| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Douglas Hsieh (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Hiles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Goodman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Burnett (fresh) 2 reb. C - Willie Knaack (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Zhong Xiong (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Minton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Paul Simon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Leflore (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gerald Partin (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | John Goodman inbounds the ball | 33-60 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:49 | Western Illinois | Willie Knaack connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Douglas Hsieh | 36-60 |
| 19:37 | Clemson | Dennis Leflore scores on a floater from the right block | 36-62 |
| 19:24 | Western Illinois | John Goodman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-62 |
| 19:23 | Clemson | Gerald Partin snags the defensive board | 36-62 |
| 19:19 | Clemson | Zhong Xiong loses the dribble to Douglas Hsieh in the backcourt | 36-62 |
| 19:18 | Western Illinois | Lester Hiles lays it in on a nice dish by Douglas Hsieh | 38-62 |
| 19:03 | Clemson | Zhong Xiong clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-62 |
| 19:02 | Western Illinois | Walter Burnett gets the rebound | 38-62 |
| 18:49 | Western Illinois | Lester Hiles can't connect on a shot from the left side | 38-62 |
| 18:48 | Clemson | Dennis Leflore snags the defensive board | 38-62 |
| 18:43 | Clemson | Paul Simon scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Zhong Xiong | 38-65 |
| 18:28 | Western Illinois | Walter Burnett misses the easy open layup | 38-65 |
| 18:27 | Western Illinois | Walter Burnett pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-65 |
| 18:15 | Western Illinois | Lester Hiles misses the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Nicholas Minton - foul #2 on Nicholas Minton, team foul #1 | 38-65 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lance Flavin (PG), Carlos Crown (SF), Rory Tilley (PF), James Poche (C) Douglas Hsieh, John Goodman, Walter Burnett, Willie Knaack | |
| Subs | Clemson | Vincent York (PG), Colin Booth (SG), Robert Carlson (SF), Derek Smith (PF), Lawrence Smith (C) Zhong Xiong, Nicholas Minton, Paul Simon, Dennis Leflore, Gerald Partin | |
| 18:15 | Western Illinois | Lester Hiles misses the 1st free throw | 38-65 |
| 18:15 | Western Illinois | Lester Hiles misses the 2nd free throw | 38-65 |
| 18:15 | Clemson | Lawrence Smith snags the defensive board | 38-65 |
| 17:51 | Clemson | Lawrence Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-65 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Foster (SF) Lester Hiles | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 17:24 | Western Illinois | James Poche connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Lance Flavin | 40-65 |
| 17:06 | Clemson | Robert Carlson misses long on a shot in the lane | 40-65 |
| 17:04 | Western Illinois | Richard Foster pulls down the rebound | 40-65 |
| 16:55 | Western Illinois | Rory Tilley drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Carlos Crown and the foul's on Robert Carlson - foul #1 on Robert Carlson, team foul #2 | 42-65 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Douglas Hsieh (PG), Willie Knaack (C) Lance Flavin, Richard Foster | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Hall (SG), Paul Simon (SF), Dennis Leflore (PF), Charles Reynolds (C) Colin Booth, Robert Carlson, Derek Smith, Lawrence Smith | |
| 16:55 | Western Illinois | Rory Tilley misses the free throw | 42-65 |
| 16:55 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Dennis Leflore | 42-65 |
| 16:47 | Clemson | David Hall drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Paul Simon | 42-67 |
| 16:32 | Western Illinois | Willie Knaack comes up short on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Dennis Leflore - foul #2 on Dennis Leflore, team foul #3 | 42-67 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lester Hiles (SG), John Goodman (SF), Walter Burnett (PF) Carlos Crown, James Poche, Rory Tilley | |
| Subs | Clemson | Nicholas Minton (SG) Vincent York | |
| 16:32 | Western Illinois | Willie Knaack misses the 1st free throw | 42-67 |
| 16:32 | Western Illinois | Willie Knaack makes the 2nd free throw | 43-67 |
| 16:24 | Clemson | Charles Reynolds throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-67 |
