| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Louden (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Ruth (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Delbert Durham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charles Brown (fresh) 8 pts. C - James Sparks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Joseph Harrison (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Fred Pinder (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Angelo Sandoval (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jose Medina (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Donny McNee (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Delbert Durham inbounds the ball | 37-37 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Clemson | James Sparks drills a shot in the paint | 39-37 |
| 19:23 | Miami (FL) | Donny McNee scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Fred Pinder | 39-39 |
| 19:07 | Clemson | Richard Ruth can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-39 |
| 19:06 | Miami (FL) | Angelo Sandoval grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 18:48 | Miami (FL) | James Sparks blocks the short jumper by Fred Pinder | 39-39 |
| 18:47 | Miami (FL) | Joseph Harrison tips it back up and in | 39-41 |
| 18:41 | Clemson | Delbert Durham misses the lay-in | 39-41 |
| 18:40 | Clemson | James Sparks hits the follow up shot | 41-41 |
| 18:19 | Miami (FL) | Fred Pinder is wide open and slams it home on a nice dish by Joseph Harrison | 41-43 |
| 18:04 | Clemson | Richard Ruth is whistled for a carry | 41-43 |
| Subs | Clemson | Kevin Ellis (PG), Michael Kent (SG), James Steward (SF), Fred Carson (PF), Christopher Strong (C) William Louden, Richard Ruth, Delbert Durham, Charles Brown, James Sparks | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Kevin Worley (PG), Kenneth Lloyd (SG), Hugh Gamberg (SF), Anthony Follansbee (C) Joseph Harrison, Fred Pinder, Angelo Sandoval, Donny McNee | |
| 18:00 | Miami (FL) | Kevin Worley is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Kent - foul #2 on Michael Kent, team foul #1 | 41-43 |
| 17:44 | Miami (FL) | Kevin Worley misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 17:42 | Clemson | Fred Carson grabs the board | 41-43 |
| 17:31 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Christopher Strong | 43-43 |
| 17:11 | Miami (FL) | Jose Medina makes the wide open shot near the basket set up by Kevin Worley | 43-45 |
| 16:59 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 16:58 | Clemson | James Steward tips it back up and in | 45-45 |
| 16:39 | Miami (FL) | Hugh Gamberg is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Hugh Gamberg, team foul #1 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Clemson | William Louden (PG), Richard Ruth (SG), Delbert Durham (SF), Charles Brown (PF), James Sparks (C) Kevin Ellis, Michael Kent, James Steward, Fred Carson, Christopher Strong | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Fred Pinder (PG), Angelo Sandoval (PF), Donny McNee (C) Kevin Worley, Jose Medina, Anthony Follansbee | |
| 16:30 | Clemson | William Louden connects on the jump hook from close range | 47-45 |
| 16:03 | Miami (FL) | James Sparks swats the short shot by Fred Pinder | 47-45 |
| 16:02 | Clemson | James Sparks grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Louden (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Ruth (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Delbert Durham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charles Brown (fresh) 8 pts. C - James Sparks (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Fred Pinder (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Lloyd (fairly fresh) SF - Hugh Gamberg (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Angelo Sandoval (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donny McNee (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:46 | Clemson | James Sparks comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 47-45 |
| 15:45 | Clemson | Delbert Durham snags the offensive board | 47-45 |
| 15:26 | Clemson | William Louden is hacked by Hugh Gamberg - foul #3 on Hugh Gamberg, team foul #2 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Clemson | Kevin Ellis (SG), Fred Carson (PF), Christopher Strong (C) Richard Ruth, Charles Brown, James Sparks | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Joseph Harrison (PG), Jose Medina (PF), Anthony Follansbee (C) Kenneth Lloyd, Hugh Gamberg, Donny McNee | |
| 15:13 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 15:11 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Jose Medina | 47-45 |
| 15:01 | Miami (FL) | Fred Pinder is called for 10 seconds | 47-45 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jeffry Maddox (SG) Fred Pinder | |
| 14:51 | Clemson | Jeffry Maddox takes the ball from Fred Carson | 47-45 |
| 14:48 | Miami (FL) | Angelo Sandoval lays it up and in set up by Jeffry Maddox | 47-47 |
