| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Anthony Iacovelli (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Damien Gram (fresh) SF - Robert Bain (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Dotson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - James Hamilton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Eric Perrigo (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tim Paiva (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Christopher Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sean Ford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - James Redrick (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Robert Bain inbounds the ball | 29-37 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | UC Irvine | Damien Gram misses long on a shot from the left wing | 29-37 |
| 19:37 | Clemson | Sean Ford gets the rebound | 29-37 |
| 19:18 | Clemson | Damien Gram steps in front of the Tim Paiva pass | 29-37 |
| 18:51 | UC Irvine | Damien Gram comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 29-37 |
| 18:50 | Clemson | Christopher Campbell grabs the board | 29-37 |
| 18:37 | Clemson | Sean Ford is hacked by David Dotson - foul #2 on David Dotson, team foul #1 | 29-37 |
| 18:28 | Clemson | Sean Ford double dribbles | 29-37 |
| 18:03 | UC Irvine | David Dotson connects on the jump hook in the paint | 31-37 |
| 17:45 | Clemson | Tim Paiva connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Redrick | 31-40 |
| 17:29 | UC Irvine | Damien Gram is hacked by Eric Perrigo - foul #1 on Eric Perrigo, team foul #1 | 31-40 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joseph McGarvey (SG) Damien Gram | |
| Subs | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti (SF), Ray Palmateer (PF), Richard Greene (C) Christopher Campbell, Sean Ford, James Redrick | |
| 17:20 | UC Irvine | Joseph McGarvey misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 31-40 |
| 17:19 | Clemson | Richard Greene pulls down the rebound | 31-40 |
| 16:55 | Clemson | Tim Paiva misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-40 |
| 16:54 | Clemson | Tim Paiva grabs the offensive board | 31-40 |
| 16:42 | Clemson | Richard Greene's fadeaway is rejected by David Dotson | 31-40 |
| 16:41 | UC Irvine | Joseph McGarvey grabs the board | 31-40 |
| 16:35 | UC Irvine | James Hamilton misses the jumper from the left block | 31-40 |
| 16:34 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Sylvester Conforti | 31-40 |
| 16:26 | Clemson | David Dotson steals it from Eric Perrigo | 31-40 |
| 16:08 | UC Irvine | David Dotson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 31-40 |
| 16:06 | UC Irvine | David Dotson gets the offensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 15:51 | UC Irvine | Anthony Iacovelli steps out of bounds on the baseline | 31-40 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William Arden (PG), Damien Gram (SG), Timothy Fowler (PF), Charles Berardi (C) Anthony Iacovelli, Robert Bain, David Dotson, James Hamilton | |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Clary (PG), John Balcom (SG), Christopher Campbell (SF), Sean Ford (PF), James Redrick (C) Eric Perrigo, Tim Paiva, Sylvester Conforti, Ray Palmateer, Richard Greene | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - William Arden (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Damien Gram (fresh) SF - Joseph McGarvey (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Berardi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Richard Clary (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Balcom (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sean Ford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - James Redrick (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Clemson | Richard Clary can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 31-40 |
| 15:29 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Timothy Fowler | 31-40 |
| 15:11 | UC Irvine | Sean Ford steps in front of the Joseph McGarvey pass | 31-40 |
| 14:57 | Clemson | Sean Ford lays it in set up by John Balcom and the foul's on Joseph McGarvey - foul #1 on Joseph McGarvey, team foul #2 | 31-42 |
| 14:57 | Clemson | Sean Ford makes the free throw | 31-43 |
| 14:45 | UC Irvine | Timothy Fowler clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-43 |
| 14:43 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Christopher Campbell | 31-43 |
| 14:18 | Clemson | Sean Ford misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-43 |
| 14:17 | Clemson | James Redrick grabs the offensive board | 31-43 |
| 14:06 | Clemson | Richard Clary makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-46 |
| 13:44 | UC Irvine | Charles Berardi hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 31-46 |
| 13:42 | UC Irvine | Joseph McGarvey tips it home | 33-46 |
| 13:24 | Clemson | John Balcom scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Richard Clary | 33-49 |
| 13:08 | UC Irvine | Timothy Fowler misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-49 |
| 13:06 | UC Irvine | Charles Berardi grabs the offensive board | 33-49 |
| 12:53 | UC Irvine | Damien Gram misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Sean Ford - foul #3 on Sean Ford, team foul #2 | 33-49 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anthony Iacovelli (PG), Robert Bain (SF), David Dotson (PF), James Hamilton (C) William Arden, Joseph McGarvey, Timothy Fowler, Charles Berardi | |
| Subs | Clemson | Eric Perrigo (PG), Tim Paiva (SG), Sylvester Conforti (SF), Ray Palmateer (PF), Richard Greene (C) Richard Clary, John Balcom, Christopher Campbell, Sean Ford, James Redrick | |
| 12:53 | UC Irvine | Damien Gram makes the 1st free throw | 34-49 |
| 12:53 | UC Irvine | Damien Gram makes the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| 12:36 | Clemson | Ray Palmateer's layup is rejected by David Dotson | 35-49 |
