| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Felix Ramos (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jie Wang (fresh) SF - Neil Vilkoski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Davis Carter (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Kallas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Charles McKinney (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Watkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Ringer (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Penn | John Jones inbounds the ball | 22-26 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:31 | Penn | Charles McKinney misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-26 |
| 19:30 | Penn | John Reeves grabs the offensive board | 22-26 |
| 19:16 | Penn | Jie Wang picks off the pass by Charles McKinney | 22-26 |
| 18:55 | Clemson | David Kallas is fouled on the floor by Charles McKinney - foul #2 on Charles McKinney, team foul #1 | 22-26 |
| 18:31 | Clemson | Jie Wang buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-26 |
| 18:04 | Penn | Richard Ringer's floater is tipped away by Neil Vilkoski | 25-26 |
| 18:03 | Clemson | Jie Wang grabs the board | 25-26 |
| 17:47 | Clemson | David Watkins steals it from Felix Ramos | 25-26 |
| 17:22 | Penn | Felix Ramos steals the ball from John Reeves | 25-26 |
| 17:08 | Clemson | Felix Ramos hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 25-26 |
| 17:07 | Penn | John Jones gets the rebound | 25-26 |
| 16:40 | Penn | Charles McKinney is hacked by Jie Wang - foul #1 on Jie Wang, team foul #1 | 25-26 |
| 16:19 | Penn | Jie Wang is called for the reach on Charles McKinney - foul #2 on Jie Wang, team foul #2 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Penn | Charlie Dorfman (SG) Charles McKinney | |
| 16:00 | Penn | Richard Ringer comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Felix Ramos - foul #2 on Felix Ramos, team foul #3 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (PG), Antoine Wojtowicz (PF) John Reeves, David Watkins | |
| 16:00 | Penn | Richard Ringer misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 16:00 | Penn | Richard Ringer makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Felix Ramos (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jie Wang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Neil Vilkoski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Davis Carter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - David Kallas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - David Stapleton (fresh) SG - Charlie Dorfman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antoine Wojtowicz (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Ringer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:32 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Jones - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #2 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Penn | Terry Erskine (PF), Homer Zwicker (C) John Jones, Richard Ringer | |
| 15:32 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 15:32 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 15:14 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from David Stapleton | 27-30 |
| 14:54 | Clemson | Davis Carter lays it up and in | 29-30 |
| 14:29 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from David Stapleton and he's fouled by David Kallas - foul #2 on David Kallas, team foul #4 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Penn | John Reeves (PG), Charles McKinney (SG), David Watkins (PF) David Stapleton, Charlie Dorfman, Homer Zwicker | |
| 14:29 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz makes the free throw | 29-33 |
| 14:02 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski lays it in on a great pass from Jie Wang | 31-33 |
| 13:37 | Penn | David Watkins loses the ball out of bounds | 31-33 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Penn | John Jones (SF), Richard Ringer (C) Antoine Wojtowicz, Terry Erskine | |
| 13:21 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Charles McKinney - foul #3 on Charles McKinney, team foul #3 | 31-33 |
| 13:21 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 13:21 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski misses the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 13:21 | Penn | David Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 13:02 | Penn | Felix Ramos takes the ball from John Reeves | 32-33 |
| 12:59 | Clemson | Jie Wang lays it in on a nice dish by Felix Ramos | 34-33 |
| 12:39 | Penn | Charles McKinney misses badly on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Jie Wang - foul #3 on Jie Wang, team foul #5 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Bassett (SG), Jesus Rivera (C) Jie Wang, Davis Carter | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 12:39 | Penn | Charles McKinney misses the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 12:39 | Penn | Charles McKinney makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 12:17 | Clemson | Felix Ramos can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 34-34 |
| 12:15 | Penn | David Watkins snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 11:56 | Penn | Charles McKinney misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 11:54 | Clemson | David Kallas gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Felix Ramos (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Bassett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Neil Vilkoski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Kallas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jesus Rivera (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Charles McKinney (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Watkins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Ringer (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | Clemson | Felix Ramos connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by John Reeves - foul #1 on John Reeves, team foul #4 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jie Wang (SG), Mike Marshall (PF) David Bassett, David Kallas | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 11:31 | Clemson | Felix Ramos misses the free throw | 36-34 |
| 11:31 | Penn | Richard Ringer pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 11:13 | Penn | David Watkins misses the lay-in | 36-34 |
| 11:11 | Penn | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Ringer | 36-34 |
| 10:47 | Penn | John Jones misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 10:45 | Penn | Richard Ringer hits the follow up shot | 36-36 |
| 10:24 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski misses the lay-in | 36-36 |
| 10:23 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski grabs the offensive board | 36-36 |
| 09:59 | Clemson | Jesus Rivera banks in the layup | 38-36 |
| 09:36 | Penn | Charles McKinney scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John Reeves | 38-39 |
| 09:11 | Clemson | Felix Ramos can't finish the layup | 38-39 |
| 09:09 | Penn | Richard Ringer grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 08:46 | Penn | John Jones hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Charles McKinney | 38-42 |
| 08:41 | Clemson | Felix Ramos knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-42 |
| 08:19 | Penn | John Reeves misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 08:17 | Clemson | Jesus Rivera pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 07:55 | Clemson | Jie Wang misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 07:53 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski grabs the offensive board | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Felix Ramos (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jie Wang (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Neil Vilkoski (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mike Marshall (fresh) C - Jesus Rivera (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SG - Charles McKinney (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Watkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Ringer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:32 | Clemson | Richard Ringer swats the short shot by Neil Vilkoski | 40-42 |
