| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Felix Ramos (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Snyder (fresh) SF - David Bassett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Davis Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Kallas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles McKinney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Wiggins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Watkins (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Erskine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | David Bassett inbounds the ball | 22-22 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Clemson | Felix Ramos misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Reeves - foul #1 on John Reeves, team foul #1 | 22-22 |
| 19:40 | Clemson | Felix Ramos makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 19:40 | Clemson | Felix Ramos makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 19:22 | Penn | The short jumper by Albert Wiggins is denied by David Kallas | 24-22 |
| 19:20 | Clemson | Terry Snyder snags the defensive board | 24-22 |
| 19:05 | Clemson | Felix Ramos misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on John Reeves - foul #2 on John Reeves, team foul #2 | 24-22 |
| 19:05 | Clemson | Felix Ramos makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 19:05 | Clemson | Felix Ramos makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 18:50 | Penn | Albert Wiggins misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 26-22 |
| 18:48 | Clemson | David Bassett grabs the defensive rebound | 26-22 |
| 18:26 | Clemson | David Bassett buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Terry Snyder | 28-22 |
| 18:02 | Penn | John Reeves is fouled on the floor by David Bassett - foul #1 on David Bassett, team foul #1 | 28-22 |
| 17:46 | Penn | Charles McKinney connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Reeves | 28-25 |
| 17:29 | Clemson | David Kallas hits a shot from close range | 30-25 |
| 17:06 | Penn | David Watkins is denied on a layup by David Kallas | 30-25 |
| 17:04 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Felix Ramos | 30-25 |
| 16:55 | Clemson | Felix Ramos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-25 |
| Subs | Clemson | Brian Primmer (SG) Terry Snyder | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 16:29 | Penn | David Kallas swats the short shot by David Watkins | 30-25 |
| 16:28 | Clemson | Felix Ramos gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| 16:12 | Clemson | Felix Ramos connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Davis Carter | 32-25 |
| 15:52 | Penn | David Watkins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 32-25 |
| 15:51 | Clemson | Davis Carter snags the defensive board | 32-25 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Felix Ramos (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Primmer (fresh) SF - David Bassett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Davis Carter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - David Kallas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles McKinney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Wiggins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Watkins (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Erskine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Clemson | Davis Carter comes up short on the shot from the right block | 32-25 |
| 15:27 | Penn | Terry Erskine grabs the board | 32-25 |
| 15:06 | Penn | John Reeves loses the dribble to David Kallas | 32-25 |
| 14:46 | Clemson | David Bassett drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-25 |
| 14:17 | Penn | Charles McKinney misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-25 |
| 14:15 | Clemson | David Bassett pulls down the rebound | 34-25 |
| 14:10 | Clemson | Felix Ramos hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 34-25 |
| 14:08 | Penn | Albert Wiggins snags the defensive board | 34-25 |
| 13:40 | Penn | Albert Wiggins clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by David Kallas - foul #1 on David Kallas, team foul #2 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Clemson | Donald Jernigan (SG) Brian Primmer | |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (PG), Frank Douglas (SG), Arthur Strickland (PF), Homer Zwicker (C) John Reeves, Charles McKinney, David Watkins, Terry Erskine | |
| 13:40 | Penn | Albert Wiggins makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 13:40 | Penn | Albert Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 13:17 | Clemson | David Bassett misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 34-27 |
| 13:15 | Penn | Albert Wiggins snags the defensive board | 34-27 |
| 12:46 | Penn | Frank Douglas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-27 |
| 12:44 | Clemson | David Kallas snags the defensive board | 34-27 |
| 12:27 | Clemson | Felix Ramos connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Jernigan | 36-27 |
| 12:06 | Penn | Davis Carter steals the ball from Arthur Strickland | 36-27 |
| 11:51 | Clemson | Felix Ramos drills a jumper from the right wing | 38-27 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Felix Ramos (tiring) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Jernigan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Bassett (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Davis Carter (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - David Kallas (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - David Stapleton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Frank Douglas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Albert Wiggins (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Arthur Strickland (fresh) C - Homer Zwicker (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Penn | Frank Douglas is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Frank Douglas, team foul #3 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Clemson | Dominic Marino (SF) David Bassett | |
| Subs | Penn | John Reeves (PG), David Watkins (PF), Terry Erskine (C) Albert Wiggins, Arthur Strickland, Homer Zwicker | |
| 11:03 | Clemson | Dominic Marino can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 38-27 |
| 11:02 | Penn | David Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 10:33 | Penn | David Watkins buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-29 |
| 10:22 | Clemson | Felix Ramos misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-29 |
| 10:20 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Dominic Marino | 38-29 |
| 10:05 | Clemson | Davis Carter slams it home | 40-29 |
| 09:40 | Penn | Terry Erskine hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by David Kallas - foul #2 on David Kallas, team foul #3 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Penn | Charles McKinney (SG), Albert Wiggins (SF) Frank Douglas, David Stapleton | |
| 09:40 | Penn | Terry Erskine makes the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 09:40 | Penn | Terry Erskine makes the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 09:25 | Clemson | David Kallas misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Albert Wiggins - foul #2 on Albert Wiggins, team foul #4 | 40-31 |
