| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brandon Inge (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ivan Radlinski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Hooper (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kelly O'Kerson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Lon Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Narcisse (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - James Grimes (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | William Wright inbounds the ball | 40-36 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:52 | Clemson | Jason Rogers makes the floater near the basket and the foul's on Brandon Inge - foul #2 on Brandon Inge, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| 19:52 | Clemson | Jason Rogers makes the free throw | 40-39 |
| 19:35 | Notre Dame | Kelly O'Kerson splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Ivan Radlinski and he's fouled by William Wright - foul #1 on William Wright, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| 19:35 | Notre Dame | Kelly O'Kerson misses the free throw | 42-39 |
| 19:35 | Clemson | The rebound goes to James Grimes | 42-39 |
| 19:25 | Clemson | Lon Thomas drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Jason Rogers | 42-42 |
| 19:10 | Notre Dame | Brandon Inge makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Ivan Radlinski | 45-42 |
| 18:53 | Clemson | James Grimes is whistled for a carry | 45-42 |
| 18:36 | Notre Dame | Brandon Inge is whistled for traveling | 45-42 |
| 18:23 | Clemson | Paul Narcisse misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-42 |
| 18:22 | Notre Dame | Brandon Inge gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 18:08 | Notre Dame | Brandon Inge drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Johnson | 47-42 |
| 17:58 | Clemson | Lon Thomas can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 17:57 | Clemson | Jason Rogers grabs the offensive board | 47-42 |
| 17:43 | Clemson | Paul Narcisse's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-42 |
| 17:29 | Notre Dame | The short jumper by Kelly O'Kerson is denied by Jason Rogers | 47-42 |
| 17:28 | Notre Dame | Kelly O'Kerson tips it home | 49-42 |
| 17:15 | Clemson | Jason Rogers comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 49-42 |
| 17:13 | Clemson | Jason Rogers hits the follow up shot | 49-44 |
| 17:05 | Notre Dame | Kelly O'Kerson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 17:04 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson snags the offensive board | 49-44 |
| 16:44 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-44 |
| 16:31 | Clemson | William Wright misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Brandon Inge - foul #3 on Brandon Inge, team foul #2 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Francis Harris (PG), Brandon Green (SG), Andrew Combs (SF), Frank Hollomon (PF), Ryan Whitacre (C) Brandon Inge, Ivan Radlinski, James Hooper, Kelly O'Kerson, Timothy Johnson | |
| Subs | Clemson | Desmond Voigt (PG), Michael Vaughn (SG), Charles Rollins (PF), Robert Sheppard (C) Lon Thomas, Paul Narcisse, Jason Rogers, James Grimes | |
| 16:31 | Clemson | William Wright makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 16:31 | Clemson | William Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 16:11 | Notre Dame | Francis Harris connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-46 |
| 15:59 | Clemson | Charles Rollins comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Frank Hollomon - foul #1 on Frank Hollomon, team foul #3 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ray Warren (PG) Francis Harris | |
| Subs | Clemson | Donald Flaherty (SF) William Wright | |
| 15:59 | Clemson | Charles Rollins makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 15:59 | Clemson | Charles Rollins makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Ray Warren (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brandon Green (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Andrew Combs (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frank Hollomon (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ryan Whitacre (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Desmond Voigt (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Vaughn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Flaherty (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Rollins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Sheppard (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Notre Dame | Ryan Whitacre's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Rollins | 54-48 |
| 15:49 | Clemson | Donald Flaherty grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 15:44 | Clemson | Desmond Voigt's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Hollomon | 54-48 |
| 15:42 | Notre Dame | Brandon Green gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 15:14 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 54-48 |
| 15:13 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Brandon Green | 54-48 |
| 14:59 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 14:57 | Notre Dame | Frank Hollomon can't tip it in | 54-48 |
| 14:55 | Notre Dame | Brandon Green snags the offensive board | 54-48 |
| 14:35 | Notre Dame | Frank Hollomon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 14:33 | Notre Dame | Andrew Combs gets the offensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 14:21 | Notre Dame | Frank Hollomon hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 54-48 |
| 14:20 | Clemson | Charles Rollins grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 14:05 | Clemson | Desmond Voigt can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 54-48 |
| 14:03 | Notre Dame | Andrew Combs grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 13:49 | Notre Dame | Ryan Whitacre misses long on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Charles Rollins - foul #3 on Charles Rollins, team foul #2 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski (SG), James Hooper (SF), Timothy Johnson (C) Brandon Green, Andrew Combs, Frank Hollomon | |
| Subs | Clemson | Lon Thomas (PG), Paul Narcisse (SG), Jason Rogers (PF), James Grimes (C) Desmond Voigt, Michael Vaughn, Charles Rollins, Robert Sheppard | |
