| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Robert Hicks (fresh) SG - Charles Michael (fresh) SF - Ngunda Abke (fresh) PF - Eusebio Rizzo (fresh) C - Donald Cardoza (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Millard Hagen (fresh) SG - David Taylor (fresh) SF - Henry Maxey (fresh) PF - Quincy Scoles (fresh) C - Jim Thornton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Donald Cardoza wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Clemson | Robert Hicks clanks a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Henry Maxey - foul #1 on Henry Maxey, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Clemson | Robert Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Clemson | Robert Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:25 | Marquette | The short jumper by Millard Hagen is denied by Donald Cardoza | 1-0 |
| 19:23 | Clemson | Charles Michael pulls down the rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:17 | Clemson | Donald Cardoza scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Hicks and the foul's on Henry Maxey - foul #2 on Henry Maxey, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Bryan Gahagan (SF) Henry Maxey | |
| 19:17 | Clemson | Donald Cardoza misses the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:17 | Marquette | Jim Thornton snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 19:02 | Marquette | Jim Thornton is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Jim Thornton, team foul #3 | 3-0 |
| 18:43 | Clemson | Donald Cardoza is wide open and dunks the ball on a nice dish by Charles Michael | 5-0 |
| 18:37 | Marquette | David Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-0 |
| 18:36 | Marquette | Millard Hagen tips it back up and in | 5-2 |
| 18:18 | Clemson | Donald Cardoza hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 5-2 |
| 18:17 | Marquette | David Taylor pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:12 | Marquette | Millard Hagen knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from David Taylor | 5-4 |
| 17:55 | Clemson | Donald Cardoza is whistled for a carry | 5-4 |
| Subs | Clemson | Anthony Dow (PG), Richard Pickle (SG), Dikembe Ahmed (SF), Walter Gregorski (PF), Kurtis Burks (C) Robert Hicks, Charles Michael, Ngunda Abke, Eusebio Rizzo, Donald Cardoza | |
| Subs | Marquette | Mark Poole (SG), Dwight Cornelison (SF), John Bowden (PF), Troy Court (C) David Taylor, Bryan Gahagan, Quincy Scoles, Jim Thornton | |
| 17:39 | Marquette | Millard Hagen makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Poole | 5-7 |
| 17:25 | Clemson | Richard Pickle misses the shot from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 17:24 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Ahmed | 5-7 |
| 17:15 | Clemson | Kurtis Burks misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Troy Court - foul #1 on Troy Court, team foul #4 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Marquette | David Taylor (SF) Millard Hagen | |
| 17:15 | Clemson | Kurtis Burks makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 17:15 | Clemson | Kurtis Burks makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:57 | Marquette | Dikembe Ahmed steps in front of the Troy Court pass | 7-7 |
| 16:37 | Clemson | Richard Pickle misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 16:35 | Marquette | Dwight Cornelison gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:29 | Marquette | Kurtis Burks blocks the short jumper by Mark Poole | 7-7 |
| 16:27 | Clemson | Walter Gregorski grabs the board | 7-7 |
| 16:25 | Clemson | Mark Poole is called for the reach on Richard Pickle in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Poole, team foul #5 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Hicks (PG), Charles Michael (SG), Randy Blais (SF), Eusebio Rizzo (PF), John Mershon (C) Anthony Dow, Richard Pickle, Dikembe Ahmed, Kurtis Burks, Walter Gregorski | |
| Subs | Marquette | Millard Hagen (PG), Bryan Gahagan (SF), Quincy Scoles (PF), John Urbano (C) Dwight Cornelison, Mark Poole, John Bowden, Troy Court | |
| 16:11 | Clemson | Robert Hicks misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 16:09 | Marquette | The rebound goes to David Taylor | 7-7 |
| 16:04 | Marquette | David Taylor comes up short on the floater from the right block | 7-7 |
| 16:03 | Marquette | John Urbano pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:48 | Marquette | Quincy Scoles hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Millard Hagen | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Robert Hicks (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Michael (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randy Blais (fresh) PF - Eusebio Rizzo (fairly fresh) C - John Mershon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Millard Hagen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Taylor (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bryan Gahagan (fresh) PF - Quincy Scoles (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Urbano (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Clemson | Charles Michael hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Robert Hicks | 10-9 |
