| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ronald Ervin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Schneider (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Kitchens (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joel Curry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Slocum (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Arthur Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Arthur Avelar (fresh) PF - Richard Slover (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Arthur Avelar inbounds the ball | 38-25 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Illinois State | Arthur Avelar comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-25 |
| 19:40 | Clemson | Patrick Kitchens pulls down the rebound | 38-25 |
| 19:23 | Clemson | David Slocum hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from the left block | 38-25 |
| 19:22 | Clemson | Patrick Kitchens grabs the offensive rebound | 38-25 |
| 19:04 | Clemson | David Slocum is open and lays it up and in | 40-25 |
| 18:49 | Illinois State | Arthur Avelar misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-25 |
| 18:48 | Illinois State | Arthur Avelar snags the offensive board | 40-25 |
| 18:40 | Illinois State | Cecil Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-25 |
| Subs | Clemson | Louis Shafer (PG), Wei-Quo Hou (SG), Robert Lane (SF) Ronald Ervin, Thomas Schneider, David Slocum | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dale Becker (SF), Edwin Butler (PF), Charles Mullins (C) Arthur Avelar, Richard Slover, Ronald Taylor | |
| 18:37 | Clemson | Robert Lane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-25 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Slocum (C) Robert Lane | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 18:28 | Illinois State | Cecil Brown misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Patrick Kitchens - foul #1 on Patrick Kitchens, team foul #1 | 40-25 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Ervin (PG), Robert Lane (SF) Louis Shafer, David Slocum | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herbert Donaldson (SG) Arthur Jacobs | |
| 18:28 | Illinois State | Cecil Brown makes the 1st free throw | 40-26 |
| 18:28 | Illinois State | Cecil Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 40-27 |
| 18:12 | Clemson | Wei-Quo Hou makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ronald Ervin | 42-27 |
| 17:58 | Illinois State | Wei-Quo Hou is called for the reach on Herbert Donaldson - foul #1 on Wei-Quo Hou, team foul #2 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Clemson | Louis Shafer (PG), Thomas Schneider (SG), David Slocum (C) Ronald Ervin, Wei-Quo Hou, Robert Lane | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Arthur Jacobs (PG) Cecil Brown | |
| 17:39 | Illinois State | Arthur Jacobs is fouled on the floor by Joel Curry - foul #3 on Joel Curry, team foul #3 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Ervin (PG), Anthony Garrett (PF) Louis Shafer, Joel Curry | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Arthur Avelar (SF), Richard Slover (PF), Ronald Taylor (C) Dale Becker, Edwin Butler, Charles Mullins | |
| 17:23 | Illinois State | Richard Slover clanks a 3 from the left corner | 42-27 |
| 17:21 | Clemson | David Slocum snags the defensive board | 42-27 |
| 17:03 | Clemson | David Slocum makes the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ronald Ervin | 44-27 |
| 16:52 | Illinois State | Herbert Donaldson scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Arthur Jacobs | 44-29 |
| 16:50 | Clemson | Patrick Kitchens is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 44-29 |
| Subs | Clemson | Louis Shafer (PG), Wei-Quo Hou (SG), Robert Lane (SF) Ronald Ervin, Thomas Schneider, Anthony Garrett | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Cecil Brown (SG), Edgar Richardson (SF), Edwin Butler (PF), Charles Mullins (C) Herbert Donaldson, Arthur Avelar, Richard Slover, Ronald Taylor | |
| 16:33 | Illinois State | Louis Shafer steals the ball from Arthur Jacobs | 44-29 |
| 16:08 | Clemson | Robert Lane comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 44-29 |
| 16:07 | Clemson | David Slocum misses the tip | 44-29 |
| 16:05 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Arthur Jacobs | 44-29 |
| 15:47 | Illinois State | Cecil Brown knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 44-32 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Louis Shafer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wei-Quo Hou (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Lane (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Slocum (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. C - Patrick Kitchens (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Arthur Jacobs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cecil Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edgar Richardson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edwin Butler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Mullins (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Clemson | Edgar Richardson is called for the reach on Robert Lane in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edgar Richardson, team foul #1 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Ervin (PG), Thomas Schneider (SG), Anthony Garrett (SF), Joel Curry (PF) Louis Shafer, Wei-Quo Hou, Robert Lane, Patrick Kitchens | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dale Becker (PG), Wayne Keaton (SG), Arthur Avelar (SF), Richard Slover (PF), Ronald Taylor (C) Arthur Jacobs, Cecil Brown, Edgar Richardson, Edwin Butler, Charles Mullins | |
