| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Like Xie (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bradley Peavler (fresh) SF - Anthony Orsini (fresh) PF - Kelly Fager (fresh) C - Matthew Schurman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dennis Eubanks (fresh) SG - William Boney (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Henry Ernest (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Zachary Lane (fresh) 9 pts. C - Jonathan Philip (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest inbounds the ball | 24-21 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest clanks a floater from the right wing | 24-21 |
| 19:34 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Matthew Schurman | 24-21 |
| 19:20 | South Carolina | Matthew Schurman comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 24-21 |
| 19:19 | Kentucky | Jonathan Philip pulls down the rebound | 24-21 |
| 19:03 | Kentucky | Zachary Lane misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 24-21 |
| 19:01 | South Carolina | Like Xie gets the rebound | 24-21 |
| 18:37 | South Carolina | Like Xie hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Dennis Eubanks - foul #1 on Dennis Eubanks, team foul #1 | 24-21 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harold Rooker (PG), Arthur Reed (SG), Robert Sloat (SF) Bradley Peavler, Anthony Orsini, Kelly Fager | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 18:37 | South Carolina | Like Xie makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 18:37 | South Carolina | Like Xie makes the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 18:16 | Kentucky | Dennis Eubanks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Matthew Schurman - foul #1 on Matthew Schurman, team foul #1 | 26-21 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kelly Fager (PF) Like Xie | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 18:16 | Kentucky | Dennis Eubanks misses the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 18:16 | Kentucky | Dennis Eubanks makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 18:01 | South Carolina | Robert Sloat scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-22 |
| 17:55 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Kelly Fager - foul #2 on Kelly Fager, team foul #2 | 29-22 |
| 17:55 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 17:55 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 17:34 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker buries a floater near the basket and he's fouled by Zachary Lane - foul #3 on Zachary Lane, team foul #2 | 31-24 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Like Xie (PG), Anthony Orsini (SF) Arthur Reed, Matthew Schurman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:34 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker makes the free throw | 32-24 |
| 17:14 | Kentucky | Zachary Lane clanks a jumper from the left wing | 32-24 |
| 17:12 | Kentucky | William Boney tips it but misses | 32-24 |
| 17:10 | Kentucky | Jonathan Philip tips it home | 32-26 |
| 16:51 | South Carolina | Anthony Orsini is hacked by Zachary Lane - foul #4 on Zachary Lane, team foul #3 | 32-26 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bradley Peavler (SG), Matthew Schurman (C) Like Xie, Anthony Orsini | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Czapla (PF) Zachary Lane | |
| 16:34 | South Carolina | Robert Sloat works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 32-26 |
| 16:33 | South Carolina | Matthew Schurman grabs the offensive board | 32-26 |
| 16:18 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-26 |
| 16:17 | South Carolina | Matthew Schurman snags the offensive board | 32-26 |
| 16:01 | South Carolina | Matthew Schurman double dribbles | 32-26 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Anthony Orsini (SF), Jose Hernandez (PF) Bradley Peavler, Kelly Fager | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Satterlee (PG), Duane Brown (SG), Gary Stith (C) Dennis Eubanks, William Boney, Jonathan Philip | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Harold Rooker (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Sloat (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Orsini (fresh) PF - Jose Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Schurman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Anthony Satterlee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Duane Brown (fresh) SF - Henry Ernest (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Czapla (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Stith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Kentucky | Anthony Satterlee hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by James Czapla | 32-29 |
| 15:18 | South Carolina | Robert Sloat shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Duane Brown - foul #1 on Duane Brown, team foul #4 | 32-29 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Like Xie (PG) Matthew Schurman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Boney (SG) Henry Ernest | |
| 15:18 | South Carolina | Robert Sloat misses the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 15:18 | South Carolina | Robert Sloat misses the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 15:18 | Kentucky | James Czapla grabs the board | 32-29 |
| 14:58 | Kentucky | William Boney misses the easy layup | 32-29 |
| 14:57 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker grabs the board | 32-29 |
| 14:36 | South Carolina | Robert Sloat comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-29 |
| 14:35 | Kentucky | Duane Brown grabs the board | 32-29 |
