| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jonathan Lambert (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dennis Hopkins (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nicholas Hodgson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Woodie (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Dean Bush (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Willie Frank (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wilcoxon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Dwayne Haynes (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Eddy (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon inbounds the ball | 24-36 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Nicholas Hodgson - foul #1 on Nicholas Hodgson, team foul #1 | 24-36 |
| 19:31 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon makes the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 19:31 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon makes the 2nd free throw | 24-38 |
| 19:17 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert misses short on a floater from the left side | 24-38 |
| 19:16 | South Carolina | Dennis Hopkins tips it back up and in | 26-38 |
| 18:53 | Kentucky | Dennis Hopkins takes the ball from Robert Wilcoxon | 26-38 |
| 18:37 | South Carolina | Dean Bush lays it in on a great pass from Jonathan Lambert and he's fouled by William Eddy - foul #2 on William Eddy, team foul #1 | 28-38 |
| 18:37 | South Carolina | Dean Bush misses the free throw | 28-38 |
| 18:37 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes snags the defensive board | 28-38 |
| 18:13 | Kentucky | William Eddy misses the dunk attempt | 28-38 |
| 18:12 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Dean Bush | 28-38 |
| 18:07 | South Carolina | Dean Bush is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Dean Bush, team foul #2 | 28-38 |
| 17:40 | Kentucky | William Eddy hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Eugene Miller | 28-40 |
| 17:16 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-40 |
| 17:15 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to James Woodie | 28-40 |
| 17:01 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert clanks a jumper from the left wing | 28-40 |
| 17:00 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to William Eddy | 28-40 |
| 16:32 | Kentucky | Willie Frank makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Wilcoxon | 28-43 |
| 16:15 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Dean Bush and the foul's on William Eddy - foul #3 on William Eddy, team foul #2 | 30-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Luis Huff (SG), Richard Weiser (SF) Dennis Hopkins, Nicholas Hodgson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes (SG), Daniel Vanscyoc (SF), James Black (PF), Micheal Brown (C) Eugene Miller, Robert Wilcoxon, Dwayne Haynes, William Eddy | |
| 16:15 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert makes the free throw | 31-43 |
| 15:50 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Dean Bush - foul #3 on Dean Bush, team foul #3 | 31-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg (PG) Jonathan Lambert | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Lincoln (PG) Willie Frank | |
| 15:50 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown makes the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 15:50 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 15:50 | South Carolina | Dean Bush pulls down the rebound | 31-44 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Sergei Zingg (fresh) SG - Luis Huff (fresh) SF - Richard Weiser (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Woodie (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Dean Bush (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Donald Lincoln (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jacob Cortes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Vanscyoc (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Black (fresh) C - Micheal Brown (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:30 | South Carolina | Dean Bush misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-44 |
| 15:29 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc grabs the board | 31-44 |
| 15:13 | Kentucky | Richard Weiser is called for the reach on Daniel Vanscyoc - foul #2 on Richard Weiser, team foul #4 | 31-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dennis Hopkins (SG), Robert Kovalsky (C) Luis Huff, Dean Bush | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon (SF), William Eddy (C) James Black, Micheal Brown | |
| 14:50 | Kentucky | William Eddy connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Wilcoxon | 31-46 |
| 14:33 | South Carolina | Daniel Vanscyoc picks off the pass by James Woodie | 31-46 |
| 14:19 | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes is hacked by Dennis Hopkins - foul #1 on Dennis Hopkins, team foul #5 | 31-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert (PG), Nicholas Hodgson (SF), Dean Bush (C) Sergei Zingg, Richard Weiser, Robert Kovalsky | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Willie Frank (PG), Eugene Miller (SG), Dwayne Haynes (PF) Donald Lincoln, Jacob Cortes, Daniel Vanscyoc | |
| 14:07 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-46 |
| 14:06 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Dean Bush | 31-46 |
| 13:51 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 31-46 |
| 13:49 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes grabs the defensive rebound | 31-46 |
| 13:42 | Kentucky | Willie Frank knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from William Eddy | 31-49 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:24 | South Carolina | Robert Wilcoxon swats the layup by James Woodie | 31-49 |
