| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - James Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Javier Martin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Rufus Burlingame (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Viktor Palczewski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Herbert Michael (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Baker (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dewayne Magee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Theodore Batista (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Frank Latorre (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Hudson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:47 | South Carolina | Stephen Baker picks off the pass by Javier Martin | 28-32 |
| 19:24 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Dewayne Magee | 28-34 |
| 19:22 | South Carolina | James Jordan is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Latorre - foul #2 on Frank Latorre, team foul #1 | 28-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang (PG), Dikembe Masudi (SG), Lino Zevallos (PF), Nicholas Stiles (C) James Jordan, Javier Martin, Viktor Palczewski, Herbert Michael | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 19:01 | South Carolina | Frank Latorre blocks the short jumper by Nicholas Stiles | 28-34 |
| 18:59 | Kentucky | Frank Latorre snags the defensive board | 28-34 |
| 18:37 | Kentucky | Dikembe Masudi is called for the reach on Dewayne Magee - foul #1 on Dikembe Masudi, team foul #1 | 28-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Jordan (PG), Viktor Palczewski (PF), Herbert Michael (C) Stjepan Zhuang, Lino Zevallos, Nicholas Stiles | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 18:20 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Stephen Baker and he's hacked by Viktor Palczewski - foul #1 on Viktor Palczewski, team foul #2 | 28-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Otero (PF) Frank Latorre | |
| 18:20 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson misses the free throw | 28-36 |
| 18:20 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael grabs the board | 28-36 |
| 18:06 | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 28-36 |
| 18:05 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski tips it home | 30-36 |
| 18:03 | Kentucky | James Jordan takes the ball from Stephen Baker in the backcourt | 30-36 |
| 18:02 | South Carolina | James Jordan throws it down | 32-36 |
| 17:53 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista clanks a shot from the free throw line | 32-36 |
| 17:52 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael grabs the board | 32-36 |
| 17:50 | South Carolina | Michael Otero steals the ball from Dikembe Masudi in the backcourt | 32-36 |
| 17:33 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 17:31 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to James Jordan | 32-36 |
| 17:27 | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-36 |
| 17:26 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Theodore Batista | 32-36 |
| 17:10 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 32-36 |
| 17:08 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker snags the offensive board | 32-36 |
| 16:53 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Theodore Batista | 32-39 |
| 16:49 | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi is whistled for traveling | 32-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Javier Martin (SG), Lino Zevallos (PF), Nicholas Stiles (C) James Jordan, Viktor Palczewski, Herbert Michael | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Weaver (PG), Yong Chin (SG), Gilbert Lombard (SF), Frank Latorre (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Stephen Baker, Dewayne Magee, Theodore Batista, Michael Otero, Peter Hudson | |
| 16:20 | Kentucky | Yong Chin misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 32-39 |
| 16:18 | South Carolina | Nicholas Stiles grabs the defensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 16:12 | South Carolina | Patrick Pullins is called for the reach on Dikembe Masudi in the backcourt - foul #2 on Patrick Pullins, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski (PF), Herbert Michael (C) Lino Zevallos, Nicholas Stiles | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 15:55 | South Carolina | Javier Martin's floater is knocked away by Frank Latorre | 32-39 |
| 15:54 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Patrick Pullins | 32-39 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Dikembe Masudi (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Javier Martin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Rufus Burlingame (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Viktor Palczewski (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Herbert Michael (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Yong Chin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gilbert Lombard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Latorre (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Patrick Pullins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Kentucky | Robert Weaver hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Gilbert Lombard | 32-42 |
| 15:48 | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dikembe Masudi, team foul #3 | 32-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Jordan (PG) Dikembe Masudi | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 15:25 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard misses the shot from just outside the lane | 32-42 |
| 15:24 | South Carolina | James Jordan grabs the board | 32-42 |
| 15:08 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway in the lane | 32-42 |
| 15:06 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski hits the follow up shot | 34-42 |
| 14:37 | Kentucky | Robert Weaver misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-42 |
| 14:35 | Kentucky | Frank Latorre tips it home | 34-44 |
| 14:20 | South Carolina | James Jordan hits a 3 from straight away set up by Viktor Palczewski | 37-44 |
