| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Javier Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Masudi (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Yuri Zabielski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lino Zevallos (fresh) 2 pts. C - Toni Sarwinski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dewayne Magee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Silas Herndon (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Alexander (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Fyodor Zysett (fresh) C - Peter Hudson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander inbounds the ball | 39-36 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-36 |
| 19:37 | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 19:32 | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 39-36 |
| 19:30 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Silas Herndon | 39-36 |
| 19:01 | Kentucky | Silas Herndon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-36 |
| 19:00 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee grabs the offensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 18:36 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander misses the easy layup but the foul's on Toni Sarwinski - foul #2 on Toni Sarwinski, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Jordan (SG), Alexei Irizarry (SF), Nicholas Stiles (C) Dikembe Masudi, Yuri Zabielski, Toni Sarwinski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 18:36 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 18:36 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 18:34 | South Carolina | Silas Herndon takes the ball from Javier Martin in the backcourt | 39-38 |
| 18:32 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander jams it on a great pass from Silas Herndon | 39-40 |
| 18:15 | South Carolina | Lino Zevallos buries a shot from the right side | 41-40 |
| 17:55 | Kentucky | Silas Herndon misses short on a 3 from straight away | 41-40 |
| 17:54 | South Carolina | Nicholas Stiles snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 17:51 | South Carolina | James Jordan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi (SG), Yuri Zabielski (SF), Toni Sarwinski (C) Javier Martin, Alexei Irizarry, Nicholas Stiles | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Becker (PG), James Eckhoff (SF), Igor Olenski (PF), Joe Wilson (C) Dewayne Magee, Thomas Alexander, Fyodor Zysett, Peter Hudson | |
| 17:32 | Kentucky | Silas Herndon is hacked by Dikembe Masudi - foul #1 on Dikembe Masudi, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| 17:15 | Kentucky | James Eckhoff hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from William Becker | 41-42 |
| 16:48 | South Carolina | Toni Sarwinski comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 41-42 |
| 16:46 | Kentucky | Joe Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 16:32 | Kentucky | William Becker comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 16:31 | Kentucky | Igor Olenski tips it in | 41-44 |
| 16:14 | South Carolina | James Jordan double dribbles | 41-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Javier Martin (PG), Alexei Irizarry (SF), Nicholas Stiles (C) Dikembe Masudi, Yuri Zabielski, Toni Sarwinski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee (PG), Gerald Savoy (SG), Thomas Alexander (SF), Fyodor Zysett (PF), Peter Hudson (C) William Becker, Silas Herndon, James Eckhoff, Igor Olenski, Joe Wilson | |
| 15:52 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Stiles - foul #3 on Nicholas Stiles, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carl Shotkoski (C) Nicholas Stiles | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Javier Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Jordan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alexei Irizarry (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Lino Zevallos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Carl Shotkoski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dewayne Magee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Savoy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Alexander (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Fyodor Zysett (fresh) C - Peter Hudson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Gerald Savoy | 41-46 |
| 15:20 | South Carolina | Lino Zevallos double dribbles | 41-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Yuri Zabielski (SF), Nicholas Stiles (C) Alexei Irizarry, Carl Shotkoski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 14:59 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander comes up short on the floater in the lane | 41-46 |
| 14:58 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 14:37 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-46 |
| 14:35 | South Carolina | Nicholas Stiles grabs the board | 41-46 |
| 14:23 | South Carolina | James Jordan misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-46 |
| 14:21 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 14:09 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson can't throw it down | 41-46 |
| 14:08 | Kentucky | Fyodor Zysett snags the offensive board | 41-46 |
| 13:47 | Kentucky | Gerald Savoy can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 41-46 |
| 13:46 | South Carolina | Yuri Zabielski grabs the board | 41-46 |
| 13:32 | South Carolina | James Jordan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-46 |
| 13:30 | Kentucky | Fyodor Zysett snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 13:07 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander connects on the shot in the paint set up by Dewayne Magee | 41-48 |
| 12:54 | South Carolina | Javier Martin is open and scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Nicholas Stiles | 43-48 |
| 12:32 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee's pass is intercepted by Yuri Zabielski | 43-48 |
| 12:29 | South Carolina | Javier Martin throws it down on a nice dish by Yuri Zabielski | 45-48 |
| 12:15 | Kentucky | Gerald Savoy can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 45-48 |
| 12:14 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander can't tip it in | 45-48 |
| 12:12 | Kentucky | Fyodor Zysett grabs the offensive board | 45-48 |
| 11:48 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee clanks a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Javier Martin - foul #1 on Javier Martin, team foul #4 | 45-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi (SG), Alexei Irizarry (SF), Toni Sarwinski (C) Javier Martin, Yuri Zabielski, Nicholas Stiles | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Silas Herndon (SG), James Eckhoff (SF), Igor Olenski (PF), Joe Wilson (C) Gerald Savoy, Thomas Alexander, Fyodor Zysett, Peter Hudson | |
