| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Neil Vilkoski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SG - Jie Wang (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Maurice Tookes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Padgett (fresh) C - Roger Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Lor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Caley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Rogers (fresh) PF - Karl Buckingham (fresh) C - John Shively (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Thomas Rogers inbounds the ball | 26-35 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:36 | Xavier | Neil Vilkoski takes the ball from Christopher Caley | 26-35 |
| 19:34 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski is hacked by John Lor in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Lor, team foul #1 | 26-35 |
| 19:13 | Clemson | John Shively picks off the pass by Jie Wang | 26-35 |
| 18:59 | Xavier | John Shively lays it in set up by John Lor | 26-37 |
| 18:40 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski hits the easy wide open finger roll | 28-37 |
| 18:26 | Xavier | Thomas Rogers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 18:24 | Clemson | Charles Padgett snags the defensive board | 28-37 |
| 18:22 | Clemson | John Lor is called for the reach on Neil Vilkoski in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Lor, team foul #2 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG), Kevin Claar (SG), James Mahoney (SF), Dominick Cook (PF), Dennis Prue (C) John Lor, Christopher Caley, Thomas Rogers, Karl Buckingham, John Shively | |
| 17:59 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 17:58 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Dennis Prue | 28-37 |
| 17:52 | Xavier | Dennis Prue scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Kevin Claar | 28-39 |
| 17:29 | Clemson | Roger Brewer is hacked by Dominick Cook - foul #3 on Dominick Cook, team foul #3 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Arechiga (PF) Dominick Cook | |
| 17:10 | Clemson | Roger Brewer misses short on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Dennis Prue - foul #1 on Dennis Prue, team foul #4 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (SG) Kevin Claar | |
| 17:10 | Clemson | Roger Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 17:10 | Clemson | Roger Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 16:43 | Xavier | James Mahoney is fouled on the floor by Maurice Tookes - foul #3 on Maurice Tookes, team foul #1 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | George Lea (SF) Maurice Tookes | |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Caley (SG), Thomas Rogers (SF), John Shively (C) Clayton Mason, James Mahoney, James Arechiga | |
| 16:23 | Xavier | George Lea picks off the pass by Christopher Caley | 30-39 |
| 16:06 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski clanks a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Thomas Rogers - foul #3 on Thomas Rogers, team foul #5 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Kallas (C) Roger Brewer | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Mahoney (SF), Karl Buckingham (PF) Thomas Rogers, Dennis Prue | |
| 16:06 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski misses the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 16:06 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski misses the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 16:06 | Xavier | Karl Buckingham pulls down the rebound | 30-39 |
| 16:01 | Xavier | John Lor misses the driving attempt near the basket | 30-39 |
| 15:59 | Xavier | Karl Buckingham tips it but misses | 30-39 |
| 15:57 | Xavier | John Shively can't tip it in | 30-39 |
| 15:55 | Xavier | John Shively gets the offensive rebound | 30-39 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Neil Vilkoski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SG - Jie Wang (tiring) 2 ast. SF - George Lea (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Padgett (fairly fresh) C - David Kallas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Lor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Caley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Mahoney (fresh) PF - Karl Buckingham (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Shively (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Xavier | Christopher Caley scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Shively | 30-42 |
| 15:39 | Clemson | Jie Wang is fouled in the backcourt by Karl Buckingham - foul #1 on Karl Buckingham, team foul #6 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | Justin Pham (PG), Maurice Tookes (SF), Jesus Rivera (C) Neil Vilkoski, Jie Wang, Charles Padgett | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Claar (SG), James Arechiga (SF), Dominick Cook (C) Christopher Caley, James Mahoney, John Shively | |
