| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Tony Michaelson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Tindle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Colin Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - Joshua Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Randolph Duggan (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Wallace Stumbaugh (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ariel Moretti (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerome Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wilfredo Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Poitra (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Colin Hall inbounds the ball | 37-30 |
| 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 fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:32 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Wallace Stumbaugh - foul #2 on Wallace Stumbaugh, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kun Chia (SG), James Brim (SF) Ariel Moretti, Jerome Pearson | |
| 19:32 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 19:32 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 19:05 | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kun Chia | 39-32 |
| 18:45 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Colin Hall | 42-32 |
| 18:36 | South Carolina | James Poitra misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Randolph Duggan - foul #2 on Randolph Duggan, team foul #1 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti (SG), Jerome Pearson (SF) Kun Chia, James Brim | |
| 18:36 | South Carolina | James Poitra makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 18:36 | South Carolina | James Poitra makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 18:34 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson is hacked by Wallace Stumbaugh in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wallace Stumbaugh, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist (PG) Wallace Stumbaugh | |
| 18:05 | Kentucky | Randolph Duggan is whistled for a carry | 42-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Simmons (SG), James Echevarria (SF), George Whaley (PF), Robert Flaherty (C) Ralph Tindle, Colin Hall, Joshua Anderson, Randolph Duggan | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Mitchell (PF), Jose Munoz (C) Wilfredo Romano, James Poitra | |
| 17:43 | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Mitchell | 42-37 |
| 17:39 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson is fouled in the backcourt by Jose Munoz - foul #1 on Jose Munoz, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Crickenberger (PG) Tony Michaelson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kun Chia (SG), James Brim (SF), Wilfredo Romano (PF), James Poitra (C) Ariel Moretti, Jerome Pearson, James Mitchell, Jose Munoz | |
| 17:19 | Kentucky | James Echevarria is wide open but clanks a runner from the baseline | 42-37 |
| 17:17 | South Carolina | James Poitra grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 17:10 | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti (SG), Jerome Pearson (SF) Kun Chia, James Brim | |
| 16:47 | Kentucky | James Echevarria clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ariel Moretti - foul #2 on Ariel Moretti, team foul #4 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson (PG), Ralph Tindle (SG) David Crickenberger, Charles Simmons | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kun Chia (SG), James Brim (SF), James Mitchell (PF), Jose Munoz (C) Ariel Moretti, Jerome Pearson, Wilfredo Romano, James Poitra | |
| 16:47 | Kentucky | James Echevarria makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 16:47 | Kentucky | James Echevarria makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 16:34 | South Carolina | James Mitchell is denied on a layup by George Whaley | 44-37 |
| 16:33 | South Carolina | James Mitchell snags the offensive board | 44-37 |
| 16:18 | South Carolina | James Mitchell drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Kun Chia | 44-39 |
| 16:16 | Kentucky | James Mitchell steals it from Tony Michaelson in the backcourt | 44-39 |
| 15:54 | South Carolina | James Brim hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 44-39 |
| 15:53 | South Carolina | James Mitchell tips it home | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Tony Michaelson (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Tindle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Echevarria (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Whaley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Flaherty (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Youngquist (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Kun Chia (fresh) 4 ast. SF - James Brim (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Jose Munoz (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:27 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-41 |
| 15:26 | South Carolina | James Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 15:22 | South Carolina | James Brim misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-41 |
| 15:21 | Kentucky | George Whaley grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 15:15 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-41 |
| 15:14 | Kentucky | Robert Flaherty tips it but misses | 44-41 |
| 15:13 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Tindle | 44-41 |
| 14:46 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-41 |
| 14:44 | South Carolina | Jose Munoz grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 14:40 | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist misses short on a jumper from the left side | 44-41 |
| 14:39 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 14:28 | Kentucky | George Whaley can't finish the layup | 44-41 |
| 14:26 | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 14:08 | Kentucky | Robert Flaherty hits the finger roll | 46-41 |
| 13:41 | South Carolina | Jose Munoz hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 46-41 |
| 13:40 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to George Whaley | 46-41 |
| 13:38 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson is hacked by Richard Youngquist in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Youngquist, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Crickenberger (PG), Charles Simmons (SG), Colin Hall (SF), Joshua Anderson (PF), Randolph Duggan (C) Tony Michaelson, Ralph Tindle, James Echevarria, George Whaley, Robert Flaherty | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh (PG), Ariel Moretti (SG), Jerome Pearson (SF), Wilfredo Romano (PF), James Poitra (C) Richard Youngquist, Kun Chia, James Brim, James Mitchell, Jose Munoz | |
| 13:16 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 46-41 |
