| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Benjamin Morfin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fletcher Wells (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Antonio Conrad (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Potter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Dickerson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jay Silcox (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Hutchinson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Kerr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Noel Connolly (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | William Hutchinson inbounds the ball | 37-38 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Kentucky | Charles Kerr makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Jay Silcox | 37-40 |
| 19:31 | Clemson | Donald Potter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 19:30 | Clemson | Benjamin Morfin tips it back up and in | 39-40 |
| 19:01 | Kentucky | Noel Connolly throws it down on a great pass from Jay Silcox and the foul's on Donald Potter - foul #2 on Donald Potter, team foul #1 | 39-42 |
| 19:01 | Kentucky | Noel Connolly makes the free throw | 39-43 |
| 18:46 | Clemson | Christopher Williams is hacked by Jay Silcox - foul #2 on Jay Silcox, team foul #1 | 39-43 |
| 18:30 | Clemson | Antonio Conrad drills a floater from the left side | 41-43 |
| 18:10 | Kentucky | Charles Kerr loses the ball out of bounds | 41-43 |
| 17:44 | Clemson | Noel Connolly is called for the reach on Antonio Conrad - foul #2 on Noel Connolly, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Clemson | Yo Hong (SF), Vule Habowski (PF) Christopher Williams, Antonio Conrad | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:22 | Clemson | Yo Hong misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-43 |
| 17:20 | Clemson | Donald Potter snags the offensive board | 41-43 |
| 17:08 | Clemson | William Hutchinson denies the turnaround by Vule Habowski | 41-43 |
| 17:06 | Clemson | Donald Potter tips it home | 43-43 |
| 16:40 | Kentucky | William Hutchinson lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Dickerson | 43-45 |
| 16:23 | Clemson | Benjamin Morfin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-45 |
| Subs | Clemson | Erick Fiecke (PG), Christopher Williams (SF), Antonio Conrad (PF), Miles Stilwell (C) Benjamin Morfin, Yo Hong, Vule Habowski, Donald Potter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:16 | Kentucky | James Dickerson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 16:15 | Kentucky | Charles Kerr hits the follow up shot | 43-47 |
| 15:56 | Clemson | Fletcher Wells misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-47 |
| 15:55 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Erick Fiecke | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Erick Fiecke (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Fletcher Wells (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Antonio Conrad (fresh) 4 pts. C - Miles Stilwell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Dickerson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jay Silcox (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Hutchinson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Kerr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Noel Connolly (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:47 | Clemson | William Hutchinson steps in front of the Miles Stilwell pass | 43-47 |
| 15:27 | Kentucky | Noel Connolly is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Noel Connolly, team foul #3 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Clemson | Liang Tang (SG) Fletcher Wells | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 15:06 | Clemson | Liang Tang clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-47 |
| 15:05 | Kentucky | Noel Connolly pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 14:51 | Kentucky | Jay Silcox clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 43-47 |
| 14:49 | Clemson | Miles Stilwell grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 14:27 | Clemson | Antonio Conrad misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 14:26 | Kentucky | Jay Silcox pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 14:20 | Kentucky | Jay Silcox misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 43-47 |
| 14:18 | Kentucky | James Dickerson grabs the offensive board | 43-47 |
| 14:05 | Kentucky | Jay Silcox is fouled on the floor by Liang Tang - foul #4 on Liang Tang, team foul #2 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Clemson | Benjamin Morfin (PG), Fletcher Wells (SG), Yo Hong (SF), Vule Habowski (PF), Donald Potter (C) Erick Fiecke, Liang Tang, Christopher Williams, Antonio Conrad, Miles Stilwell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jack Poole (PG), Elvis Peters (SF), George Hamblin (PF), Alfred Branson (C) James Dickerson, William Hutchinson, Charles Kerr, Noel Connolly | |
| 13:46 | Kentucky | Jay Silcox clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-47 |
| 13:44 | Clemson | Vule Habowski snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 13:40 | Clemson | George Hamblin blocks the short jumper by Benjamin Morfin | 43-47 |
| 13:38 | Kentucky | George Hamblin grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 13:09 | Kentucky | Alfred Branson misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 43-47 |
| 13:08 | Clemson | Donald Potter pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 12:50 | Clemson | Benjamin Morfin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-47 |
| 12:48 | Kentucky | Elvis Peters gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 12:30 | Kentucky | Jay Silcox misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Benjamin Morfin - foul #1 on Benjamin Morfin, team foul #3 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Clemson | Christopher Williams (SF) Yo Hong | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Hutchinson (SF) Elvis Peters | |
