| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Steadham (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Rodney Remick (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herbert McCullick (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kwas Abdool (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregg Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Jenkins (fresh) SG - Sang Huang (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Paul Tucci (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Putnam (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Alvaro Pineda (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci inbounds the ball | 30-26 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | South Carolina | Robert Putnam is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Putnam, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| 19:12 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick loses the dribble to Robert Putnam | 30-26 |
| 18:56 | South Carolina | Alvaro Pineda drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Jenkins | 30-28 |
| 18:39 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-28 |
| 18:37 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick grabs the offensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 18:24 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Stephen Steadham | 33-28 |
| 18:09 | Kentucky | The refs have stopped play. Gregg Bentley is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 33-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Walker King (SG), Joshua Hensel (SF), Terry Parnell (PF), Michael Perkins (C) Stephen Steadham, Rodney Remick, Herbert McCullick, Kwas Abdool, Gregg Bentley | |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Mai (PF) Robert Putnam | |
| 18:02 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci drills a floater from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 17:48 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins misses badly on a runner in the paint | 33-30 |
| 17:47 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 17:30 | South Carolina | Michael Perkins takes the ball from George Mai | 33-30 |
| 17:08 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Joshua Hensel | 36-30 |
| 16:53 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci is alone and drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Sang Huang | 36-32 |
| 16:29 | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Joshua Hensel, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham (PG), Rodney Remick (SG), Herbert McCullick (SF), Kwas Abdool (PF), Dale Bhatt (C) Brandon Clayton, Walker King, Joshua Hensel, Terry Parnell, Michael Perkins | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih (PG), Murray Menard (SG), Joaquin Galindo (SF), Robert Putnam (PF) Richard Jenkins, Sang Huang, Paul Tucci, Alvaro Pineda | |
| 16:01 | South Carolina | Joaquin Galindo knocks in the floater from the left wing | 36-34 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Steadham (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Rodney Remick (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herbert McCullick (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kwas Abdool (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Bhatt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ming-Hoa Shih (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Murray Menard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joaquin Galindo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Putnam (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - George Mai (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool is hacked by Robert Putnam - foul #3 on Robert Putnam, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Willy Meacham (C) George Mai | |
| 15:18 | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-34 |
| 15:05 | South Carolina | Robert Putnam connects on the runner near the basket | 39-36 |
| 14:40 | Kentucky | Robert Putnam swats the shot by Kwas Abdool | 39-36 |
| 14:39 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Ming-Hoa Shih | 39-36 |
| 14:22 | South Carolina | Murray Menard misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 14:20 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 13:55 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick is whistled for traveling | 39-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Walker King (SG), Terry Parnell (SF), Michael Perkins (PF), Gregg Bentley (C) Stephen Steadham, Rodney Remick, Herbert McCullick, Kwas Abdool, Dale Bhatt | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins (PG), Sang Huang (SG), Paul Tucci (SF), George Mai (PF), Alvaro Pineda (C) Ming-Hoa Shih, Murray Menard, Joaquin Galindo, Robert Putnam, Willy Meacham | |
| 13:39 | South Carolina | George Mai throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (SF) Michael Perkins | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 13:22 | Kentucky | Sang Huang steals the ball from Brandon Clayton | 39-36 |
| 13:20 | South Carolina | Brandon Clayton picks off the pass by Sang Huang in the backcourt | 39-36 |
| 12:53 | Kentucky | Terry Parnell hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brandon Clayton and he's hacked by George Mai - foul #2 on George Mai, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodney Remick (SG), Michael Perkins (PF) Walker King, Joshua Hensel | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 12:53 | Kentucky | Terry Parnell misses the free throw | 41-36 |
| 12:53 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins snags the offensive board | 41-36 |
| 12:37 | Kentucky | Terry Parnell hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 41-36 |
| 12:36 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins gets the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 12:14 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 41-36 |
| 12:13 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to George Mai | 41-36 |
| 12:10 | South Carolina | Sang Huang is hacked by Rodney Remick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rodney Remick, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham (PG), Walker King (SG), Herbert McCullick (SF), Kwas Abdool (PF) Brandon Clayton, Rodney Remick, Terry Parnell, Michael Perkins | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Joaquin Galindo (SF), Christopher Howell (PF) Paul Tucci, George Mai | |
| 11:56 | South Carolina | Alvaro Pineda comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-36 |
| 11:54 | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Steadham (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Walker King (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Herbert McCullick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kwas Abdool (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregg Bentley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Jenkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sang Huang (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joaquin Galindo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Howell (fresh) C - Alvaro Pineda (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:38 | South Carolina | Sang Huang hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-36 |
| 11:36 | South Carolina | Alvaro Pineda can't tip it in | 41-36 |
| 11:34 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 11:14 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 11:12 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley hits the follow up shot | 43-36 |
| 11:03 | South Carolina | Sang Huang misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-36 |
| 11:02 | South Carolina | Christopher Howell tips it in | 43-38 |
| 10:41 | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Walker King | 46-38 |
| 10:37 | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Steadham - foul #1 on Stephen Steadham, team foul #3 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Rodney Remick (SG), Joshua Hensel (SF), Michael Perkins (PF) Stephen Steadham, Walker King, Herbert McCullick, Kwas Abdool | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih (PG), Murray Menard (SG), Paul Tucci (SF), Robert Putnam (PF), George Mai (C) Richard Jenkins, Sang Huang, Joaquin Galindo, Christopher Howell, Alvaro Pineda | |
| 10:26 | South Carolina | Murray Menard hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-38 |
