| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Earl Delatorre (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tomas Stoudt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Heffner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Wixom (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Christopher Espinosa (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Bynum (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Melvin Gallman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Phillip Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Irvin Regis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | John Heffner inbounds the ball | 18-29 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Clemson | James Wixom comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-29 |
| 19:42 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to James Wixom | 18-29 |
| 19:28 | Clemson | Carl Brewer clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 18-29 |
| 19:26 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis snags the defensive board | 18-29 |
| 19:19 | Southern Cal | Charles Bynum knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Irvin Regis | 18-32 |
| 18:57 | Clemson | Carl Brewer hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 18-32 |
| 18:56 | Clemson | Carl Brewer tips it back up and in | 20-32 |
| 18:37 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman misses the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by John Heffner - foul #1 on John Heffner, team foul #1 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Hartman (PG), David Browning (SG) Christopher Espinosa, Charles Bynum | |
| 18:37 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman makes the 1st free throw | 20-33 |
| 18:37 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman makes the 2nd free throw | 20-34 |
| 18:20 | Clemson | Carl Brewer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 20-34 |
| 18:19 | Clemson | John Heffner misses the tip | 20-34 |
| 18:17 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis snags the defensive board | 20-34 |
| 18:12 | Southern Cal | Earl Delatorre is called for the reach on Robert Hartman - foul #2 on Earl Delatorre, team foul #2 | 20-34 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa (PG), Charles Bynum (SG), Jason Shelor (SF) Robert Hartman, David Browning, Melvin Gallman | |
| 17:57 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis can't connect on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Carl Brewer - foul #3 on Carl Brewer, team foul #3 | 20-34 |
| Subs | Clemson | Edward Desimone (C) Carl Brewer | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Browning (SG) Charles Bynum | |
| 17:57 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis misses the 1st free throw | 20-34 |
| 17:57 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis misses the 2nd free throw | 20-34 |
| 17:57 | Clemson | James Wixom snags the defensive board | 20-34 |
| 17:40 | Clemson | John Heffner misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Jason Shelor - foul #1 on Jason Shelor, team foul #1 | 20-34 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Hartman (PG), Charles Bynum (SG) Christopher Espinosa, David Browning | |
| 17:40 | Clemson | John Heffner misses the 1st free throw | 20-34 |
| 17:40 | Clemson | John Heffner makes the 2nd free throw | 21-34 |
| 17:16 | Southern Cal | Robert Hartman misses short on a shot from the left side | 21-34 |
| 17:15 | Clemson | Edward Desimone grabs the board | 21-34 |
| 16:58 | Clemson | Robert Hartman is called for the reach on Earl Delatorre - foul #1 on Robert Hartman, team foul #2 | 21-34 |
| Subs | Clemson | Melvin McPhearson (C) James Wixom | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa (PG), David Browning (SG), Melvin Gallman (SF) Robert Hartman, Charles Bynum, Jason Shelor | |
| 16:45 | Clemson | John Heffner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-34 |
| Subs | Clemson | Max Chaney (PG) Earl Delatorre | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jason Shelor (SF) Melvin Gallman | |
| 16:27 | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 21-34 |
| 16:26 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Tomas Stoudt | 21-34 |
| 16:05 | Clemson | Melvin McPhearson clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by David Browning - foul #1 on David Browning, team foul #3 | 21-34 |
| Subs | Clemson | Edward Ouellette (SG), Michael Fletcher (PF) Tomas Stoudt, John Heffner | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Bynum (SG), Melvin Gallman (SF) David Browning, Jason Shelor | |
| 16:05 | Clemson | Melvin McPhearson makes the 1st free throw | 22-34 |
| 16:05 | Clemson | Melvin McPhearson misses the 2nd free throw | 22-34 |
| 16:05 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Phillip Ross | 22-34 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Max Chaney (fresh) SG - Edward Ouellette (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Melvin McPhearson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Fletcher (fresh) C - Edward Desimone (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Christopher Espinosa (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Bynum (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Melvin Gallman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Phillip Ross (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Irvin Regis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis banks in the layup on a nice dish by Christopher Espinosa and he's fouled by Edward Ouellette - foul #1 on Edward Ouellette, team foul #4 | 22-36 |
| Subs | Clemson | Earl Delatorre (PG), James Wixom (PF), Carl Brewer (C) Edward Ouellette, Michael Fletcher, Edward Desimone | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 15:41 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis makes the free throw | 22-37 |
| 15:27 | Clemson | Melvin McPhearson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 22-37 |
| 15:25 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis grabs the defensive rebound | 22-37 |
| 15:08 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis makes the shot from the left wing | 22-39 |
