| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Randolph Poss (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Mestas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chris Ouimet (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Laurence Fermin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Jeanbaptiste (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Lloyd (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ricky Chalmers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffery Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Steib (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Reinmiller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet inbounds the ball | 38-38 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Mestas's pass is intercepted by William Lloyd | 38-38 |
| 19:45 | Clemson | William Lloyd banks in the layup | 38-40 |
| 19:43 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffery Bennett steps in front of the Chris Ouimet pass in the backcourt | 38-40 |
| 19:21 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers can't finish the layup | 38-40 |
| 19:20 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 19:17 | Northern Illinois University | Laurence Fermin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-40 |
| 18:53 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Jeffery Bennett, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Pearson (SF) Jeffery Bennett | |
| 18:51 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Chalmers is called for the reach on Chris Ouimet in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ricky Chalmers, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| 18:39 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Randolph Poss | 40-40 |
| 18:27 | Clemson | George Steib is hacked by Laurence Fermin - foul #1 on Laurence Fermin, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Brown (SG), Everett Witherspoon (C) Thomas Mestas, Ronald Jeanbaptiste | |
| Subs | Clemson | Dante Tucker (C) Daniel Reinmiller | |
| 18:13 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers hits a runner in the paint | 40-42 |
| 18:11 | Northern Illinois University | John Pearson is called for the reach on Cecil Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Pearson, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mike Haakenson (SF), Gary Green (PF) Chris Ouimet, Laurence Fermin | |
| Subs | Clemson | Terry Cox (PG), John Pippin (PF) John Pearson, George Steib | |
| 17:54 | Northern Illinois University | Mike Haakenson scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 42-42 |
| 17:29 | Clemson | William Lloyd buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by John Pippin | 42-45 |
| 17:07 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Green misses the easy layup | 42-45 |
| 17:06 | Clemson | Dante Tucker pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 16:41 | Clemson | Terry Cox buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by William Lloyd | 42-47 |
| 16:26 | Northern Illinois University | Mike Haakenson drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Cecil Brown | 45-47 |
| 16:05 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Terry Cox | 45-49 |
| 15:49 | Northern Illinois University | Terry Cox steps in front of the Everett Witherspoon pass | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Randolph Poss (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cecil Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Haakenson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gary Green (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Everett Witherspoon (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Terry Cox (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Lloyd (tiring) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ricky Chalmers (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Pippin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dante Tucker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Clemson | William Lloyd clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-49 |
| 15:27 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 15:22 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss is hacked by Dante Tucker - foul #2 on Dante Tucker, team foul #4 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jerry Shillings (PG), Thomas Mestas (SG), Chris Ouimet (SF), Laurence Fermin (PF), Ronald Jeanbaptiste (C) Randolph Poss, Cecil Brown, Mike Haakenson, Gary Green, Everett Witherspoon | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Pearson (SF), George Steib (PF), Daniel Reinmiller (C) Ricky Chalmers, John Pippin, Dante Tucker | |
| 15:07 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry Shillings misses long on a shot from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 15:05 | Clemson | Terry Cox gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 14:36 | Clemson | George Steib misses the easy layup | 45-49 |
| 14:35 | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller can't tip it in | 45-49 |
| 14:34 | Northern Illinois University | Ronald Jeanbaptiste grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 14:28 | Northern Illinois University | John Pearson is called for the reach on Chris Ouimet - foul #4 on John Pearson, team foul #5 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers (SF) John Pearson | |
| 14:08 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet is fouled on the floor by Ricky Chalmers - foul #4 on Ricky Chalmers, team foul #6 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett (SF) Ricky Chalmers | |
