| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - James Hedrick (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Lancaster (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harold Casey (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Josh Kosofsky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Spengler (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Noel Bohn (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joseph Jay (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Troy Auten (fresh) PF - Lewis Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joe Madden (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Harold Casey inbounds the ball | 22-22 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | South Carolina | Harold Casey misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 22-22 |
| 19:35 | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| 19:09 | Kentucky | Michael Lancaster is called for the reach on Noel Bohn - foul #2 on Michael Lancaster, team foul #1 | 22-22 |
| 18:53 | Kentucky | Troy Auten's floater is tipped away by Harold Casey | 22-22 |
| 18:52 | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory grabs the offensive board | 22-22 |
| 18:35 | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-22 |
| 18:33 | South Carolina | Harold Casey pulls down the rebound | 22-22 |
| 18:15 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the runner from the left block | 22-22 |
| 18:13 | South Carolina | Harold Casey tips it back up and in | 24-22 |
| 17:48 | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Troy Auten and the foul's on Josh Kosofsky - foul #3 on Josh Kosofsky, team foul #2 | 24-24 |
| 17:48 | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory makes the free throw | 24-25 |
| 17:28 | South Carolina | Harold Casey hits a wide open turnaround from the right block | 26-25 |
| 17:09 | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory hits a driving attempt in the paint | 26-27 |
| 17:07 | South Carolina | James Hedrick is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Hedrick, team foul #3 | 26-27 |
| 16:54 | Kentucky | Joe Madden connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Noel Bohn | 26-29 |
| 16:37 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler misses short on a floater from the right wing | 26-29 |
| 16:35 | Kentucky | Troy Auten gets the rebound | 26-29 |
| 16:21 | Kentucky | Troy Auten drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 26-31 |
| 15:56 | South Carolina | Josh Kosofsky misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 26-31 |
| 15:55 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler tips it in | 28-31 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - James Hedrick (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Lancaster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harold Casey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. PF - Josh Kosofsky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Richard Spengler (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Noel Bohn (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Joseph Jay (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Troy Auten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lewis Gregory (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Madden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:33 | Kentucky | Josh Kosofsky blocks the short jumper by Lewis Gregory | 28-31 |
| 15:32 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler snags the defensive board | 28-31 |
| 15:07 | South Carolina | Josh Kosofsky is fouled on the floor by Joe Madden - foul #3 on Joe Madden, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter (SG), Steven Carnevale (SF), Robert Stone (PF), Timothy Garrett (C) Joseph Jay, Troy Auten, Lewis Gregory, Joe Madden | |
| 14:59 | South Carolina | Harold Casey is whistled for traveling | 28-31 |
| 14:38 | Kentucky | Robert Stone can't finish the layup | 28-31 |
| 14:36 | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 14:24 | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-31 |
| 14:07 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper near the basket set up by Harold Casey | 30-31 |
| 13:55 | Kentucky | Robert Stone clanks a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Richard Spengler - foul #1 on Richard Spengler, team foul #4 | 30-31 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Troy Auten (SF) Steven Carnevale | |
| 13:55 | Kentucky | Robert Stone misses the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 13:55 | Kentucky | Robert Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 13:38 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler is hacked by Timothy Garrett - foul #1 on Timothy Garrett, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Matthew May (PF) Josh Kosofsky | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 13:16 | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster comes up short on the floater from the left side | 30-32 |
| 13:15 | Kentucky | Robert Stone pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 13:00 | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Stone | 30-34 |
| 12:38 | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-34 |
| 12:36 | Kentucky | Timothy Garrett gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| 12:16 | Kentucky | Robert Stone lays it in | 30-36 |
| 11:53 | South Carolina | Harold Casey misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-36 |
| 11:51 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Casey | 30-36 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - James Hedrick (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Lancaster (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Harold Casey (tiring) 9 pts. 10 reb. PF - Matthew May (fresh) C - Richard Spengler (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Noel Bohn (tiring) 4 ast. SG - Bryan Nutter (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Troy Auten (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Stone (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Garrett (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:42 | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-36 |
| 11:40 | Kentucky | Robert Stone grabs the board | 30-36 |
| 11:22 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-36 |
| 11:20 | South Carolina | James Hedrick grabs the defensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 10:55 | South Carolina | James Hedrick drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Harold Casey and he's fouled by Timothy Garrett - foul #2 on Timothy Garrett, team foul #3 | 32-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Desmond Caputo (SG), Lee Tindle (SF), Josh Kosofsky (PF) Michael Lancaster, Harold Casey, Matthew May | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph Jay (SG), Steven Carnevale (SF), Lewis Gregory (PF), Joe Madden (C) Noel Bohn, Troy Auten, Robert Stone, Timothy Garrett | |
| 10:55 | South Carolina | James Hedrick misses the free throw | 32-36 |
| 10:55 | Kentucky | Joe Madden grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 10:33 | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory can't connect on a floater in the paint | 32-36 |
| 10:32 | Kentucky | Joe Madden can't tip it in | 32-36 |
| 10:31 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Richard Spengler | 32-36 |
| 10:02 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 32-36 |
| 10:00 | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| 09:54 | Kentucky | James Hedrick takes the ball from Lewis Gregory | 32-36 |
| 09:49 | South Carolina | James Hedrick jams it | 34-36 |
| 09:25 | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-36 |
| 09:24 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 09:00 | South Carolina | Steven Carnevale picks off the pass by James Hedrick | 34-36 |
| 08:32 | Kentucky | Joseph Jay throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster (SG), Harold Casey (SF), Joseph Depasquale (C) James Hedrick, Lee Tindle, Richard Spengler | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Bohn (PG), Troy Auten (SF) Bryan Nutter, Steven Carnevale | |
