| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) SG - Andrew Craft (fresh) SF - Marvin Valente (fresh) PF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) C - Huang-fu Huang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Hammond (fresh) SG - Wesley Conklin (fresh) SF - Harold Wafford (fresh) PF - James Thompson (fresh) C - Richard Manes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Richard Manes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:58 | South Carolina | Marvin Valente picks off the pass by Wesley Conklin in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | South Carolina | Harold Wafford pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | South Carolina | Richard Manes buries a jumper from the right block | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Richard Manes | 2-4 |
| 18:15 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 18:14 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael tips it home | 4-4 |
| 18:07 | South Carolina | John Hammond misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 18:06 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:42 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Darryl Allen, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Kenneth Brown (PF), Thomas Good (C) Darryl Allen, Marvin Valente, Ronald Raphael, Huang-fu Huang | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Richard Harris (SG), Darrell Horner (SF), Edward Peterson (PF), Jack Kelley (C) John Hammond, Wesley Conklin, Harold Wafford, James Thompson, Richard Manes | |
| 17:26 | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 4-4 |
| 17:24 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:01 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown is whistled for a carry | 4-4 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mark Mills (SG) Andrew Craft | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 16:38 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 4-4 |
| 16:36 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 16:08 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Vincent Visosky - foul #1 on Vincent Visosky, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Valente (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF), Huang-fu Huang (C) Johnnie Stone, Kenneth Brown, Thomas Good | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Reed Aliff (SG), Thomas Hudson (SF) Richard Harris, Darrell Horner | |
| 16:08 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:08 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 15:45 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 6-4 |
| 15:43 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Mills (fresh) SF - Marvin Valente (fresh) PF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Huang-fu Huang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Vincent Visosky (fresh) SG - Reed Aliff (fresh) SF - Thomas Hudson (fresh) PF - Edward Peterson (fresh) C - Jack Kelley (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Samuel Johnson | 8-4 |
| 15:31 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff is fouled in the backcourt by Marvin Valente - foul #1 on Marvin Valente, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Andrew Craft (SG) Samuel Johnson, Mark Mills | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Harris (SG), Darrell Horner (PF) Vincent Visosky, Jack Kelley | |
| 15:13 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson hits the easy wide open finger roll | 8-6 |
| 14:51 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left corner but he's fouled by Thomas Hudson - foul #1 on Thomas Hudson, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone (SF), Thomas Good (C) Marvin Valente, Huang-fu Huang | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), James Thompson (PF), Richard Manes (C) Richard Harris, Darrell Horner, Edward Peterson | |
| 14:51 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:51 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft misses the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:51 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft makes the 3rd free throw | 10-6 |
| 14:29 | South Carolina | Richard Manes misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 10-6 |
| 14:27 | South Carolina | James Thompson grabs the offensive board | 10-6 |
| 14:15 | South Carolina | A charge is called on Thomas Hudson - foul #2 on Thomas Hudson, team foul #3 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown (PF) Ronald Raphael | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG), Wesley Conklin (SG), Harold Wafford (SF), Darrell Horner (PF), Jack Kelley (C) Vincent Visosky, Reed Aliff, Thomas Hudson, James Thompson, Richard Manes | |
| 14:06 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-6 |
| 13:56 | South Carolina | Thomas Good picks off the pass by Darrell Horner | 13-6 |
| 13:41 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-6 |
| 13:39 | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin grabs the defensive rebound | 13-6 |
| 13:34 | South Carolina | John Hammond hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 13-6 |
| 13:33 | Kentucky | Thomas Good pulls down the rebound | 13-6 |
| 13:12 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-6 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Marvin Valente (SF), Huang-fu Huang (C) Darryl Allen, Andrew Craft, Johnnie Stone, Thomas Good | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Richard Harris (SG), James Thompson (PF), Richard Manes (C) John Hammond, Wesley Conklin, Darrell Horner, Jack Kelley | |
| 12:53 | South Carolina | Harold Wafford comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Huang-fu Huang - foul #1 on Huang-fu Huang, team foul #3 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael (PF) Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Reed Aliff (SG), Edward Peterson (PF) Vincent Visosky, James Thompson | |
| 12:53 | South Carolina | Harold Wafford misses the 1st free throw | 13-6 |
| 12:53 | South Carolina | Harold Wafford makes the 2nd free throw | 13-7 |
| 12:26 | Kentucky | Mark Mills knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Raphael | 16-7 |
| 12:06 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson can't finish the layup | 16-7 |
| 12:04 | South Carolina | Richard Manes pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-7 |
| 11:53 | South Carolina | Harold Wafford connects on the floater from the right side | 16-9 |
