| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Cordova (fresh) SG - Douglas Spivey (fresh) SF - Wayne Flickinger (fresh) PF - Gerard Creamer (fresh) C - Leonard Lechuga (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ismael Bratt (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Schauer (fresh) SF - Robert Noles (fresh) PF - Eric Dey (fresh) C - Jason Ary (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger banks in the layup on a great pass from Paul Cordova and the foul's on Robert Noles - foul #1 on Robert Noles, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:35 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:13 | Clemson | Jeffrey Schauer misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Douglas Spivey - foul #1 on Douglas Spivey, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:13 | Clemson | Jeffrey Schauer makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:13 | Clemson | Jeffrey Schauer misses the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:13 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger grabs the board | 3-1 |
| 18:58 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga clanks a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Jason Ary - foul #1 on Jason Ary, team foul #2 | 3-1 |
| 18:58 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:58 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga makes the 2nd free throw | 5-1 |
| 18:34 | Clemson | Ismael Bratt hits a shot near the basket | 5-3 |
| 18:16 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Leonard Lechuga | 8-3 |
| 17:50 | Clemson | Eric Dey is whistled for traveling | 8-3 |
| 17:37 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga blows the dunk but he's hacked by Ismael Bratt - foul #1 on Ismael Bratt, team foul #3 | 8-3 |
| 17:37 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga makes the 1st free throw | 9-3 |
| 17:37 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga misses the 2nd free throw | 9-3 |
| 17:37 | Clemson | Robert Noles gets the rebound | 9-3 |
| 17:18 | Clemson | Eric Dey hits a jumper in the lane set up by Ismael Bratt | 9-5 |
| 17:00 | Penn State | Paul Cordova is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Schauer - foul #1 on Jeffrey Schauer, team foul #4 | 9-5 |
| 16:46 | Penn State | Robert Noles picks off the pass by Wayne Flickinger | 9-5 |
| 16:21 | Clemson | Eric Dey misses the easy layup but the foul's on Douglas Spivey - foul #2 on Douglas Spivey, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Suazo (SG) Douglas Spivey | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 16:21 | Clemson | Eric Dey makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 16:21 | Clemson | Eric Dey makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 16:11 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger connects on the shot from close range set up by Paul Suazo | 11-7 |
| 15:49 | Clemson | Eric Dey misses long on a runner in the paint | 11-7 |
| 15:47 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer pulls down the rebound | 11-7 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Cordova (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Suazo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wayne Flickinger (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gerard Creamer (fairly fresh) C - Leonard Lechuga (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ismael Bratt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Schauer (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Noles (fresh) PF - Eric Dey (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jason Ary (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger clanks a floater from the right block | 11-7 |
| 15:34 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer grabs the offensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 15:19 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger is hacked by Robert Noles - foul #2 on Robert Noles, team foul #5 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt (SG), Robert Jackson (SF), William Rhone (PF), Geoffrey Kasper (C) Jeffrey Schauer, Robert Noles, Eric Dey, Jason Ary | |
| 15:05 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger can't finish the layup | 11-7 |
| 15:04 | Clemson | Robert Jackson snags the defensive board | 11-7 |
| 14:38 | Clemson | Leonard Lechuga is called for the reach on Geoffrey Kasper - foul #1 on Leonard Lechuga, team foul #3 | 11-7 |
| 14:18 | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Paul Cordova - foul #1 on Paul Cordova, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jeffrey Schauer (SG) Ismael Bratt | |
| 14:18 | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt misses the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 14:18 | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 14:05 | Penn State | Paul Cordova's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-8 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Eric Dey (PF) Geoffrey Kasper | |
| 13:36 | Clemson | Eric Dey hits a jump hook from the left block | 11-10 |
| 13:18 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 11-10 |
| 13:17 | Clemson | Eric Dey grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:04 | Clemson | Wayne Flickinger blocks the jumper by Eric Dey | 11-10 |
| 13:02 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 12:58 | Penn State | Paul Cordova is fouled on the floor by Robert Jackson - foul #1 on Robert Jackson, team foul #6 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Penn State | Howin Chiou (SG) Paul Suazo | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ismael Bratt (PG), Jason Ary (C) Jeffrey Schauer, William Rhone | |
| 12:45 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger misses short on a jump hook from close range | 11-10 |
| 12:43 | Clemson | Robert Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 12:25 | Clemson | Ismael Bratt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-10 |
