| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Moshe Svoboda (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harley Stewart (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wayne Looney (fresh) C - Jessie Pompa (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ralph Riche (fresh) SG - John Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roosevelt Williams (fresh) PF - Antonio Padilla (fresh) 6 pts. C - Scott Sandford (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Harley Stewart inbounds the ball | 28-23 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 19:45 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 28-23 |
| 19:43 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Antonio Padilla | 28-23 |
| 19:27 | New Mexico | John Armstrong is hacked by Moshe Svoboda - foul #1 on Moshe Svoboda, team foul #1 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Clemson | Landon Brown (SG) Moshe Svoboda | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 19:14 | New Mexico | Ralph Riche drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from John Armstrong and the foul's on Harley Stewart - foul #3 on Harley Stewart, team foul #2 | 28-25 |
| 19:14 | New Mexico | Ralph Riche makes the free throw | 28-26 |
| 18:47 | Clemson | Wayne Looney slams it home on a great pass from John Hunt | 30-26 |
| 18:35 | New Mexico | Ralph Riche hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Armstrong | 30-28 |
| 18:29 | Clemson | John Hunt is hacked by Ralph Riche in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ralph Riche, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Britton (PG), Zachary Shultis (SF) John Hunt, Wayne Looney | |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Williams (SG), Richard Jones (PF) John Armstrong, Antonio Padilla | |
| 18:11 | Clemson | Harley Stewart misses the lay-in | 30-28 |
| 18:10 | New Mexico | Scott Sandford grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 17:48 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 17:21 | Clemson | Landon Brown drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 17:15 | New Mexico | Paul Britton is called for the reach on Ralph Riche - foul #1 on Paul Britton, team foul #3 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Hunt (PG), Moshe Svoboda (SG), Wayne Looney (PF), Randy Ray (C) Paul Britton, Landon Brown, Zachary Shultis, Jessie Pompa | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Kokocinski (PG), John Armstrong (SG), Ratko Zuchelkowski (SF), Antonio Padilla (PF), Radman Zeimetz (C) Ralph Riche, David Williams, Roosevelt Williams, Richard Jones, Scott Sandford | |
| 16:59 | New Mexico | Radman Zeimetz double dribbles | 32-31 |
| 16:56 | Clemson | Moshe Svoboda is hacked by Ratko Zuchelkowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ratko Zuchelkowski, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| 16:41 | Clemson | Harley Stewart hits a wide open shot from close range on a great pass from Randy Ray | 34-31 |
| 16:22 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla loses the ball out of bounds | 34-31 |
| Subs | Clemson | Zachary Shultis (SF), Jessie Pompa (C) Wayne Looney, Randy Ray | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard Jones (PF) Antonio Padilla | |
| 16:03 | Clemson | Moshe Svoboda buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by John Hunt | 37-31 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Moshe Svoboda (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zachary Shultis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harley Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jessie Pompa (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Robert Kokocinski (fresh) SG - John Armstrong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ratko Zuchelkowski (fresh) PF - Richard Jones (fresh) 4 pts. C - Radman Zeimetz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:48 | New Mexico | Radman Zeimetz splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 15:46 | Clemson | Harley Stewart gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 15:25 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 37-31 |
| 15:23 | New Mexico | John Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 15:16 | New Mexico | John Armstrong can't finish the layup | 37-31 |
| 15:14 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 14:45 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa's pass is intercepted by John Armstrong | 37-31 |
| 14:22 | New Mexico | John Armstrong is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-31 |
| 14:21 | Clemson | John Hunt grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 13:52 | Clemson | John Hunt misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 37-31 |
| 13:51 | New Mexico | Ratko Zuchelkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 13:36 | New Mexico | Radman Zeimetz scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from John Armstrong | 37-33 |
| 13:20 | Clemson | Moshe Svoboda is fouled on the floor by John Armstrong - foul #1 on John Armstrong, team foul #3 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Britton (PG), Landon Brown (SG), Wayne Looney (PF), Randy Ray (C) John Hunt, Moshe Svoboda, Zachary Shultis, Jessie Pompa | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ralph Riche (PG), David Williams (SG), Roosevelt Williams (SF), Antonio Padilla (PF), Scott Sandford (C) Robert Kokocinski, John Armstrong, Ratko Zuchelkowski, Richard Jones, Radman Zeimetz | |
| 12:57 | Clemson | Landon Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 12:55 | Clemson | Harley Stewart tips it home | 39-33 |
| 12:35 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 12:33 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams gets the offensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 12:17 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Ralph Riche | 39-36 |
| 11:54 | Clemson | Paul Britton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-36 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Hunt (PG), Jessie Pompa (C) Paul Britton, Randy Ray | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Clement Mitchell (PF) Antonio Padilla | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Hunt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Landon Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harley Stewart (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wayne Looney (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jessie Pompa (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ralph Riche (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roosevelt Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clement Mitchell (fresh) C - Scott Sandford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 11:25 | New Mexico | Scott Sandford grabs the offensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 11:01 | New Mexico | Scott Sandford can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 39-36 |
