| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Harbert (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cory Hondo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claude Spence (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gregory Coronel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Darrell Hand (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Thomas Huffman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Marks (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Rosberg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Billy Peterson inbounds the ball | 31-24 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Clemson | Edward Rosberg is fouled on the floor by Darrell Hand - foul #1 on Darrell Hand, team foul #1 | 31-24 |
| 19:36 | Clemson | Gregory Johnson makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Thomas Huffman and the foul's on Cory Hondo - foul #2 on Cory Hondo, team foul #2 | 31-26 |
| 19:36 | Clemson | Gregory Johnson misses the free throw | 31-26 |
| 19:36 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel snags the defensive board | 31-26 |
| 19:33 | Cincinnati | Joseph Marks is called for the reach on Claude Spence in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Marks, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| 19:15 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel loses the dribble to Gregory Johnson | 31-26 |
| 18:46 | Clemson | Joseph Marks knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 31-28 |
| 18:24 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-28 |
| 18:22 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Billy Peterson | 31-28 |
| 18:15 | Clemson | Dale Harbert steals the ball from Thomas Huffman | 31-28 |
| 18:11 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert hits the finger roll | 33-28 |
| 17:52 | Clemson | Thomas Huffman comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Claude Spence - foul #2 on Claude Spence, team foul #3 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton (PG), Richard Canada (SF), Joseph Twyman (PF), Nicholas Rogers (C) Dale Harbert, Claude Spence, Gregory Coronel, Darrell Hand | |
| Subs | Clemson | Bruce Demko (SG), John Griffeth (SF), Mladen Zauner (PF), Richard Coley (C) Gregory Johnson, Billy Peterson, Joseph Marks, Edward Rosberg | |
| 17:52 | Clemson | Thomas Huffman makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 17:52 | Clemson | Thomas Huffman misses the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 17:52 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman pulls down the rebound | 33-29 |
| 17:49 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada is fouled in the backcourt by Mladen Zauner - foul #3 on Mladen Zauner, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Johnson (C) Cory Hondo | |
| Subs | Clemson | Leon Sanders (PG), Seth Worrell (C) Thomas Huffman, Mladen Zauner | |
| 17:41 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada is whistled for a carry | 33-29 |
| 17:26 | Clemson | Bruce Demko drills a jumper from the right side set up by Richard Coley | 33-31 |
| 17:16 | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Coley - foul #2 on Richard Coley, team foul #3 | 33-31 |
| 17:16 | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 17:16 | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 17:06 | Clemson | Richard Coley hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Leon Sanders and the foul's on Nicholas Rogers - foul #3 on Nicholas Rogers, team foul #4 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols (SF) Nicholas Rogers | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 17:06 | Clemson | Richard Coley makes the free throw | 35-34 |
| 17:03 | Cincinnati | Seth Worrell is called for the reach on Kyle Nichols in the backcourt - foul #2 on Seth Worrell, team foul #4 | 35-34 |
| 16:44 | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Canada | 37-34 |
| 16:39 | Clemson | Bruce Demko clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by John Johnson - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #5 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG), Cory Hondo (SG) Michael Hamilton, Kyle Nichols | |
| Subs | Clemson | Joseph Marks (PF) Seth Worrell | |
| 16:39 | Clemson | Bruce Demko misses the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 16:39 | Clemson | Bruce Demko makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 16:27 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman is open and scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Dale Harbert | 39-35 |
| 16:17 | Clemson | Leon Sanders hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Coley | 39-37 |
| 15:59 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada misses badly on a jumper from close range | 39-37 |
| 15:57 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman snags the offensive board | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Harbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cory Hondo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Canada (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Joseph Twyman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Leon Sanders (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Demko (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Griffeth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Marks (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Coley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 15:43 | Clemson | Joseph Marks pulls down the rebound | 39-37 |
| 15:28 | Clemson | Richard Coley hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-39 |
| 15:12 | Cincinnati | John Johnson is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on John Johnson, team foul #6 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton (PG), Claude Spence (SF), Gregory Coronel (PF), Darrell Hand (C) Dale Harbert, Richard Canada, Joseph Twyman, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Huffman (PG), Gregory Johnson (SG), Billy Peterson (SF), Mladen Zauner (PF), Edward Rosberg (C) Leon Sanders, Bruce Demko, John Griffeth, Joseph Marks, Richard Coley | |
| 14:51 | Clemson | Billy Peterson misses the runner near the basket | 39-39 |