| 08:03 | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-36 |
| 08:02 | Kentucky | Joe Madden gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 07:43 | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Josh Kosofsky - foul #4 on Josh Kosofsky, team foul #5 | 34-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Hedrick (PG), Matthew May (PF) Desmond Caputo, Josh Kosofsky | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter (SG), Timothy Garrett (C) Joseph Jay, Joe Madden | |
| 07:43 | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 07:43 | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - James Hedrick (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Lancaster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harold Casey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. PF - Matthew May (fresh) C - Joseph Depasquale (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Noel Bohn (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Bryan Nutter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Troy Auten (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lewis Gregory (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Garrett (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | South Carolina | Joseph Depasquale misses the driving attempt near the basket | 34-38 |
| 07:21 | South Carolina | Matthew May pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 06:59 | South Carolina | James Hedrick is hacked by Noel Bohn - foul #2 on Noel Bohn, team foul #4 | 34-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Spengler (C) Joseph Depasquale | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Stone (PF) Lewis Gregory | |
| 06:44 | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-38 |
| 06:42 | Kentucky | Troy Auten pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 06:38 | Kentucky | Troy Auten misses long on a jumper from the right side | 34-38 |
| 06:36 | Kentucky | Timothy Garrett grabs the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 06:24 | Kentucky | Richard Spengler swats the layup by Robert Stone | 34-38 |
| 06:23 | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 05:59 | South Carolina | Matthew May banks in the layup | 36-38 |
| 05:53 | Kentucky | Michael Lancaster is called for the reach on Robert Stone - foul #3 on Michael Lancaster, team foul #6 | 36-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Desmond Caputo (PG), Lee Tindle (SF), Josh Kosofsky (PF) James Hedrick, Harold Casey, Matthew May | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph Jay (SG), Joe Madden (C) Noel Bohn, Timothy Garrett | |
| 05:35 | Kentucky | Troy Auten is whistled for traveling | 36-38 |
| 05:07 | South Carolina | Desmond Caputo loses the dribble to Joseph Jay | 36-38 |
| 05:03 | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter misses the lay-in | 36-38 |
| 05:02 | Kentucky | Joe Madden grabs the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 04:46 | Kentucky | Robert Stone misses the easy layup | 36-38 |
| 04:45 | South Carolina | Lee Tindle snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 04:18 | South Carolina | Desmond Caputo misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 04:17 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler grabs the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 03:52 | South Carolina | Robert Stone steals the ball from Richard Spengler | 36-38 |
| 03:34 | Kentucky | Joe Madden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harold Casey (SF), Matthew May (PF), Joseph Depasquale (C) Lee Tindle, Josh Kosofsky, Richard Spengler | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Bohn (PG), Steven Carnevale (SF), Lewis Gregory (PF) Bryan Nutter, Troy Auten, Robert Stone | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Desmond Caputo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Lancaster (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Harold Casey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. PF - Matthew May (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Depasquale (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Noel Bohn (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Joseph Jay (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Steven Carnevale (fresh) PF - Lewis Gregory (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Madden (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:09 | South Carolina | Harold Casey is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Harold Casey, team foul #7 | 36-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Hedrick (PG) Desmond Caputo | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 02:54 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Lewis Gregory is blocked by Joseph Depasquale | 36-38 |
| 02:53 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Matthew May | 36-38 |
| 02:53 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 36-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Desmond Caputo (SG), Josh Kosofsky (PF), Richard Spengler (C) Michael Lancaster, Matthew May, Joseph Depasquale | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Troy Auten (SF) Steven Carnevale | |
| 02:42 | South Carolina | Harold Casey scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Hedrick | 39-38 |
| 02:21 | Kentucky | Troy Auten hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 02:19 | Kentucky | Troy Auten tips it home | 39-40 |
| 01:54 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler misses the layup against the doubleteam but the foul's on Joe Madden - foul #4 on Joe Madden, team foul #5 | 39-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster (SG) Desmond Caputo | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:54 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler misses the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 01:54 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 01:47 | Kentucky | Joe Madden's pass is intercepted by Harold Casey | 40-40 |
| 01:44 | South Carolina | James Hedrick hits the finger roll set up by Harold Casey | 42-40 |
| 01:25 | Kentucky | Joe Madden misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Richard Spengler - foul #2 on Richard Spengler, team foul #8 | 42-40 |
| 01:25 | Kentucky | Joe Madden makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 01:25 | Kentucky | Joe Madden makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 01:23 | South Carolina | James Hedrick loses the dribble to Noel Bohn in the backcourt | 42-42 |
| 01:22 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn lays it in | 42-44 |
| 01:01 | South Carolina | Harold Casey knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from James Hedrick and he's hacked by Troy Auten - foul #1 on Troy Auten, team foul #6 | 44-44 |
| 01:01 | South Carolina | Harold Casey makes the free throw | 45-44 |
| 00:38 | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 45-44 |
| 00:37 | South Carolina | Harold Casey grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:34 | South Carolina | Joseph Jay is called for the reach on Harold Casey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Jay, team foul #7 | 45-44 |
| 00:34 | South Carolina | Harold Casey misses the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 00:34 | South Carolina | Josh Kosofsky gets the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 00:33 | South Carolina | Josh Kosofsky is fouled on the floor by Joseph Jay - foul #2 on Joseph Jay, team foul #8 | 45-44 |
| 00:33 | South Carolina | Josh Kosofsky makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 00:33 | South Carolina | Josh Kosofsky makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-47 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:05 | South Carolina | Harold Casey shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-47 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | Josh Kosofsky grabs the offensive rebound | 47-47 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Harold Casey scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 49-47 |