| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Norman Stamper (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Ellis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Carson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Barnett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 4 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal inbounds the ball | 32-22 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Penn State | William McHalffey lays it in | 32-24 |
| 19:32 | Clemson | Kevin Carreras is called for the reach on Norman Stamper - foul #2 on Kevin Carreras, team foul #1 | 32-24 |
| 19:18 | Clemson | Kevin Carreras picks off the pass by Fred Carson | 32-24 |
| 18:56 | Penn State | William McHalffey is alone and drills a runner from the baseline set up by Andrew Gregg | 32-26 |
| 18:35 | Clemson | Charles Brown misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 32-26 |
| 18:34 | Clemson | Charles Brown hits the follow up shot | 34-26 |
| 18:14 | Penn State | Norman Stamper takes the ball from Kevin Carreras | 34-26 |
| 18:03 | Clemson | Andrew Gregg picks off the pass by Kevin Ellis | 34-26 |
| 17:42 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing but the foul's on Kevin Ellis - foul #1 on Kevin Ellis, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Clemson | Martin Appleby (PG), Charles Vaughn (SG), Don Smith (SF), Anthony Ortegon (C) Norman Stamper, Kevin Ellis, Fred Carson, Thomas Barnett | |
| Subs | Penn State | Tyler Hess (SG), Walter Riggle (C) Andrew Gregg, Kevin Carreras | |
| 17:42 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 17:42 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 17:42 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses the 3rd free throw | 34-27 |
| 17:42 | Clemson | Anthony Ortegon grabs the defensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 17:20 | Clemson | Charles Brown is hacked by Tyler Hess - foul #1 on Tyler Hess, team foul #2 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG) Franjo Zenor | |
| 17:10 | Clemson | Anthony Ortegon's floater is tipped away by Dikembe Abdelal | 34-27 |
| 17:09 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William McHalffey | 34-27 |
| 17:06 | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Vaughn - foul #2 on Charles Vaughn, team foul #2 | 34-27 |
| 16:53 | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Martin Appleby - foul #1 on Martin Appleby, team foul #3 | 34-29 |
| 16:53 | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski makes the free throw | 34-30 |
| 16:25 | Clemson | Anthony Ortegon misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 16:23 | Clemson | Charles Brown snags the offensive board | 34-30 |
| 16:06 | Clemson | Martin Appleby drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Charles Vaughn | 36-30 |
| 15:49 | Penn State | William McHalffey drills a jumper in the lane | 36-32 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Martin Appleby (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Vaughn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don Smith (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Anthony Ortegon (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Marijan Kiedrowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyler Hess (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Walter Riggle (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Clemson | Anthony Ortegon buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Don Smith and he's fouled by William McHalffey - foul #1 on William McHalffey, team foul #3 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Clemson | Norman Stamper (PG), Kevin Ellis (SG), Fred Carson (SF), Thomas Barnett (C) Martin Appleby, Charles Vaughn, Don Smith, Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (PG), Andrew Gregg (SG), Michael Lee (SF), Kevin Carreras (C) Marijan Kiedrowski, Tyler Hess, Dikembe Abdelal, Walter Riggle | |
| 15:23 | Clemson | Anthony Ortegon makes the free throw | 39-32 |
| 15:06 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Andrew Gregg | 39-35 |
| 14:54 | Clemson | Thomas Barnett comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 39-35 |
| 14:52 | Penn State | William McHalffey gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 14:29 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Michael Lee | 39-38 |
| 14:10 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 14:09 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 13:58 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses the 3 from the right corner | 39-38 |
| 13:56 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 13:39 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 39-38 |
| 13:38 | Clemson | Norman Stamper tips it back up and in | 41-38 |
| 13:36 | Penn State | Kevin Ellis is called for the reach on Michael Lee in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Ellis, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Clemson | Martin Appleby (PG), Charles Vaughn (SG), Charles Brown (PF) Norman Stamper, Kevin Ellis, Anthony Ortegon | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Walter Riggle (PF) Michael Lee, William McHalffey | |
| 13:14 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Abdelal | 41-40 |
| 12:57 | Clemson | Charles Vaughn misses the lay-in | 41-40 |
| 12:56 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 12:27 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 12:25 | Clemson | Charles Brown pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 12:07 | Clemson | Charles Brown misses short on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Kevin Carreras - foul #3 on Kevin Carreras, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Clemson | Don Smith (SF) Fred Carson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG), Tyler Hess (SG), Michael Lee (SF), William McHalffey (PF) Franjo Zenor, Andrew Gregg, Dikembe Abdelal, Kevin Carreras | |
