| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Charles Carpenter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tomas Stoudt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Heffner (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Hust (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Dennis Leger (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Purcell (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Poteete (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joe Diggs (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Irvin Regis (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Peckham (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs inbounds the ball | 23-25 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Southern Cal | Charles Carpenter is called for the reach on David Purcell - foul #3 on Charles Carpenter, team foul #1 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Clemson | Earl Delatorre (PG) Charles Carpenter | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG), Richard Woods (SG), Kevin Dorrough (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) David Purcell, Russell Poteete, Irvin Regis, John Peckham | |
| 19:20 | Southern Cal | Tomas Dietrich misses short on a jumper in the paint | 23-25 |
| 19:18 | Clemson | Dennis Leger snags the defensive board | 23-25 |
| 18:55 | Clemson | Dennis Leger misses the runner from the baseline | 23-25 |
| 18:53 | Clemson | David Hust pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 18:28 | Clemson | Earl Delatorre scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 25-25 |
| 18:22 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 25-27 |
| 18:02 | Clemson | Tomas Stoudt misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 25-27 |
| 18:00 | Clemson | John Heffner grabs the offensive board | 25-27 |
| 17:36 | Clemson | Dennis Leger banks in the layup and the foul's on Tomas Dietrich - foul #2 on Tomas Dietrich, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG), Russell Poteete (SG), Phillip Ross (PF), John Peckham (C) Frederick Seymour, Richard Woods, Kevin Dorrough, Tomas Dietrich | |
| 17:36 | Clemson | Dennis Leger makes the free throw | 28-27 |
| 17:34 | Southern Cal | David Purcell is hacked by Earl Delatorre in the backcourt - foul #2 on Earl Delatorre, team foul #2 | 28-27 |
| 17:26 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete is denied on a dunk by David Hust | 28-27 |
| 17:24 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross tips it home | 28-29 |
| 17:03 | Clemson | David Hust misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 28-29 |
| 17:01 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross gets the rebound | 28-29 |
| 16:43 | Southern Cal | Tomas Stoudt is called for the reach on John Peckham - foul #3 on Tomas Stoudt, team foul #3 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Clemson | Max Chaney (SG), Jo-Long Hong (SF) Tomas Stoudt, John Heffner | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 16:33 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 16:31 | Clemson | Dennis Leger pulls down the rebound | 28-29 |
| 16:08 | Clemson | Jo-Long Hong misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-29 |
| 16:07 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Leger | 28-29 |
| 15:41 | Clemson | David Purcell steals it from Dennis Leger | 28-29 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Earl Delatorre (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Max Chaney (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jo-Long Hong (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Hust (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Dennis Leger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Purcell (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Russell Poteete (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joe Diggs (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Phillip Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Peckham (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Southern Cal | John Peckham loses the ball out of bounds | 28-29 |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Carpenter (PG), Tomas Stoudt (SG) Earl Delatorre, Max Chaney | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman (SF), Kevin Dorrough (PF) Joe Diggs, Phillip Ross | |
| 15:06 | Clemson | Charles Carpenter scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Hust | 30-29 |
| 14:53 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough lays it in on a great pass from David Purcell and he's hacked by Jo-Long Hong - foul #1 on Jo-Long Hong, team foul #4 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Heffner (SF) Jo-Long Hong | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 14:53 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough misses the free throw | 30-31 |
| 14:53 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough gets the offensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 14:39 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Melvin Gallman | 30-33 |
| 14:11 | Clemson | John Heffner is hacked by Melvin Gallman - foul #4 on Melvin Gallman, team foul #2 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG), Richard Woods (SG), Joe Diggs (SF), Phillip Ross (PF) David Purcell, Russell Poteete, Melvin Gallman, Kevin Dorrough | |
| 13:57 | Clemson | Dennis Leger drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from John Heffner | 32-33 |
| 13:36 | Southern Cal | Charles Carpenter is called for the reach on Frederick Seymour - foul #4 on Charles Carpenter, team foul #5 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Clemson | Earl Delatorre (PG), James Wixom (PF) Charles Carpenter, David Hust | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG), Russell Poteete (SG), Irvin Regis (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Frederick Seymour, Richard Woods, Phillip Ross, John Peckham | |
| 13:25 | Southern Cal | David Purcell is hacked by Earl Delatorre - foul #3 on Earl Delatorre, team foul #6 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Peckham (C) Tomas Dietrich | |
| 13:11 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from David Purcell and he's fouled by Tomas Stoudt - foul #4 on Tomas Stoudt, team foul #7 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Clemson | Max Chaney (SG) Tomas Stoudt | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 13:11 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete misses the free throw | 32-35 |
