| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ronald Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Closson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Buzard (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ivan Golembeski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregory Scranton (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Perry Sowers (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Castle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lewis Reed (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Whitney (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Alvin Clark (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Lewis Reed inbounds the ball | 36-26 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-26 |
| 19:42 | Clemson | Gregory Scranton grabs the board | 36-26 |
| 19:26 | Clemson | Thomas Buzard hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 36-26 |
| 19:25 | Michigan State | James Whitney grabs the board | 36-26 |
| 19:19 | Michigan State | Lewis Reed makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by William Castle | 36-29 |
| 18:53 | Clemson | Gregory Scranton makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from Ronald Phillips | 38-29 |
| 18:46 | Michigan State | Lewis Reed comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-29 |
| 18:45 | Clemson | Thomas Buzard grabs the defensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 18:33 | Clemson | Brian Closson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-29 |
| 18:31 | Clemson | Brian Closson tips it in | 40-29 |
| 18:17 | Michigan State | Alvin Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-29 |
| 17:58 | Clemson | Ivan Golembeski comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Castle - foul #2 on William Castle, team foul #1 | 40-29 |
| 17:58 | Clemson | Ivan Golembeski makes the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 17:58 | Clemson | Ivan Golembeski misses the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 17:58 | Michigan State | Alvin Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 41-29 |
| 17:43 | Michigan State | Ronald Phillips is called for the reach on Perry Sowers - foul #2 on Ronald Phillips, team foul #1 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Roger Jackson (PF) James Whitney | |
| 17:30 | Michigan State | Thomas Buzard picks off the pass by William Castle | 41-29 |
| 17:25 | Clemson | Brian Closson misses the lay-in | 41-29 |
| 17:24 | Michigan State | Alvin Clark snags the defensive board | 41-29 |
| 17:15 | Michigan State | Lewis Reed makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Roger Jackson | 41-31 |
| 16:48 | Clemson | Thomas Buzard knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Ronald Phillips | 43-31 |
| 16:35 | Michigan State | William Castle drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Brian Closson - foul #1 on Brian Closson, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Clemson | Travis Catania (PG), Larry Ossowski (SG), Daniel Vegas (SF), Francis Stalter (C) Ronald Phillips, Brian Closson, Thomas Buzard, Gregory Scranton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vincent Joyce (C) Alvin Clark | |
| 16:35 | Michigan State | William Castle makes the free throw | 43-34 |
| 16:06 | Clemson | Ivan Golembeski lays it up and in against a doubleteam set up by Travis Catania and he's hacked by Roger Jackson - foul #1 on Roger Jackson, team foul #2 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Whitney (PF) Roger Jackson | |
| 16:06 | Clemson | Ivan Golembeski makes the free throw | 46-34 |
| 15:58 | Michigan State | Lewis Reed's fadeaway is rejected by Francis Stalter | 46-34 |
| 15:56 | Clemson | Francis Stalter gets the rebound | 46-34 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Travis Catania (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Larry Ossowski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Daniel Vegas (fresh) PF - Ivan Golembeski (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Francis Stalter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Perry Sowers (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Castle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lewis Reed (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Whitney (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Vincent Joyce (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Clemson | Larry Ossowski buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Travis Catania | 48-34 |
| 15:24 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Travis Catania - foul #1 on Travis Catania, team foul #3 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Clemson | Brian Closson (SG), Gregory Scranton (C) Daniel Vegas, Ivan Golembeski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leif Sobieski (SF), Alvin Clark (C) Lewis Reed, Vincent Joyce | |
| 15:24 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers makes the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 15:24 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers makes the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 15:16 | Clemson | Perry Sowers blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Travis Catania | 48-36 |
| 15:14 | Clemson | Travis Catania grabs the offensive board | 48-36 |
| 15:06 | Clemson | Larry Ossowski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-36 |
| 15:05 | Michigan State | James Whitney grabs the defensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 14:54 | Michigan State | William Castle misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-36 |
| 14:53 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Francis Stalter | 48-36 |
| 14:28 | Clemson | Travis Catania knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Closson | 51-36 |
| 14:16 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-36 |
| 14:15 | Clemson | Francis Stalter pulls down the rebound | 51-36 |
| 13:53 | Clemson | Brian Closson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-36 |
| 13:52 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers grabs the defensive rebound | 51-36 |