| 10:25 | South Carolina | George Mai hits the follow up shot | 46-40 |
| 10:00 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Brandon Clayton | 48-40 |
| 09:42 | South Carolina | Murray Menard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham (PG), Herbert McCullick (SF), Terry Parnell (PF) Brandon Clayton, Joshua Hensel, Michael Perkins | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 09:25 | Kentucky | Terry Parnell clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-40 |
| 09:24 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick tips it but misses | 48-40 |
| 09:22 | South Carolina | Robert Putnam grabs the board | 48-40 |
| 09:18 | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih is hacked by Herbert McCullick - foul #2 on Herbert McCullick, team foul #4 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (SF), Kwas Abdool (PF), Michael Perkins (C) Herbert McCullick, Terry Parnell, Gregg Bentley | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 09:03 | South Carolina | Robert Putnam knocks in the jumper from the right side | 48-42 |
| 08:45 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Stephen Steadham | 50-42 |
| 08:33 | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih blows the layup | 50-42 |
| 08:31 | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih tips it in | 50-44 |
| 08:02 | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-44 |
| 08:00 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins can't tip it in | 50-44 |
| 07:59 | South Carolina | George Mai grabs the board | 50-44 |
| 07:44 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci is open but comes up short on the runner from the left block | 50-44 |
| 07:43 | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Steadham (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rodney Remick (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Hensel (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Kwas Abdool (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Perkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ming-Hoa Shih (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Murray Menard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Tucci (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Putnam (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - George Mai (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Stephen Steadham, team foul #5 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Walker King (SG), Herbert McCullick (SF), Terry Parnell (PF), Gregg Bentley (C) Stephen Steadham, Rodney Remick, Joshua Hensel, Kwas Abdool, Michael Perkins | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins (PG), Sang Huang (SG), Joaquin Galindo (SF), Christopher Howell (PF), Alvaro Pineda (C) Ming-Hoa Shih, Murray Menard, Paul Tucci, Robert Putnam, George Mai | |
| 07:02 | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins misses the shot from just outside the lane | 50-44 |
| 07:00 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 06:41 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-44 |
| 06:23 | South Carolina | Alvaro Pineda connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Sang Huang | 50-46 |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Walker King | 53-46 |
| 05:52 | South Carolina | Joaquin Galindo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham (PG), Rodney Remick (SG), Kwas Abdool (PF) Brandon Clayton, Walker King, Terry Parnell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 05:32 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley lays it in on a nice dish by Stephen Steadham | 55-46 |
| 05:12 | South Carolina | Sang Huang is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-48 |
| 04:46 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Herbert McCullick | 57-48 |
| 04:29 | South Carolina | Christopher Howell is by himself and knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 57-50 |
| 04:24 | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Kwas Abdool | 60-50 |
| 04:08 | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins makes the fadeaway from the left side and the foul's on Kwas Abdool - foul #3 on Kwas Abdool, team foul #6 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Walker King (SG), Joshua Hensel (SF), Terry Parnell (PF), Michael Perkins (C) Stephen Steadham, Rodney Remick, Herbert McCullick, Kwas Abdool, Gregg Bentley | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih (SG), Paul Tucci (SF), Robert Putnam (PF), George Mai (C) Sang Huang, Joaquin Galindo, Christopher Howell, Alvaro Pineda | |
| 04:08 | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins makes the free throw | 60-53 |
| 03:44 | Kentucky | Terry Parnell knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Walker King | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:42 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Murray Menard (SG) Richard Jenkins | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brandon Clayton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Walker King (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joshua Hensel (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Terry Parnell (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Perkins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ming-Hoa Shih (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Murray Menard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Tucci (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Putnam (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - George Mai (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Kentucky | Ming-Hoa Shih blocks the short jumper by Terry Parnell | 62-53 |
| 03:18 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci pulls down the rebound | 62-53 |
| 03:13 | South Carolina | Murray Menard misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-53 |
| 03:11 | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih hits the follow up shot | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:49 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ming-Hoa Shih - foul #1 on Ming-Hoa Shih, team foul #4 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham (PG), Rodney Remick (SG), Herbert McCullick (SF), Gregg Bentley (C) Brandon Clayton, Walker King, Joshua Hensel, Terry Parnell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 02:49 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 02:49 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins misses the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 02:49 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:32 | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham is hacked by Ming-Hoa Shih - foul #2 on Ming-Hoa Shih, team foul #5 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool (PF) Michael Perkins | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alvaro Pineda (C) George Mai | |
| 02:13 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Herbert McCullick | 66-55 |
| 02:00 | South Carolina | Robert Putnam's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Joaquin Galindo (SF), George Mai (PF), Willy Meacham (C) Paul Tucci, Robert Putnam, Alvaro Pineda | |
| 01:36 | Kentucky | George Mai swats the shot by Kwas Abdool | 66-55 |
| 01:35 | South Carolina | Joaquin Galindo gets the rebound | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:08 | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih misses the 3 from the left corner | 66-55 |
| 01:07 | South Carolina | George Mai tips it but misses | 66-55 |
| 01:05 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick grabs the defensive rebound | 66-55 |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 66-55 |
| 00:49 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool tips it in | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:45 | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih is whistled for traveling | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool is called for 3 seconds | 68-55 |
| 00:11 | South Carolina | Murray Menard is hacked by Rodney Remick - foul #3 on Rodney Remick, team foul #7 | 68-55 |
| 00:11 | South Carolina | Murray Menard makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 00:11 | South Carolina | Murray Menard misses the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 00:11 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool snags the defensive board | 68-56 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham runs out the clock | 68-56 |