| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Milford Hedrick (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 5 stl. SG - Ralph Jorgensen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Albert Baty (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Matt Farfan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Ericson (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lee Shufelt (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Read (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Salaam (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Haws (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Lee Hilton (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Albert Baty inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Clemson | Albert Baty drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Milford Hedrick | 37-32 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Martin Salaam | 37-34 |
| 19:03 | Clemson | Milford Hedrick hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton misses badly on a runner from the right block | 37-34 |
| 18:39 | Clemson | Matt Farfan gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 18:28 | Clemson | David Ericson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 18:27 | Clemson | Ralph Jorgensen tips it home | 39-34 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi | Milford Hedrick takes the ball from Martin Salaam in the backcourt | 39-34 |
| 18:23 | Clemson | Milford Hedrick hits the finger roll | 41-34 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam makes the shot from the right side | 41-36 |
| 17:41 | Clemson | Ralph Jorgensen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 17:16 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Matt Farfan | 41-36 |
| 17:01 | Clemson | Milford Hedrick can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 17:00 | Mississippi | James Haws pulls down the rebound | 41-36 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam is by himself and knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 41-38 |
| 16:19 | Clemson | Milford Hedrick hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 16:18 | Clemson | Ralph Jorgensen tips it back up and in | 43-38 |
| 16:14 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-38 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Stonebraker (PG), Armand Rossi (SG), Eric Kang (SF), Henry Soules (PF), Jerry Anderson (C) Milford Hedrick, Ralph Jorgensen, Albert Baty, Matt Farfan, David Ericson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Rakoski (PG), Douglas Horne (SF), Robert Smith (PF) Lee Shufelt, William Read, James Haws | |
| 16:00 | Clemson | Henry Soules comes up short on the floater in the paint | 43-38 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi | Douglas Horne pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - David Stonebraker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Armand Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eric Kang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Soules (fresh) C - Jerry Anderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Rakoski (fresh) SG - Martin Salaam (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Douglas Horne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Lee Hilton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton throws it down on a great pass from Martin Salaam and he's fouled by Armand Rossi - foul #1 on Armand Rossi, team foul #1 | 43-40 |
| 15:30 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton makes the free throw | 43-41 |
| 15:13 | Clemson | Henry Soules misses the jumper from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi | Robert Smith gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton is hacked by David Stonebraker in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Stonebraker, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt (PG), William Read (SG) James Rakoski, Martin Salaam | |
| 14:53 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 43-41 |
| 14:51 | Mississippi | Douglas Horne grabs the offensive board | 43-41 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi | Robert Smith banks in the layup | 43-43 |
| 14:12 | Clemson | William Read steals it from Jerry Anderson | 43-43 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi | Douglas Horne lays it in set up by William Read | 43-45 |
| 13:46 | Clemson | Armand Rossi knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by David Stonebraker | 46-45 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton clanks a runner from the baseline | 46-45 |
| 13:24 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Eric Kang | 46-45 |
| 13:17 | Clemson | Eric Kang makes the floater from close range set up by David Stonebraker | 48-45 |
| 12:57 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt scores on a jumper in the paint | 48-47 |
| 12:41 | Clemson | Armand Rossi is hacked by Lee Shufelt - foul #1 on Lee Shufelt, team foul #1 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Clemson | Milford Hedrick (PG), Ralph Jorgensen (SG), Albert Baty (SF), Matt Farfan (PF), David Ericson (C) David Stonebraker, Armand Rossi, Eric Kang, Henry Soules, Jerry Anderson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Rakoski (PG), Martin Salaam (SF), James Haws (PF) Lee Shufelt, Douglas Horne, Lee Hilton | |
| 12:35 | Clemson | Milford Hedrick hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Ralph Jorgensen and he's hacked by James Rakoski - foul #1 on James Rakoski, team foul #2 | 50-47 |
| 12:35 | Clemson | Milford Hedrick misses the free throw | 50-47 |
| 12:35 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Haws | 50-47 |
| 12:32 | Mississippi | William Read is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Jorgensen - foul #3 on Ralph Jorgensen, team foul #3 | 50-47 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses short on an open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-47 |
| 12:06 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to James Haws | 50-47 |
| 11:47 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-47 |
