| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Holt (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Chan (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John McGaughey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Celestin (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Paul Stadler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alan Haas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Burns (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ruben Windle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark McShaw (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Robert Burns inbounds the ball | 31-27 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | South Carolina | Paul Stadler shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Robert Burns | 31-29 |
| 19:14 | Kentucky | John Holt makes the floater from the baseline set up by Christopher Williams and he's fouled by Robert Burns - foul #1 on Robert Burns, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| 19:14 | Kentucky | John Holt makes the free throw | 34-29 |
| 18:54 | South Carolina | Paul Stadler is hacked by John Holt - foul #1 on John Holt, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 18:34 | South Carolina | Alan Haas is hacked by Christopher Williams - foul #1 on Christopher Williams, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| 18:28 | South Carolina | Paul Stadler connects on the 3 from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 18:03 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 34-32 |
| 18:02 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Williams | 34-32 |
| 17:42 | Kentucky | John Holt misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 34-32 |
| 17:40 | South Carolina | Ruben Windle snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 17:12 | South Carolina | Ruben Windle clanks a jump hook in the lane | 34-32 |
| 17:11 | Kentucky | John McGaughey gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| 17:06 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin buries a fadeaway near the basket | 36-32 |
| 16:53 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ruben Windle | 36-34 |
| 16:34 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 36-34 |
| 16:33 | South Carolina | Ruben Windle grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 16:27 | South Carolina | Paul Stadler misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 16:26 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin grabs the board | 36-34 |
| 16:07 | Kentucky | Mark McShaw is called for the reach on Christopher Williams - foul #3 on Mark McShaw, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy Thomas (PG), Michael Osburn (SG), Charles Brock (SF), Tom Tanner (PF), Gail Ayers (C) John Holt, Christopher Williams, Kenneth Chan, John McGaughey, Jeffrey Celestin | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kevin McHardy (SG), George Alston (PF), Herman McShea (C) Alan Haas, Ruben Windle, Mark McShaw | |
| 15:48 | Kentucky | Michael Osburn drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-34 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Timothy Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Osburn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Brock (fresh) PF - Tom Tanner (fresh) 1 pts. C - Gail Ayers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Paul Stadler (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin McHardy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Burns (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - George Alston (fresh) 5 pts. C - Herman McShea (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | South Carolina | Kevin McHardy is whistled for a carry | 39-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac (PG) Paul Stadler | |
| 14:57 | Kentucky | Michael Osburn misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 39-34 |
| 14:55 | South Carolina | Robert Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 14:32 | South Carolina | Kevin McHardy misses the shot from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 14:31 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin McHardy | 39-34 |
| 14:13 | South Carolina | The jump hook by George Alston is blocked by Tom Tanner | 39-34 |
| 14:12 | Kentucky | Gail Ayers gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 13:47 | Kentucky | Herman McShea steals the ball from Michael Osburn | 39-34 |
| 13:28 | South Carolina | Herman McShea hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-34 |
| 13:26 | South Carolina | George Alston tips it but misses | 39-34 |
| 13:25 | South Carolina | Herman McShea hits the follow up shot | 39-36 |
| 12:58 | Kentucky | Gail Ayers misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-36 |
| 12:56 | South Carolina | Herman McShea pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 12:40 | South Carolina | Herman McShea is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Herman McShea, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Holt (PG), Christopher Williams (SG), Kenneth Chan (SF), John McGaughey (PF), Jeffrey Celestin (C) Timothy Thomas, Michael Osburn, Charles Brock, Tom Tanner, Gail Ayers | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Paul Stadler (PG), Alan Haas (SG), Ruben Windle (PF), Mark McShaw (C) Fyodor Zayac, Kevin McHardy, George Alston, Herman McShea | |
| 12:11 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin can't connect on a shot near the basket | 39-36 |
| 12:10 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan grabs the offensive board | 39-36 |
| 11:52 | Kentucky | John Holt clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Alan Haas - foul #1 on Alan Haas, team foul #4 | 39-36 |
