| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ronald Ervin (fresh) SG - Thomas Schneider (fresh) SF - Patrick Kitchens (fresh) PF - David Slocum (fresh) C - Joel Curry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Joe Richardson (fresh) SG - Ardian Zehrer (fresh) SF - Henry Moncada (fresh) PF - Derrick Overton (fresh) C - Larry Langley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Canisius | Larry Langley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Canisius | Ardian Zehrer hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-3 |
| 19:32 | Clemson | David Slocum buries a shot from close range | 2-3 |
| 19:27 | Canisius | Joe Richardson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-3 |
| 19:26 | Clemson | Joel Curry grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 19:13 | Clemson | Joel Curry clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 2-3 |
| 19:11 | Clemson | Ronald Ervin hits the follow up shot | 4-3 |
| 18:52 | Canisius | Derrick Overton hits a turnaround from the right block | 4-5 |
| 18:38 | Clemson | Thomas Schneider is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Thomas Schneider, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 18:19 | Canisius | Derrick Overton can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 4-5 |
| 18:18 | Clemson | Thomas Schneider pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 18:14 | Clemson | Patrick Kitchens lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Schneider | 6-5 |
| 18:00 | Canisius | Patrick Kitchens steals the ball from Henry Moncada | 6-5 |
| 17:46 | Clemson | Joel Curry's pass is intercepted by Henry Moncada | 6-5 |
| 17:26 | Canisius | Derrick Overton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 17:25 | Clemson | Ronald Ervin snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 17:08 | Clemson | David Slocum is fouled on the floor by Henry Moncada - foul #1 on Henry Moncada, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Clemson | Louis Shafer (PG), Barry Wright (SG), Robert Lane (SF), Anthony Garrett (PF), Steven Rogers (C) Ronald Ervin, Thomas Schneider, Patrick Kitchens, David Slocum, Joel Curry | |
| Subs | Canisius | Howard Martino (PG), Robert Correll (SG), Tony Carlson (SF), Stanley Sturdivant (PF), Eugene Lehner (C) Joe Richardson, Ardian Zehrer, Henry Moncada, Derrick Overton, Larry Langley | |
| 16:56 | Clemson | Louis Shafer scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Lane | 9-5 |
| 16:38 | Canisius | The jump hook by Robert Correll is blocked by Anthony Garrett | 9-5 |
| 16:36 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Steven Rogers | 9-5 |
| 16:11 | Clemson | Louis Shafer hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 11-5 |
| 16:05 | Canisius | Eugene Lehner connects on the runner from the right block set up by Tony Carlson | 11-7 |
| 15:54 | Clemson | Louis Shafer hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 11-7 |
| 15:52 | Canisius | Tony Carlson gets the rebound | 11-7 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Louis Shafer (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Barry Wright (fresh) SF - Robert Lane (fresh) PF - Anthony Garrett (fresh) C - Steven Rogers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Howard Martino (fresh) SG - Robert Correll (fresh) SF - Tony Carlson (fresh) PF - Stanley Sturdivant (fresh) C - Eugene Lehner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Canisius | Howard Martino misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 11-7 |
| 15:46 | Canisius | Robert Correll snags the offensive board | 11-7 |
| 15:35 | Canisius | Robert Correll misses the floater from the left side | 11-7 |
| 15:34 | Clemson | Barry Wright pulls down the rebound | 11-7 |
| 15:29 | Clemson | Anthony Garrett drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Lane and he's fouled by Stanley Sturdivant - foul #1 on Stanley Sturdivant, team foul #2 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Ervin (PG), Thomas Schneider (SG), Patrick Kitchens (SF), Joel Curry (C) Louis Shafer, Barry Wright, Robert Lane, Steven Rogers | |
| Subs | Canisius | Nicky Babb (SG), Henry Moncada (SF), Derrick Overton (PF) Robert Correll, Stanley Sturdivant, Eugene Lehner | |
| 15:29 | Clemson | Anthony Garrett makes the free throw | 14-7 |
| 15:06 | Canisius | Howard Martino is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Howard Martino, team foul #3 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Slocum (PF) Anthony Garrett | |
| Subs | Canisius | Joe Richardson (PG), Ardian Zehrer (SG) Howard Martino, Nicky Babb | |
| 14:56 | Clemson | Thomas Schneider misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-7 |
| 14:54 | Clemson | David Slocum pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-7 |
| 14:40 | Clemson | David Slocum hits the finger roll set up by Ronald Ervin | 16-7 |
| 14:19 | Canisius | Ardian Zehrer is called for traveling | 16-7 |
