| Lineup | TCU | PG - Donald Siefert (fresh) SG - Gerald Patton (fresh) SF - Charles Paris (fresh) PF - Trey Gess (fresh) C - Mark Sykes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Meeks (fresh) SG - Boris Zahorchak (fresh) SF - Rodney Wheeler (fresh) PF - Sylvester Conforti (fresh) C - Richard Greene (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | TCU | Trey Gess wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | TCU | Donald Siefert misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | TCU | Trey Gess can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | TCU | Mark Sykes tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Clemson | William Meeks hits a floater from the left side | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | TCU | Charles Paris hits a floater in the paint | 4-2 |
| 18:57 | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Rodney Wheeler | 4-4 |
| 18:44 | TCU | Trey Gess can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 18:42 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 18:19 | Clemson | William Meeks comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 4-4 |
| 18:17 | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti grabs the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 18:06 | Clemson | William Meeks misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Mark Sykes - foul #1 on Mark Sykes, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 18:06 | Clemson | William Meeks makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 18:06 | Clemson | William Meeks misses the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 18:06 | TCU | The rebound goes to Mark Sykes | 4-5 |
| 17:42 | TCU | Gerald Patton drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Donald Siefert | 6-5 |
| 17:22 | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Sylvester Conforti, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | TCU | Marty Hartman (C) Mark Sykes | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 17:05 | TCU | Charles Paris misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-5 |
| 17:04 | Clemson | Richard Greene pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:55 | Clemson | The short jumper by Richard Greene is denied by Trey Gess | 6-5 |
| 16:54 | TCU | The rebound goes to Gerald Patton | 6-5 |
| 16:37 | TCU | Trey Gess's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-5 |
| Subs | TCU | Charles Bartley (PG), Benjamin Keese (SG), Robert Blakes (SF), Ricky Hagen (C) Donald Siefert, Gerald Patton, Charles Paris, Trey Gess | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 16:13 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Boris Zahorchak | 6-7 |
| 15:50 | TCU | Charles Bartley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-7 |
| 15:49 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Charles Bartley (fresh) SG - Benjamin Keese (fresh) SF - Robert Blakes (fresh) PF - Marty Hartman (fresh) C - Ricky Hagen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Meeks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Boris Zahorchak (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Wheeler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sylvester Conforti (fairly fresh) C - Richard Greene (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Clemson | William Meeks drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Sylvester Conforti | 6-9 |
| 15:17 | TCU | Benjamin Keese connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Bartley | 8-9 |
| 14:54 | Clemson | William Meeks misses the shot from the right side | 8-9 |
| 14:52 | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak tips it but misses | 8-9 |
| 14:50 | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak tips it in | 8-11 |
| 14:45 | TCU | Robert Blakes is hacked by Sylvester Conforti - foul #2 on Sylvester Conforti, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| Subs | TCU | Donald Siefert (PG), Gerald Patton (SG), Charles Paris (SF), Trey Gess (PF), Mark Sykes (C) Charles Bartley, Benjamin Keese, Robert Blakes, Marty Hartman, Ricky Hagen | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ernest Oliver (SG), Sobieslaw Repetowski (SF), Freddie Childress (PF), Scott Rippy (C) Boris Zahorchak, Rodney Wheeler, Sylvester Conforti, Richard Greene | |
| 14:24 | TCU | Charles Paris loses the ball out of bounds | 8-11 |
| 14:12 | Clemson | Ernest Oliver loses the dribble to Trey Gess | 8-11 |
| 14:03 | TCU | Trey Gess can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Ernest Oliver - foul #1 on Ernest Oliver, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| 14:03 | TCU | Trey Gess makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:03 | TCU | Trey Gess makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:50 | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Mark Sykes - foul #2 on Mark Sykes, team foul #2 | 10-11 |
| Subs | TCU | Marty Hartman (C) Mark Sykes | |
| Subs | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak (SG) William Meeks | |
| 13:50 | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski misses the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:50 | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:21 | TCU | Donald Siefert makes the 3 from straight away | 13-12 |
