| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Pedro Martinez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Hollis (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Hollen (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Tommy Nelson (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Harry Richter (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - William Ray (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Erickson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Terry Horne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Mullins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Hodder (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Frank Hollen inbounds the ball | 27-26 |
| 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) | |
| 19:48 | South Carolina | Thomas Hollis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-26 |
| 19:46 | Kentucky | Terry Horne grabs the defensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 19:27 | Kentucky | Terry Horne makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Erickson | 27-29 |
| 19:15 | South Carolina | Frank Mullins takes the ball from Tommy Nelson | 27-29 |
| 18:58 | Kentucky | William Ray hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Erickson | 27-32 |
| 18:38 | South Carolina | Tommy Nelson buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Pedro Martinez | 29-32 |
| 18:24 | Kentucky | Ronald Erickson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-32 |
| 18:05 | South Carolina | Pedro Martinez misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Ronald Erickson - foul #1 on Ronald Erickson, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| 18:05 | South Carolina | Pedro Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 18:05 | South Carolina | Pedro Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 17:50 | Kentucky | Frank Mullins connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by William Ray | 31-35 |
| 17:29 | South Carolina | Tommy Nelson hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Terry Horne - foul #2 on Terry Horne, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Rizer (SF) Terry Horne | |
| 17:29 | South Carolina | Tommy Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 17:29 | South Carolina | Tommy Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 17:11 | Kentucky | William Ray misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-35 |
| 17:09 | Kentucky | Frank Mullins can't tip it in | 33-35 |
| 17:07 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Harry Richter | 33-35 |
| 16:51 | South Carolina | The 3pt attempt by Tommy Nelson is denied by Christopher Rizer | 33-35 |
| 16:50 | Kentucky | William Hodder grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 16:45 | Kentucky | Christopher Rizer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Scott Maze (SG), Quinton Funchess (PF), Raymond Ross (C) Thomas Hollis, Tommy Nelson, Harry Richter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ryan Judkins (PG), Daniel Barnett (SG), Daniel Helman (PF), Wilbur Grenz (C) William Ray, Ronald Erickson, Frank Mullins, William Hodder | |
| 16:37 | South Carolina | Frank Hollen buries a driving attempt near the basket and the foul's on Christopher Rizer - foul #1 on Christopher Rizer, team foul #3 | 35-35 |
| 16:37 | South Carolina | Frank Hollen makes the free throw | 36-35 |
| 16:23 | Kentucky | Wilbur Grenz lays it in | 36-37 |
| 16:09 | South Carolina | Quinton Funchess makes the floater in the lane set up by Scott Maze | 38-37 |
| 15:46 | Kentucky | Daniel Barnett misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-37 |
| 15:44 | South Carolina | Pedro Martinez snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Pedro Martinez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Maze (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Hollen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Quinton Funchess (fresh) 6 pts. C - Raymond Ross (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Ryan Judkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Barnett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Rizer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Helman (fresh) C - Wilbur Grenz (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:39 | South Carolina | Pedro Martinez connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Scott Maze | 41-37 |
| 15:22 | Kentucky | Daniel Barnett misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Raymond Ross - foul #2 on Raymond Ross, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Hollis (SG), Tsalani Ahluwalia (SF), Tommy Nelson (PF), Harry Richter (C) Pedro Martinez, Frank Hollen, Quinton Funchess, Raymond Ross | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Ray (PG), Terry Horne (SF), Frank Mullins (PF), William Hodder (C) Ryan Judkins, Christopher Rizer, Daniel Helman, Wilbur Grenz | |
| 15:22 | Kentucky | Daniel Barnett makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 15:22 | Kentucky | Daniel Barnett makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 15:06 | South Carolina | Thomas Hollis hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Scott Maze | 43-39 |
| 14:52 | Kentucky | Daniel Barnett misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 14:51 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Tsalani Ahluwalia | 43-39 |
| 14:30 | South Carolina | William Ray steals it from Tommy Nelson | 43-39 |
| 14:27 | Kentucky | William Ray lays it in | 43-41 |
| 14:13 | South Carolina | William Hodder swats the short shot by Harry Richter | 43-41 |
| 14:11 | Kentucky | Daniel Barnett grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 13:57 | Kentucky | William Ray's pass is intercepted by Thomas Hollis | 43-41 |
| 13:54 | South Carolina | Tsalani Ahluwalia lays it in set up by Thomas Hollis | 45-41 |
| 13:41 | Kentucky | Daniel Barnett scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Terry Horne | 45-43 |
| 13:32 | South Carolina | Scott Maze comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 13:31 | South Carolina | Harry Richter tips it but misses | 45-43 |
| 13:29 | Kentucky | Daniel Barnett pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 13:13 | Kentucky | Terry Horne makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by William Ray | 45-46 |
| 12:57 | South Carolina | Tsalani Ahluwalia blows the dunk but he's fouled by Terry Horne - foul #3 on Terry Horne, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Pedro Martinez (PG), Frank Hollen (SF), Quinton Funchess (PF), Raymond Ross (C) Scott Maze, Thomas Hollis, Tommy Nelson, Harry Richter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ryan Judkins (PG), Ronald Erickson (SG), Christopher Rizer (SF), Wilbur Grenz (C) William Ray, Daniel Barnett, Terry Horne, William Hodder | |
