| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Raul Marrero (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Whittaker (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dobromir Prusinski (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kwamin Akuchie (fresh) C - Fabian Conti (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Harvey Thiede (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kelley Gilmore (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bernard Elliott (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Walter Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Rutherford (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski inbounds the ball | 36-34 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 19:37 | South Carolina | Walter Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 19:30 | South Carolina | Bernard Elliott hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Harvey Thiede | 36-37 |
| 19:21 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Kwamin Akuchie | 38-37 |
| 18:57 | South Carolina | Benjamin Rutherford misses long on a shot in the lane | 38-37 |
| 18:55 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Fabian Conti | 38-37 |
| 18:41 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 18:40 | South Carolina | Walter Moore gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 18:25 | South Carolina | Benjamin Rutherford misses short on a floater from the baseline | 38-37 |
| 18:23 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 17:56 | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie is fouled on the floor by Walter Moore - foul #1 on Walter Moore, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| 17:49 | Kentucky | Bernard Elliott steals the ball from Raul Marrero | 38-37 |
| 17:34 | South Carolina | Harvey Thiede clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-37 |
| 17:33 | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 17:13 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Dobromir Prusinski | 41-37 |
| 16:55 | South Carolina | Benjamin Rutherford is fouled on the floor by Dobromir Prusinski - foul #2 on Dobromir Prusinski, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Frank Shevlin (PF), Gregory Cummings (C) Kwamin Akuchie, Fabian Conti | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Anthony Hilliard (PG), Inek Zembower (SG), Paul Foreman (SF), Owen Millis (PF), Edwin Toledo (C) Harvey Thiede, Kelley Gilmore, Bernard Elliott, Walter Moore, Benjamin Rutherford | |
| 16:35 | South Carolina | Edwin Toledo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 16:33 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 16:20 | Kentucky | Frank Shevlin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Bentz (SG), Gary Stagner (SF) David Whittaker, Dobromir Prusinski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 15:57 | South Carolina | Edwin Toledo misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-37 |
| 15:56 | South Carolina | Paul Foreman pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Raul Marrero (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Bentz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Stagner (fresh) PF - Frank Shevlin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Anthony Hilliard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Inek Zembower (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Foreman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Owen Millis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edwin Toledo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | South Carolina | Inek Zembower hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-37 |
| 15:45 | Kentucky | Gary Stagner grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 15:25 | Kentucky | Anthony Hilliard steals the ball from David Bentz | 41-37 |
| 15:22 | South Carolina | Anthony Hilliard jams it | 41-39 |
| 15:03 | Kentucky | Gregory Cummings hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Raul Marrero | 43-39 |
| 14:59 | South Carolina | Gregory Cummings blocks the short jumper by Owen Millis | 43-39 |
| 14:58 | South Carolina | Owen Millis tips it in | 43-41 |
| 14:44 | Kentucky | David Bentz is hacked by Inek Zembower - foul #2 on Inek Zembower, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Whittaker (SG), Dobromir Prusinski (SF), Aaron Rice (PF), Fabian Conti (C) Raul Marrero, Gary Stagner, Frank Shevlin, Gregory Cummings | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harvey Thiede (PG), Kelley Gilmore (SG), Bernard Elliott (SF), Walter Moore (PF), Benjamin Rutherford (C) Anthony Hilliard, Inek Zembower, Paul Foreman, Owen Millis, Edwin Toledo | |
| 14:20 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 43-41 |
| 14:18 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice tips it in | 45-41 |
| 14:02 | South Carolina | Benjamin Rutherford travels with the ball | 45-41 |
| 13:48 | Kentucky | Bernard Elliott is called for the reach on David Whittaker - foul #1 on Bernard Elliott, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| 13:35 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by David Whittaker | 47-41 |
| 13:16 | South Carolina | Aaron Rice denies the turnaround by Benjamin Rutherford | 47-41 |
| 13:14 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Fabian Conti | 47-41 |
| 13:09 | Kentucky | David Bentz is hacked by Benjamin Rutherford - foul #1 on Benjamin Rutherford, team foul #4 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Raul Marrero (PG) David Bentz | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Inek Zembower (SG) Kelley Gilmore | |
| 12:56 | Kentucky | Bernard Elliott steals the ball from Raul Marrero | 47-41 |
| 12:53 | South Carolina | Harvey Thiede lays it up and in on a great pass from Bernard Elliott | 47-43 |
| 12:34 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 12:33 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice misses the tip | 47-43 |
