| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Karl Chambers (fresh) SG - William Smith (fresh) SF - Daniel Morgan (fresh) PF - Robert Rothrock (fresh) C - Russell Hoover (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fresh) SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) SF - Michael Merritt (fresh) PF - Archie Blosser (fresh) C - Mathew Lawson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson misses the jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson is fouled on the floor by Daniel Morgan - foul #1 on Daniel Morgan, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Kentucky | Archie Blosser knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Cory Thompson | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | South Carolina | William Smith misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | South Carolina | William Smith clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:26 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson's pass is intercepted by William Smith | 2-2 |
| 17:58 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 17:56 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover gets the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:47 | South Carolina | Cory Thompson picks off the pass by Robert Rothrock | 2-2 |
| 17:22 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt lays it up and in set up by Cory Thompson and he's hacked by Russell Hoover - foul #1 on Russell Hoover, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 17:22 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:02 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-5 |
| 16:50 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-5 |
| 16:25 | South Carolina | Karl Chambers connects on the shot from the right side | 7-5 |
| 16:04 | Kentucky | Daniel Morgan is called for the reach on Michael Merritt - foul #2 on Daniel Morgan, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lyle Conner (PG), Juan Rodriguez (SF) Karl Chambers, Daniel Morgan | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 15:56 | Kentucky | William Smith is called for the reach on Kyle Cannon - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #4 | 7-5 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla (PF), Stephen Scheele (C) Robert Rothrock, Russell Hoover | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Lyle Conner (fresh) SG - William Smith (fresh) SF - Juan Rodriguez (fresh) PF - Gregory Badilla (fresh) C - Stephen Scheele (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fresh) SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Archie Blosser (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mathew Lawson (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Kyle Cannon and he's hacked by Stephen Scheele - foul #1 on Stephen Scheele, team foul #5 | 7-7 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Nicholas Funk (SF) William Smith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Farmer (C) Archie Blosser | |
| 15:37 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson makes the free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:16 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Lyle Conner | 9-8 |
| 14:54 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 9-8 |
| 14:53 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson tips it in | 9-10 |
| 14:40 | South Carolina | Nicholas Funk hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 9-10 |
| 14:38 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon grabs the defensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 14:34 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt is hacked by Stephen Scheele - foul #2 on Stephen Scheele, team foul #6 | 9-10 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Karl Chambers (PG), William Smith (SG), Robert Rothrock (PF), Russell Hoover (C) Lyle Conner, Nicholas Funk, Gregory Badilla, Stephen Scheele | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Phil Newsome (SG), Stephen Danford (C) Kyle Cannon, Mathew Lawson | |
| 14:17 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Cory Thompson | 9-12 |
| 13:54 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 9-12 |
| 13:53 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 13:48 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 13:46 | Kentucky | Stephen Danford gets the offensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 13:28 | Kentucky | Stephen Danford misses short on a shot from the baseline | 9-12 |
| 13:27 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 13:15 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-15 |
| 13:01 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover comes up short on the floater from the right block | 9-15 |
| 12:59 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson snags the defensive board | 9-15 |
| 12:40 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Phil Newsome | 9-17 |
| 12:15 | South Carolina | Karl Chambers hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 9-17 |
| 12:14 | Kentucky | Stephen Danford snags the defensive board | 9-17 |
| 12:06 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Cory Thompson | 9-20 |
| 11:39 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Karl Chambers | 11-20 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Karl Chambers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Smith (fairly fresh) SF - Juan Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Rothrock (fairly fresh) C - Russell Hoover (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Cory Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Phil Newsome (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Merritt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Charles Farmer (fresh) C - Stephen Danford (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt is hacked by Robert Rothrock - foul #1 on Robert Rothrock, team foul #7 | 11-20 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lyle Conner (PG), Nicholas Funk (SG), Robert Piazza (SF), Gregory Badilla (PF), Melvin Lovett (C) Karl Chambers, William Smith, Juan Rodriguez, Robert Rothrock, Russell Hoover | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG), Archie Blosser (PF), Mathew Lawson (C) Cory Thompson, Charles Farmer, Stephen Danford | |
