| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Jason Ashley (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Chad Ford (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Perkins (fresh) 3 reb. C - Steve Palmisano (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Robert Walters (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jeffery Pierce (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Phillip Priest (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Adolph (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Priest inbounds the ball | 38-24 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:39 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce loses the dribble to Steve Palmisano | 38-24 |
| 19:15 | Clemson | Jason Ashley misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 38-24 |
| 19:13 | Clemson | John Perkins misses the tip | 38-24 |
| 19:11 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Adolph snags the defensive board | 38-24 |
| 18:57 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Adolph connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Jeffery Pierce | 38-26 |
| 18:36 | Clemson | Chad Ford clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-26 |
| 18:35 | Clemson | Robert Nelson tips it but misses | 38-26 |
| 18:33 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Johnson gets the rebound | 38-26 |
| 18:23 | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Priest connects on the runner from the left block and he's fouled by Robert Nelson - foul #2 on Robert Nelson, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Clemson | Danny Moore (C) Steve Palmisano | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 18:23 | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Priest misses the free throw | 38-28 |
| 18:23 | Clemson | John Perkins gets the rebound | 38-28 |
| 18:14 | Clemson | Chad Ford is hacked by Jeffery Pierce - foul #1 on Jeffery Pierce, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| 17:54 | Clemson | Danny Moore can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-28 |
| 17:53 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Adolph pulls down the rebound | 38-28 |
| 17:41 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Johnson blows the layup but he's fouled by Jason Ashley - foul #1 on Jason Ashley, team foul #2 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Dierks (SG) Jeffery Pierce | |
| 17:41 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 17:41 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 17:21 | Clemson | Jason Ashley is fouled on the floor by Robert Walters - foul #1 on Robert Walters, team foul #2 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donnie Sanmiguel (SF), John Kopecky (PF) Phillip Priest, Ronald Adolph | |
| 16:59 | Clemson | Robert Nelson is fouled on the floor by Donnie Sanmiguel - foul #2 on Donnie Sanmiguel, team foul #3 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Dodson (PG), Todd Medlin (SF) Robert Walters, Nicholas Johnson | |
| 16:39 | Clemson | John Perkins can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 38-30 |
| 16:37 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Todd Medlin | 38-30 |
| 16:31 | Detroit Mercy | Donnie Sanmiguel evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-30 |
| 16:29 | Clemson | Danny Moore gets the rebound | 38-30 |
| 16:22 | Clemson | The jump hook by Danny Moore is blocked by Donnie Sanmiguel | 38-30 |
| 16:20 | Clemson | John Perkins grabs the offensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 16:03 | Clemson | Danny Moore is fouled on the floor by John Kopecky - foul #2 on John Kopecky, team foul #4 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce (SG), Phillip Priest (SF), Ronald Adolph (PF) John Dierks, Todd Medlin, Donnie Sanmiguel | |
| 15:47 | Clemson | John Perkins connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Nelson and he's fouled by Jeffery Pierce - foul #2 on Jeffery Pierce, team foul #5 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Walters (PG), Nicholas Johnson (C) Aaron Dodson, John Kopecky | |
| 15:47 | Clemson | John Perkins misses the free throw | 40-30 |
| 15:47 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Adolph grabs the defensive rebound | 40-30 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Jason Ashley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SG - Chad Ford (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Nelson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Perkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Danny Moore (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Robert Walters (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jeffery Pierce (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Phillip Priest (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Adolph (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Nicholas Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Priest works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-30 |
| 15:39 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 15:29 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Johnson buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Ronald Adolph | 40-32 |
| 15:11 | Clemson | Jason Ashley scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Chad Ford | 43-32 |
| 15:03 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Adolph shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 43-32 |
| 15:02 | Clemson | Jason Ashley grabs the board | 43-32 |
| 14:39 | Clemson | John Perkins makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Jason Ashley | 45-32 |
| 14:16 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Adolph's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-32 |
| Subs | Clemson | Steve Palmisano (C) Danny Moore | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Dierks (SG), Donnie Sanmiguel (SF), John Kopecky (PF) Jeffery Pierce, Phillip Priest, Ronald Adolph | |
| 14:04 | Clemson | John Perkins makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-32 |
| 13:45 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Johnson buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Dierks and the foul's on John Perkins - foul #2 on John Perkins, team foul #3 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Dodson (PG) Robert Walters | |
