| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Paul Clark (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bernard Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Johnathan Jack (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Britton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Moshe Svoboda (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Zachary Shultis (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Vance Lacy (fresh) C - Randy Ray (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Zachary Shultis inbounds the ball | 39-38 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Clemson | William Williams is called for the reach on Paul Britton - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Kenneth Brickey (PF) Vance Lacy | |
| 19:15 | Clemson | Paul Clark steals the ball from Moshe Svoboda | 39-38 |
| 19:10 | Arizona State | Jim Hopkins lays it in on a nice dish by Paul Clark | 41-38 |
| 18:45 | Clemson | Moshe Svoboda clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-38 |
| 18:44 | Arizona State | Johnathan Jack snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 18:40 | Arizona State | Paul Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-38 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Brendan Friedrich (PG), Paul Delahoussaye (SF), Vance Lacy (PF), Harry Lucchesi (C) Paul Britton, Zachary Shultis, Kenneth Brickey, Randy Ray | |
| 18:31 | Clemson | Vance Lacy misses short on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Bernard Moore - foul #3 on Bernard Moore, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Robert Hermes (SF) Bernard Moore | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 18:31 | Clemson | Vance Lacy makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 18:31 | Clemson | Vance Lacy misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 18:31 | Arizona State | William Williams pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 18:19 | Arizona State | Johnathan Jack misses long on a floater from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 18:17 | Clemson | Vance Lacy grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 17:48 | Clemson | Harry Lucchesi makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Moshe Svoboda | 41-41 |
| 17:34 | Arizona State | Paul Clark shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 41-41 |
| 17:33 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Moshe Svoboda | 41-41 |
| 17:09 | Clemson | Moshe Svoboda hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-41 |
| 17:08 | Arizona State | William Williams pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 17:04 | Arizona State | Paul Clark is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-41 |
| 17:03 | Arizona State | William Williams tips it back up and in | 43-41 |
| 16:40 | Clemson | Moshe Svoboda buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 16:34 | Arizona State | Paul Clark clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Paul Delahoussaye - foul #3 on Paul Delahoussaye, team foul #1 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Randolph Saunders (SF), Wade Castleman (PF), Charles Miles (C) Jim Hopkins, Johnathan Jack, William Williams | |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Britton (PG), Zachary Shultis (SF), Kenneth Brickey (PF), Randy Ray (C) Brendan Friedrich, Paul Delahoussaye, Vance Lacy, Harry Lucchesi | |
| 16:34 | Arizona State | Paul Clark makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 16:34 | Arizona State | Paul Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 16:11 | Clemson | Moshe Svoboda clanks a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Charles Miles - foul #1 on Charles Miles, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Keith Glen (PG), Stanley Carter (SG) Paul Clark, Robert Hermes | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 16:11 | Clemson | Moshe Svoboda makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 16:11 | Clemson | Moshe Svoboda makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 15:59 | Arizona State | Randolph Saunders is hacked by Moshe Svoboda - foul #3 on Moshe Svoboda, team foul #2 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Bernard Moore (SF) Randolph Saunders | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Keith Glen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Wade Castleman (fresh) 5 pts. C - Charles Miles (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Britton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Moshe Svoboda (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Zachary Shultis (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Kenneth Brickey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Randy Ray (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Arizona State | Charles Miles clanks a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Kenneth Brickey - foul #1 on Kenneth Brickey, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Jim Hopkins (SG) Stanley Carter | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 15:48 | Arizona State | Charles Miles misses the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 15:48 | Arizona State | Charles Miles misses the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 15:48 | Clemson | Randy Ray gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 15:27 | Clemson | Jim Hopkins steals it from Zachary Shultis out of a doubleteam | 45-46 |
| 15:23 | Arizona State | Keith Glen lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jim Hopkins | 47-46 |
| 14:57 | Clemson | Jim Hopkins takes the ball from Randy Ray | 47-46 |
| 14:54 | Arizona State | Jim Hopkins lays it up and in | 49-46 |
| 14:34 | Clemson | Moshe Svoboda drills a jumpshot from the left side | 49-48 |
| 14:19 | Arizona State | The jump hook by Charles Miles is blocked by Kenneth Brickey | 49-48 |
| 14:18 | Clemson | Randy Ray pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 13:49 | Clemson | Moshe Svoboda misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-48 |
| 13:47 | Clemson | Kenneth Brickey snags the offensive board | 49-48 |
| 13:26 | Clemson | Moshe Svoboda can't connect on a jumper from close range | 49-48 |
| 13:25 | Clemson | Kenneth Brickey tips it home | 49-50 |
