| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Higuera (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Davis (fresh) PF - Jack Dawson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Carter Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ismael Bratt (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Schauer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Noles (fresh) PF - Eric Dey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Ary (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | John Davis inbounds the ball | 23-25 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Houston | Robert Higuera hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 23-25 |
| 19:40 | Clemson | Robert Noles gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| 19:16 | Clemson | Eric Dey blows the layup | 23-25 |
| 19:15 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jack Dawson | 23-25 |
| 18:49 | Houston | Robert Higuera is called for a charge - foul #3 on Robert Higuera, team foul #1 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Houston | David Marsala (SG) Robert Higuera | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 18:27 | Clemson | Ismael Bratt makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Schauer and the foul's on Jack Dawson - foul #2 on Jack Dawson, team foul #2 | 23-27 |
| 18:27 | Clemson | Ismael Bratt makes the free throw | 23-28 |
| 18:07 | Houston | Gordon Ward clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Jason Ary - foul #1 on Jason Ary, team foul #1 | 23-28 |
| 18:07 | Houston | Gordon Ward makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 18:07 | Houston | Gordon Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 18:07 | Houston | Carter Collins pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 17:50 | Houston | David Marsala misses the floater from the free throw line | 24-28 |
| 17:49 | Houston | Carter Collins snags the offensive board | 24-28 |
| 17:35 | Houston | Carter Collins blows the layup | 24-28 |
| 17:34 | Clemson | Jeffrey Schauer grabs the defensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 17:30 | Clemson | Eric Dey comes up short on the runner in the paint | 24-28 |
| 17:29 | Houston | John Davis pulls down the rebound | 24-28 |
| 17:00 | Houston | John Davis connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gordon Ward | 26-28 |
| 16:40 | Clemson | Eric Dey misses badly on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Jack Dawson - foul #3 on Jack Dawson, team foul #3 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Houston | Tracey Byrd (PF) Jack Dawson | |
| Subs | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt (SG), William Rhone (C) Jeffrey Schauer, Jason Ary | |
| 16:40 | Clemson | Eric Dey makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 16:40 | Clemson | Eric Dey misses the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 16:40 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to William Rhone | 26-29 |
| 16:21 | Clemson | Ismael Bratt can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-29 |
| 16:20 | Houston | John Davis snags the defensive board | 26-29 |
| 16:15 | Houston | Gordon Ward hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from David Marsala | 28-29 |
| 15:53 | Clemson | Ismael Bratt misses the easy layup | 28-29 |
| 15:52 | Clemson | William Rhone tips it home | 28-31 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Marsala (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tracey Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carter Collins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ismael Bratt (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Eckhardt (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Noles (fairly fresh) PF - Eric Dey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - William Rhone (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:36 | Houston | Robert Noles steals it from Gordon Ward | 28-31 |
| 15:08 | Clemson | Ismael Bratt is called for traveling | 28-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Higuera (PG), Christopher Delorenzo (SF), Jack Dawson (PF) David Marsala, John Davis, Tracey Byrd | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jeffrey Schauer (SG), Robert Jackson (SF), Geoffrey Kasper (C) Ismael Bratt, Robert Noles, Eric Dey | |
| 14:51 | Houston | Scott Eckhardt steps in front of the Christopher Delorenzo pass | 28-31 |
| 14:30 | Clemson | William Rhone is hacked by Jack Dawson - foul #4 on Jack Dawson, team foul #4 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Tracey Byrd (PF) Jack Dawson | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 14:17 | Clemson | William Rhone can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 28-31 |
| 14:16 | Clemson | William Rhone tips it home | 28-33 |
| 14:11 | Houston | Christopher Delorenzo buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Tracey Byrd | 30-33 |
| 13:54 | Clemson | Jeffrey Schauer comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 13:52 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Higuera | 30-33 |
| 13:37 | Houston | Robert Higuera knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gordon Ward | 32-33 |
| 13:10 | Clemson | Jeffrey Schauer blows the layup | 32-33 |
| 13:09 | Houston | Carter Collins pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 13:00 | Houston | Geoffrey Kasper is called for the reach on Carter Collins - foul #2 on Geoffrey Kasper, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Houston | John Davis (SF) Christopher Delorenzo | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ismael Bratt (PG), Robert Noles (SG), Eric Dey (PF), Jason Ary (C) Scott Eckhardt, Jeffrey Schauer, William Rhone, Geoffrey Kasper | |
