| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Felix Ramos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Jernigan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Bassett (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Davis Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Kallas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Valentine (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Zimmerman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Casey Neville (fresh) 2 pts. C - Albert Malone (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan inbounds the ball | 27-25 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 27-25 |
| 19:37 | Clemson | The rebound goes to David Kallas | 27-25 |
| 19:21 | Clemson | Albert Malone steps in front of the Donald Jernigan pass | 27-25 |
| 18:54 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on John Morgan, team foul #1 | 27-25 |
| 18:35 | Clemson | Felix Ramos knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-25 |
| 18:09 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Larry Valentine | 30-28 |
| 17:43 | Clemson | Davis Carter misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 30-28 |
| 17:41 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville grabs the board | 30-28 |
| 17:17 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville lays it up and in | 30-30 |
| 16:51 | Clemson | David Bassett misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Larry Valentine - foul #2 on Larry Valentine, team foul #2 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Clemson | George Lea (SG) Donald Jernigan | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Bien (SG), Matthew McKosky (PF) Marvin Zimmerman, Casey Neville | |
| 16:51 | Clemson | David Bassett makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 16:51 | Clemson | David Bassett makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 16:30 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone double dribbles | 32-30 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Morris (PG), Merrill Hubbard (SF) Larry Valentine, John Morgan | |
| 16:17 | Clemson | David Bassett misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 16:16 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Morris grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 15:54 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew McKosky misses long on a shot from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 15:53 | Clemson | David Kallas gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Felix Ramos (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Lea (fresh) SF - David Bassett (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Davis Carter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Kallas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Michael Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Bien (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Merrill Hubbard (fresh) PF - Matthew McKosky (fresh) C - Albert Malone (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. | |
| 15:26 | Clemson | Albert Malone is called for the reach on David Bassett - foul #2 on Albert Malone, team foul #3 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Clemson | Donald Jernigan (SG) George Lea | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG), Marvin Zimmerman (SG), John Morgan (SF), Casey Neville (PF) Michael Morris, James Bien, Merrill Hubbard, Albert Malone | |
| 15:07 | Clemson | Felix Ramos is hacked by Matthew McKosky - foul #2 on Matthew McKosky, team foul #4 | 32-30 |
| 14:44 | Clemson | David Bassett can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-30 |
| 14:43 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 14:23 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-30 |
| 14:22 | Clemson | The rebound goes to David Kallas | 32-30 |
| 13:57 | Clemson | Casey Neville steals it from David Bassett | 32-30 |
| 13:34 | Gardner-Webb | David Kallas is called for the reach on Larry Valentine - foul #3 on David Kallas, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Clemson | Dominic Marino (SF), Jesus Rivera (C) David Bassett, Davis Carter | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Saul Martin (PF), Albert Malone (C) Casey Neville, Matthew McKosky | |
| 13:13 | Gardner-Webb | Saul Martin misses the driving attempt in the paint | 32-30 |
| 13:12 | Clemson | David Kallas gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 12:49 | Clemson | Felix Ramos misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 12:47 | Clemson | Jesus Rivera hits the follow up shot | 34-30 |
| 12:21 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan is fouled on the floor by Dominic Marino - foul #1 on Dominic Marino, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Clemson | George Lea (PG), Terry Snyder (SG), David Bassett (SF), Mike Marshall (C) Felix Ramos, Donald Jernigan, Dominic Marino, David Kallas | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Morris (PG), James Bien (SG), Merrill Hubbard (SF), Matthew McKosky (PF) Larry Valentine, Marvin Zimmerman, John Morgan, Saul Martin | |
| 12:01 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew McKosky misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 34-30 |
| 11:59 | Clemson | David Bassett snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 11:35 | Clemson | David Bassett misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-30 |
| 11:34 | Clemson | Mike Marshall misses the tip | 34-30 |
| 11:33 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew McKosky snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - George Lea (fresh) SG - Terry Snyder (fresh) SF - David Bassett (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Jesus Rivera (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Mike Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Michael Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Bien (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Merrill Hubbard (fresh) PF - Matthew McKosky (fresh) 2 reb. C - Albert Malone (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. | |
