| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Higuera (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Davis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Carter Collins (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ismael Bratt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Gamble (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Edward Nardone (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric Dey (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Kevin Noyes inbounds the ball | 38-20 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Houston | Robert Higuera is fouled on the floor by James Gamble - foul #2 on James Gamble, team foul #1 | 38-20 |
| 19:16 | Houston | Kevin Noyes hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Gordon Ward | 41-20 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:02 | Clemson | Edward Nardone is fouled on the floor by Kevin Noyes - foul #2 on Kevin Noyes, team foul #1 | 41-20 |
| 18:55 | Clemson | Ismael Bratt misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-20 |
| 18:54 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kevin Noyes | 41-20 |
| 18:38 | Houston | John Davis misses badly on a shot from the right side | 41-20 |
| 18:36 | Clemson | Edward Nardone grabs the board | 41-20 |
| 18:20 | Clemson | Edward Nardone is hacked by Kevin Noyes - foul #3 on Kevin Noyes, team foul #2 | 41-20 |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Meade (PF) Kevin Noyes | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 18:07 | Clemson | Robert Jackson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-20 |
| 18:06 | Houston | John Davis gets the rebound | 41-20 |
| 17:56 | Houston | Donald Meade is fouled on the floor by James Gamble - foul #3 on James Gamble, team foul #2 | 41-20 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jeffrey Schauer (SG) James Gamble | |
| 17:44 | Houston | Gordon Ward misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Jackson - foul #1 on Robert Jackson, team foul #3 | 41-20 |
| 17:44 | Houston | Gordon Ward makes the 1st free throw | 42-20 |
| 17:44 | Houston | Gordon Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 43-20 |
| 17:29 | Clemson | Gordon Ward is called for the reach on Ismael Bratt - foul #1 on Gordon Ward, team foul #3 | 43-20 |
| Subs | Houston | Darryl Christmas (SF) John Davis | |
| Subs | Clemson | Geoffrey Kasper (C) Eric Dey | |
| 17:17 | Clemson | Jeffrey Schauer comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-20 |
| 17:16 | Clemson | Edward Nardone pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-20 |
| 17:07 | Clemson | Ismael Bratt buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-22 |
| 16:48 | Houston | Gordon Ward makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Higuera | 45-22 |
| 16:35 | Clemson | Robert Jackson buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Schauer | 45-24 |
| 16:18 | Houston | Robert Higuera is hacked by Jeffrey Schauer - foul #1 on Jeffrey Schauer, team foul #4 | 45-24 |
| Subs | Houston | John Davis (SF) Darryl Christmas | |
| Subs | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt (PG), Gary Webster (PF), Eric Dey (C) Ismael Bratt, Edward Nardone, Robert Jackson | |
| 16:08 | Houston | Carter Collins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-24 |
| 16:06 | Clemson | Gary Webster snags the defensive board | 45-24 |
| 15:48 | Clemson | Eric Dey blows the layup | 45-24 |
| 15:46 | Clemson | Eric Dey tips it in | 45-26 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Higuera (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Davis (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Donald Meade (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Carter Collins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Scott Eckhardt (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Schauer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Geoffrey Kasper (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Webster (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Dey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Houston | Robert Higuera is called for traveling | 45-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (SF) Donald Meade | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Gamble (SG), Edward Nardone (SF) Jeffrey Schauer, Gary Webster | |
| 15:11 | Clemson | Geoffrey Kasper loses the dribble to Gordon Ward | 45-26 |
| 15:07 | Houston | Gordon Ward lays it up and in | 47-26 |
| 14:50 | Clemson | Geoffrey Kasper buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Edward Nardone | 47-28 |
| 14:21 | Houston | Gordon Ward knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Carter Collins | 49-28 |
| 14:04 | Clemson | Edward Nardone clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-28 |
| 14:02 | Clemson | Eric Dey gets the offensive rebound | 49-28 |
| 13:51 | Clemson | James Gamble misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 49-28 |
| 13:50 | Houston | Gordon Ward grabs the board | 49-28 |
| 13:25 | Houston | John Davis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-28 |
| 13:24 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Gordon Ward | 49-28 |
| 13:11 | Houston | John Davis misses the lay-in | 49-28 |
| 13:10 | Clemson | Edward Nardone grabs the defensive rebound | 49-28 |
| 12:52 | Clemson | Eric Dey scores on a driving attempt in the paint set up by Scott Eckhardt | 49-30 |
