| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Robert Sykes (fresh) SG - Landon Brown (fresh) SF - Harley Stewart (fresh) PF - Robert Gates (fresh) C - Jessie Pompa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Andrew Barth (fresh) SG - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) SF - Gail Dixon (fresh) PF - Jack Gentry (fresh) C - Ulysses Harmon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Sacred Heart | Ulysses Harmon wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| 19:42 | Sacred Heart | Jack Gentry loses the dribble to Harley Stewart | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Clemson | Harley Stewart lays it up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Sacred Heart | Ulysses Harmon hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Dikembe Akinyooye | 2-2 |
| 19:18 | Clemson | Robert Sykes comes up short on the shot from the right side | 2-2 |
| 19:17 | Sacred Heart | Dikembe Akinyooye grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 19:01 | Sacred Heart | Andrew Barth loses the dribble to Robert Gates | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Clemson | Robert Sykes is fouled on the floor by Jack Gentry - foul #1 on Jack Gentry, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | Clemson | Harley Stewart misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 2-2 |
| 18:14 | Sacred Heart | Dikembe Akinyooye snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:02 | Sacred Heart | Gail Dixon makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Akinyooye | 2-5 |
| 17:40 | Clemson | Robert Gates buries a turnaround in the paint | 4-5 |
| 17:30 | Sacred Heart | Andrew Barth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-5 |
| 17:29 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:01 | Clemson | Robert Sykes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-5 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Britton (PG), John Hunt (SG), Wayne Looney (PF), Randy Ray (C) Robert Sykes, Landon Brown, Robert Gates, Jessie Pompa | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Ryan Robinson (SG), John Bueno (SF), Michael Shackelford (PF), Dewayne Rae (C) Dikembe Akinyooye, Gail Dixon, Jack Gentry, Ulysses Harmon | |
| 16:54 | Sacred Heart | Dewayne Rae hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Randy Ray - foul #1 on Randy Ray, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Clemson | Landon Brown (SF) Harley Stewart | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Dikembe Akinyooye (SG) Andrew Barth | |
| 16:54 | Sacred Heart | Dewayne Rae makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:54 | Sacred Heart | Dewayne Rae makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:38 | Clemson | John Hunt hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 6-7 |
| 16:24 | Sacred Heart | Michael Shackelford hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 6-7 |
| 16:23 | Sacred Heart | Dikembe Akinyooye misses the tip | 6-7 |
| 16:22 | Sacred Heart | Dewayne Rae tips it home | 6-9 |
| 16:00 | Clemson | Landon Brown scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Randy Ray | 9-9 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Britton (fresh) SG - John Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Landon Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wayne Looney (fresh) C - Randy Ray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Ryan Robinson (fresh) SG - Dikembe Akinyooye (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Bueno (fresh) PF - Michael Shackelford (fresh) C - Dewayne Rae (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Sacred Heart | Dewayne Rae connects on the open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ryan Robinson out of the doubleteam | 9-11 |
| 15:16 | Clemson | Ryan Robinson takes the ball from Paul Britton | 9-11 |
| 15:10 | Sacred Heart | Dikembe Akinyooye hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-11 |
| 15:08 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Randy Ray | 9-11 |
| 14:45 | Clemson | John Hunt is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 11-11 |
| 14:39 | Sacred Heart | Michael Shackelford hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Dikembe Akinyooye | 11-14 |
| 14:15 | Clemson | John Hunt misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dewayne Rae - foul #1 on Dewayne Rae, team foul #2 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Sykes (PG), Harley Stewart (SF), Robert Gates (PF), Jessie Pompa (C) Paul Britton, Landon Brown, Wayne Looney, Randy Ray | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Andrew Barth (PG), Gail Dixon (SF), Jack Gentry (PF), Ulysses Harmon (C) Dikembe Akinyooye, John Bueno, Michael Shackelford, Dewayne Rae | |
| 14:15 | Clemson | John Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 14:15 | Clemson | John Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 13:52 | Sacred Heart | Gail Dixon is fouled on the floor by Harley Stewart - foul #1 on Harley Stewart, team foul #2 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Britton (PG), Wayne Looney (PF), Randy Ray (C) Robert Sykes, Robert Gates, Jessie Pompa | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | John Bueno (SF), Michael Shackelford (PF), Dewayne Rae (C) Andrew Barth, Jack Gentry, Ulysses Harmon | |
| 13:33 | Sacred Heart | Gail Dixon works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Dewayne Rae | 12-17 |
| 13:04 | Clemson | Harley Stewart is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Hunt | 14-17 |
| 12:51 | Sacred Heart | Gail Dixon splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-17 |
| 12:50 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Harley Stewart | 14-17 |
| 12:33 | Clemson | Wayne Looney scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Paul Britton | 17-17 |
| 12:14 | Sacred Heart | Michael Shackelford makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Gail Dixon | 17-20 |
