| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Montgomery (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Charles Grimes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lewis Worley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jess Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Goff (fresh) SF - Richard Browder (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Chi Huang (fresh) 2 pts. C - Walter Ray (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kansas | Charles Grimes inbounds the ball | 28-34 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-34 |
| 19:35 | South Carolina | Clarence Goff pulls down the rebound | 28-34 |
| 19:06 | South Carolina | Clarence Goff is fouled on the floor by Lewis Worley - foul #2 on Lewis Worley, team foul #1 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (PG), Ralph Ware (SG), Sekan Aoki (PF), James Young (C) Thomas Johnson, Thomas Montgomery, Lewis Worley, Jess Davis | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 18:48 | South Carolina | Richard Gill picks off the pass by John Smith | 28-34 |
| 18:25 | Kansas | Ralph Ware clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-34 |
| 18:24 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Richard Browder | 28-34 |
| 18:00 | South Carolina | John Smith clanks a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on James Young - foul #2 on James Young, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Kansas | Lewis Worley (PF), Jess Davis (C) Sekan Aoki, James Young | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 18:00 | South Carolina | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 18:00 | South Carolina | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 17:35 | Kansas | Richard Gill hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Ralph Ware | 31-36 |
| 17:06 | South Carolina | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 17:05 | South Carolina | Clarence Goff tips it in | 31-38 |
| 16:46 | Kansas | Richard Gill misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-38 |
| 16:45 | South Carolina | Chi Huang gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 16:20 | South Carolina | John Smith comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 31-38 |
| 16:18 | Kansas | Charles Grimes pulls down the rebound | 31-38 |
| 16:13 | Kansas | Ralph Ware makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Richard Gill | 34-38 |
| 15:54 | South Carolina | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-38 |
| 15:53 | Kansas | Richard Gill grabs the board | 34-38 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Richard Gill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Ware (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Grimes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lewis Worley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jess Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Goff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Browder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chi Huang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Walter Ray (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Kansas | John Smith steps in front of the Jess Davis pass | 34-38 |
| 15:24 | South Carolina | John Smith clanks a floater from the left side | 34-38 |
| 15:22 | Kansas | Richard Gill pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 15:16 | Kansas | Richard Gill buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Ralph Ware | 37-38 |
| 14:53 | South Carolina | Richard Browder misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 14:51 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Ray | 37-38 |
| 14:27 | South Carolina | John Smith drills a shot from the right wing set up by Clarence Goff | 37-40 |
| 14:16 | Kansas | Ralph Ware misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 14:15 | South Carolina | Clarence Goff grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 14:10 | South Carolina | John Smith misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 14:09 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Lewis Worley | 37-40 |
| 13:48 | Kansas | Jess Davis clanks a fadeaway from close range | 37-40 |
| 13:47 | South Carolina | Chi Huang pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 13:29 | South Carolina | Chi Huang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-40 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Johnson (PG), Thomas Montgomery (SG), Sekan Aoki (SF), James Young (PF), Sidney Higgins (C) Richard Gill, Ralph Ware, Charles Grimes, Lewis Worley, Jess Davis | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Costa (PG), Robert Longoria (SG), Bradley Coburn (SF), Wilfred Lobato (PF), Kevin Raffa (C) John Smith, Clarence Goff, Richard Browder, Chi Huang, Walter Ray | |
| 13:14 | Kansas | Sidney Higgins travels with the ball | 37-40 |
| 12:47 | South Carolina | Kevin Raffa hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bradley Coburn | 37-42 |
| 12:29 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Longoria - foul #1 on Robert Longoria, team foul #1 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (SF) Sekan Aoki | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 12:29 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 12:29 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 12:00 | South Carolina | Kevin Raffa can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 39-42 |
| 11:58 | South Carolina | Ariel Costa gets the offensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 11:43 | South Carolina | Sidney Higgins swats the short shot by Kevin Raffa | 39-42 |
