| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Irwin Christenson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Akim Zullinger (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Israel Tuttle (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gustavo Morales (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Roger Brewer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Evans (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Caldwell (fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Ringer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Penn | John Jones inbounds the ball | 26-18 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:45 | Penn | John Evans knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-21 |
| 19:26 | Clemson | Irwin Christenson knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Israel Tuttle | 29-21 |
| 19:08 | Penn | James Caldwell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-21 |
| 19:07 | Clemson | Roger Brewer grabs the board | 29-21 |
| 18:38 | Clemson | Gustavo Morales is called for traveling | 29-21 |
| 18:16 | Penn | James Caldwell buries a floater in the paint and the foul's on Roger Brewer - foul #2 on Roger Brewer, team foul #1 | 29-23 |
| 18:16 | Penn | James Caldwell makes the free throw | 29-24 |
| 17:56 | Clemson | Akim Zullinger misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-24 |
| 17:55 | Clemson | Gustavo Morales tips it but misses | 29-24 |
| 17:53 | Penn | James Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 17:41 | Penn | John Evans misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-24 |
| 17:39 | Penn | Richard Ringer tips it but misses | 29-24 |
| 17:38 | Clemson | Irwin Christenson grabs the board | 29-24 |
| 17:32 | Clemson | Akim Zullinger travels with the ball | 29-24 |
| 17:07 | Penn | John Evans scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 29-26 |
| 16:44 | Clemson | Gustavo Morales loses the dribble to John Evans | 29-26 |
| 16:41 | Penn | John Evans can't finish the layup | 29-26 |
| 16:40 | Penn | James Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 16:29 | Penn | James Caldwell buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by John Jones | 29-29 |
| 16:03 | Clemson | Irwin Christenson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 29-29 |
| 16:01 | Clemson | Gustavo Morales tips it back up and in | 31-29 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Irwin Christenson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Akim Zullinger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Israel Tuttle (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gustavo Morales (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Roger Brewer (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Evans (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Caldwell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Ringer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Penn | John Evans hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-29 |
| 15:39 | Clemson | Roger Brewer pulls down the rebound | 31-29 |
| 15:28 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle banks in the layup set up by Akim Zullinger | 33-29 |
| 15:07 | Penn | James Caldwell lays it in on a nice dish by James Johnson | 33-31 |
| 14:38 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle buries a floater in the lane | 35-31 |
| 14:27 | Penn | James Caldwell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 14:26 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Irwin Christenson | 35-31 |
| 14:21 | Clemson | Akim Zullinger misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-31 |
| 14:20 | Clemson | Roger Brewer gets the offensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 13:58 | Clemson | Roger Brewer buries a floater from the left side set up by Akim Zullinger | 37-31 |
| 13:37 | Penn | James Caldwell scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-34 |
| 13:17 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle misses the easy layup | 37-34 |
| 13:15 | Penn | James Caldwell gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 12:59 | Penn | James Caldwell clanks a 3 from the left corner | 37-34 |
| 12:58 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 12:33 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Irwin Christenson | 39-34 |
| 12:19 | Penn | John Evans misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-34 |
| 12:18 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 12:02 | Clemson | James Caldwell steps in front of the Gustavo Morales pass | 39-34 |
| 11:59 | Penn | John Evans lays it up and in on a great pass from James Caldwell | 39-36 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Irwin Christenson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Akim Zullinger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Israel Tuttle (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gustavo Morales (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Roger Brewer (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Evans (tiring) 10 pts. SG - James Caldwell (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Jones (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Ringer (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Clemson | Akim Zullinger misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Evans - foul #1 on John Evans, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Clemson | Alfonso Mendez (SG), Maurice Tookes (C) Irwin Christenson, Roger Brewer | |
