| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gary Stephens (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edgar Olszewski (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Bowen (fresh) PF - Steven Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Kowalski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Eugene Rowan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Chisolm (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Brady (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Noel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lester Summey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Benjamin Brady inbounds the ball | 42-28 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:44 | South Carolina | Eugene Rowan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-28 |
| 19:42 | South Carolina | Lester Summey grabs the offensive board | 42-28 |
| 19:27 | South Carolina | Larry Chisolm misses the 3 from the right corner | 42-28 |
| 19:26 | Kentucky | Gary Stephens pulls down the rebound | 42-28 |
| 19:21 | Kentucky | Edgar Olszewski hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gary Stephens | 44-28 |
| 19:00 | South Carolina | Lester Summey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodger Hunt (PG), Charles Bartell (SG) Gary Stephens, Edgar Olszewski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 18:51 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Rodger Hunt | 46-28 |
| 18:29 | South Carolina | Eugene Rowan misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-28 |
| 18:27 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Howard Bowen | 46-28 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 18:05 | Kentucky | Howard Bowen comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Benjamin Brady - foul #2 on Benjamin Brady, team foul #1 | 46-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Stephens (PG), Edgar Olszewski (SG), Anthony Mallery (PF), George Richardson (C) Rodger Hunt, Charles Bartell, Steven Barrett, Charles Kowalski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 18:05 | Kentucky | Howard Bowen misses the 1st free throw | 46-28 |
| 18:05 | Kentucky | Howard Bowen misses the 2nd free throw | 46-28 |
| 18:05 | South Carolina | Lester Summey grabs the board | 46-28 |
| 17:47 | South Carolina | Edgar Olszewski is called for the reach on Benjamin Brady - foul #1 on Edgar Olszewski, team foul #1 | 46-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Baker (SF), Steven Barrett (PF), Charles Kowalski (C) Howard Bowen, Anthony Mallery, George Richardson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 17:33 | South Carolina | Larry Chisolm comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-28 |
| 17:32 | South Carolina | Benjamin Brady tips it home | 46-30 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 17:19 | Kentucky | Donald Baker comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 46-30 |
| 17:18 | South Carolina | Lester Summey snags the defensive board | 46-30 |
| 17:02 | South Carolina | Larry Chisolm clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner but he's fouled by Edgar Olszewski - foul #2 on Edgar Olszewski, team foul #2 | 46-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodger Hunt (PG), Charles Bartell (SG), Howard Bowen (SF), Anthony Mallery (PF), George Richardson (C) Gary Stephens, Edgar Olszewski, Donald Baker, Steven Barrett, Charles Kowalski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Donald Willis (SF), Michael Hartzog (PF) Benjamin Brady, David Noel | |
| 17:02 | South Carolina | Larry Chisolm makes the 1st free throw | 46-31 |
| 17:02 | South Carolina | Larry Chisolm makes the 2nd free throw | 46-32 |
| 17:02 | South Carolina | Larry Chisolm misses the 3rd free throw | 46-32 |
| 17:02 | Kentucky | George Richardson gets the rebound | 46-32 |
| 16:55 | Kentucky | Lester Summey takes the ball from George Richardson | 46-32 |
| 16:31 | South Carolina | Eugene Rowan makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-34 |
| 16:18 | Kentucky | Rodger Hunt makes the shot from the left side | 48-34 |
| 15:53 | South Carolina | Michael Hartzog misses the floater in the paint but the foul's on Anthony Mallery - foul #1 on Anthony Mallery, team foul #3 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Stephens (PG), Edgar Olszewski (SG), Steven Barrett (PF), Charles Kowalski (C) Rodger Hunt, Charles Bartell, Anthony Mallery, George Richardson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gerald Jackson (PG), Benjamin Brady (SF), David Noel (PF) Eugene Rowan, Larry Chisolm, Lester Summey | |
| 15:53 | South Carolina | Michael Hartzog makes the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 15:53 | South Carolina | Michael Hartzog makes the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gary Stephens (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edgar Olszewski (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Bowen (fairly fresh) PF - Steven Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Kowalski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Gerald Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Willis (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Benjamin Brady (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Noel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Hartzog (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Gerald Jackson - foul #3 on Gerald Jackson, team foul #2 | 48-36 |
