| Lineup | Southern | PG - Ronald Zurawik (fresh) SG - Gregory Smith (fresh) SF - Samuel Douglas (fresh) PF - Matthew Hook (fresh) C - Roger Cage (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Robert Sykes (fresh) SG - Kermit Godwin (fresh) SF - Harley Stewart (fresh) PF - Robert Gates (fresh) C - Justin Ellis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern | Roger Cage wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Southern | Robert Gates is called for the reach on Samuel Douglas - foul #1 on Robert Gates, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Southern | Samuel Douglas splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Justin Ellis - foul #1 on Justin Ellis, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Southern | Samuel Douglas misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Southern | Samuel Douglas misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Justin Ellis | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Clemson | Robert Gates hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Robert Sykes | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | Southern | Matthew Hook is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Ronald Zurawik | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | Clemson | Robert Gates drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Kermit Godwin | 2-4 |
| 18:03 | Southern | Gregory Smith buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Ronald Zurawik | 4-4 |
| 17:58 | Clemson | Robert Sykes double dribbles in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Hunt (PG), Landon Brown (SG), Henry Delarosa (SF), Wayne Looney (PF), Jessie Pompa (C) Robert Sykes, Kermit Godwin, Harley Stewart, Robert Gates, Justin Ellis | |
| 17:42 | Southern | Gregory Smith evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the right side | 4-4 |
| 17:40 | Clemson | Wayne Looney pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:24 | Clemson | Landon Brown connects on the turnaround in the lane | 4-6 |
| 17:08 | Southern | Matthew Hook knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Gregory Smith and he's fouled by Wayne Looney - foul #1 on Wayne Looney, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| 17:08 | Southern | Matthew Hook misses the free throw | 6-6 |
| 17:08 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Wayne Looney | 6-6 |
| 16:49 | Clemson | John Hunt misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-6 |
| 16:48 | Southern | Roger Cage grabs the defensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:28 | Southern | Gregory Smith hits a 3 from the left corner | 9-6 |
| 16:12 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Roger Cage - foul #1 on Roger Cage, team foul #1 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Southern | Norman Ranger (PG) Ronald Zurawik | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Sykes (PG), Kermit Godwin (SG), Harley Stewart (SF), Robert Gates (PF) John Hunt, Landon Brown, Henry Delarosa, Wayne Looney | |
| 16:12 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 16:12 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 15:43 | Southern | Robert Gates swats the layup by Samuel Douglas | 9-8 |
| 15:41 | Southern | Samuel Douglas grabs the offensive board | 9-8 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Norman Ranger (fresh) SG - Gregory Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Douglas (fairly fresh) PF - Matthew Hook (fresh) 4 pts. C - Roger Cage (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Robert Sykes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kermit Godwin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harley Stewart (fresh) PF - Robert Gates (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jessie Pompa (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Southern | Samuel Douglas travels with the ball | 9-8 |
| Subs | Southern | Jarrod Sherman (SG), James Grange (SF), Bruce Carpenter (C) Gregory Smith, Samuel Douglas, Roger Cage | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Hunt (PG), Landon Brown (SG), Wayne Looney (PF), Justin Ellis (C) Robert Sykes, Kermit Godwin, Robert Gates, Jessie Pompa | |
| 15:04 | Clemson | Landon Brown knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Hunt | 9-11 |
| 14:41 | Southern | James Grange comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Harley Stewart - foul #1 on Harley Stewart, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Southern | Ronald Zurawik (PG) Matthew Hook | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Sykes (PG), Kermit Godwin (SG), Henry Delarosa (SF), Robert Gates (PF) John Hunt, Landon Brown, Harley Stewart, Wayne Looney | |
| 14:41 | Southern | James Grange misses the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:41 | Southern | James Grange misses the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:41 | Clemson | Robert Gates snags the defensive board | 9-11 |
| 14:13 | Clemson | Kermit Godwin misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-11 |
| 14:12 | Clemson | Robert Gates tips it in | 9-13 |
| 13:55 | Southern | Ronald Zurawik throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-13 |
| Subs | Southern | Gregory Smith (SG), Samuel Douglas (SF), Roger Cage (C) Norman Ranger, Jarrod Sherman, James Grange | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Hunt (PG), Landon Brown (SG), Harley Stewart (SF), Wayne Looney (PF), Jessie Pompa (C) Robert Sykes, Kermit Godwin, Henry Delarosa, Robert Gates, Justin Ellis | |
| 13:30 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by John Hunt and he's hacked by Roger Cage - foul #2 on Roger Cage, team foul #2 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Southern | Matthew Hook (PF) Roger Cage | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Sykes (PG), Kermit Godwin (SG), Robert Gates (PF) John Hunt, Landon Brown, Wayne Looney | |
| 13:30 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa makes the free throw | 9-16 |