| 13:49 | Notre Dame | Ryan Whitacre misses the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 13:49 | Notre Dame | Ryan Whitacre makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 13:33 | Clemson | James Grimes makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Donald Flaherty | 55-50 |
| 13:13 | Notre Dame | Ryan Whitacre misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 13:12 | Clemson | Jason Rogers pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| 12:59 | Clemson | Donald Flaherty misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-50 |
| 12:58 | Notre Dame | James Hooper gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 12:53 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren double dribbles | 55-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brandon Inge (PG), Kelly O'Kerson (PF) Ray Warren, Ryan Whitacre | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Wright (SF) Donald Flaherty | |
| 12:35 | Clemson | William Wright comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 55-50 |
| 12:33 | Clemson | Paul Narcisse tips it home | 55-52 |
| 12:15 | Notre Dame | Brandon Inge misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-52 |
| 12:13 | Clemson | William Wright pulls down the rebound | 55-52 |
| 12:09 | Clemson | Paul Narcisse connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by James Grimes | 55-55 |
| 11:51 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson is called for traveling | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brandon Inge (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ivan Radlinski (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Hooper (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Kelly O'Kerson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Lon Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Narcisse (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason Rogers (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. C - James Grimes (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Clemson | William Wright misses the lay-in | 55-55 |
| 11:25 | Notre Dame | James Hooper grabs the board | 55-55 |
| 11:12 | Notre Dame | Brandon Inge hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ivan Radlinski | 58-55 |
| 11:05 | Clemson | Timothy Johnson steals it from Jason Rogers | 58-55 |
| 10:55 | Notre Dame | Kelly O'Kerson makes the contested jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ivan Radlinski and the foul's on Jason Rogers - foul #3 on Jason Rogers, team foul #3 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ray Warren (PG), Andrew Combs (SF), Frank Hollomon (C) Ivan Radlinski, James Hooper, Timothy Johnson | |
| Subs | Clemson | Desmond Voigt (PG), Donald Flaherty (SF) Lon Thomas, Jason Rogers | |
| 10:55 | Notre Dame | Kelly O'Kerson misses the free throw | 60-55 |
| 10:55 | Clemson | William Wright gets the rebound | 60-55 |
| 10:43 | Clemson | Brandon Inge is called for the reach on Paul Narcisse - foul #4 on Brandon Inge, team foul #4 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brandon Green (SG) Brandon Inge | |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Rollins (C) James Grimes | |
| 10:34 | Clemson | Paul Narcisse can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-55 |
| 10:33 | Clemson | William Wright grabs the offensive board | 60-55 |
| 10:26 | Clemson | Paul Narcisse hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by William Wright | 60-58 |
| 10:03 | Notre Dame | Brandon Green drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ray Warren | 62-58 |
| 09:46 | Clemson | Paul Narcisse can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-58 |
| 09:45 | Clemson | Donald Flaherty grabs the offensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 09:33 | Clemson | Charles Rollins comes up short on the floater from the left side | 62-58 |
| 09:32 | Notre Dame | Andrew Combs grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 09:10 | Notre Dame | Frank Hollomon makes the jumper from the baseline | 64-58 |
| 08:55 | Clemson | Charles Rollins connects on the shot from the right side set up by Desmond Voigt and he's fouled by Frank Hollomon - foul #2 on Frank Hollomon, team foul #5 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski (SG), James Hooper (SF), Timothy Johnson (C) Brandon Green, Andrew Combs, Kelly O'Kerson | |
| Subs | Clemson | Lon Thomas (PG), Jason Rogers (PF), James Grimes (C) Paul Narcisse, Donald Flaherty, William Wright | |
| 08:55 | Clemson | Charles Rollins makes the free throw | 64-61 |
| 08:31 | Notre Dame | Frank Hollomon misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-61 |
| 08:29 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Charles Rollins | 64-61 |
| 08:18 | Clemson | James Grimes misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 64-61 |
| 08:17 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren snags the defensive board | 64-61 |
| 08:01 | Notre Dame | James Hooper drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-61 |
| 07:45 | Clemson | Lon Thomas misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-61 |
| 07:43 | Clemson | James Grimes grabs the offensive board | 67-61 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Ray Warren (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ivan Radlinski (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SF - James Hooper (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. PF - Frank Hollomon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Timothy Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Lon Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Desmond Voigt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Rollins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jason Rogers (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - James Grimes (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Clemson | Timothy Johnson steals it from Lon Thomas | 67-61 |
| 07:09 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ray Warren | 69-61 |
| 07:01 | Clemson | Lon Thomas comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 69-61 |
| 06:59 | Notre Dame | James Hooper snags the defensive board | 69-61 |
| 06:46 | Notre Dame | James Hooper scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Ivan Radlinski and he's fouled by James Grimes - foul #1 on James Grimes, team foul #4 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brandon Inge (PG), Kelly O'Kerson (PF), Andrew Combs (C) Ray Warren, Frank Hollomon, Timothy Johnson | |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Narcisse (SG), Donald Flaherty (SF) Desmond Voigt, Charles Rollins | |