| 15:39 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski misses the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 15:39 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski misses the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 15:39 | South Carolina | Michael Hartzog grabs the defensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 15:20 | South Carolina | Donald Willis connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Gerald Jackson | 48-39 |
| 15:11 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from Gary Stephens | 50-39 |
| 14:53 | South Carolina | Donald Willis hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gerald Jackson | 50-41 |
| 14:40 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski misses short on a jump hook from close range | 50-41 |
| 14:39 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to David Noel | 50-41 |
| 14:19 | South Carolina | Benjamin Brady misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-41 |
| 14:18 | South Carolina | David Noel snags the offensive board | 50-41 |
| 14:07 | South Carolina | Howard Bowen steals the ball from David Noel | 50-41 |
| 14:02 | Kentucky | Edgar Olszewski misses the easy layup | 50-41 |
| 14:00 | Kentucky | Steven Barrett tips it in | 52-41 |
| 13:50 | South Carolina | David Noel banks in the layup set up by Gerald Jackson | 52-43 |
| 13:43 | Kentucky | David Noel denies the turnaround by Charles Kowalski | 52-43 |
| 13:41 | Kentucky | Gary Stephens tips it home | 54-43 |
| 13:27 | South Carolina | Donald Willis scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-46 |
| 13:25 | Kentucky | Gerald Jackson takes the ball from Gary Stephens in the backcourt | 54-46 |
| 13:14 | South Carolina | Donald Willis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing but he's hacked by Edgar Olszewski - foul #3 on Edgar Olszewski, team foul #4 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodger Hunt (PG), Charles Bartell (SG), Donald Baker (SF), Anthony Mallery (PF), George Richardson (C) Gary Stephens, Edgar Olszewski, Howard Bowen, Steven Barrett, Charles Kowalski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Eugene Rowan (PG), Larry Chisolm (SG), Lester Summey (C) Gerald Jackson, Benjamin Brady, Michael Hartzog | |
| 13:14 | South Carolina | Donald Willis misses the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 13:14 | South Carolina | Donald Willis misses the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 13:14 | South Carolina | Donald Willis misses the 3rd free throw | 54-46 |
| 13:14 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Anthony Mallery | 54-46 |
| 13:00 | Kentucky | Donald Willis steals it from Donald Baker | 54-46 |
| 12:46 | South Carolina | Larry Chisolm knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Eugene Rowan | 54-49 |
| 12:29 | Kentucky | Charles Bartell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 12:27 | South Carolina | Donald Willis snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 12:08 | South Carolina | Donald Willis misses the floater from the free throw line | 54-49 |
| 12:06 | Kentucky | Rodger Hunt grabs the board | 54-49 |
| 12:01 | Kentucky | Charles Bartell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Stephens (PG), Edgar Olszewski (SG), Howard Bowen (SF), Steven Barrett (PF), Charles Kowalski (C) Rodger Hunt, Charles Bartell, Donald Baker, Anthony Mallery, George Richardson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Luke Larsen (SF) Donald Willis | |
| 11:51 | South Carolina | Edgar Olszewski picks off the pass by Eugene Rowan | 54-49 |
| 11:47 | Kentucky | Howard Bowen banks in the layup set up by Edgar Olszewski | 56-49 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gary Stephens (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edgar Olszewski (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Howard Bowen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Steven Barrett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Kowalski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Eugene Rowan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Chisolm (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luke Larsen (fresh) PF - David Noel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Lester Summey (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:36 | South Carolina | Eugene Rowan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-49 |
| 11:34 | Kentucky | Howard Bowen grabs the defensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 11:24 | Kentucky | Lester Summey denies the turnaround by Charles Kowalski | 56-49 |
| 11:22 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski grabs the offensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 11:08 | Kentucky | Edgar Olszewski makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Steven Barrett | 59-49 |
| 10:47 | South Carolina | Eugene Rowan clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Steven Barrett - foul #2 on Steven Barrett, team foul #5 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Baker (SF) Howard Bowen | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Benjamin Brady (SF), Michael Hartzog (PF) Luke Larsen, David Noel | |
| 10:47 | South Carolina | Eugene Rowan makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 10:47 | South Carolina | Eugene Rowan makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 10:32 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-51 |
| 10:31 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Benjamin Brady | 59-51 |
| 10:08 | South Carolina | Michael Hartzog can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-51 |
