| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Brian Closson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Larry Ossowski (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Buzard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Vegas (fresh) C - Benjamin Woodie (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmy Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Button (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Dawson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Tim Ball (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Nicholas Button inbounds the ball | 34-43 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Xavier | Richard Dawson connects on the jumper in the lane | 34-45 |
| 19:17 | Clemson | Larry Ossowski misses the 3 from the right corner | 34-45 |
| 19:16 | Xavier | Tim Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 34-45 |
| 18:53 | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 34-45 |
| 18:51 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Daniel Vegas | 34-45 |
| 18:31 | Clemson | Brian Closson is hacked by Jimmy Fisher - foul #1 on Jimmy Fisher, team foul #1 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Roy Brown (SF), Kenneth Fox (C) Nicholas Button, Tim Ball | |
| 18:09 | Clemson | Brian Closson clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-45 |
| 18:07 | Clemson | Benjamin Woodie misses the tip | 34-45 |
| 18:05 | Clemson | Daniel Vegas tips it in | 36-45 |
| 17:42 | Xavier | Jeffrey Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 36-45 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Richardson (PF), Herbert Metheny (C) Daniel Vegas, Benjamin Woodie | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:18 | Clemson | Herbert Metheny is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Fisher - foul #2 on Jimmy Fisher, team foul #2 | 36-45 |
| 16:56 | Clemson | Larry Ossowski comes up short on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Richard Dawson - foul #1 on Richard Dawson, team foul #3 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Clemson | Travis Catania (SF) Thomas Buzard | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephan Garland (PG) Jimmy Fisher | |
| 16:56 | Clemson | Larry Ossowski makes the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 16:56 | Clemson | Larry Ossowski makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 16:40 | Xavier | Kenneth Fox makes the jumper from close range set up by Jeffrey Smith | 38-47 |
| 16:12 | Clemson | Travis Catania misses the fadeaway from the left side | 38-47 |
| 16:10 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Travis Catania | 38-47 |
| 15:53 | Clemson | Travis Catania connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from David Richardson | 41-47 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Brian Closson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Larry Ossowski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Catania (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Herbert Metheny (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephan Garland (fresh) 17 pts. SG - Jeffrey Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roy Brown (fresh) PF - Richard Dawson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Fox (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Xavier | Richard Dawson is fouled on the floor by David Richardson - foul #1 on David Richardson, team foul #1 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Buzard (SF), Daniel Vegas (PF), Benjamin Woodie (C) Travis Catania, David Richardson, Herbert Metheny | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher (PG), Nicholas Button (SF) Stephan Garland, Roy Brown | |
| 15:18 | Xavier | Richard Dawson misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Brian Closson - foul #3 on Brian Closson, team foul #2 | 41-47 |
| 15:18 | Xavier | Richard Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 15:18 | Xavier | Richard Dawson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 14:56 | Clemson | Brian Closson connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Larry Ossowski | 44-49 |
| 14:41 | Xavier | Richard Dawson comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 44-49 |
| 14:39 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Dawson | 44-49 |
| 14:21 | Xavier | Jeffrey Smith's dunk attempt is rejected by Daniel Vegas | 44-49 |
| 14:20 | Clemson | Brian Closson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 13:51 | Clemson | Nicholas Button swats the short shot by Benjamin Woodie | 44-49 |
| 13:49 | Clemson | Brian Closson snags the offensive board | 44-49 |
| 13:29 | Clemson | Benjamin Woodie loses the ball out of bounds | 44-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephan Garland (PG), Roy Brown (SF) Jimmy Fisher, Nicholas Button | |
| 13:15 | Xavier | Stephan Garland clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 13:14 | Xavier | Kenneth Fox tips it home | 44-51 |
| 13:04 | Clemson | Kenneth Fox is called for the reach on Brian Closson - foul #1 on Kenneth Fox, team foul #4 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Phillips (SG), David Richardson (PF), Herbert Metheny (C) Larry Ossowski, Daniel Vegas, Benjamin Woodie | |
| Subs | Xavier | Nicholas Button (SF) Roy Brown | |
| 12:42 | Clemson | Ronald Phillips is fouled on the floor by Stephan Garland - foul #2 on Stephan Garland, team foul #5 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Clemson | Travis Catania (SF) Thomas Buzard | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher (PG), Tim Ball (PF) Stephan Garland, Richard Dawson | |
| 12:16 | Clemson | Brian Closson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-51 |
| 12:14 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Tim Ball | 44-51 |
| 12:01 | Xavier | Kenneth Fox can't finish the layup | 44-51 |
| 12:00 | Xavier | Tim Ball grabs the offensive board | 44-51 |
