| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Dunn (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Stolberg (fresh) SF - James Calder (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vincente Greco (fresh) 5 pts. C - Pedro Aguilar (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Donald Mains (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jamie Morrison (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Micheal Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Higgins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Alleruzzo (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Micheal Patterson inbounds the ball | 39-43 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:53 | Clemson | Donald Mains can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-43 |
| 19:51 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Pedro Aguilar | 39-43 |
| 19:44 | UNLV | David Dunn is hacked by Donald Mains - foul #3 on Donald Mains, team foul #1 | 39-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Nicholas Hurd (SG) Donald Mains | |
| 19:38 | UNLV | Vincente Greco's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Jamie Morrison | 39-43 |
| 19:37 | Clemson | Robert Higgins grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 19:27 | Clemson | Micheal Patterson is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jamie Morrison | 39-45 |
| 19:14 | UNLV | David Dunn misses long on a 3 from straight away | 39-45 |
| 19:13 | UNLV | Vincente Greco hits the follow up shot | 41-45 |
| 18:55 | Clemson | David Dunn is called for the reach on Jamie Morrison - foul #2 on David Dunn, team foul #1 | 41-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | Edward Clement (PG), Orlando Hernandez (SG), Byron Willingham (SF), Winston Brenner (PF) David Dunn, Raymond Stolberg, James Calder, Vincente Greco | |
| Subs | Clemson | Donald Good (PF) Robert Higgins | |
| 18:36 | Clemson | Dikembe Alleruzzo hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-45 |
| 18:34 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Orlando Hernandez | 41-45 |
| 18:29 | UNLV | Edward Clement makes the turnaround from the baseline | 43-45 |
| 18:25 | Clemson | Jamie Morrison is fouled in the backcourt by Winston Brenner - foul #1 on Winston Brenner, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | Vincente Greco (PF) Pedro Aguilar | |
| Subs | Clemson | Chad Pruitt (C) Dikembe Alleruzzo | |
| 18:14 | Clemson | Jamie Morrison comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 43-45 |
| 18:12 | UNLV | Edward Clement grabs the board | 43-45 |
| 18:05 | UNLV | Edward Clement is fouled on the floor by Micheal Patterson - foul #3 on Micheal Patterson, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Calder (SF) Byron Willingham | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Higgins (SF) Micheal Patterson | |
| 17:46 | UNLV | Edward Clement is fouled on the floor by Jamie Morrison - foul #3 on Jamie Morrison, team foul #3 | 43-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Dunn (PG), Pedro Aguilar (C) Edward Clement, Winston Brenner | |
| Subs | Clemson | Donald Mains (PG), Gilbert Wickham (PF) Jamie Morrison, Donald Good | |
| 17:25 | UNLV | Vincente Greco misses the jumper from the free throw line | 43-45 |
| 17:23 | Clemson | Robert Higgins gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 17:19 | Clemson | Donald Mains buries a shot from the left side and the foul's on Orlando Hernandez - foul #2 on Orlando Hernandez, team foul #3 | 43-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Raymond Stolberg (SG) Orlando Hernandez | |
| Subs | Clemson | Dikembe Alleruzzo (C) Chad Pruitt | |
| 17:19 | Clemson | Donald Mains makes the free throw | 43-48 |
| 17:05 | UNLV | James Calder misses the floater from the left side | 43-48 |
| 17:04 | Clemson | Gilbert Wickham gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 16:47 | Clemson | Dikembe Alleruzzo comes up short on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Pedro Aguilar - foul #2 on Pedro Aguilar, team foul #4 | 43-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | Edward Clement (PG), Winston Brenner (PF) David Dunn, Vincente Greco | |
| Subs | Clemson | Donald Good (PF) Gilbert Wickham | |
| 16:47 | Clemson | Dikembe Alleruzzo misses the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 16:47 | Clemson | Dikembe Alleruzzo makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 16:24 | UNLV | Edward Clement misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 16:22 | Clemson | Nicholas Hurd gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| 16:03 | Clemson | Donald Mains misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 43-49 |
