| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Howard (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rob Leland (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Erik Curtis (fresh) PF - David Streets (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ivan Zygmont (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Orange (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Frye (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Murray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronnie Seymour (fresh) C - Freddie Kuhn (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Erik Curtis inbounds the ball | 24-31 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Clemson | William Howard can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-31 |
| 19:34 | Clemson | Rob Leland pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-31 |
| 19:17 | Clemson | William Howard is called for traveling | 24-31 |
| 19:17 | Clemson | The refs have stopped play. William Howard is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 24-31 |
| Subs | Clemson | Scott Maynard (SG) William Howard | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 18:55 | Minnesota | Jason Frye connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Orange | 24-34 |
| 18:40 | Clemson | David Streets comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 24-34 |
| 18:38 | Minnesota | Ronnie Seymour grabs the board | 24-34 |
| 18:34 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Freddie Kuhn, team foul #1 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Clemson | Daniel Creamer (SF) Erik Curtis | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jerrod Hadsell (PF) Ronnie Seymour | |
| 18:12 | Clemson | Daniel Creamer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-34 |
| 18:10 | Clemson | Rob Leland gets the offensive rebound | 24-34 |
| 17:52 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont double dribbles | 24-34 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stahl (PG), Goran Nuzenski (SG), Jeffrey Bone (SF), Dmitry Zhanel (C) Daniel Orange, Jason Frye, Gregory Murray, Freddie Kuhn | |
| 17:34 | Minnesota | Rob Leland picks off the pass by Dmitry Zhanel | 24-34 |
| 17:07 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-34 |
| 16:49 | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-34 |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Hunt (SG), Erik Curtis (SF) Scott Maynard, Daniel Creamer | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jason Frye (SG), Ronnie Seymour (PF) Goran Nuzenski, Jerrod Hadsell | |
| 16:28 | Clemson | The pull-up jumper by Ivan Zygmont is blocked by Jeffrey Bone | 26-34 |
| 16:26 | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel grabs the defensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 16:19 | Minnesota | David Stahl misses the jumper from the left wing | 26-34 |
| 16:18 | Clemson | Thomas Hunt pulls down the rebound | 26-34 |
| 15:49 | Clemson | Erik Curtis is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Bone - foul #2 on Jeffrey Bone, team foul #2 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Clemson | William Howard (PG), Daniel Creamer (SF), Michael Murray (PF) Rob Leland, Erik Curtis, David Streets | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Orange (PG), Gregory Murray (SF), Freddie Kuhn (C) David Stahl, Jeffrey Bone, Dmitry Zhanel | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Howard (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Hunt (fresh) SF - Daniel Creamer (fresh) PF - Michael Murray (fresh) C - Ivan Zygmont (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Orange (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Frye (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Murray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronnie Seymour (fresh) 2 reb. C - Freddie Kuhn (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 26-34 |
| 15:24 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn grabs the board | 26-34 |
| 15:03 | Minnesota | Jason Frye makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-36 |
| 14:47 | Clemson | William Howard is fouled on the floor by Gregory Murray - foul #2 on Gregory Murray, team foul #3 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Clemson | Rob Leland (SG) Thomas Hunt | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski (SG), Jerrod Hadsell (PF) Jason Frye, Ronnie Seymour | |
| 14:28 | Clemson | William Howard banks in the layup on a nice dish by Rob Leland | 28-36 |
| 14:02 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-36 |
| 14:01 | Minnesota | Gregory Murray gets the offensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 13:39 | Minnesota | Jerrod Hadsell is fouled on the floor by Michael Murray - foul #2 on Michael Murray, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Clemson | Scott Maynard (SG), Erik Curtis (SF), David Streets (PF) Rob Leland, Daniel Creamer, Michael Murray | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stahl (PG), Jeffrey Bone (SF), Bobbie Strohl (PF), Dmitry Zhanel (C) Daniel Orange, Gregory Murray, Jerrod Hadsell, Freddie Kuhn | |
| 13:29 | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel misses the easy layup | 28-36 |
| 13:27 | Clemson | William Howard pulls down the rebound | 28-36 |
| 12:58 | Clemson | William Howard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-36 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jason Frye (SG), Ronnie Seymour (PF) Goran Nuzenski, Bobbie Strohl | |
| 12:33 | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by David Stahl and he's hacked by William Howard - foul #2 on William Howard, team foul #2 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Clemson | Rob Leland (SG), Daniel Creamer (SF), Michael Murray (PF) Scott Maynard, Erik Curtis, David Streets | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 12:33 | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel misses the free throw | 28-38 |
| 12:33 | Clemson | Michael Murray pulls down the rebound | 28-38 |
| 12:07 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 28-38 |
| 12:05 | Minnesota | Ronnie Seymour grabs the defensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 11:50 | Minnesota | Jason Frye is hacked by Michael Murray - foul #3 on Michael Murray, team foul #3 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Orange (PG), Bobbie Strohl (SF), Jerrod Hadsell (PF), Freddie Kuhn (C) David Stahl, Jeffrey Bone, Ronnie Seymour, Dmitry Zhanel | |
