| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Howard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Guerrier (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marko Stazenski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Thomas Bender (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Howard (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rob Leland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Erik Curtis (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Streets (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ivan Zygmont (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Erik Curtis inbounds the ball | 27-24 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Clemson | Rob Leland knocks in the floater from the right side | 27-26 |
| 19:15 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 19:14 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski tips it home | 29-26 |
| 18:56 | Clemson | Marko Stazenski steals it from David Streets | 29-26 |
| 18:32 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier is fouled on the floor by Rob Leland - foul #2 on Rob Leland, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| 18:14 | Louisiana State | Ivan Zygmont picks off the pass by Marko Stazenski | 29-26 |
| 17:53 | Clemson | William Howard loses the dribble to Marko Stazenski | 29-26 |
| 17:26 | Louisiana State | John Cornett blows the layup | 29-26 |
| 17:24 | Clemson | William Howard snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 17:18 | Clemson | William Howard misses the jumper from close range | 29-26 |
| 17:16 | Clemson | Erik Curtis grabs the offensive board | 29-26 |
| 17:04 | Clemson | William Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-26 |
| 17:03 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to William Howard | 29-26 |
| 16:40 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont drills a turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by John Cornett - foul #1 on John Cornett, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Carter (PG), Ivan Filipski (SF), Robert Bibler (PF) John Cornett, Robert Guerrier, Marko Stazenski | |
| Subs | Clemson | Daniel Creamer (SF) Erik Curtis | |
| 16:40 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont misses the free throw | 29-28 |
| 16:40 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 16:21 | Louisiana State | William Carter misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-28 |
| 16:19 | Louisiana State | Ivan Filipski snags the offensive board | 29-28 |
| 16:05 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Corey Howard | 31-28 |
| 15:43 | Clemson | William Howard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 15:42 | Clemson | Daniel Creamer tips it home | 31-30 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - William Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ivan Filipski (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Bibler (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Bender (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Howard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rob Leland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Creamer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Streets (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ivan Zygmont (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Daniel Creamer - foul #2 on Daniel Creamer, team foul #2 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG) Corey Howard | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 15:22 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender misses the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 15:22 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender misses the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 15:22 | Clemson | The rebound goes to David Streets | 31-30 |
| 15:00 | Clemson | William Howard scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Daniel Creamer | 31-32 |
| 14:35 | Louisiana State | William Carter misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 31-32 |
| 14:33 | Clemson | David Streets grabs the board | 31-32 |
| 14:31 | Clemson | William Howard is hacked by John Cornett in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Cornett, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Corey Howard (SG), Robert Guerrier (SF) William Carter, Thomas Bender | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 14:10 | Clemson | William Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 14:09 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 13:48 | Louisiana State | John Cornett misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 13:47 | Clemson | Daniel Creamer pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 13:23 | Clemson | William Howard knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Rob Leland | 31-35 |
| 12:56 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler lays it in on a nice dish by John Cornett | 33-35 |
| 12:29 | Clemson | William Howard misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-35 |
| 12:28 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 12:01 | Louisiana State | David Streets steals the ball from Robert Bibler | 33-35 |
| 11:36 | Clemson | Rob Leland is fouled on the floor by Corey Howard - foul #2 on Corey Howard, team foul #3 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Carter (PG), Stanley Smith (SG), Marko Stazenski (PF), Thomas Bender (C) John Cornett, Corey Howard, Robert Bibler, Ivan Filipski | |
| Subs | Clemson | Scott Maynard (SG), Erik Curtis (SF), Michael Murray (PF) Rob Leland, Daniel Creamer, David Streets | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - William Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Smith (fresh) SF - Robert Guerrier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marko Stazenski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. C - Thomas Bender (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Howard (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Maynard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Erik Curtis (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Murray (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ivan Zygmont (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Clemson | William Howard makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Michael Murray | 33-38 |
| 10:50 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender misses short on a runner from close range | 33-38 |
| 10:49 | Clemson | Michael Murray snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 10:25 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont buries a shot from the right wing | 33-40 |
| 10:05 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-40 |
| 10:03 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 09:44 | Clemson | William Howard scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Scott Maynard | 33-43 |
| 09:17 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 33-43 |
| 09:16 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith tips it back up and in | 35-43 |
| 08:47 | Clemson | Michael Murray can't connect on a runner near the basket | 35-43 |
| 08:46 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender gets the rebound | 35-43 |