| 11:42 | Xavier | Ronald Phillips steals it from Kenneth Fox | 44-51 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Brian Closson (tiring) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Phillips (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Travis Catania (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Herbert Metheny (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmy Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Smith (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nicholas Button (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tim Ball (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Fox (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Clemson | Brian Closson misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Jimmy Fisher - foul #3 on Jimmy Fisher, team foul #6 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Clemson | Larry Ossowski (SG), Thomas Buzard (SF), Daniel Vegas (PF), Benjamin Woodie (C) Ronald Phillips, Travis Catania, David Richardson, Herbert Metheny | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephan Garland (PG), Raymond Christy (SG), Roy Brown (SF), Richard Dawson (PF) Jimmy Fisher, Jeffrey Smith, Nicholas Button, Tim Ball | |
| 11:20 | Clemson | Brian Closson misses the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 11:20 | Clemson | Brian Closson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 11:01 | Xavier | The pull-up jumper by Stephan Garland is blocked by Benjamin Woodie | 45-51 |
| 11:00 | Xavier | Stephan Garland tips it home | 45-53 |
| 10:38 | Clemson | Thomas Buzard buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Benjamin Woodie | 47-53 |
| 10:23 | Xavier | Richard Dawson misses the shot from the right wing | 47-53 |
| 10:21 | Xavier | Kenneth Fox tips it in | 47-55 |
| 10:03 | Clemson | Brian Closson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-55 |
| 10:02 | Xavier | Kenneth Fox grabs the board | 47-55 |
| 09:40 | Xavier | Stephan Garland connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Raymond Christy | 47-58 |
| 09:20 | Clemson | Raymond Christy is called for the reach on Larry Ossowski - foul #1 on Raymond Christy, team foul #7 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Phillips (SG), David Richardson (PF), Herbert Metheny (C) Brian Closson, Daniel Vegas, Benjamin Woodie | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher (PG), Jeffrey Smith (SG), Nicholas Button (SF), Tim Ball (C) Stephan Garland, Raymond Christy, Roy Brown, Kenneth Fox | |
| 09:20 | Clemson | Larry Ossowski makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 09:20 | Clemson | Larry Ossowski makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 08:59 | Xavier | Richard Dawson misses the turnaround near the basket | 49-58 |
| 08:58 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Thomas Buzard | 49-58 |
| 08:33 | Clemson | Thomas Buzard makes the jump hook from close range set up by Larry Ossowski and the foul's on Tim Ball - foul #2 on Tim Ball, team foul #8 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Clemson | Brian Closson (PG) Larry Ossowski | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kenneth Fox (C) Tim Ball | |
| 08:33 | Clemson | Thomas Buzard makes the free throw | 52-58 |
| 08:18 | Xavier | Herbert Metheny is called for the reach on Jeffrey Smith - foul #3 on Herbert Metheny, team foul #3 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Clemson | Travis Catania (SF) Thomas Buzard | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 08:06 | Xavier | Richard Dawson makes the runner from close range set up by Jimmy Fisher and he's fouled by David Richardson - foul #2 on David Richardson, team foul #4 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Clemson | Daniel Vegas (PF), Benjamin Woodie (C) David Richardson, Herbert Metheny | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephan Garland (PG) Jimmy Fisher | |
| 08:06 | Xavier | Richard Dawson misses the free throw | 52-60 |
| 08:06 | Xavier | Kenneth Fox gets the offensive rebound | 52-60 |
| 07:51 | Xavier | Richard Dawson makes the shot in the lane | 52-62 |
| 07:27 | Clemson | Stephan Garland takes the ball from Brian Closson | 52-62 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Brian Closson (tiring) 13 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Phillips (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Travis Catania (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Vegas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Woodie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephan Garland (fresh) 22 pts. SG - Jeffrey Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nicholas Button (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Dawson (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Fox (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Xavier | Stephan Garland misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 52-62 |
| 07:09 | Clemson | Daniel Vegas pulls down the rebound | 52-62 |
| 06:52 | Clemson | Travis Catania misses the 3 from the left wing | 52-62 |
| 06:51 | Xavier | Kenneth Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 06:35 | Xavier | Kenneth Fox's floater is knocked away by Daniel Vegas | 52-62 |
| 06:34 | Clemson | Travis Catania grabs the defensive rebound | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:16 | Clemson | Brian Closson buries a jumper from the left side set up by Ronald Phillips | 54-62 |
| 06:01 | Xavier | Daniel Vegas denies the turnaround by Richard Dawson | 54-62 |
| 05:59 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Stephan Garland | 54-62 |
| 05:49 | Xavier | Richard Dawson clanks a jumper from the right block | 54-62 |
| 05:47 | Clemson | Daniel Vegas grabs the defensive rebound | 54-62 |
| 05:47 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-62 |
