| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Eric Gardner (fresh) SG - Jon Price (fresh) SF - Bryan Gage (fresh) PF - Chris Vasser (fresh) C - Gregory Scranton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Christopher Martino (fresh) SG - Steve Kennedy (fresh) SF - James Spruill (fresh) PF - Frankie Godines (fresh) C - Raymond Dunaway (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Yale | Raymond Dunaway wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Yale | Frankie Godines misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Yale | Raymond Dunaway tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Clemson | Bryan Gage misses the easy open layup | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | Clemson | Jon Price gets the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Clemson | Chris Vasser double dribbles | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Yale | Steve Kennedy buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Eric Gardner - foul #1 on Eric Gardner, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:55 | Yale | Steve Kennedy makes the free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:33 | Clemson | Bryan Gage comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-5 |
| 18:32 | Yale | Frankie Godines pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:28 | Yale | Christopher Martino comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-5 |
| 18:26 | Yale | Raymond Dunaway grabs the offensive board | 0-5 |
| 18:15 | Yale | Frankie Godines knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Christopher Martino | 0-7 |
| 17:46 | Clemson | Eric Gardner buries a shot from the right side set up by Jon Price | 2-7 |
| 17:28 | Yale | James Spruill is whistled for traveling | 2-7 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Yale | Stanley Richer (PG), George Brock (SG), Steve Wolfe (SF), Billy Zechman (PF), Peter Belle (C) Christopher Martino, Steve Kennedy, James Spruill, Frankie Godines, Raymond Dunaway | |
| 17:15 | Clemson | Peter Belle blocks the short jumper by Chris Vasser | 2-7 |
| 17:14 | Clemson | Jon Price can't tip it in | 2-7 |
| 17:13 | Yale | Steve Wolfe grabs the defensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 17:03 | Yale | Stanley Richer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-7 |
| 17:01 | Yale | Peter Belle snags the offensive board | 2-7 |
| 16:43 | Yale | George Brock can't throw it down | 2-7 |
| 16:42 | Clemson | Bryan Gage grabs the board | 2-7 |
| 16:27 | Clemson | Bryan Gage is open and buries a jumpshot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Steve Wolfe - foul #1 on Steve Wolfe, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ivan Golembeski (PG), James Curtiss (SF), Francis Stalter (C) Eric Gardner, Chris Vasser, Gregory Scranton | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 16:27 | Clemson | Bryan Gage makes the free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:07 | Yale | George Brock clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 16:05 | Clemson | Francis Stalter grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 15:48 | Clemson | Jon Price's fadeaway is rejected by Peter Belle | 5-7 |
| 15:47 | Yale | Steve Wolfe snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ivan Golembeski (fresh) SG - Jon Price (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - James Curtiss (fresh) PF - Bryan Gage (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Francis Stalter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Stanley Richer (fresh) SG - George Brock (fresh) SF - Steve Wolfe (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Billy Zechman (fairly fresh) C - Peter Belle (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 15:41 | Yale | Stanley Richer buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by George Brock | 5-10 |
| 15:13 | Clemson | Bryan Gage connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Ivan Golembeski | 8-10 |
| 15:09 | Yale | George Brock knocks in the shot from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 15:02 | Clemson | Ivan Golembeski is hacked by Stanley Richer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stanley Richer, team foul #2 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Clemson | Eric Gardner (PG), Chris Vasser (PF), Gregory Scranton (C) Jon Price, Bryan Gage, Francis Stalter | |
| Subs | Yale | Christopher Martino (PG), Steve Kennedy (SG), James Spruill (SF), Frankie Godines (PF), Hugh Carleton (C) Stanley Richer, George Brock, Steve Wolfe, Billy Zechman, Peter Belle | |
| 14:51 | Clemson | Hugh Carleton swats the dunk try by Eric Gardner | 8-12 |
| 14:50 | Clemson | Gregory Scranton can't tip it in | 8-12 |
| 14:48 | Clemson | Eric Gardner tips it but misses | 8-12 |
| 14:46 | Yale | The rebound goes to Steve Kennedy | 8-12 |
