| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) SG - John Crist (fresh) SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) PF - Sean Staley (fresh) C - Merle Stokes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Robert Packard (fresh) SG - Justin Metz (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Ronk (fresh) PF - Rodney Kam (fresh) C - Charles Rowe (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Charles Rowe wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Clemson | Charles Rowe hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Robert Packard | 0-3 |
| 19:16 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Leslie Nelson | 2-3 |
| 19:04 | Clemson | A charge is called on Robert Packard - foul #1 on Robert Packard, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:51 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-3 |
| 18:50 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson grabs the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:31 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Danny Ardoin | 5-3 |
| 18:29 | Clemson | Leslie Nelson picks off the pass by Robert Packard in the backcourt | 5-3 |
| 18:14 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes is hacked by Charles Rowe - foul #1 on Charles Rowe, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| 18:00 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-3 |
| 17:41 | Clemson | Sean Staley is called for the reach on Jeffrey Ronk - foul #1 on Sean Staley, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| 17:27 | Clemson | Rodney Kam knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-6 |
| 17:09 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes's pass is intercepted by Charles Rowe | 5-6 |
| 16:59 | Clemson | Robert Packard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-6 |
| 16:57 | Clemson | Rodney Kam tips it home | 5-8 |
| 16:39 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 5-8 |
| 16:37 | Clemson | Rodney Kam grabs the defensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 16:33 | Clemson | Justin Metz drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Rowe | 5-10 |
| 16:27 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson is hacked by Robert Packard - foul #2 on Robert Packard, team foul #3 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Anaya (PG), Francis Freeman (SG), Earl Luther (SF), David Fisher (PF), William Davis (C) Robert Packard, Justin Metz, Jeffrey Ronk, Rodney Kam, Charles Rowe | |
| 16:01 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes can't connect on a shot in the paint but the foul's on William Davis - foul #1 on William Davis, team foul #4 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan (PF) Sean Staley | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 16:01 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes misses the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 16:01 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes misses the 2nd free throw | 5-10 |
| 16:01 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson grabs the offensive board | 5-10 |
| 15:43 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan is hacked by William Davis - foul #2 on William Davis, team foul #5 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young (C) Merle Stokes | |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Rowe (C) William Davis | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Crist (fresh) SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) PF - Paul Strahan (fresh) C - Calvin Young (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Anaya (fresh) SG - Francis Freeman (fresh) SF - Earl Luther (fresh) PF - David Fisher (fresh) C - Charles Rowe (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Southern Illinois | John Crist comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 5-10 |
| 15:33 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young gets the offensive rebound | 5-10 |
| 15:08 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan's fadeaway is rejected by David Fisher | 5-10 |
| 15:07 | Southern Illinois | John Crist hits the follow up shot | 7-10 |
| 14:47 | Clemson | David Fisher is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on David Fisher, team foul #6 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), Chad Fresquez (SF), Sean Staley (PF) Leslie Nelson, Danny Ardoin, Calvin Young | |
| Subs | Clemson | Justin Metz (SG), Jeffrey Ronk (SF), Rodney Kam (PF) Francis Freeman, Earl Luther, David Fisher | |
| 14:37 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Chad Fresquez, team foul #2 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Clark (SF) John Crist | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Fisher (C) Charles Rowe | |
| 14:16 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ronk misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Sean Staley - foul #2 on Sean Staley, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes (C) Sean Staley | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 14:16 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ronk misses the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:16 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ronk makes the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 13:57 | Southern Illinois | David Clark can't throw it down but he's fouled by Jeffrey Ronk - foul #1 on Jeffrey Ronk, team foul #7 | 7-11 |
| 13:57 | Southern Illinois | David Clark makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 13:57 | Southern Illinois | David Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 13:40 | Clemson | William Anaya's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-11 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), John Crist (SG) Russell Viles, David Clark | |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Rowe (C) David Fisher | |