| 11:37 | Minnesota | A charge is called on Daniel Orange - foul #1 on Daniel Orange, team foul #4 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Clemson | Quon Xiao (C) Ivan Zygmont | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Murray (SF) Bobbie Strohl | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Howard (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rob Leland (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SF - Daniel Creamer (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Murray (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Quon Xiao (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Orange (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Frye (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Murray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerrod Hadsell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Freddie Kuhn (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Clemson | Rob Leland scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 11:05 | Minnesota | Quon Xiao is called for the reach on Gregory Murray - foul #1 on Quon Xiao, team foul #4 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Clemson | Scott Maynard (SG), David Streets (PF) Rob Leland, Quon Xiao | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski (SG), Bobbie Strohl (C) Jason Frye, Freddie Kuhn | |
| 10:48 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Goran Nuzenski | 31-40 |
| 10:19 | Clemson | Michael Murray misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Bobbie Strohl - foul #1 on Bobbie Strohl, team foul #5 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Clemson | Erik Curtis (SF), Ivan Zygmont (C) Daniel Creamer, David Streets | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stahl (PG), Jeffrey Bone (SF), Ronnie Seymour (PF) Daniel Orange, Gregory Murray, Jerrod Hadsell | |
| 10:19 | Clemson | Michael Murray misses the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 10:19 | Clemson | Michael Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 09:52 | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Howard - foul #3 on William Howard, team foul #5 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jason Frye (SG), Freddie Kuhn (C) David Stahl, Bobbie Strohl | |
| 09:52 | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski misses the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 09:52 | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 09:30 | Clemson | Jeffrey Bone is called for the reach on William Howard - foul #3 on Jeffrey Bone, team foul #6 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Clemson | Rob Leland (SG), Quon Xiao (PF) Scott Maynard, Michael Murray | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stahl (PG) Goran Nuzenski | |
| 09:04 | Clemson | The short jumper by Ivan Zygmont is denied by Jeffrey Bone | 32-41 |
| 09:02 | Minnesota | Jason Frye snags the defensive board | 32-41 |
| 08:42 | Minnesota | David Stahl is fouled on the floor by William Howard - foul #4 on William Howard, team foul #6 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Clemson | Scott Maynard (SG), Daniel Creamer (SF), David Streets (PF) William Howard, Erik Curtis, Ivan Zygmont | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Orange (PG), Gregory Murray (SF), Bobbie Strohl (PF), Dmitry Zhanel (C) David Stahl, Jeffrey Bone, Ronnie Seymour, Freddie Kuhn | |
| 08:22 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange misses the lay-in | 32-41 |
| 08:20 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Dmitry Zhanel | 32-41 |
| 08:08 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Quon Xiao - foul #2 on Quon Xiao, team foul #7 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Hunt (SG), Michael Murray (C) Rob Leland, Quon Xiao | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski (SG), Jerrod Hadsell (PF) Jason Frye, Bobbie Strohl | |
| 08:08 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange makes the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 08:08 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange makes the 2nd free throw | 32-43 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 08:06 | Clemson | Dmitry Zhanel steals it from Thomas Hunt in the backcourt | 32-43 |
| 07:51 | Minnesota | Dmitry Zhanel jams it set up by Gregory Murray | 32-45 |
| 07:30 | Clemson | David Streets comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-45 |
| 07:29 | Clemson | Michael Murray can't tip it in | 32-45 |
| 07:27 | Minnesota | Jerrod Hadsell snags the defensive board | 32-45 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Scott Maynard (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Hunt (fresh) SF - Daniel Creamer (fairly fresh) PF - David Streets (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Murray (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Daniel Orange (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Goran Nuzenski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Murray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerrod Hadsell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dmitry Zhanel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-45 |
| 07:13 | Clemson | Daniel Creamer grabs the board | 32-45 |
| 06:54 | Clemson | Michael Murray misses the wide open shot in the paint | 32-45 |
| 06:53 | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski pulls down the rebound | 32-45 |
| 06:30 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Scott Maynard - foul #3 on Scott Maynard, team foul #8 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Clemson | William Howard (PG), Rob Leland (SG), Erik Curtis (SF), Quon Xiao (PF), Ivan Zygmont (C) Scott Maynard, Thomas Hunt, Daniel Creamer, David Streets, Michael Murray | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jason Frye (SG), Jeffrey Bone (SF), Ronnie Seymour (PF), Freddie Kuhn (C) Goran Nuzenski, Gregory Murray, Jerrod Hadsell, Dmitry Zhanel | |
| 06:30 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange makes the 1st free throw | 32-46 |
