| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tony Sims (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elijah Black (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Keller (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Robinson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Lauria (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Brian Closson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Phillips (fresh) SF - Thomas Buzard (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Vegas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Herbert Metheny (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | James Keller inbounds the ball | 33-23 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Penn State | James Keller knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Elijah Black | 36-23 |
| 19:25 | Clemson | Thomas Buzard hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 36-23 |
| 19:24 | Clemson | Herbert Metheny can't tip it in | 36-23 |
| 19:23 | Penn State | William Robinson gets the rebound | 36-23 |
| 18:55 | Penn State | Tony Sims can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-23 |
| 18:54 | Penn State | Dale Lauria snags the offensive board | 36-23 |
| 18:48 | Penn State | James Keller is hacked by Thomas Buzard - foul #2 on Thomas Buzard, team foul #1 | 36-23 |
| Subs | Penn State | Larry Gamboa (SF), David Gentry (PF) James Keller, William Robinson | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 18:25 | Penn State | Elijah Black hits a jumper from the left block and he's hacked by Ronald Phillips - foul #1 on Ronald Phillips, team foul #2 | 38-23 |
| 18:25 | Penn State | Elijah Black misses the free throw | 38-23 |
| 18:25 | Clemson | Daniel Vegas pulls down the rebound | 38-23 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 18:16 | Clemson | Thomas Buzard drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Brian Closson | 38-26 |
| 17:52 | Penn State | Larry Gamboa knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by David Gentry and he's fouled by Herbert Metheny - foul #2 on Herbert Metheny, team foul #3 | 40-26 |
| 17:52 | Penn State | Larry Gamboa makes the free throw | 41-26 |
| 17:42 | Clemson | Thomas Buzard is fouled on the floor by David Gentry - foul #1 on David Gentry, team foul #1 | 41-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Carr (PG) Tony Sims | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 17:24 | Clemson | Thomas Buzard loses the dribble to David Gentry | 41-26 |
| 16:59 | Penn State | Dale Lauria connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-26 |
| 16:36 | Clemson | Brian Closson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by James Carr - foul #2 on James Carr, team foul #2 | 43-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | Tony Sims (PG) James Carr | |
| Subs | Clemson | Frank Sperry (SG), David Richardson (PF) Ronald Phillips, Daniel Vegas | |
| 16:36 | Clemson | Brian Closson makes the 1st free throw | 43-27 |
| 16:36 | Clemson | Brian Closson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-27 |
| 16:36 | Penn State | David Gentry grabs the board | 43-27 |
| 16:14 | Penn State | David Gentry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Keller (SF) Larry Gamboa | |
| Subs | Clemson | Travis Catania (SF) Thomas Buzard | |
| 15:54 | Clemson | Brian Closson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-27 |
| 15:52 | Penn State | David Gentry snags the defensive board | 43-27 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tony Sims (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elijah Black (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Keller (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Gentry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Dale Lauria (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Brian Closson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Sperry (fresh) SF - Travis Catania (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Richardson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Herbert Metheny (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Penn State | Tony Sims can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-27 |
| 15:38 | Clemson | Travis Catania gets the rebound | 43-27 |
| 15:18 | Clemson | Brian Closson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 43-27 |
| 15:16 | Penn State | James Keller grabs the defensive rebound | 43-27 |
| 15:11 | Penn State | Elijah Black misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-27 |
| 15:09 | Clemson | Travis Catania grabs the defensive rebound | 43-27 |
| 14:56 | Clemson | Travis Catania knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-30 |
| 14:40 | Penn State | Travis Catania steps in front of the David Gentry pass | 43-30 |
| 14:37 | Clemson | David Richardson misses the easy layup | 43-30 |
| 14:35 | Penn State | Elijah Black grabs the board | 43-30 |
| 14:32 | Penn State | Tony Sims's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | Larry Gamboa (SF), William Robinson (PF) James Keller, David Gentry | |
| Subs | Clemson | Larry Ossowski (SG), Thomas Buzard (SF), Daniel Vegas (PF), Benjamin Woodie (C) Frank Sperry, Travis Catania, David Richardson, Herbert Metheny | |
| 14:12 | Clemson | Daniel Vegas knocks in the runner from close range and the foul's on William Robinson - foul #1 on William Robinson, team foul #3 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Keller (PG) Tony Sims | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 14:12 | Clemson | Daniel Vegas makes the free throw | 43-33 |
| 13:51 | Penn State | William Robinson is hacked by Daniel Vegas - foul #3 on Daniel Vegas, team foul #4 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Tony Sims (PG), David Sarvis (C) James Keller, Dale Lauria | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 13:38 | Penn State | Brian Closson picks off the pass by Elijah Black | 43-33 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:09 | Clemson | Brian Closson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the right block | 43-33 |
