| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Terry Cox (fresh) SG - William Lloyd (fresh) SF - Jeffery Bennett (fresh) PF - Daniel Reinmiller (fresh) C - George Steib (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Walter Ceniceros (fresh) SG - Roger Talbot (fresh) SF - Stephen Penn (fresh) PF - Matthew Hammond (fresh) C - Willie Woods (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller is fouled on the floor by Matthew Hammond - foul #1 on Matthew Hammond, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Clemson | William Lloyd is hacked by Roger Talbot - foul #1 on Roger Talbot, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Yale | Stephen Penn loses the dribble to William Lloyd in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller banks in the layup on a great pass from William Lloyd | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Yale | Walter Ceniceros buries a jumper from the left side set up by Stephen Penn | 2-2 |
| 18:45 | Clemson | George Steib is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on George Steib, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | Yale | Roger Talbot travels in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | Clemson | Terry Cox hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller hits the follow up shot | 4-2 |
| 18:29 | Yale | Terry Cox is called for the reach on Roger Talbot in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terry Cox, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 18:13 | Yale | Stephen Penn makes the jumper from the left block | 4-4 |
| 18:00 | Clemson | Terry Cox lays it up and in on a great pass from Jeffery Bennett | 6-4 |
| 17:34 | Yale | Roger Talbot hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 17:32 | Yale | Willie Woods tips it in | 6-6 |
| 17:26 | Clemson | William Lloyd hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 17:24 | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller snags the offensive board | 6-6 |
| 17:07 | Clemson | Terry Cox knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by William Lloyd | 8-6 |
| 16:48 | Yale | William Lloyd steps in front of the Stephen Penn pass | 8-6 |
| 16:45 | Clemson | William Lloyd lays it up and in | 10-6 |
| 16:31 | Yale | Stephen Penn scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 16:14 | Clemson | Terry Cox misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Willie Woods - foul #1 on Willie Woods, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Clemson | Mark Robertson (SG), Manuel Ledford (SF), Dante Tucker (PF), Ricky Chalmers (C) William Lloyd, Jeffery Bennett, Daniel Reinmiller, George Steib | |
| Subs | Yale | Richard Devito (PG), Leroy Sheehan (SG), Thomas Olmstead (SF), Robert Ball (PF), John Bromberg (C) Walter Ceniceros, Roger Talbot, Stephen Penn, Matthew Hammond, Willie Woods | |
| 16:14 | Clemson | Terry Cox misses the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 16:14 | Clemson | Terry Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 16:05 | Yale | Thomas Olmstead misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 11-9 |
| 16:03 | Yale | John Bromberg gets the offensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 15:53 | Yale | Ricky Chalmers steals the ball from Richard Devito | 11-9 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Terry Cox (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mark Robertson (fresh) SF - Manuel Ledford (fresh) PF - Dante Tucker (fresh) C - Ricky Chalmers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Richard Devito (fresh) SG - Leroy Sheehan (fresh) SF - Thomas Olmstead (fresh) PF - Robert Ball (fresh) C - John Bromberg (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Clemson | Mark Robertson drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Manuel Ledford | 13-9 |
| 15:10 | Yale | Robert Ball loses the dribble to Dante Tucker | 13-9 |
| 14:58 | Clemson | Manuel Ledford misses short on a shot in the paint | 13-9 |
| 14:56 | Yale | Richard Devito pulls down the rebound | 13-9 |
| 14:38 | Yale | Leroy Sheehan drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Devito | 13-12 |
| 14:24 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers misses the lay-in | 13-12 |
| 14:23 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers tips it back up and in | 15-12 |
| 14:18 | Yale | Thomas Olmstead misses long on an open 3 from straight away | 15-12 |
| 14:17 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Mark Robertson | 15-12 |
| 14:11 | Clemson | Dante Tucker hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Terry Cox | 17-12 |
| 14:09 | Yale | Manuel Ledford steals it from Leroy Sheehan in the backcourt | 17-12 |
| 14:03 | Clemson | Terry Cox misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-12 |
| 14:02 | Yale | Thomas Olmstead grabs the board | 17-12 |
| 13:46 | Yale | Leroy Sheehan's pass is intercepted by Terry Cox | 17-12 |
| 13:27 | Clemson | Terry Cox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-12 |
| Subs | Clemson | William Lloyd (SG), Jeffery Bennett (SF), Daniel Reinmiller (PF), George Steib (C) Terry Cox, Mark Robertson, Dante Tucker, Ricky Chalmers | |
| Subs | Yale | Walter Ceniceros (PG), Roger Talbot (SG), Stephen Penn (SF), Matthew Hammond (PF), Willie Woods (C) Richard Devito, Leroy Sheehan, Thomas Olmstead, Robert Ball, John Bromberg | |
