| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Richard Clary (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boris Zahorchak (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Rodney Wheeler (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sylvester Conforti (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ray Palmateer (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Philip Luc (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Maynard Beaudry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garry Hollingsworth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Just (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Zhuang Wang (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Garry Hollingsworth inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Southern Mississippi | Maynard Beaudry's floater is knocked away by Ray Palmateer | 26-28 |
| 19:36 | Clemson | Ray Palmateer grabs the board | 26-28 |
| 19:24 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 26-28 |
| 19:23 | Southern Mississippi | Maynard Beaudry snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| 19:04 | Southern Mississippi | Garry Hollingsworth misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 26-28 |
| 19:03 | Southern Mississippi | Zhuang Wang grabs the offensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 18:58 | Southern Mississippi | Maynard Beaudry can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-28 |
| 18:57 | Clemson | Ray Palmateer pulls down the rebound | 26-28 |
| 18:37 | Clemson | Garry Hollingsworth is called for the reach on Rodney Wheeler - foul #1 on Garry Hollingsworth, team foul #1 | 26-28 |
| 18:18 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Boris Zahorchak | 29-28 |
| 17:52 | Southern Mississippi | Boris Zahorchak takes the ball from Maynard Beaudry | 29-28 |
| 17:32 | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Boris Zahorchak | 32-28 |
| 17:03 | Southern Mississippi | Garry Hollingsworth loses the ball out of bounds | 32-28 |
| Subs | Clemson | William Meeks (PG), Sobieslaw Repetowski (SG), Freddie Childress (SF), Richard Greene (PF), Scott Rippy (C) Richard Clary, Boris Zahorchak, Rodney Wheeler, Sylvester Conforti, Ray Palmateer | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey (PG), Patrick Pantano (SF), Russell Cadiz (PF), Mark Brendel (C) Philip Luc, Garry Hollingsworth, Thomas Just, Zhuang Wang | |
| 16:50 | Clemson | Scott Rippy blows the layup | 32-28 |
| 16:49 | Clemson | Freddie Childress pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 16:34 | Clemson | Patrick Pantano steals the ball from Sobieslaw Repetowski | 32-28 |
| 16:31 | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey banks in the layup on a great pass from Patrick Pantano | 32-30 |
| 16:12 | Clemson | Freddie Childress misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 32-30 |
| 16:10 | Southern Mississippi | Russell Cadiz gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 16:01 | Southern Mississippi | Maynard Beaudry can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-30 |
| 15:59 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Pantano gets the offensive rebound | 32-30 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Meeks (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sobieslaw Repetowski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Freddie Childress (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Greene (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Rippy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - George Harvey (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Maynard Beaudry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Pantano (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Russell Cadiz (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Brendel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:53 | Southern Mississippi | Maynard Beaudry knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Mark Brendel | 32-33 |
| 15:32 | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Scott Rippy and he's hacked by Maynard Beaudry - foul #3 on Maynard Beaudry, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Redrick (C) Scott Rippy | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc (PG), Joe Batey (SF), Thomas Just (PF), Robert Williams (C) George Harvey, Maynard Beaudry, Russell Cadiz, Mark Brendel | |
| 15:32 | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski makes the free throw | 35-33 |
| 15:13 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Pantano banks in the layup set up by Joe Batey | 35-35 |
| 15:09 | Clemson | Joe Batey is called for the reach on Freddie Childress in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joe Batey, team foul #3 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Clary (PG), Rodney Wheeler (SF), James Newman (PF) William Meeks, Freddie Childress, Richard Greene | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Garry Hollingsworth (SF) Joe Batey | |
| 14:50 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner but the foul's on Garry Hollingsworth - foul #2 on Garry Hollingsworth, team foul #4 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak (SG), Sylvester Conforti (PF) Sobieslaw Repetowski, James Newman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Maynard Beaudry (SG) Patrick Pantano | |
| 14:50 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 14:50 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 14:50 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler makes the 3rd free throw | 38-35 |
| 14:32 | Southern Mississippi | Garry Hollingsworth is hacked by James Redrick - foul #4 on James Redrick, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ray Palmateer (C) James Redrick | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Zhuang Wang (C) Robert Williams | |
| 14:23 | Southern Mississippi | Ray Palmateer denies the turnaround by Garry Hollingsworth | 38-35 |
| 14:22 | Clemson | Ray Palmateer gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 14:10 | Clemson | Ray Palmateer misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 38-35 |
| 14:09 | Southern Mississippi | Garry Hollingsworth pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 13:51 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just misses the floater from close range | 38-35 |
| 13:50 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 13:23 | Clemson | Richard Clary comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-35 |
| 13:22 | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti tips it home | 40-35 |
| 13:04 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Clary steps in front of the Philip Luc pass | 40-35 |
| 12:47 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 40-35 |
