| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Kevin Booth (fresh) SG - Joseph Courtois (fresh) SF - Neville Mann (fresh) PF - Malcolm Bivona (fresh) C - David South (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Russell Duong (fresh) SG - Nenad Krawczyk (fresh) SF - Keith Clark (fresh) PF - Ronald Brown (fresh) C - Wayne Powell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Wayne Powell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Clemson | Nenad Krawczyk clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Clemson | Russell Duong hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:34 | Northwestern | David South buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Malcolm Bivona | 2-2 |
| 19:05 | Clemson | Wayne Powell is hacked by David South - foul #1 on David South, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Clemson | Ronald Brown hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Wayne Powell | 2-4 |
| 18:27 | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 18:26 | Clemson | Russell Duong grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 18:04 | Clemson | Malcolm Bivona steals it from Wayne Powell | 2-4 |
| 17:38 | Northwestern | David South hits the finger roll set up by Malcolm Bivona | 4-4 |
| 17:18 | Clemson | Russell Duong misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-4 |
| 17:16 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 16:59 | Northwestern | Neville Mann connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Malcolm Bivona | 7-4 |
| 16:40 | Clemson | Wayne Powell misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 7-4 |
| 16:39 | Northwestern | Neville Mann grabs the board | 7-4 |
| 16:20 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth's floater is knocked away by Ronald Brown | 7-4 |
| 16:19 | Clemson | Nenad Krawczyk grabs the board | 7-4 |
| 16:14 | Clemson | Joseph Courtois steps in front of the Russell Duong pass | 7-4 |
| 16:11 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth lays it in on a nice dish by Joseph Courtois | 9-4 |
| 15:55 | Clemson | Ronald Brown drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Wayne Powell and he's hacked by Malcolm Bivona - foul #1 on Malcolm Bivona, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Milton Bigham (PF), David McNicholas (C) Malcolm Bivona, David South | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Harrison (PG), James Sardina (SG), John Ford (SF), Victor Shook (C) Russell Duong, Nenad Krawczyk, Keith Clark, Wayne Powell | |
| 15:55 | Clemson | Ronald Brown misses the free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:55 | Northwestern | David McNicholas grabs the defensive rebound | 9-6 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Kevin Booth (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Courtois (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Neville Mann (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Milton Bigham (fresh) C - David McNicholas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Harrison (fresh) SG - James Sardina (fresh) SF - John Ford (fresh) PF - Ronald Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Victor Shook (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Northwestern | David McNicholas makes the shot from the left side | 11-6 |
| 15:18 | Clemson | James Sardina misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Joseph Courtois - foul #1 on Joseph Courtois, team foul #3 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Morgan Roby (PF) Ronald Brown | |
| 15:18 | Clemson | James Sardina makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 15:18 | Clemson | James Sardina misses the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 15:18 | Clemson | Victor Shook pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 15:01 | Clemson | Morgan Roby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-7 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona (PF) Joseph Courtois | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 14:32 | Northwestern | John Ford is called for the reach on Neville Mann - foul #1 on John Ford, team foul #1 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Keith Clark (SF) Morgan Roby | |
| 14:16 | Northwestern | Milton Bigham is whistled for traveling | 11-7 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Russell Duong (PG), Wayne Powell (C) James Sardina, Victor Shook | |
| 13:54 | Clemson | Russell Duong hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 11-7 |
| 13:53 | Clemson | James Harrison gets the offensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 13:43 | Clemson | James Harrison makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Russell Duong | 11-10 |
| 13:25 | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona misses badly on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Wayne Powell - foul #1 on Wayne Powell, team foul #2 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois (SG), David South (C) Milton Bigham, David McNicholas | |
| Subs | Clemson | Nenad Krawczyk (SG), Morgan Roby (PF) James Harrison, John Ford | |
| 13:25 | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 13:25 | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 13:18 | Clemson | Nenad Krawczyk loses the dribble to Malcolm Bivona | 13-10 |
| 13:07 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois misses badly on a shot from the left block | 13-10 |
| 13:05 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Russell Duong | 13-10 |
| 12:50 | Clemson | Keith Clark makes the driving attempt from close range | 13-12 |
| 12:26 | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 13-12 |
| 12:25 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Keith Clark | 13-12 |
| 12:19 | Clemson | Nenad Krawczyk comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 13-12 |