| 13:56 | Northern Illinois University | George Steib is called for the reach on Laurence Fermin - foul #1 on George Steib, team foul #7 | 45-49 |
| 13:56 | Northern Illinois University | Laurence Fermin misses the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 13:56 | Clemson | George Steib gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 13:33 | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller jams it on a nice dish by Terry Cox and he's hacked by Laurence Fermin - foul #2 on Laurence Fermin, team foul #2 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Brown (PG), Roger Ruggles (PF), Lance Clerk (C) Jerry Shillings, Laurence Fermin, Ronald Jeanbaptiste | |
| Subs | Clemson | Kevin Douglas (PF) George Steib | |
| 13:33 | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller makes the free throw | 45-52 |
| 13:11 | Northern Illinois University | Lance Clerk misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-52 |
| 13:09 | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller grabs the defensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 12:43 | Clemson | Lance Clerk picks off the pass by William Lloyd | 45-52 |
| 12:37 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Mestas loses the ball out of bounds | 45-52 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss (PG), Gary Green (SF), Laurence Fermin (PF) Thomas Mestas, Chris Ouimet, Roger Ruggles | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers (SG), George Steib (PF), Dante Tucker (C) William Lloyd, Kevin Douglas, Daniel Reinmiller | |
| 12:13 | Clemson | Terry Cox misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Randolph Poss - foul #3 on Randolph Poss, team foul #3 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mike Haakenson (SG), Ronald Jeanbaptiste (C) Cecil Brown, Lance Clerk | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 12:13 | Clemson | Terry Cox misses the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 12:13 | Clemson | Terry Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 11:58 | Northern Illinois University | Laurence Fermin is whistled for a carry | 45-53 |
| 11:38 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Terry Cox | 45-55 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Randolph Poss (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mike Haakenson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gary Green (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Laurence Fermin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Jeanbaptiste (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Terry Cox (tiring) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ricky Chalmers (tiring) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - Jeffery Bennett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - George Steib (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Dante Tucker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Northern Illinois University | Laurence Fermin misses short on an open fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by George Steib - foul #2 on George Steib, team foul #8 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Brown (SG), Everett Witherspoon (C) Mike Haakenson, Ronald Jeanbaptiste | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Lloyd (SG), John Pippin (PF), Kevin Douglas (C) Ricky Chalmers, George Steib, Dante Tucker | |
| 11:20 | Northern Illinois University | Laurence Fermin misses the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 11:20 | Northern Illinois University | Laurence Fermin misses the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 11:20 | Clemson | John Pippin grabs the board | 45-55 |
| 11:01 | Clemson | Terry Cox is fouled on the floor by Gary Green - foul #1 on Gary Green, team foul #4 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet (SF), Lance Clerk (C) Gary Green, Laurence Fermin | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 10:43 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett is hacked by Chris Ouimet - foul #1 on Chris Ouimet, team foul #5 | 45-55 |
| 10:27 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett drills a fadeaway from the right block | 45-57 |
| 10:16 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss's pass is intercepted by Jeffery Bennett | 45-57 |
| 10:12 | Clemson | Terry Cox banks in the layup on a great pass from Jeffery Bennett | 45-59 |
| 09:59 | Northern Illinois University | Everett Witherspoon is open and buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Chris Ouimet | 47-59 |
| 09:30 | Clemson | William Lloyd misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Everett Witherspoon - foul #2 on Everett Witherspoon, team foul #6 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mike Haakenson (PG), Thomas Mestas (SG), Gary Green (SF), Laurence Fermin (PF), Ronald Jeanbaptiste (C) Randolph Poss, Cecil Brown, Chris Ouimet, Everett Witherspoon, Lance Clerk | |
| Subs | Clemson | George Steib (PF), Daniel Reinmiller (C) John Pippin, Kevin Douglas | |
| 09:30 | Clemson | William Lloyd makes the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 09:30 | Clemson | William Lloyd makes the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| 09:03 | Northern Illinois University | The jumper by Gary Green is denied by George Steib | 47-61 |
| 09:01 | Northern Illinois University | Ronald Jeanbaptiste gets the offensive rebound | 47-61 |
| 08:45 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Green connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Mike Haakenson | 50-61 |
| 08:16 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-61 |
| 08:15 | Northern Illinois University | Laurence Fermin grabs the board | 50-61 |