| 14:11 | Kentucky | Anthony Satterlee buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Duane Brown | 32-32 |
| 13:51 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Anthony Orsini | 35-32 |
| 13:30 | Kentucky | Robert Sloat steals it from Duane Brown | 35-32 |
| 13:11 | South Carolina | Like Xie misses the floater from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 13:09 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Czapla | 35-32 |
| 12:58 | Kentucky | Like Xie takes the ball from Anthony Satterlee | 35-32 |
| 12:54 | South Carolina | Like Xie misses the easy layup | 35-32 |
| 12:53 | South Carolina | Like Xie tips it in | 37-32 |
| 12:34 | Kentucky | Duane Brown makes the contested 3 from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 12:10 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker loses the dribble to William Boney | 37-35 |
| 11:45 | Kentucky | Anthony Satterlee can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 11:44 | South Carolina | Like Xie snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Like Xie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Rooker (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Orsini (fairly fresh) PF - Jose Hernandez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Sloat (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Anthony Satterlee (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Boney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Duane Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Czapla (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Stith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | South Carolina | Robert Sloat hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 11:25 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Czapla | 37-35 |
| 11:05 | Kentucky | James Czapla scores on a jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Jose Hernandez - foul #4 on Jose Hernandez, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bradley Peavler (SG), Kelly Fager (PF), Matthew Schurman (C) Like Xie, Anthony Orsini, Jose Hernandez | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dennis Eubanks (PG), Henry Ernest (SF), Jonathan Philip (C) Anthony Satterlee, Duane Brown, Gary Stith | |
| 11:05 | Kentucky | James Czapla makes the free throw | 37-38 |
| 10:36 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Robert Sloat | 40-38 |
| 10:18 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from William Boney | 40-40 |
| 10:04 | South Carolina | Bradley Peavler can't connect on an uncontested shot from the baseline | 40-40 |
| 10:03 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 09:40 | Kentucky | Harold Rooker takes the ball from Henry Ernest | 40-40 |
| 09:37 | South Carolina | Bradley Peavler dunks the ball on a nice dish by Harold Rooker | 42-40 |
| 09:13 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest hits a jump hook in the paint and he's hacked by Robert Sloat - foul #2 on Robert Sloat, team foul #4 | 42-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Satterlee (SG), Zachary Lane (PF) William Boney, James Czapla | |
| 09:13 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest makes the free throw | 42-43 |
| 08:52 | South Carolina | Robert Sloat is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 08:50 | Kentucky | Jonathan Philip grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 08:46 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-43 |
| 08:45 | South Carolina | Matthew Schurman snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| 08:21 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 42-43 |
| 08:19 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Henry Ernest | 42-43 |
| 08:11 | Kentucky | Anthony Satterlee hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 42-43 |
| 08:10 | Kentucky | Jonathan Philip snags the offensive board | 42-43 |
| 07:56 | Kentucky | The pull-up jumper by Zachary Lane is blocked by Kelly Fager | 42-43 |
| 07:54 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Eubanks | 42-43 |
| 07:35 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-45 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Harold Rooker (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bradley Peavler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Sloat (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Kelly Fager (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - Matthew Schurman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dennis Eubanks (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Anthony Satterlee (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Ernest (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Zachary Lane (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. C - Jonathan Philip (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:07 | South Carolina | Robert Sloat shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 07:06 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Dennis Eubanks | 42-45 |
| 06:44 | Kentucky | Anthony Satterlee drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Dennis Eubanks | 42-48 |
| 06:29 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Sloat out of a doubleteam | 44-48 |
| 06:00 | Kentucky | Anthony Satterlee misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-48 |
| 05:58 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 05:56 | South Carolina | Dennis Eubanks takes the ball from Harold Rooker in the backcourt | 44-48 |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | Anthony Satterlee banks in the layup set up by Dennis Eubanks | 44-50 |
| 05:39 | South Carolina | The pull-up jumper by Matthew Schurman is blocked by Jonathan Philip | 44-50 |