| 14:36 | Clemson | William Louden misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jose Medina - foul #3 on Jose Medina, team foul #3 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Steward (SF) Delbert Durham | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Donny McNee (C) Anthony Follansbee | |
| 14:36 | Clemson | William Louden makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 14:36 | Clemson | William Louden makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 14:26 | Miami (FL) | Joseph Harrison hits a wide open shot in the paint | 49-49 |
| 14:17 | Clemson | Jeffry Maddox steals the ball from William Louden | 49-49 |
| 13:48 | Miami (FL) | Donny McNee is open and lays it up and in | 49-51 |
| 13:40 | Clemson | Christopher Strong misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 13:39 | Miami (FL) | Jose Medina pulls down the rebound | 49-51 |
| 13:16 | Miami (FL) | Jose Medina is open and buries a runner from the left block set up by Donny McNee | 49-53 |
| 12:58 | Clemson | William Louden misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Angelo Sandoval - foul #2 on Angelo Sandoval, team foul #4 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Ruth (SG), Delbert Durham (SF), Charles Brown (PF), James Sparks (C) Kevin Ellis, James Steward, Fred Carson, Christopher Strong | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Fred Pinder (PG), Kenneth Lloyd (SG), Hugh Gamberg (SF), Anthony Follansbee (C) Joseph Harrison, Jeffry Maddox, Angelo Sandoval, Donny McNee | |
| 12:58 | Clemson | William Louden makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 12:58 | Clemson | William Louden makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 12:29 | Miami (FL) | William Louden is called for the reach on Jose Medina - foul #3 on William Louden, team foul #2 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Kent (PG) William Louden | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 12:11 | Miami (FL) | Hugh Gamberg is whistled for a carry | 51-53 |
| 12:03 | Clemson | Hugh Gamberg steps in front of the Delbert Durham pass | 51-53 |
| 12:00 | Miami (FL) | Hugh Gamberg blows the layup | 51-53 |
| 11:59 | Miami (FL) | Fred Pinder tips it but misses | 51-53 |
| 11:57 | Clemson | Charles Brown snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Michael Kent (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Richard Ruth (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Delbert Durham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Brown (fresh) 8 pts. C - James Sparks (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Fred Pinder (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Lloyd (fresh) SF - Hugh Gamberg (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jose Medina (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Anthony Follansbee (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 11:45 | Clemson | Charles Brown can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jose Medina - foul #4 on Jose Medina, team foul #5 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Clemson | Kevin Ellis (PG) Michael Kent | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Angelo Sandoval (PF), Donny McNee (C) Jose Medina, Anthony Follansbee | |
| 11:45 | Clemson | Charles Brown misses the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 11:45 | Clemson | Charles Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 11:35 | Miami (FL) | Fred Pinder is called for 10 seconds | 52-53 |
| 11:23 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 11:22 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Brown | 52-53 |
| 11:10 | Clemson | Charles Brown misses the dunk attempt | 52-53 |
| 11:08 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Angelo Sandoval | 52-53 |
| 11:06 | Miami (FL) | Hugh Gamberg is fouled in the backcourt by Delbert Durham - foul #1 on Delbert Durham, team foul #3 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Kent (SG), Donald Haycraft (SF), Christopher Yamada (C) Richard Ruth, Delbert Durham, James Sparks | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jeffry Maddox (PG), Kevin Worley (SG) Fred Pinder, Kenneth Lloyd | |
| 10:43 | Miami (FL) | Hugh Gamberg misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 52-53 |
| 10:42 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 10:37 | Clemson | Charles Brown slams it home | 54-53 |
| 10:15 | Miami (FL) | Hugh Gamberg comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Donald Haycraft - foul #3 on Donald Haycraft, team foul #4 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Clemson | William Louden (PG), Richard Ruth (SG), Delbert Durham (SF), Fred Carson (PF), Christopher Strong (C) Kevin Ellis, Michael Kent, Donald Haycraft, Charles Brown, Christopher Yamada | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Joseph Harrison (PG), Anthony Follansbee (C) Jeffry Maddox, Donny McNee | |