| 12:36 | Houston | Carter Collins misses long on a shot from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 12:35 | Clemson | Eric Dey pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 12:15 | Clemson | Eric Dey banks in the layup | 32-35 |
| 12:02 | Houston | Carter Collins drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Gordon Ward | 35-35 |
| 11:33 | Clemson | Ismael Bratt comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-35 |
| 11:32 | Houston | Carter Collins grabs the board | 35-35 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Higuera (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gordon Ward (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tracey Byrd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Carter Collins (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ismael Bratt (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Noles (fresh) SF - Robert Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Eric Dey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Ary (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Houston | Tracey Byrd makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Higuera | 37-35 |
| 11:04 | Clemson | Eric Dey misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 37-35 |
| 11:02 | Clemson | Robert Noles gets the offensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 10:37 | Clemson | Ismael Bratt banks in the layup | 37-37 |
| 10:20 | Houston | Gordon Ward can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 37-37 |
| 10:19 | Houston | Tracey Byrd snags the offensive board | 37-37 |
| 10:11 | Houston | John Davis scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Higuera | 40-37 |
| 09:44 | Clemson | Ismael Bratt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 40-37 |
| 09:42 | Houston | Gordon Ward pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 09:37 | Houston | John Davis comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 40-37 |
| 09:35 | Houston | Carter Collins tips it back up and in | 42-37 |
| 09:22 | Clemson | Jason Ary's pass is intercepted by John Davis | 42-37 |
| 09:18 | Houston | John Davis lays it up and in | 44-37 |
| 08:55 | Clemson | Ismael Bratt makes the jump hook in the lane | 44-39 |
| 08:39 | Houston | Robert Higuera clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-39 |
| 08:38 | Clemson | Eric Dey gets the rebound | 44-39 |
| 08:12 | Clemson | Ismael Bratt double dribbles | 44-39 |
| Subs | Houston | David Marsala (SG), Christopher Delorenzo (SF), Salvador Garcia (PF), Donald Meade (C) Gordon Ward, John Davis, Tracey Byrd, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt (PG), Jeffrey Schauer (SG), William Rhone (PF), Geoffrey Kasper (C) Ismael Bratt, Robert Jackson, Eric Dey, Jason Ary | |
| 07:54 | Houston | Geoffrey Kasper blocks the short jumper by Donald Meade | 44-39 |
| 07:53 | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 07:26 | Clemson | Robert Noles is hacked by Christopher Delorenzo - foul #2 on Christopher Delorenzo, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (SG), Jack Dawson (PF) Robert Higuera, Salvador Garcia | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Marsala (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Turcotte (fresh) SF - Christopher Delorenzo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jack Dawson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Donald Meade (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Scott Eckhardt (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jeffrey Schauer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Noles (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Rhone (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Geoffrey Kasper (fresh) | |
| 07:12 | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Schauer | 44-42 |
| 06:58 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 06:37 | Clemson | William Rhone hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Christopher Delorenzo - foul #3 on Christopher Delorenzo, team foul #6 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Houston | John Davis (SF) Christopher Delorenzo | |
| Subs | Clemson | Eric Dey (PF) Robert Noles | |
| 06:37 | Clemson | William Rhone misses the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 06:37 | Clemson | William Rhone makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 06:23 | Houston | Donald Meade misses the lay-in | 47-43 |
| 06:22 | Clemson | William Rhone grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 06:17 | Clemson | Eric Dey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Higuera (PG), Gordon Ward (SG) David Marsala, Lawrence Turcotte | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ismael Bratt (PG) Eric Dey | |
| 05:58 | Houston | John Davis misses short on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Jeffrey Schauer - foul #1 on Jeffrey Schauer, team foul #3 | 47-43 |
| 05:58 | Houston | John Davis makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 05:58 | Houston | John Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 05:29 | Clemson | Jeffrey Schauer is hacked by Donald Meade - foul #1 on Donald Meade, team foul #7 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Eric Dey (PF) William Rhone | |
| 05:29 | Clemson | Jeffrey Schauer misses the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 05:29 | Houston | Donald Meade grabs the board | 49-43 |
