| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Colin Booth (fresh) SG - Jim Hannan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Simon (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gary Teal (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Lawrence Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Xiaoping Huang (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Paul Simon inbounds the ball | 24-39 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:46 | Clemson | Colin Booth's pass is intercepted by Paul Dunneback | 24-39 |
| 19:17 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury lays it in on a great pass from Robert Zentz | 24-41 |
| 19:03 | Clemson | Paul Simon makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 26-41 |
| 19:01 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Smith is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdullah in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lawrence Smith, team foul #1 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Holm (PG), Robert Welch (SG), Nicholas Minton (SF), Ivan Glowinski (PF), Elmer Taylor (C) Colin Booth, Jim Hannan, Paul Simon, Gary Teal, Lawrence Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 18:40 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-41 |
| 18:39 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang gets the offensive rebound | 26-41 |
| 18:10 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Robert Zentz | 26-43 |
| 18:03 | Clemson | Nicholas Minton connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Paul Holm | 28-43 |
| 17:58 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback is fouled in the backcourt by Ivan Glowinski - foul #2 on Ivan Glowinski, team foul #2 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Clemson | Colin Booth (PG), Jim Hannan (SG), Paul Simon (SF), Gary Teal (PF) Paul Holm, Robert Welch, Nicholas Minton, Ivan Glowinski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Vernon (SF), Maurice Lokken (C) Xiaoping Huang, Dean Canterbury | |
| 17:40 | Cincinnati | James Vernon misses short on a shot from the left block | 28-43 |
| 17:38 | Clemson | Colin Booth snags the defensive board | 28-43 |
| 17:15 | Clemson | Paul Simon clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 28-43 |
| 17:13 | Clemson | Elmer Taylor can't tip it in | 28-43 |
| 17:12 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah snags the defensive board | 28-43 |
| 16:55 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdullah | 28-45 |
| 16:46 | Clemson | Gary Teal clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 28-45 |
| 16:44 | Clemson | Gary Teal hits the follow up shot | 30-45 |
| 16:24 | Cincinnati | James Vernon is alone and drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdullah | 30-47 |
| 16:11 | Clemson | Paul Simon comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by James Vernon - foul #2 on James Vernon, team foul #1 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Clemson | Nicholas Minton (PG), Robert Welch (SG), Ivan Glowinski (PF), Kenneth Snow (C) Colin Booth, Jim Hannan, Gary Teal, Elmer Taylor | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Xiaoping Huang (SF), Dean Canterbury (C) Dikembe Abdullah, Robert Zentz, Paul Dunneback | |
| 16:11 | Clemson | Paul Simon misses the 1st free throw | 30-47 |
| 16:11 | Clemson | Paul Simon misses the 2nd free throw | 30-47 |
| 16:11 | Cincinnati | James Vernon grabs the board | 30-47 |
| 15:45 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 30-47 |
| 15:44 | Clemson | Paul Simon gets the rebound | 30-47 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Nicholas Minton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Welch (fresh) SF - Paul Simon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ivan Glowinski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Snow (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Vernon (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Xiaoping Huang (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Maurice Lokken (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Clemson | Robert Welch comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-47 |
| 15:29 | Cincinnati | James Vernon grabs the defensive rebound | 30-47 |
| 15:05 | Cincinnati | James Vernon misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-47 |
| 15:04 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken tips it back up and in | 30-49 |
| 14:50 | Clemson | Ivan Glowinski can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Vernon - foul #3 on James Vernon, team foul #2 | 30-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Holm (PG), David Hall (SG), Jim Hannan (SF), Elmer Taylor (C) Nicholas Minton, Robert Welch, Paul Simon, Kenneth Snow | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (SG), Paul Dunneback (PF) James Vernon, Maurice Lokken | |
| 14:50 | Clemson | Ivan Glowinski makes the 1st free throw | 31-49 |
| 14:50 | Clemson | Ivan Glowinski misses the 2nd free throw | 31-49 |
| 14:50 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury grabs the board | 31-49 |
| 14:24 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Xiaoping Huang | 31-51 |
| 14:07 | Clemson | David Hall makes the driving attempt from close range and he's hacked by Robert Zentz - foul #2 on Robert Zentz, team foul #3 | 33-51 |
| Subs | Clemson | Nicholas Minton (SF), Gary Teal (PF), Lawrence Smith (C) Paul Holm, Ivan Glowinski, Elmer Taylor | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG) Bojan Wolinski | |
| 14:07 | Clemson | David Hall makes the free throw | 34-51 |
| 13:45 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lawrence Smith - foul #3 on Lawrence Smith, team foul #3 | 34-51 |
| Subs | Clemson | Elmer Taylor (C) Lawrence Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:45 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz makes the 1st free throw | 34-52 |
| 13:45 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz makes the 2nd free throw | 34-53 |