| Subs | Clemson | Louis Shafer (PG), Barry Wright (SG), Robert Lane (SF) Ronald Ervin, Thomas Schneider, Patrick Kitchens | |
| Subs | Canisius | Stanley Sturdivant (C) Tony Carlson | |
| 13:56 | Clemson | David Slocum connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Robert Lane and the foul's on Henry Moncada - foul #2 on Henry Moncada, team foul #4 | 18-7 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Ervin (PG), Thomas Schneider (SG), Patrick Kitchens (C) Louis Shafer, Barry Wright, Joel Curry | |
| Subs | Canisius | Eugene Lehner (C) Henry Moncada | |
| 13:56 | Clemson | David Slocum makes the free throw | 19-7 |
| 13:39 | Canisius | Stanley Sturdivant is whistled for traveling | 19-7 |
| Subs | Clemson | Louis Shafer (PG), Joel Curry (C) Ronald Ervin, Patrick Kitchens | |
| Subs | Canisius | Howard Martino (PG), Robert Correll (SG), Larry Langley (C) Joe Richardson, Ardian Zehrer, Derrick Overton | |
| 13:25 | Clemson | Robert Lane lays it up and in set up by Joel Curry and the foul's on Larry Langley - foul #1 on Larry Langley, team foul #5 | 21-7 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Ervin (SG), Patrick Kitchens (PF) Thomas Schneider, David Slocum | |
| Subs | Canisius | Tony Carlson (SF) Eugene Lehner | |
| 13:25 | Clemson | Robert Lane makes the free throw | 22-7 |
| 13:07 | Canisius | Tony Carlson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-10 |
| 12:51 | Clemson | Joel Curry hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Ronald Ervin | 24-10 |
| 12:47 | Canisius | Robert Lane picks off the pass by Larry Langley | 24-10 |
| 12:35 | Clemson | Robert Correll steals it from Joel Curry | 24-10 |
| 12:14 | Canisius | Howard Martino hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 24-10 |
| 12:12 | Canisius | Larry Langley tips it but misses | 24-10 |
| 12:11 | Canisius | Larry Langley tips it in | 24-12 |
| 12:07 | Clemson | Patrick Kitchens comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-12 |
| 12:05 | Clemson | Patrick Kitchens tips it home | 26-12 |
| 11:53 | Canisius | Louis Shafer steals it from Tony Carlson | 26-12 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Louis Shafer (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ronald Ervin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Lane (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Patrick Kitchens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Joel Curry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Howard Martino (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Correll (fairly fresh) SF - Tony Carlson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stanley Sturdivant (fairly fresh) C - Larry Langley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Clemson | Ronald Ervin's layup is rejected by Larry Langley | 26-12 |
| 11:37 | Canisius | Tony Carlson snags the defensive board | 26-12 |
| 11:32 | Canisius | Tony Carlson scores on a 3 from the left corner | 26-15 |
| 11:17 | Clemson | Robert Lane is fouled on the floor by Tony Carlson - foul #1 on Tony Carlson, team foul #6 | 26-15 |
| Subs | Clemson | Barry Wright (SG), Thomas Schneider (SF), Anthony Garrett (PF), David Slocum (C) Ronald Ervin, Robert Lane, Patrick Kitchens, Joel Curry | |
| Subs | Canisius | Joe Richardson (PG), Ardian Zehrer (SG), Derrick Overton (PF), Eugene Lehner (C) Howard Martino, Robert Correll, Stanley Sturdivant, Larry Langley | |
| 11:03 | Clemson | Barry Wright is hacked by Joe Richardson - foul #1 on Joe Richardson, team foul #7 | 26-15 |
| 11:03 | Clemson | Barry Wright misses the 1st free throw | 26-15 |
| 11:03 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to David Slocum | 26-15 |
| 10:58 | Clemson | David Slocum clanks a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Eugene Lehner - foul #1 on Eugene Lehner, team foul #8 | 26-15 |
| Subs | Clemson | Patrick Kitchens (SF) Barry Wright | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 10:58 | Clemson | David Slocum misses the 1st free throw | 26-15 |
| 10:58 | Clemson | David Slocum makes the 2nd free throw | 27-15 |
| 10:43 | Canisius | Derrick Overton hits a fadeaway in the lane | 27-17 |
| 10:23 | Clemson | David Slocum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-17 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Ervin (PG), Joel Curry (C) Louis Shafer, Anthony Garrett | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 10:07 | Canisius | David Slocum is called for the reach on Derrick Overton - foul #1 on David Slocum, team foul #2 | 27-17 |
| Subs | Clemson | Louis Shafer (PG), Barry Wright (SG) Ronald Ervin, Patrick Kitchens | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 09:45 | Canisius | Eugene Lehner drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Derrick Overton | 27-19 |
| 09:40 | Clemson | Joe Richardson is called for the reach on Thomas Schneider - foul #2 on Joe Richardson, team foul #9 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Ervin (PG), Patrick Kitchens (SF), Steven Rogers (C) Louis Shafer, Barry Wright, Joel Curry | |