| 13:15 | South Carolina | James Poitra gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 13:08 | South Carolina | Colin Hall steals it from Wallace Stumbaugh | 46-41 |
| 12:40 | Kentucky | Randolph Duggan hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Crickenberger | 48-41 |
| 12:24 | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 48-41 |
| 12:23 | Kentucky | Randolph Duggan pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| 11:56 | Kentucky | Randolph Duggan is whistled for a carry | 48-41 |
| 11:43 | South Carolina | Jerome Pearson misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-41 |
| 11:41 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Charles Simmons | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - David Crickenberger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Simmons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Colin Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joshua Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Randolph Duggan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Wallace Stumbaugh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ariel Moretti (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerome Pearson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wilfredo Romano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Poitra (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Kentucky | David Crickenberger is open and buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Colin Hall | 51-41 |
| 10:58 | South Carolina | James Poitra clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 51-41 |
| 10:57 | Kentucky | Randolph Duggan grabs the board | 51-41 |
| 10:42 | Kentucky | Randolph Duggan blows the wide open layup | 51-41 |
| 10:41 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Jerome Pearson | 51-41 |
| 10:36 | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh is hacked by Colin Hall - foul #1 on Colin Hall, team foul #2 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson (PG), Ralph Tindle (SG), George Whaley (PF) David Crickenberger, Charles Simmons, Joshua Anderson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 10:28 | South Carolina | James Poitra misses badly on a runner from the right block | 51-41 |
| 10:27 | Kentucky | George Whaley pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| 10:04 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from close range | 51-41 |
| 10:02 | Kentucky | Colin Hall tips it in | 53-41 |
| 09:47 | South Carolina | Jerome Pearson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 53-41 |
| 09:45 | Kentucky | George Whaley snags the defensive board | 53-41 |
| 09:26 | Kentucky | George Whaley blows the wide open layup | 53-41 |
| 09:24 | Kentucky | George Whaley tips it back up and in | 55-41 |
| 09:09 | South Carolina | Wilfredo Romano buries a jumper near the basket set up by Ariel Moretti and he's hacked by George Whaley - foul #1 on George Whaley, team foul #3 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Echevarria (SF), Robert Flaherty (C) Colin Hall, Randolph Duggan | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kun Chia (SG), James Brim (SF) Ariel Moretti, Jerome Pearson | |
| 09:09 | South Carolina | Wilfredo Romano makes the free throw | 55-44 |
| 09:04 | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-44 |
| 08:46 | South Carolina | Wilfredo Romano can't finish the layup | 55-44 |
| 08:44 | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 08:32 | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-44 |
| 08:30 | South Carolina | Wilfredo Romano can't tip it in | 55-44 |
| 08:28 | Kentucky | Robert Flaherty grabs the defensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 08:10 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Wallace Stumbaugh - foul #4 on Wallace Stumbaugh, team foul #6 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Simmons (SG), David Crickenberger (SF), Joshua Anderson (PF) Ralph Tindle, James Echevarria, George Whaley | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist (PG), Ariel Moretti (SG), Jerome Pearson (SF) Wallace Stumbaugh, Kun Chia, James Brim | |
| 08:10 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 08:10 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 07:53 | South Carolina | James Poitra misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 57-44 |
| 07:52 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson gets the rebound | 57-44 |
| 07:50 | Kentucky | David Crickenberger is called for traveling in the backcourt | 57-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Colin Hall (SF), Randolph Duggan (C) Tony Michaelson, Robert Flaherty | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 07:33 | South Carolina | Jerome Pearson clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 57-44 |
| 07:32 | Kentucky | Colin Hall snags the defensive board | 57-44 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - David Crickenberger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Colin Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joshua Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Randolph Duggan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Youngquist (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SG - Ariel Moretti (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerome Pearson (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Wilfredo Romano (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Poitra (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Kentucky | James Poitra is called for the reach on Charles Simmons - foul #3 on James Poitra, team foul #7 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Echevarria (SF) Colin Hall | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kun Chia (SG), James Brim (SF), James Mitchell (PF), Jose Munoz (C) Ariel Moretti, Jerome Pearson, Wilfredo Romano, James Poitra | |
| 07:03 | Kentucky | Charles Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 07:03 | Kentucky | Charles Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| 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 fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 06:48 | South Carolina | James Mitchell misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Joshua Anderson - foul #3 on Joshua Anderson, team foul #4 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Whaley (PF) Joshua Anderson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti (SG), Jerome Pearson (SF), James Poitra (C) Kun Chia, James Brim, Jose Munoz | |
| 06:48 | South Carolina | James Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 06:48 | South Carolina | James Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 06:45 | Kentucky | James Echevarria is hacked by Jerome Pearson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerome Pearson, team foul #8 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson (SG) Charles Simmons | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wilfredo Romano (PF) James Mitchell | |