| 13:13 | Yale | Stephen Penn misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-12 |
| 13:11 | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller grabs the defensive rebound | 17-12 |
| 13:01 | Clemson | William Lloyd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-12 |
| 13:00 | Yale | Matthew Hammond grabs the board | 17-12 |
| 12:38 | Yale | Matthew Hammond misses the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Daniel Reinmiller - foul #1 on Daniel Reinmiller, team foul #3 | 17-12 |
| 12:38 | Yale | Matthew Hammond misses the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 12:38 | Yale | Matthew Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 12:21 | Clemson | Manuel Ledford loses the ball out of bounds | 17-13 |
| Subs | Clemson | Terry Cox (PG) Manuel Ledford | |
| Subs | Yale | Eric Allen (SF), Frank Blose (PF) Stephen Penn, Matthew Hammond | |
| 12:11 | Yale | Willie Woods knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Walter Ceniceros | 17-15 |
| 11:57 | Clemson | Terry Cox drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Jeffery Bennett | 19-15 |
| 11:37 | Yale | Walter Ceniceros hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-15 |
| 11:35 | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller grabs the defensive rebound | 19-15 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Terry Cox (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Lloyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffery Bennett (tiring) PF - Daniel Reinmiller (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - George Steib (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Walter Ceniceros (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Talbot (fairly fresh) SF - Eric Allen (fresh) PF - Frank Blose (fresh) C - Willie Woods (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Clemson | William Lloyd's layup is rejected by Frank Blose | 19-15 |
| 11:20 | Yale | Frank Blose snags the defensive board | 19-15 |
| 11:18 | Yale | Willie Woods is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffery Bennett - foul #1 on Jeffery Bennett, team foul #4 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Clemson | Mark Robertson (PG), Dante Tucker (PF) Terry Cox, Daniel Reinmiller | |
| Subs | Yale | Richard Devito (PG), Stephen Penn (SF), Matthew Hammond (PF), Thomas Olmstead (C) Walter Ceniceros, Roger Talbot, Frank Blose, Willie Woods | |
| 11:04 | Yale | Stephen Penn hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Lloyd - foul #1 on William Lloyd, team foul #5 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Clemson | Manuel Ledford (SF) Jeffery Bennett | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 11:04 | Yale | Stephen Penn makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 11:04 | Yale | Stephen Penn misses the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 11:04 | Clemson | The rebound goes to George Steib | 19-16 |
| 10:45 | Clemson | William Lloyd knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Mark Robertson and he's fouled by Eric Allen - foul #1 on Eric Allen, team foul #4 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Yale | Walter Ceniceros (PG) Eric Allen | |
| 10:45 | Clemson | William Lloyd makes the free throw | 22-16 |
| 10:43 | Yale | Mark Robertson is called for the reach on Walter Ceniceros in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Robertson, team foul #6 | 22-16 |
| 10:34 | Yale | Walter Ceniceros's pass is intercepted by William Lloyd | 22-16 |
| 10:20 | Clemson | Manuel Ledford buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from George Steib | 24-16 |
| 10:02 | Yale | Stephen Penn misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Mark Robertson - foul #2 on Mark Robertson, team foul #7 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Clemson | Terry Cox (PG), Jeffery Bennett (SF), Daniel Reinmiller (PF) Mark Robertson, Manuel Ledford, Dante Tucker | |
| Subs | Yale | Leroy Sheehan (PG), Roger Talbot (SG), Frank Blose (PF), John Bromberg (C) Walter Ceniceros, Richard Devito, Matthew Hammond, Thomas Olmstead | |
| 10:02 | Yale | Stephen Penn makes the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 10:02 | Yale | Stephen Penn makes the 2nd free throw | 24-18 |
| 09:43 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 26-18 |
| 09:21 | Yale | Stephen Penn clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-18 |
| 09:20 | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller grabs the board | 26-18 |
| 09:00 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-18 |
| 08:59 | Clemson | George Steib misses the tip | 26-18 |
| 08:58 | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-18 |
| 08:47 | Clemson | Leroy Sheehan is called for the reach on George Steib - foul #1 on Leroy Sheehan, team foul #5 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Clemson | Manuel Ledford (SG), Ricky Chalmers (SF), Dante Tucker (C) William Lloyd, Jeffery Bennett, George Steib | |
| Subs | Yale | Richard Devito (PG), Eric Allen (SG), Robert Ball (SF) Leroy Sheehan, Roger Talbot, Stephen Penn | |
| 08:37 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers double dribbles | 26-18 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Yale | Thomas Olmstead (SF) Frank Blose | |
