| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jackson Clark (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Steven Parker (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. SF - Dean Gleaton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jay Beck (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dennis Woodard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Cokley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Ridlon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Zagorac (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Roby (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Russell Ridlon inbounds the ball | 36-22 |
| 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 | Dean Gleaton steps in front of the John Zagorac pass | 36-22 |
| 19:36 | South Carolina | Steven Parker hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dean Gleaton | 38-22 |
| 19:13 | Kentucky | Russell Ridlon misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 38-22 |
| 19:11 | South Carolina | Jay Beck gets the rebound | 38-22 |
| 18:51 | South Carolina | Dean Gleaton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dennis Woodard - foul #3 on Dennis Woodard, team foul #1 | 38-22 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Keith Wilson (PG) Dennis Woodard | |
| 18:51 | South Carolina | Dean Gleaton makes the 1st free throw | 39-22 |
| 18:51 | South Carolina | Dean Gleaton makes the 2nd free throw | 40-22 |
| 18:41 | Kentucky | Russell Ridlon's floater is tipped away by Dean Gleaton | 40-22 |
| 18:39 | South Carolina | Dean Gleaton grabs the defensive rebound | 40-22 |
| 18:34 | South Carolina | Steven Parker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-22 |
| 18:32 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Zagorac | 40-22 |
| 18:20 | Kentucky | Keith Wilson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Russell Ridlon | 40-24 |
| 18:03 | South Carolina | John Zagorac is called for the reach on Jay Beck - foul #1 on John Zagorac, team foul #2 | 40-24 |
| 17:49 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-24 |
| 17:32 | Kentucky | Keith Wilson misses the lay-in | 40-24 |
| 17:30 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-24 |
| 17:08 | Kentucky | Keith Wilson misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-24 |
| 17:07 | South Carolina | Jay Beck grabs the defensive rebound | 40-24 |
| 16:51 | South Carolina | Dean Gleaton misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Russell Ridlon - foul #1 on Russell Ridlon, team foul #3 | 40-24 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Willie Rosenblatt (PG), Manuel Thomas (PF), Jeffrey Blum (C) Jackson Clark, Jay Beck, Andrew Cox | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Herbert Patterson (PG), Lanny Allums (SG), Jack Fife (SF), Arthur Giczewski (C) William Cokley, Russell Ridlon, John Zagorac, Kenneth Roby | |
| 16:51 | South Carolina | Dean Gleaton makes the 1st free throw | 41-24 |
| 16:51 | South Carolina | Dean Gleaton makes the 2nd free throw | 42-24 |
| 16:31 | Kentucky | Arthur Giczewski clanks a floater in the lane | 42-24 |
| 16:30 | South Carolina | Dean Gleaton gets the rebound | 42-24 |
| 16:04 | South Carolina | Manuel Thomas misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Keith Wilson - foul #1 on Keith Wilson, team foul #4 | 42-24 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bobby Parish (SG), Aaron Horn (SF) Steven Parker, Dean Gleaton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joe Gilbert (C) Keith Wilson | |
| 16:04 | South Carolina | Manuel Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 43-24 |
| 16:04 | South Carolina | Manuel Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 44-24 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Willie Rosenblatt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Parish (fresh) SF - Aaron Horn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Manuel Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Blum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Herbert Patterson (fresh) SG - Lanny Allums (fresh) SF - Jack Fife (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Arthur Giczewski (fresh) C - Joe Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Kentucky | Bobby Parish is called for the reach on Lanny Allums - foul #1 on Bobby Parish, team foul #1 | 44-24 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jackson Clark (PG), Jay Beck (PF) Bobby Parish, Jeffrey Blum | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard (PG), John Zagorac (PF) Herbert Patterson, Joe Gilbert | |
| 15:33 | Kentucky | Lanny Allums's dunk attempt is rejected by Jay Beck | 44-24 |
| 15:32 | Kentucky | John Zagorac hits the follow up shot | 44-26 |
| 15:13 | South Carolina | Jackson Clark hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Willie Rosenblatt | 47-26 |
| 14:52 | Kentucky | Manuel Thomas steals the ball from Lanny Allums | 47-26 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:31 | South Carolina | Aaron Horn misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 47-26 |
| 14:29 | South Carolina | Jay Beck gets the offensive rebound | 47-26 |
| 14:12 | South Carolina | Dennis Woodard steals the ball from Manuel Thomas | 47-26 |
| 13:53 | Kentucky | Manuel Thomas blocks the short jumper by Dennis Woodard | 47-26 |
| 13:52 | Kentucky | Arthur Giczewski snags the offensive board | 47-26 |
| 13:41 | Kentucky | Lanny Allums hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-26 |
| 13:39 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard gets the offensive rebound | 47-26 |
| 13:29 | Kentucky | Jack Fife makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Lanny Allums | 47-28 |
| 13:07 | South Carolina | Willie Rosenblatt hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Jackson Clark | 49-28 |
| 12:52 | Kentucky | John Zagorac blows the layup but he's hacked by Jay Beck - foul #2 on Jay Beck, team foul #2 | 49-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Mark Larson (PG), Steven Parker (SG), Dean Gleaton (SF), Jeffrey Blum (PF), Andrew Cox (C) Jackson Clark, Willie Rosenblatt, Aaron Horn, Jay Beck, Manuel Thomas | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Cokley (SG), Russell Ridlon (SF), Kenneth Roby (C) Lanny Allums, Jack Fife, Arthur Giczewski | |
