| 07:46 | South Carolina | John Hammond clanks a jumper from the left wing | 59-52 |
| 07:44 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Taylor Conklin | 59-52 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Hammond (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darrell Horner (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Harold Wafford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Thompson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Richard Manes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jimmy Jackson (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Samuel Johnson (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Bond (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Micheal Pruett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Taylor Conklin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Kentucky | Micheal Pruett makes the runner from close range | 59-54 |
| 07:17 | South Carolina | John Hammond's pass is intercepted by Edward Bond | 59-54 |
| 07:14 | Kentucky | Edward Bond blows the layup | 59-54 |
| 07:13 | Kentucky | Micheal Pruett tips it but misses | 59-54 |
| 07:12 | South Carolina | Harold Wafford pulls down the rebound | 59-54 |
| 07:03 | South Carolina | Taylor Conklin denies the turnaround by John Hammond | 59-54 |
| 07:02 | South Carolina | James Thompson tips it back up and in | 61-54 |
| 06:44 | Kentucky | Edward Bond can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-54 |
| 06:42 | South Carolina | Richard Manes grabs the defensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 06:17 | South Carolina | Taylor Conklin steals it from Richard Manes | 61-54 |
| 05:53 | Kentucky | Micheal Pruett comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 61-54 |
| 05:51 | South Carolina | John Hammond grabs the defensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 05:36 | South Carolina | Richard Manes's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Bond | 61-54 |
| 05:34 | South Carolina | Richard Manes tips it in | 63-54 |
| 05:34 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Gillham (PG), Louis Swigert (SG), Stephen Lingenfelter (SF), George Jackson (PF), Edward Peterson (C) John Hammond, Darrell Horner, Harold Wafford, James Thompson, Richard Manes | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Andrew Craft (SG), William Rinehart (PF), James Hickman (C) Jimmy Jackson, Samuel Johnson, Micheal Pruett, Taylor Conklin | |
| 05:12 | Kentucky | Edward Bond steps out of bounds on the sideline | 63-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Johnny Merrick (SG), Julian Taylor (SF) Louis Swigert, Stephen Lingenfelter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 04:51 | South Carolina | George Jackson dunks the ball on a nice dish by David Gillham | 65-54 |
| 04:33 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-56 |
| 04:21 | South Carolina | James Hickman swats the dunk try by Julian Taylor | 65-56 |
| 04:20 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson tips it in | 67-56 |
| 04:03 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-56 |
| 04:01 | Kentucky | James Hickman tips it back up and in | 67-58 |
| 03:43 | South Carolina | George Jackson misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 67-58 |
| 03:41 | South Carolina | George Jackson grabs the offensive board | 67-58 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Gillham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Merrick (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Julian Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Jackson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Andrew Craft (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - Edward Bond (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - William Rinehart (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - James Hickman (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:29 | South Carolina | The short jumper by George Jackson is denied by James Hickman | 67-58 |
| 03:27 | Kentucky | William Rinehart grabs the defensive rebound | 67-58 |
| 03:15 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-58 |
| 03:13 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to George Jackson | 67-58 |
| 02:56 | South Carolina | Julian Taylor hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 67-58 |
| 02:54 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft gets the rebound | 67-58 |
| 02:38 | Kentucky | James Hickman misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 67-58 |
| 02:36 | South Carolina | Julian Taylor snags the defensive board | 67-58 |
| 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 flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:07 | South Carolina | David Gillham misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-58 |
| 02:05 | South Carolina | Julian Taylor hits the follow up shot | 69-58 |
| 01:51 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-58 |
| 01:50 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson gets the rebound | 69-58 |
| 01:45 | South Carolina | Julian Taylor's layup is rejected by James Hickman | 69-58 |
| 01:44 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to William Rinehart | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:33 | Kentucky | Julian Taylor is called for the reach on Edward Bond - foul #2 on Julian Taylor, team foul #5 | 69-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Swigert (SG), Richard Manes (C) Johnny Merrick, Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (SG) Andrew Craft | |
| 01:17 | Kentucky | James Hickman makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Darryl Allen | 69-60 |
| 00:56 | South Carolina | Louis Swigert can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-60 |
| 00:54 | Kentucky | Edward Bond snags the defensive board | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson is fouled on the floor by David Gillham - foul #1 on David Gillham, team foul #6 | 69-60 |
| 00:45 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-60 |
| 00:44 | South Carolina | Richard Manes grabs the board | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:42 | South Carolina | Richard Manes is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Johnson - foul #2 on Samuel Johnson, team foul #10 | 69-60 |
| 00:42 | South Carolina | Richard Manes misses the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:42 | South Carolina | Richard Manes misses the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | James Hickman grabs the defensive rebound | 69-60 |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by William Rinehart | 69-63 |
| 00:35 | South Carolina | Samuel Johnson is called for the reach on David Gillham in the backcourt - foul #3 on Samuel Johnson, team foul #11 | 69-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stephen Lingenfelter (SF), Edward Peterson (C) Julian Taylor, Richard Manes | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:35 | South Carolina | David Gillham makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:35 | South Carolina | David Gillham makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Samuel Johnson | 71-66 |
| 00:25 | South Carolina | George Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Darryl Allen - foul #5 on Darryl Allen, team foul #12 | 71-66 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Jackson (PG) Darryl Allen | |
| 00:25 | South Carolina | George Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:25 | South Carolina | George Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Samuel Johnson | 72-66 |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | Jimmy Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-66 |
| 00:14 | South Carolina | George Jackson is hacked by Samuel Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Samuel Johnson, team foul #13 | 72-66 |
| 00:14 | South Carolina | George Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:14 | South Carolina | George Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:08 | Kentucky | David Gillham blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Edward Bond | 74-66 |
| 00:07 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 74-66 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | Edward Bond misses the 3 from the right corner | 74-66 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | George Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | David Gillham runs out the clock | 74-66 |