| 16:01 | UNLV | Pedro Aguilar snags the defensive board | 43-49 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Edward Clement (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Raymond Stolberg (fairly fresh) SF - James Calder (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Winston Brenner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Pedro Aguilar (tiring) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Donald Mains (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Hurd (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Higgins (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Good (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Dikembe Alleruzzo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:47 | UNLV | Raymond Stolberg banks in the layup on a great pass from Pedro Aguilar | 45-49 |
| 15:37 | Clemson | Donald Good loses the dribble to James Calder | 45-49 |
| 15:28 | UNLV | Winston Brenner clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Donald Mains - foul #4 on Donald Mains, team foul #4 | 45-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Dunn (PG), Orlando Hernandez (SG), Byron Willingham (SF), Aleksandar Danilovic (PF) Edward Clement, Raymond Stolberg, James Calder, Pedro Aguilar | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald North (PG), Jamie Morrison (SG), Micheal Patterson (SF), Chad Pruitt (C) Donald Mains, Nicholas Hurd, Donald Good, Dikembe Alleruzzo | |
| 15:28 | UNLV | Winston Brenner makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 15:28 | UNLV | Winston Brenner makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 15:19 | Clemson | Jamie Morrison hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 15:17 | UNLV | Winston Brenner snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| 15:13 | UNLV | Orlando Hernandez misses the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Micheal Patterson - foul #4 on Micheal Patterson, team foul #5 | 47-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Gilbert Wickham (PF) Micheal Patterson | |
| 15:13 | UNLV | Orlando Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 15:13 | UNLV | Orlando Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 15:10 | Clemson | David Dunn steals the ball from Ronald North in the backcourt | 49-49 |
| 14:56 | UNLV | David Dunn misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-49 |
| 14:55 | UNLV | Aleksandar Danilovic tips it in | 51-49 |
| 14:39 | Clemson | Robert Higgins misses short on an open fadeaway from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 14:38 | Clemson | Robert Higgins tips it but misses | 51-49 |
| 14:36 | UNLV | Orlando Hernandez gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 14:31 | UNLV | Orlando Hernandez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 14:29 | Clemson | Robert Higgins grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 14:18 | Clemson | Jamie Morrison comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 14:16 | Clemson | Robert Higgins gets the offensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 13:58 | Clemson | Chad Pruitt clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Aleksandar Danilovic - foul #4 on Aleksandar Danilovic, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Raymond Stolberg (SG), James Calder (SF), Vincente Greco (PF), Pedro Aguilar (C) Orlando Hernandez, Byron Willingham, Aleksandar Danilovic, Winston Brenner | |
| Subs | Clemson | Donald Good (PF) Gilbert Wickham | |
| 13:58 | Clemson | Chad Pruitt makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 13:58 | Clemson | Chad Pruitt makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 13:35 | UNLV | Vincente Greco hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 13:31 | Clemson | Jamie Morrison is hacked by Raymond Stolberg in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Stolberg, team foul #6 | 53-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Edward Clement (PG) David Dunn | |
| Subs | Clemson | Dikembe Alleruzzo (C) Chad Pruitt | |
| 13:20 | Clemson | Donald Good loses the dribble to Vincente Greco | 53-51 |
| 12:58 | UNLV | Pedro Aguilar can't connect on a shot from the left side | 53-51 |
| 12:56 | Clemson | Jamie Morrison pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 12:39 | Clemson | Robert Higgins is fouled on the floor by James Calder - foul #1 on James Calder, team foul #7 | 53-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Orlando Hernandez (SG) Raymond Stolberg | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 12:39 | Clemson | Robert Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 12:39 | Clemson | Robert Higgins misses the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 12:39 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Pedro Aguilar | 53-52 |
