| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Peter Brown (fresh) SG - Yevgeny Witkowski (fresh) SF - Jon Bell (fresh) PF - John Debnam (fresh) C - Daniel Kauffman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Saddler (fresh) SG - Andrew Engles (fresh) SF - David Davis (fresh) PF - Bryan Lloyd (fresh) C - Ron Stewart (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | John Debnam wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | South Carolina | John Debnam is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Kentucky | Bryan Lloyd misses the dunk attempt | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to John Debnam | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | South Carolina | A charge is called on Jon Bell - foul #1 on Jon Bell, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Kentucky | Peter Brown takes the ball from Ron Stewart | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | South Carolina | Peter Brown can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Andrew Engles | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | Kentucky | Ron Stewart is fouled on the floor by Daniel Kauffman - foul #1 on Daniel Kauffman, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:19 | Kentucky | Bryan Lloyd clanks a jumper from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 18:18 | South Carolina | John Debnam grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:00 | South Carolina | Daniel Kauffman connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Yevgeny Witkowski and he's fouled by Ron Stewart - foul #1 on Ron Stewart, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:00 | South Carolina | Daniel Kauffman makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 17:53 | Kentucky | Bryan Lloyd is hacked by John Debnam - foul #1 on John Debnam, team foul #3 | 3-0 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Kelly (PG), Frank Moorehead (SG), David Stevens (SF), Edward George (PF), Vasily Zuck (C) Robert Saddler, Andrew Engles, David Davis, Bryan Lloyd, Ron Stewart | |
| 17:44 | Kentucky | Edward George hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by John Debnam - foul #2 on John Debnam, team foul #4 | 3-0 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dale Moore (PF) John Debnam | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:44 | Kentucky | Edward George makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 17:44 | Kentucky | Edward George misses the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 17:44 | South Carolina | Dale Moore snags the defensive board | 3-1 |
| 17:42 | South Carolina | Michael Kelly is called for the reach on Peter Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Kelly, team foul #2 | 3-1 |
| 17:28 | South Carolina | Daniel Kauffman misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Vasily Zuck - foul #1 on Vasily Zuck, team foul #3 | 3-1 |
| 17:28 | South Carolina | Daniel Kauffman makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 17:28 | South Carolina | Daniel Kauffman makes the 2nd free throw | 5-1 |
| 17:12 | Kentucky | Dale Moore steals the ball from David Stevens | 5-1 |
| 16:53 | South Carolina | Dale Moore loses the ball out of bounds | 5-1 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bill Tsosie (PG), Hugh Zimmerman (SG), Russell Keasler (SF), Jerry Trump (C) Peter Brown, Yevgeny Witkowski, Jon Bell, Daniel Kauffman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Saddler (PG), Ron Stewart (C) Michael Kelly, Vasily Zuck | |
| 16:45 | Kentucky | Edward George scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Robert Saddler | 5-3 |
| 16:33 | South Carolina | Bill Tsosie misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 5-3 |
| 16:31 | Kentucky | Ron Stewart grabs the board | 5-3 |
| 16:25 | Kentucky | David Stevens misses the shot from the baseline | 5-3 |
| 16:24 | South Carolina | Russell Keasler grabs the board | 5-3 |
| 16:00 | South Carolina | Bill Tsosie hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-3 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Bill Tsosie (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Hugh Zimmerman (fresh) SF - Russell Keasler (fresh) PF - Dale Moore (fresh) C - Jerry Trump (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Saddler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Moorehead (fresh) SF - David Stevens (fresh) PF - Edward George (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ron Stewart (fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Kentucky | Dale Moore is called for the reach on David Stevens - foul #1 on Dale Moore, team foul #5 | 8-3 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Peter Brown (PG), Daniel Kauffman (C) Bill Tsosie, Jerry Trump | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Kelly (PG), Andrew Engles (SG), David Davis (SF), Bryan Lloyd (PF), Vasily Zuck (C) Robert Saddler, Frank Moorehead, David Stevens, Edward George, Ron Stewart | |
| 15:36 | Kentucky | Daniel Kauffman is called for the reach on Michael Kelly - foul #2 on Daniel Kauffman, team foul #6 | 8-3 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski (SG), Jon Bell (SF), Zachary Postell (PF), Jerry Trump (C) Hugh Zimmerman, Russell Keasler, Dale Moore, Daniel Kauffman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Stevens (SF), Edward George (PF) David Davis, Bryan Lloyd | |