| 15:28 | Clemson | Thomas Schneider misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 44-32 |
| 15:27 | Clemson | Anthony Garrett hits the follow up shot | 46-32 |
| 15:04 | Illinois State | Dale Becker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-32 |
| 15:02 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Anthony Garrett | 46-32 |
| 14:56 | Clemson | Joel Curry makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Schneider | 48-32 |
| 14:49 | Illinois State | Wayne Keaton is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Wayne Keaton, team foul #2 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Lane (SF), Patrick Kitchens (C) Anthony Garrett, David Slocum | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Arthur Jacobs (PG), Herbert Donaldson (SG) Wayne Keaton, Arthur Avelar | |
| 14:20 | Clemson | Robert Lane misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Dale Becker - foul #2 on Dale Becker, team foul #3 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Cecil Brown (PG), Arthur Avelar (SF), Edgar Richardson (PF) Arthur Jacobs, Dale Becker, Richard Slover | |
| 14:20 | Clemson | Robert Lane makes the 1st free throw | 49-32 |
| 14:20 | Clemson | Robert Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 50-32 |
| 13:57 | Illinois State | Herbert Donaldson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-32 |
| 13:56 | Clemson | Ronald Ervin grabs the board | 50-32 |
| 13:54 | Clemson | Patrick Kitchens is fouled in the backcourt by Cecil Brown - foul #2 on Cecil Brown, team foul #4 | 50-32 |
| Subs | Clemson | Louis Shafer (PG), David Slocum (C) Ronald Ervin, Robert Lane | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Edwin Butler (C) Ronald Taylor | |
| 13:37 | Clemson | David Slocum misses the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Edwin Butler - foul #3 on Edwin Butler, team foul #5 | 50-32 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Ervin (SG) Thomas Schneider | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Arthur Jacobs (PG), Charles Mullins (C) Herbert Donaldson, Edgar Richardson | |
| 13:37 | Clemson | David Slocum makes the 1st free throw | 51-32 |
| 13:37 | Clemson | David Slocum makes the 2nd free throw | 52-32 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 13:22 | Illinois State | Edwin Butler comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-32 |
| 13:20 | Illinois State | Edwin Butler hits the follow up shot | 52-34 |
| 12:59 | Clemson | David Slocum misses short on a shot in the paint | 52-34 |
| 12:58 | Clemson | David Slocum tips it home | 54-34 |
| 12:37 | Illinois State | Cecil Brown misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 54-34 |
| 12:35 | Clemson | David Slocum grabs the board | 54-34 |
| 12:30 | Clemson | David Slocum hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Louis Shafer | 56-34 |
| 12:08 | Illinois State | Cecil Brown is fouled on the floor by Louis Shafer - foul #1 on Louis Shafer, team foul #4 | 56-34 |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Schneider (SG), Robert Lane (SF), Steven Rogers (C) Louis Shafer, Patrick Kitchens, David Slocum | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herbert Donaldson (PG), Dale Becker (SG), Edgar Richardson (SF), Richard Slover (PF), Ronald Taylor (C) Arthur Jacobs, Cecil Brown, Arthur Avelar, Edwin Butler, Charles Mullins | |
| 11:53 | Illinois State | Edgar Richardson misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 56-34 |
| 11:52 | Illinois State | Ronald Taylor tips it but misses | 56-34 |
| 11:50 | Illinois State | Ronald Taylor tips it in | 56-36 |
| 11:24 | Clemson | Ronald Ervin misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 56-36 |
| 11:22 | Clemson | Joel Curry gets the offensive rebound | 56-36 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ronald Ervin (tiring) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Schneider (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Lane (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joel Curry (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Rogers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Herbert Donaldson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Dale Becker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edgar Richardson (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Slover (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Clemson | Robert Lane hits a jump hook from close range set up by Thomas Schneider and he's fouled by Edgar Richardson - foul #4 on Edgar Richardson, team foul #6 | 58-36 |
| Subs | Clemson | Louis Shafer (PG), David Slocum (C) Ronald Ervin, Steven Rogers | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Arthur Jacobs (PG), Cecil Brown (SG), Arthur Avelar (SF) Herbert Donaldson, Dale Becker, Edgar Richardson | |
| 11:09 | Clemson | Robert Lane makes the free throw | 59-36 |
| 10:54 | Illinois State | Cecil Brown loses the dribble to Robert Lane | 59-36 |
| 10:50 | Clemson | Louis Shafer lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Lane | 61-36 |
| 10:34 | Illinois State | Richard Slover knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-39 |
