| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Hammond (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Wafford (fresh) PF - James Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Manes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Craft (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marvin Valente (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Huang-fu Huang (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Harold Wafford inbounds the ball | 25-34 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:48 | South Carolina | John Hammond can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 25-34 |
| 19:46 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang pulls down the rebound | 25-34 |
| 19:42 | Kentucky | John Hammond steals the ball from Darryl Allen | 25-34 |
| 19:29 | South Carolina | Richard Harris blows the dunk but the foul's on Huang-fu Huang - foul #2 on Huang-fu Huang, team foul #1 | 25-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Edward Peterson (C) John Hammond, Richard Manes | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 19:29 | South Carolina | Richard Harris makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 19:29 | South Carolina | Richard Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 19:05 | Kentucky | Harold Wafford picks off the pass by Marvin Valente | 27-34 |
| 19:01 | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky lays it in on a great pass from Harold Wafford | 29-34 |
| 18:32 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Andrew Craft | 29-36 |
| 18:05 | South Carolina | Richard Harris is fouled on the floor by Ronald Raphael - foul #1 on Ronald Raphael, team foul #2 | 29-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin (SG), Richard Manes (C) Richard Harris, James Thompson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Kenneth Brown (PF), Thomas Good (C) Darryl Allen, Marvin Valente, Ronald Raphael, Huang-fu Huang | |
| 17:45 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson loses the ball out of bounds | 29-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mark Mills (SG) Andrew Craft | |
| 17:20 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Edward Peterson - foul #1 on Edward Peterson, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG), James Thompson (PF) Vincent Visosky, Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:20 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 17:20 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 16:51 | South Carolina | Johnnie Stone is called for the reach on Harold Wafford - foul #1 on Johnnie Stone, team foul #3 | 29-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Darrell Horner (SF), Edward Peterson (PF) John Hammond, Harold Wafford, James Thompson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Andrew Craft (SG), Marvin Valente (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF) Samuel Johnson, Mark Mills, Johnnie Stone, Kenneth Brown | |
| 16:36 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Thomas Good - foul #1 on Thomas Good, team foul #4 | 29-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG), Reed Aliff (SG) Vincent Visosky, Wesley Conklin | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:36 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner misses the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 16:36 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 16:15 | Kentucky | Darrell Horner blocks the jumper by Marvin Valente | 30-38 |
| 16:13 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner pulls down the rebound | 30-38 |
| 15:56 | South Carolina | Richard Manes hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from John Hammond and he's hacked by Thomas Good - foul #2 on Thomas Good, team foul #5 | 32-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Wesley Conklin (SG), Harold Wafford (SF), James Thompson (PF) John Hammond, Reed Aliff, Darrell Horner, Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang (C) Thomas Good | |
| 15:56 | South Carolina | Richard Manes makes the free throw | 33-38 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Vincent Visosky (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wesley Conklin (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Harold Wafford (fresh) PF - James Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Manes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Craft (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Valente (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Huang-fu Huang (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Darryl Allen | 33-41 |
| 15:20 | South Carolina | Darryl Allen steals the ball from Wesley Conklin | 33-41 |
| 14:58 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Marvin Valente | 33-43 |
| 14:56 | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky is fouled in the backcourt by Darryl Allen - foul #1 on Darryl Allen, team foul #6 | 33-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG), Reed Aliff (SG), Darrell Horner (SF), Edward Peterson (C) Vincent Visosky, Wesley Conklin, Harold Wafford, Richard Manes | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Kenneth Brown (PF) Darryl Allen, Andrew Craft, Marvin Valente, Ronald Raphael | |
| 14:39 | South Carolina | James Thompson misses the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Huang-fu Huang - foul #3 on Huang-fu Huang, team foul #7 | 33-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin (SG) Reed Aliff | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 14:39 | South Carolina | James Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 14:39 | South Carolina | James Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 14:39 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang pulls down the rebound | 33-43 |
| 14:16 | Kentucky | The pull-up jumper by Kenneth Brown is blocked by Edward Peterson | 33-43 |
| 14:14 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson hits the follow up shot | 33-45 |
| 13:57 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner's pass is intercepted by Mark Mills | 33-45 |
| 13:28 | Kentucky | James Thompson steals it from Mark Mills | 33-45 |
| 13:01 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-45 |
| 12:48 | Kentucky | Mark Mills hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-45 |
| 12:46 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to John Hammond | 36-45 |
| 12:17 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Huang-fu Huang - foul #4 on Huang-fu Huang, team foul #8 | 36-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Reed Aliff (SG), Harold Wafford (SF), Richard Manes (C) John Hammond, Wesley Conklin, Darrell Horner, James Thompson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Andrew Craft (SG), Marvin Valente (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF), Thomas Good (C) Samuel Johnson, Mark Mills, Johnnie Stone, Kenneth Brown, Huang-fu Huang | |
| 12:17 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 12:17 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 12:04 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-45 |
| 12:03 | South Carolina | Richard Manes gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| 11:34 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson hits a wide open jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Reed Aliff | 40-45 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Vincent Visosky (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reed Aliff (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harold Wafford (fresh) PF - Edward Peterson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Manes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Andrew Craft (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Valente (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Good (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente is hacked by Harold Wafford - foul #1 on Harold Wafford, team foul #2 | 40-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG), James Thompson (PF), Jack Kelley (C) Vincent Visosky, Edward Peterson, Richard Manes | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 10:58 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente blows the layup | 40-45 |