| 12:07 | Clemson | Charles Brown misses the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 12:07 | Clemson | Charles Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 11:45 | Penn State | William McHalffey hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Charles Brown - foul #1 on Charles Brown, team foul #5 | 42-40 |
| 11:45 | Penn State | William McHalffey makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 11:45 | Penn State | William McHalffey makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Martin Appleby (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Vaughn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don Smith (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Charles Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Thomas Barnett (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Marijan Kiedrowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyler Hess (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Lee (fresh) PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Walter Riggle (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Clemson | Don Smith lays it in and he's fouled by Michael Lee - foul #1 on Michael Lee, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | Norman Stamper (PG), Kevin Ellis (SG) Martin Appleby, Charles Vaughn | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 11:23 | Clemson | Don Smith makes the free throw | 45-42 |
| 11:21 | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski is hacked by Kevin Ellis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Ellis, team foul #6 | 45-42 |
| 11:00 | Penn State | Walter Riggle is hacked by Kevin Ellis - foul #4 on Kevin Ellis, team foul #7 | 45-42 |
| 11:00 | Penn State | Walter Riggle misses the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 11:00 | Clemson | Thomas Barnett gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 10:49 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on William McHalffey - foul #2 on William McHalffey, team foul #6 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Phillip Jones (PF), Kevin Carreras (C) Michael Lee, William McHalffey, Walter Riggle | |
| 10:49 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis misses the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 10:49 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 10:28 | Penn State | Tyler Hess misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 10:26 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras misses the tip | 46-42 |
| 10:24 | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski grabs the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 10:01 | Penn State | Tyler Hess steps out of bounds on the sideline | 46-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | Martin Appleby (PG), Charles Vaughn (SG), Peter Kepler (SF), Fred Carson (PF) Norman Stamper, Kevin Ellis, Don Smith, Thomas Barnett | |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (SG) Tyler Hess | |
| 09:41 | Clemson | Charles Brown hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-42 |
| 09:22 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras hits a wide open floater from the baseline on a great pass from Marijan Kiedrowski | 48-44 |
| 08:53 | Clemson | Charles Vaughn is hacked by Franjo Zenor - foul #1 on Franjo Zenor, team foul #7 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Barnett (C) Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG), Michael Lee (SF), William McHalffey (PF), Walter Riggle (C) Marijan Kiedrowski, Dikembe Abdelal, Phillip Jones, Kevin Carreras | |
| 08:53 | Clemson | Charles Vaughn makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 08:53 | Clemson | Charles Vaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 08:32 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 08:30 | Clemson | Thomas Barnett snags the defensive board | 50-44 |
| 08:14 | Clemson | Fred Carson dunks the ball and he's hacked by William McHalffey - foul #3 on William McHalffey, team foul #8 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Brown (PF), Anthony Ortegon (C) Peter Kepler, Thomas Barnett | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 08:14 | Clemson | Fred Carson makes the free throw | 53-44 |
| 07:49 | Penn State | William McHalffey connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Andrew Gregg | 53-46 |
| 07:37 | Clemson | Anthony Ortegon scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Martin Appleby | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Martin Appleby (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Vaughn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Carson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Brown (tiring) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Anthony Ortegon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Lee (fresh) PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Walter Riggle (tiring) | |
| 07:23 | Penn State | William McHalffey misses the dunk attempt | 55-46 |
| 07:22 | Clemson | Charles Brown grabs the board | 55-46 |
| 07:04 | Clemson | Fred Carson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | Norman Stamper (PG), Kevin Ellis (SG), Don Smith (SF), Thomas Barnett (C) Martin Appleby, Charles Vaughn, Charles Brown, Anthony Ortegon | |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG), Phillip Jones (C) Franjo Zenor, Walter Riggle | |
| 06:41 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 06:39 | Clemson | Thomas Barnett grabs the board | 55-46 |
| 06:12 | Clemson | Kevin Ellis is called for a charge - foul #5 on Kevin Ellis, team foul #8 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Vaughn (SG), Charles Brown (PF) Kevin Ellis, Fred Carson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Tyler Hess (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Kevin Carreras (C) Andrew Gregg, Michael Lee, Phillip Jones | |
