| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - David Lucas (fresh) SG - James Anthony (fresh) SF - Roosevelt Williams (fresh) PF - Michael Lipson (fresh) C - Antonio Padilla (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Britton (fresh) SG - Moshe Svoboda (fresh) SF - Zachary Shultis (fresh) PF - Vance Lacy (fresh) C - Randy Ray (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | New Mexico | David Lucas clanks a runner from the left block but the foul's on Zachary Shultis - foul #1 on Zachary Shultis, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | New Mexico | David Lucas makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:44 | New Mexico | David Lucas makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Clemson | Randy Ray blows the wide open layup | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Roosevelt Williams | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla misses the shot from close range | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Clemson | Randy Ray gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | Clemson | Vance Lacy misses short on a jumper from close range | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | Clemson | Vance Lacy tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 18:19 | New Mexico | Michael Lipson clanks a runner from the left block but the foul's on Moshe Svoboda - foul #1 on Moshe Svoboda, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:19 | New Mexico | Michael Lipson misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:19 | New Mexico | Michael Lipson makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:02 | Clemson | Moshe Svoboda misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 18:01 | New Mexico | Michael Lipson grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 17:49 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 17:48 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla tips it back up and in | 5-2 |
| 17:30 | Clemson | Randy Ray can't finish the layup | 5-2 |
| 17:29 | New Mexico | Michael Lipson gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:25 | New Mexico | David Lucas loses the dribble to Paul Britton in the backcourt | 5-2 |
| 17:23 | Clemson | Paul Britton misses the lay-in | 5-2 |
| 17:21 | Clemson | Moshe Svoboda tips it but misses | 5-2 |
| 17:19 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Vance Lacy | 5-2 |
| 16:56 | Clemson | Zachary Shultis is whistled for traveling | 5-2 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jose Rodriguez (PG), Zhuang Chio (SG), Clement Mitchell (SF), Alberto Russo (PF), Richard Jones (C) David Lucas, James Anthony, Roosevelt Williams, Michael Lipson, Antonio Padilla | |
| Subs | Clemson | Brendan Friedrich (PG), Vance Courts (SG), Paul Delahoussaye (SF), Kenneth Brickey (PF), Harry Lucchesi (C) Paul Britton, Moshe Svoboda, Zachary Shultis, Vance Lacy, Randy Ray | |
| 16:34 | New Mexico | Alberto Russo is whistled for a carry | 5-2 |
| 16:17 | Clemson | Vance Courts knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 15:58 | New Mexico | Jose Rodriguez splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 15:56 | New Mexico | Richard Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jose Rodriguez (fresh) SG - Zhuang Chio (fresh) SF - Clement Mitchell (fresh) PF - Alberto Russo (fresh) C - Richard Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Brendan Friedrich (fresh) SG - Vance Courts (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Delahoussaye (fresh) PF - Kenneth Brickey (fresh) C - Harry Lucchesi (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | New Mexico | Richard Jones misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 5-5 |
| 15:43 | New Mexico | Zhuang Chio grabs the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 15:24 | New Mexico | Alberto Russo hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Zhuang Chio | 8-5 |
| 14:57 | Clemson | Kenneth Brickey misses the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Alberto Russo - foul #1 on Alberto Russo, team foul #1 | 8-5 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Lucas (PG), James Anthony (SG), Roosevelt Williams (SF), Antonio Padilla (C) Jose Rodriguez, Zhuang Chio, Clement Mitchell, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Britton (PG), Moshe Svoboda (SG), Zachary Shultis (SF) Brendan Friedrich, Vance Courts, Paul Delahoussaye | |
