| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Meeks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boris Zahorchak (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodney Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sylvester Conforti (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Greene (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Philip Luc (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garry Hollingsworth (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Thomas Just (fresh) 2 reb. C - Zhuang Wang (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler inbounds the ball | 25-29 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:56 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rodney Wheeler, team foul #1 | 25-29 |
| 19:48 | Southern Mississippi | Garry Hollingsworth hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Philip Luc | 25-31 |
| 19:44 | Clemson | William Meeks can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 25-31 |
| 19:42 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just grabs the board | 25-31 |
| 19:20 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr is called for traveling | 25-31 |
| 19:04 | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by William Meeks | 28-31 |
| 18:52 | Southern Mississippi | Sylvester Conforti steals it from Thomas Just | 28-31 |
| 18:34 | Clemson | William Meeks makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Rodney Wheeler | 30-31 |
| 18:27 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 18:26 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler gets the rebound | 30-31 |
| 18:08 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler buries a 3 from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 17:57 | Southern Mississippi | Garry Hollingsworth buries a shot from close range | 33-33 |
| 17:42 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-33 |
| 17:40 | Southern Mississippi | Zhuang Wang gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 17:24 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Greene steals it from Zhuang Wang | 33-33 |
| 17:12 | Clemson | William Meeks is hacked by Philip Luc - foul #2 on Philip Luc, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ernest Oliver (SG), Sobieslaw Repetowski (SF), Freddie Childress (PF), Scott Rippy (C) Boris Zahorchak, Rodney Wheeler, Sylvester Conforti, Richard Greene | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey (PG), Patrick Pantano (SG), Joe Batey (SF), Russell Cadiz (PF), Mark Brendel (C) Philip Luc, Ronald Carr, Garry Hollingsworth, Thomas Just, Zhuang Wang | |
| 17:00 | Clemson | Ernest Oliver connects on the shot near the basket set up by William Meeks | 35-33 |
| 16:39 | Southern Mississippi | Joe Batey scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 16:19 | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Sobieslaw Repetowski, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak (SG) William Meeks | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 16:06 | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joe Batey | 35-38 |
| 15:55 | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 35-38 |
| 15:53 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Rippy | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ernest Oliver (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boris Zahorchak (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sobieslaw Repetowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Freddie Childress (fresh) 2 reb. C - Scott Rippy (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - George Harvey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Pantano (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Joe Batey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Russell Cadiz (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Brendel (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Clemson | Russell Cadiz steals the ball from Ernest Oliver | 35-38 |
| 15:15 | Southern Mississippi | Joe Batey is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Joe Batey, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Clemson | William Meeks (PG), James Newman (PF), Richard Greene (C) Ernest Oliver, Freddie Childress, Scott Rippy | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc (PG), Ronald Carr (SG), Garry Hollingsworth (SF), Allen Taylor (PF), Robert Williams (C) George Harvey, Patrick Pantano, Joe Batey, Russell Cadiz, Mark Brendel | |
| 14:52 | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Garry Hollingsworth - foul #1 on Garry Hollingsworth, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler (SF), Sylvester Conforti (PF) Boris Zahorchak, James Newman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just (PF) Allen Taylor | |
| 14:52 | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 14:52 | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski misses the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 14:52 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 14:28 | Southern Mississippi | William Meeks is called for the reach on Garry Hollingsworth - foul #2 on William Meeks, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak (SG) Sobieslaw Repetowski | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Zhuang Wang (C) Robert Williams | |
| 14:04 | Southern Mississippi | Garry Hollingsworth misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by William Meeks - foul #3 on William Meeks, team foul #4 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Newman (C) Richard Greene | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 14:04 | Southern Mississippi | Garry Hollingsworth makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 14:04 | Southern Mississippi | Garry Hollingsworth misses the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 14:04 | Clemson | James Newman pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 13:54 | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-39 |
| 13:53 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc gets the rebound | 36-39 |
| 13:35 | Southern Mississippi | Zhuang Wang is hacked by Boris Zahorchak - foul #2 on Boris Zahorchak, team foul #5 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ernest Oliver (SG), Freddie Childress (PF) Boris Zahorchak, Sylvester Conforti | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Pantano (SG), Joe Batey (SF), Allen Taylor (PF) Ronald Carr, Garry Hollingsworth, Thomas Just | |
| 13:20 | Southern Mississippi | Joe Batey can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ernest Oliver - foul #1 on Ernest Oliver, team foul #6 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski (SG), Scott Rippy (C) William Meeks, Rodney Wheeler | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Williams (C) Zhuang Wang | |
| 13:20 | Southern Mississippi | Joe Batey misses the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 13:20 | Southern Mississippi | Joe Batey makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 13:18 | Clemson | Patrick Pantano is called for the reach on Ernest Oliver in the backcourt - foul #3 on Patrick Pantano, team foul #4 | 36-40 |
| 12:59 | Clemson | Scott Rippy connects on the open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Sobieslaw Repetowski | 38-40 |
| 12:43 | Southern Mississippi | Allen Taylor misses badly on a shot from the left side | 38-40 |
| 12:42 | Southern Mississippi | Joe Batey tips it home | 38-42 |