| 06:46 | Notre Dame | James Hooper makes the free throw | 72-61 |
| 06:31 | Clemson | Donald Flaherty drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Lon Thomas | 72-64 |
| 06:20 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Brandon Inge | 74-64 |
| 06:00 | Clemson | Lon Thomas comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-64 |
| 05:59 | Clemson | Jason Rogers gets the offensive rebound | 74-64 |
| 05:52 | Clemson | Jason Rogers misses the jump hook from the left block | 74-64 |
| 05:50 | Clemson | James Grimes hits the follow up shot | 74-66 |
| 05:30 | Notre Dame | Lon Thomas is called for the reach on Kelly O'Kerson - foul #1 on Lon Thomas, team foul #5 | 74-66 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson (PG), Brandon Green (SG) Ivan Radlinski, James Hooper | |
| Subs | Clemson | Desmond Voigt (PG), William Wright (PF), Charles Rollins (C) Lon Thomas, Jason Rogers, James Grimes | |
| 05:23 | Notre Dame | Kelly O'Kerson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-66 |
| 05:07 | Clemson | Andrew Combs steps in front of the Donald Flaherty pass | 74-66 |
| 04:48 | Notre Dame | William Wright picks off the pass by Brandon Inge | 74-66 |
| 04:36 | Clemson | Desmond Voigt scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Narcisse | 74-69 |
| 04:23 | Notre Dame | Charles Rollins steps in front of the Kelly O'Kerson pass | 74-69 |
| 04:07 | Clemson | Charles Rollins is denied on a layup by Andrew Combs | 74-69 |
| 04:05 | Notre Dame | Andrew Combs snags the defensive board | 74-69 |
| 03:42 | Notre Dame | Brandon Green can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 74-69 |
| 03:41 | Clemson | Donald Flaherty snags the defensive board | 74-69 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Andrew Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Brandon Green (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Brandon Inge (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Kelly O'Kerson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Combs (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Desmond Voigt (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Narcisse (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Flaherty (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Rollins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:35 | Clemson | Desmond Voigt knocks in the driving attempt in the lane and the foul's on Andrew Johnson - foul #4 on Andrew Johnson, team foul #6 | 74-71 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ray Warren (PG), Ivan Radlinski (SG), James Hooper (SF), Frank Hollomon (PF), Timothy Johnson (C) Andrew Johnson, Brandon Green, Brandon Inge, Kelly O'Kerson, Andrew Combs | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jason Rogers (PF), James Grimes (C) Donald Flaherty, Charles Rollins | |
| 03:35 | Clemson | Desmond Voigt makes the free throw | 74-72 |
| 03:19 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-72 |
| 03:18 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson tips it home | 76-72 |
| 03:04 | Clemson | James Grimes hits the finger roll | 76-74 |
| 02:50 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren is open and lays it up and in | 78-74 |
| 02:50 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-74 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Lon Thomas (PG), Donald Flaherty (SF) Desmond Voigt, William Wright | |
| 02:37 | Clemson | Jason Rogers drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Lon Thomas | 78-76 |
| 02:22 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jason Rogers - foul #4 on Jason Rogers, team foul #6 | 78-76 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kelly O'Kerson (PF) Frank Hollomon | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 02:22 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren makes the 1st free throw | 79-76 |
| 02:22 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren misses the 2nd free throw | 79-76 |
| 02:22 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Donald Flaherty | 79-76 |
| 02:06 | Clemson | 3 seconds is called on Paul Narcisse | 79-76 |
| 01:54 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Ray Warren | 82-76 |
| 01:37 | Clemson | Donald Flaherty misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 82-76 |
| 01:35 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Kelly O'Kerson | 82-76 |
| 01:12 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 82-76 |
| 01:10 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Jason Rogers | 82-76 |
| 01:01 | Clemson | Jason Rogers clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 82-76 |
| 00:59 | Clemson | Paul Narcisse pulls down the offensive rebound | 82-76 |
| 00:51 | Clemson | Lon Thomas connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Flaherty | 82-79 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:22 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren is alone and drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ivan Radlinski | 84-79 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:18 | Clemson | Lon Thomas connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Grimes | 84-82 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:15 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski is hacked by Paul Narcisse in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Narcisse, team foul #7 | 84-82 |
| 00:15 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski makes the 1st free throw | 85-82 |
| 00:15 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski makes the 2nd free throw | 86-82 |
| 00:08 | Clemson | Lon Thomas comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 86-82 |
| 00:07 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Timothy Johnson | 86-82 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:05 | Notre Dame | Lon Thomas is called for the reach on Timothy Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lon Thomas, team foul #8 | 86-82 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brandon Inge (PG) Ray Warren | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 00:05 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 87-82 |
| 00:05 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 87-82 |
| 00:05 | Clemson | Jason Rogers gets the rebound | 87-82 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Paul Narcisse can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 87-82 |