| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kermit Godwin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Gray (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Gates (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jessie Pompa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Bronson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kendall Forte (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Flanigan (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Travis Raglin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Warren (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Roy Gray inbounds the ball | 28-34 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Clemson | Kermit Godwin misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 28-34 |
| 19:44 | Southern Cal | John Bronson gets the rebound | 28-34 |
| 19:32 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin is alone and drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Brian Warren | 28-36 |
| 19:20 | Clemson | Kermit Godwin is fouled on the floor by Kendall Forte - foul #1 on Kendall Forte, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Fiorillo (PG), Henry Delarosa (SF), Justin Ellis (C) John Hunt, Roy Gray, Jessie Pompa | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 19:02 | Clemson | Kermit Godwin loses the dribble to Brian Warren | 28-36 |
| 18:54 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-36 |
| 18:53 | Clemson | Justin Ellis gets the rebound | 28-36 |
| 18:36 | Clemson | Henry Delarosa buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-36 |
| 18:18 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin misses the lay-in | 31-36 |
| 18:17 | Clemson | Kermit Godwin grabs the defensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 17:55 | Clemson | A charge is called on Henry Delarosa - foul #1 on Henry Delarosa, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Hunt (PG), Landon Brown (SG), Roy Gray (SF) James Fiorillo, Kermit Godwin, Robert Gates | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dikembe Akiyama (C) Kendall Forte | |
| 17:42 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Brian Warren | 31-38 |
| 17:13 | Clemson | Travis Raglin is called for the reach on Roy Gray - foul #2 on Travis Raglin, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Sykes (PG), Kermit Godwin (SG), Robert Gates (PF) John Hunt, Landon Brown, Roy Gray | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Neill (SG), Kyle Burke (C) Brian Warren, Travis Raglin | |
| 16:49 | Clemson | Henry Delarosa's pass is intercepted by Joseph Flanigan | 31-38 |
| 16:41 | Southern Cal | Kyle Burke hits a floater from the right side | 31-40 |
| 16:37 | Clemson | Kermit Godwin connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Sykes | 34-40 |
| 16:18 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Akiyama misses short on a floater from the left block | 34-40 |
| 16:16 | Southern Cal | Joseph Flanigan misses the tip | 34-40 |
| 16:14 | Southern Cal | Kyle Burke pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 15:57 | Southern Cal | Justin Ellis swats the short shot by Dikembe Akiyama | 34-40 |
| 15:56 | Clemson | Henry Delarosa pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Robert Sykes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kermit Godwin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Delarosa (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Gates (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Ellis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Bronson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Neill (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Flanigan (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kyle Burke (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Clemson | Kermit Godwin clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-40 |
| 15:33 | Southern Cal | John Bronson pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| 15:20 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Akiyama misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Henry Delarosa - foul #2 on Henry Delarosa, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Fiorillo (PG), Landon Brown (SG), Roy Gray (SF), Wayne Looney (PF) Robert Sykes, Kermit Godwin, Henry Delarosa, Robert Gates | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte (SG), Alan Hildreth (SF), Brian Warren (C) David Neill, Joseph Flanigan, Kyle Burke | |
| 15:20 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Akiyama makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 15:20 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Akiyama misses the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 15:20 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Justin Ellis | 34-41 |
| 14:52 | Clemson | Justin Ellis misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Brian Warren - foul #2 on Brian Warren, team foul #3 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Hunt (PG), Kermit Godwin (SG), Robert Gates (PF) James Fiorillo, Landon Brown, Wayne Looney | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin (PF) Dikembe Akiyama | |
| 14:52 | Clemson | Justin Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 14:52 | Clemson | Justin Ellis misses the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 14:52 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin gets the rebound | 35-41 |
| 14:48 | Southern Cal | John Bronson is hacked by John Hunt in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Hunt, team foul #3 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Clemson | Wayne Looney (PF) Robert Gates | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 14:42 | Southern Cal | John Bronson connects on the floater from the left wing | 35-43 |
| 14:30 | Clemson | Justin Ellis can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-43 |
| 14:28 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Travis Raglin | 35-43 |
| 14:16 | Southern Cal | Alan Hildreth evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-43 |
| 14:15 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Warren | 35-43 |
| 14:03 | Southern Cal | John Bronson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 35-43 |
| 14:01 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Wayne Looney | 35-43 |
| 13:44 | Clemson | Wayne Looney buries a runner from close range set up by John Hunt | 37-43 |