| 14:54 | Clemson | Carl Brewer misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Charles Bynum - foul #2 on Charles Bynum, team foul #4 | 22-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | Tomas Stoudt (SG), John Heffner (SF) Max Chaney, Melvin McPhearson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Hartman (PG), David Browning (SG), Jason Shelor (SF) Christopher Espinosa, Charles Bynum, Melvin Gallman | |
| 14:54 | Clemson | Carl Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 23-39 |
| 14:54 | Clemson | Carl Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 24-39 |
| 14:27 | Southern Cal | James Wixom is called for the reach on Phillip Ross - foul #1 on James Wixom, team foul #5 | 24-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa (PG), Charles Bynum (SG), Melvin Gallman (SF) Robert Hartman, David Browning, Jason Shelor | |
| 14:02 | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa is hacked by Earl Delatorre - foul #3 on Earl Delatorre, team foul #6 | 24-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Hartman (PG), David Browning (SG), Jason Shelor (SF) Christopher Espinosa, Charles Bynum, Melvin Gallman | |
| 13:42 | Southern Cal | Jason Shelor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-39 |
| 13:40 | Southern Cal | David Browning hits the follow up shot | 24-41 |
| 13:20 | Clemson | Earl Delatorre is fouled on the floor by Robert Hartman - foul #2 on Robert Hartman, team foul #5 | 24-41 |
| Subs | Clemson | Max Chaney (PG), Edward Desimone (PF) Earl Delatorre, James Wixom | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa (PG), Charles Bynum (SG), Melvin Gallman (SF), Charles Mota (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Robert Hartman, David Browning, Jason Shelor, Phillip Ross, Irvin Regis | |
| 13:11 | Clemson | Max Chaney scores on a runner near the basket | 26-41 |
| 12:49 | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-41 |
| 12:48 | Clemson | Edward Desimone gets the rebound | 26-41 |
| 12:38 | Clemson | John Heffner buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Carl Brewer | 28-41 |
| 12:17 | Southern Cal | Tomas Dietrich hits the finger roll | 28-43 |
| 12:01 | Clemson | John Heffner drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Max Chaney | 31-43 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Max Chaney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tomas Stoudt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Heffner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Desimone (fresh) 3 reb. C - Carl Brewer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Christopher Espinosa (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Bynum (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Melvin Gallman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Mota (fresh) C - Tomas Dietrich (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Bynum | 31-46 |
| 11:17 | Clemson | John Heffner buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Max Chaney | 33-46 |
| 10:54 | Southern Cal | The short jumper by Charles Mota is denied by Carl Brewer | 33-46 |
| 10:53 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Mota | 33-46 |
| 10:33 | Southern Cal | Charles Bynum misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-46 |
| 10:32 | Southern Cal | Tomas Dietrich snags the offensive board | 33-46 |
| 10:14 | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-48 |
| 09:55 | Clemson | Carl Brewer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-48 |
| 09:53 | Clemson | Edward Desimone tips it back up and in | 35-48 |
| 09:26 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 35-48 |
| 09:24 | Clemson | Carl Brewer snags the defensive board | 35-48 |
| 09:20 | Clemson | Edward Desimone is fouled on the floor by Tomas Dietrich - foul #1 on Tomas Dietrich, team foul #6 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Clemson | Earl Delatorre (PG), Edward Ouellette (SG), Michael Fletcher (SF), James Wixom (PF), Melvin McPhearson (C) Max Chaney, Tomas Stoudt, John Heffner, Edward Desimone, Carl Brewer | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Hartman (PG), David Browning (SG), Jason Shelor (SF), Phillip Ross (PF), Irvin Regis (C) Christopher Espinosa, Charles Bynum, Melvin Gallman, Charles Mota, Tomas Dietrich | |
| 09:06 | Clemson | Phillip Ross is called for the reach on Earl Delatorre - foul #2 on Phillip Ross, team foul #7 | 35-48 |
| 09:06 | Clemson | Earl Delatorre misses the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 09:06 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross gets the rebound | 35-48 |
| 08:37 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 35-48 |
| 08:35 | Clemson | Melvin McPhearson grabs the board | 35-48 |
| 08:20 | Clemson | James Wixom's fadeaway is rejected by Phillip Ross | 35-48 |
| 08:19 | Clemson | Michael Fletcher grabs the offensive board | 35-48 |
| 08:08 | Clemson | Edward Ouellette is hacked by David Browning - foul #2 on David Browning, team foul #8 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Clemson | Edward Desimone (C) Michael Fletcher | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa (PG) Robert Hartman | |
| 08:08 | Clemson | Edward Ouellette makes the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 08:08 | Clemson | Edward Ouellette makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 07:49 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross clanks a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Melvin McPhearson - foul #1 on Melvin McPhearson, team foul #7 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Clemson | Tomas Stoudt (SG), Max Chaney (SF) Edward Ouellette, Melvin McPhearson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Hartman (PG) Christopher Espinosa | |
