| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Brent Watkins (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Herbert Crumpton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Matthews (fresh) PF - Stephen Rentz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Eddie Rutledge (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Daniel Reinhard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hoyt Gardner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Mike Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Leger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | William Matthews inbounds the ball | 26-38 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Auburn | The jump hook by Eddie Rutledge is blocked by Dennis Leger | 26-38 |
| 19:41 | Auburn | William Matthews tips it home | 28-38 |
| 19:27 | Clemson | Hoyt Gardner's pass is intercepted by William Matthews | 28-38 |
| 19:09 | Auburn | Stephen Rentz misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-38 |
| 19:07 | Clemson | Dennis Leger grabs the board | 28-38 |
| 19:01 | Clemson | William Shaw clanks a shot from close range | 28-38 |
| 18:59 | Auburn | Stephen Rentz gets the rebound | 28-38 |
| 18:43 | Auburn | Eddie Rutledge scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Herbert Crumpton and the foul's on Dennis Leger - foul #2 on Dennis Leger, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Gallego (SF) William Matthews | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 18:43 | Auburn | Eddie Rutledge makes the free throw | 31-38 |
| 18:30 | Clemson | Mike Simmons misses the shot from close range | 31-38 |
| 18:28 | Auburn | Eddie Rutledge gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 18:14 | Auburn | Eddie Rutledge misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 31-38 |
| 18:13 | Clemson | Hoyt Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 17:58 | Clemson | Eddie Rutledge steps in front of the Dennis Leger pass | 31-38 |
| 17:40 | Auburn | Hoyt Gardner picks off the pass by Brent Watkins | 31-38 |
| 17:35 | Clemson | Hoyt Gardner blows the layup | 31-38 |
| 17:33 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Eddie Rutledge | 31-38 |
| 17:29 | Auburn | Brent Watkins hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Herbert Crumpton | 34-38 |
| 17:14 | Clemson | William Shaw clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Stephen Rentz - foul #2 on Stephen Rentz, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Matthews (SF), Kenneth Marshall (PF) James Gallego, Stephen Rentz | |
| Subs | Clemson | Clayton Marshall (PF) Mike Simmons | |
| 17:14 | Clemson | William Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 17:14 | Clemson | William Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 16:56 | Auburn | Herbert Crumpton scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Brent Watkins | 37-40 |
| 16:43 | Clemson | Kenneth Marshall blocks the short jumper by Hoyt Gardner | 37-40 |
| 16:42 | Auburn | Eddie Rutledge snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 16:21 | Auburn | Herbert Crumpton is hacked by William Shaw - foul #1 on William Shaw, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Auburn | Charles Poythress (PG), Lowell Willis (SG), Stephen Rentz (PF) Brent Watkins, Herbert Crumpton, Kenneth Marshall | |
| Subs | Clemson | Quincy Thompson (PG), Robert Peres (SG), Gordon Robinson (PF), Micheal Brooks (C) William Shaw, Daniel Reinhard, Hoyt Gardner, Dennis Leger | |
| 16:05 | Auburn | Eddie Rutledge scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from William Matthews | 39-40 |
| 15:40 | Clemson | Charles Poythress takes the ball from Robert Peres | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Charles Poythress (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lowell Willis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stephen Rentz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Eddie Rutledge (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Quincy Thompson (fresh) SG - Robert Peres (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clayton Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gordon Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Micheal Brooks (fresh) | |
| 15:15 | Auburn | Eddie Rutledge hits a driving attempt from the right block | 41-40 |
| 15:00 | Clemson | Clayton Marshall scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 41-42 |
| 14:43 | Auburn | Micheal Brooks is called for the reach on Charles Poythress - foul #1 on Micheal Brooks, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Auburn | Brent Watkins (PG), Herbert Crumpton (SG), Donald Howie (SF), Kenneth Marshall (PF) Charles Poythress, Lowell Willis, William Matthews, Stephen Rentz | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Shaw (PG), Daniel Reinhard (SG), Hoyt Gardner (SF), Mike Simmons (PF), Chas William (C) Quincy Thompson, Robert Peres, Clayton Marshall, Gordon Robinson, Micheal Brooks | |
