| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Yong Chin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Theodore Batista (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Severson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Marlon Kapoor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Kenneth Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Clifford Upson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garry Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Viktor Palczewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Herbert Michael (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista inbounds the ball | 27-26 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:33 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Yong Chin and the foul's on Clifford Upson - foul #1 on Clifford Upson, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vasily Lukowski (SG) Clifford Upson | |
| 19:33 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor makes the free throw | 30-26 |
| 19:09 | South Carolina | Marlon Kapoor is called for the reach on Herbert Michael - foul #2 on Marlon Kapoor, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| 18:43 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski is hacked by Anthony Severson - foul #1 on Anthony Severson, team foul #2 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clifford Upson (SG) Vasily Lukowski | |
| 18:16 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 18:14 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Stephen Baker | 30-26 |
| 17:50 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Garry Murphy - foul #1 on Garry Murphy, team foul #2 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard (SF), Raymond Lally (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Theodore Batista, Anthony Severson, Marlon Kapoor | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame (PF) Viktor Palczewski | |
| 17:50 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 17:50 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 17:36 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael misses short on a runner from the baseline | 32-26 |
| 17:35 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker gets the rebound | 32-26 |
| 17:16 | Kentucky | Yong Chin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-26 |
| 17:14 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame snags the defensive board | 32-26 |
| 16:45 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-26 |
| 16:44 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael can't tip it in | 32-26 |
| 16:43 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson snags the offensive board | 32-26 |
| 16:27 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-26 |
| 16:26 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis tips it back up and in | 32-28 |
| 16:02 | Kentucky | Yong Chin misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-28 |
| 16:00 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker can't tip it in | 32-28 |
| 15:59 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael grabs the board | 32-28 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Yong Chin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Baker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gilbert Lombard (fresh) PF - Raymond Lally (fresh) C - Patrick Pullins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Kenneth Lewis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SG - Clifford Upson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garry Murphy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Rufus Burlingame (fresh) C - Herbert Michael (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame misses short on an open fadeaway from the left side | 32-28 |
| 15:37 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 15:14 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-28 |
| 14:48 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis slams it home | 35-30 |
| 14:30 | Kentucky | Yong Chin hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Stephen Baker | 38-30 |
| 14:06 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis is open and buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Rufus Burlingame | 38-32 |
| 13:37 | Kentucky | Yong Chin comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 13:35 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker tips it home | 40-32 |
| 13:12 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Clifford Upson | 40-34 |
| 12:57 | Kentucky | Yong Chin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 12:55 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis grabs the board | 40-34 |
| 12:28 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Stephen Baker - foul #1 on Stephen Baker, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Theodore Batista (SF), Anthony Severson (PF), Marlon Kapoor (C) Yong Chin, Stephen Baker, Gilbert Lombard, Raymond Lally, Patrick Pullins | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang (PG), Vasily Lukowski (SG), Viktor Palczewski (PF) Kenneth Lewis, Clifford Upson, Rufus Burlingame | |
| 12:28 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 12:28 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 12:28 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 12:08 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-35 |
| 12:03 | South Carolina | Vasily Lukowski is hacked by Donald Scott in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Scott, team foul #4 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (SG) Donald Scott | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis (PG) Stjepan Zhuang | |
| 11:41 | South Carolina | Anthony Severson blocks the short jumper by Herbert Michael | 40-35 |
| 11:40 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jiao-Long Xue (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Baker (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Theodore Batista (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Severson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Marlon Kapoor (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Kenneth Lewis (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. SG - Vasily Lukowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Garry Murphy (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Viktor Palczewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Herbert Michael (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor comes up short on the shot from the left block | 40-35 |
| 11:32 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| 11:15 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis comes up short on the shot from the left side | 40-35 |
| 11:14 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 10:52 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (PG) Stephen Baker | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang (PG), Clifford Upson (SG) Kenneth Lewis, Vasily Lukowski | |
| 10:32 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista connects on the floater from the left block set up by Jiao-Long Xue and he's hacked by Herbert Michael - foul #3 on Herbert Michael, team foul #3 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis (PG) Stjepan Zhuang | |
| 10:32 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista misses the free throw | 42-35 |
| 10:32 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 10:03 | South Carolina | Theodore Batista is called for the reach on Garry Murphy - foul #3 on Theodore Batista, team foul #5 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (SG) Jiao-Long Xue | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang (PG) Kenneth Lewis | |
| 09:41 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Anthony Severson - foul #2 on Anthony Severson, team foul #6 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Scott (SG) Stephen Baker | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis (PG) Stjepan Zhuang | |
| 09:41 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 09:41 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski misses the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 09:41 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 09:17 | Kentucky | Yong Chin is hacked by Viktor Palczewski - foul #2 on Viktor Palczewski, team foul #4 | 42-36 |
| 09:02 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson loses the ball out of bounds | 42-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (PG) Yong Chin | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 08:37 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis misses the easy layup | 42-36 |
| 08:35 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 08:20 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Viktor Palczewski - foul #3 on Viktor Palczewski, team foul #5 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Raymond Lally (PF) Theodore Batista | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang (PG) Kenneth Lewis | |
