| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Goble (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lars Lakowski (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - William Stetson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Baker (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jed Goldstein (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Ainsworth (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis McCraney (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Earl Dickinson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Thomas Edwards inbounds the ball | 33-23 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:40 | Kentucky | William Stetson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 33-23 |
| 19:38 | Kentucky | William Stetson pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-23 |
| 19:29 | Kentucky | Thomas Edwards hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-23 |
| 19:28 | South Carolina | Dennis McCraney grabs the board | 33-23 |
| 19:08 | South Carolina | Richard Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-23 |
| 19:06 | Kentucky | James Goble gets the rebound | 33-23 |
| 19:01 | Kentucky | James Goble hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Kenneth Brooks | 35-23 |
| 18:42 | South Carolina | Dennis McCraney buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Earl Dickinson and he's hacked by Lars Lakowski - foul #1 on Lars Lakowski, team foul #1 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Sherrard (SG), Lars Zwickl (SF), Lanny Clark (PF), Steven McWethy (C) James Goble, Thomas Edwards, Lars Lakowski, William Stetson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 18:42 | South Carolina | Dennis McCraney makes the free throw | 35-26 |
| 18:22 | Kentucky | Lars Zwickl makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Brooks | 37-26 |
| 17:59 | South Carolina | Dennis McCraney can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 37-26 |
| 17:58 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Ainsworth | 37-26 |
| 17:42 | South Carolina | Dennis McCraney drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Earl Dickinson | 37-28 |
| 17:40 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Banks (PG), James Goble (SG), Paul Marks (PF), William Stetson (C) Kenneth Brooks, Ernest Sherrard, Lars Zwickl, Steven McWethy | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 17:23 | South Carolina | Edward Ainsworth misses the dunk | 37-28 |
| 17:22 | Kentucky | William Stetson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 17:08 | Kentucky | Paul Marks is called for traveling | 37-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks (PG), Thomas Edwards (SF), Lars Lakowski (PF) James Banks, Lanny Clark, Paul Marks | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cole (SF), Henry Hinton (PF) Edward Ainsworth, Dennis McCraney | |
| 16:51 | South Carolina | Jed Goldstein loses the ball out of bounds | 37-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lars Zwickl (C) William Stetson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Glen Pierce (C) Earl Dickinson | |
| 16:30 | Kentucky | Lars Lakowski is open but comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 37-28 |
| 16:29 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Lars Lakowski | 37-28 |
| 16:15 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks buries a 3 from straight away set up by Thomas Edwards | 40-28 |
| 15:47 | South Carolina | Richard Baker knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Henry Hinton | 40-31 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Goble (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lars Lakowski (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Lars Zwickl (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Baker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jed Goldstein (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Cole (fresh) PF - Henry Hinton (fresh) C - Glen Pierce (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Kentucky | James Goble shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Lars Zwickl | 42-31 |
| 15:22 | South Carolina | Richard Baker can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 42-31 |
| 15:20 | South Carolina | Henry Hinton tips it in | 42-33 |
| 14:56 | Kentucky | Lars Zwickl's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Banks (PG), Ernest Sherrard (SG), Lanny Clark (SF), Paul Marks (PF), William Stetson (C) Kenneth Brooks, James Goble, Thomas Edwards, Lars Lakowski, Lars Zwickl | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill (PG), Michael Metcalf (SG), Edward Ainsworth (SF), Dennis McCraney (PF), Earl Dickinson (C) Richard Baker, Jed Goldstein, Robert Cole, Henry Hinton, Glen Pierce | |
| 14:44 | South Carolina | Dennis McCraney's floater is knocked away by William Stetson | 42-33 |
| 14:42 | South Carolina | Earl Dickinson snags the offensive board | 42-33 |
| 14:35 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-33 |
| 14:33 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Ainsworth | 42-33 |
| 14:22 | South Carolina | Edward Ainsworth is fouled on the floor by James Banks - foul #2 on James Banks, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| 14:07 | South Carolina | Edward Ainsworth drills a floater from the baseline set up by Aaron Barnhill | 42-35 |
| 13:45 | Kentucky | James Banks is fouled on the floor by Aaron Barnhill - foul #1 on Aaron Barnhill, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks (PG), James Goble (SG), Thomas Edwards (SF) James Banks, Ernest Sherrard, Paul Marks | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 13:37 | Kentucky | James Goble hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 42-35 |
| 13:36 | Kentucky | Thomas Edwards gets the offensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 13:22 | Kentucky | William Stetson makes the shot from the baseline | 44-35 |
