| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Molter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Conway (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Robert Packard (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Rollo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Ronk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rodney Kam (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Rowe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts inbounds the ball | 23-26 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Rollo picks off the pass by Albert Conway | 23-26 |
| 19:42 | Clemson | Robert Rollo slams it home | 23-28 |
| 19:15 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Oscar Pitts | 25-28 |
| 19:03 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ronk hits a floater in the paint | 25-30 |
| 18:46 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway is fouled on the floor by Charles Rowe - foul #2 on Charles Rowe, team foul #1 | 25-30 |
| 18:24 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-30 |
| 18:23 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway tips it home | 27-30 |
| 18:02 | Clemson | Albert Conway is called for the reach on Charles Rowe - foul #2 on Albert Conway, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| 17:47 | Clemson | Rodney Kam lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Packard | 27-32 |
| 17:21 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-32 |
| 17:20 | Clemson | Charles Rowe grabs the defensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 17:14 | Clemson | Charles Rowe misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ellis Markham - foul #1 on Ellis Markham, team foul #2 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon (PG), Michael Brown (SF), Greg Decarlo (PF), Harry Reiter (C) Ellis Markham, Oscar Pitts, Jerry Czapla, Albert Conway | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Fisher (SF), William Davis (PF) Jeffrey Ronk, Rodney Kam | |
| 17:14 | Clemson | Charles Rowe makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 17:14 | Clemson | Charles Rowe makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 16:54 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-34 |
| 16:53 | Clemson | The rebound goes to William Davis | 27-34 |
| 16:33 | Clemson | David Fisher hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 27-34 |
| 16:31 | Clemson | William Davis tips it home | 27-36 |
| 16:17 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Rowe | 27-36 |
| 16:16 | Clemson | Charles Rowe snags the defensive board | 27-36 |
| 16:11 | Clemson | Charles Rowe is called for traveling | 27-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), Terry Mariscal (SF), Albert Conway (C) Harold Gordon, John Molter, Harry Reiter | |
| Subs | Clemson | Justin Metz (PG), Francis Freeman (SG), Earl Luther (SF) Robert Packard, Robert Rollo, Charles Rowe | |
| 15:49 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 27-36 |
| 15:47 | Clemson | Earl Luther grabs the board | 27-36 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terry Mariscal (fresh) PF - Greg Decarlo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert Conway (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Justin Metz (fresh) SG - Francis Freeman (fresh) SF - Earl Luther (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Clemson | Earl Luther drills a runner from close range and he's hacked by Terry Mariscal - foul #1 on Terry Mariscal, team foul #3 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (SG), Oscar Pitts (SF), Jerry Czapla (PF) Michael Brown, Terry Mariscal, Greg Decarlo | |
| Subs | Clemson | Rodney Kam (PF) William Davis | |
| 15:28 | Clemson | Earl Luther makes the free throw | 27-39 |
| 14:59 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Ellis Markham, team foul #4 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Molter (SG) Jason Shepard | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Packard (PG), Robert Rollo (SG), Jeffrey Ronk (SF) Justin Metz, Francis Freeman, Earl Luther | |
| 14:47 | Clemson | Robert Rollo is hacked by Jerry Czapla - foul #1 on Jerry Czapla, team foul #5 | 27-39 |
| 14:36 | Clemson | David Fisher can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-39 |
| 14:34 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla snags the defensive board | 27-39 |
| 14:12 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-39 |
| 13:52 | Clemson | Robert Rollo banks in the layup | 30-41 |
| 13:39 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Packard - foul #1 on Robert Packard, team foul #2 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (PG), Greg Decarlo (PF) Ellis Markham, Jerry Czapla | |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Rowe (C) David Fisher | |
| 13:39 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 13:39 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 13:20 | Clemson | Robert Rollo is denied on a layup by Albert Conway | 32-41 |
| 13:18 | Clemson | Rodney Kam tips it in | 32-43 |
| 13:07 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Oscar Pitts, team foul #6 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown (SF), Harry Reiter (C) Oscar Pitts, Albert Conway | |
| Subs | Clemson | Justin Metz (SG), William Davis (PF) Robert Rollo, Rodney Kam | |
| 12:48 | Clemson | Robert Packard comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-43 |
| 12:46 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter gets the rebound | 32-43 |
| 12:23 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-43 |
| 12:21 | Clemson | Charles Rowe pulls down the rebound | 32-43 |
| 12:16 | Clemson | Justin Metz drills a jump hook from close range | 32-45 |
| 12:01 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-45 |
| 11:59 | Clemson | Robert Packard grabs the board | 32-45 |
| 11:41 | Clemson | Justin Metz is whistled for traveling | 32-45 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), Oscar Pitts (SF), Jerry Czapla (PF) John Molter, Michael Brown, Harry Reiter | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Rollo (SG), David Fisher (SF), Rodney Kam (PF) Robert Packard, Jeffrey Ronk, William Davis | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Shepard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Greg Decarlo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Justin Metz (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Rollo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Rodney Kam (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Rowe (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:26 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-45 |
| 11:25 | Clemson | David Fisher gets the rebound | 32-45 |
| 11:10 | Clemson | David Fisher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-45 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown (SG), Albert Conway (C) Jason Shepard, Greg Decarlo | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Davis (C) Charles Rowe | |
| 10:45 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway is denied on a layup by David Fisher | 32-45 |
| 10:43 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham tips it home | 34-45 |
| 10:24 | Clemson | Oscar Pitts is called for the reach on David Fisher - foul #4 on Oscar Pitts, team foul #7 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Molter (SG) Oscar Pitts | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Packard (PG) Justin Metz | |
| 10:24 | Clemson | David Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 10:24 | Clemson | David Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 10:10 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Ellis Markham | 37-47 |
| 09:53 | Clemson | David Fisher's fadeaway is rejected by Jerry Czapla | 37-47 |
| 09:52 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown gets the rebound | 37-47 |
| 09:46 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter can't finish the layup but he's fouled by David Fisher - foul #2 on David Fisher, team foul #3 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jeffrey Ronk (SF), Earl Luther (PF), Charles Rowe (C) David Fisher, Rodney Kam, William Davis | |