| 08:20 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 08:20 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 08:17 | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang travels in the backcourt | 44-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard (SF) Anthony Severson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 08:02 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Gilbert Lombard | 46-36 |
| 07:58 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #4 on Herbert Michael, team foul #6 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (PG) Jiao-Long Xue | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis (PG) Stjepan Zhuang | |
| 07:38 | Kentucky | Yong Chin is hacked by Kenneth Lewis - foul #2 on Kenneth Lewis, team foul #7 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang (SG) Clifford Upson | |
| 07:38 | Kentucky | Yong Chin misses the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 07:38 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor snags the offensive board | 46-36 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Yong Chin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Scott (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Gilbert Lombard (fresh) PF - Raymond Lally (fresh) C - Marlon Kapoor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Kenneth Lewis (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. SG - Stjepan Zhuang (fresh) SF - Garry Murphy (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Viktor Palczewski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Herbert Michael (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Kentucky | Donald Scott is hacked by Garry Murphy - foul #2 on Garry Murphy, team foul #8 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Theodore Batista (SF) Gilbert Lombard | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clifford Upson (SG) Stjepan Zhuang | |
| 07:20 | Kentucky | Donald Scott makes the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 07:20 | Kentucky | Donald Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 07:13 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy is hacked by Theodore Batista in the backcourt - foul #4 on Theodore Batista, team foul #7 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (SG), Patrick Pullins (C) Donald Scott, Marlon Kapoor | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 07:13 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 07:13 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 07:13 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins snags the defensive board | 48-37 |
| 06:52 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Yong Chin | 51-37 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 06:48 | South Carolina | The pull-up jumper by Herbert Michael is blocked by Patrick Pullins | 51-37 |
| 06:46 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski gets the offensive rebound | 51-37 |
| 06:36 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (PG), Anthony Severson (PF) Yong Chin, Raymond Lally | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Salvador Castro (C) Herbert Michael | |
| 06:07 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-37 |
| 06:06 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins tips it home | 53-37 |
| 05:57 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis comes up short on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Jiao-Long Xue - foul #1 on Jiao-Long Xue, team foul #8 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Scott (SG), Gilbert Lombard (SF), Marlon Kapoor (C) Stephen Baker, Theodore Batista, Patrick Pullins | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang (SG), Rufus Burlingame (SF), Herbert Michael (C) Clifford Upson, Garry Murphy, Salvador Castro | |
| 05:57 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 05:57 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| 05:36 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor misses short on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Herbert Michael - foul #5 on Herbert Michael, team foul #9 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clifford Upson (SG), Garry Murphy (SF), Salvador Castro (C) Kenneth Lewis, Rufus Burlingame, Herbert Michael | |
| 05:36 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor makes the 1st free throw | 54-39 |
| 05:36 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor makes the 2nd free throw | 55-39 |
| 05:23 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 55-41 |
| 05:01 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor's fadeaway is rejected by Viktor Palczewski | 55-41 |
| 04:59 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue can't tip it in | 55-41 |
| 04:57 | Kentucky | Donald Scott hits the follow up shot | 57-41 |
| 04:50 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-41 |
| 04:48 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor pulls down the rebound | 57-41 |
| 04:24 | Kentucky | Stjepan Zhuang steps in front of the Jiao-Long Xue pass | 57-41 |
| 04:04 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-41 |
| 04:03 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard grabs the board | 57-41 |
| 03:42 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue's floater is tipped away by Viktor Palczewski | 57-41 |
| 03:41 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Salvador Castro | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jiao-Long Xue (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Scott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gilbert Lombard (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Severson (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Marlon Kapoor (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Stjepan Zhuang (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SG - Clifford Upson (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Garry Murphy (tired) 9 pts. PF - Viktor Palczewski (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Salvador Castro (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Clifford Upson | 57-43 |
| 03:00 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Donald Scott | 59-43 |
| 02:58 | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang is hacked by Anthony Severson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Anthony Severson, team foul #9 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (PG), Stephen Baker (SG), Theodore Batista (SF), Raymond Lally (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Jiao-Long Xue, Donald Scott, Gilbert Lombard, Anthony Severson, Marlon Kapoor | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis (PG), Rufus Burlingame (SF) Clifford Upson, Garry Murphy | |
| 02:58 | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang makes the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 02:58 | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang makes the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| 02:38 | Kentucky | Yong Chin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Theodore Batista | 62-45 |
| 02:25 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 62-45 |
| 02:24 | Kentucky | Raymond Lally pulls down the rebound | 62-45 |
| 02:01 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker comes up short on the shot from the left side | 62-45 |
| 02:00 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis gets the rebound | 62-45 |
| 01:49 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis is called for a charge - foul #3 on Kenneth Lewis, team foul #10 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Severson (PF), Marlon Kapoor (C) Raymond Lally, Patrick Pullins | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clifford Upson (SG), Garry Murphy (SF) Stjepan Zhuang, Rufus Burlingame | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:23 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Yong Chin | 64-45 |
| 01:20 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson is hacked by Stephen Baker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Baker, team foul #10 | 64-45 |
| 01:20 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson makes the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 01:20 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson misses the 2nd free throw | 64-46 |
| 01:20 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson snags the defensive board | 64-46 |
| 00:57 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista comes up short on the floater from close range | 64-46 |
| 00:56 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor hits the follow up shot | 66-46 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:53 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-46 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:28 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Marlon Kapoor is denied by Viktor Palczewski | 66-46 |
| 00:26 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson grabs the board | 66-46 |
| 00:24 | South Carolina | Stephen Baker steals it from Clifford Upson in the backcourt | 66-46 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Yong Chin runs out the clock | 66-46 |