| 12:35 | UC Irvine | David Dotson snags the defensive board | 35-49 |
| 12:20 | UC Irvine | James Hamilton misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 35-49 |
| 12:19 | Clemson | Tim Paiva gets the rebound | 35-49 |
| 11:58 | Clemson | Tim Paiva lays it in and he's hacked by Robert Bain - foul #1 on Robert Bain, team foul #3 | 35-51 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Daniels (SG) Damien Gram | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 11:58 | Clemson | Tim Paiva makes the free throw | 35-52 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:42 | UC Irvine | Anthony Iacovelli misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-52 |
| 11:41 | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti grabs the defensive rebound | 35-52 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Anthony Iacovelli (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Daniels (fresh) SF - Robert Bain (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Dotson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - James Hamilton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Eric Perrigo (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tim Paiva (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SF - Sylvester Conforti (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ray Palmateer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Greene (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:29 | Clemson | Ray Palmateer misses the easy layup | 35-52 |
| 11:28 | UC Irvine | David Dotson gets the rebound | 35-52 |
| 11:19 | UC Irvine | James Daniels banks in the layup set up by Robert Bain | 37-52 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:02 | Clemson | Richard Greene loses the ball out of bounds | 37-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joseph McGarvey (SG) James Daniels | |
| Subs | Clemson | Christopher Campbell (SF), Sean Ford (PF), James Redrick (C) Sylvester Conforti, Ray Palmateer, Richard Greene | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:41 | UC Irvine | Robert Bain is hacked by Christopher Campbell - foul #1 on Christopher Campbell, team foul #3 | 37-52 |
| 10:30 | UC Irvine | David Dotson scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by James Hamilton | 40-52 |
| 10:19 | Clemson | James Redrick throws it down set up by Sean Ford | 40-54 |
| 09:56 | UC Irvine | James Hamilton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-54 |
| 09:54 | Clemson | Sean Ford pulls down the rebound | 40-54 |
| 09:49 | Clemson | Christopher Campbell makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Tim Paiva and the foul's on Robert Bain - foul #2 on Robert Bain, team foul #4 | 40-56 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Daniels (SG), Timothy Fowler (C) Robert Bain, James Hamilton | |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Clary (PG), John Balcom (SG) Eric Perrigo, Tim Paiva | |
| 09:49 | Clemson | Christopher Campbell misses the free throw | 40-56 |
| 09:49 | UC Irvine | David Dotson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-56 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:38 | UC Irvine | James Daniels's pass is intercepted by John Balcom | 40-56 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:17 | Clemson | Christopher Campbell is fouled on the floor by Timothy Fowler - foul #1 on Timothy Fowler, team foul #5 | 40-56 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William Arden (PG), Damien Gram (SG), Charles Berardi (C) Anthony Iacovelli, James Daniels, David Dotson | |
| Subs | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti (SF), Ray Palmateer (PF), Richard Greene (C) Christopher Campbell, Sean Ford, James Redrick | |
| 09:01 | Clemson | Charles Berardi blocks the short jumper by Richard Greene | 40-56 |
| 08:59 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Sylvester Conforti | 40-56 |
| 08:43 | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-59 |
| 08:31 | UC Irvine | Joseph McGarvey hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by William Arden | 43-59 |
| 08:07 | Clemson | Richard Greene scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Clary | 43-61 |
| 07:57 | UC Irvine | Joseph McGarvey can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 43-61 |
| 07:56 | Clemson | Ray Palmateer grabs the defensive rebound | 43-61 |
| 07:39 | Clemson | Ray Palmateer misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-61 |
| 07:38 | Clemson | Richard Greene gets the offensive rebound | 43-61 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - William Arden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Damien Gram (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph McGarvey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Timothy Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Berardi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Richard Clary (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Balcom (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sylvester Conforti (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ray Palmateer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Greene (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Clemson | Richard Clary makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Balcom | 43-64 |
| 06:59 | UC Irvine | William Arden knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph McGarvey | 46-64 |
| 06:30 | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti comes up short on the 3 from straight away but the foul's on Joseph McGarvey - foul #2 on Joseph McGarvey, team foul #6 | 46-64 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anthony Iacovelli (PG), James Daniels (SG), Robert Bain (SF), David Dotson (PF), James Hamilton (C) William Arden, Damien Gram, Joseph McGarvey, Timothy Fowler, Charles Berardi | |
