| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Hodermarsky (fresh) SG - James Goodrich (fresh) SF - Kevin McBride (fresh) PF - Heromin Zarrineh (fresh) C - Mark Bailey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Charles Bishop (fresh) SG - Patrick Stein (fresh) SF - William Smith (fresh) PF - Christopher Parente (fresh) C - Edward Rhymes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Edward Rhymes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Clemson | Patrick Stein steps out of bounds on the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | New Mexico State | Robert Hodermarsky misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Clemson | Edward Rhymes loses the ball out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | New Mexico State | Mark Bailey buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Hodermarsky | 5-0 |
| 18:41 | Clemson | Patrick Stein misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-0 |
| 18:40 | Clemson | William Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:17 | Clemson | Patrick Stein buries a floater from the free throw line | 5-2 |
| 18:06 | New Mexico State | Mark Bailey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-2 |
| 17:43 | Clemson | Edward Rhymes comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Hodermarsky - foul #1 on Robert Hodermarsky, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 17:43 | Clemson | Edward Rhymes makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:43 | Clemson | Edward Rhymes misses the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:43 | Clemson | Edward Rhymes makes the 3rd free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:29 | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 17:27 | Clemson | Charles Bishop grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:08 | Clemson | Charles Bishop comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 17:07 | New Mexico State | Mark Bailey grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 16:44 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride is whistled for traveling | 5-4 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Rene Marino (C) Mark Bailey | |
| Subs | Clemson | Daniel Hunt (SF), Tanner Frey (PF), Robert Cuff (C) William Smith, Christopher Parente, Edward Rhymes | |
| 16:33 | Clemson | Daniel Hunt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-4 |
| 16:31 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to James Goodrich | 5-4 |
| 16:07 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride hits a floater from the right wing and he's fouled by Tanner Frey - foul #1 on Tanner Frey, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Cason (C) Heromin Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Clemson | George Lomeli (PG), Branden Smith (SG) Charles Bishop, Patrick Stein | |
| 16:07 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride misses the free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:07 | Clemson | Robert Cuff grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Hodermarsky (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Goodrich (fresh) SF - Kevin McBride (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rene Marino (fresh) C - William Cason (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - George Lomeli (fresh) SG - Branden Smith (fresh) SF - Daniel Hunt (fresh) PF - Tanner Frey (fresh) C - Robert Cuff (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Clemson | George Lomeli is hacked by Robert Hodermarsky - foul #2 on Robert Hodermarsky, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lee Miller (PG), Matthew Gibson (SG), Micah Price (C) Robert Hodermarsky, James Goodrich, Kevin McBride | |
| Subs | Clemson | Edward Rhymes (C) Robert Cuff | |
| 15:42 | Clemson | Edward Rhymes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-4 |
| 15:40 | Clemson | Branden Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 15:24 | Clemson | Edward Rhymes can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 15:22 | Clemson | George Lomeli tips it back up and in | 7-6 |
| 15:06 | New Mexico State | William Cason clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-6 |
| 15:04 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Tanner Frey | 7-6 |
| 15:00 | Clemson | George Lomeli misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-6 |
| 14:58 | New Mexico State | William Cason snags the defensive board | 7-6 |
| 14:45 | New Mexico State | William Cason clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 14:44 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Branden Smith | 7-6 |
| 14:32 | Clemson | Edward Rhymes can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by William Cason - foul #1 on William Cason, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Goodrich (SG), Heromin Zarrineh (PF), Mark Bailey (C) Matthew Gibson, William Cason, Micah Price | |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Bishop (PG), Patrick Stein (SG), William Smith (SF), Christopher Parente (PF) George Lomeli, Branden Smith, Daniel Hunt, Tanner Frey | |
| 14:32 | Clemson | Edward Rhymes makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:32 | Clemson | Edward Rhymes makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:15 | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Lee Miller | 9-8 |
| 13:51 | Clemson | A charge is called on Charles Bishop - foul #1 on Charles Bishop, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride (SF) Rene Marino | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Cuff (C) Edward Rhymes | |
| 13:41 | New Mexico State | James Goodrich misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-8 |
| 13:39 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Charles Bishop | 9-8 |
| 13:17 | Clemson | Christopher Parente blows the layup but he's hacked by Heromin Zarrineh - foul #1 on Heromin Zarrineh, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Tanner Frey (C) Robert Cuff | |
