| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Copeland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roberto Lombardi (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Aaron Rice (fresh) 5 reb. C - James Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Thomas Parks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Green (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Carson McNeil (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Moore (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Pimentel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo inbounds the ball | 34-35 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Rene Rizzo | 36-35 |
| 19:19 | South Carolina | William Green clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 19:17 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 19:08 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland is fouled on the floor by James Pimentel - foul #3 on James Pimentel, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gordon Cartee (C) James Pimentel | |
| 18:56 | Kentucky | James Wilson knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Kenneth Copeland | 38-35 |
| 18:42 | South Carolina | Carson McNeil knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by William Green | 38-38 |
| 18:22 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Kenneth Copeland | 40-38 |
| 18:08 | South Carolina | Thomas Parks knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Gordon Cartee | 40-40 |
| 18:03 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland scores on a jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by Thomas Parks - foul #1 on Thomas Parks, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| 18:03 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland misses the free throw | 42-40 |
| 18:03 | South Carolina | Walter Moore grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 17:43 | South Carolina | William Green misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Rene Rizzo - foul #3 on Rene Rizzo, team foul #1 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Ton (SF) Rene Rizzo | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 17:43 | South Carolina | William Green makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 17:43 | South Carolina | William Green misses the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 17:43 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 17:28 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gordon Cartee - foul #1 on Gordon Cartee, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta (C) James Wilson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wesley Brooking (PF) Walter Moore | |
| 17:28 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 17:28 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 16:59 | South Carolina | Carson McNeil hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-41 |
| 16:58 | South Carolina | Carson McNeil hits the follow up shot | 44-43 |
| 16:37 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 16:36 | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta tips it but misses | 44-43 |
| 16:34 | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta tips it back up and in | 46-43 |
| 16:24 | South Carolina | Wesley Brooking is hacked by Aaron Rice - foul #2 on Aaron Rice, team foul #2 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang (PG), Samuel Schreiner (SG), Fred Bevers (C) Kenneth Copeland, Roberto Lombardi, Aaron Rice | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Funches (PG), Jonathan Bui (SF), Walter Moore (PF) Thomas Parks, Carson McNeil, Gordon Cartee | |
| 16:07 | South Carolina | Walter Moore scores on a jumper from close range | 46-45 |
| 16:03 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 16:01 | South Carolina | Walter Moore grabs the board | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Li-Liang Tang (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Samuel Schreiner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Ton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jon Perrotta (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Fred Bevers (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - James Funches (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Green (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Bui (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Walter Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Wesley Brooking (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | South Carolina | William Green scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Walter Moore | 46-47 |
| 15:36 | Kentucky | William Green picks off the pass by Samuel Schreiner | 46-47 |
| 15:32 | South Carolina | William Green lays it up and in | 46-49 |
| 15:16 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 15:15 | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta hits the follow up shot | 48-49 |
| 14:53 | South Carolina | William Green buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Wesley Brooking | 48-52 |
| 14:26 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Li-Liang Tang | 51-52 |
| 14:20 | South Carolina | William Green scores on a floater from the left side set up by Walter Moore | 51-54 |
| 13:53 | Kentucky | Walter Moore steals it from Samuel Schreiner | 51-54 |
| 13:32 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bui hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 51-54 |
| 13:30 | South Carolina | William Green grabs the offensive board | 51-54 |
| 13:13 | South Carolina | Walter Moore is fouled on the floor by Jon Perrotta - foul #1 on Jon Perrotta, team foul #3 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland (PG), Roberto Lombardi (SG), Rene Rizzo (SF), Aaron Rice (PF), James Wilson (C) Li-Liang Tang, Samuel Schreiner, James Ton, Jon Perrotta, Fred Bevers | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Parks (PG), Gordon Cartee (SG), Carson McNeil (SF), Douglas Walker (PF), James Pimentel (C) James Funches, William Green, Jonathan Bui, Walter Moore, Wesley Brooking | |
| 13:01 | South Carolina | Gordon Cartee makes the runner from the left block and the foul's on Rene Rizzo - foul #4 on Rene Rizzo, team foul #4 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley (SF) Rene Rizzo | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 13:01 | South Carolina | Gordon Cartee misses the free throw | 51-56 |
| 13:01 | South Carolina | James Pimentel snags the offensive board | 51-56 |
| 12:43 | South Carolina | Thomas Parks comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 12:42 | South Carolina | Thomas Parks grabs the offensive board | 51-56 |
| 12:28 | South Carolina | Carson McNeil misses the 3 from straight away | 51-56 |