| 12:16 | UNLV | Edward Clement is fouled on the floor by Ronald North - foul #4 on Ronald North, team foul #6 | 53-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | Raymond Stolberg (SG) Edward Clement | |
| Subs | Clemson | Nicholas Hurd (SG) Ronald North | |
| 12:07 | UNLV | Orlando Hernandez loses the ball out of bounds | 53-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | Winston Brenner (C) Pedro Aguilar | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 12:03 | Clemson | Jamie Morrison is hacked by Orlando Hernandez in the backcourt - foul #3 on Orlando Hernandez, team foul #8 | 53-52 |
| 12:03 | Clemson | Jamie Morrison misses the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 12:03 | UNLV | Vincente Greco grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 11:57 | UNLV | James Calder blows the dunk | 53-52 |
| 11:56 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Dikembe Alleruzzo | 53-52 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Orlando Hernandez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Stolberg (tiring) 2 pts. SF - James Calder (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vincente Greco (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Winston Brenner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Jamie Morrison (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Hurd (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Higgins (tired) 5 pts. 8 reb. PF - Donald Good (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Dikembe Alleruzzo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Clemson | Nicholas Hurd is fouled on the floor by Vincente Greco - foul #3 on Vincente Greco, team foul #9 | 53-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Dunn (PG) Raymond Stolberg | |
| Subs | Clemson | Gilbert Wickham (PF) Donald Good | |
| 11:49 | Clemson | Nicholas Hurd makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 11:49 | Clemson | Nicholas Hurd makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 11:37 | UNLV | Vincente Greco misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 53-54 |
| 11:36 | UNLV | Winston Brenner can't tip it in | 53-54 |
| 11:35 | Clemson | Dikembe Alleruzzo grabs the board | 53-54 |
| 11:29 | Clemson | Dikembe Alleruzzo can't throw it down | 53-54 |
| 11:27 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Gilbert Wickham | 53-54 |
| 11:17 | Clemson | Robert Higgins can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 53-54 |
| 11:16 | UNLV | Winston Brenner pulls down the rebound | 53-54 |
| 11:11 | UNLV | David Dunn comes up short on the floater from close range | 53-54 |
| 11:10 | Clemson | Jamie Morrison snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 10:55 | Clemson | Robert Higgins is denied on a layup by Vincente Greco | 53-54 |
| 10:54 | UNLV | Vincente Greco pulls down the rebound | 53-54 |
| 10:50 | UNLV | Orlando Hernandez misses the dunk but he's hacked by Gilbert Wickham - foul #1 on Gilbert Wickham, team foul #7 | 53-54 |
| Subs | UNLV | Edward Clement (PG), Byron Willingham (SF), Pedro Aguilar (C) David Dunn, James Calder, Vincente Greco | |
| Subs | Clemson | Donald Good (PF), Chad Pruitt (C) Gilbert Wickham, Dikembe Alleruzzo | |
| 10:50 | UNLV | Orlando Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 10:50 | UNLV | Orlando Hernandez misses the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 10:50 | Clemson | Donald Good gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 10:31 | Clemson | Chad Pruitt can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Pedro Aguilar - foul #3 on Pedro Aguilar, team foul #10 | 54-54 |
| Subs | UNLV | Raymond Stolberg (SG) Orlando Hernandez | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 10:31 | Clemson | Chad Pruitt makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 10:31 | Clemson | Chad Pruitt makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 10:13 | UNLV | Winston Brenner misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 54-56 |
| 10:11 | UNLV | Raymond Stolberg hits the follow up shot | 56-56 |
| 09:48 | Clemson | Donald Good connects on the runner in the lane | 56-58 |
| 09:34 | UNLV | Chad Pruitt takes the ball from Edward Clement | 56-58 |
| 09:13 | Clemson | Pedro Aguilar blocks the short jumper by Donald Good | 56-58 |
| 09:11 | UNLV | Edward Clement gets the rebound | 56-58 |
| 09:07 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-58 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Dunn (PG), Orlando Hernandez (SG), James Calder (SF), Vincente Greco (PF) Edward Clement, Raymond Stolberg, Byron Willingham, Winston Brenner | |
