| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Chad Webster (fresh) SG - Harrison Johnson (fresh) SF - Gregg Stack (fresh) PF - Michael Bonilla (fresh) C - Robert Wright (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joshua Wilson (fresh) SG - William Wasson (fresh) SF - Daniel Hammond (fresh) PF - Lloyd Terpstra (fresh) C - Samuel Shaw (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Samuel Shaw wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Kentucky | Gregg Stack steps in front of the Lloyd Terpstra pass | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | South Carolina | Robert Wright splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Samuel Shaw - foul #1 on Samuel Shaw, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | South Carolina | Robert Wright misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | South Carolina | Robert Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Kentucky | Lloyd Terpstra grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Kentucky | William Wasson is fouled on the floor by Harrison Johnson - foul #1 on Harrison Johnson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Kentucky | William Wasson misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | South Carolina | Gregg Stack gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | South Carolina | Chad Webster misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | South Carolina | Chad Webster pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | South Carolina | Harrison Johnson connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Bonilla | 2-0 |
| 18:16 | Kentucky | Daniel Hammond can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:15 | South Carolina | Robert Wright grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:10 | South Carolina | Robert Wright makes the contested jump hook in the lane and the foul's on William Wasson - foul #1 on William Wasson, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| 18:10 | South Carolina | Robert Wright misses the free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:10 | Kentucky | Samuel Shaw snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 17:43 | Kentucky | Daniel Hammond clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-0 |
| 17:41 | South Carolina | Michael Bonilla pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:26 | South Carolina | Michael Bonilla's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-0 |
| 17:11 | Kentucky | Lloyd Terpstra misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 4-0 |
| 17:10 | South Carolina | Robert Wright gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| 16:59 | South Carolina | Michael Bonilla hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway near the basket | 4-0 |
| 16:57 | Kentucky | Lloyd Terpstra gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| 16:35 | Kentucky | Joshua Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-0 |
| 16:34 | Kentucky | Samuel Shaw gets the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 16:20 | Kentucky | Daniel Hammond connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Joshua Wilson | 4-3 |
| 16:07 | South Carolina | Harrison Johnson can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 16:06 | South Carolina | Harrison Johnson tips it but misses | 4-3 |
| 16:05 | South Carolina | Michael Bonilla gets the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 15:49 | South Carolina | Robert Wright misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 4-3 |
| 15:47 | Kentucky | Daniel Hammond gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Chad Webster (fairly fresh) SG - Harrison Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gregg Stack (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Bonilla (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joshua Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Wasson (fairly fresh) SF - Daniel Hammond (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lloyd Terpstra (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Samuel Shaw (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Kentucky | Lloyd Terpstra can't connect on a runner from the right block | 4-3 |
| 15:27 | South Carolina | Robert Wright pulls down the rebound | 4-3 |
| 15:18 | South Carolina | Joshua Wilson takes the ball from Harrison Johnson | 4-3 |
| 14:57 | Kentucky | Daniel Hammond drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Joshua Wilson | 4-6 |
| 14:42 | South Carolina | Harrison Johnson hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 14:36 | Kentucky | Daniel Hammond is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Daniel Hammond, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Roberts (PG), Pedro Lopez (SG), Mark Jackson (SF), Emery Scharnberg (PF), James McDonald (C) Chad Webster, Harrison Johnson, Gregg Stack, Michael Bonilla, Robert Wright | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Williams (PG), Paul Kan (SG), Tony Wilson (SF), David Muff (PF), William Markert (C) Joshua Wilson, William Wasson, Daniel Hammond, Lloyd Terpstra, Samuel Shaw | |
| 14:27 | South Carolina | Charles Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-6 |
| 14:07 | Kentucky | David Muff is fouled on the floor by Emery Scharnberg - foul #1 on Emery Scharnberg, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| 13:48 | Kentucky | Paul Kan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-6 |
| 13:38 | South Carolina | Pedro Lopez misses short on a floater from the left block but the foul's on William Markert - foul #1 on William Markert, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| 13:38 | South Carolina | Pedro Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 13:38 | South Carolina | Pedro Lopez misses the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 13:38 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to David Muff | 8-6 |
