| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dennis Woodard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerald Flowers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Harbison (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Travis King (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Roby (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Antonio Peery (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen Cameron (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jay Beck (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison inbounds the ball | 31-45 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison misses the lay-in | 31-45 |
| 19:37 | South Carolina | Richard Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 31-45 |
| 19:27 | South Carolina | Richard Roberts misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-45 |
| 19:26 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Cox | 31-45 |
| 19:13 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox can't finish the layup | 31-45 |
| 19:11 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby pulls down the rebound | 31-45 |
| 18:55 | Kentucky | Stephen Cameron steals the ball from Travis King | 31-45 |
| 18:50 | South Carolina | Richard Roberts lays it up and in on a great pass from Stephen Cameron | 31-47 |
| 18:31 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby misses the fadeaway in the lane | 31-47 |
| 18:29 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Travis King | 31-47 |
| 18:11 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison double dribbles | 31-47 |
| 17:50 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Roberts | 31-50 |
| 17:28 | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers double dribbles | 31-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vince Chidester (SF), Manuel Thomas (C) Richard Roberts, Andrew Cox | |
| 17:05 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery is fouled on the floor by Dennis Woodard - foul #2 on Dennis Woodard, team foul #1 | 31-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Zagorac (PF), Keith Wilson (C) Travis King, Kenneth Roby | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Steven Parker (SG), Aaron Horn (SF), Jeffrey Blum (C) Antonio Peery, Stephen Cameron, Jay Beck | |
| 16:49 | South Carolina | Steven Parker can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Gerald Flowers - foul #2 on Gerald Flowers, team foul #2 | 31-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Barry Fuller (PG) Dennis Woodard | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 16:49 | South Carolina | Steven Parker misses the 1st free throw | 31-50 |
| 16:49 | South Carolina | Steven Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 31-51 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 16:33 | Kentucky | Barry Fuller scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Keith Wilson | 34-51 |
| 16:26 | South Carolina | Steven Parker misses the jumpshot from the left side | 34-51 |
| 16:24 | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers grabs the board | 34-51 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 16:19 | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Barry Fuller | 37-51 |
| 16:01 | South Carolina | Vince Chidester's pass is intercepted by John Zagorac | 37-51 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Barry Fuller (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Flowers (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Harbison (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Zagorac (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Steven Parker (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Vince Chidester (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Horn (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Manuel Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Blum (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-51 |
| 15:42 | South Carolina | Aaron Horn snags the defensive board | 37-51 |
| 15:16 | South Carolina | Steven Parker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard (PG), Leonard Arnold (SG), Travis King (PF), Kenneth Roby (C) Gerald Flowers, Alan Harbison, John Zagorac, Keith Wilson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Antonio Peery (PG), Stephen Cameron (SG), Richard Roberts (SF), Jay Beck (PF), Andrew Cox (C) Steven Parker, Vince Chidester, Aaron Horn, Manuel Thomas, Jeffrey Blum | |
| 15:03 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-51 |
| 14:47 | South Carolina | Jay Beck misses the runner from the left block | 40-51 |
| 14:45 | South Carolina | Jay Beck tips it but misses | 40-51 |
| 14:43 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby grabs the defensive rebound | 40-51 |
| 14:19 | Kentucky | Barry Fuller comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-51 |
| 14:18 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby tips it home | 42-51 |
| 13:58 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 42-51 |
| 13:57 | South Carolina | Richard Roberts gets the offensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 13:44 | South Carolina | Jay Beck connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Roberts | 42-54 |
| 13:24 | Kentucky | Stephen Cameron is called for the reach on Barry Fuller - foul #2 on Stephen Cameron, team foul #1 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers (SG), Alan Harbison (SF) Leonard Arnold, Barry Fuller | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 13:01 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby double dribbles | 42-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Zagorac (C) Kenneth Roby | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vince Chidester (SF) Richard Roberts | |
| 12:42 | South Carolina | Dennis Woodard is called for the reach on Antonio Peery - foul #3 on Dennis Woodard, team foul #3 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Manuel Thomas (C) Andrew Cox | |
| 12:27 | South Carolina | John Zagorac swats the short shot by Vince Chidester | 42-54 |
| 12:25 | Kentucky | Travis King pulls down the rebound | 42-54 |