| Subs | Canisius | Nicky Babb (PG) Joe Richardson | |
| 09:40 | Clemson | Thomas Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 09:40 | Clemson | Thomas Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 29-19 |
| 09:28 | Canisius | Tony Carlson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 29-19 |
| 09:27 | Canisius | Nicky Babb gets the offensive rebound | 29-19 |
| 09:20 | Canisius | Steven Rogers steps in front of the Eugene Lehner pass | 29-19 |
| 09:14 | Clemson | Patrick Kitchens knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Steven Rogers | 31-19 |
| 09:09 | Canisius | Ardian Zehrer hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 31-19 |
| 09:08 | Clemson | David Slocum gets the rebound | 31-19 |
| 08:42 | Clemson | David Slocum misses the easy layup | 31-19 |
| 08:41 | Canisius | Tony Carlson grabs the board | 31-19 |
| 08:37 | Canisius | Nicky Babb can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 31-19 |
| 08:35 | Canisius | Tony Carlson pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-19 |
| 08:09 | Canisius | Tony Carlson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 31-19 |
| 08:08 | Clemson | Patrick Kitchens snags the defensive board | 31-19 |
| 07:48 | Clemson | Ronald Ervin misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Nicky Babb - foul #1 on Nicky Babb, team foul #10 | 31-19 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Lane (SF), Joel Curry (C) Patrick Kitchens, Steven Rogers | |
| Subs | Canisius | Howard Martino (PG), Robert Correll (SG), Stanley Sturdivant (SF), Larry Langley (C) Nicky Babb, Ardian Zehrer, Tony Carlson, Eugene Lehner | |
| 07:48 | Clemson | Ronald Ervin makes the 1st free throw | 32-19 |
| 07:48 | Clemson | Ronald Ervin misses the 2nd free throw | 32-19 |
| 07:48 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Derrick Overton | 32-19 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ronald Ervin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Schneider (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Lane (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Slocum (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Curry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Howard Martino (fresh) SG - Robert Correll (fresh) SF - Stanley Sturdivant (fresh) PF - Derrick Overton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Larry Langley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Canisius | Ronald Ervin steals the ball from Howard Martino in the backcourt | 32-19 |
| 07:28 | Clemson | Joel Curry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-19 |
| Subs | Clemson | Louis Shafer (PG) Ronald Ervin | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 07:09 | Canisius | Larry Langley misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-19 |
| 07:08 | Clemson | Louis Shafer snags the defensive board | 32-19 |
| 06:49 | Clemson | David Slocum banks in the layup set up by Thomas Schneider | 34-19 |
| 06:41 | Canisius | Stanley Sturdivant evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-19 |
| 06:39 | Clemson | Louis Shafer grabs the board | 34-19 |
| 06:24 | Clemson | Louis Shafer is whistled for traveling | 34-19 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Ervin (PG), Barry Wright (SG), Patrick Kitchens (SF) Louis Shafer, Thomas Schneider, Robert Lane | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 06:04 | Canisius | Larry Langley clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-19 |
| 06:03 | Canisius | The offensive rebound goes to Derrick Overton | 34-19 |
| 05:46 | Canisius | Howard Martino misses the wide open 3 from straight away | 34-19 |
| 05:45 | Clemson | Patrick Kitchens pulls down the rebound | 34-19 |
| 05:28 | Clemson | Barry Wright can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Robert Correll - foul #1 on Robert Correll, team foul #11 | 34-19 |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Schneider (SG), Robert Lane (SF), Anthony Garrett (PF) Ronald Ervin, Patrick Kitchens, David Slocum | |
| Subs | Canisius | Nicky Babb (PG), Ardian Zehrer (SG), Tony Carlson (SF) Howard Martino, Robert Correll, Stanley Sturdivant | |
| 05:28 | Clemson | Barry Wright makes the 1st free throw | 35-19 |
| 05:28 | Clemson | Barry Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 36-19 |
| 05:09 | Canisius | Ardian Zehrer comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-19 |
| 05:07 | Clemson | Barry Wright pulls down the rebound | 36-19 |
| 04:45 | Clemson | Barry Wright misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-19 |
| 04:44 | Canisius | Derrick Overton grabs the defensive rebound | 36-19 |
| 04:39 | Canisius | Ardian Zehrer misses the 3 from the right wing | 36-19 |
| 04:38 | Canisius | Larry Langley tips it in | 36-21 |
| 04:24 | Clemson | Anthony Garrett makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Barry Wright | 38-21 |
