| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Merritt (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Archie Blosser (fresh) 5 pts. C - Mathew Lawson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Karl Chambers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Rothrock (fresh) 2 reb. C - Russell Hoover (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan inbounds the ball | 23-19 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | South Carolina | Karl Chambers hits the finger roll | 23-21 |
| 19:11 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson is fouled on the floor by Robert Rothrock - foul #1 on Robert Rothrock, team foul #1 | 23-21 |
| 18:53 | Kentucky | Karl Chambers steals the ball from Cory Thompson | 23-21 |
| 18:24 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock's floater is tipped away by Mathew Lawson | 23-21 |
| 18:22 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson snags the defensive board | 23-21 |
| 18:03 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 23-21 |
| 18:02 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock gets the rebound | 23-21 |
| 17:41 | South Carolina | Karl Chambers loses the ball out of bounds | 23-21 |
| 17:18 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Mathew Lawson | 25-21 |
| 16:56 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-21 |
| 16:54 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson pulls down the rebound | 25-21 |
| 16:34 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Kyle Cannon | 28-21 |
| 16:11 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover travels with the ball | 28-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Manning (PG), Charles Farmer (PF), Stephen Danford (C) Kyle Cannon, Archie Blosser, Mathew Lawson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lyle Conner (PG), Juan Rodriguez (SG), Gregory Badilla (PF), Stephen Scheele (C) Karl Chambers, William Smith, Robert Rothrock, Russell Hoover | |
| 15:42 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 28-21 |
| 15:41 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla pulls down the rebound | 28-21 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Alvin Manning (fresh) SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Merritt (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Charles Farmer (fresh) 3 pts. C - Stephen Danford (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Lyle Conner (fresh) SG - Juan Rodriguez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Badilla (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Scheele (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Juan Rodriguez | 28-24 |
| 15:05 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning double dribbles | 28-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG), Kevin Cagle (SF) Alvin Manning, Michael Merritt | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Smith (SG) Daniel Morgan | |
| 14:50 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla travels with the ball | 28-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Phil Newsome (SG), Mathew Lawson (C) Cory Thompson, Stephen Danford | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock (PF), Russell Hoover (C) Gregory Badilla, Stephen Scheele | |
| 14:36 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer lays it in on a great pass from Kyle Cannon | 30-24 |
| 14:19 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock buries a jumper from close range set up by Juan Rodriguez | 30-26 |
| 13:54 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Kevin Cagle and the foul's on Lyle Conner - foul #2 on Lyle Conner, team foul #2 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cory Thompson (SG), Michael Merritt (SF), Archie Blosser (PF) Phil Newsome, Kevin Cagle, Charles Farmer | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Karl Chambers (PG), Daniel Morgan (SF) Lyle Conner, Juan Rodriguez | |
| 13:54 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon makes the free throw | 33-26 |
| 13:27 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Archie Blosser - foul #2 on Archie Blosser, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| 13:27 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 13:27 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 13:09 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner but he's fouled by William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #3 | 33-28 |
| 13:09 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 13:09 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 13:09 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the 3rd free throw | 36-28 |
| 12:43 | South Carolina | Cory Thompson takes the ball from Daniel Morgan | 36-28 |
| 12:39 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon lays it up and in on a nice dish by Cory Thompson | 38-28 |
| 12:23 | South Carolina | William Smith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-28 |
| 12:21 | Kentucky | Archie Blosser gets the rebound | 38-28 |
| 12:16 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 38-28 |
| 12:15 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock gets the rebound | 38-28 |
| 12:10 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 38-28 |
| 12:09 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover hits the follow up shot | 38-30 |
| 11:53 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-30 |
| 11:52 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock grabs the defensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 11:36 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 11:35 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson gets the rebound | 38-30 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Merritt (fairly fresh) 16 pts. PF - Archie Blosser (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Mathew Lawson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Karl Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Rothrock (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Russell Hoover (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Merritt | 40-30 |
| 11:15 | South Carolina | Kyle Cannon takes the ball from Karl Chambers in the backcourt | 40-30 |
| 10:50 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt drills a runner in the paint set up by Kyle Cannon | 42-30 |
| 10:26 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover clanks a 3 from the left wing | 42-30 |
| 10:25 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon grabs the board | 42-30 |
| 10:08 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Merritt | 44-30 |
| 09:58 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Daniel Morgan | 44-32 |
| 09:38 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson can't finish the layup | 44-32 |
| 09:36 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson grabs the offensive board | 44-32 |
| 09:13 | Kentucky | Archie Blosser misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Rothrock - foul #2 on Robert Rothrock, team foul #4 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Manning (PG), Phil Newsome (SG), Kevin Cagle (SF), Charles Farmer (C) Kyle Cannon, Cory Thompson, Michael Merritt, Mathew Lawson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lyle Conner (PG), Juan Rodriguez (SG), Nicholas Funk (SF), Gregory Badilla (PF), Stephen Scheele (C) Karl Chambers, William Smith, Daniel Morgan, Robert Rothrock, Russell Hoover | |
| 09:13 | Kentucky | Archie Blosser makes the 1st free throw | 45-32 |
| 09:13 | Kentucky | Archie Blosser makes the 2nd free throw | 46-32 |
| 08:58 | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-32 |
| 08:56 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome grabs the board | 46-32 |
| 08:51 | Kentucky | Kevin Cagle misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 46-32 |
| 08:49 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla snags the defensive board | 46-32 |
