| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Byron Weir (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Kevin Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Martin Appleby (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Brown (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Christopher Yamada (fresh) 3 pts. C - Delbert Durham (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Byron Weir inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Penn State | Martin Appleby is called for the reach on Franjo Zenor - foul #3 on Martin Appleby, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Donald Haycraft (SG) Martin Appleby | |
| 19:21 | Penn State | Thurman Walters knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Franjo Zenor and he's fouled by Kevin Ellis - foul #1 on Kevin Ellis, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| 19:21 | Penn State | Thurman Walters misses the free throw | 32-32 |
| 19:21 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Christopher Yamada | 32-32 |
| 19:12 | Clemson | Byron Weir picks off the pass by Kevin Ellis | 32-32 |
| 19:10 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor is hacked by Charles Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Brown, team foul #3 | 32-32 |
| 18:52 | Penn State | William Smith drills a shot in the lane | 34-32 |
| 18:37 | Clemson | Delbert Durham is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Delbert Durham, team foul #4 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Vaughn (PG) Kevin Ellis | |
| 18:22 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor is fouled on the floor by Donald Haycraft - foul #1 on Donald Haycraft, team foul #5 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Fred Carson (C) Christopher Yamada | |
| 18:07 | Penn State | Byron Weir knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William McHalffey | 36-32 |
| 17:48 | Clemson | Fred Carson hits the finger roll | 36-34 |
| 17:23 | Penn State | William McHalffey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Charles Brown - foul #3 on Charles Brown, team foul #6 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG), Andrew Gregg (SG) Thurman Walters, Franjo Zenor | |
| Subs | Clemson | Kevin Ellis (PG), James Steward (SG), Christopher Yamada (PF) Donald Haycraft, Charles Brown, Fred Carson | |
| 17:23 | Penn State | William McHalffey makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 17:23 | Penn State | William McHalffey makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 17:14 | Clemson | Charles Vaughn is whistled for traveling | 38-34 |
| 16:54 | Penn State | James Steward steps in front of the Byron Weir pass | 38-34 |
| 16:37 | Clemson | Christopher Yamada misses the turnaround from close range | 38-34 |
| 16:36 | Penn State | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 16:07 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Marijan Kiedrowski | 41-34 |
| 15:52 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-34 |
| 15:51 | Clemson | Christopher Yamada snags the offensive board | 41-34 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Marijan Kiedrowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Kevin Ellis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Steward (fairly fresh) SF - Charles Vaughn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Yamada (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Delbert Durham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:34 | Clemson | Christopher Yamada hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by James Steward | 41-36 |
| 15:14 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg misses short on a 3 from straight away | 41-36 |
| 15:12 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Kevin Ellis | 41-36 |
| 15:02 | Clemson | Christopher Yamada can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 41-36 |
| 15:00 | Clemson | Charles Vaughn misses the tip | 41-36 |
| 14:59 | Penn State | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 41-36 |
| 14:54 | Penn State | Byron Weir lays it in on a great pass from Andrew Gregg | 43-36 |
| 14:46 | Clemson | Delbert Durham misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-36 |
| 14:44 | Penn State | Byron Weir pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 14:18 | Penn State | Byron Weir misses the dunk attempt | 43-36 |
| 14:17 | Clemson | James Steward grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 14:15 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), Franjo Zenor (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Phillip Jones (PF), Kevin Carreras (C) Marijan Kiedrowski, Andrew Gregg, Byron Weir, William McHalffey, William Smith | |
| Subs | Clemson | Martin Appleby (PG), Donald Haycraft (SG), Charles Brown (SF), Christopher Strong (PF), Fred Carson (C) Kevin Ellis, James Steward, Charles Vaughn, Christopher Yamada, Delbert Durham | |
| 13:55 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor is called for traveling | 43-36 |
| 13:35 | Clemson | Martin Appleby loses the ball out of bounds | 43-36 |
| 13:32 | Penn State | Martin Appleby is called for the reach on Thurman Walters in the backcourt - foul #4 on Martin Appleby, team foul #7 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Kevin Ellis (PG) Martin Appleby | |
| 13:32 | Penn State | Thurman Walters makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 13:32 | Penn State | Thurman Walters misses the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 13:32 | Clemson | Fred Carson snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| 13:25 | Clemson | Charles Brown lays it in on a great pass from Kevin Ellis | 44-38 |
| 13:04 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the right side | 44-38 |
| 13:02 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras grabs the offensive board | 44-38 |