| 10:20 | Clemson | David Slocum is fouled on the floor by Richard Slover - foul #1 on Richard Slover, team foul #7 | 61-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Ervin (PG), Patrick Kitchens (SF) Louis Shafer, Robert Lane | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 10:20 | Clemson | David Slocum misses the 1st free throw | 61-39 |
| 10:20 | Illinois State | Richard Slover gets the rebound | 61-39 |
| 10:03 | Illinois State | Arthur Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 61-39 |
| 10:02 | Clemson | David Slocum gets the rebound | 61-39 |
| 10:00 | Clemson | Arthur Avelar steals the ball from Patrick Kitchens in the backcourt | 61-39 |
| 09:50 | Illinois State | Cecil Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | Louis Shafer (PG), Anthony Garrett (SF) Ronald Ervin, David Slocum | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herbert Donaldson (SG), Edwin Butler (C) Cecil Brown, Ronald Taylor | |
| 09:33 | Clemson | Patrick Kitchens hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Louis Shafer | 63-39 |
| 09:24 | Illinois State | Arthur Avelar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Ervin (PG), David Slocum (C) Louis Shafer, Anthony Garrett | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dale Becker (SF), Charles Mullins (C) Arthur Avelar, Richard Slover | |
| 09:06 | Clemson | David Slocum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | Wei-Quo Hou (SG), Anthony Garrett (SF) Thomas Schneider, David Slocum | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Cecil Brown (SG) Arthur Jacobs | |
| 08:48 | Illinois State | Ronald Ervin steps in front of the Charles Mullins pass | 63-39 |
| 08:45 | Clemson | Wei-Quo Hou blows the layup | 63-39 |
| 08:44 | Illinois State | Charles Mullins pulls down the rebound | 63-39 |
| 08:40 | Illinois State | Cecil Brown can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 63-39 |
| 08:38 | Illinois State | Charles Mullins grabs the offensive board | 63-39 |
| 08:17 | Illinois State | Herbert Donaldson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-39 |
| 08:16 | Clemson | Anthony Garrett gets the rebound | 63-39 |
| 08:14 | Clemson | Ronald Ervin is fouled in the backcourt by Herbert Donaldson - foul #1 on Herbert Donaldson, team foul #8 | 63-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Schneider (SG), Robert Lane (SF), David Slocum (C) Wei-Quo Hou, Anthony Garrett, Patrick Kitchens | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Arthur Jacobs (PG), Arthur Avelar (SF), Richard Slover (PF), Ronald Taylor (C) Herbert Donaldson, Dale Becker, Charles Mullins, Edwin Butler | |
| 08:14 | Clemson | Ronald Ervin makes the 1st free throw | 64-39 |
| 08:14 | Clemson | Ronald Ervin makes the 2nd free throw | 65-39 |
| 07:59 | Illinois State | Richard Slover misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-39 |
| 07:57 | Clemson | Robert Lane gets the rebound | 65-39 |
| 07:36 | Clemson | David Slocum drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Lane | 67-39 |
| 07:27 | Illinois State | Richard Slover is denied on a dunk by David Slocum | 67-39 |
| 07:25 | Clemson | David Slocum grabs the defensive rebound | 67-39 |
| 07:23 | Clemson | Ronald Ervin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | Louis Shafer (PG), Patrick Kitchens (SF) Ronald Ervin, Robert Lane | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herbert Donaldson (SG), Edgar Richardson (SF), Edwin Butler (PF), Charles Mullins (C) Arthur Jacobs, Arthur Avelar, Richard Slover, Ronald Taylor | |
| 07:18 | Illinois State | Edwin Butler can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-39 |
| 07:16 | Illinois State | Cecil Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 67-39 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Louis Shafer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Schneider (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Kitchens (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joel Curry (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Slocum (tiring) 26 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Cecil Brown (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herbert Donaldson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Edgar Richardson (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Edwin Butler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Mullins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Illinois State | Cecil Brown misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-39 |
| 07:04 | Illinois State | Herbert Donaldson grabs the offensive rebound | 67-39 |
| 06:54 | Illinois State | Edwin Butler hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Joel Curry - foul #4 on Joel Curry, team foul #5 | 67-41 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dale Becker (SF) Charles Mullins | |
| 06:54 | Illinois State | Edwin Butler misses the free throw | 67-41 |
| 06:54 | Illinois State | Edwin Butler snags the offensive board | 67-41 |
| 06:45 | Illinois State | Dale Becker knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Herbert Donaldson | 67-43 |
| 06:40 | Clemson | David Slocum misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Herbert Donaldson - foul #2 on Herbert Donaldson, team foul #9 | 67-43 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Arthur Jacobs (PG), Wayne Keaton (SG), Ronald Taylor (C) Cecil Brown, Herbert Donaldson, Edwin Butler | |
| 06:40 | Clemson | David Slocum misses the 1st free throw | 67-43 |
| 06:40 | Clemson | David Slocum makes the 2nd free throw | 68-43 |