| 14:57 | Clemson | Kenneth Brickey makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:57 | Clemson | Kenneth Brickey makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:45 | New Mexico | David Lucas misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 8-7 |
| 14:43 | Clemson | Moshe Svoboda grabs the board | 8-7 |
| 14:14 | Clemson | Moshe Svoboda dunks the ball set up by Kenneth Brickey | 8-9 |
| 13:49 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Anthony | 10-9 |
| 13:27 | Clemson | Harry Lucchesi is hacked by Antonio Padilla - foul #1 on Antonio Padilla, team foul #2 | 10-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Lipson (PF) Alberto Russo | |
| Subs | Clemson | Brendan Friedrich (PG), Vance Courts (SG), Paul Delahoussaye (SF), Randy Ray (C) Paul Britton, Moshe Svoboda, Zachary Shultis, Harry Lucchesi | |
| 13:08 | Clemson | Brendan Friedrich is hacked by Antonio Padilla - foul #2 on Antonio Padilla, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard Jones (C) Antonio Padilla | |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Britton (PG), Moshe Svoboda (SG), Zachary Shultis (SF) Brendan Friedrich, Vance Courts, Paul Delahoussaye | |
| 12:58 | Clemson | Moshe Svoboda can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-9 |
| 12:56 | New Mexico | Michael Lipson pulls down the rebound | 10-9 |
| 12:33 | New Mexico | David Lucas misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 10-9 |
| 12:31 | Clemson | Randy Ray gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 12:09 | Clemson | Moshe Svoboda is hacked by James Anthony - foul #1 on James Anthony, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jose Rodriguez (PG), Zhuang Chio (SG), Clement Mitchell (SF) David Lucas, James Anthony, Roosevelt Williams | |
| Subs | Clemson | Brendan Friedrich (PG), Vance Courts (SG), Paul Delahoussaye (SF), Vance Lacy (PF), Harry Lucchesi (C) Paul Britton, Moshe Svoboda, Zachary Shultis, Kenneth Brickey, Randy Ray | |
| 11:54 | Clemson | Paul Delahoussaye's floater is tipped away by Richard Jones | 10-9 |
| 11:53 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Zhuang Chio | 10-9 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jose Rodriguez (fresh) SG - Zhuang Chio (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clement Mitchell (fresh) PF - Michael Lipson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Brendan Friedrich (fresh) SG - Vance Courts (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Delahoussaye (fresh) PF - Vance Lacy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harry Lucchesi (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | New Mexico | Jose Rodriguez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Britton (PG), Moshe Svoboda (SG), Zachary Shultis (SF), Randy Ray (C) Brendan Friedrich, Vance Courts, Paul Delahoussaye, Harry Lucchesi | |
| 11:15 | Clemson | Vance Lacy lays it in set up by Zachary Shultis and he's fouled by Michael Lipson - foul #1 on Michael Lipson, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Anthony (SG), Roosevelt Williams (SF), Alberto Russo (PF) Zhuang Chio, Clement Mitchell, Michael Lipson | |
| Subs | Clemson | Brendan Friedrich (PG), Vance Courts (SG), Paul Delahoussaye (SF), Harry Lucchesi (C) Paul Britton, Moshe Svoboda, Zachary Shultis, Randy Ray | |
| 11:15 | Clemson | Vance Lacy makes the free throw | 10-12 |
| 10:55 | New Mexico | Jose Rodriguez double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 10-12 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Britton (PG), Moshe Svoboda (SG), Zachary Shultis (SF), Kenneth Brickey (PF), Randy Ray (C) Brendan Friedrich, Vance Courts, Paul Delahoussaye, Vance Lacy, Harry Lucchesi | |
| 10:26 | Clemson | Moshe Svoboda buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Randy Ray | 10-15 |
| 10:14 | New Mexico | Jose Rodriguez works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 10:12 | Clemson | Kenneth Brickey pulls down the rebound | 10-15 |
| 09:43 | Clemson | Kenneth Brickey is whistled for a carry | 10-15 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Lucas (PG), Clement Mitchell (SF), Michael Lipson (PF), Jonathan Sledge (C) Jose Rodriguez, Roosevelt Williams, Alberto Russo, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Clemson | Brendan Friedrich (PG), Vance Courts (SG), Paul Delahoussaye (SF), Vance Lacy (PF), Harry Lucchesi (C) Paul Britton, Moshe Svoboda, Zachary Shultis, Kenneth Brickey, Randy Ray | |