| 12:45 | Southern Mississippi | Zhuang Wang gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 12:24 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc is hacked by Sylvester Conforti - foul #2 on Sylvester Conforti, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Clemson | William Meeks (PG), Sobieslaw Repetowski (SG), Freddie Childress (SF), Richard Greene (PF), Scott Rippy (C) Richard Clary, Boris Zahorchak, Rodney Wheeler, Sylvester Conforti, Ray Palmateer | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey (PG), Patrick Pantano (SG), Mark Brendel (SF), Russell Cadiz (PF), Robert Williams (C) Philip Luc, Maynard Beaudry, Garry Hollingsworth, Thomas Just, Zhuang Wang | |
| 12:01 | Southern Mississippi | Russell Cadiz hits a shot from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 11:57 | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski loses the dribble to George Harvey in the backcourt | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Meeks (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sobieslaw Repetowski (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Freddie Childress (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Greene (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Rippy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - George Harvey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Pantano (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - Mark Brendel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Russell Cadiz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:43 | Southern Mississippi | Russell Cadiz's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Greene | 40-37 |
| 11:41 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Brendel tips it back up and in | 40-39 |
| 11:22 | Clemson | Freddie Childress misses the easy open layup | 40-39 |
| 11:21 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Williams snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 10:53 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Brendel is hacked by Richard Greene - foul #1 on Richard Greene, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Garry Hollingsworth (SF), Thomas Just (PF), Zhuang Wang (C) Mark Brendel, Russell Cadiz, Robert Williams | |
| 10:47 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-39 |
| 10:46 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Zhuang Wang | 40-39 |
| 10:34 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 10:32 | Southern Mississippi | Garry Hollingsworth pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 10:12 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Pantano is fouled on the floor by William Meeks - foul #1 on William Meeks, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Clary (PG), Boris Zahorchak (SG), Rodney Wheeler (SF), Sylvester Conforti (PF), Ray Palmateer (C) William Meeks, Sobieslaw Repetowski, Freddie Childress, Richard Greene, Scott Rippy | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc (PG), Maynard Beaudry (SG) George Harvey, Patrick Pantano | |
| 09:51 | Southern Mississippi | Zhuang Wang comes up short on the floater in the paint | 40-39 |
| 09:50 | Clemson | Richard Clary gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 09:31 | Clemson | Richard Clary scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Rodney Wheeler | 42-39 |
| 09:19 | Southern Mississippi | Maynard Beaudry hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Philip Luc | 42-41 |
| 09:05 | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Ray Palmateer | 44-41 |
| 08:41 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just is hacked by Sylvester Conforti - foul #3 on Sylvester Conforti, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Clemson | William Meeks (SG), Sobieslaw Repetowski (SF), James Newman (PF), Richard Greene (C) Boris Zahorchak, Rodney Wheeler, Sylvester Conforti, Ray Palmateer | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Pantano (SG), Mark Brendel (SF), Russell Cadiz (PF), Robert Williams (C) Maynard Beaudry, Garry Hollingsworth, Thomas Just, Zhuang Wang | |
| 08:23 | Southern Mississippi | Russell Cadiz hits the finger roll on a great pass from Patrick Pantano | 44-43 |
| 07:54 | Clemson | William Meeks misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-43 |
| 07:53 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Pantano gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Richard Clary (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Meeks (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sobieslaw Repetowski (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Newman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Greene (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Philip Luc (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Patrick Pantano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. SF - Mark Brendel (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Russell Cadiz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:34 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Pantano misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-43 |
| 07:33 | Clemson | James Newman grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 07:20 | Clemson | William Meeks hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 07:19 | Southern Mississippi | Russell Cadiz gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 07:12 | Southern Mississippi | James Newman is called for the reach on Patrick Pantano - foul #1 on James Newman, team foul #6 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Clemson | Freddie Childress (SG), Rodney Wheeler (SF), Sylvester Conforti (PF), James Redrick (C) Richard Clary, William Meeks, James Newman, Richard Greene | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey (PG), Maynard Beaudry (SG), Joe Batey (SF), Thomas Just (PF) Philip Luc, Patrick Pantano, Mark Brendel, Russell Cadiz | |
| 06:55 | Southern Mississippi | Joe Batey drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Maynard Beaudry and he's hacked by Rodney Wheeler - foul #1 on Rodney Wheeler, team foul #7 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Zhuang Wang (C) Robert Williams | |
| 06:55 | Southern Mississippi | Joe Batey makes the free throw | 44-46 |
| 06:38 | Clemson | Freddie Childress is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-46 |
| 06:36 | Clemson | James Redrick tips it in | 46-46 |
| 06:29 | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Thomas Just | 46-48 |
