| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Peter Green (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Taylor Eckley (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. SF - Michael Ryles (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leonard Morrow (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Hank Ginyard (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Hammond (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wesley Conklin (fresh) SF - Harold Wafford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Manes (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kansas State | Michael Ryles inbounds the ball | 39-29 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Kansas State | Michael Ryles can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 39-29 |
| 19:51 | South Carolina | Richard Manes grabs the board | 39-29 |
| 19:49 | South Carolina | John Hammond loses the dribble to Peter Green in the backcourt | 39-29 |
| 19:48 | Kansas State | Peter Green throws it down | 41-29 |
| 19:25 | South Carolina | Harold Wafford is fouled on the floor by Michael Ryles - foul #1 on Michael Ryles, team foul #1 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Reed Aliff (SG), Darrell Horner (SF), Edward Peterson (PF), Jack Kelley (C) John Hammond, Wesley Conklin, Harold Wafford, James Thompson, Richard Manes | |
| 19:07 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley comes up short on the shot from close range | 41-29 |
| 19:06 | Kansas State | Peter Green gets the rebound | 41-29 |
| 18:51 | Kansas State | Leonard Morrow is fouled on the floor by Reed Aliff - foul #2 on Reed Aliff, team foul #1 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin (SG), Thomas Hudson (SF) Reed Aliff, Darrell Horner | |
| 18:35 | Kansas State | Peter Green misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Edward Peterson - foul #2 on Edward Peterson, team foul #2 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Reed Aliff (SG), Harold Wafford (SF), Darrell Horner (PF) Wesley Conklin, Thomas Hudson, Edward Peterson | |
| 18:35 | Kansas State | Peter Green makes the 1st free throw | 42-29 |
| 18:35 | Kansas State | Peter Green makes the 2nd free throw | 43-29 |
| 18:18 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner misses the fadeaway from the right side | 43-29 |
| 18:16 | Kansas State | Peter Green snags the defensive board | 43-29 |
| 17:59 | Kansas State | Peter Green comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-29 |
| 17:58 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Harold Wafford | 43-29 |
| 17:51 | South Carolina | Harold Wafford misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-29 |
| 17:49 | South Carolina | Harold Wafford tips it back up and in | 43-31 |
| 17:37 | Kansas State | Hank Ginyard hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 43-31 |
| 17:35 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley snags the defensive board | 43-31 |
| 17:30 | South Carolina | Harold Wafford lays it up and in on a nice dish by Vincent Visosky and he's fouled by Hank Ginyard - foul #3 on Hank Ginyard, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Dale Blair (C) Hank Ginyard | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin (SG), Edward Peterson (PF), Richard Manes (C) Reed Aliff, Darrell Horner, Jack Kelley | |
| 17:30 | South Carolina | Harold Wafford makes the free throw | 43-34 |
| 17:21 | Kansas State | Peter Green drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-34 |
| 17:05 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-34 |
| 17:03 | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky misses the tip | 45-34 |
| 17:01 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Peter Green | 45-34 |
| 16:48 | Kansas State | Michael Ryles misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-34 |
| 16:47 | Kansas State | Taylor Eckley tips it home | 47-34 |
| 16:20 | South Carolina | Harold Wafford misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 47-34 |
| 16:19 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson hits the follow up shot | 47-36 |
| 16:08 | Kansas State | Michael Ryles comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-36 |
| 16:07 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson snags the defensive board | 47-36 |
| 15:58 | South Carolina | Richard Manes hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 47-36 |
| 15:56 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Peter Green | 47-36 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Peter Green (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Taylor Eckley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. SF - Michael Ryles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leonard Morrow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Blair (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Vincent Visosky (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wesley Conklin (fresh) SF - Harold Wafford (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Manes (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:52 | Kansas State | Michael Ryles knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Peter Green | 50-36 |
| 15:31 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-36 |
| 15:30 | Kansas State | Peter Green grabs the board | 50-36 |
| 15:17 | Kansas State | Richard Manes takes the ball from Michael Ryles | 50-36 |
| 15:03 | South Carolina | Michael Ryles steps in front of the Harold Wafford pass | 50-36 |
| 15:00 | Kansas State | Taylor Eckley lays it up and in set up by Michael Ryles | 52-36 |
| 14:55 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Harold Wafford | 52-39 |
| 14:41 | Kansas State | Vincent Visosky steals the ball from Peter Green | 52-39 |
| 14:20 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Vincent Visosky | 52-41 |
| 14:03 | Kansas State | Michael Ryles misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 52-41 |
| 14:01 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson snags the defensive board | 52-41 |
| 13:46 | South Carolina | Richard Manes makes the wide open fadeaway from the right block set up by Edward Peterson out of the doubleteam | 52-43 |