| 14:49 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 14:30 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Mladen Zauner - foul #4 on Mladen Zauner, team foul #5 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols (SG) Cory Hondo | |
| Subs | Clemson | Joseph Marks (PF) Mladen Zauner | |
| 14:30 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel misses the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 14:30 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 14:13 | Clemson | Edward Rosberg loses the ball out of bounds | 40-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Seth Worrell (C) Edward Rosberg | |
| 14:00 | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 13:59 | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols gets the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 13:48 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel buries a jumper from the right block set up by Darrell Hand | 42-39 |
| 13:28 | Clemson | Billy Peterson misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Darrell Hand - foul #2 on Darrell Hand, team foul #7 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG), Nicholas Rogers (C) Michael Hamilton, Darrell Hand | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 13:28 | Clemson | Billy Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 13:28 | Clemson | Billy Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 13:28 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 13:11 | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols drills a floater from the left side | 44-39 |
| 13:00 | Clemson | Billy Peterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo (SG), Joseph Twyman (PF) Claude Spence, Gregory Coronel | |
| Subs | Clemson | Edward Rosberg (C) Seth Worrell | |
| 12:55 | Cincinnati | Edward Rosberg is called for the reach on Cory Hondo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Rosberg, team foul #6 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel (PF) Kyle Nichols | |
| Subs | Clemson | Leon Sanders (PG) Thomas Huffman | |
| 12:48 | Cincinnati | Edward Rosberg blocks the jumper by Cory Hondo | 44-39 |
| 12:47 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Edward Rosberg | 44-39 |
| 12:22 | Clemson | Gregory Johnson is whistled for traveling | 44-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand (C) Gregory Coronel | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Griffeth (SF), Richard Coley (PF) Billy Peterson, Joseph Marks | |
| 12:13 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Griffeth - foul #1 on John Griffeth, team foul #7 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Bruce Demko (SG) Gregory Johnson | |
| 12:13 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 12:13 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 11:57 | Clemson | John Griffeth can't connect on a floater from the right side | 46-39 |
| 11:56 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers grabs the board | 46-39 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Harbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cory Hondo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Twyman (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Nicholas Rogers (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Darrell Hand (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Leon Sanders (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Demko (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Griffeth (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Coley (fresh) 5 pts. C - Edward Rosberg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Nicholas Rogers and he's hacked by Bruce Demko - foul #1 on Bruce Demko, team foul #8 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton (PG), Richard Canada (SF), John Johnson (PF) Dale Harbert, Joseph Twyman, Nicholas Rogers | |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Huffman (PG) Leon Sanders | |
| 11:50 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo misses the free throw | 48-39 |
| 11:50 | Clemson | Richard Coley gets the rebound | 48-39 |
| 11:26 | Clemson | Richard Coley knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 48-41 |
| 11:01 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo's pass is intercepted by Richard Coley | 48-41 |
| 10:37 | Clemson | John Griffeth is hacked by Darrell Hand - foul #3 on Darrell Hand, team foul #8 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG), Claude Spence (SF), Joseph Twyman (PF), Nicholas Rogers (C) Michael Hamilton, Cory Hondo, John Johnson, Darrell Hand | |
| Subs | Clemson | Leon Sanders (PG), Gregory Johnson (SG), Joseph Marks (PF), Seth Worrell (C) Thomas Huffman, Bruce Demko, Richard Coley, Edward Rosberg | |
| 10:37 | Clemson | John Griffeth makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 10:37 | Clemson | John Griffeth makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 10:18 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Richard Canada | 50-43 |
| 09:53 | Clemson | John Griffeth blows the layup but the foul's on Claude Spence - foul #3 on Claude Spence, team foul #9 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols (SG), Gregory Coronel (PF) Richard Canada, Joseph Twyman | |
| Subs | Clemson | Billy Peterson (SF) Seth Worrell | |
| 09:53 | Clemson | John Griffeth misses the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 09:53 | Clemson | John Griffeth misses the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 09:53 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 09:51 | Cincinnati | Gregory Johnson steps in front of the Dale Harbert pass in the backcourt | 50-43 |
| 09:41 | Clemson | Joseph Marks comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 50-43 |
| 09:40 | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 09:30 | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols is whistled for traveling | 50-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton (PG), John Johnson (C) Dale Harbert, Nicholas Rogers | |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Huffman (PG), Seth Worrell (C) Leon Sanders, John Griffeth | |
| 09:16 | Clemson | Billy Peterson scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Joseph Marks | 50-45 |
| 08:58 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 50-45 |