| 14:26 | Auburn | Donald Howie can't throw it down but he's hacked by Mike Simmons - foul #2 on Mike Simmons, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Auburn | Stephen Rentz (PF) Eddie Rutledge | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 14:26 | Auburn | Donald Howie misses the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 14:26 | Auburn | Donald Howie makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 14:13 | Clemson | William Shaw comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-42 |
| 14:12 | Auburn | Stephen Rentz snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 14:02 | Auburn | Herbert Crumpton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 14:01 | Auburn | Stephen Rentz tips it in | 44-42 |
| 13:38 | Clemson | Hoyt Gardner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 13:36 | Clemson | Daniel Reinhard gets the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 13:23 | Clemson | Daniel Reinhard clanks a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Stephen Rentz - foul #3 on Stephen Rentz, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Auburn | Eddie Rutledge (C) Stephen Rentz | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 13:23 | Clemson | Daniel Reinhard makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 13:23 | Clemson | Daniel Reinhard makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 13:00 | Auburn | Donald Howie misses the dunk | 44-44 |
| 12:58 | Auburn | Kenneth Marshall tips it but misses | 44-44 |
| 12:56 | Clemson | Chas William gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 12:50 | Clemson | Mike Simmons lays it up and in on a great pass from Daniel Reinhard and the foul's on Brent Watkins - foul #1 on Brent Watkins, team foul #3 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | Stephen Rentz (PF) Kenneth Marshall | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 12:50 | Clemson | Mike Simmons makes the free throw | 44-47 |
| 12:26 | Auburn | Herbert Crumpton drills a 3 from straight away set up by Eddie Rutledge | 47-47 |
| 12:10 | Clemson | Mike Simmons can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 47-47 |
| 12:08 | Auburn | Stephen Rentz grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 12:04 | Auburn | Herbert Crumpton clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-47 |
| 12:02 | Auburn | Eddie Rutledge tips it home | 49-47 |
| 11:46 | Clemson | Mike Simmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Marshall (PF) Stephen Rentz | |
| Subs | Clemson | Clayton Marshall (SF), Gordon Robinson (PF), Dennis Leger (C) Hoyt Gardner, Mike Simmons, Chas William | |
| 11:36 | Auburn | Herbert Crumpton connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Howie | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Brent Watkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Crumpton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Howie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Marshall (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Eddie Rutledge (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Shaw (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Daniel Reinhard (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clayton Marshall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gordon Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Leger (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Clemson | Daniel Reinhard misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 52-47 |
| 11:21 | Auburn | Eddie Rutledge pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 11:06 | Auburn | Herbert Crumpton drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Brent Watkins | 55-47 |
| 10:42 | Clemson | Gordon Robinson misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 55-47 |
| 10:41 | Auburn | Kenneth Marshall grabs the board | 55-47 |
| 10:23 | Auburn | Herbert Crumpton drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-47 |
| 09:58 | Clemson | Clayton Marshall comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-47 |
| 09:56 | Auburn | Kenneth Marshall grabs the board | 58-47 |
| 09:42 | Auburn | Donald Howie hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 60-47 |
| 09:38 | Clemson | Clayton Marshall double dribbles | 60-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Charles Poythress (PG), Lowell Willis (SG), Stephen Rentz (PF) Brent Watkins, Herbert Crumpton, Kenneth Marshall | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Peres (PG), Hoyt Gardner (SF), Mike Simmons (PF), Chas William (C) William Shaw, Daniel Reinhard, Gordon Robinson, Dennis Leger | |
