| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Linwood Coffman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregg Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Wegner (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Luther Simone (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Hahn (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Michael Behm (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Brock (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Scott Manning (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Todd Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamel Resnick (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Scott Manning inbounds the ball | 32-30 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Clemson | Michael Behm comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 19:45 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| 19:18 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-30 |
| 19:16 | Clemson | Scott Manning snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 18:54 | Clemson | Scott Manning scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Behm | 32-33 |
| 18:25 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Behm - foul #2 on Michael Behm, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| 18:25 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 18:25 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman misses the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 18:25 | Clemson | Jamel Resnick grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 18:11 | Clemson | Michael Behm is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Michael Behm, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Timothy Green (PG) Michael Behm | |
| 17:58 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Jamel Resnick - foul #3 on Jamel Resnick, team foul #3 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Francis Kennedy (C) Jamel Resnick | |
| 17:58 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 17:58 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 17:41 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Francis Kennedy, team foul #4 | 35-33 |
| 17:23 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner is fouled on the floor by Scott Manning - foul #2 on Scott Manning, team foul #5 | 35-33 |
| 17:03 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 16:50 | Clemson | Ronald Brock is whistled for a carry | 38-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Willie Cheshire (C) Todd Robinson | |
| 16:28 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Linwood Coffman | 41-33 |
| 16:20 | Clemson | Ronald Brock comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-33 |
| 16:18 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 15:54 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone lays it in | 43-33 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Linwood Coffman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregg Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Wegner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Luther Simone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Hahn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Timothy Green (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Brock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Scott Manning (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Francis Kennedy (fresh) C - Willie Cheshire (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 43-33 |
| 15:32 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Luther Simone | 43-33 |
| 15:03 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Luther Simone | 45-33 |
| 14:40 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy loses the dribble to Gregg Roberts | 45-33 |
| 14:19 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ronald Brock - foul #2 on Ronald Brock, team foul #6 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Behm (PG), Billy Maze (SG), Todd Robinson (PF), Jamel Resnick (C) Timothy Green, Ronald Brock, Scott Manning, Francis Kennedy | |
| 14:19 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner makes the 1st free throw | 46-33 |
| 14:19 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner misses the 2nd free throw | 46-33 |
| 14:19 | Clemson | Todd Robinson grabs the board | 46-33 |
| 14:05 | Clemson | Jamel Resnick misses the jumpshot from the right side | 46-33 |
| 14:04 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Ronald Hahn | 46-33 |
| 13:44 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Luther Simone | 48-33 |
| 13:37 | Clemson | Ronald Hahn is called for the reach on Todd Robinson - foul #3 on Ronald Hahn, team foul #1 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Rose (PF), Harold Weedman (C) Luther Simone, Ronald Hahn | |
| Subs | Clemson | Mark Barber (SF) Willie Cheshire | |
| 13:21 | Clemson | Mark Barber connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Michael Behm | 48-36 |
| 13:01 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-36 |
| 13:00 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 12:54 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 48-36 |
| 12:52 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman hits the follow up shot | 50-36 |
| 12:36 | Clemson | Billy Maze misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-36 |
| 12:35 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman grabs the defensive rebound | 50-36 |
| 12:08 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose clanks a floater from the left side | 50-36 |
| 12:06 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Jamel Resnick | 50-36 |
| 11:50 | Clemson | Billy Maze hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-36 |
