| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ernesto Rodriguez (fresh) SG - Earle Monroe (fresh) SF - Marshall Collins (fresh) PF - Aaron Lang (fresh) C - Robert Hara (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) SG - Colin Faller (fresh) SF - Dale Cunningham (fresh) PF - Dyzek Ziegler (fresh) C - James Green (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Dyzek Ziegler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Kentucky | Earle Monroe picks off the pass by Dyzek Ziegler | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Clemson | Earle Monroe banks in the layup | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Kentucky | Ernesto Rodriguez picks off the pass by Dyzek Ziegler | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Clemson | Ernesto Rodriguez comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Clemson | Aaron Lang tips it in | 4-0 |
| 19:04 | Kentucky | James Green makes the runner from the baseline set up by Dikembe Akiyama | 4-2 |
| 18:43 | Clemson | Earle Monroe is hacked by Colin Faller - foul #1 on Colin Faller, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:26 | Clemson | Robert Hara is fouled on the floor by James Green - foul #1 on James Green, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 18:12 | Clemson | Dale Cunningham is called for the reach on Earle Monroe - foul #1 on Dale Cunningham, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| 17:51 | Clemson | Marshall Collins knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Earle Monroe | 6-2 |
| 17:34 | Kentucky | Dale Cunningham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-2 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Orlando Hoosier (SG), Samuel Alderete (SF), William Moore (C) Colin Faller, Dale Cunningham, James Green | |
| 17:20 | Clemson | Dikembe Akiyama takes the ball from Aaron Lang | 6-2 |
| 17:15 | Kentucky | Dikembe Akiyama misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-2 |
| 17:14 | Clemson | Robert Hara grabs the board | 6-2 |
| 16:55 | Clemson | Earle Monroe makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Aaron Lang | 9-2 |
| 16:28 | Kentucky | Samuel Alderete is hacked by Robert Hara - foul #1 on Robert Hara, team foul #1 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Clemson | Harold Mason (PG), Michael Pepe (SG), Calvin Slocum (SF), Brad Moss (PF) Ernesto Rodriguez, Earle Monroe, Marshall Collins, Aaron Lang | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Colin Faller (SG), Justin Davis (SF) Dikembe Akiyama, Dyzek Ziegler | |
| 16:18 | Kentucky | Samuel Alderete hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Justin Davis and he's fouled by Brad Moss - foul #1 on Brad Moss, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Clemson | Matthew Krause (C) Robert Hara | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:18 | Kentucky | Samuel Alderete misses the free throw | 9-4 |
| 16:18 | Clemson | Matthew Krause grabs the defensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 15:56 | Clemson | William Moore is called for the reach on Matthew Krause - foul #1 on William Moore, team foul #4 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dale Cunningham (SF), James Green (C) Justin Davis, William Moore | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Harold Mason (fresh) SG - Michael Pepe (fresh) SF - Calvin Slocum (fresh) PF - Brad Moss (fresh) C - Matthew Krause (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Orlando Hoosier (fresh) SG - Colin Faller (fresh) SF - Dale Cunningham (fresh) PF - Samuel Alderete (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Green (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Clemson | Matthew Krause misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 9-4 |
| 15:38 | Kentucky | Samuel Alderete grabs the board | 9-4 |
| 15:21 | Kentucky | Dale Cunningham misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 9-4 |
| 15:20 | Kentucky | Colin Faller hits the follow up shot | 9-6 |
| 15:15 | Clemson | Michael Pepe makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Calvin Slocum | 12-6 |
| 14:56 | Kentucky | Samuel Alderete misses the dunk but he's fouled by Brad Moss - foul #2 on Brad Moss, team foul #3 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ernesto Rodriguez (PG), Earle Monroe (SG), Aaron Lang (PF), Robert Hara (C) Harold Mason, Calvin Slocum, Brad Moss, Matthew Krause | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dikembe Akiyama (PG), Dyzek Ziegler (PF) Colin Faller, Dale Cunningham | |
| 14:56 | Kentucky | Samuel Alderete makes the 1st free throw | 12-7 |
| 14:56 | Kentucky | Samuel Alderete makes the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 14:43 | Clemson | Aaron Lang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-8 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Himeronim Zeiler (SG), Justin Davis (SF) Orlando Hoosier, Samuel Alderete | |
