| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Richard Clary (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Boris Zahorchak (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rodney Wheeler (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sylvester Conforti (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Redrick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - James Bridges (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Albert Salcedo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cecil Meyers (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Earl Tuttle (fresh) 1 pts. C - Brandon Mikel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler inbounds the ball | 39-31 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti dunks the ball | 41-31 |
| 19:27 | Missouri State | Cecil Meyers comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-31 |
| 19:25 | Missouri State | James Bridges tips it back up and in | 41-33 |
| 19:02 | Clemson | Albert Salcedo is called for the reach on James Redrick - foul #3 on Albert Salcedo, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Bartholomew (SG) Albert Salcedo | |
| 18:51 | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 43-33 |
| 18:22 | Missouri State | Cecil Meyers is hacked by Sylvester Conforti - foul #1 on Sylvester Conforti, team foul #1 | 43-33 |
| 18:03 | Missouri State | Earl Tuttle knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from James Bridges | 43-35 |
| 17:39 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 17:37 | Clemson | James Redrick can't tip it in | 43-35 |
| 17:36 | Missouri State | David Bartholomew grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 17:08 | Missouri State | James Bridges buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-38 |
| 16:57 | Clemson | Richard Clary misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-38 |
| 16:55 | Missouri State | Brandon Mikel grabs the board | 43-38 |
| 16:34 | Missouri State | Cecil Meyers misses the shot near the basket but the foul's on Richard Clary - foul #2 on Richard Clary, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Clemson | William Meeks (PG), Sobieslaw Repetowski (SG), Freddie Childress (SF), Ray Palmateer (PF), Richard Greene (C) Richard Clary, Boris Zahorchak, Rodney Wheeler, Sylvester Conforti, James Redrick | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Tharp (PG), Antonio Creager (PF), Craig Schechter (C) James Bridges, Earl Tuttle, Brandon Mikel | |
| 16:34 | Missouri State | Cecil Meyers makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 16:34 | Missouri State | Cecil Meyers makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 16:22 | Clemson | William Meeks misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Thomas Tharp - foul #2 on Thomas Tharp, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edward Preston (SF) Cecil Meyers | |
| 16:22 | Clemson | William Meeks misses the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 16:22 | Clemson | William Meeks makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 15:59 | Missouri State | Edward Preston clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 15:57 | Clemson | Ray Palmateer snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Meeks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sobieslaw Repetowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Freddie Childress (fresh) PF - Ray Palmateer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Greene (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Thomas Tharp (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Bartholomew (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Preston (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Antonio Creager (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Schechter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:41 | Clemson | Richard Greene hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 44-40 |
| 15:40 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Sobieslaw Repetowski | 44-40 |
| 15:24 | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Antonio Creager - foul #1 on Antonio Creager, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Bridges (PG), Albert Salcedo (SG) Thomas Tharp, David Bartholomew | |
| 15:24 | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 15:24 | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski misses the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 15:24 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Antonio Creager | 45-40 |
| 15:19 | Missouri State | Edward Preston is hacked by Ray Palmateer - foul #1 on Ray Palmateer, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brandon Mikel (C) Craig Schechter | |
| 15:05 | Missouri State | Edward Preston drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 15:00 | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski misses the lay-in | 45-43 |
| 14:58 | Clemson | Richard Greene gets the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 14:47 | Clemson | William Meeks makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 14:23 | Missouri State | Albert Salcedo makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Edward Preston | 48-46 |
| 14:06 | Clemson | Richard Greene can't finish the layup | 48-46 |
| 14:04 | Missouri State | Brandon Mikel pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 13:49 | Missouri State | James Bridges hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Sobieslaw Repetowski - foul #1 on Sobieslaw Repetowski, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Clary (PG), Boris Zahorchak (SG), Rodney Wheeler (SF), Sylvester Conforti (PF), James Redrick (C) William Meeks, Sobieslaw Repetowski, Freddie Childress, Ray Palmateer, Richard Greene | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Cecil Meyers (SF), Earl Tuttle (PF) Edward Preston, Antonio Creager | |
| 13:49 | Missouri State | James Bridges makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 13:49 | Missouri State | James Bridges misses the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 13:49 | Clemson | James Redrick snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 13:33 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler is hacked by James Bridges - foul #1 on James Bridges, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Craig Schechter (C) Brandon Mikel | |
| 13:22 | Clemson | James Redrick drills a runner from the left block | 50-47 |
| 13:12 | Missouri State | Cecil Meyers is hacked by Rodney Wheeler - foul #1 on Rodney Wheeler, team foul #5 | 50-47 |
| 12:58 | Missouri State | Craig Schechter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-47 |
