| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Copeland (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Earle Monroe (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Dean (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Benjamin (fresh) 4 reb. C - Sidney James (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Martin McGraw (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Canada (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ivan Crenshaw (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Henderson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Arthur Ogg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Maurice Dean inbounds the ball | 36-29 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Clemson | Sidney James clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-29 |
| 19:42 | Miami (FL) | Ivan Crenshaw grabs the defensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 19:37 | Miami (FL) | Brian Canada is fouled on the floor by Earle Monroe - foul #3 on Earle Monroe, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Clemson | Edgar Jackson (SG) Earle Monroe | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 19:15 | Miami (FL) | Brian Canada knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 36-32 |
| 19:02 | Clemson | Martin McGraw is called for the reach on John Copeland - foul #1 on Martin McGraw, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| 18:47 | Clemson | Maurice Dean is fouled on the floor by Martin McGraw - foul #2 on Martin McGraw, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| 18:33 | Clemson | Maurice Dean makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by John Copeland and the foul's on Arthur Ogg - foul #1 on Arthur Ogg, team foul #3 | 38-32 |
| 18:33 | Clemson | Maurice Dean makes the free throw | 39-32 |
| 18:14 | Miami (FL) | Ivan Crenshaw hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Brian Canada | 39-34 |
| 17:58 | Clemson | John Copeland misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Martin McGraw - foul #3 on Martin McGraw, team foul #4 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jimmy Lathem (PG) Martin McGraw | |
| 17:58 | Clemson | John Copeland makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 17:58 | Clemson | John Copeland misses the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 17:58 | Clemson | Sidney James snags the offensive board | 40-34 |
| 17:33 | Clemson | Maurice Dean drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Edgar Jackson | 42-34 |
| 17:10 | Miami (FL) | Arthur Ogg travels with the ball | 42-34 |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Pepe (SG), Jeffrey Burnett (SF), Patrick Okuniewski (C) John Copeland, Maurice Dean, Sidney James | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Francisco Lopez (PF), Thomas Smith (C) John Henderson, Arthur Ogg | |
| 16:48 | Clemson | The short jumper by Edgar Jackson is denied by Thomas Smith | 42-34 |
| 16:46 | Miami (FL) | Francisco Lopez grabs the board | 42-34 |
| 16:27 | Miami (FL) | Jimmy Lathem is whistled for traveling | 42-34 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ernesto Rodriguez (PG), Robert Hara (C) Edgar Jackson, Robert Benjamin | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Joseph Fricks (SF), Robert Hiebert (C) Brian Canada, Ivan Crenshaw | |
| 16:01 | Clemson | Patrick Okuniewski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-34 |
| 16:00 | Miami (FL) | Joseph Fricks grabs the board | 42-34 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ernesto Rodriguez (fresh) SG - Michael Pepe (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Burnett (fresh) PF - Patrick Okuniewski (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Hara (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Jimmy Lathem (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Francisco Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Joseph Fricks (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Hiebert (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Miami (FL) | Robert Hiebert buries a floater from the right block | 42-36 |
| 15:30 | Clemson | Jimmy Lathem picks off the pass by Jeffrey Burnett | 42-36 |
| 15:02 | Miami (FL) | Joseph Fricks misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 15:00 | Clemson | Robert Hara grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 14:36 | Clemson | Jeffrey Burnett comes up short on the floater from the left side | 42-36 |
| 14:34 | Miami (FL) | Francisco Lopez grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 14:19 | Miami (FL) | Jimmy Lathem misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-36 |
| 14:18 | Miami (FL) | Robert Hiebert gets the offensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 14:02 | Miami (FL) | Joseph Fricks drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Francisco Lopez | 42-39 |