| 09:18 | New Mexico | James Anthony is hacked by Harry Lucchesi - foul #1 on Harry Lucchesi, team foul #3 | 10-15 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Zhuang Chio (SG) James Anthony | |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Britton (PG), Moshe Svoboda (SG), Zachary Shultis (SF) Brendan Friedrich, Vance Courts, Paul Delahoussaye | |
| 09:05 | New Mexico | David Lucas misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Harry Lucchesi - foul #2 on Harry Lucchesi, team foul #4 | 10-15 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Brendan Friedrich (PG), Vance Courts (SG), Paul Delahoussaye (SF), Kenneth Brickey (PF), Randy Ray (C) Paul Britton, Moshe Svoboda, Zachary Shultis, Vance Lacy, Harry Lucchesi | |
| 09:05 | New Mexico | David Lucas misses the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 09:05 | New Mexico | David Lucas misses the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 09:05 | Clemson | Kenneth Brickey pulls down the rebound | 10-15 |
| 08:48 | Clemson | Kenneth Brickey makes the wide open turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Brendan Friedrich | 10-17 |
| 08:32 | New Mexico | David Lucas misses the lay-in | 10-17 |
| 08:30 | New Mexico | Clement Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 10-17 |
| 08:20 | New Mexico | Michael Lipson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 10-17 |
| 08:18 | Clemson | Brendan Friedrich gets the rebound | 10-17 |
| 08:06 | Clemson | Vance Courts misses the shot from the left side | 10-17 |
| 08:04 | New Mexico | Zhuang Chio grabs the defensive rebound | 10-17 |
| 07:59 | New Mexico | David Lucas can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brendan Friedrich - foul #1 on Brendan Friedrich, team foul #5 | 10-17 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Anthony (SG), Roosevelt Williams (SF), Alberto Russo (PF), Richard Jones (C) Zhuang Chio, Clement Mitchell, Michael Lipson, Jonathan Sledge | |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Britton (PG), Moshe Svoboda (SG), Zachary Shultis (SF), Vance Lacy (PF) Brendan Friedrich, Vance Courts, Paul Delahoussaye, Kenneth Brickey | |
| 07:59 | New Mexico | David Lucas makes the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 07:59 | New Mexico | David Lucas makes the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 07:38 | Clemson | Paul Britton drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Moshe Svoboda | 12-19 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - David Lucas (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Anthony (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roosevelt Williams (fresh) PF - Alberto Russo (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Britton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Moshe Svoboda (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zachary Shultis (fresh) PF - Vance Lacy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Randy Ray (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams drills a 3 from the right wing | 15-19 |
| 07:00 | Clemson | Zachary Shultis is fouled on the floor by Richard Jones - foul #1 on Richard Jones, team foul #6 | 15-19 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jose Rodriguez (PG) David Lucas | |
| Subs | Clemson | Kenneth Brickey (PF) Randy Ray | |
| 06:36 | Clemson | Zachary Shultis can't connect on a shot from the right side | 15-19 |
| 06:34 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Brickey | 15-19 |
| 06:15 | Clemson | Zachary Shultis connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Moshe Svoboda | 15-21 |
| 06:01 | New Mexico | Alberto Russo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-21 |
| 06:00 | Clemson | Vance Lacy pulls down the rebound | 15-21 |
| 05:38 | Clemson | Kenneth Brickey comes up short on the runner in the paint | 15-21 |
| 05:36 | Clemson | Kenneth Brickey can't tip it in | 15-21 |
| 05:34 | Clemson | Kenneth Brickey tips it home | 15-23 |
| 05:30 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams is fouled on the floor by Zachary Shultis - foul #2 on Zachary Shultis, team foul #6 | 15-23 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Lucas (PG), Zhuang Chio (SG), Michael Lipson (PF), Antonio Padilla (C) Jose Rodriguez, James Anthony, Alberto Russo, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Clemson | Brendan Friedrich (PG), Vance Courts (SG), Paul Delahoussaye (SF), Harry Lucchesi (C) Paul Britton, Moshe Svoboda, Kenneth Brickey, Vance Lacy | |
