| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Howard Gaddis (fresh) SG - Brian Golla (fresh) SF - Warren Abrahams (fresh) PF - Keith Bearden (fresh) C - Donald Pagan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Howard (fresh) SG - Rob Leland (fresh) SF - David Streets (fresh) PF - Ivan Zygmont (fresh) C - Michael Murray (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Michael Murray wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Clemson | William Howard knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Rob Leland | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Missouri State | Warren Abrahams hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Pagan | 2-2 |
| 19:02 | Clemson | Michael Murray misses badly on a floater from close range but the foul's on Keith Bearden - foul #1 on Keith Bearden, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:02 | Clemson | Michael Murray makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:02 | Clemson | Michael Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:43 | Missouri State | Ivan Zygmont steps in front of the Donald Pagan pass | 2-4 |
| 18:38 | Clemson | William Howard misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 18:36 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont grabs the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:25 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont makes the fadeaway near the basket | 2-6 |
| 18:19 | Missouri State | Keith Bearden makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 4-6 |
| 18:04 | Clemson | Michael Murray can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 4-6 |
| 18:02 | Clemson | Michael Murray tips it back up and in | 4-8 |
| 17:45 | Missouri State | The pull-up jumper by Howard Gaddis is blocked by David Streets | 4-8 |
| 17:44 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont snags the defensive board | 4-8 |
| 17:24 | Clemson | William Howard connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-11 |
| 17:09 | Missouri State | Michael Murray swats the short shot by Brian Golla | 4-11 |
| 17:07 | Clemson | David Streets grabs the defensive rebound | 4-11 |
| 16:48 | Clemson | William Howard knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by David Streets | 4-14 |
| 16:38 | Missouri State | Brian Golla hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 4-14 |
| 16:36 | Clemson | William Howard grabs the board | 4-14 |
| 16:32 | Clemson | William Howard misses the 3 from the right wing | 4-14 |
| 16:30 | Missouri State | Donald Pagan grabs the board | 4-14 |
| 16:14 | Missouri State | Warren Abrahams misses short on a floater from the baseline | 4-14 |
| 16:13 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Rob Leland | 4-14 |
| 15:49 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont misses the lay-in | 4-14 |
| 15:48 | Missouri State | Brian Golla snags the defensive board | 4-14 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Howard Gaddis (fairly fresh) SG - Brian Golla (fairly fresh) SF - Warren Abrahams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Keith Bearden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Pagan (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Howard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Rob Leland (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Streets (fairly fresh) PF - Ivan Zygmont (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Murray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Missouri State | Brian Golla drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 6-14 |
| 15:38 | Clemson | Howard Gaddis is called for the reach on William Howard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Howard Gaddis, team foul #2 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Frank Surface (PG), Robert Magnuson (SG), Salvatore Greco (SF), Mark Strauser (PF), William Davis (C) Howard Gaddis, Brian Golla, Warren Abrahams, Keith Bearden, Donald Pagan | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 15:30 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by William Howard and he's fouled by Mark Strauser - foul #1 on Mark Strauser, team foul #3 | 6-16 |
| 15:30 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont makes the free throw | 6-17 |
| 15:08 | Missouri State | Ivan Zygmont denies the turnaround by William Davis | 6-17 |
| 15:06 | Missouri State | Mark Strauser misses the tip | 6-17 |
| 15:04 | Missouri State | Robert Magnuson gets the offensive rebound | 6-17 |
| 14:53 | Missouri State | Frank Surface comes up short on the shot from the right side | 6-17 |
| 14:52 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Michael Murray | 6-17 |
| 14:38 | Clemson | Michael Murray hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from William Howard | 6-19 |
| 14:15 | Missouri State | Ivan Zygmont denies the turnaround by Robert Magnuson | 6-19 |
| 14:13 | Missouri State | Mark Strauser snags the offensive board | 6-19 |
| 13:59 | Missouri State | Frank Surface misses the jumper from the right block | 6-19 |
| 13:57 | Clemson | Michael Murray snags the defensive board | 6-19 |
| 13:44 | Clemson | William Howard drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 6-21 |
| 13:42 | Missouri State | Frank Surface is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 6-21 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Howard Gaddis (PG), Warren Abrahams (SF), Keith Bearden (PF) Frank Surface, Salvatore Greco, William Davis | |
| Subs | Clemson | Scott Maynard (SG), Erik Curtis (SF) Rob Leland, David Streets | |
| 13:35 | Clemson | Warren Abrahams picks off the pass by Ivan Zygmont | 6-21 |
| 13:14 | Missouri State | Howard Gaddis comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 6-21 |
| 13:12 | Clemson | Michael Murray snags the defensive board | 6-21 |