| 13:17 | Arizona State | Charles Miles makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Jim Hopkins and the foul's on Randy Ray - foul #1 on Randy Ray, team foul #4 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Paul Clark (PG), Robert Hermes (SG), Johnathan Jack (PF) Keith Glen, Jim Hopkins, Wade Castleman | |
| Subs | Clemson | Vance Courts (SG), Paul Delahoussaye (SF), Vance Lacy (PF), Harry Lucchesi (C) Moshe Svoboda, Zachary Shultis, Kenneth Brickey, Randy Ray | |
| 13:17 | Arizona State | Charles Miles makes the free throw | 52-50 |
| 13:01 | Clemson | Vance Courts misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-50 |
| 12:59 | Arizona State | Johnathan Jack grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 12:55 | Arizona State | Paul Clark works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 52-50 |
| 12:53 | Clemson | Vance Lacy gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| 12:24 | Clemson | Vance Courts can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Hermes - foul #1 on Robert Hermes, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Jim Hopkins (SG), William Williams (C) Robert Hermes, Charles Miles | |
| Subs | Clemson | Brendan Friedrich (PG), Zachary Shultis (SF) Paul Britton, Paul Delahoussaye | |
| 12:24 | Clemson | Vance Courts misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 12:24 | Clemson | Vance Courts makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 12:10 | Arizona State | Paul Clark works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 52-51 |
| 12:09 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Vance Lacy | 52-51 |
| 11:40 | Clemson | Zachary Shultis comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-51 |
| 11:39 | Arizona State | Johnathan Jack grabs the board | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Paul Clark (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jim Hopkins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bernard Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Johnathan Jack (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Brendan Friedrich (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Vance Courts (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Zachary Shultis (fairly fresh) 16 pts. PF - Vance Lacy (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Harry Lucchesi (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Arizona State | Paul Clark splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Bernard Moore | 55-51 |
| 11:17 | Clemson | Paul Clark steals it from Harry Lucchesi | 55-51 |
| 11:02 | Arizona State | Paul Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-51 |
| 11:00 | Arizona State | Johnathan Jack snags the offensive board | 55-51 |
| 10:42 | Arizona State | Paul Clark's 3 pointer is rejected by Brendan Friedrich | 55-51 |
| 10:40 | Clemson | Harry Lucchesi pulls down the rebound | 55-51 |
| 10:17 | Clemson | Jim Hopkins is called for the reach on Vance Courts - foul #1 on Jim Hopkins, team foul #5 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Robert Hermes (SG), Randolph Saunders (SF), Wade Castleman (PF) Jim Hopkins, Bernard Moore, Johnathan Jack | |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Britton (PG), Moshe Svoboda (SG), Paul Delahoussaye (SF), Kenneth Brickey (PF), Randy Ray (C) Brendan Friedrich, Vance Courts, Zachary Shultis, Vance Lacy, Harry Lucchesi | |
| 09:59 | Clemson | Randy Ray's pass is intercepted by William Williams | 55-51 |
| 09:47 | Arizona State | Robert Hermes double dribbles | 55-51 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Keith Glen (PG), Fred Campbell (C) Paul Clark, William Williams | |
| Subs | Clemson | Zachary Shultis (SF) Paul Delahoussaye | |
| 09:31 | Clemson | Kenneth Brickey misses short on a shot in the lane | 55-51 |
| 09:29 | Arizona State | Robert Hermes grabs the board | 55-51 |
| 09:02 | Arizona State | Wade Castleman is hacked by Kenneth Brickey - foul #2 on Kenneth Brickey, team foul #5 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Jim Hopkins (SG), Bernard Moore (SF), Charles Miles (C) Robert Hermes, Randolph Saunders, Fred Campbell | |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Delahoussaye (SF) Zachary Shultis | |
| 08:47 | Arizona State | Charles Miles comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 55-51 |
| 08:45 | Clemson | Paul Delahoussaye gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 08:17 | Clemson | Moshe Svoboda clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Wade Castleman - foul #1 on Wade Castleman, team foul #6 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Paul Clark (PG), Johnathan Jack (PF), William Williams (C) Keith Glen, Wade Castleman, Charles Miles | |
| Subs | Clemson | Zachary Shultis (SF), Harry Lucchesi (C) Paul Delahoussaye, Randy Ray | |
| 08:17 | Clemson | Moshe Svoboda misses the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 08:17 | Clemson | Moshe Svoboda makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 08:04 | Arizona State | Paul Clark shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 55-52 |
| 08:02 | Clemson | Paul Britton grabs the board | 55-52 |
| 07:39 | Clemson | Moshe Svoboda misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-52 |
| 07:38 | Arizona State | William Williams snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Paul Clark (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jim Hopkins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bernard Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Johnathan Jack (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Britton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Moshe Svoboda (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Zachary Shultis (fairly fresh) 16 pts. PF - Kenneth Brickey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Harry Lucchesi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Arizona State | Jim Hopkins misses the lay-in | 55-52 |
| 07:30 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Zachary Shultis | 55-52 |
| 07:06 | Clemson | Moshe Svoboda is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 06:56 | Arizona State | Paul Clark's pass is intercepted by Moshe Svoboda | 55-54 |
| 06:51 | Clemson | Moshe Svoboda lays it in | 55-56 |
| 06:40 | Arizona State | Jim Hopkins is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 06:39 | Clemson | Harry Lucchesi gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 06:11 | Clemson | Moshe Svoboda makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Zachary Shultis | 55-59 |