| 13:11 | Clemson | Dennis Leger pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 12:49 | Clemson | Earl Delatorre's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-35 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Irvin Regis, John Peckham | |
| 12:28 | Southern Cal | David Purcell makes the runner near the basket | 32-37 |
| 12:01 | Clemson | John Heffner lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Wixom | 34-37 |
| 11:44 | Southern Cal | David Purcell double dribbles | 34-37 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jo-Long Hong (SF), David Hust (PF), Edward Desimone (C) John Heffner, James Wixom, Dennis Leger | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG), Richard Woods (SG), Irvin Regis (PF), John Peckham (C) David Purcell, Russell Poteete, Phillip Ross, Tomas Dietrich | |
| 11:19 | Clemson | Edward Desimone loses the ball out of bounds | 34-37 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross (SF) Joe Diggs | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Earl Delatorre (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Max Chaney (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jo-Long Hong (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Hust (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Edward Desimone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Frederick Seymour (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Woods (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Phillip Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Irvin Regis (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Peckham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 10:51 | Clemson | Edward Desimone misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-39 |
| 10:49 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 10:44 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Frederick Seymour | 34-42 |
| 10:23 | Clemson | Earl Delatorre clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-42 |
| 10:22 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 10:14 | Southern Cal | John Peckham misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Edward Desimone - foul #2 on Edward Desimone, team foul #8 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | Dennis Leger (C) Edward Desimone | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG), Russell Poteete (SG), Joe Diggs (SF), Kevin Dorrough (PF) Frederick Seymour, Richard Woods, Phillip Ross, Irvin Regis | |
| 10:14 | Southern Cal | John Peckham makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 10:14 | Southern Cal | John Peckham misses the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 10:14 | Clemson | David Hust gets the rebound | 34-43 |
| 09:53 | Clemson | Max Chaney's fadeaway is rejected by Joe Diggs | 34-43 |
| 09:51 | Clemson | David Hust snags the offensive board | 34-43 |
| 09:33 | Clemson | Dennis Leger can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 34-43 |
| 09:31 | Southern Cal | David Purcell pulls down the rebound | 34-43 |
| 09:09 | Southern Cal | Earl Delatorre steals the ball from Joe Diggs | 34-43 |
| 08:45 | Clemson | Max Chaney is called for traveling | 34-43 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Heffner (SF), James Wixom (PF) Jo-Long Hong, David Hust | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Kevin Dorrough, John Peckham | |
| 08:33 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs makes the jumper from the right side | 34-45 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:21 | Clemson | Earl Delatorre makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by John Heffner | 36-45 |
| 08:02 | Southern Cal | David Purcell clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Earl Delatorre - foul #4 on Earl Delatorre, team foul #9 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Carpenter (PG) Earl Delatorre | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Woods (SG), Phillip Ross (SF), Kevin Dorrough (PF), John Peckham (C) Russell Poteete, Joe Diggs, Irvin Regis, Tomas Dietrich | |
| 08:02 | Southern Cal | David Purcell misses the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 08:02 | Southern Cal | David Purcell makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:39 | Clemson | Dennis Leger loses the ball out of bounds | 36-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | Tomas Stoudt (SG) Max Chaney | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG), Russell Poteete (SG), Melvin Gallman (SF), Irvin Regis (PF) David Purcell, Richard Woods, Phillip Ross, Kevin Dorrough | |
| 07:20 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-46 |
| 07:19 | Clemson | Dennis Leger grabs the board | 36-46 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Charles Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Tomas Stoudt (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - John Heffner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Wixom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Leger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Frederick Seymour (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Poteete (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Melvin Gallman (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Irvin Regis (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Peckham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:52 | Clemson | Tomas Stoudt misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-46 |
| 06:51 | Clemson | John Heffner snags the offensive board | 36-46 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:28 | Clemson | Tomas Stoudt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Hust (PF), Edward Desimone (C) James Wixom, Dennis Leger | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG), Richard Woods (SG), Phillip Ross (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Frederick Seymour, Russell Poteete, Irvin Regis, John Peckham | |
| 06:11 | Southern Cal | David Purcell clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-46 |
| 06:09 | Clemson | John Heffner pulls down the rebound | 36-46 |
| 05:58 | Clemson | David Hust clanks a jumper from the right wing | 36-46 |