| 12:36 | Houston | Robert Higuera double dribbles | 49-30 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (SG), Donald Meade (PF), Jack Dawson (C) Robert Higuera, John Davis, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ismael Bratt (PG), Jeffrey Schauer (SG), Hoyt Roy (SF), Robert Jackson (PF), Gary Webster (C) Scott Eckhardt, James Gamble, Edward Nardone, Geoffrey Kasper, Eric Dey | |
| 12:12 | Clemson | Hoyt Roy lays it in | 49-32 |
| 11:49 | Houston | Gordon Ward misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Jackson - foul #2 on Robert Jackson, team foul #5 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Darryl Christmas (SF) Kevin Noyes | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 11:49 | Houston | Gordon Ward makes the 1st free throw | 50-32 |
| 11:49 | Houston | Gordon Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 50-32 |
| 11:49 | Clemson | Gary Webster grabs the board | 50-32 |
| 11:37 | Clemson | Jeffrey Schauer hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Lawrence Turcotte - foul #1 on Lawrence Turcotte, team foul #4 | 50-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Samuel Bier (SG) Gordon Ward | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 11:37 | Clemson | Jeffrey Schauer makes the 1st free throw | 50-33 |
| 11:37 | Clemson | Jeffrey Schauer misses the 2nd free throw | 50-33 |
| 11:37 | Houston | Donald Meade snags the defensive board | 50-33 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Lawrence Turcotte (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Samuel Bier (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darryl Christmas (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Meade (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jack Dawson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ismael Bratt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Schauer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Hoyt Roy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gary Webster (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Houston | Darryl Christmas drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lawrence Turcotte | 52-33 |
| 11:11 | Clemson | Jeffrey Schauer is fouled on the floor by Jack Dawson - foul #1 on Jack Dawson, team foul #5 | 52-33 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Gamble (SG), Edward Nardone (SF) Jeffrey Schauer, Hoyt Roy | |
| 10:55 | Clemson | Ismael Bratt hits a turnaround near the basket | 52-35 |
| 10:30 | Houston | Darryl Christmas is fouled on the floor by Ismael Bratt - foul #2 on Ismael Bratt, team foul #6 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG), Kevin Noyes (SF), Carter Collins (C) Samuel Bier, Darryl Christmas, Jack Dawson | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 10:10 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-35 |
| 10:09 | Houston | Carter Collins grabs the offensive rebound | 52-35 |
| 09:49 | Houston | Kevin Noyes knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-35 |
| 09:37 | Clemson | James Gamble connects on the floater in the paint | 55-37 |
| 09:11 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Gordon Ward and he's fouled by James Gamble - foul #4 on James Gamble, team foul #7 | 57-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Higuera (SG), John Davis (PF) Gordon Ward, Donald Meade | |
| Subs | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt (PG), Jeffrey Schauer (SG), Geoffrey Kasper (PF), Eric Dey (C) Ismael Bratt, James Gamble, Robert Jackson, Gary Webster | |
| 09:11 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte misses the free throw | 57-37 |
| 09:11 | Clemson | Eric Dey gets the rebound | 57-37 |
| 09:04 | Clemson | Geoffrey Kasper misses the jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Davis - foul #3 on John Davis, team foul #6 | 57-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Samuel Bier (PG) Lawrence Turcotte | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 09:04 | Clemson | Geoffrey Kasper makes the 1st free throw | 57-38 |
| 09:04 | Clemson | Geoffrey Kasper makes the 2nd free throw | 57-39 |
| 08:43 | Houston | Kevin Noyes clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-39 |
| 08:42 | Clemson | Jeffrey Schauer grabs the board | 57-39 |
| 08:29 | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-39 |
| 08:28 | Clemson | Geoffrey Kasper gets the offensive rebound | 57-39 |
| 08:07 | Clemson | Eric Dey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG), Darryl Christmas (SF), Donald Meade (C) Samuel Bier, Kevin Noyes, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | Clemson | Hoyt Roy (PF) Edward Nardone | |
| 07:40 | Houston | Gordon Ward misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-39 |
| 07:38 | Houston | Darryl Christmas snags the offensive board | 57-39 |
| 07:26 | Houston | Darryl Christmas is hacked by Geoffrey Kasper - foul #1 on Geoffrey Kasper, team foul #8 | 57-39 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ismael Bratt (PG), James Gamble (SG), Robert Jackson (PF) Scott Eckhardt, Hoyt Roy, Eric Dey | |
| 07:26 | Houston | Darryl Christmas misses the 1st free throw | 57-39 |
| 07:26 | Clemson | Robert Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-39 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Higuera (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darryl Christmas (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Davis (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Meade (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ismael Bratt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Gamble (fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. SF - Jeffrey Schauer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Geoffrey Kasper (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Clemson | Robert Jackson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Robert Jackson, team foul #9 | 57-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (SF) Darryl Christmas | |
