| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Smith (fresh) SG - Jonathon French (fresh) SF - Xing-Fu Yen (fresh) PF - Robert Larsen (fresh) C - Phillip Mercer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Claycomb (fresh) SG - William Brown (fresh) SF - George Snyder (fresh) PF - Randall Toussaint (fresh) C - Leland Cook (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Randall Toussaint 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) | |
| 19:41 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Phillip Mercer | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Kentucky | Jonathon French blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | South Carolina | Randall Toussaint pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | South Carolina | William Brown can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Kentucky | James Smith snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Kentucky | George Snyder swats the dunk try by James Smith | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen tips it in | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | South Carolina | Leland Cook's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Larsen | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | South Carolina | Randall Toussaint gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:17 | South Carolina | Jonathon French steals it from Richard Claycomb | 2-0 |
| 18:01 | Kentucky | Richard Claycomb takes the ball from Xing-Fu Yen | 2-0 |
| 17:57 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb lays it in | 2-2 |
| 17:40 | Kentucky | James Smith's pass is intercepted by Richard Claycomb | 2-2 |
| 17:36 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb hits the finger roll | 2-4 |
| 17:21 | Kentucky | Phillip Mercer misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-4 |
| 17:20 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 17:15 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb makes the jump hook near the basket and he's fouled by Xing-Fu Yen - foul #1 on Xing-Fu Yen, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kyle Hillis (PF) Randall Toussaint | |
| 17:15 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb misses the free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:15 | Kentucky | Robert Larsen snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 16:55 | Kentucky | James Smith misses the shot near the basket | 2-6 |
| 16:54 | South Carolina | Leland Cook gets the rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:36 | South Carolina | George Snyder knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Brown | 2-8 |
| 16:19 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen is fouled on the floor by William Brown - foul #1 on William Brown, team foul #1 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Erik Drain (SG), Michael Mapp (PF), Gary Valerio (C) Jonathon French, Robert Larsen, Phillip Mercer | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo (PG), Ronald Bone (SG), Brian Lossett (SF), Mark Quick (C) Richard Claycomb, William Brown, George Snyder, Leland Cook | |
| 16:00 | Kentucky | Gary Valerio misses the dunk | 2-8 |
| 15:59 | Kentucky | Michael Mapp hits the follow up shot | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Smith (fresh) SG - Erik Drain (fresh) SF - Xing-Fu Yen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Mapp (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Valerio (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ken Costanzo (fresh) SG - Ronald Bone (fresh) SF - Brian Lossett (fresh) PF - Kyle Hillis (fresh) C - Mark Quick (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-11 |
| 15:38 | Kentucky | James Smith hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Xing-Fu Yen and he's hacked by Mark Quick - foul #1 on Mark Quick, team foul #2 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Benjamin Wood (C) Xing-Fu Yen | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Randall Toussaint (PF) Mark Quick | |
| 15:38 | Kentucky | James Smith makes the free throw | 7-11 |
| 15:12 | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Ronald Bone | 7-13 |
| 14:49 | Kentucky | James Smith knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Gary Valerio | 9-13 |
| 14:33 | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Billy Mier (PG), Jonathon French (SG), Xing-Fu Yen (SF), Robert Larsen (PF), Phillip Mercer (C) James Smith, Erik Drain, Gary Valerio, Michael Mapp, Benjamin Wood | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb (PG), William Brown (SG), George Snyder (SF), Leland Cook (C) Ken Costanzo, Ronald Bone, Brian Lossett, Kyle Hillis | |
| 14:23 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 11-13 |
| 13:56 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 11-13 |
| 13:55 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Randall Toussaint | 11-13 |
| 13:40 | South Carolina | Leland Cook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Mark Quick (PF) Randall Toussaint | |
| 13:22 | Kentucky | Robert Larsen misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-13 |
| 13:21 | South Carolina | Leland Cook pulls down the rebound | 11-13 |
| 13:15 | South Carolina | Billy Mier is called for the reach on Richard Claycomb - foul #1 on Billy Mier, team foul #2 | 11-13 |
| 13:10 | South Carolina | Leland Cook misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-13 |
| 13:08 | Kentucky | Billy Mier gets the rebound | 11-13 |
| 12:57 | Kentucky | Phillip Mercer double dribbles | 11-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kyle Hillis (PF) Mark Quick | |
| 12:45 | South Carolina | George Snyder is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on George Snyder, team foul #3 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Smith (PG) Billy Mier | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 12:25 | Kentucky | Phillip Mercer can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 11-13 |
| 12:23 | South Carolina | Kyle Hillis gets the rebound | 11-13 |
