| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fresh) SG - John Howard (fresh) SF - Hank Bennett (fresh) PF - Jesse Boyers (fresh) C - Wayne Blocker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Philip Pickles (fresh) SG - Michael Little (fresh) SF - John Hill (fresh) PF - Albert Houser (fresh) C - Lawrence Pippin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:49 | South Carolina | Michael Little is fouled on the floor by Randy Randolph - foul #1 on Randy Randolph, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | South Carolina | Michael Little misses long on a shot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | South Carolina | Michael Little tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Kentucky | Albert Houser swats the layup by John Howard | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | South Carolina | John Hill gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Albert Houser | 0-5 |
| 18:47 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 18:45 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to John Hill | 0-5 |
| 18:33 | South Carolina | Albert Houser connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by John Hill | 0-7 |
| 18:14 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Albert Houser - foul #1 on Albert Houser, team foul #1 | 0-7 |
| 18:14 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers misses the 1st free throw | 0-7 |
| 18:14 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers misses the 2nd free throw | 0-7 |
| 18:14 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin grabs the defensive rebound | 0-7 |
| 18:03 | South Carolina | Michael Little hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-10 |
| 17:52 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Michael Little - foul #1 on Michael Little, team foul #2 | 0-10 |
| 17:52 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers makes the 1st free throw | 1-10 |
| 17:52 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers misses the 2nd free throw | 1-10 |
| 17:52 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin grabs the board | 1-10 |
| 17:37 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 1-10 |
| 17:35 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jesse Boyers | 1-10 |
| 17:19 | Kentucky | Philip Pickles takes the ball from Randy Randolph | 1-10 |
| 17:16 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles lays it in | 1-12 |
| 17:03 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker's floater is tipped away by Lawrence Pippin | 1-12 |
| 17:01 | South Carolina | Albert Houser grabs the defensive rebound | 1-12 |
| 16:37 | South Carolina | John Hill misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Hank Bennett - foul #1 on Hank Bennett, team foul #2 | 1-12 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Dawley (SF) Hank Bennett | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cabello (PG), Cecil Barkley (SG), Lionel Kohler (PF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) Philip Pickles, Michael Little, Albert Houser, Lawrence Pippin | |
| 16:37 | South Carolina | John Hill makes the 1st free throw | 1-13 |
| 16:37 | South Carolina | John Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 1-13 |
| 16:37 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jesse Boyers | 1-13 |
| 16:20 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Randy Randolph | 3-13 |
| 16:06 | South Carolina | John Hill hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 3-13 |
| 16:04 | South Carolina | Lionel Kohler tips it back up and in | 3-15 |
| 15:38 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Wayne Blocker, team foul #3 | 3-15 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anton Turner (PG), Hank Bennett (SF) Randy Randolph, Jesse Boyers | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Brown (SF) John Hill | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Anton Turner (fresh) SG - John Howard (fairly fresh) SF - Hank Bennett (fresh) PF - William Dawley (fresh) C - Wayne Blocker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Cabello (fresh) SG - Cecil Barkley (fresh) SF - Lee Brown (fresh) PF - Lionel Kohler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) | |
| 15:09 | South Carolina | Lee Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-15 |
| 15:08 | Kentucky | William Dawley grabs the board | 3-15 |
| 14:54 | Kentucky | William Dawley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-15 |
| 14:52 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 3-15 |
| 14:40 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Robert Cabello and the foul's on Hank Bennett - foul #2 on Hank Bennett, team foul #4 | 3-17 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randy Randolph (PG), Jesse Boyers (PF) John Howard, Hank Bennett | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Pickles (PG), Michael Little (SG) Robert Cabello, Cecil Barkley | |
| 14:40 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson misses the free throw | 3-17 |
| 14:40 | Kentucky | William Dawley snags the defensive board | 3-17 |
| 14:22 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 3-17 |
| 14:21 | Kentucky | William Dawley hits the follow up shot | 5-17 |
| 13:59 | South Carolina | Wayne Blocker steals the ball from Lionel Kohler | 5-17 |
| 13:52 | Kentucky | William Dawley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-17 |
| 13:50 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker can't tip it in | 5-17 |
| 13:49 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-17 |
| 13:40 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Thompson is called for the reach on Wayne Blocker - foul #1 on Jeffrey Thompson, team foul #3 | 5-17 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hill (SF), Albert Houser (PF), Lawrence Pippin (C) Lee Brown, Lionel Kohler, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| 13:26 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 5-17 |
| 13:24 | South Carolina | Albert Houser gets the rebound | 5-17 |
| 13:19 | South Carolina | John Hill loses the dribble to Wayne Blocker | 5-17 |
| 13:03 | Kentucky | William Dawley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-17 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Howard (SG) Anton Turner | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley (SG) Michael Little | |
