| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Mark Barker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Wilson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Eric Flaugher (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Corona (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Weeks (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Felix Ramos (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Jernigan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Bassett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Davis Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mike Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | David Bassett inbounds the ball | 24-37 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Clemson | David Bassett misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 24-37 |
| 19:36 | Ohio | George Corona pulls down the rebound | 24-37 |
| 19:13 | Ohio | George Corona comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-37 |
| 19:12 | Clemson | Felix Ramos pulls down the rebound | 24-37 |
| 18:47 | Clemson | John Wilson is called for the reach on Donald Jernigan - foul #2 on John Wilson, team foul #1 | 24-37 |
| 18:27 | Clemson | Felix Ramos misses the easy layup | 24-37 |
| 18:25 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Mark Barker | 24-37 |
| 17:59 | Ohio | John Wilson makes the jumpshot from the left side and the foul's on Donald Jernigan - foul #1 on Donald Jernigan, team foul #1 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Ohio | Randy Brown (PG), Kenneth Henthorn (SF), Michael Doane (PF), Robert Smith (C) Mark Barker, Eric Flaugher, George Corona, Dale Weeks | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 17:59 | Ohio | John Wilson misses the free throw | 26-37 |
| 17:59 | Clemson | Mike Marshall gets the rebound | 26-37 |
| 17:41 | Clemson | Mike Marshall is whistled for a carry | 26-37 |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Barker (PG) John Wilson | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 17:26 | Ohio | Felix Ramos steals the ball from Randy Brown | 26-37 |
| 17:21 | Clemson | Felix Ramos lays it up and in | 26-39 |
| 17:10 | Ohio | Kenneth Henthorn double dribbles | 26-39 |
| 16:49 | Clemson | Mike Marshall misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 26-39 |
| 16:48 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to David Bassett | 26-39 |
| 16:29 | Clemson | Mike Marshall can't finish the uncontested layup | 26-39 |
| 16:28 | Clemson | Felix Ramos hits the follow up shot | 26-41 |
| 16:22 | Ohio | Kenneth Henthorn is whistled for a carry | 26-41 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Wilson (SG), James Paul (SF), George Corona (PF), Dale Weeks (C) Mark Barker, Kenneth Henthorn, Michael Doane, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 16:05 | Clemson | Randy Brown is called for the reach on Felix Ramos - foul #2 on Randy Brown, team foul #2 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Barker (PG) Randy Brown | |
| Subs | Clemson | Dominic Marino (SF) David Bassett | |
| 15:50 | Clemson | Donald Jernigan connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Felix Ramos | 26-43 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Mark Barker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Paul (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Corona (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Weeks (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Felix Ramos (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Jernigan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dominic Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Davis Carter (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mike Marshall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Ohio | Dale Weeks connects on the shot from the left side | 28-43 |
| 15:07 | Clemson | Felix Ramos misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 28-43 |
| 15:06 | Clemson | Donald Jernigan hits the follow up shot | 28-45 |
| 14:45 | Ohio | John Wilson's floater is tipped away by Mike Marshall | 28-45 |
| 14:44 | Clemson | Davis Carter grabs the board | 28-45 |
| 14:27 | Clemson | Davis Carter scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Dominic Marino | 28-47 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:13 | Ohio | John Wilson is hacked by Mike Marshall - foul #1 on Mike Marshall, team foul #2 | 28-47 |
| Subs | Ohio | Dale Langan (PG), Randy Brown (SG), Eric Flaugher (SF), Michael Doane (PF), Robert Smith (C) Mark Barker, John Wilson, James Paul, George Corona, Dale Weeks | |
| Subs | Clemson | Terry Snyder (SG), David Bassett (SF), David Kallas (C) Donald Jernigan, Dominic Marino, Mike Marshall | |
