| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Terry Cox (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Lloyd (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeffery Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Steib (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Reinmiller (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Frank Pedersen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shane Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Diorio (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - David Ehret (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | John Diorio inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:51 | UMass | Frank Pedersen scores on a 3 from straight away set up by David Stanley | 28-32 |
| 19:31 | Clemson | Terry Cox drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by William Lloyd | 30-32 |
| 19:28 | UMass | Terry Cox picks off the pass by David Stanley in the backcourt | 30-32 |
| 19:27 | Clemson | Terry Cox dunks the ball | 32-32 |
| 19:25 | UMass | John Diorio's pass is intercepted by Daniel Reinmiller in the backcourt | 32-32 |
| 19:10 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Diorio - foul #2 on John Diorio, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 19:10 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 19:10 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 19:10 | UMass | David Ehret grabs the board | 32-32 |
| 19:05 | UMass | Frank Pedersen is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Cox - foul #2 on Terry Cox, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 18:52 | UMass | Frank Pedersen misses the wide open shot from the right side | 32-32 |
| 18:51 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Terry Cox | 32-32 |
| 18:32 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett misses the easy layup | 32-32 |
| 18:30 | Clemson | William Lloyd tips it back up and in | 34-32 |
| 18:14 | UMass | John Diorio misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Jeffery Bennett - foul #3 on Jeffery Bennett, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers (SG), John Pearson (SF), John Pippin (PF), Dante Tucker (C) William Lloyd, Jeffery Bennett, George Steib, Daniel Reinmiller | |
| Subs | UMass | William Nava (SG), Clifton Garrett (PF), Jonathan Reynolds (C) Shane Carpenter, David Stanley, David Ehret | |
| 18:14 | UMass | John Diorio makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 18:14 | UMass | John Diorio makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 17:54 | Clemson | Terry Cox knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from John Pearson | 36-34 |
| 17:34 | UMass | Dante Tucker blocks the jumper by Jonathan Reynolds | 36-34 |
| 17:32 | UMass | John Diorio grabs the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 17:19 | UMass | William Nava loses the dribble to Ricky Chalmers | 36-34 |
| 17:16 | Clemson | Terry Cox can't finish the layup | 36-34 |
| 17:15 | UMass | The rebound goes to William Nava | 36-34 |
| 16:57 | UMass | John Diorio blows the wide open layup | 36-34 |
| 16:56 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 16:36 | Clemson | Terry Cox misses the runner in the lane | 36-34 |
| 16:34 | Clemson | John Pippin snags the offensive board | 36-34 |
| 16:14 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Terry Cox | 38-34 |
| 15:59 | UMass | Clifton Garrett misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-34 |
| 15:58 | Clemson | Terry Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Terry Cox (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Ricky Chalmers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Pearson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Pippin (fairly fresh) C - Dante Tucker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Frank Pedersen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Nava (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Diorio (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clifton Garrett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Reynolds (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Clemson | Terry Cox scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Ricky Chalmers | 40-34 |
| 15:17 | UMass | Jonathan Reynolds comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-34 |
| 15:16 | Clemson | Terry Cox snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 14:55 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers misses the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on William Nava - foul #3 on William Nava, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Clemson | William Lloyd (PG), Jeffery Bennett (SF), George Steib (PF), Daniel Reinmiller (C) Terry Cox, John Pearson, John Pippin, Dante Tucker | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Whitfield (PG), Shane Carpenter (SG), William Pagel (SF), David Stanley (PF), David Ehret (C) Frank Pedersen, William Nava, John Diorio, Clifton Garrett, Jonathan Reynolds | |
| 14:55 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 14:55 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 14:53 | UMass | Ricky Chalmers is called for the reach on Michael Whitfield in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ricky Chalmers, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Clemson | Terry Cox (PG) Ricky Chalmers | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 14:24 | UMass | Shane Carpenter loses the ball out of bounds | 42-34 |
| 13:55 | Clemson | William Lloyd misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-34 |
| 13:53 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffery Bennett | 42-34 |
| 13:38 | Clemson | George Steib is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on George Steib, team foul #4 | 42-34 |
| 13:19 | UMass | Michael Whitfield clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Terry Cox - foul #3 on Terry Cox, team foul #5 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Clemson | Kevin Douglas (C) Daniel Reinmiller | |
| Subs | UMass | John Diorio (SF), Reynaldo Costa (C) William Pagel, David Ehret | |
| 13:19 | UMass | Michael Whitfield makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 13:19 | UMass | Michael Whitfield makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 12:56 | Clemson | Terry Cox is fouled on the floor by Michael Whitfield - foul #1 on Michael Whitfield, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | UMass | Kosta Skibinski (PG) Michael Whitfield | |