| 11:20 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses the 1st free throw | 11-20 |
| 11:20 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla grabs the board | 11-20 |
| 11:02 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla's pass is intercepted by Phil Newsome | 11-20 |
| 10:58 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome hits the finger roll | 11-22 |
| 10:49 | South Carolina | Melvin Lovett's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Merritt | 11-22 |
| 10:47 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Mathew Lawson | 11-22 |
| 10:43 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses the shot from the free throw line | 11-22 |
| 10:41 | South Carolina | Robert Piazza grabs the defensive rebound | 11-22 |
| 10:30 | South Carolina | Melvin Lovett can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Michael Merritt - foul #1 on Michael Merritt, team foul #1 | 11-22 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cory Thompson (SG), Kevin Cagle (SF) Phil Newsome, Michael Merritt | |
| 10:30 | South Carolina | Melvin Lovett makes the 1st free throw | 12-22 |
| 10:30 | South Carolina | Melvin Lovett makes the 2nd free throw | 13-22 |
| 10:07 | Kentucky | Kevin Cagle misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 13-22 |
| 10:05 | South Carolina | Melvin Lovett snags the defensive board | 13-22 |
| 09:44 | South Carolina | Nicholas Funk clanks a floater from the left side | 13-22 |
| 09:42 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla snags the offensive board | 13-22 |
| 09:24 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-22 |
| 09:22 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson pulls down the rebound | 13-22 |
| 08:53 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-22 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Karl Chambers (PG), William Smith (SG), Juan Rodriguez (SF), Robert Rothrock (PF), Russell Hoover (C) Lyle Conner, Nicholas Funk, Robert Piazza, Gregory Badilla, Melvin Lovett | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Phil Newsome (SG) Cory Thompson | |
| 08:35 | South Carolina | William Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 13-22 |
| 08:33 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Archie Blosser | 13-22 |
| 08:27 | Kentucky | Archie Blosser scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Phil Newsome | 13-24 |
| 08:07 | South Carolina | Kevin Cagle is called for the reach on Robert Rothrock - foul #1 on Kevin Cagle, team foul #2 | 13-24 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cory Thompson (SG), Michael Merritt (SF), Charles Farmer (PF), Stephen Danford (C) Phil Newsome, Kevin Cagle, Archie Blosser, Mathew Lawson | |
| 07:51 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-24 |
| 07:35 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-24 |
| 07:34 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover grabs the defensive rebound | 16-24 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Karl Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) SF - Juan Rodriguez (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Rothrock (fresh) C - Russell Hoover (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Michael Merritt (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Charles Farmer (fresh) C - Stephen Danford (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | South Carolina | Kyle Cannon steps in front of the Karl Chambers pass in the backcourt | 16-24 |
| 07:25 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-24 |
| 07:23 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover gets the rebound | 16-24 |
| 06:59 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock comes up short on the shot from the left block | 16-24 |
| 06:57 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Stephen Danford | 16-24 |
| 06:55 | Kentucky | William Smith is called for the reach on Kyle Cannon in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #8 | 16-24 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Nicholas Funk (SF) William Smith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson (PF) Stephen Danford | |
| 06:55 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 06:55 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| 06:34 | South Carolina | A charge is called on Robert Rothrock - foul #2 on Robert Rothrock, team foul #9 | 16-26 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla (PF) Robert Rothrock | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Phil Newsome (SG) Kyle Cannon | |
| 06:15 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-26 |
| 06:14 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome tips it but misses | 16-26 |
| 06:13 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover snags the defensive board | 16-26 |
| 05:49 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Charles Farmer - foul #1 on Charles Farmer, team foul #3 | 16-26 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lyle Conner (PG), Melvin Lovett (C) Karl Chambers, Russell Hoover | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Manning (PG), Kevin Cagle (SF), Archie Blosser (PF) Cory Thompson, Michael Merritt, Charles Farmer | |
| 05:49 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla misses the 1st free throw | 16-26 |
| 05:49 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla misses the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| 05:49 | Kentucky | Archie Blosser gets the rebound | 16-26 |