| 16:07 | Western Illinois | Douglas Hsieh hits a wide open 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Goodman | 46-67 |
| 15:52 | Clemson | Dennis Leflore is whistled for traveling | 46-67 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Tom Arceneaux (PG), Richard Foster (SF) Douglas Hsieh, John Goodman | |
| Subs | Clemson | Zhong Xiong (PG), Gerald Partin (C) David Hall, Charles Reynolds | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Tom Arceneaux (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lester Hiles (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Foster (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Walter Burnett (fresh) 4 reb. C - Willie Knaack (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Zhong Xiong (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nicholas Minton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Paul Simon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Leflore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Partin (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:42 | Western Illinois | Willie Knaack misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 46-67 |
| 15:40 | Western Illinois | Walter Burnett gets the offensive rebound | 46-67 |
| 15:35 | Western Illinois | Walter Burnett is fouled on the floor by Dennis Leflore - foul #3 on Dennis Leflore, team foul #4 | 46-67 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Colin Booth (SG), Robert Carlson (SF) Nicholas Minton, Paul Simon | |
| 15:19 | Western Illinois | Tom Arceneaux makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-67 |
| 15:09 | Clemson | Zhong Xiong clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-67 |
| 15:08 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Walter Burnett | 48-67 |
| 15:03 | Western Illinois | Tom Arceneaux buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lester Hiles | 51-67 |
| 14:47 | Clemson | Robert Carlson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 51-67 |
| 14:45 | Clemson | Dennis Leflore hits the follow up shot | 51-69 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 14:41 | Western Illinois | Lester Hiles is open and buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Tom Arceneaux | 54-69 |
| 14:35 | Clemson | Robert Carlson can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 54-69 |
| 14:33 | Western Illinois | Willie Knaack pulls down the rebound | 54-69 |
| 14:14 | Western Illinois | Robert Carlson steals the ball from Lester Hiles | 54-69 |
| 14:03 | Clemson | Gerald Partin misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Willie Knaack - foul #3 on Willie Knaack, team foul #1 | 54-69 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Douglas Hsieh (PG), Carlos Crown (SG), John Goodman (SF), Rory Tilley (PF), James Poche (C) Tom Arceneaux, Lester Hiles, Richard Foster, Walter Burnett, Willie Knaack | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Hall (PG), Nicholas Minton (SG), Vincent York (SF), Derek Smith (C) Zhong Xiong, Colin Booth, Robert Carlson, Dennis Leflore | |
| 14:03 | Clemson | Gerald Partin misses the 1st free throw | 54-69 |
| 14:03 | Clemson | Gerald Partin makes the 2nd free throw | 54-70 |
| 13:56 | Western Illinois | Carlos Crown misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 54-70 |
| 13:54 | Clemson | David Hall snags the defensive board | 54-70 |
| 13:49 | Clemson | David Hall is fouled on the floor by Douglas Hsieh - foul #2 on Douglas Hsieh, team foul #2 | 54-70 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Lawrence Smith (C) Gerald Partin | |
| 13:40 | Clemson | Derek Smith misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Rory Tilley - foul #3 on Rory Tilley, team foul #3 | 54-70 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Simon (SF) David Hall | |
| 13:40 | Clemson | Derek Smith makes the 1st free throw | 54-71 |
| 13:40 | Clemson | Derek Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 54-72 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 13:27 | Western Illinois | Douglas Hsieh misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-72 |
| 13:25 | Western Illinois | Rory Tilley tips it in | 56-72 |
| 13:04 | Clemson | Derek Smith makes the shot from the right side | 56-74 |
| 12:45 | Western Illinois | James Poche hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Douglas Hsieh | 58-74 |
| 12:25 | Clemson | Paul Simon comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 58-74 |
| 12:24 | Western Illinois | James Poche gets the rebound | 58-74 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 12:18 | Western Illinois | James Poche misses the lay-in | 58-74 |
