| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Roberto Romano (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Davidson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Dodd (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dewei Zhou (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Azevedo (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Michael Sknerski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bill Hallinan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Haywood (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joel Pitzer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Noah Folkes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Haywood inbounds the ball | 32-25 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:33 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Haywood is whistled for traveling | 32-25 |
| 19:19 | Kentucky | Dewei Zhou misses short on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Bill Hallinan - foul #3 on Bill Hallinan, team foul #1 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Albert Tyrell (SG) Bill Hallinan | |
| 19:19 | Kentucky | Dewei Zhou misses the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 19:19 | Kentucky | Dewei Zhou misses the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 19:19 | South Carolina | Joel Pitzer grabs the board | 32-25 |
| 19:00 | South Carolina | Joel Pitzer buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Sknerski | 32-28 |
| 18:37 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Haywood swats the layup by Charles Davidson | 32-28 |
| 18:36 | Kentucky | Dewei Zhou tips it back up and in | 34-28 |
| 18:20 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Haywood misses short on a shot from the right block | 34-28 |
| 18:19 | Kentucky | Michael Dodd grabs the board | 34-28 |
| 18:11 | Kentucky | Dewei Zhou drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Davidson and he's fouled by Joel Pitzer - foul #1 on Joel Pitzer, team foul #2 | 36-28 |
| 18:11 | Kentucky | Dewei Zhou makes the free throw | 37-28 |
| 17:50 | South Carolina | Noah Folkes banks in the layup set up by Joel Pitzer and the foul's on Dewei Zhou - foul #2 on Dewei Zhou, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| 17:50 | South Carolina | Noah Folkes makes the free throw | 37-31 |
| 17:33 | Kentucky | Dewei Zhou banks in the layup | 39-31 |
| 17:16 | South Carolina | Albert Tyrell comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles Davidson - foul #1 on Charles Davidson, team foul #2 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Calvin (C) Thomas Azevedo | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 17:16 | South Carolina | Albert Tyrell makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 17:16 | South Carolina | Albert Tyrell makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 16:55 | Kentucky | Charles Davidson scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Ernest Calvin | 41-33 |
| 16:32 | South Carolina | Albert Tyrell is hacked by Michael Dodd - foul #2 on Michael Dodd, team foul #3 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Lee (PG), Stefan Moretti (SG), Tyler Morman (SF), William Swan (PF) Roberto Romano, Charles Davidson, Michael Dodd, Dewei Zhou | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Goodwin (SF), Michael Maher (PF), Nathan Karim (C) Jeffrey Haywood, Joel Pitzer, Noah Folkes | |
| 16:24 | South Carolina | Ernest Calvin is called for the reach on Albert Tyrell - foul #3 on Ernest Calvin, team foul #4 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Azevedo (C) Ernest Calvin | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hardison (SF) Michael Sknerski | |
| 15:59 | South Carolina | Albert Tyrell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 15:57 | South Carolina | Nathan Karim snags the offensive board | 41-33 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Hank Lee (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stefan Moretti (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tyler Morman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Swan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Azevedo (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Charles Goodwin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Tyrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Hardison (fresh) PF - Michael Maher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Nathan Karim (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | South Carolina | Albert Tyrell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roberto Romano (PG), Charles Davidson (SG), Alfred Edmiston (PF) Stefan Moretti, Tyler Morman, William Swan | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bill Hallinan (SG), Walter Mackey (C) Albert Tyrell, Nathan Karim | |
| 15:26 | Kentucky | Thomas Azevedo misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 41-33 |
| 15:25 | South Carolina | Bill Hallinan pulls down the rebound | 41-33 |
| 15:11 | South Carolina | Hank Lee steals the ball from Charles Goodwin | 41-33 |
| 14:50 | Kentucky | Thomas Azevedo lays it in set up by Roberto Romano | 43-33 |
| 14:34 | South Carolina | Bill Hallinan drills a shot from just outside the lane | 43-35 |
| 14:21 | Kentucky | Hank Lee can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Bill Hallinan - foul #4 on Bill Hallinan, team foul #3 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Dodd (SF), Dewei Zhou (C) Roberto Romano, Thomas Azevedo | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Sknerski (PG), Albert Tyrell (SG), Jeffrey Haywood (SF), Joel Pitzer (PF) Charles Goodwin, Bill Hallinan, John Hardison, Michael Maher | |
| 14:21 | Kentucky | Hank Lee misses the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 14:21 | Kentucky | Hank Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 14:05 | South Carolina | Walter Mackey clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-35 |
| 14:04 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Haywood hits the follow up shot | 44-37 |
| 13:48 | Kentucky | Michael Dodd connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Hank Lee | 46-37 |
| 13:43 | South Carolina | Dewei Zhou swats the layup by Michael Sknerski | 46-37 |
| 13:42 | South Carolina | Walter Mackey grabs the offensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 13:25 | South Carolina | Albert Tyrell clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-37 |
| 13:23 | Kentucky | Alfred Edmiston snags the defensive board | 46-37 |
