| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Dewar (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gene Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joe Cathey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Charles Carpenter (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Tomas Stoudt (fresh) SF - John Heffner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Hust (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Leger (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | James Dewar inbounds the ball | 31-22 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Xavier | Joe Cathey comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 31-22 |
| 19:37 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez tips it home | 33-22 |
| 19:26 | Clemson | John Heffner drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Tomas Stoudt | 33-24 |
| 19:10 | Xavier | David Hust swats the layup by Joe Cathey | 33-24 |
| 19:08 | Xavier | James Dewar grabs the offensive rebound | 33-24 |
| 18:58 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski misses the shot from the left side | 33-24 |
| 18:57 | Clemson | Charles Carpenter grabs the board | 33-24 |
| 18:39 | Clemson | David Hust clanks a shot from the free throw line | 33-24 |
| 18:38 | Clemson | Tomas Stoudt hits the follow up shot | 33-26 |
| 18:13 | Xavier | Gene Stephens's pass is intercepted by John Heffner | 33-26 |
| 18:10 | Clemson | Charles Carpenter lays it up and in set up by John Heffner | 33-28 |
| 18:04 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez blows the layup over the doubleteam but he's fouled by Tomas Stoudt - foul #3 on Tomas Stoudt, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Max Chaney (SG) Tomas Stoudt | |
| 18:04 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 18:04 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 17:35 | Clemson | Dennis Leger scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Carpenter | 35-30 |
| 17:12 | Xavier | James Dewar hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by John Heffner - foul #2 on John Heffner, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Ali (PG), Neil Carter (SG) Stjepan Politowski, Juan Sanchez | |
| Subs | Clemson | Earl Delatorre (PG), Jo-Long Hong (SF) Charles Carpenter, John Heffner | |
| 17:12 | Xavier | James Dewar makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 17:12 | Xavier | James Dewar makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 16:43 | Clemson | Jo-Long Hong comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 37-30 |
| 16:41 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Neil Carter | 37-30 |
| 16:19 | Xavier | James Dewar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs (SF), Jerome Somalski (PF) James Dewar, Gene Stephens | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 15:50 | Clemson | David Hust hits a driving attempt from close range | 37-32 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Neil Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Timothy Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerome Somalski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Cathey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Earl Delatorre (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Max Chaney (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jo-Long Hong (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Hust (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Leger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Xavier | Joe Cathey can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 37-32 |
| 15:27 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski tips it in | 39-32 |
| 14:58 | Clemson | Timothy Gibbs picks off the pass by David Hust | 39-32 |
| 14:39 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Earl Delatorre - foul #1 on Earl Delatorre, team foul #3 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (SG), James Dewar (SF), Gene Stephens (PF) Neil Carter, Timothy Gibbs, Joe Cathey | |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Carpenter (PG), Tomas Stoudt (SG), John Heffner (SF) Earl Delatorre, Max Chaney, Jo-Long Hong | |
| 14:39 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 14:39 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali misses the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 14:39 | Clemson | The rebound goes to John Heffner | 40-32 |
| 14:26 | Clemson | Tomas Stoudt misses the floater from the free throw line | 40-32 |
| 14:25 | Xavier | Gene Stephens snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 14:07 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (PG) Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 13:47 | Clemson | Dennis Leger buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from David Hust | 40-34 |
| 13:31 | Xavier | Charles Carpenter takes the ball from Jerome Somalski | 40-34 |
| 13:27 | Clemson | Charles Carpenter lays it in | 40-36 |
| 13:17 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joe Cathey (C) Jerome Somalski | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Wixom (PF) David Hust | |
| 13:02 | Clemson | Tomas Stoudt drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by John Heffner and the foul's on Juan Sanchez - foul #1 on Juan Sanchez, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| 13:02 | Clemson | Tomas Stoudt makes the free throw | 40-39 |
| 12:39 | Xavier | James Dewar can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-39 |
| 12:37 | Clemson | James Wixom pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 12:12 | Clemson | Joe Cathey is called for the reach on James Wixom - foul #2 on Joe Cathey, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs (SF) James Dewar | |
| Subs | Clemson | Edward Desimone (C) Dennis Leger | |
| 11:54 | Clemson | Tomas Stoudt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 11:53 | Xavier | Gene Stephens pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 11:49 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Tomas Stoudt - foul #4 on Tomas Stoudt, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Earl Delatorre (PG), Max Chaney (SG), Jo-Long Hong (SF), David Hust (PF) Charles Carpenter, Tomas Stoudt, John Heffner, James Wixom | |
