| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Copeland (fresh) SG - Earle Monroe (fresh) SF - Maurice Dean (fresh) PF - Robert Benjamin (fresh) C - Sidney James (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Daryl Lauderdale (fresh) SG - Mario Crayton (fresh) SF - Forrest Atkins (fresh) PF - Lowell Bencomo (fresh) C - James Desir (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Sidney James wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Clemson | Robert Benjamin misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:52 | Detroit Mercy | Mario Crayton grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Lauderdale is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Clemson | Maurice Dean scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Copeland | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Detroit Mercy | Forrest Atkins loses the ball out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Clemson | Sidney James drills a turnaround in the paint | 4-0 |
| 18:50 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Lauderdale is whistled for a carry | 4-0 |
| 18:23 | Clemson | Robert Benjamin misses the easy layup | 4-0 |
| 18:22 | Detroit Mercy | Lowell Bencomo grabs the board | 4-0 |
| 18:03 | Detroit Mercy | Forrest Atkins misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 4-0 |
| 18:01 | Detroit Mercy | Forrest Atkins tips it in | 4-2 |
| 17:42 | Clemson | Earle Monroe knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from John Copeland | 7-2 |
| 17:30 | Detroit Mercy | Forrest Atkins throws it down | 7-4 |
| 17:16 | Clemson | Maurice Dean is fouled on the floor by Mario Crayton - foul #1 on Mario Crayton, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Clemson | Edgar Jackson (PG), Michael Pepe (SG), Jeffrey Burnett (SF), Patrick Okuniewski (PF), Robert Hara (C) John Copeland, Earle Monroe, Maurice Dean, Robert Benjamin, Sidney James | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Hayes (PF) Lowell Bencomo | |
| 17:03 | Clemson | Edgar Jackson makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Hara | 10-4 |
| 16:43 | Detroit Mercy | James Desir hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Daryl Lauderdale | 10-6 |
| 16:31 | Clemson | Michael Pepe misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 10-6 |
| 16:29 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to James Hayes | 10-6 |
| 16:24 | Detroit Mercy | Mario Crayton drills a runner from close range set up by Daryl Lauderdale | 10-8 |
| 16:01 | Clemson | Patrick Okuniewski's fadeaway is rejected by James Hayes | 10-8 |
| 16:00 | Detroit Mercy | Mario Crayton gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Edgar Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Pepe (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Burnett (fresh) PF - Patrick Okuniewski (fresh) C - Robert Hara (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Daryl Lauderdale (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mario Crayton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Forrest Atkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Hayes (fresh) C - James Desir (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:51 | Detroit Mercy | James Desir misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 15:50 | Clemson | Michael Pepe gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| 15:33 | Clemson | Michael Pepe scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Edgar Jackson | 13-8 |
| 15:21 | Detroit Mercy | Mario Crayton misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 13-8 |
| 15:20 | Detroit Mercy | James Hayes pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-8 |
| 15:15 | Detroit Mercy | Mario Crayton is fouled on the floor by Patrick Okuniewski - foul #1 on Patrick Okuniewski, team foul #1 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Clemson | Earle Monroe (SG), Maurice Dean (SF), Robert Benjamin (PF) Michael Pepe, Jeffrey Burnett, Patrick Okuniewski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Charles Puleo (PG), Weston Hagedorn (SG), Kevin Allard (SF), Lowell Bencomo (PF) Daryl Lauderdale, Mario Crayton, Forrest Atkins, James Desir | |
| 15:00 | Detroit Mercy | Lowell Bencomo buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Puleo | 13-10 |
| 14:48 | Clemson | Robert Benjamin can't finish the layup | 13-10 |
| 14:46 | Clemson | Maurice Dean tips it in | 15-10 |
| 14:28 | Detroit Mercy | Weston Hagedorn clanks a 3 from the left corner | 15-10 |
| 14:27 | Clemson | Maurice Dean gets the rebound | 15-10 |
| 14:03 | Clemson | Earle Monroe loses the ball out of bounds | 15-10 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Copeland (PG), Sidney James (C) Edgar Jackson, Robert Hara | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Forrest Atkins (SF), John Vincent (C) Kevin Allard, James Hayes | |