| 12:27 | South Carolina | Carson McNeil grabs the offensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 12:03 | South Carolina | James Pimentel buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gordon Cartee | 51-58 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Copeland (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roberto Lombardi (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Ronald Ripley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Rice (fresh) 7 reb. C - James Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Thomas Parks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gordon Cartee (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carson McNeil (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Douglas Walker (fresh) 3 pf. C - James Pimentel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:41 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Roberto Lombardi | 53-58 |
| 11:34 | South Carolina | James Pimentel misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-58 |
| 11:32 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley pulls down the rebound | 53-58 |
| 11:26 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-58 |
| 11:24 | South Carolina | James Pimentel grabs the defensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 11:16 | South Carolina | Carson McNeil knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Douglas Walker and he's hacked by Ronald Ripley - foul #1 on Ronald Ripley, team foul #5 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wesley Brooking (PF) Douglas Walker | |
| 11:16 | South Carolina | Carson McNeil misses the free throw | 53-60 |
| 11:16 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ronald Ripley | 53-60 |
| 11:01 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-60 |
| 10:42 | South Carolina | Gordon Cartee misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Roberto Lombardi - foul #2 on Roberto Lombardi, team foul #6 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Ton (SF), Jon Perrotta (C) Ronald Ripley, James Wilson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Douglas Walker (C) James Pimentel | |
| 10:42 | South Carolina | Gordon Cartee misses the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 10:42 | South Carolina | Gordon Cartee makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 10:27 | Kentucky | Wesley Brooking is called for the reach on James Ton - foul #2 on Wesley Brooking, team foul #4 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang (PG) Kenneth Copeland | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Walter Moore (PF) Gordon Cartee | |
| 10:13 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-61 |
| 10:12 | South Carolina | Walter Moore pulls down the rebound | 53-61 |
| 10:07 | South Carolina | Thomas Parks is denied on a layup by Aaron Rice | 53-61 |
| 10:06 | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang gets the rebound | 53-61 |
| 09:51 | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta's pass is intercepted by Carson McNeil | 53-61 |
| 09:48 | South Carolina | Walter Moore lays it up and in set up by Carson McNeil | 53-63 |
| 09:34 | Kentucky | Thomas Parks steals it from Aaron Rice | 53-63 |
| 09:30 | South Carolina | Carson McNeil dunks the ball on a great pass from Thomas Parks | 53-65 |
| 09:12 | Kentucky | James Ton knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Li-Liang Tang | 56-65 |
| 08:47 | South Carolina | Walter Moore misses the floater from the right block | 56-65 |
| 08:46 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi snags the defensive board | 56-65 |
| 08:22 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Wesley Brooking - foul #3 on Wesley Brooking, team foul #5 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland (PG), Ronald Ripley (SF), James Wilson (C) Li-Liang Tang, James Ton, Aaron Rice | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Funches (PG), William Green (SG), Gordon Cartee (SF), Jonathan Bui (PF), James Pimentel (C) Thomas Parks, Wesley Brooking, Carson McNeil, Walter Moore, Douglas Walker | |
| 08:22 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 08:22 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 08:01 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bui clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-65 |
| 07:59 | Kentucky | James Wilson grabs the board | 58-65 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Copeland (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roberto Lombardi (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Ripley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jon Perrotta (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - James Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - James Funches (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Green (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gordon Cartee (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jonathan Bui (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Pimentel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:44 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Roberto Lombardi | 61-65 |
| 07:31 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bui's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-65 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang (SG), Rene Rizzo (SF) Roberto Lombardi, Ronald Ripley | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 07:09 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo is fouled on the floor by James Pimentel - foul #4 on James Pimentel, team foul #6 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley (PF) Jon Perrotta | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 07:02 | Kentucky | James Pimentel is called for the reach on Li-Liang Tang - foul #5 on James Pimentel, team foul #7 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Ton (PF) Ronald Ripley | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Douglas Walker (C) James Pimentel | |
| 07:02 | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 07:02 | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 06:44 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bui misses long on a 3 from straight away | 63-65 |
| 06:42 | Kentucky | James Ton gets the rebound | 63-65 |
| 06:28 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Douglas Walker - foul #4 on Douglas Walker, team foul #8 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Parks (PG), Carson McNeil (SF), Walter Moore (PF) James Funches, Gordon Cartee, Jonathan Bui | |