| 10:56 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Harold Wafford | 40-45 |
| 10:27 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley loses the dribble to Marvin Valente | 40-45 |
| 10:24 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft throws it down set up by Marvin Valente | 40-47 |
| 10:03 | South Carolina | Harold Wafford jams it on a great pass from Reed Aliff | 42-47 |
| 10:01 | Kentucky | Reed Aliff steals it from Darryl Allen in the backcourt | 42-47 |
| 09:40 | South Carolina | Andrew Craft takes the ball from Harold Wafford | 42-47 |
| 09:16 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Darryl Allen | 42-49 |
| 08:48 | South Carolina | James Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Richard Harris (SG), Darrell Horner (SF), Edward Peterson (PF), Richard Manes (C) John Hammond, Reed Aliff, Harold Wafford, James Thompson, Jack Kelley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Kenneth Brown (PF), Huang-fu Huang (C) Darryl Allen, Andrew Craft, Marvin Valente, Ronald Raphael, Thomas Good | |
| 08:23 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown is called for traveling | 42-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin (SG) Richard Harris | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:07 | South Carolina | Richard Manes is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-49 |
| 08:05 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 07:48 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Vincent Visosky | 44-49 |
| 07:30 | Kentucky | Mark Mills is whistled for a carry | 44-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG), Richard Harris (SG), Thomas Hudson (SF) Vincent Visosky, Wesley Conklin, Darrell Horner | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Hammond (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Hudson (fresh) PF - Edward Peterson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Manes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Mills (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Johnnie Stone (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Huang-fu Huang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:05 | South Carolina | Richard Manes drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Edward Peterson | 46-49 |
| 06:39 | Kentucky | Mark Mills misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 06:38 | South Carolina | Thomas Hudson grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 06:14 | South Carolina | Johnnie Stone denies the turnaround by Edward Peterson | 46-49 |
| 06:12 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 05:52 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 05:27 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 05:25 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| 05:25 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Wesley Conklin (SG), Harold Wafford (SF), Darrell Horner (PF), Jack Kelley (C) John Hammond, Richard Harris, Thomas Hudson, Edward Peterson, Richard Manes | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Andrew Craft (SG), Marvin Valente (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF), Thomas Good (C) Samuel Johnson, Mark Mills, Johnnie Stone, Kenneth Brown, Huang-fu Huang | |
| 04:58 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 46-49 |
| 04:56 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente gets the offensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 04:33 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente hits a floater in the paint set up by Darryl Allen | 46-51 |
| 04:04 | South Carolina | Harold Wafford scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Vincent Visosky and he's hacked by Thomas Good - foul #3 on Thomas Good, team foul #9 | 48-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG), Richard Harris (SG), James Thompson (PF), Richard Manes (C) Vincent Visosky, Wesley Conklin, Darrell Horner, Jack Kelley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 04:04 | South Carolina | Harold Wafford makes the free throw | 49-51 |
| 03:39 | Kentucky | A charge is called on Andrew Craft - foul #2 on Andrew Craft, team foul #10 | 49-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin (SG), Darrell Horner (SF) Richard Harris, Harold Wafford | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang (C) Thomas Good | |
| 03:13 | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Wesley Conklin, team foul #3 | 49-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Richard Harris (SG), Harold Wafford (SF) John Hammond, Wesley Conklin, Darrell Horner | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Kenneth Brown (PF) Darryl Allen, Marvin Valente, Ronald Raphael | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Vincent Visosky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Wafford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Manes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Andrew Craft (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnnie Stone (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Huang-fu Huang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:54 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang dunks the ball on a great pass from Kenneth Brown | 49-53 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:31 | South Carolina | Richard Manes can't connect on an uncontested runner from the right block | 49-53 |
| 02:29 | South Carolina | Richard Manes pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 02:21 | South Carolina | Richard Manes buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Vincent Visosky | 51-53 |
| 02:21 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG), Wesley Conklin (SG), Darrell Horner (SF), Jack Kelley (C) Vincent Visosky, Richard Harris, Harold Wafford, Richard Manes | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Marvin Valente (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF), Thomas Good (C) Samuel Johnson, Johnnie Stone, Kenneth Brown, Huang-fu Huang | |
| 02:06 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 02:04 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael gets the offensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 01:46 | Kentucky | John Hammond is called for the reach on Darryl Allen - foul #2 on John Hammond, team foul #4 | 51-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Harris (SG), Harold Wafford (SF), Richard Manes (C) Wesley Conklin, Darrell Horner, Jack Kelley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang (C) Thomas Good | |
| 01:26 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 01:24 | South Carolina | James Thompson grabs the board | 51-53 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:19 | South Carolina | John Hammond hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Darryl Allen - foul #2 on Darryl Allen, team foul #11 | 51-53 |
| 01:19 | South Carolina | John Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 01:19 | South Carolina | John Hammond misses the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 01:19 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael grabs the board | 52-53 |
