| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeremy Stoddard (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Earl Baro (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joseph Carney (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ronald Bjornberg (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Pearson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kevin Douglas (fresh) PF - Jeffery Bennett (fresh) 12 pts. C - Daniel Reinmiller (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Kevin Douglas inbounds the ball | 30-31 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Clemson | Kevin Douglas misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 19:39 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 19:24 | Houston | Earl Baro is hacked by Kevin Douglas - foul #1 on Kevin Douglas, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| 19:16 | Houston | Michael Atwood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-31 |
| 18:47 | Clemson | The jump hook by Daniel Reinmiller is blocked by Joseph Carney | 30-31 |
| 18:45 | Houston | Joseph Carney gets the rebound | 30-31 |
| 18:43 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard is hacked by Ronald Bjornberg in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Bjornberg, team foul #2 | 30-31 |
| 18:25 | Houston | Earl Baro hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Kevin Douglas - foul #2 on Kevin Douglas, team foul #3 | 30-31 |
| 18:25 | Houston | Earl Baro makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 18:25 | Houston | Earl Baro makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 18:00 | Clemson | Ronald Bjornberg hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-34 |
| 17:54 | Houston | Kevin Douglas picks off the pass by Earl Baro in the backcourt | 32-34 |
| 17:31 | Clemson | John Pearson misses the floater near the basket | 32-34 |
| 17:29 | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 17:00 | Clemson | Kevin Douglas misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 32-34 |
| 16:58 | Clemson | John Pearson hits the follow up shot | 32-36 |
| 16:36 | Houston | Earl Baro misses the easy open layup | 32-36 |
| 16:35 | Houston | Earl Baro grabs the offensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 16:19 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 15:56 | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller misses the floater in the paint | 35-36 |
| 15:54 | Houston | The rebound goes to Joseph Carney | 35-36 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeremy Stoddard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Atwood (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Earl Baro (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Carney (fairly fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ronald Bjornberg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Pearson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kevin Douglas (tiring) 2 stl. PF - Jeffery Bennett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. C - Daniel Reinmiller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Houston | Michael Atwood misses the wide open floater from the left block | 35-36 |
| 15:47 | Clemson | John Pearson pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 15:22 | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ronald Bjornberg | 35-38 |
| 15:08 | Houston | Earl Baro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG), Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Dennis Retherford (SF), Rudolph Smith (PF), Lloyd Wheatley (C) Jeremy Stoddard, Michael Atwood, Earl Baro, Salvador Gonzalez, Joseph Carney | |
| Subs | Clemson | Qing-nan Zhou (SG), John Pippin (SF), Bernardo Munoz (PF) John Pearson, Kevin Douglas, Jeffery Bennett | |
| 14:52 | Clemson | Qing-nan Zhou scores on a floater from the left block | 35-40 |
| 14:49 | Houston | Rudolph Smith is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 35-40 |
| 14:33 | Clemson | John Pippin is called for a charge - foul #1 on John Pippin, team foul #4 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Pearson (SG) Ronald Bjornberg | |
| 14:31 | Houston | Philip Perry is called for traveling in the backcourt | 35-40 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett (PF) Daniel Reinmiller | |
| 14:17 | Clemson | Dennis Retherford is called for the reach on John Pippin - foul #1 on Dennis Retherford, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| 14:04 | Clemson | John Pearson misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 35-40 |
| 14:03 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett misses the tip | 35-40 |
| 14:01 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Bernardo Munoz | 35-40 |
| 13:41 | Clemson | John Pippin makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Qing-nan Zhou and he's fouled by Rudolph Smith - foul #1 on Rudolph Smith, team foul #2 | 35-42 |
| 13:41 | Clemson | John Pippin makes the free throw | 35-43 |
| 13:28 | Houston | Dennis Retherford clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by John Pippin - foul #2 on John Pippin, team foul #5 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Bjornberg (PG), Daniel Reinmiller (C) John Pearson, Jeffery Bennett | |
| 13:28 | Houston | Dennis Retherford misses the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 13:28 | Houston | Dennis Retherford makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 13:06 | Clemson | John Pippin connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Bjornberg | 36-45 |
| 12:41 | Houston | Dennis Retherford's layup is rejected by Daniel Reinmiller | 36-45 |
| 12:40 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Qing-nan Zhou | 36-45 |
| 12:13 | Clemson | Ronald Bjornberg can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-45 |
| 12:12 | Clemson | John Pippin misses the tip | 36-45 |
| 12:10 | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller can't tip it in | 36-45 |
| 12:08 | Clemson | Qing-nan Zhou gets the offensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 11:55 | Clemson | Ronald Bjornberg clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-45 |
