| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Raul Marrero (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Bentz (fresh) SF - Dobromir Prusinski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Aaron Rice (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Fabian Conti (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Harvey Thiede (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carson McNeil (fresh) PF - Walter Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Rutherford (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski inbounds the ball | 31-25 |
| 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) | |
| 19:44 | Kentucky | David Bentz drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Raul Marrero | 34-25 |
| 19:41 | South Carolina | Harvey Thiede is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 34-25 |
| 19:19 | Kentucky | Harvey Thiede picks off the pass by Fabian Conti | 34-25 |
| 18:59 | South Carolina | Walter Moore hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Harvey Thiede and he's fouled by Aaron Rice - foul #3 on Aaron Rice, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie (PF) Aaron Rice | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 18:59 | South Carolina | Walter Moore makes the free throw | 34-28 |
| 18:39 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-28 |
| 18:37 | South Carolina | Walter Moore snags the defensive board | 34-28 |
| 18:13 | South Carolina | Walter Moore travels with the ball | 34-28 |
| 18:03 | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 34-28 |
| 18:02 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero hits the follow up shot | 36-28 |
| 17:47 | South Carolina | Harvey Thiede is hacked by Fabian Conti - foul #2 on Fabian Conti, team foul #2 | 36-28 |
| 17:27 | South Carolina | Bernard Elliott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Parks (SG), Antony Boeding (SF), Owen Millis (PF) Bernard Elliott, Carson McNeil, Walter Moore | |
| 17:11 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kwamin Akuchie | 39-28 |
| 16:56 | South Carolina | Fabian Conti swats the layup by Antony Boeding | 39-28 |
| 16:54 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Harvey Thiede | 39-28 |
| 16:40 | South Carolina | Harvey Thiede clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-28 |
| 16:39 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski pulls down the rebound | 39-28 |
| 16:30 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 39-28 |
| 16:29 | South Carolina | Thomas Parks snags the defensive board | 39-28 |
| 16:14 | South Carolina | Thomas Parks makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Fabian Conti - foul #3 on Fabian Conti, team foul #3 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Whittaker (PG), Dikembe Abdelmuti (SG), Gary Stagner (SF), James Ton (PF), Gregory Cummings (C) Raul Marrero, David Bentz, Dobromir Prusinski, Kwamin Akuchie, Fabian Conti | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wesley Brooking (SG), Carson McNeil (SF) Harvey Thiede, Benjamin Rutherford | |
| 16:14 | South Carolina | Thomas Parks makes the free throw | 39-31 |
| 15:56 | Kentucky | David Whittaker drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Ton | 41-31 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - David Whittaker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dikembe Abdelmuti (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gary Stagner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Ton (fresh) C - Gregory Cummings (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Thomas Parks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wesley Brooking (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Carson McNeil (fresh) PF - Owen Millis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Antony Boeding (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | South Carolina | Owen Millis knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Antony Boeding and the foul's on Dikembe Abdelmuti - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelmuti, team foul #4 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Aaron Rice (PF) James Ton | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bernard Elliott (SG), Walter Moore (PF) Wesley Brooking, Antony Boeding | |
| 15:37 | South Carolina | Owen Millis misses the free throw | 41-33 |
| 15:37 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice grabs the board | 41-33 |
| 15:20 | Kentucky | David Whittaker scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Aaron Rice | 44-33 |
| 15:04 | South Carolina | Bernard Elliott loses the dribble to Dikembe Abdelmuti | 44-33 |
| 15:01 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti blows the layup | 44-33 |
| 15:00 | South Carolina | Owen Millis grabs the defensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 14:40 | South Carolina | Bernard Elliott's floater is tipped away by Aaron Rice | 44-33 |
| 14:39 | South Carolina | Bernard Elliott grabs the offensive board | 44-33 |
| 14:19 | South Carolina | Owen Millis connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Thomas Parks | 44-35 |
| 14:01 | Kentucky | David Whittaker misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-35 |
| 13:59 | South Carolina | Owen Millis pulls down the rebound | 44-35 |
| 13:43 | South Carolina | The jump hook by Walter Moore is blocked by Gregory Cummings | 44-35 |
| 13:41 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Gary Stagner | 44-35 |
| 13:37 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by David Whittaker | 47-35 |
| 13:14 | South Carolina | Bernard Elliott makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Parks and he's hacked by Dikembe Abdelmuti - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelmuti, team foul #5 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Raul Marrero (PG), David Bentz (SG), Dobromir Prusinski (SF), Fabian Conti (C) David Whittaker, Dikembe Abdelmuti, Gary Stagner, Gregory Cummings | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harvey Thiede (PG), Antony Boeding (SF), Paul Foreman (PF), Benjamin Rutherford (C) Thomas Parks, Carson McNeil, Walter Moore, Owen Millis | |
| 13:14 | South Carolina | Bernard Elliott misses the free throw | 47-37 |
| 13:14 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti grabs the board | 47-37 |