| 13:45 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Johnson makes the free throw | 47-35 |
| 13:20 | Clemson | John Perkins drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Jason Ashley | 49-35 |
| 13:16 | Detroit Mercy | John Dierks comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-35 |
| 13:14 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Johnson grabs the offensive board | 49-35 |
| 13:01 | Detroit Mercy | John Dierks hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right side | 49-35 |
| 12:59 | Detroit Mercy | Donnie Sanmiguel tips it back up and in | 49-37 |
| 12:44 | Clemson | Robert Nelson buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Jason Ashley | 51-37 |
| 12:31 | Detroit Mercy | John Dierks can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 51-37 |
| 12:29 | Clemson | John Perkins pulls down the rebound | 51-37 |
| 12:25 | Clemson | The short jumper by Robert Nelson is denied by John Kopecky | 51-37 |
| 12:23 | Detroit Mercy | John Dierks gets the rebound | 51-37 |
| 12:03 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Dodson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-37 |
| 12:02 | Clemson | Steve Palmisano grabs the defensive rebound | 51-37 |
| 11:38 | Clemson | Steve Palmisano misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 51-37 |
| 11:37 | Detroit Mercy | Donnie Sanmiguel grabs the board | 51-37 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Jason Ashley (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. SG - Chad Ford (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Robert Nelson (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Perkins (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Steve Palmisano (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Aaron Dodson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Dierks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donnie Sanmiguel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Kopecky (fairly fresh) C - Nicholas Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Detroit Mercy | John Dierks is hacked by John Perkins - foul #3 on John Perkins, team foul #4 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Clemson | Joshua Summerville (PG), Peter Keller (SG), Danny Moore (C) Jason Ashley, Chad Ford, Steve Palmisano | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Walters (PG), Jeffery Pierce (SG), Phillip Priest (SF), Ronald Adolph (PF) Aaron Dodson, John Dierks, Donnie Sanmiguel, John Kopecky | |
| 10:54 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Walters can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 51-37 |
| 10:53 | Clemson | The rebound goes to John Perkins | 51-37 |
| 10:36 | Clemson | Danny Moore misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 51-37 |
| 10:34 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Walters gets the rebound | 51-37 |
| 10:19 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-37 |
| 10:17 | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Priest tips it in | 51-39 |
| 10:05 | Clemson | Peter Keller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-39 |
| 10:03 | Clemson | Danny Moore tips it in | 53-39 |
| 09:44 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Johnson comes up short on the runner in the paint | 53-39 |
| 09:43 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Peter Keller | 53-39 |
| 09:22 | Clemson | Phillip Priest is called for the reach on Joshua Summerville - foul #2 on Phillip Priest, team foul #6 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jason Ashley (PG), Chad Ford (SG), Steve Palmisano (C) Joshua Summerville, Robert Nelson, Danny Moore | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donnie Sanmiguel (PF) Nicholas Johnson | |
| 09:05 | Clemson | Jason Ashley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-39 |
| 09:03 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Adolph pulls down the rebound | 53-39 |
| 08:42 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Adolph's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Nelson (SF) Peter Keller | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Dierks (SG), John Kopecky (C) Jeffery Pierce, Donnie Sanmiguel | |
| 08:19 | Clemson | Robert Nelson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-39 |
| 08:18 | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Priest gets the rebound | 53-39 |
| 08:13 | Detroit Mercy | John Dierks hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 53-39 |
| 08:12 | Clemson | Steve Palmisano pulls down the rebound | 53-39 |
| 07:52 | Clemson | The short jumper by John Perkins is denied by Phillip Priest | 53-39 |
| 07:51 | Clemson | Robert Nelson snags the offensive board | 53-39 |
| 07:38 | Clemson | Steve Palmisano scores on a turnaround from the left block | 55-39 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Jason Ashley (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. SG - Chad Ford (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Robert Nelson (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Perkins (tired) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Steve Palmisano (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Robert Walters (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Dierks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Priest (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Adolph (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - John Kopecky (fresh) | |
| 07:16 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Walters is hacked by Robert Nelson - foul #3 on Robert Nelson, team foul #5 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | Vincenzo Russo (SF), Danny Moore (PF) Robert Nelson, John Perkins | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Dodson (PG), Jeffery Pierce (SG), Todd Medlin (SF), Donnie Sanmiguel (PF) Robert Walters, John Dierks, Phillip Priest, Ronald Adolph | |
| 07:05 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Medlin hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Kopecky | 55-41 |
| 06:52 | Clemson | Danny Moore knocks in the floater from the right wing and he's hacked by Donnie Sanmiguel - foul #3 on Donnie Sanmiguel, team foul #7 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Johnson (C) John Kopecky | |
| 06:52 | Clemson | Danny Moore makes the free throw | 58-41 |