| 05:55 | Penn State | Tyler Hess makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-49 |
| 05:40 | Clemson | Norman Stamper misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 05:39 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal gets the rebound | 55-49 |
| 05:37 | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski is hacked by Norman Stamper in the backcourt - foul #2 on Norman Stamper, team foul #9 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | Martin Appleby (SG), Peter Kepler (SF), Anthony Ortegon (C) Charles Vaughn, Don Smith, Thomas Barnett | |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (SG), Phillip Jones (PF) Tyler Hess, William McHalffey | |
| 05:37 | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 05:37 | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 05:24 | Clemson | Charles Brown double dribbles | 55-51 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Tyler Hess (SG) Marijan Kiedrowski | |
| 04:55 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-51 |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Vaughn (SG), Fred Carson (PF) Norman Stamper, Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 04:39 | Clemson | Fred Carson lays it in | 57-51 |
| 04:17 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Franjo Zenor | 57-53 |
| 04:13 | Clemson | Martin Appleby is whistled for a carry | 57-53 |
| Subs | Clemson | Norman Stamper (PG), Don Smith (SF), Thomas Barnett (C) Martin Appleby, Peter Kepler, Anthony Ortegon | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG), Michael Lee (SF), William McHalffey (PF), Walter Riggle (C) Tyler Hess, Dikembe Abdelal, Phillip Jones, Kevin Carreras | |
| 04:09 | Penn State | Norman Stamper is called for the reach on Franjo Zenor in the backcourt - foul #3 on Norman Stamper, team foul #10 | 57-53 |
| 04:09 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 04:09 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 03:57 | Clemson | Andrew Gregg steals the ball from Thomas Barnett | 57-55 |
| 03:33 | Penn State | William McHalffey misses the fadeaway from the left block | 57-55 |
| 03:32 | Penn State | Michael Lee tips it but misses | 57-55 |
| 03:31 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-55 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Norman Stamper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Charles Vaughn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fred Carson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Barnett (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Lee (fresh) PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Walter Riggle (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:10 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Don Smith - foul #2 on Don Smith, team foul #11 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Clemson | Martin Appleby (PG), Charles Brown (PF) Norman Stamper, Don Smith | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 03:10 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 03:10 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 02:51 | Clemson | Fred Carson buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Charles Vaughn | 59-56 |
| 02:51 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-56 |
| Subs | Clemson | Don Smith (SF), Anthony Ortegon (C) Fred Carson, Thomas Barnett | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Kevin Carreras (C) Michael Lee, Walter Riggle | |
| 02:46 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 59-56 |
| 02:38 | Clemson | Don Smith misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Andrew Gregg - foul #2 on Andrew Gregg, team foul #9 | 59-56 |
| 02:38 | Clemson | Don Smith misses the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 02:38 | Clemson | Don Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 02:09 | Penn State | William McHalffey is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Franjo Zenor | 60-58 |
| 02:09 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-58 |
| Subs | Clemson | Norman Stamper (PG), Fred Carson (SF) Martin Appleby, Don Smith | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 01:51 | Clemson | Fred Carson misses the turnaround near the basket | 60-58 |
| 01:50 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Kevin Carreras | 60-58 |
| 01:24 | Penn State | William McHalffey banks in the layup on a great pass from Andrew Gregg | 60-60 |
| 01:11 | Clemson | Charles Brown hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 60-60 |
| 01:09 | Penn State | William McHalffey grabs the board | 60-60 |
| 00:43 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Franjo Zenor | 60-63 |
| 00:30 | Clemson | Fred Carson lays it in and he's hacked by Dikembe Abdelal - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #10 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Barnett (C) Anthony Ortegon | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:30 | Clemson | Fred Carson misses the free throw | 62-63 |
| 00:30 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras pulls down the rebound | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras is hacked by Charles Vaughn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Vaughn, team foul #12 | 62-63 |
| 00:29 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:29 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:12 | Clemson | Charles Brown buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Norman Stamper and the foul's on Dikembe Abdelal - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #11 | 64-65 |
| 00:12 | Clemson | Charles Brown makes the free throw | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 65-65 |
| 00:02 | Clemson | Charles Brown pulls down the rebound | 65-65 |