| Subs | Clemson | Gilbert Wickham (PF), Dikembe Alleruzzo (C) Donald Good, Chad Pruitt | |
| 09:00 | UNLV | David Dunn is hacked by Robert Higgins - foul #2 on Robert Higgins, team foul #8 | 56-58 |
| 09:00 | UNLV | David Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 09:00 | UNLV | David Dunn misses the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 09:00 | Clemson | Dikembe Alleruzzo pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 08:46 | Clemson | Jamie Morrison knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-61 |
| 08:29 | UNLV | Vincente Greco buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by David Dunn | 59-61 |
| 08:09 | Clemson | Dikembe Alleruzzo knocks in the jumper from the left block | 59-63 |
| 07:57 | UNLV | James Calder misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-63 |
| 07:55 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Gilbert Wickham | 59-63 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Dunn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Orlando Hernandez (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Calder (tired) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vincente Greco (tired) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Pedro Aguilar (tired) 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Jamie Morrison (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Hurd (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Higgins (very tired) 5 pts. 8 reb. PF - Gilbert Wickham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Alleruzzo (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:47 | Clemson | Jamie Morrison misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-63 |
| 07:45 | UNLV | Vincente Greco grabs the board | 59-63 |
| 07:39 | UNLV | Vincente Greco hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by David Dunn | 62-63 |
| 07:23 | Clemson | Jamie Morrison misses long on a floater from the right side | 62-63 |
| 07:21 | UNLV | Pedro Aguilar grabs the defensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 07:16 | UNLV | James Calder misses the 3 from straight away | 62-63 |
| 07:15 | Clemson | Dikembe Alleruzzo pulls down the rebound | 62-63 |
| 07:11 | Clemson | Dikembe Alleruzzo is fouled in the backcourt by Vincente Greco - foul #4 on Vincente Greco, team foul #11 | 62-63 |
| Subs | UNLV | Edward Clement (PG), Raymond Stolberg (SG), Byron Willingham (SF), Aleksandar Danilovic (PF), Winston Brenner (C) David Dunn, Orlando Hernandez, James Calder, Vincente Greco, Pedro Aguilar | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald North (PG), Donald Mains (SG), Micheal Patterson (SF), Donald Good (PF) Jamie Morrison, Nicholas Hurd, Robert Higgins, Gilbert Wickham | |
| 07:11 | Clemson | Dikembe Alleruzzo misses the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 07:11 | Clemson | Dikembe Alleruzzo makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 06:55 | UNLV | Winston Brenner connects on the jumper near the basket | 64-64 |
| 06:40 | Clemson | Ronald North buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 64-66 |
| 06:28 | UNLV | Raymond Stolberg drills a floater from the right wing and the foul's on Donald Good - foul #3 on Donald Good, team foul #9 | 66-66 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Calder (SF) Byron Willingham | |
| Subs | Clemson | Chad Pruitt (C) Dikembe Alleruzzo | |
| 06:28 | UNLV | Raymond Stolberg makes the free throw | 67-66 |
| 06:26 | Clemson | Edward Clement takes the ball from Micheal Patterson in the backcourt | 67-66 |
| 06:17 | UNLV | James Calder misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 67-66 |
| 06:16 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Aleksandar Danilovic | 67-66 |
| 06:10 | UNLV | Winston Brenner's fadeaway is rejected by Chad Pruitt | 67-66 |
| 06:08 | Clemson | Micheal Patterson grabs the board | 67-66 |
| 06:04 | Clemson | Aleksandar Danilovic steals it from Donald Good | 67-66 |
| 05:50 | UNLV | Winston Brenner misses short on a floater from the left wing | 67-66 |
| 05:49 | Clemson | Chad Pruitt pulls down the rebound | 67-66 |
| 05:37 | Clemson | Donald Good clanks a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on James Calder - foul #2 on James Calder, team foul #12 | 67-66 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Dunn (PG), Orlando Hernandez (SG), Pedro Aguilar (C) Edward Clement, Raymond Stolberg, Winston Brenner | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jamie Morrison (SG) Ronald North | |
| 05:37 | Clemson | Donald Good misses the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 05:37 | Clemson | Donald Good misses the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 05:37 | UNLV | Pedro Aguilar gets the rebound | 67-66 |