| 13:02 | Kentucky | Michael Dodd misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jeffrey Haywood - foul #1 on Jeffrey Haywood, team foul #4 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roberto Romano (PG), Stefan Moretti (SG) Hank Lee, Charles Davidson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 13:02 | Kentucky | Michael Dodd makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 13:02 | Kentucky | Michael Dodd misses the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 13:02 | South Carolina | Joel Pitzer gets the rebound | 47-37 |
| 12:55 | South Carolina | Walter Mackey can't connect on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Stefan Moretti - foul #1 on Stefan Moretti, team foul #5 | 47-37 |
| 12:55 | South Carolina | Walter Mackey makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 12:55 | South Carolina | Walter Mackey misses the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 12:55 | Kentucky | Alfred Edmiston grabs the defensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 12:34 | Kentucky | Roberto Romano can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-38 |
| 12:33 | Kentucky | Alfred Edmiston hits the follow up shot | 49-38 |
| 12:25 | South Carolina | Joel Pitzer's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Dodd | 49-38 |
| 12:24 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Haywood grabs the offensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 12:15 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Haywood buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Sknerski | 49-41 |
| 11:56 | Kentucky | Dewei Zhou knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Roberto Romano | 52-41 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Roberto Romano (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stefan Moretti (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Dodd (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alfred Edmiston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Dewei Zhou (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Michael Sknerski (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Albert Tyrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Haywood (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. PF - Joel Pitzer (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Walter Mackey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:43 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Haywood clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-41 |
| 11:42 | Kentucky | Alfred Edmiston grabs the board | 52-41 |
| 11:31 | Kentucky | Michael Dodd clanks a 3 from the left wing | 52-41 |
| 11:30 | Kentucky | Dewei Zhou misses the tip | 52-41 |
| 11:29 | Kentucky | Alfred Edmiston grabs the offensive board | 52-41 |
| 11:12 | Kentucky | Roberto Romano is fouled on the floor by Albert Tyrell - foul #1 on Albert Tyrell, team foul #5 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Davidson (SG), Hank Lee (SF), Thomas Azevedo (C) Stefan Moretti, Michael Dodd, Alfred Edmiston | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Goodwin (SG), John Hardison (SF), Noah Folkes (C) Albert Tyrell, Jeffrey Haywood, Walter Mackey | |
| 10:51 | Kentucky | Thomas Azevedo is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Thomas Azevedo, team foul #6 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Calvin (PF) Dewei Zhou | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Maher (C) Joel Pitzer | |
| 10:34 | South Carolina | Michael Maher is whistled for a carry | 52-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Frank Apodaca (SF) Michael Sknerski | |
| 10:14 | Kentucky | Hank Lee comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-41 |
| 10:12 | South Carolina | Noah Folkes gets the rebound | 52-41 |
| 09:50 | South Carolina | Michael Maher buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Goodwin and he's fouled by Hank Lee - foul #1 on Hank Lee, team foul #7 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Dodd (SF), Dewei Zhou (PF) Hank Lee, Ernest Calvin | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jeffrey Haywood (SF), Joel Pitzer (PF) Frank Apodaca, Noah Folkes | |
| 09:50 | South Carolina | Michael Maher misses the free throw | 52-43 |
| 09:50 | South Carolina | Joel Pitzer grabs the offensive board | 52-43 |
| 09:34 | South Carolina | Michael Maher makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-46 |
| 09:24 | Kentucky | Dewei Zhou clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 09:23 | South Carolina | Michael Maher gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 09:19 | South Carolina | John Hardison misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 09:18 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Haywood snags the offensive board | 52-46 |
| 09:10 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Haywood drills a shot in the lane set up by John Hardison | 52-48 |
| 08:55 | Kentucky | Michael Dodd hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 52-48 |
| 08:54 | Kentucky | Thomas Azevedo grabs the offensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 08:45 | Kentucky | Dewei Zhou is whistled for traveling | 52-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Lee (PG), Alfred Edmiston (PF) Roberto Romano, Dewei Zhou | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Sknerski (PG), Albert Tyrell (SG), Walter Mackey (C) Charles Goodwin, John Hardison, Michael Maher | |
| 08:35 | South Carolina | Michael Dodd is called for the reach on Joel Pitzer - foul #3 on Michael Dodd, team foul #8 | 52-48 |
| 08:35 | South Carolina | Joel Pitzer makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 08:35 | South Carolina | Joel Pitzer misses the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 08:35 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Alfred Edmiston | 52-49 |
| 08:23 | Kentucky | Charles Davidson clanks a shot from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 08:21 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Haywood gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| 08:00 | South Carolina | Walter Mackey hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Albert Tyrell | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Hank Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Davidson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Dodd (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alfred Edmiston (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Azevedo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Michael Sknerski (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Albert Tyrell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Haywood (fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. PF - Joel Pitzer (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Walter Mackey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:43 | Kentucky | Joel Pitzer swats the shot by Alfred Edmiston | 52-52 |
