| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Antonio Peery (fresh) SG - Stephen Cameron (fresh) SF - Vince Chidester (fresh) PF - John Mock (fresh) C - Anthony Hill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dennis Woodard (fresh) SG - Gerald Flowers (fresh) SF - Alan Harbison (fresh) PF - Nathan Mueller (fresh) C - Ralph Medved (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Anthony Hill wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:28 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:27 | Kentucky | Ralph Medved tips it home | 3-2 |
| 19:04 | South Carolina | Gerald Flowers picks off the pass by Stephen Cameron | 3-2 |
| 18:43 | Kentucky | Ralph Medved can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 18:42 | Kentucky | Nathan Mueller tips it back up and in | 3-4 |
| 18:38 | South Carolina | Ralph Medved is called for the reach on Vince Chidester - foul #1 on Ralph Medved, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 18:24 | South Carolina | Anthony Hill's pass is intercepted by Ralph Medved | 3-4 |
| 18:02 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison's pass is intercepted by Antonio Peery | 3-4 |
| 17:58 | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron lays it up and in set up by Antonio Peery | 5-4 |
| 17:46 | Kentucky | Ralph Medved can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 17:45 | Kentucky | Nathan Mueller misses the tip | 5-4 |
| 17:43 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Anthony Hill | 5-4 |
| 17:39 | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 17:38 | South Carolina | Anthony Hill hits the follow up shot | 7-4 |
| 17:28 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 17:27 | South Carolina | John Mock snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 17:02 | South Carolina | Nathan Mueller steps in front of the Vince Chidester pass | 7-4 |
| 16:46 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison connects on the shot from the baseline | 7-6 |
| 16:29 | South Carolina | Vince Chidester scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Stephen Cameron | 10-6 |
| 16:10 | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers is fouled on the floor by Vince Chidester - foul #1 on Vince Chidester, team foul #1 | 10-6 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Aaron Horn (PG), Steven Parker (SG), Jay Beck (SF), Mark Walcott (PF), James Adams (C) Antonio Peery, Stephen Cameron, Vince Chidester, John Mock, Anthony Hill | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby (C) Ralph Medved | |
| 15:57 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Alan Harbison | 10-8 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Aaron Horn (fresh) SG - Steven Parker (fresh) SF - Jay Beck (fresh) PF - Mark Walcott (fresh) C - James Adams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dennis Woodard (fresh) SG - Gerald Flowers (fresh) SF - Alan Harbison (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nathan Mueller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Roby (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:47 | South Carolina | James Adams drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Aaron Horn | 13-8 |
| 15:37 | Kentucky | Nathan Mueller can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 13-8 |
| 15:36 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Steven Parker | 13-8 |
| 15:17 | South Carolina | Mark Walcott hits the finger roll | 15-8 |
| 14:53 | Kentucky | Nathan Mueller misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 15-8 |
| 14:51 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Aaron Horn | 15-8 |
| 14:38 | South Carolina | Mark Walcott makes the floater from the left side | 17-8 |
| 14:21 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-8 |
| 14:20 | Kentucky | Nathan Mueller hits the follow up shot | 17-10 |
| 14:09 | South Carolina | James Adams hits a floater from close range set up by Steven Parker | 19-10 |
| 13:52 | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers is hacked by Jay Beck - foul #1 on Jay Beck, team foul #2 | 19-10 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Antonio Peery (PG), Stephen Cameron (SG), Vince Chidester (SF), John Mock (PF), Anthony Hill (C) Aaron Horn, Steven Parker, Jay Beck, Mark Walcott, James Adams | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Barry Fuller (PG), William Liggins (SG), Leonard Arnold (SF), Ralph Medved (C) Dennis Woodard, Gerald Flowers, Alan Harbison, Nathan Mueller | |
| 13:45 | Kentucky | Ralph Medved double dribbles | 19-10 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Travis King (PF) Kenneth Roby | |
| 13:36 | South Carolina | Anthony Hill misses the easy layup | 19-10 |
| 13:35 | Kentucky | Leonard Arnold gets the rebound | 19-10 |
| 13:20 | Kentucky | Leonard Arnold hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 19-10 |
| 13:18 | Kentucky | William Liggins snags the offensive board | 19-10 |
| 13:02 | Kentucky | William Liggins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-10 |
| 13:01 | South Carolina | Anthony Hill gets the rebound | 19-10 |
| 12:37 | South Carolina | Anthony Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-10 |
| 12:35 | Kentucky | Ralph Medved pulls down the rebound | 19-10 |
| 12:30 | Kentucky | Barry Fuller misses badly on a floater from the left side | 19-10 |
| 12:28 | South Carolina | Anthony Hill gets the rebound | 19-10 |
| 12:22 | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 19-10 |
| 12:20 | Kentucky | Travis King snags the defensive board | 19-10 |
| 12:14 | Kentucky | Leonard Arnold slams it home on a nice dish by Barry Fuller | 19-12 |
| 12:02 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery travels with the ball | 19-12 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Aaron Horn (PG) Antonio Peery | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers (SG), Alan Harbison (SF), Nathan Mueller (PF) William Liggins, Leonard Arnold, Travis King | |