| 13:36 | Kansas State | Leonard Morrow makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Taylor Eckley | 54-43 |
| 13:16 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Vincent Visosky | 54-46 |
| 12:55 | Kansas State | Michael Ryles knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Taylor Eckley | 57-46 |
| 12:47 | South Carolina | Dale Blair is called for the reach on Vincent Visosky - foul #1 on Dale Blair, team foul #3 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Olafemi Emanuel (PG), Timothy Mares (SG), John Anstett (SF), Carlos Burns (PF), Hank Ginyard (C) Peter Green, Taylor Eckley, Michael Ryles, Leonard Morrow, Dale Blair | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG), Richard Harris (SG), Thomas Hudson (SF), James Thompson (PF), Jack Kelley (C) Vincent Visosky, Wesley Conklin, Harold Wafford, Edward Peterson, Richard Manes | |
| 12:25 | South Carolina | Thomas Hudson is hacked by John Anstett - foul #4 on John Anstett, team foul #4 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Jay Horn (SF) John Anstett | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 12:09 | South Carolina | Richard Harris can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Hank Ginyard - foul #4 on Hank Ginyard, team foul #5 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Raymond Erwin (C) Hank Ginyard | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Reed Aliff (SG) John Hammond | |
| 12:09 | South Carolina | Richard Harris misses the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 12:09 | South Carolina | Richard Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 12:09 | Kansas State | Carlos Burns grabs the board | 57-46 |
| 12:04 | Kansas State | Timothy Mares clanks a 3 from the left corner | 57-46 |
| 12:02 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley grabs the board | 57-46 |
| 11:46 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley clanks a 3 from the left wing | 57-46 |
| 11:44 | Kansas State | Jay Horn grabs the board | 57-46 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Olafemi Emanuel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Mares (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jay Horn (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Carlos Burns (fresh) C - Raymond Erwin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Harris (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Reed Aliff (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jack Kelley (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Kansas State | Jay Horn buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-46 |
| 11:02 | South Carolina | Richard Harris drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Jack Kelley | 60-48 |
| 10:40 | Kansas State | Jay Horn misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-48 |
| 10:39 | Kansas State | Carlos Burns gets the offensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 10:19 | Kansas State | Olafemi Emanuel connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 62-48 |
| 10:06 | South Carolina | Richard Harris is hacked by Timothy Mares - foul #1 on Timothy Mares, team foul #6 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Peter Green (PG), Taylor Eckley (SG), Michael Ryles (SF), Leonard Morrow (PF), Dale Blair (C) Olafemi Emanuel, Timothy Mares, Jay Horn, Carlos Burns, Raymond Erwin | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG), Darrell Horner (C) Richard Harris, Jack Kelley | |
| 09:47 | South Carolina | Dale Blair swats the shot by Darrell Horner | 62-48 |
| 09:46 | South Carolina | James Thompson tips it home | 62-50 |
| 09:34 | Kansas State | Peter Green can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 62-50 |
| 09:32 | South Carolina | James Thompson gets the rebound | 62-50 |
| 09:21 | South Carolina | John Hammond clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 62-50 |
| 09:19 | Kansas State | Michael Ryles grabs the board | 62-50 |
| 09:08 | Kansas State | Michael Ryles makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Dale Blair | 65-50 |
| 08:47 | South Carolina | John Hammond is fouled on the floor by Peter Green - foul #1 on Peter Green, team foul #7 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Carlos Burns (C) Dale Blair | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Harris (SG), Jack Kelley (C) Reed Aliff, Thomas Hudson | |
| 08:47 | South Carolina | John Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 08:47 | South Carolina | John Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| 08:25 | Kansas State | Peter Green misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-52 |
| 08:23 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to James Thompson | 65-52 |
| 08:04 | South Carolina | Peter Green steps in front of the Jack Kelley pass | 65-52 |
| 07:51 | Kansas State | Peter Green can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-52 |
| 07:49 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner snags the defensive board | 65-52 |
| 07:30 | South Carolina | Michael Ryles steps in front of the Darrell Horner pass | 65-52 |
| 07:26 | Kansas State | Michael Ryles banks in the layup | 67-52 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Peter Green (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Taylor Eckley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. SF - Michael Ryles (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Leonard Morrow (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Burns (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Hammond (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Harris (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Darrell Horner (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Jack Kelley (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | South Carolina | Richard Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-52 |
| Subs | Kansas State | John Anstett (SF), Hank Ginyard (C) Michael Ryles, Leonard Morrow | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Reed Aliff (SG), Thomas Hudson (SF), Richard Manes (C) Richard Harris, James Thompson, Jack Kelley | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:00 | Kansas State | John Hammond is called for the reach on Peter Green - foul #2 on John Hammond, team foul #3 | 67-52 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Raymond Erwin (PF) Carlos Burns | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin (SG) Reed Aliff | |
