| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Noel Bohn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bryan Nutter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hunt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joe Madden (fresh) C - Murray Byrd (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Cecil Barkley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Hedrick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Casey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Spengler (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Depasquale (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt inbounds the ball | 20-24 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd buries a driving attempt from close range | 22-24 |
| 19:09 | South Carolina | Joseph Depasquale is hacked by Murray Byrd - foul #2 on Murray Byrd, team foul #1 | 22-24 |
| 18:51 | South Carolina | James Hedrick is denied on a layup by Murray Byrd | 22-24 |
| 18:49 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Joe Madden | 22-24 |
| 18:26 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 22-24 |
| 18:25 | South Carolina | Joseph Depasquale grabs the board | 22-24 |
| 18:13 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler slams it home | 22-26 |
| 17:46 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd misses long on a runner from the left block | 22-26 |
| 17:44 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler grabs the defensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 17:22 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler misses the lay-in but the foul's on Murray Byrd - foul #3 on Murray Byrd, team foul #2 | 22-26 |
| 17:22 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 17:22 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 16:53 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt lays it up and in on a nice dish by Noel Bohn | 24-28 |
| 16:34 | South Carolina | James Hedrick misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-28 |
| 16:33 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Joe Madden | 24-28 |
| 16:15 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd dunks the ball | 26-28 |
| 15:52 | South Carolina | Michael Hunt is called for the reach on Harold Casey - foul #1 on Michael Hunt, team foul #3 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (PG), Steven Carnevale (SG), Clarence Rankin (PF) Noel Bohn, Bryan Nutter, Joe Madden | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Hank Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Carnevale (fresh) SF - Michael Hunt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clarence Rankin (fresh) C - Murray Byrd (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Cecil Barkley (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Hedrick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Casey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Spengler (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Depasquale (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | South Carolina | Harold Casey comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 26-28 |
| 15:33 | South Carolina | Harold Casey snags the offensive board | 26-28 |
| 15:22 | South Carolina | The jump hook by Richard Spengler is blocked by Clarence Rankin | 26-28 |
| 15:20 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 15:03 | Kentucky | Richard Spengler denies the turnaround by Hank Bennett | 26-28 |
| 15:01 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin hits the follow up shot | 28-28 |
| 14:44 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Clarence Rankin - foul #3 on Clarence Rankin, team foul #4 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter (SG) Steven Carnevale | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 14:44 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 14:44 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 14:18 | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 13:54 | South Carolina | Harold Casey misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Hunt - foul #2 on Michael Hunt, team foul #5 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Bohn (PG), Joe Madden (PF) Hank Bennett, Clarence Rankin | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Casey McGunagle (C) Joseph Depasquale | |
| 13:54 | South Carolina | Harold Casey makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 13:54 | South Carolina | Harold Casey misses the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 13:54 | Kentucky | Joe Madden grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 13:34 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt makes the shot in the paint set up by Noel Bohn | 33-31 |
| 13:10 | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 33-31 |
| 13:09 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 12:47 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 33-31 |
| 12:45 | South Carolina | Harold Casey grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 12:19 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 33-31 |
| 12:18 | Kentucky | Joe Madden gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 12:14 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Casey McGunagle - foul #1 on Casey McGunagle, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale (SG), Clarence Rankin (C) Bryan Nutter, Murray Byrd | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster (SG), Lee Tindle (SF), Joseph Depasquale (C) James Hedrick, Harold Casey, Casey McGunagle | |
| 12:14 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 12:14 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 12:14 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Richard Spengler | 34-31 |
| 11:53 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler hits a shot from the left block | 34-33 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Noel Bohn (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Steven Carnevale (fresh) SF - Michael Hunt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joe Madden (fresh) 4 reb. C - Clarence Rankin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Cecil Barkley (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Lancaster (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Tindle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Spengler (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Depasquale (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin can't throw it down | 34-33 |
| 11:28 | South Carolina | Joseph Depasquale grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 11:03 | South Carolina | Lee Tindle comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 11:02 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler tips it in | 34-35 |
| 10:36 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Hunt and the foul's on Cecil Barkley - foul #3 on Cecil Barkley, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter (SG), Troy Auten (SF), Murray Byrd (C) Steven Carnevale, Michael Hunt, Joe Madden | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Hedrick (SG), Harold Casey (SF) Michael Lancaster, Richard Spengler | |
| 10:36 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn makes the free throw | 37-35 |
| 10:14 | South Carolina | James Hedrick makes the shot from the left side | 37-37 |
| 09:53 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 09:52 | South Carolina | Harold Casey grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 09:26 | South Carolina | James Hedrick is fouled on the floor by Clarence Rankin - foul #4 on Clarence Rankin, team foul #6 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (PG) Noel Bohn | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Spengler (PF), Casey McGunagle (C) Lee Tindle, Joseph Depasquale | |
| 09:13 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 09:12 | South Carolina | Casey McGunagle snags the offensive board | 37-37 |
| 08:57 | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 08:56 | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 08:32 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin lays it in set up by Troy Auten and the foul's on Cecil Barkley - foul #4 on Cecil Barkley, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hunt (SF) Troy Auten | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Tindle (SF) Harold Casey | |