| 14:40 | Yale | Steve Kennedy knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Frankie Godines | 8-14 |
| 14:11 | Clemson | James Curtiss buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Gardner | 10-14 |
| 13:48 | Yale | Frankie Godines throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-14 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jon Price (SG), Bryan Gage (SF), Francis Stalter (C) Ivan Golembeski, James Curtiss, Gregory Scranton | |
| Subs | Yale | Stanley Richer (PG), Richard Day (C) Christopher Martino, James Spruill | |
| 13:27 | Clemson | Chris Vasser misses the wide open runner from the right block | 10-14 |
| 13:26 | Yale | Stanley Richer snags the defensive board | 10-14 |
| 13:17 | Yale | Hugh Carleton's fadeaway is rejected by Francis Stalter | 10-14 |
| 13:16 | Clemson | Francis Stalter pulls down the rebound | 10-14 |
| 13:12 | Clemson | Jon Price loses the dribble to Steve Kennedy in the backcourt | 10-14 |
| 12:55 | Yale | Francis Stalter steals the ball from Frankie Godines | 10-14 |
| 12:31 | Clemson | Bryan Gage buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 13-14 |
| 12:06 | Yale | Stanley Richer can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-14 |
| 12:05 | Yale | Hugh Carleton tips it home | 13-16 |
| 11:55 | Clemson | Eric Gardner is called for 10 seconds | 13-16 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ivan Golembeski (SG), Gregory Scranton (C) Jon Price, Francis Stalter | |
| Subs | Yale | Christopher Martino (PG), George Brock (SG), James Spruill (SF), Billy Zechman (PF), Raymond Dunaway (C) Stanley Richer, Steve Kennedy, Hugh Carleton, Frankie Godines, Richard Day | |
| 11:34 | Yale | Billy Zechman is fouled on the floor by Gregory Scranton - foul #1 on Gregory Scranton, team foul #2 | 13-16 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Eric Gardner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Golembeski (fresh) SF - Bryan Gage (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Chris Vasser (fairly fresh) C - Gregory Scranton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Christopher Martino (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Brock (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Spruill (fresh) PF - Billy Zechman (fresh) C - Raymond Dunaway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Yale | Eric Gardner steals it from James Spruill | 13-16 |
| 11:18 | Clemson | Bryan Gage banks in the layup set up by Eric Gardner | 15-16 |
| 11:05 | Yale | George Brock lays it in on a great pass from Billy Zechman and the foul's on Ivan Golembeski - foul #1 on Ivan Golembeski, team foul #3 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jon Price (SG), James Curtiss (SF) Eric Gardner, Bryan Gage | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 11:05 | Yale | George Brock makes the free throw | 15-19 |
| 10:44 | Clemson | Jon Price misses the floater in the paint but he's hacked by George Brock - foul #1 on George Brock, team foul #3 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Yale | Frankie Godines (PF), Peter Belle (C) Billy Zechman, Raymond Dunaway | |
| 10:44 | Clemson | Jon Price makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 10:44 | Clemson | Jon Price makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 10:18 | Yale | George Brock's layup is rejected by Chris Vasser | 17-19 |
| 10:16 | Clemson | Gregory Scranton grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 09:51 | Clemson | James Curtiss hits a wide open 3 from the right wing | 20-19 |
| 09:36 | Yale | James Spruill banks in the layup and he's hacked by James Curtiss - foul #1 on James Curtiss, team foul #4 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Clemson | Eric Gardner (PG), Bryan Gage (SF) Ivan Golembeski, James Curtiss | |
| Subs | Yale | Stanley Richer (PG), Richard Day (PF), Raymond Dunaway (C) Christopher Martino, Frankie Godines, Peter Belle | |
| 09:36 | Yale | James Spruill misses the free throw | 20-21 |
| 09:36 | Clemson | Gregory Scranton pulls down the rebound | 20-21 |
| 09:13 | Clemson | Eric Gardner misses badly on a floater from the left side | 20-21 |
| 09:11 | Clemson | Jon Price tips it in | 22-21 |
| 09:02 | Yale | James Spruill is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on James Spruill, team foul #4 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Clemson | Francis Stalter (PF) Chris Vasser | |
| Subs | Yale | Steve Wolfe (SF), Billy Zechman (PF) James Spruill, Raymond Dunaway | |
| 08:41 | Clemson | Stanley Richer is called for the reach on Eric Gardner - foul #2 on Stanley Richer, team foul #5 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ivan Golembeski (SG) Jon Price | |
| Subs | Yale | Christopher Martino (PG) Stanley Richer | |
| 08:12 | Clemson | Eric Gardner's floater is knocked away by Billy Zechman | 22-21 |
| 08:10 | Yale | Billy Zechman snags the defensive board | 22-21 |