| 04:05 | Canisius | Tony Carlson misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Lane - foul #1 on Robert Lane, team foul #3 | 38-21 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Ervin (PG), Patrick Kitchens (SF), David Slocum (PF) Barry Wright, Robert Lane, Anthony Garrett | |
| Subs | Canisius | Stanley Sturdivant (PF), Eugene Lehner (C) Derrick Overton, Larry Langley | |
| 04:05 | Canisius | Tony Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 38-22 |
| 04:05 | Canisius | Tony Carlson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-22 |
| 04:05 | Clemson | Joel Curry pulls down the rebound | 38-22 |
| 03:58 | Clemson | David Slocum hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Stanley Sturdivant - foul #2 on Stanley Sturdivant, team foul #12 | 38-22 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Joe Richardson (PG), Howard Martino (SG), Henry Moncada (SF) Nicky Babb, Ardian Zehrer, Tony Carlson | |
| 03:58 | Clemson | David Slocum makes the 1st free throw | 39-22 |
| 03:58 | Clemson | David Slocum makes the 2nd free throw | 40-22 |
| 03:42 | Canisius | Stanley Sturdivant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-22 |
| Subs | Clemson | Louis Shafer (PG) Thomas Schneider | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Louis Shafer (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ronald Ervin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Kitchens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Slocum (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Curry (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Joe Richardson (fresh) SG - Howard Martino (fresh) SF - Henry Moncada (fresh) PF - Stanley Sturdivant (fresh) C - Eugene Lehner (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:16 | Clemson | Louis Shafer clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-22 |
| 03:14 | Clemson | Joel Curry pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-22 |
| 02:56 | Clemson | Ronald Ervin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-22 |
| 02:54 | Canisius | Stanley Sturdivant snags the defensive board | 40-22 |
| 02:50 | Canisius | Henry Moncada misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-22 |
| 02:49 | Canisius | The offensive rebound goes to Stanley Sturdivant | 40-22 |
| 02:34 | Canisius | Stanley Sturdivant blows the layup but he's fouled by Louis Shafer - foul #1 on Louis Shafer, team foul #4 | 40-22 |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Schneider (SG), Anthony Garrett (PF) Louis Shafer, Joel Curry | |
| Subs | Canisius | Ardian Zehrer (SG), Tony Carlson (C) Howard Martino, Eugene Lehner | |
| 02:34 | Canisius | Stanley Sturdivant misses the 1st free throw | 40-22 |
| 02:34 | Canisius | Stanley Sturdivant makes the 2nd free throw | 40-23 |
| 02:16 | Clemson | Patrick Kitchens hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Henry Moncada - foul #3 on Henry Moncada, team foul #13 | 40-23 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Robert Correll (SF), Derrick Overton (PF) Henry Moncada, Stanley Sturdivant | |
| 02:16 | Clemson | Patrick Kitchens misses the 1st free throw | 40-23 |
| 02:16 | Clemson | Patrick Kitchens misses the 2nd free throw | 40-23 |
| 02:16 | Canisius | Derrick Overton pulls down the rebound | 40-23 |
| 02:06 | Canisius | Tony Carlson connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Ardian Zehrer | 40-25 |
| 01:45 | Clemson | Ronald Ervin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-25 |
| Subs | Clemson | Louis Shafer (PG), Robert Lane (SF), Joel Curry (C) Ronald Ervin, Patrick Kitchens, Anthony Garrett | |
| Subs | Canisius | Nicky Babb (PG), Eugene Lehner (C) Joe Richardson, Derrick Overton | |
| 01:32 | Canisius | Tony Carlson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Slocum - foul #2 on David Slocum, team foul #5 | 40-25 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Ervin (PG), Patrick Kitchens (PF) Louis Shafer, David Slocum | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 01:32 | Canisius | Tony Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 40-26 |
| 01:32 | Canisius | Tony Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-27 |
| 01:08 | Clemson | Joel Curry hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Lane | 42-27 |
| 01:03 | Canisius | Eugene Lehner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-27 |
| Subs | Clemson | Louis Shafer (PG), David Slocum (PF) Ronald Ervin, Robert Lane | |
| Subs | Canisius | Howard Martino (PG), Stanley Sturdivant (PF) Nicky Babb, Ardian Zehrer | |
| 00:37 | Clemson | David Slocum connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Joel Curry | 44-27 |
| 00:31 | Canisius | Tony Carlson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the right wing | 44-27 |
| 00:29 | Clemson | The rebound goes to David Slocum | 44-27 |
| 00:01 | Clemson | Howard Martino steals the ball from Joel Curry | 44-27 |
| 00:00 | Canisius | Howard Martino hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 44-27 |