| 12:32 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti tips it but misses | 47-43 |
| 12:31 | South Carolina | Bernard Elliott grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 12:26 | South Carolina | Harvey Thiede hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 47-43 |
| 12:24 | South Carolina | Inek Zembower tips it but misses | 47-43 |
| 12:23 | South Carolina | Bernard Elliott tips it back up and in | 47-45 |
| 12:09 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Raul Marrero | 49-45 |
| 11:50 | South Carolina | Benjamin Rutherford misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 49-45 |
| 11:49 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski grabs the board | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Raul Marrero (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Whittaker (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dobromir Prusinski (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Aaron Rice (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Fabian Conti (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Harvey Thiede (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Inek Zembower (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Elliott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Walter Moore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Benjamin Rutherford (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski is whistled for traveling | 49-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti (SG), Kwamin Akuchie (PF), Gregory Cummings (C) David Whittaker, Aaron Rice, Fabian Conti | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Anthony Hilliard (PG), Kelley Gilmore (SG), Paul Foreman (SF), Owen Millis (PF), Edwin Toledo (C) Harvey Thiede, Inek Zembower, Bernard Elliott, Walter Moore, Benjamin Rutherford | |
| 11:20 | South Carolina | Edwin Toledo is whistled for a carry | 49-45 |
| 11:03 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Paul Foreman - foul #1 on Paul Foreman, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| 11:03 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 11:03 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 10:41 | South Carolina | Kelley Gilmore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-45 |
| 10:39 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 10:10 | Kentucky | Gregory Cummings connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-45 |
| 09:50 | South Carolina | Paul Foreman is denied on a dunk by Kwamin Akuchie | 53-45 |
| 09:48 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 09:36 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti makes the shot near the basket | 55-45 |
| 09:16 | South Carolina | Anthony Hilliard misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 09:14 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Gregory Cummings | 55-45 |
| 09:01 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-45 |
| 09:00 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Edwin Toledo | 55-45 |
| 08:43 | South Carolina | Kelley Gilmore's fadeaway is rejected by Dobromir Prusinski | 55-45 |
| 08:42 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| 08:27 | Kentucky | Gregory Cummings is whistled for traveling | 55-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Bentz (PG), David Whittaker (SG), Gary Stagner (SF), Aaron Rice (PF), Fabian Conti (C) Raul Marrero, Dikembe Abdelmuti, Dobromir Prusinski, Kwamin Akuchie, Gregory Cummings | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harvey Thiede (PG), Inek Zembower (SG), Bernard Elliott (SF), Walter Moore (PF), Benjamin Rutherford (C) Anthony Hilliard, Kelley Gilmore, Paul Foreman, Owen Millis, Edwin Toledo | |
| 08:06 | South Carolina | Inek Zembower comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Aaron Rice - foul #4 on Aaron Rice, team foul #2 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Frank Shevlin (PF) Aaron Rice | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 08:06 | South Carolina | Inek Zembower misses the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 08:06 | South Carolina | Inek Zembower misses the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 08:06 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| 07:49 | Kentucky | Frank Shevlin lays it in | 57-45 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - David Bentz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Whittaker (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Stagner (fresh) PF - Frank Shevlin (fresh) 4 pts. C - Fabian Conti (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Harvey Thiede (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Inek Zembower (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Elliott (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Walter Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Benjamin Rutherford (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:40 | South Carolina | Harvey Thiede hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Moore | 57-48 |
| 07:14 | Kentucky | David Bentz hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Stagner | 59-48 |
| 06:50 | South Carolina | Benjamin Rutherford misses the lay-in | 59-48 |
| 06:49 | South Carolina | Bernard Elliott tips it in | 59-50 |
| 06:31 | Kentucky | David Bentz hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-50 |
| 06:19 | South Carolina | Harvey Thiede loses the ball out of bounds | 62-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Raul Marrero (PG), Dobromir Prusinski (SF), Aaron Rice (PF) David Bentz, Gary Stagner, Frank Shevlin | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Paul Foreman (SF), Owen Millis (PF) Bernard Elliott, Walter Moore | |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-50 |
| 05:52 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski can't tip it in | 62-50 |
| 05:50 | South Carolina | Owen Millis grabs the board | 62-50 |
