| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) SG - Virgil Cooper (fresh) SF - Charles Simek (fresh) PF - Reynaldo Escobar (fresh) C - Valeri Florkowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Henderson (fresh) SG - James Peters (fresh) SF - John Smith (fresh) PF - George Moses (fresh) C - Craig Taul (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Hawaii | Reynaldo Escobar wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Hawaii | Reynaldo Escobar tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Clemson | James Peters snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Clemson | James Henderson hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by James Peters | 0-2 |
| 19:35 | Hawaii | Virgil Cooper is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Virgil Cooper, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Clemson | James Henderson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Clemson | John Smith gets the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Clemson | George Moses connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from James Henderson | 0-4 |
| 18:41 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-4 |
| 18:40 | Clemson | Craig Taul grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:20 | Clemson | James Peters can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Valeri Florkowski - foul #1 on Valeri Florkowski, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| 18:20 | Clemson | James Peters makes the 1st free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:20 | Clemson | James Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 0-6 |
| 18:03 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel can't finish the layup | 0-6 |
| 18:01 | Clemson | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 0-6 |
| 17:46 | Clemson | Craig Taul hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 0-6 |
| 17:44 | Clemson | Craig Taul grabs the offensive rebound | 0-6 |
| 17:29 | Clemson | James Henderson hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by James Peters | 0-9 |
| 17:06 | Hawaii | The pull-up jumper by Valeri Florkowski is blocked by Craig Taul | 0-9 |
| 17:05 | Clemson | Craig Taul grabs the board | 0-9 |
| 16:46 | Clemson | James Henderson is whistled for a carry | 0-9 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Stephen Thomas (SG), William Schindler (SF), Nathan Fritch (PF), Kenneth Shane (C) Dikembe Emanuel, Virgil Cooper, Charles Simek, Reynaldo Escobar, Valeri Florkowski | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Daniels (SG), James Davis (SF), Elmer Smith (PF), Mark Davis (C) James Peters, John Smith, George Moses, Craig Taul | |
| 16:25 | Hawaii | Nathan Fritch hits a driving attempt from close range | 2-9 |
| 16:08 | Clemson | Mark Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-9 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Wayne Ramsdell (SG) James Henderson | |
| 16:01 | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Shane | 5-9 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Jeffrey Puente (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stephen Thomas (fresh) SF - William Schindler (fresh) PF - Nathan Fritch (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Shane (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Daniels (fresh) SG - Wayne Ramsdell (fresh) SF - James Davis (fresh) PF - Elmer Smith (fresh) C - Mark Davis (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Clemson | Mark Davis misses long on a shot near the basket | 5-9 |
| 15:41 | Clemson | Elmer Smith hits the follow up shot | 5-11 |
| 15:21 | Hawaii | James Davis takes the ball from Jeffrey Puente | 5-11 |
| 15:08 | Clemson | Elmer Smith knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by James Daniels | 5-13 |
| 15:03 | Hawaii | William Schindler drills a jumper from the right block and he's hacked by Elmer Smith - foul #1 on Elmer Smith, team foul #1 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel (PG) Jeffrey Puente | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Henderson (PG), James Peters (SG), John Smith (SF), George Moses (PF), Craig Taul (C) James Daniels, Wayne Ramsdell, James Davis, Elmer Smith, Mark Davis | |
| 15:03 | Hawaii | William Schindler makes the free throw | 8-13 |
| 14:45 | Clemson | Craig Taul buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from James Peters and he's hacked by Kenneth Shane - foul #1 on Kenneth Shane, team foul #3 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Reynaldo Escobar (PF) Nathan Fritch | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 14:45 | Clemson | Craig Taul makes the free throw | 8-16 |
| 14:32 | Hawaii | William Schindler is fouled on the floor by George Moses - foul #1 on George Moses, team foul #2 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente (SG), Charles Simek (SF), Valeri Florkowski (C) Stephen Thomas, William Schindler, Kenneth Shane | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 14:19 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel makes the wide open fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Puente | 10-16 |
| 14:15 | Clemson | James Henderson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-16 |
| 14:13 | Clemson | James Peters tips it in | 10-18 |
| 13:58 | Hawaii | Reynaldo Escobar is called for a backcourt violation | 10-18 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Elmer Smith (C) Craig Taul | |
| 13:47 | Clemson | James Henderson makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-21 |
| 13:34 | Hawaii | George Moses steals it from Charles Simek | 10-21 |
| 13:20 | Clemson | The jumper by James Henderson is denied by Reynaldo Escobar | 10-21 |
| 13:19 | Hawaii | Valeri Florkowski gets the rebound | 10-21 |
| 13:14 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Reynaldo Escobar | 12-21 |
| 13:03 | Clemson | James Henderson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-21 |
| 13:01 | Hawaii | Valeri Florkowski snags the defensive board | 12-21 |
| 12:39 | Hawaii | John Smith is called for the reach on Charles Simek - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #3 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Virgil Cooper (PG), Stephen Thomas (SG), William Schindler (SF), Nathan Fritch (PF), Kenneth Shane (C) Dikembe Emanuel, Jeffrey Puente, Charles Simek, Reynaldo Escobar, Valeri Florkowski | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Daniels (PG), Wayne Ramsdell (SG), Mark Davis (PF), Craig Taul (C) James Henderson, James Peters, John Smith, George Moses | |