| 13:11 | Southern | Ronald Zurawik can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-16 |
| 13:09 | Clemson | Harley Stewart gets the rebound | 9-16 |
| 12:40 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Jessie Pompa, team foul #5 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Southern | James Grange (C) Bruce Carpenter | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Hunt (PG), Landon Brown (SG), Wayne Looney (PF), Justin Ellis (C) Robert Sykes, Kermit Godwin, Robert Gates, Jessie Pompa | |
| 12:21 | Southern | Gregory Smith hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 9-16 |
| 12:20 | Clemson | Harley Stewart snags the defensive board | 9-16 |
| 12:15 | Clemson | Matthew Hook swats the layup by Justin Ellis | 9-16 |
| 12:13 | Southern | James Grange gets the rebound | 9-16 |
| 12:07 | Southern | Gregory Smith loses the dribble to John Hunt | 9-16 |
| 11:49 | Clemson | Matthew Hook steps in front of the Landon Brown pass | 9-16 |
| 11:45 | Southern | Ronald Zurawik clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 9-16 |
| 11:43 | Clemson | Justin Ellis gets the rebound | 9-16 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Ronald Zurawik (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gregory Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Douglas (fresh) PF - Matthew Hook (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Grange (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Hunt (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Landon Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Harley Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wayne Looney (fresh) 2 reb. C - Justin Ellis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Clemson | Ronald Zurawik is called for the reach on John Hunt - foul #1 on Ronald Zurawik, team foul #3 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Southern | Norman Ranger (PG), Jarrod Sherman (SG), Bruce Carpenter (C) Ronald Zurawik, Gregory Smith, James Grange | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Sykes (PG), Kermit Godwin (SG), Henry Delarosa (SF), Robert Gates (PF), Jessie Pompa (C) John Hunt, Landon Brown, Harley Stewart, Wayne Looney, Justin Ellis | |
| 11:07 | Clemson | Robert Gates can't finish the layup | 9-16 |
| 11:05 | Southern | The rebound goes to Bruce Carpenter | 9-16 |
| 10:46 | Southern | Bruce Carpenter misses the 3 from the right wing | 9-16 |
| 10:45 | Southern | Norman Ranger tips it in | 11-16 |
| 10:28 | Clemson | Kermit Godwin is fouled on the floor by Jarrod Sherman - foul #1 on Jarrod Sherman, team foul #4 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Southern | James Grange (SF), Franklin Smith (C) Samuel Douglas, Matthew Hook | |
| Subs | Clemson | Harley Stewart (SF), Wayne Looney (PF), Justin Ellis (C) Henry Delarosa, Robert Gates, Jessie Pompa | |
| 10:00 | Clemson | Robert Sykes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 11-16 |
| 09:58 | Clemson | Kermit Godwin snags the offensive board | 11-16 |
| 09:40 | Clemson | Harley Stewart scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Sykes | 11-18 |
| 09:15 | Southern | James Grange clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 11-18 |
| 09:14 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Wayne Looney | 11-18 |
| 08:52 | Clemson | Justin Ellis misses the easy layup | 11-18 |
| 08:50 | Southern | Bruce Carpenter pulls down the rebound | 11-18 |
| 08:44 | Southern | Jarrod Sherman evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-18 |
| 08:18 | Clemson | Kermit Godwin is fouled on the floor by Jarrod Sherman - foul #2 on Jarrod Sherman, team foul #5 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Southern | Ronald Zurawik (PG), Gregory Smith (SG), Samuel Douglas (SF), Matthew Hook (PF) Norman Ranger, Jarrod Sherman, Bruce Carpenter, Franklin Smith | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Hunt (PG), Landon Brown (SG), Henry Delarosa (SF), Robert Gates (PF), Jessie Pompa (C) Robert Sykes, Kermit Godwin, Harley Stewart, Wayne Looney, Justin Ellis | |
| 07:53 | Clemson | John Hunt misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 14-18 |
| 07:51 | Clemson | Henry Delarosa hits the follow up shot | 14-20 |
| 07:42 | Southern | Ronald Zurawik misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-20 |
| 07:40 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa snags the defensive board | 14-20 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Ronald Zurawik (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gregory Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Douglas (fresh) PF - Matthew Hook (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Grange (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Hunt (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Landon Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Henry Delarosa (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Gates (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jessie Pompa (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Clemson | Robert Gates is called for traveling | 14-20 |
| Subs | Southern | Bruce Carpenter (C) James Grange | |
| Subs | Clemson | Harley Stewart (SF) Henry Delarosa | |
| 07:04 | Southern | Samuel Douglas is fouled on the floor by Jessie Pompa - foul #2 on Jessie Pompa, team foul #6 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Southern | Franklin Smith (C) Bruce Carpenter | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Sykes (PG), Kermit Godwin (SG), Henry Delarosa (SF), Justin Ellis (C) John Hunt, Landon Brown, Harley Stewart, Jessie Pompa | |
| 06:52 | Southern | Robert Sykes steps in front of the Matthew Hook pass | 14-20 |
| 06:49 | Clemson | Robert Sykes can't finish the layup | 14-20 |
| 06:47 | Southern | Samuel Douglas grabs the defensive rebound | 14-20 |
| 06:30 | Southern | Franklin Smith connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Ronald Zurawik | 16-20 |
| 06:03 | Clemson | Henry Delarosa misses the runner in the paint | 16-20 |
