| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph McConnell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Boehm (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Anker (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Paul Lariviere (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Trevor Billings (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Oluwa Apo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Zoran Taranov (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Brett Stanley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edward Adair (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Hein (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Brett Stanley inbounds the ball | 37-31 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | South Carolina | Zoran Taranov can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 19:36 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 19:18 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 37-31 |
| 19:17 | South Carolina | Brett Stanley grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 18:56 | South Carolina | Joshua Hein clanks a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Trevor Billings - foul #2 on Trevor Billings, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| 18:56 | South Carolina | Joshua Hein makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 18:56 | South Carolina | Joshua Hein misses the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 18:56 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 18:34 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 18:32 | South Carolina | Joshua Hein grabs the defensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 18:06 | South Carolina | Joseph McConnell steals it from Zoran Taranov | 37-32 |
| 17:43 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Steven Anker and he's fouled by Zoran Taranov - foul #1 on Zoran Taranov, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| 17:43 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings makes the free throw | 40-32 |
| 17:25 | South Carolina | Joseph McConnell takes the ball from Brett Stanley | 40-32 |
| 17:04 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 17:02 | South Carolina | Edward Adair grabs the defensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 16:37 | South Carolina | Edward Adair misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Trevor Billings - foul #3 on Trevor Billings, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Thompson (SF), Paul Lavoie (PF), Chris Horton (C) Steven Anker, Paul Lariviere, Trevor Billings | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Tyler Melton (SG), Mario Galindo (C) Zoran Taranov, Joshua Hein | |
| 16:37 | South Carolina | Edward Adair misses the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 16:37 | South Carolina | Edward Adair makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 16:19 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-33 |
| 16:17 | South Carolina | Brett Stanley gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| 15:50 | South Carolina | Paul Lavoie picks off the pass by Edward Adair | 40-33 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph McConnell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Boehm (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Lavoie (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Chris Horton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Oluwa Apo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tyler Melton (fresh) SF - Brett Stanley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Adair (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Mario Galindo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Brett Stanley | 40-33 |
| 15:21 | South Carolina | Mario Galindo gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| 14:58 | South Carolina | Brett Stanley knocks in the turnaround from close range | 40-35 |
| 14:35 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-35 |
| 14:11 | South Carolina | Edward Adair throws it down on a great pass from Oluwa Apo | 43-37 |
| 13:55 | Kentucky | Chris Horton makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph McConnell | 45-37 |
| 13:35 | South Carolina | Brett Stanley misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 45-37 |
| 13:34 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton gets the offensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 13:16 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Chris Horton - foul #1 on Chris Horton, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Burruss (SG), Steven Anker (SF), Paul Lariviere (PF), Trevor Billings (C) Thomas Boehm, Robert Thompson, Paul Lavoie, Chris Horton | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Leon Schnakenberg (PG), Arthur Forsythe (SF), Samuel Cole (PF), Joshua Hein (C) Oluwa Apo, Brett Stanley, Edward Adair, Mario Galindo | |
| 13:16 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 13:16 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 12:53 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell misses the floater from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 12:52 | South Carolina | Joshua Hein grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 12:35 | South Carolina | Paul Lariviere denies the turnaround by Joshua Hein | 45-39 |
| 12:33 | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 12:19 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings misses the driving attempt in the paint | 45-39 |
| 12:18 | South Carolina | Samuel Cole pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 11:58 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the left side | 45-41 |
| 11:36 | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph McConnell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Burruss (fresh) SF - Steven Anker (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Paul Lariviere (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Trevor Billings (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Leon Schnakenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tyler Melton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Arthur Forsythe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Samuel Cole (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joshua Hein (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:11 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Burruss - foul #2 on Michael Burruss, team foul #4 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm (PG), Robert Thompson (SG) Joseph McConnell, Michael Burruss | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Oluwa Apo (PG), Brett Stanley (SF) Leon Schnakenberg, Arthur Forsythe | |
| 11:11 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 11:11 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton misses the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 11:11 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Paul Lariviere | 47-42 |
| 10:49 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Robert Thompson | 49-42 |
| 10:29 | South Carolina | Paul Lariviere takes the ball from Tyler Melton | 49-42 |
| 10:10 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson is hacked by Samuel Cole - foul #1 on Samuel Cole, team foul #2 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Burruss (SF), Chris Horton (PF) Steven Anker, Paul Lariviere | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Zoran Taranov (SG), Edward Adair (PF), Mario Galindo (C) Tyler Melton, Samuel Cole, Joshua Hein | |
| 09:47 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Thompson | 51-42 |
| 09:19 | South Carolina | Oluwa Apo makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 51-44 |
| 09:04 | Kentucky | Chris Horton buries a jump hook near the basket | 53-44 |
| 08:49 | South Carolina | Robert Thompson picks off the pass by Zoran Taranov | 53-44 |
| 08:45 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson jams it | 55-44 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 08:30 | South Carolina | The short jumper by Brett Stanley is denied by Trevor Billings | 55-44 |
| 08:29 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Trevor Billings | 55-44 |
