| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Michael Sknerski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bill Hallinan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Haywood (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joel Pitzer (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Mackey (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Roberto Romano (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Charles Davidson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Dodd (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alfred Edmiston (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Azevedo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Michael Dodd inbounds the ball | 41-37 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Kentucky | Michael Dodd makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Roberto Romano and the foul's on Bill Hallinan - foul #3 on Bill Hallinan, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Albert Tyrell (SG) Bill Hallinan | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 19:46 | Kentucky | Michael Dodd misses the free throw | 41-39 |
| 19:46 | South Carolina | Walter Mackey grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 19:24 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Haywood buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Sknerski | 44-39 |
| 19:08 | Kentucky | Charles Davidson misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Albert Tyrell - foul #3 on Albert Tyrell, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hardison (SG) Albert Tyrell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 19:08 | Kentucky | Charles Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 19:08 | Kentucky | Charles Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 18:46 | South Carolina | Joel Pitzer loses the dribble to Thomas Azevedo | 44-41 |
| 18:30 | Kentucky | Charles Davidson lays it in on a great pass from Alfred Edmiston and the foul's on John Hardison - foul #1 on John Hardison, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| 18:30 | Kentucky | Charles Davidson misses the free throw | 44-43 |
| 18:30 | Kentucky | Thomas Azevedo grabs the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 18:18 | Kentucky | Alfred Edmiston clanks a jump hook near the basket | 44-43 |
| 18:17 | South Carolina | Walter Mackey grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 18:06 | South Carolina | Joel Pitzer misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 44-43 |
| 18:04 | South Carolina | Walter Mackey gets the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 17:43 | South Carolina | Joel Pitzer buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 17:38 | Kentucky | Michael Dodd makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 17:23 | South Carolina | Joel Pitzer connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by John Hardison | 49-46 |
| 17:10 | Kentucky | Charles Davidson scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Roberto Romano | 49-48 |
| 16:51 | South Carolina | John Hardison connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Walter Mackey | 51-48 |
| 16:33 | Kentucky | Michael Dodd clanks a 3 from the right corner | 51-48 |
| 16:31 | Kentucky | Roberto Romano tips it back up and in | 51-50 |
| 16:25 | South Carolina | Joel Pitzer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 51-50 |
| 16:23 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Michael Dodd | 51-50 |
| 16:18 | Kentucky | Joel Pitzer is called for the reach on Alfred Edmiston - foul #1 on Joel Pitzer, team foul #4 | 51-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Frank Apodaca (SF), Noah Folkes (PF), Michael Maher (C) Jeffrey Haywood, Joel Pitzer, Walter Mackey | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Lee (PG), Stefan Moretti (SG), Tyler Morman (SF), Dewei Zhou (PF), Ernest Calvin (C) Roberto Romano, Charles Davidson, Michael Dodd, Alfred Edmiston, Thomas Azevedo | |
| 16:07 | Kentucky | John Hardison steps in front of the Ernest Calvin pass | 51-50 |
| 16:03 | South Carolina | John Hardison dunks the ball | 53-50 |
| 15:47 | Kentucky | Hank Lee buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Dewei Zhou | 53-53 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Michael Sknerski (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Hardison (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Frank Apodaca (fresh) PF - Noah Folkes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Maher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Hank Lee (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Stefan Moretti (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tyler Morman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dewei Zhou (fresh) C - Ernest Calvin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | South Carolina | Frank Apodaca loses the dribble to Dewei Zhou | 53-53 |
| 15:17 | Kentucky | Stefan Moretti makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Hank Lee | 53-56 |
| 14:57 | South Carolina | Michael Maher comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 53-56 |
| 14:56 | Kentucky | Stefan Moretti grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 14:31 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Tyler Morman is denied by Noah Folkes | 53-56 |
| 14:30 | South Carolina | Noah Folkes grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 14:24 | South Carolina | Frank Apodaca connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 55-56 |
| 14:08 | Kentucky | Tyler Morman connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Hank Lee | 55-59 |
| 14:01 | South Carolina | The short jumper by Michael Maher is denied by Dewei Zhou | 55-59 |
| 13:59 | South Carolina | Noah Folkes tips it back up and in | 57-59 |
| 13:44 | Kentucky | Stefan Moretti misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-59 |
| 13:43 | South Carolina | Michael Maher pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 13:37 | South Carolina | Frank Apodaca scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from Michael Maher | 59-59 |
| 13:20 | Kentucky | Hank Lee knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Stefan Moretti | 59-61 |
