| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Roberto Giordano (fresh) SG - Millard Riley (fresh) SF - Donald Magee (fresh) PF - Everett Barone (fresh) C - Charles Gibson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Gerald McMahill (fresh) SG - Freddie Cadle (fresh) SF - Paul Wells (fresh) PF - Don Casillas (fresh) C - Daniel Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Daniel Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Southern Cal | Don Casillas's fadeaway is rejected by Everett Barone | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Clemson | Charles Gibson grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Clemson | Roberto Giordano misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Southern Cal | Gerald McMahill grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Southern Cal | Freddie Cadle buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Daniel Johnson | 0-3 |
| 18:36 | Clemson | Millard Riley hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Roberto Giordano | 2-3 |
| 18:17 | Southern Cal | Daniel Johnson misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:15 | Clemson | Everett Barone pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:09 | Clemson | Everett Barone knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Roberto Giordano | 4-3 |
| 17:47 | Southern Cal | Daniel Johnson knocks in the jumper from the right side | 4-5 |
| 17:30 | Clemson | Charles Gibson misses the easy layup | 4-5 |
| 17:28 | Southern Cal | Gerald McMahill gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:24 | Southern Cal | Everett Barone steps in front of the Gerald McMahill pass | 4-5 |
| 17:17 | Clemson | Charles Gibson scores on a floater from the baseline | 6-5 |
| 16:55 | Southern Cal | Freddie Cadle hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Wells | 6-7 |
| 16:31 | Clemson | Donald Magee hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-7 |
| 16:29 | Southern Cal | Freddie Cadle grabs the board | 6-7 |
| 16:00 | Southern Cal | Paul Wells's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-7 |
| Subs | Clemson | Eugene Blackwood (PG), Robert Browning (SF), William Griffin (PF) Roberto Giordano, Donald Magee, Everett Barone | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Arthur Pham (PG), Richard Dubois (SG), Raymond Cone (SF), Leroy Anderson (PF), Thomas Files (C) Gerald McMahill, Freddie Cadle, Paul Wells, Don Casillas, Daniel Johnson | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Eugene Blackwood (fresh) SG - Millard Riley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Browning (fresh) PF - William Griffin (fresh) C - Charles Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Arthur Pham (fresh) SG - Richard Dubois (fresh) SF - Raymond Cone (fresh) PF - Leroy Anderson (fresh) C - Thomas Files (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Clemson | Millard Riley knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Robert Browning | 9-7 |
| 15:22 | Southern Cal | Arthur Pham is called for traveling | 9-7 |
| Subs | Clemson | Fredrick Compton (SG), Alberto Lorenzo (C) Millard Riley, Charles Gibson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 15:03 | Clemson | Robert Browning misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 15:02 | Southern Cal | Raymond Cone gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:41 | Southern Cal | Richard Dubois hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-7 |
| 14:39 | Southern Cal | Thomas Files tips it home | 9-9 |
| 14:23 | Clemson | Robert Browning drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Eugene Blackwood | 12-9 |
| 14:02 | Southern Cal | Arthur Pham misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 12-9 |
| 14:01 | Clemson | Alberto Lorenzo gets the rebound | 12-9 |
| 13:57 | Clemson | Eugene Blackwood is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Pham - foul #1 on Arthur Pham, team foul #1 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Clemson | Roberto Giordano (PG), Millard Riley (SG), Donald Magee (SF), Everett Barone (PF), Charles Gibson (C) Eugene Blackwood, Fredrick Compton, Robert Browning, William Griffin, Alberto Lorenzo | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gerald McMahill (PG), Freddie Cadle (SG), Paul Wells (SF), Don Casillas (PF), Daniel Johnson (C) Arthur Pham, Richard Dubois, Raymond Cone, Leroy Anderson, Thomas Files | |
| 13:43 | Clemson | Millard Riley drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Roberto Giordano | 15-9 |
| 13:14 | Southern Cal | Gerald McMahill knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Wells | 15-11 |
| 12:52 | Clemson | Millard Riley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-11 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Arthur Pham (PG), Richard Dubois (SG), Raymond Cone (SF), Leroy Anderson (PF), Thomas Files (C) Gerald McMahill, Freddie Cadle, Paul Wells, Don Casillas, Daniel Johnson | |
| 12:26 | Southern Cal | Arthur Pham's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Gibson | 15-11 |
| 12:25 | Southern Cal | Leroy Anderson misses the tip | 15-11 |
| 12:23 | Clemson | Charles Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 12:05 | Clemson | Charles Gibson misses the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Thomas Files - foul #1 on Thomas Files, team foul #2 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Clemson | William Griffin (PF) Everett Barone | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gerald McMahill (PG), Freddie Cadle (SG), Paul Wells (SF), Don Casillas (PF), Daniel Johnson (C) Arthur Pham, Richard Dubois, Raymond Cone, Leroy Anderson, Thomas Files | |
