| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Smith (fresh) SG - Kevin Coughlin (fresh) SF - Forrest Doran (fresh) PF - Gary Garraway (fresh) C - James McClain (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Claycomb (fresh) SG - William Brown (fresh) SF - Garf Palevic (fresh) PF - Rafael Jackson (fresh) C - Benjamin Keller (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:48 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Kentucky | Garf Palevic steps in front of the Gary Garraway pass | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | South Carolina | William Brown blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kevin Coughlin | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran connects on the jump hook in the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | South Carolina | William Brown knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from Richard Claycomb | 2-2 |
| 18:17 | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | Kentucky | James McClain tips it in | 4-2 |
| 17:53 | South Carolina | Rafael Jackson misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 4-2 |
| 17:51 | South Carolina | Garf Palevic gets the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:42 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by William Brown | 4-4 |
| 17:22 | Kentucky | James McClain drills a floater near the basket | 6-4 |
| 17:04 | South Carolina | Garf Palevic lays it in on a great pass from William Brown | 6-6 |
| 16:48 | Kentucky | William Brown is called for the reach on James Smith - foul #1 on William Brown, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo (PG), Jahi Abdulmateen (SG), Joseph Lainez (PF), Leland Cook (C) Richard Claycomb, William Brown, Rafael Jackson, Benjamin Keller | |
| 16:38 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Garf Palevic - foul #1 on Garf Palevic, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| 16:38 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:38 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:22 | South Carolina | Jahi Abdulmateen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-6 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Snyder (SF) Garf Palevic | |
| 16:05 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran scores on a shot from the right side | 10-6 |
| 15:50 | South Carolina | Jahi Abdulmateen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-6 |
| 15:49 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway grabs the defensive rebound | 10-6 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Smith (fairly fresh) SG - Kevin Coughlin (fresh) SF - Forrest Doran (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gary Garraway (fresh) C - James McClain (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ken Costanzo (fresh) SG - Jahi Abdulmateen (fresh) SF - George Snyder (fresh) PF - Joseph Lainez (fresh) C - Leland Cook (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Kentucky | James McClain drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Coughlin | 13-6 |
| 15:19 | South Carolina | Leland Cook's fadeaway is rejected by James McClain | 13-6 |
| 15:18 | Kentucky | James McClain snags the defensive board | 13-6 |
| 15:04 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kevin Coughlin | 15-6 |
| 14:55 | South Carolina | Joseph Lainez is fouled on the floor by Kevin Coughlin - foul #1 on Kevin Coughlin, team foul #1 | 15-6 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matt Linger (PG), Billy Mier (SG), Michael Ely (C) James Smith, Kevin Coughlin, James McClain | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb (PG), William Brown (SG), Garf Palevic (SF), Rafael Jackson (PF), Benjamin Keller (C) Ken Costanzo, Jahi Abdulmateen, George Snyder, Joseph Lainez, Leland Cook | |
| 14:40 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller misses short on a shot from the left block | 15-6 |
| 14:39 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller hits the follow up shot | 15-8 |
| 14:30 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Garf Palevic - foul #2 on Garf Palevic, team foul #3 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Larsen (C) Gary Garraway | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo (SF) Garf Palevic | |
| 14:30 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran makes the 1st free throw | 16-8 |
| 14:30 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran misses the 2nd free throw | 16-8 |
| 14:30 | South Carolina | Rafael Jackson gets the rebound | 16-8 |
| 14:04 | South Carolina | The pull-up jumper by Ken Costanzo is blocked by Michael Ely | 16-8 |
| 14:03 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller tips it in | 16-10 |
| 13:46 | Kentucky | Matt Linger misses short on a shot from the right wing | 16-10 |
| 13:45 | Kentucky | Michael Ely hits the follow up shot | 18-10 |
| 13:41 | South Carolina | Rafael Jackson is fouled on the floor by Michael Ely - foul #1 on Michael Ely, team foul #2 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin (SG), Gary Garraway (PF), James McClain (C) Billy Mier, Forrest Doran, Robert Larsen | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 13:31 | South Carolina | Rafael Jackson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 18-10 |
| 13:30 | Kentucky | Michael Ely grabs the defensive rebound | 18-10 |
| 13:16 | Kentucky | James McClain's floater is tipped away by Rafael Jackson | 18-10 |
| 13:14 | South Carolina | Rafael Jackson grabs the board | 18-10 |
| 13:00 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Michael Ely - foul #2 on Michael Ely, team foul #3 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Smith (PG), Robert Larsen (SF) Matt Linger, Michael Ely | |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Snyder (SF) William Brown | |
| 13:00 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller misses the 1st free throw | 18-10 |
| 13:00 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller misses the 2nd free throw | 18-10 |