| 05:23 | UNLV | James Calder misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-66 |
| 05:21 | Clemson | Jamie Morrison grabs the board | 67-66 |
| 05:08 | Clemson | Micheal Patterson hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from the right block | 67-66 |
| 05:07 | UNLV | Pedro Aguilar grabs the board | 67-66 |
| 04:55 | UNLV | James Calder misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-66 |
| 04:54 | Clemson | Micheal Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 67-66 |
| 04:48 | Clemson | Micheal Patterson hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Jamie Morrison and he's fouled by Aleksandar Danilovic - foul #5 on Aleksandar Danilovic, team foul #13 | 67-68 |
| Subs | UNLV | Byron Willingham (SF), Vincente Greco (PF) James Calder, Aleksandar Danilovic | |
| Subs | Clemson | Gilbert Wickham (PF) Donald Good | |
| 04:48 | Clemson | Micheal Patterson misses the free throw | 67-68 |
| 04:48 | Clemson | Chad Pruitt gets the offensive rebound | 67-68 |
| 04:29 | Clemson | Micheal Patterson clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 67-68 |
| 04:28 | UNLV | Orlando Hernandez grabs the board | 67-68 |
| 04:23 | UNLV | David Dunn buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Orlando Hernandez | 69-68 |
| 04:14 | Clemson | Jamie Morrison travels with the ball | 69-68 |
| Subs | UNLV | Edward Clement (PG), Winston Brenner (C) David Dunn, Pedro Aguilar | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald North (PG), Dikembe Alleruzzo (C) Donald Mains, Chad Pruitt | |
| 04:02 | UNLV | Vincente Greco misses the floater from the right side | 69-68 |
| 04:00 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Clement | 69-68 |
| 03:55 | UNLV | Micheal Patterson steals the ball from Byron Willingham | 69-68 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Edward Clement (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Orlando Hernandez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Byron Willingham (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Vincente Greco (tired) 14 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Winston Brenner (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ronald North (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jamie Morrison (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Micheal Patterson (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Gilbert Wickham (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Alleruzzo (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:49 | Clemson | Jamie Morrison misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-68 |
| 03:48 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Alleruzzo | 69-68 |
| 03:38 | Clemson | Dikembe Alleruzzo comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 69-68 |
| 03:37 | Clemson | Jamie Morrison tips it back up and in | 69-70 |
| 03:22 | UNLV | Byron Willingham is whistled for traveling | 69-70 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Dunn (PG), Raymond Stolberg (SG), James Calder (SF) Edward Clement, Orlando Hernandez, Byron Willingham | |
| Subs | Clemson | Donald Good (PF) Gilbert Wickham | |
| 03:08 | Clemson | Jamie Morrison drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Dikembe Alleruzzo | 69-73 |
| 02:53 | UNLV | Winston Brenner misses the lay-in | 69-73 |
| 02:51 | Clemson | Donald Good snags the defensive board | 69-73 |
| 02:40 | Clemson | Jamie Morrison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-73 |
| 02:40 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-73 |
| Subs | UNLV | Edward Clement (PG), Orlando Hernandez (SG), Pedro Aguilar (C) David Dunn, Raymond Stolberg, Vincente Greco | |
| Subs | Clemson | Donald Mains (SG), Chad Pruitt (C) Jamie Morrison, Dikembe Alleruzzo | |
| 02:28 | UNLV | Ronald North steals the ball from James Calder | 69-73 |
| 02:17 | Clemson | Micheal Patterson is whistled for a carry | 69-73 |
| Subs | UNLV | Byron Willingham (SF) James Calder | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 02:06 | UNLV | Orlando Hernandez blows the layup | 69-73 |
| 02:05 | Clemson | Donald Good pulls down the rebound | 69-73 |
| 02:02 | Clemson | Winston Brenner steps in front of the Donald Mains pass in the backcourt | 69-73 |
| 01:49 | UNLV | Micheal Patterson steals it from Winston Brenner | 69-73 |
| 01:44 | Clemson | Donald Mains banks in the layup set up by Micheal Patterson | 69-75 |
| 01:26 | UNLV | Winston Brenner banks in the layup set up by Orlando Hernandez | 71-75 |
