| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - James Randall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Warrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Keith Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Graig McCombie (fresh) 11 pts. C - Wilson Rubalcava (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Egidiusz Zundel (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Justin Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dale Cunningham (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Green (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Dale Cunningham inbounds the ball | 27-33 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:49 | Kentucky | Wilson Rubalcava denies the turnaround by Dale Cunningham | 27-33 |
| 19:48 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to James Green | 27-33 |
| 19:37 | Kentucky | William Moore can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-33 |
| 19:36 | South Carolina | James Randall grabs the board | 27-33 |
| 19:23 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by William Moore - foul #2 on William Moore, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| 19:23 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie misses the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 19:23 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 19:10 | Kentucky | Justin Davis misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-33 |
| 19:08 | Kentucky | William Moore snags the offensive board | 28-33 |
| 19:03 | Kentucky | Egidiusz Zundel double dribbles | 28-33 |
| 18:46 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Warrick drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Randall | 30-33 |
| 18:29 | Kentucky | William Moore hits the finger roll set up by Egidiusz Zundel | 30-35 |
| 18:13 | South Carolina | James Green takes the ball from Keith Thompson | 30-35 |
| 18:02 | Kentucky | Justin Davis hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from William Moore | 30-38 |
| 17:41 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Warrick makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Wilson Rubalcava | 33-38 |
| 17:18 | Kentucky | Justin Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tracy Sager (PF) William Moore | |
| 17:00 | South Carolina | Wilson Rubalcava banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jeffrey Warrick | 35-38 |
| 16:42 | Kentucky | Tracy Sager clanks a shot from the left block | 35-38 |
| 16:41 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Warrick pulls down the rebound | 35-38 |
| 16:22 | South Carolina | James Randall blows the layup | 35-38 |
| 16:21 | Kentucky | James Green snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 16:16 | Kentucky | Egidiusz Zundel comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-38 |
| 16:15 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Graig McCombie | 35-38 |
| 15:58 | South Carolina | Keith Thompson buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Randall | 38-38 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - James Randall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jeffrey Warrick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Keith Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Graig McCombie (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilson Rubalcava (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Egidiusz Zundel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dale Cunningham (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tracy Sager (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Green (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Kentucky | Dale Cunningham misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 15:37 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Keith Thompson | 38-38 |
| 15:17 | South Carolina | Keith Thompson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 15:15 | South Carolina | Wilson Rubalcava snags the offensive board | 38-38 |
| 15:06 | South Carolina | James Randall knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Wilson Rubalcava | 40-38 |
| 14:46 | Kentucky | Justin Davis is hacked by Wilson Rubalcava - foul #3 on Wilson Rubalcava, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bernardo Valdez (PG), Marshall Hardin (SG), Samuel Johnson (SF), Jason Litteral (PF), James Carney (C) James Randall, Jeffrey Warrick, Keith Thompson, Graig McCombie, Wilson Rubalcava | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Todd Stanton (PG), Jimmy Isom (SG), Rodney Rubenstein (SF), William Moore (PF), Donald Holmes (C) Egidiusz Zundel, Justin Davis, Dale Cunningham, Tracy Sager, James Green | |
| 14:29 | Kentucky | Donald Holmes can't finish the layup | 40-38 |
| 14:27 | Kentucky | Jimmy Isom hits the follow up shot | 40-40 |
| 14:04 | South Carolina | Jason Litteral clanks a turnaround from the right block | 40-40 |
| 14:02 | South Carolina | James Carney grabs the offensive board | 40-40 |
| 13:45 | South Carolina | Bernardo Valdez clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-40 |
| 13:44 | Kentucky | Donald Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 13:32 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson swats the layup by William Moore | 40-40 |
| 13:30 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to James Carney | 40-40 |
| 13:18 | South Carolina | Jason Litteral scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by James Carney | 42-40 |
| 13:07 | Kentucky | Todd Stanton buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 12:49 | South Carolina | Jason Litteral loses the dribble to Jimmy Isom | 42-43 |
| 12:27 | Kentucky | Rodney Rubenstein is called for a backcourt violation | 42-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jeffrey Warrick (SG), Keith Thompson (SF), Graig McCombie (PF), Wilson Rubalcava (C) Bernardo Valdez, Marshall Hardin, Jason Litteral, James Carney | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Justin Davis (SG), Tracy Sager (SF), James Green (C) Jimmy Isom, Rodney Rubenstein, Donald Holmes | |
| 12:09 | South Carolina | Keith Thompson misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Tracy Sager - foul #2 on Tracy Sager, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Randall (PG) Samuel Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dale Cunningham (SF) William Moore | |