| 00:02 | Clemson | Clemson calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Norman Stamper comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 65-65 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Norman Stamper (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Charles Vaughn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Fred Carson (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Brown (fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. C - Thomas Barnett (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - William McHalffey (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Clemson | Thomas Barnett wins the tip | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 04:43 | Clemson | Charles Brown can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 65-65 |
| 04:42 | Clemson | Charles Brown tips it but misses | 65-65 |
| 04:40 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdelal | 65-65 |
| 04:34 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 65-65 |
| Subs | Clemson | Anthony Ortegon (C) Thomas Barnett | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 04:17 | Clemson | Fred Carson hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Charles Vaughn | 67-65 |
| 04:15 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-65 |
| 03:54 | Clemson | Norman Stamper is fouled on the floor by Franjo Zenor - foul #2 on Franjo Zenor, team foul #12 | 67-65 |
| 03:54 | Clemson | Norman Stamper makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 03:54 | Clemson | Norman Stamper makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 03:52 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor is hacked by Charles Vaughn in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Vaughn, team foul #13 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Clemson | Martin Appleby (PG) Norman Stamper | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 03:52 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 03:52 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 03:28 | Clemson | Fred Carson misses long on a runner from close range | 69-67 |
| 03:26 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Kevin Carreras | 69-67 |
| 02:57 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal is fouled on the floor by Fred Carson - foul #1 on Fred Carson, team foul #14 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Clemson | Don Smith (SF), Thomas Barnett (C) Fred Carson, Anthony Ortegon | |
| Subs | Penn State | Tyler Hess (SG), Walter Riggle (C) Andrew Gregg, Kevin Carreras | |
| 02:57 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 02:57 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 02:53 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-69 |
| Subs | Clemson | Norman Stamper (PG), Fred Carson (SF) Martin Appleby, Don Smith | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG), Kevin Carreras (C) Tyler Hess, Walter Riggle | |
| 02:40 | Clemson | Kevin Carreras is called for the reach on Thomas Barnett - foul #4 on Kevin Carreras, team foul #13 | 69-69 |
| 02:40 | Clemson | Thomas Barnett misses the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 02:40 | Clemson | Thomas Barnett makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 02:18 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Dikembe Abdelal | 70-72 |
| 01:56 | Clemson | Fred Carson misses long on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Dikembe Abdelal - foul #4 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #14 | 70-72 |
| 01:56 | Clemson | Fred Carson makes the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 01:56 | Clemson | Fred Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| 01:36 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 72-72 |
| 01:35 | Clemson | Charles Brown gets the rebound | 72-72 |
| 01:31 | Clemson | Fred Carson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charles Vaughn | 74-72 |
| 01:29 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor double dribbles in the backcourt | 74-72 |
| 01:14 | Clemson | Charles Brown can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 74-72 |
| 01:13 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras pulls down the rebound | 74-72 |
| 00:50 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Andrew Gregg | 74-75 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Norman Stamper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Charles Vaughn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - Fred Carson (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Brown (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 12 reb. C - Thomas Barnett (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 24 pts. 5 ast. SG - Andrew Gregg (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Carreras (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 00:24 | Clemson | Charles Brown hits a runner from the right block | 76-75 |
| 00:14 | Penn State | Charles Vaughn is called for the reach on Andrew Gregg - foul #5 on Charles Vaughn, team foul #15 | 76-75 |
| Subs | Clemson | Martin Appleby (SG) Charles Vaughn | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:14 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg makes the 1st free throw | 76-76 |
| 00:14 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg makes the 2nd free throw | 76-77 |
| 00:08 | Clemson | Thomas Barnett misses short on a shot from the right wing | 76-77 |
| 00:06 | Clemson | Thomas Barnett tips it back up and in | 78-77 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Penn State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 78-77 |
| 00:03 | Penn State | Norman Stamper takes the ball from Franjo Zenor in the backcourt | 78-77 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Clemson | Charles Brown is hacked by William McHalffey - foul #4 on William McHalffey, team foul #15 | 78-77 |
| 00:01 | Clemson | Charles Brown makes the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:01 | Clemson | Charles Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 80-77 |