| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Scott Connor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Heath (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Leonard Bunting (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Sears (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Rhodes (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joshua Wong (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Harward (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clinton Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Hoggan (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Leonard Bunting inbounds the ball | 26-26 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:31 | South Carolina | Leonard Bunting hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 26-26 |
| 19:30 | Kentucky | James Hoggan snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 19:14 | Kentucky | John Rhodes misses the lay-in | 26-26 |
| 19:12 | Kentucky | James Hoggan hits the follow up shot | 26-28 |
| 19:02 | South Carolina | Scott Connor misses the easy layup | 26-28 |
| 19:01 | South Carolina | Joseph Jones tips it back up and in | 28-28 |
| 18:45 | Kentucky | John Rhodes hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-30 |
| 18:26 | South Carolina | James Hoggan blocks the short jumper by Frank Heath | 28-30 |
| 18:25 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Clinton Cox | 28-30 |
| 18:09 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Jones - foul #1 on Joseph Jones, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| 18:09 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 18:09 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 17:46 | South Carolina | Scott Connor is hacked by William Harward - foul #1 on William Harward, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| 17:35 | South Carolina | James Sears loses the dribble to Joshua Wong | 28-32 |
| 17:17 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 17:16 | South Carolina | Leonard Bunting gets the rebound | 28-32 |
| 17:10 | South Carolina | Joseph Jones can't throw it down | 28-32 |
| 17:09 | Kentucky | William Harward grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 17:05 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Clinton Cox | 28-35 |
| 16:50 | South Carolina | A charge is called on Joseph Jones - foul #2 on Joseph Jones, team foul #2 | 28-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Edward Hilburn (PG), Victor Orndorff (SF), Steven Sheffield (PF), Terry Normandin (C) Frank Heath, Leonard Bunting, Joseph Jones, James Sears | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Wagoner (PG), Timothy Gordon (SF), Charles Richards (C) John Rhodes, William Harward, James Hoggan | |
| 16:37 | Kentucky | Steven Sheffield is called for the reach on William Wagoner - foul #1 on Steven Sheffield, team foul #3 | 28-35 |
| 16:29 | Kentucky | Charles Richards connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 28-37 |
| 16:13 | South Carolina | Edward Hilburn scores on a shot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Clinton Cox - foul #1 on Clinton Cox, team foul #2 | 30-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ralph Ellis (PF) Scott Connor | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kelly Stroud (PG) Clinton Cox | |
| 16:13 | South Carolina | Edward Hilburn makes the free throw | 31-37 |
| 15:52 | Kentucky | William Wagoner misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 15:50 | South Carolina | Victor Orndorff grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Edward Hilburn (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Victor Orndorff (fresh) SF - Steven Sheffield (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ralph Ellis (fresh) C - Terry Normandin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kelly Stroud (fresh) SG - Joshua Wong (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Wagoner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Richards (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Gordon (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | South Carolina | Edward Hilburn is fouled on the floor by Charles Richards - foul #2 on Charles Richards, team foul #3 | 31-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Baker (PG), Scott Connor (SG), Leonard Bunting (SF), Joseph Jones (PF) Edward Hilburn, Victor Orndorff, Ralph Ellis, Terry Normandin | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Rhodes (PG), William Harward (SF) Kelly Stroud, Joshua Wong | |
| 15:12 | South Carolina | Leonard Bunting misses the shot from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 15:11 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Timothy Gordon | 31-37 |
| 14:45 | Kentucky | Timothy Gordon misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 31-37 |
| 14:44 | South Carolina | Leonard Bunting snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| 14:24 | South Carolina | John Baker is fouled on the floor by William Harward - foul #2 on William Harward, team foul #4 | 31-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Frank Heath (SG), James Sears (C) Scott Connor, Steven Sheffield | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Wong (SG), Clinton Cox (PF), James Hoggan (C) William Wagoner, Charles Richards, Timothy Gordon | |
| 14:13 | South Carolina | Leonard Bunting is hacked by William Harward - foul #3 on William Harward, team foul #5 | 31-37 |
| 14:01 | South Carolina | Frank Heath can't finish the layup but the foul's on William Harward - foul #4 on William Harward, team foul #6 | 31-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Victor Orndorff (SF), Terry Normandin (PF) Leonard Bunting, Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph Gibson (SF) William Harward | |
| 14:01 | South Carolina | Frank Heath makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 14:01 | South Carolina | Frank Heath misses the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 14:01 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Hoggan | 32-37 |
| 13:51 | Kentucky | James Hoggan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-37 |
| 13:35 | South Carolina | Frank Heath misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-37 |