| 11:52 | Kentucky | John Holt makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 11:52 | Kentucky | John Holt misses the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 11:52 | South Carolina | Ruben Windle gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Holt (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Chan (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John McGaughey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Celestin (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Paul Stadler (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alan Haas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Burns (tiring) 2 ast. PF - Ruben Windle (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark McShaw (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:23 | South Carolina | A charge is called on Mark McShaw - foul #4 on Mark McShaw, team foul #5 | 40-36 |
| 10:55 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Christopher Williams and the foul's on Mark McShaw - foul #5 on Mark McShaw, team foul #6 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Herman McShea (C) Mark McShaw | |
| 10:55 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin misses the free throw | 42-36 |
| 10:55 | South Carolina | Herman McShea gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 10:40 | South Carolina | Paul Stadler shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 10:38 | Kentucky | John McGaughey snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 10:09 | Kentucky | John Holt scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 44-36 |
| 09:48 | South Carolina | Paul Stadler shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 09:46 | South Carolina | Alan Haas hits the follow up shot | 44-38 |
| 09:25 | Kentucky | Ruben Windle swats the short shot by Kenneth Chan | 44-38 |
| 09:23 | South Carolina | Ruben Windle snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 09:11 | South Carolina | Alan Haas misses short on an open 3 from straight away | 44-38 |
| 09:10 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Stadler | 44-38 |
| 08:59 | South Carolina | Kenneth Chan is called for the reach on Robert Burns - foul #1 on Kenneth Chan, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy Thomas (PG), Michael Osburn (SG), Charles Brock (SF), Tom Tanner (PF), Gail Ayers (C) John Holt, Christopher Williams, Kenneth Chan, John McGaughey, Jeffrey Celestin | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kevin McHardy (SG) Alan Haas | |
| 08:43 | South Carolina | Paul Stadler works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Kevin McHardy and he's hacked by Timothy Thomas - foul #3 on Timothy Thomas, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Alston (PF) Ruben Windle | |
| 08:43 | South Carolina | Paul Stadler misses the free throw | 44-40 |
| 08:43 | Kentucky | Gail Ayers grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 08:23 | Kentucky | Tom Tanner drills a jumpshot from the left side | 46-40 |
| 08:01 | South Carolina | Kevin McHardy drills a floater from the right side set up by Paul Stadler | 46-42 |
| 07:38 | Kentucky | Robert Burns is called for the reach on Timothy Thomas - foul #2 on Robert Burns, team foul #7 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Williams (SG), Kenneth Chan (SF), Jeffrey Celestin (C) Michael Osburn, Charles Brock, Tom Tanner | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac (PG), Ruben Windle (PF) Paul Stadler, George Alston | |
| 07:38 | Kentucky | Timothy Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 07:38 | Kentucky | Timothy Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Timothy Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kenneth Chan (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gail Ayers (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Celestin (fresh) 20 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Fyodor Zayac (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin McHardy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Burns (tiring) 2 ast. PF - Ruben Windle (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Herman McShea (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:23 | South Carolina | Herman McShea scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Gail Ayers - foul #1 on Gail Ayers, team foul #5 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Holt (PG), John McGaughey (PF) Timothy Thomas, Gail Ayers | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 07:23 | South Carolina | Herman McShea misses the free throw | 48-44 |
| 07:23 | South Carolina | Ruben Windle gets the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 07:15 | South Carolina | Kevin McHardy hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 48-44 |
| 07:13 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 06:48 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 48-44 |
| 06:47 | Kentucky | Christopher Williams misses the tip | 48-44 |
| 06:45 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Celestin | 48-44 |
| 06:32 | Kentucky | John McGaughey comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 48-44 |
| 06:31 | South Carolina | Ruben Windle grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 06:14 | South Carolina | Kevin McHardy connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Fyodor Zayac | 48-46 |
| 05:58 | Kentucky | Herman McShea takes the ball from John McGaughey | 48-46 |
| 05:58 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Paul Stadler (PG), Alan Haas (SG) Fyodor Zayac, Kevin McHardy | |
| 05:37 | South Carolina | Robert Burns hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-46 |
| 05:36 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 05:08 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin connects on the floater in the lane | 50-46 |
| 04:51 | South Carolina | Ruben Windle hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Paul Stadler | 50-48 |