| 01:22 | Clemson | Donald Mains is hacked by Pedro Aguilar in the backcourt - foul #4 on Pedro Aguilar, team foul #14 | 71-75 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Dunn (PG), Raymond Stolberg (SG), James Calder (SF), Vincente Greco (PF) Edward Clement, Orlando Hernandez, Byron Willingham, Winston Brenner | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jamie Morrison (SG), Robert Higgins (PF), Dikembe Alleruzzo (C) Ronald North, Donald Good, Chad Pruitt | |
| 01:22 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 71-75 |
| 01:22 | Clemson | Donald Mains makes the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 01:22 | Clemson | Donald Mains misses the 2nd free throw | 71-76 |
| 01:22 | UNLV | Pedro Aguilar grabs the defensive rebound | 71-76 |
| 01:16 | UNLV | David Dunn misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Donald Mains - foul #5 on Donald Mains, team foul #10 | 71-76 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald North (PG) Donald Mains | |
| 01:16 | UNLV | David Dunn misses the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 01:16 | UNLV | David Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 72-76 |
| 01:03 | Clemson | David Dunn picks off the pass by Robert Higgins | 72-76 |
| 00:45 | UNLV | Dikembe Alleruzzo blocks the jumper by James Calder | 72-76 |
| 00:44 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Robert Higgins | 72-76 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Clemson | Robert Higgins is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Stolberg - foul #3 on Raymond Stolberg, team foul #15 | 72-76 |
| 00:41 | UNLV | UNLV calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 72-76 |
| 00:41 | Clemson | Robert Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:41 | Clemson | Robert Higgins misses the 2nd free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:41 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Vincente Greco | 72-77 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | UNLV | James Calder comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-77 |
| 00:34 | Clemson | Dikembe Alleruzzo snags the defensive board | 72-77 |
| 00:33 | Clemson | Dikembe Alleruzzo is hacked by Raymond Stolberg in the backcourt - foul #4 on Raymond Stolberg, team foul #16 | 72-77 |
| 00:33 | Clemson | Dikembe Alleruzzo misses the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:33 | Clemson | Dikembe Alleruzzo makes the 2nd free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:29 | UNLV | UNLV calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 72-78 |
| 00:27 | UNLV | David Dunn can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 72-78 |
| 00:26 | Clemson | Micheal Patterson pulls down the rebound | 72-78 |
| 00:25 | Clemson | Micheal Patterson is fouled in the backcourt by David Dunn - foul #3 on David Dunn, team foul #17 | 72-78 |
| 00:25 | Clemson | Micheal Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 72-79 |
| 00:25 | Clemson | Micheal Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-80 |
| 00:20 | UNLV | Jamie Morrison steals it from James Calder | 72-80 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Clemson | Ronald North is fouled in the backcourt by David Dunn - foul #4 on David Dunn, team foul #18 | 72-80 |
| 00:18 | Clemson | Ronald North makes the 1st free throw | 72-81 |
| 00:18 | Clemson | Ronald North makes the 2nd free throw | 72-82 |
| 00:12 | UNLV | Vincente Greco can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Higgins - foul #3 on Robert Higgins, team foul #11 | 72-82 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Nicholas Hurd (SG), Donald Good (PF), Chad Pruitt (C) Jamie Morrison, Robert Higgins, Dikembe Alleruzzo | |
| 00:12 | UNLV | Vincente Greco makes the 1st free throw | 73-82 |
| 00:12 | UNLV | Vincente Greco misses the 2nd free throw | 73-82 |
| 00:12 | Clemson | Chad Pruitt snags the defensive board | 73-82 |
| 00:12 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-82 |
| 00:09 | Clemson | Raymond Stolberg is called for the reach on Micheal Patterson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Raymond Stolberg, team foul #19 | 73-82 |
| Subs | UNLV | Winston Brenner (PF) Raymond Stolberg | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jamie Morrison (SG), Robert Higgins (PF), Dikembe Alleruzzo (C) Nicholas Hurd, Donald Good, Chad Pruitt | |
| 00:09 | Clemson | Micheal Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 73-82 |
| 00:09 | Clemson | Micheal Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-83 |
| 00:03 | UNLV | James Calder misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-83 |
| 00:02 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Dikembe Alleruzzo | 73-83 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Dikembe Alleruzzo runs out the clock | 73-83 |