| 12:52 | Kentucky | John Zagorac misses the 1st free throw | 49-28 |
| 12:52 | Kentucky | John Zagorac misses the 2nd free throw | 49-28 |
| 12:52 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Blum pulls down the rebound | 49-28 |
| 12:23 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Blum double dribbles | 49-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Herbert Patterson (PG), Keith Wilson (PF) Dennis Woodard, John Zagorac | |
| 12:08 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Blum denies the turnaround by Kenneth Roby | 49-28 |
| 12:06 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Roby | 49-28 |
| 11:43 | Kentucky | William Cokley is hacked by Mark Larson - foul #1 on Mark Larson, team foul #3 | 49-28 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Mark Larson (fresh) SG - Steven Parker (fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. SF - Dean Gleaton (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jeffrey Blum (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Herbert Patterson (fresh) SG - William Cokley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Ridlon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Roby (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Kentucky | William Cokley is fouled on the floor by Steven Parker - foul #1 on Steven Parker, team foul #4 | 49-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jackson Clark (PG) Mark Larson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 11:23 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-28 |
| 11:22 | Kentucky | Herbert Patterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-28 |
| 11:11 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby drills a jumper near the basket set up by Herbert Patterson | 49-30 |
| 10:56 | South Carolina | Keith Wilson blocks the jumper by Steven Parker | 49-30 |
| 10:54 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to William Cokley | 49-30 |
| 10:44 | Kentucky | William Cokley clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-30 |
| 10:42 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox grabs the board | 49-30 |
| 10:37 | South Carolina | Jackson Clark is fouled on the floor by Keith Wilson - foul #2 on Keith Wilson, team foul #5 | 49-30 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jay Beck (PF) Jeffrey Blum | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard (PG), John Zagorac (PF) Herbert Patterson, Keith Wilson | |
| 10:13 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 49-30 |
| 10:11 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Jay Beck | 49-30 |
| 09:44 | South Carolina | Dean Gleaton is hacked by Russell Ridlon - foul #2 on Russell Ridlon, team foul #6 | 49-30 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Willie Rosenblatt (PG), Aaron Horn (SF), Manuel Thomas (C) Jackson Clark, Dean Gleaton, Andrew Cox | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lanny Allums (SG), Keith Wilson (SF), Arthur Giczewski (C) William Cokley, Russell Ridlon, Kenneth Roby | |
| 09:15 | South Carolina | Steven Parker knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-30 |
| 09:02 | Kentucky | Manuel Thomas is called for the reach on Arthur Giczewski - foul #2 on Manuel Thomas, team foul #5 | 52-30 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bobby Parish (SG) Steven Parker | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:50 | Kentucky | Lanny Allums misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Manuel Thomas - foul #3 on Manuel Thomas, team foul #6 | 52-30 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jackson Clark (PG) Bobby Parish | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:50 | Kentucky | Lanny Allums misses the 1st free throw | 52-30 |
| 08:50 | Kentucky | Lanny Allums makes the 2nd free throw | 52-31 |
| 08:36 | South Carolina | Manuel Thomas knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Willie Rosenblatt | 54-31 |
| 08:19 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-34 |
| 07:59 | South Carolina | Manuel Thomas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-34 |
| 07:58 | Kentucky | Arthur Giczewski grabs the defensive rebound | 54-34 |
| 07:54 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Keith Wilson | 54-37 |
| 07:30 | South Carolina | Jay Beck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Steven Parker (SG), Dean Gleaton (SF), Andrew Cox (C) Willie Rosenblatt, Aaron Horn, Manuel Thomas | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Cokley (SG), Russell Ridlon (SF), Kenneth Roby (C) Lanny Allums, John Zagorac, Arthur Giczewski | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jackson Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steven Parker (fresh) 14 pts. 3 stl. SF - Dean Gleaton (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jay Beck (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dennis Woodard (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Cokley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Ridlon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Roby (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Kentucky | Russell Ridlon misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-37 |
| 07:12 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Andrew Cox | 54-37 |
| 06:55 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox loses the dribble to Russell Ridlon | 54-37 |
| 06:38 | Kentucky | William Cokley scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Dennis Woodard | 54-40 |
| 06:20 | South Carolina | Steven Parker can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-40 |
| 06:18 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby pulls down the rebound | 54-40 |
| 06:13 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 54-40 |
| 06:12 | South Carolina | Dean Gleaton grabs the defensive rebound | 54-40 |