| 15:30 | Kentucky | Edward George can't finish the layup | 8-3 |
| 15:28 | South Carolina | Zachary Postell grabs the board | 8-3 |
| 15:22 | South Carolina | Jon Bell misses the wide open turnaround from the baseline | 8-3 |
| 15:21 | South Carolina | Jon Bell gets the offensive rebound | 8-3 |
| 14:58 | South Carolina | Edward George picks off the pass by Yevgeny Witkowski | 8-3 |
| 14:39 | Kentucky | Andrew Engles misses the shot from the left wing | 8-3 |
| 14:38 | Kentucky | Michael Kelly pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-3 |
| 14:31 | Kentucky | Edward George knocks in the jump hook near the basket and he's hacked by Jerry Trump - foul #1 on Jerry Trump, team foul #7 | 8-5 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bill Tsosie (PG) Peter Brown | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Saddler (PG), David Davis (SF), Ron Stewart (C) Michael Kelly, David Stevens, Vasily Zuck | |
| 14:31 | Kentucky | Edward George makes the free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:19 | South Carolina | Bill Tsosie misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 8-6 |
| 14:17 | Kentucky | Ron Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 13:52 | Kentucky | Andrew Engles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 8-6 |
| 13:50 | Kentucky | Edward George grabs the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 13:36 | Kentucky | David Davis scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 8-8 |
| 13:24 | South Carolina | Bill Tsosie is hacked by Robert Saddler - foul #1 on Robert Saddler, team foul #4 | 8-8 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Peter Brown (PG), Hugh Zimmerman (SG), Russell Keasler (SF), Dale Moore (PF) Bill Tsosie, Yevgeny Witkowski, Jon Bell, Jerry Trump | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Frank Moorehead (SG), Bryan Lloyd (PF) Andrew Engles, Edward George | |
| 13:09 | South Carolina | Ron Stewart is called for the reach on Russell Keasler - foul #2 on Ron Stewart, team foul #5 | 8-8 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Luis Gibson (C) Zachary Postell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Stevens (C) Ron Stewart | |
| 12:53 | South Carolina | Dale Moore drills a jump hook in the paint | 10-8 |
| 12:39 | Kentucky | Bryan Lloyd can't connect on a floater from the right side | 10-8 |
| 12:38 | Kentucky | David Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 12:28 | Kentucky | David Davis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 10-8 |
| 12:27 | South Carolina | Dale Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 12:22 | South Carolina | Hugh Zimmerman buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Russell Keasler | 13-8 |
| 12:12 | Kentucky | David Stevens misses long on a shot from the right wing | 13-8 |
| 12:10 | Kentucky | Bryan Lloyd tips it home | 13-10 |
| 11:50 | South Carolina | David Stevens blocks the short jumper by Luis Gibson | 13-10 |
| 11:48 | Kentucky | Frank Moorehead snags the defensive board | 13-10 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Peter Brown (fresh) SG - Hugh Zimmerman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Russell Keasler (fresh) PF - Dale Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Luis Gibson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Saddler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Moorehead (fresh) SF - David Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bryan Lloyd (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Stevens (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Kentucky | Russell Keasler steals it from Bryan Lloyd | 13-10 |
| 11:14 | South Carolina | Hugh Zimmerman buries a 3 from straight away | 16-10 |
| 10:59 | Kentucky | Bryan Lloyd drills a jumper near the basket set up by David Davis | 16-12 |
| 10:52 | South Carolina | Peter Brown is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 16-12 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bill Tsosie (PG), Yevgeny Witkowski (SG), Jon Bell (SF), Zachary Postell (PF), Jerry Trump (C) Peter Brown, Hugh Zimmerman, Russell Keasler, Dale Moore, Luis Gibson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Kelly (PG), Andrew Engles (SG), Edward George (SF), Vasily Zuck (C) Robert Saddler, Frank Moorehead, David Davis, David Stevens | |
| 10:40 | Kentucky | Bryan Lloyd buries a runner from the baseline | 16-14 |
| 10:22 | South Carolina | Bill Tsosie can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 16-14 |
| 10:21 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Bryan Lloyd | 16-14 |
| 10:05 | Kentucky | Edward George misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 16-14 |
| 10:03 | Kentucky | Bryan Lloyd snags the offensive board | 16-14 |
| 09:56 | Kentucky | Andrew Engles buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Kelly and he's fouled by Zachary Postell - foul #1 on Zachary Postell, team foul #8 | 16-16 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Saddler (PG), David Stevens (SF) Michael Kelly, Bryan Lloyd | |
| 09:56 | Kentucky | Andrew Engles makes the free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:36 | South Carolina | Bill Tsosie misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Saddler - foul #2 on Robert Saddler, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dale Moore (PF) Zachary Postell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Kelly (PG), Bryan Lloyd (PF) Robert Saddler, Vasily Zuck | |