| Subs | Clemson | Larry Ossowski (PG), Thomas Buzard (SF) Brian Closson, Travis Catania | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher (PG), Tim Ball (PF), Ryan Adams (C) Stephan Garland, Richard Dawson, Kenneth Fox | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:18 | Clemson | Daniel Vegas misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 54-62 |
| 05:16 | Xavier | Jeffrey Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 54-62 |
| 05:04 | Xavier | Jeffrey Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Benjamin Woodie - foul #3 on Benjamin Woodie, team foul #5 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Richardson (PF), Herbert Metheny (C) Daniel Vegas, Benjamin Woodie | |
| Subs | Xavier | Roy Brown (SF), Kenneth Fox (C) Nicholas Button, Ryan Adams | |
| 05:04 | Xavier | Jeffrey Smith makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 05:04 | Xavier | Jeffrey Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 05:04 | Clemson | Thomas Buzard snags the defensive board | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:47 | Clemson | Ronald Phillips's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-63 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Raymond Christy (SG), Richard Dawson (PF) Jeffrey Smith, Kenneth Fox | |
| 04:30 | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher is fouled on the floor by Ronald Phillips - foul #1 on Ronald Phillips, team foul #6 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Clemson | Brian Closson (PG) Ronald Phillips | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffrey Smith (SG), Nicholas Button (SF), Kenneth Fox (C) Raymond Christy, Roy Brown, Richard Dawson | |
| 04:12 | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-63 |
| 04:10 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Thomas Buzard | 54-63 |
| 03:48 | Clemson | Brian Closson drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Herbert Metheny and he's hacked by Tim Ball - foul #3 on Tim Ball, team foul #9 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Clemson | Daniel Vegas (PF), Benjamin Woodie (C) David Richardson, Herbert Metheny | |
| Subs | Xavier | Raymond Christy (SG), Roy Brown (SF), Richard Dawson (PF) Jeffrey Smith, Nicholas Button, Tim Ball | |
| 03:48 | Clemson | Brian Closson makes the free throw | 57-63 |
| 03:26 | Xavier | Roy Brown is whistled for traveling | 57-63 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffrey Smith (SG), Nicholas Button (SF), Tim Ball (C) Raymond Christy, Roy Brown, Kenneth Fox | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Brian Closson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Ossowski (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Buzard (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Daniel Vegas (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Benjamin Woodie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmy Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nicholas Button (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Dawson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Tim Ball (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:13 | Clemson | Larry Ossowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-63 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kenneth Fox (C) Tim Ball | |
| 02:50 | Xavier | Kenneth Fox is hacked by Benjamin Woodie - foul #4 on Benjamin Woodie, team foul #7 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephan Garland (PG), Raymond Christy (SG) Jimmy Fisher, Jeffrey Smith | |
| 02:50 | Xavier | Kenneth Fox makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 02:50 | Xavier | Kenneth Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:31 | Clemson | Larry Ossowski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-65 |
| 02:29 | Clemson | Benjamin Woodie misses the tip | 57-65 |
| 02:27 | Xavier | Raymond Christy grabs the defensive rebound | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:58 | Xavier | Kenneth Fox lays it in on a great pass from Stephan Garland and he's fouled by Benjamin Woodie - foul #5 on Benjamin Woodie, team foul #8 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Phillips (SG), Travis Catania (SF), David Richardson (PF), Herbert Metheny (C) Larry Ossowski, Thomas Buzard, Daniel Vegas, Benjamin Woodie | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher (PG), Jeffrey Smith (SG) Stephan Garland, Raymond Christy | |
| 01:58 | Xavier | Kenneth Fox misses the free throw | 57-67 |
| 01:58 | Clemson | David Richardson pulls down the rebound | 57-67 |
| 01:39 | Clemson | Ronald Phillips misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-67 |
| 01:38 | Xavier | Richard Dawson snags the defensive board | 57-67 |
| 01:21 | Xavier | Richard Dawson clanks a shot in the lane | 57-67 |
| 01:20 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Herbert Metheny | 57-67 |
| 01:16 | Clemson | Brian Closson misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 57-67 |
| 01:14 | Clemson | Travis Catania grabs the offensive board | 57-67 |
| 01:09 | Clemson | Jimmy Fisher steals the ball from Travis Catania | 57-67 |
| 00:46 | Xavier | Kenneth Fox misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 57-67 |
| 00:45 | Clemson | Ronald Phillips pulls down the rebound | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Clemson | Brian Closson comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 57-67 |
| 00:37 | Xavier | Richard Dawson gets the rebound | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Xavier | Kenneth Fox can't finish the layup | 57-67 |
| 00:09 | Clemson | Herbert Metheny grabs the defensive rebound | 57-67 |
| 00:03 | Clemson | Travis Catania comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-67 |
| 00:02 | Clemson | David Richardson pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-67 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | The clock runs out | 57-67 |