| 12:59 | South Carolina | Michael Maher is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Maher, team foul #5 | 59-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Goodwin (PG), Bill Hallinan (SG), Jeffrey Haywood (SF), Joel Pitzer (PF), Walter Mackey (C) Michael Sknerski, John Hardison, Frank Apodaca, Noah Folkes, Michael Maher | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roberto Romano (PG), Charles Davidson (SG), Michael Dodd (SF), Alfred Edmiston (PF), Thomas Azevedo (C) Hank Lee, Stefan Moretti, Tyler Morman, Dewei Zhou, Ernest Calvin | |
| 12:41 | Kentucky | Walter Mackey blocks the short jumper by Thomas Azevedo | 59-61 |
| 12:40 | Kentucky | Roberto Romano gets the offensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 12:27 | Kentucky | Charles Davidson clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-61 |
| 12:26 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Haywood grabs the defensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 12:12 | South Carolina | Walter Mackey banks in the layup | 61-61 |
| 11:57 | Kentucky | Charles Goodwin is called for the reach on Roberto Romano - foul #4 on Charles Goodwin, team foul #6 | 61-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Albert Tyrell (PG) Charles Goodwin | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 11:50 | Kentucky | Roberto Romano misses the 3 from the right corner | 61-61 |
| 11:48 | South Carolina | Bill Hallinan grabs the board | 61-61 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Albert Tyrell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Bill Hallinan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Haywood (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joel Pitzer (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Mackey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Roberto Romano (fresh) 7 pts. 8 ast. SG - Charles Davidson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Dodd (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Edmiston (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Azevedo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:43 | South Carolina | Thomas Azevedo steps in front of the Albert Tyrell pass | 61-61 |
| 11:23 | Kentucky | Alfred Edmiston misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-61 |
| 11:21 | Kentucky | Thomas Azevedo gets the offensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 11:13 | Kentucky | Charles Davidson makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Alfred Edmiston | 61-63 |
| 10:52 | South Carolina | Bill Hallinan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 61-63 |
| 10:51 | Kentucky | Roberto Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 10:34 | Kentucky | Alfred Edmiston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Sknerski (PG) Albert Tyrell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dewei Zhou (C) Thomas Azevedo | |
| 10:18 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Haywood makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Sknerski | 64-63 |
| 10:07 | Kentucky | Charles Davidson buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Roberto Romano | 64-66 |
| 09:54 | South Carolina | Joel Pitzer hits a runner from close range on a great pass from Michael Sknerski | 66-66 |
| 09:36 | Kentucky | Roberto Romano hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Charles Davidson | 66-69 |
| 09:18 | South Carolina | Bill Hallinan is hacked by Alfred Edmiston - foul #3 on Alfred Edmiston, team foul #1 | 66-69 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Albert Tyrell (SG), Frank Apodaca (SF), Noah Folkes (PF), Michael Maher (C) Bill Hallinan, Jeffrey Haywood, Joel Pitzer, Walter Mackey | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Lee (PG), Stefan Moretti (SG), Tyler Morman (SF), Thomas Azevedo (C) Roberto Romano, Charles Davidson, Michael Dodd, Alfred Edmiston | |
| 08:58 | South Carolina | Frank Apodaca's pass is intercepted by Thomas Azevedo | 66-69 |
| 08:42 | Kentucky | Stefan Moretti is fouled on the floor by Noah Folkes - foul #1 on Noah Folkes, team foul #7 | 66-69 |
| 08:42 | Kentucky | Stefan Moretti makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 08:42 | Kentucky | Stefan Moretti makes the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 08:13 | South Carolina | Noah Folkes is hacked by Dewei Zhou - foul #1 on Dewei Zhou, team foul #2 | 66-71 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bill Hallinan (SG), John Hardison (SF) Michael Sknerski, Frank Apodaca | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roberto Romano (PG), Charles Davidson (SG) Stefan Moretti, Tyler Morman | |
| 08:03 | South Carolina | Dewei Zhou is called for the reach on Noah Folkes - foul #2 on Dewei Zhou, team foul #3 | 66-71 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Joel Pitzer (PF) Michael Maher | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 07:48 | South Carolina | Noah Folkes double dribbles | 66-71 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Goodwin (PG), Jeffrey Haywood (SF) Albert Tyrell, John Hardison | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alfred Edmiston (PF) Dewei Zhou | |
| 07:32 | Kentucky | Roberto Romano knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Hank Lee and the foul's on Bill Hallinan - foul #4 on Bill Hallinan, team foul #8 | 66-73 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Walter Mackey (C) Noah Folkes | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Dodd (SF), Ernest Calvin (C) Hank Lee, Thomas Azevedo | |
| 07:32 | Kentucky | Roberto Romano makes the free throw | 66-74 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Charles Goodwin (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Bill Hallinan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jeffrey Haywood (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joel Pitzer (fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Mackey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Roberto Romano (fresh) 13 pts. 9 ast. SG - Charles Davidson (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Dodd (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Edmiston (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ernest Calvin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | South Carolina | Bill Hallinan connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-74 |
| 06:55 | Kentucky | Michael Dodd knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 69-77 |
| 06:39 | South Carolina | Bill Hallinan can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-77 |