| 04:27 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin misses the driving attempt in the paint | 50-48 |
| 04:25 | South Carolina | Herman McShea gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 04:18 | South Carolina | Alan Haas scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Stadler | 50-51 |
| 04:03 | Kentucky | Robert Burns is called for the reach on Kenneth Chan - foul #3 on Robert Burns, team foul #8 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lonnie Renninger (SF) Robert Burns | |
| 04:03 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 04:03 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 03:48 | South Carolina | Lonnie Renninger is hacked by Kenneth Chan - foul #2 on Kenneth Chan, team foul #6 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Osburn (SG), Gail Ayers (PF) John Holt, John McGaughey | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 03:42 | South Carolina | Ruben Windle hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 03:40 | South Carolina | Alan Haas snags the offensive board | 52-51 |
| 03:25 | South Carolina | Alan Haas clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Gail Ayers - foul #2 on Gail Ayers, team foul #7 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kevin McHardy (SG) Herman McShea | |
| 03:25 | South Carolina | Alan Haas misses the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 03:25 | South Carolina | Alan Haas makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Osburn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Chan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gail Ayers (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Celestin (fresh) 22 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Paul Stadler (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kevin McHardy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lonnie Renninger (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ruben Windle (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Alan Haas (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. | |
| 03:03 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin makes the driving attempt near the basket | 54-52 |
| 02:46 | South Carolina | Ruben Windle can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 54-52 |
| 02:45 | Kentucky | Gail Ayers grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 02:45 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Holt (PG), John McGaughey (PF) Michael Osburn, Gail Ayers | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Burns (SF), Herman McShea (C) Kevin McHardy, Lonnie Renninger | |
| 02:18 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin clanks a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Herman McShea - foul #2 on Herman McShea, team foul #9 | 54-52 |
| 02:18 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 02:18 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 02:06 | South Carolina | Herman McShea misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Jeffrey Celestin - foul #1 on Jeffrey Celestin, team foul #8 | 56-52 |
| 02:06 | South Carolina | Herman McShea misses the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 02:06 | South Carolina | Herman McShea misses the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 02:06 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| 01:37 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin misses long on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Herman McShea - foul #3 on Herman McShea, team foul #10 | 56-52 |
| 01:37 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin misses the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 01:37 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:16 | South Carolina | Ruben Windle dunks the ball on a great pass from Paul Stadler and the foul's on John McGaughey - foul #3 on John McGaughey, team foul #9 | 57-54 |
| 01:16 | South Carolina | Ruben Windle makes the free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:54 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin is whistled for traveling | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | South Carolina | Ruben Windle clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 57-55 |
| 00:41 | Kentucky | John McGaughey grabs the board | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by John Holt and the foul's on Herman McShea - foul #4 on Herman McShea, team foul #11 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Osburn (SF) Kenneth Chan | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:20 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin makes the free throw | 60-55 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:16 | South Carolina | Alan Haas comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-55 |
| 00:15 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin snags the defensive board | 60-55 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Paul Stadler is called for the reach on Jeffrey Celestin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Stadler, team foul #12 | 60-55 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin misses the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin misses the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:13 | South Carolina | Ruben Windle pulls down the rebound | 60-55 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina | Paul Stadler misses the 3 from the right corner | 60-55 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin pulls down the rebound | 60-55 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin is hacked by Paul Stadler in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Stadler, team foul #13 | 60-55 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Alan Haas misses short on a halfcourt shot | 62-55 |