| 10:06 | Kentucky | Gary Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 09:50 | Kentucky | Edgar Olszewski makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Stephens | 62-51 |
| 09:26 | South Carolina | Benjamin Brady misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Donald Baker - foul #1 on Donald Baker, team foul #6 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Bartell (SG), Howard Bowen (SF), Anthony Mallery (PF), George Richardson (C) Edgar Olszewski, Donald Baker, Steven Barrett, Charles Kowalski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gerald Jackson (PG), Donald Willis (SG), David Noel (PF) Eugene Rowan, Larry Chisolm, Michael Hartzog | |
| 09:26 | South Carolina | Benjamin Brady makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 09:26 | South Carolina | Benjamin Brady misses the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 09:26 | Kentucky | Charles Bartell pulls down the rebound | 62-52 |
| 09:05 | Kentucky | Anthony Mallery misses the dunk | 62-52 |
| 09:04 | South Carolina | David Noel pulls down the rebound | 62-52 |
| 08:43 | South Carolina | Benjamin Brady can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-52 |
| 08:42 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to George Richardson | 62-52 |
| 08:37 | Kentucky | Gary Stephens misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-52 |
| 08:36 | Kentucky | Charles Bartell snags the offensive board | 62-52 |
| 08:27 | Kentucky | Charles Bartell is fouled on the floor by Donald Willis - foul #2 on Donald Willis, team foul #3 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodger Hunt (PG), Edgar Olszewski (SG), Steven Barrett (PF), Charles Kowalski (C) Gary Stephens, Charles Bartell, Anthony Mallery, George Richardson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Eugene Rowan (PG), Michael Hartzog (PF) Gerald Jackson, David Noel | |
| 08:17 | Kentucky | Edgar Olszewski drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Kowalski | 65-52 |
| 08:04 | South Carolina | Donald Willis's pass is intercepted by Steven Barrett | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:35 | Kentucky | Lester Summey steps in front of the Charles Kowalski pass | 65-52 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Rodger Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edgar Olszewski (fresh) 29 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Howard Bowen (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steven Barrett (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Kowalski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Eugene Rowan (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Willis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Benjamin Brady (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Michael Hartzog (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lester Summey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:24 | South Carolina | Lester Summey shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 65-52 |
| 07:22 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski snags the defensive board | 65-52 |
| 07:03 | Kentucky | Howard Bowen is hacked by Benjamin Brady - foul #3 on Benjamin Brady, team foul #4 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Stephens (PG), Charles Bartell (SG), Donald Baker (SF), Anthony Mallery (PF), George Richardson (C) Rodger Hunt, Edgar Olszewski, Howard Bowen, Steven Barrett, Charles Kowalski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Larry Chisolm (SG), Luke Larsen (SF), David Noel (PF) Donald Willis, Benjamin Brady, Michael Hartzog | |
| 06:56 | Kentucky | Gary Stephens is hacked by Eugene Rowan - foul #2 on Eugene Rowan, team foul #5 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Howard Bowen (SF), Steven Barrett (PF) Donald Baker, Anthony Mallery | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 06:37 | Kentucky | Charles Bartell is fouled on the floor by Larry Chisolm - foul #2 on Larry Chisolm, team foul #6 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Edgar Olszewski (SG), Donald Baker (SF), Anthony Mallery (PF), Charles Kowalski (C) Charles Bartell, Howard Bowen, Steven Barrett, George Richardson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 06:24 | Kentucky | Edgar Olszewski drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Baker | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:16 | South Carolina | Larry Chisolm buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Eugene Rowan | 67-54 |
| 05:58 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski misses long on a shot from the left block | 67-54 |
| 05:57 | South Carolina | Lester Summey pulls down the rebound | 67-54 |
| 05:40 | South Carolina | Luke Larsen is hacked by Donald Baker - foul #2 on Donald Baker, team foul #7 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Bartell (SG), Howard Bowen (SF), Steven Barrett (PF), George Richardson (C) Edgar Olszewski, Donald Baker, Anthony Mallery, Charles Kowalski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gerald Jackson (PG), Michael Hartzog (PF), Donald Willis (C) Eugene Rowan, David Noel, Lester Summey | |
| 05:40 | South Carolina | Luke Larsen makes the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 05:40 | South Carolina | Luke Larsen makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 05:28 | Kentucky | Charles Bartell misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-56 |
| 05:26 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Stephens | 67-56 |
