| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William Gehrke (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frankie McCance (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Angel Vega (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Barrientos (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Lott (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Garner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Noles (fresh) SF - Dennis Lyman (fresh) PF - Carl Carroll (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Rhone (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Angel Vega inbounds the ball | 20-21 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Dayton | Paul Barrientos clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-21 |
| 19:44 | Dayton | Paul Barrientos grabs the offensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 19:35 | Dayton | William Gehrke can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by John Garner - foul #1 on John Garner, team foul #1 | 20-21 |
| 19:35 | Dayton | William Gehrke makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 19:35 | Dayton | William Gehrke makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 19:08 | Clemson | Frankie McCance is called for the reach on John Garner - foul #2 on Frankie McCance, team foul #1 | 22-21 |
| 18:49 | Clemson | William Rhone makes the shot from the right wing | 22-23 |
| 18:34 | Dayton | Angel Vega buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Frankie McCance | 24-23 |
| 18:05 | Clemson | William Rhone is denied on a dunk by William Lott | 24-23 |
| 18:04 | Dayton | Paul Barrientos grabs the board | 24-23 |
| 17:53 | Dayton | William Lott clanks a floater near the basket | 24-23 |
| 17:51 | Clemson | John Garner pulls down the rebound | 24-23 |
| 17:45 | Clemson | Paul Barrientos steals it from Dennis Lyman | 24-23 |
| 17:40 | Dayton | William Rhone picks off the pass by Angel Vega | 24-23 |
| 17:15 | Clemson | Robert Noles can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Paul Barrientos - foul #3 on Paul Barrientos, team foul #2 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd (PF) Paul Barrientos | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 17:15 | Clemson | Robert Noles makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 17:15 | Clemson | Robert Noles makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 16:59 | Dayton | Angel Vega misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 24-25 |
| 16:58 | Clemson | John Garner grabs the defensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 16:53 | Clemson | Frankie McCance picks off the pass by Dennis Lyman | 24-25 |
| 16:44 | Dayton | William Gehrke misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 24-25 |
| 16:43 | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd tips it in | 26-25 |
| 16:22 | Clemson | William Rhone hits a turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by Frankie McCance - foul #3 on Frankie McCance, team foul #3 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | Travis White (PG), Antonio Nagao (SG), Olin Zimmerman (SF), Bobby Kittleson (C) William Gehrke, Frankie McCance, Angel Vega, William Lott | |
| Subs | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt (PG), Joseph Schultz (SF), Jason Ary (PF) John Garner, Dennis Lyman, Carl Carroll | |
| 16:22 | Clemson | William Rhone makes the free throw | 26-28 |
| 16:20 | Dayton | Travis White double dribbles in the backcourt | 26-28 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Eric Dey (C) William Rhone | |
| 15:56 | Clemson | Jason Ary clanks a jumper near the basket | 26-28 |
| 15:54 | Dayton | Bobby Kittleson snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Travis White (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Antonio Nagao (fresh) SF - Olin Zimmerman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Shepherd (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobby Kittleson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Scott Eckhardt (fresh) SG - Robert Noles (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Schultz (fresh) PF - Jason Ary (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Eric Dey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Dayton | Olin Zimmerman misses short on a floater from the right wing | 26-28 |
| 15:44 | Clemson | Jason Ary grabs the board | 26-28 |
| 15:23 | Clemson | Jason Ary comes up short on the floater from close range | 26-28 |
| 15:21 | Dayton | Bobby Kittleson grabs the defensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 15:09 | Dayton | Travis White hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-28 |
| 15:08 | Clemson | Joseph Schultz grabs the defensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 15:02 | Clemson | Eric Dey loses the dribble to Travis White | 26-28 |
| 14:43 | Dayton | Travis White clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-28 |
| 14:41 | Clemson | Jason Ary snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| 14:12 | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Eric Dey | 26-31 |
| 14:07 | Dayton | Olin Zimmerman hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Antonio Nagao | 29-31 |
| 13:51 | Clemson | Eric Dey is hacked by Bobby Kittleson - foul #2 on Bobby Kittleson, team foul #4 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Gehrke (PG), Frankie McCance (SG), Angel Vega (SF), Paul Barrientos (PF), William Lott (C) Travis White, Antonio Nagao, Olin Zimmerman, Nicholas Shepherd, Bobby Kittleson | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Garner (PG), Brent Deal (SG), Dennis Lyman (SF), Carl Carroll (PF), William Rhone (C) Scott Eckhardt, Robert Noles, Joseph Schultz, Jason Ary, Eric Dey | |
