| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Smith (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Bradley Coburn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Browder (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wilfred Lobato (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Walter Ray (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Marceau (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Hilliker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eric Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Arthur Ewart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Tom Fontes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Richard Browder inbounds the ball | 25-19 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | South Carolina | Richard Browder misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 25-19 |
| 19:42 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes gets the rebound | 25-19 |
| 19:19 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker misses short on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Wilfred Lobato - foul #2 on Wilfred Lobato, team foul #1 | 25-19 |
| 19:19 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 19:19 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 18:57 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn is fouled on the floor by Michael Hilliker - foul #1 on Michael Hilliker, team foul #1 | 25-21 |
| 18:29 | South Carolina | John Smith misses long on a jumper from the right side | 25-21 |
| 18:28 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart gets the rebound | 25-21 |
| 18:10 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-21 |
| 18:08 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart tips it in | 25-23 |
| 17:41 | South Carolina | Richard Browder misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 25-23 |
| 17:39 | South Carolina | Wilfred Lobato misses the tip | 25-23 |
| 17:37 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart grabs the defensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 17:08 | Kentucky | Robert Marceau hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Arthur Ewart | 25-26 |
| 16:44 | South Carolina | John Smith is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #2 | 25-26 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Costa (PG), Clarence Goff (SG), Chi Huang (SF), Joseph Simmons (PF) John Smith, Bradley Coburn, Richard Browder, Wilfred Lobato | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Brown (PG), Derrick Stephens (SG), Michael Odoms (PF), Tyler Rowell (C) Robert Marceau, Michael Hilliker, Arthur Ewart, Tom Fontes | |
| 16:24 | Kentucky | Derrick Stephens is hacked by Clarence Goff - foul #1 on Clarence Goff, team foul #3 | 25-26 |
| 16:05 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-26 |
| 16:04 | South Carolina | Walter Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ariel Costa (fresh) SG - Clarence Goff (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chi Huang (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Simmons (fresh) 3 reb. C - Walter Ray (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Ernest Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Derrick Stephens (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Odoms (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Tyler Rowell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | South Carolina | Chi Huang hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 25-26 |
| 15:43 | South Carolina | Walter Ray tips it but misses | 25-26 |
| 15:42 | South Carolina | Clarence Goff gets the offensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 15:21 | South Carolina | Clarence Goff hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Ariel Costa | 28-26 |
| 14:56 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Clarence Goff - foul #2 on Clarence Goff, team foul #4 | 28-26 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn (SG), Wilfred Lobato (C) Clarence Goff, Walter Ray | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker (SG), Arthur Ewart (PF), Tom Fontes (C) Derrick Stephens, Michael Odoms, Tyler Rowell | |
| 14:56 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 14:56 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 14:32 | South Carolina | Tom Fontes blocks the jumper by Chi Huang | 28-28 |
| 14:31 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons tips it in | 30-28 |
| 14:13 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Ernest Brown | 30-31 |
| 13:45 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 30-31 |
| 13:43 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 13:17 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart is fouled on the floor by Chi Huang - foul #1 on Chi Huang, team foul #5 | 30-31 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Smith (PG), Richard Browder (SF), Walter Ray (C) Ariel Costa, Chi Huang, Joseph Simmons | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Marceau (PG), Michael Odoms (SF), Tyler Rowell (PF) Ernest Brown, Eric Anderson, Arthur Ewart | |
| 12:51 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Bradley Coburn - foul #1 on Bradley Coburn, team foul #6 | 30-31 |
| 12:51 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 12:51 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 12:22 | South Carolina | Walter Ray knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Bradley Coburn | 32-33 |
| 11:53 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes lays it up and in set up by Robert Marceau | 32-35 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Smith (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Bradley Coburn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Browder (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wilfred Lobato (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Walter Ray (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Marceau (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Hilliker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Michael Odoms (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Tyler Rowell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tom Fontes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | South Carolina | Richard Browder banks in the wide open layup set up by John Smith | 34-35 |
| 11:13 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes hits the finger roll set up by Robert Marceau | 34-37 |
| 11:01 | South Carolina | Michael Hilliker steps in front of the Wilfred Lobato pass | 34-37 |
| 10:57 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker lays it in | 34-39 |
| 10:32 | South Carolina | Wilfred Lobato misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-39 |
| 10:31 | Kentucky | Tyler Rowell snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 10:26 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker is fouled on the floor by Bradley Coburn - foul #2 on Bradley Coburn, team foul #7 | 34-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Costa (PG), Clarence Goff (SG), Chi Huang (SF), Joseph Simmons (PF) John Smith, Bradley Coburn, Richard Browder, Wilfred Lobato | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Brown (PG), Derrick Stephens (SF), Arthur Ewart (PF) Robert Marceau, Michael Odoms, Tyler Rowell | |
| 10:26 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 10:26 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker misses the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 10:26 | South Carolina | Walter Ray grabs the board | 34-40 |
| 10:12 | South Carolina | Walter Ray misses the floater in the lane | 34-40 |
| 10:10 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes gets the rebound | 34-40 |
| 10:08 | Kentucky | Ariel Costa picks off the pass by Michael Hilliker in the backcourt | 34-40 |
| 09:47 | South Carolina | Walter Ray's dunk attempt is rejected by Tom Fontes | 34-40 |