| 08:28 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Stanley Smith | 38-43 |
| 08:03 | Clemson | William Howard comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 08:01 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 07:35 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by William Carter | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - William Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Guerrier (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Marko Stazenski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. C - Thomas Bender (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Howard (tiring) 21 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Maynard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erik Curtis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Murray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ivan Zygmont (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Clemson | William Howard misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-43 |
| 07:09 | Louisiana State | William Carter pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 06:50 | Louisiana State | William Carter is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on William Carter, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG), Corey Howard (SG), Ivan Filipski (SF), Robert Bibler (PF) William Carter, Stanley Smith, Robert Guerrier, Marko Stazenski | |
| Subs | Clemson | Rob Leland (SG), Daniel Creamer (SF), David Streets (PF) Scott Maynard, Erik Curtis, Michael Murray | |
| 06:32 | Clemson | William Howard misses the 3 from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 06:30 | Clemson | Daniel Creamer snags the offensive board | 40-43 |
| 06:13 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Ivan Filipski - foul #2 on Ivan Filipski, team foul #5 | 40-43 |
| 06:13 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 06:13 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 05:44 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by John Cornett | 43-45 |
| 05:24 | Clemson | Rob Leland is fouled on the floor by Corey Howard - foul #3 on Corey Howard, team foul #6 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski (PF) Thomas Bender | |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Hunt (SG), Michael Murray (C) William Howard, Ivan Zygmont | |
| 05:02 | Clemson | Rob Leland buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Thomas Hunt | 43-48 |
| 04:49 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 43-48 |
| 04:47 | Clemson | David Streets snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 04:42 | Clemson | Thomas Hunt's pass is intercepted by John Cornett | 43-48 |
| 04:38 | Louisiana State | Ivan Filipski lays it in set up by John Cornett | 45-48 |
| 04:20 | Clemson | Robert Bibler takes the ball from Rob Leland | 45-48 |
| 04:02 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 04:01 | Louisiana State | Ivan Filipski gets the offensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 03:34 | Louisiana State | John Cornett misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-48 |
| 03:33 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard grabs the offensive board | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Corey Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ivan Filipski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marko Stazenski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. C - Robert Bibler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Rob Leland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Hunt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Creamer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Streets (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Murray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:14 | Louisiana State | David Streets is called for the reach on Marko Stazenski - foul #2 on David Streets, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Carter (PG), Stanley Smith (SF), Thomas Bender (C) John Cornett, Ivan Filipski, Marko Stazenski | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Howard (PG), Ivan Zygmont (C) Thomas Hunt, David Streets | |
| 02:58 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-48 |
| 02:56 | Clemson | Michael Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 02:56 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG), Robert Guerrier (SF) William Carter, Stanley Smith | |
| Subs | Clemson | Erik Curtis (SF), David Streets (PF) Daniel Creamer, Michael Murray | |
| 02:33 | Clemson | William Howard can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-48 |
| 02:32 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 02:09 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-48 |
| 01:43 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-48 |
| 01:42 | Clemson | Erik Curtis snags the offensive board | 48-48 |
| 01:21 | Clemson | William Howard loses the dribble to Robert Bibler | 48-48 |
| 00:52 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Bender | 51-48 |
| 00:23 | Clemson | William Howard misses the 3 from straight away | 51-48 |
| 00:21 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:19 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender is fouled in the backcourt by Rob Leland - foul #3 on Rob Leland, team foul #4 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski (PF) Robert Bibler | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 00:16 | Louisiana State | William Howard is called for the reach on John Cornett - foul #3 on William Howard, team foul #5 | 51-48 |
| 00:13 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard is fouled on the floor by William Howard - foul #4 on William Howard, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| 00:12 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard is fouled on the floor by Ivan Zygmont - foul #2 on Ivan Zygmont, team foul #7 | 51-48 |
| 00:12 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 00:12 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:06 | Clemson | Robert Guerrier takes the ball from William Howard | 53-48 |
| 00:04 | Louisiana State | John Cornett is hacked by William Howard in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Howard, team foul #8 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith (PG) Marko Stazenski | |
| Subs | Clemson | Scott Maynard (SG) William Howard | |
| 00:04 | Louisiana State | John Cornett makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 00:04 | Louisiana State | John Cornett misses the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 00:04 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender gets the offensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 00:01 | Louisiana State | David Streets is called for the reach on Thomas Bender - foul #3 on David Streets, team foul #9 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski (PF) Robert Guerrier | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 00:01 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:01 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender misses the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:01 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont misses short on a fullcourt shot | 55-48 |