| 11:49 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 11:49 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 11:49 | Clemson | Max Chaney grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Juan Sanchez (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Timothy Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gene Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Cathey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Earl Delatorre (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Max Chaney (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jo-Long Hong (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Hust (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Desimone (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Clemson | Jo-Long Hong clanks a jumper from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 11:35 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Timothy Gibbs | 41-39 |
| 11:29 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski is fouled on the floor by Earl Delatorre - foul #2 on Earl Delatorre, team foul #5 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Ali (PG), Neil Carter (SG), Jerome Somalski (PF) Stjepan Politowski, Juan Sanchez, Gene Stephens | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 11:07 | Xavier | Earl Delatorre takes the ball from Neil Carter | 41-39 |
| 10:41 | Clemson | Max Chaney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Dewar (SF) Joe Cathey | |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Carpenter (PG), John Heffner (SF), Dennis Leger (C) Earl Delatorre, Jo-Long Hong, Edward Desimone | |
| 10:21 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-39 |
| 10:20 | Clemson | Dennis Leger gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 10:04 | Clemson | John Heffner knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Carpenter | 41-41 |
| 09:42 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-41 |
| 09:40 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs snags the offensive board | 41-41 |
| 09:15 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 09:14 | Clemson | Dennis Leger snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 08:56 | Clemson | Dennis Leger misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 41-41 |
| 08:54 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 08:29 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali is fouled on the floor by Charles Carpenter - foul #1 on Charles Carpenter, team foul #6 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (PG), Juan Sanchez (SG), Gene Stephens (PF), Joe Cathey (C) Dikembe Ali, Neil Carter, Jerome Somalski, Timothy Gibbs | |
| Subs | Clemson | Earl Delatorre (PG), Jo-Long Hong (SF), James Wixom (PF) Charles Carpenter, John Heffner, David Hust | |
| 08:14 | Xavier | Jo-Long Hong picks off the pass by Juan Sanchez out of a doubleteam | 41-41 |
| 07:47 | Clemson | Jo-Long Hong connects on the jump hook in the lane | 41-43 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 14 pts. SF - James Dewar (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gene Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Cathey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Earl Delatorre (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Max Chaney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jo-Long Hong (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Wixom (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dennis Leger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Xavier | Jo-Long Hong takes the ball from Gene Stephens | 41-43 |
| 07:17 | Clemson | Earl Delatorre hits a jumper from the right block | 41-45 |
| 07:03 | Xavier | Earl Delatorre picks off the pass by Juan Sanchez | 41-45 |
| 07:00 | Clemson | Earl Delatorre dunks the ball | 41-47 |
| 06:55 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez misses long on a 3 from straight away | 41-47 |
| 06:54 | Clemson | The rebound goes to James Wixom | 41-47 |
| 06:34 | Clemson | Jo-Long Hong is called for traveling | 41-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs (SF) James Dewar | |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Carpenter (PG), Tomas Stoudt (SG), John Heffner (SF), Edward Desimone (C) Earl Delatorre, Max Chaney, Jo-Long Hong, Dennis Leger | |
| 06:24 | Xavier | Gene Stephens misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 41-47 |
| 06:22 | Clemson | Edward Desimone gets the rebound | 41-47 |
| 05:53 | Clemson | Edward Desimone misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 41-47 |
| 05:51 | Xavier | Joe Cathey gets the rebound | 41-47 |
| 05:33 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 41-47 |
| 05:31 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski grabs the offensive board | 41-47 |
| 05:19 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 05:18 | Clemson | Edward Desimone grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 04:53 | Clemson | Edward Desimone's floater is tipped away by Joe Cathey | 41-47 |
| 04:52 | Xavier | Gene Stephens snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| 04:47 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by Edward Desimone - foul #2 on Edward Desimone, team foul #7 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Ali (PG), James Dewar (SF), Jerome Somalski (PF) Stjepan Politowski, Timothy Gibbs, Gene Stephens | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Hust (PF), Dennis Leger (C) James Wixom, Edward Desimone | |
| 04:47 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez misses the free throw | 43-47 |
| 04:47 | Clemson | Dennis Leger pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 04:29 | Clemson | Charles Carpenter buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Heffner | 43-50 |
| 04:10 | Xavier | The jumper by James Dewar is denied by David Hust | 43-50 |