| 09:36 | South Carolina | Bill Tsosie makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 09:36 | South Carolina | Bill Tsosie makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 09:24 | Kentucky | Andrew Engles hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 18-17 |
| 09:23 | Kentucky | David Stevens tips it but misses | 18-17 |
| 09:21 | Kentucky | Bryan Lloyd tips it home | 18-19 |
| 09:01 | South Carolina | Jerry Trump banks in the layup on a great pass from Bill Tsosie and he's fouled by Michael Kelly - foul #2 on Michael Kelly, team foul #7 | 20-19 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Peter Brown (PG) Bill Tsosie | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Frank Moorehead (PG), David Davis (SF), Vasily Zuck (C) Michael Kelly, David Stevens, Bryan Lloyd | |
| 09:01 | South Carolina | Jerry Trump makes the free throw | 21-19 |
| 08:43 | Kentucky | David Davis comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 21-19 |
| 08:42 | South Carolina | Jerry Trump grabs the defensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 08:35 | South Carolina | Peter Brown buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jerry Trump | 24-19 |
| 08:18 | Kentucky | Edward George hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Andrew Engles | 24-21 |
| 07:55 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski is hacked by David Davis - foul #1 on David Davis, team foul #8 | 24-21 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Russell Keasler (SF), Zachary Postell (PF), Luis Gibson (C) Jon Bell, Dale Moore, Jerry Trump | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bryan Lloyd (PF), David Stevens (C) Edward George, Vasily Zuck | |
| 07:55 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 07:55 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 07:46 | Kentucky | Andrew Engles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-21 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Hugh Zimmerman (SG) Yevgeny Witkowski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Peter Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Hugh Zimmerman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Russell Keasler (fresh) PF - Zachary Postell (fresh) C - Luis Gibson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Frank Moorehead (fresh) SG - Andrew Engles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bryan Lloyd (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - David Stevens (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | South Carolina | Peter Brown knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-21 |
| 07:10 | Kentucky | David Stevens is fouled on the floor by Luis Gibson - foul #1 on Luis Gibson, team foul #9 | 29-21 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Edward George (C) David Davis | |
| 07:10 | Kentucky | David Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 07:10 | Kentucky | David Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 06:50 | South Carolina | Peter Brown evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Hugh Zimmerman | 31-23 |
| 06:38 | Kentucky | Hugh Zimmerman picks off the pass by David Stevens | 31-23 |
| 06:22 | South Carolina | Peter Brown misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Edward George - foul #1 on Edward George, team foul #9 | 31-23 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski (SG), Jon Bell (SF), John Debnam (PF), Daniel Kauffman (C) Hugh Zimmerman, Russell Keasler, Zachary Postell, Luis Gibson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Davis (SF) Edward George | |
| 06:22 | South Carolina | Peter Brown misses the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 06:22 | South Carolina | Peter Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 06:10 | Kentucky | David Stevens lays it up and in on a great pass from Andrew Engles | 32-25 |
| 06:03 | South Carolina | Peter Brown splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-25 |
| 06:02 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Andrew Engles | 32-25 |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | Andrew Engles knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Frank Moorehead | 32-28 |
| 05:25 | South Carolina | John Debnam connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Peter Brown and the foul's on Frank Moorehead - foul #1 on Frank Moorehead, team foul #10 | 34-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bill Tsosie (PG) Peter Brown | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Saddler (PG), Edward George (PF), Vasily Zuck (C) Frank Moorehead, Bryan Lloyd, David Stevens | |
| 05:25 | South Carolina | John Debnam misses the free throw | 34-28 |
| 05:25 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to David Davis | 34-28 |
| 05:08 | Kentucky | David Davis connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side and he's fouled by John Debnam - foul #3 on John Debnam, team foul #10 | 34-30 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dale Moore (PF) John Debnam | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:08 | Kentucky | David Davis makes the free throw | 34-31 |
