| Lineup | Clemson | PG - August Tunstall (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Kevin Leedy (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Atkins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Dropinski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Howard Tunnell (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Luis Lawson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Jacob (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kent Marciano (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Durrett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Wiley Korman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Kent Marciano inbounds the ball | 34-28 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Louisiana State | August Tunstall is called for the reach on Luis Lawson - foul #2 on August Tunstall, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| 19:16 | Louisiana State | Wiley Korman knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Luis Lawson | 34-30 |
| 18:51 | Clemson | Kevin Leedy comes up short on the runner from close range | 34-30 |
| 18:49 | Louisiana State | Wiley Korman pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 18:31 | Louisiana State | Kent Marciano hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Atkins - foul #2 on James Atkins, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Clemson | Rickie Jones (PG), David Alexander (SG), Joshua Wadsworth (PF), Frank Wallace (C) August Tunstall, Kevin Leedy, Larry Dropinski, Howard Tunnell | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 18:31 | Louisiana State | Kent Marciano makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 18:31 | Louisiana State | Kent Marciano makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 18:11 | Clemson | David Alexander misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 18:09 | Louisiana State | Kenneth Durrett snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 17:45 | Louisiana State | Luis Lawson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Floyd Jacob | 34-35 |
| 17:24 | Clemson | Joshua Wadsworth blows the layup but he's hacked by Kenneth Durrett - foul #3 on Kenneth Durrett, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Clemson | August Tunstall (PG), Kevin Leedy (SG), Larry Dropinski (PF), Howard Tunnell (C) Rickie Jones, David Alexander, James Atkins, Frank Wallace | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 17:24 | Clemson | Joshua Wadsworth makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 17:24 | Clemson | Joshua Wadsworth misses the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 17:24 | Louisiana State | Wiley Korman grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 17:07 | Louisiana State | Kenneth Durrett is called for traveling | 35-35 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Atkins (PF) Howard Tunnell | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Matt Hamilton (PF) Kenneth Durrett | |
| 16:43 | Clemson | August Tunstall misses the shot from the free throw line | 35-35 |
| 16:41 | Clemson | James Atkins tips it home | 37-35 |
| 16:28 | Louisiana State | Luis Lawson buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Floyd Jacob | 37-38 |
| 16:06 | Clemson | August Tunstall misses the dunk | 37-38 |
| 16:05 | Louisiana State | Kent Marciano pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 15:49 | Louisiana State | Matt Hamilton can't finish the layup | 37-38 |
| 15:47 | Louisiana State | Luis Lawson tips it back up and in | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - August Tunstall (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Kevin Leedy (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Joshua Wadsworth (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Atkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Dropinski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Luis Lawson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Floyd Jacob (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kent Marciano (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matt Hamilton (fresh) C - Wiley Korman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Clemson | Kevin Leedy misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 15:31 | Louisiana State | Wiley Korman pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 15:11 | Louisiana State | Kent Marciano misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 37-40 |
| 15:10 | Louisiana State | Matt Hamilton tips it in | 37-42 |
| 14:43 | Clemson | Kevin Leedy is fouled on the floor by Floyd Jacob - foul #2 on Floyd Jacob, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Alexander (SG), Frank Wallace (PF), Howard Tunnell (C) Kevin Leedy, James Atkins, Larry Dropinski | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Cedric Johnson (PG), Nicholas Waters (SG), Brad Morris (SF), Kenneth Durrett (PF) Luis Lawson, Floyd Jacob, Kent Marciano, Wiley Korman | |
| 14:21 | Clemson | Frank Wallace scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from August Tunstall | 39-42 |
| 14:06 | Louisiana State | Brad Morris misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Howard Tunnell - foul #1 on Howard Tunnell, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | Kevin Leedy (SG), James Atkins (PF) August Tunstall, Frank Wallace | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 14:06 | Louisiana State | Brad Morris makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 14:06 | Louisiana State | Brad Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 13:44 | Clemson | Kevin Leedy can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 13:42 | Louisiana State | Matt Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 13:27 | Louisiana State | Kenneth Durrett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-44 |
| Subs | Clemson | August Tunstall (PG), Larry Dropinski (PF), Frank Wallace (C) David Alexander, James Atkins, Howard Tunnell | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | George Spaeth (PF) Matt Hamilton | |