| 12:57 | South Carolina | Tsalani Ahluwalia makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 12:57 | South Carolina | Tsalani Ahluwalia misses the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 12:57 | South Carolina | Quinton Funchess gets the offensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 12:49 | South Carolina | Tsalani Ahluwalia throws it down set up by Raymond Ross | 48-46 |
| 12:44 | Kentucky | Ronald Erickson scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Ryan Judkins | 48-48 |
| 12:24 | South Carolina | Frank Mullins swats the short shot by Pedro Martinez | 48-48 |
| 12:23 | South Carolina | Frank Hollen grabs the offensive board | 48-48 |
| 12:09 | South Carolina | Pedro Martinez misses short on a floater near the basket | 48-48 |
| 12:08 | South Carolina | Frank Hollen misses the tip | 48-48 |
| 12:06 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Christopher Rizer | 48-48 |
| 12:02 | Kentucky | Christopher Rizer is hacked by Pedro Martinez - foul #3 on Pedro Martinez, team foul #2 | 48-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bret Lloyd (SG) Tsalani Ahluwalia | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Daniel Helman (PF) Frank Mullins | |
| 11:35 | Kentucky | Ronald Erickson knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Rizer | 48-50 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Pedro Martinez (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bret Lloyd (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frank Hollen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Quinton Funchess (fresh) 6 pts. C - Raymond Ross (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Ryan Judkins (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronald Erickson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Christopher Rizer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Helman (fresh) C - Wilbur Grenz (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:06 | South Carolina | Quinton Funchess is hacked by Daniel Helman - foul #1 on Daniel Helman, team foul #5 | 48-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Hollis (SG), Tommy Nelson (PF), Harry Richter (C) Bret Lloyd, Quinton Funchess, Raymond Ross | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Ray (PG), Terry Horne (SF), William Hodder (C) Ryan Judkins, Daniel Helman, Wilbur Grenz | |
| 10:53 | South Carolina | Pedro Martinez misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Terry Horne - foul #4 on Terry Horne, team foul #6 | 48-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Wilbur Grenz (PF) Terry Horne | |
| 10:53 | South Carolina | Pedro Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 10:53 | South Carolina | Pedro Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 10:24 | Kentucky | Pedro Martinez picks off the pass by William Ray | 50-50 |
| 10:21 | South Carolina | Pedro Martinez lays it in | 52-50 |
| 10:04 | Kentucky | Ronald Erickson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-53 |
| 09:59 | South Carolina | The jump hook by Frank Hollen is blocked by William Hodder | 52-53 |
| 09:57 | South Carolina | Harry Richter tips it home | 54-53 |
| 09:41 | Kentucky | Ronald Erickson can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Harry Richter - foul #1 on Harry Richter, team foul #3 | 54-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Scott Maze (SF), Quinton Funchess (PF) Frank Hollen, Tommy Nelson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Daniel Barnett (SF), Frank Mullins (PF) Christopher Rizer, William Hodder | |
| 09:41 | Kentucky | Ronald Erickson makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 09:41 | Kentucky | Ronald Erickson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 09:24 | South Carolina | Thomas Hollis drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Pedro Martinez | 56-55 |
| 09:12 | Kentucky | Daniel Barnett drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-58 |
| 08:57 | South Carolina | Thomas Hollis travels with the ball | 56-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bret Lloyd (SG), Tsalani Ahluwalia (SF), Raymond Ross (C) Pedro Martinez, Thomas Hollis, Harry Richter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Logan (SF), Daniel Helman (C) Ronald Erickson, Wilbur Grenz | |
| 08:37 | Kentucky | Frank Mullins connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from William Ray | 56-60 |
| 08:20 | South Carolina | William Ray steals it from Bret Lloyd | 56-60 |
| 08:15 | Kentucky | William Ray lays it up and in | 56-62 |
| 07:59 | South Carolina | Scott Maze drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Tsalani Ahluwalia and he's hacked by William Ray - foul #2 on William Ray, team foul #7 | 58-62 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Pedro Martinez (PG), Frank Hollen (SF), Tommy Nelson (PF) Bret Lloyd, Tsalani Ahluwalia, Raymond Ross | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ryan Judkins (PG), Terry Horne (SF), William Hodder (C) William Ray, Kevin Logan, Daniel Helman | |
| 07:59 | South Carolina | Scott Maze makes the free throw | 59-62 |
| 07:33 | Kentucky | Quinton Funchess steals the ball from Daniel Barnett | 59-62 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Pedro Martinez (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Scott Maze (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Frank Hollen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tommy Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Quinton Funchess (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Ryan Judkins (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Barnett (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Horne (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Frank Mullins (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - William Hodder (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:14 | South Carolina | Pedro Martinez is hacked by William Hodder - foul #2 on William Hodder, team foul #8 | 59-62 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Hollis (SG), Harry Richter (C) Scott Maze, Quinton Funchess | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 07:14 | South Carolina | Pedro Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 07:14 | South Carolina | Pedro Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 06:45 | Kentucky | Frank Mullins connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-65 |
| 06:28 | South Carolina | Harry Richter misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 61-65 |