| 08:56 | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols tips it in | 52-45 |
| 08:39 | Clemson | Billy Peterson is whistled for traveling | 52-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo (SG), Joseph Twyman (SF), Darrell Hand (C) Kyle Nichols, Claude Spence, Gregory Coronel | |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Coley (C) Seth Worrell | |
| 08:19 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 52-45 |
| 08:18 | Clemson | Billy Peterson snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| 08:10 | Clemson | Richard Coley hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by John Johnson - foul #4 on John Johnson, team foul #10 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG), Nicholas Rogers (PF) Michael Hamilton, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Clemson | Leon Sanders (PG), Bruce Demko (SG) Thomas Huffman, Gregory Johnson | |
| 08:10 | Clemson | Richard Coley misses the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 08:10 | Clemson | Richard Coley misses the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 08:10 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman grabs the defensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 07:56 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman misses badly on a floater in the lane | 52-45 |
| 07:55 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Rogers | 52-45 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Harbert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cory Hondo (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Twyman (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. PF - Nicholas Rogers (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Darrell Hand (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Leon Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Demko (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Billy Peterson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Marks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Coley (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:45 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 07:43 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers tips it but misses | 52-45 |
| 07:42 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Richard Coley | 52-45 |
| 07:36 | Clemson | Billy Peterson misses the easy layup | 52-45 |
| 07:35 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Joseph Twyman | 52-45 |
| 07:22 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Cory Hondo and the foul's on Billy Peterson - foul #2 on Billy Peterson, team foul #9 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel (PF) Nicholas Rogers | |
| Subs | Clemson | Gregory Johnson (SG), Mladen Zauner (PF), Edward Rosberg (C) Bruce Demko, Joseph Marks, Richard Coley | |
| 07:22 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand makes the free throw | 55-45 |
| 07:15 | Clemson | Mladen Zauner knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 55-47 |
| 06:54 | Cincinnati | Leon Sanders is called for the reach on Cory Hondo - foul #3 on Leon Sanders, team foul #10 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols (PG), Richard Canada (SF), John Johnson (C) Dale Harbert, Joseph Twyman, Darrell Hand | |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Huffman (PG), Seth Worrell (SF) Leon Sanders, Billy Peterson | |
| 06:54 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo misses the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 06:54 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 06:39 | Clemson | Mladen Zauner hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Kyle Nichols - foul #1 on Kyle Nichols, team foul #11 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Claude Spence (SF) Cory Hondo | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 06:39 | Clemson | Mladen Zauner makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 06:39 | Clemson | Mladen Zauner misses the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 06:39 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| 06:33 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence is fouled in the backcourt by Seth Worrell - foul #3 on Seth Worrell, team foul #11 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton (PG) Kyle Nichols | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 06:33 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 06:33 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 06:09 | Clemson | Thomas Huffman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers (PF) Gregory Coronel | |
| Subs | Clemson | Bruce Demko (SG), John Griffeth (SF) Gregory Johnson, Seth Worrell | |
| 06:07 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Rosberg - foul #3 on Edward Rosberg, team foul #12 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Leon Sanders (PG) Thomas Huffman | |
| 06:07 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 06:07 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence misses the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 06:07 | Clemson | John Griffeth snags the defensive board | 59-48 |
| 05:49 | Clemson | Leon Sanders comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Johnson - foul #5 on John Johnson, team foul #12 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG), Kyle Nichols (SF), Gregory Coronel (PF) Michael Hamilton, Claude Spence, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Clemson | Joseph Marks (PF), Richard Coley (C) Mladen Zauner, Edward Rosberg | |
| 05:49 | Clemson | Leon Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 05:49 | Clemson | Leon Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 05:49 | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols pulls down the rebound | 59-48 |
| 05:27 | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-48 |
| 05:25 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Joseph Marks | 59-48 |
| 05:20 | Clemson | Leon Sanders blows the layup but the foul's on Kyle Nichols - foul #2 on Kyle Nichols, team foul #13 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo (SG), Joseph Twyman (PF) Richard Canada, Gregory Coronel | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 05:20 | Clemson | Leon Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 05:20 | Clemson | Leon Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 05:00 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph Twyman | 61-49 |