| 08:20 | Yale | John Bromberg misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Dante Tucker - foul #1 on Dante Tucker, team foul #8 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Yale | Matthew Hammond (PF) Robert Ball | |
| 08:20 | Yale | John Bromberg misses the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 08:20 | Yale | John Bromberg misses the 2nd free throw | 26-18 |
| 08:20 | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller grabs the board | 26-18 |
| 08:00 | Clemson | Terry Cox connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-18 |
| 07:43 | Yale | Thomas Olmstead hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 28-18 |
| 07:42 | Clemson | Dante Tucker grabs the board | 28-18 |
| 07:36 | Clemson | Dante Tucker scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Terry Cox | 30-18 |
| 07:34 | Yale | Richard Devito is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 30-18 |
| Subs | Clemson | William Lloyd (SG), Jeffery Bennett (SF), George Steib (C) Terry Cox, Ricky Chalmers, Daniel Reinmiller | |
| Subs | Yale | Walter Ceniceros (PG), Leroy Sheehan (SG), Robert Ball (C) Richard Devito, Thomas Olmstead, John Bromberg | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Manuel Ledford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Lloyd (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jeffery Bennett (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Dante Tucker (tiring) 4 pts. C - George Steib (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Walter Ceniceros (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Sheehan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eric Allen (fresh) PF - Matthew Hammond (fresh) 1 pts. C - Robert Ball (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 30-18 |
| 07:27 | Yale | Walter Ceniceros grabs the board | 30-18 |
| 07:22 | Yale | Matthew Hammond's pass is intercepted by Jeffery Bennett | 30-18 |
| 07:19 | Clemson | William Lloyd slams it home on a nice dish by Jeffery Bennett | 32-18 |
| 07:07 | Yale | Leroy Sheehan misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-18 |
| 07:06 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 32-18 |
| 06:44 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett double dribbles | 32-18 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers (PF) Dante Tucker | |
| Subs | Yale | Roger Talbot (SG), Frank Blose (PF), Willie Woods (C) Leroy Sheehan, Eric Allen, Matthew Hammond | |
| 06:39 | Yale | George Steib steals the ball from Frank Blose in the backcourt | 32-18 |
| 06:33 | Clemson | Manuel Ledford is hacked by Walter Ceniceros - foul #1 on Walter Ceniceros, team foul #6 | 32-18 |
| Subs | Clemson | Terry Cox (PG) Jeffery Bennett | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 06:25 | Clemson | William Lloyd hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 32-18 |
| 06:23 | Clemson | George Steib tips it back up and in | 34-18 |
| 06:12 | Yale | George Steib swats the shot by Roger Talbot | 34-18 |
| 06:11 | Yale | Frank Blose tips it but misses | 34-18 |
| 06:10 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Ricky Chalmers | 34-18 |
| 06:04 | Clemson | Willie Woods steals the ball from William Lloyd | 34-18 |
| 05:55 | Yale | Roger Talbot is fouled on the floor by William Lloyd - foul #2 on William Lloyd, team foul #9 | 34-18 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett (SF), Daniel Reinmiller (PF) William Lloyd, George Steib | |
| Subs | Yale | Richard Devito (PG), Stephen Penn (SF), Thomas Olmstead (C) Walter Ceniceros, Robert Ball, Willie Woods | |
| 05:55 | Yale | Roger Talbot misses the 1st free throw | 34-18 |
| 05:55 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Ricky Chalmers | 34-18 |
| 05:38 | Clemson | Thomas Olmstead is called for the reach on Jeffery Bennett - foul #1 on Thomas Olmstead, team foul #7 | 34-18 |
| Subs | Clemson | Dante Tucker (C) Ricky Chalmers | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 05:38 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 34-18 |
| 05:38 | Yale | Thomas Olmstead gets the rebound | 34-18 |
| 05:26 | Yale | Richard Devito makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Blose | 34-20 |
| 05:10 | Clemson | Terry Cox clanks a shot from the left wing | 34-20 |
| 05:09 | Yale | The rebound goes to Roger Talbot | 34-20 |
| 05:07 | Yale | Roger Talbot throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-20 |
| 05:07 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 34-20 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Yale | Walter Ceniceros (PG), Matthew Hammond (PF) Roger Talbot, Frank Blose | |
| 04:56 | Clemson | Manuel Ledford can't connect on a floater from the right side | 34-20 |
| 04:54 | Clemson | Dante Tucker hits the follow up shot | 36-20 |
| 04:41 | Yale | Thomas Olmstead buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Stephen Penn | 36-23 |
| 04:27 | Clemson | Walter Ceniceros steals the ball from Dante Tucker | 36-23 |
| 04:24 | Yale | Richard Devito dunks the ball on a great pass from Walter Ceniceros | 36-25 |
| 04:16 | Clemson | Terry Cox can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-25 |
| 04:14 | Yale | Matthew Hammond grabs the board | 36-25 |