| 13:07 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Larry Gamboa | 43-33 |
| 13:02 | Penn State | Tony Sims scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Larry Gamboa | 45-33 |
| 12:41 | Clemson | Brian Closson evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Larry Ossowski | 45-36 |
| 12:21 | Penn State | Larry Gamboa misses short on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Daniel Vegas - foul #4 on Daniel Vegas, team foul #5 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Carr (PG), James Keller (SF), David Gentry (PF), Dale Lauria (C) Tony Sims, Elijah Black, William Robinson, David Sarvis | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Richardson (PF) Daniel Vegas | |
| 12:21 | Penn State | Larry Gamboa makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 12:21 | Penn State | Larry Gamboa makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 11:57 | Clemson | Thomas Buzard misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 47-36 |
| 11:55 | Clemson | Brian Closson snags the offensive board | 47-36 |
| 11:32 | Clemson | Larry Ossowski misses badly on the uncontested turnaround in the lane | 47-36 |
| 11:31 | Clemson | Benjamin Woodie misses the tip | 47-36 |
| 11:30 | Penn State | Larry Gamboa snags the defensive board | 47-36 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - James Carr (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Gamboa (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Keller (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Gentry (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Dale Lauria (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Brian Closson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Larry Ossowski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Buzard (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Richardson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Benjamin Woodie (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:11 | Penn State | James Carr connects on the 3 from the right corner | 50-36 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:48 | Clemson | Dale Lauria takes the ball from Brian Closson | 50-36 |
| 10:19 | Penn State | Dale Lauria lays it up and in set up by Larry Gamboa | 52-36 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:04 | Clemson | Brian Closson shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Larry Ossowski | 52-39 |
| 09:41 | Penn State | James Keller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-39 |
| 09:39 | Clemson | Brian Closson grabs the board | 52-39 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:23 | Clemson | Larry Ossowski connects on the open 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Brian Closson | 52-42 |
| 09:03 | Penn State | Larry Gamboa is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Larry Gamboa, team foul #4 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Tony Sims (PG), Elijah Black (SG), William Robinson (PF), David Sarvis (C) James Carr, Larry Gamboa, David Gentry, Dale Lauria | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Phillips (SG), Travis Catania (SF), Herbert Metheny (C) Brian Closson, Thomas Buzard, Benjamin Woodie | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:38 | Clemson | Larry Ossowski evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Travis Catania | 52-45 |
| 08:21 | Penn State | Elijah Black is hacked by David Richardson - foul #2 on David Richardson, team foul #6 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dale Lauria (C) David Sarvis | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 07:56 | Penn State | Larry Ossowski steals it from James Keller | 52-45 |
| 07:38 | Clemson | Ronald Phillips comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-45 |
| 07:37 | Clemson | Larry Ossowski hits the follow up shot | 52-47 |
| 07:15 | Penn State | William Robinson can't connect on a floater from the left side | 52-47 |
| 07:13 | Penn State | William Robinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tony Sims (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elijah Black (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Keller (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Robinson (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Dale Lauria (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Larry Ossowski (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Phillips (fresh) SF - Travis Catania (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Herbert Metheny (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Penn State | Elijah Black misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 52-47 |
| 06:59 | Penn State | James Keller misses the tip | 52-47 |
| 06:57 | Penn State | James Keller misses the tip | 52-47 |
| 06:56 | Penn State | Dale Lauria pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 06:38 | Penn State | Ronald Phillips is called for the reach on Elijah Black - foul #2 on Ronald Phillips, team foul #7 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Larry Gamboa (SF), David Gentry (PF), David Sarvis (C) James Keller, William Robinson, Dale Lauria | |
| Subs | Clemson | Brian Closson (PG), Thomas Buzard (SF), Daniel Vegas (PF) Larry Ossowski, Travis Catania, David Richardson | |
| 06:38 | Penn State | Elijah Black misses the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 06:38 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to David Sarvis | 52-47 |
| 06:18 | Penn State | Daniel Vegas swats the layup by David Sarvis | 52-47 |
| 06:17 | Clemson | Daniel Vegas snags the defensive board | 52-47 |
