| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Claude Gatton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Primmer (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Herbert Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Augustine Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. C - Adrian Groce (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Kimbrell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Gene Mansfield (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Seth McTee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Black (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Huffman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Seth McTee inbounds the ball | 36-25 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | DePaul | Gene Mansfield is hacked by Augustine Esposito - foul #1 on Augustine Esposito, team foul #1 | 36-25 |
| 19:16 | DePaul | Adrian Groce swats the layup by Adam Black | 36-25 |
| 19:14 | DePaul | Robert Huffman gets the offensive rebound | 36-25 |
| 18:56 | DePaul | Adam Black banks in the layup and he's fouled by Herbert Allen - foul #2 on Herbert Allen, team foul #2 | 36-27 |
| 18:56 | DePaul | Adam Black makes the free throw | 36-28 |
| 18:36 | Clemson | Seth McTee steals it from Augustine Esposito | 36-28 |
| 18:33 | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell hits the finger roll set up by Seth McTee | 36-30 |
| 18:19 | Clemson | Claude Gatton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 18:17 | DePaul | Robert Huffman snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 17:49 | DePaul | Brian Primmer takes the ball from Gene Mansfield | 36-30 |
| 17:46 | Clemson | Herbert Allen lays it up and in on a nice dish by Brian Primmer | 38-30 |
| 17:25 | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell's pass is intercepted by Adrian Groce | 38-30 |
| 17:01 | Clemson | Augustine Esposito misses the jumper from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 17:00 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Adam Black | 38-30 |
| 16:40 | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell buries a jumper in the lane | 38-32 |
| 16:21 | Clemson | Claude Gatton hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-32 |
| 16:00 | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-32 |
| 15:58 | Clemson | Adrian Groce snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Claude Gatton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Primmer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Herbert Allen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Augustine Esposito (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Adrian Groce (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Kimbrell (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SG - Gene Mansfield (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Seth McTee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Adam Black (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Huffman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Clemson | Herbert Allen's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Huffman | 40-32 |
| 15:43 | DePaul | Gene Mansfield grabs the defensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 15:38 | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-32 |
| 15:36 | Clemson | Herbert Allen snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 15:19 | Clemson | Augustine Esposito clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-32 |
| 15:17 | Clemson | Claude Gatton tips it in | 42-32 |
| 15:07 | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell is fouled on the floor by Claude Gatton - foul #2 on Claude Gatton, team foul #3 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Clemson | Louis Kearney (PG), Dino Rizzo (SG), Aleksandar Stagowski (SF), Edward Reece (PF), Thomas Holder (C) Claude Gatton, Brian Primmer, Herbert Allen, Augustine Esposito, Adrian Groce | |
| Subs | DePaul | Reginald Nieves (PG), Gilbert Woodrow (SG), Andrew Riley (SF), Jason Myrick (PF), Marco Russo (C) Thomas Kimbrell, Gene Mansfield, Seth McTee, Adam Black, Robert Huffman | |
| 14:56 | DePaul | Andrew Riley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 42-32 |
| 14:55 | Clemson | Aleksandar Stagowski grabs the defensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 14:35 | Clemson | Dino Rizzo buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Aleksandar Stagowski | 44-32 |
| 14:13 | DePaul | Gilbert Woodrow hits a floater from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 13:58 | Clemson | Edward Reece hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Louis Kearney | 46-34 |
| 13:50 | DePaul | Gilbert Woodrow blows the layup | 46-34 |
| 13:49 | DePaul | Gilbert Woodrow gets the offensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 13:31 | DePaul | Andrew Riley scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Reginald Nieves and the foul's on Thomas Holder - foul #2 on Thomas Holder, team foul #4 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Clemson | Brian Primmer (SG), Augustine Esposito (PF), Adrian Groce (C) Louis Kearney, Edward Reece, Thomas Holder | |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell (PG) Reginald Nieves | |
| 13:31 | DePaul | Andrew Riley makes the free throw | 46-37 |
| 13:13 | Clemson | Adrian Groce slams it home | 48-37 |
| 13:04 | DePaul | Dino Rizzo steps in front of the Marco Russo pass | 48-37 |
| 12:42 | Clemson | Aleksandar Stagowski can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-37 |
| 12:40 | DePaul | Marco Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 12:16 | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 48-37 |
| 12:14 | Clemson | Augustine Esposito gets the rebound | 48-37 |
| 11:51 | Clemson | Andrew Riley picks off the pass by Brian Primmer | 48-37 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Dino Rizzo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Primmer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Aleksandar Stagowski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Augustine Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Adrian Groce (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Kimbrell (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SG - Gilbert Woodrow (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Riley (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jason Myrick (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Marco Russo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:48 | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-37 |