| 06:02 | Southern | Gregory Smith grabs the board | 16-20 |
| 05:55 | Southern | Samuel Douglas shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Henry Delarosa - foul #1 on Henry Delarosa, team foul #7 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Southern | James Grange (C) Franklin Smith | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Hunt (PG), Landon Brown (SG), Harley Stewart (SF), Jessie Pompa (C) Robert Sykes, Kermit Godwin, Henry Delarosa, Justin Ellis | |
| 05:55 | Southern | Samuel Douglas misses the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 05:55 | Southern | Samuel Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 05:28 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa clanks a jumper from close range | 17-20 |
| 05:26 | Southern | The rebound goes to James Grange | 17-20 |
| 05:19 | Southern | Gregory Smith works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 17-20 |
| 05:18 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Jessie Pompa | 17-20 |
| 04:59 | Clemson | Landon Brown is fouled on the floor by Gregory Smith - foul #1 on Gregory Smith, team foul #6 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Southern | Norman Ranger (PG), William Bivens (SG), Bruce Carpenter (C) Ronald Zurawik, Gregory Smith, James Grange | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Sykes (PG), Kermit Godwin (SG), Wayne Looney (PF) John Hunt, Landon Brown, Robert Gates | |
| 04:37 | Clemson | Kermit Godwin makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Harley Stewart | 17-23 |
| 04:19 | Southern | William Bivens connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 19-23 |
| 03:52 | Clemson | Kermit Godwin misses long on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Samuel Douglas - foul #1 on Samuel Douglas, team foul #7 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Southern | Gregory Smith (SG), Jarrod Sherman (SF), Roger Cage (C) William Bivens, Samuel Douglas, Matthew Hook | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Hunt (PG), Robert Gates (PF), Justin Ellis (C) Robert Sykes, Wayne Looney, Jessie Pompa | |
| 03:52 | Clemson | Kermit Godwin makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 03:52 | Clemson | Kermit Godwin misses the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 03:52 | Southern | Bruce Carpenter pulls down the rebound | 19-24 |
| 03:45 | Southern | Norman Ranger hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 19-24 |
| 03:43 | Clemson | Harley Stewart pulls down the rebound | 19-24 |
| 03:41 | Clemson | Norman Ranger picks off the pass by John Hunt in the backcourt | 19-24 |
| 03:40 | Southern | Norman Ranger hits the finger roll | 21-24 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Norman Ranger (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gregory Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jarrod Sherman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bruce Carpenter (fresh) 3 reb. C - Roger Cage (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Hunt (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kermit Godwin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harley Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Gates (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Justin Ellis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Clemson | Robert Gates misses short on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Bruce Carpenter - foul #1 on Bruce Carpenter, team foul #8 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Southern | Ronald Zurawik (PG) Norman Ranger | |
| Subs | Clemson | Landon Brown (SG), Henry Delarosa (SF) Kermit Godwin, Harley Stewart | |
| 03:24 | Clemson | Robert Gates makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 03:24 | Clemson | Robert Gates makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 02:58 | Southern | Jarrod Sherman makes the contested jump hook in the lane | 23-26 |
| 02:32 | Clemson | Justin Ellis loses the dribble to Bruce Carpenter | 23-26 |
| 02:20 | Southern | Robert Gates steals the ball from Roger Cage | 23-26 |
| 01:54 | Clemson | John Hunt is hacked by Ronald Zurawik - foul #2 on Ronald Zurawik, team foul #9 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Southern | Samuel Douglas (SF), Matthew Hook (PF) Jarrod Sherman, Bruce Carpenter | |
| Subs | Clemson | Kermit Godwin (SG), Harley Stewart (SF), Wayne Looney (PF), Jessie Pompa (C) Landon Brown, Henry Delarosa, Robert Gates, Justin Ellis | |
| 01:54 | Clemson | John Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 01:54 | Southern | The rebound goes to Roger Cage | 23-26 |
| 01:25 | Southern | Matthew Hook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-26 |
| Subs | Southern | Jarrod Sherman (SG) Gregory Smith | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Sykes (PG) John Hunt | |
| 00:58 | Clemson | Kermit Godwin connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Wayne Looney | 23-28 |
| 00:42 | Southern | Roger Cage is called for traveling | 23-28 |
| Subs | Southern | Norman Ranger (PG), James Grange (C) Ronald Zurawik, Roger Cage | |
| Subs | Clemson | Landon Brown (SG), Justin Ellis (C) Kermit Godwin, Jessie Pompa | |
| 00:13 | Clemson | Wayne Looney comes up short on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Matthew Hook - foul #1 on Matthew Hook, team foul #10 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Southern | Gregory Smith (SG), Bruce Carpenter (C) Jarrod Sherman, James Grange | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jessie Pompa (C) Justin Ellis | |
| 00:13 | Clemson | Wayne Looney makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 00:13 | Clemson | Wayne Looney makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 00:03 | Southern | The pull-up jumper by Bruce Carpenter is blocked by Jessie Pompa | 23-30 |
| 00:01 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Wayne Looney | 23-30 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Wayne Looney clanks a fullcourt shot | 23-30 |