| 13:07 | Clemson | Kevin Leedy scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Wadsworth | 42-44 |
| 12:53 | Louisiana State | Cedric Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-44 |
| 12:52 | Clemson | Frank Wallace pulls down the rebound | 42-44 |
| 12:30 | Clemson | August Tunstall connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Leedy | 44-44 |
| 12:12 | Louisiana State | George Spaeth misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 44-44 |
| 12:11 | Clemson | Joshua Wadsworth grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 11:50 | Clemson | Larry Dropinski misses the jumpshot from the right side | 44-44 |
| 11:49 | Clemson | Joshua Wadsworth tips it back up and in | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - August Tunstall (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Leedy (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Wadsworth (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Larry Dropinski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Cedric Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Waters (fairly fresh) SF - Brad Morris (fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Spaeth (fresh) C - Kenneth Durrett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Louisiana State | Nicholas Waters is hacked by Joshua Wadsworth - foul #3 on Joshua Wadsworth, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Alexander (SG), John Kang (SF), James Atkins (PF), Howard Tunnell (C) Kevin Leedy, Joshua Wadsworth, Larry Dropinski, Frank Wallace | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Luis Lawson (PG), Floyd Jacob (SG), Kent Marciano (SF), Matt Hamilton (PF), Wiley Korman (C) Cedric Johnson, Nicholas Waters, Brad Morris, George Spaeth, Kenneth Durrett | |
| 11:17 | Louisiana State | Luis Lawson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 11:15 | Clemson | Howard Tunnell grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 11:08 | Clemson | James Atkins connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Howard Tunnell | 48-44 |
| 10:54 | Louisiana State | Kent Marciano drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Matt Hamilton | 48-47 |
| 10:28 | Clemson | David Alexander knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-47 |
| 10:15 | Louisiana State | Kent Marciano comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 51-47 |
| 10:13 | Louisiana State | Matt Hamilton grabs the offensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 09:52 | Louisiana State | Luis Lawson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-47 |
| 09:51 | Clemson | Howard Tunnell gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 09:29 | Clemson | Howard Tunnell misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 09:28 | Louisiana State | Kent Marciano gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 09:17 | Louisiana State | Floyd Jacob misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David Alexander - foul #1 on David Alexander, team foul #5 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Clemson | Kevin Leedy (SG), Larry Dropinski (PF), Frank Wallace (C) David Alexander, John Kang, Howard Tunnell | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Kenneth Durrett (PF) Matt Hamilton | |
| 09:17 | Louisiana State | Floyd Jacob makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 09:17 | Louisiana State | Floyd Jacob makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 08:53 | Clemson | Kevin Leedy is hacked by Floyd Jacob - foul #3 on Floyd Jacob, team foul #3 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Alexander (PG) August Tunstall | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | George Spaeth (PF) Wiley Korman | |
| 08:33 | Clemson | Floyd Jacob is called for the reach on James Atkins - foul #4 on Floyd Jacob, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | August Tunstall (PG), Joshua Wadsworth (SF), Howard Tunnell (C) David Alexander, James Atkins, Frank Wallace | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Nicholas Waters (SG), Matt Hamilton (C) Floyd Jacob, George Spaeth | |
| 08:08 | Clemson | Kevin Leedy is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Kevin Leedy, team foul #6 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Atkins (SF), Frank Wallace (C) Joshua Wadsworth, Howard Tunnell | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 07:55 | Louisiana State | Luis Lawson misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-49 |
| 07:53 | Louisiana State | Matt Hamilton tips it home | 51-51 |
| 07:31 | Clemson | James Atkins buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Kevin Leedy | 53-51 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - August Tunstall (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Leedy (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Atkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Dropinski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Luis Lawson (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Waters (fresh) SF - Kent Marciano (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Durrett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Matt Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Louisiana State | Nicholas Waters can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 07:21 | Clemson | James Atkins grabs the defensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 06:57 | Clemson | August Tunstall misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-51 |
| 06:56 | Clemson | Frank Wallace hits the follow up shot | 55-51 |
| 06:47 | Louisiana State | Kenneth Durrett can't finish the layup | 55-51 |
| 06:45 | Clemson | Larry Dropinski grabs the board | 55-51 |
| 06:23 | Clemson | August Tunstall makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Kevin Leedy | 58-51 |
