| Lineup | Southern | PG - Philip Ward (fresh) SG - William Rivers (fresh) SF - Michael Woods (fresh) PF - Ethan Whaley (fresh) C - Eric Terrell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Irwin Christenson (fresh) SG - Akim Zullinger (fresh) SF - Israel Tuttle (fresh) PF - Gustavo Morales (fresh) C - Roger Brewer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:52 | Clemson | Irwin Christenson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:34 | Southern | Gustavo Morales swats the layup by Eric Terrell | 0-2 |
| 19:33 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Roger Brewer | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle banks in the layup on a great pass from Akim Zullinger | 0-4 |
| 19:16 | Southern | Irwin Christenson is called for the reach on Philip Ward in the backcourt - foul #1 on Irwin Christenson, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:57 | Southern | Eric Terrell buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-4 |
| 18:33 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle clanks a jumper from the left block | 3-4 |
| 18:32 | Southern | Eric Terrell gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:28 | Southern | Philip Ward misses the shot from the right side | 3-4 |
| 18:26 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Ethan Whaley | 3-4 |
| 18:08 | Southern | Eric Terrell misses badly on a floater from the left side | 3-4 |
| 18:06 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Israel Tuttle | 3-4 |
| 17:47 | Clemson | Akim Zullinger buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Israel Tuttle | 3-6 |
| 17:21 | Southern | William Rivers is fouled on the floor by Irwin Christenson - foul #2 on Irwin Christenson, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Alfonso Mendez (SG) Irwin Christenson | |
| 17:08 | Southern | Michael Woods misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Gustavo Morales - foul #1 on Gustavo Morales, team foul #3 | 3-6 |
| 17:08 | Southern | Michael Woods misses the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:08 | Southern | Michael Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:08 | Clemson | Gustavo Morales grabs the board | 3-6 |
| 16:57 | Clemson | Alfonso Mendez misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-6 |
| 16:55 | Clemson | Gustavo Morales hits the follow up shot | 3-8 |
| 16:29 | Southern | Alfonso Mendez takes the ball from William Rivers | 3-8 |
| 16:17 | Clemson | The short jumper by Roger Brewer is denied by William Rivers | 3-8 |
| 16:15 | Clemson | Roger Brewer pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-8 |
| 16:01 | Clemson | Akim Zullinger is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Akim Zullinger, team foul #4 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Southern | Earl Denman (PG), Damien Steadham (SG), John Vaughn (SF), Patrick Burbank (PF), Arthur Riegel (C) Philip Ward, William Rivers, Michael Woods, Ethan Whaley, Eric Terrell | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Earl Denman (fresh) SG - Damien Steadham (fresh) SF - John Vaughn (fresh) PF - Patrick Burbank (fresh) C - Arthur Riegel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Akim Zullinger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfonso Mendez (fresh) SF - Israel Tuttle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gustavo Morales (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Brewer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Southern | Patrick Burbank misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 3-8 |
| 15:48 | Southern | Damien Steadham tips it home | 5-8 |
| 15:30 | Clemson | Akim Zullinger comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-8 |
| 15:28 | Southern | The rebound goes to Arthur Riegel | 5-8 |
| 15:24 | Southern | John Vaughn misses the easy layup | 5-8 |
| 15:22 | Clemson | Roger Brewer snags the defensive board | 5-8 |
| 15:11 | Clemson | Alfonso Mendez is hacked by Earl Denman - foul #1 on Earl Denman, team foul #1 | 5-8 |
| 14:59 | Clemson | Akim Zullinger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-8 |
| Subs | Southern | Eric Terrell (C) Arthur Riegel | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 14:49 | Southern | Eric Terrell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-8 |
| 14:40 | Clemson | Gustavo Morales misses the dunk | 5-8 |
| 14:38 | Southern | Damien Steadham grabs the board | 5-8 |
| 14:23 | Southern | Earl Denman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-8 |
| Subs | Southern | Philip Ward (PG), William Rivers (SG), Michael Woods (SF) Earl Denman, Damien Steadham, John Vaughn | |
| Subs | Clemson | Maurice Tookes (C) Roger Brewer | |
| 14:08 | Clemson | Gustavo Morales misses badly on a floater from the left block | 5-8 |
| 14:07 | Southern | Philip Ward snags the defensive board | 5-8 |