| 05:38 | Kentucky | Jonathan Philip gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 05:19 | Kentucky | Zachary Lane lays it in set up by Dennis Eubanks | 44-52 |
| 04:54 | South Carolina | Henry Ernest is called for the reach on Harold Rooker - foul #2 on Henry Ernest, team foul #5 | 44-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Like Xie (PG), Arthur Reed (SG), Anthony Orsini (SF), Jose Hernandez (PF) Harold Rooker, Bradley Peavler, Robert Sloat, Kelly Fager | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Boney (SG), Duane Brown (SF), James Czapla (PF), Gary Stith (C) Anthony Satterlee, Henry Ernest, Zachary Lane, Jonathan Philip | |
| 04:35 | South Carolina | Like Xie misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 44-52 |
| 04:33 | Kentucky | Duane Brown pulls down the rebound | 44-52 |
| 04:09 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Gary Stith is denied by Matthew Schurman | 44-52 |
| 04:08 | Kentucky | James Czapla hits the follow up shot | 44-54 |
| 03:41 | South Carolina | Arthur Reed misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on William Boney - foul #2 on William Boney, team foul #6 | 44-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harold Rooker (SG) Matthew Schurman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Satterlee (PG), Zachary Lane (PF) Dennis Eubanks, James Czapla | |
| 03:41 | South Carolina | Arthur Reed makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 03:41 | South Carolina | Arthur Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:15 | Kentucky | Duane Brown comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Anthony Orsini - foul #1 on Anthony Orsini, team foul #5 | 46-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Matthew Schurman (C) Harold Rooker | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 03:15 | Kentucky | Duane Brown makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 03:15 | Kentucky | Duane Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Like Xie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Orsini (fresh) PF - Jose Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Matthew Schurman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Anthony Satterlee (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Boney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Duane Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Zachary Lane (fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. C - Gary Stith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:53 | South Carolina | Matthew Schurman is whistled for traveling | 46-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harold Rooker (SG) Arthur Reed | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Henry Ernest (SF) Duane Brown | |
| 02:51 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jonathan Philip (C) Gary Stith | |
| 02:31 | Kentucky | Anthony Satterlee misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Anthony Orsini - foul #2 on Anthony Orsini, team foul #6 | 46-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kelly Fager (PF) Matthew Schurman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 02:31 | Kentucky | Anthony Satterlee misses the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 02:31 | Kentucky | Anthony Satterlee makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:12 | South Carolina | Anthony Orsini's layup is rejected by Zachary Lane | 46-57 |
| 02:10 | South Carolina | Like Xie hits the follow up shot | 48-57 |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest misses long on a runner from the left block | 48-57 |
| 01:47 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker pulls down the rebound | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:39 | South Carolina | William Boney steals the ball from Like Xie | 48-57 |
| 01:15 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest jams it | 48-59 |
| 01:02 | South Carolina | Like Xie connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Kelly Fager | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:59 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest is fouled on the floor by Anthony Orsini - foul #3 on Anthony Orsini, team foul #7 | 50-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bradley Peavler (SG), Matthew Schurman (C) Harold Rooker, Jose Hernandez | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Duane Brown (PG), James Czapla (PF), Gary Stith (C) Anthony Satterlee, Zachary Lane, Jonathan Philip | |
| 00:59 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:59 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:55 | South Carolina | Henry Ernest steals the ball from Anthony Orsini | 50-61 |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | James Czapla misses the lay-in | 50-61 |
| 00:50 | South Carolina | Matthew Schurman snags the defensive board | 50-61 |
| 00:43 | South Carolina | Like Xie's floater is knocked away by Henry Ernest | 50-61 |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Duane Brown | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | William Boney connects on the jumper from the right side | 50-63 |
| 00:10 | South Carolina | Anthony Orsini hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 50-63 |
| 00:08 | South Carolina | Bradley Peavler misses the tip | 50-63 |
| 00:07 | South Carolina | Matthew Schurman gets the offensive rebound | 50-63 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina | Bradley Peavler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dennis Eubanks (PG), Zachary Lane (PF), Jonathan Philip (C) Duane Brown, James Czapla, Gary Stith | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Dennis Eubanks runs out the clock | 50-63 |