| 11:52 | Kentucky | Barry Fuller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-12 |
| 11:50 | South Carolina | Anthony Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 19-12 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Aaron Horn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Cameron (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vince Chidester (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Mock (fresh) C - Anthony Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Barry Fuller (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerald Flowers (fresh) SF - Alan Harbison (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nathan Mueller (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Medved (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | South Carolina | Barry Fuller is called for the reach on Stephen Cameron - foul #1 on Barry Fuller, team foul #2 | 19-12 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard (PG) Barry Fuller | |
| 11:26 | South Carolina | Anthony Hill lays it in on a great pass from John Mock | 21-12 |
| 11:11 | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers clanks a turnaround from the right block | 21-12 |
| 11:10 | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron grabs the board | 21-12 |
| 11:03 | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron hits a shot from the left block | 23-12 |
| 10:56 | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 23-12 |
| 10:55 | South Carolina | John Mock snags the defensive board | 23-12 |
| 10:43 | South Carolina | Nathan Mueller takes the ball from Stephen Cameron | 23-12 |
| 10:25 | Kentucky | Ralph Medved misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Aaron Horn - foul #1 on Aaron Horn, team foul #3 | 23-12 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Antonio Peery (PG), Jay Beck (SF), Mark Walcott (PF), James Adams (C) Stephen Cameron, Vince Chidester, John Mock, Anthony Hill | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby (PF) Nathan Mueller | |
| 10:25 | Kentucky | Ralph Medved makes the 1st free throw | 23-13 |
| 10:25 | Kentucky | Ralph Medved makes the 2nd free throw | 23-14 |
| 10:14 | South Carolina | Aaron Horn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-14 |
| 10:13 | South Carolina | James Adams misses the tip | 23-14 |
| 10:12 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison pulls down the rebound | 23-14 |
| 09:53 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard connects on the 3 from straight away | 23-17 |
| 09:35 | South Carolina | Mark Walcott misses the easy layup | 23-17 |
| 09:34 | Kentucky | Ralph Medved pulls down the rebound | 23-17 |
| 09:13 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Gerald Flowers | 23-19 |
| 09:04 | South Carolina | Dennis Woodard steals the ball from Mark Walcott | 23-19 |
| 08:59 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison misses long on a floater from the left wing | 23-19 |
| 08:57 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery snags the defensive board | 23-19 |
| 08:35 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-19 |
| 08:23 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison misses badly on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Jay Beck - foul #2 on Jay Beck, team foul #4 | 26-19 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Steven Parker (PG), Stephen Cameron (SG), Vince Chidester (SF), John Mock (PF), Anthony Hill (C) Antonio Peery, Aaron Horn, Jay Beck, Mark Walcott, James Adams | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Barry Fuller (PG), William Liggins (SG), Nathan Mueller (PF) Dennis Woodard, Gerald Flowers, Ralph Medved | |
| 08:23 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 08:23 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison makes the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 08:03 | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-21 |
| 08:01 | South Carolina | Vince Chidester tips it home | 28-21 |
| 07:48 | Kentucky | William Liggins connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Alan Harbison | 28-24 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Steven Parker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Cameron (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vince Chidester (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Mock (fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Barry Fuller (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Liggins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alan Harbison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Nathan Mueller (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Roby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:31 | South Carolina | Vince Chidester comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 28-24 |
| 07:29 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Nathan Mueller | 28-24 |
| 07:11 | Kentucky | Nathan Mueller is called for traveling | 28-24 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Antonio Peery (PG) Steven Parker | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leonard Arnold (SF), Travis King (C) Alan Harbison, Kenneth Roby | |
| 06:45 | South Carolina | Leonard Arnold picks off the pass by Anthony Hill | 28-24 |
| 06:42 | Kentucky | William Liggins can't finish the layup | 28-24 |
| 06:40 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to John Mock | 28-24 |
| 06:33 | South Carolina | John Mock can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Nathan Mueller - foul #1 on Nathan Mueller, team foul #3 | 28-24 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Steven Parker (SF) Vince Chidester | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard (PG), Gerald Flowers (SG) Barry Fuller, William Liggins | |