| 05:55 | South Carolina | Dennis Woodard is called for the reach on Jackson Clark - foul #4 on Dennis Woodard, team foul #7 | 54-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Manuel Thomas (PF) Jay Beck | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Herbert Patterson (PG), John Zagorac (PF) Dennis Woodard, Keith Wilson | |
| 05:55 | South Carolina | Jackson Clark makes the 1st free throw | 55-40 |
| 05:55 | South Carolina | Jackson Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 56-40 |
| 05:47 | Kentucky | Russell Ridlon misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 56-40 |
| 05:46 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox pulls down the rebound | 56-40 |
| 05:26 | South Carolina | Manuel Thomas loses the dribble to John Zagorac | 56-40 |
| 05:19 | Kentucky | William Cokley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-40 |
| 05:17 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Andrew Cox | 56-40 |
| 04:54 | South Carolina | Dean Gleaton drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-40 |
| 04:38 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 59-40 |
| 04:37 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby snags the offensive board | 59-40 |
| 04:23 | Kentucky | William Cokley scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-43 |
| 04:01 | South Carolina | Dean Gleaton comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 59-43 |
| 03:59 | South Carolina | Steven Parker gets the offensive rebound | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:42 | South Carolina | Steven Parker misses the floater from close range but he's hacked by Russell Ridlon - foul #3 on Russell Ridlon, team foul #8 | 59-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Willie Rosenblatt (PG), Aaron Horn (SF), Jeffrey Blum (C) Jackson Clark, Dean Gleaton, Andrew Cox | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lanny Allums (SG), Jack Fife (SF), Keith Wilson (PF), Arthur Giczewski (C) William Cokley, Russell Ridlon, John Zagorac, Kenneth Roby | |
| 03:42 | South Carolina | Steven Parker misses the 1st free throw | 59-43 |
| 03:42 | South Carolina | Steven Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| 03:42 | Kentucky | Keith Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Kentucky | Jack Fife misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Jeffrey Blum - foul #1 on Jeffrey Blum, team foul #7 | 59-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bobby Parish (SG) Steven Parker | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 03:31 | Kentucky | Jack Fife makes the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 03:31 | Kentucky | Jack Fife makes the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Willie Rosenblatt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bobby Parish (fresh) SF - Aaron Horn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Manuel Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Blum (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Herbert Patterson (fresh) SG - Lanny Allums (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jack Fife (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Giczewski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:02 | South Carolina | Manuel Thomas is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Manuel Thomas, team foul #8 | 59-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Trent Mabry (C) Manuel Thomas | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joe Gilbert (C) Herbert Patterson | |
| 02:48 | Kentucky | Jack Fife connects on the runner from the right block | 59-47 |
| 02:28 | South Carolina | Bobby Parish hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 59-47 |
| 02:27 | Kentucky | Arthur Giczewski grabs the board | 59-47 |
| 02:22 | Kentucky | Keith Wilson connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Jack Fife and the foul's on Jeffrey Blum - foul #2 on Jeffrey Blum, team foul #9 | 59-49 |
| 02:22 | Kentucky | Keith Wilson makes the free throw | 59-50 |
| 02:16 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jackson Clark (PG), Steven Parker (SG), Dean Gleaton (SF), Jay Beck (PF), Andrew Cox (C) Willie Rosenblatt, Bobby Parish, Aaron Horn, Jeffrey Blum, Trent Mabry | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard (PG), William Cokley (SG), Russell Ridlon (SF), John Zagorac (PF), Kenneth Roby (C) Keith Wilson, Lanny Allums, Jack Fife, Arthur Giczewski, Joe Gilbert | |
| 01:56 | South Carolina | Dean Gleaton is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Roby - foul #1 on Kenneth Roby, team foul #9 | 59-50 |
| 01:56 | South Carolina | Dean Gleaton makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 01:56 | South Carolina | Dean Gleaton makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 01:46 | Kentucky | John Zagorac's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Willie Rosenblatt (PG), Bobby Parish (SG), Aaron Horn (SF), Manuel Thomas (PF), Jeffrey Blum (C) Jackson Clark, Steven Parker, Dean Gleaton, Jay Beck, Andrew Cox | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Herbert Patterson (PG), Lanny Allums (SG), Jack Fife (SF), Keith Wilson (PF), Arthur Giczewski (C) Dennis Woodard, William Cokley, Russell Ridlon, John Zagorac, Kenneth Roby | |
| 01:24 | South Carolina | Manuel Thomas scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Aaron Horn | 63-50 |
| 01:17 | Kentucky | Jack Fife double dribbles | 63-50 |
| 00:48 | South Carolina | Bobby Parish can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 63-50 |
| 00:46 | South Carolina | Manuel Thomas snags the offensive board | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | South Carolina | Willie Rosenblatt hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 63-50 |
| 00:20 | South Carolina | Aaron Horn tips it home | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Herbert Patterson is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Herbert Patterson, team foul #10 | 65-50 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Willie Rosenblatt runs out the clock | 65-50 |