| 11:48 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Harold Weedman | 50-36 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Linwood Coffman (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregg Roberts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Douglas Wegner (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Edward Rose (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Weedman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Michael Behm (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Billy Maze (fresh) SF - Mark Barber (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Todd Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jamel Resnick (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 50-36 |
| 11:32 | Clemson | Todd Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-36 |
| 11:19 | Clemson | Billy Maze knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-39 |
| 11:00 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-39 |
| 10:58 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner grabs the offensive board | 50-39 |
| 10:33 | Cincinnati | Todd Robinson is called for the reach on Gregg Roberts - foul #2 on Todd Robinson, team foul #7 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith (PG), Joseph Mickle (SF), Luther Simone (PF), Ronald Hahn (C) Linwood Coffman, Douglas Wegner, Edward Rose, Harold Weedman | |
| Subs | Clemson | Timothy Green (PG), Ronald Brock (SG), Scott Manning (SF), Francis Kennedy (PF) Michael Behm, Billy Maze, Mark Barber, Todd Robinson | |
| 10:33 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 10:33 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 10:19 | Clemson | Jamel Resnick misses the floater in the paint but the foul's on Luther Simone - foul #1 on Luther Simone, team foul #2 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart (SG) Gregg Roberts | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 10:19 | Clemson | Jamel Resnick makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 10:19 | Clemson | Jamel Resnick misses the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 10:19 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Ronald Hahn | 52-40 |
| 09:50 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle can't finish the layup | 52-40 |
| 09:49 | Clemson | Timothy Green snags the defensive board | 52-40 |
| 09:45 | Clemson | Scott Manning hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 52-40 |
| 09:44 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone gets the rebound | 52-40 |
| 09:25 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone travels with the ball | 52-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts (SG) Paul Stewart | |
| Subs | Clemson | Willie Cheshire (C) Jamel Resnick | |
| 09:03 | Clemson | Ronald Brock drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Willie Cheshire | 52-43 |
| 08:44 | Cincinnati | Francis Kennedy takes the ball from Joseph Mickle | 52-43 |
| 08:22 | Clemson | Scott Manning makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Timothy Green | 52-46 |
| 08:04 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts loses the ball out of bounds | 52-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman (PG), Douglas Wegner (SF) Antonio Griffith, Joseph Mickle | |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Behm (PG), Todd Robinson (PF), Jamel Resnick (C) Timothy Green, Francis Kennedy, Willie Cheshire | |
| 07:40 | Clemson | Ronald Brock scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Michael Behm | 52-49 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Linwood Coffman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregg Roberts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Douglas Wegner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Luther Simone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Hahn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Michael Behm (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Brock (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Scott Manning (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Todd Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jamel Resnick (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Linwood Coffman | 54-49 |
| 07:16 | Clemson | Todd Robinson misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 54-49 |
| 07:15 | Clemson | Michael Behm tips it back up and in | 54-51 |
| 07:02 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-51 |
| 07:01 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone tips it in | 56-51 |
| 06:42 | Clemson | Gregg Roberts steps in front of the Ronald Brock pass | 56-51 |
| 06:16 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-51 |
| 06:15 | Clemson | Scott Manning snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| 06:13 | Clemson | Michael Behm is called for traveling in the backcourt | 56-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart (SG), Joseph Mickle (SF), Edward Rose (PF), Harold Weedman (C) Gregg Roberts, Douglas Wegner, Luther Simone, Ronald Hahn | |
| Subs | Clemson | Timothy Green (PG), Billy Maze (SG), Willie Cheshire (SF) Michael Behm, Ronald Brock, Scott Manning | |
| 05:58 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 56-51 |
| 05:57 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose snags the offensive board | 56-51 |
| 05:40 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman's pass is intercepted by Billy Maze | 56-51 |
| 05:36 | Clemson | Billy Maze dunks the ball | 56-53 |
| 05:16 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose can't finish the layup | 56-53 |
| 05:14 | Clemson | Todd Robinson gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 04:56 | Clemson | Jamel Resnick can't connect on a floater in the lane | 56-53 |
| 04:54 | Clemson | Billy Maze tips it back up and in | 56-55 |