| 05:51 | Arizona State | Johnathan Jack hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Harry Lucchesi - foul #3 on Harry Lucchesi, team foul #6 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Robert Hermes (SF), Charles Miles (C) Bernard Moore, William Williams | |
| Subs | Clemson | Brendan Friedrich (PG), Paul Delahoussaye (SF), Vance Lacy (PF), Randy Ray (C) Paul Britton, Zachary Shultis, Kenneth Brickey, Harry Lucchesi | |
| 05:51 | Arizona State | Johnathan Jack makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 05:51 | Arizona State | Johnathan Jack misses the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 05:51 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Randy Ray | 56-59 |
| 05:25 | Clemson | Vance Lacy can't finish the layup | 56-59 |
| 05:24 | Arizona State | Charles Miles pulls down the rebound | 56-59 |
| 05:10 | Arizona State | Robert Hermes is open and scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Clark | 58-59 |
| 04:46 | Clemson | Paul Delahoussaye clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Robert Hermes - foul #2 on Robert Hermes, team foul #7 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Keith Glen (PG), Randolph Saunders (SF), Wade Castleman (PF) Paul Clark, Jim Hopkins, Johnathan Jack | |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Britton (PG), Zachary Shultis (PF) Brendan Friedrich, Vance Lacy | |
| 04:46 | Clemson | Paul Delahoussaye misses the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 04:46 | Clemson | Paul Delahoussaye misses the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 04:46 | Arizona State | Charles Miles pulls down the rebound | 58-59 |
| 04:30 | Arizona State | Robert Hermes misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Paul Delahoussaye - foul #4 on Paul Delahoussaye, team foul #7 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Vance Courts (SG), Vance Lacy (PF) Moshe Svoboda, Paul Delahoussaye | |
| 04:30 | Arizona State | Robert Hermes misses the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 04:30 | Arizona State | Robert Hermes misses the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 04:30 | Clemson | Randy Ray snags the defensive board | 58-59 |
| 04:15 | Clemson | Zachary Shultis shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Charles Miles - foul #2 on Charles Miles, team foul #8 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Moshe Svoboda (SG) Vance Courts | |
| 04:15 | Clemson | Zachary Shultis misses the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 04:15 | Clemson | Zachary Shultis misses the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 04:15 | Arizona State | Wade Castleman snags the defensive board | 58-59 |
| 04:04 | Arizona State | Wade Castleman is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot in the paint | 58-59 |
| 04:03 | Clemson | Randy Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 03:34 | Clemson | Vance Lacy can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left side | 58-59 |
| 03:33 | Clemson | Randy Ray pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-59 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Keith Glen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hermes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randolph Saunders (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wade Castleman (fresh) 5 pts. C - Charles Miles (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Britton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Moshe Svoboda (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Zachary Shultis (fairly fresh) 16 pts. PF - Vance Lacy (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Ray (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Clemson | Paul Britton knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Zachary Shultis | 58-61 |
| 03:05 | Arizona State | Arizona State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Paul Clark (PG), Jim Hopkins (SG), Bernard Moore (SF), Johnathan Jack (PF), William Williams (C) Keith Glen, Robert Hermes, Randolph Saunders, Wade Castleman, Charles Miles | |
| Subs | Clemson | Brendan Friedrich (PG), Vance Courts (SG), Paul Delahoussaye (SF), Kenneth Brickey (PF) Paul Britton, Moshe Svoboda, Zachary Shultis, Vance Lacy | |
| 02:55 | Arizona State | Paul Clark scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jim Hopkins | 61-61 |
| 02:36 | Clemson | William Williams picks off the pass by Randy Ray | 61-61 |
| 02:31 | Arizona State | Jim Hopkins makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from William Williams | 63-61 |
| 02:03 | Clemson | Paul Delahoussaye clanks a 3 from the right corner | 63-61 |
| 02:02 | Clemson | Vance Courts misses the tip | 63-61 |
| 02:01 | Arizona State | William Williams snags the defensive board | 63-61 |
| 01:45 | Arizona State | Paul Clark splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 63-61 |
| 01:44 | Clemson | Randy Ray pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |
| 01:44 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-61 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Britton (PG), Moshe Svoboda (SG), Zachary Shultis (SF), Vance Lacy (PF) Brendan Friedrich, Vance Courts, Paul Delahoussaye, Kenneth Brickey | |
| 01:25 | Clemson | Moshe Svoboda makes the contested fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Britton | 63-63 |
| 01:21 | Arizona State | Paul Clark is hacked by Paul Britton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Britton, team foul #8 | 63-63 |
| 01:21 | Arizona State | Paul Clark makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 01:21 | Arizona State | Paul Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 01:21 | Clemson | Randy Ray gets the rebound | 64-63 |
| 01:08 | Clemson | Moshe Svoboda is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-63 |
| 01:07 | Clemson | Vance Lacy grabs the offensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 00:40 | Clemson | Moshe Svoboda splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-63 |
| 00:39 | Clemson | Vance Lacy pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 00:13 | Clemson | Moshe Svoboda scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Zachary Shultis | 64-66 |
| 00:01 | Arizona State | Paul Clark comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-66 |
| 00:00 | Arizona State | The clock runs out | 64-66 |