| 12:01 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Gerald Flowers | 44-54 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dennis Woodard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gerald Flowers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alan Harbison (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Travis King (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - John Zagorac (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Antonio Peery (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Cameron (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vince Chidester (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jay Beck (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Manuel Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | South Carolina | Jay Beck hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-54 |
| 11:39 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery gets the offensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 11:34 | South Carolina | Vince Chidester can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Zagorac - foul #1 on John Zagorac, team foul #4 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Barry Fuller (PG), Kenneth Roby (C) Dennis Woodard, Travis King | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Steven Parker (SG), Richard Roberts (SF), Andrew Cox (C) Antonio Peery, Stephen Cameron, Jay Beck | |
| 11:34 | South Carolina | Vince Chidester makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 11:34 | South Carolina | Vince Chidester makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 11:19 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 46-56 |
| 11:03 | South Carolina | Gerald Flowers steals the ball from Richard Roberts | 46-56 |
| 10:59 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison dunks the ball on a nice dish by Gerald Flowers | 48-56 |
| 10:41 | South Carolina | Richard Roberts comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-56 |
| 10:40 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Alan Harbison | 48-56 |
| 10:36 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison clanks a runner from close range | 48-56 |
| 10:35 | South Carolina | Steven Parker grabs the board | 48-56 |
| 10:30 | South Carolina | Richard Roberts hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 48-56 |
| 10:29 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox snags the offensive board | 48-56 |
| 10:24 | South Carolina | Steven Parker loses the dribble to Gerald Flowers | 48-56 |
| 10:08 | Kentucky | John Zagorac makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Barry Fuller | 51-56 |
| 09:55 | South Carolina | Vince Chidester is called for traveling | 51-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard (PG), Leonard Arnold (SF), Travis King (PF) Barry Fuller, Alan Harbison, John Zagorac | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Antonio Peery (PG), Stephen Cameron (SG), Jay Beck (PF), Jeffrey Blum (C) Vince Chidester, Richard Roberts, Manuel Thomas, Andrew Cox | |
| 09:36 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard misses short on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Antonio Peery - foul #1 on Antonio Peery, team foul #2 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Keith Wilson (C) Kenneth Roby | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 09:36 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 09:36 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard misses the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 09:36 | South Carolina | Jay Beck pulls down the rebound | 52-56 |
| 09:13 | South Carolina | Steven Parker can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-56 |
| 09:12 | Kentucky | Travis King grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 08:50 | Kentucky | Keith Wilson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 52-56 |
| 08:49 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 08:31 | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-56 |
| 08:30 | Kentucky | Travis King snags the defensive board | 52-56 |
| 08:12 | Kentucky | Keith Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alan Harbison (SF), Russell Ridlon (PF), Kenneth Roby (C) Gerald Flowers, Travis King, Keith Wilson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Roberts (SF), Manuel Thomas (PF), Andrew Cox (C) Steven Parker, Jay Beck, Jeffrey Blum | |
| 07:52 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery is whistled for a carry | 52-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Zagorac (PF) Russell Ridlon | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dennis Woodard (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Leonard Arnold (fresh) SF - Alan Harbison (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Zagorac (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Roby (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Antonio Peery (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Cameron (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Roberts (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Manuel Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Dennis Woodard | 54-56 |
| 07:14 | South Carolina | Richard Roberts misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-56 |
| 07:12 | South Carolina | Manuel Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 06:55 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox's pass is intercepted by Leonard Arnold | 54-56 |
| 06:41 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 56-56 |
| 06:20 | South Carolina | Richard Roberts drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 06:18 | Kentucky | Stephen Cameron steals it from Dennis Woodard in the backcourt | 56-59 |
| 06:16 | South Carolina | Richard Roberts throws it down on a great pass from Stephen Cameron | 56-61 |
| 06:02 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby is called for traveling | 56-61 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Barry Fuller (PG), Gerald Flowers (SG), Travis King (PF), Keith Wilson (C) Dennis Woodard, Leonard Arnold, John Zagorac, Kenneth Roby | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vince Chidester (PG), Steven Parker (SG), Aaron Horn (SF), Jay Beck (PF), Jeffrey Blum (C) Antonio Peery, Stephen Cameron, Richard Roberts, Manuel Thomas, Andrew Cox | |