| 12:04 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb is fouled on the floor by Phillip Mercer - foul #1 on Phillip Mercer, team foul #3 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Erik Drain (SG), Gary Valerio (SF), Michael Mapp (PF), Benjamin Wood (C) Jonathon French, Xing-Fu Yen, Robert Larsen, Phillip Mercer | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo (SG), Ronald Bone (SF), Randall Toussaint (PF) William Brown, George Snyder, Leland Cook | |
| 11:55 | South Carolina | Benjamin Wood steals it from Randall Toussaint | 11-13 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Erik Drain (fresh) SF - Gary Valerio (fresh) PF - Michael Mapp (fresh) 2 pts. C - Benjamin Wood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Claycomb (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ken Costanzo (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Bone (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Randall Toussaint (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kyle Hillis (fresh) | |
| 11:50 | Kentucky | James Smith makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Erik Drain | 13-13 |
| 11:30 | South Carolina | Randall Toussaint is fouled on the floor by Michael Mapp - foul #1 on Michael Mapp, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Brian Lossett (SF), Mark Quick (C) Richard Claycomb, Kyle Hillis | |
| 11:05 | South Carolina | Randall Toussaint misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 13-13 |
| 11:04 | Kentucky | Michael Mapp snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| 10:42 | Kentucky | Erik Drain misses the jumper from the right wing | 13-13 |
| 10:41 | Kentucky | James Smith gets the offensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 10:22 | Kentucky | Gary Valerio misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 13-13 |
| 10:20 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Valerio | 13-13 |
| 10:07 | Kentucky | Brian Lossett denies the turnaround by Gary Valerio | 13-13 |
| 10:05 | South Carolina | Randall Toussaint pulls down the rebound | 13-13 |
| 09:50 | South Carolina | Michael Mapp blocks the jumper by Randall Toussaint | 13-13 |
| 09:48 | Kentucky | Benjamin Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 09:27 | Kentucky | Benjamin Wood misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 13-13 |
| 09:26 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Ken Costanzo | 13-13 |
| 08:57 | South Carolina | Mark Quick misses the fadeaway from the right side | 13-13 |
| 08:56 | Kentucky | James Smith snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| 08:37 | Kentucky | Erik Drain makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Mapp | 15-13 |
| 08:20 | South Carolina | Brian Lossett scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 15-15 |
| 08:09 | Kentucky | Erik Drain misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 15-15 |
| 08:08 | Kentucky | Gary Valerio can't tip it in | 15-15 |
| 08:07 | South Carolina | Brian Lossett gets the rebound | 15-15 |
| 07:53 | South Carolina | Brian Lossett is whistled for a carry | 15-15 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Billy Mier (PG), Jonathon French (SG), Xing-Fu Yen (SF), Robert Larsen (PF), Phillip Mercer (C) James Smith, Erik Drain, Gary Valerio, Michael Mapp, Benjamin Wood | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb (PG), William Brown (SG), George Snyder (SF), Kyle Hillis (PF), Leland Cook (C) Ken Costanzo, Ronald Bone, Brian Lossett, Randall Toussaint, Mark Quick | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Billy Mier (fresh) SG - Jonathon French (fresh) SF - Xing-Fu Yen (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Larsen (fresh) C - Phillip Mercer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Claycomb (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Snyder (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kyle Hillis (fresh) C - Leland Cook (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 15-15 |
| 07:37 | Kentucky | Robert Larsen grabs the offensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 07:25 | Kentucky | Jonathon French scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-15 |
| 07:15 | South Carolina | Kyle Hillis's fadeaway is rejected by Phillip Mercer | 18-15 |
| 07:14 | Kentucky | Jonathon French gets the rebound | 18-15 |
| 06:53 | Kentucky | Robert Larsen can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 18-15 |
| 06:52 | South Carolina | Leland Cook gets the rebound | 18-15 |
| 06:34 | South Carolina | Kyle Hillis misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 18-15 |
| 06:33 | South Carolina | George Snyder grabs the offensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 06:17 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-15 |
| 06:04 | Kentucky | Leland Cook is called for the reach on Billy Mier - foul #1 on Leland Cook, team foul #4 | 18-15 |
| 05:48 | Kentucky | Phillip Mercer's pass is intercepted by William Brown | 18-15 |
| 05:34 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Leland Cook | 18-17 |
| 05:17 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-17 |
| 05:16 | South Carolina | George Snyder grabs the board | 18-17 |
| 05:00 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-17 |
| 04:58 | Kentucky | Billy Mier grabs the board | 18-17 |
| 04:41 | Kentucky | Jonathon French hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-17 |
| 04:40 | Kentucky | Phillip Mercer grabs the offensive rebound | 18-17 |
| 04:29 | Kentucky | Phillip Mercer steps out of bounds on the baseline | 18-17 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Smith (PG), Erik Drain (SG), Michael Mapp (PF), Gary Valerio (C) Billy Mier, Jonathon French, Robert Larsen, Phillip Mercer | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo (PG), Ronald Bone (SG), Brian Lossett (SF), Randall Toussaint (PF), Mark Quick (C) Richard Claycomb, William Brown, George Snyder, Kyle Hillis, Leland Cook | |