| 11:48 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee misses the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 11:48 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee misses the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 11:48 | South Carolina | Lino Zevallos snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - James Jordan (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Masudi (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alexei Irizarry (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Lino Zevallos (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Toni Sarwinski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dewayne Magee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Silas Herndon (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Eckhoff (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Igor Olenski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Wilson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from James Jordan | 47-48 |
| 11:08 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-48 |
| 11:06 | South Carolina | Alexei Irizarry snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 10:56 | South Carolina | James Jordan misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 10:54 | South Carolina | Lino Zevallos gets the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 10:36 | South Carolina | Lino Zevallos is fouled on the floor by Igor Olenski - foul #1 on Igor Olenski, team foul #1 | 47-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Javier Martin (PG), Yuri Zabielski (SF) James Jordan, Alexei Irizarry | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Becker (PG) Dewayne Magee | |
| 10:31 | South Carolina | Toni Sarwinski is hacked by Silas Herndon - foul #3 on Silas Herndon, team foul #2 | 47-48 |
| 10:08 | South Carolina | Toni Sarwinski hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Javier Martin and he's hacked by Joe Wilson - foul #1 on Joe Wilson, team foul #3 | 49-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alexei Irizarry (SF) Yuri Zabielski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Mills (PG), Peter Hudson (C) James Eckhoff, Joe Wilson | |
| 10:08 | South Carolina | Toni Sarwinski makes the free throw | 50-48 |
| 09:48 | Kentucky | Silas Herndon misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-48 |
| 09:47 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson tips it but misses | 50-48 |
| 09:46 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Lino Zevallos | 50-48 |
| 09:44 | South Carolina | Toni Sarwinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Yuri Zabielski (SF) Alexei Irizarry | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 09:17 | Kentucky | Silas Herndon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 09:15 | Kentucky | William Becker grabs the offensive board | 50-48 |
| 08:57 | Kentucky | Igor Olenski is fouled on the floor by Lino Zevallos - foul #3 on Lino Zevallos, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Jordan (PG), Alexei Irizarry (SF) Javier Martin, Yuri Zabielski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Eckhoff (SF), Fyodor Zysett (PF) William Becker, Igor Olenski | |
| 08:33 | Kentucky | Silas Herndon hits a 3 from the left corner | 50-51 |
| 08:28 | South Carolina | Peter Hudson is called for the reach on Alexei Irizarry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Peter Hudson, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Yuri Zabielski (SF) Alexei Irizarry | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joe Wilson (C) Peter Hudson | |
| 08:17 | South Carolina | James Jordan misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Mills - foul #1 on John Mills, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee (PG), Gerald Savoy (SG) John Mills, Silas Herndon | |
| 08:17 | South Carolina | James Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 08:17 | South Carolina | James Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 07:53 | Kentucky | James Eckhoff makes the shot from the right wing set up by Dewayne Magee | 52-53 |
| 07:38 | South Carolina | Toni Sarwinski clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 52-53 |
| 07:36 | Kentucky | Joe Wilson pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - James Jordan (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Masudi (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Yuri Zabielski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lino Zevallos (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Toni Sarwinski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dewayne Magee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gerald Savoy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Eckhoff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Fyodor Zysett (tiring) 4 reb. C - Joe Wilson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Kentucky | James Eckhoff misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 52-53 |
| 07:11 | Kentucky | Gerald Savoy tips it but misses | 52-53 |
| 07:10 | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 06:56 | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 06:54 | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi hits the follow up shot | 54-53 |
| 06:48 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-53 |
| 06:47 | South Carolina | Lino Zevallos grabs the board | 54-53 |
| 06:27 | South Carolina | James Jordan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-53 |
| 06:26 | Kentucky | Fyodor Zysett snags the defensive board | 54-53 |
| 06:10 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Fyodor Zysett | 54-55 |
| 06:02 | South Carolina | James Jordan is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on James Jordan, team foul #6 | 54-55 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Javier Martin (PG), Alexei Irizarry (SF) James Jordan, Yuri Zabielski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Becker (PG), Silas Herndon (SG), Thomas Alexander (SF), Igor Olenski (PF), Peter Hudson (C) Dewayne Magee, Gerald Savoy, James Eckhoff, Fyodor Zysett, Joe Wilson | |
| 05:33 | Kentucky | Silas Herndon misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-55 |
| 05:32 | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| 05:19 | South Carolina | Javier Martin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 05:18 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 04:59 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but the foul's on Lino Zevallos - foul #4 on Lino Zevallos, team foul #7 | 54-55 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Yuri Zabielski (SF), Nicholas Stiles (C) Alexei Irizarry, Toni Sarwinski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Mills (PG) Thomas Alexander | |