| 13:00 | Kentucky | James McClain grabs the defensive rebound | 18-10 |
| 12:39 | Kentucky | James Smith drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Coughlin | 21-10 |
| 12:17 | South Carolina | George Snyder misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 21-10 |
| 12:16 | Kentucky | James McClain grabs the defensive rebound | 21-10 |
| 11:55 | Kentucky | James Smith makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Robert Larsen | 24-10 |
| 11:39 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-10 |
| 11:38 | South Carolina | Rafael Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-10 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kevin Coughlin (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Larsen (fresh) PF - Gary Garraway (fresh) 2 pts. C - James McClain (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Claycomb (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ken Costanzo (fairly fresh) SF - George Snyder (fresh) PF - Rafael Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Benjamin Keller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | South Carolina | George Snyder can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Larsen - foul #1 on Robert Larsen, team foul #4 | 24-10 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matt Linger (SG), Forrest Doran (SF) Kevin Coughlin, Robert Larsen | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jahi Abdulmateen (PG), William Brown (SG), Joseph Lainez (PF), Leland Cook (C) Richard Claycomb, Ken Costanzo, Rafael Jackson, Benjamin Keller | |
| 11:25 | South Carolina | George Snyder misses the 1st free throw | 24-10 |
| 11:25 | South Carolina | George Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 24-11 |
| 11:00 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 24-11 |
| 10:59 | Kentucky | James McClain snags the offensive board | 24-11 |
| 10:42 | Kentucky | James McClain hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by James Smith | 27-11 |
| 10:26 | South Carolina | Forrest Doran picks off the pass by Joseph Lainez | 27-11 |
| 10:08 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from James Smith and he's hacked by Joseph Lainez - foul #1 on Joseph Lainez, team foul #4 | 29-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin (SG), Robert Larsen (C) James Smith, James McClain | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rafael Jackson (PF) George Snyder | |
| 10:08 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway makes the free throw | 30-11 |
| 09:58 | South Carolina | Joseph Lainez misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Forrest Doran - foul #1 on Forrest Doran, team foul #5 | 30-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Phillip Mercer (C) Gary Garraway | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb (PG), Ken Costanzo (SF) Jahi Abdulmateen, Leland Cook | |
| 09:58 | South Carolina | Joseph Lainez makes the 1st free throw | 30-12 |
| 09:58 | South Carolina | Joseph Lainez makes the 2nd free throw | 30-13 |
| 09:39 | Kentucky | Richard Claycomb steals it from Forrest Doran | 30-13 |
| 09:36 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb banks in the layup | 30-15 |
| 09:13 | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-15 |
| 09:12 | South Carolina | Joseph Lainez pulls down the rebound | 30-15 |
| 09:08 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-15 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Garraway (PF), James McClain (C) Robert Larsen, Phillip Mercer | |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Snyder (SF), Benjamin Keller (C) William Brown, Joseph Lainez | |
| 09:02 | Kentucky | Matt Linger misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-15 |
| 09:01 | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin tips it home | 32-15 |
| 08:42 | South Carolina | Rafael Jackson loses the dribble to James McClain | 32-15 |
| 08:17 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran misses the jumpshot from the right side | 32-15 |
| 08:16 | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo pulls down the rebound | 32-15 |
| 08:05 | South Carolina | Rafael Jackson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-18 |
| 07:40 | Kentucky | James McClain can't finish the layup but the foul's on Benjamin Keller - foul #1 on Benjamin Keller, team foul #5 | 32-18 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Smith (PG) Matt Linger | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jahi Abdulmateen (PG), William Brown (SG), Joseph Lainez (PF), Leland Cook (C) Richard Claycomb, Ken Costanzo, Rafael Jackson, Benjamin Keller | |
| 07:40 | Kentucky | James McClain makes the 1st free throw | 33-18 |
| 07:40 | Kentucky | James McClain makes the 2nd free throw | 34-18 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Coughlin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Forrest Doran (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gary Garraway (fresh) 5 pts. C - James McClain (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jahi Abdulmateen (fresh) SG - William Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Snyder (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joseph Lainez (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leland Cook (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | South Carolina | George Snyder's pass is intercepted by Gary Garraway | 34-18 |
| 07:14 | Kentucky | James Smith misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 34-18 |
| 07:12 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Leland Cook | 34-18 |
| 06:45 | South Carolina | George Snyder is fouled on the floor by James McClain - foul #1 on James McClain, team foul #6 | 34-18 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matt Linger (SG), Robert Larsen (SF), Phillip Mercer (C) Kevin Coughlin, Forrest Doran, James McClain | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo (SF) George Snyder | |
