| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Victor Doster (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Barnett (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Salzer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Orville Stern (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Meadow (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Holm (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terrance Hasty (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Ryles (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Prater (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | William Salzer inbounds the ball | 35-35 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Nicholls State | Victor Doster knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by George Barnett | 38-35 |
| 19:24 | Clemson | James Ryles misses the shot from the baseline | 38-35 |
| 19:23 | Clemson | Paul Holm hits the follow up shot | 38-37 |
| 19:15 | Nicholls State | The jump hook by Orville Stern is blocked by James Ryles | 38-37 |
| 19:14 | Clemson | Robert Hall pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 18:56 | Clemson | James Prater misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Christopher Meadow - foul #2 on Christopher Meadow, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Heyer (PG), Ronald Wahl (SG), William Brown (SF) Paul Holm, Terrance Hasty, James Ryles | |
| 18:56 | Clemson | James Prater misses the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 18:56 | Clemson | James Prater makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 18:34 | Nicholls State | Christopher Meadow buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by William Salzer | 41-38 |
| 18:16 | Clemson | David Heyer misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-38 |
| 18:15 | Nicholls State | George Barnett grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 17:56 | Nicholls State | George Barnett knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by Victor Doster and the foul's on Ronald Wahl - foul #1 on Ronald Wahl, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Terrance Hasty (SG), Paul Holm (SF), James Ryles (PF) Ronald Wahl, William Brown, James Prater | |
| 17:56 | Nicholls State | George Barnett makes the free throw | 44-38 |
| 17:33 | Clemson | David Heyer hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 44-38 |
| 17:32 | Nicholls State | William Salzer pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 17:12 | Nicholls State | Christopher Meadow misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 17:11 | Nicholls State | Orville Stern misses the tip | 44-38 |
| 17:10 | Clemson | Paul Holm grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 17:01 | Clemson | David Heyer scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Holm | 44-41 |
| 16:44 | Nicholls State | Victor Doster's pass is intercepted by David Heyer | 44-41 |
| 16:41 | Clemson | Paul Holm throws it down set up by David Heyer | 44-43 |
| 16:16 | Nicholls State | Orville Stern makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Christopher Meadow and he's fouled by Robert Hall - foul #1 on Robert Hall, team foul #2 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Clifford Gifford (SG), Peter Williams (SF), Kyle Grigsby (C) George Barnett, William Salzer, Christopher Meadow | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Wahl (SG), William Brown (SF) David Heyer, Terrance Hasty | |
| 16:16 | Nicholls State | Orville Stern misses the free throw | 46-43 |
| 16:16 | Clemson | Robert Hall gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 16:10 | Clemson | Paul Holm misses the floater from the free throw line | 46-43 |
| 16:09 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Peter Williams | 46-43 |
| 16:03 | Nicholls State | Peter Williams comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 16:01 | Nicholls State | Kyle Grigsby tips it home | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Victor Doster (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Clifford Gifford (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Williams (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Orville Stern (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Kyle Grigsby (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Holm (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Wahl (fresh) SF - William Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Ryles (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Hall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Clemson | James Ryles clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Peter Williams - foul #1 on Peter Williams, team foul #2 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Nelson Jones (SF), Scott Johnson (C) Victor Doster, Orville Stern | |
| Subs | Clemson | Terrance Hasty (SG), Justin Massey (C) Ronald Wahl, Robert Hall | |
| 15:39 | Clemson | James Ryles makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 15:39 | Clemson | James Ryles misses the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 15:39 | Nicholls State | Kyle Grigsby snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 15:23 | Nicholls State | Clifford Gifford is hacked by Justin Massey - foul #4 on Justin Massey, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Hall (C) Justin Massey | |
| 15:07 | Nicholls State | Kyle Grigsby is hacked by James Ryles - foul #2 on James Ryles, team foul #4 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Heyer (PG), Ronald Wahl (SG), James Prater (C) Paul Holm, Terrance Hasty, Robert Hall | |
| 14:57 | Nicholls State | Nelson Jones makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Johnson | 51-44 |
| 14:48 | Clemson | Ronald Wahl connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by William Brown | 51-47 |
| 14:31 | Nicholls State | Peter Williams misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-47 |
| 14:29 | Nicholls State | Kyle Grigsby tips it home | 53-47 |
| 14:20 | Clemson | James Ryles is fouled on the floor by Scott Johnson - foul #3 on Scott Johnson, team foul #3 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Victor Doster (PG), George Barnett (SG), Christopher Meadow (C) Peter Williams, Clifford Gifford, Scott Johnson | |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Holm (PG), Terrance Hasty (SG), Robert Hall (C) David Heyer, Ronald Wahl, James Prater | |
| 14:15 | Clemson | Paul Holm buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Terrance Hasty | 53-49 |