| 05:40 | Kentucky | Kevin Cagle misses the shot in the lane | 16-26 |
| 05:39 | South Carolina | Lyle Conner grabs the defensive rebound | 16-26 |
| 05:17 | South Carolina | Phil Newsome is called for the reach on Juan Rodriguez - foul #1 on Phil Newsome, team foul #4 | 16-26 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Piazza (SF) Juan Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Farmer (C) Mathew Lawson | |
| 05:03 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-26 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG), Cory Thompson (SG) Alvin Manning, Phil Newsome | |
| 04:49 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Funk - foul #1 on Nicholas Funk, team foul #10 | 16-26 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Russell Hoover (C) Melvin Lovett | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Merritt (SF) Kevin Cagle | |
| 04:49 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon misses the 1st free throw | 16-26 |
| 04:49 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon misses the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| 04:49 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Piazza | 16-26 |
| 04:31 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover is hacked by Charles Farmer - foul #2 on Charles Farmer, team foul #5 | 16-26 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Danford (C) Charles Farmer | |
| 04:26 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Stephen Danford - foul #1 on Stephen Danford, team foul #6 | 16-26 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Karl Chambers (PG) Lyle Conner | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 04:26 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover makes the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 04:26 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover misses the 2nd free throw | 17-26 |
| 04:26 | Kentucky | Archie Blosser pulls down the rebound | 17-26 |
| 04:24 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon is hacked by Karl Chambers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Karl Chambers, team foul #11 | 17-26 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez (SG) Robert Piazza | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 04:24 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 04:24 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 17-28 |
| 04:02 | South Carolina | Karl Chambers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson (PF) Archie Blosser | |
| 03:41 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gregory Badilla - foul #1 on Gregory Badilla, team foul #12 | 17-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Smith (SG), Daniel Morgan (SF), Robert Rothrock (PF) Juan Rodriguez, Nicholas Funk, Gregory Badilla | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Farmer (C) Stephen Danford | |
| 03:41 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson misses the 1st free throw | 17-28 |
| 03:41 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-29 |
| 03:23 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock buries a jumper from the free throw line | 19-29 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Karl Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) SF - Daniel Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Rothrock (fresh) 2 pts. C - Russell Hoover (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Michael Merritt (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Mathew Lawson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Farmer (fresh) | |
| 02:59 | Kentucky | Russell Hoover denies the turnaround by Charles Farmer | 19-29 |
| 02:58 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson tips it home | 19-31 |
| 02:51 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock misses long on a shot from the left side | 19-31 |
| 02:49 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson snags the defensive board | 19-31 |
| 02:23 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Michael Merritt and the foul's on Russell Hoover - foul #2 on Russell Hoover, team foul #13 | 19-33 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lyle Conner (PG), Stephen Scheele (C) Karl Chambers, Russell Hoover | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Phil Newsome (SG), Kevin Cagle (SF), Archie Blosser (PF) Cory Thompson, Michael Merritt, Charles Farmer | |
| 02:23 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon makes the free throw | 19-34 |
| 02:10 | South Carolina | Lyle Conner drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Daniel Morgan | 21-34 |
| 01:42 | Kentucky | William Smith is called for the reach on Phil Newsome - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #14 | 21-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez (SG) William Smith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cory Thompson (PG), Charles Farmer (C) Kyle Cannon, Mathew Lawson | |
| 01:42 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome makes the 1st free throw | 21-35 |
| 01:42 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome makes the 2nd free throw | 21-36 |
| 01:26 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Daniel Morgan | 23-36 |
| 01:09 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Cory Thompson | 23-38 |
| 00:58 | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Merritt (SF) Kevin Cagle | |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | Stephen Scheele denies the turnaround by Michael Merritt | 23-38 |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt grabs the offensive rebound | 23-38 |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Cory Thompson | 23-41 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-41 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 26-41 |