| 13:06 | South Carolina | Dennis McCraney clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 44-35 |
| 13:05 | South Carolina | Earl Dickinson grabs the offensive board | 44-35 |
| 12:52 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Edward Ainsworth | 44-37 |
| 12:26 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 44-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Banks (PG), Ernest Sherrard (SG), Lars Zwickl (SF), Lars Lakowski (PF) Kenneth Brooks, James Goble, Thomas Edwards, Lanny Clark | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Baker (PG), Jed Goldstein (SG) Aaron Barnhill, Michael Metcalf | |
| 12:10 | South Carolina | William Stetson steals it from Jed Goldstein | 44-37 |
| 11:57 | Kentucky | Earl Dickinson steals the ball from Lars Lakowski | 44-37 |
| 11:36 | South Carolina | Earl Dickinson loses the dribble to William Stetson | 44-37 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Banks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ernest Sherrard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lars Zwickl (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lars Lakowski (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - William Stetson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Baker (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jed Goldstein (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Ainsworth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis McCraney (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Earl Dickinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Kentucky | Lars Zwickl clanks a jumper from the right side | 44-37 |
| 11:14 | South Carolina | Edward Ainsworth grabs the board | 44-37 |
| 10:57 | South Carolina | Edward Ainsworth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks (PG), James Goble (SG), Thomas Edwards (SF), Paul Marks (PF) James Banks, Ernest Sherrard, Lars Zwickl, Lars Lakowski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cole (SF), Henry Hinton (PF), Glen Pierce (C) Edward Ainsworth, Dennis McCraney, Earl Dickinson | |
| 10:46 | Kentucky | William Stetson connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by James Goble | 46-37 |
| 10:26 | South Carolina | Richard Baker blows the layup | 46-37 |
| 10:24 | South Carolina | Robert Cole gets the offensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 10:08 | South Carolina | Henry Hinton is fouled on the floor by Paul Marks - foul #3 on Paul Marks, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lanny Clark (PF), Steven McWethy (C) Paul Marks, William Stetson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 09:58 | South Carolina | Jed Goldstein hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Baker | 46-40 |
| 09:45 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-40 |
| 09:29 | South Carolina | Richard Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 49-40 |
| 09:27 | Kentucky | Lanny Clark snags the defensive board | 49-40 |
| 09:08 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Edwards | 51-40 |
| 08:49 | South Carolina | Richard Baker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-40 |
| 08:47 | South Carolina | Glen Pierce gets the offensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 08:28 | South Carolina | Jed Goldstein misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 51-40 |
| 08:27 | Kentucky | Lanny Clark grabs the board | 51-40 |
| 08:07 | Kentucky | Richard Baker takes the ball from Thomas Edwards | 51-40 |
| 08:03 | South Carolina | Richard Baker hits the finger roll | 51-42 |
| 07:51 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from James Goble | 54-42 |
| 07:39 | South Carolina | Steven McWethy takes the ball from Robert Cole | 54-42 |
| 07:37 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks is hacked by Richard Baker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Baker, team foul #2 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Banks (PG), Ernest Sherrard (SG), Lars Zwickl (SF), Lars Lakowski (PF), William Stetson (C) Kenneth Brooks, James Goble, Thomas Edwards, Lanny Clark, Steven McWethy | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill (PG), Michael Metcalf (SG), Edward Ainsworth (SF), Dennis McCraney (PF), Earl Dickinson (C) Richard Baker, Jed Goldstein, Robert Cole, Henry Hinton, Glen Pierce | |
| 07:18 | Kentucky | Dennis McCraney steals the ball from Ernest Sherrard | 54-42 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Banks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ernest Sherrard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lars Zwickl (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lars Lakowski (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - William Stetson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Aaron Barnhill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Metcalf (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Ainsworth (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dennis McCraney (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Earl Dickinson (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 06:49 | South Carolina | Dennis McCraney misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-42 |
| 06:47 | Kentucky | Lars Zwickl grabs the board | 54-42 |
| 06:41 | Kentucky | Ernest Sherrard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-42 |
| 06:40 | South Carolina | Edward Ainsworth grabs the board | 54-42 |
| 06:34 | South Carolina | Dennis McCraney clanks a floater from the baseline | 54-42 |
| 06:32 | Kentucky | James Banks snags the defensive board | 54-42 |
| 06:10 | Kentucky | Ernest Sherrard makes the wide open jumper from the right wing set up by Lars Zwickl | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 05:56 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Metcalf | 56-45 |