| 06:13 | Clemson | James Redrick misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Thomas Just - foul #2 on Thomas Just, team foul #5 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak (SG) Sobieslaw Repetowski | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 06:13 | Clemson | James Redrick misses the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 06:13 | Clemson | James Redrick makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 05:58 | Southern Mississippi | Joe Batey misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 05:56 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 05:37 | Southern Mississippi | James Redrick blocks the short jumper by Zhuang Wang | 47-48 |
| 05:35 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 05:33 | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak loses the dribble to Maynard Beaudry in the backcourt | 47-48 |
| 05:32 | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey hits the finger roll set up by Maynard Beaudry | 47-50 |
| 05:29 | Clemson | Joe Batey steals it from Freddie Childress in the backcourt | 47-50 |
| 05:10 | Southern Mississippi | Maynard Beaudry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-50 |
| 05:09 | Clemson | James Redrick grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 05:06 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Batey - foul #5 on Joe Batey, team foul #6 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Clary (PG), William Meeks (SG), Sobieslaw Repetowski (SF), Ray Palmateer (PF), Richard Greene (C) Freddie Childress, Boris Zahorchak, Rodney Wheeler, Sylvester Conforti, James Redrick | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc (PG), Patrick Pantano (SG), Garry Hollingsworth (SF), Russell Cadiz (PF), Mark Brendel (C) George Harvey, Maynard Beaudry, Joe Batey, Thomas Just, Zhuang Wang | |
| 04:55 | Clemson | Ray Palmateer can't connect on a shot from the right side | 47-50 |
| 04:53 | Southern Mississippi | Garry Hollingsworth grabs the board | 47-50 |
| 04:29 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Brendel makes the jumper from the left block set up by Patrick Pantano | 47-52 |
| 04:25 | Clemson | Richard Clary is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Pantano - foul #1 on Patrick Pantano, team foul #7 | 47-52 |
| 04:25 | Clemson | Richard Clary makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 04:25 | Clemson | Richard Clary makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 04:09 | Southern Mississippi | Russell Cadiz loses the dribble to William Meeks | 49-52 |
| 03:55 | Clemson | Philip Luc takes the ball from Ray Palmateer | 49-52 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Richard Clary (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Meeks (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Sobieslaw Repetowski (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ray Palmateer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Greene (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Philip Luc (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Patrick Pantano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. SF - Garry Hollingsworth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Russell Cadiz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Brendel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:39 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Brendel can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 03:37 | Clemson | Richard Greene gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 03:14 | Clemson | Ray Palmateer banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Richard Clary | 51-52 |
| 02:49 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 02:47 | Southern Mississippi | Russell Cadiz hits the follow up shot | 51-54 |
| 02:47 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-54 |
| Subs | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak (SG), Rodney Wheeler (SF), Sylvester Conforti (PF), James Redrick (C) William Meeks, Sobieslaw Repetowski, Ray Palmateer, Richard Greene | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey (PG), Maynard Beaudry (SG), Thomas Just (PF), Zhuang Wang (C) Philip Luc, Patrick Pantano, Russell Cadiz, Mark Brendel | |
| 02:26 | Clemson | Maynard Beaudry takes the ball from Boris Zahorchak | 51-54 |
| 02:23 | Southern Mississippi | Maynard Beaudry throws it down | 51-56 |
| 02:10 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler misses the easy dunk attempt | 51-56 |
| 02:08 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just grabs the defensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 01:44 | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-56 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc (PG) George Harvey | |
| 01:24 | Clemson | Thomas Just denies the turnaround by Boris Zahorchak | 51-56 |
| 01:22 | Clemson | James Redrick grabs the offensive board | 51-56 |
| 01:05 | Clemson | Richard Clary's pass is intercepted by Garry Hollingsworth | 51-56 |
| 00:47 | Southern Mississippi | Garry Hollingsworth is fouled on the floor by Boris Zahorchak - foul #1 on Boris Zahorchak, team foul #8 | 51-56 |
| 00:47 | Southern Mississippi | Garry Hollingsworth misses the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 00:47 | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti pulls down the rebound | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Clemson | Richard Clary knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Boris Zahorchak | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc is fouled on the floor by James Redrick - foul #5 on James Redrick, team foul #9 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ray Palmateer (C) James Redrick | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:09 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 00:09 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc misses the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 00:09 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler snags the defensive board | 54-57 |
| 00:09 | Clemson | Clemson calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-57 |
| 00:03 | Clemson | Richard Clary connects on the 3 from the left corner | 57-57 |
| 00:03 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc misses long on a halfcourt shot | 57-57 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Richard Clary (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boris Zahorchak (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Rodney Wheeler (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Sylvester Conforti (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Ray Palmateer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Philip Luc (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Maynard Beaudry (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Garry Hollingsworth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Just (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Zhuang Wang (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti wins the tip | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:58 | Clemson | Philip Luc is called for the reach on Richard Clary in the backcourt - foul #3 on Philip Luc, team foul #8 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey (PG), Patrick Pantano (SF) Philip Luc, Garry Hollingsworth | |