| 09:46 | South Carolina | Clarence Goff tips it but misses | 34-40 |
| 09:45 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart snags the defensive board | 34-40 |
| 09:25 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-40 |
| 09:23 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons gets the rebound | 34-40 |
| 08:55 | South Carolina | Clarence Goff drills a 3 from the left corner | 37-40 |
| 08:35 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 08:34 | South Carolina | Chi Huang grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 08:10 | South Carolina | Clarence Goff clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 08:09 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Arthur Ewart | 37-40 |
| 08:07 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker loses the dribble to Joseph Simmons in the backcourt | 37-40 |
| 07:44 | South Carolina | Tom Fontes swats the short shot by Ariel Costa | 37-40 |
| 07:43 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons snags the offensive board | 37-40 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ariel Costa (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clarence Goff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chi Huang (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Simmons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Walter Ray (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Ernest Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Hilliker (tiring) 13 pts. SF - Derrick Stephens (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Arthur Ewart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Tom Fontes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:22 | South Carolina | The jumper by Walter Ray is denied by Tom Fontes | 37-40 |
| 07:21 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Derrick Stephens | 37-40 |
| 07:16 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker misses the jumpshot from the right side | 37-40 |
| 07:15 | South Carolina | Walter Ray gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 06:46 | South Carolina | Clarence Goff misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-40 |
| 06:44 | South Carolina | Chi Huang tips it back up and in | 39-40 |
| 06:41 | Kentucky | Chi Huang is called for the reach on Michael Hilliker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Chi Huang, team foul #8 | 39-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Smith (PG), Bradley Coburn (SG), Richard Browder (SF), Wilfred Lobato (PF) Ariel Costa, Clarence Goff, Chi Huang, Walter Ray | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Marceau (PG), Eric Anderson (SF), Michael Odoms (PF), Tyler Rowell (C) Ernest Brown, Derrick Stephens, Arthur Ewart, Tom Fontes | |
| 06:41 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 06:41 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker misses the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 06:41 | South Carolina | Wilfred Lobato grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 06:19 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons misses long on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Tyler Rowell - foul #1 on Tyler Rowell, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Brown (SG) Michael Hilliker | |
| 06:19 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 06:19 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 05:51 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 05:50 | Kentucky | Ernest Brown grabs the offensive board | 40-41 |
| 05:32 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 05:30 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 05:09 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-41 |
| 05:08 | South Carolina | Richard Browder pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 04:50 | South Carolina | Richard Browder misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Eric Anderson - foul #1 on Eric Anderson, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Chi Huang (PF) Joseph Simmons | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Derrick Stephens (SG) Ernest Brown | |
| 04:50 | South Carolina | Richard Browder makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 04:50 | South Carolina | Richard Browder makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 04:23 | Kentucky | Robert Marceau can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-41 |
| 04:22 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson hits the follow up shot | 42-43 |
| 03:53 | South Carolina | Tyler Rowell blocks the short jumper by Wilfred Lobato | 42-43 |
| 03:52 | South Carolina | John Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 03:36 | South Carolina | Richard Browder can't connect on a floater in the paint | 42-43 |
| 03:35 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Marceau | 42-43 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Smith (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Bradley Coburn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Browder (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chi Huang (fresh) 4 pts. C - Wilfred Lobato (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Marceau (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Derrick Stephens (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Anderson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Michael Odoms (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Tyler Rowell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:11 | Kentucky | Robert Marceau comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 03:09 | South Carolina | Richard Browder pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 02:41 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 02:40 | Kentucky | Tyler Rowell pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 02:40 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Costa (PG), Walter Ray (C) John Smith, Richard Browder | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Brown (PG), Arthur Ewart (PF), Tom Fontes (C) Robert Marceau, Michael Odoms, Tyler Rowell | |
| 02:38 | Kentucky | Ariel Costa is called for the reach on Derrick Stephens in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ariel Costa, team foul #9 | 42-43 |
| 02:38 | Kentucky | Derrick Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 02:38 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 02:17 | Kentucky | Bradley Coburn steps in front of the Tom Fontes pass | 42-43 |
| 02:17 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Smith (PG), Richard Browder (SF), Joseph Simmons (PF) Ariel Costa, Chi Huang, Wilfred Lobato | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Marceau (PG), Michael Hilliker (SG) Ernest Brown, Derrick Stephens | |
| 02:00 | South Carolina | Richard Browder is hacked by Eric Anderson - foul #2 on Eric Anderson, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wilfred Lobato (PF) Joseph Simmons | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:41 | South Carolina | Wilfred Lobato clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 42-43 |
| 01:39 | Kentucky | Robert Marceau grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 01:29 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson is called for 10 seconds | 42-43 |
| 01:10 | South Carolina | John Smith is hacked by Eric Anderson - foul #3 on Eric Anderson, team foul #5 | 42-43 |
| 00:52 | South Carolina | Richard Browder misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 42-43 |
| 00:50 | South Carolina | Richard Browder grabs the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 00:25 | South Carolina | Walter Ray comes up short on the shot from the left block | 42-43 |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | John Smith is called for the reach on Arthur Ewart in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #10 | 42-43 |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart runs out the clock | 42-45 |