| 06:45 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Dodson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-41 |
| 06:43 | Detroit Mercy | Donnie Sanmiguel misses the tip | 58-41 |
| 06:42 | Clemson | Steve Palmisano snags the defensive board | 58-41 |
| 06:36 | Clemson | Steve Palmisano is denied on a layup by Donnie Sanmiguel | 58-41 |
| 06:35 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Nicholas Johnson | 58-41 |
| 06:19 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 58-41 |
| 06:17 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Johnson | 58-41 |
| 05:59 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Johnson misses long on a jumper from the right block | 58-41 |
| 05:57 | Clemson | Steve Palmisano grabs the board | 58-41 |
| 05:42 | Clemson | Steve Palmisano scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Jason Ashley | 60-41 |
| 05:35 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-41 |
| 05:34 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-41 |
| 05:24 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Dodson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-41 |
| 05:23 | Clemson | Danny Moore snags the defensive board | 60-41 |
| 05:00 | Clemson | Danny Moore buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Vincenzo Russo | 62-41 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 04:40 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Medlin misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-41 |
| 04:39 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Johnson tips it in | 62-43 |
| 04:31 | Clemson | Donnie Sanmiguel is called for the reach on Vincenzo Russo - foul #4 on Donnie Sanmiguel, team foul #8 | 62-43 |
| Subs | Clemson | Joshua Summerville (PG), Peter Keller (SG), Mariano Garcia (PF) Jason Ashley, Chad Ford, Steve Palmisano | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Dierks (SG), John Kopecky (C) Jeffery Pierce, Nicholas Johnson | |
| 04:31 | Clemson | Vincenzo Russo makes the 1st free throw | 63-43 |
| 04:31 | Clemson | Vincenzo Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 63-43 |
| 04:31 | Detroit Mercy | Donnie Sanmiguel grabs the board | 63-43 |
| 04:14 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Medlin is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Joshua Summerville - foul #1 on Joshua Summerville, team foul #6 | 63-43 |
| 04:14 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Medlin misses the 1st free throw | 63-43 |
| 04:14 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Medlin misses the 2nd free throw | 63-43 |
| 04:14 | Clemson | Peter Keller snags the defensive board | 63-43 |
| 04:05 | Clemson | Joshua Summerville can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-43 |
| 04:04 | Clemson | Danny Moore grabs the offensive board | 63-43 |
| 03:52 | Clemson | Danny Moore can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-43 |
| 03:51 | Clemson | Mariano Garcia tips it in | 65-43 |
| 03:37 | Detroit Mercy | Donnie Sanmiguel evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-43 |
| 03:35 | Clemson | Danny Moore snags the defensive board | 65-43 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Joshua Summerville (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Keller (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincenzo Russo (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Mariano Garcia (fresh) 2 pts. C - Danny Moore (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Aaron Dodson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Dierks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Medlin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donnie Sanmiguel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - John Kopecky (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Clemson | Joshua Summerville clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-43 |
| 03:22 | Clemson | Vincenzo Russo tips it back up and in | 67-43 |
| 03:09 | Detroit Mercy | John Dierks comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-43 |
| 03:08 | Clemson | Joshua Summerville gets the rebound | 67-43 |
| 03:03 | Clemson | Peter Keller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-43 |
| 03:01 | Detroit Mercy | Donnie Sanmiguel gets the rebound | 67-43 |
| 02:49 | Detroit Mercy | John Kopecky misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Mariano Garcia - foul #1 on Mariano Garcia, team foul #7 | 67-43 |
| 02:49 | Detroit Mercy | John Kopecky misses the 1st free throw | 67-43 |
| 02:49 | Detroit Mercy | John Kopecky makes the 2nd free throw | 67-44 |
| 02:32 | Clemson | John Kopecky swats the short shot by Danny Moore | 67-44 |
| 02:31 | Clemson | Vincenzo Russo snags the offensive board | 67-44 |
| 02:18 | Clemson | Mariano Garcia hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 67-44 |
| 02:16 | Detroit Mercy | Donnie Sanmiguel gets the rebound | 67-44 |
| 01:54 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Dodson hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Todd Medlin | 67-47 |
| 01:27 | Clemson | Joshua Summerville connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Vincenzo Russo | 70-47 |
| 01:08 | Detroit Mercy | John Dierks is called for traveling | 70-47 |
| 01:00 | Clemson | Peter Keller comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-47 |
| 00:59 | Detroit Mercy | Donnie Sanmiguel grabs the defensive rebound | 70-47 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Dodson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 70-49 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Clemson | John Dierks is called for the reach on Peter Keller - foul #1 on John Dierks, team foul #9 | 70-49 |
| 00:32 | Clemson | Peter Keller makes the 1st free throw | 71-49 |
| 00:32 | Clemson | Peter Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 72-49 |
| 00:25 | Detroit Mercy | Donnie Sanmiguel works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Mariano Garcia - foul #2 on Mariano Garcia, team foul #8 | 72-49 |
| 00:25 | Detroit Mercy | Donnie Sanmiguel makes the 1st free throw | 72-50 |
| 00:25 | Detroit Mercy | Donnie Sanmiguel misses the 2nd free throw | 72-50 |
| 00:25 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Danny Moore | 72-50 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Joshua Summerville runs out the clock | 72-50 |