| 05:37 | Kentucky | Lars Lakowski is fouled on the floor by Dennis McCraney - foul #1 on Dennis McCraney, team foul #3 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks (PG), James Goble (SG), Thomas Edwards (SF), Paul Marks (PF) James Banks, Ernest Sherrard, Lars Zwickl, Lars Lakowski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Baker (PG), Jed Goldstein (SG) Aaron Barnhill, Michael Metcalf | |
| 05:27 | Kentucky | Paul Marks's pass is intercepted by Richard Baker | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 05:12 | South Carolina | Earl Dickinson clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 56-45 |
| 05:10 | South Carolina | Earl Dickinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-45 |
| 04:56 | South Carolina | Dennis McCraney is fouled on the floor by Paul Marks - foul #4 on Paul Marks, team foul #4 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lanny Clark (SF) Thomas Edwards | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 04:36 | South Carolina | Dennis McCraney hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Earl Dickinson and he's hacked by Paul Marks - foul #5 on Paul Marks, team foul #5 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Edwards (SF), Lars Lakowski (PF) Lanny Clark, Paul Marks | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cole (SF), Glen Pierce (C) Edward Ainsworth, Earl Dickinson | |
| 04:36 | South Carolina | Dennis McCraney makes the free throw | 56-48 |
| 04:16 | Kentucky | James Goble knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Brooks | 59-48 |
| 03:51 | South Carolina | Glen Pierce misses long on a floater from the left block | 59-48 |
| 03:50 | Kentucky | James Goble snags the defensive board | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:28 | Kentucky | William Stetson misses badly on a runner near the basket | 59-48 |
| 03:26 | South Carolina | Dennis McCraney grabs the board | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:08 | South Carolina | Jed Goldstein comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Goble - foul #2 on James Goble, team foul #6 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lars Zwickl (SF), Lanny Clark (PF) Thomas Edwards, Lars Lakowski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Edward Ainsworth (SF), Henry Hinton (PF), Earl Dickinson (C) Robert Cole, Dennis McCraney, Glen Pierce | |
| 03:08 | South Carolina | Jed Goldstein makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 03:08 | South Carolina | Jed Goldstein misses the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 03:08 | Kentucky | Lanny Clark gets the rebound | 59-49 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Brooks (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Goble (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lars Zwickl (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lanny Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - William Stetson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jed Goldstein (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Edward Ainsworth (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Henry Hinton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Earl Dickinson (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Kentucky | James Goble works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 59-49 |
| 02:53 | South Carolina | Jed Goldstein pulls down the rebound | 59-49 |
| 02:45 | South Carolina | Earl Dickinson can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 59-49 |
| 02:43 | South Carolina | Edward Ainsworth grabs the offensive board | 59-49 |
| 02:27 | South Carolina | Richard Baker makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Edward Ainsworth | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 02:15 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Goble | 62-52 |
| 01:56 | South Carolina | Henry Hinton misses long on a shot from the right side | 62-52 |
| 01:54 | Kentucky | Lanny Clark gets the rebound | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:48 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Edward Ainsworth - foul #1 on Edward Ainsworth, team foul #4 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Edwards (SF), Lars Lakowski (PF) Lars Zwickl, Lanny Clark | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill (PG), Michael Metcalf (SG), Robert Cole (SF), Glen Pierce (C) Richard Baker, Jed Goldstein, Edward Ainsworth, Earl Dickinson | |
| 01:48 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 01:48 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:31 | South Carolina | Michael Metcalf drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-55 |
| 01:21 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by James Goble | 66-55 |
| 01:05 | South Carolina | Robert Cole misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-55 |
| 01:03 | Kentucky | William Stetson gets the rebound | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:57 | Kentucky | James Goble is fouled on the floor by Michael Metcalf - foul #2 on Michael Metcalf, team foul #5 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Banks (PG), Lanny Clark (SF), Steven McWethy (C) Kenneth Brooks, Thomas Edwards, William Stetson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:55 | Kentucky | Lanny Clark is hacked by Henry Hinton - foul #1 on Henry Hinton, team foul #6 | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | James Banks misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Aaron Barnhill - foul #2 on Aaron Barnhill, team foul #7 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Edwards (SF), William Stetson (C) Lanny Clark, Steven McWethy | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | James Banks makes the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | James Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:23 | South Carolina | William Stetson steals the ball from Henry Hinton | 68-55 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | James Banks runs out the clock | 68-55 |