| 12:40 | Clemson | Richard Clary misses the 3 from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 12:39 | Missouri State | Earl Tuttle pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 12:35 | Missouri State | Richard Clary is called for the reach on Cecil Meyers - foul #3 on Richard Clary, team foul #6 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Tharp (PG), David Bartholomew (SG), Brandon Mikel (C) James Bridges, Albert Salcedo, Craig Schechter | |
| 12:24 | Missouri State | Boris Zahorchak steals the ball from Brandon Mikel | 50-47 |
| 12:20 | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak lays it up and in | 52-47 |
| 12:15 | Missouri State | Thomas Tharp hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-50 |
| 11:59 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Boris Zahorchak | 55-50 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Richard Clary (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Boris Zahorchak (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Rodney Wheeler (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sylvester Conforti (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - James Redrick (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Thomas Tharp (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Bartholomew (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cecil Meyers (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Earl Tuttle (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brandon Mikel (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Missouri State | Brandon Mikel is denied on a dunk by James Redrick | 55-50 |
| 11:38 | Missouri State | Earl Tuttle hits the follow up shot | 55-52 |
| 11:16 | Clemson | David Bartholomew steps in front of the Boris Zahorchak pass | 55-52 |
| 11:12 | Missouri State | Thomas Tharp banks in the layup set up by David Bartholomew | 55-54 |
| 10:51 | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-54 |
| 10:49 | Missouri State | Cecil Meyers grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 10:27 | Missouri State | Boris Zahorchak is called for the reach on David Bartholomew - foul #2 on Boris Zahorchak, team foul #7 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Clemson | William Meeks (PG), Sobieslaw Repetowski (SG), Freddie Childress (SF), Ray Palmateer (PF), Richard Greene (C) Richard Clary, Boris Zahorchak, Rodney Wheeler, Sylvester Conforti, James Redrick | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Bridges (PG), Edward Preston (SF), Antonio Creager (PF), Craig Schechter (C) Thomas Tharp, Cecil Meyers, Earl Tuttle, Brandon Mikel | |
| 10:27 | Missouri State | David Bartholomew makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 10:27 | Missouri State | David Bartholomew misses the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 10:27 | Clemson | Ray Palmateer grabs the board | 55-55 |
| 10:09 | Clemson | Richard Greene is called for traveling | 55-55 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Albert Salcedo (SG) David Bartholomew | |
| 09:48 | Missouri State | Antonio Creager scores on a driving attempt in the paint and he's fouled by Richard Greene - foul #3 on Richard Greene, team foul #8 | 55-57 |
| 09:48 | Missouri State | Antonio Creager misses the free throw | 55-57 |
| 09:48 | Clemson | Ray Palmateer grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 09:25 | Clemson | James Bridges picks off the pass by William Meeks | 55-57 |
| 08:57 | Missouri State | Craig Schechter misses long on a 3 from straight away | 55-57 |
| 08:55 | Clemson | Freddie Childress gets the rebound | 55-57 |
| 08:44 | Clemson | Craig Schechter steps in front of the Richard Greene pass | 55-57 |
| 08:19 | Missouri State | Richard Greene swats the short shot by Edward Preston | 55-57 |
| 08:18 | Clemson | Ray Palmateer grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 08:04 | Clemson | William Meeks hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 55-57 |
| 08:02 | Missouri State | Antonio Creager snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| 07:39 | Missouri State | Albert Salcedo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 07:37 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Ray Palmateer | 55-57 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Meeks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sobieslaw Repetowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Freddie Childress (fairly fresh) PF - Ray Palmateer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Greene (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - James Bridges (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Salcedo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Preston (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Antonio Creager (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Schechter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. | |
| 07:35 | Clemson | William Meeks is called for traveling in the backcourt | 55-57 |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Clary (PG), Rodney Wheeler (SF), Sylvester Conforti (PF), James Redrick (C) William Meeks, Freddie Childress, Ray Palmateer, Richard Greene | |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Bartholomew (SG), Cecil Meyers (SF), Earl Tuttle (PF), Brandon Mikel (C) Albert Salcedo, Edward Preston, Antonio Creager, Craig Schechter | |
| 07:16 | Missouri State | James Bridges can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 55-57 |
| 07:14 | Clemson | The rebound goes to James Redrick | 55-57 |
| 07:07 | Clemson | James Redrick is called for traveling | 55-57 |
| Subs | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak (SG) Sobieslaw Repetowski | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Tharp (PG) James Bridges | |
| 06:55 | Missouri State | Cecil Meyers misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-57 |
| 06:54 | Missouri State | Earl Tuttle tips it in | 55-59 |
| 06:36 | Clemson | Richard Clary clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-59 |
| 06:34 | Clemson | James Redrick tips it in | 57-59 |
| 06:14 | Missouri State | Thomas Tharp can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-59 |
| 06:12 | Missouri State | Brandon Mikel snags the offensive board | 57-59 |
| 06:01 | Missouri State | Brandon Mikel buries a floater from close range and he's hacked by Sylvester Conforti - foul #2 on Sylvester Conforti, team foul #9 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Bridges (PG), Albert Salcedo (SG) Thomas Tharp, David Bartholomew | |
| 06:01 | Missouri State | Brandon Mikel makes the free throw | 57-62 |
| 05:32 | Clemson | Cecil Meyers is called for the reach on Boris Zahorchak - foul #3 on Cecil Meyers, team foul #5 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Clemson | William Meeks (SG) Boris Zahorchak | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 05:22 | Clemson | Richard Clary buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by William Meeks | 59-62 |