| 13:33 | South Carolina | John Baker hits the follow up shot | 34-37 |
| 13:12 | Kentucky | James Hoggan is fouled on the floor by John Baker - foul #4 on John Baker, team foul #4 | 34-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Scott Connor (PG), Steven Sheffield (SF) John Baker, Victor Orndorff | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Wagoner (SF) Joseph Gibson | |
| 12:55 | Kentucky | James Hoggan drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by John Rhodes and he's fouled by James Sears - foul #1 on James Sears, team foul #5 | 34-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Leonard Bunting (SF), Joseph Jones (PF) Steven Sheffield, Terry Normandin | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy Gordon (SF) John Rhodes | |
| 12:55 | Kentucky | James Hoggan misses the free throw | 34-39 |
| 12:55 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 12:49 | Kentucky | Timothy Gordon misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-39 |
| 12:48 | South Carolina | James Sears grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 12:36 | South Carolina | Scott Connor is denied on a dunk by Clinton Cox | 34-39 |
| 12:34 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Clinton Cox | 34-39 |
| 12:10 | Kentucky | Timothy Gordon blows the dunk | 34-39 |
| 12:09 | Kentucky | James Hoggan tips it home | 34-41 |
| 11:55 | South Carolina | Frank Heath misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 34-41 |
| 11:53 | Kentucky | Timothy Gordon grabs the defensive rebound | 34-41 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Scott Connor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Heath (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Leonard Bunting (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Sears (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - William Wagoner (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joshua Wong (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Gordon (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Clinton Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - James Hoggan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:29 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-41 |
| 11:28 | Kentucky | Timothy Gordon gets the offensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 11:13 | Kentucky | Timothy Gordon misses the 3 from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 11:12 | Kentucky | James Hoggan hits the follow up shot | 34-43 |
| 10:46 | South Carolina | Frank Heath connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 36-43 |
| 10:26 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox misses the easy layup | 36-43 |
| 10:25 | South Carolina | Leonard Bunting grabs the board | 36-43 |
| 10:13 | South Carolina | James Sears blows the layup | 36-43 |
| 10:11 | Kentucky | James Hoggan gets the rebound | 36-43 |
| 10:06 | Kentucky | Timothy Gordon is hacked by Scott Connor - foul #2 on Scott Connor, team foul #6 | 36-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Edward Hilburn (PG), Victor Orndorff (SF), Steven Sheffield (PF), Terry Normandin (C) Frank Heath, Leonard Bunting, Joseph Jones, James Sears | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Rhodes (PG), Nick Vaughan (SG), Joseph Gibson (SF), Charles Richards (C) William Wagoner, Joshua Wong, Timothy Gordon, James Hoggan | |
| 09:47 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox can't finish the layup but the foul's on Steven Sheffield - foul #2 on Steven Sheffield, team foul #7 | 36-43 |
| 09:47 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 09:47 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 09:28 | South Carolina | Edward Hilburn clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-45 |
| 09:26 | South Carolina | Steven Sheffield tips it in | 38-45 |
| 08:58 | Kentucky | Nick Vaughan misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-45 |
| 08:57 | South Carolina | Edward Hilburn grabs the defensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 08:52 | South Carolina | Terry Normandin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ralph Ellis (PF) Scott Connor | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Wong (SG) Nick Vaughan | |
| 08:42 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-45 |
| 08:40 | South Carolina | Ralph Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 08:34 | South Carolina | Victor Orndorff misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-45 |
| 08:32 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| 08:15 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Gibson | 38-47 |
| 07:54 | South Carolina | Ralph Ellis comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 38-47 |
| 07:52 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox snags the defensive board | 38-47 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Edward Hilburn (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Victor Orndorff (fresh) SF - Steven Sheffield (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ralph Ellis (fresh) C - Terry Normandin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Rhodes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Wong (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Gibson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Clinton Cox (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Richards (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Kentucky | John Rhodes misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 38-47 |
| 07:29 | South Carolina | Terry Normandin grabs the board | 38-47 |
| 07:06 | South Carolina | Charles Richards denies the turnaround by Ralph Ellis | 38-47 |
| 07:04 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Joseph Gibson | 38-47 |
| 06:40 | Kentucky | Joseph Gibson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 38-47 |
| 06:38 | Kentucky | Charles Richards hits the follow up shot | 38-49 |
| 06:30 | South Carolina | Victor Orndorff comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 38-49 |
| 06:29 | South Carolina | Terry Normandin hits the follow up shot | 40-49 |