| 04:08 | Clemson | John Heffner grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 03:39 | Clemson | Dennis Leger comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 03:37 | Xavier | James Dewar snags the defensive board | 43-50 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Juan Sanchez (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SF - James Dewar (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jerome Somalski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Cathey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Charles Carpenter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tomas Stoudt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Heffner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Hust (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Dennis Leger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Xavier | Tomas Stoudt is called for the reach on James Dewar - foul #5 on Tomas Stoudt, team foul #8 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Neil Carter (SG), Gene Stephens (PF) Juan Sanchez, Joe Cathey | |
| Subs | Clemson | Earl Delatorre (PG), Max Chaney (SG), Jo-Long Hong (SF) Charles Carpenter, Tomas Stoudt, John Heffner | |
| 03:31 | Xavier | James Dewar makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 03:31 | Xavier | James Dewar misses the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 03:31 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Dennis Leger | 44-50 |
| 03:05 | Clemson | Dennis Leger misses short on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Neil Carter - foul #2 on Neil Carter, team foul #3 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (PG) Neil Carter | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 03:05 | Clemson | Dennis Leger makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 03:05 | Clemson | Dennis Leger misses the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 03:05 | Xavier | Gene Stephens snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| 02:44 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs (SF) James Dewar | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 02:41 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Dewar (SF), Joe Cathey (C) Timothy Gibbs, Jerome Somalski | |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Carpenter (PG), John Heffner (SF) Earl Delatorre, Jo-Long Hong | |
| 02:23 | Clemson | John Heffner hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 02:21 | Xavier | Joe Cathey snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| 02:11 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski loses the dribble to Charles Carpenter | 44-51 |
| 01:48 | Clemson | Charles Carpenter comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-51 |
| 01:46 | Clemson | David Hust misses the tip | 44-51 |
| 01:45 | Clemson | Dennis Leger grabs the offensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 01:21 | Clemson | Joe Cathey denies the turnaround by Dennis Leger | 44-51 |
| 01:20 | Xavier | James Dewar grabs the board | 44-51 |
| 00:51 | Xavier | Gene Stephens clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-51 |
| 00:50 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski grabs the offensive rebound | 44-51 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Xavier | Joe Cathey is denied on a layup by David Hust | 44-51 |
| 00:45 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali grabs the offensive board | 44-51 |
| 00:41 | Xavier | Joe Cathey dunks the ball set up by Stjepan Politowski | 46-51 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier 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 man to man (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Clemson | Stjepan Politowski is called for the reach on Charles Carpenter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stjepan Politowski, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (SG) Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jo-Long Hong (SF), Edward Desimone (C) John Heffner, Dennis Leger | |
| 00:39 | Clemson | James Dewar is called for the reach on Charles Carpenter - foul #2 on James Dewar, team foul #5 | 46-51 |
| 00:36 | Clemson | Charles Carpenter is hacked by Stjepan Politowski - foul #3 on Stjepan Politowski, team foul #6 | 46-51 |
| 00:33 | Clemson | Charles Carpenter is hacked by Gene Stephens - foul #2 on Gene Stephens, team foul #7 | 46-51 |
| 00:33 | Clemson | Charles Carpenter misses the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 00:33 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Joe Cathey | 46-51 |
| 00:27 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-51 |
| 00:25 | Xavier | James Dewar grabs the offensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 00:21 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Juan Sanchez | 49-51 |
| 00:21 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Heffner (SF), Dennis Leger (C) Jo-Long Hong, Edward Desimone | |
| 00:18 | Clemson | Charles Carpenter is hacked by Juan Sanchez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Juan Sanchez, team foul #8 | 49-51 |
| 00:18 | Clemson | Charles Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 00:18 | Clemson | Charles Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 00:15 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-53 |
| 00:14 | Clemson | Gene Stephens is called for the reach on David Hust - foul #3 on Gene Stephens, team foul #9 | 49-53 |
| 00:14 | Clemson | David Hust makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 00:14 | Clemson | David Hust makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 00:07 | Xavier | Joe Cathey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-55 |
| 00:05 | Clemson | The rebound goes to John Heffner | 49-55 |
| 00:03 | Clemson | Stjepan Politowski is called for the reach on John Heffner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stjepan Politowski, team foul #10 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Edward Desimone (C) Dennis Leger | |
| 00:03 | Clemson | John Heffner makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 00:03 | Clemson | John Heffner makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier 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 man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski misses the halfcourt shot | 49-57 |