| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Hubbard (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mathew Lawson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Kent Monroe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jackie Nova (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Garner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Noles (fresh) SF - Joseph Schultz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Carroll (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Rhone (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Joseph Schultz inbounds the ball | 37-20 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Clemson | William Rhone comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 37-20 |
| 19:49 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-20 |
| 19:34 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 37-20 |
| 19:33 | Clemson | William Rhone snags the defensive board | 37-20 |
| 19:28 | Clemson | John Garner drills a fadeaway from the right side | 37-22 |
| 19:09 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 37-22 |
| 19:07 | Clemson | Joseph Schultz grabs the defensive rebound | 37-22 |
| 18:56 | Clemson | William Rhone knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 37-24 |
| 18:39 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 37-24 |
| 18:37 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-24 |
| 18:28 | Kentucky | Joe Hubbard loses the ball out of bounds | 37-24 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:06 | Clemson | The short jumper by William Rhone is denied by Kent Monroe | 37-24 |
| 18:04 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Mathew Lawson | 37-24 |
| 17:45 | Kentucky | Kent Monroe drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Cory Thompson | 40-24 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 17:17 | Clemson | John Garner can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 40-24 |
| 17:16 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-24 |
| 17:00 | Kentucky | Joe Hubbard misses the easy layup | 40-24 |
| 16:58 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson tips it back up and in | 42-24 |
| 16:47 | Clemson | William Rhone comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 42-24 |
| 16:45 | Kentucky | Joe Hubbard gets the rebound | 42-24 |
| 16:22 | Kentucky | Joe Hubbard loses the dribble to Robert Noles | 42-24 |
| 16:18 | Clemson | Joseph Schultz lays it up and in set up by Robert Noles | 42-26 |
| 15:59 | Kentucky | John Garner steps in front of the Mathew Lawson pass | 42-26 |
| 15:56 | Clemson | Robert Noles slams it home on a great pass from John Garner | 42-28 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Hubbard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mathew Lawson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kent Monroe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Jackie Nova (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Garner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Noles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Schultz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Carroll (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - William Rhone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 42-28 |
| 15:33 | Clemson | William Rhone snags the defensive board | 42-28 |
| 15:12 | Clemson | William Rhone drills a turnaround near the basket set up by Joseph Schultz | 42-30 |
| 15:01 | Kentucky | Joe Hubbard buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Cory Thompson | 44-30 |
| 14:39 | Clemson | The jump hook by Carl Carroll is blocked by Kent Monroe | 44-30 |
| 14:38 | Clemson | Robert Noles gets the offensive rebound | 44-30 |
| 14:28 | Clemson | Joseph Schultz hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 44-30 |
| 14:27 | Clemson | William Rhone tips it home | 44-32 |
| 14:22 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by John Garner - foul #1 on John Garner, team foul #1 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Gibson (PG), Kevin Cagle (SF), Archie Blosser (PF), Christopher Cobb (C) Cory Thompson, Mathew Lawson, Kent Monroe, Jackie Nova | |
| Subs | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt (PG), Brent Deal (SG), Dennis Lyman (SF), Jason Ary (PF), Eric Dey (C) John Garner, Robert Noles, Joseph Schultz, Carl Carroll, William Rhone | |
| 14:04 | Kentucky | Joe Hubbard clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-32 |
| 14:03 | Clemson | Eric Dey gets the rebound | 44-32 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:39 | Clemson | Brent Deal steps out of bounds on the baseline | 44-32 |
| 13:15 | Kentucky | Christopher Cobb misses the easy layup | 44-32 |
| 13:13 | Kentucky | Archie Blosser can't tip it in | 44-32 |
| 13:12 | Clemson | Brent Deal gets the rebound | 44-32 |
| 12:49 | Clemson | Kevin Cagle is called for the reach on Jason Ary - foul #3 on Kevin Cagle, team foul #1 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cory Thompson (SG) Joe Hubbard | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 12:26 | Clemson | Brent Deal is called for 3 seconds | 44-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kent Monroe (PF) Archie Blosser | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 12:05 | Kentucky | Kevin Cagle hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Dennis Lyman - foul #2 on Dennis Lyman, team foul #2 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jackie Nova (C) Christopher Cobb | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Noles (SG), Carl Carroll (PF) Brent Deal, Jason Ary | |
| 12:05 | Kentucky | Kevin Cagle makes the 1st free throw | 45-32 |
| 12:05 | Kentucky | Kevin Cagle makes the 2nd free throw | 46-32 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:41 | Clemson | Eric Dey can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 46-32 |
