| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Baker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jiao-Long Xue (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Yong Chin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Marlon Kapoor (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Heflin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Clifford Upson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Osborne (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rufus Burlingame (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Wicker (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Yong Chin inbounds the ball | 27-28 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Rufus Burlingame - foul #3 on Rufus Burlingame, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alexis Marino (SG), Herbert Michael (SF) Mark Osborne, Rufus Burlingame | |
| 19:36 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor misses the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 19:36 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 19:23 | South Carolina | Alexis Marino hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Herbert Michael | 28-30 |
| 19:05 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-30 |
| 18:38 | South Carolina | Alexis Marino misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 28-30 |
| 18:37 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson grabs the offensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 18:18 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson is hacked by Marlon Kapoor - foul #3 on Marlon Kapoor, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Mark Osborne (SF) Herbert Michael | |
| 18:05 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Kenneth Lewis | 28-33 |
| 17:47 | Kentucky | Yong Chin scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 17:18 | South Carolina | Alexis Marino scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Clifford Upson | 31-36 |
| 16:51 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker can't connect on a floater from the left side | 31-36 |
| 16:50 | Kentucky | Dustin Heflin tips it back up and in | 33-36 |
| 16:27 | South Carolina | Alexis Marino buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Clifford Upson | 33-38 |
| 16:02 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue is fouled on the floor by Alexis Marino - foul #2 on Alexis Marino, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bart Quintal (PG), Anthony Severson (SF), Raymond Lally (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Stephen Baker, Yong Chin, Marlon Kapoor, Dustin Heflin | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Herbert Michael (SF), Angel Mancini (PF) Mark Osborne, Kenneth Lewis | |
| 15:50 | Kentucky | Raymond Lally comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 15:48 | South Carolina | Angel Mancini grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Bart Quintal (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jiao-Long Xue (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Severson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Lally (fresh) 2 reb. C - Patrick Pullins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Clifford Upson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alexis Marino (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Michael (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Angel Mancini (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Wicker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:30 | South Carolina | Alexis Marino misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-38 |
| 15:29 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 15:05 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 15:03 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Severson | 33-38 |
| 14:48 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-38 |
| 14:47 | South Carolina | Angel Mancini grabs the board | 33-38 |
| 14:32 | South Carolina | Alexis Marino misses the lay-in but the foul's on Raymond Lally - foul #1 on Raymond Lally, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (SF) Anthony Severson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame (SG), Garry Murphy (SF), Kenneth Lewis (PF) Clifford Upson, Herbert Michael, David Wicker | |
| 14:32 | South Carolina | Alexis Marino misses the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 14:32 | South Carolina | Alexis Marino misses the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 14:32 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy grabs the offensive board | 33-38 |
| 14:22 | South Carolina | Patrick Pullins is called for the reach on Kenneth Lewis - foul #2 on Patrick Pullins, team foul #3 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clifford Upson (PG) Alexis Marino | |
| 14:14 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame can't finish the layup but the foul's on Yong Chin - foul #1 on Yong Chin, team foul #4 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG) Bart Quintal | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Wicker (C) Angel Mancini | |
| 14:14 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 14:14 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame misses the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 14:14 | Kentucky | Raymond Lally pulls down the rebound | 33-39 |
| 14:00 | Kentucky | Garry Murphy is called for the reach on Jiao-Long Xue - foul #4 on Garry Murphy, team foul #3 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor (PF) Patrick Pullins | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Mark Osborne (SG), Angel Mancini (C) Garry Murphy, David Wicker | |
| 13:34 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Rufus Burlingame - foul #4 on Rufus Burlingame, team foul #4 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dustin Heflin (C) Raymond Lally | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alexis Marino (SG), David Wicker (C) Rufus Burlingame, Angel Mancini | |
| 13:34 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker misses the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 13:34 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 13:34 | South Carolina | David Wicker gets the rebound | 33-39 |
| 13:15 | South Carolina | David Wicker is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on David Wicker, team foul #5 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Herbert Michael (SF) Alexis Marino | |
| 12:49 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Lewis | 33-39 |
| 12:31 | South Carolina | Mark Osborne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bart Quintal (PG), Anthony Severson (SF), Raymond Lally (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Stephen Baker, Yong Chin, Marlon Kapoor, Dustin Heflin | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alexis Marino (SG) Herbert Michael | |
| 12:10 | Kentucky | Bart Quintal buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jiao-Long Xue | 36-39 |
| 11:56 | South Carolina | Mark Osborne clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-39 |
| 11:54 | Kentucky | Raymond Lally gets the rebound | 36-39 |
| 11:31 | Kentucky | Bart Quintal is whistled for traveling | 36-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (SF) Anthony Severson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Herbert Michael (SF), Angel Mancini (C) Mark Osborne, David Wicker | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Bart Quintal (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jiao-Long Xue (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Yong Chin (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Raymond Lally (fresh) 4 reb. C - Patrick Pullins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Clifford Upson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alexis Marino (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Michael (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Angel Mancini (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:12 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael loses the ball out of bounds | 36-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Marlon Kapoor (PF), Dustin Heflin (C) Bart Quintal, Raymond Lally, Patrick Pullins | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Wicker (C) Angel Mancini | |
| 10:53 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-39 |
| 10:40 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis scores on a fadeaway from close range | 36-41 |
| 10:24 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 10:22 | Kentucky | Dustin Heflin grabs the offensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 10:08 | Kentucky | Herbert Michael is called for the reach on Yong Chin - foul #1 on Herbert Michael, team foul #6 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Mark Osborne (SF), Angel Mancini (C) Herbert Michael, David Wicker | |