| 12:38 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-36 |
| 12:37 | Clemson | George Steib tips it in | 44-36 |
| 12:11 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Kevin Douglas - foul #1 on Kevin Douglas, team foul #6 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers (SG), Daniel Reinmiller (C) Terry Cox, George Steib | |
| Subs | UMass | William Nava (PG), William Pagel (SF), David Ehret (C) Shane Carpenter, John Diorio, David Stanley | |
| 12:11 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 12:11 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 11:46 | Clemson | William Lloyd knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Ricky Chalmers | 46-38 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Lloyd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Chalmers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Jeffery Bennett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Douglas (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - Daniel Reinmiller (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Nava (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Kosta Skibinski (fresh) SF - William Pagel (fresh) PF - Reynaldo Costa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Ehret (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | UMass | William Pagel hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Kosta Skibinski | 46-41 |
| 11:12 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 46-41 |
| 11:11 | UMass | William Nava grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 11:06 | UMass | William Nava hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Kosta Skibinski | 46-44 |
| 10:44 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 10:42 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 10:37 | UMass | William Nava misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-44 |
| 10:36 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Daniel Reinmiller | 46-44 |
| 10:17 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by William Lloyd | 48-44 |
| 09:57 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski is fouled on the floor by Ricky Chalmers - foul #4 on Ricky Chalmers, team foul #7 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Clemson | Terry Cox (PG), John Pearson (SF), George Steib (PF), Dante Tucker (C) Ricky Chalmers, Jeffery Bennett, Kevin Douglas, Daniel Reinmiller | |
| Subs | UMass | Shane Carpenter (SG), Jonathan Reynolds (SF), David Stanley (PF), Clifton Garrett (C) William Nava, William Pagel, Reynaldo Costa, David Ehret | |
| 09:57 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 09:57 | UMass | Kosta Skibinski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 09:44 | Clemson | William Lloyd hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-46 |
| 09:38 | UMass | George Steib picks off the pass by Kosta Skibinski | 51-46 |
| 09:22 | Clemson | Dante Tucker is whistled for a carry | 51-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Pedersen (PG) Kosta Skibinski | |
| 09:18 | UMass | Shane Carpenter's pass is intercepted by George Steib in the backcourt | 51-46 |
| 08:55 | Clemson | Terry Cox's fadeaway is rejected by Clifton Garrett | 51-46 |
| 08:54 | UMass | David Stanley snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| 08:49 | UMass | Clifton Garrett comes up short on the jumper from close range | 51-46 |
| 08:48 | Clemson | Dante Tucker grabs the board | 51-46 |
| 08:26 | Clemson | William Lloyd loses the dribble to Jonathan Reynolds | 51-46 |
| 08:06 | UMass | David Stanley is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Shane Carpenter | 51-49 |
| 07:37 | Clemson | Jonathan Reynolds is called for the reach on John Pearson - foul #3 on Jonathan Reynolds, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers (SG), Jeffery Bennett (SF), John Pippin (PF), Daniel Reinmiller (C) William Lloyd, John Pearson, George Steib, Dante Tucker | |
| Subs | UMass | William Nava (SG), John Diorio (SF), David Ehret (C) Shane Carpenter, Jonathan Reynolds, Clifton Garrett | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Terry Cox (tiring) 15 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ricky Chalmers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SF - Jeffery Bennett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Pippin (fresh) C - Daniel Reinmiller (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Frank Pedersen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Nava (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Diorio (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Stanley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - David Ehret (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers misses the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Frank Pedersen - foul #1 on Frank Pedersen, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Whitfield (SG) Frank Pedersen | |
| 07:20 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 07:20 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 07:06 | UMass | Michael Whitfield misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 53-49 |
| 07:04 | Clemson | John Pippin pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| 06:46 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers scores on a floater near the basket | 55-49 |
| 06:27 | UMass | David Ehret can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Terry Cox - foul #4 on Terry Cox, team foul #8 | 55-49 |
| 06:27 | UMass | David Ehret misses the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 06:27 | UMass | David Ehret makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 06:05 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett buries a runner in the paint | 57-50 |
| 06:00 | UMass | Michael Whitfield misses the 3 from the left corner | 57-50 |
| 05:59 | UMass | William Nava gets the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 05:44 | UMass | William Nava misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-50 |
| 05:43 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 05:28 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Terry Cox | 59-50 |
| 05:11 | UMass | John Diorio connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-53 |
