| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Woodrow Glickman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Moore (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Leonard Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Morris (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Carter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gregory Gift (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman inbounds the ball | 26-25 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Jon Carnahan | 26-27 |
| 19:24 | South Carolina | William Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-27 |
| 19:22 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes tips it back up and in | 28-27 |
| 19:00 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan makes the wide open turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Bill Greenman and the foul's on Kevin Carter - foul #2 on Kevin Carter, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng (PG), Omer Zeiler (SG), Gilberto Molina (SF), Porfirio Ferrari (PF), James Mayne (C) Woodrow Glickman, William Moore, Leonard Barnes, Harold Morris, Kevin Carter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 19:00 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan makes the free throw | 28-30 |
| 18:43 | South Carolina | James Mayne misses short on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Jon Carnahan - foul #1 on Jon Carnahan, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| 18:43 | South Carolina | James Mayne makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 18:43 | South Carolina | James Mayne makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 18:16 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-30 |
| 18:14 | South Carolina | Porfirio Ferrari snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| 17:46 | South Carolina | James Mayne can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 30-30 |
| 17:45 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| 17:28 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jerry Lee | 30-32 |
| 17:01 | South Carolina | Omer Zeiler is whistled for traveling | 30-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Moore (SG), Leonard Barnes (SF), Harold Morris (PF), Kevin Carter (C) Omer Zeiler, Gilberto Molina, Porfirio Ferrari, James Mayne | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:37 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-32 |
| 16:35 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan tips it in | 30-34 |
| 16:06 | South Carolina | William Moore is fouled on the floor by Jon Carnahan - foul #2 on Jon Carnahan, team foul #2 | 30-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman (PG), Omer Zeiler (SG), Gilberto Molina (SF) Wei-Quo Meng, William Moore, Leonard Barnes | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Nicholas Pegg (SG), James Leslie (SF), John Jackson (PF), Eldridge Kent (C) Gregory Gift, Patrick Grant, Bill Greenman, Jerry Lee, Jon Carnahan | |
| 15:46 | South Carolina | Richard Johnson picks off the pass by Kevin Carter | 30-34 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Woodrow Glickman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Omer Zeiler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gilberto Molina (fresh) PF - Harold Morris (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Carter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Leslie (fresh) PF - John Jackson (fresh) C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent misses long on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Harold Morris - foul #1 on Harold Morris, team foul #2 | 30-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng (PG), William Moore (SG), Porfirio Ferrari (PF) Woodrow Glickman, Omer Zeiler, Harold Morris | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 15:22 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 15:22 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent misses the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 15:22 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Kevin Carter | 30-35 |
| 14:57 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-35 |
| 14:56 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson snags the defensive board | 30-35 |
| 14:30 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson misses short on a shot in the paint | 30-35 |
| 14:29 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg gets the offensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 14:07 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Richard Johnson | 30-38 |
| 13:42 | South Carolina | Eldridge Kent blocks the short jumper by Porfirio Ferrari | 30-38 |
| 13:40 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina hits the follow up shot | 32-38 |
| 13:33 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman (PG), Omer Zeiler (SG), Leonard Barnes (SF), Harold Morris (PF), James Mayne (C) Wei-Quo Meng, William Moore, Gilberto Molina, Porfirio Ferrari, Kevin Carter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Gift (PG), Patrick Grant (SG), Bill Greenman (SF), Jerry Lee (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Richard Johnson, Nicholas Pegg, James Leslie, John Jackson, Eldridge Kent | |
| 13:18 | South Carolina | Harold Morris hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Omer Zeiler | 34-38 |
| 12:57 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman is fouled on the floor by Leonard Barnes - foul #2 on Leonard Barnes, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| 12:35 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Jerry Lee | 34-40 |
| 12:18 | South Carolina | Harold Morris drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Woodrow Glickman | 36-40 |
| 12:16 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Moore (SG), Gilberto Molina (SF), Porfirio Ferrari (PF) Omer Zeiler, Leonard Barnes, Harold Morris | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 11:58 | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 11:57 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jerry Lee | 36-40 |
| 11:28 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by James Mayne - foul #1 on James Mayne, team foul #4 | 36-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng (PG), Omer Zeiler (SG), Leonard Barnes (SF), Harold Morris (PF), Kevin Carter (C) Woodrow Glickman, William Moore, Gilberto Molina, Porfirio Ferrari, James Mayne | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 11:28 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 11:28 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Wei-Quo Meng (fresh) SG - Omer Zeiler (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Leonard Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Morris (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Carter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gregory Gift (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:00 | South Carolina | Harold Morris is hacked by Jerry Lee - foul #3 on Jerry Lee, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman (PG) Wei-Quo Meng | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 10:41 | South Carolina | Omer Zeiler's pass is intercepted by Bill Greenman | 36-42 |
| 10:24 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan misses the lay-in | 36-42 |
| 10:23 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 09:56 | South Carolina | Bill Greenman swats the short shot by Harold Morris | 36-42 |
| 09:54 | South Carolina | Omer Zeiler tips it in | 38-42 |
| 09:31 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Patrick Grant | 38-44 |
