| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Morin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Branham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Blake Loggins (fresh) SG - Carl Adams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Ungar (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dallas Franklin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Davenport (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar inbounds the ball | 33-28 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-28 |
| 19:34 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong grabs the board | 33-28 |
| 19:17 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Vyacheslav Szychowski | 35-28 |
| 19:10 | Clemson | Robert Davenport loses the dribble to Vyacheslav Szychowski | 35-28 |
| 18:49 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski makes the jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Robert Davenport - foul #3 on Robert Davenport, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jermaine Abramson (PG), James Henderson (SG), Paul Thornton (SF), Elmer Smith (C) Blake Loggins, Carl Adams, Jeffrey Ungar, Robert Davenport | |
| 18:49 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski misses the free throw | 37-28 |
| 18:49 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin gets the rebound | 37-28 |
| 18:27 | Clemson | James Henderson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-28 |
| 18:26 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin tips it in | 37-30 |
| 18:09 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong misses the easy layup but the foul's on Elmer Smith - foul #2 on Elmer Smith, team foul #2 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Blake Loggins (PG), Jeffrey Ungar (SF), George Moses (PF), Craig Taul (C) Jermaine Abramson, Paul Thornton, Dallas Franklin, Elmer Smith | |
| 18:09 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 18:09 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 17:49 | Clemson | James Henderson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Pete Armstrong - foul #2 on Pete Armstrong, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Carl Adams (SG), Paul Thornton (SF), Dallas Franklin (PF) Blake Loggins, Jeffrey Ungar, George Moses | |
| 17:49 | Clemson | James Henderson misses the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 17:49 | Clemson | James Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 17:23 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong makes the driving attempt from the left block | 41-31 |
| 16:57 | Clemson | The short jumper by Dallas Franklin is denied by Pete Armstrong | 41-31 |
| 16:56 | Clemson | James Henderson tips it back up and in | 41-33 |
| 16:36 | Kent State | Paul Thornton blocks the short jumper by Matthew Coyne | 41-33 |
| 16:35 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin grabs the board | 41-33 |
| 16:14 | Clemson | Craig Taul clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 16:13 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 16:00 | Kent State | Tony Branham misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 41-33 |
| 15:59 | Clemson | James Henderson snags the defensive board | 41-33 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Morin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Branham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Pete Armstrong (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Coyne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Adams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Thornton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dallas Franklin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Craig Taul (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Clemson | Carl Adams misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 41-33 |
| 15:35 | Clemson | James Henderson can't tip it in | 41-33 |
| 15:34 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne grabs the board | 41-33 |
| 15:28 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski's fadeaway is rejected by Craig Taul | 41-33 |
| 15:26 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Pete Armstrong | 41-33 |
| 15:00 | Kent State | Tony Branham misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-33 |
| 14:59 | Clemson | Carl Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 14:41 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin blows the layup | 41-33 |
| 14:40 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 14:17 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-33 |
| 14:15 | Clemson | Carl Adams snags the defensive board | 41-33 |
| 13:58 | Clemson | Tony Branham picks off the pass by Dallas Franklin | 41-33 |
| 13:33 | Kent State | Tony Branham misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-33 |
| 13:32 | Clemson | Craig Taul grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 13:10 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Carl Adams | 41-35 |
| 12:47 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-35 |
| 12:45 | Clemson | Craig Taul grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 12:29 | Clemson | James Henderson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-35 |
| 12:27 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 12:03 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 41-35 |
| 12:02 | Clemson | Carl Adams snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Morin (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Branham (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Pete Armstrong (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Coyne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Henderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Thornton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dallas Franklin (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Craig Taul (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:56 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Henderson and the foul's on Pete Armstrong - foul #3 on Pete Armstrong, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Anthony Price (SG), Deshi Sun (SF), Leland Pettigrew (PF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Charles Morin, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Tony Branham, Pete Armstrong, Matthew Coyne | |
| Subs | Clemson | Blake Loggins (PG), Jermaine Abramson (SG), Jeffrey Ungar (SF), Robert Davenport (C) James Henderson, Carl Adams, Paul Thornton, Craig Taul | |
| 11:56 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin misses the free throw | 41-37 |
| 11:56 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| 11:34 | Kent State | Jermaine Abramson steals it from Deshi Sun | 41-37 |
| 11:31 | Clemson | Blake Loggins lays it in on a nice dish by Jermaine Abramson | 41-39 |
| 11:09 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew scores on a runner near the basket set up by Anthony Price | 43-39 |
| 10:59 | Clemson | Jermaine Abramson misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Claudio Rizzo - foul #1 on Claudio Rizzo, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | George Moses (PF) Dallas Franklin | |
| 10:59 | Clemson | Jermaine Abramson makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 10:59 | Clemson | Jermaine Abramson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 10:40 | Kent State | Deshi Sun scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Claudio Rizzo | 45-41 |
| 10:25 | Clemson | Blake Loggins loses the ball out of bounds | 45-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Pete Armstrong (PF) Leland Pettigrew | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Henderson (SG) Jermaine Abramson | |
| 10:01 | Kent State | Deshi Sun comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 10:00 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 09:45 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-41 |
| 09:43 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 09:22 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar misses short on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Davenport - foul #4 on Robert Davenport, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jermaine Abramson (SG), Elmer Smith (C) James Henderson, Robert Davenport | |
| 09:22 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar misses the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 09:22 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 09:05 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar misses the floater in the paint | 46-41 |
| 09:03 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 08:38 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Claudio Rizzo, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Morin (PG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Leland Pettigrew (PF), Matthew Coyne (C) Claudio Rizzo, Anthony Price, Pete Armstrong, Augustus Zelmar | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Henderson (SG), Dallas Franklin (PF) Jermaine Abramson, George Moses | |