| 13:55 | Nicholls State | Christopher Meadow comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on William Brown - foul #2 on William Brown, team foul #5 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Orville Stern (PF) Kyle Grigsby | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 13:55 | Nicholls State | Christopher Meadow makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 13:55 | Nicholls State | Christopher Meadow misses the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 13:55 | Clemson | James Ryles snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 13:42 | Clemson | Robert Hall connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Terrance Hasty and the foul's on Orville Stern - foul #3 on Orville Stern, team foul #4 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Heyer (PG) William Brown | |
| 13:42 | Clemson | Robert Hall makes the free throw | 54-52 |
| 13:28 | Nicholls State | George Barnett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-52 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Brown (SF) David Heyer | |
| 13:06 | Clemson | Orville Stern is called for the reach on Robert Hall - foul #4 on Orville Stern, team foul #5 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Scott Johnson (PF) Orville Stern | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Heyer (PG) William Brown | |
| 12:43 | Clemson | Robert Hall misses the easy layup | 54-52 |
| 12:42 | Nicholls State | Christopher Meadow pulls down the rebound | 54-52 |
| 12:18 | Nicholls State | Christopher Meadow comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Paul Holm - foul #1 on Paul Holm, team foul #6 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Clifford Gifford (SG), William Salzer (SF), Kyle Grigsby (PF) George Barnett, Nelson Jones, Scott Johnson | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Wahl (SG), William Brown (SF), Justin Massey (PF), James Prater (C) David Heyer, Terrance Hasty, James Ryles, Robert Hall | |
| 12:18 | Nicholls State | Christopher Meadow misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 12:18 | Nicholls State | Christopher Meadow makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 12:03 | Clemson | Paul Holm can't finish the layup | 55-52 |
| 12:02 | Nicholls State | Clifford Gifford snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| 11:57 | Nicholls State | Clifford Gifford is fouled on the floor by William Brown - foul #3 on William Brown, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Scott Johnson (C) Christopher Meadow | |
| Subs | Clemson | Terrance Hasty (SG), James Ryles (PF) Ronald Wahl, Justin Massey | |
| 11:57 | Nicholls State | Clifford Gifford misses the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 11:57 | Clemson | James Ryles gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Victor Doster (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Clifford Gifford (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Salzer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kyle Grigsby (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Holm (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terrance Hasty (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SF - William Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Ryles (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Prater (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Clemson | James Prater's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-52 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Wahl (SG), Justin Massey (PF), Robert Hall (C) Terrance Hasty, James Ryles, James Prater | |
| 11:27 | Nicholls State | William Brown steps in front of the Victor Doster pass | 55-52 |
| 11:14 | Clemson | Justin Massey lays it up and in on a great pass from William Brown | 55-54 |
| 10:55 | Nicholls State | William Salzer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-54 |
| 10:53 | Clemson | Ronald Wahl pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 10:37 | Clemson | Paul Holm clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-54 |
| 10:35 | Clemson | William Brown can't tip it in | 55-54 |
| 10:34 | Clemson | Robert Hall hits the follow up shot | 55-56 |
| 10:06 | Nicholls State | Clifford Gifford hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Salzer | 57-56 |
| 09:42 | Clemson | Paul Holm banks in the layup and the foul's on Victor Doster - foul #1 on Victor Doster, team foul #6 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | George Barnett (SG), Nelson Jones (SF), Peter Williams (PF), Christopher Meadow (C) Victor Doster, William Salzer, Kyle Grigsby, Scott Johnson | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Heyer (PG), Terrance Hasty (SG), James Ryles (PF), James Prater (C) Ronald Wahl, William Brown, Justin Massey, Robert Hall | |
| 09:42 | Clemson | Paul Holm makes the free throw | 57-59 |
| 09:23 | Nicholls State | Nelson Jones hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Peter Williams | 59-59 |
| 09:05 | Clemson | James Ryles clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-59 |
| 09:03 | Nicholls State | Christopher Meadow grabs the board | 59-59 |
| 08:45 | Nicholls State | Terrance Hasty blocks the short jumper by Clifford Gifford | 59-59 |
| 08:44 | Clemson | James Prater grabs the defensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 08:15 | Clemson | James Prater's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-59 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Victor Doster (PG), Kyle Grigsby (PF) Clifford Gifford, Peter Williams | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Brown (SF), Robert Hall (C) Paul Holm, James Prater | |
| 07:53 | Nicholls State | Kyle Grigsby hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Victor Doster | 61-59 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Victor Doster (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - George Barnett (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nelson Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kyle Grigsby (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Meadow (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - David Heyer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terrance Hasty (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SF - William Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Ryles (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Hall (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Clemson | James Ryles misses the fadeaway from the left side | 61-59 |
| 07:30 | Clemson | Terrance Hasty misses the tip | 61-59 |