| Subs | Clemson | Claude Gatton (PG), Herbert Allen (SF) Dino Rizzo, Aleksandar Stagowski | |
| Subs | DePaul | Gene Mansfield (SG), Seth McTee (SF), Adam Black (PF), Robert Huffman (C) Gilbert Woodrow, Andrew Riley, Jason Myrick, Marco Russo | |
| 11:34 | Clemson | Brian Primmer misses the floater from the right wing | 48-37 |
| 11:32 | DePaul | Robert Huffman grabs the board | 48-37 |
| 11:11 | DePaul | Seth McTee is whistled for traveling | 48-37 |
| Subs | Clemson | Edward Reece (PF), Thomas Holder (C) Augustine Esposito, Adrian Groce | |
| Subs | DePaul | Reginald Nieves (PG) Thomas Kimbrell | |
| 11:00 | Clemson | Brian Primmer knocks in the shot from the right wing | 50-37 |
| 10:50 | DePaul | Reginald Nieves can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-37 |
| 10:49 | Clemson | Herbert Allen gets the rebound | 50-37 |
| 10:29 | Clemson | Edward Reece can't connect on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Adam Black - foul #1 on Adam Black, team foul #1 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Clemson | Dino Rizzo (SG) Brian Primmer | |
| Subs | DePaul | Mark Weesner (SG) Gene Mansfield | |
| 10:29 | Clemson | Edward Reece makes the 1st free throw | 51-37 |
| 10:29 | Clemson | Edward Reece misses the 2nd free throw | 51-37 |
| 10:29 | DePaul | Adam Black snags the defensive board | 51-37 |
| 10:10 | DePaul | Dino Rizzo steals it from Seth McTee | 51-37 |
| 09:51 | Clemson | Thomas Holder misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-37 |
| 09:50 | DePaul | Adam Black grabs the defensive rebound | 51-37 |
| 09:45 | DePaul | Seth McTee hits the finger roll on a great pass from Reginald Nieves | 51-39 |
| 09:20 | Clemson | Dino Rizzo is hacked by Seth McTee - foul #1 on Seth McTee, team foul #2 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | Brian Primmer (SG), Aleksandar Stagowski (SF), Augustine Esposito (PF), Adrian Groce (C) Claude Gatton, Herbert Allen, Edward Reece, Thomas Holder | |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell (PG), Gene Mansfield (SG), Jason Myrick (C) Reginald Nieves, Mark Weesner, Robert Huffman | |
| 08:59 | Clemson | Aleksandar Stagowski misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-39 |
| 08:58 | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell pulls down the rebound | 51-39 |
| 08:36 | DePaul | Seth McTee can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Aleksandar Stagowski - foul #2 on Aleksandar Stagowski, team foul #5 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | Louis Kearney (PG) Dino Rizzo | |
| Subs | DePaul | Marco Russo (C) Adam Black | |
| 08:36 | DePaul | Seth McTee misses the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 08:36 | DePaul | Seth McTee makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 08:24 | Clemson | Marco Russo steals the ball from Brian Primmer | 51-40 |
| 08:00 | DePaul | Jason Myrick is whistled for traveling | 51-40 |
| Subs | Clemson | Claude Gatton (PG), Herbert Allen (SF) Louis Kearney, Aleksandar Stagowski | |
| Subs | DePaul | Gilbert Woodrow (SG), Andrew Riley (SF) Gene Mansfield, Seth McTee | |
| 07:51 | Clemson | Claude Gatton connects on the floater near the basket set up by Brian Primmer and he's hacked by Marco Russo - foul #2 on Marco Russo, team foul #3 | 53-40 |
| 07:51 | Clemson | Claude Gatton misses the free throw | 53-40 |
| 07:51 | DePaul | Gilbert Woodrow gets the rebound | 53-40 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Claude Gatton (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Primmer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Herbert Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - Augustine Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Adrian Groce (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Kimbrell (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SG - Gilbert Woodrow (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Riley (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jason Myrick (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marco Russo (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:45 | DePaul | Marco Russo comes up short on the shot from close range | 53-40 |
| 07:43 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Adrian Groce | 53-40 |
| 07:21 | Clemson | Claude Gatton misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-40 |
| 07:20 | Clemson | Herbert Allen snags the offensive board | 53-40 |
| 07:00 | Clemson | Brian Primmer comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 53-40 |
| 06:59 | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell gets the rebound | 53-40 |
| 06:42 | DePaul | Gilbert Woodrow hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Brian Primmer - foul #2 on Brian Primmer, team foul #6 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Clemson | Dino Rizzo (SG) Brian Primmer | |
| Subs | DePaul | Adam Black (PF), Robert Huffman (C) Jason Myrick, Marco Russo | |
| 06:42 | DePaul | Gilbert Woodrow misses the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 06:42 | DePaul | Gilbert Woodrow misses the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 06:42 | Clemson | Adrian Groce pulls down the rebound | 53-40 |
| 06:22 | Clemson | Adam Black blocks the short jumper by Augustine Esposito | 53-40 |
| 06:21 | DePaul | Adam Black gets the rebound | 53-40 |
| 06:01 | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Huffman | 53-43 |
| 05:34 | Clemson | Claude Gatton misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-43 |
| 05:33 | Clemson | Herbert Allen gets the offensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 05:12 | Clemson | Dino Rizzo misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 53-43 |
| 05:10 | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell grabs the board | 53-43 |
| 05:10 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-43 |
| Subs | Clemson | Brian Primmer (SG) Dino Rizzo | |
| Subs | DePaul | Gene Mansfield (SG), Seth McTee (SF) Gilbert Woodrow, Andrew Riley | |
| 04:57 | DePaul | Adam Black lays it in | 53-45 |
| 04:54 | Clemson | Claude Gatton loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-45 |
| Subs | Clemson | Aleksandar Stagowski (SF) Herbert Allen | |
