| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Mark Galloway (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dallas Franklin (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Elmer Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Thornton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Price (fresh) PF - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 2 reb. C - Augustus Zelmar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Anthony Price inbounds the ball | 23-22 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Dallas Franklin - foul #2 on Dallas Franklin, team foul #1 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Clemson | George Moses (PF), Robert Davenport (C) Elmer Smith, Paul Thornton | |
| Subs | Kent State | Deshi Sun (PF), Matthew Coyne (C) Pete Armstrong, Augustus Zelmar | |
| 19:39 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 19:39 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 19:23 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 23-24 |
| 19:21 | Clemson | Robert Davenport tips it but misses | 23-24 |
| 19:19 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin tips it in | 25-24 |
| 19:00 | Kent State | Deshi Sun hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Claudio Rizzo and he's fouled by George Moses - foul #1 on George Moses, team foul #2 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar (PF) George Moses | |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (PG), Walter Zilk (C) Claudio Rizzo, Matthew Coyne | |
| 19:00 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses the free throw | 25-26 |
| 19:00 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar snags the defensive board | 25-26 |
| 18:37 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 25-26 |
| 18:36 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Vyacheslav Szychowski | 25-26 |
| 18:20 | Kent State | Deshi Sun's floater is tipped away by Jeffrey Ungar | 25-26 |
| 18:18 | Clemson | James Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 17:55 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jeffrey Ungar | 27-26 |
| 17:36 | Kent State | Deshi Sun can't connect on a floater in the lane | 27-26 |
| 17:34 | Clemson | Robert Davenport gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 17:13 | Clemson | Mark Galloway comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Walter Zilk - foul #1 on Walter Zilk, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Thornton (PF) Jeffrey Ungar | |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Pete Armstrong (PF), Matthew Coyne (C) Vyacheslav Szychowski, Tony Branham, Deshi Sun, Walter Zilk | |
| 17:13 | Clemson | Mark Galloway makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 17:13 | Clemson | Mark Galloway misses the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 17:13 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 16:57 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-26 |
| Subs | Clemson | Carl Adams (SF) Dallas Franklin | |
| Subs | Kent State | Deshi Sun (SF) Anthony Price | |
| 16:32 | Clemson | Pete Armstrong denies the turnaround by Mark Galloway | 28-26 |
| 16:30 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 16:15 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 28-26 |
| 16:14 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski tips it home | 28-28 |
| 15:53 | Clemson | Pete Armstrong blocks the short jumper by Robert Davenport | 28-28 |
| 15:52 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Mark Galloway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Henderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Carl Adams (fresh) PF - Paul Thornton (fresh) C - Robert Davenport (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Kent State | Mark Galloway steps in front of the Claudio Rizzo pass in the backcourt | 28-28 |
| 15:27 | Clemson | Mark Galloway misses the jump hook from the baseline | 28-28 |
| 15:26 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Pete Armstrong | 28-28 |
| 15:10 | Kent State | Deshi Sun hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Carl Adams - foul #1 on Carl Adams, team foul #3 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Clemson | Hugh Walton (PG), Jermaine Abramson (SG), Dallas Franklin (SF), Jeffrey Ungar (PF) Mark Galloway, James Henderson, Carl Adams, Paul Thornton | |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (PG), Tony Branham (SG), Anthony Price (SF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Claudio Rizzo, Swietomierz Bachinski, Pete Armstrong, Matthew Coyne | |
| 15:10 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 15:10 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 14:47 | Clemson | Robert Davenport is hacked by Augustus Zelmar - foul #1 on Augustus Zelmar, team foul #2 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Clemson | Carl Adams (PG) Hugh Walton | |
| Subs | Kent State | Pete Armstrong (PF), Matthew Coyne (C) Deshi Sun, Augustus Zelmar | |
| 14:28 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-29 |
| 14:27 | Kent State | Anthony Price snags the defensive board | 28-29 |
| 14:02 | Kent State | Anthony Price is open and scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Tony Branham | 28-31 |
