| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Martin Appleby (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Ellis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Yamada (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Delbert Durham (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - William Barnes (fresh) SG - John Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Morris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Danny Patterson (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Newton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Charles Brown inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:57 | Clemson | John Morris steals it from Delbert Durham in the backcourt | 31-33 |
| 19:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Patterson banks in the layup set up by John Morris | 31-35 |
| 19:38 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Boyd - foul #2 on John Boyd, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| 19:38 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 19:38 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis misses the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 19:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 19:21 | Illinois-Chicago | William Barnes misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 19:20 | Clemson | Delbert Durham grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 19:05 | Clemson | Martin Appleby hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-35 |
| 19:00 | Illinois-Chicago | John Boyd scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from John Morris | 35-38 |
| 18:42 | Clemson | Christopher Yamada misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 35-38 |
| 18:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Patterson gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 18:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Brown takes the ball from Danny Patterson | 35-38 |
| 18:22 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-38 |
| 18:20 | Illinois-Chicago | John Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 18:16 | Illinois-Chicago | John Boyd is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Boyd, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Clemson | Donald Haycraft (SG), Charles Vaughn (SF), Fred Carson (C) Kevin Ellis, Charles Brown, Christopher Yamada | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Clifton Walkowiak (PG), Joseph Sears (SG), Travis Johnson (SF), Milton Hughey (PF), Anthony Bergeron (C) William Barnes, John Boyd, John Morris, Danny Patterson, Joseph Newton | |
| 18:08 | Clemson | Martin Appleby misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Anthony Bergeron - foul #1 on Anthony Bergeron, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| 18:08 | Clemson | Martin Appleby makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 18:08 | Clemson | Martin Appleby misses the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 18:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Anthony Bergeron grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 17:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Clifton Walkowiak hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Fred Carson - foul #3 on Fred Carson, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Clemson | Christopher Strong (PF) Fred Carson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 17:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Clifton Walkowiak makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 17:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Clifton Walkowiak makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 17:20 | Clemson | Delbert Durham makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Christopher Strong and he's fouled by Joseph Sears - foul #2 on Joseph Sears, team foul #4 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Steward (SG) Donald Haycraft | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Morris (SF), Randy Quick (PF), Joseph Newton (C) Clifton Walkowiak, Milton Hughey, Anthony Bergeron | |
| 17:20 | Clemson | Delbert Durham makes the free throw | 39-40 |
| 17:06 | Illinois-Chicago | John Morris misses the easy layup but the foul's on Martin Appleby - foul #2 on Martin Appleby, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Brown (SF), Christopher Yamada (PF), Larry Lima (C) Charles Vaughn, Christopher Strong, Delbert Durham | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Barnes (PG) Travis Johnson | |
| 17:06 | Illinois-Chicago | John Morris misses the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 17:06 | Illinois-Chicago | John Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 17:06 | Clemson | Christopher Yamada grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 16:52 | Clemson | Christopher Yamada can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 39-40 |
| 16:51 | Illinois-Chicago | John Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 16:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Yamada swats the layup by William Barnes | 39-40 |
| 16:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Randy Quick tips it in | 39-42 |
| 16:35 | Clemson | Christopher Yamada hits the finger roll | 41-42 |
| 16:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Randy Quick is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Randy Quick, team foul #5 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | Kevin Ellis (SG) James Steward | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Patterson (PF) Randy Quick | |
| 16:21 | Clemson | Charles Brown drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Kevin Ellis | 43-42 |
| 16:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Larry Lima steals it from William Barnes in the backcourt | 43-42 |
| 16:11 | Clemson | Charles Brown comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Danny Patterson - foul #1 on Danny Patterson, team foul #6 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Vaughn (PG), Donald Haycraft (SG), Delbert Durham (C) Martin Appleby, Kevin Ellis, Larry Lima | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Johnson (PG), Clifton Walkowiak (SG), Milton Hughey (C) William Barnes, Joseph Sears, Joseph Newton | |
| 16:11 | Clemson | Charles Brown makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 16:11 | Clemson | Charles Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 16:11 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Danny Patterson | 44-42 |
| 15:51 | Illinois-Chicago | John Morris scores on a jump hook in the paint | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Charles Vaughn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Haycraft (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Charles Brown (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Yamada (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Delbert Durham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Travis Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clifton Walkowiak (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Morris (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Danny Patterson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. C - Milton Hughey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Clemson | Charles Vaughn clanks a floater from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 15:29 | Illinois-Chicago | John Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 15:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Johnson buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-47 |