| 04:46 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett misses the 3 from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 04:44 | UMass | David Ehret grabs the board | 59-53 |
| 04:44 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-53 |
| Subs | Clemson | William Lloyd (SG), John Pearson (SF), George Steib (PF), Dante Tucker (C) Ricky Chalmers, Jeffery Bennett, John Pippin, Daniel Reinmiller | |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Pedersen (PG), Shane Carpenter (SG), Clifton Garrett (PF), Jonathan Reynolds (C) William Nava, Michael Whitfield, David Stanley, David Ehret | |
| 04:21 | UMass | Frank Pedersen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-53 |
| 04:20 | Clemson | William Lloyd snags the defensive board | 59-53 |
| 03:55 | Clemson | John Pearson travels with the ball | 59-53 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers (SG), Jeffery Bennett (SF) Terry Cox, John Pearson | |
| Subs | UMass | Reynaldo Costa (C) John Diorio | |
| 03:53 | UMass | Jeffery Bennett is called for the reach on Jonathan Reynolds in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeffery Bennett, team foul #9 | 59-53 |
| 03:53 | UMass | Jonathan Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 03:53 | UMass | Jonathan Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 03:26 | Clemson | Clifton Garrett is called for the reach on William Lloyd - foul #1 on Clifton Garrett, team foul #6 | 59-55 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Lloyd (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Chalmers (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. SF - Jeffery Bennett (tiring) 10 pts. 4 pf. PF - George Steib (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Dante Tucker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Frank Pedersen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shane Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clifton Garrett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Reynaldo Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 59-55 |
| 03:01 | UMass | Reynaldo Costa gets the rebound | 59-55 |
| 02:59 | UMass | Frank Pedersen is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffery Bennett - foul #5 on Jeffery Bennett, team foul #10 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Clemson | Terry Cox (PG), John Pearson (SF), Kevin Douglas (PF), Daniel Reinmiller (C) Ricky Chalmers, Jeffery Bennett, George Steib, Dante Tucker | |
| Subs | UMass | William Pagel (SF), David Ehret (C) Jonathan Reynolds, Clifton Garrett | |
| 02:59 | UMass | Frank Pedersen misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 02:59 | UMass | Frank Pedersen makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 02:33 | Clemson | William Lloyd drills a jumper from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 02:33 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-56 |
| Subs | Clemson | George Steib (PF) Kevin Douglas | |
| Subs | UMass | John Diorio (SF), Clifton Garrett (PF) William Pagel, Reynaldo Costa | |
| 02:20 | UMass | Frank Pedersen is whistled for a carry | 61-56 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | UMass | David Stanley (PF) Clifton Garrett | |
| 01:51 | Clemson | Terry Cox hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Shane Carpenter - foul #3 on Shane Carpenter, team foul #7 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers (SF) John Pearson | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 01:51 | Clemson | Terry Cox makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 01:51 | Clemson | Terry Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:25 | UMass | David Stanley's fadeaway is rejected by Ricky Chalmers | 63-56 |
| 01:23 | UMass | David Stanley grabs the offensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 01:01 | UMass | David Stanley drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Frank Pedersen | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Clemson | Terry Cox misses long on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Shane Carpenter - foul #4 on Shane Carpenter, team foul #8 | 63-58 |
| 00:32 | Clemson | Terry Cox makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:32 | Clemson | Terry Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:24 | UMass | Frank Pedersen can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 65-58 |
| 00:22 | Clemson | William Lloyd pulls down the rebound | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Clemson | William Lloyd is fouled in the backcourt by Shane Carpenter - foul #5 on Shane Carpenter, team foul #9 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | UMass | William Nava (SG) Shane Carpenter | |
| 00:19 | Clemson | William Lloyd makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:19 | Clemson | William Lloyd misses the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:19 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Reinmiller | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller is hacked by William Nava - foul #4 on William Nava, team foul #10 | 66-58 |
| 00:16 | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller misses the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:16 | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller misses the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:16 | UMass | The rebound goes to David Ehret | 66-58 |
| 00:10 | UMass | David Stanley loses the dribble to Daniel Reinmiller | 66-58 |
| 00:09 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers is hacked by William Nava in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Nava, team foul #11 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Whitfield (SG) William Nava | |
| 00:09 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers misses the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:09 | Clemson | Ricky Chalmers makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:04 | UMass | Frank Pedersen is open and buries a 3 from the right corner set up by David Stanley | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Clemson | George Steib is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Pedersen - foul #2 on Frank Pedersen, team foul #12 | 67-61 |
| 00:03 | Clemson | George Steib makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:03 | Clemson | George Steib makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Michael Whitfield can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 69-61 |