| 08:11 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Green clanks a jumper near the basket | 50-61 |
| 08:10 | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller grabs the defensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 07:44 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-61 |
| 07:43 | Northern Illinois University | Ronald Jeanbaptiste snags the defensive board | 50-61 |
| 07:25 | Northern Illinois University | Ronald Jeanbaptiste's floater is tipped away by Daniel Reinmiller | 50-61 |
| 07:24 | Northern Illinois University | Ronald Jeanbaptiste hits the follow up shot | 52-61 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Mike Haakenson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Mestas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Green (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Laurence Fermin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Jeanbaptiste (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Terry Cox (tired) 14 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Lloyd (tired) 20 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffery Bennett (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - George Steib (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Reinmiller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:00 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett misses badly on a floater from the right side | 52-61 |
| 06:59 | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller hits the follow up shot | 52-63 |
| 06:46 | Northern Illinois University | Mike Haakenson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-63 |
| 06:46 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-63 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss (PG), Chris Ouimet (SF), Everett Witherspoon (PF), Lance Clerk (C) Mike Haakenson, Gary Green, Laurence Fermin, Ronald Jeanbaptiste | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers (SG), John Pearson (SF) William Lloyd, Jeffery Bennett | |
| 06:34 | Clemson | Terry Cox misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-63 |
| 06:32 | Northern Illinois University | Lance Clerk grabs the defensive rebound | 55-63 |
| 06:26 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet is fouled on the floor by John Pearson - foul #5 on John Pearson, team foul #9 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Brown (SG) Thomas Mestas | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett (SF), John Pippin (PF), Dante Tucker (C) John Pearson, George Steib, Daniel Reinmiller | |
| 06:26 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 06:26 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 05:59 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Randolph Poss - foul #4 on Randolph Poss, team foul #7 | 57-63 |
| 05:59 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 05:59 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| 05:57 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Chalmers steals it from Randolph Poss in the backcourt | 57-65 |
| 05:56 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers lays it in | 57-67 |
| 05:34 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Brown comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-67 |
| 05:33 | Clemson | The rebound goes to John Pippin | 57-67 |
| 05:12 | Clemson | John Pippin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-67 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Mestas (SG), Laurence Fermin (PF), Ronald Jeanbaptiste (C) Cecil Brown, Everett Witherspoon, Lance Clerk | |
| Subs | Clemson | George Steib (PF), Daniel Reinmiller (C) John Pippin, Dante Tucker | |
| 04:52 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Mestas drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Randolph Poss | 59-67 |
| 04:23 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-67 |
| 04:22 | Clemson | Terry Cox grabs the offensive rebound | 59-67 |
| 03:58 | Clemson | Chris Ouimet is called for the reach on Ricky Chalmers - foul #2 on Chris Ouimet, team foul #8 | 59-67 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Brown (PG), Mike Haakenson (SG), Gary Green (SF), Everett Witherspoon (C) Randolph Poss, Thomas Mestas, Chris Ouimet, Ronald Jeanbaptiste | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Lloyd (PG), Dante Tucker (C) Terry Cox, Daniel Reinmiller | |
| 03:58 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 03:58 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers misses the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 03:58 | Northern Illinois University | Laurence Fermin grabs the defensive rebound | 59-68 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:43 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Green knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Laurence Fermin | 61-68 |
| 03:14 | Clemson | George Steib misses long on a shot from the left wing | 61-68 |
| 03:13 | Northern Illinois University | Laurence Fermin gets the rebound | 61-68 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Cecil Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mike Haakenson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Green (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Laurence Fermin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Everett Witherspoon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Lloyd (tiring) 20 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ricky Chalmers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. SF - Jeffery Bennett (tired) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - George Steib (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Dante Tucker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:09 | Northern Illinois University | Laurence Fermin clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-68 |
