| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Bryant Quinn (fresh) SG - Paul Meredith (fresh) SF - Kenneth Stowe (fresh) PF - Brian Ellenburg (fresh) C - Eugene Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) SG - Millard Riley (fresh) SF - Donald Magee (fresh) PF - Adam Wright (fresh) C - William Griffin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Eugene Jones wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg misses the turnaround in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Clemson | William Griffin pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Clemson | Adam Wright misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Missouri State | Paul Meredith is fouled on the floor by Adam Wright - foul #1 on Adam Wright, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Missouri State | Bryant Quinn loses the dribble to Adam Wright | 0-0 |
| 18:22 | Clemson | Adam Wright makes the turnaround in the paint | 0-2 |
| 18:14 | Missouri State | Bryant Quinn clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 0-2 |
| 18:12 | Missouri State | Kenneth Stowe gets the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:56 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 17:55 | Clemson | Adam Wright gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:45 | Clemson | Adam Wright is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Adam Wright, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Andrew Cunningham (PF) Adam Wright | |
| 17:43 | Missouri State | Bryant Quinn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 17:31 | Clemson | Stephen Johnson misses long on a jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 17:29 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Eugene Jones | 0-2 |
| 17:13 | Missouri State | William Griffin swats the short shot by Brian Ellenburg | 0-2 |
| 17:11 | Clemson | William Griffin grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 16:45 | Clemson | Millard Riley misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-2 |
| 16:43 | Missouri State | Kenneth Stowe grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 16:24 | Missouri State | Bryant Quinn misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 16:22 | Missouri State | Eugene Jones hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 16:06 | Clemson | Donald Magee comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 16:05 | Missouri State | Eugene Jones grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 15:53 | Missouri State | Bryant Quinn hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Paul Meredith | 4-2 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Bryant Quinn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Meredith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Stowe (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brian Ellenburg (fairly fresh) C - Eugene Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) SG - Millard Riley (fresh) SF - Donald Magee (fairly fresh) PF - Andrew Cunningham (fresh) C - William Griffin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Clemson | William Griffin buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Millard Riley | 4-4 |
| 15:12 | Missouri State | The short jumper by Paul Meredith is denied by William Griffin | 4-4 |
| 15:11 | Clemson | Millard Riley grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 14:54 | Clemson | William Griffin misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 4-4 |
| 14:53 | Clemson | Andrew Cunningham grabs the offensive board | 4-4 |
| 14:35 | Clemson | Stephen Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-4 |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Plath (PG), Cody Brito (SG), Dale Walter (SF), Bradley Lobel (PF), Billy McCunn (C) Bryant Quinn, Paul Meredith, Kenneth Stowe, Brian Ellenburg, Eugene Jones | |
| Subs | Clemson | Roberto Giordano (PG), Robert Browning (SG), Everett Barone (SF), Charles Gibson (C) Stephen Johnson, Millard Riley, Donald Magee, William Griffin | |
| 14:24 | Missouri State | Bradley Lobel can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-4 |
| 14:22 | Clemson | Charles Gibson snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 14:11 | Clemson | Andrew Cunningham buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Everett Barone | 4-6 |
| 13:56 | Missouri State | Cody Brito misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 4-6 |
| 13:55 | Missouri State | Billy McCunn hits the follow up shot | 6-6 |
| 13:42 | Clemson | Robert Browning misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 6-6 |
| 13:41 | Clemson | Andrew Cunningham tips it but misses | 6-6 |
| 13:39 | Missouri State | Billy McCunn grabs the defensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 13:22 | Missouri State | Cody Brito lays it up and in on a great pass from James Plath | 8-6 |
| 12:59 | Clemson | Everett Barone misses short on a jumper in the lane | 8-6 |
| 12:58 | Missouri State | Dale Walter grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 12:53 | Missouri State | James Plath misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 8-6 |
| 12:52 | Missouri State | James Plath hits the follow up shot | 10-6 |
| 12:34 | Clemson | Roberto Giordano is fouled on the floor by James Plath - foul #1 on James Plath, team foul #1 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Stephen Johnson (PG), Millard Riley (SG), William Griffin (C) Roberto Giordano, Robert Browning, Andrew Cunningham | |
| 12:13 | Clemson | Everett Barone hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 10-6 |
| 12:11 | Missouri State | Billy McCunn pulls down the rebound | 10-6 |
| 11:50 | Missouri State | Dale Walter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 10-6 |
