| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fresh) SG - David Stapleton (fresh) SF - John Jones (fresh) PF - Richard Ringer (fresh) C - William Parker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Justin Pham (fresh) SG - Neil Vilkoski (fresh) SF - Maurice Tookes (fresh) PF - Charles Padgett (fresh) C - Roger Brewer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn | Richard Ringer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Penn | John Reeves comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Clemson | Charles Padgett pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Clemson | Justin Pham can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Penn | Richard Ringer snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Penn | David Stapleton misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Clemson | Charles Padgett pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski banks in the layup on a nice dish by Maurice Tookes | 0-2 |
| 18:16 | Penn | John Jones is denied on a dunk by Maurice Tookes | 0-2 |
| 18:15 | Penn | Richard Ringer grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:01 | Penn | William Parker misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 17:59 | Penn | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Ringer | 0-2 |
| 17:35 | Penn | John Jones comes up short on the shot from the right side | 0-2 |
| 17:34 | Clemson | Charles Padgett gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:09 | Clemson | Richard Ringer is called for the reach on Neil Vilkoski - foul #1 on Richard Ringer, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 16:46 | Clemson | Roger Brewer knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Neil Vilkoski | 0-4 |
| 16:22 | Penn | David Stapleton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-4 |
| 16:04 | Clemson | Justin Pham clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Reeves - foul #1 on John Reeves, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Penn | Robert Nevins (SG), David Watkins (PF) David Stapleton, Richard Ringer | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 16:04 | Clemson | Justin Pham makes the 1st free throw | 0-5 |
| 16:04 | Clemson | Justin Pham misses the 2nd free throw | 0-5 |
| 16:04 | Penn | David Watkins gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fresh) SG - Robert Nevins (fresh) SF - John Jones (fresh) PF - David Watkins (fresh) C - William Parker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Justin Pham (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Neil Vilkoski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Maurice Tookes (fresh) PF - Charles Padgett (fresh) 3 reb. C - Roger Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Penn | Robert Nevins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-5 |
| 15:39 | Clemson | Charles Padgett snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 15:26 | Clemson | Justin Pham misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-5 |
| 15:24 | Clemson | Roger Brewer grabs the offensive board | 0-5 |
| 15:04 | Clemson | Charles Padgett misses the jump hook from close range | 0-5 |
| 15:02 | Penn | William Parker grabs the board | 0-5 |
| 14:35 | Penn | John Reeves can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Justin Pham - foul #1 on Justin Pham, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (SG), Antoine Wojtowicz (SF), Richard Ringer (PF), Terry Erskine (C) Robert Nevins, John Jones, David Watkins, William Parker | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 14:35 | Penn | John Reeves misses the 1st free throw | 0-5 |
| 14:35 | Penn | John Reeves makes the 2nd free throw | 1-5 |
| 14:15 | Clemson | Maurice Tookes travels with the ball | 1-5 |
| Subs | Penn | Robert Nevins (PG) John Reeves | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 13:48 | Penn | David Stapleton clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Neil Vilkoski - foul #1 on Neil Vilkoski, team foul #2 | 1-5 |
| 13:48 | Penn | David Stapleton makes the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 13:48 | Penn | David Stapleton misses the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 13:48 | Penn | Richard Ringer snags the offensive board | 2-5 |
| 13:24 | Penn | Terry Erskine can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 13:23 | Penn | Richard Ringer tips it home | 4-5 |
| 13:02 | Clemson | Roger Brewer clanks a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Terry Erskine - foul #1 on Terry Erskine, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Penn | John Jones (SF) Antoine Wojtowicz | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 13:02 | Clemson | Roger Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 13:02 | Clemson | Roger Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 12:40 | Penn | John Jones comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 4-7 |
| 12:39 | Clemson | Charles Padgett snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 12:19 | Clemson | Justin Pham is called for 5 seconds | 4-7 |
| Subs | Penn | John Reeves (PG), William Parker (C) Robert Nevins, Terry Erskine | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 11:52 | Penn | John Reeves hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-7 |
| 11:51 | Clemson | Charles Padgett grabs the board | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fresh) 1 pts. SG - David Stapleton (fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Jones (fresh) PF - Richard Ringer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - William Parker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Justin Pham (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Neil Vilkoski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Maurice Tookes (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Padgett (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Roger Brewer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Clemson | Maurice Tookes loses the ball out of bounds | 4-7 |
| Subs | Penn | Robert Nevins (SG), David Watkins (PF) David Stapleton, Richard Ringer | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 11:12 | Penn | David Watkins is hacked by Maurice Tookes - foul #1 on Maurice Tookes, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| 10:45 | Penn | Justin Pham steals the ball from David Watkins | 4-7 |
| 10:42 | Clemson | Justin Pham lays it in | 4-9 |
| 10:13 | Penn | William Parker scores on a jumper from the left block and the foul's on Roger Brewer - foul #1 on Roger Brewer, team foul #4 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (SG), Antoine Wojtowicz (SF), Richard Ringer (PF) Robert Nevins, John Jones, David Watkins | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 10:13 | Penn | William Parker makes the free throw | 7-9 |
| 09:48 | Clemson | William Parker denies the turnaround by Charles Padgett | 7-9 |