| 12:17 | Clemson | Derek Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 58-74 |
| 12:12 | Clemson | Vincent York misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-74 |
| 12:10 | Clemson | Lawrence Smith grabs the offensive board | 58-74 |
| 11:57 | Clemson | Rory Tilley steals the ball from Vincent York | 58-74 |
| 11:53 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Minton steps in front of the John Goodman pass in the backcourt | 58-74 |
| 11:35 | Clemson | Nicholas Minton knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Derek Smith | 58-77 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Douglas Hsieh (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carlos Crown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Goodman (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Rory Tilley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Poche (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Vincent York (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. SG - Nicholas Minton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Paul Simon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Derek Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 11:18 | Western Illinois | Douglas Hsieh misses the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Lawrence Smith - foul #3 on Lawrence Smith, team foul #5 | 58-77 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lester Hiles (SG), Richard Foster (SF), Walter Burnett (PF), Willie Knaack (C) Carlos Crown, John Goodman, Rory Tilley, James Poche | |
| Subs | Clemson | Colin Booth (PG), David Hall (SG), Robert Carlson (SF), Dennis Leflore (PF), Charles Reynolds (C) Vincent York, Nicholas Minton, Paul Simon, Derek Smith, Lawrence Smith | |
| 11:18 | Western Illinois | Douglas Hsieh makes the 1st free throw | 59-77 |
| 11:18 | Western Illinois | Douglas Hsieh makes the 2nd free throw | 60-77 |
| 11:10 | Clemson | Robert Carlson is called for a charge - foul #2 on Robert Carlson, team foul #6 | 60-77 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lance Flavin (PG) Douglas Hsieh | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 11:06 | Western Illinois | Lance Flavin is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 60-77 |
| 10:56 | Clemson | Robert Carlson comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Richard Foster - foul #2 on Richard Foster, team foul #4 | 60-77 |
| 10:56 | Clemson | Robert Carlson misses the 1st free throw | 60-77 |
| 10:56 | Clemson | Robert Carlson misses the 2nd free throw | 60-77 |
| 10:56 | Western Illinois | Willie Knaack grabs the defensive rebound | 60-77 |
| 10:52 | Western Illinois | Willie Knaack is hacked by Charles Reynolds in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Reynolds, team foul #7 | 60-77 |
| 10:52 | Western Illinois | Willie Knaack makes the 1st free throw | 61-77 |
| 10:52 | Western Illinois | Willie Knaack misses the 2nd free throw | 61-77 |
| 10:52 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Dennis Leflore | 61-77 |
| 10:38 | Clemson | Charles Reynolds hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 61-77 |
| 10:37 | Western Illinois | Richard Foster grabs the board | 61-77 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 10:22 | Western Illinois | Walter Burnett misses the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-77 |
| 10:21 | Western Illinois | Lance Flavin misses the tip | 61-77 |
| 10:19 | Clemson | Robert Carlson pulls down the rebound | 61-77 |
| 09:56 | Clemson | Lance Flavin is called for the reach on Charles Reynolds - foul #3 on Lance Flavin, team foul #5 | 61-77 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Tom Arceneaux (PG), John Goodman (SF) Lance Flavin, Richard Foster | |
| Subs | Clemson | Zhong Xiong (PG), Nicholas Minton (SG), Paul Simon (SF), Gerald Partin (C) Colin Booth, David Hall, Robert Carlson, Charles Reynolds | |
| 09:40 | Clemson | Nicholas Minton's pass is intercepted by Lester Hiles | 61-77 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 09:36 | Western Illinois | Tom Arceneaux loses the dribble to Nicholas Minton in the backcourt | 61-77 |
| 09:35 | Clemson | Nicholas Minton blows the layup | 61-77 |
| 09:33 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Walter Burnett | 61-77 |
| 09:15 | Western Illinois | Lester Hiles is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 61-77 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Douglas Hsieh (PG), Carlos Crown (SF) Lester Hiles, John Goodman | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 08:51 | Clemson | Paul Simon can't finish the layup | 61-77 |