| 12:53 | Clemson | William Howard misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-21 |
| 12:51 | Missouri State | Mark Strauser gets the rebound | 6-21 |
| 12:41 | Missouri State | Mark Strauser buries a jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Michael Murray - foul #1 on Michael Murray, team foul #1 | 8-21 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brian Golla (SG), Donald Pagan (C) Robert Magnuson, Keith Bearden | |
| Subs | Clemson | Rob Leland (SG), Quon Xiao (C) Scott Maynard, Michael Murray | |
| 12:41 | Missouri State | Mark Strauser misses the free throw | 8-21 |
| 12:41 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont snags the defensive board | 8-21 |
| 12:30 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont is whistled for a carry | 8-21 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Salvatore Greco (PG), Timothy Bowman (PF) Howard Gaddis, Mark Strauser | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 12:16 | Missouri State | Warren Abrahams loses the dribble to Ivan Zygmont | 8-21 |
| 11:58 | Clemson | William Howard comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Warren Abrahams - foul #1 on Warren Abrahams, team foul #4 | 8-21 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Frank Surface (PG) Salvatore Greco | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 11:58 | Clemson | William Howard makes the 1st free throw | 8-22 |
| 11:58 | Clemson | William Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 8-22 |
| 11:58 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Donald Pagan | 8-22 |
| 11:45 | Missouri State | Ivan Zygmont is called for the reach on Frank Surface - foul #1 on Ivan Zygmont, team foul #2 | 8-22 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Keith Bearden (PF) Timothy Bowman | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Frank Surface (fresh) SG - Brian Golla (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Warren Abrahams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Keith Bearden (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Pagan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Howard (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rob Leland (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Erik Curtis (fairly fresh) PF - Ivan Zygmont (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Quon Xiao (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Missouri State | Keith Bearden misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-22 |
| 11:24 | Clemson | Erik Curtis snags the defensive board | 8-22 |
| 11:14 | Clemson | Quon Xiao throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-22 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Howard Gaddis (PG), Salvatore Greco (SF), William Davis (C) Frank Surface, Warren Abrahams, Donald Pagan | |
| Subs | Clemson | Scott Maynard (SG), Michael Murray (C) Rob Leland, Quon Xiao | |
| 10:51 | Missouri State | The jump hook by Howard Gaddis is blocked by Ivan Zygmont | 8-22 |
| 10:49 | Clemson | Erik Curtis snags the defensive board | 8-22 |
| 10:34 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from William Howard | 8-24 |
| 10:11 | Missouri State | The pull-up jumper by Salvatore Greco is blocked by Michael Murray | 8-24 |
| 10:10 | Clemson | Michael Murray pulls down the rebound | 8-24 |
| 09:51 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-24 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Magnuson (PG), Warren Abrahams (SF), Mark Strauser (PF), Donald Pagan (C) Howard Gaddis, Brian Golla, Keith Bearden, William Davis | |
| Subs | Clemson | Rob Leland (SG), David Streets (SF), Quon Xiao (C) Scott Maynard, Erik Curtis, Michael Murray | |
| 09:27 | Missouri State | Robert Magnuson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-24 |
| 09:26 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont grabs the board | 8-24 |
| 09:07 | Clemson | David Streets's pass is intercepted by Robert Magnuson | 8-24 |
| 08:45 | Missouri State | Salvatore Greco misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-24 |
| 08:44 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont snags the defensive board | 8-24 |
| 08:30 | Clemson | William Howard misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-24 |
| 08:28 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Mark Strauser | 8-24 |
| 08:22 | Missouri State | Robert Magnuson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-24 |
| 08:20 | Missouri State | Donald Pagan gets the offensive rebound | 8-24 |
| 07:58 | Missouri State | Donald Pagan connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Mark Strauser | 10-24 |
| 07:41 | Clemson | William Howard loses the ball out of bounds | 10-24 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Howard Gaddis (PG), Brian Golla (SG), Keith Bearden (PF) Robert Magnuson, Salvatore Greco, Donald Pagan | |
| Subs | Clemson | Scott Maynard (PG), Thomas Hunt (SG), Erik Curtis (SF), David Kemp (PF), Michael Murray (C) William Howard, Rob Leland, David Streets, Ivan Zygmont, Quon Xiao | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Howard Gaddis (fresh) SG - Brian Golla (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Warren Abrahams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Keith Bearden (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Strauser (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Scott Maynard (fresh) SG - Thomas Hunt (fresh) SF - Erik Curtis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Kemp (fresh) C - Michael Murray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:32 | Missouri State | Keith Bearden throws it down set up by Howard Gaddis | 12-24 |
| 07:03 | Clemson | Mark Strauser picks off the pass by Michael Murray | 12-24 |