| 11:49 | Clemson | Everett Barone snags the defensive board | 10-6 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - James Plath (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cody Brito (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dale Walter (fairly fresh) PF - Bradley Lobel (fairly fresh) C - Billy McCunn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) SG - Millard Riley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Everett Barone (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Gibson (fresh) C - William Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:30 | Clemson | William Griffin jams it on a nice dish by Stephen Johnson | 10-8 |
| 11:11 | Missouri State | James Plath throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-8 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bryant Quinn (PG), Paul Meredith (SG), Kenneth Stowe (SF), Brian Ellenburg (PF), Eugene Jones (C) James Plath, Cody Brito, Dale Walter, Bradley Lobel, Billy McCunn | |
| Subs | Clemson | Donald Magee (SF), Andrew Cunningham (PF) Everett Barone, Charles Gibson | |
| 10:59 | Clemson | William Griffin connects on the jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by Paul Meredith - foul #1 on Paul Meredith, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| 10:59 | Clemson | William Griffin makes the free throw | 10-11 |
| 10:48 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg lays it in and he's fouled by Andrew Cunningham - foul #1 on Andrew Cunningham, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| 10:48 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg makes the free throw | 13-11 |
| 10:38 | Clemson | Donald Magee comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 13-11 |
| 10:37 | Clemson | Andrew Cunningham tips it in | 13-13 |
| 10:21 | Missouri State | Kenneth Stowe misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-13 |
| 10:20 | Clemson | Millard Riley pulls down the rebound | 13-13 |
| 09:58 | Clemson | Eugene Jones steals the ball from Stephen Johnson | 13-13 |
| 09:35 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg connects on the jump hook from the left block | 15-13 |
| 09:12 | Clemson | Millard Riley misses the lay-in but the foul's on Paul Meredith - foul #2 on Paul Meredith, team foul #3 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Plath (SG), Dale Walter (SF), Billy McCunn (PF) Paul Meredith, Kenneth Stowe, Brian Ellenburg | |
| Subs | Clemson | Roberto Giordano (PG), Charles Gibson (PF) Stephen Johnson, Andrew Cunningham | |
| 09:12 | Clemson | Millard Riley makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 09:12 | Clemson | Millard Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 08:57 | Missouri State | Dale Walter makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Billy McCunn | 17-15 |
| 08:37 | Clemson | Donald Magee is hacked by Dale Walter - foul #1 on Dale Walter, team foul #4 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Cody Brito (SG), Bradley Lobel (PF) Bryant Quinn, Eugene Jones | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Browning (SG), Everett Barone (SF) Millard Riley, Donald Magee | |
| 08:24 | Clemson | Robert Browning is hacked by Dale Walter - foul #2 on Dale Walter, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Lind (SF) Dale Walter | |
| Subs | Clemson | Stephen Johnson (PG) Robert Browning | |
| 08:05 | Clemson | Roberto Giordano double dribbles | 17-15 |
| 07:42 | Missouri State | James Lind is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on James Lind, team foul #6 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kenneth Stowe (SF), Brian Ellenburg (PF), Eugene Jones (C) James Lind, Bradley Lobel, Billy McCunn | |
| Subs | Clemson | Andrew Cunningham (PF) William Griffin | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - James Plath (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cody Brito (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Stowe (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brian Ellenburg (fresh) 5 pts. C - Eugene Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roberto Giordano (fresh) SF - Everett Barone (fresh) PF - Andrew Cunningham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Gibson (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Clemson | Charles Gibson hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-18 |
| 07:06 | Missouri State | Charles Gibson denies the turnaround by Eugene Jones | 17-18 |
| 07:04 | Clemson | Andrew Cunningham grabs the board | 17-18 |
| 06:40 | Clemson | Roberto Giordano is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Stowe - foul #1 on Kenneth Stowe, team foul #7 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bryant Quinn (PG) James Plath | |
| Subs | Clemson | Millard Riley (SG), Donald Magee (SF), William Griffin (C) Stephen Johnson, Everett Barone, Charles Gibson | |
| 06:40 | Clemson | Roberto Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 06:40 | Clemson | Roberto Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 06:22 | Missouri State | Cody Brito makes the 3 from straight away | 20-20 |
| 06:04 | Clemson | Roberto Giordano connects on the runner in the paint | 20-22 |
| 05:52 | Missouri State | William Griffin is called for the reach on Eugene Jones - foul #1 on William Griffin, team foul #4 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Melvin Clayton (SG), James Lind (SF), Bradley Lobel (PF), Billy McCunn (C) Cody Brito, Kenneth Stowe, Brian Ellenburg, Eugene Jones | |
| Subs | Clemson | Stephen Johnson (PG) Roberto Giordano | |
| 05:43 | Missouri State | Bradley Lobel misses the lay-in | 20-22 |
| 05:42 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Millard Riley | 20-22 |
| 05:33 | Clemson | Andrew Cunningham comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 20-22 |
| 05:31 | Missouri State | Billy McCunn grabs the board | 20-22 |
| 05:25 | Missouri State | Melvin Clayton comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Millard Riley - foul #1 on Millard Riley, team foul #5 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Plath (SG) Bryant Quinn | |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Gibson (PF) Andrew Cunningham | |
| 05:25 | Missouri State | Melvin Clayton misses the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 05:25 | Missouri State | Melvin Clayton misses the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 05:25 | Clemson | Charles Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 20-22 |