| 14:01 | Kentucky | Javier Martin is called for the reach on Yong Chin - foul #1 on Javier Martin, team foul #4 | 37-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi (PG), Lino Zevallos (PF), Nicholas Stiles (C) James Jordan, Viktor Palczewski, Herbert Michael | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Dewayne Magee (SG), Theodore Batista (SF), Michael Otero (PF), Peter Hudson (C) Robert Weaver, Yong Chin, Gilbert Lombard, Frank Latorre, Patrick Pullins | |
| 13:39 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Peter Hudson is denied by Nicholas Stiles | 37-44 |
| 13:37 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson tips it home | 37-46 |
| 13:18 | South Carolina | Lino Zevallos's layup is rejected by Theodore Batista | 37-46 |
| 13:16 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson grabs the board | 37-46 |
| 12:50 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-46 |
| 12:49 | South Carolina | Lino Zevallos gets the rebound | 37-46 |
| 12:39 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-46 |
| 12:38 | South Carolina | Lino Zevallos gets the offensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 12:20 | South Carolina | Javier Martin hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Masudi | 39-46 |
| 12:07 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista drills a jumper in the paint set up by Stephen Baker | 39-48 |
| 11:52 | South Carolina | Peter Hudson steps in front of the Dikembe Masudi pass | 39-48 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Dikembe Masudi (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Javier Martin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Rufus Burlingame (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Lino Zevallos (fresh) 5 reb. C - Nicholas Stiles (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Baker (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dewayne Magee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Theodore Batista (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Otero (fairly fresh) C - Peter Hudson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Stephen Baker | 39-50 |
| 11:14 | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi misses the 3 from the left corner | 39-50 |
| 11:13 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Stiles | 39-50 |
| 11:00 | South Carolina | Peter Hudson swats the short shot by Rufus Burlingame | 39-50 |
| 10:58 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker snags the defensive board | 39-50 |
| 10:53 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Otero | 39-53 |
| 10:33 | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-53 |
| 10:32 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Theodore Batista | 39-53 |
| 10:10 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Nicholas Stiles - foul #1 on Nicholas Stiles, team foul #5 | 39-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Jordan (PG), Viktor Palczewski (PF), Herbert Michael (C) Javier Martin, Lino Zevallos, Nicholas Stiles | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Weaver (PG), Yong Chin (SG), Gilbert Lombard (SF), Frank Latorre (PF) Stephen Baker, Dewayne Magee, Theodore Batista, Michael Otero | |
| 10:10 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 39-54 |
| 10:10 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-55 |
| 09:45 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-55 |
| 09:43 | Kentucky | Frank Latorre snags the defensive board | 39-55 |
| 09:29 | Kentucky | Yong Chin hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Weaver | 39-58 |
| 09:15 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from James Jordan | 41-58 |
| 08:49 | Kentucky | Herbert Michael steps in front of the Robert Weaver pass | 41-58 |
| 08:21 | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Herbert Michael | 44-58 |
| 08:01 | Kentucky | Robert Weaver can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-58 |
| 08:00 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Rufus Burlingame | 44-58 |
| 07:58 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Javier Martin (SG), Stjepan Zhuang (SF) Dikembe Masudi, Rufus Burlingame | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee (SG), Theodore Batista (SF), Patrick Pullins (C) Robert Weaver, Gilbert Lombard, Peter Hudson | |
| 07:34 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins is hacked by Stjepan Zhuang - foul #3 on Stjepan Zhuang, team foul #6 | 44-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame (SF) Stjepan Zhuang | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG) Yong Chin | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - James Jordan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Javier Martin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Rufus Burlingame (tired) 3 reb. PF - Viktor Palczewski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Herbert Michael (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Baker (fresh) 19 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dewayne Magee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Theodore Batista (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Frank Latorre (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Patrick Pullins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Kentucky | Frank Latorre's floater is tipped away by Herbert Michael | 44-58 |
| 07:08 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski snags the defensive board | 44-58 |
| 07:06 | South Carolina | Theodore Batista steals it from Rufus Burlingame in the backcourt | 44-58 |
| 06:46 | Kentucky | Frank Latorre drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Dewayne Magee | 44-60 |
| 06:31 | South Carolina | Theodore Batista takes the ball from Viktor Palczewski | 44-60 |
| 06:08 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Javier Martin - foul #2 on Javier Martin, team foul #7 | 44-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi (SG), Stjepan Zhuang (SF) Javier Martin, Rufus Burlingame | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Weaver (PG), Yong Chin (SG), Gilbert Lombard (SF), Michael Otero (PF) Stephen Baker, Dewayne Magee, Theodore Batista, Frank Latorre | |
| 06:08 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins misses the 1st free throw | 44-60 |
| 06:08 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins misses the 2nd free throw | 44-60 |
| 06:08 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael pulls down the rebound | 44-60 |
| 05:59 | South Carolina | Patrick Pullins denies the turnaround by Viktor Palczewski | 44-60 |