| 13:38 | Clemson | Brent Deal misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Frankie McCance - foul #4 on Frankie McCance, team foul #5 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | Travis White (SG) Frankie McCance | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 13:38 | Clemson | Brent Deal makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 13:38 | Clemson | Brent Deal makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 13:18 | Dayton | Travis White connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by William Gehrke | 32-33 |
| 12:53 | Clemson | William Rhone can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-33 |
| 12:52 | Dayton | The rebound goes to William Gehrke | 32-33 |
| 12:40 | Dayton | William Lott clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on William Rhone - foul #2 on William Rhone, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | Olin Zimmerman (SG) Travis White | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 12:40 | Dayton | William Lott makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 12:40 | Dayton | William Lott makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 12:24 | Clemson | Brent Deal travels with the ball | 34-33 |
| 12:13 | Dayton | Olin Zimmerman misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Carl Carroll - foul #1 on Carl Carroll, team foul #3 | 34-33 |
| 12:13 | Dayton | Olin Zimmerman makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 12:13 | Dayton | Olin Zimmerman makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 11:44 | Clemson | The jumper by William Rhone is denied by William Gehrke | 36-33 |
| 11:43 | Dayton | Paul Barrientos grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William Gehrke (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Olin Zimmerman (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Angel Vega (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Barrientos (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - William Lott (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Garner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brent Deal (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Lyman (fresh) PF - Carl Carroll (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Rhone (fresh) 13 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Dayton | Angel Vega misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-33 |
| 11:31 | Dayton | Paul Barrientos grabs the offensive board | 36-33 |
| 11:16 | Dayton | Carl Carroll steals the ball from Olin Zimmerman | 36-33 |
| 10:52 | Clemson | Carl Carroll is hacked by William Gehrke - foul #1 on William Gehrke, team foul #6 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | Travis White (PG), Bobby Kittleson (SF), Nicholas Shepherd (PF) William Gehrke, Angel Vega, Paul Barrientos | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Noles (SG), Jason Ary (PF), Eric Dey (C) Brent Deal, Carl Carroll, William Rhone | |
| 10:24 | Clemson | Jason Ary loses the ball out of bounds | 36-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | Antonio Nagao (SG) William Lott | |
| Subs | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt (PG), Joseph Schultz (SF) John Garner, Dennis Lyman | |
| 10:07 | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd is hacked by Jason Ary - foul #1 on Jason Ary, team foul #4 | 36-33 |
| 10:01 | Dayton | Travis White hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Olin Zimmerman | 39-33 |
| 09:34 | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 09:33 | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| 09:21 | Dayton | Robert Noles steals it from Antonio Nagao | 39-33 |
| 09:17 | Clemson | Joseph Schultz banks in the layup set up by Robert Noles | 39-35 |
| 08:55 | Dayton | Scott Eckhardt takes the ball from Olin Zimmerman | 39-35 |
| 08:37 | Clemson | Robert Noles is fouled on the floor by Bobby Kittleson - foul #3 on Bobby Kittleson, team foul #7 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Gehrke (PG), Angel Vega (SF), Paul Barrientos (PF), William Lott (C) Antonio Nagao, Olin Zimmerman, Nicholas Shepherd, Bobby Kittleson | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Garner (PG), Dennis Lyman (SF), Carl Carroll (PF), William Rhone (C) Scott Eckhardt, Joseph Schultz, Jason Ary, Eric Dey | |
| 08:37 | Clemson | Robert Noles makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 08:37 | Clemson | Robert Noles misses the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 08:37 | Dayton | William Lott pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 08:18 | Dayton | William Gehrke misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 39-36 |
| 08:16 | Clemson | Carl Carroll pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 07:48 | Clemson | John Garner is hacked by William Gehrke - foul #2 on William Gehrke, team foul #8 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Frankie McCance (SG) Travis White | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 07:48 | Clemson | John Garner makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 07:48 | Clemson | John Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 07:27 | Dayton | Angel Vega's floater is tipped away by William Rhone | 39-38 |
| 07:25 | Dayton | Angel Vega gets the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William Gehrke (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frankie McCance (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Angel Vega (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Barrientos (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. C - William Lott (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Garner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Noles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Lyman (fresh) PF - Carl Carroll (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Rhone (fresh) 13 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:17 | Dayton | Paul Barrientos scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Gehrke | 41-38 |