| 08:27 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Charles Farmer - foul #1 on Charles Farmer, team foul #2 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Danford (C) Archie Blosser | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 08:27 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla makes the 1st free throw | 46-33 |
| 08:27 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla makes the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 08:04 | Kentucky | Kevin Cagle hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 46-34 |
| 08:02 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome can't tip it in | 46-34 |
| 08:00 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla snags the defensive board | 46-34 |
| 07:32 | South Carolina | Stephen Danford swats the layup by Nicholas Funk | 46-34 |
| 07:30 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kevin Cagle | 46-34 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Alvin Manning (fresh) SG - Phil Newsome (fresh) SF - Kevin Cagle (fresh) PF - Charles Farmer (fresh) 5 pts. C - Stephen Danford (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Lyle Conner (fresh) SG - Juan Rodriguez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nicholas Funk (fresh) PF - Gregory Badilla (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Scheele (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer scores on a shot from close range set up by Alvin Manning | 48-34 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:53 | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele's floater is knocked away by Kevin Cagle | 48-34 |
| 06:51 | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-34 |
| 06:40 | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Lyle Conner | 48-36 |
| 06:20 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning comes up short on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Lyle Conner - foul #3 on Lyle Conner, team foul #5 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG), Cory Thompson (SG), Michael Merritt (SF) Phil Newsome, Kevin Cagle, Stephen Danford | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Karl Chambers (PG), William Smith (SG), Daniel Morgan (SF) Lyle Conner, Juan Rodriguez, Nicholas Funk | |
| 06:20 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning makes the 1st free throw | 49-36 |
| 06:20 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning misses the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| 06:20 | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele grabs the board | 49-36 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:58 | South Carolina | Michael Merritt is called for the reach on Karl Chambers - foul #1 on Michael Merritt, team foul #3 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson (C) Alvin Manning | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock (PF), Russell Hoover (C) Gregory Badilla, Stephen Scheele | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:41 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan banks in the layup | 49-38 |
| 05:15 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses long on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Robert Rothrock - foul #3 on Robert Rothrock, team foul #6 | 49-38 |
| 05:15 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 05:15 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| 04:55 | South Carolina | Charles Farmer steals the ball from Robert Rothrock | 51-38 |
| 04:51 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-38 |
| 04:49 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock gets the rebound | 51-38 |
| 04:37 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Merritt - foul #2 on Michael Merritt, team foul #4 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Manning (PF), Stephen Danford (C) Charles Farmer, Mathew Lawson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 04:37 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock misses the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 04:37 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock makes the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 04:15 | Kentucky | Stephen Danford's pass is intercepted by Karl Chambers | 51-39 |
| 03:57 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan's floater is tipped away by Alvin Manning | 51-39 |
| 03:56 | Kentucky | Stephen Danford gets the rebound | 51-39 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-39 |
| 03:27 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt tips it in | 53-39 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Merritt (fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. PF - Alvin Manning (fresh) 1 pts. C - Stephen Danford (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Karl Chambers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Rothrock (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Russell Hoover (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:13 | South Carolina | Karl Chambers comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-39 |
| 03:11 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt grabs the defensive rebound | 53-39 |
| 02:51 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-39 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:44 | South Carolina | William Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-39 |
| 02:43 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon gets the rebound | 56-39 |
| 02:29 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Kyle Cannon | 58-39 |
| 02:23 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover is hacked by Alvin Manning - foul #1 on Alvin Manning, team foul #5 | 58-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Phil Newsome (SG), Kevin Cagle (SF), Archie Blosser (PF), Mathew Lawson (C) Kyle Cannon, Michael Merritt, Alvin Manning, Stephen Danford | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lyle Conner (PG), Juan Rodriguez (SG), Nicholas Funk (SF), Gregory Badilla (PF), Stephen Scheele (C) Karl Chambers, William Smith, Daniel Morgan, Robert Rothrock, Russell Hoover | |
| 02:08 | South Carolina | Nicholas Funk misses long on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Kevin Cagle - foul #2 on Kevin Cagle, team foul #6 | 58-39 |
| 02:08 | South Carolina | Nicholas Funk makes the 1st free throw | 58-40 |
| 02:08 | South Carolina | Nicholas Funk makes the 2nd free throw | 58-41 |
| 01:50 | Kentucky | Kevin Cagle lays it up and in and he's fouled by Juan Rodriguez - foul #1 on Juan Rodriguez, team foul #7 | 60-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG) Phil Newsome | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 01:50 | Kentucky | Kevin Cagle makes the free throw | 61-41 |
| 01:37 | South Carolina | Lyle Conner comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 61-41 |
| 01:36 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-41 |
| 01:31 | South Carolina | Kyle Cannon takes the ball from Juan Rodriguez | 61-41 |
| 01:27 | Kentucky | Kevin Cagle lays it in on a nice dish by Kyle Cannon | 63-41 |
| 01:11 | South Carolina | Kyle Cannon steps in front of the Lyle Conner pass | 63-41 |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 63-41 |
| 00:43 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla pulls down the rebound | 63-41 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:39 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Merritt (SF) Kevin Cagle | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Gregory Badilla is called for the reach on Mathew Lawson - foul #1 on Gregory Badilla, team foul #8 | 63-41 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 64-41 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-41 |
| 00:06 | South Carolina | Nicholas Funk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-41 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon runs out the clock | 65-41 |