| 12:17 | Northwestern | David South pulls down the rebound | 13-12 |
| 12:13 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner but the foul's on Morgan Roby - foul #1 on Morgan Roby, team foul #3 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David McNicholas (C) Malcolm Bivona | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Harrison (PG), John Ford (SF), Ronald Brown (PF), Victor Shook (C) Russell Duong, Keith Clark, Morgan Roby, Wayne Powell | |
| 12:13 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 12:13 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois misses the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 12:13 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois makes the 3rd free throw | 15-12 |
| 11:55 | Clemson | Nenad Krawczyk hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-12 |
| 11:54 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth grabs the board | 15-12 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Kevin Booth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Courtois (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neville Mann (tiring) 3 pts. PF - David South (fresh) 4 pts. C - David McNicholas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Nenad Krawczyk (fresh) SF - John Ford (fresh) PF - Ronald Brown (fresh) 4 pts. C - Victor Shook (fresh) | |
| 11:48 | Northwestern | Neville Mann hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 15-12 |
| 11:47 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois tips it back up and in | 17-12 |
| 11:40 | Clemson | John Ford scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Nenad Krawczyk | 17-14 |
| 11:21 | Northwestern | David McNicholas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Milton Bigham (PF) David South | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 11:00 | Clemson | Victor Shook can't finish the layup | 17-14 |
| 10:59 | Clemson | John Ford tips it but misses | 17-14 |
| 10:57 | Northwestern | Milton Bigham snags the defensive board | 17-14 |
| 10:45 | Northwestern | Milton Bigham knocks in the fadeaway from close range and he's fouled by Ronald Brown - foul #1 on Ronald Brown, team foul #4 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Russell Duong (PG), Keith Clark (SF), Wayne Powell (C) Nenad Krawczyk, Ronald Brown, Victor Shook | |
| 10:45 | Northwestern | Milton Bigham makes the free throw | 20-14 |
| 10:28 | Clemson | John Ford lays it in | 20-16 |
| 10:05 | Northwestern | Russell Duong steals the ball from Joseph Courtois | 20-16 |
| 09:47 | Clemson | Russell Duong comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph Courtois - foul #2 on Joseph Courtois, team foul #4 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona (PF), David South (C) Joseph Courtois, David McNicholas | |
| Subs | Clemson | Morgan Roby (PF) John Ford | |
| 09:47 | Clemson | Russell Duong makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 09:47 | Clemson | Russell Duong misses the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 09:47 | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona pulls down the rebound | 20-17 |
| 09:22 | Northwestern | David South is fouled on the floor by Wayne Powell - foul #2 on Wayne Powell, team foul #5 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Sardina (PG), Nenad Krawczyk (SG), Ronald Brown (PF), Victor Shook (C) Russell Duong, James Harrison, Morgan Roby, Wayne Powell | |
| 09:14 | Northwestern | Milton Bigham hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 20-17 |
| 09:13 | Clemson | Ronald Brown pulls down the rebound | 20-17 |
| 09:09 | Clemson | Nenad Krawczyk misses the jumper from the free throw line | 20-17 |
| 09:07 | Northwestern | David South grabs the defensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 08:42 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth can't throw it down | 20-17 |
| 08:41 | Northwestern | Neville Mann misses the tip | 20-17 |
| 08:40 | Northwestern | Milton Bigham can't tip it in | 20-17 |
| 08:39 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Ronald Brown | 20-17 |
| 08:21 | Clemson | Nenad Krawczyk scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-20 |
| 08:00 | Northwestern | Neville Mann throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David McNicholas (C) David South | |
| Subs | Clemson | Russell Duong (PG), James Harrison (SF), John Ford (PF), Robert O'Leary (C) Nenad Krawczyk, Keith Clark, Ronald Brown, Victor Shook | |
| 07:51 | Clemson | James Sardina is whistled for traveling | 20-20 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Kevin Booth (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Milton Bigham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Neville Mann (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Malcolm Bivona (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - David McNicholas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Russell Duong (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Sardina (fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Ford (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert O'Leary (fresh) | |
| 07:37 | Northwestern | David McNicholas hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 20-20 |
| 07:35 | Clemson | James Harrison gets the rebound | 20-20 |
| 07:22 | Clemson | Russell Duong connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 20-22 |
| 06:55 | Northwestern | Milton Bigham can't connect on a floater from the right side | 20-22 |
| 06:53 | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona gets the offensive rebound | 20-22 |
| 06:31 | Northwestern | Russell Duong picks off the pass by Malcolm Bivona | 20-22 |
| 06:27 | Clemson | James Sardina misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-22 |