| 13:50 | Southern | Eric Terrell is denied on a layup by Maurice Tookes | 5-8 |
| 13:49 | Southern | William Rivers tips it back up and in | 7-8 |
| 13:40 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle scores on a driving attempt in the paint and the foul's on Michael Woods - foul #1 on Michael Woods, team foul #2 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Southern | Ethan Whaley (PF) Patrick Burbank | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 13:40 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle misses the free throw | 7-10 |
| 13:40 | Southern | The rebound goes to Eric Terrell | 7-10 |
| 13:16 | Southern | Israel Tuttle takes the ball from Michael Woods | 7-10 |
| 13:11 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle lays it up and in | 7-12 |
| 12:58 | Southern | Ethan Whaley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-12 |
| 12:57 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle grabs the defensive rebound | 7-12 |
| 12:51 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle comes up short on the shot from the right block | 7-12 |
| 12:50 | Clemson | Maurice Tookes tips it home | 7-14 |
| 12:33 | Southern | Philip Ward scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from William Rivers | 9-14 |
| 12:11 | Clemson | Akim Zullinger clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-14 |
| 12:09 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Israel Tuttle | 9-14 |
| 11:57 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-14 |
| Subs | Southern | Earl Denman (PG), Damien Steadham (SG), John Vaughn (SF), Patrick Burbank (PF), Arthur Riegel (C) Philip Ward, William Rivers, Michael Woods, Ethan Whaley, Eric Terrell | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jie Wang (SG), Neil Vilkoski (SF), Roger Brewer (C) Akim Zullinger, Israel Tuttle, Gustavo Morales | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Earl Denman (fresh) SG - Damien Steadham (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Vaughn (fresh) PF - Patrick Burbank (fresh) C - Arthur Riegel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Alfonso Mendez (fairly fresh) SG - Jie Wang (fresh) SF - Neil Vilkoski (fresh) PF - Maurice Tookes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Roger Brewer (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Southern | Earl Denman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-14 |
| 11:45 | Southern | Damien Steadham tips it in | 11-14 |
| 11:24 | Clemson | Patrick Burbank blocks the short jumper by Roger Brewer | 11-14 |
| 11:22 | Southern | The rebound goes to Patrick Burbank | 11-14 |
| 11:17 | Southern | Earl Denman is hacked by Roger Brewer - foul #1 on Roger Brewer, team foul #5 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Akim Zullinger (PG) Alfonso Mendez | |
| 11:00 | Southern | Patrick Burbank hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Neil Vilkoski - foul #1 on Neil Vilkoski, team foul #6 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Gustavo Morales (PF) Maurice Tookes | |
| 11:00 | Southern | Patrick Burbank misses the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 11:00 | Southern | Patrick Burbank makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 10:48 | Clemson | Gustavo Morales hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Patrick Burbank - foul #1 on Patrick Burbank, team foul #3 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Southern | Ethan Whaley (PF) Arthur Riegel | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 10:48 | Clemson | Gustavo Morales makes the free throw | 12-17 |
| 10:22 | Southern | John Vaughn's layup is rejected by Roger Brewer | 12-17 |
| 10:21 | Clemson | Gustavo Morales grabs the defensive rebound | 12-17 |
| 10:06 | Clemson | Roger Brewer hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Patrick Burbank - foul #2 on Patrick Burbank, team foul #4 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Southern | Philip Ward (PG), William Rivers (SG), Michael Woods (SF), Eric Terrell (C) Earl Denman, Damien Steadham, John Vaughn, Patrick Burbank | |
| Subs | Clemson | Alfonso Mendez (PG), Israel Tuttle (SF) Akim Zullinger, Jie Wang | |
| 10:06 | Clemson | Roger Brewer makes the free throw | 12-20 |
| 09:59 | Southern | Alfonso Mendez is called for the reach on Eric Terrell - foul #1 on Alfonso Mendez, team foul #7 | 12-20 |
| 09:59 | Southern | Eric Terrell makes the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 09:59 | Southern | Eric Terrell makes the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 09:43 | Clemson | Gustavo Morales makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Israel Tuttle | 14-22 |
| 09:37 | Southern | William Rivers misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 14-22 |
| 09:36 | Clemson | Roger Brewer pulls down the rebound | 14-22 |
| 09:26 | Clemson | Philip Ward steals the ball from Alfonso Mendez | 14-22 |
