| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ivan Magalski (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Alonzo Brisco (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Roscoe Cohan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curtis Fitzgerald (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Micheal Collum (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Moore (fresh) SG - Alvin Hodgson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Davey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Curtis Alexander (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Mauney (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Roscoe Cohan inbounds the ball | 28-38 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:39 | South Carolina | Alonzo Brisco is hacked by Lawrence Mauney - foul #2 on Lawrence Mauney, team foul #1 | 28-38 |
| 19:12 | South Carolina | David Davey steals the ball from Ivan Magalski | 28-38 |
| 18:59 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-38 |
| 18:31 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum misses badly on a runner from the right block but the foul's on James Moore - foul #2 on James Moore, team foul #2 | 28-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Abraham Carpenter (PG), David Desjardins (PF), Jeremy Carper (C) James Moore, Curtis Alexander, Lawrence Mauney | |
| 18:31 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 18:31 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum misses the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 18:31 | Kentucky | David Desjardins grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 18:27 | Kentucky | Abraham Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-38 |
| 18:25 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum gets the rebound | 29-38 |
| 17:58 | South Carolina | Jeremy Carper steps in front of the Roscoe Cohan pass | 29-38 |
| 17:53 | Kentucky | Abraham Carpenter knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 29-40 |
| 17:24 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 29-40 |
| 17:22 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson pulls down the rebound | 29-40 |
| 17:15 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-40 |
| 17:13 | Kentucky | David Desjardins can't tip it in | 29-40 |
| 17:11 | Kentucky | Jeremy Carper tips it home | 29-42 |
| 16:50 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum is open and buries a jumper from the right block set up by Roscoe Cohan | 31-42 |
| 16:36 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Micheal Collum - foul #3 on Micheal Collum, team foul #1 | 31-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Bargo (SG), Gary Day (SF), Robert Rhein (C) Alonzo Brisco, Roscoe Cohan, Micheal Collum | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Moore (PG), James Poston (SF), Curtis Alexander (PF), Lawrence Mauney (C) Abraham Carpenter, David Davey, David Desjardins, Jeremy Carper | |
| 16:36 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson misses the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 16:36 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| 16:34 | South Carolina | Gary Day is fouled in the backcourt by James Poston - foul #3 on James Poston, team foul #3 | 31-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Sotelo (SG) Alvin Hodgson | |
| 16:19 | South Carolina | Robert Rhein misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Lawrence Mauney - foul #3 on Lawrence Mauney, team foul #4 | 31-43 |
| 16:19 | South Carolina | Robert Rhein misses the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 16:19 | South Carolina | Robert Rhein misses the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| 16:19 | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 16:02 | Kentucky | James Poston lays it in | 31-45 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ivan Magalski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Vincent Bargo (fresh) SF - Gary Day (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Curtis Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Rhein (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Moore (fresh) SG - Christopher Sotelo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Poston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Curtis Alexander (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Mauney (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:34 | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski's pass is intercepted by Curtis Alexander | 31-45 |
| 15:25 | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from James Moore | 31-47 |
| 14:56 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald lays it up and in on a nice dish by Vincent Bargo | 33-47 |
| 14:40 | Kentucky | Christopher Sotelo is hacked by Gary Day - foul #2 on Gary Day, team foul #2 | 33-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alonzo Brisco (SG) Vincent Bargo | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Abraham Carpenter (PG), Alvin Hodgson (SG), Hubert Bolling (SF), David Desjardins (PF), Jeremy Carper (C) James Moore, Christopher Sotelo, James Poston, Curtis Alexander, Lawrence Mauney | |
| 14:34 | Kentucky | David Desjardins's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Rhein | 33-47 |
| 14:32 | South Carolina | Alonzo Brisco grabs the defensive rebound | 33-47 |
| 14:28 | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski's pass is intercepted by Alvin Hodgson in the backcourt | 33-47 |
| 14:27 | Kentucky | Hubert Bolling misses the easy layup | 33-47 |
| 14:25 | South Carolina | Robert Rhein grabs the defensive rebound | 33-47 |
| 14:21 | South Carolina | Abraham Carpenter steals it from Gary Day | 33-47 |
| 14:18 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Abraham Carpenter | 33-49 |
| 14:16 | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Roscoe Cohan (PG), Micheal Collum (C) Ivan Magalski, Curtis Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Davey (SF) Hubert Bolling | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 14:01 | Kentucky | David Desjardins misses badly on a shot in the paint | 33-49 |
| 14:00 | Kentucky | Jeremy Carper grabs the offensive board | 33-49 |
| 13:38 | Kentucky | Abraham Carpenter can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-49 |