| 12:34 | Hawaii | Elmer Smith takes the ball from Stephen Thomas | 12-21 |
| 12:29 | Clemson | Elmer Smith can't finish the layup | 12-21 |
| 12:27 | Hawaii | Stephen Thomas gets the rebound | 12-21 |
| 12:12 | Hawaii | Nathan Fritch is hacked by James Daniels - foul #1 on James Daniels, team foul #4 | 12-21 |
| 12:05 | Hawaii | William Schindler banks in the layup on a nice dish by Virgil Cooper | 14-21 |
| 11:44 | Clemson | Craig Taul is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Craig Taul, team foul #5 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel (PG) Stephen Thomas | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Virgil Cooper (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Schindler (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nathan Fritch (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Shane (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Daniels (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wayne Ramsdell (fresh) SF - Elmer Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Davis (fresh) C - Craig Taul (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Hawaii | William Schindler knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Virgil Cooper and he's fouled by Mark Davis - foul #1 on Mark Davis, team foul #6 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Smith (SG), James Davis (SF), Michael Williams (C) Wayne Ramsdell, Elmer Smith, Craig Taul | |
| 11:29 | Hawaii | William Schindler makes the free throw | 17-21 |
| 11:09 | Clemson | Mark Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 17-21 |
| 11:08 | Hawaii | Nathan Fritch snags the defensive board | 17-21 |
| 10:59 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Virgil Cooper | 20-21 |
| 10:43 | Clemson | Dikembe Emanuel steals the ball from Mark Davis | 20-21 |
| 10:34 | Hawaii | Virgil Cooper hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Shane | 23-21 |
| 10:10 | Clemson | Michael Williams is hacked by Kenneth Shane - foul #2 on Kenneth Shane, team foul #4 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Stephen Thomas (SG), Charles Simek (SF), Reynaldo Escobar (PF), Valeri Florkowski (C) Dikembe Emanuel, Virgil Cooper, William Schindler, Nathan Fritch, Kenneth Shane | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Henderson (PG), James Peters (SG), Elmer Smith (SF), George Moses (PF), Craig Taul (C) James Daniels, John Smith, James Davis, Mark Davis, Michael Williams | |
| 09:54 | Clemson | Elmer Smith is denied on a layup by Reynaldo Escobar | 23-21 |
| 09:52 | Hawaii | Reynaldo Escobar grabs the board | 23-21 |
| 09:38 | Hawaii | Reynaldo Escobar is whistled for traveling | 23-21 |
| 09:25 | Clemson | James Henderson makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by James Peters | 23-24 |
| 09:09 | Hawaii | Charles Simek is fouled on the floor by James Peters - foul #1 on James Peters, team foul #7 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel (PG) Jeffrey Puente | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Smith (SF) Elmer Smith | |
| 09:09 | Hawaii | Charles Simek makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 09:09 | Hawaii | Charles Simek makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 08:47 | Clemson | George Moses misses the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Reynaldo Escobar - foul #1 on Reynaldo Escobar, team foul #5 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Elmer Smith (C) Craig Taul | |
| 08:47 | Clemson | George Moses misses the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 08:47 | Clemson | George Moses makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 08:35 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel loses the ball out of bounds | 25-25 |
| Subs | Hawaii | William Schindler (SF) Charles Simek | |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Williams (C) George Moses | |
| 08:15 | Clemson | James Henderson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-25 |
| 08:14 | Hawaii | Stephen Thomas grabs the board | 25-25 |
| 08:03 | Hawaii | Valeri Florkowski knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Stephen Thomas | 27-25 |
| 07:37 | Clemson | James Henderson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 27-25 |
| 07:35 | Hawaii | Reynaldo Escobar grabs the board | 27-25 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Dikembe Emanuel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Stephen Thomas (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Schindler (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Reynaldo Escobar (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Valeri Florkowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Henderson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Peters (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Elmer Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Williams (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Hawaii | Stephen Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-25 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Virgil Cooper (SG), Charles Simek (SF), Jeff Reed (PF) Dikembe Emanuel, Stephen Thomas, William Schindler, Reynaldo Escobar | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Daniels (PG), Wayne Ramsdell (SG), George Moses (PF), Craig Taul (C) James Henderson, James Peters, John Smith, Michael Williams | |
| 07:15 | Clemson | George Moses loses the ball out of bounds | 27-25 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Nathan Fritch (PF) Jeff Reed | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Davis (SF) Elmer Smith | |
| 06:52 | Hawaii | Charles Simek buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Puente | 30-25 |
| 06:41 | Clemson | Jeffrey Puente picks off the pass by Wayne Ramsdell | 30-25 |
| 06:26 | Hawaii | Nathan Fritch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-25 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Elmer Smith (PF), Mark Davis (C) George Moses, Craig Taul | |
| 06:05 | Clemson | Mark Davis scores on a runner in the paint set up by James Davis and he's fouled by Valeri Florkowski - foul #2 on Valeri Florkowski, team foul #6 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel (PG), William Schindler (SF), Jeff Reed (PF), Reynaldo Escobar (C) Jeffrey Puente, Charles Simek, Nathan Fritch, Valeri Florkowski | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Henderson (PG), John Smith (SG) James Daniels, Wayne Ramsdell | |