| 09:46 | Penn | Richard Ringer snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 09:23 | Penn | David Stapleton is whistled for a carry | 7-9 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Clemson | George Lea (SF) Maurice Tookes | |
| 08:59 | Clemson | Roger Brewer jams it on a nice dish by George Lea | 7-11 |
| 08:45 | Penn | David Stapleton makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Reeves | 10-11 |
| 08:24 | Clemson | Justin Pham makes the shot from the left side | 10-13 |
| 08:02 | Penn | Richard Ringer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Charles Padgett - foul #1 on Charles Padgett, team foul #5 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Penn | Robert Nevins (PG), John Jones (SF), Terry Erskine (C) John Reeves, Antoine Wojtowicz, William Parker | |
| Subs | Clemson | Maurice Tookes (SF), David Kallas (C) George Lea, Roger Brewer | |
| 08:02 | Penn | Richard Ringer misses the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 08:02 | Penn | Richard Ringer makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 07:39 | Clemson | Maurice Tookes is fouled on the floor by John Jones - foul #1 on John Jones, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Penn | Charlie Dorfman (SG), David Watkins (PF) David Stapleton, Richard Ringer | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jie Wang (SG), Jesus Rivera (C) Neil Vilkoski, Charles Padgett | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Robert Nevins (fresh) SG - Charlie Dorfman (fresh) SF - John Jones (fresh) PF - David Watkins (fresh) C - Terry Erskine (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Justin Pham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jie Wang (fresh) SF - Maurice Tookes (fairly fresh) PF - David Kallas (fresh) C - Jesus Rivera (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Clemson | Justin Pham makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jie Wang | 11-16 |
| 06:59 | Penn | Robert Nevins knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by John Jones | 14-16 |
| 06:30 | Clemson | Justin Pham comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 14-16 |
| 06:29 | Clemson | Jesus Rivera tips it in | 14-18 |
| 06:07 | Penn | Charlie Dorfman clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Justin Pham - foul #2 on Justin Pham, team foul #6 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (SG), Richard Ringer (PF), William Parker (C) Robert Nevins, David Watkins, Terry Erskine | |
| Subs | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski (PG), Charles Padgett (PF), Roger Brewer (C) Justin Pham, David Kallas, Jesus Rivera | |
| 06:07 | Penn | Charlie Dorfman misses the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 06:07 | Penn | Charlie Dorfman misses the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 06:07 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Charles Padgett | 14-18 |
| 05:51 | Clemson | Roger Brewer comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 14-18 |
| 05:50 | Penn | John Jones pulls down the rebound | 14-18 |
| 05:36 | Penn | John Jones is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #5 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Penn | John Reeves (PG), Antoine Wojtowicz (SF) Charlie Dorfman, John Jones | |
| Subs | Clemson | George Lea (SF) Maurice Tookes | |
| 05:14 | Clemson | Jie Wang can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-18 |
| 05:12 | Penn | The rebound goes to Antoine Wojtowicz | 14-18 |
| 04:49 | Penn | Richard Ringer connects on the floater from the left wing | 16-18 |
| 04:27 | Clemson | Roger Brewer's pass is intercepted by William Parker | 16-18 |
| 03:58 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from David Stapleton | 19-18 |
| 03:37 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski connects on the fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by William Parker - foul #1 on William Parker, team foul #6 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Penn | Robert Nevins (SG), John Jones (SF), David Watkins (PF), Terry Erskine (C) David Stapleton, Antoine Wojtowicz, Richard Ringer, William Parker | |
| Subs | Clemson | Justin Pham (PG), Maurice Tookes (SF) Jie Wang, George Lea | |
| 03:37 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski makes the free throw | 19-21 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Nevins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Jones (fresh) PF - David Watkins (fresh) C - Terry Erskine (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Justin Pham (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Neil Vilkoski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Maurice Tookes (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Padgett (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Roger Brewer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:21 | Penn | Terry Erskine blows the layup | 19-21 |
| 03:19 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski grabs the board | 19-21 |
| 02:51 | Clemson | Justin Pham misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 19-21 |
| 02:49 | Clemson | Roger Brewer snags the offensive board | 19-21 |
| 02:30 | Clemson | John Jones picks off the pass by Roger Brewer | 19-21 |
| 02:27 | Penn | John Reeves lays it in on a nice dish by John Jones | 21-21 |
| 02:04 | Clemson | Justin Pham double dribbles | 21-21 |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (SG), Richard Ringer (PF), William Parker (C) Robert Nevins, David Watkins, Terry Erskine | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jie Wang (SG), David Kallas (PF), Jesus Rivera (C) Neil Vilkoski, Charles Padgett, Roger Brewer | |
| 01:43 | Penn | Richard Ringer misses the dunk | 21-21 |
| 01:42 | Clemson | Maurice Tookes grabs the defensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 01:16 | Clemson | Maurice Tookes connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Jie Wang | 21-23 |
| 00:57 | Penn | Justin Pham picks off the pass by John Reeves | 21-23 |
| 00:54 | Clemson | Justin Pham banks in the layup | 21-25 |
| 00:39 | Penn | John Jones scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Stapleton | 23-25 |
| 00:19 | Clemson | Maurice Tookes can't finish the layup but he's hacked by William Parker - foul #2 on William Parker, team foul #7 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Penn | Robert Nevins (PG) John Reeves | |
| Subs | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski (SG), Charles Padgett (PF), Roger Brewer (C) Jie Wang, David Kallas, Jesus Rivera | |
| 00:19 | Clemson | Maurice Tookes makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 00:19 | Clemson | Maurice Tookes makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 00:04 | Penn | David Stapleton blows the layup | 23-27 |
| 00:03 | Clemson | Charles Padgett grabs the board | 23-27 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Charles Padgett misses short on a halfcourt shot | 23-27 |