| 13:43 | Detroit Mercy | Lowell Bencomo is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Lowell Bencomo, team foul #2 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jeffrey Burnett (SF) Maurice Dean | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 13:26 | Clemson | Sidney James misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 15-10 |
| 13:25 | Clemson | Earle Monroe tips it back up and in | 17-10 |
| 13:10 | Detroit Mercy | Forrest Atkins is hacked by Jeffrey Burnett - foul #1 on Jeffrey Burnett, team foul #2 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Pepe (SG) Earle Monroe | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Lauderdale (PG), Mario Crayton (SG), James Desir (C) Charles Puleo, Weston Hagedorn, John Vincent | |
| 12:59 | Detroit Mercy | Sidney James steals it from Mario Crayton | 17-10 |
| 12:38 | Clemson | John Copeland misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-10 |
| 12:37 | Clemson | Robert Benjamin hits the follow up shot | 19-10 |
| 12:22 | Detroit Mercy | Forrest Atkins buries a shot from close range on a great pass from James Desir | 19-12 |
| 12:13 | Clemson | Robert Benjamin lays it in and he's fouled by Forrest Atkins - foul #1 on Forrest Atkins, team foul #3 | 21-12 |
| Subs | Clemson | Edgar Jackson (SG), Maurice Dean (SF) Michael Pepe, Jeffrey Burnett | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Hayes (PF) Lowell Bencomo | |
| 12:13 | Clemson | Robert Benjamin makes the free throw | 22-12 |
| 12:00 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Lauderdale misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by John Copeland - foul #1 on John Copeland, team foul #3 | 22-12 |
| Subs | Clemson | Patrick Okuniewski (PF), Robert Hara (C) Robert Benjamin, Sidney James | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 12:00 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Lauderdale makes the 1st free throw | 22-13 |
| 12:00 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Lauderdale makes the 2nd free throw | 22-14 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Copeland (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edgar Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Dean (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Okuniewski (fresh) C - Robert Hara (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Daryl Lauderdale (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mario Crayton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Forrest Atkins (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Hayes (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Desir (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Clemson | Edgar Jackson scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from John Copeland | 24-14 |
| 11:29 | Detroit Mercy | James Desir misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Patrick Okuniewski - foul #2 on Patrick Okuniewski, team foul #4 | 24-14 |
| Subs | Clemson | Earle Monroe (SG), Calvin Slocum (PF) John Copeland, Patrick Okuniewski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Allard (SF) Forrest Atkins | |
| 11:29 | Detroit Mercy | James Desir makes the 1st free throw | 24-15 |
| 11:29 | Detroit Mercy | James Desir makes the 2nd free throw | 24-16 |
| 11:08 | Clemson | Earle Monroe misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Daryl Lauderdale - foul #1 on Daryl Lauderdale, team foul #4 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Vincent (C) James Desir | |
| 11:08 | Clemson | Earle Monroe makes the 1st free throw | 25-16 |
| 11:08 | Clemson | Earle Monroe makes the 2nd free throw | 26-16 |
| 10:48 | Detroit Mercy | Mario Crayton loses the dribble to Calvin Slocum | 26-16 |
| 10:27 | Clemson | Earle Monroe knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Edgar Jackson | 29-16 |
| 10:08 | Detroit Mercy | Mario Crayton can't connect on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Edgar Jackson - foul #1 on Edgar Jackson, team foul #5 | 29-16 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ernesto Rodriguez (PG), Jeffrey Burnett (SF), Robert Benjamin (PF), Sidney James (C) Edgar Jackson, Maurice Dean, Calvin Slocum, Robert Hara | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Charles Puleo (PG), Forrest Atkins (SF), Lowell Bencomo (PF) Daryl Lauderdale, Kevin Allard, John Vincent | |
| 10:08 | Detroit Mercy | Mario Crayton makes the 1st free throw | 29-17 |
| 10:08 | Detroit Mercy | Mario Crayton makes the 2nd free throw | 29-18 |
| 09:55 | Clemson | Earle Monroe clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 29-18 |
| 09:54 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Forrest Atkins | 29-18 |