| 08:32 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin makes the free throw | 40-37 |
| 08:06 | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Casey McGunagle | 40-40 |
| 07:38 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot near the basket | 40-40 |
| 07:36 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Lee Tindle | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Hank Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bryan Nutter (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hunt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clarence Rankin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Murray Byrd (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Cecil Barkley (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Hedrick (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Tindle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Spengler (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Casey McGunagle (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | South Carolina | Clarence Rankin is called for the reach on Richard Spengler - foul #5 on Clarence Rankin, team foul #7 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale (SG), Joe Madden (PF), Lewis Gregory (C) Bryan Nutter, Clarence Rankin, Murray Byrd | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster (SG) James Hedrick | |
| 07:31 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 07:31 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 07:13 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 07:11 | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale misses the tip | 40-42 |
| 07:10 | South Carolina | Lee Tindle gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 06:56 | South Carolina | Lee Tindle comes up short on the floater from the left side | 40-42 |
| 06:54 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 06:36 | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Cecil Barkley | 40-44 |
| 06:09 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 40-44 |
| 06:07 | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley grabs the defensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 06:01 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler can't connect on a shot in the lane | 40-44 |
| 06:00 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett gets the rebound | 40-44 |
| 05:31 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt hits the finger roll on a great pass from Hank Bennett | 42-44 |
| 05:31 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Bohn (PG), Bryan Nutter (SG), Murray Byrd (C) Hank Bennett, Steven Carnevale, Lewis Gregory | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Hedrick (SG), Harold Casey (SF), Joseph Depasquale (C) Michael Lancaster, Lee Tindle, Casey McGunagle | |
| 05:09 | South Carolina | Joseph Depasquale loses the dribble to Joe Madden | 42-44 |
| 04:40 | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter is fouled on the floor by Joseph Depasquale - foul #3 on Joseph Depasquale, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| 04:32 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt misses badly on the uncontested jumper near the basket | 42-44 |
| 04:31 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt tips it home | 44-44 |
| 04:09 | South Carolina | James Hedrick hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-44 |
| 04:07 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 03:39 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd drills a jump hook in the lane | 46-44 |
| 03:17 | South Carolina | James Hedrick comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 03:15 | Kentucky | Joe Madden gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Noel Bohn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bryan Nutter (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hunt (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joe Madden (fresh) 5 reb. C - Murray Byrd (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Cecil Barkley (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Hedrick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Casey (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Spengler (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Depasquale (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:55 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Joseph Depasquale - foul #4 on Joseph Depasquale, team foul #5 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Troy Auten (SF) Michael Hunt | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Tindle (PF) Richard Spengler | |
| 02:55 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 02:55 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 02:41 | South Carolina | James Hedrick can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 02:39 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 02:34 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Troy Auten and he's hacked by Cecil Barkley - foul #5 on Cecil Barkley, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster (PG) Cecil Barkley | |
| 02:34 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn misses the free throw | 50-44 |
| 02:34 | Kentucky | Joe Madden grabs the offensive board | 50-44 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:11 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd makes the contested shot from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 02:11 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hunt (SF) Troy Auten | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Spengler (PF) Lee Tindle | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:59 | South Carolina | James Hedrick misses badly on a floater from the left side | 52-44 |
| 01:58 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| 01:42 | Kentucky | Harold Casey picks off the pass by Noel Bohn | 52-44 |
| 01:25 | South Carolina | James Hedrick misses the fadeaway from the right side | 52-44 |
| 01:24 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 01:13 | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Noel Bohn - foul #1 on Noel Bohn, team foul #8 | 52-44 |
| 01:13 | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 01:13 | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn is hacked by Michael Lancaster - foul #2 on Michael Lancaster, team foul #7 | 52-46 |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:43 | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-46 |
| 00:41 | Kentucky | Joe Madden pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | Michael Lancaster is called for the reach on Joe Madden in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Lancaster, team foul #8 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale (SG), Troy Auten (SF) Bryan Nutter, Michael Hunt | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | Joe Madden makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | Joe Madden makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 00:34 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 56-48 |
| 00:34 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-48 |
| 00:32 | Kentucky | Michael Lancaster is called for the reach on Troy Auten in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Lancaster, team foul #9 | 56-48 |
| 00:32 | Kentucky | Troy Auten makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 00:32 | Kentucky | Troy Auten misses the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 00:32 | Kentucky | Joe Madden grabs the offensive board | 57-48 |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Joe Madden is fouled on the floor by Joseph Depasquale - foul #5 on Joseph Depasquale, team foul #10 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Casey McGunagle (C) Joseph Depasquale | |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Joe Madden makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Joe Madden makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 00:25 | South Carolina | Murray Byrd denies the turnaround by Richard Spengler | 59-48 |
| 00:23 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Lancaster | 59-48 |
| 00:19 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler can't throw it down | 59-48 |
| 00:18 | Kentucky | Troy Auten grabs the defensive rebound | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn runs out the clock | 59-48 |