| 14:08 | Ohio | Randy Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 28-47 |
| 14:06 | Clemson | David Bassett pulls down the rebound | 28-47 |
| 14:00 | Clemson | Felix Ramos makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Terry Snyder and he's hacked by Dale Langan - foul #4 on Dale Langan, team foul #3 | 28-49 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Henthorn (SG) Dale Langan | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 14:00 | Clemson | Felix Ramos makes the free throw | 28-50 |
| 13:41 | Ohio | Randy Brown can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-50 |
| 13:39 | Clemson | Terry Snyder snags the defensive board | 28-50 |
| 13:13 | Clemson | David Bassett hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Eric Flaugher - foul #3 on Eric Flaugher, team foul #4 | 28-50 |
| 13:13 | Clemson | David Bassett makes the 1st free throw | 28-51 |
| 13:13 | Clemson | David Bassett makes the 2nd free throw | 28-52 |
| 13:00 | Ohio | Eric Flaugher clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-52 |
| 12:59 | Clemson | David Bassett snags the defensive board | 28-52 |
| 12:57 | Clemson | Terry Snyder is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Henthorn - foul #1 on Kenneth Henthorn, team foul #5 | 28-52 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Dominic Marino (PF) Davis Carter | |
| 12:32 | Clemson | Dominic Marino misses the wide open turnaround from the left block | 28-52 |
| 12:31 | Ohio | Michael Doane snags the defensive board | 28-52 |
| 12:20 | Ohio | Dominic Marino takes the ball from Robert Smith | 28-52 |
| 12:00 | Clemson | David Bassett can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 28-52 |
| 11:59 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Randy Brown | 28-52 |
| 11:46 | Ohio | Kenneth Henthorn buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Randy Brown | 31-52 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Randy Brown (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Henthorn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Flaugher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Doane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Felix Ramos (tired) 26 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terry Snyder (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - David Bassett (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dominic Marino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Kallas (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Clemson | Dominic Marino comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Kenneth Henthorn - foul #2 on Kenneth Henthorn, team foul #6 | 31-52 |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Barker (PG), John Wilson (SG), James Paul (SF), George Corona (PF), Dale Weeks (C) Randy Brown, Kenneth Henthorn, Eric Flaugher, Michael Doane, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Clemson | Donald Jernigan (PG), Brian Primmer (SG), Davis Carter (PF), Mike Marshall (C) Felix Ramos, Terry Snyder, David Bassett, David Kallas | |
| 11:28 | Clemson | Dominic Marino makes the 1st free throw | 31-53 |
| 11:28 | Clemson | Dominic Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 31-54 |
| 11:18 | Ohio | John Wilson is fouled on the floor by Mike Marshall - foul #2 on Mike Marshall, team foul #3 | 31-54 |
| 11:01 | Ohio | Mark Barker loses the dribble to Brian Primmer | 31-54 |
| 10:34 | Clemson | Donald Jernigan travels with the ball | 31-54 |
| 10:14 | Ohio | John Wilson's pass is intercepted by Donald Jernigan | 31-54 |
| 10:11 | Clemson | Brian Primmer lays it up and in set up by Donald Jernigan | 31-56 |
| 09:58 | Ohio | Dale Weeks is hacked by Brian Primmer - foul #1 on Brian Primmer, team foul #4 | 31-56 |
| Subs | Ohio | Craig Frank (SF) James Paul | |
| Subs | Clemson | Felix Ramos (PG), David Kallas (C) Brian Primmer, Davis Carter | |
| 09:47 | Ohio | Mark Barker knocks in the 3 from straight away | 34-56 |
| 09:27 | Clemson | Dominic Marino is hacked by Craig Frank - foul #1 on Craig Frank, team foul #7 | 34-56 |
| Subs | Ohio | Randy Brown (SG) John Wilson | |
| Subs | Clemson | Augustine Esposito (PF) Mike Marshall | |
| 09:27 | Clemson | Dominic Marino makes the 1st free throw | 34-57 |
| 09:27 | Clemson | Dominic Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 34-58 |
| 09:05 | Ohio | Craig Frank misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dominic Marino - foul #1 on Dominic Marino, team foul #5 | 34-58 |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Doane (C) Dale Weeks | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Bassett (SF) Dominic Marino | |