| 04:08 | Yale | Matthew Hammond is open but comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 36-25 |
| 04:06 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Daniel Reinmiller | 36-25 |
| 03:54 | Clemson | Manuel Ledford can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 36-25 |
| 03:53 | Yale | The rebound goes to Thomas Olmstead | 36-25 |
| 03:33 | Yale | Stephen Penn blows the layup | 36-25 |
| 03:32 | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller grabs the board | 36-25 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Terry Cox (tired) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Ledford (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Bennett (tired) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Reinmiller (tired) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Dante Tucker (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Walter Ceniceros (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Devito (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Penn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Matthew Hammond (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Olmstead (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Clemson | Terry Cox misses the dunk but he's hacked by Richard Devito - foul #1 on Richard Devito, team foul #8 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Clemson | William Lloyd (SG), Mark Robertson (SF), Ricky Chalmers (PF), George Steib (C) Manuel Ledford, Jeffery Bennett, Daniel Reinmiller, Dante Tucker | |
| Subs | Yale | Leroy Sheehan (PG), Roger Talbot (SG), Robert Ball (SF), Frank Blose (PF), Willie Woods (C) Walter Ceniceros, Richard Devito, Stephen Penn, Matthew Hammond, Thomas Olmstead | |
| 03:17 | Clemson | Terry Cox misses the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 03:17 | Clemson | Terry Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 37-25 |
| 03:01 | Yale | Willie Woods is fouled on the floor by George Steib - foul #2 on George Steib, team foul #10 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Clemson | Manuel Ledford (SF) Terry Cox | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 03:01 | Yale | Willie Woods makes the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 03:01 | Yale | Willie Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 02:41 | Clemson | Manuel Ledford buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-27 |
| 02:37 | Yale | Manuel Ledford is called for the reach on Roger Talbot in the backcourt - foul #1 on Manuel Ledford, team foul #11 | 40-27 |
| 02:37 | Yale | Roger Talbot makes the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 02:37 | Yale | Roger Talbot misses the 2nd free throw | 40-28 |
| 02:37 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers grabs the board | 40-28 |
| 02:28 | Clemson | Mark Robertson is fouled on the floor by Robert Ball - foul #1 on Robert Ball, team foul #9 | 40-28 |
| 02:28 | Clemson | Mark Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 02:28 | Clemson | Mark Robertson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-28 |
| 02:28 | Yale | The rebound goes to Willie Woods | 41-28 |
| 02:10 | Yale | Willie Woods scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Roger Talbot and he's hacked by George Steib - foul #3 on George Steib, team foul #12 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Clemson | Dante Tucker (PF) George Steib | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 02:10 | Yale | Willie Woods makes the free throw | 41-31 |
| 01:57 | Clemson | Manuel Ledford hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Robert Ball - foul #2 on Robert Ball, team foul #10 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Yale | Richard Devito (PG), Thomas Olmstead (SF), John Bromberg (C) Leroy Sheehan, Robert Ball, Willie Woods | |
| 01:57 | Clemson | Manuel Ledford misses the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 01:57 | Clemson | Manuel Ledford makes the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 01:43 | Yale | John Bromberg misses the turnaround from the baseline | 42-31 |
| 01:41 | Yale | John Bromberg gets the offensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 01:22 | Yale | Thomas Olmstead scores on a shot from the left block and he's hacked by Dante Tucker - foul #2 on Dante Tucker, team foul #13 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett (SF), Daniel Reinmiller (PF) Manuel Ledford, Dante Tucker | |
| Subs | Yale | Eric Allen (SG), Matthew Hammond (PF) Roger Talbot, Frank Blose | |
| 01:22 | Yale | Thomas Olmstead makes the free throw | 42-34 |
| 01:07 | Clemson | William Lloyd knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Mark Robertson | 44-34 |
| 00:50 | Yale | Richard Devito misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 44-34 |
| 00:49 | Yale | Thomas Olmstead gets the offensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 00:23 | Yale | John Bromberg clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 44-34 |
| 00:21 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers pulls down the rebound | 44-34 |
| 00:03 | Clemson | William Lloyd misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 00:02 | Yale | Matthew Hammond snags the defensive board | 44-34 |
| 00:00 | Yale | Matthew Hammond misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 44-34 |