| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gregory Gift (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Jackson (fresh) C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Woodrow Glickman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Morris (fresh) 6 pts. C - Kevin Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman inbounds the ball | 25-27 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:33 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman hits a 3 from the right corner | 28-27 |
| 19:22 | South Carolina | Jon Carnahan blocks the jumper by Kevin Carter | 28-27 |
| 19:20 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 19:06 | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 19:04 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 18:40 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan's floater is tipped away by Harold Morris | 28-27 |
| 18:38 | South Carolina | Harold Morris snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 18:17 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes drills a floater from the right wing set up by Woodrow Glickman and he's fouled by Bill Greenman - foul #1 on Bill Greenman, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng (PG), Omer Zeiler (SG), Porfirio Ferrari (PF), James Mayne (C) Woodrow Glickman, William Moore, Harold Morris, Kevin Carter | |
| 18:17 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes misses the free throw | 28-29 |
| 18:17 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jon Carnahan | 28-29 |
| 17:50 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 17:49 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan grabs the offensive board | 28-29 |
| 17:28 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan misses the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Leonard Barnes - foul #3 on Leonard Barnes, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman (PG), Gilberto Molina (SF) Wei-Quo Meng, Leonard Barnes | |
| 17:28 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 17:28 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 16:59 | South Carolina | Porfirio Ferrari comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 30-29 |
| 16:57 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman grabs the board | 30-29 |
| 16:30 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan is wide open but clanks a floater near the basket | 30-29 |
| 16:28 | South Carolina | James Mayne pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 16:11 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Nicholas Pegg (SG), James Leslie (SF), Eldridge Kent (C) Gregory Gift, Patrick Grant, Bill Greenman, Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng (PG), William Moore (SG), Harold Morris (PF), Kevin Carter (C) Woodrow Glickman, Omer Zeiler, Gilberto Molina, James Mayne | |
| 15:56 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-29 |
| 15:55 | Kentucky | John Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-29 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Leslie (fresh) PF - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Wei-Quo Meng (fresh) SG - William Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Porfirio Ferrari (fresh) 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Harold Morris (fresh) 6 pts. C - Kevin Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Kentucky | John Jackson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-29 |
| 15:25 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter grabs the board | 30-29 |
| 15:19 | South Carolina | Richard Johnson steals the ball from William Moore | 30-29 |
| 14:52 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent knocks in the floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Kevin Carter - foul #1 on Kevin Carter, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Gift (PG), Bill Greenman (SF), Jerry Lee (PF) Richard Johnson, James Leslie, John Jackson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman (PG), Omer Zeiler (SG), Gilberto Molina (SF), James Mayne (C) Wei-Quo Meng, William Moore, Porfirio Ferrari, Kevin Carter | |
| 14:52 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent misses the free throw | 32-29 |
| 14:52 | South Carolina | Harold Morris snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 14:31 | South Carolina | Bill Greenman steals the ball from Omer Zeiler | 32-29 |
| 14:28 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg slams it home set up by Bill Greenman | 34-29 |
| 14:07 | South Carolina | Harold Morris misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 34-29 |
| 14:05 | South Carolina | James Mayne tips it in | 34-31 |
| 13:44 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Gregory Gift | 36-31 |
| 13:15 | South Carolina | Harold Morris can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jerry Lee - foul #4 on Jerry Lee, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (SG), James Leslie (SF), John Jackson (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Nicholas Pegg, Bill Greenman, Jerry Lee, Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng (PG), William Moore (SG), Porfirio Ferrari (SF), Kevin Carter (C) Woodrow Glickman, Omer Zeiler, Gilberto Molina, James Mayne | |
| 13:15 | South Carolina | Harold Morris misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 13:15 | South Carolina | Harold Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 12:55 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift's floater is tipped away by Kevin Carter | 36-32 |
| 12:54 | South Carolina | Harold Morris grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 12:37 | South Carolina | Harold Morris misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on John Jackson - foul #1 on John Jackson, team foul #3 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG) Gregory Gift | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 12:37 | South Carolina | Harold Morris makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 12:37 | South Carolina | Harold Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 12:13 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 12:11 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 11:58 | South Carolina | Harold Morris knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Leslie (fresh) PF - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Wei-Quo Meng (fresh) SG - William Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Porfirio Ferrari (fresh) 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Harold Morris (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant knocks in the shot from just outside the lane and the foul's on William Moore - foul #1 on William Moore, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Gift (PG), Bill Greenman (SF), Eldridge Kent (C) Richard Johnson, James Leslie, John Jackson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman (PG), Omer Zeiler (SG), Gilberto Molina (SF) Wei-Quo Meng, William Moore, Harold Morris | |
| 11:29 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the free throw | 39-36 |
| 11:16 | South Carolina | Porfirio Ferrari can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 39-36 |
| 11:14 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 10:52 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Patrick Grant | 41-36 |
| 10:28 | South Carolina | Eldridge Kent steals it from Porfirio Ferrari | 41-36 |
| 10:13 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent clanks a turnaround in the lane | 41-36 |
| 10:11 | South Carolina | Porfirio Ferrari snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 10:05 | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman clanks a shot from the baseline | 41-36 |
| 10:03 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 09:41 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gregory Gift | 43-36 |
| 09:24 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Eldridge Kent - foul #1 on Eldridge Kent, team foul #4 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Nicholas Pegg (SG), John Jackson (PF) Gregory Gift, Patrick Grant, Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng (PG), William Moore (SG), Leonard Barnes (SF), James Mayne (PF) Woodrow Glickman, Omer Zeiler, Gilberto Molina, Porfirio Ferrari | |
| 09:24 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 09:24 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 09:02 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent blows the layup but he's fouled by James Mayne - foul #1 on James Mayne, team foul #4 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harold Morris (PF) Kevin Carter | |