| 13:01 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-17 |
| 12:43 | Kentucky | John Howard is hacked by Cecil Barkley - foul #1 on Cecil Barkley, team foul #4 | 5-17 |
| 12:30 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Dawley | 7-17 |
| 12:15 | South Carolina | William Dawley is called for the reach on Cecil Barkley - foul #1 on William Dawley, team foul #5 | 7-17 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cabello (PG), Lee Brown (SF) Philip Pickles, John Hill | |
| 12:06 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Lawrence Pippin, team foul #5 | 7-17 |
| 11:42 | Kentucky | Robert Cabello takes the ball from Jesse Boyers | 7-17 |
| 11:38 | South Carolina | Lee Brown misses the dunk | 7-17 |
| 11:37 | Kentucky | John Howard gets the rebound | 7-17 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Howard (fresh) SF - William Dawley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jesse Boyers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Blocker (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Cabello (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cecil Barkley (fresh) SF - Lee Brown (fresh) PF - Albert Houser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Pippin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker's pass is intercepted by Cecil Barkley | 7-17 |
| 10:55 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Cabello | 7-19 |
| 10:34 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker is fouled on the floor by Robert Cabello - foul #1 on Robert Cabello, team foul #6 | 7-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anton Turner (SF) William Dawley | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Pickles (PG), Michael Little (SG), John Hill (SF), Lionel Kohler (PF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) Robert Cabello, Cecil Barkley, Lee Brown, Albert Houser, Lawrence Pippin | |
| 10:19 | Kentucky | John Howard misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-19 |
| 10:17 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers gets the offensive rebound | 7-19 |
| 10:05 | Kentucky | John Howard comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 7-19 |
| 10:04 | South Carolina | John Hill gets the rebound | 7-19 |
| 09:50 | South Carolina | Michael Little comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 7-19 |
| 09:49 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Wayne Blocker | 7-19 |
| 09:28 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Randy Randolph | 9-19 |
| 09:06 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson misses long on a runner from the left block | 9-19 |
| 09:05 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles tips it home | 9-21 |
| 08:54 | Kentucky | Anton Turner is fouled on the floor by John Hill - foul #1 on John Hill, team foul #7 | 9-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Dawley (SF) Randy Randolph | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 08:54 | Kentucky | Anton Turner misses the 1st free throw | 9-21 |
| 08:54 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers grabs the offensive rebound | 9-21 |
| 08:45 | Kentucky | Anton Turner misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 9-21 |
| 08:43 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles gets the rebound | 9-21 |
| 08:32 | South Carolina | John Howard steals the ball from John Hill | 9-21 |
| 08:16 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by John Hill - foul #2 on John Hill, team foul #8 | 9-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cabello (PG), Cecil Barkley (SG), Lee Brown (SF), Albert Houser (PF), Lawrence Pippin (C) Philip Pickles, Michael Little, John Hill, Lionel Kohler, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| 08:16 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers makes the 1st free throw | 10-21 |
| 08:16 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers makes the 2nd free throw | 11-21 |
| 07:52 | South Carolina | Albert Houser is called for traveling | 11-21 |
| 07:33 | Kentucky | Anton Turner is hacked by Robert Cabello - foul #2 on Robert Cabello, team foul #9 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randy Randolph (PG) Wayne Blocker | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Pickles (PG) Robert Cabello | |
| 07:33 | Kentucky | Anton Turner makes the 1st free throw | 12-21 |
| 07:33 | Kentucky | Anton Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 13-21 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Howard (fairly fresh) SF - Anton Turner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jesse Boyers (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - William Dawley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Philip Pickles (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Cecil Barkley (fresh) SF - Lee Brown (fresh) PF - Albert Houser (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Pippin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 13-21 |
| 07:09 | South Carolina | Lee Brown gets the offensive rebound | 13-21 |
| 06:54 | South Carolina | Jesse Boyers is called for the reach on Cecil Barkley - foul #1 on Jesse Boyers, team foul #6 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker (C) Anton Turner | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Little (SG), Lionel Kohler (PF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) Cecil Barkley, Albert Houser, Lawrence Pippin | |
| 06:47 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles is fouled on the floor by Randy Randolph - foul #2 on Randy Randolph, team foul #7 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anton Turner (PG) Randy Randolph | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 06:47 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles makes the 1st free throw | 13-22 |
| 06:47 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles makes the 2nd free throw | 13-23 |
| 06:40 | Kentucky | John Howard scores on a runner from the baseline | 15-23 |
| 06:19 | South Carolina | Lee Brown scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Thompson | 15-25 |
| 06:05 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker loses the ball out of bounds | 15-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hill (SF) Lee Brown | |