| 06:37 | Kansas State | Hank Ginyard drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Raymond Erwin | 69-52 |
| 06:12 | South Carolina | Richard Manes misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 69-52 |
| 06:11 | Kansas State | Hank Ginyard grabs the defensive rebound | 69-52 |
| 05:50 | Kansas State | Hank Ginyard is whistled for traveling | 69-52 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Olafemi Emanuel (PG), Carlos Burns (PF) Peter Green, Raymond Erwin | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Harris (PG), Reed Aliff (SG), Edward Peterson (PF), Jack Kelley (C) John Hammond, Wesley Conklin, Thomas Hudson, Richard Manes | |
| 05:31 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-52 |
| 05:29 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson misses the tip | 69-52 |
| 05:27 | Kansas State | Hank Ginyard pulls down the rebound | 69-52 |
| 05:19 | Kansas State | Olafemi Emanuel buries a shot in the lane and he's fouled by Reed Aliff - foul #3 on Reed Aliff, team foul #4 | 71-52 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Michael Ryles (SG), Leonard Morrow (PF) Taylor Eckley, Carlos Burns | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Harold Wafford (SF), James Thompson (PF) Richard Harris, Darrell Horner, Jack Kelley | |
| 05:19 | Kansas State | Olafemi Emanuel makes the free throw | 72-52 |
| 04:59 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Reed Aliff | 72-54 |
| 04:30 | Kansas State | James Thompson steals the ball from Olafemi Emanuel | 72-54 |
| 04:11 | South Carolina | Harold Wafford buries a shot from the baseline set up by Vincent Visosky | 72-56 |
| 03:49 | Kansas State | Leonard Morrow misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Harold Wafford - foul #1 on Harold Wafford, team foul #5 | 72-56 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Peter Green (PG), Taylor Eckley (SG) Olafemi Emanuel, John Anstett | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG), Richard Harris (SG), Thomas Hudson (SF), Darrell Horner (PF), Jack Kelley (C) Vincent Visosky, Reed Aliff, Harold Wafford, James Thompson, Edward Peterson | |
| 03:49 | Kansas State | Leonard Morrow makes the 1st free throw | 73-56 |
| 03:49 | Kansas State | Leonard Morrow makes the 2nd free throw | 74-56 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:30 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 74-56 |
| 03:29 | Kansas State | Peter Green snags the defensive board | 74-56 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Peter Green (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Taylor Eckley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. SF - Michael Ryles (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Leonard Morrow (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Hank Ginyard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Hammond (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Harris (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darrell Horner (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jack Kelley (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Kansas State | The pull-up jumper by Hank Ginyard is blocked by Darrell Horner | 74-56 |
| 02:58 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to John Hammond | 74-56 |
| 02:45 | South Carolina | Leonard Morrow is called for the reach on Richard Harris - foul #2 on Leonard Morrow, team foul #8 | 74-56 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Olafemi Emanuel (PG), Timothy Mares (SG), Jay Horn (SF), Carlos Burns (PF), Dale Blair (C) Peter Green, Taylor Eckley, Michael Ryles, Leonard Morrow, Hank Ginyard | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin (SG), Edward Peterson (PF), Richard Manes (C) John Hammond, Darrell Horner, Jack Kelley | |
| 02:45 | South Carolina | Richard Harris makes the 1st free throw | 74-57 |
| 02:45 | South Carolina | Richard Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 74-58 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:23 | Kansas State | Jay Horn is fouled on the floor by Richard Manes - foul #1 on Richard Manes, team foul #6 | 74-58 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG), Darrell Horner (SF), James Thompson (PF) Richard Harris, Thomas Hudson, Edward Peterson | |
| 02:02 | Kansas State | Olafemi Emanuel misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 74-58 |
| 02:00 | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin grabs the board | 74-58 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:40 | South Carolina | Richard Manes is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 74-58 |
| 01:39 | South Carolina | Richard Manes tips it in | 74-60 |
| 01:15 | Kansas State | Olafemi Emanuel is called for a charge - foul #1 on Olafemi Emanuel, team foul #9 | 74-60 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Michael Ryles (SG) Timothy Mares | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harold Wafford (SF) Darrell Horner | |
| 00:53 | South Carolina | Richard Manes scores on a floater from the left side set up by Harold Wafford | 74-62 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:28 | Kansas State | Carlos Burns hits a fadeaway from the free throw line and he's hacked by Richard Manes - foul #2 on Richard Manes, team foul #7 | 76-62 |
| 00:28 | Kansas State | Carlos Burns misses the free throw | 76-62 |
| 00:28 | South Carolina | Richard Manes pulls down the rebound | 76-62 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:22 | South Carolina | Richard Manes can't throw it down but he's hacked by Jay Horn - foul #1 on Jay Horn, team foul #10 | 76-62 |
| 00:22 | South Carolina | Richard Manes makes the 1st free throw | 76-63 |
| 00:22 | South Carolina | Richard Manes misses the 2nd free throw | 76-63 |
| 00:22 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Dale Blair | 76-63 |
| 00:00 | Kansas State | Olafemi Emanuel runs out the clock | 76-63 |