| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Tom Downing (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremiah Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Cantrell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Loop (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Nathan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Howard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rocco Greco (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gregg Clark (fresh) 3 pf. C - Maximo Romano (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Rocco Greco inbounds the ball | 26-26 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Clemson | Gregg Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-26 |
| 19:23 | New Orleans | Tom Downing loses the ball out of bounds | 26-26 |
| 18:54 | Clemson | Maximo Romano hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Jeremy Cantrell - foul #2 on Jeremy Cantrell, team foul #1 | 26-28 |
| 18:54 | Clemson | Maximo Romano makes the free throw | 26-29 |
| 18:39 | New Orleans | Jeremy Cantrell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 26-29 |
| 18:38 | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson tips it home | 28-29 |
| 18:36 | Clemson | Jeremiah Bennett picks off the pass by William Nathan in the backcourt | 28-29 |
| 18:26 | New Orleans | Jeremiah Bennett comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-29 |
| 18:25 | Clemson | Maximo Romano snags the defensive board | 28-29 |
| 18:04 | Clemson | Maximo Romano is open but misses the lay-in | 28-29 |
| 18:02 | New Orleans | Lawrence Loop grabs the board | 28-29 |
| 17:39 | New Orleans | Tom Downing travels with the ball | 28-29 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Paul Vickers (PG), James Sarabia (SG), Peter Vanmeter (SF), Brian Goodwin (PF), Donald Garner (C) Tom Downing, Jeremiah Bennett, Kenneth Thompson, Jeremy Cantrell, Lawrence Loop | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 17:18 | Clemson | Maximo Romano is by himself and knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Rocco Greco | 28-31 |
| 17:00 | New Orleans | Brian Goodwin makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Vickers | 31-31 |
| 16:54 | Clemson | Rocco Greco's pass is intercepted by Brian Goodwin in the backcourt | 31-31 |
| 16:45 | New Orleans | Paul Vickers comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 16:43 | Clemson | Rocco Greco snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 16:41 | Clemson | Peter Vanmeter is called for the reach on Maximo Romano in the backcourt - foul #2 on Peter Vanmeter, team foul #2 | 31-31 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeremiah Bennett (SG) Paul Vickers | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 16:20 | Clemson | William Nathan scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by William Howard | 31-33 |
| 16:14 | New Orleans | Brian Goodwin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-33 |
| 16:12 | Clemson | Gregg Clark snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| 15:56 | Clemson | Peter Vanmeter steals it from Gregg Clark | 31-33 |
| 15:51 | New Orleans | Jeremiah Bennett banks in the layup on a nice dish by Peter Vanmeter | 33-33 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - James Sarabia (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeremiah Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Vanmeter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Goodwin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Donald Garner (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Nathan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Howard (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Rocco Greco (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gregg Clark (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Maximo Romano (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Clemson | William Nathan travels with the ball | 33-33 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Tom Downing (PG), Kenneth Thompson (SF), Jeremy Cantrell (PF), Lawrence Loop (C) James Sarabia, Peter Vanmeter, Brian Goodwin, Donald Garner | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Benson (PG) William Howard | |
| 15:06 | New Orleans | Tom Downing scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeremy Cantrell | 36-33 |
| 15:00 | Clemson | James Benson's pass is intercepted by Tom Downing in the backcourt | 36-33 |
| 14:59 | New Orleans | Tom Downing blows the layup | 36-33 |
| 14:58 | Clemson | Gregg Clark pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 14:42 | Clemson | James Benson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 14:18 | New Orleans | Jeremy Cantrell comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 36-36 |
| 14:17 | Clemson | Gregg Clark grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 13:48 | Clemson | James Benson's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Thompson | 36-36 |
| 13:26 | New Orleans | Maximo Romano is called for the reach on Lawrence Loop - foul #1 on Maximo Romano, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Paul Vickers (PG), James Sarabia (SG), Peter Vanmeter (SF), Brian Goodwin (C) Tom Downing, Jeremiah Bennett, Kenneth Thompson, Lawrence Loop | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Howard (SG) James Benson | |
| 13:02 | New Orleans | Brian Goodwin misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 13:00 | New Orleans | Peter Vanmeter tips it back up and in | 38-36 |
| 12:44 | Clemson | Maximo Romano hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway in the paint | 38-36 |
| 12:43 | Clemson | Gregg Clark misses the tip | 38-36 |
| 12:42 | Clemson | Gregg Clark tips it home | 38-38 |
| 12:19 | New Orleans | Jeremy Cantrell lays it up and in set up by James Sarabia | 40-38 |
| 11:56 | Clemson | William Howard clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-38 |
| 11:55 | Clemson | Maximo Romano hits the follow up shot | 40-40 |