| 13:37 | Kentucky | David Desjardins hits the follow up shot | 33-51 |
| 13:21 | South Carolina | Robert Rhein connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Roscoe Cohan | 35-51 |
| 13:01 | Kentucky | Robert Rhein is called for the reach on David Desjardins - foul #3 on Robert Rhein, team foul #3 | 35-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Bargo (PG), Curtis Fitzgerald (PF) Roscoe Cohan, Micheal Collum | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Moore (PG), Christopher Sotelo (SG), James Poston (SF), Curtis Alexander (PF), Lawrence Mauney (C) Abraham Carpenter, Alvin Hodgson, David Davey, David Desjardins, Jeremy Carper | |
| 12:43 | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 35-51 |
| 12:41 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Rhein | 35-51 |
| 12:35 | South Carolina | Gary Day is open and buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Vincent Bargo | 37-51 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 12:18 | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Vincent Bargo - foul #1 on Vincent Bargo, team foul #4 | 37-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski (PG), Micheal Collum (C) Alonzo Brisco, Robert Rhein | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 12:18 | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 37-52 |
| 12:18 | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| 12:18 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald pulls down the rebound | 37-52 |
| 11:50 | South Carolina | Gary Day can't finish the layup | 37-52 |
| 11:49 | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander snags the defensive board | 37-52 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ivan Magalski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Vincent Bargo (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gary Day (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Curtis Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Micheal Collum (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Moore (fairly fresh) SG - Christopher Sotelo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Poston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Curtis Alexander (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Lawrence Mauney (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 11:43 | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from James Poston | 37-54 |
| 11:15 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 37-54 |
| 11:14 | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander pulls down the rebound | 37-54 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 11:11 | Kentucky | James Moore loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alonzo Brisco (SG), Roscoe Cohan (SF), Robert Rhein (C) Vincent Bargo, Gary Day, Micheal Collum | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Abraham Carpenter (PG), Alvin Hodgson (SG), David Davey (SF), David Desjardins (PF), Jeremy Carper (C) James Moore, Christopher Sotelo, James Poston, Curtis Alexander, Lawrence Mauney | |
| 10:53 | South Carolina | Roscoe Cohan is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-54 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:35 | Kentucky | Abraham Carpenter connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Jeremy Carper | 39-56 |
| 10:10 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald misses the lay-in | 39-56 |
| 10:08 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to David Desjardins | 39-56 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:43 | Kentucky | Curtis Fitzgerald is called for the reach on David Desjardins - foul #2 on Curtis Fitzgerald, team foul #5 | 39-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Micheal Collum (C) Robert Rhein | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hubert Bolling (PG), Kenneth Ferguson (C) Abraham Carpenter, Jeremy Carper | |
| 09:31 | Kentucky | David Desjardins misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Curtis Fitzgerald - foul #3 on Curtis Fitzgerald, team foul #6 | 39-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gary Day (SF) Ivan Magalski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 09:31 | Kentucky | David Desjardins makes the 1st free throw | 39-57 |
| 09:31 | Kentucky | David Desjardins misses the 2nd free throw | 39-57 |
| 09:31 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Curtis Fitzgerald | 39-57 |
| 09:29 | South Carolina | Hubert Bolling steals it from Roscoe Cohan in the backcourt | 39-57 |
| 09:28 | Kentucky | Hubert Bolling misses the dunk | 39-57 |
| 09:26 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald snags the defensive board | 39-57 |
| 08:57 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald misses the dunk but he's fouled by David Desjardins - foul #3 on David Desjardins, team foul #5 | 39-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Bargo (PG) Roscoe Cohan | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Sotelo (SG), James Poston (SF), Lawrence Mauney (C) Alvin Hodgson, David Davey, David Desjardins | |
| 08:57 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 40-57 |
| 08:57 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| 08:35 | Kentucky | Hubert Bolling is hacked by Vincent Bargo - foul #2 on Vincent Bargo, team foul #7 | 41-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski (PG) Alonzo Brisco | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Moore (PG), Curtis Alexander (PF) Christopher Sotelo, Kenneth Ferguson | |
| 08:35 | Kentucky | Hubert Bolling misses the 1st free throw | 41-57 |
| 08:35 | South Carolina | Vincent Bargo pulls down the rebound | 41-57 |
| 08:06 | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski misses the shot from the left side | 41-57 |
| 08:05 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Moore | 41-57 |
| 07:40 | Kentucky | Ivan Magalski steals the ball from James Moore | 41-57 |