| 13:33 | Clemson | Carl Adams is hacked by Vyacheslav Szychowski - foul #1 on Vyacheslav Szychowski, team foul #3 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Clemson | Mark Galloway (PG), James Henderson (SG), Elmer Smith (PF), Paul Thornton (C) Carl Adams, Jermaine Abramson, Jeffrey Ungar, Robert Davenport | |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Deshi Sun (PF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Vyacheslav Szychowski, Tony Branham, Pete Armstrong, Matthew Coyne | |
| 13:10 | Clemson | Paul Thornton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-31 |
| 13:08 | Kent State | Deshi Sun snags the defensive board | 28-31 |
| 12:44 | Kent State | Deshi Sun blows the layup | 28-31 |
| 12:43 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Elmer Smith | 28-31 |
| 12:26 | Clemson | Elmer Smith is whistled for a carry | 28-31 |
| Subs | Clemson | Hugh Walton (PG), Jeffrey Ungar (PF), Robert Davenport (C) Mark Galloway, Elmer Smith, Paul Thornton | |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (PG), Tony Branham (SG), Pete Armstrong (PF), Matthew Coyne (C) Claudio Rizzo, Swietomierz Bachinski, Anthony Price, Augustus Zelmar | |
| 11:57 | Kent State | Tony Branham drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Vyacheslav Szychowski | 28-34 |
| 11:29 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 28-34 |
| 11:28 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin misses the tip | 28-34 |
| 11:27 | Kent State | Deshi Sun grabs the defensive rebound | 28-34 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Hugh Walton (fresh) SG - James Henderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dallas Franklin (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jeffrey Ungar (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Davenport (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:01 | Kent State | James Henderson is called for the reach on Tony Branham - foul #1 on James Henderson, team foul #4 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Clemson | Mark Galloway (PG), Jermaine Abramson (SG), Elmer Smith (PF), Paul Thornton (C) Hugh Walton, James Henderson, Dallas Franklin, Robert Davenport | |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Anthony Price (SF), Walter Zilk (C) Vyacheslav Szychowski, Tony Branham, Deshi Sun, Matthew Coyne | |
| 10:48 | Kent State | Anthony Price comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-34 |
| 10:46 | Clemson | Mark Galloway pulls down the rebound | 28-34 |
| 10:41 | Clemson | Swietomierz Bachinski picks off the pass by Mark Galloway in the backcourt | 28-34 |
| 10:39 | Kent State | Anthony Price banks in the layup set up by Swietomierz Bachinski | 28-36 |
| 10:17 | Clemson | Paul Thornton jams it and the foul's on Walter Zilk - foul #2 on Walter Zilk, team foul #4 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Henderson (SG), Dallas Franklin (SF) Jermaine Abramson, Elmer Smith | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Branham (SG), Deshi Sun (PF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Swietomierz Bachinski, Pete Armstrong, Walter Zilk | |
| 10:17 | Clemson | Paul Thornton makes the free throw | 31-36 |
| 09:50 | Kent State | Deshi Sun dunks the ball on a nice dish by Anthony Price | 31-38 |
| 09:27 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Mark Galloway | 33-38 |
| 09:10 | Kent State | Mark Galloway takes the ball from Augustus Zelmar | 33-38 |
| 09:07 | Clemson | Mark Galloway slams it home | 35-38 |
| 08:49 | Kent State | Deshi Sun can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-38 |
| 08:47 | Kent State | Tony Branham can't tip it in | 35-38 |
| 08:46 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Ungar | 35-38 |
| 08:19 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Galloway | 37-38 |
| 08:03 | Kent State | Deshi Sun works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-38 |
| 08:02 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 07:39 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 37-38 |
| 07:38 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Tony Branham | 37-38 |
| 07:15 | Kent State | Deshi Sun blows the layup | 37-38 |
| 07:14 | Kent State | Anthony Price gets the offensive rebound | 37-38 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Mark Galloway (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Henderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dallas Franklin (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jeffrey Ungar (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Thornton (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tony Branham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Price (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Augustus Zelmar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Kent State | Deshi Sun shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 06:56 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 06:38 | Clemson | Mark Galloway misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 06:37 | Kent State | Deshi Sun snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 06:20 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Ungar - foul #1 on Jeffrey Ungar, team foul #5 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Clemson | Hugh Walton (PG), Jermaine Abramson (SG), Carl Adams (SF), Elmer Smith (PF), Robert Davenport (C) Mark Galloway, James Henderson, Dallas Franklin, Jeffrey Ungar, Paul Thornton | |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (PG), Lewis Fagundes (SG), Swietomierz Bachinski (SF), Pete Armstrong (PF), Matthew Coyne (C) Claudio Rizzo, Tony Branham, Anthony Price, Deshi Sun, Augustus Zelmar | |