| 08:49 | Western Illinois | Douglas Hsieh gets the rebound | 61-77 |
| 08:40 | Western Illinois | Walter Burnett is fouled on the floor by Dennis Leflore - foul #4 on Dennis Leflore, team foul #8 | 61-77 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Vincent York (SG), Derek Smith (C) Nicholas Minton, Dennis Leflore | |
| 08:40 | Western Illinois | Walter Burnett misses the 1st free throw | 61-77 |
| 08:40 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Derek Smith | 61-77 |
| 08:27 | Clemson | Vincent York misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Tom Arceneaux - foul #1 on Tom Arceneaux, team foul #6 | 61-77 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lance Flavin (SG), James Poche (SF) Tom Arceneaux, Carlos Crown | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 08:27 | Clemson | Vincent York misses the 1st free throw | 61-77 |
| 08:27 | Clemson | Vincent York makes the 2nd free throw | 61-78 |
| 08:25 | Western Illinois | Douglas Hsieh is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Douglas Hsieh, team foul #7 | 61-78 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lester Hiles (SG) Douglas Hsieh | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 08:17 | Clemson | Willie Knaack steps in front of the Vincent York pass | 61-78 |
| 08:09 | Western Illinois | Derek Smith swats the short shot by James Poche | 61-78 |
| 08:08 | Western Illinois | Walter Burnett gets the offensive rebound | 61-78 |
| 07:59 | Western Illinois | Lance Flavin misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Derek Smith - foul #1 on Derek Smith, team foul #9 | 61-78 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Foster (SF) Walter Burnett | |
| Subs | Clemson | Colin Booth (PG), David Hall (SG), Dennis Leflore (PF) Zhong Xiong, Paul Simon, Derek Smith | |
| 07:59 | Western Illinois | Lance Flavin makes the 1st free throw | 62-78 |
| 07:59 | Western Illinois | Lance Flavin makes the 2nd free throw | 63-78 |
| 07:39 | Clemson | Vincent York misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Foster - foul #3 on Richard Foster, team foul #8 | 63-78 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Douglas Hsieh (PG), Rory Tilley (PF) Lance Flavin, James Poche | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Carlson (SF), Charles Reynolds (C) David Hall, Gerald Partin | |
| 07:39 | Clemson | Vincent York makes the 1st free throw | 63-79 |
| 07:39 | Clemson | Vincent York misses the 2nd free throw | 63-79 |
| 07:39 | Western Illinois | Willie Knaack grabs the board | 63-79 |
| 07:24 | Western Illinois | Richard Foster misses short on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Charles Reynolds - foul #2 on Charles Reynolds, team foul #10 | 63-79 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Walter Burnett (PF) Willie Knaack | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Hall (SG) Vincent York | |
| 07:24 | Western Illinois | Richard Foster makes the 1st free throw | 64-79 |
| 07:24 | Western Illinois | Richard Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 65-79 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Douglas Hsieh (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lester Hiles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Walter Burnett (fairly fresh) 8 reb. C - Rory Tilley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Colin Booth (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Carlson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Leflore (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Charles Reynolds (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:08 | Clemson | Richard Foster is called for the reach on Robert Carlson - foul #4 on Richard Foster, team foul #9 | 65-79 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Tom Arceneaux (SG), Carlos Crown (SF) Lester Hiles, Richard Foster | |
| Subs | Clemson | Zhong Xiong (PG) Colin Booth | |
| 07:08 | Clemson | Robert Carlson misses the 1st free throw | 65-79 |
| 07:08 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Rory Tilley | 65-79 |
| 06:48 | Western Illinois | Tom Arceneaux misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Charles Reynolds - foul #3 on Charles Reynolds, team foul #11 | 65-79 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Nicholas Minton (SG), Vincent York (SF), Gerald Partin (C) David Hall, Robert Carlson, Charles Reynolds | |
| 06:48 | Western Illinois | Tom Arceneaux misses the 1st free throw | 65-79 |
| 06:48 | Western Illinois | Tom Arceneaux makes the 2nd free throw | 66-79 |
| 06:39 | Clemson | Gerald Partin misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 66-79 |