| 11:45 | Clemson | Dewayne Rae is called for the reach on John Hunt - foul #2 on Dewayne Rae, team foul #3 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Sykes (PG), Robert Gates (PF), Jessie Pompa (C) Paul Britton, Wayne Looney, Randy Ray | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Andrew Barth (PG), Jack Gentry (PF), Ulysses Harmon (C) Gail Dixon, Ryan Robinson, Dewayne Rae | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Robert Sykes (fresh) SG - John Hunt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harley Stewart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Gates (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jessie Pompa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Andrew Barth (fresh) SG - Michael Shackelford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Bueno (fairly fresh) PF - Jack Gentry (fresh) C - Ulysses Harmon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Clemson | John Hunt hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 17-20 |
| 11:27 | Sacred Heart | Jack Gentry gets the rebound | 17-20 |
| 11:05 | Sacred Heart | Michael Shackelford is fouled on the floor by John Hunt - foul #1 on John Hunt, team foul #3 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Clemson | Landon Brown (SF) Harley Stewart | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Ryan Robinson (SG), Gail Dixon (SF) Michael Shackelford, John Bueno | |
| 10:52 | Sacred Heart | Gail Dixon evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 17-20 |
| 10:50 | Clemson | Robert Gates grabs the board | 17-20 |
| 10:23 | Sacred Heart | The refs have stopped play. Andrew Barth is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. His finger is completely bent. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 17-20 |
| Subs | Clemson | Harley Stewart (SF) John Hunt | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), John Bueno (SF) Andrew Barth, Gail Dixon | |
| 10:21 | Clemson | Robert Sykes makes the jumper from the free throw line | 19-20 |
| 10:02 | Sacred Heart | Landon Brown is called for the reach on Dikembe Akinyooye - foul #1 on Landon Brown, team foul #4 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Hunt (SG) Landon Brown | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Gail Dixon (PG) Ryan Robinson | |
| 09:57 | Sacred Heart | Dikembe Akinyooye is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-20 |
| 09:56 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa gets the rebound | 19-20 |
| 09:28 | Clemson | Harley Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-20 |
| Subs | Clemson | Landon Brown (SG) John Hunt | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Ryan Robinson (PG), Michael Shackelford (SG) Gail Dixon, Dikembe Akinyooye | |
| 09:08 | Sacred Heart | Ryan Robinson connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-23 |
| 08:40 | Clemson | Robert Sykes is fouled on the floor by Ryan Robinson - foul #1 on Ryan Robinson, team foul #4 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Britton (PG), John Hunt (SG), Wayne Looney (PF), Randy Ray (C) Robert Sykes, Harley Stewart, Robert Gates, Jessie Pompa | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Gail Dixon (PG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SF) Ryan Robinson, John Bueno | |
| 08:20 | Clemson | Gail Dixon is called for the reach on Paul Britton - foul #1 on Gail Dixon, team foul #5 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Clemson | Harley Stewart (SF) Landon Brown | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Ryan Robinson (PG) Michael Shackelford | |
| 08:04 | Clemson | John Hunt comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 19-23 |
| 08:03 | Sacred Heart | Jack Gentry pulls down the rebound | 19-23 |
| 07:49 | Sacred Heart | Ulysses Harmon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-23 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Sykes (PG), Landon Brown (SF), Robert Gates (PF), Jessie Pompa (C) Paul Britton, Harley Stewart, Wayne Looney, Randy Ray | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | John Bueno (SF), Michael Shackelford (PF) Ryan Robinson, Jack Gentry | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Robert Sykes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Hunt (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Landon Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Gates (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jessie Pompa (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Gail Dixon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Bueno (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Shackelford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Ulysses Harmon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:37 | Clemson | Landon Brown misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-23 |
| 07:35 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Gates | 19-23 |
| 07:11 | Clemson | John Hunt makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Sykes and he's hacked by Gail Dixon - foul #2 on Gail Dixon, team foul #6 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Britton (PG), Harley Stewart (SF), Wayne Looney (PF), Randy Ray (C) Robert Sykes, Landon Brown, Robert Gates, Jessie Pompa | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Ryan Robinson (PG), Jack Gentry (PF) Gail Dixon, Dikembe Akinyooye | |
| 07:11 | Clemson | John Hunt makes the free throw | 22-23 |
| 06:55 | Sacred Heart | Michael Shackelford loses the dribble to Randy Ray | 22-23 |
| 06:31 | Clemson | John Bueno is called for the reach on Harley Stewart - foul #1 on John Bueno, team foul #7 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Sykes (PG), Landon Brown (SG), Robert Gates (PF), Jessie Pompa (C) Paul Britton, John Hunt, Wayne Looney, Randy Ray | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Andrew Barth (PG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SG) Ryan Robinson, Michael Shackelford | |