| 12:23 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Wayne Flickinger | 11-10 |
| 12:00 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer dunks the ball | 13-10 |
| 11:31 | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-10 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Suazo (SG), John Lau (PF), Jamie Smith (C) Howin Chiou, Gerard Creamer, Leonard Lechuga | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jeffrey Schauer (SF), William Rhone (PF), Geoffrey Kasper (C) Robert Jackson, Eric Dey, Jason Ary | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Cordova (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Suazo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wayne Flickinger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Lau (fresh) C - Jamie Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ismael Bratt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Eckhardt (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jeffrey Schauer (fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Rhone (fresh) C - Geoffrey Kasper (fresh) | |
| 11:12 | Penn State | Paul Cordova misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 13-10 |
| 11:11 | Penn State | Jamie Smith hits the follow up shot | 15-10 |
| 11:06 | Clemson | Ismael Bratt misses short on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Paul Cordova - foul #2 on Paul Cordova, team foul #5 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Penn State | Frederick Green (PG) Paul Cordova | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jason Ary (C) Scott Eckhardt | |
| 11:06 | Clemson | Ismael Bratt makes the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 11:06 | Clemson | Ismael Bratt makes the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 10:58 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 15-12 |
| 10:57 | Clemson | Geoffrey Kasper pulls down the rebound | 15-12 |
| 10:51 | Clemson | Geoffrey Kasper knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ismael Bratt | 15-14 |
| 10:31 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Geoffrey Kasper - foul #1 on Geoffrey Kasper, team foul #7 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Eric Dey (PF) Jason Ary | |
| 10:31 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:31 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 10:11 | Clemson | William Rhone can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jamie Smith - foul #1 on Jamie Smith, team foul #6 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerard Creamer (PF), Leonard Lechuga (C) John Lau, Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Jackson (SF) Geoffrey Kasper | |
| 10:11 | Clemson | William Rhone misses the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 10:11 | Clemson | William Rhone makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 09:49 | Penn State | Paul Suazo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 17-15 |
| 09:48 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Eric Dey | 17-15 |
| 09:19 | Clemson | Wayne Flickinger picks off the pass by Ismael Bratt | 17-15 |
| 09:03 | Penn State | Paul Suazo drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Wayne Flickinger | 20-15 |
| 08:37 | Clemson | Ismael Bratt misses badly on a shot from the right side | 20-15 |
| 08:36 | Clemson | Eric Dey grabs the offensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 08:07 | Clemson | Eric Dey knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Gerard Creamer - foul #1 on Gerard Creamer, team foul #7 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Burkart (PG), Howin Chiou (SG), Jamie Smith (C) Frederick Green, Paul Suazo, Leonard Lechuga | |
| Subs | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt (PG), Jason Ary (C) Ismael Bratt, William Rhone | |
| 08:07 | Clemson | Eric Dey misses the free throw | 20-17 |
| 08:07 | Penn State | Jamie Smith grabs the board | 20-17 |
| 08:03 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger misses badly on a shot near the basket | 20-17 |
| 08:01 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Eric Dey | 20-17 |
| 07:57 | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 20-17 |
| 07:56 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger snags the defensive board | 20-17 |
| 07:50 | Penn State | Harold Burkart hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Howin Chiou | 23-17 |
| 07:30 | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt is fouled on the floor by Harold Burkart - foul #1 on Harold Burkart, team foul #8 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Lau (PF) Gerard Creamer | |
| Subs | Clemson | Geoffrey Kasper (SF) Robert Jackson | |
| 07:30 | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 07:30 | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt misses the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 07:30 | Penn State | The rebound goes to John Lau | 23-18 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Burkart (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Howin Chiou (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wayne Flickinger (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Lau (fresh) C - Jamie Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Scott Eckhardt (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Schauer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Geoffrey Kasper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Dey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Ary (fresh) | |
| 07:10 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger is denied on a dunk by Jason Ary | 23-18 |
| 07:08 | Clemson | Eric Dey grabs the board | 23-18 |
| 06:43 | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jeffrey Schauer | 23-21 |
| 06:26 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger misses the easy layup | 23-21 |
| 06:25 | Penn State | Harold Burkart tips it but misses | 23-21 |
| 06:24 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger tips it home | 25-21 |