| 06:37 | Clemson | Gerald Partin hits the follow up shot | 66-81 |
| 06:28 | Western Illinois | Douglas Hsieh misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-81 |
| 06:26 | Western Illinois | Walter Burnett pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-81 |
| 06:18 | Western Illinois | Tom Arceneaux hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 66-81 |
| 06:16 | Clemson | Zhong Xiong gets the rebound | 66-81 |
| 06:11 | Clemson | Vincent York misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-81 |
| 06:10 | Western Illinois | Douglas Hsieh pulls down the rebound | 66-81 |
| 05:46 | Western Illinois | Carlos Crown buries a jumpshot from the left side | 68-81 |
| 05:38 | Clemson | Nicholas Minton misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 68-81 |
| 05:37 | Clemson | Dennis Leflore grabs the offensive board | 68-81 |
| 05:32 | Clemson | Gerald Partin drills a jumper from the right block set up by Dennis Leflore | 68-83 |
| 05:16 | Western Illinois | Douglas Hsieh connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Walter Burnett | 70-83 |
| 05:12 | Clemson | Douglas Hsieh is called for the reach on Zhong Xiong in the backcourt - foul #4 on Douglas Hsieh, team foul #10 | 70-83 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lance Flavin (PG), Lester Hiles (SG), Richard Foster (SF), James Poche (PF), Willie Knaack (C) Douglas Hsieh, Tom Arceneaux, Carlos Crown, Walter Burnett, Rory Tilley | |
| Subs | Clemson | Colin Booth (SG), Robert Carlson (SF), Derek Smith (C) Nicholas Minton, Vincent York, Gerald Partin | |
| 05:12 | Clemson | Zhong Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 70-84 |
| 05:12 | Clemson | Zhong Xiong misses the 2nd free throw | 70-84 |
| 05:12 | Western Illinois | Willie Knaack gets the rebound | 70-84 |
| 04:56 | Western Illinois | Lester Hiles misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-84 |
| 04:55 | Western Illinois | Willie Knaack hits the follow up shot | 72-84 |
| 04:47 | Clemson | Colin Booth is denied on a dunk by James Poche | 72-84 |
| 04:46 | Western Illinois | Willie Knaack snags the defensive board | 72-84 |
| 04:41 | Western Illinois | Lester Hiles hits a wide open jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Foster | 74-84 |
| 04:34 | Clemson | Colin Booth hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-84 |
| 04:33 | Western Illinois | Richard Foster gets the rebound | 74-84 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:28 | Western Illinois | Lance Flavin comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 74-84 |
| 04:27 | Clemson | Derek Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 74-84 |
| 04:13 | Clemson | Zhong Xiong loses the ball out of bounds | 74-84 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Goodman (SF) Richard Foster | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Hall (SG), Paul Simon (SF), Charles Reynolds (C) Zhong Xiong, Robert Carlson, Dennis Leflore | |
| 04:02 | Western Illinois | Lester Hiles clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 74-84 |
| 04:01 | Western Illinois | John Goodman pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-84 |
| 03:43 | Western Illinois | John Goodman is called for traveling | 74-84 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Douglas Hsieh (PG), Walter Burnett (PF) Lance Flavin, James Poche | |
| Subs | Clemson | Nicholas Minton (SG), Lawrence Smith (C) Colin Booth, Charles Reynolds | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:29 | Clemson | Nicholas Minton clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-84 |
| 03:28 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Willie Knaack | 74-84 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:26 | Western Illinois | Willie Knaack is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #4 on Willie Knaack, team foul #11 | 74-84 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Foster (SF) John Goodman | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 03:11 | Clemson | Willie Knaack picks off the pass by Paul Simon | 74-84 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Douglas Hsieh (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Lester Hiles (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Walter Burnett (tiring) 9 reb. C - Willie Knaack (tiring) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - David Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Minton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SF - Paul Simon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Derek Smith (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Lawrence Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:52 | Western Illinois | Douglas Hsieh hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-84 |
