| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ronald Ervin (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barry Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joel Curry (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Kitchens (fresh) 3 stl. C - David Slocum (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charlie Smith (fresh) PF - Lawrence Hudson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Albert Bukowinski (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Charlie Smith inbounds the ball | 26-24 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:43 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Hudson misses the turnaround in the lane | 26-24 |
| 19:42 | Clemson | Joel Curry grabs the defensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 19:30 | Clemson | Ronald Ervin is fouled on the floor by Charlie Smith - foul #2 on Charlie Smith, team foul #1 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Clemson | Anthony Garrett (PF) Patrick Kitchens | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 19:15 | Clemson | David Slocum buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Ronald Ervin | 28-24 |
| 19:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 28-24 |
| 18:58 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Hudson | 28-24 |
| 18:48 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Hudson connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Jason Howard and the foul's on Barry Wright - foul #1 on Barry Wright, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Clemson | Wei-Quo Hou (SG) Barry Wright | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 18:48 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Hudson makes the free throw | 28-27 |
| 18:29 | Clemson | Wei-Quo Hou is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 28-27 |
| Subs | Clemson | Barry Wright (SG), Patrick Kitchens (C) Wei-Quo Hou, David Slocum | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 18:01 | Cincinnati | Jason Howard misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 17:59 | Cincinnati | Albert Bukowinski snags the offensive board | 28-27 |
| 17:50 | Cincinnati | Albert Bukowinski is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-27 |
| Subs | Clemson | Wei-Quo Hou (SG), David Slocum (C) Barry Wright, Patrick Kitchens | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 17:38 | Clemson | Albert Bukowinski steps in front of the Wei-Quo Hou pass | 28-27 |
| 17:24 | Cincinnati | Jason Howard is hacked by Wei-Quo Hou - foul #2 on Wei-Quo Hou, team foul #2 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Clemson | Barry Wright (SG), Patrick Kitchens (PF) Wei-Quo Hou, Anthony Garrett | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 17:13 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 28-27 |
| 17:12 | Clemson | David Slocum snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 16:49 | Clemson | David Slocum makes the shot near the basket | 30-27 |
| 16:39 | Cincinnati | Jason Howard scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-30 |
| 16:16 | Clemson | David Slocum clanks a jump hook from the left block | 30-30 |
| 16:15 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Hudson snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| 16:03 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart is fouled on the floor by Ronald Ervin - foul #3 on Ronald Ervin, team foul #3 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Clemson | Louis Shafer (PG), Wei-Quo Hou (SG), Robert Lane (SF), Anthony Garrett (PF) Ronald Ervin, Barry Wright, Joel Curry, Patrick Kitchens | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Mitchell (SG), Dustin Jackson (SF), John Howell (PF) Robert Stewart, Charlie Smith, Lawrence Hudson | |
| 15:52 | Cincinnati | Jason Howard misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-30 |
| 15:50 | Clemson | David Slocum grabs the defensive rebound | 30-30 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Louis Shafer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wei-Quo Hou (fresh) SF - Robert Lane (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Garrett (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Slocum (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jason Howard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Mitchell (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dustin Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Howell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Albert Bukowinski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Clemson | David Slocum comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 30-30 |
| 15:22 | Cincinnati | Albert Bukowinski pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 15:01 | Cincinnati | Louis Shafer steals the ball from Dustin Jackson | 30-30 |
| 14:34 | Clemson | Anthony Garrett can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 30-30 |
| 14:33 | Clemson | David Slocum grabs the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 14:19 | Clemson | Anthony Garrett is hacked by John Howell - foul #2 on John Howell, team foul #2 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Ervin (PG), Thomas Schneider (SG), Joel Curry (SF), Patrick Kitchens (PF), Steven Rogers (C) Louis Shafer, Wei-Quo Hou, Robert Lane, Anthony Garrett, David Slocum | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart (PG), Charlie Smith (SF), Lawrence Hudson (PF) Jason Howard, Dustin Jackson, John Howell | |
| 13:58 | Clemson | Ronald Ervin double dribbles | 30-30 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Slocum (C) Steven Rogers | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:48 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Hudson misses the easy layup | 30-30 |
| 13:47 | Clemson | David Slocum pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 13:22 | Clemson | Ronald Ervin double dribbles | 30-30 |