| 13:00 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 12:59 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski tips it but misses | 47-37 |
| 12:58 | South Carolina | Benjamin Rutherford pulls down the rebound | 47-37 |
| 12:37 | South Carolina | Paul Foreman's fadeaway is rejected by Fabian Conti | 47-37 |
| 12:35 | South Carolina | Paul Foreman tips it in | 47-39 |
| 12:28 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 12:26 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Fabian Conti | 47-39 |
| 12:14 | Kentucky | Antony Boeding is called for the reach on David Bentz - foul #1 on Antony Boeding, team foul #1 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie (PF) Aaron Rice | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wesley Brooking (SG) Bernard Elliott | |
| 12:03 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Raul Marrero | 50-39 |
| 11:43 | South Carolina | Fabian Conti is called for the reach on Benjamin Rutherford - foul #4 on Fabian Conti, team foul #6 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Ton (C) Fabian Conti | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Parks (SG) Wesley Brooking | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Raul Marrero (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Bentz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dobromir Prusinski (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Kwamin Akuchie (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Ton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Harvey Thiede (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Parks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Antony Boeding (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Foreman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Benjamin Rutherford (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:24 | South Carolina | Benjamin Rutherford is fouled on the floor by David Bentz - foul #2 on David Bentz, team foul #7 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Cummings (C) James Ton | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Walter Moore (PF) Paul Foreman | |
| 11:24 | South Carolina | Benjamin Rutherford makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 11:24 | South Carolina | Benjamin Rutherford misses the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 11:24 | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie pulls down the rebound | 50-40 |
| 11:15 | Kentucky | David Bentz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-40 |
| 11:13 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Kwamin Akuchie | 50-40 |
| 10:48 | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carson McNeil (SF) Antony Boeding | |
| 10:30 | South Carolina | Benjamin Rutherford is whistled for a carry | 50-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti (SG) David Bentz | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Owen Millis (C) Benjamin Rutherford | |
| 10:17 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 50-40 |
| 10:15 | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie grabs the offensive board | 50-40 |
| 10:01 | Kentucky | Harvey Thiede is called for the reach on Raul Marrero - foul #2 on Harvey Thiede, team foul #2 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Aaron Rice (PF), James Ton (C) Kwamin Akuchie, Gregory Cummings | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wesley Brooking (SG), Edwin Toledo (C) Harvey Thiede, Walter Moore | |
| 09:49 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Raul Marrero | 53-40 |
| 09:40 | South Carolina | Carson McNeil clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 53-40 |
| 09:39 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti grabs the defensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 09:21 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-40 |
| 09:19 | South Carolina | Thomas Parks grabs the board | 53-40 |
| 08:55 | South Carolina | Wesley Brooking comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-40 |
| 08:53 | South Carolina | Owen Millis grabs the offensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 08:43 | South Carolina | Carson McNeil is whistled for traveling | 53-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Whittaker (PG), David Bentz (SG), Gregory Cummings (C) Raul Marrero, Dobromir Prusinski, James Ton | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harvey Thiede (PG), Bernard Elliott (SG), Antony Boeding (SF), Walter Moore (PF), Benjamin Rutherford (C) Thomas Parks, Wesley Brooking, Carson McNeil, Owen Millis, Edwin Toledo | |
| 08:22 | Kentucky | David Bentz drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from David Whittaker | 56-40 |
| 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) | |
| 08:06 | South Carolina | Walter Moore hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Harvey Thiede | 56-42 |
| 08:01 | Kentucky | David Bentz clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-42 |
| 08:00 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Abdelmuti | 56-42 |
| 07:53 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice connects on the driving attempt from close range | 58-42 |
| 07:45 | South Carolina | Antony Boeding misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 58-42 |
| 07:44 | South Carolina | Walter Moore tips it back up and in | 58-44 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - David Whittaker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Bentz (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdelmuti (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Rice (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Gregory Cummings (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Harvey Thiede (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bernard Elliott (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Antony Boeding (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Benjamin Rutherford (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Kentucky | Gregory Cummings scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by David Bentz | 61-44 |
| 07:08 | South Carolina | Antony Boeding connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Bernard Elliott | 61-47 |
| 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) | |