| 03:08 | Clemson | William Lloyd snags the defensive board | 61-68 |
| 03:03 | Clemson | William Lloyd hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:59 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-71 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss (PG), Thomas Mestas (SG), Chris Ouimet (SF), Ronald Jeanbaptiste (C) Cecil Brown, Mike Haakenson, Gary Green, Everett Witherspoon | |
| Subs | Clemson | Terry Cox (PG), Daniel Reinmiller (C) Jeffery Bennett, Dante Tucker | |
| 02:46 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Mestas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 61-71 |
| 02:45 | Clemson | The rebound goes to George Steib | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:31 | Clemson | William Lloyd clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-71 |
| 02:30 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Reinmiller | 61-71 |
| 02:13 | Clemson | William Lloyd hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 61-71 |
| 02:11 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to George Steib | 61-71 |
| 01:58 | Clemson | William Lloyd loses the dribble to Laurence Fermin | 61-71 |
| 01:55 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Cox - foul #4 on Terry Cox, team foul #10 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Brown (PG), Mike Haakenson (SG), Gary Green (PF), Everett Witherspoon (C) Randolph Poss, Thomas Mestas, Laurence Fermin, Ronald Jeanbaptiste | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett (SF) Ricky Chalmers | |
| 01:55 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 01:55 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet makes the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| 01:55 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-71 |
| 01:35 | Clemson | William Lloyd is fouled on the floor by Mike Haakenson - foul #1 on Mike Haakenson, team foul #9 | 63-71 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss (PG), Thomas Mestas (SG), Laurence Fermin (PF), Ronald Jeanbaptiste (C) Cecil Brown, Mike Haakenson, Gary Green, Everett Witherspoon | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 01:35 | Clemson | William Lloyd makes the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 01:35 | Clemson | William Lloyd makes the 2nd free throw | 63-73 |
| 01:23 | Northern Illinois University | Ronald Jeanbaptiste connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Chris Ouimet | 66-73 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:56 | Clemson | William Lloyd hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Randolph Poss - foul #5 on Randolph Poss, team foul #10 | 66-73 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Brown (PG) Randolph Poss | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 00:56 | Clemson | William Lloyd misses the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:56 | Clemson | William Lloyd makes the 2nd free throw | 66-74 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Brown hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Laurence Fermin | 69-74 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Clemson | George Steib's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-74 |
| 00:23 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-74 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Northern Illinois University | William Lloyd is called for the reach on Chris Ouimet in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Lloyd, team foul #11 | 69-74 |
| 00:21 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet makes the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:21 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet misses the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:21 | Clemson | George Steib pulls down the rebound | 70-74 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Clemson | George Steib is hacked by Cecil Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cecil Brown, team foul #11 | 70-74 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers (SG) Terry Cox | |
| 00:19 | Clemson | George Steib misses the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:19 | Clemson | George Steib makes the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:16 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Chris Ouimet, team foul #12 | 70-75 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Terry Cox (PG) Jeffery Bennett | |
| 00:14 | Clemson | Ronald Jeanbaptiste is called for the reach on George Steib - foul #1 on Ronald Jeanbaptiste, team foul #13 | 70-75 |
| 00:14 | Clemson | George Steib makes the 1st free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:14 | Clemson | George Steib makes the 2nd free throw | 70-77 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Brown is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Cecil Brown, team foul #14 | 70-77 |
| 00:08 | Clemson | Cecil Brown is called for the reach on Terry Cox in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cecil Brown, team foul #15 | 70-77 |
| 00:08 | Clemson | Terry Cox makes the 1st free throw | 70-78 |
| 00:08 | Clemson | Terry Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 70-78 |
| 00:08 | Northern Illinois University | Laurence Fermin snags the defensive board | 70-78 |
| 00:02 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Brown misses the 3 from the right corner | 70-78 |
| 00:01 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet snags the offensive board | 70-78 |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | The clock runs out | 70-78 |