| 05:48 | South Carolina | Michael Little clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-25 |
| 05:46 | Kentucky | William Dawley pulls down the rebound | 15-25 |
| 05:41 | Kentucky | Anton Turner scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by William Dawley | 17-25 |
| 05:27 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson loses the ball out of bounds | 17-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin (C) Jeffrey Thompson | |
| 05:12 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers's fadeaway is rejected by Lionel Kohler | 17-25 |
| 05:10 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin snags the defensive board | 17-25 |
| 04:54 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin makes the floater in the lane set up by Michael Little and he's hacked by Anton Turner - foul #1 on Anton Turner, team foul #8 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley (SG), Albert Houser (PF) Michael Little, Lionel Kohler | |
| 04:54 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin makes the free throw | 17-28 |
| 04:32 | Kentucky | Cecil Barkley steals it from Wayne Blocker | 17-28 |
| 04:15 | South Carolina | Albert Houser misses badly on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Wayne Blocker - foul #2 on Wayne Blocker, team foul #9 | 17-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (SF) Wayne Blocker | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 04:15 | South Carolina | Albert Houser misses the 1st free throw | 17-28 |
| 04:15 | South Carolina | Albert Houser misses the 2nd free throw | 17-28 |
| 04:15 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin gets the offensive rebound | 17-28 |
| 03:59 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 17-28 |
| 03:58 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Anton Turner | 17-28 |
| 03:43 | Kentucky | Anton Turner comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Cecil Barkley - foul #2 on Cecil Barkley, team foul #10 | 17-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randy Randolph (PG) Jesse Boyers | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cabello (PG), Michael Little (SG), Lee Brown (SF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) Philip Pickles, Cecil Barkley, John Hill, Lawrence Pippin | |
| 03:43 | Kentucky | Anton Turner makes the 1st free throw | 18-28 |
| 03:43 | Kentucky | Anton Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 19-28 |
| 03:26 | South Carolina | Lee Brown misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner but the foul's on Hank Bennett - foul #3 on Hank Bennett, team foul #10 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers (PF), Wayne Blocker (C) Hank Bennett, Anton Turner | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lionel Kohler (PF) Albert Houser | |
| 03:26 | South Carolina | Lee Brown makes the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 03:26 | South Carolina | Lee Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 19-29 |
| 03:26 | South Carolina | Lee Brown makes the 3rd free throw | 19-30 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Howard (tiring) 2 pts. SF - William Dawley (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jesse Boyers (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Blocker (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Cabello (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Little (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lionel Kohler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:13 | Kentucky | John Howard hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Randy Randolph | 22-30 |
| 02:56 | South Carolina | John Howard takes the ball from Lionel Kohler | 22-30 |
| 02:52 | Kentucky | William Dawley lays it up and in set up by John Howard | 24-30 |
| 02:37 | South Carolina | William Dawley steals it from Michael Little | 24-30 |
| 02:19 | Kentucky | William Dawley misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 24-30 |
| 02:18 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson grabs the board | 24-30 |
| 02:02 | South Carolina | Lee Brown makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Lionel Kohler | 24-32 |
| 01:48 | Kentucky | John Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-32 |
| 01:47 | South Carolina | Lee Brown grabs the board | 24-32 |
| 01:34 | South Carolina | Lee Brown misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jesse Boyers - foul #2 on Jesse Boyers, team foul #11 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anton Turner (SF) Jesse Boyers | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley (SG), Albert Houser (PF), Lawrence Pippin (C) Michael Little, Lionel Kohler, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| 01:34 | South Carolina | Lee Brown makes the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 01:34 | South Carolina | Lee Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 01:34 | Kentucky | John Howard pulls down the rebound | 24-33 |
| 01:28 | Kentucky | William Dawley makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Howard | 27-33 |
| 01:10 | South Carolina | Lee Brown buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Cabello | 27-36 |
| 00:57 | Kentucky | Anton Turner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Pickles (PG), John Hill (SF) Robert Cabello, Lee Brown | |
| 00:43 | South Carolina | Albert Houser drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Cecil Barkley and he's hacked by William Dawley - foul #2 on William Dawley, team foul #12 | 27-38 |
| 00:43 | South Carolina | Albert Houser misses the free throw | 27-38 |
| 00:43 | Kentucky | Anton Turner gets the rebound | 27-38 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Anton Turner clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Cecil Barkley - foul #3 on Cecil Barkley, team foul #11 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers (PF) William Dawley | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Little (SG) Cecil Barkley | |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Anton Turner makes the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Anton Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 00:02 | South Carolina | Albert Houser loses the dribble to Jesse Boyers | 29-38 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 29-38 |