| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Copeland (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roberto Lombardi (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Ripley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Rodney Winner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Green (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jonathan Bui (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Monnier (fresh) 5 pts. C - Matthew Thompson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bui inbounds the ball | 38-36 |
| 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) | |
| 19:36 | South Carolina | Matthew Thompson connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 38-38 |
| 19:15 | Kentucky | William Green picks off the pass by Ronald Ripley | 38-38 |
| 18:53 | South Carolina | Rodney Winner clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 18:52 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Thompson | 38-38 |
| 18:41 | South Carolina | The pull-up jumper by William Green is blocked by James Wilson | 38-38 |
| 18:40 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bui hits the follow up shot | 38-40 |
| 18:28 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from James Wilson | 41-40 |
| 18:10 | South Carolina | William Green misses long on a shot from the right block | 41-40 |
| 18:09 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Bui | 41-40 |
| 17:57 | South Carolina | Terry Monnier misses the easy layup but he's fouled by James Wilson - foul #2 on James Wilson, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| 17:57 | South Carolina | Terry Monnier misses the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 17:57 | South Carolina | Terry Monnier misses the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 17:57 | Kentucky | James Wilson snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 17:39 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley loses the dribble to Rodney Winner | 41-40 |
| 17:36 | South Carolina | Rodney Winner hits the finger roll | 41-42 |
| 17:19 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kenneth Copeland | 43-42 |
| 16:59 | South Carolina | Rodney Winner can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-42 |
| 16:57 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Monnier | 43-42 |
| 16:46 | South Carolina | Matthew Thompson drills a driving attempt from the left block | 43-44 |
| 16:31 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Jonathan Bui - foul #2 on Jonathan Bui, team foul #1 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang (PG), Samuel Schreiner (SG), Paul Young (PF), Jon Perrotta (C) Kenneth Copeland, Roberto Lombardi, Ronald Ripley, James Wilson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clarence Kwok (PG), James Funches (SG), Gordon Cartee (SF), James Pimentel (PF), Douglas Walker (C) Rodney Winner, William Green, Jonathan Bui, Terry Monnier, Matthew Thompson | |
| 16:31 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 16:31 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo misses the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 16:31 | South Carolina | James Pimentel grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 16:19 | South Carolina | Samuel Schreiner takes the ball from Clarence Kwok | 44-44 |
| 16:15 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner throws it down | 46-44 |
| 15:53 | South Carolina | Gordon Cartee misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-44 |
| 15:51 | South Carolina | James Pimentel snags the offensive board | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Li-Liang Tang (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Samuel Schreiner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rene Rizzo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Young (fresh) 11 pts. C - Jon Perrotta (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Clarence Kwok (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Funches (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gordon Cartee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Pimentel (fresh) 3 reb. C - Douglas Walker (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:42 | South Carolina | Douglas Walker knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-47 |
| 15:25 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 15:06 | South Carolina | Clarence Kwok scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from James Funches | 49-50 |
| 14:49 | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-50 |
| 14:47 | Kentucky | Paul Young gets the offensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 14:40 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 51-50 |
| 14:21 | South Carolina | James Pimentel misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Paul Young - foul #3 on Paul Young, team foul #2 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland (PG), Roberto Lombardi (SG), Ronald Ripley (PF), James Wilson (C) Li-Liang Tang, Samuel Schreiner, Rene Rizzo, Jon Perrotta | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rodney Winner (PG), William Green (SG), Jonathan Bui (SF), Matthew Thompson (C) Clarence Kwok, James Funches, Gordon Cartee, Douglas Walker | |
| 14:21 | South Carolina | James Pimentel makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 14:21 | South Carolina | James Pimentel makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 14:10 | Kentucky | Paul Young clanks a floater from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 14:09 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi grabs the offensive board | 51-52 |
| 13:56 | Kentucky | James Wilson misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 13:54 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Jonathan Bui | 51-52 |
| 13:35 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bui hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 51-52 |
| 13:34 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland grabs the board | 51-52 |
| 13:21 | Kentucky | Matthew Thompson blocks the short jumper by Ronald Ripley | 51-52 |
| 13:19 | Kentucky | James Wilson can't tip it in | 51-52 |
| 13:17 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley tips it home | 53-52 |
| 13:05 | South Carolina | James Wilson swats the short shot by Jonathan Bui | 53-52 |