| 07:31 | Penn | Charles McKinney grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 07:27 | Penn | John Reeves scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-44 |
| 07:06 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski misses the easy layup | 40-44 |
| 07:04 | Penn | Charles McKinney grabs the defensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 06:44 | Penn | John Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-44 |
| 06:43 | Clemson | Jesus Rivera snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 06:26 | Clemson | Mike Marshall's pass is intercepted by Charles McKinney | 40-44 |
| 06:21 | Penn | John Reeves throws it down on a nice dish by Charles McKinney | 40-46 |
| 06:05 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski lays it in on a nice dish by Felix Ramos | 42-46 |
| 05:49 | Penn | John Reeves misses the floater from the right side | 42-46 |
| 05:47 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski grabs the defensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 05:47 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Bassett (SG), George Lea (SF), Davis Carter (PF), David Kallas (C) Jie Wang, Neil Vilkoski, Mike Marshall, Jesus Rivera | |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (PG), Charlie Dorfman (SG), Antoine Wojtowicz (SF), Terry Erskine (PF), Homer Zwicker (C) John Reeves, Charles McKinney, John Jones, David Watkins, Richard Ringer | |
| 05:32 | Clemson | Davis Carter's fadeaway is rejected by Homer Zwicker | 42-46 |
| 05:31 | Penn | Homer Zwicker snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 05:15 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 42-46 |
| 05:13 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Davis Carter | 42-46 |
| 04:52 | Clemson | Davis Carter misses short on a floater from the baseline | 42-46 |
| 04:51 | Clemson | Felix Ramos pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 04:33 | Clemson | David Kallas is fouled on the floor by Homer Zwicker - foul #1 on Homer Zwicker, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Penn | John Jones (SF) Homer Zwicker | |
| 04:14 | Clemson | David Bassett is hacked by Charlie Dorfman - foul #1 on Charlie Dorfman, team foul #6 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | Dominic Marino (SF) Felix Ramos | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 04:03 | Clemson | David Bassett misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 42-46 |
| 04:02 | Penn | John Jones gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 03:41 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz's fadeaway is rejected by David Kallas | 42-46 |
| 03:40 | Clemson | David Kallas gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - David Bassett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - George Lea (fresh) SF - Dominic Marino (fresh) PF - Davis Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - David Kallas (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - David Stapleton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charlie Dorfman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Antoine Wojtowicz (fresh) 9 pts. C - Terry Erskine (fresh) | |
| 03:29 | Clemson | Davis Carter misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-46 |
| 03:27 | Penn | John Jones snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 03:08 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz's fadeaway is rejected by David Kallas | 42-46 |
| 03:07 | Clemson | David Kallas pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 02:46 | Clemson | David Bassett connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from George Lea | 44-46 |
| 02:46 | Penn | Penn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jie Wang (PG), Neil Vilkoski (SF) George Lea, Dominic Marino | |
| Subs | Penn | John Reeves (PG), Charles McKinney (SG), David Watkins (PF), Richard Ringer (C) David Stapleton, Charlie Dorfman, Antoine Wojtowicz, Terry Erskine | |
| 02:23 | Penn | John Jones buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by David Watkins | 44-49 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 01:57 | Clemson | Charles McKinney is called for the reach on David Kallas - foul #4 on Charles McKinney, team foul #7 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | Felix Ramos (PG) David Bassett | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 01:57 | Clemson | David Kallas makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 01:57 | Clemson | David Kallas misses the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 01:57 | Penn | David Watkins grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 01:35 | Penn | John Reeves misses short on a floater from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 01:34 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski grabs the board | 45-49 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 01:07 | Clemson | David Kallas's pass is intercepted by Charles McKinney | 45-49 |
| 00:50 | Penn | Charles McKinney connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-51 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:44 | Clemson | Davis Carter can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-51 |
| 00:42 | Clemson | Davis Carter grabs the offensive board | 45-51 |
| 00:38 | Clemson | David Watkins is called for the reach on Jie Wang - foul #3 on David Watkins, team foul #8 | 45-51 |
| 00:38 | Clemson | Jie Wang makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 00:38 | Clemson | Jie Wang misses the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 00:38 | Penn | Richard Ringer grabs the board | 46-51 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:37 | Penn | Jie Wang is called for the reach on Richard Ringer in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jie Wang, team foul #6 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (PG), Antoine Wojtowicz (PF), Homer Zwicker (C) John Reeves, David Watkins, Richard Ringer | |
| 00:34 | Penn | Homer Zwicker is fouled on the floor by Felix Ramos - foul #3 on Felix Ramos, team foul #7 | 46-51 |
| 00:34 | Penn | Homer Zwicker makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 00:34 | Penn | Homer Zwicker makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 00:27 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski misses the 3 from the left corner | 46-53 |
| 00:25 | Penn | Charles McKinney pulls down the rebound | 46-53 |
| 00:25 | Penn | Penn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 46-53 |
| 00:24 | Penn | Homer Zwicker is fouled in the backcourt by Jie Wang - foul #5 on Jie Wang, team foul #8 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Bassett (SG) Jie Wang | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 00:24 | Penn | Homer Zwicker makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 00:24 | Penn | Homer Zwicker makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 00:19 | Clemson | David Bassett misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-55 |
| 00:18 | Penn | The rebound goes to John Jones | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:15 | Penn | John Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Felix Ramos - foul #4 on Felix Ramos, team foul #9 | 46-55 |
| 00:15 | Penn | John Jones misses the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 00:15 | Clemson | Davis Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 00:09 | Clemson | Felix Ramos knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by David Kallas | 49-55 |
| 00:09 | Penn | Penn calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 49-55 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:06 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz is hacked by David Bassett in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Bassett, team foul #10 | 49-55 |
| 00:06 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 00:06 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 00:01 | Clemson | Felix Ramos misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-57 |
| 00:00 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz gets the rebound | 49-57 |