| 05:49 | South Carolina | Vince Chidester comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-61 |
| 05:48 | Kentucky | Travis King snags the defensive board | 56-61 |
| 05:29 | Kentucky | Barry Fuller hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Keith Wilson | 59-61 |
| 05:15 | South Carolina | Steven Parker buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Vince Chidester | 59-64 |
| 04:58 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Barry Fuller | 61-64 |
| 04:48 | South Carolina | Steven Parker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-64 |
| 04:46 | Kentucky | Barry Fuller grabs the defensive rebound | 61-64 |
| 04:41 | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers is fouled on the floor by Steven Parker - foul #1 on Steven Parker, team foul #3 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leonard Arnold (SF), Kenneth Roby (C) Alan Harbison, Keith Wilson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 04:24 | Kentucky | Travis King misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-64 |
| 04:23 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Blum grabs the board | 61-64 |
| 04:06 | South Carolina | Aaron Horn misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Leonard Arnold - foul #2 on Leonard Arnold, team foul #5 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard (PG) Barry Fuller | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Antonio Peery (PG), Richard Roberts (SF), Andrew Cox (C) Vince Chidester, Steven Parker, Jeffrey Blum | |
| 04:06 | South Carolina | Aaron Horn makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 04:06 | South Carolina | Aaron Horn misses the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 04:06 | Kentucky | Travis King pulls down the rebound | 61-65 |
| 03:47 | Kentucky | Travis King misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 61-65 |
| 03:46 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox pulls down the rebound | 61-65 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dennis Woodard (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gerald Flowers (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leonard Arnold (fresh) PF - Travis King (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Kenneth Roby (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Antonio Peery (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Horn (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Roberts (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jay Beck (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:29 | South Carolina | Richard Roberts scores on a 3 from the right wing | 61-68 |
| 03:22 | Kentucky | Leonard Arnold connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Woodard | 63-68 |
| 03:06 | South Carolina | Richard Roberts loses the ball out of bounds | 63-68 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alan Harbison (SF), John Zagorac (PF), Keith Wilson (C) Leonard Arnold, Travis King, Kenneth Roby | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron (SG), Manuel Thomas (PF) Aaron Horn, Jay Beck | |
| 02:58 | Kentucky | John Zagorac misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-68 |
| 02:57 | South Carolina | Richard Roberts snags the defensive board | 63-68 |
| 02:33 | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Antonio Peery | 63-71 |
| 02:33 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-71 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Travis King (PF), Kenneth Roby (C) John Zagorac, Keith Wilson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jay Beck (PF) Manuel Thomas | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:15 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:49 | South Carolina | Richard Roberts can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-71 |
| 01:48 | Kentucky | Travis King gets the rebound | 63-71 |
| 01:42 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 63-71 |
| 01:41 | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers snags the offensive board | 63-71 |
| 01:29 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Roberts | 63-71 |
| 01:27 | South Carolina | Richard Roberts grabs the board | 63-71 |
| 01:04 | South Carolina | Alan Harbison steals the ball from Jay Beck | 63-71 |
| 00:56 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-71 |
| 00:55 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox pulls down the rebound | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:54 | South Carolina | Dennis Woodard is called for the reach on Andrew Cox in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dennis Woodard, team foul #6 | 63-71 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vince Chidester (SG), Steven Parker (SF), Jeffrey Blum (C) Stephen Cameron, Richard Roberts, Andrew Cox | |
| 00:52 | South Carolina | Travis King is called for the reach on Jay Beck - foul #2 on Travis King, team foul #7 | 63-71 |
| 00:52 | South Carolina | Jay Beck makes the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:52 | South Carolina | Jay Beck makes the 2nd free throw | 63-73 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-73 |
| 00:45 | South Carolina | Jay Beck gets the rebound | 63-73 |
| 00:43 | South Carolina | Dennis Woodard is called for the reach on Jay Beck in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dennis Woodard, team foul #8 | 63-73 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Barry Fuller (PG), Leonard Arnold (SG), Russell Ridlon (SF), John Zagorac (PF), Keith Wilson (C) Dennis Woodard, Gerald Flowers, Alan Harbison, Travis King, Kenneth Roby | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Aaron Horn (SG) Antonio Peery | |
| 00:43 | South Carolina | Jay Beck makes the 1st free throw | 63-74 |
| 00:43 | South Carolina | Jay Beck makes the 2nd free throw | 63-75 |
| 00:36 | Kentucky | Russell Ridlon misses the easy layup | 63-75 |
| 00:34 | South Carolina | Aaron Horn snags the defensive board | 63-75 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:07 | South Carolina | Vince Chidester misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 63-75 |
| 00:06 | Kentucky | John Zagorac grabs the board | 63-75 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | The jumper by Leonard Arnold is denied by Jeffrey Blum | 63-75 |