| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Michael Behm (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ronald Brock (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Manning (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Todd Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jamel Resnick (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ronald Brown (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Stephen Stern (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Ronald Brown inbounds the ball | 38-29 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Xavier | Stephen Stern is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 38-29 |
| 19:40 | Xavier | Ronald Brown tips it in | 38-31 |
| 19:38 | Clemson | Michael Behm throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-31 |
| 19:21 | Xavier | Stephen Stern comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 19:20 | Clemson | Todd Robinson snags the defensive board | 38-31 |
| 19:01 | Clemson | Ronald Brock is hacked by William Smith - foul #4 on William Smith, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Warren Ruck (C) William Smith | |
| 18:43 | Clemson | Scott Manning misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 38-31 |
| 18:42 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Richard Smith | 38-31 |
| 18:31 | Xavier | Warren Ruck is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Warren Ruck, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| 18:12 | Clemson | Richard Smith steals the ball from Todd Robinson | 38-31 |
| 18:05 | Xavier | Warren Ruck loses the dribble to Ronald Brock | 38-31 |
| 18:02 | Clemson | Scott Manning banks in the layup on a great pass from Ronald Brock | 40-31 |
| 17:43 | Xavier | Stephen Stern drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Richard Smith | 40-33 |
| 17:18 | Clemson | Michael Behm hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 40-33 |
| 17:17 | Xavier | Warren Ruck grabs the board | 40-33 |
| 17:12 | Xavier | Ronald Brown can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 40-33 |
| 17:10 | Clemson | Jamel Resnick grabs the defensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 16:50 | Clemson | Scott Manning misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-33 |
| 16:49 | Xavier | Stephen Stern grabs the defensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 16:45 | Xavier | Ronald Brown splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left side | 40-33 |
| 16:43 | Xavier | Stephen Stern hits the follow up shot | 40-35 |
| 16:16 | Clemson | Scott Manning is hacked by Jimmie Lyon - foul #1 on Jimmie Lyon, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Clemson | Timothy Green (PG), Billy Maze (SG), Mark Barber (SF), Francis Kennedy (PF), Willie Cheshire (C) Michael Behm, Ronald Brock, Scott Manning, Todd Robinson, Jamel Resnick | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso (PF), John Campbell (C) Stephen Stern, Warren Ruck | |
| 15:56 | Clemson | Mark Barber connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Timothy Green | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Timothy Green (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Billy Maze (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Barber (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Francis Kennedy (fresh) 3 reb. C - Willie Cheshire (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Ronald Brown (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Dikembe Amoroso (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Xavier | Ronald Brown can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 15:33 | Xavier | Richard Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 15:23 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 15:22 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| 15:03 | Clemson | Willie Cheshire lays it up and in on a great pass from Billy Maze and he's fouled by John Campbell - foul #1 on John Campbell, team foul #4 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Brock (SG), Jamel Resnick (C) Billy Maze, Mark Barber | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 15:03 | Clemson | Willie Cheshire makes the free throw | 46-35 |
| 14:48 | Xavier | Richard Smith buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Ronald Brown | 46-37 |
| 14:25 | Clemson | Ronald Brock can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-37 |
| 14:23 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy misses the tip | 46-37 |
| 14:21 | Clemson | Jamel Resnick hits the follow up shot | 48-37 |
| 13:54 | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-37 |
| 13:53 | Clemson | Jamel Resnick gets the rebound | 48-37 |
| 13:46 | Clemson | Ronald Brock hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Timothy Green | 51-37 |
| 13:35 | Xavier | Willie Cheshire picks off the pass by Ronald Brown | 51-37 |
| 13:20 | Clemson | Ronald Brock misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-37 |
| 13:19 | Xavier | The rebound goes to John Campbell | 51-37 |
| 13:00 | Xavier | Francis Kennedy is called for the reach on Dikembe Amoroso - foul #2 on Francis Kennedy, team foul #1 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Behm (PG), Billy Maze (SG), Scott Manning (SF), Todd Robinson (PF) Timothy Green, Ronald Brock, Willie Cheshire, Francis Kennedy | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Lawrence Moffett (SF), Stephen Stern (PF), William Smith (C) Jimmie Lyon, Ronald Brown, Dikembe Amoroso, John Campbell | |