| 15:24 | Clemson | George Lea throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG), Thomas Rogers (SF) John Lor, James Arechiga | |
| 15:16 | Xavier | Dominick Cook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-42 |
| 14:55 | Clemson | Maurice Tookes's floater is tipped away by Karl Buckingham | 30-42 |
| 14:53 | Xavier | Dominick Cook pulls down the rebound | 30-42 |
| 14:24 | Xavier | Clayton Mason misses long on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Maurice Tookes - foul #4 on Maurice Tookes, team foul #2 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski (SG), Charles Padgett (PF), Roger Brewer (C) Maurice Tookes, David Kallas, Jesus Rivera | |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Caley (SG), James Mahoney (SF), Dennis Prue (C) Kevin Claar, Thomas Rogers, Karl Buckingham | |
| 14:24 | Xavier | Clayton Mason makes the 1st free throw | 30-43 |
| 14:24 | Xavier | Clayton Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 30-44 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 14:02 | Clemson | Dominick Cook is called for the reach on Neil Vilkoski - foul #4 on Dominick Cook, team foul #7 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (PG), John Shively (C) Clayton Mason, Dominick Cook | |
| 14:02 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski makes the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 14:02 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski makes the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 13:49 | Xavier | Dennis Prue misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Neil Vilkoski - foul #2 on Neil Vilkoski, team foul #3 | 32-44 |
| 13:49 | Xavier | Dennis Prue misses the 1st free throw | 32-44 |
| 13:49 | Xavier | Dennis Prue makes the 2nd free throw | 32-45 |
| 13:47 | Clemson | Christopher Caley is called for the reach on Roger Brewer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Caley, team foul #8 | 32-45 |
| 13:47 | Clemson | Roger Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 33-45 |
| 13:47 | Clemson | Roger Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 13:30 | Xavier | Dennis Prue buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Christopher Caley | 34-47 |
| 13:07 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski's layup is rejected by Dennis Prue | 34-47 |
| 13:06 | Xavier | John Shively grabs the defensive rebound | 34-47 |
| 12:52 | Xavier | John Lor hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John Shively | 34-50 |
| 12:33 | Clemson | Roger Brewer is hacked by John Shively - foul #2 on John Shively, team foul #9 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jie Wang (SG), David Kallas (PF) Neil Vilkoski, Charles Padgett | |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Rogers (SF), James Arechiga (PF) James Mahoney, Dennis Prue | |
| 12:33 | Clemson | Roger Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 12:33 | Clemson | Roger Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 36-50 |
| 12:16 | Xavier | John Lor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-50 |
| 12:14 | Xavier | James Arechiga hits the follow up shot | 36-52 |
| 12:04 | Clemson | Jie Wang is hacked by Christopher Caley - foul #2 on Christopher Caley, team foul #10 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jesus Rivera (C) Roger Brewer | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG), Kevin Claar (SG), Karl Buckingham (PF) John Lor, Christopher Caley, James Arechiga | |
| 12:04 | Clemson | Jie Wang misses the 1st free throw | 36-52 |
| 12:04 | Clemson | Jie Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| 11:50 | Xavier | Clayton Mason connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Kevin Claar | 37-54 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Justin Pham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jie Wang (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Lea (tiring) 4 pts. PF - David Kallas (fresh) C - Jesus Rivera (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clayton Mason (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Claar (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas Rogers (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Karl Buckingham (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Shively (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 11:35 | Clemson | Justin Pham scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-54 |
| 11:23 | Xavier | John Shively hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 40-54 |
| 11:21 | Clemson | Jesus Rivera pulls down the rebound | 40-54 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 11:01 | Clemson | David Kallas misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 40-54 |
| 11:00 | Xavier | Kevin Claar pulls down the rebound | 40-54 |
| 10:40 | Xavier | Clayton Mason blows the dunk | 40-54 |
| 10:39 | Clemson | Jesus Rivera grabs the defensive rebound | 40-54 |