| 11:39 | New Orleans | James Sarabia can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 11:37 | Clemson | William Nathan pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Paul Vickers (fairly fresh) SG - James Sarabia (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Peter Vanmeter (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Cantrell (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Goodwin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Nathan (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Howard (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Rocco Greco (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gregg Clark (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Maximo Romano (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Clemson | Brian Goodwin is called for the reach on Rocco Greco in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brian Goodwin, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Tom Downing (PG), Kenneth Thompson (SF), Donald Garner (PF), Thomas Frey (C) Paul Vickers, Peter Vanmeter, Jeremy Cantrell, Brian Goodwin | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Benson (PG), Daniel Creamer (SF) William Nathan, Rocco Greco | |
| 11:16 | Clemson | James Benson makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregg Clark | 40-42 |
| 11:09 | New Orleans | Tom Downing hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-42 |
| 11:08 | Clemson | Daniel Creamer gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 11:05 | Clemson | James Sarabia is called for the reach on James Benson in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Sarabia, team foul #4 | 40-42 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeremiah Bennett (SG) James Sarabia | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Chick (C) Maximo Romano | |
| 10:40 | Clemson | Tom Downing picks off the pass by William Howard | 40-42 |
| 10:35 | New Orleans | Tom Downing blows the dunk | 40-42 |
| 10:33 | New Orleans | Tom Downing can't tip it in | 40-42 |
| 10:31 | Clemson | James Benson pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 10:02 | Clemson | Daniel Creamer can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 40-42 |
| 10:00 | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 09:55 | New Orleans | Tom Downing throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-42 |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Sarabia (SG), Peter Vanmeter (PF), Lawrence Loop (C) Jeremiah Bennett, Donald Garner, Thomas Frey | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Nathan (SG), Rocco Greco (SF), Maximo Romano (C) William Howard, Daniel Creamer, Gregg Clark | |
| 09:53 | Clemson | James Sarabia steals it from James Benson in the backcourt | 40-42 |
| 09:37 | New Orleans | David Chick steals it from James Sarabia | 40-42 |
| 09:10 | Clemson | Maximo Romano is open and scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by James Benson | 40-44 |
| 08:56 | New Orleans | Tom Downing can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 40-44 |
| 08:55 | Clemson | David Chick grabs the board | 40-44 |
| 08:51 | Clemson | James Benson is fouled in the backcourt by Tom Downing - foul #1 on Tom Downing, team foul #5 | 40-44 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeremiah Bennett (SG), Brian Goodwin (PF) Tom Downing, Kenneth Thompson | |
| Subs | Clemson | Gregg Clark (PF) David Chick | |
| 08:27 | Clemson | Rocco Greco hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left block | 40-44 |
| 08:26 | New Orleans | Brian Goodwin gets the rebound | 40-44 |
| 08:17 | New Orleans | Jeremiah Bennett makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Peter Vanmeter | 42-44 |
| 08:17 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-44 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Tom Downing (PG) James Sarabia | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 07:54 | Clemson | James Benson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-44 |
| 07:53 | New Orleans | Brian Goodwin grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 07:28 | New Orleans | Brian Goodwin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-44 |
| 07:27 | New Orleans | Peter Vanmeter grabs the offensive rebound | 42-44 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Tom Downing (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Jeremiah Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Vanmeter (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Goodwin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Loop (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Benson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Nathan (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Rocco Greco (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gregg Clark (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Maximo Romano (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:10 | New Orleans | Jeremiah Bennett scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Tom Downing | 45-44 |
| 07:08 | Clemson | Rocco Greco's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-44 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeremy Cantrell (PF) Lawrence Loop | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Howard (SG), Daniel Creamer (SF), David Chick (C) William Nathan, Rocco Greco, Maximo Romano | |
| 06:51 | New Orleans | Jeremiah Bennett misses short on a shot from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 06:50 | Clemson | David Chick pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 06:47 | Clemson | Jeremiah Bennett picks off the pass by James Benson in the backcourt | 45-44 |
| 06:37 | New Orleans | Brian Goodwin is fouled on the floor by Gregg Clark - foul #4 on Gregg Clark, team foul #2 | 45-44 |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Sarabia (PG), Kenneth Thompson (SF), Donald Garner (C) Tom Downing, Peter Vanmeter, Brian Goodwin | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 06:19 | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from James Sarabia | 47-44 |
| 06:01 | Clemson | James Benson hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from William Howard | 47-47 |
| 05:43 | New Orleans | David Chick picks off the pass by James Sarabia | 47-47 |
| 05:14 | Clemson | James Benson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-47 |
| 05:13 | Clemson | Daniel Creamer gets the offensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 04:56 | Clemson | Gregg Clark makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by James Benson | 47-49 |
| 04:41 | New Orleans | James Sarabia hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 47-49 |