| 09:38 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Puleo clanks a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Ernesto Rodriguez - foul #1 on Ernesto Rodriguez, team foul #6 | 29-18 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Copeland (PG), Michael Pepe (SG) Ernesto Rodriguez, Earle Monroe | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Weston Hagedorn (SG), James Desir (C) Mario Crayton, James Hayes | |
| 09:38 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Puleo makes the 1st free throw | 29-19 |
| 09:38 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Puleo makes the 2nd free throw | 29-20 |
| 09:19 | Clemson | Robert Benjamin makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Copeland | 32-20 |
| 09:06 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Benjamin is called for the reach on Weston Hagedorn - foul #1 on Robert Benjamin, team foul #7 | 32-20 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Lauderdale (PG) Charles Puleo | |
| 09:06 | Detroit Mercy | Weston Hagedorn makes the 1st free throw | 32-21 |
| 09:06 | Detroit Mercy | Weston Hagedorn misses the 2nd free throw | 32-21 |
| 09:06 | Clemson | Sidney James grabs the board | 32-21 |
| 08:51 | Clemson | Sidney James clanks a floater from the left side | 32-21 |
| 08:50 | Detroit Mercy | James Desir grabs the board | 32-21 |
| 08:27 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Pepe steps in front of the Forrest Atkins pass | 32-21 |
| 08:22 | Clemson | Michael Pepe lays it in | 34-21 |
| 08:05 | Detroit Mercy | James Desir makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-23 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Copeland (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Michael Pepe (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeffrey Burnett (fresh) PF - Robert Benjamin (fresh) 8 pts. C - Sidney James (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Daryl Lauderdale (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Weston Hagedorn (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Forrest Atkins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lowell Bencomo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Desir (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:53 | Clemson | Sidney James scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Pepe and he's fouled by James Desir - foul #1 on James Desir, team foul #5 | 36-23 |
| Subs | Clemson | Edgar Jackson (PG), Earle Monroe (SG), Maurice Dean (SF) John Copeland, Michael Pepe, Jeffrey Burnett | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mario Crayton (SG), James Hayes (PF), John Vincent (C) Weston Hagedorn, Lowell Bencomo, James Desir | |
| 07:53 | Clemson | Sidney James makes the free throw | 37-23 |
| 07:39 | Detroit Mercy | James Hayes can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-23 |
| 07:38 | Clemson | Maurice Dean pulls down the rebound | 37-23 |
| 07:33 | Clemson | Earle Monroe knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Sidney James | 39-23 |
| 07:13 | Detroit Mercy | Forrest Atkins misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 39-23 |
| 07:11 | Clemson | Sidney James grabs the defensive rebound | 39-23 |
| 06:49 | Clemson | Maurice Dean loses the dribble to John Vincent | 39-23 |
| 06:38 | Detroit Mercy | Maurice Dean steals it from Mario Crayton | 39-23 |
| 06:27 | Clemson | Earle Monroe misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 39-23 |
| 06:26 | Detroit Mercy | John Vincent pulls down the rebound | 39-23 |
| 06:05 | Detroit Mercy | John Vincent hits a floater from just outside the lane | 39-25 |
| 05:47 | Clemson | Earle Monroe drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Edgar Jackson | 41-25 |
| 05:38 | Detroit Mercy | The short jumper by John Vincent is denied by Robert Benjamin | 41-25 |
| 05:36 | Clemson | Sidney James grabs the defensive rebound | 41-25 |
| 05:18 | Clemson | Edgar Jackson is fouled on the floor by Daryl Lauderdale - foul #2 on Daryl Lauderdale, team foul #6 | 41-25 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Copeland (PG), Michael Pepe (SG), Jeffrey Burnett (SF), Calvin Slocum (PF), Robert Hara (C) Edgar Jackson, Earle Monroe, Maurice Dean, Robert Benjamin, Sidney James | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Charles Puleo (PG), Weston Hagedorn (SG), Kevin Allard (SF), Lowell Bencomo (PF), James Desir (C) Daryl Lauderdale, Mario Crayton, Forrest Atkins, James Hayes, John Vincent | |
| 05:02 | Clemson | James Desir is called for the reach on John Copeland - foul #2 on James Desir, team foul #7 | 41-25 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Hayes (C) James Desir | |
| 05:02 | Clemson | John Copeland makes the 1st free throw | 42-25 |