| 06:33 | South Carolina | Jahi Abdulmateen makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Leland Cook | 34-21 |
| 06:19 | Kentucky | Matt Linger is fouled on the floor by Joseph Lainez - foul #2 on Joseph Lainez, team foul #6 | 34-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ronald Bone (SG), Rafael Jackson (PF), Benjamin Keller (C) William Brown, Joseph Lainez, Leland Cook | |
| 06:07 | Kentucky | Robert Larsen hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Smith | 36-21 |
| 05:41 | South Carolina | Phillip Mercer takes the ball from Jahi Abdulmateen | 36-21 |
| 05:22 | Kentucky | Phillip Mercer hits the finger roll set up by Matt Linger | 38-21 |
| 04:58 | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo is fouled on the floor by Robert Larsen - foul #2 on Robert Larsen, team foul #7 | 38-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin (SG), Forrest Doran (SF), James McClain (C) James Smith, Robert Larsen, Gary Garraway | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb (PG), William Brown (SG) Jahi Abdulmateen, Ronald Bone | |
| 04:58 | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo makes the 1st free throw | 38-22 |
| 04:58 | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo misses the 2nd free throw | 38-22 |
| 04:58 | Kentucky | James McClain pulls down the rebound | 38-22 |
| 04:48 | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-22 |
| 04:25 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller scores on a turnaround in the lane | 41-24 |
| 04:07 | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin knocks in the jump hook in the paint and the foul's on William Brown - foul #2 on William Brown, team foul #7 | 43-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Billy Mier (PG), Gary Garraway (PF) Matt Linger, Phillip Mercer | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jahi Abdulmateen (SG), George Snyder (SF), Leland Cook (C) William Brown, Ken Costanzo, Benjamin Keller | |
| 04:07 | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin makes the free throw | 44-24 |
| 03:48 | South Carolina | Leland Cook misses the jumpshot from the left side | 44-24 |
| 03:47 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Gary Garraway | 44-24 |
| 03:24 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-24 |
| 03:22 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb grabs the board | 44-24 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Billy Mier (fresh) SG - Kevin Coughlin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Forrest Doran (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gary Garraway (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James McClain (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Claycomb (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jahi Abdulmateen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Snyder (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Rafael Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Leland Cook (fresh) | |
| 03:00 | South Carolina | Jahi Abdulmateen misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Kevin Coughlin - foul #2 on Kevin Coughlin, team foul #8 | 44-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Smith (PG), Michael Ely (PF) Billy Mier, Gary Garraway | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Brown (SG), Garf Palevic (SF), Joseph Lainez (PF) Richard Claycomb, George Snyder, Rafael Jackson | |
| 03:00 | South Carolina | Jahi Abdulmateen makes the 1st free throw | 44-25 |
| 03:00 | South Carolina | Jahi Abdulmateen makes the 2nd free throw | 44-26 |
| 02:39 | Kentucky | James McClain misses the 3 from the right wing | 44-26 |
| 02:38 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Garf Palevic | 44-26 |
| 02:15 | South Carolina | Leland Cook is fouled on the floor by Kevin Coughlin - foul #3 on Kevin Coughlin, team foul #9 | 44-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matt Linger (SG), Gary Garraway (PF) Kevin Coughlin, Michael Ely | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb (PG), Benjamin Keller (C) Jahi Abdulmateen, Joseph Lainez | |
| 02:15 | South Carolina | Leland Cook makes the 1st free throw | 44-27 |
| 02:15 | South Carolina | Leland Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 44-28 |
| 01:59 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran buries a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from James McClain | 46-28 |
| 01:47 | South Carolina | William Brown misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-28 |
| 01:45 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran snags the defensive board | 46-28 |
| 01:25 | Kentucky | Matt Linger is whistled for a carry | 46-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Joseph Lainez (PF) Leland Cook | |
| 01:08 | South Carolina | Joseph Lainez connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from William Brown | 46-30 |
| 01:02 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway misses the dunk attempt | 46-30 |
| 01:00 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller gets the rebound | 46-30 |
| 00:54 | South Carolina | Gary Garraway picks off the pass by Benjamin Keller | 46-30 |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | James McClain hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 46-30 |
| 00:40 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Richard Claycomb | 46-30 |
| 00:35 | South Carolina | James Smith steps in front of the Garf Palevic pass | 46-30 |
| 00:32 | Kentucky | Matt Linger misses the easy layup | 46-30 |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway tips it but misses | 46-30 |
| 00:29 | South Carolina | Garf Palevic grabs the defensive rebound | 46-30 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller is denied on a layup by James McClain | 46-30 |
| 00:04 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller tips it but misses | 46-30 |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway grabs the defensive rebound | 46-30 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 46-30 |