| 09:05 | Ohio | Craig Frank makes the 1st free throw | 35-58 |
| 09:05 | Ohio | Craig Frank misses the 2nd free throw | 35-58 |
| 09:05 | Clemson | Augustine Esposito snags the defensive board | 35-58 |
| 09:02 | Clemson | Donald Jernigan's pass is intercepted by Michael Doane in the backcourt | 35-58 |
| 08:43 | Ohio | Mark Barker hits the finger roll | 37-58 |
| 08:17 | Clemson | David Kallas knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Felix Ramos | 37-60 |
| 07:57 | Ohio | George Corona makes the jumper near the basket and he's fouled by Augustine Esposito - foul #2 on Augustine Esposito, team foul #6 | 39-60 |
| Subs | Ohio | Dale Langan (PG), Kenneth Henthorn (SG), Eric Flaugher (SF), Robert Smith (C) Mark Barker, Randy Brown, Craig Frank, Michael Doane | |
| Subs | Clemson | Brian Primmer (SG), Terry Snyder (SF), Davis Carter (PF), Mike Marshall (C) Donald Jernigan, David Bassett, Augustine Esposito, David Kallas | |
| 07:57 | Ohio | George Corona misses the free throw | 39-60 |
| 07:57 | Clemson | Davis Carter grabs the board | 39-60 |
| 07:44 | Clemson | Davis Carter hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by George Corona - foul #1 on George Corona, team foul #8 | 39-60 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Paul (C) George Corona | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 07:44 | Clemson | Davis Carter misses the 1st free throw | 39-60 |
| 07:44 | Clemson | Davis Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 39-61 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Dale Langan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kenneth Henthorn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Flaugher (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Paul (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Felix Ramos (tired) 26 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Primmer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Snyder (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Davis Carter (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Mike Marshall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Ohio | Kenneth Henthorn travels with the ball | 39-61 |
| Subs | Ohio | Dale Weeks (C) James Paul | |
| Subs | Clemson | Dominic Marino (SF) Brian Primmer | |
| 06:53 | Clemson | Felix Ramos is hacked by Robert Smith - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #9 | 39-61 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Wilson (SG) Eric Flaugher | |
| Subs | Clemson | Brian Primmer (SG), David Kallas (C) Terry Snyder, Davis Carter | |
| 06:53 | Clemson | Felix Ramos makes the 1st free throw | 39-62 |
| 06:53 | Clemson | Felix Ramos makes the 2nd free throw | 39-63 |
| 06:34 | Ohio | John Wilson drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kenneth Henthorn | 41-63 |
| 06:13 | Clemson | Dominic Marino hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 41-63 |
| 06:12 | Ohio | Dale Weeks grabs the defensive rebound | 41-63 |
| 06:05 | Ohio | Dale Langan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-63 |
| 06:03 | Clemson | Brian Primmer grabs the defensive rebound | 41-63 |
| 05:37 | Clemson | David Kallas hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 41-63 |
| 05:35 | Clemson | Mike Marshall gets the offensive rebound | 41-63 |
| 05:12 | Clemson | Felix Ramos loses the ball out of bounds | 41-63 |
| Subs | Ohio | Randy Brown (PG), Craig Frank (SF), Michael Doane (PF), James Paul (C) John Wilson, Kenneth Henthorn, Robert Smith, Dale Weeks | |
| Subs | Clemson | Donald Jernigan (PG), Claude Gatton (SG), Terry Snyder (SF), Augustine Esposito (PF) Felix Ramos, Brian Primmer, Dominic Marino, Mike Marshall | |
| 04:56 | Ohio | Michael Doane is hacked by Augustine Esposito - foul #3 on Augustine Esposito, team foul #7 | 41-63 |
| 04:56 | Ohio | Michael Doane makes the 1st free throw | 42-63 |
| 04:56 | Ohio | Michael Doane makes the 2nd free throw | 43-63 |
| 04:31 | Clemson | David Kallas loses the dribble to Craig Frank | 43-63 |
| 04:11 | Ohio | Donald Jernigan is called for the reach on Dale Langan - foul #2 on Donald Jernigan, team foul #8 | 43-63 |
| 04:11 | Ohio | Dale Langan makes the 1st free throw | 44-63 |
| 04:11 | Ohio | Dale Langan makes the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| 03:49 | Clemson | Michael Doane steps in front of the David Kallas pass | 45-63 |