| 13:04 | South Carolina | Rodney Winner misses the tip | 53-52 |
| 13:02 | Kentucky | Paul Young gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| 12:57 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland is denied on a layup by James Pimentel | 53-52 |
| 12:55 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bui snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| 12:40 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bui connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by William Green | 53-55 |
| 12:23 | Kentucky | James Wilson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-55 |
| 12:21 | South Carolina | Rodney Winner grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 11:57 | South Carolina | William Green misses the 3 from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 11:56 | Kentucky | James Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 11:50 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-55 |
| 11:48 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Copeland (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roberto Lombardi (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Paul Young (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Ripley (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Rodney Winner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Green (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jonathan Bui (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Pimentel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Kentucky | Paul Young misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 11:29 | Kentucky | James Wilson tips it back up and in | 55-55 |
| 11:09 | South Carolina | William Green buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Rodney Winner | 55-58 |
| 10:53 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi blows the layup but the foul's on James Pimentel - foul #2 on James Pimentel, team foul #2 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang (PG), Rene Rizzo (SF), Jon Perrotta (PF), Fred Bevers (C) Kenneth Copeland, Paul Young, Ronald Ripley, James Wilson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clarence Kwok (PG), James Funches (SG), Gordon Cartee (SF), Terry Monnier (PF), Douglas Walker (C) Rodney Winner, William Green, Jonathan Bui, James Pimentel, Matthew Thompson | |
| 10:53 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi misses the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 10:53 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 10:38 | South Carolina | Gordon Cartee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner (SG) Roberto Lombardi | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 10:25 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-58 |
| 10:24 | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta snags the offensive board | 56-58 |
| 10:16 | Kentucky | Fred Bevers hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 58-58 |
| 09:59 | South Carolina | James Funches misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 09:58 | South Carolina | Gordon Cartee tips it home | 58-60 |
| 09:42 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Li-Liang Tang | 61-60 |
| 09:28 | South Carolina | Jon Perrotta swats the short shot by Douglas Walker | 61-60 |
| 09:26 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 61-60 |
| 09:14 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo makes the floater from the right wing set up by Samuel Schreiner | 63-60 |
| 08:52 | South Carolina | Gordon Cartee is fouled on the floor by Jon Perrotta - foul #2 on Jon Perrotta, team foul #3 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland (PG), Roberto Lombardi (SG), Ronald Ripley (PF) Li-Liang Tang, Samuel Schreiner, Fred Bevers | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Green (SG), Jonathan Bui (SF), Matthew Thompson (C) Clarence Kwok, James Funches, Douglas Walker | |
| 08:47 | South Carolina | Matthew Thompson misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 63-60 |
| 08:46 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi gets the rebound | 63-60 |
| 08:42 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Jonathan Bui - foul #3 on Jonathan Bui, team foul #3 | 63-60 |
| 08:42 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 08:42 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 08:23 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bui comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-60 |
| 08:21 | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta gets the rebound | 65-60 |
| 08:05 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-60 |
| 08:03 | South Carolina | Matthew Thompson pulls down the rebound | 65-60 |
| 07:56 | South Carolina | The jump hook by Terry Monnier is blocked by Ronald Ripley | 65-60 |
| 07:55 | South Carolina | Terry Monnier grabs the offensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 07:41 | South Carolina | William Green misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-60 |
| 07:39 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo snags the defensive board | 65-60 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Copeland (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roberto Lombardi (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Ripley (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Jon Perrotta (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Gordon Cartee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Green (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jonathan Bui (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Terry Monnier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-60 |
| 07:10 | South Carolina | Gordon Cartee clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 68-60 |
| 07:09 | South Carolina | Matthew Thompson tips it but misses | 68-60 |
| 07:08 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley pulls down the rebound | 68-60 |
| 06:46 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Terry Monnier - foul #2 on Terry Monnier, team foul #4 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Young (SF), James Wilson (C) Rene Rizzo, Jon Perrotta | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rodney Winner (PG), James Pimentel (PF), Douglas Walker (C) Gordon Cartee, Terry Monnier, Matthew Thompson | |