| 05:38 | South Carolina | Paul Foreman is fouled on the floor by Aaron Rice - foul #5 on Aaron Rice, team foul #3 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie (PF) Aaron Rice | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kelley Gilmore (SG), Edwin Toledo (C) Inek Zembower, Benjamin Rutherford | |
| 05:19 | South Carolina | Paul Foreman's layup is rejected by Fabian Conti | 62-50 |
| 05:18 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski gets the rebound | 62-50 |
| 05:05 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:54 | South Carolina | Raul Marrero picks off the pass by Harvey Thiede | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:29 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski misses the lay-in | 64-50 |
| 04:28 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Kelley Gilmore | 64-50 |
| 04:23 | South Carolina | Harvey Thiede can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-50 |
| 04:21 | South Carolina | Edwin Toledo tips it but misses | 64-50 |
| 04:19 | South Carolina | Owen Millis gets the offensive rebound | 64-50 |
| 04:00 | South Carolina | Fabian Conti swats the short shot by Edwin Toledo | 64-50 |
| 03:58 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski pulls down the rebound | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero misses short on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Harvey Thiede - foul #3 on Harvey Thiede, team foul #6 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti (SG), Gary Stagner (SF), Gregory Cummings (C) David Whittaker, Dobromir Prusinski, Fabian Conti | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Anthony Hilliard (PG), Inek Zembower (SG), Bernard Elliott (SF), Walter Moore (PF), Benjamin Rutherford (C) Harvey Thiede, Kelley Gilmore, Paul Foreman, Owen Millis, Edwin Toledo | |
| 03:32 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero makes the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 03:32 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero makes the 2nd free throw | 66-50 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Raul Marrero (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dikembe Abdelmuti (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Gary Stagner (fresh) PF - Kwamin Akuchie (fresh) C - Gregory Cummings (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Anthony Hilliard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Inek Zembower (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Elliott (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Walter Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Benjamin Rutherford (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:23 | South Carolina | Walter Moore lays it in set up by Anthony Hilliard | 66-52 |
| 03:02 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti is called for 3 seconds | 66-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Bentz (PG) Raul Marrero | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Troy Schueller (SF), Edwin Toledo (PF), Owen Millis (C) Bernard Elliott, Walter Moore, Benjamin Rutherford | |
| 02:59 | South Carolina | Anthony Hilliard is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Hilliard, team foul #7 | 66-52 |
| 02:50 | Kentucky | David Bentz is hacked by Inek Zembower - foul #3 on Inek Zembower, team foul #8 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Frank Shevlin (PF) Kwamin Akuchie | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 02:50 | Kentucky | David Bentz makes the 1st free throw | 67-52 |
| 02:50 | Kentucky | David Bentz makes the 2nd free throw | 68-52 |
| 02:38 | South Carolina | Owen Millis connects on the floater near the basket set up by Inek Zembower | 68-54 |
| 02:09 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Owen Millis - foul #2 on Owen Millis, team foul #9 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Paul Foreman (PF) Owen Millis | |
| 02:09 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti makes the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 02:09 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti makes the 2nd free throw | 70-54 |
| 01:53 | South Carolina | Anthony Hilliard's floater is knocked away by Gregory Cummings | 70-54 |
| 01:52 | South Carolina | Anthony Hilliard tips it home | 70-56 |
| 01:27 | Kentucky | Frank Shevlin misses badly on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Paul Foreman - foul #2 on Paul Foreman, team foul #10 | 70-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie (SF) Gary Stagner | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Owen Millis (PF) Troy Schueller | |
| 01:27 | Kentucky | Frank Shevlin misses the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 01:27 | Kentucky | Frank Shevlin makes the 2nd free throw | 71-56 |
| 01:14 | South Carolina | Anthony Hilliard can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 71-56 |
| 01:13 | Kentucky | Frank Shevlin snags the defensive board | 71-56 |
| 00:45 | Kentucky | Gregory Cummings buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Kwamin Akuchie and he's hacked by Edwin Toledo - foul #1 on Edwin Toledo, team foul #11 | 73-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Stagner (SF) Frank Shevlin | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:45 | Kentucky | Gregory Cummings makes the free throw | 74-56 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:38 | South Carolina | Inek Zembower comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 74-56 |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | David Bentz gets the rebound | 74-56 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Kentucky | Anthony Hilliard is called for the reach on David Bentz - foul #3 on Anthony Hilliard, team foul #12 | 74-56 |
| 00:12 | Kentucky | David Bentz makes the 1st free throw | 75-56 |
| 00:12 | Kentucky | David Bentz makes the 2nd free throw | 76-56 |
| 00:06 | South Carolina | Anthony Hilliard hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Inek Zembower | 76-58 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | David Bentz runs out the clock | 76-58 |