| 15:02 | Clemson | Charles Brown misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 15:01 | Clemson | Charles Brown tips it home | 46-47 |
| 14:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Patterson misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 46-47 |
| 14:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Clifton Walkowiak misses the tip | 46-47 |
| 14:42 | Clemson | Charles Brown gets the rebound | 46-47 |
| 14:23 | Clemson | Delbert Durham can't throw it down | 46-47 |
| 14:22 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to John Morris | 46-47 |
| 14:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Clifton Walkowiak hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-47 |
| 14:04 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Christopher Yamada | 46-47 |
| 13:45 | Clemson | Charles Vaughn scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Haycraft | 49-47 |
| 13:32 | Illinois-Chicago | John Morris misses short on a floater from the left side | 49-47 |
| 13:31 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Travis Johnson | 49-47 |
| 13:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Patterson misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Donald Haycraft - foul #2 on Donald Haycraft, team foul #3 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Clemson | Martin Appleby (PG), James Steward (SG), Fred Carson (SF), Christopher Strong (PF), Larry Lima (C) Charles Vaughn, Donald Haycraft, Charles Brown, Christopher Yamada, Delbert Durham | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Barnes (PG), John Boyd (SG), Joseph Sears (SF), Anthony Bergeron (C) Travis Johnson, Clifton Walkowiak, John Morris, Milton Hughey | |
| 13:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 13:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 13:18 | Clemson | Christopher Strong gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 12:49 | Clemson | James Steward hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-48 |
| 12:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Anthony Bergeron snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| 12:31 | Illinois-Chicago | John Boyd is hacked by James Steward - foul #1 on James Steward, team foul #4 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Clemson | Kevin Ellis (SG), Charles Vaughn (SF), Delbert Durham (PF) James Steward, Christopher Strong, Larry Lima | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Randy Quick (PF), Joseph Newton (C) Danny Patterson, Anthony Bergeron | |
| 12:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Newton makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Randy Quick | 49-50 |
| 11:58 | Clemson | Fred Carson is fouled on the floor by John Boyd - foul #4 on John Boyd, team foul #7 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Johnson (SF) John Boyd | |
| 11:58 | Clemson | Fred Carson makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 11:58 | Clemson | Fred Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 11:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Newton is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Newton, team foul #8 | 51-50 |
| 11:51 | Clemson | Fred Carson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Martin Appleby (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Ellis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Vaughn (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Delbert Durham (tired) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Fred Carson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - William Barnes (tiring) SG - Joseph Sears (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Travis Johnson (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Quick (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Joseph Newton (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Martin Appleby is called for the reach on Travis Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Martin Appleby, team foul #5 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Brown (SF) Charles Vaughn | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 11:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Newton comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Fred Carson - foul #4 on Fred Carson, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Clemson | Christopher Strong (PF) Fred Carson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 11:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Newton makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 11:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Newton misses the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 11:32 | Clemson | Delbert Durham pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 11:26 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-51 |
| 11:10 | Illinois-Chicago | William Barnes comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 11:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Johnson grabs the offensive board | 51-51 |
| 10:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Randy Quick misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Christopher Strong - foul #1 on Christopher Strong, team foul #7 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Steward (SG), Charles Vaughn (SF), Christopher Yamada (PF) Martin Appleby, Charles Brown, Christopher Strong | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Morris (SF), Anthony Bergeron (C) Travis Johnson, Joseph Newton | |
| 10:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Randy Quick makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 10:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Randy Quick misses the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 10:51 | Clemson | James Steward grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 10:40 | Clemson | Christopher Yamada is fouled on the floor by Anthony Bergeron - foul #2 on Anthony Bergeron, team foul #9 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Patterson (PF) Randy Quick | |
| 10:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 51-52 |
| 10:40 | Clemson | Christopher Yamada makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 10:40 | Clemson | Christopher Yamada misses the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 10:40 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to John Morris | 52-52 |
| 10:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Sears knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 52-55 |
| 10:01 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher Yamada | 54-55 |
| 09:59 | Illinois-Chicago | James Steward picks off the pass by William Barnes in the backcourt | 54-55 |
| 09:51 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis blows the wide open layup | 54-55 |
| 09:49 | Clemson | James Steward tips it in | 56-55 |