| 04:49 | South Carolina | Jon Bell is hacked by David Davis - foul #2 on David Davis, team foul #11 | 34-31 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Stevens (SF) David Davis | |
| 04:49 | South Carolina | Jon Bell misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 04:49 | South Carolina | Jon Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 04:37 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Edward George is denied by Dale Moore | 35-31 |
| 04:35 | South Carolina | Jon Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 04:13 | South Carolina | Daniel Kauffman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-31 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Hugh Zimmerman (SG) Yevgeny Witkowski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Frank Moorehead (PG), Bryan Lloyd (PF) Robert Saddler, Vasily Zuck | |
| 03:57 | Kentucky | Bryan Lloyd hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Frank Moorehead | 35-33 |
| 03:32 | South Carolina | Bill Tsosie comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 35-33 |
| 03:30 | South Carolina | Jon Bell snags the offensive board | 35-33 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Bill Tsosie (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hugh Zimmerman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jon Bell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dale Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Kauffman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Frank Moorehead (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Andrew Engles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Stevens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bryan Lloyd (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward George (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 03:10 | South Carolina | Bryan Lloyd picks off the pass by Daniel Kauffman | 35-33 |
| 03:07 | Kentucky | Bill Tsosie picks off the pass by Frank Moorehead in the backcourt | 35-33 |
| 02:53 | South Carolina | Bill Tsosie makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-33 |
| 02:41 | Kentucky | Edward George buries a fadeaway from the baseline and he's fouled by Daniel Kauffman - foul #3 on Daniel Kauffman, team foul #11 | 38-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Peter Brown (PG), Yevgeny Witkowski (SG), Russell Keasler (SF), Zachary Postell (PF), Jerry Trump (C) Bill Tsosie, Hugh Zimmerman, Jon Bell, Dale Moore, Daniel Kauffman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Saddler (PG), Michael Kelly (SG), David Davis (SF), Ron Stewart (C) Frank Moorehead, Andrew Engles, David Stevens, Bryan Lloyd | |
| 02:41 | Kentucky | Edward George makes the free throw | 38-36 |
| 02:20 | South Carolina | Peter Brown clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-36 |
| 02:19 | Kentucky | David Davis snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 02:02 | Kentucky | Edward George hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-36 |
| 02:00 | Kentucky | Michael Kelly grabs the offensive board | 38-36 |
| 01:55 | Kentucky | Robert Saddler misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 01:53 | Kentucky | Ron Stewart pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 01:46 | Kentucky | Robert Saddler misses the 3 from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 01:44 | South Carolina | Peter Brown pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 01:26 | South Carolina | Peter Brown misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 01:25 | Kentucky | Edward George snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 01:19 | Kentucky | Edward George misses long on a runner in the paint | 38-36 |
| 01:17 | Kentucky | David Davis tips it home | 38-38 |
| 01:09 | South Carolina | Peter Brown can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 01:08 | South Carolina | Jerry Trump grabs the offensive board | 38-38 |
| 00:45 | South Carolina | Michael Kelly is called for the reach on Yevgeny Witkowski - foul #3 on Michael Kelly, team foul #12 | 38-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jon Bell (SF), Dale Moore (PF) Russell Keasler, Zachary Postell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Andrew Engles (SG), David Stevens (SF), Bryan Lloyd (PF) Michael Kelly, David Davis, Edward George | |
| 00:45 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 00:45 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 00:36 | Kentucky | Bryan Lloyd misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Dale Moore - foul #2 on Dale Moore, team foul #12 | 40-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Hugh Zimmerman (SG) Yevgeny Witkowski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:36 | Kentucky | Bryan Lloyd makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 00:36 | Kentucky | Bryan Lloyd makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 00:20 | South Carolina | Hugh Zimmerman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-40 |
| 00:18 | Kentucky | Ron Stewart grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | Bryan Lloyd connects on the turnaround from the left block | 40-42 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Hugh Zimmerman can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 40-42 |