| 13:48 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers misses the 3 from the right wing | 51-36 |
| 13:46 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Leif Sobieski | 51-36 |
| 13:41 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by William Castle | 51-39 |
| 13:27 | Clemson | Travis Catania is whistled for a carry | 51-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Phillips (PG), Frank Sperry (SG), Thomas Buzard (SF), Ivan Golembeski (PF) Travis Catania, Brian Closson, Larry Ossowski, Francis Stalter | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Christopher Argo (PG), Roger Jackson (PF) Perry Sowers, James Whitney | |
| 13:19 | Michigan State | Leif Sobieski misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 51-39 |
| 13:17 | Clemson | Gregory Scranton grabs the defensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 13:13 | Clemson | Frank Sperry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vincent Joyce (C) Alvin Clark | |
| 12:55 | Michigan State | William Castle comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 51-39 |
| 12:54 | Clemson | Gregory Scranton gets the rebound | 51-39 |
| 12:50 | Clemson | Thomas Buzard makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Ronald Phillips | 53-39 |
| 12:27 | Michigan State | Christopher Argo is hacked by Ivan Golembeski - foul #2 on Ivan Golembeski, team foul #4 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | Daniel Vegas (C) Gregory Scranton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Perry Sowers (PG), Lewis Reed (SG), Alvin Clark (C) Christopher Argo, William Castle, Vincent Joyce | |
| 12:11 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-39 |
| 12:09 | Michigan State | Roger Jackson tips it back up and in | 53-41 |
| 12:03 | Clemson | Daniel Vegas banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Frank Sperry | 55-41 |
| 11:54 | Michigan State | Leif Sobieski is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Leif Sobieski, team foul #3 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Clemson | Brian Closson (SG), Francis Stalter (C) Frank Sperry, Daniel Vegas | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Christopher Argo (PG) Leif Sobieski | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ronald Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brian Closson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Buzard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ivan Golembeski (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Francis Stalter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Christopher Argo (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Perry Sowers (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lewis Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roger Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Alvin Clark (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Clemson | Ivan Golembeski is called for traveling | 55-41 |
| 11:30 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-41 |
| 11:28 | Clemson | Ronald Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 55-41 |
| 11:12 | Clemson | Ivan Golembeski evades the doubleteam and hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Brian Closson | 57-41 |
| 11:00 | Michigan State | Alvin Clark misses the floater from the left block | 57-41 |
| 10:58 | Clemson | Thomas Buzard grabs the defensive rebound | 57-41 |
| 10:44 | Clemson | Brian Closson misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Roger Jackson - foul #2 on Roger Jackson, team foul #4 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Clemson | Travis Catania (PG), Larry Ossowski (SF), Gregory Scranton (C) Ronald Phillips, Thomas Buzard, Francis Stalter | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Castle (SG), James Whitney (PF), Vincent Joyce (C) Lewis Reed, Roger Jackson, Alvin Clark | |
| 10:44 | Clemson | Brian Closson makes the 1st free throw | 58-41 |
| 10:44 | Clemson | Brian Closson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-41 |
| 10:27 | Michigan State | James Whitney misses the jump hook in the lane | 59-41 |
| 10:26 | Clemson | Gregory Scranton grabs the board | 59-41 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:57 | Clemson | Gregory Scranton misses the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Vincent Joyce - foul #1 on Vincent Joyce, team foul #5 | 59-41 |
| 09:57 | Clemson | Gregory Scranton makes the 1st free throw | 60-41 |
| 09:57 | Clemson | Gregory Scranton makes the 2nd free throw | 61-41 |
| 09:42 | Michigan State | Vincent Joyce scores on a shot from the right wing set up by William Castle | 61-43 |
| 09:15 | Clemson | Larry Ossowski clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-43 |
| 09:14 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to James Whitney | 61-43 |
| 09:02 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-43 |
| 09:01 | Clemson | Gregory Scranton snags the defensive board | 61-43 |
| 08:32 | Clemson | Gregory Scranton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 61-43 |
| 08:31 | Clemson | Ivan Golembeski pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-43 |
| 08:05 | Clemson | Brian Closson's pass is intercepted by Vincent Joyce | 61-43 |
| 07:49 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-43 |
| 07:48 | Michigan State | Christopher Argo snags the offensive board | 61-43 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Travis Catania (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Closson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Larry Ossowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ivan Golembeski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregory Scranton (fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Christopher Argo (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - William Castle (tiring) 9 pts. 6 ast. SF - Perry Sowers (tiring) 20 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - James Whitney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Vincent Joyce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:32 | Michigan State | Christopher Argo is fouled on the floor by Travis Catania - foul #2 on Travis Catania, team foul #5 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Phillips (PG), Frank Sperry (SG), Thomas Buzard (SF), Francis Stalter (PF), Daniel Vegas (C) Travis Catania, Brian Closson, Larry Ossowski, Ivan Golembeski, Gregory Scranton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lewis Reed (SG), Leif Sobieski (SF), Roger Jackson (PF), Alvin Clark (C) Christopher Argo, William Castle, James Whitney, Vincent Joyce | |