| 12:53 | Penn State | Thurman Walters hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-38 |
| 12:52 | Penn State | Phillip Jones snags the offensive board | 44-38 |
| 12:35 | Penn State | Phillip Jones buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-38 |
| 12:15 | Clemson | Donald Haycraft misses short on a jumper in the lane | 46-38 |
| 12:14 | Clemson | Christopher Strong grabs the offensive board | 46-38 |
| 12:06 | Clemson | Charles Brown comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-38 |
| 12:05 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Phillip Jones | 46-38 |
| 12:03 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 46-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG), Raymond Bills (SG), Byron Weir (SF), William McHalffey (C) Thurman Walters, Franjo Zenor, Phillip Jones, Kevin Carreras | |
| Subs | Clemson | Christopher Yamada (PF), Delbert Durham (C) Christopher Strong, Fred Carson | |
| 11:52 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis misses the 3 from straight away | 46-38 |
| 11:51 | Clemson | Delbert Durham gets the offensive rebound | 46-38 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Marijan Kiedrowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Bills (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Kevin Ellis (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Haycraft (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Charles Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Yamada (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Delbert Durham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:36 | Clemson | Christopher Yamada misses badly on a runner from the right block | 46-38 |
| 11:34 | Clemson | Charles Brown snags the offensive board | 46-38 |
| 11:15 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 11:14 | Penn State | William McHalffey grabs the board | 46-38 |
| 10:54 | Penn State | Raymond Bills misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-38 |
| 10:52 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal can't tip it in | 46-38 |
| 10:50 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Christopher Yamada | 46-38 |
| 10:39 | Clemson | Delbert Durham makes the floater near the basket set up by Kevin Ellis | 46-40 |
| 10:24 | Penn State | Byron Weir clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 10:22 | Clemson | Christopher Yamada pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 10:17 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-43 |
| 09:54 | Penn State | Raymond Bills misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 09:52 | Penn State | William McHalffey misses the tip | 46-43 |
| 09:51 | Penn State | William McHalffey hits the follow up shot | 48-43 |
| 09:40 | Clemson | Charles Brown misses badly on a runner from close range | 48-43 |
| 09:38 | Penn State | Byron Weir gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 09:16 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 50-43 |
| 08:56 | Clemson | Christopher Yamada buries a floater from the free throw line | 50-45 |
| 08:34 | Penn State | William McHalffey is called for a backcourt violation | 50-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), Franjo Zenor (SG), Kevin Carreras (PF), William Smith (C) Marijan Kiedrowski, Raymond Bills, Dikembe Abdelal, William McHalffey | |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Vaughn (PG), James Steward (SG), Fred Carson (SF), Christopher Strong (PF), Larry Lima (C) Kevin Ellis, Donald Haycraft, Charles Brown, Christopher Yamada, Delbert Durham | |
| 08:21 | Clemson | Fred Carson is whistled for a carry | 50-45 |
| 08:17 | Penn State | Charles Vaughn picks off the pass by Byron Weir in the backcourt | 50-45 |
| 08:16 | Clemson | James Steward slams it home on a great pass from Charles Vaughn | 50-47 |
| 08:13 | Penn State | James Steward is called for the reach on Franjo Zenor in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Steward, team foul #8 | 50-47 |
| 08:13 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 08:13 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 08:13 | Clemson | The rebound goes to James Steward | 51-47 |
| 08:06 | Clemson | Christopher Strong misses long on a jumper in the lane | 51-47 |
| 08:04 | Clemson | Christopher Strong tips it in | 51-49 |
| 07:46 | Penn State | Thurman Walters hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Franjo Zenor | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SF - Byron Weir (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - William Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Charles Vaughn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Steward (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Fred Carson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Strong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Lima (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Clemson | James Steward misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 07:26 | Clemson | Christopher Strong gets the offensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 07:14 | Clemson | James Steward misses the shot from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 07:13 | Penn State | Thurman Walters gets the rebound | 54-49 |
| 06:50 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Thurman Walters | 57-49 |
| 06:27 | Clemson | Larry Lima misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kevin Carreras - foul #4 on Kevin Carreras, team foul #1 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG), Phillip Jones (PF) Thurman Walters, Kevin Carreras | |
| Subs | Clemson | Martin Appleby (SG), Charles Brown (SF), Delbert Durham (PF) James Steward, Fred Carson, Christopher Strong | |
| 06:27 | Clemson | Larry Lima makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 06:27 | Clemson | Larry Lima misses the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 06:27 | Penn State | William Smith snags the defensive board | 57-50 |