| 12:30 | Kentucky | Jay Silcox misses the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 12:30 | Kentucky | Jay Silcox makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 12:13 | Clemson | Donald Potter is whistled for traveling | 43-48 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Uriarte (SG) Jay Silcox | |
| 12:02 | Kentucky | Vule Habowski is called for the reach on George Hamblin - foul #1 on Vule Habowski, team foul #4 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Dickerson (PG), Noel Connolly (C) Jack Poole, Stephen Uriarte | |
| 11:55 | Kentucky | Fletcher Wells is called for the reach on George Hamblin - foul #3 on Fletcher Wells, team foul #5 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Clemson | Antonio Conrad (PF) Vule Habowski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Benjamin Morfin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fletcher Wells (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Antonio Conrad (fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald Potter (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Dickerson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Hamblin (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. SF - William Hutchinson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alfred Branson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Noel Connolly (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | Kentucky | Noel Connolly scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by James Dickerson | 43-50 |
| 11:27 | Clemson | Benjamin Morfin drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-50 |
| 11:09 | Kentucky | James Dickerson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-50 |
| 11:07 | Kentucky | William Hutchinson tips it home | 46-52 |
| 10:53 | Clemson | Benjamin Morfin misses the 3 from the right corner | 46-52 |
| 10:51 | Kentucky | Noel Connolly gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| 10:33 | Kentucky | Noel Connolly knocks in the runner from the left block | 46-54 |
| 10:24 | Clemson | Christopher Williams misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 46-54 |
| 10:22 | Kentucky | Noel Connolly grabs the board | 46-54 |
| 10:04 | Kentucky | George Hamblin clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-54 |
| 10:02 | Kentucky | Noel Connolly grabs the offensive board | 46-54 |
| 09:47 | Kentucky | Benjamin Morfin is called for the reach on James Dickerson - foul #2 on Benjamin Morfin, team foul #6 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Clemson | Erick Fiecke (PG), Yo Hong (SF), Vule Habowski (PF), Miles Stilwell (C) Benjamin Morfin, Christopher Williams, Antonio Conrad, Donald Potter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jack Poole (PG), Jay Silcox (SG), Charles Kerr (PF) James Dickerson, William Hutchinson, Noel Connolly | |
| 09:38 | Kentucky | Jay Silcox hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 46-54 |
| 09:37 | Kentucky | George Hamblin tips it home | 46-56 |
| 09:19 | Clemson | Vule Habowski knocks in the 3 from straight away | 49-56 |
| 08:59 | Kentucky | Charles Kerr misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Vule Habowski - foul #2 on Vule Habowski, team foul #7 | 49-56 |
| 08:59 | Kentucky | Charles Kerr makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 08:59 | Kentucky | Charles Kerr makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 08:40 | Clemson | Miles Stilwell clanks a runner in the lane | 49-58 |
| 08:38 | Kentucky | Alfred Branson snags the defensive board | 49-58 |
| 08:16 | Kentucky | Alfred Branson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-58 |
| 08:14 | Clemson | Vule Habowski pulls down the rebound | 49-58 |
| 08:10 | Clemson | Vule Habowski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-58 |
| 08:09 | Kentucky | Alfred Branson snags the defensive board | 49-58 |
| 08:03 | Kentucky | George Hamblin lays it up and in on a great pass from Jack Poole and the foul's on Yo Hong - foul #3 on Yo Hong, team foul #8 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Clemson | Christopher Williams (SF), Donald Potter (C) Yo Hong, Miles Stilwell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Hutchinson (SF) Jay Silcox | |
| 08:03 | Kentucky | George Hamblin makes the free throw | 49-61 |
| 07:41 | Clemson | Christopher Williams misses the easy layup but he's hacked by George Hamblin - foul #1 on George Hamblin, team foul #4 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Clemson | Benjamin Morfin (PG), Liang Tang (SG), Antonio Conrad (PF) Erick Fiecke, Fletcher Wells, Vule Habowski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Dickerson (PG), Jay Silcox (SG), Noel Connolly (C) Jack Poole, George Hamblin, Alfred Branson | |
| 07:41 | Clemson | Christopher Williams makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 07:41 | Clemson | Christopher Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Benjamin Morfin (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Liang Tang (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Christopher Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Antonio Conrad (fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald Potter (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Dickerson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jay Silcox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Hutchinson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Kerr (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Noel Connolly (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:23 | Kentucky | Charles Kerr is hacked by Antonio Conrad - foul #1 on Antonio Conrad, team foul #9 | 51-61 |
| 07:23 | Kentucky | Charles Kerr misses the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 07:23 | Clemson | Donald Potter pulls down the rebound | 51-61 |
| 07:09 | Clemson | Benjamin Morfin comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-61 |
| 07:08 | Kentucky | Noel Connolly snags the defensive board | 51-61 |
| 06:50 | Kentucky | Jay Silcox lays it in set up by William Hutchinson | 51-63 |
| 06:32 | Clemson | Christopher Williams is fouled on the floor by William Hutchinson - foul #1 on William Hutchinson, team foul #5 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Clemson | Yo Hong (SF) Christopher Williams | |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Hamblin (PF) Charles Kerr | |