| 12:05 | Clemson | Charles Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 12:05 | Clemson | Charles Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 11:38 | Southern Cal | Paul Wells buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Gerald McMahill | 17-13 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Roberto Giordano (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Millard Riley (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Donald Magee (fresh) PF - William Griffin (fresh) C - Charles Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Gerald McMahill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Freddie Cadle (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Wells (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Don Casillas (fresh) C - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:24 | Clemson | Roberto Giordano misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 17-13 |
| 11:22 | Clemson | Charles Gibson tips it but misses | 17-13 |
| 11:20 | Clemson | William Griffin gets the offensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 11:10 | Clemson | Roberto Giordano misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 17-13 |
| 11:08 | Southern Cal | Daniel Johnson snags the defensive board | 17-13 |
| 10:39 | Southern Cal | A charge is called on Freddie Cadle - foul #1 on Freddie Cadle, team foul #3 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Clemson | Eugene Blackwood (PG), Robert Browning (SG), Alberto Lorenzo (SF), Everett Barone (PF) Roberto Giordano, Millard Riley, Donald Magee, Charles Gibson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Arthur Pham (PG), Nicholas Fasano (SG), Raymond Cone (SF), Leroy Anderson (PF), Thomas Files (C) Gerald McMahill, Freddie Cadle, Paul Wells, Don Casillas, Daniel Johnson | |
| 10:24 | Clemson | Alberto Lorenzo buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Browning | 19-13 |
| 10:03 | Southern Cal | Arthur Pham misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Eugene Blackwood - foul #1 on Eugene Blackwood, team foul #1 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Freddie Cadle (SG), Paul Wells (SF), Don Casillas (PF), Daniel Johnson (C) Nicholas Fasano, Raymond Cone, Leroy Anderson, Thomas Files | |
| 10:03 | Southern Cal | Arthur Pham misses the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 10:03 | Southern Cal | Arthur Pham misses the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| 10:03 | Southern Cal | Don Casillas grabs the offensive rebound | 19-13 |
| 09:40 | Southern Cal | Paul Wells comes up short on the runner in the lane | 19-13 |
| 09:39 | Clemson | Alberto Lorenzo pulls down the rebound | 19-13 |
| 09:13 | Clemson | Robert Browning is fouled on the floor by Freddie Cadle - foul #2 on Freddie Cadle, team foul #4 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Clemson | Roberto Giordano (PG), Millard Riley (SG), Charles Gibson (C) Eugene Blackwood, Alberto Lorenzo, William Griffin | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gerald McMahill (PG), Richard Dubois (SG), Raymond Cone (SF), Thomas Files (C) Arthur Pham, Freddie Cadle, Paul Wells, Daniel Johnson | |
| 08:55 | Clemson | Roberto Giordano is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Roberto Giordano, team foul #2 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Clemson | Donald Magee (SF), Alberto Lorenzo (PF) Robert Browning, Everett Barone | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Paul Wells (SF), Daniel Johnson (C) Raymond Cone, Thomas Files | |
| 08:27 | Southern Cal | Don Casillas knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Gerald McMahill | 19-15 |
| 08:08 | Clemson | Charles Gibson clanks a 3 from straight away | 19-15 |
| 08:06 | Southern Cal | Richard Dubois grabs the board | 19-15 |
| 07:37 | Southern Cal | Don Casillas misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-15 |
| 07:35 | Southern Cal | Daniel Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 19-15 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Roberto Giordano (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Millard Riley (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Donald Magee (fresh) PF - Alberto Lorenzo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Gerald McMahill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Dubois (fresh) SF - Paul Wells (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Don Casillas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Southern Cal | Don Casillas buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-18 |
| 07:05 | Clemson | Alberto Lorenzo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-18 |
| Subs | Clemson | Everett Barone (PF), William Griffin (C) Alberto Lorenzo, Charles Gibson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Arthur Pham (PG), Nicholas Fasano (SG), Raymond Cone (SF), Leroy Anderson (PF), Thomas Files (C) Gerald McMahill, Richard Dubois, Paul Wells, Don Casillas, Daniel Johnson | |
| 06:44 | Southern Cal | Leroy Anderson misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 19-18 |
| 06:43 | Clemson | Millard Riley pulls down the rebound | 19-18 |
| 06:33 | Clemson | Millard Riley can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Raymond Cone - foul #1 on Raymond Cone, team foul #5 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Clemson | Eugene Blackwood (PG), Robert Browning (SF) Roberto Giordano, Donald Magee | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gerald McMahill (PG) Arthur Pham | |