| 07:42 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Walter Mackey | 52-52 |
| 07:26 | South Carolina | Joel Pitzer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 07:24 | Kentucky | Thomas Azevedo grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 06:59 | Kentucky | Thomas Azevedo is denied on a layup by Walter Mackey | 52-52 |
| 06:57 | South Carolina | Albert Tyrell grabs the board | 52-52 |
| 06:43 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Haywood connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 06:23 | Kentucky | Hank Lee connects on the 3 from the right corner | 55-54 |
| 06:03 | South Carolina | Joel Pitzer hits a floater from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 05:51 | Kentucky | Hank Lee is called for traveling | 55-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roberto Romano (PG), Stefan Moretti (SG), Tyler Morman (SF), Dewei Zhou (PF), Ernest Calvin (C) Hank Lee, Charles Davidson, Michael Dodd, Alfred Edmiston, Thomas Azevedo | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bill Hallinan (SG), Charles Goodwin (SF), Noah Folkes (PF), Michael Maher (C) Albert Tyrell, Jeffrey Haywood, Joel Pitzer, Walter Mackey | |
| 05:33 | South Carolina | Charles Goodwin buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Michael Maher | 55-59 |
| 05:15 | Kentucky | Michael Sknerski is called for the reach on Tyler Morman - foul #3 on Michael Sknerski, team foul #6 | 55-59 |
| 04:59 | Kentucky | Tyler Morman misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Charles Goodwin - foul #2 on Charles Goodwin, team foul #7 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hardison (SF) Michael Sknerski | |
| 04:59 | Kentucky | Tyler Morman makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 04:59 | Kentucky | Tyler Morman makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 04:44 | South Carolina | Bill Hallinan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 57-59 |
| 04:42 | Kentucky | Roberto Romano grabs the board | 57-59 |
| 04:25 | Kentucky | Roberto Romano hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Dewei Zhou | 59-59 |
| 04:05 | South Carolina | John Hardison clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-59 |
| 04:03 | South Carolina | Bill Hallinan grabs the offensive board | 59-59 |
| 03:48 | South Carolina | John Hardison makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Bill Hallinan | 59-62 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Roberto Romano (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stefan Moretti (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tyler Morman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dewei Zhou (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernest Calvin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Charles Goodwin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bill Hallinan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - John Hardison (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Noah Folkes (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Maher (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Kentucky | Roberto Romano misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-62 |
| 03:30 | Kentucky | Roberto Romano gets the offensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 03:30 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-62 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Davidson (SG), Michael Dodd (SF), Alfred Edmiston (PF), Thomas Azevedo (C) Stefan Moretti, Tyler Morman, Dewei Zhou, Ernest Calvin | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Sknerski (PG), Jeffrey Haywood (SF), Joel Pitzer (PF), Walter Mackey (C) Charles Goodwin, John Hardison, Noah Folkes, Michael Maher | |
| 03:16 | Kentucky | Charles Davidson misses short on a jumper near the basket | 59-62 |
| 03:15 | South Carolina | Walter Mackey grabs the defensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 02:58 | South Carolina | Michael Sknerski hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-65 |
| 02:34 | Kentucky | Michael Dodd makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-65 |
| 02:18 | South Carolina | Walter Mackey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 62-65 |
| 02:17 | Kentucky | Alfred Edmiston grabs the board | 62-65 |
| 02:05 | Kentucky | Roberto Romano comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-65 |
| 02:04 | Kentucky | Alfred Edmiston pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-65 |
| 01:38 | Kentucky | Alfred Edmiston misses the driving attempt from the right block | 62-65 |
| 01:37 | South Carolina | Walter Mackey gets the rebound | 62-65 |
| 01:33 | South Carolina | Michael Sknerski clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-65 |
| 01:32 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Thomas Azevedo | 62-65 |
| 01:07 | Kentucky | Charles Davidson hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Roberto Romano | 64-65 |
| 01:02 | South Carolina | Thomas Azevedo takes the ball from Michael Sknerski | 64-65 |
| 00:43 | Kentucky | Michael Dodd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:21 | South Carolina | Thomas Azevedo steals it from Bill Hallinan | 64-65 |
| 00:11 | Kentucky | Alfred Edmiston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:08 | South Carolina | Roberto Romano is called for the reach on Joel Pitzer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roberto Romano, team foul #9 | 64-65 |
| 00:08 | South Carolina | Joel Pitzer misses the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:08 | Kentucky | Thomas Azevedo grabs the defensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 00:08 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-65 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | Michael Dodd misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 64-65 |
| 00:02 | South Carolina | Walter Mackey gets the rebound | 64-65 |
| 00:01 | South Carolina | Walter Mackey is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Davidson - foul #2 on Charles Davidson, team foul #10 | 64-65 |
| 00:01 | South Carolina | Walter Mackey makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:01 | South Carolina | Walter Mackey makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Charles Davidson comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 64-67 |