| 06:26 | Clemson | Russell Duong tips it back up and in | 20-24 |
| 06:09 | Northwestern | A charge is called on David McNicholas - foul #1 on David McNicholas, team foul #5 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David South (SF) Neville Mann | |
| Subs | Clemson | Nenad Krawczyk (SG), Keith Clark (SF), Ronald Brown (PF), Victor Shook (C) Russell Duong, James Sardina, John Ford, Robert O'Leary | |
| 05:51 | Clemson | Keith Clark can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-24 |
| 05:49 | Northwestern | Milton Bigham snags the defensive board | 20-24 |
| 05:41 | Northwestern | David McNicholas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-24 |
| 05:39 | Northwestern | David McNicholas snags the offensive board | 20-24 |
| 05:16 | Northwestern | Keith Clark is called for the reach on Milton Bigham - foul #1 on Keith Clark, team foul #6 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Neville Mann (SF) David McNicholas | |
| Subs | Clemson | Russell Duong (PG) James Harrison | |
| 04:54 | Northwestern | Neville Mann hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Ronald Brown - foul #2 on Ronald Brown, team foul #7 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Ford (PF) Ronald Brown | |
| 04:54 | Northwestern | Neville Mann makes the free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:36 | Clemson | Keith Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert O'Leary (C) Victor Shook | |
| 04:24 | Northwestern | Milton Bigham comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by John Ford - foul #2 on John Ford, team foul #8 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Morgan Roby (PF) John Ford | |
| 04:24 | Northwestern | Milton Bigham makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 04:24 | Northwestern | Milton Bigham makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 04:17 | Clemson | Nenad Krawczyk hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left wing | 25-24 |
| 04:16 | Clemson | Keith Clark grabs the offensive board | 25-24 |
| 04:05 | Clemson | Morgan Roby misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-24 |
| 04:03 | Clemson | Robert O'Leary can't tip it in | 25-24 |
| 04:02 | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona grabs the board | 25-24 |
| 03:57 | Northwestern | Milton Bigham is fouled on the floor by Robert O'Leary - foul #1 on Robert O'Leary, team foul #9 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois (PG), David McNicholas (C) Kevin Booth, David South | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Harrison (PG), John Ford (SF), Ronald Brown (PF), Wayne Powell (C) Russell Duong, Keith Clark, Morgan Roby, Robert O'Leary | |
| 03:57 | Northwestern | Milton Bigham makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 03:57 | Northwestern | Milton Bigham makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 03:30 | Clemson | Nenad Krawczyk hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Harrison | 27-27 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joseph Courtois (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Milton Bigham (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Neville Mann (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Malcolm Bivona (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - David McNicholas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nenad Krawczyk (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Ford (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Powell (fresh) | |
| 03:18 | Northwestern | David McNicholas misses short on a floater from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 03:17 | Clemson | Ronald Brown gets the rebound | 27-27 |
| 03:11 | Clemson | Ronald Brown is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Ronald Brown, team foul #10 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin Booth (PG) Milton Bigham | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Sardina (SG), Morgan Roby (PF) Nenad Krawczyk, Ronald Brown | |
| 02:50 | Northwestern | David McNicholas comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 27-27 |
| 02:49 | Northwestern | Neville Mann snags the offensive board | 27-27 |
| 02:39 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 27-27 |
| 02:38 | Clemson | John Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 02:25 | Clemson | Malcolm Bivona is called for the reach on James Harrison - foul #2 on Malcolm Bivona, team foul #6 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David South (C) David McNicholas | |
| Subs | Clemson | Russell Duong (PG), Keith Clark (SF) James Sardina, John Ford | |
| 02:05 | Clemson | Keith Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-27 |
| 01:56 | Northwestern | Wayne Powell takes the ball from Kevin Booth | 27-27 |
| 01:41 | Clemson | Morgan Roby throws it down on a nice dish by Russell Duong | 27-29 |
| 01:23 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 27-29 |
| 01:22 | Clemson | Keith Clark snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 01:03 | Clemson | James Harrison comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-29 |
| 01:01 | Clemson | James Harrison grabs the offensive board | 27-29 |
| 00:45 | Clemson | Wayne Powell misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 27-29 |
| 00:43 | Clemson | Wayne Powell grabs the offensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 00:38 | Clemson | Russell Duong buries a jumper from the left side set up by Keith Clark | 27-31 |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Kevin Booth | 30-31 |
| 00:15 | Clemson | Morgan Roby buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-34 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 30-34 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Malcolm Bivona | 30-34 |