| 12:09 | South Carolina | Keith Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 12:09 | South Carolina | Keith Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 12:09 | Kentucky | Dale Cunningham grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 11:56 | Kentucky | Dale Cunningham clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 11:55 | Kentucky | James Green tips it but misses | 43-43 |
| 11:54 | Kentucky | Dale Cunningham tips it back up and in | 43-45 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - James Randall (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jeffrey Warrick (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Keith Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Graig McCombie (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilson Rubalcava (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Todd Stanton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Justin Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dale Cunningham (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tracy Sager (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Green (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie drills a shot in the lane set up by Jeffrey Warrick | 45-45 |
| 11:11 | Kentucky | Tracy Sager misses badly on a runner from close range | 45-45 |
| 11:09 | South Carolina | Keith Thompson pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 10:59 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Warrick buries a pull-up jumper from the left side and the foul's on Todd Stanton - foul #4 on Todd Stanton, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Egidiusz Zundel (PG) Todd Stanton | |
| 10:59 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Warrick makes the free throw | 48-45 |
| 10:41 | Kentucky | Dale Cunningham connects on the shot from the left block set up by Egidiusz Zundel | 48-47 |
| 10:29 | South Carolina | Keith Thompson is hacked by Dale Cunningham - foul #1 on Dale Cunningham, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Samuel Johnson (PG), Jason Litteral (C) James Randall, Wilson Rubalcava | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Moore (PF), Donald Holmes (C) Tracy Sager, James Green | |
| 10:11 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie misses badly on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Donald Holmes - foul #1 on Donald Holmes, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Isom (SG), Rodney Rubenstein (SF) Justin Davis, Dale Cunningham | |
| 10:11 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie misses the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 10:11 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie misses the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 10:11 | Kentucky | Donald Holmes snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 09:48 | Kentucky | Jason Litteral is called for the reach on Donald Holmes - foul #1 on Jason Litteral, team foul #2 | 48-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tracy Sager (SF) Rodney Rubenstein | |
| 09:34 | Kentucky | William Moore misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 09:32 | Kentucky | Tracy Sager grabs the offensive board | 48-47 |
| 09:13 | Kentucky | William Moore connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-50 |
| 08:53 | South Carolina | Samuel Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 08:52 | Kentucky | Donald Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 08:28 | Kentucky | Egidiusz Zundel hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-52 |
| 08:11 | South Carolina | Keith Thompson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 48-52 |
| 08:10 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie tips it but misses | 48-52 |
| 08:09 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Warrick tips it back up and in | 50-52 |
| 08:01 | Kentucky | Egidiusz Zundel comes up short on the shot from the right block | 50-52 |
| 08:00 | Kentucky | Tracy Sager tips it back up and in | 50-54 |
| 07:34 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Warrick buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Samuel Johnson | 53-54 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Samuel Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Warrick (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Keith Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Graig McCombie (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Litteral (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Egidiusz Zundel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Isom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Tracy Sager (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Moore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Holmes (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Kentucky | Egidiusz Zundel misses long on a 3 from straight away | 53-54 |
| 07:13 | South Carolina | Jason Litteral grabs the board | 53-54 |
| 06:47 | South Carolina | Samuel Johnson's pass is intercepted by Jimmy Isom | 53-54 |
| 06:44 | Kentucky | Egidiusz Zundel hits the finger roll set up by Jimmy Isom | 53-56 |
| 06:24 | South Carolina | Keith Thompson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Warrick | 56-56 |
| 06:07 | Kentucky | Jimmy Isom can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 56-56 |
| 06:06 | Kentucky | Jimmy Isom grabs the offensive board | 56-56 |
| 05:47 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Warrick takes the ball from Tracy Sager | 56-56 |
| 05:47 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Randall (PG), James Carney (SF), Wilson Rubalcava (C) Samuel Johnson, Keith Thompson, Jason Litteral | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Todd Stanton (PG), Justin Davis (SG), Dale Cunningham (SF), James Green (C) Egidiusz Zundel, Jimmy Isom, Tracy Sager, William Moore | |
| 05:25 | South Carolina | James Randall travels with the ball | 56-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Marshall Hardin (SG), John Keys (PF) Jeffrey Warrick, Graig McCombie | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodney Rubenstein (PF) Donald Holmes | |
| 04:58 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Rodney Rubenstein is denied by Wilson Rubalcava | 56-56 |
| 04:56 | South Carolina | James Carney gets the rebound | 56-56 |
| 04:37 | South Carolina | James Randall is hacked by Todd Stanton - foul #5 on Todd Stanton, team foul #6 | 56-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jeffrey Warrick (SG), Keith Thompson (SF), Jason Litteral (PF) Marshall Hardin, James Carney, John Keys | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Egidiusz Zundel (PG) Todd Stanton | |