| 11:46 | Clemson | Albert Baty pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Milford Hedrick (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 6 stl. SG - Ralph Jorgensen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. SF - Albert Baty (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matt Farfan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - David Ericson (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Rakoski (fresh) SG - William Read (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Martin Salaam (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - James Haws (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Robert Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:41 | Clemson | Milford Hedrick misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 11:40 | Clemson | David Ericson tips it in | 52-47 |
| 11:15 | Mississippi | James Rakoski is fouled on the floor by Matt Farfan - foul #1 on Matt Farfan, team foul #4 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lee Hilton (C) Robert Smith | |
| 11:01 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam double dribbles | 52-47 |
| 10:35 | Clemson | The jump hook by Matt Farfan is blocked by Lee Hilton | 52-47 |
| 10:34 | Clemson | Ralph Jorgensen gets the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 10:16 | Clemson | Milford Hedrick buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-47 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi | Matt Farfan is called for the reach on Martin Salaam in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matt Farfan, team foul #5 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Stonebraker (PG) Milford Hedrick | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt (PG), Robert Smith (PF) James Rakoski, James Haws | |
| 09:59 | Mississippi | The jump hook by Martin Salaam is blocked by Albert Baty | 55-47 |
| 09:57 | Clemson | Ralph Jorgensen pulls down the rebound | 55-47 |
| 09:33 | Clemson | Albert Baty misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-47 |
| 09:32 | Clemson | David Ericson misses the tip | 55-47 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi | Robert Smith grabs the board | 55-47 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi | William Read is hacked by Ralph Jorgensen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ralph Jorgensen, team foul #6 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Clemson | Milford Hedrick (SG) Ralph Jorgensen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 09:06 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-47 |
| 09:05 | Clemson | David Ericson gets the rebound | 55-47 |
| 08:41 | Clemson | Albert Baty drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by David Stonebraker | 57-47 |
| 08:16 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-47 |
| 08:14 | Clemson | Matt Farfan grabs the defensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 08:04 | Clemson | Martin Salaam steals the ball from David Stonebraker | 57-47 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi | William Read slams it home on a nice dish by Martin Salaam | 57-49 |
| 07:44 | Clemson | Milford Hedrick comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-49 |
| 07:42 | Clemson | Matt Farfan snags the offensive board | 57-49 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - David Stonebraker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Milford Hedrick (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 6 stl. SF - Albert Baty (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matt Farfan (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - David Ericson (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lee Shufelt (tiring) 6 pts. SG - William Read (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Martin Salaam (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Robert Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Lee Hilton (tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Clemson | David Stonebraker double dribbles | 57-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ralph Jorgensen (SG), Eric Kang (SF), Henry Soules (PF), Jerry Anderson (C) David Stonebraker, Albert Baty, Matt Farfan, David Ericson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Rakoski (PG), Douglas Horne (SF), James Haws (PF) Lee Shufelt, William Read, Lee Hilton | |
| 07:04 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jerry Anderson - foul #3 on Jerry Anderson, team foul #7 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | Armand Rossi (SG) Ralph Jorgensen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 07:04 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 06:35 | Clemson | James Haws is called for the reach on Henry Soules - foul #4 on James Haws, team foul #3 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lee Hilton (C) Robert Smith | |
| 06:22 | Clemson | Armand Rossi is fouled on the floor by Martin Salaam - foul #1 on Martin Salaam, team foul #4 | 57-51 |
| 06:06 | Clemson | Armand Rossi connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 59-51 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi | James Haws can't finish the layup but the foul's on Henry Soules - foul #2 on Henry Soules, team foul #8 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Stonebraker (PG), Ralph Jorgensen (SG), Albert Baty (SF), Matt Farfan (PF), David Ericson (C) Milford Hedrick, Armand Rossi, Eric Kang, Henry Soules, Jerry Anderson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Read (SG) Douglas Horne | |
| 05:42 | Mississippi | James Haws misses the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi | James Haws makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 05:25 | Clemson | Albert Baty misses the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Martin Salaam - foul #2 on Martin Salaam, team foul #5 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt (PG) James Rakoski | |
| 05:25 | Clemson | Albert Baty misses the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 05:25 | Clemson | Albert Baty misses the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi | James Haws gets the rebound | 59-52 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam misses the floater from the left side | 59-52 |
| 04:59 | Clemson | David Stonebraker gets the rebound | 59-52 |
| 04:41 | Clemson | David Ericson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-52 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-52 |
| Subs | Clemson | Armand Rossi (SG), Eric Kang (SF), Henry Soules (PF), Jerry Anderson (C) Ralph Jorgensen, Albert Baty, Matt Farfan, David Ericson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Rakoski (PG), Douglas Horne (SF), Robert Smith (PF) Lee Shufelt, Martin Salaam, James Haws | |
| 04:20 | Mississippi | Robert Smith is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Robert Smith, team foul #6 | 59-52 |