| 04:40 | New Orleans | Jeremy Cantrell grabs the offensive board | 47-49 |
| 04:23 | New Orleans | Jeremy Cantrell clanks a 3 from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 04:21 | New Orleans | Donald Garner pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 04:12 | New Orleans | Jeremiah Bennett misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-49 |
| 04:10 | Clemson | David Chick pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 03:47 | Clemson | David Chick makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from James Benson | 47-51 |
| 03:47 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-51 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Tom Downing (PG), Peter Vanmeter (SF), Brian Goodwin (PF), Lawrence Loop (C) Jeremiah Bennett, Kenneth Thompson, Jeremy Cantrell, Donald Garner | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Nathan (SG), Rocco Greco (SF), Maximo Romano (C) William Howard, Daniel Creamer, Gregg Clark | |
| 03:29 | New Orleans | Tom Downing misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-51 |
| 03:28 | Clemson | David Chick grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Tom Downing (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - James Sarabia (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Peter Vanmeter (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Goodwin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Loop (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Benson (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Nathan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Rocco Greco (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Chick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Maximo Romano (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Clemson | Rocco Greco drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from James Benson | 47-53 |
| 02:46 | New Orleans | Lawrence Loop makes the floater from the left block and he's hacked by Maximo Romano - foul #2 on Maximo Romano, team foul #3 | 49-53 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeremiah Bennett (SG) James Sarabia | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 02:46 | New Orleans | Lawrence Loop makes the free throw | 50-53 |
| 02:40 | Clemson | William Nathan is hacked by Lawrence Loop in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lawrence Loop, team foul #6 | 50-53 |
| 02:23 | Clemson | Rocco Greco blows the layup | 50-53 |
| 02:21 | New Orleans | Tom Downing grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 02:09 | New Orleans | Brian Goodwin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-53 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeremy Cantrell (PF), Thomas Frey (C) Brian Goodwin, Lawrence Loop | |
| Subs | Clemson | Gregg Clark (PF) David Chick | |
| 01:42 | Clemson | William Nathan misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-53 |
| 01:41 | New Orleans | Thomas Frey grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 01:17 | New Orleans | Jeremiah Bennett misses the floater from the baseline | 50-53 |
| 01:15 | Clemson | Maximo Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 00:48 | Clemson | Rocco Greco knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by William Nathan and he's hacked by Peter Vanmeter - foul #3 on Peter Vanmeter, team foul #7 | 50-55 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kenneth Thompson (SF), Lawrence Loop (C) Peter Vanmeter, Thomas Frey | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Howard (SG) James Benson | |
| 00:48 | Clemson | Rocco Greco misses the free throw | 50-55 |
| 00:48 | New Orleans | Lawrence Loop pulls down the rebound | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:41 | New Orleans | Jeremy Cantrell is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Jeremy Cantrell, team foul #8 | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:39 | Clemson | William Nathan is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremiah Bennett - foul #1 on Jeremiah Bennett, team foul #9 | 50-55 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Daniel Creamer (SF) Rocco Greco | |
| 00:39 | Clemson | William Nathan makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:39 | Clemson | William Nathan makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | New Orleans | Tom Downing buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Thompson | 53-57 |
| 00:28 | Clemson | Tom Downing is called for the reach on Maximo Romano in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tom Downing, team foul #10 | 53-57 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Rocco Greco (PF) Gregg Clark | |
| 00:28 | Clemson | Maximo Romano makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:28 | Clemson | Maximo Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:24 | New Orleans | Daniel Creamer steps in front of the Tom Downing pass | 53-59 |
| 00:23 | Clemson | Daniel Creamer is hacked by Tom Downing in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tom Downing, team foul #11 | 53-59 |
| 00:23 | Clemson | Daniel Creamer makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:23 | Clemson | Daniel Creamer makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | New Orleans | Tom Downing connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jeremiah Bennett | 56-61 |
| 00:17 | Clemson | William Howard is fouled in the backcourt by Tom Downing - foul #4 on Tom Downing, team foul #12 | 56-61 |
| 00:17 | Clemson | William Howard makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:17 | Clemson | William Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:10 | New Orleans | Tom Downing comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-63 |
| 00:09 | Clemson | Rocco Greco grabs the board | 56-63 |
| 00:06 | Clemson | Jeremiah Bennett is called for the reach on Rocco Greco in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeremiah Bennett, team foul #13 | 56-63 |
| 00:06 | Clemson | Rocco Greco makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:06 | Clemson | Rocco Greco makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:01 | New Orleans | Tom Downing misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-65 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Daniel Creamer gets the rebound | 56-65 |