| 13:21 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 9-11 |
| 13:19 | Clemson | Justin Metz snags the defensive board | 9-11 |
| 13:12 | Clemson | William Anaya misses the 3 from the right corner | 9-11 |
| 13:10 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez grabs the defensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 12:56 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-11 |
| 12:55 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Charles Rowe | 9-11 |
| 12:32 | Clemson | William Anaya misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 9-11 |
| 12:30 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Chad Fresquez | 9-11 |
| 12:11 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 11:54 | Clemson | William Anaya can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Leslie Nelson - foul #1 on Leslie Nelson, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin (SF), Calvin Young (PF), Lawrence Jackson (C) Chad Fresquez, Paul Strahan, Merle Stokes | |
| Subs | Clemson | Francis Freeman (SG), David Fisher (PF), Earl Luther (C) Justin Metz, Rodney Kam, Charles Rowe | |
| 11:54 | Clemson | William Anaya makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 11:54 | Clemson | William Anaya makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 11:40 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-13 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Crist (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) PF - Calvin Young (fresh) C - Lawrence Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Anaya (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Francis Freeman (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Ronk (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Fisher (fresh) C - Earl Luther (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Clemson | William Anaya makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by David Fisher | 14-16 |
| 11:13 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson is called for traveling | 14-16 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), Chad Fresquez (SG) Leslie Nelson, John Crist | |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Simmons (PG), Charles Rowe (C) William Anaya, Jeffrey Ronk | |
| 10:58 | Clemson | Chad Fresquez steals it from Richard Simmons | 14-16 |
| 10:39 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson misses the shot from the left side | 14-16 |
| 10:37 | Clemson | Charles Rowe snags the defensive board | 14-16 |
| 10:32 | Clemson | Richard Simmons is fouled on the floor by Russell Viles - foul #1 on Russell Viles, team foul #5 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan (PF) Lawrence Jackson | |
| Subs | Clemson | Justin Metz (SG), Rodney Kam (PF) Francis Freeman, Earl Luther | |
| 10:27 | Clemson | Charles Rowe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-16 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Crist (SG) Chad Fresquez | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 10:15 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles misses short on a 3 from straight away | 14-16 |
| 10:13 | Clemson | Charles Rowe gets the rebound | 14-16 |
| 09:58 | Clemson | David Fisher misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 14-16 |
| 09:56 | Southern Illinois | John Crist grabs the board | 14-16 |
| 09:49 | Southern Illinois | John Crist is fouled on the floor by Charles Rowe - foul #2 on Charles Rowe, team foul #8 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), Merle Stokes (C) Russell Viles, Calvin Young | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jeffrey Ronk (SF) Charles Rowe | |
| 09:49 | Southern Illinois | John Crist misses the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 09:49 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Rodney Kam | 14-16 |
| 09:29 | Clemson | Rodney Kam can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-16 |
| 09:27 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ronk gets the offensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 09:09 | Clemson | Rodney Kam misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 14-16 |
| 09:07 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ronk gets the offensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 09:02 | Clemson | Rodney Kam loses the dribble to Merle Stokes | 14-16 |
| 08:53 | Southern Illinois | David Fisher is called for the reach on Merle Stokes - foul #2 on David Fisher, team foul #9 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Anaya (PG), Earl Luther (C) Richard Simmons, David Fisher | |
| 08:53 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 08:53 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes misses the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 08:53 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan grabs the offensive board | 15-16 |
| 08:34 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson is hacked by William Anaya - foul #1 on William Anaya, team foul #10 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (SG), Chad Fresquez (SF), Calvin Young (PF) John Crist, Danny Ardoin, Paul Strahan | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 08:34 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 08:34 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 08:18 | Clemson | Justin Metz drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-19 |
| 07:53 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 17-19 |