| 09:22 | Southern | Michael Woods misses the easy layup | 14-22 |
| 09:21 | Clemson | Roger Brewer grabs the board | 14-22 |
| 09:12 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski is hacked by Ethan Whaley - foul #1 on Ethan Whaley, team foul #5 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Southern | Arthur Riegel (PF) Ethan Whaley | |
| Subs | Clemson | Maurice Tookes (C) Roger Brewer | |
| 08:57 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle buries a driving attempt in the lane | 14-24 |
| 08:50 | Southern | Eric Terrell hits a floater near the basket and he's hacked by Maurice Tookes - foul #1 on Maurice Tookes, team foul #8 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Southern | Earl Denman (SG) William Rivers | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jie Wang (SG), Charles Padgett (C) Alfonso Mendez, Gustavo Morales | |
| 08:50 | Southern | Eric Terrell makes the free throw | 17-24 |
| 08:40 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Woods - foul #2 on Michael Woods, team foul #6 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Southern | John Vaughn (SF) Michael Woods | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 08:40 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle makes the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 08:40 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle makes the 2nd free throw | 17-26 |
| 08:25 | Southern | Charles Padgett is called for the reach on Eric Terrell - foul #1 on Charles Padgett, team foul #9 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Southern | Damien Steadham (SG) Philip Ward | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 08:25 | Southern | Eric Terrell misses the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 08:25 | Clemson | Charles Padgett pulls down the rebound | 17-26 |
| 08:02 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 17-26 |
| 08:00 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski grabs the offensive rebound | 17-26 |
| 07:44 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle buries a jumper from the left block set up by Jie Wang and he's hacked by Eric Terrell - foul #1 on Eric Terrell, team foul #7 | 17-28 |
| Subs | Southern | William Rivers (SG), Ethan Whaley (PF) Damien Steadham, Eric Terrell | |
| Subs | Clemson | Akim Zullinger (PG), Alfonso Mendez (SG), Gustavo Morales (PF), Roger Brewer (C) Neil Vilkoski, Jie Wang, Maurice Tookes, Charles Padgett | |
| 07:44 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle misses the free throw | 17-28 |
| 07:44 | Southern | Arthur Riegel snags the defensive board | 17-28 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Earl Denman (fresh) SG - William Rivers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Vaughn (fresh) PF - Ethan Whaley (fresh) C - Arthur Riegel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Akim Zullinger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfonso Mendez (fairly fresh) SF - Israel Tuttle (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gustavo Morales (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Brewer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Southern | John Vaughn is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on John Vaughn, team foul #8 | 17-28 |
| Subs | Southern | Philip Ward (PG) Earl Denman | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 07:15 | Clemson | Akim Zullinger is hacked by William Rivers - foul #1 on William Rivers, team foul #9 | 17-28 |
| Subs | Southern | Eric Terrell (C) Arthur Riegel | |
| Subs | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski (SF) Israel Tuttle | |
| 07:15 | Clemson | Akim Zullinger makes the 1st free throw | 17-29 |
| 07:15 | Clemson | Akim Zullinger makes the 2nd free throw | 17-30 |
| 06:47 | Southern | Eric Terrell misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 17-30 |
| 06:46 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski grabs the board | 17-30 |
| 06:27 | Clemson | Gustavo Morales blows the layup but he's hacked by Ethan Whaley - foul #2 on Ethan Whaley, team foul #10 | 17-30 |
| Subs | Southern | Earl Denman (SG), Walter Wetherbee (PF) William Rivers, Ethan Whaley | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jie Wang (SG) Alfonso Mendez | |
| 06:27 | Clemson | Gustavo Morales misses the 1st free throw | 17-30 |
| 06:27 | Clemson | Gustavo Morales misses the 2nd free throw | 17-30 |
| 06:27 | Southern | Walter Wetherbee grabs the defensive rebound | 17-30 |
| 06:10 | Southern | Eric Terrell can't finish the layup | 17-30 |
| 06:08 | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski gets the rebound | 17-30 |
| 05:59 | Clemson | John Vaughn picks off the pass by Akim Zullinger | 17-30 |
| 05:53 | Southern | Eric Terrell drills a runner from the right block | 19-30 |
