| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Billy Green (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hipolito Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ivan Leski (fresh) C - Long Xiong (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Paul Oberlander (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlos Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mario Chavez (fresh) 2 pts. C - Samuel Aaron (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Clemson | Long Xiong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-30 |
| 19:21 | Miami (FL) | Paul Oberlander can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 27-30 |
| 19:20 | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 19:04 | Clemson | Long Xiong's layup is rejected by Samuel Aaron | 27-30 |
| 19:02 | Miami (FL) | Mario Chavez snags the defensive board | 27-30 |
| 18:55 | Miami (FL) | Carlos Reed hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 27-30 |
| 18:53 | Miami (FL) | Martin Thompson grabs the offensive board | 27-30 |
| 18:34 | Miami (FL) | Paul Oberlander misses badly on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Billy Green - foul #3 on Billy Green, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Paulus (PG) Billy Green | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 18:34 | Miami (FL) | Paul Oberlander makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 18:34 | Miami (FL) | Paul Oberlander misses the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 18:34 | Miami (FL) | Mario Chavez snags the offensive board | 27-31 |
| 18:18 | Miami (FL) | Paul Oberlander misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-31 |
| 18:17 | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 17:54 | Clemson | Ivan Leski's pass is intercepted by Samuel Aaron | 27-31 |
| 17:40 | Miami (FL) | Hipolito Esposito is called for the reach on Carlos Reed - foul #3 on Hipolito Esposito, team foul #2 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Clemson | Earl Hadley (SF), Lester Bhatt (C) Hipolito Esposito, Long Xiong | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jeffrey Street (SF) Martin Thompson | |
| 17:27 | Miami (FL) | Jeffrey Street hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-34 |
| 17:01 | Clemson | Richard Williams is denied on a layup by Mario Chavez | 27-34 |
| 16:59 | Clemson | Lester Bhatt hits the follow up shot | 29-34 |
| 16:47 | Miami (FL) | Mario Chavez buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Street | 29-37 |
| 16:33 | Clemson | Paul Paulus misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 29-37 |
| 16:32 | Miami (FL) | Carlos Reed grabs the board | 29-37 |
| 16:09 | Miami (FL) | Carlos Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-37 |
| Subs | Clemson | David O'Dell (PG), Long Xiong (SF) Richard Williams, Ivan Leski | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Martin Thompson (SF) Jeffrey Street | |
| 15:45 | Clemson | Lester Bhatt drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Long Xiong | 31-37 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - David O'Dell (fresh) SG - Paul Paulus (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Long Xiong (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Earl Hadley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lester Bhatt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Paul Oberlander (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlos Reed (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mario Chavez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Aaron (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Miami (FL) | Paul Oberlander makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Samuel Aaron | 31-39 |
| 15:10 | Clemson | Paul Paulus misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-39 |
| 15:09 | Clemson | Lester Bhatt tips it in | 33-39 |
| 14:53 | Miami (FL) | Mario Chavez can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-39 |
| 14:52 | Clemson | Lester Bhatt pulls down the rebound | 33-39 |
| 14:35 | Clemson | David O'Dell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 14:34 | Miami (FL) | Mario Chavez grabs the defensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 14:19 | Miami (FL) | Mario Chavez comes up short on the runner near the basket | 33-39 |
| 14:18 | Miami (FL) | Mario Chavez gets the offensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 14:00 | Miami (FL) | Mario Chavez scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Oberlander | 33-42 |
| 13:31 | Clemson | Earl Hadley double dribbles | 33-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | Billy Green (PG), Richard Williams (SG), Hipolito Esposito (SF), Ivan Leski (PF), David Robinson (C) David O'Dell, Paul Paulus, Long Xiong, Earl Hadley, Lester Bhatt | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Paul Bowman (SG), Miguel Perez (SF), Charles Dunkelberger (C) Carlos Reed, Martin Thompson, Samuel Aaron | |
| 13:17 | Miami (FL) | Mario Chavez dunks the ball set up by Miguel Perez and he's hacked by Billy Green - foul #4 on Billy Green, team foul #3 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Paulus (PG) Billy Green | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 13:17 | Miami (FL) | Mario Chavez makes the free throw | 33-45 |
| 12:59 | Clemson | Paul Paulus clanks a floater from the left wing | 33-45 |
| 12:57 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Charles Dunkelberger | 33-45 |
| 12:42 | Miami (FL) | Charles Dunkelberger banks in the layup on a nice dish by Paul Oberlander | 33-47 |
| 12:34 | Clemson | Ivan Leski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-47 |
| 12:32 | Miami (FL) | Paul Bowman grabs the board | 33-47 |
| 12:11 | Miami (FL) | Miguel Perez misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-47 |
| 12:10 | Miami (FL) | Mario Chavez tips it back up and in | 33-49 |
| 11:49 | Clemson | Ivan Leski scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Richard Williams | 36-49 |
| 11:34 | Miami (FL) | Miguel Perez misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 36-49 |