| Subs | DePaul | Jason Myrick (C) Robert Huffman | |
| 04:32 | DePaul | Gene Mansfield misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 04:30 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Augustine Esposito | 53-45 |
| 04:13 | Clemson | Augustine Esposito misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-45 |
| 04:11 | Clemson | Adrian Groce hits the follow up shot | 55-45 |
| 03:50 | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 03:49 | DePaul | Adam Black tips it back up and in | 55-47 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Claude Gatton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Primmer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Aleksandar Stagowski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Augustine Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Adrian Groce (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Kimbrell (fresh) 18 pts. 2 stl. SG - Gene Mansfield (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Seth McTee (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Adam Black (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. C - Jason Myrick (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:26 | Clemson | Thomas Kimbrell takes the ball from Claude Gatton | 55-47 |
| 03:21 | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell can't finish the layup | 55-47 |
| 03:19 | DePaul | Adam Black snags the offensive board | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:06 | DePaul | Gene Mansfield drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Kimbrell | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:42 | Clemson | Adrian Groce clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-49 |
| 02:40 | DePaul | Adam Black gets the rebound | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:34 | DePaul | Jason Myrick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | Dino Rizzo (PG), Herbert Allen (SF), Edward Reece (PF), Thomas Holder (C) Claude Gatton, Aleksandar Stagowski, Augustine Esposito, Adrian Groce | |
| Subs | DePaul | Reginald Nieves (PG), Gilbert Woodrow (SG), Andrew Riley (SF), Robert Huffman (C) Thomas Kimbrell, Gene Mansfield, Seth McTee, Jason Myrick | |
| 02:32 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | Augustine Esposito (PF), Adrian Groce (C) Edward Reece, Thomas Holder | |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell (PG), Gene Mansfield (SG), Seth McTee (SF) Reginald Nieves, Gilbert Woodrow, Andrew Riley | |
| 02:16 | Clemson | Dino Rizzo clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-49 |
| 02:15 | DePaul | Adam Black grabs the defensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 01:51 | DePaul | Adrian Groce is called for the reach on Robert Huffman - foul #2 on Adrian Groce, team foul #7 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | Claude Gatton (PG) Dino Rizzo | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 01:51 | DePaul | Robert Huffman makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 01:51 | DePaul | Robert Huffman makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 01:44 | Clemson | Herbert Allen is hacked by Adam Black - foul #2 on Adam Black, team foul #4 | 55-51 |
| 01:31 | Clemson | Claude Gatton hits a 3 from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 01:21 | DePaul | Claude Gatton is called for the reach on Seth McTee - foul #3 on Claude Gatton, team foul #8 | 58-51 |
| 01:21 | DePaul | Seth McTee makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 01:21 | DePaul | Seth McTee makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 01:04 | Clemson | Brian Primmer's floater is tipped away by Robert Huffman | 58-53 |
| 01:02 | DePaul | Adam Black gets the rebound | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:52 | DePaul | Robert Huffman hits a jumper from the right block | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Clemson | Augustine Esposito lays it in and he's fouled by Adam Black - foul #3 on Adam Black, team foul #5 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Clemson | Aleksandar Stagowski (SF) Herbert Allen | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 00:25 | Clemson | Augustine Esposito makes the free throw | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-55 |
| 00:15 | Clemson | Augustine Esposito grabs the board | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Clemson | Augustine Esposito is fouled in the backcourt by Gene Mansfield - foul #3 on Gene Mansfield, team foul #6 | 61-55 |
| 00:13 | Clemson | Augustine Esposito is hacked by Seth McTee - foul #2 on Seth McTee, team foul #7 | 61-55 |
| 00:13 | Clemson | Augustine Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:13 | Clemson | Augustine Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:10 | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell is fouled in the backcourt by Claude Gatton - foul #4 on Claude Gatton, team foul #9 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Clemson | Herbert Allen (SF) Aleksandar Stagowski | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 00:10 | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:10 | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell misses the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:10 | Clemson | Adrian Groce pulls down the rebound | 63-56 |
| 00:08 | Clemson | Gene Mansfield is called for the reach on Adrian Groce in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gene Mansfield, team foul #8 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Clemson | Louis Kearney (PG) Claude Gatton | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 00:08 | Clemson | Adrian Groce makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:08 | Clemson | Adrian Groce makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:04 | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Huffman | 65-59 |
| 00:02 | Clemson | Augustine Esposito is fouled in the backcourt by Gene Mansfield - foul #5 on Gene Mansfield, team foul #9 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Clemson | Claude Gatton (PG), Aleksandar Stagowski (SF) Louis Kearney, Herbert Allen | |
| Subs | DePaul | Gilbert Woodrow (SG) Gene Mansfield | |
| 00:02 | Clemson | Augustine Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:02 | Clemson | Augustine Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Seth McTee comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 67-59 |