| 11:00 | Clemson | John Hunt grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 10:39 | Clemson | Scott Sandford denies the turnaround by Harley Stewart | 39-36 |
| 10:38 | Clemson | Harley Stewart grabs the offensive board | 39-36 |
| 10:20 | Clemson | Harley Stewart knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Landon Brown | 41-36 |
| 10:11 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Clement Mitchell | 41-39 |
| 09:42 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa is fouled on the floor by Scott Sandford - foul #2 on Scott Sandford, team foul #4 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Britton (PG), Moshe Svoboda (SG) John Hunt, Landon Brown | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Kokocinski (PG), Zhuang Chio (SG), Ratko Zuchelkowski (SF), Antonio Padilla (PF) Ralph Riche, David Williams, Roosevelt Williams, Clement Mitchell | |
| 09:24 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa is hacked by Zhuang Chio - foul #1 on Zhuang Chio, team foul #5 | 41-39 |
| 09:07 | Clemson | Antonio Padilla blocks the jumper by Harley Stewart | 41-39 |
| 09:06 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 08:49 | Clemson | Harley Stewart hits a floater from the right wing set up by Wayne Looney and the foul's on Ratko Zuchelkowski - foul #3 on Ratko Zuchelkowski, team foul #6 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Hunt (PG), Zachary Shultis (SF) Paul Britton, Wayne Looney | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Radman Zeimetz (C) Scott Sandford | |
| 08:49 | Clemson | Harley Stewart makes the free throw | 44-39 |
| 08:28 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla is open and buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Zhuang Chio | 44-41 |
| 08:11 | Clemson | Harley Stewart misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 08:10 | New Mexico | Radman Zeimetz pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 07:57 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla misses the easy layup | 44-41 |
| 07:55 | Clemson | The rebound goes to John Hunt | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Hunt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Moshe Svoboda (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zachary Shultis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harley Stewart (tired) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jessie Pompa (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Robert Kokocinski (fresh) SG - Zhuang Chio (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ratko Zuchelkowski (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Antonio Padilla (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Radman Zeimetz (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Clemson | John Hunt is hacked by Radman Zeimetz - foul #2 on Radman Zeimetz, team foul #7 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Clemson | Landon Brown (SG), Wayne Looney (PF) Moshe Svoboda, Zachary Shultis | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ralph Riche (PG), John Armstrong (SG), Roosevelt Williams (SF), Richard Jones (PF), Clement Mitchell (C) Robert Kokocinski, Zhuang Chio, Ratko Zuchelkowski, Antonio Padilla, Radman Zeimetz | |
| 07:33 | Clemson | John Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 07:33 | Clemson | John Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 07:17 | New Mexico | John Armstrong double dribbles | 46-41 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Britton (PG), Randy Ray (C) John Hunt, Jessie Pompa | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 06:57 | Clemson | Randy Ray clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 46-41 |
| 06:55 | New Mexico | Clement Mitchell snags the defensive board | 46-41 |
| 06:38 | New Mexico | Randy Ray steals the ball from Richard Jones | 46-41 |
| 06:23 | Clemson | Wayne Looney misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Richard Jones - foul #1 on Richard Jones, team foul #8 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Hunt (PG), Moshe Svoboda (SG), Jessie Pompa (C) Paul Britton, Landon Brown, Randy Ray | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Kokocinski (PG), Scott Sandford (C) Ralph Riche, Roosevelt Williams | |
| 06:23 | Clemson | Wayne Looney makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 06:23 | Clemson | Wayne Looney misses the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 06:23 | New Mexico | John Armstrong snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 06:07 | New Mexico | John Armstrong can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-41 |
| 06:05 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa pulls down the rebound | 47-41 |
| 05:43 | Clemson | John Hunt misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Clement Mitchell - foul #3 on Clement Mitchell, team foul #9 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Clemson | Landon Brown (SG), Zachary Shultis (SF) Moshe Svoboda, Wayne Looney | |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Williams (SG), Roosevelt Williams (SF), Antonio Padilla (PF), Radman Zeimetz (C) John Armstrong, Clement Mitchell, Richard Jones, Scott Sandford | |
| 05:43 | Clemson | John Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 05:43 | Clemson | John Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 05:26 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-41 |
| 05:24 | Clemson | Harley Stewart pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 05:08 | Clemson | Landon Brown scores on a floater from close range set up by Zachary Shultis | 51-41 |
| 05:05 | New Mexico | Robert Kokocinski is hacked by John Hunt in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Hunt, team foul #4 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Britton (PG), Moshe Svoboda (SG), Wayne Looney (PF) John Hunt, Landon Brown, Zachary Shultis | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ralph Riche (PG), Ratko Zuchelkowski (SF) Robert Kokocinski, Roosevelt Williams | |
| 04:52 | New Mexico | Radman Zeimetz double dribbles | 51-41 |
| Subs | Clemson | Zachary Shultis (SF) Wayne Looney | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 04:35 | Clemson | Moshe Svoboda drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-41 |
| 04:18 | New Mexico | David Williams comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 54-41 |
| 04:16 | New Mexico | Ratko Zuchelkowski tips it in | 54-43 |
