| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Mark Galloway (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Ungar (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jermaine Abramson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dallas Franklin (fresh) 1 pts. C - Paul Thornton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Caruso (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Davis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Derrick Tosh (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dustin Highsmith (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Henley (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh inbounds the ball | 21-26 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Xavier | James Caruso misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-26 |
| 19:30 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Henley | 21-26 |
| 19:08 | Xavier | Richard Henley misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 21-26 |
| 19:07 | Clemson | Jermaine Abramson snags the defensive board | 21-26 |
| 18:39 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar's floater is tipped away by Dustin Highsmith | 21-26 |
| 18:37 | Xavier | Richard Henley gets the rebound | 21-26 |
| 18:11 | Xavier | Richard Henley misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 21-26 |
| 18:09 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar grabs the board | 21-26 |
| 17:44 | Clemson | Jermaine Abramson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-26 |
| Subs | Clemson | Hugh Walton (PG), Carl Adams (SG), Barry Bettencourt (SF), Robert Davenport (PF), Jesse Pennell (C) Mark Galloway, Jeffrey Ungar, Jermaine Abramson, Dallas Franklin, Paul Thornton | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:18 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Derrick Tosh | 21-28 |
| 17:00 | Clemson | Robert Davenport hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Carl Adams | 23-28 |
| 16:40 | Xavier | William Davis scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Richard Henley | 23-31 |
| 16:13 | Clemson | Hugh Walton is whistled for traveling | 23-31 |
| Subs | Clemson | Mark Galloway (PG), Jermaine Abramson (SF), Dallas Franklin (PF), Paul Thornton (C) Hugh Walton, Barry Bettencourt, Robert Davenport, Jesse Pennell | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Neal Walker (SF), John Rice (PF), Simon Dashner (C) James Caruso, Derrick Tosh, Dustin Highsmith, Richard Henley | |
| 15:46 | Xavier | Neal Walker clanks a 3 from the right wing | 23-31 |
| 15:44 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Paul Thornton | 23-31 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Mark Galloway (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carl Adams (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jermaine Abramson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dallas Franklin (fresh) 1 pts. C - Paul Thornton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lynn Keen (fresh) SG - William Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Neal Walker (fresh) PF - John Rice (fresh) 5 pts. C - Simon Dashner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:15 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin is hacked by Neal Walker - foul #3 on Neal Walker, team foul #1 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar (SG), Robert Davenport (C) Carl Adams, Paul Thornton | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 14:58 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 23-31 |
| 14:56 | Clemson | Mark Galloway tips it back up and in | 25-31 |
| 14:36 | Xavier | William Davis can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 25-31 |
| 14:34 | Clemson | Robert Davenport snags the defensive board | 25-31 |
| 14:09 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-31 |
| 14:08 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar grabs the offensive board | 25-31 |
| 13:44 | Clemson | The pull-up jumper by Jeffrey Ungar is blocked by Simon Dashner | 25-31 |
| 13:42 | Xavier | Neal Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 13:18 | Xavier | William Davis clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-31 |
| 13:17 | Clemson | Robert Davenport pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 12:49 | Clemson | Mark Galloway misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 25-31 |
| 12:47 | Xavier | Simon Dashner pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 12:25 | Xavier | William Davis can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 25-31 |
| 12:24 | Clemson | Robert Davenport grabs the defensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 12:06 | Clemson | Mark Galloway scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 27-31 |
| 11:43 | Xavier | Neal Walker hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 27-31 |
| 11:41 | Clemson | Mark Galloway gets the rebound | 27-31 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Mark Galloway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Ungar (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Jermaine Abramson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dallas Franklin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Robert Davenport (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lynn Keen (fairly fresh) SG - William Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Neal Walker (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - John Rice (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Simon Dashner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Clemson | Mark Galloway hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-31 |
| 11:13 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin misses the tip | 27-31 |
| 11:11 | Xavier | Neal Walker snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 10:50 | Xavier | John Rice's fadeaway is rejected by Jermaine Abramson | 27-31 |
| 10:48 | Clemson | Robert Davenport pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| 10:42 | Clemson | Lynn Keen takes the ball from Jermaine Abramson | 27-31 |
| 10:26 | Xavier | Lynn Keen's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Davenport | 27-31 |
| 10:24 | Xavier | Simon Dashner tips it home | 27-33 |
| 09:55 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin misses the shot from just outside the lane | 27-33 |
| 09:54 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar grabs the offensive board | 27-33 |
| 09:41 | Clemson | Neal Walker takes the ball from Dallas Franklin | 27-33 |
| 09:38 | Xavier | William Davis lays it in on a nice dish by Neal Walker | 27-35 |
| 09:14 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 27-35 |
| 09:13 | Xavier | Neal Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 08:47 | Xavier | William Davis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-35 |
| 08:45 | Xavier | John Rice grabs the offensive board | 27-35 |
| 08:24 | Xavier | Mark Galloway is called for the reach on John Rice - foul #1 on Mark Galloway, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Clemson | Hugh Walton (PG), Carl Adams (SG), Barry Bettencourt (SF), Paul Thornton (PF), Jesse Pennell (C) Mark Galloway, Jeffrey Ungar, Jermaine Abramson, Dallas Franklin, Robert Davenport | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (PG), Derrick Tosh (SF), Dustin Highsmith (PF), Richard Henley (C) Lynn Keen, Neal Walker, John Rice, Simon Dashner | |
| 08:09 | Xavier | Richard Henley scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Hugh Walton - foul #1 on Hugh Walton, team foul #2 | 27-37 |
