| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael McGirt (fresh) 9 pts. SG - David Border (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bret Rickman (fresh) PF - Michael White (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Pasquale (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Gary Hill (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Warren Hinnant (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Manuel Fowles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Mignone (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Randolph (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Manuel Fowles inbounds the ball | 25-27 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:43 | South Carolina | Charles Randolph hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Manuel Fowles and he's hacked by Michael Pasquale - foul #1 on Michael Pasquale, team foul #1 | 25-29 |
| 19:43 | South Carolina | Charles Randolph makes the free throw | 25-30 |
| 19:16 | Kentucky | Michael McGirt splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 25-30 |
| 19:14 | South Carolina | Timothy Mignone grabs the board | 25-30 |
| 18:56 | South Carolina | Warren Hinnant makes the fadeaway from the right side | 25-32 |
| 18:40 | Kentucky | David Border loses the dribble to Manuel Fowles | 25-32 |
| 18:19 | South Carolina | Gary Hill knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-35 |
| 18:04 | Kentucky | David Border misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-35 |
| 18:03 | Kentucky | Michael White gets the offensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 17:48 | Kentucky | David Border makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-35 |
| 17:27 | South Carolina | Charles Randolph makes the runner near the basket and he's fouled by Michael Pasquale - foul #2 on Michael Pasquale, team foul #2 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sadowski (SF), Edward Hermanson (PF) Bret Rickman, Michael White | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Danny Sims (SF) Manuel Fowles | |
| 17:27 | South Carolina | Charles Randolph makes the free throw | 28-38 |
| 17:07 | Kentucky | Michael McGirt splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-38 |
| 17:06 | South Carolina | Warren Hinnant grabs the defensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 16:42 | South Carolina | Timothy Mignone is whistled for traveling | 28-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Roosa (PG), John Seelye (SG) Michael McGirt, David Border | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Isaac Trejo (SF), John Monday (C) Gary Hill, Charles Randolph | |
| 16:25 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 28-38 |
| 16:24 | South Carolina | Timothy Mignone grabs the defensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 16:06 | South Carolina | Edward Hermanson doubles Timothy Mignone and is called for the reach - foul #2 on Edward Hermanson, team foul #3 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bret Rickman (SF), Michael White (PF) James Sadowski, Michael Pasquale | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dennis Butler (C) Timothy Mignone | |
| 15:49 | South Carolina | John Monday misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 28-38 |
| 15:47 | Kentucky | Edward Hermanson gets the rebound | 28-38 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Roosa (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Seelye (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bret Rickman (fresh) PF - Michael White (fresh) 3 reb. C - Edward Hermanson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Danny Sims (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Warren Hinnant (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Isaac Trejo (fresh) 2 ast. PF - John Monday (fresh) C - Dennis Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Kentucky | Bret Rickman is hacked by Dennis Butler - foul #1 on Dennis Butler, team foul #1 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael McGirt (PG) Robert Roosa | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Manuel Barham (PG), Gary Hill (SG), Manuel Fowles (SF) Danny Sims, Warren Hinnant, Isaac Trejo | |
| 15:01 | Kentucky | John Seelye misses the dunk but he's fouled by Dennis Butler - foul #2 on Dennis Butler, team foul #2 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Timothy Mignone (PF), Charles Randolph (C) John Monday, Dennis Butler | |
| 15:01 | Kentucky | John Seelye makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 15:01 | Kentucky | John Seelye makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 14:49 | South Carolina | Manuel Fowles is hacked by Edward Hermanson - foul #3 on Edward Hermanson, team foul #4 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Border (SG), Michael Pasquale (C) John Seelye, Edward Hermanson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 14:29 | South Carolina | Gary Hill makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Manuel Barham | 30-41 |
| 14:06 | Kentucky | David Border hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 30-41 |
| 14:04 | South Carolina | Charles Randolph pulls down the rebound | 30-41 |
| 13:59 | South Carolina | Gary Hill comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-41 |
| 13:58 | Kentucky | Michael McGirt pulls down the rebound | 30-41 |
| 13:42 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-41 |
| 13:40 | Kentucky | Bret Rickman misses the tip | 30-41 |
| 13:39 | South Carolina | Manuel Fowles pulls down the rebound | 30-41 |
| 13:30 | South Carolina | Manuel Fowles misses short on a jumper in the lane | 30-41 |
| 13:28 | South Carolina | Manuel Barham gets the offensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 13:21 | South Carolina | Gary Hill connects on the open shot from the left side set up by Manuel Barham | 30-43 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 13:07 | Kentucky | David Border is hacked by Manuel Fowles - foul #1 on Manuel Fowles, team foul #3 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sadowski (SF), Edward Hermanson (PF) Bret Rickman, Michael White | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Warren Hinnant (SG), Danny Sims (SF), John Monday (C) Gary Hill, Manuel Fowles, Charles Randolph | |