| 13:38 | Clemson | Jim Hannan is hacked by Dikembe Abdullah - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdullah, team foul #4 | 34-53 |
| Subs | Clemson | Lawrence Smith (C) Elmer Taylor | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:25 | Clemson | Dean Canterbury steals it from Nicholas Minton | 34-53 |
| 12:59 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback is alone and drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Xiaoping Huang | 34-55 |
| 12:44 | Clemson | Jim Hannan banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Hall | 36-55 |
| 12:40 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz is hacked by David Hall in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Hall, team foul #4 | 36-55 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Holm (PG), Paul Simon (SF), Elmer Taylor (C) David Hall, Nicholas Minton, Lawrence Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Vernon (SF), Maurice Lokken (PF) Xiaoping Huang, Paul Dunneback | |
| 12:15 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken buries a jumpshot from the left side | 36-57 |
| 12:01 | Clemson | The short jumper by Gary Teal is denied by Maurice Lokken | 36-57 |
| 12:00 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to James Vernon | 36-57 |
| 11:53 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken is fouled in the backcourt by Jim Hannan - foul #2 on Jim Hannan, team foul #5 | 36-57 |
| Subs | Clemson | Colin Booth (PG), Robert Welch (SG) Paul Holm, Jim Hannan | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Xiaoping Huang (SF), Paul Dunneback (PF) Dikembe Abdullah, Robert Zentz, Dean Canterbury | |
| 11:39 | Cincinnati | Gary Teal is called for the reach on James Vernon - foul #1 on Gary Teal, team foul #6 | 36-57 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jim Hannan (SG) Robert Welch | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Colin Booth (fresh) SG - Jim Hannan (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Simon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Teal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Elmer Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Vernon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Xiaoping Huang (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:25 | Cincinnati | James Vernon misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Jim Hannan - foul #3 on Jim Hannan, team foul #7 | 36-57 |
| Subs | Clemson | Nicholas Minton (SF) Paul Simon | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 11:25 | Cincinnati | James Vernon misses the 1st free throw | 36-57 |
| 11:25 | Cincinnati | James Vernon makes the 2nd free throw | 36-58 |
| 11:05 | Clemson | Gary Teal comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Paul Dunneback - foul #1 on Paul Dunneback, team foul #5 | 36-58 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Holm (PG), Robert Welch (SG), Paul Simon (SF), Lawrence Smith (C) Colin Booth, Jim Hannan, Nicholas Minton, Elmer Taylor | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 11:05 | Clemson | Gary Teal makes the 1st free throw | 37-58 |
| 11:05 | Clemson | Gary Teal makes the 2nd free throw | 38-58 |
| 10:49 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski is alone and drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Xiaoping Huang | 38-60 |
| 10:26 | Clemson | Paul Simon drills a runner from close range | 40-60 |
| 10:06 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-60 |
| 10:04 | Clemson | Paul Holm pulls down the rebound | 40-60 |
| 09:46 | Clemson | Paul Simon misses the easy layup | 40-60 |
| 09:44 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to James Vernon | 40-60 |
| 09:15 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bojan Wolinski | 40-62 |
| 09:04 | Clemson | Xiaoping Huang denies the turnaround by Robert Welch | 40-62 |
| 09:03 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski gets the rebound | 40-62 |
| 08:39 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Welch - foul #1 on Robert Welch, team foul #8 | 40-62 |
| Subs | Clemson | Colin Booth (PG), Jim Hannan (SG), Nicholas Minton (SF), Ivan Glowinski (PF), Elmer Taylor (C) Paul Holm, Robert Welch, Paul Simon, Gary Teal, Lawrence Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Robert Zentz (SG), Dean Canterbury (C) Bojan Wolinski, James Vernon, Paul Dunneback | |
| 08:39 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang makes the 1st free throw | 40-63 |
| 08:39 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang misses the 2nd free throw | 40-63 |
| 08:39 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken grabs the offensive board | 40-63 |
| 08:13 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-63 |
| 08:11 | Clemson | Ivan Glowinski grabs the defensive rebound | 40-63 |
| 07:59 | Clemson | Nicholas Minton buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Colin Booth | 42-63 |
| 07:54 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang is fouled in the backcourt by Jim Hannan - foul #4 on Jim Hannan, team foul #9 | 42-63 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Hall (SG) Colin Booth | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 07:54 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang misses the 1st free throw | 42-63 |
| 07:54 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Elmer Taylor | 42-63 |
| 07:40 | Clemson | David Hall clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-63 |
| 07:39 | Clemson | Ivan Glowinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-63 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Jim Hannan (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Nicholas Minton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ivan Glowinski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Elmer Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Xiaoping Huang (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Maurice Lokken (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Clemson | Jim Hannan misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 42-63 |
| 07:17 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang pulls down the rebound | 42-63 |