| 04:29 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman is whistled for traveling | 56-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith (PG), Gregg Roberts (SG), Douglas Wegner (SF), Luther Simone (PF), Ronald Hahn (C) Linwood Coffman, Paul Stewart, Joseph Mickle, Edward Rose, Harold Weedman | |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Behm (PG), Ronald Brock (SG), Scott Manning (SF), Francis Kennedy (PF) Timothy Green, Billy Maze, Todd Robinson, Jamel Resnick | |
| 04:18 | Clemson | Scott Manning misses short on a floater from the left side | 56-55 |
| 04:16 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Ronald Hahn | 56-55 |
| 03:47 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Luther Simone | 59-55 |
| 03:42 | Clemson | Scott Manning misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-55 |
| 03:40 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn gets the rebound | 59-55 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Antonio Griffith (fresh) SG - Gregg Roberts (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Douglas Wegner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Luther Simone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Hahn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Michael Behm (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Brock (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Scott Manning (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Francis Kennedy (fresh) C - Willie Cheshire (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:23 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn clanks a jumper from the baseline | 59-55 |
| 03:21 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith hits the follow up shot | 61-55 |
| 03:07 | Clemson | Michael Behm clanks a 3 from straight away | 61-55 |
| 03:06 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Gregg Roberts | 61-55 |
| 02:47 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn drills a jump hook from the right block | 63-55 |
| 02:47 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman (PG) Antonio Griffith | |
| Subs | Clemson | Todd Robinson (PF), Jamel Resnick (C) Francis Kennedy, Willie Cheshire | |
| 02:33 | Clemson | Ronald Hahn is called for the reach on Jamel Resnick - foul #4 on Ronald Hahn, team foul #3 | 63-55 |
| 02:26 | Clemson | Scott Manning is hacked by Linwood Coffman - foul #1 on Linwood Coffman, team foul #4 | 63-55 |
| 02:09 | Clemson | Scott Manning misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-55 |
| 02:08 | Clemson | Scott Manning grabs the offensive rebound | 63-55 |
| 01:59 | Clemson | Scott Manning scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Ronald Brock | 63-57 |
| 01:39 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn is whistled for a carry | 63-57 |
| 01:22 | Clemson | Scott Manning misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Douglas Wegner - foul #2 on Douglas Wegner, team foul #5 | 63-57 |
| 01:22 | Clemson | Scott Manning makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 01:22 | Clemson | Scott Manning makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:59 | Cincinnati | Scott Manning is called for the reach on Douglas Wegner - foul #3 on Scott Manning, team foul #8 | 63-59 |
| 00:59 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:59 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner misses the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:59 | Clemson | Jamel Resnick pulls down the rebound | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Clemson | Michael Behm misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-59 |
| 00:44 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Luther Simone | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Cincinnati | Michael Behm is called for the reach on Luther Simone in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Behm, team foul #9 | 64-59 |
| 00:42 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone misses the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:42 | Clemson | Ronald Brock pulls down the rebound | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Clemson | Ronald Brock is hacked by Gregg Roberts - foul #3 on Gregg Roberts, team foul #6 | 64-59 |
| 00:36 | Clemson | Michael Behm misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Ronald Hahn - foul #5 on Ronald Hahn, team foul #7 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman (C) Ronald Hahn | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 00:36 | Clemson | Michael Behm misses the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:36 | Clemson | Michael Behm makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman is hacked by Michael Behm in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Behm, team foul #10 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Timothy Green (PG) Michael Behm | |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:28 | Clemson | Scott Manning double dribbles | 66-60 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Ronald Brock is called for the reach on Gregg Roberts in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Brock, team foul #11 | 66-60 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:18 | Clemson | Ronald Brock is fouled on the floor by Douglas Wegner - foul #3 on Douglas Wegner, team foul #8 | 68-60 |
| 00:18 | Clemson | Ronald Brock makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:18 | Clemson | Ronald Brock misses the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman pulls down the rebound | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Timothy Green is called for the reach on Harold Weedman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Green, team foul #12 | 68-61 |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman misses the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:09 | Clemson | Ronald Brock misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 69-61 |
| 00:07 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone grabs the defensive rebound | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman runs out the clock | 69-61 |