| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Billy Green (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Schwister (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Francis Kennedy (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - John Albury (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Yard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Raczynski (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Todd Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chad Gardner (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - James Phair (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Robert Schwister inbounds the ball | 40-43 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:56 | Clemson | William Yard steals the ball from Billy Green in the backcourt | 40-43 |
| 19:55 | Houston | William Yard banks in the layup | 40-45 |
| 19:48 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy lays it in set up by Robert Schwister and the foul's on Todd Brown - foul #1 on Todd Brown, team foul #1 | 42-45 |
| 19:48 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy misses the free throw | 42-45 |
| 19:48 | Houston | Chad Gardner pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 19:26 | Houston | William Yard is fouled on the floor by Richard Williams - foul #1 on Richard Williams, team foul #1 | 42-45 |
| 19:06 | Houston | Todd Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 42-45 |
| 18:50 | Clemson | The jump hook by Robert Schwister is blocked by Chad Gardner | 42-45 |
| 18:49 | Clemson | Robert Schwister grabs the offensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 18:34 | Clemson | John Albury misses short on a jumper from the right side | 42-45 |
| 18:33 | Houston | William Yard pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 18:09 | Houston | James Phair can't connect on a floater in the paint | 42-45 |
| 18:07 | Clemson | Robert Schwister snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 17:48 | Clemson | Robert Schwister misses long on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Chad Gardner - foul #2 on Chad Gardner, team foul #2 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Clemson | David O'Dell (PG), Paul Paulus (SG), Long Xiong (C) Billy Green, Richard Williams, John Albury | |
| Subs | Houston | Billy Killeen (SF), Robert Wilson (C) Todd Brown, James Phair | |
| 17:48 | Clemson | Robert Schwister misses the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 17:48 | Clemson | Robert Schwister makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 17:39 | Houston | Chad Gardner misses the 3 from straight away | 43-45 |
| 17:37 | Houston | John Raczynski pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 17:20 | Houston | Robert Wilson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 43-45 |
| 17:19 | Clemson | David O'Dell gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 17:08 | Clemson | Long Xiong misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 43-45 |
| 17:06 | Houston | John Raczynski grabs the board | 43-45 |
| 16:52 | Houston | Robert Wilson misses the floater from the baseline | 43-45 |
| 16:50 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 16:36 | Clemson | Long Xiong clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Billy Killeen - foul #2 on Billy Killeen, team foul #3 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Clemson | Billy Green (PG), Richard Williams (SG), Hipolito Esposito (SF), John Albury (C) David O'Dell, Paul Paulus, Robert Schwister, Francis Kennedy | |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (PG), Todd Brown (SF), James Phair (C) William Yard, John Raczynski, Chad Gardner | |
| 16:36 | Clemson | Long Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 16:36 | Clemson | Long Xiong misses the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 16:36 | Houston | James Phair gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 16:18 | Houston | Robert Wilson is fouled on the floor by Long Xiong - foul #1 on Long Xiong, team foul #2 | 44-45 |
| 16:07 | Houston | Long Xiong takes the ball from Robert Wilson | 44-45 |
| 15:54 | Clemson | John Albury misses the easy layup | 44-45 |
| 15:53 | Houston | Todd Brown snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Billy Green (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hipolito Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Long Xiong (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - John Albury (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Pennington (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Billy Killeen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Todd Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 5 reb. C - James Phair (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Houston | Billy Killeen hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Richard Williams - foul #2 on Richard Williams, team foul #3 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Paulus (SG), Francis Kennedy (PF) Richard Williams, Long Xiong | |
| Subs | Houston | Chad Gardner (PF) Robert Wilson | |
| 15:28 | Houston | Billy Killeen misses the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 15:28 | Houston | Billy Killeen makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 15:08 | Clemson | Paul Paulus is called for traveling | 44-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | Dominic Esposito (PG), Ivan Leski (C) Billy Green, John Albury | |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), John Raczynski (SG), Kevin Rakestraw (SF), Steven Crouse (C) David Pennington, Billy Killeen, Todd Brown, James Phair | |
| 14:59 | Houston | William Yard misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 14:58 | Houston | Steven Crouse misses the tip | 44-46 |
| 14:57 | Clemson | Ivan Leski grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 14:39 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 14:37 | Houston | Steven Crouse grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 14:26 | Houston | The jump hook by Kevin Rakestraw is blocked by Ivan Leski | 44-46 |
| 14:25 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 14:03 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy clanks a jumper from the left block | 44-46 |
| 14:01 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy snags the offensive board | 44-46 |
| 13:43 | Clemson | Dominic Esposito connects on the jumper in the paint and the foul's on William Yard - foul #2 on William Yard, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Williams (SG), Robert Schwister (SF), John Albury (C) Paul Paulus, Hipolito Esposito, Ivan Leski | |
| Subs | Houston | Billy Killeen (SG), Todd Brown (SF), Robert Wilson (PF), James Phair (C) John Raczynski, Kevin Rakestraw, Chad Gardner, Steven Crouse | |