| Subs | Clemson | Gary Webster (C) Jeffrey Schauer | |
| 06:50 | Houston | Donald Meade can't throw it down | 57-39 |
| 06:49 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Gary Webster | 57-39 |
| 06:43 | Clemson | Gary Webster misses the easy layup | 57-39 |
| 06:42 | Clemson | Gary Webster pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-39 |
| 06:27 | Clemson | James Gamble hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-39 |
| 06:25 | Clemson | Gary Webster tips it in | 57-41 |
| 06:11 | Houston | Kevin Noyes buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Gordon Ward | 60-41 |
| 06:08 | Clemson | Ismael Bratt is fouled in the backcourt by Gordon Ward - foul #2 on Gordon Ward, team foul #7 | 60-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (SG), Carter Collins (C) Robert Higuera, John Davis | |
| Subs | Clemson | Edward Nardone (SF) Geoffrey Kasper | |
| 06:08 | Clemson | Ismael Bratt makes the 1st free throw | 60-42 |
| 06:08 | Clemson | Ismael Bratt makes the 2nd free throw | 60-43 |
| 05:39 | Houston | Kevin Noyes clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-43 |
| 05:37 | Houston | Donald Meade grabs the offensive board | 60-43 |
| 05:21 | Houston | Edward Nardone takes the ball from Carter Collins | 60-43 |
| 05:07 | Clemson | The short jumper by Robert Jackson is denied by Carter Collins | 60-43 |
| 05:05 | Houston | Donald Meade gets the rebound | 60-43 |
| 04:41 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte makes the jumper from the left side set up by Gordon Ward | 62-43 |
| 04:26 | Clemson | James Gamble buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Edward Nardone | 62-46 |
| 04:05 | Houston | Gordon Ward misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Ismael Bratt - foul #3 on Ismael Bratt, team foul #10 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Darryl Christmas (SF), Salvador Garcia (PF), Jack Dawson (C) Kevin Noyes, Donald Meade, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt (PG), Scott Darbonne (SG), Jeffrey Schauer (SF), Geoffrey Kasper (PF), Hoyt Roy (C) Ismael Bratt, James Gamble, Edward Nardone, Robert Jackson, Gary Webster | |
| 04:05 | Houston | Gordon Ward makes the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 04:05 | Houston | Gordon Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 64-46 |
| 03:47 | Clemson | Salvador Garcia is called for the reach on Geoffrey Kasper - foul #1 on Salvador Garcia, team foul #8 | 64-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Samuel Bier (SG) Gordon Ward | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 03:47 | Clemson | Geoffrey Kasper misses the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 03:47 | Houston | Jack Dawson grabs the board | 64-46 |
| 03:24 | Houston | Samuel Bier buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Turcotte | 67-46 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Lawrence Turcotte (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Samuel Bier (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darryl Christmas (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Salvador Garcia (fresh) C - Jack Dawson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Scott Eckhardt (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Darbonne (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Schauer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Geoffrey Kasper (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Hoyt Roy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Clemson | Scott Darbonne can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 67-46 |
| 03:11 | Houston | Samuel Bier gets the rebound | 67-46 |
| 02:42 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte loses the dribble to Hoyt Roy | 67-46 |
| 02:24 | Clemson | Hoyt Roy misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-46 |
| 02:22 | Clemson | Geoffrey Kasper grabs the offensive rebound | 67-46 |
| 02:10 | Clemson | Scott Darbonne hits a shot from the left side set up by Scott Eckhardt | 67-48 |
| 01:45 | Houston | Samuel Bier hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lawrence Turcotte | 69-48 |
| 01:31 | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-51 |
| 01:02 | Houston | Samuel Bier loses the ball out of bounds | 69-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Meade (PF) Salvador Garcia | |
| Subs | Clemson | Gary Webster (PF) Scott Darbonne | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Clemson | Jeffrey Schauer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-51 |
| 00:52 | Clemson | Gary Webster misses the tip | 69-51 |
| 00:50 | Houston | Samuel Bier pulls down the rebound | 69-51 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Houston | Samuel Bier misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 69-51 |
| 00:28 | Clemson | Geoffrey Kasper grabs the defensive rebound | 69-51 |
| 00:22 | Clemson | Hoyt Roy misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jack Dawson - foul #2 on Jack Dawson, team foul #9 | 69-51 |
| 00:22 | Clemson | Hoyt Roy makes the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 00:22 | Clemson | Hoyt Roy misses the 2nd free throw | 69-52 |
| 00:22 | Houston | Donald Meade gets the rebound | 69-52 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte runs out the clock | 69-52 |