| 08:26 | Clemson | Deshi Sun is called for the reach on James Henderson - foul #4 on Deshi Sun, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Branham (SF) Deshi Sun | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 08:20 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from James Henderson | 46-43 |
| 08:03 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-43 |
| 08:01 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Morin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Branham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Blake Loggins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Ungar (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dallas Franklin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Elmer Smith (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:40 | Clemson | Elmer Smith's floater is knocked away by Leland Pettigrew | 46-43 |
| 07:38 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 07:15 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Leland Pettigrew, team foul #6 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Anthony Price (SG), Deshi Sun (SF), Pete Armstrong (PF) Charles Morin, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Tony Branham, Leland Pettigrew | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jermaine Abramson (SG), George Moses (PF), Robert Davenport (C) James Henderson, Dallas Franklin, Elmer Smith | |
| 06:56 | Clemson | Blake Loggins clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 06:54 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Deshi Sun | 46-43 |
| 06:31 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by George Moses - foul #1 on George Moses, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar (C) Matthew Coyne | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Henderson (SG), Dallas Franklin (PF) Jermaine Abramson, George Moses | |
| 06:31 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 06:31 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 06:10 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar is hacked by Augustus Zelmar - foul #2 on Augustus Zelmar, team foul #7 | 48-43 |
| 06:10 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar misses the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 06:10 | Kent State | Anthony Price grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 05:48 | Kent State | The pull-up jumper by Pete Armstrong is blocked by Dallas Franklin | 48-43 |
| 05:47 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar hits the follow up shot | 50-43 |
| 05:23 | Clemson | Robert Davenport blows the layup but he's hacked by Augustus Zelmar - foul #3 on Augustus Zelmar, team foul #8 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Morin (PG), Matthew Coyne (C) Claudio Rizzo, Augustus Zelmar | |
| Subs | Clemson | Carl Adams (SG) James Henderson | |
| 05:23 | Clemson | Robert Davenport makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 05:23 | Clemson | Robert Davenport makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 04:54 | Kent State | Charles Morin misses badly on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Blake Loggins - foul #1 on Blake Loggins, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Leland Pettigrew (PF) Anthony Price, Pete Armstrong | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Henderson (SG), Paul Thornton (PF), Elmer Smith (C) Carl Adams, Dallas Franklin, Robert Davenport | |
| 04:54 | Kent State | Charles Morin misses the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 04:54 | Kent State | Charles Morin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 04:44 | Clemson | Matthew Coyne takes the ball from Paul Thornton | 51-45 |
| 04:24 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Deshi Sun | 53-45 |
| 04:09 | Clemson | Paul Thornton misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 53-45 |
| 04:07 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Ungar | 53-45 |
| 03:51 | Clemson | James Henderson buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-48 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Morin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Blake Loggins (tiring) 2 pts. SG - James Henderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Ungar (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Thornton (fresh) 6 pts. C - Elmer Smith (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:24 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-48 |
| 03:23 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 02:57 | Clemson | Deshi Sun is called for the reach on Elmer Smith - foul #5 on Deshi Sun, team foul #9 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Tony Branham (SG), Anthony Price (SF), Pete Armstrong (PF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Charles Morin, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Deshi Sun, Leland Pettigrew, Matthew Coyne | |
| Subs | Clemson | Carl Adams (SG), Dallas Franklin (PF) James Henderson, Paul Thornton | |
| 02:57 | Clemson | Elmer Smith makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 02:57 | Clemson | Elmer Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 02:57 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| 02:57 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-49 |
| 02:33 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Blake Loggins - foul #2 on Blake Loggins, team foul #6 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Morin (PG), Matthew Coyne (C) Anthony Price, Augustus Zelmar | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Davenport (C) Elmer Smith | |
| 02:33 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 02:33 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 02:10 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin clanks a jumper from the left side | 55-49 |
| 02:09 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin tips it back up and in | 55-51 |
| 02:09 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG) Claudio Rizzo | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 01:42 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski hits a 3 from straight away set up by Charles Morin | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:24 | Clemson | Robert Davenport misses the lay-in | 58-51 |
| 01:22 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin tips it back up and in | 58-53 |
| 01:01 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 01:00 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne tips it home | 60-53 |
| 00:43 | Clemson | Carl Adams's pass is intercepted by Matthew Coyne | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Kent State | Tony Branham is hacked by Blake Loggins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Blake Loggins, team foul #7 | 60-53 |
| 00:42 | Kent State | Tony Branham makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:42 | Kent State | Tony Branham makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ungar can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-53 |
| 00:34 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Pete Armstrong | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Adams - foul #1 on Carl Adams, team foul #8 | 62-53 |
| 00:31 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:31 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:31 | Clemson | Robert Davenport grabs the board | 63-53 |
| 00:27 | Clemson | Dallas Franklin scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 63-55 |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Tony Branham is fouled in the backcourt by Blake Loggins - foul #4 on Blake Loggins, team foul #9 | 63-55 |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Tony Branham makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Tony Branham misses the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:26 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Dallas Franklin | 64-55 |
| 00:21 | Clemson | Robert Davenport throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-55 |
| 00:20 | Kent State | Blake Loggins is called for the reach on Pete Armstrong in the backcourt - foul #5 on Blake Loggins, team foul #10 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Henderson (PG) Blake Loggins | |
| 00:20 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:20 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:13 | Clemson | Carl Adams misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-55 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Charles Morin grabs the defensive rebound | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Charles Morin runs out the clock | 65-55 |