| 03:47 | Clemson | Antonio Padilla steals it from Moshe Svoboda | 54-43 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Britton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Moshe Svoboda (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zachary Shultis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harley Stewart (very tired) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Jessie Pompa (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ralph Riche (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ratko Zuchelkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Antonio Padilla (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Radman Zeimetz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:28 | New Mexico | Ratko Zuchelkowski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-43 |
| 03:26 | New Mexico | Radman Zeimetz hits the follow up shot | 54-45 |
| 03:11 | Clemson | Moshe Svoboda misses long on an open jumper from just outside the lane | 54-45 |
| 03:09 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa grabs the offensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 02:52 | Clemson | Moshe Svoboda can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-45 |
| 02:50 | New Mexico | Ralph Riche gets the rebound | 54-45 |
| 02:50 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-45 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Hunt (PG), Landon Brown (SG), Wayne Looney (PF), Randy Ray (C) Paul Britton, Moshe Svoboda, Zachary Shultis, Jessie Pompa | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Armstrong (SG), Roosevelt Williams (SF), Richard Jones (PF), Scott Sandford (C) David Williams, Ratko Zuchelkowski, Antonio Padilla, Radman Zeimetz | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 02:40 | New Mexico | Harley Stewart is called for the reach on Ralph Riche - foul #4 on Harley Stewart, team foul #5 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jessie Pompa (C) Randy Ray | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 02:28 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 54-45 |
| 02:26 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Landon Brown | 54-45 |
| 02:05 | Clemson | Landon Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-45 |
| Subs | Clemson | Randy Ray (C) Jessie Pompa | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Kokocinski (PG) Ralph Riche | |
| 02:02 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-45 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jessie Pompa (C) Randy Ray | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ralph Riche (PG) Robert Kokocinski | |
| 01:47 | New Mexico | Scott Sandford is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Scott Sandford, team foul #10 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Clemson | Moshe Svoboda (SG) Landon Brown | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla (PF) Richard Jones | |
| 01:32 | Clemson | John Hunt comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 54-45 |
| 01:31 | New Mexico | Scott Sandford gets the rebound | 54-45 |
| 01:09 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla slams it home on a nice dish by John Armstrong | 54-47 |
| 00:48 | Clemson | Ralph Riche is called for the reach on John Hunt - foul #3 on Ralph Riche, team foul #11 | 54-47 |
| 00:48 | Clemson | John Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 00:48 | Clemson | John Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:41 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams is open and scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Ralph Riche | 56-50 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:40 | Clemson | Ralph Riche is called for the reach on John Hunt in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ralph Riche, team foul #12 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Clemson | Landon Brown (SG), Randy Ray (C) Moshe Svoboda, Wayne Looney | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:40 | Clemson | John Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 00:40 | Clemson | John Hunt misses the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 00:40 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 00:36 | New Mexico | Scott Sandford works out of a doubleteam and scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by John Armstrong | 57-52 |
| 00:34 | Clemson | John Hunt is hacked by Ralph Riche in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ralph Riche, team foul #13 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Clemson | Moshe Svoboda (SG), Wayne Looney (PF) Harley Stewart, Randy Ray | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Kokocinski (PG) Ralph Riche | |
| 00:34 | Clemson | John Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:34 | Clemson | John Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:28 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-52 |
| 00:27 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa is hacked by Robert Kokocinski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Kokocinski, team foul #14 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Clemson | Randy Ray (C) Wayne Looney | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:27 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:27 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 00:21 | New Mexico | Robert Kokocinski misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 60-52 |
| 00:20 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Moshe Svoboda | 60-52 |
| 00:17 | Clemson | John Armstrong is called for the reach on Moshe Svoboda in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Armstrong, team foul #15 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Clemson | Harley Stewart (PF) Randy Ray | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:17 | Clemson | Moshe Svoboda makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:17 | Clemson | Moshe Svoboda misses the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:17 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla pulls down the rebound | 61-52 |
| 00:13 | New Mexico | John Armstrong splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the right corner | 61-55 |
| 00:10 | Clemson | Landon Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Kokocinski - foul #3 on Robert Kokocinski, team foul #16 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Clemson | Wayne Looney (PF) Harley Stewart | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:10 | Clemson | Landon Brown makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:10 | Clemson | Landon Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico | John Armstrong can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-55 |
| 00:01 | Clemson | Wayne Looney grabs the board | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Wayne Looney runs out the clock | 63-55 |