| 11:41 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Thomas Montgomery | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Montgomery (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Richard Gill (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Young (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Sidney Higgins (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ariel Costa (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Longoria (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Coburn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Wilfred Lobato (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Raffa (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Kansas | James Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-42 |
| Subs | Kansas | Charles Grimes (SF) Richard Gill | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 11:15 | South Carolina | Robert Longoria is called for traveling | 39-42 |
| Subs | Kansas | Sekan Aoki (SF) Charles Grimes | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 10:53 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Montgomery and he's fouled by Kevin Raffa - foul #2 on Kevin Raffa, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Kansas | Charles Grimes (SF) Sekan Aoki | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Chi Huang (PF) Wilfred Lobato | |
| 10:53 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson makes the free throw | 42-42 |
| 10:30 | South Carolina | Robert Longoria can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 10:28 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn tips it in | 42-44 |
| 10:19 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 10:18 | Kansas | Sidney Higgins tips it home | 44-44 |
| 10:03 | South Carolina | James Young steps in front of the Kevin Raffa pass | 44-44 |
| 09:59 | Kansas | The pull-up jumper by Thomas Johnson is blocked by Kevin Raffa | 44-44 |
| 09:57 | Kansas | Charles Grimes pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 09:40 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Thomas Montgomery and the foul's on Robert Longoria - foul #2 on Robert Longoria, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (SF), Lewis Worley (PF), Jess Davis (C) Charles Grimes, James Young, Sidney Higgins | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Smith (PG), Clarence Goff (SG), Richard Browder (SF), Wilfred Lobato (PF) Ariel Costa, Robert Longoria, Bradley Coburn, Chi Huang | |
| 09:40 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson makes the free throw | 47-44 |
| 09:18 | South Carolina | Kevin Raffa hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Jess Davis - foul #2 on Jess Davis, team foul #3 | 47-44 |
| 09:18 | South Carolina | Kevin Raffa misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 09:18 | South Carolina | Kevin Raffa makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 08:59 | Kansas | Jess Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | Kansas | Ralph Ware (SG), Sekan Aoki (PF), Sidney Higgins (C) Thomas Montgomery, Lewis Worley, Jess Davis | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Walter Ray (C) Kevin Raffa | |
| 08:36 | South Carolina | The pull-up jumper by John Smith is blocked by Sidney Higgins | 47-45 |
| 08:35 | Kansas | Sekan Aoki snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 08:29 | Kansas | Richard Gill can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 47-45 |
| 08:28 | South Carolina | Walter Ray gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 07:59 | South Carolina | John Smith connects on the floater from the right side | 47-47 |
| 07:37 | Kansas | Sekan Aoki misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-47 |
| 07:35 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Richard Browder | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Thomas Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Ralph Ware (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Gill (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Sekan Aoki (fresh) C - Sidney Higgins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Goff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Browder (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wilfred Lobato (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Walter Ray (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:10 | South Carolina | Ralph Ware steals it from Clarence Goff | 47-47 |
| 07:06 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ralph Ware | 49-47 |
| 06:51 | South Carolina | John Smith clanks a runner near the basket | 49-47 |
| 06:49 | Kansas | Ralph Ware pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 06:38 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-47 |
| 06:37 | Kansas | Sidney Higgins gets the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 06:18 | Kansas | Wilfred Lobato is called for the reach on Thomas Johnson - foul #1 on Wilfred Lobato, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery (PG), Charles Grimes (SF), Lewis Worley (PF), Jess Davis (C) Thomas Johnson, Richard Gill, Sekan Aoki, Sidney Higgins | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Costa (PG), Robert Longoria (SG), Bradley Coburn (SF), Chi Huang (PF), Kevin Raffa (C) John Smith, Clarence Goff, Richard Browder, Wilfred Lobato, Walter Ray | |
| 06:08 | Kansas | Jess Davis misses short on a runner from the baseline | 49-47 |
| 06:06 | Kansas | Charles Grimes gets the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 05:53 | Kansas | Jess Davis misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 49-47 |
| 05:52 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Kevin Raffa | 49-47 |
| 05:39 | South Carolina | Robert Longoria knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Bradley Coburn | 49-50 |
| 05:23 | Kansas | Ralph Ware scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-50 |
| 05:04 | South Carolina | Robert Longoria scores on a 3 from the right corner | 52-53 |