| 06:31 | Clemson | Harley Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 06:31 | Clemson | Harley Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 06:31 | Sacred Heart | Jack Gentry pulls down the rebound | 23-23 |
| 06:07 | Sacred Heart | Jack Gentry is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 23-23 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Hunt (SG) Harley Stewart | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Ryan Robinson (SF), Michael Shackelford (PF) John Bueno, Ulysses Harmon | |
| 05:45 | Clemson | Robert Gates misses long on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Michael Shackelford - foul #1 on Michael Shackelford, team foul #8 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Britton (PG), Harley Stewart (SF), Randy Ray (C) Robert Sykes, John Hunt, Jessie Pompa | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | John Bueno (SF), Ulysses Harmon (C) Ryan Robinson, Jack Gentry | |
| 05:45 | Clemson | Robert Gates misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:45 | Clemson | Robert Gates misses the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:45 | Sacred Heart | Michael Shackelford pulls down the rebound | 23-23 |
| 05:30 | Sacred Heart | Andrew Barth knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Dikembe Akinyooye and he's fouled by Robert Gates - foul #1 on Robert Gates, team foul #5 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Sykes (PG), Wayne Looney (PF), Jessie Pompa (C) Paul Britton, Robert Gates, Randy Ray | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Ryan Robinson (SG), Jack Gentry (PF) Dikembe Akinyooye, Michael Shackelford | |
| 05:30 | Sacred Heart | Andrew Barth makes the free throw | 23-26 |
| 05:06 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa throws it down | 25-26 |
| 04:51 | Sacred Heart | Jack Gentry misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-26 |
| 04:49 | Sacred Heart | Ryan Robinson misses the tip | 25-26 |
| 04:47 | Clemson | Robert Sykes gets the rebound | 25-26 |
| 04:28 | Clemson | Ryan Robinson steals the ball from Jessie Pompa | 25-26 |
| 04:05 | Sacred Heart | John Bueno's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-26 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Britton (PG), John Hunt (SG), Robert Gates (PF), Randy Ray (C) Robert Sykes, Harley Stewart, Wayne Looney, Jessie Pompa | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), Michael Shackelford (PF) John Bueno, Jack Gentry | |
| 03:58 | Clemson | John Hunt scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Paul Britton | 27-26 |
| 03:36 | Sacred Heart | Andrew Barth can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-26 |
| 03:34 | Clemson | John Hunt gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Britton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Hunt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Landon Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Gates (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Randy Ray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Andrew Barth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Ryan Robinson (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Michael Shackelford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Ulysses Harmon (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 03:07 | Clemson | John Hunt double dribbles | 27-26 |
| Subs | Clemson | Harley Stewart (SF) Landon Brown | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Gail Dixon (SF), Dewayne Rae (C) Ryan Robinson, Ulysses Harmon | |
| 02:47 | Sacred Heart | Dikembe Akinyooye shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Andrew Barth | 27-29 |
| 02:22 | Clemson | Paul Britton can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Andrew Barth - foul #1 on Andrew Barth, team foul #9 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Clemson | Wayne Looney (PF), Jessie Pompa (C) Robert Gates, Randy Ray | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Jack Gentry (PF) Michael Shackelford | |
| 02:22 | Clemson | Paul Britton makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 02:22 | Clemson | Paul Britton makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 02:06 | Sacred Heart | Jack Gentry misses long on a 3 from straight away | 29-29 |
| 02:05 | Clemson | Wayne Looney snags the defensive board | 29-29 |
| 01:44 | Clemson | Harley Stewart misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 01:43 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa can't tip it in | 29-29 |
| 01:41 | Clemson | John Hunt tips it but misses | 29-29 |
| 01:40 | Sacred Heart | Jack Gentry snags the defensive board | 29-29 |
| 01:21 | Sacred Heart | Andrew Barth misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 01:20 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Jessie Pompa | 29-29 |
| 00:58 | Clemson | Wayne Looney hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-29 |
| 00:56 | Sacred Heart | The rebound goes to Dikembe Akinyooye | 29-29 |
| 00:39 | Sacred Heart | Gail Dixon evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 00:37 | Sacred Heart | Dikembe Akinyooye pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 00:26 | Sacred Heart | Gail Dixon is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #3 on Gail Dixon, team foul #10 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Sykes (PG), Landon Brown (SF), Robert Gates (PF), Randy Ray (C) Paul Britton, Harley Stewart, Wayne Looney, Jessie Pompa | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Ryan Robinson (SG), John Bueno (SF), Michael Shackelford (PF) Dikembe Akinyooye, Gail Dixon, Jack Gentry | |
| 00:03 | Clemson | John Hunt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 29-29 |
| 00:01 | Clemson | John Hunt hits the follow up shot | 31-29 |
| 00:00 | Sacred Heart | John Bueno hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 31-29 |