| 06:37 | Kentucky | Michael Dodd snags the defensive board | 69-77 |
| 06:18 | Kentucky | Roberto Romano connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-80 |
| 06:03 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Haywood's pass is intercepted by Charles Davidson | 69-80 |
| 05:56 | Kentucky | Ernest Calvin buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Roberto Romano and he's hacked by Joel Pitzer - foul #2 on Joel Pitzer, team foul #9 | 69-82 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Sknerski (PG), Noah Folkes (PF) Jeffrey Haywood, Joel Pitzer | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Lee (PG), Stefan Moretti (SG), Tyler Morman (SF), Thomas Azevedo (C) Roberto Romano, Charles Davidson, Michael Dodd, Alfred Edmiston | |
| 05:56 | Kentucky | Ernest Calvin makes the free throw | 69-83 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:41 | South Carolina | Hank Lee steals it from Bill Hallinan | 69-83 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:29 | Kentucky | Hank Lee comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-83 |
| 05:27 | South Carolina | Noah Folkes snags the defensive board | 69-83 |
| 05:23 | South Carolina | Michael Sknerski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-83 |
| 05:22 | Kentucky | Tyler Morman gets the rebound | 69-83 |
| 05:14 | Kentucky | Tyler Morman misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Walter Mackey - foul #3 on Walter Mackey, team foul #10 | 69-83 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Albert Tyrell (SG), Michael Maher (C) Bill Hallinan, Walter Mackey | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dewei Zhou (PF) Ernest Calvin | |
| 05:14 | Kentucky | Tyler Morman misses the 1st free throw | 69-83 |
| 05:14 | Kentucky | Tyler Morman makes the 2nd free throw | 69-84 |
| 05:07 | South Carolina | Michael Sknerski is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Sknerski, team foul #11 | 69-84 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hardison (SF) Charles Goodwin | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 04:48 | Kentucky | Dewei Zhou connects on the turnaround from the left block | 69-86 |
| 04:30 | South Carolina | Michael Maher slams it home on a great pass from Michael Sknerski | 71-86 |
| 04:12 | Kentucky | Stefan Moretti is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Stefan Moretti, team foul #4 | 71-86 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bill Hallinan (SG), Jeffrey Haywood (SF), Joel Pitzer (PF) Albert Tyrell, John Hardison, Michael Maher | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roberto Romano (PG), Charles Davidson (SG), Michael Dodd (SF), Alfred Edmiston (PF) Hank Lee, Stefan Moretti, Tyler Morman, Dewei Zhou | |
| 03:51 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Haywood comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 71-86 |
| 03:50 | Kentucky | Roberto Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 71-86 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:31 | Kentucky | Charles Davidson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-86 |
| 03:29 | Kentucky | Thomas Azevedo snags the offensive board | 71-86 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Michael Sknerski (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Bill Hallinan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jeffrey Haywood (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joel Pitzer (fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. C - Noah Folkes (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Roberto Romano (fresh) 16 pts. 10 ast. SG - Charles Davidson (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Dodd (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfred Edmiston (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Azevedo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:09 | Kentucky | Joel Pitzer steals the ball from Alfred Edmiston | 71-86 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:59 | South Carolina | The jumper by Noah Folkes is denied by Thomas Azevedo | 71-86 |
| 02:58 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Alfred Edmiston | 71-86 |
| 02:36 | Kentucky | Roberto Romano comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-86 |
| 02:34 | Kentucky | Michael Dodd gets the offensive rebound | 71-86 |
| 02:24 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Charles Davidson is blocked by Joel Pitzer | 71-86 |
| 02:22 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Azevedo | 71-86 |
| 01:57 | Kentucky | Alfred Edmiston misses the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Joel Pitzer - foul #3 on Joel Pitzer, team foul #12 | 71-86 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Goodwin (PG), Albert Tyrell (SG), John Hardison (SF), Michael Maher (C) Michael Sknerski, Bill Hallinan, Jeffrey Haywood, Joel Pitzer | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Lee (PG), Stefan Moretti (SG), Tyler Morman (SF), Dewei Zhou (C) Roberto Romano, Charles Davidson, Michael Dodd, Thomas Azevedo | |
| 01:57 | Kentucky | Alfred Edmiston makes the 1st free throw | 71-87 |
| 01:57 | Kentucky | Alfred Edmiston misses the 2nd free throw | 71-87 |
| 01:57 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Maher | 71-87 |
| 01:33 | South Carolina | Michael Maher drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Noah Folkes | 73-87 |
| 01:09 | Kentucky | Alfred Edmiston hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Tyler Morman | 73-89 |
| 00:47 | South Carolina | Noah Folkes misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 73-89 |
| 00:46 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Tyler Morman | 73-89 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Hank Lee can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 73-89 |
| 00:18 | South Carolina | Michael Maher pulls down the rebound | 73-89 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | South Carolina | John Hardison is hacked by Tyler Morman - foul #1 on Tyler Morman, team foul #5 | 73-89 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Calvin (C) Alfred Edmiston | |
| 00:10 | South Carolina | Charles Goodwin connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Albert Tyrell | 75-89 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Hank Lee runs out the clock | 75-89 |