| 08:01 | Yale | Billy Zechman is fouled on the floor by Francis Stalter - foul #1 on Francis Stalter, team foul #5 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Curtiss (SF) Bryan Gage | |
| Subs | Yale | Steve Kennedy (SG), Hugh Carleton (PF), Raymond Dunaway (C) George Brock, Billy Zechman, Richard Day | |
| 07:41 | Yale | Steve Wolfe misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Curtiss - foul #2 on James Curtiss, team foul #6 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jon Price (SG), Bryan Gage (SF), Chris Vasser (PF) Ivan Golembeski, James Curtiss, Francis Stalter | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 07:41 | Yale | Steve Wolfe misses the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 07:41 | Yale | Steve Wolfe misses the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 07:41 | Clemson | Chris Vasser grabs the defensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 07:12 | Clemson | Jon Price makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Eric Gardner | 24-21 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Eric Gardner (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jon Price (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Bryan Gage (tiring) 11 pts. PF - Chris Vasser (tiring) C - Gregory Scranton (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Christopher Martino (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steve Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steve Wolfe (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Hugh Carleton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Dunaway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Yale | Steve Wolfe connects on the jumper from the right wing | 24-23 |
| 06:46 | Clemson | Chris Vasser is fouled on the floor by Raymond Dunaway - foul #1 on Raymond Dunaway, team foul #6 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ivan Golembeski (PG) Eric Gardner | |
| Subs | Yale | George Brock (PG), James Spruill (SF), Frankie Godines (PF), Peter Belle (C) Christopher Martino, Steve Wolfe, Hugh Carleton, Raymond Dunaway | |
| 06:32 | Clemson | Gregory Scranton is by himself and knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Ivan Golembeski | 26-23 |
| 06:17 | Yale | James Spruill can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-23 |
| 06:16 | Yale | Steve Kennedy grabs the offensive board | 26-23 |
| 06:05 | Yale | George Brock misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Ivan Golembeski - foul #2 on Ivan Golembeski, team foul #7 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Clemson | Eric Gardner (PG), Francis Stalter (PF) Ivan Golembeski, Chris Vasser | |
| Subs | Yale | Richard Day (SF) James Spruill | |
| 06:05 | Yale | George Brock misses the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 06:05 | Yale | George Brock misses the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 06:05 | Clemson | Francis Stalter gets the rebound | 26-23 |
| 06:00 | Clemson | Bryan Gage travels in the backcourt | 26-23 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Yale | Christopher Martino (PG) Steve Kennedy | |
| 05:55 | Yale | George Brock is fouled on the floor by Jon Price - foul #1 on Jon Price, team foul #8 | 26-23 |
| 05:55 | Yale | George Brock misses the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 05:55 | Clemson | Bryan Gage grabs the board | 26-23 |
| 05:36 | Clemson | Bryan Gage misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-23 |
| 05:35 | Yale | George Brock snags the defensive board | 26-23 |
| 05:26 | Yale | George Brock hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Peter Belle | 26-25 |
| 04:57 | Clemson | Frankie Godines swats the layup by Eric Gardner | 26-25 |
| 04:55 | Yale | Peter Belle grabs the defensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 04:48 | Yale | Peter Belle misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Eric Gardner - foul #2 on Eric Gardner, team foul #9 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ivan Golembeski (PG), Chris Vasser (PF) Eric Gardner, Gregory Scranton | |
| Subs | Yale | Steve Kennedy (SG), Hugh Carleton (SF), Billy Zechman (PF) George Brock, Richard Day, Frankie Godines | |
| 04:48 | Yale | Peter Belle makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 04:48 | Yale | Peter Belle makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 04:23 | Clemson | Bryan Gage is fouled on the floor by Peter Belle - foul #1 on Peter Belle, team foul #7 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Yale | James Spruill (SF) Peter Belle | |
| 04:23 | Clemson | Bryan Gage makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 04:23 | Clemson | Bryan Gage makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 04:03 | Yale | James Spruill comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 04:02 | Clemson | Francis Stalter gets the rebound | 28-27 |