| 06:30 | Minnesota | Daniel Orange makes the 2nd free throw | 32-47 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 06:06 | Clemson | William Howard misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Daniel Orange - foul #2 on Daniel Orange, team foul #7 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stahl (PG) Daniel Orange | |
| 06:06 | Clemson | William Howard misses the 1st free throw | 32-47 |
| 06:06 | Clemson | William Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 32-47 |
| 06:06 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn gets the rebound | 32-47 |
| 05:48 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn misses long on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Rob Leland - foul #3 on Rob Leland, team foul #9 | 32-47 |
| 05:48 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn makes the 1st free throw | 32-48 |
| 05:48 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn makes the 2nd free throw | 32-49 |
| 05:36 | Clemson | William Howard misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 32-49 |
| 05:35 | Clemson | Erik Curtis gets the offensive rebound | 32-49 |
| 05:29 | Clemson | Rob Leland connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Ivan Zygmont | 34-49 |
| 05:22 | Minnesota | Freddie Kuhn buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Jason Frye | 34-51 |
| 05:09 | Clemson | Erik Curtis is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Erik Curtis, team foul #10 | 34-51 |
| Subs | Clemson | Scott Maynard (PG), Thomas Hunt (SG), Daniel Creamer (SF), Michael Murray (PF) William Howard, Rob Leland, Erik Curtis, Ivan Zygmont | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski (SG), Jerrod Hadsell (PF), Bobbie Strohl (C) Jason Frye, Ronnie Seymour, Freddie Kuhn | |
| 04:43 | Minnesota | David Stahl scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Goran Nuzenski | 34-53 |
| 04:21 | Clemson | Quon Xiao hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 34-53 |
| 04:20 | Minnesota | Jerrod Hadsell grabs the defensive rebound | 34-53 |
| 03:59 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bone misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-53 |
| 03:58 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Quon Xiao | 34-53 |
| 03:50 | Clemson | Daniel Creamer misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jeffrey Bone - foul #4 on Jeffrey Bone, team foul #8 | 34-53 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lorenzo Valenzuela (SG), Dmitry Zhanel (C) David Stahl, Jeffrey Bone | |
| 03:50 | Clemson | Daniel Creamer makes the 1st free throw | 35-53 |
| 03:50 | Clemson | Daniel Creamer makes the 2nd free throw | 36-53 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Minnesota | Jerrod Hadsell misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Thomas Hunt - foul #1 on Thomas Hunt, team foul #11 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bone (SF) Bobbie Strohl | |
| 03:21 | Minnesota | Jerrod Hadsell misses the 1st free throw | 36-53 |
| 03:21 | Minnesota | Jerrod Hadsell makes the 2nd free throw | 36-54 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Scott Maynard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Hunt (fresh) SF - Daniel Creamer (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Michael Murray (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Quon Xiao (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Goran Nuzenski (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lorenzo Valenzuela (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Bone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Jerrod Hadsell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dmitry Zhanel (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Clemson | Daniel Creamer is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-54 |
| 02:54 | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski drills a shot from close range and the foul's on Daniel Creamer - foul #2 on Daniel Creamer, team foul #12 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stahl (PG) Lorenzo Valenzuela | |
| 02:54 | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski makes the free throw | 39-57 |
| 02:52 | Clemson | Scott Maynard is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #4 on Scott Maynard, team foul #13 | 39-57 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lorenzo Valenzuela (SG) Goran Nuzenski | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:38 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-57 |
| 02:35 | Clemson | Thomas Hunt is hacked by Lorenzo Valenzuela in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lorenzo Valenzuela, team foul #9 | 39-57 |
| 02:35 | Clemson | Thomas Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 40-57 |
| 02:35 | Clemson | Thomas Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| 02:18 | Minnesota | Daniel Creamer steals the ball from Jerrod Hadsell | 41-57 |
| 02:01 | Clemson | Daniel Creamer misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 41-57 |
| 01:59 | Minnesota | Jerrod Hadsell pulls down the rebound | 41-57 |
| 01:44 | Minnesota | David Stahl throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-57 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski (SG) Lorenzo Valenzuela | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 01:37 | Clemson | Michael Murray hits the finger roll | 43-57 |
| 01:32 | Minnesota | Goran Nuzenski buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Dmitry Zhanel | 43-59 |
| 01:22 | Clemson | Daniel Creamer knocks in the jumpshot from the right side and he's hacked by Jeffrey Bone - foul #5 on Jeffrey Bone, team foul #10 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bobbie Strohl (SF) Jeffrey Bone | |
| 01:22 | Clemson | Daniel Creamer makes the free throw | 46-59 |
| 00:53 | Minnesota | Thomas Hunt steals the ball from Dmitry Zhanel | 46-59 |
| 00:50 | Clemson | Scott Maynard banks in the layup on a great pass from Thomas Hunt | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:22 | Minnesota | Jerrod Hadsell misses the floater from the right side | 48-59 |
| 00:21 | Clemson | Michael Murray gets the rebound | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:17 | Clemson | Thomas Hunt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-59 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | David Stahl runs out the clock | 48-59 |