| 06:39 | Kentucky | Gregory Cummings comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-47 |
| 06:37 | South Carolina | Walter Moore snags the defensive board | 61-47 |
| 06:33 | South Carolina | Antony Boeding comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-47 |
| 06:32 | South Carolina | Bernard Elliott hits the follow up shot | 61-49 |
| 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) | |
| 06:11 | Kentucky | David Bentz comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 61-49 |
| 06:09 | South Carolina | Bernard Elliott gets the rebound | 61-49 |
| 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) | |
| 05:43 | South Carolina | Benjamin Rutherford hits the finger roll on a great pass from Antony Boeding | 61-51 |
| 05:43 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Raul Marrero (PG), Dobromir Prusinski (SF), Kwamin Akuchie (PF), Fabian Conti (C) David Whittaker, Dikembe Abdelmuti, Aaron Rice, Gregory Cummings | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carson McNeil (SF), Owen Millis (PF) Antony Boeding, Walter Moore | |
| 05:29 | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-51 |
| 05:28 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski tips it in | 63-51 |
| 05:13 | South Carolina | Benjamin Rutherford misses badly on a runner in the paint | 63-51 |
| 05:12 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski grabs the board | 63-51 |
| 04:58 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero is hacked by Owen Millis - foul #2 on Owen Millis, team foul #3 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Parks (SG) Bernard Elliott | |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:40 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Benjamin Rutherford - foul #1 on Benjamin Rutherford, team foul #4 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Antony Boeding (C) Benjamin Rutherford | |
| 04:40 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 04:40 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 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) | |
| 04:22 | South Carolina | Harvey Thiede is hacked by David Bentz - foul #3 on David Bentz, team foul #8 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Walter Moore (PF) Antony Boeding | |
| 04:22 | South Carolina | Harvey Thiede makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 04:22 | South Carolina | Harvey Thiede misses the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| 04:22 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti grabs the board | 65-52 |
| 03:56 | Kentucky | David Bentz misses the shot in the paint | 65-52 |
| 03:54 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski grabs the offensive board | 65-52 |
| 03:40 | Kentucky | Harvey Thiede steps in front of the Raul Marrero pass | 65-52 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Raul Marrero (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - David Bentz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dobromir Prusinski (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. PF - Kwamin Akuchie (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Fabian Conti (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Harvey Thiede (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Parks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carson McNeil (fresh) PF - Walter Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Owen Millis (fresh) 8 pts. 5 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) | |
| 03:24 | South Carolina | Walter Moore hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 65-52 |
| 03:22 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski pulls down the rebound | 65-52 |
| 03:03 | Kentucky | Harvey Thiede picks off the pass by Dobromir Prusinski | 65-52 |
| 02:54 | South Carolina | Harvey Thiede double dribbles | 65-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Whittaker (PG), Dikembe Abdelmuti (SG), Gary Stagner (SF), James Ton (PF), Gregory Cummings (C) Raul Marrero, David Bentz, Dobromir Prusinski, Kwamin Akuchie, Fabian Conti | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wesley Brooking (SG), Antony Boeding (SF), Paul Foreman (PF), Edwin Toledo (C) Harvey Thiede, Carson McNeil, Walter Moore, Owen Millis | |
| 02:32 | Kentucky | Edwin Toledo denies the turnaround by Dikembe Abdelmuti | 65-52 |
| 02:31 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti tips it back up and in | 67-52 |
| 02:19 | South Carolina | Paul Foreman misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 67-52 |
| 02:17 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Ton | 67-52 |
| 01:48 | Kentucky | David Whittaker's pass is intercepted by Thomas Parks | 67-52 |
| 01:30 | South Carolina | Antony Boeding can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-52 |
| 01:28 | South Carolina | Antony Boeding pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-52 |
| 01:13 | South Carolina | Thomas Parks clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 67-52 |
| 01:11 | Kentucky | Gary Stagner gets the rebound | 67-52 |
| 00:55 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Paul Foreman - foul #1 on Paul Foreman, team foul #5 | 67-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie (PF) James Ton | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Owen Millis (PF) Paul Foreman | |
| 00:55 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti makes the 1st free throw | 68-52 |
| 00:55 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti misses the 2nd free throw | 68-52 |
| 00:55 | South Carolina | Owen Millis grabs the defensive rebound | 68-52 |
| 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) | |
| 00:50 | South Carolina | Antony Boeding misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Gary Stagner - foul #1 on Gary Stagner, team foul #9 | 68-52 |
| 00:50 | South Carolina | Antony Boeding makes the 1st free throw | 68-53 |
| 00:50 | South Carolina | Antony Boeding misses the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kwamin Akuchie | 68-53 |
| 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) | |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | David Whittaker is hacked by Owen Millis - foul #3 on Owen Millis, team foul #6 | 68-53 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | David Whittaker runs out the clock | 68-53 |