| 06:49 | Clemson | John Garner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-38 |
| 06:47 | Dayton | William Lott gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 06:39 | Dayton | William Gehrke scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Angel Vega | 44-38 |
| 06:20 | Clemson | John Garner makes the fadeaway in the paint | 44-40 |
| 06:08 | Dayton | William Gehrke drills a fadeaway in the lane | 46-40 |
| 05:44 | Clemson | William Rhone misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 05:42 | Dayton | Angel Vega gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 05:15 | Dayton | Paul Barrientos comes up short on the floater near the basket | 46-40 |
| 05:14 | Dayton | Paul Barrientos hits the follow up shot | 48-40 |
| 05:00 | Clemson | Carl Carroll misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Paul Barrientos - foul #4 on Paul Barrientos, team foul #9 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Travis White (PG), Olin Zimmerman (SF), Nicholas Shepherd (PF), Bobby Kittleson (C) William Gehrke, Angel Vega, Paul Barrientos, William Lott | |
| Subs | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt (PG), Brent Deal (SG), Joseph Schultz (SF), Eric Dey (C) John Garner, Robert Noles, Dennis Lyman, William Rhone | |
| 05:00 | Clemson | Carl Carroll misses the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 05:00 | Clemson | Carl Carroll misses the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 05:00 | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd gets the rebound | 48-40 |
| 04:49 | Dayton | Frankie McCance connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Travis White | 51-40 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:45 | Clemson | Scott Eckhardt misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-40 |
| 04:44 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Schultz | 51-40 |
| 04:21 | Clemson | Eric Dey can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 51-40 |
| 04:19 | Clemson | Brent Deal tips it home | 51-42 |
| 04:04 | Dayton | Frankie McCance connects on the runner in the paint | 53-42 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:44 | Clemson | Eric Dey misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Frankie McCance - foul #5 on Frankie McCance, team foul #10 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Lott (C) Frankie McCance | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Garner (PG), Dennis Lyman (SF), Jason Ary (PF) Scott Eckhardt, Joseph Schultz, Carl Carroll | |
| 03:44 | Clemson | Eric Dey makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 03:44 | Clemson | Eric Dey makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Dayton | Olin Zimmerman hits a floater from the left block set up by Travis White | 55-44 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Travis White (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Olin Zimmerman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Kittleson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Shepherd (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - William Lott (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Garner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brent Deal (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dennis Lyman (fresh) PF - Jason Ary (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Eric Dey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Clemson | Jason Ary's pass is intercepted by Nicholas Shepherd | 55-44 |
| 03:02 | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd jams it | 57-44 |
| 02:52 | Clemson | Olin Zimmerman steals it from Dennis Lyman | 57-44 |
| 02:28 | Dayton | Travis White is fouled on the floor by Brent Deal - foul #1 on Brent Deal, team foul #5 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | Antonio Nagao (SG) William Lott | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Noles (SG), William Rhone (C) Brent Deal, Eric Dey | |
| 02:23 | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd is whistled for traveling | 57-44 |
| 02:11 | Clemson | William Rhone drills a floater from just outside the lane | 57-46 |
| 02:08 | Dayton | Travis White throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Bennie Boe (PF) Bobby Kittleson | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 01:55 | Clemson | William Rhone is whistled for a carry | 57-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Bobby Kittleson (C) Bennie Boe | |
| Subs | Clemson | Carl Carroll (PF) Jason Ary | |
| 01:37 | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Carl Carroll - foul #2 on Carl Carroll, team foul #6 | 57-46 |
| 01:37 | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 01:37 | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 01:25 | Clemson | John Garner misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 59-46 |
| 01:24 | Dayton | Bobby Kittleson gets the rebound | 59-46 |
| 01:17 | Dayton | Olin Zimmerman hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Travis White | 62-46 |
| 01:01 | Clemson | John Garner misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Antonio Nagao - foul #2 on Antonio Nagao, team foul #11 | 62-46 |
| 01:01 | Clemson | John Garner misses the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 01:01 | Clemson | John Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Dayton | Travis White misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by William Rhone - foul #3 on William Rhone, team foul #7 | 62-47 |
| 00:33 | Dayton | Travis White makes the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 00:33 | Dayton | Travis White makes the 2nd free throw | 64-47 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Clemson | Carl Carroll travels with the ball | 64-47 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Travis White runs out the clock | 64-47 |