| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Kyle Carter (fresh) SG - Bill Lewis (fresh) SF - Eric James (fresh) PF - Robert Henry (fresh) C - Mark Clayborn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Gilbert Washington (fresh) SG - Charles Latson (fresh) SF - Willie Hullinger (fresh) PF - Joe Reed (fresh) C - John Thomasson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Robert Henry wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:34 | Alabama | Eric James clanks a runner near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Clemson | Joe Reed grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Clemson | Charles Latson is hacked by Robert Henry - foul #1 on Robert Henry, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Clemson | Robert Henry is called for the reach on Joe Reed - foul #2 on Robert Henry, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Francis (PF) Robert Henry | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 18:53 | Clemson | Gilbert Washington works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Alabama | Eric James pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | Alabama | The jump hook by Mark Clayborn is blocked by Joe Reed | 0-0 |
| 18:29 | Clemson | Gilbert Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:08 | Clemson | Charles Latson is open and scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Joe Reed | 0-2 |
| 17:44 | Alabama | Eric James clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 17:43 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Willie Hullinger | 0-2 |
| 17:28 | Clemson | Gilbert Washington works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-2 |
| 17:26 | Clemson | John Thomasson tips it in | 0-4 |
| 17:02 | Alabama | Michael Francis connects on the turnaround from the right block | 2-4 |
| 16:51 | Clemson | Willie Hullinger hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Michael Francis - foul #1 on Michael Francis, team foul #3 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Anthony Henton (PG), Lester Stump (SG), Phillip Dickens (PF), Bill Cabral (C) Gilbert Washington, Charles Latson, Joe Reed, John Thomasson | |
| 16:51 | Clemson | Willie Hullinger makes the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:51 | Clemson | Willie Hullinger misses the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:51 | Clemson | Bill Cabral pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:34 | Clemson | Lester Stump clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-5 |
| 16:33 | Alabama | Michael Francis grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 16:14 | Alabama | Lester Stump steps in front of the Eric James pass | 2-5 |
| 16:04 | Clemson | Bill Cabral is called for traveling | 2-5 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Castaldo (PF) Michael Francis | |
| Subs | Clemson | Gilbert Washington (PG) Willie Hullinger | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Kyle Carter (fresh) SG - Bill Lewis (fresh) SF - Eric James (fresh) PF - Robert Castaldo (fresh) C - Mark Clayborn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Gilbert Washington (fresh) SG - Anthony Henton (fresh) SF - Phillip Dickens (fresh) PF - Bill Cabral (fresh) C - Lester Stump (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Alabama | Eric James is whistled for traveling | 2-5 |
| Subs | Alabama | Calvin Beresky (PG), Oscar Perkins (SF) Kyle Carter, Eric James | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 15:18 | Clemson | Gilbert Washington evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Phillip Dickens | 2-8 |
| 15:13 | Alabama | Calvin Beresky is fouled on the floor by Anthony Henton - foul #1 on Anthony Henton, team foul #1 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Latson (SG), Willie Hullinger (SF) Gilbert Washington, Lester Stump | |
| 14:54 | Alabama | Bill Lewis can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 2-8 |
| 14:53 | Clemson | Anthony Henton grabs the board | 2-8 |
| 14:38 | Clemson | Willie Hullinger misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-8 |
| 14:37 | Alabama | Oscar Perkins pulls down the rebound | 2-8 |
| 14:10 | Alabama | Bill Lewis knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Oscar Perkins | 4-8 |
| 13:45 | Clemson | Charles Latson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 4-8 |
| 13:43 | Alabama | Robert Castaldo grabs the defensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 13:19 | Alabama | Anthony Henton steals the ball from Bill Lewis | 4-8 |
| 13:04 | Clemson | Mark Clayborn takes the ball from Willie Hullinger | 4-8 |
| 12:35 | Alabama | Mark Clayborn hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 6-8 |
| 12:27 | Clemson | Anthony Henton drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Robert Castaldo - foul #1 on Robert Castaldo, team foul #4 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kyle Carter (PG), Eric James (SF), Michael Francis (PF) Calvin Beresky, Oscar Perkins, Robert Castaldo | |
| Subs | Clemson | Gilbert Washington (PG), Joe Reed (PF), John Thomasson (C) Charles Latson, Willie Hullinger, Phillip Dickens | |
| 12:27 | Clemson | Anthony Henton makes the free throw | 6-11 |
| 12:06 | Alabama | Eric James misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Bill Cabral - foul #1 on Bill Cabral, team foul #2 | 6-11 |