| 13:17 | Clemson | Christopher Parente makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 13:17 | Clemson | Christopher Parente misses the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 13:17 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Mark Bailey | 9-9 |
| 12:59 | New Mexico State | Mark Bailey clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Tanner Frey - foul #2 on Tanner Frey, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Matthew Gibson (PG) Lee Miller | |
| Subs | Clemson | Daniel Hunt (SF), Robert Cuff (C) William Smith, Tanner Frey | |
| 12:59 | New Mexico State | Mark Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 12:59 | New Mexico State | Mark Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 12:59 | Clemson | Christopher Parente gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 12:45 | Clemson | Christopher Parente connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Robert Cuff | 10-11 |
| 12:20 | New Mexico State | Matthew Gibson can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 10-11 |
| 12:18 | New Mexico State | Mark Bailey snags the offensive board | 10-11 |
| 11:59 | New Mexico State | Matthew Gibson drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Bailey | 13-11 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Matthew Gibson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Goodrich (fairly fresh) SF - Kevin McBride (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Heromin Zarrineh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Mark Bailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Charles Bishop (fresh) SG - Patrick Stein (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Hunt (fresh) PF - Christopher Parente (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Cuff (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Clemson | Patrick Stein is whistled for a carry | 13-11 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lee Miller (PG), Rene Marino (SF), William Cason (PF), Micah Price (C) James Goodrich, Kevin McBride, Heromin Zarrineh, Mark Bailey | |
| Subs | Clemson | George Lomeli (SG), William Smith (SF), Edward Rhymes (C) Patrick Stein, Daniel Hunt, Christopher Parente | |
| 11:16 | New Mexico State | William Cason throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-11 |
| 10:56 | Clemson | William Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-11 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Branden Smith (SG) Charles Bishop | |
| 10:40 | New Mexico State | Rene Marino clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 13-11 |
| 10:38 | Clemson | Branden Smith snags the defensive board | 13-11 |
| 10:24 | Clemson | Edward Rhymes clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 10:22 | New Mexico State | Rene Marino snags the defensive board | 13-11 |
| 10:09 | New Mexico State | Rene Marino lays it in on a nice dish by Matthew Gibson | 15-11 |
| 09:50 | Clemson | George Lomeli is fouled on the floor by Micah Price - foul #1 on Micah Price, team foul #5 | 15-11 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Goodrich (SG), Kevin McBride (SF), Heromin Zarrineh (PF), Mark Bailey (C) Lee Miller, Rene Marino, William Cason, Micah Price | |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Bishop (PG), Patrick Stein (SG), Daniel Hunt (SF), William Holmes (PF) George Lomeli, Branden Smith, William Smith, Robert Cuff | |
| 09:28 | Clemson | Edward Rhymes's pass is intercepted by Mark Bailey | 15-11 |
| 09:14 | New Mexico State | Mark Bailey misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 15-11 |
| 09:13 | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh tips it in | 17-11 |
| 08:55 | Clemson | Edward Rhymes is hacked by Mark Bailey - foul #1 on Mark Bailey, team foul #6 | 17-11 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Rene Marino (PG) Matthew Gibson | |
| Subs | Clemson | Christopher Parente (PF) William Holmes | |
| 08:36 | Clemson | Heromin Zarrineh denies the turnaround by Daniel Hunt | 17-11 |
| 08:34 | New Mexico State | Mark Bailey gets the rebound | 17-11 |
| 08:17 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-11 |
| 08:15 | New Mexico State | Mark Bailey tips it in | 19-11 |
| 07:57 | Clemson | Patrick Stein can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 19-11 |
| 07:56 | Clemson | Edward Rhymes grabs the offensive rebound | 19-11 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Rene Marino (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Goodrich (fresh) SF - Kevin McBride (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Heromin Zarrineh (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Bailey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Charles Bishop (fresh) SG - Patrick Stein (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Hunt (fresh) PF - Christopher Parente (fresh) 3 pts. C - Edward Rhymes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:43 | Clemson | Christopher Parente hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Bishop | 19-14 |
| 07:28 | New Mexico State | Patrick Stein takes the ball from James Goodrich | 19-14 |
| 07:04 | Clemson | Daniel Hunt's pass is intercepted by James Goodrich | 19-14 |
| 07:00 | New Mexico State | James Goodrich can't finish the layup | 19-14 |
| 06:58 | Clemson | Christopher Parente snags the defensive board | 19-14 |
| 06:51 | Clemson | Daniel Hunt scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Charles Bishop | 19-17 |
| 06:30 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-17 |
| 06:28 | Clemson | Edward Rhymes grabs the defensive rebound | 19-17 |