| 08:09 | Xavier | Richard Henley misses the free throw | 27-37 |
| 08:09 | Clemson | Jesse Pennell snags the defensive board | 27-37 |
| 07:47 | Clemson | Paul Thornton's pass is intercepted by Dustin Highsmith | 27-37 |
| 07:24 | Xavier | Paul Thornton takes the ball from William Davis | 27-37 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Hugh Walton (fresh) SG - Carl Adams (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Barry Bettencourt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Thornton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jesse Pennell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Caruso (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Davis (tiring) 11 pts. SF - Derrick Tosh (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dustin Highsmith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Henley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:55 | Clemson | Hugh Walton misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 27-37 |
| 06:54 | Clemson | Carl Adams tips it home | 29-37 |
| 06:40 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-37 |
| 06:39 | Clemson | Paul Thornton gets the rebound | 29-37 |
| 06:16 | Clemson | Barry Bettencourt is hacked by Derrick Tosh - foul #1 on Derrick Tosh, team foul #2 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Clemson | Dallas Franklin (PF) Jesse Pennell | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 05:55 | Clemson | Dustin Highsmith denies the turnaround by Hugh Walton | 29-37 |
| 05:54 | Xavier | Richard Henley snags the defensive board | 29-37 |
| 05:30 | Xavier | William Davis makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-40 |
| 05:25 | Clemson | Barry Bettencourt misses short on a 3 from straight away | 29-40 |
| 05:23 | Clemson | Paul Thornton gets the offensive rebound | 29-40 |
| 04:54 | Clemson | Barry Bettencourt drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Carl Adams | 32-40 |
| 04:34 | Xavier | James Caruso comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Barry Bettencourt - foul #2 on Barry Bettencourt, team foul #3 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Clemson | Mark Galloway (PG), Jeffrey Ungar (SG), Jermaine Abramson (SF) Hugh Walton, Carl Adams, Barry Bettencourt | |
| Subs | Xavier | Neal Walker (SG), Simon Dashner (PF) William Davis, Dustin Highsmith | |
| 04:34 | Xavier | James Caruso makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 04:34 | Xavier | James Caruso makes the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:27 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Mark Galloway and he's fouled by Derrick Tosh - foul #2 on Derrick Tosh, team foul #3 | 34-42 |
| 04:27 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar makes the free throw | 35-42 |
| 04:18 | Xavier | Richard Henley hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-44 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:49 | Clemson | Paul Thornton misses badly on a runner from close range | 35-44 |
| 03:48 | Clemson | Paul Thornton can't tip it in | 35-44 |
| 03:46 | Xavier | Richard Henley grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 03:25 | Xavier | Jermaine Abramson steps in front of the James Caruso pass | 35-44 |
| 03:21 | Clemson | Mark Galloway lays it up and in on a great pass from Jermaine Abramson | 37-44 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Mark Galloway (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Ungar (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Jermaine Abramson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dallas Franklin (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Thornton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Caruso (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Neal Walker (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Derrick Tosh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Simon Dashner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Henley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Xavier | Simon Dashner scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Caruso | 37-46 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:46 | Clemson | Richard Henley is called for the reach on Paul Thornton - foul #1 on Richard Henley, team foul #4 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Dustin Highsmith (PF), John Rice (C) Derrick Tosh, Simon Dashner, Richard Henley | |
| 02:28 | Clemson | Dustin Highsmith is called for the reach on Mark Galloway - foul #3 on Dustin Highsmith, team foul #5 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | Hugh Walton (PG) Mark Galloway | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:07 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin makes the jump hook from the left block | 39-46 |
| 02:07 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | Mark Galloway (PG), Carl Adams (SG) Hugh Walton, Jeffrey Ungar | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Henley (C) James Caruso | |
| 01:38 | Xavier | Neal Walker misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-46 |
| 01:36 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Dallas Franklin | 39-46 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:30 | Clemson | Carl Adams connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Dallas Franklin | 42-46 |
| 01:30 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 42-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar (SG) Carl Adams | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (PG), William Davis (SG), Derrick Tosh (SF) Lynn Keen, Neal Walker, John Rice | |
| 01:01 | Xavier | William Davis makes the 3 from the right wing set up by James Caruso | 42-49 |
| 00:59 | Clemson | James Caruso is called for the reach on Mark Galloway in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Caruso, team foul #6 | 42-49 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:50 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 44-49 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:22 | Xavier | Richard Henley steps out of bounds on the baseline | 44-49 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:17 | Clemson | Jermaine Abramson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 44-49 |
| 00:15 | Xavier | James Caruso gets the rebound | 44-49 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:12 | Xavier | Mark Galloway is called for the reach on James Caruso in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Galloway, team foul #4 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Neal Walker (SF), John Rice (PF) James Caruso, Derrick Tosh, Dustin Highsmith | |
| 00:09 | Xavier | Lynn Keen is hacked by Jermaine Abramson - foul #2 on Jermaine Abramson, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| 00:08 | Xavier | Lynn Keen is fouled on the floor by Paul Thornton - foul #1 on Paul Thornton, team foul #6 | 44-49 |
| 00:06 | Xavier | Lynn Keen is fouled on the floor by Mark Galloway - foul #3 on Mark Galloway, team foul #7 | 44-49 |
| 00:06 | Xavier | Lynn Keen makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 00:06 | Xavier | Lynn Keen makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 00:01 | Clemson | Mark Galloway hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 00:01 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 47-51 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (PG) Lynn Keen | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | James Caruso runs out the clock | 47-51 |