| 07:52 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson gets the offensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 07:35 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Calvin Young | 19-19 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Viles (fresh) SF - Chad Fresquez (fresh) PF - Calvin Young (fresh) C - Merle Stokes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Anaya (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Justin Metz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeffrey Ronk (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rodney Kam (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Earl Luther (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Clemson | Rodney Kam lays it up and in | 19-21 |
| 06:59 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-21 |
| 06:42 | Clemson | Merle Stokes takes the ball from Jeffrey Ronk | 22-21 |
| 06:22 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-21 |
| 06:21 | Clemson | Justin Metz pulls down the rebound | 22-21 |
| 06:10 | Clemson | Leslie Nelson steals the ball from Justin Metz | 22-21 |
| 05:54 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez is hacked by Rodney Kam - foul #1 on Rodney Kam, team foul #11 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Crist (SG), Danny Ardoin (SF), Paul Strahan (PF), Lawrence Jackson (C) Leslie Nelson, Russell Viles, Calvin Young, Merle Stokes | |
| Subs | Clemson | Francis Freeman (SG) Justin Metz | |
| 05:54 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 05:54 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez misses the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 05:54 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Rodney Kam | 23-21 |
| 05:38 | Clemson | William Anaya hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 23-23 |
| 05:09 | Southern Illinois | John Crist clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-23 |
| 05:07 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin tips it in | 25-23 |
| 04:40 | Clemson | William Anaya is called for traveling | 25-23 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), Calvin Young (C) Chad Fresquez, Lawrence Jackson | |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Simmons (PG) William Anaya | |
| 04:27 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by John Crist | 27-23 |
| 04:12 | Clemson | Earl Luther throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-23 |
| 03:45 | Southern Illinois | John Crist banks in the layup on a great pass from Paul Strahan and he's fouled by Francis Freeman - foul #1 on Francis Freeman, team foul #12 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), Sean Staley (PF) Russell Viles, Calvin Young | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Packard (PG), David Fisher (SF), William Davis (PF), Charles Rowe (C) Richard Simmons, Jeffrey Ronk, Rodney Kam, Earl Luther | |
| 03:45 | Southern Illinois | John Crist makes the free throw | 30-23 |
| 03:21 | Clemson | David Fisher misses the lay-in | 30-23 |
| 03:20 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan pulls down the rebound | 30-23 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Crist (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sean Staley (fresh) 3 pts. C - Paul Strahan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Robert Packard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Francis Freeman (fresh) SF - David Fisher (fresh) PF - William Davis (fresh) C - Charles Rowe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley is fouled on the floor by David Fisher - foul #3 on David Fisher, team foul #13 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes (C) Paul Strahan | |
| Subs | Clemson | Justin Metz (SG), Jeffrey Ronk (SF) Francis Freeman, David Fisher | |
| 03:01 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley misses the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 03:01 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 02:49 | Clemson | Robert Packard can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-23 |
| 02:48 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin grabs the board | 31-23 |
| 02:20 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 31-23 |
| 02:19 | Clemson | Robert Packard grabs the defensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 01:58 | Clemson | Justin Metz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-23 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (SG), Chad Fresquez (SF) John Crist, Danny Ardoin | |
| Subs | Clemson | Francis Freeman (SF) Jeffrey Ronk | |
| 01:44 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Russell Viles | 34-23 |
| 01:26 | Clemson | Sean Staley is called for the reach on William Davis - foul #3 on Sean Staley, team foul #6 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan (PF) Sean Staley | |
| Subs | Clemson | Earl Luther (SF) Francis Freeman | |
| 01:10 | Clemson | Justin Metz misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-23 |
| 01:09 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to William Davis | 34-23 |
| 00:50 | Clemson | Earl Luther travels with the ball | 34-23 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Crist (SG), Calvin Young (C) Leslie Nelson, Merle Stokes | |
| Subs | Clemson | Rodney Kam (PF) William Davis | |
| 00:39 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Crist | 36-23 |
| 00:20 | Clemson | Justin Metz misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-23 |
| 00:18 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Calvin Young | 36-23 |
| 00:04 | Southern Illinois | Robert Packard picks off the pass by John Crist | 36-23 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Robert Packard misses the halfcourt shot | 36-23 |