| 03:36 | Ohio | Terry Snyder steals the ball from Michael Doane | 45-63 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Dale Langan (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Randy Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Craig Frank (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Doane (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Paul (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Donald Jernigan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Claude Gatton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terry Snyder (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Augustine Esposito (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Kallas (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:25 | Clemson | Claude Gatton's pass is intercepted by Dale Langan | 45-63 |
| 03:22 | Ohio | Dale Langan hits the finger roll | 47-63 |
| 03:20 | Clemson | Terry Snyder is fouled in the backcourt by Craig Frank - foul #2 on Craig Frank, team foul #10 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Henthorn (SF), Robert Smith (C) Craig Frank, James Paul | |
| Subs | Clemson | Brian Primmer (SG), Dominic Marino (PF) Claude Gatton, Augustine Esposito | |
| 03:20 | Clemson | Terry Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 47-64 |
| 03:20 | Clemson | Terry Snyder misses the 2nd free throw | 47-64 |
| 03:20 | Ohio | Michael Doane pulls down the rebound | 47-64 |
| 02:55 | Ohio | Randy Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-64 |
| 02:52 | Clemson | Brian Primmer's pass is intercepted by Randy Brown in the backcourt | 47-64 |
| 02:51 | Ohio | Randy Brown banks in the layup | 49-64 |
| 02:34 | Clemson | Robert Smith is called for the reach on David Kallas - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #11 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Adrian Groce (C) Donald Jernigan | |
| 02:34 | Clemson | David Kallas misses the 1st free throw | 49-64 |
| 02:34 | Clemson | David Kallas misses the 2nd free throw | 49-64 |
| 02:34 | Ohio | Robert Smith gets the rebound | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:19 | Ohio | Robert Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-64 |
| 02:18 | Ohio | Michael Doane grabs the offensive rebound | 49-64 |
| 02:02 | Ohio | Dale Langan scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-64 |
| 02:00 | Clemson | Brian Primmer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-64 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Felix Ramos (PG), Augustine Esposito (PF) Brian Primmer, Adrian Groce | |
| 01:44 | Ohio | Kenneth Henthorn can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-64 |
| 01:42 | Clemson | The rebound goes to David Kallas | 52-64 |
| 01:25 | Clemson | Felix Ramos misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-64 |
| 01:24 | Ohio | Michael Doane grabs the defensive rebound | 52-64 |
| 01:08 | Ohio | Michael Doane clanks a jumper from the right block | 52-64 |
| 01:07 | Clemson | Felix Ramos snags the defensive board | 52-64 |
| 00:48 | Clemson | David Kallas misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Smith - foul #3 on Robert Smith, team foul #12 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Adrian Groce (C) Felix Ramos | |
| 00:48 | Clemson | David Kallas makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 00:48 | Clemson | David Kallas misses the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| 00:48 | Ohio | Robert Smith snags the defensive board | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Ohio | Robert Smith is fouled on the floor by Dominic Marino - foul #2 on Dominic Marino, team foul #9 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Felix Ramos (PG) Adrian Groce | |
| 00:42 | Ohio | Robert Smith misses the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 00:42 | Clemson | Augustine Esposito snags the defensive board | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Clemson | Terry Snyder is fouled in the backcourt by Dale Langan - foul #5 on Dale Langan, team foul #13 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Paul (SF) Dale Langan | |
| Subs | Clemson | Brian Primmer (SG) Felix Ramos | |
| 00:40 | Clemson | Terry Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 00:40 | Clemson | Terry Snyder misses the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| 00:40 | Ohio | Robert Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 52-66 |
| 00:33 | Ohio | Randy Brown clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-66 |
| 00:31 | Clemson | Brian Primmer grabs the defensive rebound | 52-66 |
| 00:08 | Clemson | David Kallas is by himself and knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Brian Primmer | 52-68 |
| 00:02 | Ohio | Kenneth Henthorn is whistled for traveling | 52-68 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Felix Ramos (PG) Brian Primmer | |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Felix Ramos runs out the clock | 52-68 |