| 11:53 | Houston | Rudolph Smith grabs the board | 36-45 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Perry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gordon (fairly fresh) SF - Dennis Retherford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rudolph Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Lloyd Wheatley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ronald Bjornberg (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Qing-nan Zhou (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Pippin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bernardo Munoz (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Daniel Reinmiller (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Houston | Philip Perry buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-45 |
| 11:15 | Clemson | John Pippin misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Lloyd Wheatley - foul #1 on Lloyd Wheatley, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard (PG), Michael Atwood (SG), Earl Baro (SF), Salvador Gonzalez (PF), Joseph Carney (C) Philip Perry, Jeffrey Gordon, Dennis Retherford, Rudolph Smith, Lloyd Wheatley | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Pearson (SG), Kevin Douglas (SF), Jeffery Bennett (PF) Ronald Bjornberg, Bernardo Munoz, Daniel Reinmiller | |
| 11:15 | Clemson | John Pippin makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 11:15 | Clemson | John Pippin misses the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 11:15 | Houston | Joseph Carney grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 10:54 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard loses the ball out of bounds | 39-46 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Bjornberg (PG) Qing-nan Zhou | |
| 10:28 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-46 |
| 10:26 | Houston | Earl Baro grabs the board | 39-46 |
| 10:22 | Houston | Michael Atwood buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Jeremy Stoddard | 41-46 |
| 10:04 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Atwood - foul #3 on Michael Atwood, team foul #4 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller (C) John Pippin | |
| 10:04 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 10:04 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 10:04 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| 09:40 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right side | 41-47 |
| 09:39 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 09:18 | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller scores on a floater from the left block and the foul's on Joseph Carney - foul #1 on Joseph Carney, team foul #5 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Qing-nan Zhou (PG), Bernardo Munoz (SF) Ronald Bjornberg, Kevin Douglas | |
| 09:18 | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller makes the free throw | 41-50 |
| 09:02 | Houston | Earl Baro drills a runner from the left block set up by Michael Atwood | 43-50 |
| 08:43 | Clemson | Qing-nan Zhou misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 43-50 |
| 08:42 | Houston | Michael Atwood pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| 08:25 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jeffery Bennett - foul #1 on Jeffery Bennett, team foul #6 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG), Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Dennis Retherford (SF), Rudolph Smith (C) Jeremy Stoddard, Michael Atwood, Earl Baro, Joseph Carney | |
| Subs | Clemson | Kevin Douglas (SF), John Pippin (PF) Jeffery Bennett, Daniel Reinmiller | |
| 08:25 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 08:25 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 08:05 | Clemson | Qing-nan Zhou is hacked by Jeffrey Gordon - foul #3 on Jeffrey Gordon, team foul #6 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett (PF) Bernardo Munoz | |
| 07:41 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-50 |
| 07:40 | Clemson | Qing-nan Zhou tips it but misses | 45-50 |
| 07:39 | Houston | Dennis Retherford snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Perry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gordon (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Dennis Retherford (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Rudolph Smith (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Qing-nan Zhou (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Pearson (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kevin Douglas (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Jeffery Bennett (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - John Pippin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Houston | Philip Perry comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 45-50 |
| 07:33 | Clemson | John Pippin grabs the board | 45-50 |
| 07:17 | Clemson | Kevin Douglas is fouled on the floor by Rudolph Smith - foul #2 on Rudolph Smith, team foul #7 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard (PG), Lloyd Wheatley (PF), Joseph Carney (C) Philip Perry, Dennis Retherford, Salvador Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Bjornberg (PG), Daniel Reinmiller (C) Qing-nan Zhou, Jeffery Bennett | |
| 07:17 | Clemson | Kevin Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 07:17 | Clemson | Kevin Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 07:07 | Houston | John Pippin steals it from Jeremy Stoddard | 45-52 |
| 06:38 | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller's fadeaway is rejected by Lloyd Wheatley | 45-52 |
| 06:36 | Clemson | Kevin Douglas tips it but misses | 45-52 |
| 06:34 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard pulls down the rebound | 45-52 |
| 06:17 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 45-52 |
| 06:16 | Clemson | John Pearson snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 05:51 | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller scores on a runner from the left block | 45-54 |
| 05:48 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon is hacked by John Pearson in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Pearson, team foul #7 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Atwood (SG), Dennis Retherford (PF) Rudolph Smith, Lloyd Wheatley | |