| 05:02 | Clemson | John Copeland makes the 2nd free throw | 43-25 |
| 04:38 | Detroit Mercy | Weston Hagedorn misses the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Michael Pepe - foul #1 on Michael Pepe, team foul #8 | 43-25 |
| 04:38 | Detroit Mercy | Weston Hagedorn makes the 1st free throw | 43-26 |
| 04:38 | Detroit Mercy | Weston Hagedorn misses the 2nd free throw | 43-26 |
| 04:38 | Clemson | Calvin Slocum grabs the board | 43-26 |
| 04:36 | Clemson | Charles Puleo is called for the reach on John Copeland in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Puleo, team foul #8 | 43-26 |
| 04:36 | Clemson | John Copeland makes the 1st free throw | 44-26 |
| 04:36 | Clemson | John Copeland misses the 2nd free throw | 44-26 |
| 04:36 | Detroit Mercy | Lowell Bencomo grabs the defensive rebound | 44-26 |
| 04:12 | Detroit Mercy | Lowell Bencomo buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from James Hayes | 44-28 |
| 03:58 | Clemson | Robert Hara lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Pepe and he's hacked by Kevin Allard - foul #1 on Kevin Allard, team foul #9 | 46-28 |
| Subs | Clemson | Edgar Jackson (SG), Maurice Dean (SF), Patrick Okuniewski (C) Michael Pepe, Jeffrey Burnett, Calvin Slocum | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mario Crayton (SG), Forrest Atkins (SF), James Desir (C) Weston Hagedorn, Kevin Allard, James Hayes | |
| 03:58 | Clemson | Robert Hara makes the free throw | 47-28 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Copeland (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edgar Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Maurice Dean (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Hara (fresh) 3 pts. C - Patrick Okuniewski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Charles Puleo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mario Crayton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Forrest Atkins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lowell Bencomo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Desir (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:43 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Puleo misses the shot from the free throw line | 47-28 |
| 03:41 | Detroit Mercy | James Desir hits the follow up shot | 47-30 |
| 03:34 | Clemson | Mario Crayton takes the ball from Edgar Jackson | 47-30 |
| 03:30 | Detroit Mercy | Mario Crayton slams it home | 47-32 |
| 03:08 | Clemson | Robert Hara can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 47-32 |
| 03:07 | Detroit Mercy | Mario Crayton snags the defensive board | 47-32 |
| 02:49 | Detroit Mercy | Mario Crayton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-32 |
| 02:48 | Clemson | John Copeland snags the defensive board | 47-32 |
| 02:33 | Clemson | Patrick Okuniewski can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 47-32 |
| 02:31 | Clemson | Robert Hara tips it home | 49-32 |
| 02:24 | Detroit Mercy | Mario Crayton misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 49-32 |
| 02:22 | Detroit Mercy | Lowell Bencomo tips it home | 49-34 |
| 01:53 | Clemson | James Desir steals it from Maurice Dean | 49-34 |
| 01:38 | Detroit Mercy | James Desir misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-34 |
| 01:36 | Detroit Mercy | Mario Crayton tips it in | 49-36 |
| 01:07 | Clemson | Maurice Dean connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Edgar Jackson | 51-36 |
| 00:55 | Detroit Mercy | James Desir misses the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Patrick Okuniewski - foul #3 on Patrick Okuniewski, team foul #9 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ernesto Rodriguez (PG), Earle Monroe (SG), Jeffrey Burnett (SF), Robert Benjamin (PF), Sidney James (C) John Copeland, Edgar Jackson, Maurice Dean, Robert Hara, Patrick Okuniewski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Lauderdale (PG), Weston Hagedorn (SG), Kevin Allard (SF), James Hayes (PF) Charles Puleo, Mario Crayton, Forrest Atkins, Lowell Bencomo | |
| 00:55 | Detroit Mercy | James Desir makes the 1st free throw | 51-37 |
| 00:55 | Detroit Mercy | James Desir misses the 2nd free throw | 51-37 |
| 00:55 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Robert Benjamin | 51-37 |
| 00:47 | Clemson | Robert Benjamin is called for traveling | 51-37 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Vincent (C) James Desir | |
| 00:22 | Detroit Mercy | Ernesto Rodriguez takes the ball from Daryl Lauderdale | 51-37 |
| 00:19 | Clemson | Jeffrey Burnett misses the easy layup | 51-37 |
| 00:17 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Sidney James | 51-37 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | James Hayes denies the turnaround by Robert Benjamin | 51-37 |