| 06:05 | Clemson | Mark Davis makes the free throw | 30-28 |
| 05:57 | Hawaii | Reynaldo Escobar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-28 |
| 05:35 | Clemson | James Henderson misses long on a jumper from the right side | 30-28 |
| 05:33 | Clemson | Elmer Smith snags the offensive board | 30-28 |
| 05:14 | Clemson | James Henderson is hacked by Reynaldo Escobar - foul #2 on Reynaldo Escobar, team foul #7 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Stephen Thomas (SG), Kenneth Shane (C) Virgil Cooper, Reynaldo Escobar | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Peters (SG), George Moses (PF), Craig Taul (C) James Davis, Elmer Smith, Mark Davis | |
| 05:14 | Clemson | James Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 05:14 | Clemson | James Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 04:56 | Hawaii | William Schindler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-30 |
| 04:54 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel grabs the offensive board | 30-30 |
| 04:43 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel lays it up and in set up by Kenneth Shane and he's fouled by George Moses - foul #2 on George Moses, team foul #8 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Charles Simek (SF) William Schindler, Kenneth Shane | |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Williams (SF), Mark Davis (PF) John Smith, George Moses | |
| 04:43 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel misses the free throw | 32-30 |
| 04:43 | Clemson | Michael Williams snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 04:20 | Clemson | James Henderson drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Davis | 32-33 |
| 04:11 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-33 |
| 04:09 | Clemson | Mark Davis gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 04:05 | Clemson | Charles Simek swats the shot by James Henderson | 32-33 |
| 04:04 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Dikembe Emanuel | 32-33 |
| 03:38 | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente drills a fadeaway in the lane | 34-33 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Jeffrey Puente (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Thomas (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Simek (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeff Reed (fairly fresh) C - Dikembe Emanuel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Henderson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Peters (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Williams (fresh) PF - Mark Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Craig Taul (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Clemson | James Henderson's pass is intercepted by Stephen Thomas | 34-33 |
| 03:25 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Simek and he's fouled by Craig Taul - foul #2 on Craig Taul, team foul #9 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Hawaii | William Schindler (SF), Reynaldo Escobar (PF), Kenneth Shane (C) Stephen Thomas, Charles Simek, Jeff Reed | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Daniels (PG), John Smith (SF), George Moses (PF), Elmer Smith (C) James Henderson, Michael Williams, Mark Davis, Craig Taul | |
| 03:25 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel makes the free throw | 37-33 |
| 03:01 | Clemson | Jeffrey Puente takes the ball from James Peters | 37-33 |
| 02:43 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-33 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Virgil Cooper (SG) Dikembe Emanuel | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Davis (SF) James Peters | |
| 02:30 | Clemson | George Moses banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Smith | 37-35 |
| 02:16 | Hawaii | William Schindler knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Jeffrey Puente | 39-35 |
| 01:56 | Clemson | Elmer Smith loses the dribble to Kenneth Shane | 39-35 |
| 01:35 | Hawaii | William Schindler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 01:34 | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane tips it back up and in | 41-35 |
| 01:18 | Clemson | George Moses hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 41-35 |
| 01:17 | Clemson | George Moses grabs the offensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 00:57 | Clemson | James Davis travels with the ball | 41-35 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel (PG), Stephen Thomas (SG), Charles Simek (SF), Nathan Fritch (PF), Valeri Florkowski (C) Jeffrey Puente, Virgil Cooper, William Schindler, Reynaldo Escobar, Kenneth Shane | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Henderson (PG), James Peters (SG), Mark Davis (PF), Craig Taul (C) James Daniels, John Smith, George Moses, Elmer Smith | |
| 00:48 | Hawaii | Stephen Thomas is fouled on the floor by James Davis - foul #1 on James Davis, team foul #10 | 41-35 |
| 00:48 | Hawaii | Stephen Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 00:48 | Hawaii | Stephen Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 00:38 | Clemson | James Henderson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 00:37 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel pulls down the rebound | 42-35 |
| 00:31 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel is hacked by James Peters - foul #2 on James Peters, team foul #11 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Williams (SF) James Davis | |
| 00:31 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 00:31 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 00:19 | Clemson | Michael Williams comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Stephen Thomas - foul #1 on Stephen Thomas, team foul #8 | 44-35 |
| 00:19 | Clemson | Michael Williams misses the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 00:19 | Clemson | Michael Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 00:19 | Hawaii | Valeri Florkowski grabs the board | 44-35 |
| 00:03 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-35 |
| 00:01 | Clemson | Craig Taul gets the rebound | 44-35 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Craig Taul misses long on a fullcourt shot | 44-35 |