| 15:11 | Marquette | Quincy Scoles misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 10-9 |
| 15:09 | Marquette | John Urbano can't tip it in | 10-9 |
| 15:08 | Clemson | Robert Hicks gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:59 | Clemson | John Mershon clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 14:57 | Clemson | Eusebio Rizzo pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:48 | Clemson | Robert Hicks clanks a jumper from the right block | 10-9 |
| 14:46 | Marquette | Quincy Scoles grabs the board | 10-9 |
| 14:41 | Marquette | Eusebio Rizzo steals the ball from David Taylor | 10-9 |
| 14:22 | Clemson | Charles Michael misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Taylor - foul #1 on David Taylor, team foul #6 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Clemson | Anthony Dow (PG), Ngunda Abke (SF), Kurtis Burks (PF), Donald Cardoza (C) Robert Hicks, Randy Blais, Eusebio Rizzo, John Mershon | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dwight Cornelison (PG), Mark Poole (SG), John Bowden (PF), Jim Thornton (C) Millard Hagen, Bryan Gahagan, Quincy Scoles, John Urbano | |
| 14:22 | Clemson | Charles Michael misses the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 14:22 | Clemson | Charles Michael misses the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 14:22 | Marquette | John Bowden pulls down the rebound | 10-9 |
| 13:56 | Marquette | Dwight Cornelison hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 10-9 |
| 13:54 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Ngunda Abke | 10-9 |
| 13:47 | Clemson | John Bowden denies the turnaround by Ngunda Abke | 10-9 |
| 13:46 | Marquette | Dwight Cornelison pulls down the rebound | 10-9 |
| 13:42 | Marquette | Mark Poole comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 10-9 |
| 13:41 | Marquette | Mark Poole can't tip it in | 10-9 |
| 13:40 | Clemson | Kurtis Burks grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 13:36 | Clemson | Dwight Cornelison picks off the pass by Kurtis Burks in the backcourt | 10-9 |
| 13:21 | Marquette | Dwight Cornelison misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 13:19 | Clemson | Ngunda Abke grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 12:51 | Clemson | Ngunda Abke clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Taylor - foul #2 on David Taylor, team foul #7 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Hicks (PG), Richard Pickle (SG), Dikembe Ahmed (PF), Walter Gregorski (C) Anthony Dow, Charles Michael, Kurtis Burks, Donald Cardoza | |
| Subs | Marquette | Millard Hagen (PG), Bryan Gahagan (SF), Quincy Scoles (PF), Troy Court (C) Mark Poole, David Taylor, John Bowden, Jim Thornton | |
| 12:51 | Clemson | Ngunda Abke makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 12:51 | Clemson | Ngunda Abke misses the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 12:51 | Clemson | Walter Gregorski pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 12:34 | Clemson | Walter Gregorski hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Hicks | 13-9 |
| 12:17 | Marquette | Ngunda Abke steals the ball from Quincy Scoles | 13-9 |
| 11:59 | Clemson | Dikembe Ahmed scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Richard Pickle | 15-9 |
| 11:43 | Marquette | Millard Hagen is fouled on the floor by Robert Hicks - foul #1 on Robert Hicks, team foul #1 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Clemson | Eusebio Rizzo (PF), John Mershon (C) Ngunda Abke, Walter Gregorski | |
| Subs | Marquette | Jim Thornton (C) Troy Court | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Robert Hicks (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Pickle (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Ahmed (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eusebio Rizzo (fairly fresh) C - John Mershon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Millard Hagen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwight Cornelison (fairly fresh) SF - Bryan Gahagan (fairly fresh) PF - Quincy Scoles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jim Thornton (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Marquette | Millard Hagen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-9 |
| 11:25 | Clemson | John Mershon grabs the board | 15-9 |
| 11:09 | Clemson | Eusebio Rizzo's layup is rejected by Jim Thornton | 15-9 |
| 11:08 | Marquette | Bryan Gahagan grabs the defensive rebound | 15-9 |
| 10:53 | Marquette | Richard Pickle is called for the reach on Jim Thornton - foul #1 on Richard Pickle, team foul #2 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Clemson | Anthony Dow (SG), Randy Blais (SF), Donald Cardoza (C) Richard Pickle, Dikembe Ahmed, John Mershon | |
| Subs | Marquette | Mark Poole (PG), John Bowden (PF), John Urbano (C) Dwight Cornelison, Quincy Scoles, Jim Thornton | |
| 10:28 | Marquette | John Bowden travels with the ball | 15-9 |
| Subs | Clemson | Walter Gregorski (PF) Eusebio Rizzo | |
| Subs | Marquette | Troy Court (C) John Urbano | |
| 10:26 | Clemson | Randy Blais travels in the backcourt | 15-9 |