| 10:15 | Miami (FL) | Hugh Gamberg makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 10:15 | Miami (FL) | Hugh Gamberg makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 10:02 | Clemson | Fred Carson clanks a shot from the free throw line | 54-55 |
| 10:01 | Miami (FL) | Hugh Gamberg grabs the board | 54-55 |
| 09:45 | Miami (FL) | Hugh Gamberg buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 09:29 | Clemson | William Louden buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Delbert Durham | 56-57 |
| 09:14 | Miami (FL) | Joseph Harrison is hacked by Fred Carson - foul #2 on Fred Carson, team foul #5 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Steward (SF), James Sparks (C) Delbert Durham, Christopher Strong | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Lloyd (SG), Fred Pinder (SF), Donny McNee (C) Kevin Worley, Hugh Gamberg, Anthony Follansbee | |
| 08:51 | Miami (FL) | Fred Pinder drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Angelo Sandoval and he's fouled by Richard Ruth - foul #3 on Richard Ruth, team foul #6 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Kent (SG), Christopher Yamada (PF) Richard Ruth, Fred Carson | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jeffry Maddox (PG) Joseph Harrison | |
| 08:51 | Miami (FL) | Fred Pinder makes the free throw | 56-60 |
| 08:30 | Clemson | James Sparks clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Angelo Sandoval - foul #3 on Angelo Sandoval, team foul #6 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Clemson | Delbert Durham (SF) James Steward | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Anthony Follansbee (C) Angelo Sandoval | |
| 08:30 | Clemson | James Sparks makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 08:30 | Clemson | James Sparks makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 08:28 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Lloyd throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-60 |
| 08:23 | Clemson | Christopher Yamada misses badly on a floater in the paint | 58-60 |
| 08:21 | Miami (FL) | Anthony Follansbee gets the rebound | 58-60 |
| 07:58 | Miami (FL) | Anthony Follansbee misses the lay-in but the foul's on Christopher Yamada - foul #1 on Christopher Yamada, team foul #7 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Clemson | Kevin Ellis (PG), Richard Ruth (SG), Charles Brown (PF) William Louden, Michael Kent, James Sparks | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jose Medina (PF) Donny McNee | |
| 07:58 | Miami (FL) | Anthony Follansbee misses the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 07:58 | Miami (FL) | Anthony Follansbee makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Kevin Ellis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Ruth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Delbert Durham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Yamada (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Jeffry Maddox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Lloyd (fresh) SF - Fred Pinder (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jose Medina (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Anthony Follansbee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 58-61 |
| 07:43 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Lloyd gets the rebound | 58-61 |
| 07:14 | Miami (FL) | Anthony Follansbee misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 58-61 |
| 07:13 | Clemson | Christopher Yamada gets the rebound | 58-61 |
| 07:08 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-61 |
| 07:07 | Miami (FL) | Fred Pinder grabs the board | 58-61 |
| 06:41 | Miami (FL) | Fred Pinder hits the finger roll | 58-63 |
| 06:24 | Clemson | Richard Ruth misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-63 |
| 06:23 | Clemson | Charles Brown hits the follow up shot | 60-63 |
| 05:54 | Miami (FL) | Jose Medina hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 60-63 |
| 05:53 | Miami (FL) | Jeffry Maddox misses the tip | 60-63 |
| 05:52 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Delbert Durham | 60-63 |
| 05:37 | Clemson | Richard Ruth makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Delbert Durham | 63-63 |
| 05:34 | Miami (FL) | Jeffry Maddox is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Ellis - foul #1 on Kevin Ellis, team foul #8 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Clemson | William Louden (PG), Michael Kent (SG), James Steward (SF), Fred Carson (PF), James Sparks (C) Kevin Ellis, Richard Ruth, Delbert Durham, Charles Brown, Christopher Yamada | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Joseph Harrison (PG), Hugh Gamberg (SF), Donny McNee (C) Kenneth Lloyd, Fred Pinder, Anthony Follansbee | |
| 05:34 | Miami (FL) | Jeffry Maddox misses the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 05:34 | Clemson | Fred Carson grabs the board | 63-63 |