| 09:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Delbert Durham is called for the reach on Anthony Bergeron - foul #2 on Delbert Durham, team foul #8 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Clemson | Martin Appleby (PG), Charles Brown (SF), Christopher Strong (PF), Larry Lima (C) James Steward, Charles Vaughn, Christopher Yamada, Delbert Durham | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Clifton Walkowiak (PG), Travis Johnson (SF), Milton Hughey (PF) William Barnes, John Morris, Danny Patterson | |
| 09:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Anthony Bergeron makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 09:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Anthony Bergeron makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 09:17 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 09:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Johnson snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| 09:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Sears misses the easy open layup | 56-57 |
| 09:05 | Clemson | Larry Lima gets the rebound | 56-57 |
| 08:41 | Clemson | Charles Brown hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 56-57 |
| 08:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Johnson grabs the board | 56-57 |
| 08:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Clifton Walkowiak misses the jump hook from the right block | 56-57 |
| 08:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Clifton Walkowiak grabs the offensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 08:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Clifton Walkowiak loses the dribble to Kevin Ellis | 56-57 |
| 08:18 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Sears - foul #3 on Joseph Sears, team foul #10 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Clemson | Donald Haycraft (SG), Charles Vaughn (SF), Christopher Yamada (PF), Delbert Durham (C) Martin Appleby, Charles Brown, Christopher Strong, Larry Lima | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Barnes (PG), John Morris (SF), Randy Quick (PF), Joseph Newton (C) Joseph Sears, Travis Johnson, Milton Hughey, Anthony Bergeron | |
| 08:18 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| 08:18 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 08:18 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 07:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Randy Quick misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Delbert Durham - foul #3 on Delbert Durham, team foul #9 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Steward (SG), Fred Carson (C) Kevin Ellis, Christopher Yamada | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Boyd (SG) William Barnes | |
| 07:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Randy Quick makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 07:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Randy Quick makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Donald Haycraft (fresh) 3 reb. SG - James Steward (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Charles Vaughn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Delbert Durham (tired) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Fred Carson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Clifton Walkowiak (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. SG - John Boyd (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Morris (tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Randy Quick (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Joseph Newton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:40 | Clemson | Charles Vaughn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-59 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Johnson (SF) John Morris | |
| 07:28 | Illinois-Chicago | John Boyd is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on John Boyd, team foul #11 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Clemson | Martin Appleby (PG), Christopher Yamada (PF) Donald Haycraft, Delbert Durham | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Sears (SG) John Boyd | |
| 07:19 | Clemson | Fred Carson misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joseph Newton - foul #4 on Joseph Newton, team foul #12 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Patterson (PF) Randy Quick | |
| 07:19 | Clemson | Fred Carson makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 07:19 | Clemson | Fred Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 07:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Johnson scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-61 |
| 06:44 | Clemson | Christopher Yamada buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by James Steward | 61-61 |
| 06:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Yamada steps in front of the Travis Johnson pass in the backcourt | 61-61 |
| 06:24 | Clemson | James Steward knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Fred Carson | 63-61 |
| 06:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Johnson misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Fred Carson - foul #5 on Fred Carson, team foul #10 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Clemson | Donald Haycraft (SG), Charles Brown (SF), Delbert Durham (PF), Larry Lima (C) James Steward, Charles Vaughn, Christopher Yamada, Fred Carson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Barnes (PG), Randy Quick (PF) Clifton Walkowiak, Danny Patterson | |
| 06:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 06:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 06:00 | Clemson | William Barnes is called for the reach on Donald Haycraft in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Barnes, team foul #13 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Morris (SF) Travis Johnson | |
| 06:00 | Clemson | Donald Haycraft makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 06:00 | Clemson | Donald Haycraft misses the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 06:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Randy Quick grabs the board | 64-63 |
| 05:47 | Illinois-Chicago | John Morris is whistled for a carry | 64-63 |
| 05:44 | Clemson | Martin Appleby is fouled in the backcourt by John Morris - foul #1 on John Morris, team foul #14 | 64-63 |
| 05:44 | Clemson | Martin Appleby makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 05:44 | Clemson | Martin Appleby makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 05:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Newton hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 66-65 |
| 05:17 | Clemson | Joseph Sears is called for the reach on Donald Haycraft in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Sears, team foul #15 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Clemson | Christopher Strong (PF) Larry Lima | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Clifton Walkowiak (SG), Milton Hughey (SF) Joseph Sears, John Morris | |
| 05:17 | Clemson | Donald Haycraft makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 05:17 | Clemson | Donald Haycraft misses the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 05:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Randy Quick pulls down the rebound | 67-65 |
| 04:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Randy Quick hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-68 |
| 04:43 | Clemson | Charles Brown banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Martin Appleby | 69-68 |