| 11:14 | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard misses the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Terry Snyder - foul #1 on Terry Snyder, team foul #3 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Clemson | Davis Carter (PF), David Kallas (C) Jesus Rivera, Mike Marshall | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville (PF) Matthew McKosky | |
| 11:14 | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard misses the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 11:14 | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard misses the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 11:14 | Clemson | Davis Carter snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 10:50 | Clemson | Davis Carter lays it up and in on a nice dish by George Lea and he's fouled by Casey Neville - foul #2 on Casey Neville, team foul #5 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Clemson | Felix Ramos (PG) Terry Snyder | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG), Marvin Zimmerman (SG), John Morgan (SF) Michael Morris, James Bien, Merrill Hubbard | |
| 10:50 | Clemson | Davis Carter makes the free throw | 37-30 |
| 10:26 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by David Kallas - foul #4 on David Kallas, team foul #4 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Clemson | Donald Jernigan (SG), Dominic Marino (SF), Jesus Rivera (C) George Lea, David Bassett, David Kallas | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 10:26 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 10:26 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 10:03 | Clemson | Albert Malone swats the layup by Davis Carter | 37-31 |
| 10:02 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 09:42 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by John Morgan | 37-33 |
| 09:25 | Clemson | Felix Ramos clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-33 |
| 09:23 | Clemson | Davis Carter gets the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 09:03 | Clemson | Davis Carter blows the layup | 37-33 |
| 09:02 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 08:41 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 08:27 | Clemson | Felix Ramos lays it in on a nice dish by Donald Jernigan | 39-35 |
| 08:14 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Larry Valentine | 39-37 |
| 07:55 | Clemson | Davis Carter drills a runner in the paint | 41-37 |
| 07:34 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville can't finish the layup | 41-37 |
| 07:32 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Felix Ramos (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Jernigan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dominic Marino (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Davis Carter (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jesus Rivera (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Valentine (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marvin Zimmerman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Morgan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Casey Neville (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Malone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. | |
| 07:15 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone is hacked by Davis Carter - foul #1 on Davis Carter, team foul #5 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Clemson | George Lea (PG), Terry Snyder (SG), David Bassett (SF), David Kallas (PF), Mike Marshall (C) Felix Ramos, Donald Jernigan, Dominic Marino, Davis Carter, Jesus Rivera | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Morris (PG), James Bien (SG), Merrill Hubbard (SF), Matthew McKosky (PF), Charles Gardner (C) Larry Valentine, Marvin Zimmerman, John Morgan, Casey Neville, Albert Malone | |
| 06:47 | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-37 |
| 06:45 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Morris grabs the offensive board | 41-37 |
| 06:21 | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard jams it on a great pass from Matthew McKosky | 41-39 |
| 06:09 | Clemson | David Bassett can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-39 |
| 06:07 | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 05:46 | Gardner-Webb | James Bien hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Terry Snyder - foul #2 on Terry Snyder, team foul #6 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jesus Rivera (C) Mike Marshall | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG), John Morgan (SF) Michael Morris, Merrill Hubbard | |
| 05:46 | Gardner-Webb | James Bien misses the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 05:46 | Gardner-Webb | James Bien misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 05:46 | Clemson | David Kallas grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 05:42 | Clemson | David Bassett connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from George Lea | 43-39 |
| 05:19 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 05:17 | Clemson | Jesus Rivera gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 04:49 | Clemson | George Lea comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-39 |
| 04:48 | Clemson | Jesus Rivera pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 04:24 | Clemson | Jesus Rivera comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-39 |
| 04:22 | Clemson | David Bassett tips it in | 45-39 |
| 04:22 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | Felix Ramos (PG), Donald Jernigan (SG), Davis Carter (PF) George Lea, Terry Snyder, Jesus Rivera | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman (SG), Casey Neville (PF), Albert Malone (C) James Bien, Matthew McKosky, Charles Gardner | |