| 07:23 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers connects on the floater from the right wing | 61-45 |
| 06:57 | Clemson | Ronald Phillips misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 61-45 |
| 06:56 | Clemson | Francis Stalter tips it back up and in | 63-45 |
| 06:40 | Michigan State | Roger Jackson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Frank Sperry - foul #1 on Frank Sperry, team foul #6 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Clemson | Gregory Scranton (C) Daniel Vegas | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 06:40 | Michigan State | Roger Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 06:40 | Michigan State | Roger Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 06:16 | Clemson | Perry Sowers is called for the reach on Ronald Phillips - foul #4 on Perry Sowers, team foul #6 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ivan Golembeski (PF) Francis Stalter | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Castle (SG) Perry Sowers | |
| 05:54 | Clemson | Frank Sperry loses the ball out of bounds | 63-47 |
| Subs | Clemson | Travis Catania (SG) Frank Sperry | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 05:46 | Michigan State | William Castle's pass is intercepted by Thomas Buzard | 63-47 |
| 05:29 | Clemson | Thomas Buzard comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 63-47 |
| 05:27 | Michigan State | Lewis Reed gets the rebound | 63-47 |
| 05:13 | Michigan State | Lewis Reed hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Roger Jackson | 63-50 |
| 04:49 | Clemson | Thomas Buzard makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Gregory Scranton | 65-50 |
| 04:46 | Michigan State | Ronald Phillips picks off the pass by Lewis Reed in the backcourt | 65-50 |
| 04:45 | Clemson | Ronald Phillips lays it in | 67-50 |
| 04:22 | Michigan State | Leif Sobieski is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #5 on Leif Sobieski, team foul #7 | 67-50 |
| Subs | Clemson | Brian Closson (SG), Larry Ossowski (SF), Francis Stalter (C) Ronald Phillips, Thomas Buzard, Gregory Scranton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Christopher Argo (PG), Perry Sowers (SF), Vincent Joyce (PF) Lewis Reed, Leif Sobieski, Roger Jackson | |
| 04:03 | Clemson | Larry Ossowski makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Travis Catania | 70-50 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:40 | Michigan State | Vincent Joyce makes the driving attempt near the basket | 70-52 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Travis Catania (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brian Closson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Larry Ossowski (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Ivan Golembeski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Francis Stalter (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Christopher Argo (fresh) 3 pf. SG - William Castle (tiring) 9 pts. 6 ast. SF - Perry Sowers (tiring) 22 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Vincent Joyce (fresh) 4 pts. C - Alvin Clark (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:15 | Clemson | Brian Closson is hacked by William Castle - foul #3 on William Castle, team foul #8 | 70-52 |
| Subs | Clemson | Frank Sperry (PG), Daniel Vegas (C) Travis Catania, Ivan Golembeski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lewis Reed (SF), Roger Jackson (PF) Perry Sowers, Alvin Clark | |
| 03:15 | Clemson | Brian Closson makes the 1st free throw | 71-52 |
| 03:15 | Clemson | Brian Closson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-52 |
| 02:54 | Michigan State | Lewis Reed hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Vincent Joyce | 72-54 |
| 02:30 | Clemson | Brian Closson makes the contested 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Frank Sperry | 75-54 |
| 02:11 | Michigan State | Daniel Vegas swats the layup by Vincent Joyce | 75-54 |
| 02:10 | Clemson | Larry Ossowski pulls down the rebound | 75-54 |
| 01:47 | Clemson | Francis Stalter loses the ball out of bounds | 75-54 |
| Subs | Clemson | Travis Catania (PG), Benjamin Woodie (C) Frank Sperry, Brian Closson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 01:40 | Michigan State | Lewis Reed clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 75-54 |
| 01:38 | Clemson | Daniel Vegas pulls down the rebound | 75-54 |
| 01:18 | Clemson | Francis Stalter misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Roger Jackson - foul #3 on Roger Jackson, team foul #9 | 75-54 |
| 01:18 | Clemson | Francis Stalter makes the 1st free throw | 76-54 |
| 01:18 | Clemson | Francis Stalter makes the 2nd free throw | 77-54 |
| 01:11 | Michigan State | William Castle's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Vegas | 77-54 |
| 01:10 | Clemson | Francis Stalter pulls down the rebound | 77-54 |
| 01:00 | Clemson | Travis Catania's pass is intercepted by Christopher Argo | 77-54 |
| 00:57 | Michigan State | Christopher Argo banks in the layup | 77-56 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | Clemson | Lewis Reed denies the turnaround by Francis Stalter | 77-56 |
| 00:29 | Clemson | Larry Ossowski can't tip it in | 77-56 |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Lewis Reed gets the rebound | 77-56 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | William Castle's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Vegas | 77-56 |
| 00:18 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Daniel Vegas | 77-56 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Travis Catania runs out the clock | 77-56 |