| 04:53 | Kansas | Ralph Ware misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 04:51 | Kansas | Lewis Worley tips it but misses | 52-53 |
| 04:50 | Kansas | Jess Davis can't tip it in | 52-53 |
| 04:48 | South Carolina | Kevin Raffa pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 04:40 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-53 |
| 04:39 | Kansas | Jess Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 04:33 | Kansas | Jess Davis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ralph Ware | 54-53 |
| 04:11 | South Carolina | Robert Longoria can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-53 |
| 04:10 | Kansas | Jess Davis snags the defensive board | 54-53 |
| 04:06 | Kansas | Ralph Ware misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Kevin Raffa - foul #3 on Kevin Raffa, team foul #5 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Johnson (PG), James Young (PF) Thomas Montgomery, Lewis Worley | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Browder (SF) Bradley Coburn | |
| 04:06 | Kansas | Ralph Ware makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 04:06 | Kansas | Ralph Ware makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 04:06 | Kansas | Ralph Ware makes the 3rd free throw | 57-53 |
| 03:44 | South Carolina | Kevin Raffa's pass is intercepted by Jess Davis | 57-53 |
| 03:33 | Kansas | Charles Grimes can't connect on a floater from the left side | 57-53 |
| 03:32 | South Carolina | Richard Browder grabs the board | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Thomas Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Ralph Ware (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Charles Grimes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Young (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jess Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ariel Costa (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Longoria (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Browder (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chi Huang (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Raffa (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:14 | South Carolina | Jess Davis steals it from Chi Huang | 57-53 |
| 02:54 | Kansas | Robert Longoria picks off the pass by James Young | 57-53 |
| 02:54 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-53 |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (PG), Thomas Montgomery (SG), Lewis Worley (PF) Thomas Johnson, Ralph Ware, Jess Davis | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clarence Goff (SG), Walter Ray (C) Robert Longoria, Kevin Raffa | |
| 02:41 | South Carolina | Ariel Costa misses long on a 3 from straight away | 57-53 |
| 02:39 | Kansas | James Young pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| 02:26 | Kansas | Richard Gill makes the floater from the right wing | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:13 | South Carolina | Ariel Costa hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 02:11 | Kansas | Lewis Worley gets the rebound | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 01:57 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by James Young | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 01:39 | South Carolina | Walter Ray misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-53 |
| 01:37 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Richard Gill | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 01:08 | Kansas | Richard Gill can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-53 |
| 01:07 | South Carolina | Richard Browder grabs the board | 61-53 |
| 01:03 | South Carolina | Walter Ray scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ariel Costa | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:57 | Kansas | Richard Gill is hacked by Chi Huang - foul #1 on Chi Huang, team foul #6 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Johnson (PG), Jess Davis (C) Charles Grimes, James Young | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:54 | Kansas | Clarence Goff is called for the reach on Thomas Montgomery - foul #2 on Clarence Goff, team foul #7 | 61-55 |
| 00:54 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:54 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:50 | South Carolina | Clarence Goff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-55 |
| 00:47 | Kansas | Clarence Goff is called for the reach on Thomas Montgomery in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clarence Goff, team foul #8 | 63-55 |
| 00:47 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:47 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:41 | South Carolina | Chi Huang knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-58 |
| 00:38 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery is hacked by Clarence Goff in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clarence Goff, team foul #9 | 65-58 |
| 00:38 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:38 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:32 | South Carolina | Clarence Goff misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-58 |
| 00:31 | Kansas | Richard Gill grabs the defensive rebound | 67-58 |
| 00:28 | Kansas | Ariel Costa is called for the reach on Richard Gill in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ariel Costa, team foul #10 | 67-58 |
| 00:28 | Kansas | Richard Gill misses the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:28 | Kansas | Richard Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:21 | South Carolina | Richard Browder double dribbles | 68-58 |
| Subs | Kansas | Ralph Ware (SG), Sekan Aoki (SF), James Young (PF), Sidney Higgins (C) Thomas Johnson, Thomas Montgomery, Lewis Worley, Jess Davis | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Kansas | Richard Gill runs out the clock | 68-58 |