| 05:26 | Clemson | James Sparks scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 65-63 |
| 05:11 | Miami (FL) | Hugh Gamberg hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Jeffry Maddox | 65-65 |
| 04:50 | Clemson | James Sparks misses short on a runner from the baseline | 65-65 |
| 04:49 | Miami (FL) | Hugh Gamberg pulls down the rebound | 65-65 |
| 04:43 | Miami (FL) | Hugh Gamberg is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Harrison | 65-67 |
| 04:24 | Clemson | James Sparks blows the layup | 65-67 |
| 04:22 | Clemson | James Sparks tips it home | 67-67 |
| 03:57 | Miami (FL) | Joseph Harrison banks in the layup set up by Hugh Gamberg | 67-69 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Louden (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Kent (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Steward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Carson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Sparks (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Joseph Harrison (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Jeffry Maddox (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Hugh Gamberg (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jose Medina (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Donny McNee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:47 | Clemson | William Louden misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-69 |
| 03:45 | Miami (FL) | Joseph Harrison pulls down the rebound | 67-69 |
| 03:37 | Miami (FL) | Hugh Gamberg misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 67-69 |
| 03:35 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Fred Carson | 67-69 |
| 03:31 | Clemson | William Louden misses the floater from the left wing | 67-69 |
| 03:29 | Miami (FL) | Joseph Harrison snags the defensive board | 67-69 |
| 03:08 | Miami (FL) | Joseph Harrison clanks a shot in the paint | 67-69 |
| 03:07 | Clemson | James Steward snags the defensive board | 67-69 |
| 02:53 | Clemson | Donny McNee steps in front of the James Steward pass | 67-69 |
| 02:53 | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-69 |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Ruth (SG), Delbert Durham (SF), Charles Brown (PF), Christopher Strong (C) Michael Kent, James Steward, Fred Carson, James Sparks | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Kevin Worley (PG), Kenneth Lloyd (SG), Fred Pinder (SF), Angelo Sandoval (PF) Joseph Harrison, Jeffry Maddox, Hugh Gamberg, Jose Medina | |
| 02:30 | Miami (FL) | Fred Pinder's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Brown | 67-69 |
| 02:28 | Clemson | Charles Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 67-69 |
| 02:21 | Clemson | Christopher Strong is hacked by Donny McNee - foul #2 on Donny McNee, team foul #7 | 67-69 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Anthony Follansbee (C) Donny McNee | |
| 02:21 | Clemson | Christopher Strong makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 02:21 | Clemson | Christopher Strong makes the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 01:55 | Miami (FL) | Fred Pinder misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Richard Ruth - foul #4 on Richard Ruth, team foul #9 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Sparks (C) Christopher Strong | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Joseph Harrison (PG), Jose Medina (PF), Donny McNee (C) Kevin Worley, Kenneth Lloyd, Anthony Follansbee | |
| 01:55 | Miami (FL) | Fred Pinder misses the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 01:55 | Miami (FL) | Fred Pinder makes the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| 01:47 | Clemson | William Louden misses the fadeaway from the left side | 69-70 |
| 01:45 | Miami (FL) | Fred Pinder snags the defensive board | 69-70 |
| 01:23 | Miami (FL) | Fred Pinder can't finish the layup | 69-70 |
| 01:22 | Miami (FL) | Angelo Sandoval gets the offensive rebound | 69-70 |
| 00:59 | Miami (FL) | Joseph Harrison misses short on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Charles Brown - foul #1 on Charles Brown, team foul #10 | 69-70 |
| 00:59 | Miami (FL) | Joseph Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:59 | Miami (FL) | Joseph Harrison misses the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:59 | Clemson | James Sparks pulls down the rebound | 69-71 |
| 00:45 | Clemson | James Sparks scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 71-71 |
| 00:25 | Miami (FL) | Fred Pinder comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 71-71 |
| 00:23 | Clemson | Charles Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:04 | Clemson | Charles Brown makes the jump hook in the paint | 73-71 |
| 00:04 | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-71 |
| 00:00 | Miami (FL) | Joseph Harrison can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 73-71 |