| 11:31 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Mark Mills | 18-9 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mark Mills (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Valente (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Raphael (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Huang-fu Huang (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Harris (fresh) SG - Reed Aliff (fresh) SF - Harold Wafford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Manes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:29 | South Carolina | Richard Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-9 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Andrew Craft (SG) Samuel Johnson, Mark Mills | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Wesley Conklin (SG), Darrell Horner (SF), James Thompson (PF), Jack Kelley (C) Richard Harris, Reed Aliff, Harold Wafford, Edward Peterson, Richard Manes | |
| 11:04 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 18-9 |
| 11:03 | South Carolina | James Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 18-9 |
| 11:01 | South Carolina | James Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-9 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone (SF), Kenneth Brown (PF) Marvin Valente, Ronald Raphael | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG) Vincent Visosky | |
| 10:50 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone hits a driving attempt from close range | 20-9 |
| 10:48 | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin is hacked by Andrew Craft in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andrew Craft, team foul #4 | 20-9 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Good (C) Huang-fu Huang | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 10:43 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-9 |
| 10:42 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown pulls down the rebound | 20-9 |
| 10:20 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone blows the layup | 20-9 |
| 10:19 | Kentucky | Thomas Good snags the offensive board | 20-9 |
| 10:01 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-9 |
| 09:59 | South Carolina | James Thompson grabs the board | 20-9 |
| 09:36 | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin is hacked by Andrew Craft - foul #2 on Andrew Craft, team foul #5 | 20-9 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Marvin Valente (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF), Huang-fu Huang (C) Darryl Allen, Andrew Craft, Johnnie Stone, Kenneth Brown, Thomas Good | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Richard Harris (SG), Harold Wafford (SF), Edward Peterson (PF), Richard Manes (C) John Hammond, Wesley Conklin, Darrell Horner, James Thompson, Jack Kelley | |
| 09:20 | South Carolina | Harold Wafford misses the easy layup | 20-9 |
| 09:19 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Peterson | 20-9 |
| 09:02 | South Carolina | Harold Wafford misses long on a floater from the left wing | 20-9 |
| 09:00 | South Carolina | Richard Harris grabs the offensive board | 20-9 |
| 08:48 | South Carolina | Harold Wafford clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Marvin Valente - foul #2 on Marvin Valente, team foul #6 | 20-9 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone (SF) Marvin Valente | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Thompson (PF) Richard Manes | |
| 08:48 | South Carolina | Harold Wafford makes the 1st free throw | 20-10 |
| 08:48 | South Carolina | Harold Wafford makes the 2nd free throw | 20-11 |
| 08:28 | Kentucky | Mark Mills misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-11 |
| 08:27 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Johnson | 20-11 |
| 08:06 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Harold Wafford - foul #1 on Harold Wafford, team foul #4 | 20-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Thomas Good (C) Samuel Johnson, Huang-fu Huang | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG), Reed Aliff (SG), Darrell Horner (SF), Jack Kelley (PF), Richard Manes (C) Vincent Visosky, Richard Harris, Harold Wafford, James Thompson, Edward Peterson | |
| 08:06 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone misses the 1st free throw | 20-11 |
| 08:06 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 21-11 |
| 07:48 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff makes the driving attempt from close range | 21-13 |
| 07:33 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Mills | 24-13 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Mills (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnnie Stone (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Raphael (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Good (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Hammond (fresh) SG - Reed Aliff (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Darrell Horner (fresh) PF - Jack Kelley (fairly fresh) C - Richard Manes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:23 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 24-13 |
| 07:22 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley gets the offensive rebound | 24-13 |
| 07:03 | South Carolina | Richard Manes misses long on an open fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Thomas Good - foul #1 on Thomas Good, team foul #7 | 24-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown (PF) Ronald Raphael | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Richard Harris (SG), Wesley Conklin (SF), James Thompson (PF) John Hammond, Reed Aliff, Darrell Horner, Jack Kelley | |
| 07:03 | South Carolina | Richard Manes makes the 1st free throw | 24-14 |
| 07:03 | South Carolina | Richard Manes misses the 2nd free throw | 24-14 |
| 07:03 | South Carolina | James Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 24-14 |
| 06:45 | South Carolina | Richard Harris is fouled on the floor by Johnnie Stone - foul #1 on Johnnie Stone, team foul #8 | 24-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), Huang-fu Huang (C) Darryl Allen, Thomas Good | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Edward Peterson (C) Richard Manes | |
| 06:45 | South Carolina | Richard Harris misses the 1st free throw | 24-14 |
| 06:45 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown pulls down the rebound | 24-14 |
| 06:40 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Andrew Craft (SG), Marvin Valente (SF) Mark Mills, Johnnie Stone | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Darrell Horner (SF) Richard Harris | |