| 13:29 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-43 |
| 13:28 | Clemson | Wayne Looney grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 13:16 | Clemson | Roy Gray drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Wayne Looney | 40-43 |
| 13:07 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin misses short on a floater from the left side | 40-43 |
| 13:05 | Clemson | Wayne Looney pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 12:53 | Clemson | Kermit Godwin connects on the shot from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 12:37 | Southern Cal | Roy Gray takes the ball from Brian Warren | 42-43 |
| 12:24 | Clemson | Justin Ellis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-43 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Fiorillo (PG), Landon Brown (SG), Henry Delarosa (SF), Robert Gates (PF) John Hunt, Kermit Godwin, Roy Gray, Wayne Looney | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Flanigan (PG), David Neill (SG), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Kyle Burke (C) John Bronson, Kendall Forte, Travis Raglin, Brian Warren | |
| 12:02 | Southern Cal | Joseph Flanigan is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 42-43 |
| Subs | Clemson | Roy Gray (SF) Henry Delarosa | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 11:42 | Clemson | Roy Gray misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 11:41 | Clemson | Justin Ellis grabs the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Fiorillo (fresh) SG - Landon Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roy Gray (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Gates (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Ellis (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Joseph Flanigan (fresh) 4 reb. 3 stl. SG - David Neill (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alan Hildreth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kyle Burke (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Clemson | Roy Gray buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-43 |
| 11:14 | Southern Cal | Alan Hildreth connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Neill | 45-45 |
| 10:48 | Clemson | Roy Gray scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by James Fiorillo | 48-45 |
| 10:33 | Southern Cal | Kyle Burke misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 48-45 |
| 10:31 | Clemson | Roy Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 10:20 | Clemson | Roy Gray misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-45 |
| 10:19 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Dikembe Akiyama | 48-45 |
| 10:04 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Akiyama comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 48-45 |
| 10:02 | Clemson | Justin Ellis gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 09:57 | Clemson | Joseph Flanigan takes the ball from Roy Gray after a doubleteam | 48-45 |
| 09:44 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Akiyama misses the jumper from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 09:42 | Southern Cal | Joseph Flanigan tips it home | 48-47 |
| 09:25 | Clemson | James Fiorillo misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Kyle Burke - foul #1 on Kyle Burke, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Clemson | Kermit Godwin (SG), Henry Delarosa (SF), Jessie Pompa (C) Landon Brown, Roy Gray, Justin Ellis | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Bronson (PG), Kendall Forte (SG), Travis Raglin (PF), Brian Warren (C) Joseph Flanigan, David Neill, Dikembe Akiyama, Kyle Burke | |
| 09:25 | Clemson | James Fiorillo makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 09:25 | Clemson | James Fiorillo makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 09:01 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Brian Warren | 50-49 |
| 08:44 | Clemson | James Fiorillo misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-49 |
| 08:43 | Clemson | Robert Gates tips it in | 52-49 |
| 08:35 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-49 |
| 08:34 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Henry Delarosa | 52-49 |
| 08:16 | Clemson | Robert Gates scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Fiorillo | 54-49 |
| 08:02 | Southern Cal | Alan Hildreth splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 08:01 | Clemson | Robert Gates gets the rebound | 54-49 |
| 07:53 | Clemson | James Fiorillo misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-49 |
| 07:52 | Clemson | Kermit Godwin gets the offensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 07:27 | Clemson | Robert Gates is fouled on the floor by Alan Hildreth - foul #4 on Alan Hildreth, team foul #5 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Hunt (PG), Roy Gray (SF), Justin Ellis (C) James Fiorillo, Henry Delarosa, Jessie Pompa | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Flanigan (PG), Kyle Burke (C) John Bronson, Alan Hildreth | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kermit Godwin (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Gray (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Gates (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Justin Ellis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Joseph Flanigan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. SG - Kendall Forte (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Warren (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Travis Raglin (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Kyle Burke (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:03 | Clemson | Robert Gates lays it in | 56-49 |
| 06:51 | Southern Cal | Justin Ellis steps in front of the Kyle Burke pass | 56-49 |
| 06:38 | Clemson | Kermit Godwin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-49 |
| 06:22 | Southern Cal | Joseph Flanigan is called for a backcourt violation | 59-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Sykes (PG), Wayne Looney (PF) John Hunt, Robert Gates | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Bronson (PG), David Neill (SG), Dikembe Akiyama (PF) Kendall Forte, Travis Raglin, Kyle Burke | |
| 06:00 | Clemson | Robert Sykes is fouled on the floor by John Bronson - foul #2 on John Bronson, team foul #6 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | Henry Delarosa (PF) Wayne Looney | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 05:55 | Clemson | Kermit Godwin drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Justin Ellis | 61-49 |