| 12:47 | Kentucky | Michael McGirt is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Danny Sims | 30-43 |
| 12:44 | South Carolina | Danny Sims banks in the layup | 30-45 |
| 12:41 | Kentucky | Michael McGirt's pass is intercepted by Manuel Barham in the backcourt | 30-45 |
| 12:28 | South Carolina | Timothy Mignone evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 30-45 |
| 12:27 | Kentucky | Michael McGirt grabs the board | 30-45 |
| 12:08 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Roosa (PG), John Seelye (SG) Michael McGirt, David Border | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gary Hill (PG), Dennis Butler (C) Manuel Barham, Timothy Mignone | |
| 11:49 | South Carolina | Danny Sims makes the shot from just outside the lane | 30-47 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Roosa (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Seelye (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Sadowski (fresh) PF - Edward Hermanson (fresh) 3 pf. C - Michael Pasquale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Gary Hill (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Warren Hinnant (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Danny Sims (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Monday (fresh) C - Dennis Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from Robert Roosa and the foul's on Gary Hill - foul #1 on Gary Hill, team foul #4 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Manuel Fowles (SF), Charles Randolph (C) Danny Sims, Dennis Butler | |
| 11:29 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale makes the free throw | 33-47 |
| 11:12 | South Carolina | Gary Hill connects on the 3 from the right corner | 33-50 |
| 11:05 | Kentucky | John Seelye misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 33-50 |
| 11:04 | Kentucky | James Sadowski tips it in | 35-50 |
| 10:49 | South Carolina | Warren Hinnant misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-50 |
| 10:47 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale grabs the board | 35-50 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 10:42 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 37-50 |
| 10:33 | South Carolina | Charles Randolph misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 37-50 |
| 10:32 | South Carolina | Gary Hill grabs the offensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 10:15 | South Carolina | Gary Hill misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-50 |
| 10:13 | South Carolina | Warren Hinnant hits the follow up shot | 37-52 |
| 09:57 | Kentucky | John Seelye is called for traveling | 37-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael McGirt (PG), David Border (SG), Bret Rickman (SF), Michael White (PF) Robert Roosa, John Seelye, James Sadowski, Edward Hermanson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Manuel Barham (PG), Danny Sims (SG), Isaac Trejo (SF), Timothy Mignone (PF), Dennis Butler (C) Gary Hill, Warren Hinnant, Manuel Fowles, John Monday, Charles Randolph | |
| 09:40 | South Carolina | Isaac Trejo is hacked by Bret Rickman - foul #3 on Bret Rickman, team foul #5 | 37-52 |
| 09:34 | South Carolina | Timothy Mignone hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on David Border - foul #1 on David Border, team foul #6 | 37-52 |
| 09:34 | South Carolina | Timothy Mignone makes the 1st free throw | 37-53 |
| 09:34 | South Carolina | Timothy Mignone makes the 2nd free throw | 37-54 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 09:21 | Kentucky | Michael White comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Dennis Butler - foul #3 on Dennis Butler, team foul #5 | 37-54 |
| 09:21 | Kentucky | Michael White misses the 1st free throw | 37-54 |
| 09:21 | Kentucky | Michael White misses the 2nd free throw | 37-54 |
| 09:21 | South Carolina | Timothy Mignone gets the rebound | 37-54 |
| 09:07 | South Carolina | Danny Sims double dribbles | 37-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Warren Hinnant (SG) Isaac Trejo | |
| 08:57 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale travels with the ball | 37-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Edward Hermanson (C) Michael Pasquale | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 08:50 | South Carolina | Danny Sims clanks a 3 from the right corner | 37-54 |
| 08:49 | Kentucky | Michael McGirt grabs the defensive rebound | 37-54 |
| 08:38 | Kentucky | Michael White is fouled on the floor by Dennis Butler - foul #4 on Dennis Butler, team foul #6 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Manuel Fowles (SF), Charles Randolph (C) Danny Sims, Dennis Butler | |
| 08:27 | Kentucky | Bret Rickman is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-54 |
| 08:25 | South Carolina | Warren Hinnant grabs the board | 37-54 |
| 08:20 | South Carolina | Manuel Barham comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-54 |
| 08:18 | South Carolina | Charles Randolph tips it in | 37-56 |
| 07:58 | Kentucky | Bret Rickman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-56 |
| 07:57 | South Carolina | Manuel Fowles snags the defensive board | 37-56 |
| 07:47 | South Carolina | Charles Randolph scores on a jumper from the left side | 37-58 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael McGirt (fresh) 9 pts. SG - David Border (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bret Rickman (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Michael White (fresh) 3 reb. C - Edward Hermanson (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Manuel Barham (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Warren Hinnant (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Manuel Fowles (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Mignone (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Randolph (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Kentucky | Michael McGirt shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-58 |
| 07:29 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Charles Randolph | 37-58 |
| 07:07 | South Carolina | David Border takes the ball from Warren Hinnant | 37-58 |