| 03:59 | Clemson | Eric Kang's pass is intercepted by Douglas Horne | 59-52 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi | Robert Smith lays it up and in set up by James Rakoski | 59-54 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - David Stonebraker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Armand Rossi (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Eric Kang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Soules (fresh) C - Jerry Anderson (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Rakoski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Read (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Horne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Smith (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Lee Hilton (tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Clemson | Jerry Anderson hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by David Stonebraker | 61-54 |
| 03:19 | Mississippi | Armand Rossi is called for the reach on James Rakoski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Armand Rossi, team foul #9 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Clemson | Milford Hedrick (PG), Ralph Jorgensen (SG) David Stonebraker, Armand Rossi | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Martin Salaam (SF), James Haws (PF) Douglas Horne, Lee Hilton | |
| 03:19 | Mississippi | James Rakoski makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 03:19 | Mississippi | James Rakoski makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 03:05 | Clemson | Henry Soules misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 61-56 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to William Read | 61-56 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-59 |
| 02:46 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Stonebraker (PG), Albert Baty (SF), David Ericson (PF) Milford Hedrick, Henry Soules, Jerry Anderson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt (PG) James Rakoski | |
| 02:31 | Clemson | Albert Baty connects on the 3 from the right wing | 64-59 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Robert Smith is denied by Albert Baty | 64-59 |
| 02:16 | Clemson | Eric Kang gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| 02:02 | Clemson | Ralph Jorgensen misses badly on a shot from the right side | 64-59 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi | Robert Smith grabs the board | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:58 | Mississippi | David Ericson is called for the reach on Lee Shufelt in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Ericson, team foul #10 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Clemson | Milford Hedrick (PG), Matt Farfan (PF) David Stonebraker, Eric Kang | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lee Hilton (C) Robert Smith | |
| 01:58 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 01:58 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 01:40 | Clemson | David Ericson makes the 3 from straight away | 67-61 |
| 01:11 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from William Read and the foul's on Milford Hedrick - foul #2 on Milford Hedrick, team foul #11 | 67-63 |
| 01:11 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton makes the free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:57 | Clemson | David Ericson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 67-64 |
| 00:56 | Clemson | David Ericson hits the follow up shot | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:42 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-64 |
| 00:41 | Clemson | Matt Farfan pulls down the rebound | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:38 | Clemson | Lee Shufelt is called for the reach on Matt Farfan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lee Shufelt, team foul #7 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Clemson | Henry Soules (SF) Albert Baty | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:38 | Clemson | Matt Farfan makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:38 | Clemson | Matt Farfan misses the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Lee Hilton | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:32 | Mississippi | William Read is hacked by Matt Farfan - foul #3 on Matt Farfan, team foul #12 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Clemson | Albert Baty (SF) Henry Soules | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:32 | Mississippi | William Read makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi | William Read misses the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:32 | Clemson | Ralph Jorgensen grabs the board | 70-65 |
| 00:29 | Clemson | Ralph Jorgensen is hacked by William Read in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Read, team foul #8 | 70-65 |
| 00:29 | Clemson | Ralph Jorgensen makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:29 | Clemson | Ralph Jorgensen makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | William Read misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-65 |
| 00:20 | Clemson | David Ericson grabs the defensive rebound | 72-65 |
| 00:19 | Clemson | David Ericson is fouled in the backcourt by Lee Shufelt - foul #3 on Lee Shufelt, team foul #9 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Clemson | Henry Soules (SF) Albert Baty | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:19 | Clemson | David Ericson makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:19 | Clemson | David Ericson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi | A charge is called on William Read - foul #3 on William Read, team foul #10 | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Clemson | Lee Shufelt is called for the reach on Ralph Jorgensen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lee Shufelt, team foul #11 | 74-65 |
| 00:12 | Clemson | Ralph Jorgensen makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:12 | Clemson | Ralph Jorgensen makes the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Milford Hedrick - foul #3 on Milford Hedrick, team foul #13 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Clemson | Albert Baty (SF) Henry Soules | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt misses the free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:05 | Clemson | Albert Baty snags the defensive board | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Milford Hedrick runs out the clock | 76-67 |