| 05:34 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Akiyama knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-52 |
| 05:15 | Clemson | Kermit Godwin scores on a floater in the paint | 63-52 |
| 05:01 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren can't connect on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Justin Ellis - foul #4 on Justin Ellis, team foul #4 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Clemson | Landon Brown (SG), Robert Gates (PF) Kermit Godwin, Roy Gray | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin (PF), Kyle Burke (C) Joseph Flanigan, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| 05:01 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren misses the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 05:01 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 04:46 | Clemson | Robert Gates clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Bronson - foul #3 on John Bronson, team foul #7 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jessie Pompa (C) Justin Ellis | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Alan Hildreth (SF) Brian Warren | |
| 04:46 | Clemson | Robert Gates misses the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 04:46 | Clemson | Robert Gates makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 04:30 | Southern Cal | David Neill hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 64-53 |
| 04:28 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin grabs the offensive board | 64-53 |
| 04:21 | Southern Cal | John Bronson is fouled on the floor by Robert Sykes - foul #1 on Robert Sykes, team foul #5 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Hunt (PG), Kermit Godwin (SG), Roy Gray (SF), Justin Ellis (C) Robert Sykes, Landon Brown, Henry Delarosa, Jessie Pompa | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte (PG) John Bronson | |
| 04:11 | Southern Cal | Kyle Burke is open and scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Alan Hildreth | 64-55 |
| 03:58 | Clemson | Roy Gray misses the floater from the left side | 64-55 |
| 03:56 | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte grabs the defensive rebound | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-55 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Sykes (PG), Landon Brown (SG), Henry Delarosa (SF), Wayne Looney (PF) John Hunt, Kermit Godwin, Roy Gray, Robert Gates | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Flanigan (PG), Dikembe Akiyama (PF) David Neill, Travis Raglin | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Clemson | Wayne Looney dunks the ball and he's hacked by Dikembe Akiyama - foul #1 on Dikembe Akiyama, team foul #8 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Fiorillo (PG), Kermit Godwin (SG), Roy Gray (SF) Robert Sykes, Landon Brown, Henry Delarosa | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin (PF) Kyle Burke | |
| 03:24 | Clemson | Wayne Looney makes the free throw | 67-55 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Fiorillo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kermit Godwin (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Gray (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. PF - Wayne Looney (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Ellis (tiring) 1 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Joseph Flanigan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. SG - Kendall Forte (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Hildreth (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. PF - Travis Raglin (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin is open but misses the lay-in | 67-55 |
| 02:54 | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte grabs the offensive board | 67-55 |
| 02:54 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-55 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Sykes (PG), Robert Gates (PF), Jessie Pompa (C) James Fiorillo, Wayne Looney, Justin Ellis | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Brian Warren (SF) Alan Hildreth | |
| 02:39 | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 67-55 |
| 02:37 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren grabs the offensive board | 67-55 |
| 02:32 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Joseph Flanigan out of a doubleteam | 67-57 |
| 02:05 | Clemson | Travis Raglin is called for the reach on Robert Gates - foul #3 on Travis Raglin, team foul #9 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Fiorillo (PG), Landon Brown (SG), Henry Delarosa (SF), Justin Ellis (C) Robert Sykes, Kermit Godwin, Roy Gray, Jessie Pompa | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Neill (SG), Kyle Burke (C) Brian Warren, Travis Raglin | |
| 02:05 | Clemson | Robert Gates makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 02:05 | Clemson | Robert Gates misses the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 02:05 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Kyle Burke | 68-57 |
| 01:50 | Southern Cal | Kyle Burke drills a shot from the right side set up by David Neill | 68-59 |
| 01:35 | Clemson | Justin Ellis drills a shot in the paint set up by James Fiorillo | 70-59 |
| 01:24 | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-59 |
| Subs | Clemson | Wayne Looney (PF) Robert Gates | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Alan Hildreth (SF) Joseph Flanigan | |
| 01:03 | Clemson | Justin Ellis connects on the shot from the right block | 72-59 |
| 00:49 | Southern Cal | Kyle Burke can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 72-59 |
| 00:48 | Southern Cal | Alan Hildreth grabs the offensive board | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Southern Cal | Justin Ellis steals it from Kyle Burke | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Clemson | Justin Ellis scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Landon Brown and he's hacked by David Neill - foul #2 on David Neill, team foul #10 | 74-59 |
| 00:18 | Clemson | Justin Ellis makes the free throw | 75-59 |
| 00:10 | Southern Cal | David Neill misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-59 |
| 00:08 | Clemson | Wayne Looney grabs the defensive rebound | 75-59 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | James Fiorillo runs out the clock | 75-59 |