| 06:33 | Clemson | Millard Riley makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 06:33 | Clemson | Millard Riley misses the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 06:33 | Southern Cal | Thomas Files grabs the defensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 06:18 | Southern Cal | Gerald McMahill lays it up and in | 20-20 |
| 06:14 | Clemson | Eugene Blackwood is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald McMahill - foul #1 on Gerald McMahill, team foul #6 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Clemson | Fredrick Compton (SG) Millard Riley | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Don Casillas (PF) Leroy Anderson | |
| 06:03 | Clemson | William Griffin can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 20-20 |
| 06:02 | Southern Cal | Thomas Files gets the rebound | 20-20 |
| 05:43 | Southern Cal | Nicholas Fasano clanks a floater from the left side | 20-20 |
| 05:41 | Southern Cal | Don Casillas tips it in | 20-22 |
| 05:21 | Clemson | Raymond Cone denies the turnaround by William Griffin | 20-22 |
| 05:20 | Clemson | William Griffin misses the tip | 20-22 |
| 05:19 | Clemson | Fredrick Compton grabs the offensive board | 20-22 |
| 05:11 | Clemson | Nicholas Fasano picks off the pass by Robert Browning | 20-22 |
| 05:07 | Southern Cal | Nicholas Fasano lays it up and in | 20-24 |
| 04:45 | Clemson | William Griffin knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 22-24 |
| 04:19 | Southern Cal | Nicholas Fasano hits the finger roll | 22-26 |
| 03:56 | Clemson | Robert Browning comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 22-26 |
| 03:55 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Don Casillas | 22-26 |
| 03:47 | Southern Cal | Fredrick Compton steals it from Gerald McMahill | 22-26 |
| 03:34 | Clemson | Fredrick Compton scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Eugene Blackwood | 24-26 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Eugene Blackwood (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Fredrick Compton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Browning (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Everett Barone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Gerald McMahill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Fasano (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Raymond Cone (fairly fresh) PF - Don Casillas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Files (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Southern Cal | Gerald McMahill comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Eugene Blackwood - foul #2 on Eugene Blackwood, team foul #3 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Clemson | Roberto Giordano (PG), Millard Riley (SG), Donald Magee (SF), Alberto Lorenzo (PF), Charles Gibson (C) Eugene Blackwood, Fredrick Compton, Robert Browning, Everett Barone, William Griffin | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Freddie Cadle (SG), Paul Wells (SF), Leroy Anderson (PF), Daniel Johnson (C) Nicholas Fasano, Raymond Cone, Don Casillas, Thomas Files | |
| 03:07 | Southern Cal | Gerald McMahill makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 03:07 | Southern Cal | Gerald McMahill makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 03:05 | Clemson | Gerald McMahill picks off the pass by Roberto Giordano in the backcourt | 24-28 |
| 02:46 | Southern Cal | Gerald McMahill hits a driving attempt in the paint | 24-30 |
| 02:25 | Clemson | Charles Gibson is fouled on the floor by Freddie Cadle - foul #3 on Freddie Cadle, team foul #7 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Arthur Pham (PG), Richard Dubois (SG) Gerald McMahill, Freddie Cadle | |
| 02:25 | Clemson | Charles Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 02:25 | Clemson | Charles Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 02:02 | Southern Cal | Paul Wells makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Richard Dubois | 26-32 |
| 01:47 | Clemson | Millard Riley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-32 |
| 01:46 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Millard Riley | 26-32 |
| 01:28 | Clemson | Charles Gibson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-32 |
| 01:26 | Southern Cal | Richard Dubois snags the defensive board | 26-32 |
| 01:02 | Southern Cal | Charles Gibson is called for the reach on Paul Wells - foul #1 on Charles Gibson, team foul #4 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Clemson | William Griffin (PF) Alberto Lorenzo | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Nicholas Fasano (SG), Don Casillas (PF) Richard Dubois, Leroy Anderson | |
| 00:46 | Southern Cal | Arthur Pham hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 26-32 |
| 00:44 | Southern Cal | Arthur Pham grabs the offensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 00:30 | Southern Cal | Paul Wells misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 26-32 |
| 00:28 | Clemson | William Griffin gets the rebound | 26-32 |
| 00:03 | Clemson | Charles Gibson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-32 |
| 00:02 | Clemson | William Griffin hits the follow up shot | 28-32 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Arthur Pham misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 28-32 |