| 06:45 | Kentucky | James Echevarria makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 06:45 | Kentucky | James Echevarria makes the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| 06:29 | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-46 |
| 06:28 | Kentucky | Randolph Duggan grabs the defensive rebound | 61-46 |
| 06:25 | Kentucky | James Echevarria's pass is intercepted by Ariel Moretti in the backcourt | 61-46 |
| 06:18 | South Carolina | Wilfredo Romano misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on David Crickenberger - foul #2 on David Crickenberger, team foul #5 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle (SG), Robert Flaherty (C) David Crickenberger, Randolph Duggan | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kun Chia (SG), James Brim (SF), Jose Munoz (C) Ariel Moretti, Jerome Pearson, James Poitra | |
| 06:18 | South Carolina | Wilfredo Romano makes the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 06:18 | South Carolina | Wilfredo Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 06:18 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to George Whaley | 61-47 |
| 05:57 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 61-47 |
| 05:55 | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle misses the tip | 61-47 |
| 05:53 | South Carolina | Jose Munoz snags the defensive board | 61-47 |
| 05:49 | South Carolina | Jose Munoz's pass is intercepted by Tony Michaelson | 61-47 |
| 05:20 | Kentucky | Robert Flaherty buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Ralph Tindle | 63-47 |
| 05:05 | South Carolina | James Brim loses the dribble to Tony Michaelson | 63-47 |
| 04:49 | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Wilfredo Romano - foul #2 on Wilfredo Romano, team foul #9 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Crickenberger (PG), Charles Simmons (SG), Joshua Anderson (PF), Randolph Duggan (C) Tony Michaelson, James Echevarria, George Whaley, Robert Flaherty | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti (SG), Jerome Pearson (SF), James Mitchell (PF), James Poitra (C) Kun Chia, James Brim, Wilfredo Romano, Jose Munoz | |
| 04:49 | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle makes the 1st free throw | 64-47 |
| 04:49 | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle makes the 2nd free throw | 65-47 |
| 04:37 | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist drills a shot near the basket and the foul's on David Crickenberger - foul #3 on David Crickenberger, team foul #6 | 65-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Colin Hall (SF) Ralph Tindle | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 04:37 | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist makes the free throw | 65-50 |
| 04:13 | Kentucky | Colin Hall scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Joshua Anderson | 67-50 |
| 04:06 | South Carolina | Jerome Pearson double dribbles | 67-50 |
| 03:38 | Kentucky | David Crickenberger makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Colin Hall | 69-50 |
| 03:24 | South Carolina | James Mitchell's pass is intercepted by Colin Hall | 69-50 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - David Crickenberger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Colin Hall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. PF - Joshua Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Randolph Duggan (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Youngquist (tired) 12 pts. 4 pf. SG - Ariel Moretti (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerome Pearson (tiring) 2 pts. PF - James Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - James Poitra (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 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 fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:00 | Kentucky | Randolph Duggan misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from the baseline | 69-50 |
| 02:59 | South Carolina | James Mitchell grabs the board | 69-50 |
| 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 fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:53 | South Carolina | The short jumper by James Poitra is denied by Randolph Duggan | 69-50 |
| 02:51 | South Carolina | James Mitchell can't tip it in | 69-50 |
| 02:49 | Kentucky | David Crickenberger gets the rebound | 69-50 |
| 02:20 | Kentucky | Charles Simmons is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-50 |
| 02:18 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Anderson | 69-50 |
| 02:01 | Kentucky | James Poitra swats the short shot by Colin Hall | 69-50 |
| 01:59 | South Carolina | James Mitchell grabs the board | 69-50 |
| 01:53 | South Carolina | James Poitra blows the layup but he's hacked by David Crickenberger - foul #4 on David Crickenberger, team foul #7 | 69-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson (PG), Ralph Tindle (SG) David Crickenberger, Charles Simmons | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh (PG), Kun Chia (SG), James Brim (SF) Richard Youngquist, Ariel Moretti, Jerome Pearson | |
| 01:53 | South Carolina | James Poitra misses the 1st free throw | 69-50 |
| 01:53 | South Carolina | James Poitra makes the 2nd free throw | 69-51 |
| 01:27 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson lays it in | 71-51 |
| 01:13 | South Carolina | Kun Chia drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from James Brim | 71-53 |
| 00:55 | Kentucky | Randolph Duggan misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 71-53 |
| 00:54 | South Carolina | James Brim pulls down the rebound | 71-53 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:48 | South Carolina | Kun Chia is fouled on the floor by Ralph Tindle - foul #1 on Ralph Tindle, team foul #8 | 71-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jose Munoz (C) James Poitra | |
| 00:48 | South Carolina | Kun Chia makes the 1st free throw | 71-54 |
| 00:48 | South Carolina | Kun Chia makes the 2nd free throw | 71-55 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson misses long on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Wallace Stumbaugh - foul #5 on Wallace Stumbaugh, team foul #10 | 71-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist (PG) Wallace Stumbaugh | |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson makes the 1st free throw | 72-55 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson misses the 2nd free throw | 72-55 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Randolph Duggan gets the offensive rebound | 72-55 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson runs out the clock | 72-55 |