| 06:06 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 06:05 | Clemson | Martin Appleby snags the defensive board | 57-50 |
| 05:59 | Clemson | Charles Brown is fouled on the floor by Franjo Zenor - foul #1 on Franjo Zenor, team foul #2 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), William McHalffey (PF) Franjo Zenor, Byron Weir, Phillip Jones | |
| Subs | Clemson | Christopher Yamada (PF) Larry Lima | |
| 05:46 | Clemson | Delbert Durham misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #3 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG) Thurman Walters | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 05:46 | Clemson | Delbert Durham makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 05:46 | Clemson | Delbert Durham makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 05:22 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal misses the fadeaway from the right block | 57-52 |
| 05:21 | Clemson | Martin Appleby grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 05:07 | Clemson | Delbert Durham can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 57-52 |
| 05:05 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William Smith | 57-52 |
| 04:43 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-52 |
| 04:42 | Clemson | Delbert Durham snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| 04:23 | Clemson | Charles Brown scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Martin Appleby | 57-54 |
| 03:54 | Penn State | William Smith blows the layup | 57-54 |
| 03:52 | Clemson | Charles Brown gets the rebound | 57-54 |
| 03:25 | Clemson | Christopher Yamada is whistled for traveling | 57-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), Franjo Zenor (SG), Byron Weir (SF), Phillip Jones (PF), Kevin Carreras (C) Marijan Kiedrowski, Andrew Gregg, Dikembe Abdelal, William McHalffey, William Smith | |
| Subs | Clemson | Donald Haycraft (PG), James Steward (SG), Fred Carson (SF) Charles Vaughn, Martin Appleby, Charles Brown | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SF - Byron Weir (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Phillip Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Donald Haycraft (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - James Steward (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Fred Carson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Yamada (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Delbert Durham (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:02 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-54 |
| 03:01 | Penn State | Thurman Walters misses the tip | 57-54 |
| 02:59 | Penn State | Phillip Jones gets the offensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 02:59 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Martin Appleby (PG), Christopher Strong (PF) James Steward, Christopher Yamada | |
| 02:37 | Penn State | Phillip Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | William McHalffey (PF) Phillip Jones | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 02:18 | Clemson | Fred Carson clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Byron Weir - foul #1 on Byron Weir, team foul #4 | 57-54 |
| 02:18 | Clemson | Fred Carson makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 02:18 | Clemson | Fred Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 01:55 | Penn State | William McHalffey knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 59-56 |
| 01:55 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Smith (C) Kevin Carreras | |
| Subs | Clemson | Kevin Ellis (PG), Charles Brown (SF), Christopher Yamada (PF) Donald Haycraft, Fred Carson, Christopher Strong | |
| 01:34 | Clemson | Delbert Durham misses badly on a shot from the right side | 59-56 |
| 01:32 | Penn State | Byron Weir grabs the defensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 01:04 | Penn State | Thurman Walters misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 01:02 | Clemson | Delbert Durham gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| 00:58 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-56 |
| 00:56 | Penn State | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Penn State | Thurman Walters hits a jumper from the baseline set up by William McHalffey | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Byron Weir - foul #2 on Byron Weir, team foul #5 | 61-56 |
| 00:27 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis misses the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:27 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Penn State | Kevin Ellis is called for the reach on Thurman Walters in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Ellis, team foul #9 | 61-57 |
| 00:25 | Penn State | Thurman Walters makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:25 | Penn State | Thurman Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:18 | Clemson | Martin Appleby loses the dribble to Thurman Walters | 63-57 |
| 00:14 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor banks in the layup set up by Thurman Walters | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 65-57 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Franjo Zenor | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:07 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor is hacked by Kevin Ellis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Ellis, team foul #10 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal (SF) Byron Weir | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 00:07 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:07 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:02 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis scores on a 3 from the left wing | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Thurman Walters runs out the clock | 67-60 |