| 04:05 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-39 |
| 04:04 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville tips it home | 45-41 |
| 03:35 | Clemson | Davis Carter connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Felix Ramos | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Felix Ramos (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Jernigan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Bassett (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - Davis Carter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - David Kallas (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Valentine (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marvin Zimmerman (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Casey Neville (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert Malone (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. | |
| 03:11 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine is fouled on the floor by David Kallas - foul #5 on David Kallas, team foul #7 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jesus Rivera (C) David Kallas | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 03:11 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 03:11 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 02:48 | Clemson | Davis Carter comes up short on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Casey Neville - foul #3 on Casey Neville, team foul #6 | 47-43 |
| 02:48 | Clemson | Davis Carter makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 02:48 | Clemson | Davis Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 02:22 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-43 |
| 02:21 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone gets the offensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 02:07 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine is denied on a layup by Davis Carter | 49-43 |
| 02:05 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine gets the offensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 01:50 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine double dribbles | 49-43 |
| 01:36 | Clemson | Jesus Rivera's layup is rejected by Albert Malone | 49-43 |
| 01:35 | Clemson | Donald Jernigan grabs the offensive board | 49-43 |
| 01:19 | Clemson | Felix Ramos comes up short on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Larry Valentine - foul #3 on Larry Valentine, team foul #7 | 49-43 |
| 01:19 | Clemson | Felix Ramos makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 01:19 | Clemson | Felix Ramos makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:05 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-43 |
| 01:04 | Clemson | Felix Ramos gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Clemson | Felix Ramos comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-43 |
| 00:46 | Clemson | Jesus Rivera tips it home | 53-43 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Donald Jernigan - foul #2 on Donald Jernigan, team foul #8 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Clemson | George Lea (PG), Terry Snyder (SG), Dominic Marino (SF), Mike Marshall (C) Felix Ramos, Donald Jernigan, David Bassett, Davis Carter | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Morris (PG), James Bien (SG), Merrill Hubbard (SF), Matthew McKosky (C) Larry Valentine, Marvin Zimmerman, John Morgan, Albert Malone | |
| 00:40 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 00:40 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville misses the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 00:40 | Clemson | Mike Marshall pulls down the rebound | 53-44 |
| 00:40 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-44 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Clemson | Dominic Marino is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Morris - foul #2 on Michael Morris, team foul #8 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Clemson | Felix Ramos (PG), Davis Carter (PF) Terry Snyder, Mike Marshall | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG), Marvin Zimmerman (SG), John Morgan (SF), Albert Malone (C) Michael Morris, James Bien, Merrill Hubbard, Matthew McKosky | |
| 00:38 | Clemson | Dominic Marino misses the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 00:38 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone grabs the defensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 00:33 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan is called for traveling | 53-44 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Bassett (SF) Dominic Marino | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 00:30 | Clemson | Larry Valentine is called for the reach on Felix Ramos in the backcourt - foul #4 on Larry Valentine, team foul #9 | 53-44 |
| 00:30 | Clemson | Felix Ramos makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 00:30 | Clemson | Felix Ramos makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 00:23 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-44 |
| 00:22 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone gets the offensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 00:19 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine hits a jump hook from close range | 55-46 |
| 00:19 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-46 |
| 00:18 | Clemson | George Lea is hacked by Marvin Zimmerman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Marvin Zimmerman, team foul #10 | 55-46 |
| 00:18 | Clemson | George Lea misses the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 00:18 | Clemson | George Lea makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 00:12 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 56-46 |
| 00:10 | Clemson | Jesus Rivera gets the rebound | 56-46 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Felix Ramos runs out the clock | 56-46 |