| 09:27 | Auburn | Eddie Rutledge connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Donald Howie and he's hacked by Clayton Marshall - foul #1 on Clayton Marshall, team foul #5 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Quincy Thompson (PG) Clayton Marshall | |
| 09:27 | Auburn | Eddie Rutledge makes the free throw | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:20 | Clemson | Robert Peres hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-47 |
| 09:18 | Auburn | Eddie Rutledge grabs the defensive rebound | 63-47 |
| 09:01 | Auburn | Eddie Rutledge's pass is intercepted by Robert Peres | 63-47 |
| 08:46 | Clemson | Charles Poythress takes the ball from Robert Peres | 63-47 |
| 08:43 | Auburn | Donald Howie can't finish the layup | 63-47 |
| 08:41 | Clemson | Chas William pulls down the rebound | 63-47 |
| 08:32 | Clemson | Robert Peres is hacked by Lowell Willis - foul #2 on Lowell Willis, team foul #4 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Brent Watkins (PG), Herbert Crumpton (SG) Charles Poythress, Lowell Willis | |
| Subs | Clemson | Gordon Robinson (SG) Quincy Thompson | |
| 08:17 | Clemson | Mike Simmons is fouled on the floor by Stephen Rentz - foul #4 on Stephen Rentz, team foul #5 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Gallego (SF), Kenneth Marshall (C) Stephen Rentz, Eddie Rutledge | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Shaw (PG), Clayton Marshall (SG) Robert Peres, Gordon Robinson | |
| 08:08 | Clemson | William Shaw makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 63-50 |
| 07:51 | Auburn | Donald Howie's pass is intercepted by William Shaw | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:39 | Clemson | Donald Howie takes the ball from Mike Simmons | 63-50 |
| 07:26 | Auburn | Kenneth Marshall can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 63-50 |
| 07:25 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Mike Simmons | 63-50 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Brent Watkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herbert Crumpton (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Gallego (fresh) PF - Donald Howie (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Marshall (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Shaw (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Clayton Marshall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Hoyt Gardner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Mike Simmons (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Chas William (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Clemson | Mike Simmons can't finish the layup | 63-50 |
| 07:15 | Clemson | Hoyt Gardner grabs the offensive rebound | 63-50 |
| 07:05 | Clemson | Hoyt Gardner is fouled on the floor by James Gallego - foul #3 on James Gallego, team foul #6 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | Charles Poythress (PG), Lowell Willis (SG), Stephen Rentz (PF), Eddie Rutledge (C) Brent Watkins, Herbert Crumpton, James Gallego, Kenneth Marshall | |
| Subs | Clemson | Daniel Reinhard (SG) Mike Simmons | |
| 06:41 | Clemson | Clayton Marshall hits the finger roll set up by Daniel Reinhard | 63-52 |
| 06:24 | Auburn | Donald Howie misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 63-52 |
| 06:22 | Auburn | Donald Howie tips it but misses | 63-52 |
| 06:20 | Clemson | Clayton Marshall gets the rebound | 63-52 |
| 06:15 | Clemson | Lowell Willis steals the ball from Daniel Reinhard | 63-52 |
| 05:57 | Auburn | Clayton Marshall denies the turnaround by Eddie Rutledge | 63-52 |
| 05:56 | Clemson | The rebound goes to William Shaw | 63-52 |
| 05:30 | Clemson | Clayton Marshall misses the easy layup | 63-52 |
| 05:28 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Donald Howie | 63-52 |
| 05:22 | Auburn | Eddie Rutledge blows the layup | 63-52 |
| 05:21 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Chas William | 63-52 |
| 05:05 | Clemson | Hoyt Gardner misses the fadeaway from the left side | 63-52 |
| 05:04 | Auburn | Stephen Rentz grabs the board | 63-52 |
| 04:45 | Auburn | Eddie Rutledge misses the lay-in | 63-52 |
| 04:43 | Clemson | William Shaw grabs the board | 63-52 |
| 04:37 | Clemson | Clayton Marshall misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-52 |
| 04:36 | Clemson | Chas William tips it back up and in | 63-54 |
| 04:21 | Auburn | Donald Howie scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Lowell Willis | 65-54 |
| 04:10 | Clemson | William Shaw's 3 pointer is rejected by Donald Howie | 65-54 |
| 04:08 | Auburn | Stephen Rentz pulls down the rebound | 65-54 |
| 04:08 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | Brent Watkins (PG), Herbert Crumpton (SG), Kenneth Marshall (C) Charles Poythress, Lowell Willis, Eddie Rutledge | |