| 05:01 | Missouri State | Earl Tuttle misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-62 |
| 05:00 | Clemson | Richard Clary grabs the board | 59-62 |
| 04:54 | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-62 |
| 04:52 | Missouri State | Cecil Meyers gets the rebound | 59-62 |
| 04:42 | Missouri State | Earl Tuttle misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-62 |
| 04:40 | Missouri State | Cecil Meyers tips it home | 59-64 |
| 04:16 | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Meeks | 62-64 |
| 03:49 | Missouri State | Brandon Mikel clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 62-64 |
| 03:48 | Missouri State | Earl Tuttle grabs the offensive rebound | 62-64 |
| 03:33 | Missouri State | James Bridges can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 62-64 |
| 03:32 | Clemson | The rebound goes to James Redrick | 62-64 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Richard Clary (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Meeks (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Rodney Wheeler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sylvester Conforti (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - James Redrick (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - James Bridges (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Salcedo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Cecil Meyers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Earl Tuttle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Mikel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-64 |
| Subs | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak (SG), Sobieslaw Repetowski (SF), Ray Palmateer (PF), Richard Greene (C) Richard Clary, Rodney Wheeler, Sylvester Conforti, James Redrick | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Tharp (PG), David Bartholomew (SG), Edward Preston (SF), Antonio Creager (PF), Craig Schechter (C) James Bridges, Albert Salcedo, Cecil Meyers, Earl Tuttle, Brandon Mikel | |
| 03:07 | Missouri State | Thomas Tharp's pass is intercepted by William Meeks in the backcourt | 62-64 |
| 03:06 | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski banks in the layup set up by William Meeks | 64-64 |
| 02:53 | Missouri State | Craig Schechter is hacked by Richard Greene - foul #4 on Richard Greene, team foul #10 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Clemson | Freddie Childress (SF) William Meeks | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 02:53 | Missouri State | Craig Schechter misses the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 02:53 | Missouri State | Craig Schechter misses the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 02:53 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Ray Palmateer | 64-64 |
| 02:53 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| 02:39 | Clemson | Ray Palmateer drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Sobieslaw Repetowski | 66-64 |
| 02:39 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-64 |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Clary (PG), Rodney Wheeler (SF), Sylvester Conforti (PF), James Redrick (C) Sobieslaw Repetowski, Freddie Childress, Ray Palmateer, Richard Greene | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Bridges (PG), Albert Salcedo (SG), Cecil Meyers (SF), Earl Tuttle (PF), Brandon Mikel (C) Thomas Tharp, David Bartholomew, Edward Preston, Antonio Creager, Craig Schechter | |
| 02:20 | Missouri State | Earl Tuttle hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 66-64 |
| 02:18 | Clemson | Richard Clary pulls down the rebound | 66-64 |
| 01:53 | Clemson | Richard Clary makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Boris Zahorchak | 69-64 |
| 01:32 | Missouri State | Sylvester Conforti steals it from Cecil Meyers | 69-64 |
| 01:17 | Clemson | James Redrick scores on a floater from the left wing | 71-64 |
| 01:01 | Missouri State | Earl Tuttle connects on the floater from the free throw line | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Clemson | Brandon Mikel swats the layup by Boris Zahorchak | 71-66 |
| 00:33 | Missouri State | James Bridges pulls down the rebound | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Missouri State | Brandon Mikel hits the finger roll | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Clemson | Richard Clary is hacked by James Bridges in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Bridges, team foul #6 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ray Palmateer (PF) Sylvester Conforti | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 00:22 | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak is fouled on the floor by Earl Tuttle - foul #3 on Earl Tuttle, team foul #7 | 71-68 |
| 00:22 | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:22 | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:17 | Missouri State | James Bridges clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Ray Palmateer - foul #2 on Ray Palmateer, team foul #11 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti (PF) Ray Palmateer | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 00:17 | Missouri State | James Bridges misses the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:17 | Missouri State | James Bridges makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:17 | Missouri State | James Bridges makes the 3rd free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:14 | Clemson | James Bridges is called for the reach on Richard Clary in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Bridges, team foul #8 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ray Palmateer (PF) Sylvester Conforti | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 00:14 | Clemson | Richard Clary makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:14 | Clemson | Richard Clary makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:08 | Missouri State | James Bridges can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 75-70 |
| 00:06 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler gets the rebound | 75-70 |
| 00:05 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler is hacked by James Bridges in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Bridges, team foul #9 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Clemson | William Meeks (SG), Scott Rippy (C) Boris Zahorchak, James Redrick | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 00:05 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler misses the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:05 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Earl Tuttle | 75-70 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Albert Salcedo misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 75-70 |