| 12:35 | Clemson | Ernest Oliver can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Philip Luc - foul #3 on Philip Luc, team foul #5 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti (PF), Richard Greene (C) James Newman, Scott Rippy | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey (PG), Ronald Carr (SG), Russell Cadiz (PF), Mark Brendel (C) Philip Luc, Patrick Pantano, Allen Taylor, Robert Williams | |
| 12:35 | Clemson | Ernest Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 12:35 | Clemson | Ernest Oliver misses the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 12:35 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Brendel pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 12:15 | Southern Mississippi | Sylvester Conforti steps in front of the George Harvey pass | 39-42 |
| 12:12 | Clemson | George Harvey steals the ball from Richard Greene in the backcourt | 39-42 |
| 12:01 | Southern Mississippi | Russell Cadiz makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 39-44 |
| 11:40 | Clemson | Freddie Childress hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-44 |
| 11:38 | Southern Mississippi | Russell Cadiz grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ernest Oliver (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sobieslaw Repetowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Freddie Childress (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Sylvester Conforti (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Greene (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - George Harvey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SG - Ronald Carr (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Batey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Russell Cadiz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Brendel (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Southern Mississippi | Joe Batey buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by George Harvey | 39-46 |
| 11:28 | Clemson | Ronald Carr steps in front of the Richard Greene pass in the backcourt | 39-46 |
| 11:19 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Brendel blows the dunk | 39-46 |
| 11:18 | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti pulls down the rebound | 39-46 |
| 10:56 | Clemson | Ernest Oliver comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 10:55 | Clemson | Freddie Childress tips it but misses | 39-46 |
| 10:53 | Clemson | Freddie Childress tips it but misses | 39-46 |
| 10:52 | Clemson | Ernest Oliver pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 10:47 | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 39-46 |
| 10:45 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Ronald Carr | 39-46 |
| 10:31 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr is fouled on the floor by Freddie Childress - foul #1 on Freddie Childress, team foul #7 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | William Meeks (PG), Boris Zahorchak (SG), Rodney Wheeler (SF), Scott Rippy (PF), James Newman (C) Ernest Oliver, Sobieslaw Repetowski, Freddie Childress, Sylvester Conforti, Richard Greene | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Pantano (PG), Garry Hollingsworth (SF), Thomas Just (PF), Zhuang Wang (C) George Harvey, Joe Batey, Russell Cadiz, Mark Brendel | |
| 10:31 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 10:31 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 10:29 | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-48 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc (PG) Ronald Carr | |
| 10:20 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc knocks in the shot from the left side | 39-50 |
| 10:03 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler hits a jumpshot from the right side and he's hacked by Garry Hollingsworth - foul #2 on Garry Hollingsworth, team foul #6 | 41-50 |
| 10:03 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler makes the free throw | 42-50 |
| 09:45 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Philip Luc | 42-52 |
| 09:23 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-52 |
| 09:21 | Southern Mississippi | Zhuang Wang snags the defensive board | 42-52 |
| 09:08 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-52 |
| 09:07 | Clemson | James Newman snags the defensive board | 42-52 |
| 08:51 | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-52 |
| 08:49 | Clemson | James Newman snags the offensive board | 42-52 |
| 08:38 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-52 |
| Subs | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski (SF), Sylvester Conforti (PF), Richard Greene (C) Rodney Wheeler, Scott Rippy, James Newman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Allen Taylor (PF), Robert Williams (C) Thomas Just, Zhuang Wang | |
| 08:22 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Williams is hacked by Boris Zahorchak - foul #3 on Boris Zahorchak, team foul #8 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr (SG) Patrick Pantano | |
| 08:22 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 08:22 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 08:02 | Clemson | Richard Greene makes the jumper from the baseline and he's hacked by Garry Hollingsworth - foul #3 on Garry Hollingsworth, team foul #7 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler (SF) Boris Zahorchak | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 08:02 | Clemson | Richard Greene misses the free throw | 44-54 |
| 08:02 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr gets the rebound | 44-54 |
| 07:48 | Southern Mississippi | Garry Hollingsworth can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-54 |
| 07:46 | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti grabs the defensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 07:42 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler is fouled on the floor by Allen Taylor - foul #2 on Allen Taylor, team foul #8 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ernest Oliver (SG) William Meeks | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey (PG) Philip Luc | |
| 07:42 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler misses the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 07:42 | Southern Mississippi | Allen Taylor snags the defensive board | 44-54 |
| 07:21 | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Robert Williams | 44-56 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Sobieslaw Repetowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest Oliver (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Wheeler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sylvester Conforti (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Greene (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - George Harvey (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ronald Carr (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garry Hollingsworth (tiring) 12 pts. 3 pf. PF - Allen Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Williams (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:04 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler lays it up and in set up by Sobieslaw Repetowski | 46-56 |
| 06:43 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr misses the 3 from straight away | 46-56 |
| 06:41 | Clemson | Richard Greene snags the defensive board | 46-56 |
| 06:24 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-56 |