| 14:35 | Kentucky | James Green's fadeaway is rejected by Aaron Lang | 12-8 |
| 14:34 | Clemson | Robert Hara gets the rebound | 12-8 |
| 14:15 | Clemson | James Green swats the short shot by Robert Hara | 12-8 |
| 14:13 | Clemson | Aaron Lang tips it back up and in | 14-8 |
| 14:08 | Kentucky | Himeronim Zeiler clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 14-8 |
| 14:07 | Kentucky | Justin Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 14-8 |
| 13:49 | Kentucky | Himeronim Zeiler can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 14-8 |
| 13:48 | Clemson | Michael Pepe pulls down the rebound | 14-8 |
| 13:28 | Clemson | Robert Hara misses badly on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Himeronim Zeiler - foul #1 on Himeronim Zeiler, team foul #5 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Clemson | Marshall Collins (SF) Michael Pepe | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Colin Faller (SG), Dale Cunningham (SF), Samuel Alderete (C) Himeronim Zeiler, Justin Davis, James Green | |
| 13:28 | Clemson | Robert Hara makes the 1st free throw | 15-8 |
| 13:28 | Clemson | Robert Hara misses the 2nd free throw | 15-8 |
| 13:28 | Kentucky | Dale Cunningham grabs the board | 15-8 |
| 13:15 | Kentucky | Samuel Alderete hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 15-8 |
| 13:14 | Kentucky | Samuel Alderete grabs the offensive board | 15-8 |
| 12:53 | Kentucky | Dyzek Ziegler misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Aaron Lang - foul #1 on Aaron Lang, team foul #4 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Clemson | Harold Mason (PG), Matthew Krause (PF) Ernesto Rodriguez, Aaron Lang | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Orlando Hoosier (PG) Dikembe Akiyama | |
| 12:53 | Kentucky | Dyzek Ziegler makes the 1st free throw | 15-9 |
| 12:53 | Kentucky | Dyzek Ziegler makes the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 12:40 | Clemson | Dale Cunningham swats the layup by Marshall Collins | 15-10 |
| 12:39 | Clemson | Marshall Collins tips it in | 17-10 |
| 12:31 | Kentucky | Colin Faller hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 17-10 |
| 12:30 | Kentucky | Dyzek Ziegler misses the tip | 17-10 |
| 12:29 | Clemson | Marshall Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 17-10 |
| 12:08 | Clemson | Earle Monroe comes up short on the runner in the paint | 17-10 |
| 12:07 | Kentucky | Dale Cunningham grabs the board | 17-10 |
| 12:02 | Kentucky | Dyzek Ziegler is fouled on the floor by Matthew Krause - foul #1 on Matthew Krause, team foul #5 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Pepe (PG), Calvin Slocum (PF) Harold Mason, Robert Hara | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Moore (PF), Donald Holmes (C) Dyzek Ziegler, Samuel Alderete | |
| 11:54 | Kentucky | Colin Faller hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Marshall Collins - foul #1 on Marshall Collins, team foul #6 | 17-10 |
| 11:54 | Kentucky | Colin Faller makes the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 11:54 | Kentucky | Colin Faller makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Michael Pepe (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Earle Monroe (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marshall Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Calvin Slocum (fresh) C - Matthew Krause (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Orlando Hoosier (fresh) SG - Colin Faller (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dale Cunningham (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Moore (fresh) C - Donald Holmes (fresh) | |
| 11:52 | Clemson | Michael Pepe travels in the backcourt | 17-12 |
| 11:40 | Kentucky | Orlando Hoosier knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-15 |
| 11:15 | Clemson | Earle Monroe comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 17-15 |
| 11:14 | Kentucky | Dale Cunningham gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| 11:03 | Kentucky | Orlando Hoosier is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Orlando Hoosier, team foul #6 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ernesto Rodriguez (PG), Aaron Lang (PF), Robert Hara (C) Earle Monroe, Marshall Collins, Matthew Krause | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dikembe Akiyama (PG), Samuel Alderete (SF), James Green (C) Colin Faller, Dale Cunningham, Donald Holmes | |
| 10:54 | Clemson | Robert Hara misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-15 |
| 10:53 | Kentucky | Dikembe Akiyama pulls down the rebound | 17-15 |
| 10:36 | Kentucky | Dikembe Akiyama buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James Green | 17-18 |
| 10:14 | Clemson | Robert Hara makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Calvin Slocum | 19-18 |
| 09:55 | Kentucky | Ernesto Rodriguez picks off the pass by James Green | 19-18 |