| 05:11 | Kentucky | Charles Bartell is fouled on the floor by Gerald Jackson - foul #4 on Gerald Jackson, team foul #7 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski (C) George Richardson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Benjamin Brady (SF) Luke Larsen | |
| 05:11 | Kentucky | Charles Bartell makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 05:11 | Kentucky | Charles Bartell makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 04:59 | South Carolina | Larry Chisolm comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 69-56 |
| 04:57 | South Carolina | Michael Hartzog tips it back up and in | 69-58 |
| 04:42 | Kentucky | Gary Stephens hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-58 |
| 04:41 | South Carolina | Michael Hartzog pulls down the rebound | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:30 | South Carolina | Gary Stephens takes the ball from Michael Hartzog | 69-58 |
| 04:27 | Kentucky | Steven Barrett slams it home set up by Gary Stephens | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:13 | South Carolina | Howard Bowen is called for the reach on Benjamin Brady - foul #1 on Howard Bowen, team foul #8 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodger Hunt (PG), Edgar Olszewski (SG), George Richardson (C) Gary Stephens, Charles Bartell, Charles Kowalski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Eugene Rowan (PG), David Noel (PF) Gerald Jackson, Michael Hartzog | |
| 04:13 | South Carolina | Benjamin Brady makes the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 04:13 | South Carolina | Benjamin Brady makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 04:06 | Kentucky | Howard Bowen is hacked by Benjamin Brady - foul #4 on Benjamin Brady, team foul #8 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lester Summey (C) Larry Chisolm | |
| 04:06 | Kentucky | Howard Bowen makes the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 04:06 | Kentucky | Howard Bowen misses the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| 04:06 | South Carolina | David Noel pulls down the rebound | 72-60 |
| 03:49 | South Carolina | Eugene Rowan misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 72-60 |
| 03:47 | Kentucky | George Richardson pulls down the rebound | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Kentucky | George Richardson blows the layup | 72-60 |
| 03:26 | Kentucky | Howard Bowen snags the offensive board | 72-60 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Rodger Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edgar Olszewski (fresh) 31 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Howard Bowen (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steven Barrett (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - George Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Eugene Rowan (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Willis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Benjamin Brady (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. PF - David Noel (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Lester Summey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:59 | Kentucky | Edgar Olszewski is denied on a layup by Lester Summey | 72-60 |
| 02:57 | Kentucky | Steven Barrett tips it but misses | 72-60 |
| 02:55 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Howard Bowen | 72-60 |
| 02:29 | Kentucky | Edgar Olszewski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 72-60 |
| 02:28 | Kentucky | George Richardson pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-60 |
| 02:06 | Kentucky | Edgar Olszewski makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Rodger Hunt | 74-60 |
| 01:56 | South Carolina | Donald Willis misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by George Richardson - foul #1 on George Richardson, team foul #9 | 74-60 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Stephens (PG), Charles Kowalski (C) Rodger Hunt, George Richardson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gerald Jackson (PG), Morris Tapscott (SG), Luke Larsen (SF), Michael Hartzog (C) Eugene Rowan, Benjamin Brady, David Noel, Lester Summey | |
| 01:56 | South Carolina | Donald Willis makes the 1st free throw | 74-61 |
| 01:56 | South Carolina | Donald Willis misses the 2nd free throw | 74-61 |
| 01:56 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Howard Bowen | 74-61 |
| 01:27 | Kentucky | Steven Barrett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-61 |
| 01:18 | South Carolina | Luke Larsen hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Steven Barrett - foul #3 on Steven Barrett, team foul #10 | 74-61 |
| 01:18 | South Carolina | Luke Larsen misses the 1st free throw | 74-61 |
| 01:18 | South Carolina | Luke Larsen makes the 2nd free throw | 74-62 |
| 00:49 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Gary Stephens and he's fouled by Michael Hartzog - foul #2 on Michael Hartzog, team foul #9 | 76-62 |
| 00:49 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski makes the free throw | 77-62 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:45 | South Carolina | Donald Willis clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 77-62 |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski grabs the board | 77-62 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Kentucky | Steven Barrett comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 77-62 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Howard Bowen pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-62 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Gary Stephens runs out the clock | 77-62 |