The referees assigned to the Kentucky-North Carolina game are Pat Driscoll, Randy McCall and Verne Harris.
Harris and McCall are most known for officiating games in the Mountain West and Western Athletic conferences.
Driscoll is best known for working games in the Big East and Big Ten.

Jerry Tipton of the Lexington Herald- Leader has covered Kentucky basketball since the 1981-82 season. That time includes five coaches, five Final Fours, four athletic directors, two interim athletic directors and many memories. Before coming to Lexington, Tipton worked eight years for the Huntington (W.Va.) Herald-Dispatch. He covered Marshall’s basketball team for two seasons before coming to the Herald-Leader.