| 05:54 | Louisiana State | Luis Lawson scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Kent Marciano | 58-54 |
| 05:31 | Clemson | August Tunstall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-54 |
| 05:29 | Louisiana State | Kenneth Durrett snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| 05:08 | Louisiana State | James Atkins steals it from Luis Lawson | 58-54 |
| 04:42 | Clemson | August Tunstall misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-54 |
| 04:41 | Louisiana State | Matt Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 58-54 |
| 04:25 | Louisiana State | Luis Lawson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-54 |
| 04:24 | Clemson | The rebound goes to James Atkins | 58-54 |
| 04:07 | Clemson | August Tunstall is whistled for traveling | 58-54 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Alexander (PG), John Kang (SF), Joshua Wadsworth (PF), Howard Tunnell (C) August Tunstall, James Atkins, Larry Dropinski, Frank Wallace | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Cedric Johnson (PG), Brad Morris (SF), George Spaeth (PF), Wiley Korman (C) Luis Lawson, Kent Marciano, Kenneth Durrett, Matt Hamilton | |
| 03:42 | Louisiana State | Brad Morris is fouled on the floor by John Kang - foul #1 on John Kang, team foul #7 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Atkins (PF) John Kang | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 03:42 | Louisiana State | Brad Morris makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 03:42 | Louisiana State | Brad Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 03:42 | Clemson | Howard Tunnell gets the rebound | 58-55 |
| 03:18 | Clemson | Kevin Leedy connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Joshua Wadsworth | 61-55 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - David Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Leedy (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joshua Wadsworth (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Atkins (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Howard Tunnell (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Cedric Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Waters (fairly fresh) SF - Brad Morris (fresh) 5 pts. PF - George Spaeth (fresh) C - Wiley Korman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:56 | Louisiana State | Wiley Korman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 61-55 |
| 02:55 | Clemson | Kevin Leedy grabs the board | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:53 | Clemson | David Alexander is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Alexander, team foul #8 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Kang (SF) James Atkins | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Floyd Jacob (SG) Nicholas Waters | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:47 | Louisiana State | Cedric Johnson clanks a driving attempt from close range | 61-55 |
| 02:45 | Clemson | The rebound goes to John Kang | 61-55 |
| 02:30 | Clemson | David Alexander travels with the ball | 61-55 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Atkins (PF) John Kang | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 02:28 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-55 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Luis Lawson (PG), Kent Marciano (SF), Matt Hamilton (PF) Cedric Johnson, Brad Morris, George Spaeth | |
| 02:18 | Louisiana State | Luis Lawson drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Kent Marciano | 61-57 |
| 01:57 | Clemson | James Atkins hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from David Alexander | 63-57 |
| 01:34 | Louisiana State | Luis Lawson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-57 |
| 01:32 | Clemson | Joshua Wadsworth gets the rebound | 63-57 |
| 01:08 | Clemson | James Atkins misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 63-57 |
| 01:07 | Louisiana State | Matt Hamilton snags the defensive board | 63-57 |
| 01:03 | Louisiana State | Luis Lawson hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Kent Marciano | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Clemson | David Alexander hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-60 |
| 00:42 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Luis Lawson | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Louisiana State | Floyd Jacob misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 63-60 |
| 00:36 | Clemson | David Alexander grabs the board | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Clemson | David Alexander is fouled in the backcourt by Luis Lawson - foul #2 on Luis Lawson, team foul #5 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Clemson | August Tunstall (SF), Larry Dropinski (PF) Joshua Wadsworth, James Atkins | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Kenneth Durrett (PF) Matt Hamilton | |
| 00:30 | Clemson | Luis Lawson is called for the reach on David Alexander - foul #3 on Luis Lawson, team foul #6 | 63-60 |
| 00:28 | Clemson | Howard Tunnell is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Durrett - foul #4 on Kenneth Durrett, team foul #7 | 63-60 |
| 00:28 | Clemson | Howard Tunnell makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:28 | Clemson | Howard Tunnell makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Louisiana State | Kent Marciano clanks a 3 from the left corner | 65-60 |
| 00:20 | Louisiana State | Wiley Korman pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 00:17 | Louisiana State | August Tunstall steals the ball from Luis Lawson | 65-60 |
| 00:12 | Clemson | Kevin Leedy blows the layup | 65-60 |
| 00:11 | Clemson | Howard Tunnell tips it in | 67-60 |
| 00:05 | Louisiana State | Luis Lawson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-60 |
| 00:03 | Clemson | August Tunstall pulls down the rebound | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Clemson | David Alexander runs out the clock | 67-60 |