| 09:47 | Clemson | Aaron Lang jams it on a great pass from Ernesto Rodriguez and he's hacked by William Moore - foul #2 on William Moore, team foul #7 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Clemson | Earle Monroe (SG) Calvin Slocum | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Colin Faller (SG), Justin Davis (SF), Dyzek Ziegler (PF) Orlando Hoosier, Samuel Alderete, William Moore | |
| 09:47 | Clemson | Aaron Lang makes the free throw | 22-18 |
| 09:25 | Kentucky | Aaron Lang picks off the pass by Colin Faller | 22-18 |
| 09:11 | Clemson | Michael Pepe makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ernesto Rodriguez | 25-18 |
| 08:49 | Kentucky | Colin Faller is called for traveling | 25-18 |
| Subs | Clemson | Harold Mason (PG), Marshall Collins (SF), Calvin Slocum (PF), Matthew Krause (C) Ernesto Rodriguez, Michael Pepe, Aaron Lang, Robert Hara | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dale Cunningham (SF), Samuel Alderete (C) Justin Davis, James Green | |
| 08:31 | Clemson | Matthew Krause misses badly on a shot from the right block | 25-18 |
| 08:30 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Marshall Collins | 25-18 |
| 08:07 | Clemson | Marshall Collins's pass is intercepted by Samuel Alderete | 25-18 |
| 08:03 | Kentucky | Colin Faller misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-18 |
| 08:01 | Clemson | Matthew Krause grabs the board | 25-18 |
| 07:55 | Clemson | Marshall Collins is hacked by Samuel Alderete - foul #1 on Samuel Alderete, team foul #8 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Hara (C) Earle Monroe | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Orlando Hoosier (PG), Himeronim Zeiler (SG) Dikembe Akiyama, Colin Faller | |
| 07:55 | Clemson | Marshall Collins makes the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 07:55 | Clemson | Marshall Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 27-18 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Harold Mason (fresh) SG - Calvin Slocum (fresh) SF - Marshall Collins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Krause (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Hara (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Orlando Hoosier (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Himeronim Zeiler (fresh) SF - Dale Cunningham (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Dyzek Ziegler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Samuel Alderete (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Kentucky | Orlando Hoosier buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Dale Cunningham | 27-20 |
| 07:24 | Clemson | Matthew Krause is fouled on the floor by Dyzek Ziegler - foul #1 on Dyzek Ziegler, team foul #9 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ernesto Rodriguez (PG), Michael Pepe (SG) Harold Mason, Calvin Slocum | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Holmes (C) Samuel Alderete | |
| 07:24 | Clemson | Matthew Krause makes the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 07:24 | Clemson | Matthew Krause makes the 2nd free throw | 29-20 |
| 07:17 | Kentucky | Donald Holmes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-20 |
| 07:16 | Clemson | Marshall Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 29-20 |
| 07:00 | Clemson | Orlando Hoosier steals it from Michael Pepe | 29-20 |
| 06:40 | Kentucky | Himeronim Zeiler is hacked by Marshall Collins - foul #2 on Marshall Collins, team foul #7 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Clemson | Earle Monroe (SG), Aaron Lang (PF) Marshall Collins, Matthew Krause | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Colin Faller (SG), Justin Davis (SF), Tracy Sager (PF), James Green (C) Orlando Hoosier, Dale Cunningham, Dyzek Ziegler, Donald Holmes | |
| 06:40 | Kentucky | Himeronim Zeiler makes the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 06:40 | Kentucky | Himeronim Zeiler makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 06:19 | Clemson | Earle Monroe is whistled for traveling | 29-22 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dikembe Akiyama (PG) Himeronim Zeiler | |
| 05:58 | Kentucky | James Green is whistled for a carry | 29-22 |
| Subs | Clemson | Calvin Slocum (SF) Ernesto Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Alderete (PF) Tracy Sager | |
| 05:45 | Clemson | Aaron Lang loses the dribble to Dikembe Akiyama | 29-22 |
| 05:41 | Kentucky | Dikembe Akiyama hits the finger roll | 29-24 |
| 05:34 | Clemson | Earle Monroe misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 29-24 |
| 05:33 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Samuel Alderete | 29-24 |
| 05:29 | Kentucky | Justin Davis comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 29-24 |
| 05:28 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to James Green | 29-24 |
| 05:13 | Kentucky | Justin Davis misses short on a jumper from the right side | 29-24 |