| 13:52 | Clemson | Francisco Lopez picks off the pass by Robert Hara | 42-39 |
| 13:48 | Miami (FL) | Francisco Lopez hits the finger roll | 42-41 |
| 13:33 | Clemson | Patrick Okuniewski misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Thomas Smith - foul #1 on Thomas Smith, team foul #5 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Copeland (PG), Earle Monroe (SG), Maurice Dean (SF), Sidney James (C) Ernesto Rodriguez, Michael Pepe, Jeffrey Burnett, Robert Hara | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Martin McGraw (PG), Brian Canada (SG), Ivan Crenshaw (SF), John Henderson (PF), Arthur Ogg (C) Jimmy Lathem, Francisco Lopez, Joseph Fricks, Thomas Smith, Robert Hiebert | |
| 13:33 | Clemson | Patrick Okuniewski misses the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 13:33 | Clemson | Patrick Okuniewski makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 13:23 | Miami (FL) | Brian Canada is fouled on the floor by Earle Monroe - foul #4 on Earle Monroe, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Clemson | Edgar Jackson (SG), Robert Benjamin (PF) Earle Monroe, Patrick Okuniewski | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 13:10 | Miami (FL) | Ivan Crenshaw can't finish the layup but the foul's on Robert Benjamin - foul #3 on Robert Benjamin, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| 13:10 | Miami (FL) | Ivan Crenshaw misses the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 13:10 | Miami (FL) | Ivan Crenshaw misses the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 13:10 | Clemson | Sidney James gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 12:59 | Clemson | Maurice Dean misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 12:58 | Miami (FL) | Arthur Ogg grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 12:53 | Miami (FL) | Brian Canada makes the floater from the right side | 43-43 |
| 12:32 | Clemson | Maurice Dean misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 12:31 | Miami (FL) | John Henderson pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| 12:20 | Miami (FL) | Martin McGraw drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Henderson and he's hacked by John Copeland - foul #2 on John Copeland, team foul #4 | 43-45 |
| 12:20 | Miami (FL) | Martin McGraw makes the free throw | 43-46 |
| 12:03 | Clemson | Sidney James is whistled for a carry | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Copeland (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edgar Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Maurice Dean (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Benjamin (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Sidney James (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Martin McGraw (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Canada (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ivan Crenshaw (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Henderson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Arthur Ogg (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Miami (FL) | Robert Benjamin swats the short shot by Martin McGraw | 43-46 |
| 11:50 | Clemson | John Copeland gets the rebound | 43-46 |
| 11:32 | Clemson | Maurice Dean misses the lay-in | 43-46 |
| 11:31 | Miami (FL) | Brian Canada grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 11:21 | Miami (FL) | Robert Benjamin steps in front of the Martin McGraw pass | 43-46 |
| 11:07 | Clemson | Edgar Jackson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-46 |
| 11:06 | Clemson | Robert Benjamin tips it in | 45-46 |
| 10:50 | Miami (FL) | Brian Canada misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-46 |
| 10:49 | Clemson | Robert Benjamin pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 10:31 | Clemson | John Copeland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ernesto Rodriguez (PG), Michael Pepe (SG), Jeffrey Burnett (SF), Patrick Okuniewski (C) John Copeland, Edgar Jackson, Maurice Dean, Sidney James | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jimmy Lathem (SG), Joseph Fricks (SF), Francisco Lopez (PF), Thomas Smith (C) Brian Canada, Ivan Crenshaw, John Henderson, Arthur Ogg | |
| 10:20 | Miami (FL) | Patrick Okuniewski is called for the reach on Thomas Smith - foul #3 on Patrick Okuniewski, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Robert Hiebert (C) Martin McGraw | |
| 10:08 | Miami (FL) | Robert Benjamin is called for the reach on Thomas Smith - foul #4 on Robert Benjamin, team foul #6 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Hara (C) Robert Benjamin | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 09:49 | Miami (FL) | Thomas Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-46 |