| 06:54 | Kentucky | Bret Rickman misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-58 |
| 06:53 | South Carolina | Timothy Mignone gets the rebound | 37-58 |
| 06:38 | South Carolina | Timothy Mignone evades the doubleteam and hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Randolph | 37-60 |
| 06:22 | Kentucky | David Border scores on a 3 from the left corner | 40-60 |
| 06:01 | South Carolina | David Border is called for the reach on Warren Hinnant - foul #2 on David Border, team foul #7 | 40-60 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Roosa (PG), John Seelye (SG), James Sadowski (SF), Michael Pasquale (C) Michael McGirt, David Border, Bret Rickman, Edward Hermanson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gary Hill (PG), Danny Sims (SF), John Monday (PF), Dennis Butler (C) Manuel Barham, Manuel Fowles, Timothy Mignone, Charles Randolph | |
| 06:01 | South Carolina | Warren Hinnant makes the 1st free throw | 40-61 |
| 06:01 | South Carolina | Warren Hinnant makes the 2nd free throw | 40-62 |
| 05:43 | Kentucky | Gary Hill steals the ball from Robert Roosa | 40-62 |
| 05:15 | South Carolina | Danny Sims drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Hill | 40-64 |
| 05:03 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale is hacked by John Monday - foul #1 on John Monday, team foul #7 | 40-64 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Isaac Trejo (SF), Timothy Mignone (PF) Warren Hinnant, Dennis Butler | |
| 05:03 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale misses the 1st free throw | 40-64 |
| 05:03 | South Carolina | John Monday pulls down the rebound | 40-64 |
| 04:36 | South Carolina | Gary Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-64 |
| 04:34 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Seelye | 40-64 |
| 04:23 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by John Monday - foul #2 on John Monday, team foul #8 | 40-64 |
| 04:23 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa makes the 1st free throw | 41-64 |
| 04:23 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa misses the 2nd free throw | 41-64 |
| 04:23 | South Carolina | Timothy Mignone pulls down the rebound | 41-64 |
| 04:06 | South Carolina | James Sadowski steals it from Timothy Mignone out of a doubleteam | 41-64 |
| 04:02 | Kentucky | John Seelye lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Sadowski | 43-64 |
| 03:45 | South Carolina | Danny Sims is fouled on the floor by Robert Roosa - foul #1 on Robert Roosa, team foul #8 | 43-64 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael McGirt (PG), David Border (SG), Edward Hermanson (PF) Robert Roosa, John Seelye, Michael White | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Randolph (C) John Monday | |
| 03:45 | South Carolina | Danny Sims misses the 1st free throw | 43-64 |
| 03:45 | Kentucky | Edward Hermanson snags the defensive board | 43-64 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael McGirt (fresh) 9 pts. SG - David Border (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Sadowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Hermanson (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Pasquale (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Danny Sims (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Gary Hill (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Isaac Trejo (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Timothy Mignone (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Charles Randolph (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 03:20 | Kentucky | Michael McGirt works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Hermanson | 46-64 |
| 02:59 | South Carolina | Gary Hill can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-64 |
| 02:57 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Michael Pasquale | 46-64 |
| 02:52 | Kentucky | James Sadowski is open and buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Michael McGirt out of the doubleteam | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:32 | South Carolina | Gary Hill loses the dribble to David Border | 48-64 |
| 02:19 | Kentucky | Michael McGirt shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Sadowski | 50-64 |
| 01:59 | South Carolina | Gary Hill is called for 3 seconds | 50-64 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bret Rickman (SF), Michael White (PF) James Sadowski, Edward Hermanson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Manuel Barham (PG), Warren Hinnant (SG), Manuel Fowles (SF) Danny Sims, Gary Hill, Isaac Trejo | |
| 01:47 | Kentucky | Michael McGirt hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-64 |
| 01:46 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale can't tip it in | 50-64 |
| 01:44 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Michael White | 50-64 |
| 01:32 | Kentucky | David Border misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-64 |
| 01:31 | South Carolina | Charles Randolph grabs the board | 50-64 |
| 01:14 | South Carolina | Charles Randolph hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 50-64 |
| 01:12 | South Carolina | Manuel Fowles hits the follow up shot | 50-66 |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale is fouled on the floor by Charles Randolph - foul #1 on Charles Randolph, team foul #9 | 50-66 |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale misses the 1st free throw | 50-66 |
| 00:52 | South Carolina | Charles Randolph grabs the board | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:24 | South Carolina | Timothy Mignone splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Michael White - foul #2 on Michael White, team foul #9 | 50-66 |
| 00:24 | South Carolina | Timothy Mignone makes the 1st free throw | 50-67 |
| 00:24 | South Carolina | Timothy Mignone makes the 2nd free throw | 50-68 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Kentucky | Timothy Mignone is called for the reach on Michael McGirt - foul #2 on Timothy Mignone, team foul #10 | 50-68 |
| 00:18 | Kentucky | Michael McGirt misses the 1st free throw | 50-68 |
| 00:18 | Kentucky | Michael McGirt makes the 2nd free throw | 51-68 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Manuel Barham runs out the clock | 51-68 |