| 06:26 | South Carolina | Frank Hollen pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-65 |
| 06:10 | South Carolina | Harry Richter misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Hodder - foul #3 on William Hodder, team foul #9 | 61-65 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Scott Maze (PG) Pedro Martinez | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Ray (PG), Ronald Erickson (SG), Christopher Rizer (PF) Ryan Judkins, Daniel Barnett, Frank Mullins | |
| 06:10 | South Carolina | Harry Richter misses the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 06:10 | South Carolina | Harry Richter misses the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 06:10 | Kentucky | William Hodder pulls down the rebound | 61-65 |
| 05:42 | Kentucky | Ronald Erickson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-65 |
| 05:41 | South Carolina | Frank Hollen grabs the board | 61-65 |
| 05:29 | South Carolina | Scott Maze hits a floater from the left wing | 63-65 |
| 05:21 | Kentucky | Ronald Erickson clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 63-65 |
| 05:20 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Tommy Nelson | 63-65 |
| 05:02 | South Carolina | Christopher Rizer is called for the reach on Thomas Hollis - foul #2 on Christopher Rizer, team foul #10 | 63-65 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Pedro Martinez (PG), Quinton Funchess (PF) Scott Maze, Tommy Nelson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Frank Mullins (PF), Wilbur Grenz (C) Terry Horne, William Hodder | |
| 05:02 | South Carolina | Thomas Hollis makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 05:02 | South Carolina | Thomas Hollis misses the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 05:02 | Kentucky | Frank Mullins grabs the board | 64-65 |
| 04:49 | Kentucky | William Ray misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 64-65 |
| 04:47 | South Carolina | Quinton Funchess gets the rebound | 64-65 |
| 04:25 | South Carolina | Quinton Funchess loses the dribble to Ronald Erickson | 64-65 |
| 04:07 | Kentucky | Frank Mullins makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Rizer | 64-68 |
| 03:49 | South Carolina | Harry Richter misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 64-68 |
| 03:48 | South Carolina | Quinton Funchess pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-68 |
| 03:26 | South Carolina | Thomas Hollis misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-68 |
| 03:24 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Wilbur Grenz | 64-68 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Pedro Martinez (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Hollis (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Hollen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Quinton Funchess (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Harry Richter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - William Ray (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Erickson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Christopher Rizer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Mullins (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Wilbur Grenz (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Kentucky | Ronald Erickson is hacked by Frank Hollen - foul #1 on Frank Hollen, team foul #4 | 64-68 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Scott Maze (SG), Tsalani Ahluwalia (SF), Tommy Nelson (PF) Thomas Hollis, Frank Hollen, Harry Richter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ryan Judkins (PG), Daniel Barnett (SG), Terry Horne (SF), William Hodder (C) William Ray, Ronald Erickson, Christopher Rizer, Frank Mullins | |
| 03:04 | Kentucky | Terry Horne comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-68 |
| 03:03 | South Carolina | Pedro Martinez snags the defensive board | 64-68 |
| 02:48 | South Carolina | Tommy Nelson buries a fadeaway from the right side | 66-68 |
| 02:48 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-68 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Frank Hollen (SF) Tsalani Ahluwalia | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Ray (PG), Frank Mullins (PF) Ryan Judkins, Wilbur Grenz | |
| 02:25 | Kentucky | Daniel Barnett connects on the shot in the lane and the foul's on Scott Maze - foul #1 on Scott Maze, team foul #5 | 66-70 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ronald Erickson (SG) William Ray | |
| 02:25 | Kentucky | Daniel Barnett makes the free throw | 66-71 |
| 02:23 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-71 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Hollis (SG), Harry Richter (C) Scott Maze, Quinton Funchess | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Ray (PG) Daniel Barnett | |
| 02:13 | South Carolina | Harry Richter knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 68-71 |
| 01:55 | Kentucky | Terry Horne knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Ray | 68-73 |
| 01:33 | South Carolina | Pedro Martinez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 68-73 |
| 01:32 | South Carolina | Frank Hollen snags the offensive board | 68-73 |
| 01:20 | South Carolina | Thomas Hollis misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-73 |
| 01:19 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Pedro Martinez | 68-73 |
| 01:07 | South Carolina | Tommy Nelson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-73 |
| 00:46 | Kentucky | Terry Horne is hacked by Frank Hollen - foul #2 on Frank Hollen, team foul #6 | 71-73 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Frank Mullins clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Pedro Martinez - foul #4 on Pedro Martinez, team foul #7 | 71-73 |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Frank Mullins misses the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Frank Mullins makes the 2nd free throw | 71-74 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina | Thomas Hollis misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 71-74 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | Terry Horne gets the rebound | 71-74 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Terry Horne is hacked by Pedro Martinez in the backcourt - foul #5 on Pedro Martinez, team foul #8 | 71-74 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Scott Maze (PG) Pedro Martinez | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Terry Horne makes the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Terry Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 71-76 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Thomas Hollis misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 71-76 |