| 04:23 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Warrick misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-56 |
| 04:22 | Kentucky | James Green snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| 04:18 | Kentucky | Egidiusz Zundel's pass is intercepted by James Randall in the backcourt | 56-56 |
| 04:10 | South Carolina | Egidiusz Zundel is called for the reach on James Randall - foul #1 on Egidiusz Zundel, team foul #7 | 56-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Graig McCombie (PF) Jason Litteral | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Holmes (PF) Rodney Rubenstein | |
| 04:10 | South Carolina | James Randall makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 04:10 | South Carolina | James Randall makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 03:52 | Kentucky | Donald Holmes comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 58-56 |
| 03:50 | South Carolina | Wilson Rubalcava gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 03:31 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie lays it up and in | 60-56 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - James Randall (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Warrick (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Keith Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Graig McCombie (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilson Rubalcava (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Egidiusz Zundel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dale Cunningham (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Holmes (fresh) 7 reb. C - James Green (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Kentucky | James Green can't throw it down but he's fouled by Wilson Rubalcava - foul #4 on Wilson Rubalcava, team foul #3 | 60-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Moore (PF) Donald Holmes | |
| 03:04 | Kentucky | James Green makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 03:04 | Kentucky | James Green makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 02:48 | South Carolina | James Green denies the turnaround by Graig McCombie | 60-58 |
| 02:47 | Kentucky | James Green pulls down the rebound | 60-58 |
| 02:27 | Kentucky | Dale Cunningham misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-58 |
| 02:25 | Kentucky | James Green grabs the offensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 02:20 | Kentucky | William Moore connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Dale Cunningham and he's fouled by Graig McCombie - foul #2 on Graig McCombie, team foul #4 | 60-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Samuel Johnson (PG), Marshall Hardin (SG), James Carney (SF), Jason Litteral (C) James Randall, Jeffrey Warrick, Keith Thompson, Wilson Rubalcava | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tracy Sager (PG), Jimmy Isom (SG), Rodney Rubenstein (SF), Donald Holmes (C) Egidiusz Zundel, Justin Davis, Dale Cunningham, James Green | |
| 02:20 | Kentucky | William Moore misses the free throw | 60-60 |
| 02:20 | South Carolina | James Carney snags the defensive board | 60-60 |
| 02:20 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-60 |
| 02:04 | South Carolina | James Carney is fouled on the floor by Rodney Rubenstein - foul #1 on Rodney Rubenstein, team foul #8 | 60-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Randall (PG), Jeffrey Warrick (SG), Wilson Rubalcava (C) Samuel Johnson, Marshall Hardin, Jason Litteral | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Egidiusz Zundel (PG), Justin Davis (SG), Dale Cunningham (SF), James Green (C) Tracy Sager, Jimmy Isom, Rodney Rubenstein, Donald Holmes | |
| 02:04 | South Carolina | James Carney makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 02:04 | South Carolina | James Carney misses the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 02:04 | South Carolina | Wilson Rubalcava snags the offensive board | 61-60 |
| 01:50 | South Carolina | James Randall connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-60 |
| 01:32 | Kentucky | Dale Cunningham steps out of bounds on the sideline | 64-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Keith Thompson (SF) James Carney | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:06 | South Carolina | Justin Davis steps in front of the Graig McCombie pass | 64-60 |
| 00:54 | Kentucky | James Green hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Justin Davis | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Warrick is hacked by James Green - foul #3 on James Green, team foul #9 | 64-63 |
| 00:27 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Warrick makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:27 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Warrick makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | Dale Cunningham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Samuel Johnson (SG) Jeffrey Warrick | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:20 | South Carolina | Justin Davis is called for the reach on Samuel Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Justin Davis, team foul #10 | 66-63 |
| 00:20 | South Carolina | Samuel Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:20 | South Carolina | Samuel Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:20 | Kentucky | James Green snags the defensive board | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:15 | Kentucky | Dale Cunningham comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-63 |
| 00:14 | South Carolina | Wilson Rubalcava grabs the board | 67-63 |
| 00:12 | South Carolina | Wilson Rubalcava is fouled in the backcourt by Justin Davis - foul #3 on Justin Davis, team foul #11 | 67-63 |
| 00:12 | South Carolina | Wilson Rubalcava makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:12 | South Carolina | Wilson Rubalcava misses the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:12 | Kentucky | James Green gets the rebound | 68-63 |
| 00:06 | Kentucky | Egidiusz Zundel comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-63 |
| 00:04 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie grabs the defensive rebound | 68-63 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie is fouled in the backcourt by Egidiusz Zundel - foul #2 on Egidiusz Zundel, team foul #12 | 68-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Marshall Hardin (SG) James Randall | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Justin Davis comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 70-63 |