| Subs | Clemson | Gordon Robinson (SF), Mike Simmons (PF), Dennis Leger (C) Hoyt Gardner, Clayton Marshall, Chas William | |
| 03:57 | Auburn | Donald Howie comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dennis Leger - foul #3 on Dennis Leger, team foul #6 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Matthews (SF) Stephen Rentz | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 03:57 | Auburn | Donald Howie makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 03:57 | Auburn | Donald Howie makes the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:46 | Clemson | Dennis Leger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | Stephen Rentz (PF) William Matthews | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Auburn | Kenneth Marshall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Dennis Leger - foul #4 on Dennis Leger, team foul #7 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Gallego (SF) Stephen Rentz | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Peres (PG) William Shaw | |
| 03:27 | Auburn | Kenneth Marshall misses the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 03:27 | Auburn | Kenneth Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| 03:24 | Clemson | Herbert Crumpton takes the ball from Robert Peres in the backcourt | 68-54 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Brent Watkins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herbert Crumpton (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Gallego (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Donald Howie (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Marshall (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Robert Peres (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Reinhard (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gordon Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mike Simmons (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Leger (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:11 | Auburn | Donald Howie can't finish the layup | 68-54 |
| 03:10 | Auburn | Kenneth Marshall pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-54 |
| 02:51 | Auburn | Brent Watkins misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 68-54 |
| 02:50 | Clemson | Dennis Leger snags the defensive board | 68-54 |
| 02:43 | Clemson | Daniel Reinhard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | Charles Poythress (PG), Lowell Willis (SG), David West (C) Brent Watkins, Herbert Crumpton, Kenneth Marshall | |
| Subs | Clemson | Quincy Thompson (PG), Micheal Brooks (PF) Daniel Reinhard, Mike Simmons | |
| 02:20 | Auburn | Donald Howie misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 68-54 |
| 02:18 | Auburn | James Gallego snags the offensive board | 68-54 |
| 02:07 | Auburn | Charles Poythress buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Lowell Willis | 70-54 |
| 01:50 | Clemson | Lowell Willis steals it from Robert Peres | 70-54 |
| 01:33 | Auburn | Donald Howie clanks a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Dennis Leger - foul #5 on Dennis Leger, team foul #8 | 70-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Marshall (PF) James Gallego | |
| Subs | Clemson | Clayton Marshall (SF) Dennis Leger | |
| 01:33 | Auburn | Donald Howie makes the 1st free throw | 71-54 |
| 01:33 | Auburn | Donald Howie makes the 2nd free throw | 72-54 |
| 01:15 | Clemson | David West is called for the reach on Gordon Robinson - foul #1 on David West, team foul #7 | 72-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Gallego (SF) Donald Howie | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 01:15 | Clemson | Gordon Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 72-55 |
| 01:15 | Clemson | Gordon Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-56 |
| 00:56 | Auburn | Kenneth Marshall misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Gordon Robinson - foul #2 on Gordon Robinson, team foul #9 | 72-56 |
| 00:56 | Auburn | Kenneth Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 73-56 |
| 00:56 | Auburn | Kenneth Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 74-56 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Clemson | Robert Peres blows the layup | 74-56 |
| 00:49 | Auburn | Kenneth Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 74-56 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Auburn | Kenneth Marshall misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 74-56 |
| 00:27 | Auburn | David West tips it home | 76-56 |
| 00:20 | Clemson | Kenneth Marshall swats the layup by Micheal Brooks | 76-56 |
| 00:18 | Auburn | Kenneth Marshall pulls down the rebound | 76-56 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Charles Poythress runs out the clock | 76-56 |