| 11:39 | Kentucky | Kent Monroe gets the rebound | 46-32 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kevin Cagle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kent Monroe (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - Jackie Nova (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Scott Eckhardt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Noles (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dennis Lyman (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Carl Carroll (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Eric Dey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Kentucky | Kevin Cagle comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 46-32 |
| 11:15 | Clemson | Eric Dey gets the rebound | 46-32 |
| 11:02 | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Christopher Gibson - foul #2 on Christopher Gibson, team foul #2 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson (SG), Archie Blosser (PF) Christopher Gibson, Kevin Cagle | |
| Subs | Clemson | Brent Deal (SF), William Rhone (C) Dennis Lyman, Eric Dey | |
| 11:02 | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt makes the free throw | 46-35 |
| 10:40 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Mathew Lawson | 49-35 |
| 10:31 | Clemson | Brent Deal can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-35 |
| 10:30 | Kentucky | Archie Blosser grabs the defensive rebound | 49-35 |
| 10:26 | Kentucky | Kent Monroe misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Brent Deal - foul #3 on Brent Deal, team foul #3 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Cobb (C) Jackie Nova | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Garner (PG), Jason Ary (PF) Scott Eckhardt, Carl Carroll | |
| 10:26 | Kentucky | Kent Monroe makes the 1st free throw | 50-35 |
| 10:26 | Kentucky | Kent Monroe misses the 2nd free throw | 50-35 |
| 10:26 | Clemson | William Rhone gets the rebound | 50-35 |
| 10:11 | Clemson | William Rhone connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Jason Ary | 50-37 |
| 09:47 | Kentucky | Kent Monroe buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Mathew Lawson | 53-37 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:24 | Clemson | Jason Ary is whistled for a carry | 53-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Cagle (SF) Kent Monroe | |
| Subs | Clemson | Joseph Schultz (SF), Eric Dey (C) Robert Noles, William Rhone | |
| 09:03 | Kentucky | Kevin Cagle hits a runner from the right block set up by Archie Blosser | 55-37 |
| 08:50 | Clemson | Eric Dey can't finish the layup | 55-37 |
| 08:49 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Christopher Cobb | 55-37 |
| 08:43 | Kentucky | Christopher Cobb misses the floater in the lane | 55-37 |
| 08:41 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson tips it in | 57-37 |
| 08:30 | Clemson | Eric Dey connects on the driving attempt from the left block and he's hacked by Christopher Cobb - foul #1 on Christopher Cobb, team foul #3 | 57-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Gibson (PG), Joe Hubbard (SG), Kent Monroe (PF), Jackie Nova (C) Cory Thompson, Mathew Lawson, Archie Blosser, Christopher Cobb | |
| Subs | Clemson | Carl Carroll (PF) Jason Ary | |
| 08:30 | Clemson | Eric Dey misses the free throw | 57-39 |
| 08:30 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kent Monroe | 57-39 |
| 08:12 | Kentucky | Kevin Cagle lays it up and in on a great pass from Christopher Gibson and the foul's on Brent Deal - foul #4 on Brent Deal, team foul #4 | 59-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Noles (SG) Brent Deal | |
| 08:12 | Kentucky | Kevin Cagle makes the free throw | 60-39 |
| 07:55 | Clemson | John Garner misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-39 |
| 07:54 | Kentucky | Kent Monroe grabs the board | 60-39 |
| 07:36 | Kentucky | Kevin Cagle clanks a floater in the paint | 60-39 |
| 07:35 | Kentucky | Kevin Cagle snags the offensive board | 60-39 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Hubbard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kevin Cagle (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kent Monroe (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. C - Jackie Nova (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Garner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Noles (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Schultz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Carroll (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Eric Dey (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Kentucky | Kevin Cagle misses short on a runner in the lane | 60-39 |
| 07:13 | Kentucky | Kent Monroe snags the offensive board | 60-39 |
| 07:00 | Kentucky | Kent Monroe can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Carl Carroll - foul #3 on Carl Carroll, team foul #5 | 60-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cory Thompson (SG), Mathew Lawson (SF) Joe Hubbard, Kevin Cagle | |
| Subs | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt (PG), Dennis Lyman (SF), William Rhone (C) John Garner, Joseph Schultz, Eric Dey | |
| 07:00 | Kentucky | Kent Monroe makes the 1st free throw | 61-39 |
| 07:00 | Kentucky | Kent Monroe misses the 2nd free throw | 61-39 |
| 07:00 | Clemson | The rebound goes to William Rhone | 61-39 |
| 06:50 | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt is called for traveling | 61-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Archie Blosser (PF) Kent Monroe | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jason Ary (PF) Carl Carroll | |
| 06:36 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova's fadeaway is rejected by Jason Ary | 61-39 |
| 06:35 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson misses the tip | 61-39 |
| 06:33 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson tips it back up and in | 63-39 |
| 06:14 | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 63-41 |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Cory Thompson and he's fouled by Robert Noles - foul #3 on Robert Noles, team foul #6 | 65-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Cagle (SF), Christopher Cobb (C) Christopher Gibson, Jackie Nova | |