| 09:02 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 09:02 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 08:41 | South Carolina | James Mayne buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from William Moore and the foul's on Richard Johnson - foul #2 on Richard Johnson, team foul #5 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan (C) Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman (PG) Wei-Quo Meng | |
| 08:41 | South Carolina | James Mayne makes the free throw | 45-41 |
| 08:22 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-41 |
| 07:54 | South Carolina | William Moore is fouled on the floor by Jon Carnahan - foul #1 on Jon Carnahan, team foul #6 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Gift (PG), James Leslie (SF), Jerry Lee (C) Richard Johnson, Bill Greenman, Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng (PG), Omer Zeiler (SG), Porfirio Ferrari (PF) Woodrow Glickman, William Moore, Harold Morris | |
| 07:39 | South Carolina | Omer Zeiler misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Jerry Lee - foul #5 on Jerry Lee, team foul #7 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (SG), Jon Carnahan (C) Nicholas Pegg, Jerry Lee | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman (PG), Harold Morris (PF) Wei-Quo Meng, Porfirio Ferrari | |
| 07:39 | South Carolina | Omer Zeiler makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 07:39 | South Carolina | Omer Zeiler makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gregory Gift (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Leslie (fresh) PF - John Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Woodrow Glickman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Omer Zeiler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leonard Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Harold Morris (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - James Mayne (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 07:18 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Leonard Barnes | 47-43 |
| 06:54 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 47-43 |
| 06:53 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Patrick Grant | 47-43 |
| 06:25 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-43 |
| 06:23 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 06:06 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes buries a runner from the baseline set up by Woodrow Glickman and he's hacked by John Jackson - foul #2 on John Jackson, team foul #8 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bill Greenman (PF), Eldridge Kent (C) John Jackson, Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng (PG), William Moore (SG), Porfirio Ferrari (PF), Kevin Carter (C) Woodrow Glickman, Omer Zeiler, Harold Morris, James Mayne | |
| 06:06 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes makes the free throw | 47-46 |
| 05:46 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent comes up short on the floater from the left side | 47-46 |
| 05:44 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant tips it but misses | 47-46 |
| 05:42 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 05:26 | South Carolina | William Moore misses the 3 from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 05:25 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent grabs the defensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 04:56 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-46 |
| 04:55 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 04:32 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 47-46 |
| 04:31 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 04:05 | South Carolina | The jump hook by Leonard Barnes is blocked by Bill Greenman | 47-46 |
| 04:04 | Kentucky | James Leslie grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 03:39 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant is fouled on the floor by Kevin Carter - foul #2 on Kevin Carter, team foul #5 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Nicholas Pegg (SG), John Jackson (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Gregory Gift, Patrick Grant, James Leslie, Bill Greenman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman (PG), Omer Zeiler (SG), Gilberto Molina (SF), Harold Morris (PF), James Mayne (C) Wei-Quo Meng, William Moore, Leonard Barnes, Porfirio Ferrari, Kevin Carter | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Woodrow Glickman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Omer Zeiler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gilberto Molina (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Harold Morris (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - James Mayne (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg is hacked by Omer Zeiler - foul #1 on Omer Zeiler, team foul #6 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bill Greenman (SF) Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kevin Carter (C) James Mayne | |
| 03:01 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson is whistled for traveling | 47-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Moore (SG), James Mayne (C) Omer Zeiler, Kevin Carter | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:38 | South Carolina | William Moore comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Bill Greenman - foul #2 on Bill Greenman, team foul #9 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kevin Carter (C) James Mayne | |
| 02:38 | South Carolina | William Moore makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 02:38 | South Carolina | William Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:34 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Gift (PG) Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Omer Zeiler (SG), Porfirio Ferrari (PF) William Moore, Harold Morris | |
| 02:19 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses short on a jumper from the left side | 47-48 |
| 02:18 | Kentucky | John Jackson hits the follow up shot | 49-48 |
| 02:04 | South Carolina | John Jackson steals the ball from Gilberto Molina | 49-48 |
| 02:04 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (SG) Nicholas Pegg | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Moore (SG), Harold Morris (PF), James Mayne (C) Omer Zeiler, Porfirio Ferrari, Kevin Carter | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:42 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan misses the fadeaway from the left side | 49-48 |
| 01:40 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 01:35 | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman loses the ball out of bounds | 49-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes (SF), Kevin Carter (C) Gilberto Molina, James Mayne | |
| 01:06 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Patrick Grant | 52-48 |
| 00:52 | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 52-50 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan makes the wide open runner from the baseline set up by Patrick Grant | 54-50 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:25 | South Carolina | William Moore can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-50 |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman grabs the board | 54-50 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman is fouled in the backcourt by Woodrow Glickman - foul #3 on Woodrow Glickman, team foul #7 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG) Gregory Gift | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 00:17 | South Carolina | William Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-50 |
| 00:16 | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman grabs the offensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 00:14 | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-50 |
| 00:12 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 00:12 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 56-50 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Woodrow Glickman is called for the reach on Richard Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Woodrow Glickman, team foul #8 | 56-50 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:02 | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-50 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan gets the rebound | 58-50 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 58-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Leslie (SF) John Jackson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan runs out the clock | 58-50 |