| 09:25 | Clemson | David Kallas makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 09:25 | Clemson | David Kallas makes the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 08:59 | Penn | Albert Wiggins hits a shot from the right side set up by John Reeves | 42-33 |
| 08:41 | Clemson | Felix Ramos lays it in set up by Davis Carter | 44-33 |
| 08:20 | Penn | Albert Wiggins scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by John Reeves | 44-35 |
| 08:05 | Clemson | David Kallas misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-35 |
| 08:04 | Clemson | Davis Carter tips it in | 46-35 |
| 07:41 | Penn | Charles McKinney misses the 3 from the left corner | 46-35 |
| 07:39 | Clemson | Felix Ramos grabs the board | 46-35 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Felix Ramos (tiring) 20 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Jernigan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dominic Marino (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Davis Carter (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - David Kallas (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles McKinney (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Wiggins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Watkins (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Terry Erskine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Clemson | John Reeves is called for the reach on Felix Ramos - foul #3 on John Reeves, team foul #5 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Bassett (SF) Dominic Marino | |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (PG), Frank Douglas (SF), Arthur Strickland (PF), Homer Zwicker (C) John Reeves, Albert Wiggins, David Watkins, Terry Erskine | |
| 07:21 | Clemson | Felix Ramos is called for traveling | 46-35 |
| 07:08 | Penn | Charles McKinney hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 06:49 | Clemson | Frank Douglas steals the ball from David Bassett | 46-38 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 06:36 | Penn | David Stapleton drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 06:26 | Clemson | David Kallas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | Clemson | Dominic Marino (PF) Davis Carter | |
| Subs | Penn | David Watkins (PF) Arthur Strickland | |
| 06:06 | Penn | Homer Zwicker knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 46-43 |
| 05:48 | Clemson | Homer Zwicker swats the layup by Dominic Marino | 46-43 |
| 05:46 | Penn | Homer Zwicker grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 05:28 | Penn | David Watkins's layup is rejected by David Kallas | 46-43 |
| 05:26 | Clemson | Dominic Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 05:14 | Clemson | Felix Ramos misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Homer Zwicker - foul #2 on Homer Zwicker, team foul #6 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Clemson | Mike Marshall (C) David Kallas | |
| Subs | Penn | John Reeves (PG), Terry Erskine (C) Charles McKinney, Homer Zwicker | |
| 05:14 | Clemson | Felix Ramos misses the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 05:14 | Clemson | Felix Ramos makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 04:49 | Penn | Mike Marshall steps in front of the Frank Douglas pass | 47-43 |
| 04:33 | Clemson | Dominic Marino banks in the layup set up by Donald Jernigan and he's fouled by David Watkins - foul #1 on David Watkins, team foul #7 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Clemson | Terry Snyder (SG), Davis Carter (PF) Felix Ramos, Donald Jernigan | |
| Subs | Penn | Charles McKinney (SG) Frank Douglas | |
| 04:33 | Clemson | Dominic Marino makes the free throw | 50-43 |
| 04:04 | Penn | Terry Erskine comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 50-43 |
| 04:03 | Clemson | Davis Carter gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 03:37 | Clemson | David Bassett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-43 |
| 03:35 | Penn | Charles McKinney pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - David Bassett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - Terry Snyder (fresh) SF - Dominic Marino (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Davis Carter (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Mike Marshall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles McKinney (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Stapleton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Watkins (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Terry Erskine (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Penn | David Watkins can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Davis Carter - foul #2 on Davis Carter, team foul #4 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Clemson | Donald Jernigan (PG), David Kallas (C) David Bassett, Mike Marshall | |
| Subs | Penn | Frank Douglas (SG), Albert Wiggins (SF) Charles McKinney, David Stapleton | |
| 03:17 | Penn | David Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 03:17 | Penn | David Watkins misses the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 03:17 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Davis Carter | 50-44 |
| 02:53 | Clemson | Donald Jernigan misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by John Reeves - foul #4 on John Reeves, team foul #8 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Clemson | Felix Ramos (PG), Mike Marshall (PF) Terry Snyder, Davis Carter | |
| Subs | Penn | Homer Zwicker (C) David Watkins | |
| 02:53 | Clemson | Donald Jernigan makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 02:53 | Clemson | Donald Jernigan makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:49 | Penn | Penn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-44 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Bassett (SF), Davis Carter (PF) Dominic Marino, Mike Marshall | |
| Subs | Penn | Charles McKinney (SG), David Watkins (PF) Frank Douglas, Homer Zwicker | |
| 02:44 | Penn | John Reeves hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by David Watkins | 52-47 |
| 02:28 | Clemson | Terry Erskine steals it from David Bassett | 52-47 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:15 | Penn | David Watkins jams it on a nice dish by Charles McKinney | 52-49 |
| 01:50 | Clemson | Felix Ramos's floater is tipped away by Albert Wiggins | 52-49 |
| 01:48 | Penn | John Reeves pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| 01:32 | Penn | Terry Erskine slams it home on a nice dish by David Watkins | 52-51 |
| 01:20 | Clemson | Felix Ramos buries a jump hook near the basket | 54-51 |
| 01:04 | Penn | Terry Erskine misses the turnaround in the paint | 54-51 |
| 01:03 | Penn | Albert Wiggins tips it home | 54-53 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Clemson | Donald Jernigan's fadeaway is rejected by David Watkins | 54-53 |
| 00:56 | Penn | Albert Wiggins pulls down the rebound | 54-53 |
| 00:27 | Penn | Albert Wiggins is fouled on the floor by David Bassett - foul #2 on David Bassett, team foul #5 | 54-53 |
| 00:15 | Penn | Terry Erskine misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on David Bassett - foul #3 on David Bassett, team foul #6 | 54-53 |
| 00:15 | Penn | Terry Erskine makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 00:15 | Penn | Terry Erskine makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:01 | Clemson | David Bassett misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-55 |
| 00:00 | Penn | The rebound goes to Terry Erskine | 54-55 |