| 09:53 | Kentucky | Kenneth Lewis is called for the reach on Marlon Kapoor - foul #1 on Kenneth Lewis, team foul #7 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Wicker (C) Angel Mancini | |
| 09:53 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor misses the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 09:53 | South Carolina | David Wicker grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 09:34 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis misses short on a shot from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 09:33 | South Carolina | David Wicker tips it back up and in | 36-43 |
| 09:08 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor lays it in on a nice dish by Yong Chin | 38-43 |
| 08:42 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-45 |
| 08:18 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor loses the ball out of bounds | 38-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bart Quintal (PG), Lester Hicks (SG), Anthony Severson (SF), Raymond Lally (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Stephen Baker, Jiao-Long Xue, Yong Chin, Marlon Kapoor, Dustin Heflin | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Herbert Michael (SF), Angel Mancini (C) Alexis Marino, David Wicker | |
| 08:16 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson loses the dribble to Bart Quintal in the backcourt | 38-45 |
| 08:15 | Kentucky | Lester Hicks slams it home set up by Bart Quintal | 40-45 |
| 07:58 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt from close range | 40-45 |
| 07:57 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Lester Hicks | 40-45 |
| 07:53 | Kentucky | Lester Hicks connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Bart Quintal and he's fouled by Clifford Upson - foul #1 on Clifford Upson, team foul #8 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alexis Marino (PG), Rufus Burlingame (SG), Garry Murphy (SF), David Wicker (C) Clifford Upson, Mark Osborne, Herbert Michael, Kenneth Lewis | |
| 07:53 | Kentucky | Lester Hicks makes the free throw | 43-45 |
| 07:43 | South Carolina | Angel Mancini double dribbles | 43-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clifford Upson (PG) Alexis Marino | |
| 07:28 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 43-45 |
| 07:26 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson tips it back up and in | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Bart Quintal (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lester Hicks (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Anthony Severson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Lally (fresh) 4 reb. C - Patrick Pullins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Clifford Upson (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rufus Burlingame (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Garry Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Angel Mancini (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Wicker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 07:16 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 07:14 | South Carolina | David Wicker gets the offensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 06:56 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Garry Murphy | 45-48 |
| 06:37 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Jiao-Long Xue (SG), Yong Chin (SF) Bart Quintal, Lester Hicks, Anthony Severson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alexis Marino (PG), Kenneth Lewis (PF) Clifford Upson, David Wicker | |
| 06:11 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis lays it up and in on a great pass from Rufus Burlingame | 45-50 |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-50 |
| 05:53 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Angel Mancini | 45-50 |
| 05:29 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor (PF), Dustin Heflin (C) Raymond Lally, Patrick Pullins | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clifford Upson (PG), Mark Osborne (SG), David Wicker (C) Alexis Marino, Rufus Burlingame, Angel Mancini | |
| 05:13 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue misses long on a jump hook from close range | 45-50 |
| 05:12 | South Carolina | Mark Osborne pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 05:02 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy is hacked by Jiao-Long Xue - foul #2 on Jiao-Long Xue, team foul #5 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bart Quintal (PG), Lester Hicks (SG) Stephen Baker, Jiao-Long Xue | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Herbert Michael (PF) Kenneth Lewis | |
| 04:47 | South Carolina | David Wicker can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 45-50 |
| 04:45 | Kentucky | Dustin Heflin gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| 04:17 | Kentucky | Bart Quintal makes the 3 from the right corner | 48-50 |
| 04:11 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 04:09 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 03:49 | Kentucky | Bart Quintal misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-50 |
| 03:47 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 03:30 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 48-50 |
| 03:28 | South Carolina | David Wicker snags the offensive board | 48-50 |
| 03:14 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 03:12 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson gets the offensive rebound | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Bart Quintal (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lester Hicks (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Yong Chin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marlon Kapoor (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Dustin Heflin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Clifford Upson (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Osborne (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Garry Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Herbert Michael (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Wicker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 13 reb. | |
| 02:57 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Jiao-Long Xue (SG), Anthony Severson (SF), Raymond Lally (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Bart Quintal, Lester Hicks, Yong Chin, Marlon Kapoor, Dustin Heflin | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alexis Marino (PG), Rufus Burlingame (SG), Kenneth Lewis (PF) Clifford Upson, Mark Osborne, Herbert Michael | |
| 02:55 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor (PF) Raymond Lally | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 02:37 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 50-50 |
| 02:22 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 02:20 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 02:20 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (SF), Dustin Heflin (C) Anthony Severson, Patrick Pullins | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clifford Upson (PG) Rufus Burlingame | |
| 01:51 | Kentucky | Yong Chin misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-50 |
| 01:49 | South Carolina | David Wicker grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 01:28 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson is fouled on the floor by Jiao-Long Xue - foul #3 on Jiao-Long Xue, team foul #6 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Mark Osborne (SG) Alexis Marino | |
| 01:22 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis is hacked by Marlon Kapoor - foul #4 on Marlon Kapoor, team foul #7 | 50-50 |
| 01:22 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 01:22 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Dustin Heflin | 50-50 |
| 01:20 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 50-50 |
| 01:09 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Stephen Baker - foul #1 on Stephen Baker, team foul #8 | 50-50 |
| 01:09 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 01:09 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 00:53 | Kentucky | Yong Chin misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 50-51 |
| 00:51 | Kentucky | Yong Chin grabs the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Jiao-Long Xue | 52-51 |
| 00:19 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 00:07 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Dustin Heflin | 55-53 |
| 00:07 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 55-53 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | Mark Osborne is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Mark Osborne, team foul #9 | 55-53 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker is hacked by Clifford Upson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clifford Upson, team foul #10 | 55-53 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy misses short on a fullcourt shot | 57-53 |