| Subs | Penn | Robert Nevins (PG), Charlie Dorfman (SG), Antoine Wojtowicz (SF), Lars Zlatkin (PF), William Parker (C) John Evans, James Caldwell, John Jones, James Johnson, Richard Ringer | |
| 11:33 | Clemson | Akim Zullinger makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 11:33 | Clemson | Akim Zullinger misses the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 11:33 | Penn | Lars Zlatkin grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 11:16 | Penn | Lars Zlatkin's floater is tipped away by Israel Tuttle | 40-36 |
| 11:14 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Alfonso Mendez | 40-36 |
| 10:49 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle's floater is tipped away by Antoine Wojtowicz | 40-36 |
| 10:48 | Penn | William Parker gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 10:45 | Penn | Akim Zullinger is called for the reach on Robert Nevins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Akim Zullinger, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski (SG) Akim Zullinger | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 10:25 | Penn | Charlie Dorfman makes the jumper from the left side | 40-38 |
| 10:02 | Clemson | Lars Zlatkin steals it from Neil Vilkoski | 40-38 |
| 09:39 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-41 |
| 09:12 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-41 |
| Subs | Clemson | Irwin Christenson (PG), Akim Zullinger (SG), Roger Brewer (C) Alfonso Mendez, Israel Tuttle, Gustavo Morales | |
| Subs | Penn | James Johnson (PF) Lars Zlatkin | |
| 08:53 | Penn | Robert Nevins is hacked by Irwin Christenson - foul #1 on Irwin Christenson, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| 08:42 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-41 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Penn | Lars Zlatkin (C) William Parker | |
| 08:25 | Clemson | Roger Brewer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-41 |
| Subs | Clemson | Gustavo Morales (PF) Maurice Tookes | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 08:13 | Penn | Robert Nevins connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James Johnson | 40-44 |
| 07:48 | Clemson | Irwin Christenson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-44 |
| 07:47 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Gustavo Morales | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Irwin Christenson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Akim Zullinger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Neil Vilkoski (fresh) PF - Gustavo Morales (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Roger Brewer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Robert Nevins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charlie Dorfman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Antoine Wojtowicz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Lars Zlatkin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Clemson | Irwin Christenson travels with the ball | 40-44 |
| Subs | Clemson | Israel Tuttle (SF) Neil Vilkoski | |
| Subs | Penn | John Evans (PG), James Caldwell (SG), John Jones (SF), William Parker (C) Robert Nevins, Charlie Dorfman, Antoine Wojtowicz, Lars Zlatkin | |
| 07:07 | Penn | William Parker buries a jumper from the baseline and he's hacked by Roger Brewer - foul #3 on Roger Brewer, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| 07:07 | Penn | William Parker makes the free throw | 40-47 |
| 06:38 | Clemson | Akim Zullinger buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Roger Brewer | 42-47 |
| 06:21 | Penn | John Evans is hacked by Akim Zullinger - foul #3 on Akim Zullinger, team foul #5 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Clemson | Alfonso Mendez (SG), Maurice Tookes (C) Akim Zullinger, Roger Brewer | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 06:11 | Penn | James Caldwell misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 06:09 | Clemson | Gustavo Morales gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| 05:43 | Clemson | Irwin Christenson scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 05:14 | Penn | James Caldwell knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by John Evans | 45-50 |
| 04:49 | Clemson | Gustavo Morales is hacked by John Jones - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #2 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Clemson | Akim Zullinger (SG), Roger Brewer (C) Alfonso Mendez, Gustavo Morales | |
| Subs | Penn | Robert Nevins (PG), Charlie Dorfman (SG), Antoine Wojtowicz (SF), Lars Zlatkin (PF), Richard Ringer (C) John Evans, James Caldwell, John Jones, James Johnson, William Parker | |
| 04:25 | Clemson | Irwin Christenson can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 45-50 |
| 04:23 | Penn | The rebound goes to Lars Zlatkin | 45-50 |
| 04:04 | Penn | Robert Nevins is whistled for a carry | 45-50 |