| 09:02 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 09:00 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter tips it home | 40-44 |
| 08:35 | Kentucky | Harold Morris denies the turnaround by Gregory Gift | 40-44 |
| 08:33 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee tips it but misses | 40-44 |
| 08:31 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Grant | 40-44 |
| 08:11 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Patrick Grant | 40-46 |
| 07:47 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter loses the ball out of bounds | 40-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng (PG), William Moore (SG), Gilberto Molina (SF), Porfirio Ferrari (PF), James Mayne (C) Woodrow Glickman, Omer Zeiler, Leonard Barnes, Harold Morris, Kevin Carter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Nicholas Pegg (SG), James Leslie (SF), John Jackson (PF), Eldridge Kent (C) Gregory Gift, Patrick Grant, Bill Greenman, Jerry Lee, Jon Carnahan | |
| 07:22 | Kentucky | John Jackson knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Richard Johnson | 40-49 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Wei-Quo Meng (fresh) SG - William Moore (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gilberto Molina (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Porfirio Ferrari (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Mayne (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Leslie (fresh) PF - John Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:56 | South Carolina | William Moore misses the 3 from straight away | 40-49 |
| 06:55 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Nicholas Pegg | 40-49 |
| 06:48 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent double dribbles | 40-49 |
| 06:24 | South Carolina | James Mayne can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-49 |
| 06:23 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 05:59 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 40-49 |
| 05:58 | Kentucky | John Jackson snags the offensive board | 40-49 |
| 05:41 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg's pass is intercepted by Wei-Quo Meng | 40-49 |
| 05:15 | South Carolina | James Mayne buries a shot near the basket set up by William Moore | 42-49 |
| 04:49 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson is fouled on the floor by William Moore - foul #1 on William Moore, team foul #5 | 42-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman (PG), Leonard Barnes (SF), Harold Morris (PF), Kevin Carter (C) Wei-Quo Meng, Gilberto Molina, Porfirio Ferrari, James Mayne | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Gift (PG), Patrick Grant (SG), Bill Greenman (SF), Jerry Lee (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Richard Johnson, Nicholas Pegg, James Leslie, John Jackson, Eldridge Kent | |
| 04:31 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant blows the layup but the foul's on Leonard Barnes - foul #3 on Leonard Barnes, team foul #6 | 42-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina (SF), Porfirio Ferrari (PF) Leonard Barnes, Harold Morris | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 04:31 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 04:31 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 04:12 | South Carolina | Jon Carnahan steals the ball from Porfirio Ferrari | 42-50 |
| 03:55 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee misses long on a runner from the baseline | 42-50 |
| 03:53 | South Carolina | Porfirio Ferrari pulls down the rebound | 42-50 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:49 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina is fouled on the floor by Jon Carnahan - foul #3 on Jon Carnahan, team foul #4 | 42-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng (PG), Omer Zeiler (SG), Leonard Barnes (SF), Harold Morris (PF) Woodrow Glickman, William Moore, Gilberto Molina, Porfirio Ferrari | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 03:35 | South Carolina | Harold Morris can't connect on a shot near the basket | 42-50 |
| 03:34 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes snags the offensive board | 42-50 |
| 03:20 | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng is hacked by Bill Greenman - foul #1 on Bill Greenman, team foul #5 | 42-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman (PG), William Moore (SG), Gilberto Molina (SF), James Mayne (C) Wei-Quo Meng, Omer Zeiler, Leonard Barnes, Kevin Carter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Woodrow Glickman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gilberto Molina (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Morris (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - James Mayne (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gregory Gift (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:03 | South Carolina | Gregory Gift steals it from William Moore | 42-50 |
| 02:34 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 42-50 |
| 02:33 | South Carolina | James Mayne snags the defensive board | 42-50 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:21 | South Carolina | William Moore clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 42-50 |
| 02:19 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan pulls down the rebound | 42-50 |
| 01:58 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Gift | 42-53 |
| 01:42 | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman is whistled for traveling | 42-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes (SF), Kevin Carter (C) Gilberto Molina, James Mayne | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:13 | Kentucky | Woodrow Glickman picks off the pass by Patrick Grant | 42-53 |
| 00:54 | South Carolina | William Moore misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-53 |
| 00:53 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes tips it but misses | 42-53 |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Patrick Grant | 42-53 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee's pass is intercepted by Woodrow Glickman | 42-53 |
| 00:21 | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman lays it in | 44-53 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan is fouled in the backcourt by William Moore - foul #2 on William Moore, team foul #7 | 44-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), James Leslie (SF) Gregory Gift, Jerry Lee | |
| 00:18 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 00:18 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:12 | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman makes the driving attempt from the left block | 46-55 |
| 00:12 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-55 |
| 00:11 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Woodrow Glickman - foul #1 on Woodrow Glickman, team foul #8 | 46-55 |
| 00:11 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 00:11 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter pulls down the rebound | 46-55 |
| 00:06 | South Carolina | William Moore buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Woodrow Glickman | 49-55 |
| 00:05 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman is fouled in the backcourt by Woodrow Glickman - foul #2 on Woodrow Glickman, team foul #9 | 49-55 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (PF) James Leslie | |
| 00:05 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina | Harold Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | William Moore misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-55 |