| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Claycomb (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Brown (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Garf Palevic (fresh) PF - Rafael Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Benjamin Keller (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Coughlin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Forrest Doran (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Garraway (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - James McClain (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran inbounds the ball | 24-41 |
| 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) | |
| 19:40 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-41 |
| 19:21 | South Carolina | Garf Palevic hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 24-41 |
| 19:20 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Gary Garraway | 24-41 |
| 19:13 | Kentucky | James McClain comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 24-41 |
| 19:12 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb grabs the board | 24-41 |
| 19:08 | South Carolina | William Brown is called for traveling | 24-41 |
| 18:44 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-41 |
| 18:20 | South Carolina | Garf Palevic dunks the ball and the foul's on Forrest Doran - foul #1 on Forrest Doran, team foul #1 | 26-41 |
| 18:20 | South Carolina | Garf Palevic makes the free throw | 27-41 |
| 18:02 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway buries a jump hook near the basket | 27-43 |
| 17:40 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller misses the lay-in | 27-43 |
| 17:39 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb snags the offensive board | 27-43 |
| 17:21 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Forrest Doran - foul #2 on Forrest Doran, team foul #2 | 27-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo (SG), Joseph Lainez (C) William Brown, Benjamin Keller | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:21 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb misses the 1st free throw | 27-43 |
| 17:21 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb makes the 2nd free throw | 28-43 |
| 17:06 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran is fouled on the floor by Richard Claycomb - foul #2 on Richard Claycomb, team foul #1 | 28-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jahi Abdulmateen (SG) Richard Claycomb | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matt Linger (PG) James Smith | |
| 16:58 | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Matt Linger | 28-45 |
| 16:48 | South Carolina | The jump hook by Rafael Jackson is blocked by Forrest Doran | 28-45 |
| 16:47 | South Carolina | Rafael Jackson snags the offensive board | 28-45 |
| 16:35 | South Carolina | Garf Palevic buries a jump hook from the left block | 30-45 |
| 16:14 | Kentucky | Matt Linger drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Gary Garraway | 30-47 |
| 16:04 | South Carolina | Garf Palevic clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-47 |
| 16:02 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran grabs the board | 30-47 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ken Costanzo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jahi Abdulmateen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Garf Palevic (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Rafael Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Lainez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Matt Linger (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Coughlin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Forrest Doran (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Garraway (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - James McClain (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:40 | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-47 |
| 15:39 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-47 |
| 15:16 | Kentucky | Matt Linger misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-47 |
| 15:15 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-47 |
| 14:56 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by James McClain | 30-49 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:41 | South Carolina | Joseph Lainez misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-49 |
| 14:39 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway grabs the defensive rebound | 30-49 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:24 | Kentucky | Joseph Lainez steals it from Kevin Coughlin | 30-49 |
| 14:15 | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 30-49 |
| 14:14 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran grabs the defensive rebound | 30-49 |
| 13:53 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran hits a shot from the right side set up by Matt Linger and he's hacked by Jahi Abdulmateen - foul #2 on Jahi Abdulmateen, team foul #2 | 30-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb (PG), William Brown (SG), George Snyder (SF), Leland Cook (PF), Benjamin Keller (C) Ken Costanzo, Jahi Abdulmateen, Garf Palevic, Rafael Jackson, Joseph Lainez | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Smith (PG), Michael Ely (PF), Robert Larsen (C) Kevin Coughlin, Gary Garraway, James McClain | |
| 13:53 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran makes the free throw | 30-52 |
| 13:46 | South Carolina | William Brown misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-52 |