| 12:43 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett is hacked by Scott Manning - foul #3 on Scott Manning, team foul #2 | 51-37 |
| 12:30 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Lawrence Moffett, team foul #5 | 51-37 |
| 12:10 | Clemson | Jamel Resnick dunks the ball on a great pass from Michael Behm | 53-37 |
| 11:52 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett is called for traveling | 53-37 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Brock (SG) Billy Maze | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG) Richard Smith | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Michael Behm (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Brock (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Scott Manning (fresh) 17 pts. 3 pf. PF - Todd Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jamel Resnick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Moffett (fresh) PF - Stephen Stern (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:39 | Clemson | Tracy Williams is called for the reach on Ronald Brock - foul #1 on Tracy Williams, team foul #6 | 53-37 |
| 11:23 | Clemson | Jamel Resnick makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Scott Manning and he's hacked by William Smith - foul #5 on William Smith, team foul #7 | 55-37 |
| Subs | Clemson | Timothy Green (PG) Michael Behm | |
| Subs | Xavier | Warren Ruck (C) William Smith | |
| 11:23 | Clemson | Jamel Resnick makes the free throw | 56-37 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:12 | Xavier | Stephen Stern connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-40 |
| 11:01 | Clemson | Todd Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-40 |
| Subs | Clemson | Willie Cheshire (C) Jamel Resnick | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Brown (SG) Tracy Williams | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:42 | Xavier | Stephen Stern is whistled for a carry | 56-40 |
| Subs | Clemson | Francis Kennedy (C) Willie Cheshire | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 10:22 | Clemson | Scott Manning hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Todd Robinson | 58-40 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:09 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-40 |
| 10:08 | Clemson | Todd Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-40 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:41 | Clemson | Ronald Brock makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Scott Manning | 61-40 |
| 09:31 | Xavier | Warren Ruck loses the ball out of bounds | 61-40 |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Behm (PG), Billy Maze (SG), Mark Barber (SF), Willie Cheshire (PF), Jamel Resnick (C) Timothy Green, Ronald Brock, Scott Manning, Todd Robinson, Francis Kennedy | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Richard Smith (SG), Dikembe Amoroso (PF) Jimmie Lyon, Lawrence Moffett, Stephen Stern | |
| 09:05 | Clemson | Jamel Resnick lays it in | 63-40 |
| 08:56 | Xavier | Richard Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 63-40 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Campbell (C) Warren Ruck | |
| 08:35 | Clemson | Michael Behm misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-40 |
| 08:34 | Clemson | Jamel Resnick tips it back up and in | 65-40 |
| 08:15 | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-40 |
| 08:14 | Xavier | John Campbell can't tip it in | 65-40 |
| 08:12 | Clemson | Michael Behm gets the rebound | 65-40 |
| 07:54 | Clemson | Jamel Resnick connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Willie Cheshire | 67-40 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Michael Behm (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Maze (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Barber (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Willie Cheshire (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamel Resnick (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Brown (tiring) 12 pts. PF - Dikembe Amoroso (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Xavier | Tracy Williams is whistled for traveling | 67-40 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Brock (SG), Scott Manning (SF), Francis Kennedy (PF) Billy Maze, Mark Barber, Willie Cheshire | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), Lawrence Moffett (SF) Tracy Williams, Ronald Brown | |
| 07:41 | Clemson | Michael Behm is hacked by Jimmie Lyon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jimmie Lyon, team foul #8 | 67-40 |
| Subs | Clemson | Todd Robinson (PF) Francis Kennedy | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 07:41 | Clemson | Michael Behm misses the 1st free throw | 67-40 |
| 07:41 | Xavier | John Campbell grabs the board | 67-40 |
| 07:29 | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 67-40 |
| 07:27 | Clemson | Jamel Resnick gets the rebound | 67-40 |
| 07:00 | Clemson | Scott Manning blows the layup but the foul's on Dikembe Amoroso - foul #2 on Dikembe Amoroso, team foul #9 | 67-40 |
| Subs | Clemson | Timothy Green (PG), Billy Maze (SG), Francis Kennedy (PF), Willie Cheshire (C) Michael Behm, Ronald Brock, Todd Robinson, Jamel Resnick | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Stern (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Dikembe Amoroso, John Campbell | |