| 01:02 | Kentucky | Richard Manes swats the short shot by Marvin Valente | 52-53 |
| 01:00 | South Carolina | John Hammond grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 00:58 | South Carolina | Darryl Allen is called for the reach on John Hammond in the backcourt - foul #3 on Darryl Allen, team foul #12 | 52-53 |
| 00:58 | South Carolina | John Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 00:58 | South Carolina | John Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente is alone and drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Darryl Allen | 54-55 |
| 00:21 | South Carolina | Richard Harris is hacked by Ronald Raphael - foul #2 on Ronald Raphael, team foul #13 | 54-55 |
| 00:21 | South Carolina | Richard Harris makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 00:21 | South Carolina | Richard Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang gets the rebound | 55-55 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | John Hammond is called for the reach on Huang-fu Huang - foul #3 on John Hammond, team foul #5 | 55-55 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 55-55 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Raphael | 55-55 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Hammond (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Wafford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Manes (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Craft (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Valente (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Huang-fu Huang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | South Carolina | Richard Manes wins the tip | 55-55 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:37 | South Carolina | Marvin Valente picks off the pass by Richard Manes | 55-55 |
| 04:09 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Darryl Allen | 55-58 |
| 03:50 | South Carolina | Richard Harris misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-58 |
| 03:48 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael grabs the board | 55-58 |
| 03:43 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-58 |
| 03:42 | South Carolina | Richard Manes grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 03:25 | South Carolina | James Thompson misses long on a jumper from the right side | 55-58 |
| 03:23 | South Carolina | Harold Wafford grabs the offensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 03:02 | South Carolina | Richard Manes misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Darryl Allen - foul #4 on Darryl Allen, team foul #14 | 55-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Wesley Conklin (SG), Darrell Horner (SF), Edward Peterson (PF) John Hammond, Richard Harris, Harold Wafford, James Thompson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone (SF), Thomas Good (C) Marvin Valente, Huang-fu Huang | |
| 03:02 | South Carolina | Richard Manes makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 03:02 | South Carolina | Richard Manes misses the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 03:02 | Kentucky | Thomas Good snags the defensive board | 56-58 |
| 02:48 | Kentucky | Thomas Good is fouled on the floor by Richard Manes - foul #2 on Richard Manes, team foul #6 | 56-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jack Kelley (C) Richard Manes | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Kenneth Brown (PF) Darryl Allen, Andrew Craft, Ronald Raphael | |
| 02:37 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-58 |
| 02:36 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown hits the follow up shot | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:32 | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky's pass is intercepted by Mark Mills in the backcourt | 56-60 |
| 02:32 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Reed Aliff (SG) Wesley Conklin | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Andrew Craft (SG), Marvin Valente (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF) Samuel Johnson, Mark Mills, Johnnie Stone, Kenneth Brown | |
| 02:03 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen is hacked by Edward Peterson - foul #2 on Edward Peterson, team foul #7 | 56-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin (SG) Reed Aliff | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 02:03 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 02:03 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 02:03 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner pulls down the rebound | 56-61 |
| 01:46 | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-61 |
| 01:45 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner gets the offensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 01:22 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson blows the dunk | 56-61 |
| 01:21 | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky gets the offensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 01:16 | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG), Richard Harris (SG), Harold Wafford (SF), James Thompson (PF), Richard Manes (C) Vincent Visosky, Wesley Conklin, Darrell Horner, Edward Peterson, Jack Kelley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang (C) Thomas Good | |
| 01:02 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-61 |
| 01:00 | South Carolina | Harold Wafford pulls down the rebound | 56-61 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Hammond (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Wafford (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Manes (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Andrew Craft (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Valente (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Huang-fu Huang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:57 | South Carolina | Darryl Allen is called for the reach on John Hammond in the backcourt - foul #5 on Darryl Allen, team foul #15 | 56-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG) Darryl Allen | |
| 00:57 | South Carolina | John Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:57 | South Carolina | John Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Harris - foul #1 on Richard Harris, team foul #8 | 58-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mark Mills (SG), Johnnie Stone (SF) Samuel Johnson, Marvin Valente | |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:23 | South Carolina | Richard Harris misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-63 |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael gets the rebound | 58-63 |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft is hacked by John Hammond in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Hammond, team foul #9 | 58-63 |
| 00:20 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:20 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft misses the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:20 | South Carolina | Harold Wafford gets the rebound | 58-64 |
| 00:14 | South Carolina | Richard Harris comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-64 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Johnnie Stone | 58-64 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone is hacked by John Hammond in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Hammond, team foul #10 | 58-64 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG) John Hammond | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 00:04 | South Carolina | Richard Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-66 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone gets the rebound | 58-66 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft runs out the clock | 58-66 |