| 06:04 | Kentucky | Ralph Ellis blocks the short jumper by Clinton Cox | 40-49 |
| 06:03 | South Carolina | Terry Normandin pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| 05:46 | South Carolina | Victor Orndorff misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-49 |
| 05:45 | Kentucky | Charles Richards grabs the board | 40-49 |
| 05:45 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Baker (PG), Frank Heath (SG), Leonard Bunting (SF), Joseph Jones (PF), James Sears (C) Edward Hilburn, Victor Orndorff, Steven Sheffield, Ralph Ellis, Terry Normandin | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Harward (SF), Timothy Gordon (PF), James Hoggan (C) Joseph Gibson, Clinton Cox, Charles Richards | |
| 05:18 | Kentucky | Timothy Gordon knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Joshua Wong | 40-51 |
| 05:02 | South Carolina | Leonard Bunting hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Joshua Wong - foul #1 on Joshua Wong, team foul #7 | 40-51 |
| 05:02 | South Carolina | Leonard Bunting makes the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 05:02 | South Carolina | Leonard Bunting makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 04:48 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong loses the dribble to Joseph Jones | 42-51 |
| 04:28 | South Carolina | Joseph Jones drills a turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by Timothy Gordon - foul #1 on Timothy Gordon, team foul #8 | 44-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Wagoner (PG), Charles Richards (PF) John Rhodes, Timothy Gordon | |
| 04:28 | South Carolina | Joseph Jones makes the free throw | 45-51 |
| 04:12 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 04:10 | South Carolina | Frank Heath snags the defensive board | 45-51 |
| 03:53 | South Carolina | Leonard Bunting connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by John Baker | 48-51 |
| 03:35 | Kentucky | James Hoggan knocks in the floater in the paint set up by William Harward | 48-53 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Frank Heath (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Leonard Bunting (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - James Sears (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - William Wagoner (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joshua Wong (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Harward (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Charles Richards (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - James Hoggan (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:19 | South Carolina | Frank Heath is hacked by Charles Richards - foul #3 on Charles Richards, team foul #9 | 48-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Steven Sheffield (C) James Sears | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Rhodes (PG), Clinton Cox (PF) William Wagoner, Charles Richards | |
| 03:19 | South Carolina | Frank Heath makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 03:19 | South Carolina | Frank Heath misses the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 03:19 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Hoggan | 49-53 |
| 03:05 | Kentucky | Steven Sheffield is called for the reach on James Hoggan - foul #3 on Steven Sheffield, team foul #8 | 49-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Scott Connor (SG), Victor Orndorff (SF), Terry Normandin (C) Frank Heath, Leonard Bunting, Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 03:05 | Kentucky | James Hoggan makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 03:05 | Kentucky | James Hoggan makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 02:50 | South Carolina | Terry Normandin lays it in on a nice dish by Scott Connor | 51-55 |
| 02:25 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Joshua Wong | 51-57 |
| 02:25 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Frank Heath (SG), Leonard Bunting (SF), Joseph Jones (PF), James Sears (C) Scott Connor, Victor Orndorff, Steven Sheffield, Terry Normandin | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 02:09 | South Carolina | Frank Heath misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-57 |
| 02:07 | South Carolina | Joseph Jones tips it but misses | 51-57 |
| 02:05 | South Carolina | James Sears hits the follow up shot | 53-57 |
| 01:48 | Kentucky | James Hoggan misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-57 |
| 01:47 | South Carolina | Joseph Jones snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| 01:23 | South Carolina | William Harward takes the ball from Joseph Jones | 53-57 |
| 01:07 | Kentucky | John Rhodes scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Harward | 53-60 |
| 00:55 | South Carolina | Joseph Jones comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 53-60 |
| 00:53 | Kentucky | James Hoggan gets the rebound | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | John Baker is called for the reach on James Hoggan in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Baker, team foul #9 | 53-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Scott Connor (PG) John Baker | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | James Hoggan makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | James Hoggan makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | South Carolina | Scott Connor clanks a 3 from the right corner | 53-62 |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | James Hoggan grabs the defensive rebound | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | Scott Connor is called for the reach on James Hoggan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scott Connor, team foul #10 | 53-62 |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | James Hoggan makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | James Hoggan misses the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox gets the offensive rebound | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | James Hoggan is denied on a dunk by Joseph Jones | 53-63 |
| 00:20 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong snags the offensive board | 53-63 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | John Rhodes runs out the clock | 53-63 |