| 05:29 | Clemson | Roger Brewer misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Eric Terrell - foul #2 on Eric Terrell, team foul #11 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Southern | William Rivers (SG), Damien Steadham (SF), Arthur Riegel (C) Philip Ward, John Vaughn, Eric Terrell | |
| Subs | Clemson | Israel Tuttle (SF), Maurice Tookes (PF) Neil Vilkoski, Gustavo Morales | |
| 05:29 | Clemson | Roger Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 19-31 |
| 05:29 | Clemson | Roger Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 19-32 |
| 05:17 | Southern | William Rivers makes the shot from the baseline set up by Earl Denman | 21-32 |
| 05:02 | Clemson | Maurice Tookes scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Jie Wang | 21-34 |
| 04:53 | Southern | Walter Wetherbee's floater is knocked away by Jie Wang | 21-34 |
| 04:52 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle pulls down the rebound | 21-34 |
| 04:34 | Clemson | Maurice Tookes comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 21-34 |
| 04:33 | Clemson | Maurice Tookes snags the offensive board | 21-34 |
| 04:25 | Clemson | Walter Wetherbee takes the ball from Jie Wang | 21-34 |
| 04:05 | Southern | Walter Wetherbee misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Maurice Tookes - foul #2 on Maurice Tookes, team foul #10 | 21-34 |
| Subs | Southern | Philip Ward (PG), John Vaughn (SF) Earl Denman, William Rivers | |
| Subs | Clemson | Alfonso Mendez (PG), Gustavo Morales (PF), Charles Padgett (C) Jie Wang, Maurice Tookes, Roger Brewer | |
| 04:05 | Southern | Walter Wetherbee misses the 1st free throw | 21-34 |
| 04:05 | Southern | Walter Wetherbee makes the 2nd free throw | 22-34 |
| 03:49 | Clemson | Gustavo Morales throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-34 |
| Subs | Southern | Michael Woods (SF), Ethan Whaley (PF), Patrick Burbank (C) John Vaughn, Walter Wetherbee, Arthur Riegel | |
| Subs | Clemson | Irwin Christenson (PG), Maurice Tookes (C) Akim Zullinger, Charles Padgett | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Philip Ward (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Damien Steadham (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Woods (fresh) PF - Ethan Whaley (fresh) C - Patrick Burbank (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Irwin Christenson (fresh) SG - Alfonso Mendez (fairly fresh) SF - Israel Tuttle (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gustavo Morales (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Maurice Tookes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Southern | Michael Woods misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-34 |
| 03:22 | Clemson | Gustavo Morales grabs the board | 22-34 |
| 03:05 | Clemson | Irwin Christenson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-34 |
| Subs | Southern | John Vaughn (SG), Eric Terrell (C) Philip Ward, Patrick Burbank | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 02:42 | Southern | Israel Tuttle steals it from John Vaughn | 22-34 |
| 02:27 | Clemson | Alfonso Mendez makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Irwin Christenson | 22-37 |
| 02:14 | Southern | Eric Terrell misses short on a runner in the paint | 22-37 |
| 02:13 | Clemson | Maurice Tookes snags the defensive board | 22-37 |
| 02:02 | Clemson | The pull-up jumper by Alfonso Mendez is blocked by Ethan Whaley | 22-37 |
| 02:01 | Southern | Eric Terrell snags the defensive board | 22-37 |
| 01:56 | Southern | John Vaughn is fouled on the floor by Alfonso Mendez - foul #2 on Alfonso Mendez, team foul #11 | 22-37 |
| Subs | Southern | Philip Ward (PG), William Rivers (SG) Damien Steadham, Michael Woods | |
| Subs | Clemson | Neil Vilkoski (SF) Israel Tuttle | |
| 01:56 | Southern | John Vaughn makes the 1st free throw | 23-37 |
| 01:56 | Southern | John Vaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 24-37 |
| 01:37 | Clemson | Irwin Christenson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-37 |
| 01:36 | Southern | John Vaughn snags the defensive board | 24-37 |
| 01:21 | Southern | Philip Ward makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from William Rivers | 27-37 |
| 01:17 | Clemson | Irwin Christenson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Alfonso Mendez | 27-40 |
| 00:56 | Southern | Eric Terrell drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by William Rivers | 29-40 |
| 00:40 | Clemson | Maurice Tookes misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 29-40 |
| 00:38 | Southern | John Vaughn pulls down the rebound | 29-40 |
| 00:29 | Southern | Ethan Whaley misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 29-40 |
| 00:28 | Clemson | Gustavo Morales gets the rebound | 29-40 |
| 00:02 | Clemson | Irwin Christenson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-40 |
| 00:00 | Southern | William Rivers snags the defensive board | 29-40 |