| 04:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Donald Haycraft steals the ball from Clifton Walkowiak in the backcourt | 69-68 |
| 04:22 | Clemson | Donald Haycraft misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the right wing | 69-68 |
| 04:21 | Clemson | Delbert Durham snags the offensive board | 69-68 |
| 04:09 | Clemson | Charles Brown is open and lays it up and in | 71-68 |
| 03:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Donald Haycraft steps in front of the Milton Hughey pass | 71-68 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Martin Appleby (tired) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Haycraft (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Charles Brown (tired) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Christopher Strong (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Delbert Durham (tired) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - William Barnes (very tired) 3 pf. SG - Clifton Walkowiak (very tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Milton Hughey (tired) 4 pts. PF - Randy Quick (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Newton (very tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:38 | Clemson | Charles Brown hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Milton Hughey - foul #1 on Milton Hughey, team foul #16 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Vaughn (PG), Kevin Ellis (SG), Christopher Yamada (PF) Martin Appleby, Donald Haycraft, Christopher Strong | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Johnson (PG), Joseph Sears (SG), John Morris (SF), Danny Patterson (PF), Anthony Bergeron (C) William Barnes, Clifton Walkowiak, Milton Hughey, Randy Quick, Joseph Newton | |
| 03:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-68 |
| 03:38 | Clemson | Charles Brown makes the free throw | 74-68 |
| 03:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Johnson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-68 |
| 03:17 | Clemson | Delbert Durham grabs the board | 74-68 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:15 | Clemson | Charles Vaughn is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Sears - foul #5 on Joseph Sears, team foul #17 | 74-68 |
| Subs | Clemson | Martin Appleby (PG), Larry Lima (C) Charles Brown, Delbert Durham | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Clifton Walkowiak (SG) Joseph Sears | |
| 03:15 | Clemson | Charles Vaughn misses the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 03:15 | Clemson | Charles Vaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 02:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Clifton Walkowiak is denied on a layup by Charles Vaughn | 75-68 |
| 02:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Johnson snags the offensive board | 75-68 |
| 02:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 75-68 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Steward (SG) Martin Appleby | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 02:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Johnson lays it in on a nice dish by Anthony Bergeron | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:36 | Clemson | Charles Vaughn is fouled in the backcourt by Clifton Walkowiak - foul #1 on Clifton Walkowiak, team foul #18 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Clemson | Martin Appleby (PG), Delbert Durham (C) Kevin Ellis, Larry Lima | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Barnes (PG) Travis Johnson | |
| 02:36 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-70 |
| 02:36 | Clemson | Charles Vaughn makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 02:36 | Clemson | Charles Vaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| 02:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Patterson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-70 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:17 | Clemson | James Steward misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right wing | 77-70 |
| 02:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Patterson pulls down the rebound | 77-70 |
| 02:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 77-70 |
| Subs | Clemson | Donald Haycraft (PG), Larry Lima (C) Martin Appleby, Christopher Yamada | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 01:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Patterson hits a fadeaway from the left side | 77-72 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:40 | Clemson | Larry Lima makes the wide open jumper near the basket | 79-72 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:37 | Illinois-Chicago | James Steward steps in front of the Clifton Walkowiak pass in the backcourt | 79-72 |
| 01:33 | Clemson | Charles Vaughn hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Steward | 81-72 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Donald Haycraft steals it from Danny Patterson | 81-72 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Clemson | Anthony Bergeron is called for the reach on James Steward - foul #3 on Anthony Bergeron, team foul #19 | 81-72 |
| Subs | Clemson | Martin Appleby (PG), Charles Brown (SF), Christopher Yamada (PF) Donald Haycraft, Charles Vaughn, Larry Lima | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Newton (C) Anthony Bergeron | |
| 00:55 | Clemson | James Steward makes the 1st free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:55 | Clemson | James Steward misses the 2nd free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Newton pulls down the rebound | 82-72 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Patterson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 82-72 |
| 00:49 | Clemson | Delbert Durham pulls down the rebound | 82-72 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Clemson | Delbert Durham is hacked by Clifton Walkowiak in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clifton Walkowiak, team foul #20 | 82-72 |
| Subs | Clemson | Donald Haycraft (SG) James Steward | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Johnson (PG), Milton Hughey (SF), Randy Quick (PF), Anthony Bergeron (C) William Barnes, John Morris, Danny Patterson, Joseph Newton | |
| 00:46 | Clemson | Delbert Durham makes the 1st free throw | 83-72 |
| 00:46 | Clemson | Delbert Durham misses the 2nd free throw | 83-72 |
| 00:46 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Randy Quick | 83-72 |
| 00:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Anthony Bergeron makes the wide open shot from the left side | 83-74 |
| 00:37 | Clemson | Martin Appleby is fouled in the backcourt by Travis Johnson - foul #2 on Travis Johnson, team foul #21 | 83-74 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Barnes (PG), John Morris (SF), Danny Patterson (PF), Joseph Newton (C) Travis Johnson, Milton Hughey, Randy Quick, Anthony Bergeron | |
| 00:37 | Clemson | Martin Appleby misses the 1st free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:37 | Clemson | Martin Appleby makes the 2nd free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Newton loses the ball out of bounds | 84-74 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Johnson (PG), Milton Hughey (SF), Randy Quick (PF), Anthony Bergeron (C) William Barnes, John Morris, Danny Patterson, Joseph Newton | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Martin Appleby runs out the clock | 84-74 |