| 02:51 | Clemson | Lawrence Smith gets the rebound | 74-84 |
| 02:35 | Clemson | Lawrence Smith banks in the layup on a great pass from David Hall | 74-86 |
| 02:23 | Western Illinois | David Hall is called for the reach on Richard Foster - foul #3 on David Hall, team foul #12 | 74-86 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Carlos Crown (PG), Tom Arceneaux (SG), James Poche (PF) Douglas Hsieh, Lester Hiles, Walter Burnett | |
| Subs | Clemson | Vincent York (PG), Robert Carlson (SF), Gerald Partin (PF), Charles Reynolds (C) David Hall, Paul Simon, Derek Smith, Lawrence Smith | |
| 02:23 | Western Illinois | Richard Foster makes the 1st free throw | 75-86 |
| 02:23 | Western Illinois | Richard Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 76-86 |
| 02:13 | Clemson | Robert Carlson connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Vincent York | 76-88 |
| 02:06 | Western Illinois | Tom Arceneaux is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Tom Arceneaux, team foul #12 | 76-88 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Goodman (SF), Rory Tilley (C) Richard Foster, Willie Knaack | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 01:59 | Clemson | Nicholas Minton misses the 3 from the right wing | 76-88 |
| 01:57 | Western Illinois | James Poche gets the rebound | 76-88 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:38 | Western Illinois | Carlos Crown scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Tom Arceneaux | 79-88 |
| 01:21 | Clemson | Charles Reynolds misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 79-88 |
| 01:20 | Clemson | Vincent York grabs the offensive rebound | 79-88 |
| 01:04 | Clemson | Charles Reynolds connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Vincent York | 79-90 |
| 00:54 | Western Illinois | Carlos Crown misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Vincent York - foul #2 on Vincent York, team foul #13 | 79-90 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lance Flavin (SG), Richard Foster (SF) Tom Arceneaux, John Goodman | |
| Subs | Clemson | Zhong Xiong (PG), Paul Simon (SF), Dennis Leflore (PF) Vincent York, Robert Carlson, Charles Reynolds | |
| 00:54 | Western Illinois | Carlos Crown makes the 1st free throw | 80-90 |
| 00:54 | Western Illinois | Carlos Crown makes the 2nd free throw | 81-90 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Clemson | Zhong Xiong is hacked by Carlos Crown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carlos Crown, team foul #13 | 81-90 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Douglas Hsieh (PG), Lester Hiles (SG), John Goodman (SF), Walter Burnett (PF), Willie Knaack (C) Carlos Crown, Lance Flavin, Richard Foster, Rory Tilley, James Poche | |
| Subs | Clemson | Vincent York (SF) Paul Simon | |
| 00:52 | Clemson | Zhong Xiong misses the 1st free throw | 81-90 |
| 00:52 | Clemson | Zhong Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 81-91 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Western Illinois | John Goodman is open and scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Lester Hiles | 83-91 |
| 00:42 | Clemson | Zhong Xiong is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Hsieh - foul #5 on Douglas Hsieh, team foul #14 | 83-91 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Carlos Crown (PG) Douglas Hsieh | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 00:42 | Clemson | Zhong Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 83-92 |
| 00:42 | Clemson | Zhong Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 83-93 |
| 00:39 | Western Illinois | Vincent York steps in front of the John Goodman pass in the backcourt | 83-93 |
| 00:38 | Clemson | Dennis Leflore hits the finger roll set up by Vincent York | 83-95 |
| 00:35 | Western Illinois | John Goodman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 83-95 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lance Flavin (SG), Richard Foster (SF), Rory Tilley (PF), James Poche (C) Lester Hiles, John Goodman, Walter Burnett, Willie Knaack | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Clemson | Gerald Partin knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Vincent York | 83-97 |
| 00:04 | Western Illinois | Carlos Crown misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 83-97 |
| 00:03 | Clemson | Gerald Partin snags the defensive board | 83-97 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Zhong Xiong runs out the clock | 83-97 |