| 06:14 | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-21 |
| 06:12 | Clemson | Jason Ary hits the follow up shot | 25-23 |
| 06:03 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger comes up short on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Geoffrey Kasper - foul #2 on Geoffrey Kasper, team foul #8 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Penn State | Frederick Green (PG), Paul Suazo (SG), Gerard Creamer (PF), Leonard Lechuga (C) Harold Burkart, Howin Chiou, John Lau, Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ismael Bratt (PG), Robert Jackson (SF) Jeffrey Schauer, Geoffrey Kasper | |
| 06:03 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 06:03 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 05:40 | Clemson | Wayne Flickinger steps in front of the Scott Eckhardt pass | 27-23 |
| 05:30 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga misses the dunk attempt | 27-23 |
| 05:28 | Clemson | Jason Ary pulls down the rebound | 27-23 |
| 04:59 | Clemson | Ismael Bratt drills a floater from the right block | 27-25 |
| 04:49 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger's floater is tipped away by Eric Dey | 27-25 |
| 04:48 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer can't tip it in | 27-25 |
| 04:47 | Clemson | Ismael Bratt grabs the defensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 04:43 | Clemson | Ismael Bratt misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 27-25 |
| 04:42 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger grabs the defensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 04:37 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger blows the layup but he's hacked by Eric Dey - foul #1 on Eric Dey, team foul #9 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jeffrey Schauer (SG), William Rhone (PF) Scott Eckhardt, Eric Dey | |
| 04:37 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 04:37 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 04:14 | Clemson | Ismael Bratt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-25 |
| Subs | Penn State | Howin Chiou (SG) Paul Suazo | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 04:03 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Leonard Lechuga | 31-25 |
| 03:39 | Clemson | The short jumper by Jeffrey Schauer is denied by Leonard Lechuga | 31-25 |
| 03:38 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga grabs the board | 31-25 |
| 03:11 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Jackson - foul #2 on Robert Jackson, team foul #10 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Cordova (PG), Douglas Spivey (SG), John Lau (PF) Frederick Green, Howin Chiou, Gerard Creamer | |
| Subs | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt (SG), Robert Noles (SF), Geoffrey Kasper (C) Jeffrey Schauer, Robert Jackson, Jason Ary | |
| 03:11 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 03:11 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Cordova (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Spivey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wayne Flickinger (tiring) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Lau (fresh) C - Leonard Lechuga (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ismael Bratt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Eckhardt (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Noles (fresh) PF - William Rhone (fresh) 1 pts. C - Geoffrey Kasper (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:52 | Clemson | William Rhone blows the layup | 33-25 |
| 02:50 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga pulls down the rebound | 33-25 |
| 02:30 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger is called for traveling | 33-25 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jamie Smith (C) Leonard Lechuga | |
| Subs | Clemson | Eric Dey (PF) William Rhone | |
| 02:11 | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 33-25 |
| 02:10 | Penn State | John Lau grabs the defensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 01:55 | Penn State | John Lau buries a driving attempt in the lane | 35-25 |
| 01:29 | Clemson | Ismael Bratt comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Wayne Flickinger - foul #1 on Wayne Flickinger, team foul #9 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerard Creamer (PF) John Lau | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Jackson (PF) Eric Dey | |
| 01:29 | Clemson | Ismael Bratt makes the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 01:29 | Clemson | Ismael Bratt misses the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 01:29 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey snags the defensive board | 35-26 |
| 01:17 | Penn State | Paul Cordova misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-26 |
| 01:16 | Clemson | Robert Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 00:53 | Clemson | Ismael Bratt misses short on a jumper from the right side | 35-26 |
| 00:52 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Jackson | 35-26 |
| 00:36 | Clemson | Robert Noles is whistled for a carry | 35-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga (C) Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jeffrey Schauer (SG), William Rhone (C) Scott Eckhardt, Geoffrey Kasper | |
| 00:15 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer misses long on a jumper from the left block | 35-26 |
| 00:14 | Clemson | Robert Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 00:10 | Clemson | Ismael Bratt is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ismael Bratt, team foul #11 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Eric Dey (PF) Robert Noles | |
| 00:05 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by Gerard Creamer | 37-26 |
| 00:01 | Clemson | Eric Dey can't finish the layup | 37-26 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger grabs the defensive rebound | 37-26 |