| 06:37 | Missouri State | Warren Abrahams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-24 |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Davis (C) Mark Strauser | |
| Subs | Clemson | Rob Leland (PG) Thomas Hunt | |
| 06:19 | Clemson | Michael Murray drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by David Kemp | 12-26 |
| 05:58 | Missouri State | Keith Bearden buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Howard Gaddis | 14-26 |
| 05:49 | Clemson | David Kemp is fouled on the floor by Keith Bearden - foul #2 on Keith Bearden, team foul #5 | 14-26 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Magnuson (SG), Timothy Bowman (PF) Brian Golla, Keith Bearden | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Howard (PG), David Streets (SF), Ivan Zygmont (PF) Scott Maynard, Erik Curtis, David Kemp | |
| 05:40 | Clemson | Michael Murray blows the layup | 14-26 |
| 05:39 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-26 |
| 05:18 | Clemson | Michael Murray misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Davis - foul #1 on William Davis, team foul #6 | 14-26 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Frank Surface (PG), Salvatore Greco (SF) Howard Gaddis, Warren Abrahams | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 05:18 | Clemson | Michael Murray misses the 1st free throw | 14-26 |
| 05:18 | Clemson | Michael Murray misses the 2nd free throw | 14-26 |
| 05:18 | Missouri State | Salvatore Greco grabs the defensive rebound | 14-26 |
| 04:56 | Missouri State | William Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-26 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Donald Pagan (C) William Davis | |
| Subs | Clemson | Scott Maynard (SG) Rob Leland | |
| 04:42 | Clemson | William Howard misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 14-26 |
| 04:41 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Donald Pagan | 14-26 |
| 04:36 | Missouri State | Robert Magnuson is hacked by Scott Maynard - foul #1 on Scott Maynard, team foul #3 | 14-26 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Mark Strauser (PF) Timothy Bowman | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 04:15 | Missouri State | Mark Strauser is whistled for a carry | 14-26 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brian Golla (SG) Frank Surface | |
| Subs | Clemson | Quon Xiao (C) Michael Murray | |
| 03:56 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont is fouled on the floor by Mark Strauser - foul #2 on Mark Strauser, team foul #7 | 14-26 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Howard Gaddis (PG), Keith Bearden (PF) Robert Magnuson, Mark Strauser | |
| Subs | Clemson | Rob Leland (PG) William Howard | |
| 03:56 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont misses the 1st free throw | 14-26 |
| 03:56 | Missouri State | Keith Bearden pulls down the rebound | 14-26 |
| 03:42 | Missouri State | Rob Leland steps in front of the Keith Bearden pass | 14-26 |
| 03:37 | Clemson | Rob Leland lays it up and in | 14-28 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Howard Gaddis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brian Golla (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Salvatore Greco (fresh) PF - Keith Bearden (fresh) 6 pts. C - Donald Pagan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Rob Leland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Maynard (fresh) SF - David Streets (tiring) PF - Ivan Zygmont (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Quon Xiao (fresh) | |
| 03:17 | Missouri State | Salvatore Greco comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-28 |
| 03:15 | Clemson | Quon Xiao gets the rebound | 14-28 |
| 02:53 | Clemson | David Streets misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 14-28 |
| 02:51 | Missouri State | Brian Golla grabs the board | 14-28 |
| 02:27 | Missouri State | Salvatore Greco can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 14-28 |
| 02:25 | Clemson | David Streets grabs the board | 14-28 |
| 02:17 | Clemson | Quon Xiao misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 14-28 |
| 02:15 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Donald Pagan | 14-28 |
| 01:57 | Missouri State | Salvatore Greco knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-28 |
| 01:41 | Clemson | Rob Leland hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 17-28 |
| 01:40 | Clemson | Ivan Zygmont tips it in | 17-30 |
| 01:17 | Missouri State | Salvatore Greco loses the dribble to Ivan Zygmont | 17-30 |
| 00:55 | Clemson | Salvatore Greco is called for the reach on Rob Leland - foul #1 on Salvatore Greco, team foul #8 | 17-30 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Frank Surface (PG), Robert Magnuson (SG), Warren Abrahams (SF), Mark Strauser (PF), William Davis (C) Howard Gaddis, Brian Golla, Salvatore Greco, Keith Bearden, Donald Pagan | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Howard (PG), Erik Curtis (SF), David Kemp (PF), Michael Murray (C) Scott Maynard, David Streets, Ivan Zygmont, Quon Xiao | |
| 00:55 | Clemson | Rob Leland makes the 1st free throw | 17-31 |
| 00:55 | Clemson | Rob Leland misses the 2nd free throw | 17-31 |
| 00:55 | Missouri State | William Davis snags the defensive board | 17-31 |
| 00:35 | Missouri State | Frank Surface hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-31 |
| 00:34 | Missouri State | Warren Abrahams tips it but misses | 17-31 |
| 00:33 | Missouri State | Frank Surface tips it home | 19-31 |
| 00:16 | Clemson | Michael Murray hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 19-31 |
| 00:14 | Clemson | Michael Murray gets the offensive rebound | 19-31 |
| 00:01 | Clemson | William Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-31 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | David Kemp grabs the offensive rebound | 19-31 |