| 13:23 | Kentucky | William Eddy pulls down the rebound | 31-49 |
| 13:17 | Kentucky | Nicholas Hodgson is called for the reach on Eugene Miller - foul #2 on Nicholas Hodgson, team foul #6 | 31-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Luis Huff (SG) Dennis Hopkins | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Micheal Brown (C) William Eddy | |
| 12:57 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on James Woodie - foul #1 on James Woodie, team foul #7 | 31-49 |
| 12:57 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller makes the 1st free throw | 31-50 |
| 12:57 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 31-50 |
| 12:57 | South Carolina | Dean Bush pulls down the rebound | 31-50 |
| 12:35 | South Carolina | James Woodie is denied on a dunk by Robert Wilcoxon | 31-50 |
| 12:34 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson hits the follow up shot | 33-50 |
| 12:13 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 33-50 |
| 12:12 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon misses the tip | 33-50 |
| 12:10 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes grabs the offensive board | 33-50 |
| 11:52 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Eugene Miller | 33-52 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jonathan Lambert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Luis Huff (fresh) SF - Nicholas Hodgson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Woodie (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Dean Bush (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Willie Frank (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Wilcoxon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. PF - Dwayne Haynes (fresh) 5 reb. C - Micheal Brown (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:41 | South Carolina | Dean Bush's layup is rejected by Dwayne Haynes | 33-52 |
| 11:40 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown snags the defensive board | 33-52 |
| 11:37 | Kentucky | Jonathan Lambert takes the ball from Willie Frank in the backcourt | 33-52 |
| 11:32 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-52 |
| 11:31 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes pulls down the rebound | 33-52 |
| 11:27 | Kentucky | Willie Frank makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Robert Wilcoxon | 33-55 |
| 11:07 | South Carolina | Luis Huff misses the shot from the baseline | 33-55 |
| 11:05 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller gets the rebound | 33-55 |
| 10:45 | Kentucky | Willie Frank misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-55 |
| 10:44 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes tips it in | 33-57 |
| 10:30 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by James Woodie | 35-57 |
| 10:17 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Nicholas Hodgson - foul #3 on Nicholas Hodgson, team foul #8 | 35-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg (PG), Dennis Hopkins (SG), Richard Weiser (SF), Robert Kovalsky (C) Jonathan Lambert, Luis Huff, Nicholas Hodgson, Dean Bush | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes (SG), Daniel Vanscyoc (SF), William Eddy (C) Willie Frank, Robert Wilcoxon, Dwayne Haynes | |
| 10:17 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller makes the 1st free throw | 35-58 |
| 10:17 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 35-59 |
| 10:02 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-59 |
| 10:00 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown pulls down the rebound | 35-59 |
| 09:34 | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Eugene Miller | 35-61 |
| 09:14 | South Carolina | James Woodie hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-61 |
| 09:13 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 35-61 |
| 08:48 | Kentucky | William Eddy misses short on a floater in the lane | 35-61 |
| 08:46 | South Carolina | Richard Weiser pulls down the rebound | 35-61 |
| 08:32 | South Carolina | James Woodie comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 35-61 |
| 08:31 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc pulls down the rebound | 35-61 |
| 08:26 | Kentucky | Robert Kovalsky is called for the reach on Micheal Brown - foul #3 on Robert Kovalsky, team foul #9 | 35-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dean Bush (C) Robert Kovalsky | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Willie Frank (PG) Eugene Miller | |
| 08:26 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown misses the 1st free throw | 35-61 |
| 08:26 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Dean Bush | 35-61 |
| 08:16 | South Carolina | Richard Weiser misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Daniel Vanscyoc - foul #1 on Daniel Vanscyoc, team foul #3 | 35-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon (SF), Dwayne Haynes (PF) Daniel Vanscyoc, Micheal Brown | |
| 08:16 | South Carolina | Richard Weiser makes the 1st free throw | 36-61 |
| 08:16 | South Carolina | Richard Weiser misses the 2nd free throw | 36-61 |
| 08:16 | Kentucky | William Eddy grabs the defensive rebound | 36-61 |
| 07:50 | Kentucky | Willie Frank comes up short on the jumper from close range | 36-61 |
| 07:49 | South Carolina | Dennis Hopkins gets the rebound | 36-61 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Sergei Zingg (fresh) SG - Dennis Hopkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Weiser (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Woodie (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Dean Bush (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Willie Frank (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jacob Cortes (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Wilcoxon (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. PF - Dwayne Haynes (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - William Eddy (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:44 | South Carolina | Dennis Hopkins lays it up and in | 38-61 |