| 10:13 | Clemson | Justin Pham hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Clayton Mason - foul #1 on Clayton Mason, team foul #11 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski (SF), Charles Padgett (PF), Roger Brewer (C) George Lea, David Kallas, Jesus Rivera | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (PG), Christopher Caley (SG), James Mahoney (SF), James Arechiga (PF), Dennis Prue (C) Clayton Mason, Kevin Claar, Thomas Rogers, Karl Buckingham, John Shively | |
| 10:13 | Clemson | Justin Pham makes the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 10:13 | Clemson | Justin Pham makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 09:49 | Xavier | John Lor buries a runner from the baseline | 42-56 |
| 09:37 | Clemson | Roger Brewer blows the layup | 42-56 |
| 09:36 | Clemson | Charles Padgett snags the offensive board | 42-56 |
| 09:23 | Clemson | Justin Pham misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-56 |
| 09:21 | Xavier | John Lor gets the rebound | 42-56 |
| 09:04 | Xavier | John Lor connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by James Arechiga | 42-59 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 08:47 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski misses badly on a jumper from close range | 42-59 |
| 08:46 | Clemson | Justin Pham tips it but misses | 42-59 |
| 08:44 | Clemson | Justin Pham gets the offensive rebound | 42-59 |
| 08:36 | Clemson | Justin Pham is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-59 |
| 08:34 | Xavier | Dennis Prue grabs the defensive rebound | 42-59 |
| 08:17 | Xavier | Dennis Prue hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Roger Brewer - foul #2 on Roger Brewer, team foul #4 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Clemson | George Lea (SF), Jesus Rivera (C) Jie Wang, Roger Brewer | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG), Thomas Rogers (SF), Karl Buckingham (PF) John Lor, James Mahoney, James Arechiga | |
| 08:17 | Xavier | Dennis Prue makes the 1st free throw | 42-60 |
| 08:17 | Xavier | Dennis Prue makes the 2nd free throw | 42-61 |
| 08:14 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-61 |
| 08:05 | Xavier | Clayton Mason clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-61 |
| 08:04 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Karl Buckingham | 42-61 |
| 07:50 | Xavier | Neil Vilkoski is called for the reach on Clayton Mason - foul #3 on Neil Vilkoski, team foul #5 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Clemson | Maurice Tookes (SF), David Kallas (PF) Neil Vilkoski, Charles Padgett | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Claar (SG), Dominick Cook (PF), John Shively (C) Christopher Caley, Karl Buckingham, Dennis Prue | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Justin Pham (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Lea (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Maurice Tookes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - David Kallas (fresh) C - Jesus Rivera (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clayton Mason (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Claar (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas Rogers (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Dominick Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - John Shively (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Xavier | Kevin Claar is fouled on the floor by Justin Pham - foul #4 on Justin Pham, team foul #6 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski (SG) George Lea | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 07:26 | Xavier | Clayton Mason makes the jump hook in the paint | 42-63 |
| 07:13 | Clemson | Justin Pham misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-63 |
| 07:12 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Thomas Rogers | 42-63 |
| 07:05 | Xavier | Clayton Mason misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-63 |
| 07:03 | Clemson | David Kallas pulls down the rebound | 42-63 |
| 07:00 | Clemson | Justin Pham throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-63 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (PG), Dennis Prue (C) Clayton Mason, John Shively | |
| 06:37 | Xavier | Dennis Prue knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by John Lor | 42-65 |
| 06:23 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-65 |
| 06:09 | Xavier | Dennis Prue can't connect on a floater in the lane | 45-65 |
| 06:07 | Xavier | Dominick Cook hits the follow up shot | 45-67 |
| 05:53 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski makes the driving attempt from the right block | 47-67 |
| 05:32 | Xavier | John Lor makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Rogers | 47-69 |
| 05:27 | Clemson | David Kallas is hacked by Dominick Cook - foul #5 on Dominick Cook, team foul #12 | 47-69 |
| Subs | Clemson | George Lea (SG), Charles Padgett (PF) Neil Vilkoski, Jesus Rivera | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG), Christopher Caley (SG), James Mahoney (SF), Karl Buckingham (PF), John Shively (C) John Lor, Kevin Claar, Thomas Rogers, Dominick Cook, Dennis Prue | |