| Subs | Clemson | Steven Rogers (C) David Slocum | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Howard (SG) William Mitchell | |
| 13:04 | Cincinnati | Ronald Ervin is called for the reach on Robert Stewart - foul #4 on Ronald Ervin, team foul #4 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Clemson | Louis Shafer (PG), Anthony Garrett (SF), David Slocum (C) Ronald Ervin, Joel Curry, Steven Rogers | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 12:47 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart is fouled on the floor by Louis Shafer - foul #1 on Louis Shafer, team foul #5 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Clemson | Barry Wright (PG), Joel Curry (SF) Louis Shafer, Anthony Garrett | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dustin Jackson (SF), John Howell (PF) Charlie Smith, Lawrence Hudson | |
| 12:36 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart is hacked by Joel Curry - foul #1 on Joel Curry, team foul #6 | 30-30 |
| 12:27 | Cincinnati | Jason Howard can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 30-30 |
| 12:25 | Clemson | David Slocum gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 11:56 | Clemson | David Slocum misses the jumpshot from the right side | 30-30 |
| 11:54 | Cincinnati | Albert Bukowinski grabs the defensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 11:37 | Cincinnati | Dustin Jackson scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jason Howard | 30-33 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Barry Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Schneider (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joel Curry (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Kitchens (fresh) 3 stl. C - David Slocum (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Howard (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dustin Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Howell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Albert Bukowinski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Clemson | Patrick Kitchens is hacked by John Howell - foul #3 on John Howell, team foul #3 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Clemson | Louis Shafer (PG), Anthony Garrett (SF), Steven Rogers (C) Barry Wright, Joel Curry, David Slocum | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charlie Smith (SF), Lawrence Hudson (PF) Dustin Jackson, Albert Bukowinski | |
| 10:52 | Clemson | Anthony Garrett misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Charlie Smith - foul #3 on Charlie Smith, team foul #4 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Slocum (C) Steven Rogers | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Mitchell (SG) Jason Howard | |
| 10:52 | Clemson | Anthony Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 10:52 | Clemson | Anthony Garrett misses the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 10:52 | Cincinnati | John Howell grabs the board | 31-33 |
| 10:41 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Hudson's fadeaway is rejected by Patrick Kitchens | 31-33 |
| 10:39 | Clemson | Thomas Schneider pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 10:13 | Clemson | David Slocum banks in the layup set up by Thomas Schneider | 33-33 |
| 09:46 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Hudson misses short on a shot near the basket | 33-33 |
| 09:44 | Cincinnati | Charlie Smith grabs the offensive board | 33-33 |
| 09:24 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Hudson misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Patrick Kitchens - foul #1 on Patrick Kitchens, team foul #7 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Clemson | Barry Wright (PG), Joel Curry (SF), Steven Rogers (C) Louis Shafer, Patrick Kitchens, David Slocum | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Howard (PG), Albert Bukowinski (C) Robert Stewart, John Howell | |
| 09:24 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 09:24 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Hudson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 09:24 | Clemson | Steven Rogers pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 09:01 | Clemson | Jason Howard takes the ball from Anthony Garrett | 33-34 |
| 08:36 | Cincinnati | Jason Howard misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Steven Rogers - foul #1 on Steven Rogers, team foul #8 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Clemson | Louis Shafer (PG), Robert Lane (SF), David Slocum (C) Barry Wright, Joel Curry, Steven Rogers | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dustin Jackson (SF) Charlie Smith | |
| 08:36 | Cincinnati | Jason Howard makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 08:36 | Cincinnati | Jason Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 08:20 | Clemson | Anthony Garrett scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Lane | 35-36 |
| 08:11 | Cincinnati | Thomas Schneider steps in front of the William Mitchell pass | 35-36 |
| 08:07 | Clemson | Thomas Schneider hits the finger roll | 37-36 |
| 07:46 | Cincinnati | Albert Bukowinski scores on a turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by David Slocum - foul #2 on David Slocum, team foul #9 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Ervin (PG), Joel Curry (SF), Patrick Kitchens (PF) Louis Shafer, Robert Lane, Anthony Garrett | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart (PG), John Howell (PF) William Mitchell, Lawrence Hudson | |
| 07:46 | Cincinnati | Albert Bukowinski makes the free throw | 37-39 |