| 09:34 | Clemson | Patrick Okuniewski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-46 |
| 09:33 | Miami (FL) | Joseph Fricks grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 09:29 | Miami (FL) | Jimmy Lathem buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Fricks | 45-49 |
| 09:18 | Clemson | Francisco Lopez steals it from Robert Hara | 45-49 |
| 09:00 | Miami (FL) | Jimmy Lathem double dribbles | 45-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Copeland (PG), Edgar Jackson (SG), Maurice Dean (SF) Ernesto Rodriguez, Michael Pepe, Jeffrey Burnett | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Martin McGraw (PG), Brian Canada (SG), Ivan Crenshaw (SF), John Henderson (PF), Arthur Ogg (C) Jimmy Lathem, Francisco Lopez, Joseph Fricks, Thomas Smith, Robert Hiebert | |
| 08:40 | Clemson | Maurice Dean hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Hara | 47-49 |
| 08:33 | Miami (FL) | Arthur Ogg is whistled for traveling | 47-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | Sidney James (C) Robert Hara | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 08:19 | Clemson | Martin McGraw is called for the reach on Edgar Jackson - foul #4 on Martin McGraw, team foul #6 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jimmy Lathem (PG) Martin McGraw | |
| 08:12 | Clemson | Maurice Dean misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 47-49 |
| 08:10 | Miami (FL) | Arthur Ogg grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 07:50 | Miami (FL) | John Henderson blows the layup | 47-49 |
| 07:49 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Patrick Okuniewski | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Copeland (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edgar Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Maurice Dean (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Okuniewski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Sidney James (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Jimmy Lathem (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Canada (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ivan Crenshaw (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Henderson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Arthur Ogg (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Clemson | John Copeland makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Edgar Jackson | 49-49 |
| 07:25 | Miami (FL) | Arthur Ogg misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-49 |
| 07:24 | Miami (FL) | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Canada | 49-49 |
| 07:12 | Miami (FL) | Edgar Jackson picks off the pass by Brian Canada | 49-49 |
| 06:59 | Clemson | Maurice Dean hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-49 |
| 06:44 | Miami (FL) | John Henderson hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 06:27 | Clemson | Patrick Okuniewski misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by John Henderson - foul #3 on John Henderson, team foul #7 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ernesto Rodriguez (PG), Earle Monroe (SG), Jeffrey Burnett (SF), Robert Benjamin (PF) John Copeland, Edgar Jackson, Maurice Dean, Sidney James | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Martin McGraw (PG), Joseph Fricks (SF), Francisco Lopez (PF), Thomas Smith (C) Jimmy Lathem, Ivan Crenshaw, John Henderson, Arthur Ogg | |
| 06:27 | Clemson | Patrick Okuniewski misses the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 06:27 | Clemson | Patrick Okuniewski misses the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 06:27 | Miami (FL) | Francisco Lopez snags the defensive board | 51-52 |
| 06:23 | Miami (FL) | Martin McGraw hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-52 |
| 06:21 | Clemson | Robert Benjamin grabs the board | 51-52 |
| 06:06 | Clemson | Robert Benjamin blows the dunk but the foul's on Francisco Lopez - foul #2 on Francisco Lopez, team foul #8 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Hara (C) Patrick Okuniewski | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Robert Hiebert (C) Brian Canada | |
| 06:06 | Clemson | Robert Benjamin makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 06:06 | Clemson | Robert Benjamin makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 05:50 | Miami (FL) | Martin McGraw misses the jumper from the free throw line | 53-52 |
| 05:48 | Clemson | Earle Monroe pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 05:35 | Clemson | Ernesto Rodriguez misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 53-52 |
| 05:33 | Miami (FL) | Robert Hiebert grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 05:22 | Miami (FL) | Robert Hara is called for the reach on Francisco Lopez - foul #1 on Robert Hara, team foul #7 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Clemson | Edgar Jackson (PG) Ernesto Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jimmy Lathem (SG), Ivan Crenshaw (SF) Joseph Fricks, Robert Hiebert | |