| 09:46 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter misses the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 09:46 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter misses the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 09:46 | Clemson | Earl Luther pulls down the rebound | 37-47 |
| 09:31 | Clemson | Earl Luther's pass is intercepted by Jerry Czapla | 37-47 |
| 09:28 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Rollo steals the ball from Ellis Markham in the backcourt | 37-47 |
| 09:17 | Clemson | Robert Rollo loses the dribble to Ellis Markham | 37-47 |
| 09:12 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ellis Markham | 39-47 |
| 08:53 | Clemson | Charles Rowe is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Charles Rowe, team foul #4 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (PG), Terry Mariscal (SF), Greg Decarlo (PF), Harry Reiter (C) Ellis Markham, Michael Brown, Jerry Czapla, Albert Conway | |
| Subs | Clemson | Justin Metz (SG) Robert Rollo | |
| 08:32 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard misses long on a shot from the right wing | 39-47 |
| 08:30 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ronk snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| 08:09 | Clemson | Terry Mariscal steps in front of the Charles Rowe pass | 39-47 |
| 07:56 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Robert Packard - foul #2 on Robert Packard, team foul #5 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts (SF) Terry Mariscal | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Rollo (SG), David Fisher (SF), Rodney Kam (PF) Robert Packard, Jeffrey Ronk, Earl Luther | |
| 07:56 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 07:56 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 07:42 | Clemson | Robert Rollo buries a floater from the left block | 41-49 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Jason Shepard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Molter (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Greg Decarlo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Harry Reiter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Justin Metz (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Rollo (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - David Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rodney Kam (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Rowe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo lays it in | 43-49 |
| 07:07 | Clemson | Rodney Kam comes up short on the floater from the left block | 43-49 |
| 07:06 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter grabs the board | 43-49 |
| 06:45 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Oscar Pitts | 45-49 |
| 06:24 | Clemson | Justin Metz comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-49 |
| 06:22 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 06:05 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 05:53 | Clemson | Charles Rowe buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Justin Metz | 47-51 |
| 05:53 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), Jerry Czapla (PF), Albert Conway (C) Jason Shepard, Greg Decarlo, Harry Reiter | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Packard (PG), Jeffrey Ronk (SF) Justin Metz, Charles Rowe | |
| 05:34 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway misses the lay-in | 47-51 |
| 05:33 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ronk gets the rebound | 47-51 |
| 05:16 | Clemson | Rodney Kam misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 05:15 | Clemson | Robert Rollo pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 04:59 | Clemson | Rodney Kam can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Jerry Czapla - foul #2 on Jerry Czapla, team foul #8 | 47-51 |
| 04:59 | Clemson | Rodney Kam makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 04:59 | Clemson | Rodney Kam makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 04:34 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts connects on the jumper near the basket | 49-53 |
| 04:25 | Clemson | Robert Rollo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Rowe (C) Rodney Kam | |
| 04:10 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway is hacked by Jeffrey Ronk - foul #2 on Jeffrey Ronk, team foul #6 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (SG) John Molter | |
| Subs | Clemson | Justin Metz (SG) Robert Rollo | |
| 03:49 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-53 |
| 03:48 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 03:35 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by David Fisher - foul #3 on David Fisher, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown (SF), Greg Decarlo (PF) Oscar Pitts, Jerry Czapla | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Davis (PF) David Fisher | |
| 03:35 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham makes the free throw | 52-53 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jason Shepard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Greg Decarlo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert Conway (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Robert Packard (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Metz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Ronk (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Rowe (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Clemson | Robert Packard misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-53 |
| 03:13 | Clemson | Charles Rowe tips it in | 52-55 |
| 02:58 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 52-55 |
| 02:56 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway tips it home | 54-55 |
| 02:56 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-55 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Molter (SG), Oscar Pitts (SF), Jerry Czapla (PF) Jason Shepard, Michael Brown, Greg Decarlo | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Rollo (SG), Rodney Kam (PF) Justin Metz, William Davis | |
| 02:33 | Clemson | Rodney Kam buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Robert Packard | 54-58 |
| 02:21 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Packard is called for the reach on Ellis Markham - foul #3 on Robert Packard, team foul #8 | 54-58 |
| 02:21 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 02:21 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 02:08 | Clemson | Robert Packard misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-58 |
| 02:06 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla snags the defensive board | 56-58 |
| 01:51 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-58 |
| 01:31 | Clemson | Rodney Kam's fadeaway is rejected by Jerry Czapla | 56-58 |
| 01:30 | Clemson | Rodney Kam tips it in | 56-60 |
| 01:11 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway banks in the layup | 58-60 |
| 01:07 | Clemson | Robert Packard is whistled for a carry | 58-60 |
| 00:48 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts clanks a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Jeffrey Ronk - foul #3 on Jeffrey Ronk, team foul #9 | 58-60 |
| 00:48 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 00:48 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 00:28 | Clemson | The jump hook by Charles Rowe is blocked by Albert Conway | 60-60 |
| 00:27 | Clemson | Robert Rollo gets the offensive rebound | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Clemson | Robert Rollo clanks a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Albert Conway - foul #3 on Albert Conway, team foul #9 | 60-60 |
| 00:05 | Clemson | Robert Rollo makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 00:05 | Clemson | Robert Rollo makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:05 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-62 |