| Subs | Clemson | Eric Perrigo (PG), Tim Paiva (SG), Sean Ford (PF), James Redrick (C) Richard Clary, John Balcom, Ray Palmateer, Richard Greene | |
| 06:30 | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti misses the 1st free throw | 46-64 |
| 06:30 | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti misses the 2nd free throw | 46-64 |
| 06:30 | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti makes the 3rd free throw | 46-65 |
| 06:15 | UC Irvine | James Daniels is hacked by Sean Ford - foul #4 on Sean Ford, team foul #4 | 46-65 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Christopher Campbell (SF) Sylvester Conforti | |
| 06:10 | UC Irvine | James Daniels double dribbles | 46-65 |
| 05:45 | Clemson | Tim Paiva is hacked by Robert Bain - foul #3 on Robert Bain, team foul #7 | 46-65 |
| 05:45 | Clemson | Tim Paiva makes the 1st free throw | 46-66 |
| 05:45 | Clemson | Tim Paiva makes the 2nd free throw | 46-67 |
| 05:31 | UC Irvine | James Hamilton banks in the layup | 48-67 |
| 05:15 | Clemson | James Redrick misses badly on a shot from close range but he's fouled by David Dotson - foul #3 on David Dotson, team foul #8 | 48-67 |
| 05:15 | Clemson | James Redrick misses the 1st free throw | 48-67 |
| 05:15 | Clemson | James Redrick makes the 2nd free throw | 48-68 |
| 05:00 | UC Irvine | James Redrick picks off the pass by David Dotson | 48-68 |
| 04:41 | Clemson | Tim Paiva comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 48-68 |
| 04:40 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to James Daniels | 48-68 |
| 04:35 | UC Irvine | Robert Bain can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-68 |
| 04:34 | Clemson | James Redrick gets the rebound | 48-68 |
| 04:09 | Clemson | Christopher Campbell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-68 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William Arden (PG), Joseph McGarvey (SF), Timothy Fowler (PF), Charles Berardi (C) Anthony Iacovelli, Robert Bain, David Dotson, James Hamilton | |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Clary (PG), John Balcom (SG), Sylvester Conforti (SF), Ray Palmateer (PF), Richard Greene (C) Eric Perrigo, Tim Paiva, Christopher Campbell, Sean Ford, James Redrick | |
| 03:54 | UC Irvine | Timothy Fowler blows the layup | 48-68 |
| 03:52 | UC Irvine | Joseph McGarvey tips it but misses | 48-68 |
| 03:51 | UC Irvine | Charles Berardi gets the offensive rebound | 48-68 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:46 | UC Irvine | Richard Clary picks off the pass by William Arden | 48-68 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Clemson | Richard Clary is fouled on the floor by Charles Berardi - foul #1 on Charles Berardi, team foul #9 | 48-68 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Forrest Woods (PG) James Daniels | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 03:26 | Clemson | Richard Clary misses the 1st free throw | 48-68 |
| 03:26 | UC Irvine | Timothy Fowler grabs the board | 48-68 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Forrest Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Arden (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph McGarvey (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Timothy Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Berardi (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Richard Clary (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Balcom (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sylvester Conforti (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ray Palmateer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Greene (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:12 | UC Irvine | William Arden misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-68 |
| 03:11 | Clemson | Richard Greene snags the defensive board | 48-68 |
| 02:45 | Clemson | Forrest Woods steals it from John Balcom | 48-68 |
| 02:42 | UC Irvine | Joseph McGarvey misses the lay-in | 48-68 |
| 02:41 | UC Irvine | Timothy Fowler tips it home | 50-68 |
| 02:24 | Clemson | Ray Palmateer hits a jump hook near the basket set up by John Balcom | 50-70 |
| 02:13 | UC Irvine | Timothy Fowler's pass is intercepted by Richard Greene | 50-70 |
| 01:55 | Clemson | A charge is called on Ray Palmateer - foul #1 on Ray Palmateer, team foul #5 | 50-70 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Daniels (SG) Forrest Woods | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 01:39 | UC Irvine | Joseph McGarvey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-70 |
| 01:16 | Clemson | Joseph McGarvey picks off the pass by Richard Clary | 50-70 |
| 01:13 | UC Irvine | Timothy Fowler lays it up and in set up by Joseph McGarvey | 52-70 |
| 01:03 | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti misses the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Joseph McGarvey - foul #3 on Joseph McGarvey, team foul #10 | 52-70 |
| 01:03 | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti makes the 1st free throw | 52-71 |
| 01:03 | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti misses the 2nd free throw | 52-71 |
| 01:03 | UC Irvine | Timothy Fowler snags the defensive board | 52-71 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | UC Irvine | William Arden is hacked by John Balcom - foul #1 on John Balcom, team foul #6 | 52-71 |
| 00:54 | UC Irvine | Joseph McGarvey drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Daniels | 54-71 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti lays it in on a great pass from Richard Clary | 54-73 |
| 00:23 | UC Irvine | James Daniels misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Balcom - foul #2 on John Balcom, team foul #7 | 54-73 |
| 00:23 | UC Irvine | James Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 55-73 |
| 00:23 | UC Irvine | James Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 56-73 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Richard Clary runs out the clock | 56-73 |