| 06:10 | Clemson | Patrick Stein hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but the foul's on James Goodrich - foul #1 on James Goodrich, team foul #7 | 19-17 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lee Miller (PG), Matthew Gibson (SG), Esteban Hernandez (SF), William Cason (PF), Micah Price (C) Rene Marino, James Goodrich, Kevin McBride, Heromin Zarrineh, Mark Bailey | |
| Subs | Clemson | George Lomeli (PG), William Smith (SF), William Holmes (PF), Robert Cuff (C) Charles Bishop, Daniel Hunt, Christopher Parente, Edward Rhymes | |
| 06:10 | Clemson | Patrick Stein misses the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 06:10 | Clemson | Patrick Stein makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 05:46 | New Mexico State | Lee Miller misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #4 | 19-18 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Branden Smith (SG) Patrick Stein | |
| 05:46 | New Mexico State | Lee Miller misses the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 05:46 | New Mexico State | Lee Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 05:19 | Clemson | George Lomeli can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-18 |
| 05:18 | New Mexico State | Micah Price snags the defensive board | 20-18 |
| 04:57 | New Mexico State | William Cason misses short on a floater near the basket | 20-18 |
| 04:55 | Clemson | William Smith grabs the board | 20-18 |
| 04:30 | Clemson | George Lomeli buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by William Smith | 20-21 |
| 04:13 | New Mexico State | William Cason can't connect on a floater near the basket | 20-21 |
| 04:12 | Clemson | Branden Smith gets the rebound | 20-21 |
| 03:51 | Clemson | George Lomeli connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-24 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Lee Miller (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Gibson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Esteban Hernandez (fresh) PF - William Cason (fresh) C - Micah Price (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - George Lomeli (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Branden Smith (fresh) SF - William Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Holmes (fresh) C - Robert Cuff (fresh) | |
| 03:33 | New Mexico State | Matthew Gibson is fouled on the floor by Robert Cuff - foul #1 on Robert Cuff, team foul #5 | 20-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Hodermarsky (PG), James Goodrich (SG), Kevin McBride (SF), Heromin Zarrineh (PF), Rene Marino (C) Lee Miller, Matthew Gibson, Esteban Hernandez, William Cason, Micah Price | |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Bishop (PG), Patrick Stein (SG), Daniel Hunt (SF), Christopher Parente (PF), Edward Rhymes (C) George Lomeli, Branden Smith, William Smith, William Holmes, Robert Cuff | |
| 03:20 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride is fouled on the floor by Patrick Stein - foul #1 on Patrick Stein, team foul #6 | 20-24 |
| 03:15 | New Mexico State | James Goodrich is hacked by Charles Bishop - foul #2 on Charles Bishop, team foul #7 | 20-24 |
| 03:15 | New Mexico State | James Goodrich misses the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 03:15 | Clemson | Edward Rhymes snags the defensive board | 20-24 |
| 02:59 | Clemson | Charles Bishop can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-24 |
| 02:58 | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh grabs the board | 20-24 |
| 02:47 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-24 |
| 02:39 | Clemson | Patrick Stein misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 23-24 |
| 02:38 | New Mexico State | Rene Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 02:21 | New Mexico State | Edward Rhymes takes the ball from Kevin McBride | 23-24 |
| 02:09 | Clemson | Charles Bishop scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-27 |
| 01:57 | New Mexico State | Robert Hodermarsky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-27 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Mark Bailey (C) Rene Marino | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Smith (SF) Daniel Hunt | |
| 01:41 | Clemson | Mark Bailey denies the turnaround by Christopher Parente | 23-27 |
| 01:40 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Robert Hodermarsky | 23-27 |
| 01:35 | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by James Goodrich and the foul's on Christopher Parente - foul #1 on Christopher Parente, team foul #8 | 25-27 |
| 01:35 | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh makes the free throw | 26-27 |
| 01:13 | Clemson | Christopher Parente buries a floater near the basket | 26-29 |
| 00:49 | New Mexico State | Edward Rhymes blocks the short jumper by Mark Bailey | 26-29 |
| 00:47 | Clemson | Edward Rhymes grabs the defensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 00:25 | Clemson | William Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 26-29 |
| 00:23 | Clemson | Edward Rhymes tips it back up and in | 26-31 |
| 00:18 | New Mexico State | Robert Hodermarsky is fouled on the floor by Charles Bishop - foul #3 on Charles Bishop, team foul #9 | 26-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lee Miller (SG), Rene Marino (SF), William Cason (PF) James Goodrich, Kevin McBride, Heromin Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Clemson | George Lomeli (PG), Daniel Hunt (SF), Tanner Frey (PF), Robert Cuff (C) Charles Bishop, William Smith, Christopher Parente, Edward Rhymes | |
| 00:18 | New Mexico State | Robert Hodermarsky makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 00:18 | New Mexico State | Robert Hodermarsky makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 00:05 | Clemson | Patrick Stein drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Daniel Hunt | 28-34 |
| 00:01 | New Mexico State | William Cason comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 28-34 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | The clock runs out | 28-34 |