| 13:44 | South Carolina | Leland Cook grabs the offensive rebound | 30-52 |
| 13:36 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller loses the dribble to Forrest Doran | 30-52 |
| 13:20 | Kentucky | Michael Ely hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from James Smith | 30-54 |
| 13:09 | South Carolina | William Brown is fouled on the floor by Forrest Doran - foul #3 on Forrest Doran, team foul #3 | 30-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Billy Mier (SG), Phillip Mercer (C) Matt Linger, Forrest Doran | |
| 13:01 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by William Brown | 33-54 |
| 12:35 | Kentucky | Michael Ely loses the dribble to George Snyder | 33-54 |
| 12:31 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo (SF), Joseph Lainez (PF) George Snyder, Leland Cook | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Garraway (PF) Phillip Mercer | |
| 12:19 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway misses the dunk attempt | 33-54 |
| 12:17 | Kentucky | Michael Ely gets the offensive rebound | 33-54 |
| 11:56 | Kentucky | Robert Larsen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-54 |
| 11:54 | South Carolina | Joseph Lainez gets the rebound | 33-54 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Claycomb (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ken Costanzo (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Joseph Lainez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Keller (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Mier (fresh) SF - Michael Ely (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Garraway (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. C - Robert Larsen (fresh) | |
| 11:50 | South Carolina | James Smith steps in front of the Richard Claycomb pass | 33-54 |
| 11:23 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Lainez - foul #1 on Joseph Lainez, team foul #3 | 33-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Garf Palevic (SF) Ken Costanzo | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin (SG), Forrest Doran (SF), James McClain (C) Billy Mier, Michael Ely, Robert Larsen | |
| 11:23 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway misses the 1st free throw | 33-54 |
| 11:23 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway misses the 2nd free throw | 33-54 |
| 11:23 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller grabs the board | 33-54 |
| 11:05 | South Carolina | Garf Palevic misses long on a shot from the left block | 33-54 |
| 11:04 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway snags the defensive board | 33-54 |
| 10:35 | Kentucky | James McClain misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-54 |
| 10:34 | Kentucky | James Smith can't tip it in | 33-54 |
| 10:32 | South Carolina | Garf Palevic gets the rebound | 33-54 |
| 10:27 | South Carolina | Garf Palevic misses the jumper from the right block | 33-54 |
| 10:26 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway gets the rebound | 33-54 |
| 10:03 | Kentucky | James Smith hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Forrest Doran | 33-57 |
| 09:54 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from William Brown | 35-57 |
| 09:35 | Kentucky | James McClain double dribbles | 35-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo (PG), Jahi Abdulmateen (SG), Rafael Jackson (PF), Leland Cook (C) Richard Claycomb, William Brown, Joseph Lainez, Benjamin Keller | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matt Linger (PG) James Smith | |
| 09:26 | South Carolina | Garf Palevic connects on the runner near the basket set up by Jahi Abdulmateen | 37-57 |
| 09:03 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James McClain | 37-60 |
| 08:49 | South Carolina | Leland Cook blows the layup | 37-60 |
| 08:48 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway snags the defensive board | 37-60 |
| 08:30 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-60 |
| 08:29 | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-60 |
| 08:08 | Kentucky | Matt Linger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-60 |
| 08:06 | Kentucky | James McClain tips it back up and in | 37-62 |
| 07:55 | South Carolina | Leland Cook loses the ball out of bounds | 37-62 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Billy Mier (SG), Michael Ely (PF) Kevin Coughlin, Gary Garraway | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ken Costanzo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jahi Abdulmateen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garf Palevic (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rafael Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Leland Cook (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Matt Linger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Mier (fresh) SF - Forrest Doran (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Michael Ely (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James McClain (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:33 | Kentucky | Michael Ely clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-62 |
| 07:32 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran snags the offensive board | 37-62 |
| 07:14 | Kentucky | Michael Ely clanks a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Rafael Jackson - foul #1 on Rafael Jackson, team foul #4 | 37-62 |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Snyder (SF), Joseph Lainez (PF) Garf Palevic, Rafael Jackson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Larsen (PF), Phillip Mercer (C) Forrest Doran, James McClain | |