| 05:59 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski is alone and drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Lewis Fagundes | 37-40 |
| 05:36 | Clemson | Swietomierz Bachinski steals it from Robert Davenport | 37-40 |
| 05:32 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski lays it in on a great pass from Swietomierz Bachinski | 37-42 |
| 05:19 | Clemson | Robert Davenport lays it up and in | 39-42 |
| 05:01 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski misses the fadeaway from the left side | 39-42 |
| 05:00 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong can't tip it in | 39-42 |
| 04:59 | Clemson | Robert Davenport gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 04:30 | Clemson | Robert Davenport connects on the floater from the left side set up by Hugh Walton | 41-42 |
| 04:08 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Vyacheslav Szychowski | 41-44 |
| 03:44 | Clemson | Elmer Smith banks in the layup and he's fouled by Pete Armstrong - foul #2 on Pete Armstrong, team foul #5 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Clemson | Mark Galloway (PG), James Henderson (SG), Dallas Franklin (SF) Hugh Walton, Jermaine Abramson, Carl Adams | |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Anthony Price (SF) Lewis Fagundes, Swietomierz Bachinski | |
| 03:44 | Clemson | Elmer Smith makes the free throw | 44-44 |
| 03:28 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 03:26 | Clemson | Robert Davenport grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 03:09 | Clemson | James Henderson loses the dribble to Matthew Coyne | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Mark Galloway (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Henderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dallas Franklin (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Elmer Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Davenport (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Price (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:44 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-44 |
| 02:43 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Dallas Franklin | 44-44 |
| 02:25 | Clemson | Pete Armstrong swats the short shot by Robert Davenport | 44-44 |
| 02:24 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Davenport | 44-44 |
| 01:55 | Clemson | Robert Davenport buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Mark Galloway and he's hacked by Matthew Coyne - foul #1 on Matthew Coyne, team foul #6 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Branham (SG), Augustus Zelmar (C) Vyacheslav Szychowski, Matthew Coyne | |
| 01:55 | Clemson | Robert Davenport misses the free throw | 46-44 |
| 01:55 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong grabs the board | 46-44 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:31 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a nice dish by Pete Armstrong | 46-46 |
| 01:16 | Clemson | Mark Galloway scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Henderson | 49-46 |
| 01:00 | Kent State | The short jumper by Pete Armstrong is denied by Robert Davenport | 49-46 |
| 00:59 | Clemson | Robert Davenport gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Clemson | Tony Branham is called for the reach on Robert Davenport in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tony Branham, team foul #7 | 49-46 |
| 00:57 | Clemson | Robert Davenport makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 00:57 | Clemson | Robert Davenport makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong is fouled on the floor by Elmer Smith - foul #2 on Elmer Smith, team foul #6 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Thornton (C) Robert Davenport | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Kent State | Tony Branham can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-46 |
| 00:26 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin pulls down the rebound | 51-46 |
| 00:25 | Clemson | Claudio Rizzo is called for the reach on Dallas Franklin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Claudio Rizzo, team foul #8 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | Carl Adams (PG), Jermaine Abramson (SG), Jeffrey Ungar (PF) Mark Galloway, James Henderson, Elmer Smith | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:25 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 00:25 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 00:17 | Kent State | Tony Branham comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 53-46 |
| 00:15 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 00:14 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin is fouled in the backcourt by Claudio Rizzo - foul #3 on Claudio Rizzo, team foul #9 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | Hugh Walton (PG), George Moses (PF) Carl Adams, Jeffrey Ungar | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:14 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 00:14 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo is hacked by George Moses - foul #2 on George Moses, team foul #7 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | Mark Galloway (PG), James Henderson (SG), Elmer Smith (PF) Hugh Walton, Jermaine Abramson, George Moses | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo misses the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 00:07 | Clemson | Paul Thornton gets the rebound | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Mark Galloway runs out the clock | 55-47 |