| 07:07 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz is called for 10 seconds | 42-63 |
| Subs | Clemson | Colin Booth (PG), Gary Teal (PF) David Hall, Ivan Glowinski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Vernon (SF), Paul Dunneback (PF) Xiaoping Huang, Maurice Lokken | |
| 06:59 | Clemson | Nicholas Minton banks in the layup set up by Colin Booth and he's hacked by James Vernon - foul #4 on James Vernon, team foul #6 | 44-63 |
| 06:59 | Clemson | Nicholas Minton makes the free throw | 45-63 |
| 06:31 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left corner | 45-63 |
| 06:30 | Clemson | Nicholas Minton grabs the defensive rebound | 45-63 |
| 06:25 | Clemson | Paul Dunneback blocks the short jumper by Nicholas Minton | 45-63 |
| 06:24 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the defensive rebound | 45-63 |
| 05:57 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback is whistled for a carry | 45-63 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Hall (SG), Paul Simon (SF), Ivan Glowinski (PF) Colin Booth, Nicholas Minton, Gary Teal | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 05:34 | Clemson | Paul Simon knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Jim Hannan | 47-63 |
| 05:10 | Cincinnati | James Vernon misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Elmer Taylor - foul #2 on Elmer Taylor, team foul #10 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Clemson | Gary Teal (PF) Ivan Glowinski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (PF) Paul Dunneback | |
| 05:10 | Cincinnati | James Vernon makes the 1st free throw | 47-64 |
| 05:10 | Cincinnati | James Vernon makes the 2nd free throw | 47-65 |
| 04:51 | Clemson | Elmer Taylor jams it and he's hacked by James Vernon - foul #5 on James Vernon, team foul #7 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Xiaoping Huang (SF) Dikembe Abdullah, James Vernon | |
| 04:51 | Clemson | Elmer Taylor makes the free throw | 50-65 |
| 04:23 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken hits a wide open shot in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Zentz | 50-67 |
| 04:12 | Clemson | Elmer Taylor makes the floater from the right block set up by Gary Teal | 52-67 |
| 03:48 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang misses the wide open floater from the right side | 52-67 |
| 03:47 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury tips it home | 52-69 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:23 | Clemson | David Hall can't finish the layup | 52-69 |
| 03:21 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury pulls down the rebound | 52-69 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Jim Hannan (tired) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Hall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Paul Simon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Teal (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Elmer Taylor (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Xiaoping Huang (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Maurice Lokken (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Dean Canterbury (tired) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:00 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Jim Hannan - foul #5 on Jim Hannan, team foul #11 | 52-69 |
| Subs | Clemson | Colin Booth (PG), Nicholas Minton (SF), Ivan Glowinski (PF), Lawrence Smith (C) Jim Hannan, Paul Simon, Gary Teal, Elmer Taylor | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback (PF) Dean Canterbury | |
| 03:00 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski makes the 1st free throw | 52-70 |
| 03:00 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski makes the 2nd free throw | 52-71 |
| 02:50 | Clemson | David Hall makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Colin Booth | 54-71 |
| 02:32 | Cincinnati | David Hall steals the ball from Maurice Lokken | 54-71 |
| 02:29 | Clemson | David Hall banks in the layup | 56-71 |
| 02:10 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 56-71 |
| 02:08 | Clemson | Ivan Glowinski grabs the defensive rebound | 56-71 |
| 02:03 | Clemson | Paul Dunneback steps in front of the David Hall pass | 56-71 |
| 01:59 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 56-71 |
| 01:57 | Clemson | David Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 56-71 |
| 01:40 | Clemson | Ivan Glowinski knocks in the jumper from the right block | 58-71 |
| 01:38 | Cincinnati | David Hall is called for the reach on Robert Zentz in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Hall, team foul #12 | 58-71 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Holm (PG), Paul Simon (SF), Gary Teal (PF) David Hall, Nicholas Minton, Ivan Glowinski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury (C) Paul Dunneback | |
| 01:38 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz makes the 1st free throw | 58-72 |
| 01:38 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz makes the 2nd free throw | 58-73 |
| 01:22 | Clemson | Gary Teal connects on the driving attempt near the basket and the foul's on Maurice Lokken - foul #1 on Maurice Lokken, team foul #8 | 60-73 |
| 01:22 | Clemson | Gary Teal makes the free throw | 61-73 |
| 01:10 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Bojan Wolinski | 61-76 |
| 00:56 | Clemson | Maurice Lokken steals it from Gary Teal | 61-76 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:54 | Cincinnati | Paul Holm takes the ball from Bojan Wolinski in the backcourt | 61-76 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:52 | Clemson | Paul Holm scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Colin Booth | 64-76 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury's floater is tipped away by Gary Teal | 64-76 |
| 00:31 | Clemson | Gary Teal snags the defensive board | 64-76 |
| 00:24 | Clemson | Lawrence Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-76 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski runs out the clock | 64-76 |