| 07:14 | Kentucky | Michael Ely makes the 1st free throw | 37-63 |
| 07:14 | Kentucky | Michael Ely makes the 2nd free throw | 37-64 |
| 06:56 | South Carolina | George Snyder misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 37-64 |
| 06:55 | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo gets the offensive rebound | 37-64 |
| 06:40 | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo is fouled on the floor by Matt Linger - foul #2 on Matt Linger, team foul #4 | 37-64 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ronald Bone (SG) Leland Cook | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 06:27 | South Carolina | Robert Larsen is called for the reach on Jahi Abdulmateen - foul #1 on Robert Larsen, team foul #5 | 37-64 |
| 06:16 | South Carolina | Jahi Abdulmateen misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 37-64 |
| 06:14 | South Carolina | George Snyder gets the offensive rebound | 37-64 |
| 06:05 | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 37-64 |
| 06:03 | South Carolina | Joseph Lainez tips it but misses | 37-64 |
| 06:01 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Michael Ely | 37-64 |
| 05:57 | Kentucky | Michael Ely's pass is intercepted by Joseph Lainez | 37-64 |
| 05:45 | South Carolina | Ronald Bone scores on a jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by Robert Larsen - foul #2 on Robert Larsen, team foul #6 | 39-64 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Edward Wynn (PG), Leland Cook (C) Jahi Abdulmateen, Ken Costanzo | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Holleb Brazinski (SG) Matt Linger | |
| 05:45 | South Carolina | Ronald Bone misses the free throw | 39-64 |
| 05:45 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Michael Ely | 39-64 |
| 05:27 | Kentucky | Michael Ely misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-64 |
| 05:25 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Holleb Brazinski | 39-64 |
| 05:02 | Kentucky | Robert Larsen misses the jumpshot from the left side | 39-64 |
| 05:01 | South Carolina | Joseph Lainez gets the rebound | 39-64 |
| 04:47 | South Carolina | Joseph Lainez misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 39-64 |
| 04:46 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Phillip Mercer | 39-64 |
| 04:21 | Kentucky | Leland Cook denies the turnaround by Holleb Brazinski | 39-64 |
| 04:19 | Kentucky | Phillip Mercer grabs the offensive board | 39-64 |
| 03:59 | Kentucky | Michael Ely makes the runner in the lane on a great pass from Billy Mier | 39-66 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:47 | South Carolina | Leland Cook makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Edward Wynn | 41-66 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Edward Wynn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Bone (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Snyder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Lainez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Leland Cook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Billy Mier (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Holleb Brazinski (fresh) SF - Michael Ely (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Larsen (fairly fresh) C - Phillip Mercer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Kentucky | Michael Ely misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 41-66 |
| 03:23 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Joseph Lainez | 41-66 |
| 03:01 | South Carolina | Ronald Bone comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-66 |
| 02:59 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Lainez | 41-66 |
| 02:51 | South Carolina | Leland Cook misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Ely - foul #3 on Michael Ely, team foul #7 | 41-66 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo (PG), Jahi Abdulmateen (SG) Edward Wynn, Ronald Bone | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Erik Drain (PG), Matt Linger (SG) Billy Mier, Holleb Brazinski | |
| 02:51 | South Carolina | Leland Cook makes the 1st free throw | 42-66 |
| 02:51 | South Carolina | Leland Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 43-66 |
| 02:22 | Kentucky | Robert Larsen knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Erik Drain | 43-68 |
| 02:08 | South Carolina | Leland Cook comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-68 |
| 02:07 | South Carolina | Joseph Lainez hits the follow up shot | 45-68 |
| 01:38 | Kentucky | Phillip Mercer misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-68 |
| 01:36 | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo snags the defensive board | 45-68 |
| 01:27 | South Carolina | Michael Ely steals it from Joseph Lainez | 45-68 |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | Phillip Mercer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-68 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Billy Mier (SG) Erik Drain | |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | South Carolina | Joseph Lainez misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-68 |
| 00:49 | Kentucky | Michael Ely pulls down the rebound | 45-68 |
| 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) | |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | Phillip Mercer drills a shot from the left side | 45-70 |
| 00:18 | South Carolina | George Snyder loses the dribble to Robert Larsen | 45-70 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Matt Linger runs out the clock | 45-70 |