| 06:23 | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti misses the tip | 46-56 |
| 06:22 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Oliver | 46-56 |
| 06:06 | Clemson | Ernest Oliver comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 46-56 |
| 06:05 | Clemson | Richard Greene can't tip it in | 46-56 |
| 06:04 | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski tips it home | 48-56 |
| 05:53 | Southern Mississippi | Allen Taylor knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 48-58 |
| 05:33 | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti hits a wide open shot near the basket on a nice dish by Rodney Wheeler | 50-58 |
| 05:33 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-58 |
| Subs | Clemson | William Meeks (PG), Boris Zahorchak (SG), Freddie Childress (PF), Scott Rippy (C) Ernest Oliver, Rodney Wheeler, Sylvester Conforti, Richard Greene | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc (PG), Patrick Pantano (SG), Joe Batey (SF), Thomas Just (PF), Zhuang Wang (C) George Harvey, Ronald Carr, Garry Hollingsworth, Allen Taylor, Robert Williams | |
| 05:14 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 50-58 |
| 05:13 | Clemson | Freddie Childress grabs the defensive rebound | 50-58 |
| 04:51 | Clemson | Freddie Childress's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-58 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Newman (SF) Sobieslaw Repetowski | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 04:34 | Southern Mississippi | Boris Zahorchak steals the ball from Patrick Pantano | 50-58 |
| 04:28 | Clemson | James Newman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-58 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Mark Brendel (SF) Philip Luc | |
| 04:08 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Rippy steals the ball from Zhuang Wang | 50-58 |
| 04:04 | Clemson | William Meeks is hacked by Patrick Pantano in the backcourt - foul #4 on Patrick Pantano, team foul #9 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski (SF), Richard Greene (C) James Newman, Scott Rippy | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc (PG), Russell Cadiz (C) Joe Batey, Zhuang Wang | |
| 04:04 | Clemson | William Meeks makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 04:04 | Clemson | William Meeks makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 03:45 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 52-58 |
| 03:43 | Clemson | Richard Greene pulls down the rebound | 52-58 |
| 03:26 | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 03:11 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Pantano is fouled on the floor by William Meeks - foul #4 on William Meeks, team foul #9 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ernest Oliver (PG), Rodney Wheeler (SF), Sylvester Conforti (PF) William Meeks, Boris Zahorchak, Freddie Childress | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joe Batey (SF), Robert Williams (C) Mark Brendel, Thomas Just | |
| 03:11 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Pantano misses the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 03:11 | Clemson | Richard Greene snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ernest Oliver (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sobieslaw Repetowski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Rodney Wheeler (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sylvester Conforti (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Greene (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Philip Luc (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Pantano (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Joe Batey (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Russell Cadiz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Williams (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 02:50 | Clemson | Russell Cadiz denies the turnaround by Richard Greene | 55-58 |
| 02:48 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 02:36 | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 02:34 | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski tips it but misses | 55-58 |
| 02:33 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Williams snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| 02:33 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-58 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey (SG), Garry Hollingsworth (SF), Thomas Just (PF), Zhuang Wang (C) Patrick Pantano, Joe Batey, Russell Cadiz, Robert Williams | |
| 02:12 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 02:11 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Richard Greene | 55-58 |
| 02:11 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-58 |
| Subs | Clemson | William Meeks (PG) Sobieslaw Repetowski | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Pantano (SG) George Harvey | |
| 01:56 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 01:54 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| 01:47 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Pantano's pass is intercepted by Rodney Wheeler | 55-58 |
| 01:25 | Clemson | William Meeks comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 55-58 |
| 01:24 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Pantano snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| 01:11 | Southern Mississippi | William Meeks is called for the reach on Philip Luc - foul #5 on William Meeks, team foul #10 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak (SG) William Meeks | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr (SG) Patrick Pantano | |
| 01:11 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 01:11 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:50 | Clemson | Richard Greene misses the wide open shot from the free throw line | 55-60 |
| 00:49 | Southern Mississippi | Zhuang Wang grabs the board | 55-60 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:23 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-60 |
| 00:21 | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti grabs the board | 55-60 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:17 | Clemson | Ernest Oliver is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Just - foul #3 on Thomas Just, team foul #10 | 55-60 |
| 00:17 | Clemson | Ernest Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:17 | Clemson | Ernest Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:16 | Southern Mississippi | Boris Zahorchak is called for the reach on Garry Hollingsworth in the backcourt - foul #4 on Boris Zahorchak, team foul #11 | 57-60 |
| 00:16 | Southern Mississippi | Garry Hollingsworth makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:16 | Southern Mississippi | Garry Hollingsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:10 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-62 |
| 00:09 | Southern Mississippi | Zhuang Wang grabs the board | 57-62 |
| 00:06 | Southern Mississippi | Zhuang Wang is hacked by Ernest Oliver in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ernest Oliver, team foul #12 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey (SG) Ronald Carr | |
| 00:06 | Southern Mississippi | Zhuang Wang makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:06 | Southern Mississippi | Zhuang Wang misses the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:06 | Clemson | Richard Greene pulls down the rebound | 57-63 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-63 |