| 05:57 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins grabs the board | 44-60 |
| 05:39 | Kentucky | Yong Chin connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-63 |
| 05:24 | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Jordan | 47-63 |
| 05:02 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Javier Martin (SG), Rufus Burlingame (SF) Dikembe Masudi, Stjepan Zhuang | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Frank Latorre (PF), Peter Hudson (C) Michael Otero, Patrick Pullins | |
| 04:59 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Scott (SG) Gilbert Lombard | |
| 04:41 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Peter Hudson is denied by Herbert Michael | 47-63 |
| 04:40 | Kentucky | Frank Latorre gets the offensive rebound | 47-63 |
| 04:20 | Kentucky | Donald Scott comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 47-63 |
| 04:19 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael gets the rebound | 47-63 |
| 04:01 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski misses the runner from the right block | 47-63 |
| 03:59 | Kentucky | Frank Latorre snags the defensive board | 47-63 |
| 03:37 | Kentucky | Yong Chin comes up short on the floater from the left side | 47-63 |
| 03:36 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-63 |
| 03:14 | Kentucky | Robert Weaver knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Peter Hudson | 47-66 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - James Jordan (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Javier Martin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Rufus Burlingame (tired) 3 reb. PF - Viktor Palczewski (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Herbert Michael (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Weaver (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Donald Scott (fresh) SF - Yong Chin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Frank Latorre (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Peter Hudson (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:51 | South Carolina | The pull-up jumper by Rufus Burlingame is blocked by Frank Latorre | 47-66 |
| 02:50 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael grabs the offensive board | 47-66 |
| 02:29 | South Carolina | James Jordan comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 47-66 |
| 02:27 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Yong Chin | 47-66 |
| 02:02 | Kentucky | Yong Chin drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on James Jordan - foul #2 on James Jordan, team foul #8 | 47-68 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi (PG), Alexei Irizarry (SG), Stjepan Zhuang (SF), Lino Zevallos (PF), Nicholas Stiles (C) James Jordan, Javier Martin, Rufus Burlingame, Viktor Palczewski, Herbert Michael | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Theodore Batista (SF), Michael Otero (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Robert Weaver, Donald Scott, Frank Latorre, Peter Hudson | |
| 02:02 | Kentucky | Yong Chin misses the free throw | 47-68 |
| 02:02 | South Carolina | Nicholas Stiles grabs the defensive rebound | 47-68 |
| 01:59 | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang travels in the backcourt | 47-68 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Jordan (PG), Javier Martin (SG), Rufus Burlingame (SF), Viktor Palczewski (PF), Herbert Michael (C) Dikembe Masudi, Alexei Irizarry, Stjepan Zhuang, Lino Zevallos, Nicholas Stiles | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee (SG), Frank Latorre (PF), Peter Hudson (C) Yong Chin, Michael Otero, Patrick Pullins | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:48 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista is fouled on the floor by Rufus Burlingame - foul #3 on Rufus Burlingame, team foul #9 | 47-68 |
| 01:48 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista makes the 1st free throw | 47-69 |
| 01:48 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista makes the 2nd free throw | 47-70 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:33 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 47-70 |
| 01:32 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Frank Latorre | 47-70 |
| 01:22 | Kentucky | Rufus Burlingame is called for the reach on Theodore Batista - foul #4 on Rufus Burlingame, team foul #10 | 47-70 |
| 01:22 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista makes the 1st free throw | 47-71 |
| 01:22 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista makes the 2nd free throw | 47-72 |
| 01:10 | South Carolina | James Jordan misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 47-72 |
| 01:09 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Frank Latorre | 47-72 |
| 01:06 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista is hacked by Rufus Burlingame in the backcourt - foul #5 on Rufus Burlingame, team foul #11 | 47-72 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang (SF) Rufus Burlingame | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:06 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista makes the 1st free throw | 47-73 |
| 01:06 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista misses the 2nd free throw | 47-73 |
| 01:06 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski snags the defensive board | 47-73 |
| 01:02 | South Carolina | Javier Martin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-73 |
| 01:01 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista snags the defensive board | 47-73 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson is open and buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Frank Latorre | 47-75 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:34 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 47-75 |
| 00:32 | Kentucky | Frank Latorre snags the defensive board | 47-75 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Viktor Palczewski - foul #2 on Viktor Palczewski, team foul #12 | 47-75 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista makes the 1st free throw | 47-76 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista misses the 2nd free throw | 47-76 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-76 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker runs out the clock | 47-76 |