| 10:10 | Marquette | Millard Hagen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-9 |
| 10:09 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to John Bowden | 15-9 |
| 09:57 | Marquette | Millard Hagen buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-12 |
| 09:47 | Clemson | Anthony Dow is wide open and dunks the ball | 17-12 |
| 09:31 | Marquette | Troy Court misses short on a shot in the lane | 17-12 |
| 09:30 | Clemson | Walter Gregorski grabs the board | 17-12 |
| 09:14 | Clemson | Walter Gregorski is by himself and knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Hicks | 19-12 |
| 08:55 | Marquette | Bryan Gahagan is whistled for a carry | 19-12 |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Pickle (PG), Charles Michael (SG), Ngunda Abke (SF), Kurtis Burks (PF), John Mershon (C) Robert Hicks, Anthony Dow, Randy Blais, Walter Gregorski, Donald Cardoza | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dwight Cornelison (SG), Quincy Scoles (PF), John Urbano (C) Mark Poole, John Bowden, Troy Court | |
| 08:39 | Clemson | Charles Michael is open and scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Pickle | 21-12 |
| 08:17 | Marquette | John Mershon denies the turnaround by Bryan Gahagan | 21-12 |
| 08:15 | Marquette | Millard Hagen hits the follow up shot | 21-14 |
| 08:12 | Clemson | Quincy Scoles picks off the pass by Richard Pickle in the backcourt | 21-14 |
| 07:57 | Marquette | John Mershon blocks the short jumper by John Urbano | 21-14 |
| 07:55 | Clemson | Ngunda Abke pulls down the rebound | 21-14 |
| 07:33 | Clemson | Kurtis Burks misses short on a shot from the right block | 21-14 |
| 07:31 | Marquette | Bryan Gahagan grabs the defensive rebound | 21-14 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Richard Pickle (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Michael (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ngunda Abke (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kurtis Burks (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Mershon (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Millard Hagen (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwight Cornelison (tiring) SF - Bryan Gahagan (tired) 2 reb. PF - Quincy Scoles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Urbano (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Marquette | Millard Hagen misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-14 |
| 07:26 | Marquette | Quincy Scoles misses the tip | 21-14 |
| 07:25 | Marquette | John Urbano misses the tip | 21-14 |
| 07:23 | Clemson | Kurtis Burks grabs the board | 21-14 |
| 07:18 | Clemson | Millard Hagen is called for the reach on Charles Michael in the backcourt - foul #1 on Millard Hagen, team foul #8 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Clemson | Dikembe Ahmed (SF), Eusebio Rizzo (PF), Donald Cardoza (C) Ngunda Abke, Kurtis Burks, John Mershon | |
| Subs | Marquette | Mark Poole (SG), Jim Thornton (C) Bryan Gahagan, John Urbano | |
| 07:18 | Clemson | Charles Michael makes the 1st free throw | 22-14 |
| 07:18 | Clemson | Charles Michael makes the 2nd free throw | 23-14 |
| 07:00 | Marquette | Quincy Scoles hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but the foul's on Eusebio Rizzo - foul #1 on Eusebio Rizzo, team foul #3 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Hicks (PG), Randy Blais (SG) Richard Pickle, Charles Michael | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 07:00 | Marquette | Quincy Scoles misses the 1st free throw | 23-14 |
| 07:00 | Marquette | Quincy Scoles makes the 2nd free throw | 23-15 |
| 06:46 | Clemson | Robert Hicks hits a floater from the left wing set up by Eusebio Rizzo | 25-15 |
| 06:24 | Marquette | Quincy Scoles misses short on a floater from the right wing | 25-15 |
| 06:23 | Clemson | Donald Cardoza grabs the defensive rebound | 25-15 |
| 06:18 | Clemson | Mark Poole steps in front of the Randy Blais pass in the backcourt | 25-15 |
| 06:04 | Marquette | Millard Hagen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-15 |
| Subs | Clemson | Anthony Dow (SG), Walter Gregorski (PF) Dikembe Ahmed, Eusebio Rizzo | |
| Subs | Marquette | Bryan Gahagan (SF), John Bowden (PF) Dwight Cornelison, Quincy Scoles | |
| 06:01 | Clemson | Anthony Dow is hacked by Millard Hagen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Millard Hagen, team foul #9 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Pickle (SG), Ngunda Abke (SF) Robert Hicks, Randy Blais | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dwight Cornelison (SG), Troy Court (C) Millard Hagen, Jim Thornton | |
| 06:01 | Clemson | Anthony Dow makes the 1st free throw | 26-15 |
| 06:01 | Clemson | Anthony Dow makes the 2nd free throw | 27-15 |
| 05:39 | Marquette | John Bowden loses the dribble to Anthony Dow | 27-15 |
| 05:24 | Clemson | Anthony Dow is fouled on the floor by Mark Poole - foul #2 on Mark Poole, team foul #10 | 27-15 |
| Subs | Clemson | Kurtis Burks (PF), John Mershon (C) Walter Gregorski, Donald Cardoza | |
| Subs | Marquette | David Taylor (SG), John Urbano (C) Mark Poole, Troy Court | |
| 05:24 | Clemson | Anthony Dow makes the 1st free throw | 28-15 |