| 04:44 | Clemson | Richard Coley misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Nicholas Rogers - foul #4 on Nicholas Rogers, team foul #14 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton (PG), Darrell Hand (C) Dale Harbert, Nicholas Rogers | |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Huffman (PG), Gregory Johnson (SG), Billy Peterson (SF), Mladen Zauner (PF) Leon Sanders, Bruce Demko, John Griffeth, Joseph Marks | |
| 04:44 | Clemson | Richard Coley misses the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 04:44 | Clemson | Richard Coley makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 04:27 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo clanks a 3 from the right corner | 61-50 |
| 04:25 | Clemson | Billy Peterson pulls down the rebound | 61-50 |
| 04:08 | Clemson | Richard Coley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 61-50 |
| 04:07 | Clemson | Mladen Zauner tips it home | 61-52 |
| 03:49 | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-52 |
| 03:48 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman grabs the offensive board | 61-52 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Hamilton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cory Hondo (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kyle Nichols (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Twyman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. C - Darrell Hand (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Thomas Huffman (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Billy Peterson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mladen Zauner (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Richard Coley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo is denied on a layup by Richard Coley | 61-52 |
| 03:35 | Clemson | Gregory Johnson snags the defensive board | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Clemson | Mladen Zauner misses badly on a floater from close range | 61-52 |
| 03:21 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo snags the defensive board | 61-52 |
| 03:17 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Hamilton | 64-52 |
| 03:06 | Clemson | Billy Peterson misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 64-52 |
| 03:05 | Clemson | Mladen Zauner grabs the offensive board | 64-52 |
| 02:54 | Clemson | Mladen Zauner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG), Richard Canada (SG), Claude Spence (SF), Gregory Coronel (PF), Nicholas Rogers (C) Michael Hamilton, Cory Hondo, Kyle Nichols, Joseph Twyman, Darrell Hand | |
| Subs | Clemson | Leon Sanders (PG), Bruce Demko (SG), John Griffeth (SF), Joseph Marks (PF), Seth Worrell (C) Thomas Huffman, Gregory Johnson, Billy Peterson, Mladen Zauner, Richard Coley | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:52 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Edward Rosberg (C) Seth Worrell | |
| 02:38 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-52 |
| 02:36 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence gets the offensive rebound | 64-52 |
| 02:13 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Claude Spence and he's hacked by Bruce Demko - foul #2 on Bruce Demko, team foul #13 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton (PG), Kyle Nichols (SF), Joseph Twyman (PF) Dale Harbert, Claude Spence, Gregory Coronel | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 02:13 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada makes the free throw | 67-52 |
| 01:54 | Clemson | Bruce Demko is hacked by Richard Canada - foul #1 on Richard Canada, team foul #15 | 67-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Huffman (PG), Billy Peterson (SF) Leon Sanders, John Griffeth | |
| 01:54 | Clemson | Bruce Demko makes the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 01:54 | Clemson | Bruce Demko makes the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 01:52 | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Huffman - foul #2 on Thomas Huffman, team foul #14 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Gregory Johnson (SG) Bruce Demko | |
| 01:52 | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 01:52 | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 01:37 | Clemson | Billy Peterson knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Gregory Johnson | 68-56 |
| 01:34 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Huffman - foul #3 on Thomas Huffman, team foul #15 | 68-56 |
| 01:34 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada makes the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 01:34 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada makes the 2nd free throw | 70-56 |
| 01:19 | Clemson | Billy Peterson is denied on a dunk by Joseph Twyman | 70-56 |
| 01:18 | Clemson | Edward Rosberg hits the follow up shot | 70-58 |
| 01:16 | Cincinnati | Thomas Huffman is called for the reach on Michael Hamilton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Huffman, team foul #16 | 70-58 |
| 01:16 | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 01:16 | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 72-58 |
| 01:05 | Clemson | Gregory Johnson makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Marks | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman hits a wide open shot from the baseline | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Clemson | Gregory Johnson lays it up and in | 74-62 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton drills a fadeaway from the right side | 76-62 |
| 00:14 | Clemson | Joseph Marks comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Nicholas Rogers - foul #5 on Nicholas Rogers, team foul #16 | 76-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand (C) Nicholas Rogers | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 00:14 | Clemson | Joseph Marks misses the 1st free throw | 76-62 |
| 00:14 | Clemson | Joseph Marks misses the 2nd free throw | 76-62 |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman grabs the defensive rebound | 76-62 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton runs out the clock | 76-62 |