| 04:59 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 04:59 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 04:59 | South Carolina | Nicholas Stiles gets the rebound | 54-56 |
| 04:46 | South Carolina | Lino Zevallos is denied on a layup by Peter Hudson | 54-56 |
| 04:45 | Kentucky | Igor Olenski snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| 04:24 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by John Mills | 54-58 |
| 04:10 | South Carolina | Yuri Zabielski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Javier Martin | 56-58 |
| 03:50 | South Carolina | The refs have stopped play. Javier Martin is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 56-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Jordan (PG), Alexei Irizarry (SF), Toni Sarwinski (C) Javier Martin, Yuri Zabielski, Nicholas Stiles | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gerald Savoy (SG), Thomas Alexander (SF) Silas Herndon, William Becker | |
| 03:41 | Kentucky | Gerald Savoy buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from John Mills | 56-60 |
| 03:38 | South Carolina | Peter Hudson picks off the pass by Lino Zevallos in the backcourt | 56-60 |
| 03:26 | Kentucky | Igor Olenski misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Jordan - foul #3 on James Jordan, team foul #8 | 56-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Yuri Zabielski (SF) Alexei Irizarry | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joe Wilson (C) Peter Hudson | |
| 03:26 | Kentucky | Igor Olenski makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 03:26 | Kentucky | Igor Olenski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - James Jordan (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Masudi (tiring) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Yuri Zabielski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lino Zevallos (very tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Toni Sarwinski (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Mills (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gerald Savoy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Alexander (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Igor Olenski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Wilson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:05 | South Carolina | Yuri Zabielski clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-62 |
| 03:04 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Gerald Savoy | 56-62 |
| 02:35 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 56-62 |
| 02:34 | South Carolina | James Jordan pulls down the rebound | 56-62 |
| 02:11 | South Carolina | John Mills is called for the reach on James Jordan - foul #2 on John Mills, team foul #6 | 56-62 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alexei Irizarry (SF), Nicholas Stiles (PF) Yuri Zabielski, Lino Zevallos | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee (PG), Silas Herndon (SG), James Eckhoff (SF), Fyodor Zysett (PF), Peter Hudson (C) John Mills, Gerald Savoy, Thomas Alexander, Igor Olenski, Joe Wilson | |
| 01:56 | South Carolina | James Jordan connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-62 |
| 01:31 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-62 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Yuri Zabielski (SF), Lino Zevallos (PF) Alexei Irizarry, Nicholas Stiles | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander (SF) James Eckhoff | |
| 01:13 | South Carolina | Yuri Zabielski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-62 |
| 01:12 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee gets the rebound | 59-62 |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee is hacked by Yuri Zabielski - foul #1 on Yuri Zabielski, team foul #9 | 59-62 |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee misses the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:48 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Toni Sarwinski | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:34 | South Carolina | Lino Zevallos hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Dewayne Magee - foul #2 on Dewayne Magee, team foul #7 | 59-63 |
| 00:34 | South Carolina | Lino Zevallos makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:34 | South Carolina | Lino Zevallos misses the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:34 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Silas Herndon | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Silas Herndon is hacked by Dikembe Masudi in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dikembe Masudi, team foul #10 | 60-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Eckhoff (SF), Igor Olenski (PF) Thomas Alexander, Fyodor Zysett | |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Silas Herndon makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Silas Herndon misses the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:31 | South Carolina | Toni Sarwinski grabs the defensive rebound | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:26 | South Carolina | James Jordan scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dikembe Masudi | 62-64 |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | James Jordan is called for the reach on James Eckhoff in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Jordan, team foul #11 | 62-64 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Fyodor Zysett (PF) Igor Olenski | |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | James Eckhoff misses the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | James Eckhoff makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:08 | South Carolina | Lino Zevallos hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-65 |
| 00:06 | Kentucky | Silas Herndon pulls down the rebound | 62-65 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | Silas Herndon is hacked by Dikembe Masudi in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dikembe Masudi, team foul #12 | 62-65 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Igor Olenski (PF) Fyodor Zysett | |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-65 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | Silas Herndon makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | Silas Herndon makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi misses the halfcourt shot | 62-67 |