| 04:07 | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo is hacked by Gary Valerio - foul #1 on Gary Valerio, team foul #5 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Benjamin Wood (C) Xing-Fu Yen | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 03:51 | South Carolina | Brian Lossett drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Bone | 18-20 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Smith (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Erik Drain (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Valerio (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Mapp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Wood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ken Costanzo (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ronald Bone (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Brian Lossett (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Randall Toussaint (fresh) 4 reb. C - Mark Quick (fresh) | |
| 03:44 | Kentucky | Brian Lossett is called for the reach on Gary Valerio - foul #1 on Brian Lossett, team foul #5 | 18-20 |
| 03:31 | Kentucky | The short jumper by James Smith is denied by Randall Toussaint | 18-20 |
| 03:30 | South Carolina | Brian Lossett snags the defensive board | 18-20 |
| 03:26 | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo banks in the layup on a great pass from Randall Toussaint | 18-22 |
| 03:11 | Kentucky | James Smith misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Mark Quick - foul #2 on Mark Quick, team foul #6 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen (SF) Benjamin Wood | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb (PG), William Brown (SG), George Snyder (SF), Leland Cook (C) Ken Costanzo, Ronald Bone, Brian Lossett, Mark Quick | |
| 03:11 | Kentucky | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 03:11 | Kentucky | James Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 03:11 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Randall Toussaint | 19-22 |
| 03:00 | South Carolina | Randall Toussaint makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Leland Cook and the foul's on Michael Mapp - foul #2 on Michael Mapp, team foul #6 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jonathon French (SG), Phillip Mercer (C) Erik Drain, Gary Valerio | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 03:00 | South Carolina | Randall Toussaint makes the free throw | 19-25 |
| 02:49 | Kentucky | James Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 19-25 |
| 02:48 | Kentucky | Jonathon French tips it in | 21-25 |
| 02:40 | South Carolina | Randall Toussaint is hacked by Michael Mapp - foul #3 on Michael Mapp, team foul #7 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Larsen (PF) Michael Mapp | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 02:40 | South Carolina | Randall Toussaint misses the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 02:40 | Kentucky | Robert Larsen gets the rebound | 21-25 |
| 02:25 | Kentucky | Jonathon French's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kyle Hillis (PF) Randall Toussaint | |
| 02:11 | South Carolina | Kyle Hillis can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Larsen - foul #1 on Robert Larsen, team foul #8 | 21-25 |
| 02:11 | South Carolina | Kyle Hillis makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 02:11 | South Carolina | Kyle Hillis makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 01:57 | Kentucky | James Smith comes up short on the shot in the lane | 21-27 |
| 01:56 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Phillip Mercer | 21-27 |
| 01:41 | Kentucky | Jonathon French buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by James Smith | 23-27 |
| 01:16 | South Carolina | James Smith steals the ball from Kyle Hillis | 23-27 |
| 01:13 | Kentucky | Jonathon French banks in the layup on a great pass from James Smith | 25-27 |
| 01:09 | South Carolina | Jonathon French steps in front of the Leland Cook pass | 25-27 |
| 00:55 | Kentucky | Jonathon French misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-27 |
| 00:54 | South Carolina | Leland Cook gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| 00:51 | South Carolina | Jonathon French is called for the reach on Richard Claycomb in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jonathon French, team foul #9 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Billy Mier (PG), Erik Drain (SG), Gary Valerio (SF), Ian Roberts (PF), Benjamin Wood (C) James Smith, Jonathon French, Xing-Fu Yen, Robert Larsen, Phillip Mercer | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo (SG), Ronald Bone (SF), Randall Toussaint (PF) William Brown, George Snyder, Leland Cook | |
| 00:51 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 00:51 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb misses the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 00:51 | Kentucky | Gary Valerio gets the rebound | 25-28 |
| 00:38 | Kentucky | Erik Drain comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ken Costanzo - foul #1 on Ken Costanzo, team foul #7 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Brian Lossett (SF) Richard Claycomb | |
| 00:38 | Kentucky | Erik Drain makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 00:38 | Kentucky | Erik Drain misses the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 00:38 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Kyle Hillis | 26-28 |
| 00:22 | South Carolina | Ronald Bone's pass is intercepted by Gary Valerio | 26-28 |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Benjamin Wood misses short on a floater from close range but the foul's on Kyle Hillis - foul #1 on Kyle Hillis, team foul #8 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Mark Quick (C) Kyle Hillis | |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Benjamin Wood misses the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Benjamin Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 00:01 | South Carolina | Ronald Bone scores on a shot from the left side | 27-30 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Gary Valerio hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 27-30 |