| 11:33 | Miami (FL) | Paul Oberlander snags the offensive board | 36-49 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Paulus (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hipolito Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ivan Leski (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Robinson (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Paul Oberlander (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Bowman (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Miguel Perez (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mario Chavez (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Dunkelberger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Miami (FL) | Paul Oberlander comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-49 |
| 11:18 | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito pulls down the rebound | 36-49 |
| 11:13 | Clemson | Richard Williams misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-49 |
| 11:11 | Clemson | Ivan Leski hits the follow up shot | 38-49 |
| 10:57 | Miami (FL) | Miguel Perez misses short on a jumper from the right block | 38-49 |
| 10:56 | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito gets the rebound | 38-49 |
| 10:43 | Clemson | Ivan Leski knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by David Robinson | 40-49 |
| 10:27 | Miami (FL) | Paul Oberlander misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 40-49 |
| 10:26 | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito grabs the board | 40-49 |
| 10:09 | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Dunkelberger | 40-49 |
| 10:08 | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 09:57 | Clemson | David Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | David O'Dell (PG), Earl Hadley (SG), Ed Rosas (SF), Long Xiong (PF), Lester Bhatt (C) Paul Paulus, Richard Williams, Hipolito Esposito, Ivan Leski, David Robinson | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Carlos Reed (SG), Martin Thompson (SF), Craig Fodor (PF), Samuel Aaron (C) Paul Oberlander, Paul Bowman, Mario Chavez, Charles Dunkelberger | |
| 09:39 | Miami (FL) | Martin Thompson is hacked by Ed Rosas - foul #1 on Ed Rosas, team foul #4 | 40-49 |
| 09:26 | Miami (FL) | Craig Fodor loses the ball out of bounds | 40-49 |
| 09:12 | Clemson | Earl Hadley misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 09:10 | Miami (FL) | Samuel Aaron pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| 09:06 | Miami (FL) | Ed Rosas takes the ball from Carlos Reed | 40-49 |
| 08:47 | Clemson | Carlos Reed steals it from Lester Bhatt | 40-49 |
| 08:20 | Miami (FL) | Martin Thompson misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Lester Bhatt - foul #1 on Lester Bhatt, team foul #5 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito (SF), David Robinson (C) Ed Rosas, Lester Bhatt | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 08:20 | Miami (FL) | Martin Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 08:20 | Miami (FL) | Martin Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 08:20 | Clemson | Earl Hadley pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| 08:13 | Clemson | David Robinson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Samuel Aaron - foul #1 on Samuel Aaron, team foul #1 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Williams (SG) Earl Hadley | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Bruce Streeter (C) Samuel Aaron | |
| 08:13 | Clemson | David Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 08:13 | Clemson | David Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 08:13 | Miami (FL) | Bruce Streeter grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 07:56 | Miami (FL) | Miguel Perez scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Martin Thompson | 40-51 |
| 07:41 | Clemson | Long Xiong misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 40-51 |
| 07:40 | Clemson | Hipolito Esposito gets the offensive rebound | 40-51 |
| 07:22 | Clemson | Richard Williams misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Carlos Reed - foul #2 on Carlos Reed, team foul #2 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Clemson | Billy Green (PG), Ivan Leski (PF) David O'Dell, Long Xiong | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Paul Oberlander (PG), Samuel Aaron (C) Martin Thompson, Craig Fodor | |
| 07:22 | Clemson | Richard Williams makes the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 07:22 | Clemson | Richard Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Billy Green (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hipolito Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ivan Leski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - David Robinson (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Paul Oberlander (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carlos Reed (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Miguel Perez (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bruce Streeter (fresh) C - Samuel Aaron (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Miami (FL) | Miguel Perez clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Richard Williams - foul #1 on Richard Williams, team foul #6 | 42-51 |
| 07:12 | Miami (FL) | Miguel Perez makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 07:12 | Miami (FL) | Miguel Perez misses the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 07:12 | Clemson | David Robinson gets the rebound | 42-52 |
| 06:57 | Clemson | Ivan Leski hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 42-52 |
| 06:56 | Miami (FL) | Carlos Reed pulls down the rebound | 42-52 |
| 06:42 | Miami (FL) | Miguel Perez drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Bruce Streeter | 42-55 |
| 06:15 | Clemson | Richard Williams misses the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Carlos Reed - foul #3 on Carlos Reed, team foul #3 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Clemson | Earl Hadley (SF), Lester Bhatt (C) Hipolito Esposito, David Robinson | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jeffrey Street (SF), Mario Chavez (PF), Charles Dunkelberger (C) Miguel Perez, Bruce Streeter, Samuel Aaron | |