| 07:23 | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes is called for traveling | 38-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert (PG), Nicholas Hodgson (SF), Robert Kovalsky (PF) Sergei Zingg, Richard Weiser, James Woodie | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 07:07 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 38-61 |
| 07:05 | Kentucky | Willie Frank snags the defensive board | 38-61 |
| 06:44 | Kentucky | Willie Frank makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Dwayne Haynes | 38-64 |
| 06:32 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert is whistled for traveling | 38-64 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg (PG), Luis Huff (SG), Richard Weiser (SF), John Toon (C) Jonathan Lambert, Dennis Hopkins, Nicholas Hodgson, Dean Bush | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Lincoln (SG), Daniel Vanscyoc (PF), Micheal Brown (C) Jacob Cortes, Dwayne Haynes, William Eddy | |
| 06:03 | Kentucky | Richard Weiser is called for the reach on Robert Wilcoxon - foul #3 on Richard Weiser, team foul #10 | 38-64 |
| 06:03 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon misses the 1st free throw | 38-64 |
| 06:03 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon makes the 2nd free throw | 38-65 |
| 05:52 | South Carolina | Richard Weiser buries a runner in the paint | 40-65 |
| 05:24 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown double dribbles | 40-65 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eugene Miller (SG), Dwayne Haynes (PF), William Eddy (C) Donald Lincoln, Robert Wilcoxon, Micheal Brown | |
| 05:11 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky misses the easy layup | 40-65 |
| 05:10 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Dwayne Haynes | 40-65 |
| 04:46 | Kentucky | Willie Frank clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-65 |
| 04:44 | South Carolina | John Toon pulls down the rebound | 40-65 |
| 04:39 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-65 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes (SG) Willie Frank | |
| 04:12 | Kentucky | William Eddy makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-68 |
| 03:59 | South Carolina | Luis Huff is hacked by Dwayne Haynes - foul #2 on Dwayne Haynes, team foul #4 | 40-68 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Roman Torres (PG), Howard Faber (C) Sergei Zingg, Robert Kovalsky | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon (SF) Daniel Vanscyoc | |
| 03:54 | South Carolina | William Eddy swats the short shot by Richard Weiser | 40-68 |
| 03:53 | South Carolina | Richard Weiser tips it back up and in | 42-68 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:27 | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-68 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky (C) John Toon | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Willie Frank (PG), Daniel Vanscyoc (PF), Micheal Brown (C) Eugene Miller, Dwayne Haynes, William Eddy | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Roman Torres (fresh) SG - Luis Huff (fresh) SF - Richard Weiser (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Howard Faber (fresh) C - Robert Kovalsky (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Willie Frank (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jacob Cortes (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Wilcoxon (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. PF - Daniel Vanscyoc (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Micheal Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 42-68 |
| 03:08 | Kentucky | Willie Frank grabs the board | 42-68 |
| 02:46 | Kentucky | Willie Frank makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jacob Cortes | 42-71 |
| 02:38 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Roman Torres | 45-71 |
| 02:16 | Kentucky | Willie Frank is whistled for a carry | 45-71 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg (PG), John Toon (PF) Luis Huff, Robert Kovalsky | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eugene Miller (SG), Dwayne Haynes (PF), William Eddy (C) Jacob Cortes, Daniel Vanscyoc, Micheal Brown | |
| 01:56 | South Carolina | Richard Weiser is called for traveling | 45-71 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Luis Huff (SG), Robert Kovalsky (PF) Roman Torres, Howard Faber | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:28 | Kentucky | William Eddy buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Willie Frank | 45-74 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:19 | South Carolina | John Toon connects on the shot from close range | 47-74 |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller is hacked by Robert Kovalsky - foul #4 on Robert Kovalsky, team foul #11 | 47-74 |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller misses the 1st free throw | 47-74 |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 47-74 |
| 00:52 | South Carolina | John Toon pulls down the rebound | 47-74 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | South Carolina | Richard Weiser misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-74 |
| 00:44 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky misses the tip | 47-74 |
| 00:43 | Kentucky | William Eddy snags the defensive board | 47-74 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Willie Frank | 47-76 |
| 00:16 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky hits a shot from the right wing | 49-76 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Willie Frank runs out the clock | 49-76 |