| 05:57 | Clemson | Edward Desimone pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 05:44 | Clemson | John Heffner misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-46 |
| 05:42 | Clemson | John Heffner grabs the offensive board | 36-46 |
| 05:26 | Clemson | Melvin Gallman is called for the reach on Tomas Stoudt - foul #5 on Melvin Gallman, team foul #3 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jo-Long Hong (SF) John Heffner | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete (SG), Joe Diggs (SF), Kevin Dorrough (PF), John Peckham (C) Richard Woods, Melvin Gallman, Phillip Ross, Tomas Dietrich | |
| 05:04 | Clemson | Tomas Stoudt misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 36-46 |
| 05:02 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs snags the defensive board | 36-46 |
| 04:46 | Southern Cal | David Purcell scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joe Diggs | 36-48 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:26 | Clemson | Charles Carpenter is whistled for traveling | 36-48 |
| Subs | Clemson | Earl Delatorre (PG), Dennis Leger (C) Charles Carpenter, Edward Desimone | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG), Irvin Regis (PF) David Purcell, Kevin Dorrough | |
| 04:15 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-48 |
| 04:14 | Clemson | Dennis Leger gets the rebound | 36-48 |
| 04:03 | Clemson | Earl Delatorre clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-48 |
| 04:02 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour gets the rebound | 36-48 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:40 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Tomas Stoudt - foul #5 on Tomas Stoudt, team foul #10 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Clemson | Max Chaney (SG), James Wixom (PF), Edward Desimone (C) Tomas Stoudt, David Hust, Dennis Leger | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG), Richard Woods (SG), Phillip Ross (PF), Charles Mota (C) Frederick Seymour, Russell Poteete, Irvin Regis, John Peckham | |
| 03:40 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs misses the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 03:40 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs makes the 2nd free throw | 36-49 |
| 03:25 | Clemson | The refs have stopped play. Edward Desimone is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 36-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | Dennis Leger (C) Edward Desimone | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete (SG), Kevin Dorrough (PF), John Peckham (C) Richard Woods, Phillip Ross, Charles Mota | |
| 03:20 | Clemson | Jo-Long Hong hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 36-49 |
| 03:18 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough gets the rebound | 36-49 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Earl Delatorre (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Max Chaney (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jo-Long Hong (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Wixom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Leger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Purcell (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Russell Poteete (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joe Diggs (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Dorrough (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Peckham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Southern Cal | Max Chaney is called for the reach on Russell Poteete - foul #1 on Max Chaney, team foul #11 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Kevin Dorrough, John Peckham | |
| 03:02 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete makes the 1st free throw | 36-50 |
| 03:02 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete makes the 2nd free throw | 36-51 |
| 02:50 | Clemson | Jo-Long Hong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-51 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Woods (SG), Kevin Dorrough (PF), John Peckham (C) Russell Poteete, Phillip Ross, Tomas Dietrich | |
| 02:29 | Southern Cal | David Purcell misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 36-51 |
| 02:28 | Clemson | Jo-Long Hong grabs the board | 36-51 |
| 02:14 | Clemson | Jo-Long Hong clanks a 3 from the right wing | 36-51 |
| 02:12 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough grabs the defensive rebound | 36-51 |
| 01:46 | Southern Cal | Dennis Leger picks off the pass by Joe Diggs | 36-51 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:35 | Clemson | James Wixom throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-51 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete (SG), Irvin Regis (PF) Richard Woods, Kevin Dorrough | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:14 | Southern Cal | David Purcell comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Earl Delatorre - foul #5 on Earl Delatorre, team foul #12 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Carpenter (PG), Edward Desimone (C) Earl Delatorre, Dennis Leger | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 01:14 | Southern Cal | David Purcell makes the 1st free throw | 36-52 |
| 01:14 | Southern Cal | David Purcell makes the 2nd free throw | 36-53 |
| 00:58 | Clemson | Edward Desimone comes up short on the floater from the right side | 36-53 |
| 00:57 | Clemson | Edward Desimone gets the offensive rebound | 36-53 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Clemson | Charles Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-53 |
| 00:51 | Southern Cal | John Peckham grabs the defensive rebound | 36-53 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Southern Cal | David Purcell connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Irvin Regis | 36-55 |
| 00:17 | Clemson | Joe Diggs is called for the reach on Jo-Long Hong - foul #1 on Joe Diggs, team foul #4 | 36-55 |
| 00:15 | Clemson | James Wixom misses long on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Russell Poteete - foul #1 on Russell Poteete, team foul #5 | 36-55 |
| Subs | Clemson | Melvin McPhearson (PF) Charles Carpenter | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:15 | Clemson | James Wixom makes the 1st free throw | 37-55 |
| 00:15 | Clemson | James Wixom makes the 2nd free throw | 38-55 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | David Purcell runs out the clock | 38-55 |