| 06:15 | Clemson | Donald Potter clanks a floater from the left side | 51-63 |
| 06:14 | Kentucky | William Hutchinson pulls down the rebound | 51-63 |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | George Hamblin buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Noel Connolly | 51-66 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:38 | Clemson | Benjamin Morfin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-66 |
| 05:36 | Clemson | Antonio Conrad snags the offensive board | 51-66 |
| 05:22 | Clemson | Donald Potter misses the jumpshot from the right side | 51-66 |
| 05:20 | Kentucky | Jay Silcox snags the defensive board | 51-66 |
| 05:13 | Kentucky | Noel Connolly misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-66 |
| 05:12 | Clemson | Donald Potter snags the defensive board | 51-66 |
| 05:04 | Clemson | Donald Potter is hacked by Noel Connolly - foul #4 on Noel Connolly, team foul #6 | 51-66 |
| Subs | Clemson | Erick Fiecke (PG), Christopher Williams (SF), Vule Habowski (PF), Miles Stilwell (C) Benjamin Morfin, Yo Hong, Antonio Conrad, Donald Potter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jack Poole (PG), Elvis Peters (SF), Charles Kerr (PF), Alfred Branson (C) James Dickerson, Jay Silcox, William Hutchinson, Noel Connolly | |
| 04:52 | Clemson | Liang Tang loses the ball out of bounds | 51-66 |
| 04:30 | Kentucky | Alfred Branson hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Miles Stilwell - foul #1 on Miles Stilwell, team foul #10 | 51-66 |
| 04:30 | Kentucky | Alfred Branson misses the 1st free throw | 51-66 |
| 04:30 | Kentucky | Alfred Branson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-67 |
| 04:18 | Clemson | Vule Habowski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-67 |
| 04:16 | Kentucky | Charles Kerr gets the rebound | 51-67 |
| 03:56 | Kentucky | Charles Kerr misses the runner in the paint but the foul's on Vule Habowski - foul #3 on Vule Habowski, team foul #11 | 51-67 |
| 03:56 | Kentucky | Charles Kerr misses the 1st free throw | 51-67 |
| 03:56 | Kentucky | Charles Kerr misses the 2nd free throw | 51-67 |
| 03:56 | Clemson | Vule Habowski grabs the board | 51-67 |
| 03:29 | Clemson | Christopher Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 51-67 |
| 03:28 | Clemson | Miles Stilwell tips it but misses | 51-67 |
| 03:26 | Clemson | Miles Stilwell tips it in | 53-67 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Erick Fiecke (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Liang Tang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Christopher Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Vule Habowski (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Miles Stilwell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jack Poole (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Hamblin (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. SF - Elvis Peters (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Kerr (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Alfred Branson (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Kentucky | Charles Kerr can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Erick Fiecke - foul #2 on Erick Fiecke, team foul #12 | 53-67 |
| Subs | Clemson | Benjamin Morfin (PG), Donald Potter (C) Erick Fiecke, Miles Stilwell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jay Silcox (SG), William Hutchinson (SF) George Hamblin, Elvis Peters | |
| 03:19 | Kentucky | Charles Kerr makes the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 03:19 | Kentucky | Charles Kerr misses the 2nd free throw | 53-68 |
| 03:19 | Clemson | Vule Habowski grabs the board | 53-68 |
| 03:14 | Clemson | Christopher Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-68 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Uriarte (SG), Elvis Peters (SF), George Hamblin (PF) Jay Silcox, William Hutchinson, Charles Kerr | |
| 02:57 | Kentucky | Christopher Williams blocks the jumper by George Hamblin | 53-68 |
| 02:55 | Clemson | Christopher Williams grabs the board | 53-68 |
| 02:42 | Clemson | Liang Tang connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Christopher Williams | 56-68 |
| 02:42 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-68 |
| Subs | Clemson | Fletcher Wells (SG), Antonio Conrad (PF) Liang Tang, Vule Habowski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Dickerson (PG), Jay Silcox (SG), William Hutchinson (SF), Charles Kerr (PF), Noel Connolly (C) Jack Poole, Stephen Uriarte, Elvis Peters, George Hamblin, Alfred Branson | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:19 | Kentucky | Charles Kerr hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from James Dickerson | 56-70 |
| 02:05 | Clemson | William Hutchinson swats the dunk try by Donald Potter | 56-70 |
| 02:03 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Charles Kerr | 56-70 |
| 01:45 | Kentucky | Charles Kerr hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by William Hutchinson | 56-72 |
| 01:27 | Clemson | Noel Connolly takes the ball from Benjamin Morfin | 56-72 |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | William Hutchinson drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-74 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Clemson | Christopher Williams misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-74 |
| 00:51 | Kentucky | Charles Kerr gets the rebound | 56-74 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Kentucky | Donald Potter is called for the reach on Noel Connolly - foul #3 on Donald Potter, team foul #13 | 56-74 |
| Subs | Clemson | Liang Tang (SG) Fletcher Wells | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jack Poole (PG), George Hamblin (SG), Elvis Peters (SF), Alfred Branson (PF) James Dickerson, Jay Silcox, William Hutchinson, Charles Kerr | |
| 00:28 | Kentucky | Noel Connolly makes the 1st free throw | 56-75 |
| 00:28 | Kentucky | Noel Connolly makes the 2nd free throw | 56-76 |
| 00:21 | Clemson | Christopher Williams loses the dribble to Elvis Peters | 56-76 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Jack Poole runs out the clock | 56-76 |