| 05:22 | Miami (FL) | Francisco Lopez misses the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 05:22 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Robert Hara | 53-52 |
| 05:06 | Clemson | Jeffrey Burnett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-52 |
| Subs | Clemson | Sidney James (C) Robert Hara | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Brian Canada (SG), Arthur Ogg (C) Jimmy Lathem, Thomas Smith | |
| 04:37 | Miami (FL) | Francisco Lopez misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-52 |
| 04:35 | Clemson | Jeffrey Burnett pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 04:25 | Clemson | Earle Monroe misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-52 |
| 04:24 | Clemson | Sidney James tips it home | 55-52 |
| 04:11 | Miami (FL) | Martin McGraw drills a fadeaway in the paint | 55-54 |
| 03:53 | Clemson | The jump hook by Earle Monroe is blocked by Francisco Lopez | 55-54 |
| 03:51 | Miami (FL) | Ivan Crenshaw gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Edgar Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Earle Monroe (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jeffrey Burnett (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Benjamin (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Sidney James (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Martin McGraw (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brian Canada (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ivan Crenshaw (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Francisco Lopez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Arthur Ogg (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Miami (FL) | Ivan Crenshaw lays it up and in | 55-56 |
| 03:35 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-56 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Copeland (PG), Maurice Dean (SF) Edgar Jackson, Jeffrey Burnett | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | John Henderson (PF) Francisco Lopez | |
| 03:17 | Clemson | Robert Benjamin misses the 3 from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 03:16 | Clemson | John Copeland tips it in | 57-56 |
| 03:02 | Miami (FL) | Brian Canada misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 03:01 | Miami (FL) | Arthur Ogg hits the follow up shot | 57-58 |
| 02:43 | Clemson | Earle Monroe's pass is intercepted by Ivan Crenshaw | 57-58 |
| 02:26 | Miami (FL) | Ivan Crenshaw's dunk attempt is rejected by Maurice Dean | 57-58 |
| 02:24 | Miami (FL) | Arthur Ogg snags the offensive board | 57-58 |
| 02:13 | Miami (FL) | John Henderson double dribbles | 57-58 |
| Subs | Clemson | Patrick Okuniewski (C) Sidney James | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 02:06 | Clemson | Martin McGraw steals it from Robert Benjamin | 57-58 |
| 01:39 | Miami (FL) | Ivan Crenshaw misses short on a jumper in the lane | 57-58 |
| 01:38 | Miami (FL) | Arthur Ogg snags the offensive board | 57-58 |
| 01:26 | Miami (FL) | Martin McGraw misses short on a 3 from straight away | 57-58 |
| 01:24 | Miami (FL) | Ivan Crenshaw misses the tip | 57-58 |
| 01:23 | Clemson | Robert Benjamin grabs the board | 57-58 |
| 01:01 | Clemson | Robert Benjamin's layup is rejected by Ivan Crenshaw | 57-58 |
| 01:00 | Miami (FL) | Martin McGraw grabs the defensive rebound | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Miami (FL) | Martin McGraw is hacked by Patrick Okuniewski - foul #4 on Patrick Okuniewski, team foul #8 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Clemson | Sidney James (C) Patrick Okuniewski | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 00:40 | Miami (FL) | Martin McGraw misses the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 00:40 | Clemson | Sidney James pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 00:20 | Clemson | John Copeland hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-58 |
| 00:19 | Miami (FL) | John Henderson snags the defensive board | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Miami (FL) | John Henderson is hacked by John Copeland in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Copeland, team foul #9 | 57-58 |
| 00:18 | Miami (FL) | John Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:18 | Miami (FL) | John Henderson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:18 | Clemson | Sidney James gets the rebound | 57-59 |
| 00:04 | Clemson | Maurice Dean makes the 3 from the right corner | 60-59 |
| 00:04 | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Miami (FL) | Ivan Crenshaw hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 60-59 |