| 04:58 | Clemson | Richard Clary makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 04:58 | Clemson | Richard Clary makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 04:40 | Southern Mississippi | Zhuang Wang's floater is tipped away by Sylvester Conforti | 59-57 |
| 04:39 | Clemson | Ray Palmateer pulls down the rebound | 59-57 |
| 04:34 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Clary and the foul's on Zhuang Wang - foul #2 on Zhuang Wang, team foul #9 | 61-57 |
| 04:34 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler makes the free throw | 62-57 |
| 04:13 | Southern Mississippi | Maynard Beaudry misses long on a shot from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 04:12 | Clemson | Ray Palmateer gets the rebound | 62-57 |
| 04:08 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler double dribbles | 62-57 |
| Subs | Clemson | William Meeks (SG) Boris Zahorchak | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Russell Cadiz (C) Zhuang Wang | |
| 03:45 | Southern Mississippi | Maynard Beaudry double dribbles | 62-57 |
| Subs | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski (SG) Richard Clary | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Mark Brendel (SF) Maynard Beaudry | |
| 03:43 | Clemson | Ray Palmateer is hacked by Thomas Just in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Just, team foul #10 | 62-57 |
| 03:43 | Clemson | Ray Palmateer makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 03:43 | Clemson | Ray Palmateer makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 03:32 | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey is hacked by William Meeks - foul #2 on William Meeks, team foul #10 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Maynard Beaudry (SG), Garry Hollingsworth (SF) Patrick Pantano, Thomas Just | |
| 03:32 | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 03:32 | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 03:30 | Clemson | George Harvey is called for the reach on William Meeks in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Harvey, team foul #11 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc (PG) George Harvey | |
| 03:30 | Clemson | William Meeks misses the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 03:30 | Clemson | William Meeks makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 03:14 | Southern Mississippi | Garry Hollingsworth scores on a jump hook in the paint | 65-61 |
| 03:12 | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-61 |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Greene (PF), Scott Rippy (C) Sylvester Conforti, Ray Palmateer | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 03:00 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 65-61 |
| 02:58 | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski grabs the defensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 02:58 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-61 |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Clary (PG), Boris Zahorchak (SG), Sylvester Conforti (PF), Ray Palmateer (C) William Meeks, Sobieslaw Repetowski, Richard Greene, Scott Rippy | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just (PF), Zhuang Wang (C) Russell Cadiz, Mark Brendel | |
| 02:49 | Clemson | Richard Clary is hacked by Philip Luc - foul #4 on Philip Luc, team foul #12 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Pantano (SF) Garry Hollingsworth | |
| 02:49 | Clemson | Richard Clary makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 02:49 | Clemson | Richard Clary makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 02:25 | Southern Mississippi | Maynard Beaudry misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 67-61 |
| 02:23 | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak pulls down the rebound | 67-61 |
| 02:11 | Clemson | Ray Palmateer drills a floater from the free throw line | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:55 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Maynard Beaudry | 69-64 |
| 01:33 | Clemson | Ray Palmateer makes the jumper in the lane and he's hacked by Thomas Just - foul #4 on Thomas Just, team foul #13 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Garry Hollingsworth (SF) Patrick Pantano | |
| 01:33 | Clemson | Ray Palmateer makes the free throw | 72-64 |
| 01:24 | Southern Mississippi | Garry Hollingsworth clanks a 3 from the left corner | 72-64 |
| 01:22 | Southern Mississippi | Zhuang Wang gets the offensive rebound | 72-64 |
| 01:08 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just loses the ball out of bounds | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Clemson | Richard Clary buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Rodney Wheeler | 75-64 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Richard Clary (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - Boris Zahorchak (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SF - Rodney Wheeler (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Sylvester Conforti (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Ray Palmateer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Philip Luc (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Maynard Beaudry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Garry Hollingsworth (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Just (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Zhuang Wang (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Southern Mississippi | Garry Hollingsworth misses the dunk attempt | 75-64 |
| 00:47 | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti gets the rebound | 75-64 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Clemson | Ray Palmateer can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left wing | 75-64 |
| 00:22 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc gets the rebound | 75-64 |
| 00:18 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Clary - foul #1 on Richard Clary, team foul #11 | 75-64 |
| Subs | Clemson | William Meeks (PG), Sobieslaw Repetowski (SG), Freddie Childress (SF), Richard Greene (C) Richard Clary, Boris Zahorchak, Rodney Wheeler, Sylvester Conforti | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey (SG), Patrick Pantano (SF), Russell Cadiz (PF), Mark Brendel (C) Maynard Beaudry, Garry Hollingsworth, Thomas Just, Zhuang Wang | |
| 00:18 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc misses the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:18 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | William Meeks runs out the clock | 75-65 |