| 07:29 | Nicholls State | Kyle Grigsby grabs the board | 61-59 |
| 07:16 | Nicholls State | George Barnett can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-59 |
| 07:15 | Nicholls State | Nelson Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 07:08 | Nicholls State | Christopher Meadow clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-59 |
| 07:07 | Clemson | Terrance Hasty grabs the board | 61-59 |
| 06:41 | Clemson | David Heyer buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Brown | 61-61 |
| 06:29 | Nicholls State | Nelson Jones misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 06:27 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Robert Hall | 61-61 |
| 06:08 | Clemson | James Ryles clanks a jumper from the left side | 61-61 |
| 06:07 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Nelson Jones | 61-61 |
| 05:45 | Nicholls State | Nelson Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-61 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Clifford Gifford (SG), William Salzer (SF), Orville Stern (PF), Scott Johnson (C) George Barnett, Nelson Jones, Kyle Grigsby, Christopher Meadow | |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Holm (SF), Justin Massey (PF), James Prater (C) William Brown, James Ryles, Robert Hall | |
| 05:30 | Clemson | David Heyer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-61 |
| 05:28 | Clemson | James Prater gets the offensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 05:09 | Clemson | Justin Massey loses the dribble to Scott Johnson | 61-61 |
| 04:49 | Nicholls State | Orville Stern drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Victor Doster | 64-61 |
| 04:30 | Clemson | David Heyer misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-61 |
| 04:29 | Clemson | David Heyer grabs the offensive board | 64-61 |
| 04:14 | Clemson | Paul Holm misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 64-61 |
| 04:13 | Nicholls State | Orville Stern snags the defensive board | 64-61 |
| 03:50 | Nicholls State | Clifford Gifford lays it up and in set up by William Salzer | 66-61 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Victor Doster (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Clifford Gifford (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Salzer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. PF - Orville Stern (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Scott Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - David Heyer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terrance Hasty (tiring) 2 pts. 6 ast. SF - Paul Holm (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. PF - Justin Massey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. C - James Prater (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Clemson | David Heyer is hacked by Victor Doster - foul #2 on Victor Doster, team foul #7 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | George Barnett (SG), Nelson Jones (SF), Christopher Meadow (C) Victor Doster, William Salzer, Scott Johnson | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Wahl (SG), James Ryles (C) Terrance Hasty, James Prater | |
| 03:37 | Clemson | David Heyer makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 03:37 | Clemson | David Heyer makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 03:18 | Nicholls State | Christopher Meadow comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 66-63 |
| 03:17 | Clemson | James Ryles grabs the defensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 03:01 | Clemson | Justin Massey misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Orville Stern - foul #5 on Orville Stern, team foul #8 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kyle Grigsby (PF) Orville Stern | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Brown (SF) David Heyer | |
| 03:01 | Clemson | Justin Massey makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 03:01 | Clemson | Justin Massey makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 02:58 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-65 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Victor Doster (PG) Clifford Gifford | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 02:40 | Nicholls State | George Barnett clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 66-65 |
| 02:39 | Clemson | Justin Massey grabs the defensive rebound | 66-65 |
| 02:23 | Clemson | Justin Massey is denied on a dunk by Christopher Meadow | 66-65 |
| 02:21 | Nicholls State | George Barnett grabs the board | 66-65 |
| 01:59 | Nicholls State | Paul Holm is called for the reach on Victor Doster - foul #2 on Paul Holm, team foul #8 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Terrance Hasty (SG), Robert Hall (C) Ronald Wahl, William Brown | |
| 01:59 | Nicholls State | Victor Doster makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 01:59 | Nicholls State | Victor Doster makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 01:42 | Clemson | Paul Holm connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Terrance Hasty | 68-68 |
| 01:22 | Nicholls State | Kyle Grigsby misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Paul Holm - foul #3 on Paul Holm, team foul #9 | 68-68 |
| 01:22 | Nicholls State | Kyle Grigsby misses the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 01:22 | Nicholls State | Kyle Grigsby misses the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 01:22 | Clemson | Justin Massey grabs the defensive rebound | 68-68 |
| 01:06 | Clemson | James Ryles misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-68 |
| 01:05 | Clemson | Terrance Hasty tips it in | 68-70 |
| 01:00 | Nicholls State | Victor Doster buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Nelson Jones | 70-70 |
| 00:45 | Clemson | Paul Holm misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 70-70 |
| 00:44 | Clemson | Paul Holm gets the offensive rebound | 70-70 |
| 00:34 | Clemson | Paul Holm scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Terrance Hasty | 70-72 |
| 00:09 | Nicholls State | Kyle Grigsby drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Victor Doster | 72-72 |
| 00:09 | Clemson | Clemson calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Clemson | Paul Holm drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Terrance Hasty | 72-74 |
| 00:05 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-74 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Christopher Meadow misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 72-74 |