| 13:09 | Kentucky | Paul Kan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-6 |
| 13:07 | Kentucky | Tony Wilson snags the offensive board | 8-6 |
| 12:50 | Kentucky | Paul Kan can't connect on a shot from close range | 8-6 |
| 12:48 | Kentucky | Nicholas Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 12:26 | Kentucky | Paul Kan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-6 |
| 12:25 | South Carolina | Emery Scharnberg grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 12:16 | South Carolina | Charles Roberts can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 12:14 | Kentucky | William Markert grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 11:45 | Kentucky | Paul Kan travels with the ball | 8-6 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Chad Webster (PG), Harrison Johnson (SG), Gregg Stack (SF), Michael Bonilla (PF), Robert Wright (C) Charles Roberts, Pedro Lopez, Mark Jackson, Emery Scharnberg, James McDonald | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Wilson (PG), William Wasson (SG), Daniel Hammond (SF), Lloyd Terpstra (PF), Samuel Shaw (C) Nicholas Williams, Paul Kan, Tony Wilson, David Muff, William Markert | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Chad Webster (fresh) SG - Harrison Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gregg Stack (fresh) PF - Michael Bonilla (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joshua Wilson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Wasson (fresh) SF - Daniel Hammond (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lloyd Terpstra (fresh) 2 reb. C - Samuel Shaw (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | South Carolina | Robert Wright works out of a doubleteam and scores on a runner in the paint | 10-6 |
| 10:55 | Kentucky | Daniel Hammond misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 10-6 |
| 10:53 | Kentucky | Joshua Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 10:36 | Kentucky | Joshua Wilson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Samuel Shaw | 10-9 |
| 10:27 | South Carolina | Harrison Johnson buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Chad Webster and the foul's on William Wasson - foul #2 on William Wasson, team foul #5 | 12-9 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Kan (SG) William Wasson | |
| 10:27 | South Carolina | Harrison Johnson makes the free throw | 13-9 |
| 10:09 | Kentucky | Joshua Wilson is hacked by Chad Webster - foul #1 on Chad Webster, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| 09:43 | Kentucky | Lloyd Terpstra hits a fadeaway from close range and he's fouled by Michael Bonilla - foul #1 on Michael Bonilla, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Pedro Lopez (SF) Gregg Stack | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 09:43 | Kentucky | Lloyd Terpstra makes the free throw | 13-12 |
| 09:25 | South Carolina | Chad Webster misses short on a 3 from straight away | 13-12 |
| 09:23 | South Carolina | Robert Wright tips it in | 15-12 |
| 09:03 | Kentucky | Harrison Johnson takes the ball from Paul Kan | 15-12 |
| 08:48 | South Carolina | Joshua Wilson takes the ball from Harrison Johnson | 15-12 |
| 08:45 | Kentucky | Daniel Hammond banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joshua Wilson | 15-14 |
| 08:31 | South Carolina | Chad Webster misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 15-14 |
| 08:30 | Kentucky | Samuel Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 08:04 | Kentucky | Paul Kan connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-17 |
| 07:56 | South Carolina | Robert Wright misses the dunk attempt | 15-17 |
| 07:55 | South Carolina | Harrison Johnson can't tip it in | 15-17 |
| 07:54 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Lloyd Terpstra | 15-17 |
| 07:27 | Kentucky | Paul Kan drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lloyd Terpstra | 15-20 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Chad Webster (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harrison Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Pedro Lopez (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Bonilla (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Wright (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joshua Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Kan (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Daniel Hammond (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Lloyd Terpstra (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Shaw (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:07 | South Carolina | Chad Webster is called for traveling | 15-20 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Roberts (PG), Gregg Stack (SF), Emery Scharnberg (PF), James McDonald (C) Chad Webster, Harrison Johnson, Michael Bonilla, Robert Wright | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Williams (PG), Tony Wilson (SF), David Muff (PF), William Markert (C) Joshua Wilson, Daniel Hammond, Lloyd Terpstra, Samuel Shaw | |
| 06:47 | Kentucky | David Muff knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Nicholas Williams | 15-22 |
| 06:28 | South Carolina | Charles Roberts comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-22 |
| 06:27 | Kentucky | Tony Wilson pulls down the rebound | 15-22 |
| 05:58 | Kentucky | Tony Wilson misses long on a runner from the left block | 15-22 |
| 05:56 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Gregg Stack | 15-22 |