| 12:06 | Alabama | Eric James makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 12:06 | Alabama | Eric James makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 11:46 | Clemson | Joe Reed's pass is intercepted by Kyle Carter | 8-11 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Kyle Carter (fresh) SG - Bill Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric James (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Francis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Clayborn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Gilbert Washington (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Anthony Henton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bill Cabral (fairly fresh) PF - Joe Reed (fresh) C - John Thomasson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Alabama | Eric James knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Kyle Carter | 10-11 |
| 11:14 | Clemson | Mark Clayborn takes the ball from Bill Cabral | 10-11 |
| 10:50 | Alabama | John Thomasson blocks the short jumper by Michael Francis | 10-11 |
| 10:48 | Alabama | Mark Clayborn grabs the offensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 10:32 | Alabama | Joe Reed picks off the pass by Kyle Carter | 10-11 |
| 10:20 | Clemson | Anthony Henton is hacked by Bill Lewis - foul #1 on Bill Lewis, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Alabama | Calvin Beresky (SG), Robert Castaldo (C) Bill Lewis, Mark Clayborn | |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Latson (SG), Willie Hullinger (SF) Anthony Henton, Bill Cabral | |
| 10:13 | Clemson | Calvin Beresky steps in front of the Willie Hullinger pass | 10-11 |
| 10:09 | Alabama | Calvin Beresky can't finish the layup | 10-11 |
| 10:08 | Alabama | Robert Castaldo pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 09:47 | Alabama | Eric James hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Charles Latson - foul #1 on Charles Latson, team foul #3 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Bill Cabral (PF), Anthony Henton (C) Joe Reed, John Thomasson | |
| 09:47 | Alabama | Eric James misses the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 09:47 | Alabama | Eric James makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 09:35 | Clemson | Willie Hullinger clanks a shot from the baseline | 11-11 |
| 09:33 | Clemson | Willie Hullinger tips it in | 11-13 |
| 09:04 | Alabama | Eric James misses long on a floater from the right side | 11-13 |
| 09:03 | Clemson | Willie Hullinger grabs the board | 11-13 |
| 08:48 | Clemson | Anthony Henton buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Latson | 11-15 |
| 08:21 | Alabama | Kyle Carter is fouled on the floor by Gilbert Washington - foul #1 on Gilbert Washington, team foul #4 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Alabama | Oscar Perkins (SG), Mark Clayborn (C) Kyle Carter, Robert Castaldo | |
| Subs | Clemson | Joe Reed (PF), John Thomasson (C) Bill Cabral, Anthony Henton | |
| 08:00 | Alabama | Calvin Beresky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-15 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Anthony Henton (SG) Charles Latson | |
| 07:42 | Clemson | Joe Reed's floater is tipped away by Michael Francis | 11-15 |
| 07:41 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Calvin Beresky | 11-15 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Calvin Beresky (fresh) SG - Oscar Perkins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric James (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Francis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Clayborn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Gilbert Washington (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Anthony Henton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Willie Hullinger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Reed (fresh) C - John Thomasson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:18 | Alabama | Anthony Henton steals the ball from Calvin Beresky | 11-15 |
| 07:15 | Clemson | Anthony Henton lays it up and in | 11-17 |
| 06:59 | Alabama | Eric James is hacked by Anthony Henton - foul #2 on Anthony Henton, team foul #5 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kyle Carter (PG), Bill Lewis (SG), Robert Castaldo (PF) Calvin Beresky, Eric James, Michael Francis | |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Latson (SG), Bill Cabral (PF) Anthony Henton, Joe Reed | |
| 06:36 | Alabama | Bill Lewis is fouled on the floor by Charles Latson - foul #2 on Charles Latson, team foul #6 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Lester Stump (SG), Joe Reed (PF) Charles Latson, John Thomasson | |
| 06:07 | Alabama | Kyle Carter is hacked by Gilbert Washington - foul #2 on Gilbert Washington, team foul #7 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Latson (SG), John Thomasson (C) Gilbert Washington, Joe Reed | |
| 06:07 | Alabama | Kyle Carter misses the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 06:07 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Bill Cabral | 11-17 |
| 05:58 | Clemson | Charles Latson makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 11-19 |
| 05:45 | Alabama | Bill Lewis connects on the open fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Mark Clayborn | 13-19 |
| 05:32 | Clemson | Oscar Perkins is called for the reach on Willie Hullinger - foul #1 on Oscar Perkins, team foul #6 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Phillip Dickens (SF), Joe Reed (PF) Willie Hullinger, John Thomasson | |
| 05:24 | Clemson | Joe Reed shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 13-19 |
| 05:22 | Clemson | Joe Reed pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-19 |
| 05:14 | Clemson | Charles Latson is fouled on the floor by Bill Lewis - foul #2 on Bill Lewis, team foul #7 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Alabama | Calvin Beresky (SG), Eric James (SF), Michael Francis (PF) Bill Lewis, Oscar Perkins, Robert Castaldo | |