| 05:18 | New Mexico | Michael Lipson is fouled on the floor by Zachary Shultis - foul #3 on Zachary Shultis, team foul #7 | 15-23 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Randy Ray (PF) Zachary Shultis | |
| 05:18 | New Mexico | Michael Lipson makes the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 05:18 | New Mexico | Michael Lipson misses the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 05:18 | Clemson | Harry Lucchesi grabs the defensive rebound | 16-23 |
| 04:54 | Clemson | Vance Courts hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brendan Friedrich | 16-25 |
| 04:40 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 16-25 |
| 04:38 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Brendan Friedrich | 16-25 |
| 04:17 | Clemson | Zhuang Chio takes the ball from Brendan Friedrich | 16-25 |
| 04:13 | New Mexico | Zhuang Chio hits the finger roll | 18-25 |
| 03:53 | Clemson | Paul Delahoussaye blows the layup | 18-25 |
| 03:52 | New Mexico | David Lucas grabs the board | 18-25 |
| 03:41 | New Mexico | Zhuang Chio misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 18-25 |
| 03:39 | Clemson | Randy Ray grabs the board | 18-25 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - David Lucas (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Zhuang Chio (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roosevelt Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Lipson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Antonio Padilla (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Brendan Friedrich (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Vance Courts (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Delahoussaye (fresh) PF - Randy Ray (fresh) 3 reb. C - Harry Lucchesi (fresh) | |
| 03:19 | Clemson | Harry Lucchesi is called for 5 seconds | 18-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jose Rodriguez (PG), James Anthony (SG), Clement Mitchell (SF), Alberto Russo (PF) David Lucas, Zhuang Chio, Roosevelt Williams, Michael Lipson | |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Britton (PG), Moshe Svoboda (SG), Kenneth Brickey (PF) Brendan Friedrich, Vance Courts, Randy Ray | |
| 03:02 | New Mexico | James Anthony's floater is tipped away by Harry Lucchesi | 18-25 |
| 03:01 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Paul Delahoussaye | 18-25 |
| 02:56 | Clemson | Moshe Svoboda hits a wide open runner from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Delahoussaye | 18-27 |
| 02:42 | New Mexico | Jose Rodriguez hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Anthony | 21-27 |
| 02:17 | Clemson | Clement Mitchell is called for the reach on Paul Britton - foul #1 on Clement Mitchell, team foul #7 | 21-27 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Lucas (PG), Richard Jones (C) Jose Rodriguez, Antonio Padilla | |
| Subs | Clemson | Vance Lacy (PF) Kenneth Brickey | |
| 02:17 | Clemson | Paul Britton makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 02:17 | Clemson | Paul Britton makes the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 02:05 | New Mexico | Alberto Russo travels with the ball | 21-29 |
| 01:44 | Clemson | Paul Delahoussaye loses the dribble to David Lucas | 21-29 |
| 01:33 | New Mexico | James Anthony misses the easy layup but the foul's on Harry Lucchesi - foul #3 on Harry Lucchesi, team foul #8 | 21-29 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Lipson (PF) Alberto Russo | |
| Subs | Clemson | Kenneth Brickey (PF), Randy Ray (C) Vance Lacy, Harry Lucchesi | |
| 01:33 | New Mexico | James Anthony makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 01:33 | New Mexico | James Anthony makes the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 01:12 | Clemson | Paul Delahoussaye loses the dribble to David Lucas | 23-29 |
| 01:09 | New Mexico | David Lucas slams it home | 25-29 |
| 00:44 | Clemson | Randy Ray is whistled for a carry | 25-29 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jose Rodriguez (PG), Roosevelt Williams (SF), Antonio Padilla (C) David Lucas, Clement Mitchell, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Clemson | Vance Lacy (PF) Kenneth Brickey | |
| 00:29 | New Mexico | Paul Delahoussaye steals it from Michael Lipson | 25-29 |
| 00:26 | Clemson | Paul Britton misses the lay-in | 25-29 |
| 00:25 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams snags the defensive board | 25-29 |
| 00:01 | New Mexico | James Anthony clanks a turnaround in the lane | 25-29 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla gets the offensive rebound | 25-29 |