| 07:21 | Clemson | Patrick Kitchens lays it in on a nice dish by Ronald Ervin | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ronald Ervin (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Schneider (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joel Curry (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Kitchens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - David Slocum (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Howard (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dustin Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Howell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Albert Bukowinski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 39-39 |
| 06:57 | Clemson | Joel Curry gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 06:30 | Clemson | Patrick Kitchens comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 39-39 |
| 06:28 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Albert Bukowinski | 39-39 |
| 06:03 | Cincinnati | Jason Howard evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-39 |
| 06:01 | Clemson | Joel Curry gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 05:32 | Clemson | Ronald Ervin dunks the ball | 41-39 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:13 | Cincinnati | John Howell makes the jumper in the paint set up by Dustin Jackson | 41-41 |
| 04:51 | Clemson | David Slocum loses the dribble to John Howell | 41-41 |
| 04:51 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-41 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Lane (SF), Anthony Garrett (PF), Steven Rogers (C) Joel Curry, Patrick Kitchens, David Slocum | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charlie Smith (SF), Lawrence Hudson (PF) Dustin Jackson, John Howell | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Albert Bukowinski misses the easy layup | 41-41 |
| 04:23 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Howard | 41-41 |
| 04:14 | Cincinnati | Jason Howard works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Charlie Smith | 41-43 |
| 03:54 | Clemson | Lawrence Hudson steals the ball from Thomas Schneider | 41-43 |
| 03:37 | Cincinnati | Anthony Garrett swats the short shot by Robert Stewart | 41-43 |
| 03:35 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Hudson | 41-43 |
| 03:17 | Cincinnati | Jason Howard knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Albert Bukowinski | 41-46 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ronald Ervin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Schneider (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Lane (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Garrett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Rogers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Howard (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charlie Smith (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Hudson (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Albert Bukowinski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Clemson | Anthony Garrett drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 02:41 | Cincinnati | Jason Howard evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Charlie Smith | 44-49 |
| 02:12 | Clemson | Anthony Garrett makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Ronald Ervin | 46-49 |
| 01:51 | Cincinnati | Albert Bukowinski is called for traveling | 46-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | Joel Curry (SF), Patrick Kitchens (PF), David Slocum (C) Robert Lane, Anthony Garrett, Steven Rogers | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:46 | Clemson | Ronald Ervin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-49 |
| 01:26 | Cincinnati | Thomas Schneider is called for the reach on Jason Howard - foul #4 on Thomas Schneider, team foul #10 | 46-49 |
| 01:26 | Cincinnati | Jason Howard makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 01:26 | Cincinnati | Jason Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 01:01 | Clemson | Patrick Kitchens is called for 5 seconds | 46-51 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | David Slocum steps in front of the Robert Stewart pass | 46-51 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:24 | Clemson | Ronald Ervin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-51 |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Lawrence Hudson | 46-51 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Thomas Schneider is called for the reach on Lawrence Hudson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Thomas Schneider, team foul #11 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Clemson | Barry Wright (SG) Thomas Schneider | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dustin Jackson (SG) Jason Howard | |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Hudson misses the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 00:17 | Clemson | Robert Stewart takes the ball from Ronald Ervin in the backcourt | 46-52 |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Joel Curry is called for the reach on Charlie Smith - foul #2 on Joel Curry, team foul #12 | 46-52 |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Charlie Smith misses the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Charlie Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 00:08 | Clemson | Ronald Ervin connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-53 |
| 00:07 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Hudson is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Ervin - foul #5 on Ronald Ervin, team foul #13 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Clemson | Louis Shafer (PG) Ronald Ervin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Howard (SG) Charlie Smith | |
| 00:07 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 00:07 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Hudson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 00:07 | Clemson | Patrick Kitchens grabs the defensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 00:07 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-54 |
| 00:01 | Clemson | Louis Shafer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Joel Curry grabs the offensive rebound | 49-54 |