| 07:49 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross makes the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 07:49 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 07:49 | Clemson | Max Chaney pulls down the rebound | 37-49 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Earl Delatorre (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tomas Stoudt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Max Chaney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Wixom (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Desimone (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Robert Hartman (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Browning (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jason Shelor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Irvin Regis (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Clemson | Max Chaney hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Earl Delatorre | 40-49 |
| 07:06 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross buries a jump hook from the left block set up by David Browning | 40-51 |
| 06:50 | Clemson | James Wixom misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-51 |
| 06:49 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis grabs the defensive rebound | 40-51 |
| 06:26 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross's pass is intercepted by Earl Delatorre | 40-51 |
| 06:21 | Clemson | Earl Delatorre hits the finger roll | 42-51 |
| 05:52 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Jason Shelor | 42-53 |
| 05:34 | Clemson | Max Chaney is fouled on the floor by Jason Shelor - foul #2 on Jason Shelor, team foul #9 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Clemson | Edward Ouellette (SG), John Heffner (SF), Melvin McPhearson (PF), Carl Brewer (C) Earl Delatorre, Tomas Stoudt, James Wixom, Edward Desimone | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa (PG), Charles Bynum (SG), Melvin Gallman (SF) Robert Hartman, David Browning, Jason Shelor | |
| 05:34 | Clemson | Max Chaney makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 05:34 | Clemson | Max Chaney misses the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 05:34 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis gets the rebound | 43-53 |
| 05:13 | Southern Cal | Charles Bynum's pass is intercepted by John Heffner | 43-53 |
| 05:02 | Clemson | Christopher Espinosa steals the ball from Carl Brewer | 43-53 |
| 04:33 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-53 |
| Subs | Clemson | Tomas Stoudt (SG) Max Chaney | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jason Shelor (SF) Melvin Gallman | |
| 04:10 | Clemson | John Heffner misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 43-53 |
| 04:08 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Phillip Ross | 43-53 |
| 03:39 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 43-53 |
| 03:38 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis hits the follow up shot | 43-55 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Edward Ouellette (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Tomas Stoudt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Heffner (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Melvin McPhearson (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Brewer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Christopher Espinosa (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Bynum (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Shelor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Ross (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Irvin Regis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:20 | Clemson | Tomas Stoudt knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Carl Brewer | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:54 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross is fouled on the floor by Melvin McPhearson - foul #2 on Melvin McPhearson, team foul #8 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Clemson | Earl Delatorre (PG), James Wixom (PF) Edward Ouellette, Melvin McPhearson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Browning (SG), Melvin Gallman (SF) Charles Bynum, Jason Shelor | |
| 02:54 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross misses the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 02:54 | Clemson | The rebound goes to James Wixom | 46-55 |
| 02:27 | Clemson | Christopher Espinosa steals it from Earl Delatorre | 46-55 |
| 02:24 | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa banks in the layup | 46-57 |
| 02:13 | Clemson | Tomas Stoudt misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-57 |
| 02:11 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross gets the rebound | 46-57 |
| 01:52 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross's pass is intercepted by Earl Delatorre | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:34 | Clemson | James Wixom clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Irvin Regis - foul #1 on Irvin Regis, team foul #10 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Clemson | Max Chaney (PG), Edward Ouellette (SG), Melvin McPhearson (SF), Edward Desimone (C) Earl Delatorre, Tomas Stoudt, John Heffner, Carl Brewer | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Bynum (SG) David Browning | |
| 01:34 | Clemson | James Wixom makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 01:34 | Clemson | James Wixom makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 01:12 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Christopher Espinosa | 48-59 |
| 01:03 | Clemson | Edward Desimone's layup is rejected by Phillip Ross | 48-59 |
| 01:01 | Clemson | Max Chaney misses the tip | 48-59 |
| 00:59 | Clemson | Edward Desimone grabs the offensive board | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Clemson | James Wixom misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 48-59 |
| 00:55 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Irvin Regis | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-61 |
| 00:25 | Clemson | Edward Desimone lays it up and in set up by Melvin McPhearson and he's fouled by Melvin Gallman - foul #2 on Melvin Gallman, team foul #11 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Fletcher (PF) James Wixom | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:25 | Clemson | Edward Desimone makes the free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa runs out the clock | 51-61 |