| 05:58 | Clemson | Brian Closson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the left block | 52-47 |
| 05:57 | Penn State | Larry Gamboa gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| 05:36 | Penn State | Elijah Black misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 05:34 | Clemson | Brian Closson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 05:14 | Clemson | Daniel Vegas is whistled for a carry | 52-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Keller (SF), William Robinson (PF), Dale Lauria (C) Larry Gamboa, David Gentry, David Sarvis | |
| Subs | Clemson | Larry Ossowski (SG), Benjamin Woodie (C) Ronald Phillips, Herbert Metheny | |
| 05:01 | Penn State | Elijah Black hits a 3 from the right corner | 55-47 |
| 04:54 | Clemson | Brian Closson is fouled on the floor by James Keller - foul #2 on James Keller, team foul #5 | 55-47 |
| 04:39 | Clemson | Tony Sims is called for the reach on Larry Ossowski - foul #2 on Tony Sims, team foul #6 | 55-47 |
| 04:21 | Clemson | Benjamin Woodie makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Brian Closson | 55-49 |
| 04:07 | Penn State | The short jumper by William Robinson is denied by Benjamin Woodie | 55-49 |
| 04:06 | Penn State | Elijah Black grabs the offensive board | 55-49 |
| 03:51 | Penn State | Dale Lauria is fouled on the floor by Brian Closson - foul #1 on Brian Closson, team foul #8 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Larry Gamboa (SF), David Gentry (PF) James Keller, William Robinson | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 03:51 | Penn State | Dale Lauria makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 03:51 | Penn State | Dale Lauria makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Clemson | Brian Closson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 03:39 | Clemson | Daniel Vegas snags the offensive board | 57-49 |
| 03:29 | Clemson | Brian Closson buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Buzard and the foul's on Tony Sims - foul #3 on Tony Sims, team foul #7 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Keller (SF), William Robinson (PF) Larry Gamboa, David Gentry | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Phillips (SG), Travis Catania (SF) Larry Ossowski, Thomas Buzard | |
| 03:29 | Clemson | Brian Closson makes the free throw | 57-52 |
| 03:09 | Penn State | Tony Sims connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Keller | 60-52 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tony Sims (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Elijah Black (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Keller (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Robinson (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Dale Lauria (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Brian Closson (tiring) 14 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ronald Phillips (fresh) SF - Travis Catania (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Daniel Vegas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Benjamin Woodie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:04 | Clemson | Ronald Phillips misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 60-52 |
| 03:02 | Clemson | Benjamin Woodie grabs the offensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 02:43 | Clemson | Ronald Phillips is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Ronald Phillips, team foul #9 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Carr (PG), Larry Gamboa (SF), David Gentry (PF) Tony Sims, James Keller, William Robinson | |
| Subs | Clemson | Herbert Metheny (C) Benjamin Woodie | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:21 | Penn State | Larry Gamboa banks in the layup on a nice dish by Elijah Black | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:12 | Clemson | Brian Closson misses the lay-in | 62-52 |
| 02:11 | Penn State | Larry Gamboa pulls down the rebound | 62-52 |
| 01:44 | Penn State | Elijah Black misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-52 |
| 01:43 | Clemson | Travis Catania pulls down the rebound | 62-52 |
| 01:33 | Clemson | Brian Closson drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Ronald Phillips | 62-54 |
| 01:13 | Penn State | David Gentry blows the layup | 62-54 |
| 01:11 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to David Gentry | 62-54 |
| 00:54 | Penn State | David Gentry travels with the ball | 62-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Tony Sims (PG), James Keller (SF), William Robinson (PF) James Carr, Larry Gamboa, David Gentry | |
| Subs | Clemson | Larry Ossowski (SG), Thomas Buzard (SF), Benjamin Woodie (C) Ronald Phillips, Travis Catania, Herbert Metheny | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Clemson | Brian Closson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-54 |
| 00:47 | Penn State | Elijah Black pulls down the rebound | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Penn State | Elijah Black is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Ossowski - foul #4 on Larry Ossowski, team foul #10 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Carr (PG) Tony Sims | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 00:44 | Penn State | Elijah Black makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:44 | Penn State | Elijah Black makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Clemson | Benjamin Woodie loses the dribble to William Robinson | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Daniel Vegas steals it from William Robinson | 64-54 |
| 00:10 | Clemson | Brian Closson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-54 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | James Carr pulls down the rebound | 64-54 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | James Carr runs out the clock | 64-54 |