| 05:24 | Clemson | Anthony Dow makes the 2nd free throw | 29-15 |
| 05:05 | Marquette | Richard Pickle steals the ball from Dwight Cornelison | 29-15 |
| 05:00 | Clemson | Richard Pickle knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Ngunda Abke | 31-15 |
| 04:38 | Marquette | Ngunda Abke takes the ball from Bryan Gahagan | 31-15 |
| 04:20 | Clemson | Richard Pickle misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-15 |
| 04:19 | Clemson | John Mershon pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-15 |
| 04:09 | Clemson | John Mershon misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-15 |
| 04:08 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to John Mershon | 31-15 |
| 03:43 | Clemson | Anthony Dow is fouled on the floor by Bryan Gahagan - foul #1 on Bryan Gahagan, team foul #11 | 31-15 |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Michael (SG), Dikembe Ahmed (SF), Eusebio Rizzo (PF), Walter Gregorski (C) Richard Pickle, Ngunda Abke, Kurtis Burks, John Mershon | |
| Subs | Marquette | Millard Hagen (PG), Henry Maxey (SF), Quincy Scoles (PF), Troy Court (C) Dwight Cornelison, Bryan Gahagan, John Bowden, John Urbano | |
| 03:43 | Clemson | Anthony Dow makes the 1st free throw | 32-15 |
| 03:43 | Clemson | Anthony Dow makes the 2nd free throw | 33-15 |
| 03:23 | Marquette | David Taylor misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Charles Michael - foul #1 on Charles Michael, team foul #4 | 33-15 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Hicks (PG) Anthony Dow | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 03:23 | Marquette | David Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 33-15 |
| 03:23 | Marquette | David Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 33-15 |
| 03:23 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Walter Gregorski | 33-15 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Robert Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Michael (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Ahmed (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eusebio Rizzo (fresh) C - Walter Gregorski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Millard Hagen (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Taylor (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Henry Maxey (fresh) PF - Quincy Scoles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Troy Court (fresh) | |
| 03:07 | Clemson | Henry Maxey steals it from Eusebio Rizzo | 33-15 |
| 03:02 | Marquette | David Taylor is hacked by Eusebio Rizzo - foul #2 on Eusebio Rizzo, team foul #5 | 33-15 |
| Subs | Clemson | Donald Cardoza (C) Eusebio Rizzo | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 02:55 | Marquette | Troy Court misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 33-15 |
| 02:54 | Clemson | Charles Michael grabs the defensive rebound | 33-15 |
| 02:31 | Clemson | The jump hook by Charles Michael is blocked by Troy Court | 33-15 |
| 02:30 | Marquette | Troy Court grabs the board | 33-15 |
| 02:12 | Marquette | Millard Hagen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-15 |
| 02:11 | Clemson | Donald Cardoza snags the defensive board | 33-15 |
| 02:09 | Clemson | Dikembe Ahmed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-15 |
| Subs | Clemson | Randy Blais (SF), Eusebio Rizzo (PF) Dikembe Ahmed, Walter Gregorski | |
| Subs | Marquette | Mark Poole (PG), Jim Thornton (C) Millard Hagen, Troy Court | |
| 01:56 | Marquette | Quincy Scoles jams it set up by Jim Thornton | 33-17 |
| 01:39 | Clemson | Robert Hicks can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-17 |
| 01:38 | Marquette | David Taylor pulls down the rebound | 33-17 |
| 01:16 | Marquette | Jim Thornton drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Henry Maxey and he's hacked by Randy Blais - foul #1 on Randy Blais, team foul #6 | 33-19 |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Pickle (SG), Kurtis Burks (PF), John Mershon (C) Charles Michael, Eusebio Rizzo, Donald Cardoza | |
| Subs | Marquette | John Bowden (PF) Quincy Scoles | |
| 01:16 | Marquette | Jim Thornton makes the free throw | 33-20 |
| 01:00 | Clemson | Richard Pickle can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-20 |
| 00:59 | Clemson | Kurtis Burks snags the offensive board | 33-20 |
| 00:32 | Clemson | Randy Blais is alone and drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Richard Pickle | 35-20 |
| 00:21 | Marquette | Mark Poole is hacked by Kurtis Burks - foul #1 on Kurtis Burks, team foul #7 | 35-20 |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Michael (SG), Dikembe Ahmed (SF), Eusebio Rizzo (PF) Robert Hicks, Randy Blais, John Mershon | |
| Subs | Marquette | John Urbano (PF) John Bowden | |
| 00:21 | Marquette | Mark Poole makes the 1st free throw | 35-21 |
| 00:21 | Marquette | Mark Poole misses the 2nd free throw | 35-21 |
| 00:21 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Kurtis Burks | 35-21 |
| 00:02 | Clemson | The jump hook by Kurtis Burks is blocked by John Urbano | 35-21 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Kurtis Burks gets the offensive rebound | 35-21 |