| 03:43 | Clemson | Jon Price makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Ivan Golembeski | 30-27 |
| 03:21 | Yale | Christopher Martino misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 03:20 | Clemson | Ivan Golembeski gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| 03:01 | Clemson | Hugh Carleton steals it from Jon Price | 30-27 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ivan Golembeski (fairly fresh) SG - Jon Price (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Bryan Gage (tired) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris Vasser (tiring) C - Francis Stalter (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Christopher Martino (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Steve Kennedy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Spruill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Billy Zechman (fairly fresh) C - Hugh Carleton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:38 | Yale | Christopher Martino is whistled for a carry | 30-27 |
| 02:38 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 30-27 |
| Subs | Clemson | Eric Gardner (PG), James Curtiss (SF), Gregory Scranton (C) Jon Price, Bryan Gage, Francis Stalter | |
| Subs | Yale | Stanley Richer (PG), George Brock (SG), Steve Wolfe (SF), Frankie Godines (PF), Raymond Dunaway (C) Christopher Martino, Steve Kennedy, James Spruill, Billy Zechman, Hugh Carleton | |
| 02:36 | Clemson | Eric Gardner is hacked by George Brock in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Brock, team foul #8 | 30-27 |
| 02:36 | Clemson | Eric Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 02:36 | Clemson | Eric Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 02:34 | Yale | Eric Gardner picks off the pass by Stanley Richer in the backcourt | 32-27 |
| 02:32 | Clemson | Eric Gardner lays it in | 34-27 |
| 02:17 | Yale | Frankie Godines is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Frankie Godines, team foul #9 | 34-27 |
| 02:12 | Clemson | James Curtiss loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-27 |
| 02:02 | Yale | Frankie Godines misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 34-27 |
| 02:01 | Clemson | Eric Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 01:54 | Clemson | Eric Gardner is hacked by Stanley Richer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stanley Richer, team foul #10 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Yale | Hugh Carleton (SF) Stanley Richer | |
| 01:54 | Clemson | Eric Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 01:54 | Clemson | Eric Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 01:42 | Yale | Frankie Godines hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-30 |
| 01:20 | Clemson | Gregory Scranton can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 01:19 | Yale | Hugh Carleton snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 01:03 | Yale | Frankie Godines misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-30 |
| 01:02 | Clemson | James Curtiss snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 00:41 | Clemson | Gregory Scranton knocks in the driving attempt from the left block and the foul's on Raymond Dunaway - foul #2 on Raymond Dunaway, team foul #11 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Clemson | Francis Stalter (PF) Chris Vasser | |
| Subs | Yale | Steve Kennedy (SG), James Spruill (SF), Billy Zechman (PF), Peter Belle (C) Steve Wolfe, Hugh Carleton, Frankie Godines, Raymond Dunaway | |
| 00:41 | Clemson | Gregory Scranton makes the free throw | 39-30 |
| 00:24 | Yale | George Brock is fouled on the floor by Ivan Golembeski - foul #3 on Ivan Golembeski, team foul #10 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jon Price (SG) Ivan Golembeski | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 00:24 | Yale | George Brock makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 00:24 | Yale | George Brock misses the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 00:24 | Clemson | Francis Stalter gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 00:05 | Clemson | Steve Kennedy is called for the reach on Eric Gardner - foul #1 on Steve Kennedy, team foul #12 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Clemson | Bryan Gage (PF) Gregory Scranton | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 00:05 | Clemson | Eric Gardner misses the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 00:05 | Clemson | Eric Gardner misses the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 00:05 | Clemson | Francis Stalter grabs the offensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 00:03 | Clemson | Bryan Gage blows the layup | 39-31 |
| 00:02 | Yale | The rebound goes to Billy Zechman | 39-31 |
| 00:00 | Yale | Billy Zechman hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 39-31 |