| 05:27 | Clemson | David Kallas makes the 1st free throw | 48-69 |
| 05:27 | Clemson | David Kallas makes the 2nd free throw | 49-69 |
| 05:16 | Xavier | John Shively's dunk attempt is rejected by Charles Padgett | 49-69 |
| 05:14 | Clemson | The rebound goes to David Kallas | 49-69 |
| 05:05 | Clemson | Justin Pham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-69 |
| 05:04 | Clemson | David Kallas grabs the offensive board | 49-69 |
| 04:52 | Clemson | George Lea is hacked by John Shively - foul #3 on John Shively, team foul #13 | 49-69 |
| Subs | Clemson | Roger Brewer (C) David Kallas | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Arechiga (SF) Clayton Mason | |
| 04:52 | Clemson | George Lea makes the 1st free throw | 50-69 |
| 04:52 | Clemson | George Lea makes the 2nd free throw | 51-69 |
| 04:31 | Xavier | John Shively's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-69 |
| Subs | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski (SG) Justin Pham | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dennis Prue (C) John Shively | |
| 04:11 | Clemson | Maurice Tookes misses the lay-in | 51-69 |
| 04:09 | Xavier | James Arechiga gets the rebound | 51-69 |
| 03:47 | Xavier | Christopher Caley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-69 |
| 03:46 | Clemson | Roger Brewer snags the defensive board | 51-69 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - George Lea (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Neil Vilkoski (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Maurice Tookes (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Charles Padgett (tiring) 2 reb. C - Roger Brewer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Mahoney (fairly fresh) SG - Christopher Caley (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Arechiga (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Karl Buckingham (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Prue (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Clemson | Roger Brewer is whistled for a carry | 51-69 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jie Wang (SG), David Kallas (PF), Jesus Rivera (C) Neil Vilkoski, Charles Padgett, Roger Brewer | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG), Thomas Rogers (SF), John Shively (C) James Mahoney, James Arechiga, Dennis Prue | |
| 03:10 | Xavier | Clayton Mason drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Christopher Caley | 51-71 |
| 02:53 | Clemson | Maurice Tookes misses the jumper from the free throw line | 51-71 |
| 02:51 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Karl Buckingham | 51-71 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:47 | Xavier | Clayton Mason hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Rogers | 51-73 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:36 | Clemson | David Kallas clanks a jumper from close range but the foul's on Karl Buckingham - foul #2 on Karl Buckingham, team foul #14 | 51-73 |
| Subs | Clemson | Justin Pham (PG) Maurice Tookes | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (PG), Kevin Claar (SG), Dennis Prue (C) Clayton Mason, Christopher Caley, John Shively | |
| 02:36 | Clemson | David Kallas makes the 1st free throw | 52-73 |
| 02:36 | Clemson | David Kallas makes the 2nd free throw | 53-73 |
| 02:21 | Xavier | Jie Wang steals it from Kevin Claar | 53-73 |
| 02:04 | Clemson | Justin Pham can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 53-73 |
| 02:03 | Xavier | Dennis Prue grabs the defensive rebound | 53-73 |
| 01:48 | Xavier | Dennis Prue misses long on a jumper from close range | 53-73 |
| 01:47 | Clemson | Jie Wang snags the defensive board | 53-73 |
| 01:32 | Clemson | Justin Pham misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-73 |
| 01:30 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Karl Buckingham | 53-73 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:05 | Xavier | Dennis Prue buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Claar and the foul's on Jesus Rivera - foul #2 on Jesus Rivera, team foul #7 | 53-75 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Caley (SG), John Shively (C) Kevin Claar, Karl Buckingham | |
| 01:05 | Xavier | Dennis Prue makes the free throw | 53-76 |
| 00:48 | Clemson | George Lea connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jie Wang | 55-76 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Xavier | John Lor misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 55-76 |
| 00:22 | Clemson | The rebound goes to George Lea | 55-76 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Clemson | Justin Pham misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 55-76 |
| 00:15 | Xavier | The rebound goes to John Lor | 55-76 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | John Lor runs out the clock | 55-76 |