| 05:16 | Houston | The short jumper by Gordon Ward is denied by Geoffrey Kasper | 49-43 |
| 05:15 | Clemson | Ismael Bratt snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| 04:53 | Clemson | Ismael Bratt hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 04:51 | Clemson | Geoffrey Kasper tips it home | 49-45 |
| 04:29 | Houston | Jack Dawson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gordon Ward | 51-45 |
| 04:07 | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt travels with the ball | 51-45 |
| Subs | Houston | David Marsala (SG), Christopher Delorenzo (SF), Carter Collins (C) Robert Higuera, John Davis, Jack Dawson | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Jackson (SF), Jason Ary (C) Scott Eckhardt, Geoffrey Kasper | |
| 03:45 | Houston | Gordon Ward makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Marsala | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:31 | Clemson | Ismael Bratt misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-45 |
| 03:29 | Houston | Carter Collins snags the defensive board | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:03 | Houston | Jason Ary is called for the reach on Gordon Ward - foul #2 on Jason Ary, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Higuera (PG), John Davis (SF), Jack Dawson (PF) Gordon Ward, Christopher Delorenzo, Donald Meade | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Noles (SG), William Rhone (PF) Jeffrey Schauer, Eric Dey | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Higuera (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Marsala (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Dawson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Carter Collins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ismael Bratt (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Noles (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Robert Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - William Rhone (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jason Ary (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:44 | Houston | Robert Jackson is called for the reach on John Davis - foul #2 on Robert Jackson, team foul #5 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt (SG) Jason Ary | |
| 02:20 | Houston | John Davis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 02:18 | Houston | Carter Collins can't tip it in | 53-45 |
| 02:17 | Clemson | Ismael Bratt grabs the board | 53-45 |
| 02:17 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (SG) David Marsala | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jason Ary (C) Robert Jackson | |
| 02:05 | Clemson | William Rhone scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Ismael Bratt | 53-47 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:43 | Houston | John Davis can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Robert Noles - foul #3 on Robert Noles, team foul #6 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jeffrey Schauer (SG), Eric Dey (PF) Scott Eckhardt, William Rhone | |
| 01:43 | Houston | John Davis misses the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 01:43 | Houston | John Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston 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 (-2) | |
| 01:22 | Clemson | Ismael Bratt connects on the turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by Carter Collins - foul #2 on Carter Collins, team foul #8 | 54-49 |
| 01:22 | Clemson | Ismael Bratt misses the free throw | 54-49 |
| 01:22 | Houston | John Davis snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 00:53 | Houston | John Davis knocks in the floater from the right side | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Clemson | Jack Dawson picks off the pass by Eric Dey | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Houston | Gordon Ward is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Schauer - foul #2 on Jeffrey Schauer, team foul #7 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Salvador Garcia (PF), Donald Meade (C) Jack Dawson, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 00:44 | Houston | Gordon Ward makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 00:44 | Houston | Gordon Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Clemson | Ismael Bratt clanks a 3 from the left corner | 58-49 |
| 00:37 | Clemson | Jason Ary pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 00:35 | Clemson | Jeffrey Schauer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-49 |
| 00:34 | Houston | The rebound goes to Donald Meade | 58-49 |
| 00:34 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Houston | Robert Higuera is hacked by Ismael Bratt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ismael Bratt, team foul #8 | 58-49 |
| 00:33 | Houston | Robert Higuera misses the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:33 | Houston | Salvador Garcia gets the offensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 00:30 | Houston | Salvador Garcia is hacked by Jason Ary - foul #3 on Jason Ary, team foul #9 | 58-49 |
| 00:30 | Houston | Salvador Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:30 | Houston | Salvador Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 00:23 | Clemson | Ismael Bratt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (PG), David Marsala (SG), Samuel Bier (SF) Robert Higuera, Gordon Ward, John Davis | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte runs out the clock | 60-49 |