| Subs | Clemson | Alfonso Mendez (SG) Irwin Christenson | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 03:42 | Clemson | Akim Zullinger buries a floater from the right wing set up by Israel Tuttle | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Akim Zullinger (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alfonso Mendez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Israel Tuttle (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Maurice Tookes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Roger Brewer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Robert Nevins (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charlie Dorfman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Antoine Wojtowicz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lars Zlatkin (fresh) 4 reb. C - Richard Ringer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Penn | Robert Nevins is hacked by Maurice Tookes - foul #2 on Maurice Tookes, team foul #6 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski (SF), Gustavo Morales (PF) Israel Tuttle, Maurice Tookes | |
| Subs | Penn | James Johnson (PF) Lars Zlatkin | |
| 03:08 | Penn | James Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 47-50 |
| 03:07 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 02:43 | Clemson | Roger Brewer's pass is intercepted by Antoine Wojtowicz | 47-50 |
| 02:43 | Penn | Penn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-50 |
| Subs | Clemson | Irwin Christenson (PG), Israel Tuttle (SF) Alfonso Mendez, Neil Vilkoski | |
| Subs | Penn | John Evans (PG), James Caldwell (SG), John Jones (SF) Robert Nevins, Charlie Dorfman, Antoine Wojtowicz | |
| 02:19 | Penn | James Caldwell connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by John Evans | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 02:02 | Clemson | Roger Brewer drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Irwin Christenson | 49-53 |
| 01:49 | Penn | James Caldwell is hacked by Gustavo Morales - foul #2 on Gustavo Morales, team foul #7 | 49-53 |
| 01:49 | Penn | James Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 01:49 | Penn | James Caldwell misses the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 01:49 | Clemson | Roger Brewer grabs the defensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 01:20 | Clemson | Gustavo Morales connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Irwin Christenson | 51-54 |
| 00:55 | Penn | John Jones misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 51-54 |
| 00:53 | Penn | James Caldwell tips it in | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:48 | Clemson | Akim Zullinger misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Caldwell - foul #2 on James Caldwell, team foul #3 | 51-56 |
| 00:48 | Clemson | Akim Zullinger makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 00:48 | Clemson | Akim Zullinger misses the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 00:48 | Penn | The rebound goes to James Caldwell | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:46 | Penn | James Caldwell is fouled in the backcourt by Akim Zullinger - foul #4 on Akim Zullinger, team foul #8 | 52-56 |
| 00:46 | Penn | James Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 00:46 | Penn | James Caldwell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:40 | Clemson | Akim Zullinger misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-58 |
| 00:38 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle tips it but misses | 52-58 |
| 00:37 | Penn | John Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 00:36 | Penn | John Evans is hacked by Irwin Christenson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Irwin Christenson, team foul #9 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Penn | Lars Zlatkin (PF), William Parker (C) James Johnson, Richard Ringer | |
| 00:36 | Penn | John Evans makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 00:36 | Penn | John Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:28 | Clemson | Irwin Christenson hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-60 |
| 00:28 | Penn | Penn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-60 |
| 00:26 | Penn | Akim Zullinger is called for the reach on William Parker in the backcourt - foul #5 on Akim Zullinger, team foul #10 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Clemson | Alfonso Mendez (SG) Akim Zullinger | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 00:26 | Penn | William Parker makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:26 | Penn | William Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:19 | Clemson | Alfonso Mendez buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Irwin Christenson | 58-62 |
| 00:18 | Penn | William Parker is fouled in the backcourt by Irwin Christenson - foul #3 on Irwin Christenson, team foul #11 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Penn | Robert Nevins (SG), Richard Ringer (C) John Jones, Lars Zlatkin | |
| 00:18 | Penn | William Parker misses the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:18 | Penn | William Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:10 | Clemson | Irwin Christenson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-63 |
| 00:09 | Penn | The rebound goes to James Caldwell | 58-63 |
| 00:09 | Penn | Penn calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 58-63 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Penn | John Jones (SF), Lars Zlatkin (PF) Robert Nevins, Richard Ringer | |
| 00:08 | Penn | Alfonso Mendez is called for the reach on William Parker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alfonso Mendez, team foul #12 | 58-63 |
| 00:08 | Penn | William Parker makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:08 | Penn | William Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:02 | Clemson | Irwin Christenson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-65 |
| 00:00 | Penn | James Caldwell grabs the defensive rebound | 58-65 |