| 05:11 | Clemson | Robert Hara grabs the defensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 04:52 | Clemson | Calvin Slocum knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Pepe | 32-24 |
| 04:33 | Kentucky | Earle Monroe steals the ball from Justin Davis | 32-24 |
| 04:30 | Clemson | Michael Pepe lays it in on a nice dish by Earle Monroe | 34-24 |
| 04:15 | Kentucky | Calvin Slocum is called for the reach on Justin Davis - foul #1 on Calvin Slocum, team foul #8 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ernesto Rodriguez (PG), Derrick Dolan (SF), Matthew Krause (C) Michael Pepe, Earle Monroe, Robert Hara | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Orlando Hoosier (SG), Dale Cunningham (SF), Dyzek Ziegler (PF), Donald Holmes (C) Dikembe Akiyama, Colin Faller, Samuel Alderete, James Green | |
| 04:15 | Kentucky | Justin Davis makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 04:15 | Kentucky | Justin Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 04:15 | Clemson | Aaron Lang grabs the board | 34-25 |
| 03:56 | Clemson | Calvin Slocum buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Ernesto Rodriguez | 37-25 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ernesto Rodriguez (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Calvin Slocum (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Derrick Dolan (fresh) PF - Aaron Lang (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Krause (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Justin Davis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Orlando Hoosier (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dale Cunningham (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Dyzek Ziegler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Holmes (fresh) | |
| 03:35 | Kentucky | Justin Davis makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dale Cunningham | 37-28 |
| 03:22 | Clemson | Donald Holmes takes the ball from Calvin Slocum | 37-28 |
| 03:03 | Kentucky | Dyzek Ziegler blows the layup | 37-28 |
| 03:02 | Clemson | Aaron Lang gets the rebound | 37-28 |
| 02:55 | Clemson | Derrick Dolan comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 37-28 |
| 02:53 | Clemson | Aaron Lang can't tip it in | 37-28 |
| 02:51 | Kentucky | Dale Cunningham gets the rebound | 37-28 |
| 02:44 | Kentucky | Dyzek Ziegler is fouled on the floor by Aaron Lang - foul #2 on Aaron Lang, team foul #9 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Clemson | Earle Monroe (SG), Marshall Collins (SF), Brad Moss (PF), Michael Pepe (C) Calvin Slocum, Derrick Dolan, Aaron Lang, Matthew Krause | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dikembe Akiyama (PG), Samuel Alderete (C) Justin Davis, Donald Holmes | |
| 02:44 | Kentucky | Dyzek Ziegler makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 02:44 | Kentucky | Dyzek Ziegler makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 02:30 | Clemson | Dale Cunningham steals the ball from Marshall Collins | 37-30 |
| 02:06 | Kentucky | Dale Cunningham misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 02:04 | Kentucky | Dale Cunningham pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 01:54 | Kentucky | Orlando Hoosier hits a floater from the right side set up by Dikembe Akiyama and he's hacked by Ernesto Rodriguez - foul #1 on Ernesto Rodriguez, team foul #10 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Hara (C) Ernesto Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Colin Faller (SG), James Green (C) Dikembe Akiyama, Dale Cunningham | |
| 01:54 | Kentucky | Orlando Hoosier makes the free throw | 37-33 |
| 01:34 | Clemson | Brad Moss is called for traveling | 37-33 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dikembe Akiyama (PG), William Moore (PF) Orlando Hoosier, Dyzek Ziegler | |
| 01:19 | Kentucky | James Green misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Brad Moss - foul #3 on Brad Moss, team foul #11 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Clemson | Harold Mason (PG), Matthew Krause (PF) Michael Pepe, Brad Moss | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:19 | Kentucky | James Green makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 01:19 | Kentucky | James Green makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 01:04 | Clemson | Earle Monroe can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 37-35 |
| 01:02 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to William Moore | 37-35 |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | James Green misses badly on a runner in the lane | 37-35 |
| 00:42 | Clemson | Matthew Krause snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 00:22 | Clemson | Marshall Collins knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Hara | 39-35 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | Harold Mason picks off the pass by William Moore | 39-35 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Harold Mason misses long on a halfcourt shot | 39-35 |