| 07:36 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald throws it down on a great pass from Ivan Magalski | 43-57 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ivan Magalski (tiring) 9 pts. SG - Vincent Bargo (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gary Day (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Curtis Fitzgerald (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Micheal Collum (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Moore (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Hubert Bolling (fairly fresh) SF - James Poston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Curtis Alexander (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Lawrence Mauney (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 07:20 | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 43-57 |
| 07:18 | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander misses the tip | 43-57 |
| 07:16 | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski snags the defensive board | 43-57 |
| 07:14 | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ivan Magalski, team foul #8 | 43-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alonzo Brisco (SG), Roscoe Cohan (SF), Robert Rhein (PF) Vincent Bargo, Gary Day, Curtis Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Abraham Carpenter (PG), Alvin Hodgson (SG), David Davey (SF), David Desjardins (PF), Jeremy Carper (C) James Moore, Hubert Bolling, James Poston, Curtis Alexander, Lawrence Mauney | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:49 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-60 |
| 06:20 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum misses the dunk attempt | 43-60 |
| 06:18 | South Carolina | Robert Rhein tips it but misses | 43-60 |
| 06:16 | Kentucky | Jeremy Carper snags the defensive board | 43-60 |
| 05:47 | Kentucky | David Desjardins banks in the layup | 43-62 |
| 05:18 | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 43-62 |
| 05:16 | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski gets the offensive rebound | 43-62 |
| 04:55 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 43-62 |
| 04:53 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-62 |
| 04:26 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Abraham Carpenter | 43-65 |
| 04:02 | South Carolina | Robert Rhein clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-65 |
| 04:00 | Kentucky | David Desjardins gets the rebound | 43-65 |
| 03:38 | Kentucky | Alonzo Brisco is called for the reach on Alvin Hodgson - foul #4 on Alonzo Brisco, team foul #9 | 43-65 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Bargo (PG), Gary Day (SF), Curtis Fitzgerald (PF) Ivan Magalski, Roscoe Cohan, Micheal Collum | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Moore (PG), James Poston (SF), Curtis Alexander (PF), Lawrence Mauney (C) Abraham Carpenter, David Davey, David Desjardins, Jeremy Carper | |
| 03:38 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson makes the 1st free throw | 43-66 |
| 03:38 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-67 |
| 03:35 | South Carolina | Gary Day is called for traveling in the backcourt | 43-67 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Sotelo (SG) Alvin Hodgson | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Vincent Bargo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alonzo Brisco (tired) 4 pf. SF - Gary Day (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Curtis Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Rhein (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Moore (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Christopher Sotelo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Poston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Curtis Alexander (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Lawrence Mauney (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander misses long on a runner from close range | 43-67 |
| 03:16 | South Carolina | Gary Day pulls down the rebound | 43-67 |
| 03:14 | South Carolina | Vincent Bargo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-67 |
| 02:53 | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Curtis Fitzgerald - foul #4 on Curtis Fitzgerald, team foul #10 | 43-67 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Roscoe Cohan (SG) Alonzo Brisco | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 02:53 | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 43-67 |
| 02:53 | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 43-67 |
| 02:53 | South Carolina | Robert Rhein snags the defensive board | 43-67 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:43 | South Carolina | Robert Rhein misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 43-67 |
| 02:42 | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 43-67 |
| 02:24 | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 43-67 |
| 02:23 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Curtis Fitzgerald | 43-67 |
| 02:11 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 43-67 |
| 02:10 | South Carolina | Roscoe Cohan gets the offensive rebound | 43-67 |
| 02:05 | South Carolina | Vincent Bargo is hacked by Curtis Alexander - foul #2 on Curtis Alexander, team foul #6 | 43-67 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski (PG), Micheal Collum (C) Roscoe Cohan, Robert Rhein | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hubert Bolling (PG), Kenneth Ferguson (PF) James Moore, Curtis Alexander | |
| 01:54 | South Carolina | James Poston picks off the pass by Gary Day | 43-67 |
| 01:35 | Kentucky | Micheal Collum swats the dunk try by James Poston | 43-67 |
| 01:34 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald pulls down the rebound | 43-67 |
| 01:17 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-67 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alonzo Brisco (SG), Roscoe Cohan (SF) Vincent Bargo, Gary Day | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Moore (PG), Alvin Hodgson (SG), David Davey (SF), Curtis Alexander (PF) Hubert Bolling, Christopher Sotelo, James Poston, Kenneth Ferguson | |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from David Davey | 43-69 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:46 | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 43-69 |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | David Davey pulls down the rebound | 43-69 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander travels with the ball | 43-69 |
| 00:14 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald hits a runner from close range | 45-69 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | James Moore runs out the clock | 45-69 |