| 07:00 | Clemson | Scott Manning makes the 1st free throw | 68-40 |
| 07:00 | Clemson | Scott Manning misses the 2nd free throw | 68-40 |
| 07:00 | Xavier | Warren Ruck gets the rebound | 68-40 |
| 06:36 | Xavier | Stephen Stern misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-40 |
| 06:34 | Clemson | Scott Manning snags the defensive board | 68-40 |
| 06:19 | Clemson | A charge is called on Billy Maze - foul #1 on Billy Maze, team foul #3 | 68-40 |
| Subs | Clemson | Mark Barber (SF) Scott Manning | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (SG) Richard Smith | |
| 06:09 | Xavier | Warren Ruck hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 68-40 |
| 06:08 | Clemson | Mark Barber pulls down the rebound | 68-40 |
| 05:42 | Clemson | Billy Maze can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-40 |
| 05:41 | Xavier | Warren Ruck grabs the defensive rebound | 68-40 |
| 05:33 | Xavier | Stephen Stern clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-40 |
| 05:31 | Xavier | Warren Ruck tips it but misses | 68-40 |
| 05:30 | Xavier | Warren Ruck snags the offensive board | 68-40 |
| 05:19 | Xavier | Warren Ruck misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-40 |
| 05:17 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Francis Kennedy | 68-40 |
| 04:57 | Clemson | Mark Barber clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 68-40 |
| 04:55 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett snags the defensive board | 68-40 |
| 04:42 | Xavier | Tracy Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-40 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SG), Ronald Brown (SF), Dikembe Amoroso (PF), John Campbell (C) Jimmie Lyon, Lawrence Moffett, Stephen Stern, Warren Ruck | |
| 04:20 | Clemson | Billy Maze can't finish the layup | 68-40 |
| 04:18 | Clemson | Mark Barber tips it back up and in | 70-40 |
| 04:08 | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso travels with the ball | 70-40 |
| 03:52 | Clemson | Billy Maze misses the 3 from the right wing | 70-40 |
| 03:51 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Ronald Brown | 70-40 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Timothy Green (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Billy Maze (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Barber (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Francis Kennedy (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Willie Cheshire (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Brown (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Amoroso (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:47 | Xavier | Ronald Brown hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Smith | 70-42 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Clemson | Billy Maze misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-42 |
| 03:16 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy grabs the offensive board | 70-42 |
| 03:00 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy misses the jump hook near the basket | 70-42 |
| 02:59 | Xavier | The rebound goes to John Campbell | 70-42 |
| 02:54 | Xavier | Ronald Brown evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Tracy Williams | 70-45 |
| 02:26 | Clemson | Mark Barber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-45 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), Stephen Stern (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Tracy Williams, Dikembe Amoroso, John Campbell | |
| 02:08 | Xavier | Warren Ruck blows the layup but the foul's on Willie Cheshire - foul #2 on Willie Cheshire, team foul #4 | 70-45 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett (SF) Ronald Brown | |
| 02:08 | Xavier | Warren Ruck makes the 1st free throw | 70-46 |
| 02:08 | Xavier | Warren Ruck makes the 2nd free throw | 70-47 |
| 01:47 | Clemson | Billy Maze scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Timothy Green | 73-47 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:32 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Timothy Green - foul #1 on Timothy Green, team foul #5 | 73-47 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Brown (SF) Lawrence Moffett | |
| 01:32 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon makes the 1st free throw | 73-48 |
| 01:32 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon makes the 2nd free throw | 73-49 |
| 01:18 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy is hacked by Stephen Stern - foul #1 on Stephen Stern, team foul #10 | 73-49 |
| 01:18 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 73-49 |
| 01:18 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 74-49 |
| 00:58 | Xavier | Stephen Stern misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 74-49 |
| 00:56 | Clemson | Timothy Green snags the defensive board | 74-49 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Clemson | Mark Barber hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Francis Kennedy | 77-49 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Xavier | Francis Kennedy swats the layup by Stephen Stern | 77-49 |
| 00:24 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 77-49 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Timothy Green runs out the clock | 77-49 |