| 06:28 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo misses the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 06:28 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 06:10 | South Carolina | Carson McNeil is hacked by James Wilson - foul #2 on James Wilson, team foul #7 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Aaron Rice (PF) James Ton | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 06:10 | South Carolina | Carson McNeil makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 06:10 | South Carolina | Carson McNeil misses the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 06:10 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 64-66 |
| 05:59 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Li-Liang Tang | 67-66 |
| 05:48 | South Carolina | Douglas Walker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-66 |
| 05:47 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice gets the rebound | 67-66 |
| 05:41 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland clanks a runner from the left block | 67-66 |
| 05:39 | South Carolina | Carson McNeil snags the defensive board | 67-66 |
| 05:18 | South Carolina | William Green is hacked by James Wilson - foul #3 on James Wilson, team foul #8 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner (SG), Jon Perrotta (C) Kenneth Copeland, James Wilson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gordon Cartee (C) Douglas Walker | |
| 05:18 | South Carolina | William Green makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 05:18 | South Carolina | William Green makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 05:03 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-68 |
| 04:43 | South Carolina | Samuel Schreiner is called for the reach on Thomas Parks - foul #1 on Samuel Schreiner, team foul #9 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi (SG), James Ton (SF) Li-Liang Tang, Rene Rizzo | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Funches (SG), Wesley Brooking (PF) William Green, Walter Moore | |
| 04:43 | South Carolina | Thomas Parks makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 04:43 | South Carolina | Thomas Parks misses the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 04:43 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jon Perrotta | 70-69 |
| 04:28 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-69 |
| 04:26 | South Carolina | Gordon Cartee snags the defensive board | 70-69 |
| 04:21 | South Carolina | James Ton steals it from Gordon Cartee | 70-69 |
| 04:00 | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta is whistled for a carry | 70-69 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Fred Bevers (C) Aaron Rice | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Green (SG), Douglas Walker (C) Thomas Parks, Gordon Cartee | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Schreiner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roberto Lombardi (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Ton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jon Perrotta (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Fred Bevers (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - James Funches (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Green (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carson McNeil (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - Wesley Brooking (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Douglas Walker (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 03:50 | South Carolina | Wesley Brooking hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-72 |
| 03:35 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner knocks in the driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by James Funches - foul #1 on James Funches, team foul #9 | 72-72 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo (SF), James Wilson (C) James Ton, Fred Bevers | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jonathan Bui (SF) Carson McNeil | |
| 03:35 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner misses the free throw | 72-72 |
| 03:35 | South Carolina | Wesley Brooking grabs the board | 72-72 |
| 03:10 | South Carolina | 3 seconds is called on Douglas Walker | 72-72 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland (PG) Samuel Schreiner | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Parks (PG), Walter Moore (PF) James Funches, William Green | |
| 02:59 | Kentucky | James Wilson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 72-72 |
| 02:58 | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta tips it back up and in | 74-72 |
| 02:58 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-72 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Aaron Rice (PF) Jon Perrotta | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Green (SG), Carson McNeil (SF) Wesley Brooking, Jonathan Bui | |
| 02:37 | South Carolina | James Wilson swats the layup by Thomas Parks | 74-72 |
| 02:36 | South Carolina | Thomas Parks pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-72 |
| 02:23 | South Carolina | William Green's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-72 |
| 02:12 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 74-72 |
| 02:10 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Walter Moore | 74-72 |
| 01:46 | South Carolina | Roberto Lombardi is called for the reach on William Green - foul #3 on Roberto Lombardi, team foul #10 | 74-72 |
| 01:46 | South Carolina | William Green makes the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 01:46 | South Carolina | William Green makes the 2nd free throw | 74-74 |
| 01:28 | Kentucky | James Wilson's layup is rejected by Douglas Walker | 74-74 |
| 01:26 | South Carolina | Walter Moore grabs the board | 74-74 |
| 01:19 | South Carolina | William Green hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 74-74 |
| 01:18 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Wilson | 74-74 |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | James Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-74 |
| 00:34 | South Carolina | Carson McNeil comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 74-74 |
| 00:33 | South Carolina | William Green tips it back up and in | 74-76 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo is whistled for a carry | 74-76 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:07 | South Carolina | Thomas Parks is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Copeland - foul #3 on Kenneth Copeland, team foul #11 | 74-76 |
| 00:07 | South Carolina | Thomas Parks makes the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:07 | South Carolina | Thomas Parks misses the 2nd free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:07 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice snags the defensive board | 74-77 |
| 00:07 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 74-77 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-77 |
| 00:02 | South Carolina | Walter Moore pulls down the rebound | 74-77 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Walter Moore runs out the clock | 74-77 |