| 06:15 | Clemson | Richard Williams makes the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 06:15 | Clemson | Richard Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 06:15 | Miami (FL) | Mario Chavez snags the defensive board | 43-55 |
| 05:49 | Miami (FL) | Paul Oberlander's pass is intercepted by Lester Bhatt | 43-55 |
| 05:23 | Clemson | Billy Green misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-55 |
| 05:21 | Miami (FL) | Jeffrey Street grabs the board | 43-55 |
| 05:05 | Miami (FL) | Paul Oberlander comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-55 |
| 05:04 | Clemson | Ivan Leski grabs the defensive rebound | 43-55 |
| 04:49 | Clemson | Earl Hadley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-55 |
| 04:47 | Miami (FL) | Mario Chavez grabs the defensive rebound | 43-55 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:42 | Miami (FL) | Carlos Reed makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Paul Oberlander | 43-58 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:21 | Clemson | Lester Bhatt hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-58 |
| 03:58 | Miami (FL) | Jeffrey Street scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Carlos Reed | 45-61 |
| 03:46 | Clemson | Earl Hadley buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Billy Green | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:34 | Miami (FL) | Carlos Reed misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-61 |
| 03:32 | Miami (FL) | Mario Chavez hits the follow up shot | 48-63 |
| 03:15 | Clemson | Lester Bhatt can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Charles Dunkelberger - foul #2 on Charles Dunkelberger, team foul #4 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Clemson | David O'Dell (PG), Paul Paulus (SG), Ed Rosas (SF), Long Xiong (PF) Billy Green, Richard Williams, Earl Hadley, Ivan Leski | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Paul Bowman (SG), Martin Thompson (SF), Craig Fodor (PF), Bruce Streeter (C) Paul Oberlander, Carlos Reed, Mario Chavez, Charles Dunkelberger | |
| 03:15 | Clemson | Lester Bhatt makes the 1st free throw | 49-63 |
| 03:15 | Clemson | Lester Bhatt makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - David O'Dell (fresh) SG - Paul Paulus (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ed Rosas (fresh) PF - Long Xiong (fresh) 5 pts. C - Lester Bhatt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Jeffrey Street (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SG - Paul Bowman (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Martin Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Craig Fodor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Bruce Streeter (fresh) | |
| 03:13 | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-63 |
| Subs | Clemson | Billy Green (PG), Hipolito Esposito (SF), David Robinson (C) David O'Dell, Ed Rosas, Lester Bhatt | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Miguel Perez (PG), Mario Chavez (PF), Samuel Aaron (C) Jeffrey Street, Craig Fodor, Bruce Streeter | |
| 02:49 | Miami (FL) | Samuel Aaron misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-63 |
| 02:47 | Clemson | Paul Paulus grabs the defensive rebound | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:29 | Clemson | Billy Green connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-63 |
| 02:29 | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-63 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ivan Leski (PF) Long Xiong | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Paul Oberlander (PG), Carlos Reed (SG) Paul Bowman, Martin Thompson | |
| 02:05 | Miami (FL) | Carlos Reed banks in the layup on a nice dish by Miguel Perez and he's hacked by David Robinson - foul #4 on David Robinson, team foul #7 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Clemson | David O'Dell (PG), Long Xiong (SF), Earl Hadley (PF), Lester Bhatt (C) Billy Green, Hipolito Esposito, Ivan Leski, David Robinson | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Paul Bowman (SG), Martin Thompson (SF), Craig Fodor (PF), Charles Dunkelberger (C) Paul Oberlander, Miguel Perez, Mario Chavez, Samuel Aaron | |
| 02:05 | Miami (FL) | Carlos Reed makes the free throw | 53-66 |
| 01:58 | Clemson | Craig Fodor blocks the short jumper by Lester Bhatt | 53-66 |
| 01:57 | Clemson | Earl Hadley tips it in | 55-66 |
| 01:33 | Miami (FL) | Craig Fodor buries a jumper in the paint set up by Martin Thompson and he's hacked by Lester Bhatt - foul #2 on Lester Bhatt, team foul #8 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jeffrey Street (PG) Carlos Reed | |
| 01:33 | Miami (FL) | Craig Fodor makes the free throw | 55-69 |
| 01:16 | Clemson | Long Xiong misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 55-69 |
| 01:14 | Clemson | David O'Dell gets the offensive rebound | 55-69 |
| 01:06 | Clemson | Lester Bhatt clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-69 |
| 01:04 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Street | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Miami (FL) | Earl Hadley is called for the reach on Craig Fodor - foul #2 on Earl Hadley, team foul #9 | 55-69 |
| 00:39 | Miami (FL) | Craig Fodor misses the 1st free throw | 55-69 |
| 00:39 | Clemson | Lester Bhatt snags the defensive board | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Clemson | Paul Paulus misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-69 |
| 00:31 | Miami (FL) | Martin Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-69 |
| 00:10 | Miami (FL) | Craig Fodor misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Lester Bhatt - foul #3 on Lester Bhatt, team foul #10 | 55-69 |
| 00:10 | Miami (FL) | Craig Fodor makes the 1st free throw | 55-70 |
| 00:10 | Miami (FL) | Craig Fodor makes the 2nd free throw | 55-71 |
| 00:04 | Clemson | Long Xiong drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David O'Dell | 58-71 |
| 00:00 | Miami (FL) | Jeffrey Street runs out the clock | 58-71 |