| 13:43 | Clemson | Dominic Esposito misses the free throw | 46-46 |
| 13:43 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to John Albury | 46-46 |
| 13:32 | Clemson | Robert Schwister is fouled on the floor by Robert Wilson - foul #2 on Robert Wilson, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | Billy Green (PG) Dominic Esposito | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 13:16 | Clemson | Robert Schwister knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Williams | 48-46 |
| 12:56 | Houston | Robert Schwister steals the ball from Robert Wilson | 48-46 |
| 12:52 | Clemson | Robert Schwister lays it up and in | 50-46 |
| 12:48 | Houston | Todd Brown's pass is intercepted by Richard Williams | 50-46 |
| 12:25 | Clemson | William Yard is called for the reach on Robert Schwister - foul #3 on William Yard, team foul #6 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | Long Xiong (PF) Francis Kennedy | |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (PG), John Raczynski (SG) William Yard, Todd Brown | |
| 12:08 | Clemson | Richard Williams double dribbles | 50-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ivan Leski (C) John Albury | |
| Subs | Houston | Chad Gardner (PF) Robert Wilson | |
| 11:49 | Houston | David Pennington misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 11:48 | Clemson | Long Xiong grabs the board | 50-46 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Billy Green (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Schwister (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Long Xiong (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ivan Leski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Pennington (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Raczynski (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Billy Killeen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Chad Gardner (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - James Phair (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Clemson | Chad Gardner picks off the pass by Robert Schwister | 50-46 |
| 11:17 | Houston | John Raczynski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 11:16 | Clemson | Long Xiong grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 11:12 | Clemson | Robert Schwister buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Billy Green | 52-46 |
| 10:57 | Houston | James Phair can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ivan Leski - foul #1 on Ivan Leski, team foul #4 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | Dominic Esposito (PG), Paul Paulus (SG), Hipolito Esposito (SF), Francis Kennedy (PF), John Albury (C) Billy Green, Richard Williams, Robert Schwister, Long Xiong, Ivan Leski | |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), Todd Brown (SF) David Pennington, Billy Killeen | |
| 10:57 | Houston | James Phair misses the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 10:57 | Houston | James Phair makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 10:49 | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito's fadeaway is rejected by James Phair | 52-47 |
| 10:47 | Clemson | John Albury grabs the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 10:40 | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito is hacked by William Yard - foul #4 on William Yard, team foul #7 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (PG), Robert Wilson (C) William Yard, James Phair | |
| 10:40 | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito misses the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 10:40 | Houston | John Raczynski grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 10:16 | Houston | Chad Gardner knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Raczynski | 52-50 |
| 09:56 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 54-50 |
| 09:34 | Houston | Todd Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 09:33 | Clemson | The rebound goes to John Albury | 54-50 |
| 09:28 | Clemson | Paul Paulus makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 09:18 | Houston | Chad Gardner blows the layup | 57-50 |
| 09:17 | Houston | Robert Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 09:06 | Houston | Todd Brown can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 09:05 | Clemson | Paul Paulus grabs the board | 57-50 |
| 08:50 | Clemson | John Albury hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Dominic Esposito | 59-50 |
| 08:28 | Houston | David Pennington comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-50 |
| 08:27 | Houston | Todd Brown tips it home | 59-52 |
| 08:04 | Clemson | Dominic Esposito clanks a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Chad Gardner - foul #3 on Chad Gardner, team foul #8 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Williams (SG), Robert Schwister (SF), Long Xiong (C) Paul Paulus, Hipolito Esposito, John Albury | |
| Subs | Houston | Mitchell Amar (PG), Billy Killeen (SG), Kevin Rakestraw (SF), James Phair (C) David Pennington, John Raczynski, Todd Brown, Robert Wilson | |
| 08:04 | Clemson | Dominic Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 08:04 | Clemson | Dominic Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 07:36 | Houston | Billy Killeen hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mitchell Amar and the foul's on Richard Williams - foul #3 on Richard Williams, team foul #5 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Clemson | Billy Green (PG) Dominic Esposito | |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG) Mitchell Amar | |
| 07:36 | Houston | Billy Killeen misses the free throw | 61-54 |
| 07:36 | Clemson | Long Xiong grabs the board | 61-54 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Billy Green (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Richard Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Schwister (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Francis Kennedy (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Long Xiong (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Yard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Billy Killeen (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kevin Rakestraw (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Chad Gardner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Phair (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:18 | Clemson | Robert Schwister is fouled on the floor by William Yard - foul #5 on William Yard, team foul #9 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ivan Leski (C) Francis Kennedy | |
| Subs | Houston | Mitchell Amar (PG) William Yard | |