| 06:46 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi misses the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 06:46 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 06:28 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bui's pass is intercepted by Paul Young | 69-60 |
| 06:11 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 69-60 |
| 06:10 | South Carolina | James Pimentel grabs the defensive rebound | 69-60 |
| 05:58 | South Carolina | William Green hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 69-60 |
| 05:57 | South Carolina | William Green gets the offensive rebound | 69-60 |
| 05:32 | South Carolina | James Pimentel hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 69-60 |
| 05:31 | South Carolina | Rodney Winner can't tip it in | 69-60 |
| 05:30 | Kentucky | James Wilson pulls down the rebound | 69-60 |
| 05:24 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-60 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang (PG), Samuel Schreiner (SG), Rene Rizzo (SF) Kenneth Copeland, Roberto Lombardi, Ronald Ripley | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Funches (SG), George Davis (PF), Matthew Thompson (C) William Green, Jonathan Bui, James Pimentel | |
| 05:01 | South Carolina | James Funches misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 69-60 |
| 05:00 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Wilson | 69-60 |
| 04:55 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo banks in the layup on a great pass from Samuel Schreiner | 71-60 |
| 04:36 | South Carolina | George Davis makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Rodney Winner | 71-62 |
| 04:17 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 71-62 |
| 04:15 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Rodney Winner | 71-62 |
| 04:11 | South Carolina | James Funches travels with the ball | 71-62 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi (SG), Ronald Ripley (PF) Samuel Schreiner, James Wilson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gordon Cartee (PG), Jonathan Bui (SF), Terry Monnier (PF) Rodney Winner, Douglas Walker, George Davis | |
| 03:52 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Roberto Lombardi | 74-62 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:38 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bui is hacked by Rene Rizzo - foul #2 on Rene Rizzo, team foul #4 | 74-62 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland (PG), Jon Perrotta (C) Li-Liang Tang, Paul Young | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Green (SG) James Funches | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Copeland (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roberto Lombardi (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 20 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Ripley (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Jon Perrotta (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Gordon Cartee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Green (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jonathan Bui (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Terry Monnier (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:24 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bui misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Roberto Lombardi - foul #3 on Roberto Lombardi, team foul #5 | 74-62 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner (SF) Rene Rizzo | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Pimentel (C) Matthew Thompson | |
| 03:24 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bui misses the 1st free throw | 74-62 |
| 03:24 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bui makes the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:59 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Kenneth Copeland | 77-63 |
| 02:59 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-63 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo (SF), James Wilson (C) Samuel Schreiner, Jon Perrotta | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rodney Winner (PG), Matthew Thompson (C) Gordon Cartee, James Pimentel | |
| 02:42 | South Carolina | Kenneth Copeland steals the ball from Terry Monnier | 77-63 |
| 02:30 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 79-63 |
| 02:19 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bui is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Jonathan Bui, team foul #5 | 79-63 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang (PG), Samuel Schreiner (SG), Paul Young (SF), Jon Perrotta (PF), Fred Bevers (C) Kenneth Copeland, Roberto Lombardi, Rene Rizzo, Ronald Ripley, James Wilson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clarence Kwok (PG), James Funches (SG), Gordon Cartee (SF), James Pimentel (PF), Douglas Walker (C) Rodney Winner, William Green, Jonathan Bui, Terry Monnier, Matthew Thompson | |
| 02:04 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by James Funches - foul #1 on James Funches, team foul #6 | 79-63 |
| 02:04 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner makes the 1st free throw | 80-63 |
| 02:04 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner makes the 2nd free throw | 81-63 |
| 01:52 | South Carolina | James Funches clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 81-63 |
| 01:50 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner gets the rebound | 81-63 |
| 01:24 | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang clanks a shot from the left wing | 81-63 |
| 01:22 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Clarence Kwok | 81-63 |
| 01:06 | South Carolina | James Pimentel misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Jon Perrotta - foul #3 on Jon Perrotta, team foul #6 | 81-63 |
| 01:06 | South Carolina | James Pimentel makes the 1st free throw | 81-64 |
| 01:06 | South Carolina | James Pimentel makes the 2nd free throw | 81-65 |
| 00:38 | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang's pass is intercepted by Douglas Walker | 81-65 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | South Carolina | James Pimentel misses the lay-in | 81-65 |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Fred Bevers pulls down the rebound | 81-65 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang runs out the clock | 81-65 |