| 06:27 | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin is hacked by Andrew Craft - foul #3 on Andrew Craft, team foul #9 | 24-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mark Mills (SG) Andrew Craft | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG), Harold Wafford (SF) Vincent Visosky, Darrell Horner | |
| 06:27 | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin makes the 1st free throw | 24-15 |
| 06:27 | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin makes the 2nd free throw | 24-16 |
| 06:07 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Wesley Conklin - foul #1 on Wesley Conklin, team foul #5 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Richard Harris (SG), Darrell Horner (SF), Jack Kelley (C) John Hammond, Wesley Conklin, Harold Wafford, James Thompson | |
| 06:07 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the 1st free throw | 25-16 |
| 06:07 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the 2nd free throw | 26-16 |
| 05:51 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Mark Mills - foul #1 on Mark Mills, team foul #10 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG), Wesley Conklin (SG), Thomas Hudson (SF), James Thompson (PF) Vincent Visosky, Richard Harris, Darrell Horner, Edward Peterson | |
| 05:51 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley misses the 1st free throw | 26-16 |
| 05:51 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 26-17 |
| 05:34 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Mark Mills and the foul's on James Thompson - foul #1 on James Thompson, team foul #6 | 28-17 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Thomas Good (C) Samuel Johnson, Huang-fu Huang | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Richard Harris (SG), Harold Wafford (SF), Edward Peterson (PF), Richard Manes (C) John Hammond, Wesley Conklin, Thomas Hudson, James Thompson, Jack Kelley | |
| 05:34 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown misses the free throw | 28-17 |
| 05:34 | South Carolina | Richard Manes grabs the board | 28-17 |
| 05:32 | South Carolina | Mark Mills is called for the reach on Richard Harris in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Mills, team foul #11 | 28-17 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael (PF) Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 05:32 | South Carolina | Richard Harris makes the 1st free throw | 28-18 |
| 05:32 | South Carolina | Richard Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 28-19 |
| 05:03 | Kentucky | Vincent Visosky is called for the reach on Darryl Allen - foul #2 on Vincent Visosky, team foul #7 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG), Wesley Conklin (SG), Darrell Horner (SF), James Thompson (PF), Jack Kelley (C) Vincent Visosky, Richard Harris, Harold Wafford, Edward Peterson, Richard Manes | |
| 05:03 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen makes the 1st free throw | 29-19 |
| 05:03 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 30-19 |
| 04:34 | South Carolina | John Hammond knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Darrell Horner and the foul's on Darryl Allen - foul #2 on Darryl Allen, team foul #12 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Reed Aliff (SG), Thomas Hudson (SF), Edward Peterson (PF), Richard Manes (C) Wesley Conklin, Darrell Horner, James Thompson, Jack Kelley | |
| 04:34 | South Carolina | John Hammond misses the free throw | 30-21 |
| 04:34 | Kentucky | Thomas Good grabs the defensive rebound | 30-21 |
| 04:07 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 30-21 |
| 04:05 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Thomas Hudson | 30-21 |
| 03:46 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Hudson | 30-24 |
| 03:23 | Kentucky | Thomas Hudson takes the ball from Thomas Good | 30-24 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mark Mills (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marvin Valente (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Raphael (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Good (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Hammond (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Reed Aliff (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Hudson (fresh) PF - Edward Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Manes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff loses the dribble to Darryl Allen in the backcourt | 30-24 |
| 03:20 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen banks in the layup | 32-24 |
| 03:01 | South Carolina | Richard Manes is alone and drills a runner from close range set up by Thomas Hudson | 32-26 |
| 02:37 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 32-26 |
| 02:36 | South Carolina | Richard Manes snags the defensive board | 32-26 |
| 02:13 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson makes the wide open floater from the baseline set up by Thomas Hudson | 32-28 |
| 01:44 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-28 |
| 01:42 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Edward Peterson | 32-28 |
| 01:40 | South Carolina | John Hammond is fouled in the backcourt by Darryl Allen - foul #3 on Darryl Allen, team foul #13 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Kenneth Brown (PF), Huang-fu Huang (C) Darryl Allen, Marvin Valente, Ronald Raphael, Thomas Good | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Harris (SG), James Thompson (PF), Jack Kelley (C) Reed Aliff, Edward Peterson, Richard Manes | |
| 01:40 | South Carolina | John Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 01:40 | South Carolina | John Hammond misses the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 01:40 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 01:23 | Kentucky | Mark Mills buries a jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on John Hammond - foul #1 on John Hammond, team foul #8 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin (SG) John Hammond | |
| 01:23 | Kentucky | Mark Mills misses the free throw | 34-29 |
| 01:23 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 01:04 | South Carolina | James Thompson is open and lays it up and in | 34-31 |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #14 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Valente (SG) Mark Mills | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Darrell Horner (C) Jack Kelley | |
| 00:29 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-34 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 34-34 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner gets the rebound | 34-34 |