| Subs | Clemson | Willie Hullinger (SF) Phillip Dickens | |
| 05:14 | Clemson | Charles Latson makes the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 05:14 | Clemson | Charles Latson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-21 |
| 04:54 | Alabama | Eric James clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 13-21 |
| 04:52 | Clemson | Willie Hullinger pulls down the rebound | 13-21 |
| 04:36 | Clemson | Willie Hullinger hits a wide open floater from the left wing | 13-23 |
| 04:23 | Alabama | Michael Francis misses badly on a floater from the left side | 13-23 |
| 04:21 | Clemson | Bill Cabral snags the defensive board | 13-23 |
| 04:08 | Clemson | Joe Reed knocks in the fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by Michael Francis - foul #2 on Michael Francis, team foul #8 | 13-25 |
| Subs | Alabama | Oscar Perkins (SG), Robert Castaldo (PF) Kyle Carter, Michael Francis | |
| Subs | Clemson | Phillip Dickens (PF), John Thomasson (C) Charles Latson, Bill Cabral | |
| 04:08 | Clemson | Joe Reed makes the free throw | 13-26 |
| 03:58 | Alabama | Eric James hits a jump hook near the basket | 15-26 |
| 03:52 | Clemson | Mark Clayborn blocks the short jumper by Joe Reed | 15-26 |
| 03:51 | Clemson | Willie Hullinger tips it in | 15-28 |
| 03:25 | Alabama | Eric James hits a jumper from the left block | 17-28 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Calvin Beresky (fresh) SG - Oscar Perkins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric James (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Castaldo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Clayborn (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Lester Stump (fairly fresh) SG - Joe Reed (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Willie Hullinger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Phillip Dickens (fresh) C - John Thomasson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:19 | Clemson | John Thomasson misses the driving attempt from the right block | 17-28 |
| 03:18 | Alabama | Eric James snags the defensive board | 17-28 |
| 03:03 | Alabama | Mark Clayborn is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Mark Clayborn, team foul #9 | 17-28 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kyle Carter (PG), Bill Lewis (SG), Robert Henry (PF) Calvin Beresky, Eric James, Mark Clayborn | |
| Subs | Clemson | Gilbert Washington (PG), Charles Latson (SG), Bill Cabral (PF) Lester Stump, Joe Reed, Willie Hullinger | |
| 02:43 | Clemson | Gilbert Washington comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-28 |
| 02:41 | Clemson | Phillip Dickens pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-28 |
| 02:27 | Clemson | Gilbert Washington works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left wing | 17-31 |
| 02:01 | Alabama | Kyle Carter is hacked by John Thomasson - foul #1 on John Thomasson, team foul #8 | 17-31 |
| Subs | Alabama | Eric James (SF), Michael Francis (C) Oscar Perkins, Robert Castaldo | |
| Subs | Clemson | Willie Hullinger (SF), Anthony Henton (C) Phillip Dickens, John Thomasson | |
| 02:01 | Alabama | Kyle Carter makes the 1st free throw | 18-31 |
| 02:01 | Alabama | Kyle Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 19-31 |
| 01:46 | Clemson | Bill Cabral is hacked by Robert Henry - foul #3 on Robert Henry, team foul #10 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Alabama | Mark Clayborn (C) Robert Henry | |
| Subs | Clemson | Joe Reed (PF) Anthony Henton | |
| 01:46 | Clemson | Bill Cabral makes the 1st free throw | 19-32 |
| 01:46 | Clemson | Bill Cabral misses the 2nd free throw | 19-32 |
| 01:46 | Alabama | Mark Clayborn grabs the defensive rebound | 19-32 |
| 01:23 | Alabama | Michael Francis can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Bill Cabral - foul #2 on Bill Cabral, team foul #9 | 19-32 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Phillip Dickens (PF), John Thomasson (C) Joe Reed, Bill Cabral | |
| 01:23 | Alabama | Michael Francis misses the 1st free throw | 19-32 |
| 01:23 | Alabama | Michael Francis makes the 2nd free throw | 20-32 |
| 01:07 | Clemson | John Thomasson can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 20-32 |
| 01:05 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Kyle Carter | 20-32 |
| 00:45 | Alabama | Mark Clayborn banks in the layup | 22-32 |
| 00:36 | Clemson | Charles Latson hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kyle Carter - foul #1 on Kyle Carter, team foul #11 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Alabama | Calvin Beresky (PG), Oscar Perkins (SF) Kyle Carter, Eric James | |
| Subs | Clemson | Joe Reed (PF), Bill Cabral (C) Phillip Dickens, John Thomasson | |
| 00:36 | Clemson | Charles Latson misses the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 00:36 | Clemson | Charles Latson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 00:25 | Alabama | Michael Francis misses long on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Joe Reed - foul #1 on Joe Reed, team foul #10 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Castaldo (C) Mark Clayborn | |
| Subs | Clemson | Anthony Henton (SG) Charles Latson | |
| 00:25 | Alabama | Michael Francis misses the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 00:25 | Alabama | Michael Francis makes the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 00:05 | Clemson | Oscar Perkins takes the ball from Anthony Henton | 23-33 |
| 00:01 | Alabama | Bill Lewis misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 23-33 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | The clock runs out | 23-33 |