| 05:12 | Clemson | The jump hook by Donald Magee is blocked by Bradley Lobel | 20-22 |
| 05:11 | Clemson | William Griffin pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-22 |
| 04:54 | Clemson | Millard Riley travels with the ball | 20-22 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bryant Quinn (PG), Cody Brito (C) Melvin Clayton, Bradley Lobel | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Browning (SG) Millard Riley | |
| 04:35 | Missouri State | Billy McCunn comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Donald Magee - foul #1 on Donald Magee, team foul #6 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eugene Jones (C) Cody Brito | |
| Subs | Clemson | Everett Barone (SF) Donald Magee | |
| 04:35 | Missouri State | Billy McCunn misses the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 04:35 | Missouri State | Billy McCunn makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 04:22 | Clemson | Everett Barone misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bryant Quinn - foul #1 on Bryant Quinn, team foul #8 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kenneth Stowe (SF), Brian Ellenburg (PF) James Lind, Billy McCunn | |
| Subs | Clemson | Roberto Giordano (SG), Andrew Cunningham (PF) Robert Browning, William Griffin | |
| 04:22 | Clemson | Everett Barone makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 04:22 | Clemson | Everett Barone makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 04:11 | Missouri State | Andrew Cunningham swats the layup by Brian Ellenburg | 21-24 |
| 04:09 | Clemson | Andrew Cunningham grabs the defensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 04:04 | Clemson | The short jumper by Stephen Johnson is denied by Eugene Jones | 21-24 |
| 04:03 | Missouri State | Bryant Quinn pulls down the rebound | 21-24 |
| 03:54 | Missouri State | The jump hook by James Plath is blocked by Andrew Cunningham | 21-24 |
| 03:53 | Clemson | Andrew Cunningham pulls down the rebound | 21-24 |
| 03:40 | Clemson | Andrew Cunningham misses the lay-in | 21-24 |
| 03:39 | Clemson | Charles Gibson tips it in | 21-26 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Bryant Quinn (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Plath (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Stowe (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brian Ellenburg (fresh) 5 pts. C - Eugene Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roberto Giordano (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Everett Barone (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Cunningham (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Gibson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Missouri State | Charles Gibson steps in front of the Brian Ellenburg pass | 21-26 |
| 02:57 | Clemson | Charles Gibson misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Bryant Quinn - foul #2 on Bryant Quinn, team foul #9 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Melvin Clayton (PG), Paul Meredith (SG), Dale Walter (SF), Billy McCunn (PF), Cody Brito (C) Bryant Quinn, James Plath, Kenneth Stowe, Brian Ellenburg, Eugene Jones | |
| Subs | Clemson | Fredrick Compton (PG), Millard Riley (SG), Donald Magee (SF), Adam Wright (PF) Stephen Johnson, Roberto Giordano, Everett Barone, Andrew Cunningham | |
| 02:57 | Clemson | Charles Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 02:57 | Clemson | Charles Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 02:57 | Missouri State | Billy McCunn pulls down the rebound | 21-27 |
| 02:44 | Missouri State | Dale Walter misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 21-27 |
| 02:42 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Adam Wright | 21-27 |
| 02:18 | Clemson | Donald Magee steps out of bounds on the baseline | 21-27 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Griffin (C) Charles Gibson | |
| 01:59 | Missouri State | Dale Walter is fouled on the floor by William Griffin - foul #2 on William Griffin, team foul #7 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eugene Jones (C) Cody Brito | |
| Subs | Clemson | Roberto Giordano (PG), Andrew Cunningham (C) Fredrick Compton, William Griffin | |
| 01:59 | Missouri State | Dale Walter makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 01:59 | Missouri State | Dale Walter misses the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 01:59 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Andrew Cunningham | 22-27 |
| 01:39 | Clemson | Adam Wright slams it home on a nice dish by Millard Riley and he's hacked by Dale Walter - foul #3 on Dale Walter, team foul #10 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bryant Quinn (PG), Kenneth Stowe (SF), Brian Ellenburg (PF) Melvin Clayton, Dale Walter, Billy McCunn | |
| Subs | Clemson | Stephen Johnson (PG) Roberto Giordano | |
| 01:39 | Clemson | Adam Wright makes the free throw | 22-30 |
| 01:18 | Missouri State | Bryant Quinn misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-30 |
| 01:17 | Clemson | Donald Magee pulls down the rebound | 22-30 |
| 01:06 | Clemson | Millard Riley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-30 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Everett Barone (SF) Donald Magee | |
| 00:49 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg can't connect on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Adam Wright - foul #3 on Adam Wright, team foul #8 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Griffin (C) Adam Wright | |
| 00:49 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 00:49 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 00:29 | Clemson | Stephen Johnson scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Millard Riley | 24-32 |
| 00:01 | Missouri State | Kenneth Stowe misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 24-32 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | The rebound goes to William Griffin | 24-32 |