| 05:51 | South Carolina | Charles Roberts comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Nicholas Williams - foul #1 on Nicholas Williams, team foul #6 | 15-22 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harrison Johnson (SG), Michael Bonilla (PF), Robert Wright (C) Pedro Lopez, Emery Scharnberg, James McDonald | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Wilson (PG), William Wasson (SG) Nicholas Williams, Paul Kan | |
| 05:51 | South Carolina | Charles Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 05:51 | South Carolina | Charles Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 05:51 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to William Markert | 15-22 |
| 05:30 | Kentucky | David Muff is hacked by Charles Roberts - foul #1 on Charles Roberts, team foul #5 | 15-22 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lloyd Terpstra (PF), Samuel Shaw (C) David Muff, William Markert | |
| 05:16 | Kentucky | Lloyd Terpstra lays it up and in on a great pass from Joshua Wilson | 15-24 |
| 05:07 | South Carolina | Tony Wilson is called for the reach on Charles Roberts - foul #1 on Tony Wilson, team foul #7 | 15-24 |
| 05:07 | South Carolina | Charles Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 05:07 | Kentucky | Lloyd Terpstra grabs the board | 15-24 |
| 04:49 | Kentucky | William Wasson misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 15-24 |
| 04:47 | Kentucky | Lloyd Terpstra hits the follow up shot | 15-26 |
| 04:34 | South Carolina | Harrison Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 15-26 |
| 04:32 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Joshua Wilson | 15-26 |
| 04:16 | Kentucky | Harrison Johnson is called for the reach on William Wasson - foul #2 on Harrison Johnson, team foul #6 | 15-26 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Chad Webster (PG), Pedro Lopez (SF) Charles Roberts, Gregg Stack | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Daniel Hammond (SF) Tony Wilson | |
| 03:55 | Kentucky | Daniel Hammond hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-26 |
| 03:53 | Kentucky | Lloyd Terpstra pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-26 |
| 03:33 | Kentucky | Lloyd Terpstra is fouled on the floor by Michael Bonilla - foul #2 on Michael Bonilla, team foul #7 | 15-26 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Mark Jackson (SF), Emery Scharnberg (C) Harrison Johnson, Robert Wright | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 03:33 | Kentucky | Lloyd Terpstra makes the 1st free throw | 15-27 |
| 03:33 | Kentucky | Lloyd Terpstra makes the 2nd free throw | 15-28 |
| 03:13 | South Carolina | Chad Webster makes the runner in the paint | 17-28 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Chad Webster (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Pedro Lopez (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Mark Jackson (fresh) PF - Michael Bonilla (fresh) 2 reb. C - Emery Scharnberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joshua Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Wasson (fresh) SF - Daniel Hammond (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Lloyd Terpstra (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Samuel Shaw (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Kentucky | William Wasson knocks in the floater from the baseline | 17-30 |
| 02:47 | South Carolina | Chad Webster misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 17-30 |
| 02:45 | Kentucky | Samuel Shaw grabs the board | 17-30 |
| 02:29 | Kentucky | William Wasson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-30 |
| 02:28 | Kentucky | Samuel Shaw snags the offensive board | 17-30 |
| 02:06 | Kentucky | Joshua Wilson can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Michael Bonilla - foul #3 on Michael Bonilla, team foul #8 | 17-30 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harrison Johnson (SG), Gregg Stack (SF), Robert Wright (C) Pedro Lopez, Mark Jackson, Michael Bonilla | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Kan (SG), David Muff (PF), William Markert (C) William Wasson, Lloyd Terpstra, Samuel Shaw | |
| 02:06 | Kentucky | Joshua Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 17-31 |
| 02:06 | Kentucky | Joshua Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 17-31 |
| 02:06 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Wright | 17-31 |
| 01:57 | South Carolina | Harrison Johnson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 17-31 |
| 01:55 | South Carolina | Chad Webster hits the follow up shot | 19-31 |
| 01:31 | Kentucky | Paul Kan can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 19-31 |
| 01:29 | Kentucky | Daniel Hammond misses the tip | 19-31 |
| 01:27 | South Carolina | Gregg Stack pulls down the rebound | 19-31 |
| 01:23 | South Carolina | Chad Webster misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-31 |
| 01:22 | Kentucky | William Markert grabs the defensive rebound | 19-31 |
| 01:02 | Kentucky | 3 seconds is called on David Muff | 19-31 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Pedro Lopez (SG) Chad Webster | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Williams (PG), William Wasson (SG), Tony Wilson (SF) Joshua Wilson, Paul Kan, Daniel Hammond | |
| 00:47 | South Carolina | Robert Wright is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 19-31 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Shaw (C) William Markert | |
| 00:32 | Kentucky | David Muff comes up short on the floater from the left side | 19-31 |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | David Muff tips it home | 19-33 |
| 00:02 | South Carolina | Pedro Lopez is whistled for a carry | 19-33 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James McDonald (PF) Emery Scharnberg | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lloyd Terpstra (PF) David Muff | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Tony Wilson misses short on a halfcourt shot | 19-33 |