| 06:33 | South Carolina | John Mock makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 06:33 | South Carolina | John Mock makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 06:16 | Kentucky | Leonard Arnold drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Travis King | 30-27 |
| 06:01 | South Carolina | Dennis Woodard is called for the reach on Antonio Peery - foul #1 on Dennis Woodard, team foul #4 | 30-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vince Chidester (SF), Mark Walcott (PF) Stephen Cameron, John Mock | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:44 | South Carolina | Vince Chidester can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 05:43 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Antonio Peery | 30-27 |
| 05:25 | South Carolina | Anthony Hill is fouled on the floor by Travis King - foul #1 on Travis King, team foul #5 | 30-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Adams (C) Anthony Hill | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Zagorac (C) Nathan Mueller | |
| 05:19 | South Carolina | Vince Chidester misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 30-27 |
| 05:18 | South Carolina | Mark Walcott pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 05:12 | South Carolina | Steven Parker loses the dribble to John Zagorac | 30-27 |
| 04:54 | Kentucky | Mark Walcott steals the ball from Dennis Woodard | 30-27 |
| 04:39 | South Carolina | Vince Chidester knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-27 |
| 04:20 | Kentucky | Travis King misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by James Adams - foul #1 on James Adams, team foul #5 | 33-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron (SG), Aaron Horn (SF), John Mock (PF), Anthony Hill (C) Antonio Peery, Steven Parker, Vince Chidester, James Adams | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Barry Fuller (PG), Alan Harbison (SF), Ralph Medved (C) Dennis Woodard, Leonard Arnold, John Zagorac | |
| 04:20 | Kentucky | Travis King misses the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 04:20 | Kentucky | Travis King makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 03:57 | South Carolina | John Mock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jay Beck (SF) Mark Walcott | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nathan Mueller (PF) Travis King | |
| 03:36 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison lays it in | 33-30 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Aaron Horn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Cameron (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Beck (fresh) PF - John Mock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Barry Fuller (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerald Flowers (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alan Harbison (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Nathan Mueller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ralph Medved (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | South Carolina | Jay Beck connects on the 3 from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 03:13 | Kentucky | Barry Fuller makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Ralph Medved | 36-33 |
| 02:51 | South Carolina | Jay Beck misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 02:49 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 02:33 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison blows the layup | 36-33 |
| 02:31 | Kentucky | Nathan Mueller tips it but misses | 36-33 |
| 02:29 | South Carolina | Jay Beck grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 02:12 | South Carolina | Aaron Horn knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Mock | 39-33 |
| 01:58 | Kentucky | Ralph Medved knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Barry Fuller and he's hacked by Aaron Horn - foul #2 on Aaron Horn, team foul #6 | 39-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Antonio Peery (PG), Steven Parker (SG), Vince Chidester (SF), Mark Walcott (PF), James Adams (C) Aaron Horn, Stephen Cameron, Jay Beck, John Mock, Anthony Hill | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard (PG) Gerald Flowers | |
| 01:58 | Kentucky | Ralph Medved makes the free throw | 39-36 |
| 01:41 | South Carolina | James Adams is called for a charge - foul #2 on James Adams, team foul #7 | 39-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Liggins (SG), Kenneth Roby (C) Barry Fuller, Ralph Medved | |
| 01:12 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison clanks a jumper from the left side | 39-36 |
| 01:11 | Kentucky | William Liggins hits the follow up shot | 39-38 |
| 01:03 | South Carolina | Mark Walcott can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Liggins - foul #1 on William Liggins, team foul #6 | 39-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leonard Arnold (SF), Travis King (C) Alan Harbison, Nathan Mueller | |
| 01:03 | South Carolina | Mark Walcott makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 01:03 | South Carolina | Mark Walcott makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-38 |
| 00:39 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Mark Walcott | 41-38 |
| 00:17 | South Carolina | James Adams hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Antonio Peery | 43-38 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Leonard Arnold is hacked by Mark Walcott - foul #1 on Mark Walcott, team foul #8 | 43-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Aaron Horn (PG), Stephen Cameron (SG), John Mock (PF), Anthony Hill (C) Antonio Peery, Steven Parker, Mark Walcott, James Adams | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers (SG), Nathan Mueller (PF), Ralph Medved (C) William Liggins, Kenneth Roby, Travis King | |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Leonard Arnold misses the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 00:01 | South Carolina | John Mock pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | John Mock misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 43-38 |