| 06:20 | Illinois State | 3 seconds is called on Dale Becker | 68-43 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Ervin (PG), Wei-Quo Hou (SG) Louis Shafer, Thomas Schneider | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Cecil Brown (PG), Herbert Donaldson (SG), Edwin Butler (C) Arthur Jacobs, Wayne Keaton, Ronald Taylor | |
| 06:17 | Clemson | Edwin Butler steps in front of the Patrick Kitchens pass in the backcourt | 68-43 |
| 06:11 | Illinois State | Edwin Butler's pass is intercepted by Ronald Ervin | 68-43 |
| 06:07 | Clemson | Ronald Ervin misses the easy layup | 68-43 |
| 06:06 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Cecil Brown | 68-43 |
| 06:02 | Illinois State | Cecil Brown clanks a driving attempt from close range | 68-43 |
| 06:00 | Illinois State | Cecil Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 68-43 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:43 | Illinois State | Herbert Donaldson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Dale Becker | 68-45 |
| 05:24 | Clemson | Edgar Richardson steals it from Wei-Quo Hou | 68-45 |
| 05:10 | Illinois State | Dale Becker makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 68-47 |
| 04:48 | Clemson | Patrick Kitchens misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-47 |
| 04:46 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Edgar Richardson | 68-47 |
| 04:23 | Illinois State | Cecil Brown drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Dale Becker | 68-49 |
| 04:01 | Clemson | Ronald Ervin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Cecil Brown - foul #3 on Cecil Brown, team foul #10 | 68-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Schneider (SG), Robert Lane (SF), Steven Rogers (C) Wei-Quo Hou, Patrick Kitchens, David Slocum | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Mullins (PF) Edgar Richardson | |
| 04:01 | Clemson | Ronald Ervin makes the 1st free throw | 69-49 |
| 04:01 | Clemson | Ronald Ervin makes the 2nd free throw | 70-49 |
| 03:41 | Illinois State | Cecil Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | Louis Shafer (PG), Anthony Garrett (SF) Ronald Ervin, Robert Lane | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Clemson | Anthony Garrett misses the wide open floater from the right side | 70-49 |
| 03:23 | Clemson | Louis Shafer grabs the offensive rebound | 70-49 |
| 03:04 | Clemson | Steven Rogers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Lane (SF), David Slocum (C) Anthony Garrett, Steven Rogers | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Louis Shafer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Schneider (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Lane (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Joel Curry (very tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - David Slocum (tired) 27 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Cecil Brown (tired) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Herbert Donaldson (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Becker (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Charles Mullins (fresh) 3 reb. C - Edwin Butler (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:44 | Illinois State | Herbert Donaldson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Thomas Schneider - foul #2 on Thomas Schneider, team foul #6 | 70-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | Patrick Kitchens (C) David Slocum | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Edgar Richardson (SF) Dale Becker | |
| 02:44 | Illinois State | Herbert Donaldson makes the 1st free throw | 70-50 |
| 02:44 | Illinois State | Herbert Donaldson misses the 2nd free throw | 70-50 |
| 02:44 | Illinois State | Edwin Butler snags the offensive board | 70-50 |
| 02:31 | Illinois State | Edwin Butler can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-50 |
| 02:29 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Thomas Schneider | 70-50 |
| 02:17 | Clemson | Louis Shafer can't connect on an uncontested shot from the right side | 70-50 |
| 02:15 | Illinois State | Edwin Butler gets the rebound | 70-50 |
| 02:12 | Illinois State | Herbert Donaldson's pass is intercepted by Louis Shafer in the backcourt | 70-50 |
| 02:10 | Clemson | Louis Shafer can't throw it down | 70-50 |
| 02:09 | Clemson | Thomas Schneider grabs the offensive board | 70-50 |
| 01:40 | Clemson | Louis Shafer buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Lane | 72-50 |
| 01:27 | Illinois State | Cecil Brown clanks a 3 from the right wing | 72-50 |
| 01:26 | Clemson | Robert Lane gets the rebound | 72-50 |
| 01:20 | Clemson | Louis Shafer is fouled in the backcourt by Herbert Donaldson - foul #3 on Herbert Donaldson, team foul #11 | 72-50 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Slocum (C) Robert Lane | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dale Becker (SF) Edgar Richardson | |
| 01:20 | Clemson | Louis Shafer makes the 1st free throw | 73-50 |
| 01:20 | Clemson | Louis Shafer makes the 2nd free throw | 74-50 |
| 00:58 | Illinois State | Cecil Brown works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Herbert Donaldson | 74-52 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Clemson | Louis Shafer is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Louis Shafer, team foul #7 | 74-52 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Ervin (PG) Louis Shafer | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Illinois State | Charles Mullins hits the finger roll | 74-54 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Ronald Ervin runs out the clock | 74-54 |