| Subs | Clemson | Brent Deal (SG) Robert Noles | |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson makes the free throw | 66-41 |
| 05:36 | Clemson | Brent Deal misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 66-41 |
| 05:34 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson grabs the board | 66-41 |
| 05:15 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-41 |
| 05:13 | Clemson | Jason Ary gets the rebound | 66-41 |
| 05:00 | Clemson | Dennis Lyman is fouled on the floor by Christopher Cobb - foul #2 on Christopher Cobb, team foul #4 | 66-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kent Monroe (PF) Archie Blosser | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Garner (PG), Joseph Schultz (SF), Carl Carroll (PF), Eric Dey (C) Scott Eckhardt, Dennis Lyman, Jason Ary, William Rhone | |
| 04:50 | Clemson | Brent Deal connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by John Garner | 66-44 |
| 04:28 | Kentucky | Kevin Cagle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-44 |
| 04:28 | Clemson | The refs have stopped play. Brent Deal is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. His finger is completely bent. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 66-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Gibson (PG), Jackie Nova (C) Mathew Lawson, Christopher Cobb | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Noles (SG) Brent Deal | |
| 04:17 | Clemson | Eric Dey scores on a floater from the right block | 66-46 |
| 03:57 | Kentucky | Eric Dey swats the dunk try by Jackie Nova | 66-46 |
| 03:55 | Clemson | Robert Noles grabs the defensive rebound | 66-46 |
| 03:48 | Clemson | Eric Dey is hacked by Jackie Nova - foul #2 on Jackie Nova, team foul #5 | 66-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson (SF) Kevin Cagle | |
| Subs | Clemson | Dennis Lyman (SF) Joseph Schultz | |
| 03:42 | Clemson | Eric Dey knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 66-48 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 66-48 |
| 03:18 | Clemson | Eric Dey gets the rebound | 66-48 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SF - Mathew Lawson (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kent Monroe (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. C - Jackie Nova (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Garner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Noles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Dennis Lyman (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Carl Carroll (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Dey (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Clemson | The jump hook by Eric Dey is blocked by Jackie Nova | 66-48 |
| 03:02 | Clemson | Robert Noles grabs the offensive rebound | 66-48 |
| 02:50 | Clemson | John Garner clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 66-48 |
| 02:49 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jackie Nova | 66-48 |
| 02:36 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jackie Nova | 69-48 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:23 | Clemson | John Garner is fouled on the floor by Cory Thompson - foul #1 on Cory Thompson, team foul #6 | 69-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joe Hubbard (SG), Kevin Cagle (SF), Christopher Cobb (C) Cory Thompson, Mathew Lawson, Jackie Nova | |
| Subs | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt (PG), Joseph Schultz (SF), Jason Ary (PF), William Rhone (C) John Garner, Dennis Lyman, Carl Carroll, Eric Dey | |
| 02:13 | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-51 |
| 01:53 | Kentucky | William Rhone is called for the reach on Christopher Gibson - foul #3 on William Rhone, team foul #7 | 69-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson (SF), Jackie Nova (C) Kevin Cagle, Christopher Cobb | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Garner (PG), Carl Carroll (PF) Scott Eckhardt, Jason Ary | |
| 01:53 | Kentucky | Christopher Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 70-51 |
| 01:53 | Kentucky | Christopher Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-51 |
| 01:38 | Clemson | Carl Carroll blows the layup but he's hacked by Joe Hubbard - foul #2 on Joe Hubbard, team foul #7 | 71-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cory Thompson (PG) Christopher Gibson | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 01:38 | Clemson | Carl Carroll misses the 1st free throw | 71-51 |
| 01:38 | Clemson | Carl Carroll misses the 2nd free throw | 71-51 |
| 01:38 | Kentucky | Kent Monroe grabs the board | 71-51 |
| 01:19 | Kentucky | Kent Monroe knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Mathew Lawson and he's fouled by Carl Carroll - foul #4 on Carl Carroll, team foul #8 | 73-51 |
| 01:19 | Kentucky | Kent Monroe makes the free throw | 74-51 |
| 01:00 | Clemson | William Rhone misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Kent Monroe - foul #1 on Kent Monroe, team foul #8 | 74-51 |
| 01:00 | Clemson | William Rhone makes the 1st free throw | 74-52 |
| 01:00 | Clemson | William Rhone makes the 2nd free throw | 74-53 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson makes the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Kent Monroe | 76-53 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Clemson | Cory Thompson picks off the pass by Joseph Schultz | 76-53 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Mathew Lawson and the foul's on Joseph Schultz - foul #2 on Joseph Schultz, team foul #9 | 78-53 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova makes the free throw | 79-53 |
| 00:04 | Clemson | Joseph Schultz hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 79-53 |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson snags the defensive board | 79-53 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson runs out the clock | 79-53 |