| 07:18 | Clemson | Robert Schwister makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 07:18 | Clemson | Robert Schwister makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 06:54 | Houston | Billy Green swats the short shot by Chad Gardner | 63-54 |
| 06:52 | Houston | Chad Gardner snags the offensive board | 63-54 |
| 06:38 | Houston | Billy Green steals the ball from Chad Gardner | 63-54 |
| 06:31 | Clemson | Billy Green loses the dribble to James Phair | 63-54 |
| 06:17 | Houston | Chad Gardner lays it up and in and he's fouled by Long Xiong - foul #2 on Long Xiong, team foul #6 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Clemson | Francis Kennedy (PF) Ivan Leski | |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (PG), Robert Wilson (C) Mitchell Amar, James Phair | |
| 06:17 | Houston | Chad Gardner makes the free throw | 63-57 |
| 06:03 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Richard Williams and the foul's on David Pennington - foul #3 on David Pennington, team foul #10 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Crouse (C) Chad Gardner | |
| 06:03 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy makes the free throw | 66-57 |
| 05:40 | Houston | Billy Killeen misses short on a jumper from the left side | 66-57 |
| 05:39 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy snags the defensive board | 66-57 |
| 05:22 | Clemson | Robert Schwister misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 66-57 |
| 05:21 | Houston | Steven Crouse pulls down the rebound | 66-57 |
| 05:01 | Houston | Francis Kennedy swats the layup by Steven Crouse | 66-57 |
| 05:00 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy grabs the board | 66-57 |
| 04:44 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Robert Schwister | 68-57 |
| 04:44 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-57 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Albury (C) Long Xiong | |
| Subs | Houston | John Raczynski (SG), Todd Brown (SF), James Phair (C) Billy Killeen, Kevin Rakestraw, Steven Crouse | |
| 04:20 | Houston | John Raczynski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-57 |
| 04:19 | Clemson | John Albury grabs the board | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:15 | Clemson | Robert Schwister makes the jumper from the left side | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:06 | Houston | David Pennington misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 70-57 |
| 04:05 | Clemson | Richard Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:42 | Clemson | John Albury connects on the jump hook from close range and he's fouled by James Phair - foul #3 on James Phair, team foul #11 | 72-57 |
| Subs | Clemson | Dominic Esposito (PG), Paul Paulus (SG) Billy Green, Richard Williams | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 03:42 | Clemson | John Albury makes the free throw | 73-57 |
| 03:26 | Houston | Todd Brown is hacked by Paul Paulus - foul #1 on Paul Paulus, team foul #7 | 73-57 |
| Subs | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito (SF) Robert Schwister | |
| Subs | Houston | Chad Gardner (PF) Robert Wilson | |
| 03:26 | Houston | Todd Brown makes the 1st free throw | 73-58 |
| 03:26 | Houston | Todd Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 73-59 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Dominic Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Paulus (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hipolito Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Francis Kennedy (fresh) 20 pts. 8 reb. C - John Albury (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Pennington (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Raczynski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chad Gardner (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Phair (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:06 | Clemson | John Albury's floater is tipped away by James Phair | 73-59 |
| 03:05 | Houston | James Phair grabs the defensive rebound | 73-59 |
| 03:00 | Houston | Todd Brown scores on a 3 from the left wing | 73-62 |
| 03:00 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-62 |
| Subs | Clemson | Billy Green (PG), Richard Williams (SG), Robert Schwister (SF) Dominic Esposito, Paul Paulus, Hipolito Esposito | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:37 | Clemson | John Albury comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by James Phair - foul #4 on James Phair, team foul #12 | 73-62 |
| 02:37 | Clemson | John Albury makes the 1st free throw | 74-62 |
| 02:37 | Clemson | John Albury makes the 2nd free throw | 75-62 |
| 02:20 | Houston | John Raczynski misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-62 |
| 02:18 | Houston | Chad Gardner tips it but misses | 75-62 |
| 02:16 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Robert Schwister | 75-62 |
| 01:52 | Clemson | Robert Schwister misses the jump hook from the baseline | 75-62 |
| 01:51 | Houston | Chad Gardner snags the defensive board | 75-62 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:42 | Houston | James Phair misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 75-62 |
| 01:41 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy grabs the board | 75-62 |
| 01:36 | Clemson | James Phair blocks the short jumper by Richard Williams | 75-62 |
| 01:35 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy tips it but misses | 75-62 |
| 01:34 | Clemson | Billy Green tips it back up and in | 77-62 |
| 01:19 | Houston | Todd Brown is called for a backcourt violation | 77-62 |
| Subs | Clemson | Dominic Esposito (PG), Paul Paulus (SG), Hipolito Esposito (SF), Long Xiong (PF), Ivan Leski (C) Billy Green, Richard Williams, Robert Schwister, Francis Kennedy, John Albury | |
| Subs | Houston | Billy Killeen (SG), Kevin Rakestraw (SF), Robert Wilson (PF), Steven Crouse (C) John Raczynski, Todd Brown, Chad Gardner, James Phair | |
| 00:53 | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 77-62 |
| 00:51 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw pulls down the rebound | 77-62 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Houston | Robert Wilson is hacked by Long Xiong - foul #3 on Long Xiong, team foul #8 | 77-62 |
| 00:45 | Houston | Robert Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 77-63 |
| 00:45 | Houston | Robert Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-64 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito is whistled for a carry | 77-64 |
| 00:09 | Houston | David Pennington scores on a floater from the left side and the foul's on Hipolito Esposito - foul #2 on Hipolito Esposito, team foul #9 | 77-66 |
| 00:09 | Houston | David Pennington makes the free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Dominic Esposito runs out the clock | 77-67 |