| Subs | Clemson | Qing-nan Zhou (SG), Bernardo Munoz (SF), Jeffery Bennett (PF) John Pearson, Kevin Douglas, John Pippin | |
| 05:48 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 05:48 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 05:22 | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller misses badly on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Dennis Retherford - foul #2 on Dennis Retherford, team foul #8 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG), Salvador Gonzalez (PF) Jeremy Stoddard, Jeffrey Gordon | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 05:22 | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller misses the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 05:22 | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller misses the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 05:22 | Houston | Michael Atwood grabs the board | 47-54 |
| 05:17 | Houston | Bernardo Munoz picks off the pass by Dennis Retherford in the backcourt | 47-54 |
| 04:52 | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Earl Baro (SF) Joseph Carney | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Pippin (SF) Daniel Reinmiller | |
| 04:35 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez is fouled on the floor by Ronald Bjornberg - foul #2 on Ronald Bjornberg, team foul #8 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Pearson (SG) Ronald Bjornberg | |
| 04:35 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 04:35 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 04:10 | Clemson | John Pearson scores on a shot from the right side | 49-56 |
| 03:57 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez is whistled for a carry | 49-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard (PG), Rudolph Smith (SF), Lloyd Wheatley (C) Philip Perry, Earl Baro, Dennis Retherford | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Bjornberg (PG), Kevin Douglas (SF) Qing-nan Zhou, Bernardo Munoz | |
| 03:35 | Clemson | John Pearson scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Ronald Bjornberg | 49-58 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeremy Stoddard (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rudolph Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Lloyd Wheatley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ronald Bjornberg (tiring) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Pearson (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Douglas (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jeffery Bennett (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - John Pippin (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:33 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez is called for traveling in the backcourt | 49-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Joseph Carney (C) Michael Atwood, Salvador Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller (C) John Pippin | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:12 | Clemson | Ronald Bjornberg makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Pearson | 49-61 |
| 02:55 | Houston | Rudolph Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-61 |
| 02:54 | Houston | Lloyd Wheatley tips it home | 51-61 |
| 02:31 | Clemson | Daniel Reinmiller knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Ronald Bjornberg | 51-63 |
| 02:27 | Houston | Rudolph Smith loses the dribble to Ronald Bjornberg in the backcourt | 51-63 |
| 02:26 | Clemson | Jeffery Bennett lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ronald Bjornberg | 51-65 |
| 02:09 | Houston | Joseph Carney dunks the ball and he's fouled by John Pearson - foul #4 on John Pearson, team foul #9 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG), Tony Byrd (SG), Dennis Retherford (SF) Jeremy Stoddard, Jeffrey Gordon, Lloyd Wheatley | |
| Subs | Clemson | Qing-nan Zhou (SG), Bernardo Munoz (SF), John Pippin (PF) John Pearson, Kevin Douglas, Jeffery Bennett | |
| 02:09 | Houston | Joseph Carney makes the free throw | 54-65 |
| 01:43 | Clemson | Rudolph Smith steps in front of the Daniel Reinmiller pass | 54-65 |
| 01:22 | Houston | Philip Perry misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 54-65 |
| 01:20 | Houston | Dennis Retherford snags the offensive board | 54-65 |
| 01:14 | Houston | Joseph Carney scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Dennis Retherford | 56-65 |
| 00:50 | Clemson | Bernardo Munoz drills a jumper from the baseline | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Houston | Dennis Retherford is fouled in the backcourt by Bernardo Munoz - foul #2 on Bernardo Munoz, team foul #10 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Lloyd Wheatley (C) Tony Byrd, Joseph Carney | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Pearson (SG), Kevin Douglas (SF), Jeffery Bennett (PF) Qing-nan Zhou, Bernardo Munoz, John Pippin | |
| 00:46 | Houston | Dennis Retherford misses the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:46 | Houston | Dennis Retherford makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Clemson | Philip Perry is called for the reach on John Pearson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Philip Perry, team foul #9 | 57-67 |
| 00:45 | Clemson | John Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:45 | Clemson | John Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 00:41 | Houston | Dennis Retherford throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Clemson | Kevin Douglas is fouled on the floor by Philip Perry - foul #2 on Philip Perry, team foul #10 | 57-69 |
| 00:16 | Clemson | Kevin Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 00:16 | Clemson | Kevin Douglas misses the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| 00:16 | Houston | Lloyd Wheatley grabs the board | 57-70 |
| 00:10 | Houston | Jeffery Bennett is called for the reach on Philip Perry - foul #2 on Jeffery Bennett, team foul #11 | 57-70 |
| 00:10 | Houston | Philip Perry makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 00:10 | Houston | Philip Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| 00:10 | Clemson | Kevin Douglas grabs the board | 58-70 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Ronald Bjornberg runs out the clock | 58-70 |