| 08:11 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings travels with the ball | 55-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell (PG), Steven Anker (SF), Paul Lariviere (PF) Thomas Boehm, Michael Burruss, Trevor Billings | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Leon Schnakenberg (PG), Joshua Hein (C) Oluwa Apo, Mario Galindo | |
| 08:02 | South Carolina | Brett Stanley misses the easy layup | 55-44 |
| 08:00 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Chris Horton | 55-44 |
| 07:49 | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere connects on the runner from the right block and he's hacked by Joshua Hein - foul #2 on Joshua Hein, team foul #3 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Burruss (SG) Robert Thompson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 07:49 | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere makes the free throw | 58-44 |
| 07:35 | South Carolina | Edward Adair is whistled for a carry | 58-44 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph McConnell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Burruss (fresh) SF - Steven Anker (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Paul Lariviere (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Chris Horton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Leon Schnakenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zoran Taranov (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Brett Stanley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Adair (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua Hein (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 58-44 |
| 07:15 | South Carolina | Brett Stanley pulls down the rebound | 58-44 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 07:09 | South Carolina | Brett Stanley is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 58-44 |
| 07:07 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Chris Horton | 58-44 |
| 06:56 | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-44 |
| 06:55 | South Carolina | Joshua Hein grabs the defensive rebound | 58-44 |
| 06:43 | South Carolina | Brett Stanley makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Zoran Taranov and the foul's on Michael Burruss - foul #3 on Michael Burruss, team foul #5 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm (SG), Paul Lavoie (PF) Michael Burruss, Chris Horton | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Oluwa Apo (PG), Tyler Melton (SG), Samuel Cole (PF) Leon Schnakenberg, Zoran Taranov, Edward Adair | |
| 06:43 | South Carolina | Brett Stanley misses the free throw | 58-46 |
| 06:43 | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere grabs the defensive rebound | 58-46 |
| 06:28 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell clanks a 3 from the left wing | 58-46 |
| 06:27 | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere tips it home | 60-46 |
| 06:13 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 60-46 |
| 06:11 | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere snags the defensive board | 60-46 |
| 05:55 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell is fouled on the floor by Oluwa Apo - foul #4 on Oluwa Apo, team foul #4 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Trevor Billings (C) Paul Lavoie | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Arthur Forsythe (SF), Mario Galindo (C) Brett Stanley, Joshua Hein | |
| 05:44 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Steven Anker | 62-46 |
| 05:25 | South Carolina | Oluwa Apo evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-46 |
| 05:24 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings snags the defensive board | 62-46 |
| 05:11 | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere misses the lay-in | 62-46 |
| 05:10 | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere hits the follow up shot | 64-46 |
| 04:49 | South Carolina | Mario Galindo misses the easy layup | 64-46 |
| 04:47 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton snags the offensive board | 64-46 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 04:42 | South Carolina | Oluwa Apo splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 64-46 |
| 04:41 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell snags the defensive board | 64-46 |
| 04:21 | Kentucky | Oluwa Apo picks off the pass by Trevor Billings | 64-46 |
| 04:17 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton blows the layup | 64-46 |
| 04:16 | South Carolina | Mario Galindo grabs the offensive rebound | 64-46 |
| 04:04 | South Carolina | The short jumper by Oluwa Apo is denied by Trevor Billings | 64-46 |
| 04:02 | South Carolina | Samuel Cole tips it back up and in | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 03:33 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-48 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph McConnell (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Boehm (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Anker (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Paul Lariviere (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. C - Trevor Billings (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Oluwa Apo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Tyler Melton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Arthur Forsythe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Samuel Cole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mario Galindo (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:14 | South Carolina | Oluwa Apo knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Samuel Cole | 67-50 |
| 02:52 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell is hacked by Oluwa Apo - foul #5 on Oluwa Apo, team foul #5 | 67-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Thompson (SG), Michael Burruss (SF), Paul Lavoie (PF), Chris Horton (C) Thomas Boehm, Steven Anker, Paul Lariviere, Trevor Billings | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Leon Schnakenberg (PG), Zoran Taranov (SG), Brett Stanley (SF), Edward Adair (PF), Joshua Hein (C) Oluwa Apo, Tyler Melton, Arthur Forsythe, Samuel Cole, Mario Galindo | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:29 | Kentucky | Paul Lavoie blows the layup | 67-50 |
| 02:27 | South Carolina | Zoran Taranov grabs the board | 67-50 |
| 02:22 | South Carolina | Brett Stanley's fadeaway is rejected by Chris Horton | 67-50 |
| 02:21 | South Carolina | Brett Stanley tips it in | 67-52 |
| 01:54 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-52 |
| 01:53 | South Carolina | Joshua Hein gets the rebound | 67-52 |
| 01:48 | South Carolina | Leon Schnakenberg misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Michael Burruss - foul #4 on Michael Burruss, team foul #6 | 67-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm (SG), Steven Anker (SF), Paul Lariviere (PF), Trevor Billings (C) Robert Thompson, Michael Burruss, Paul Lavoie, Chris Horton | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 01:48 | South Carolina | Leon Schnakenberg makes the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 01:48 | South Carolina | Leon Schnakenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| 01:24 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 67-54 |
| 01:22 | South Carolina | Brett Stanley gets the rebound | 67-54 |
| 01:13 | South Carolina | Paul Lariviere denies the turnaround by Joshua Hein | 67-54 |
| 01:12 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell grabs the defensive rebound | 67-54 |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | Steven Anker scores on a floater from the free throw line | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:52 | South Carolina | Joshua Hein is fouled on the floor by Joseph McConnell - foul #2 on Joseph McConnell, team foul #7 | 69-54 |
| 00:52 | South Carolina | Joshua Hein makes the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 00:52 | South Carolina | Joshua Hein makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings dunks the ball on a great pass from Thomas Boehm | 71-56 |
| 00:26 | South Carolina | Brett Stanley misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joseph McConnell - foul #3 on Joseph McConnell, team foul #8 | 71-56 |
| 00:26 | South Carolina | Brett Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 00:26 | South Carolina | Brett Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell runs out the clock | 71-58 |