| 13:03 | Clemson | Scott Rippy's fadeaway is rejected by Marty Hartman | 13-12 |
| 13:01 | TCU | Charles Paris snags the defensive board | 13-12 |
| 12:41 | TCU | Gerald Patton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-12 |
| 12:40 | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski pulls down the rebound | 13-12 |
| 12:34 | Clemson | Ernest Oliver misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 13-12 |
| 12:32 | TCU | The rebound goes to Charles Paris | 13-12 |
| 12:11 | TCU | Gerald Patton clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Boris Zahorchak - foul #1 on Boris Zahorchak, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| Subs | TCU | Charles Bartley (SF) Charles Paris | |
| Subs | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler (SF), Richard Greene (C) Boris Zahorchak, Scott Rippy | |
| 12:11 | TCU | Gerald Patton makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 12:11 | TCU | Gerald Patton makes the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 11:59 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-12 |
| 11:57 | TCU | Marty Hartman snags the defensive board | 15-12 |
| 11:30 | TCU | Gerald Patton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-12 |
| 11:28 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Freddie Childress | 15-12 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Donald Siefert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Patton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Charles Bartley (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Trey Gess (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Marty Hartman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ernest Oliver (fairly fresh) SG - Sobieslaw Repetowski (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Rodney Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Freddie Childress (fairly fresh) C - Richard Greene (fresh) | |
| 11:10 | Clemson | Richard Greene knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Sobieslaw Repetowski | 15-14 |
| 10:47 | TCU | Ernest Oliver is called for the reach on Donald Siefert - foul #2 on Ernest Oliver, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | TCU | Benjamin Keese (SG), Charles Paris (SF), Robert Blakes (PF), Ricky Hagen (C) Donald Siefert, Gerald Patton, Trey Gess, Marty Hartman | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Meeks (PG), Boris Zahorchak (SG), Scott Rippy (PF) Ernest Oliver, Sobieslaw Repetowski, Freddie Childress | |
| 10:31 | TCU | Benjamin Keese misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 15-14 |
| 10:29 | TCU | Charles Paris can't tip it in | 15-14 |
| 10:28 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 10:01 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 15-14 |
| 10:00 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Greene | 15-14 |
| 09:35 | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak is hacked by Ricky Hagen - foul #1 on Ricky Hagen, team foul #3 | 15-14 |
| Subs | TCU | Marty Hartman (PF) Robert Blakes | |
| Subs | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski (SG) Boris Zahorchak | |
| 09:20 | Clemson | William Meeks scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Rodney Wheeler | 15-17 |
| 09:06 | TCU | Benjamin Keese misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Scott Rippy - foul #1 on Scott Rippy, team foul #6 | 15-17 |
| Subs | TCU | Donald Siefert (PG), Trey Gess (PF) Charles Paris, Ricky Hagen | |
| Subs | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak (SG), James Newman (PF), Gene Coleman (C) Rodney Wheeler, Scott Rippy, Richard Greene | |
| 09:06 | TCU | Benjamin Keese makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:06 | TCU | Benjamin Keese misses the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:06 | Clemson | Gene Coleman gets the rebound | 16-17 |
| 08:45 | Clemson | James Newman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 16-17 |
| 08:43 | TCU | Benjamin Keese pulls down the rebound | 16-17 |
| 08:36 | TCU | Benjamin Keese comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-17 |
| 08:34 | Clemson | James Newman grabs the defensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 08:13 | Clemson | Charles Bartley is called for the reach on Boris Zahorchak - foul #1 on Charles Bartley, team foul #4 | 16-17 |
| Subs | TCU | Gerald Patton (SG), Robert Blakes (SF) Benjamin Keese, Charles Bartley | |
| Subs | Clemson | Freddie Childress (PF), Richard Greene (C) James Newman, Gene Coleman | |
| 07:57 | Clemson | William Meeks scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Boris Zahorchak | 16-19 |
| 07:43 | TCU | Marty Hartman is hacked by Boris Zahorchak - foul #2 on Boris Zahorchak, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| Subs | TCU | Charles Paris (SF) Robert Blakes | |
| Subs | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler (SF) Boris Zahorchak | |
| 07:43 | TCU | Marty Hartman makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 07:43 | TCU | Marty Hartman makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:32 | Clemson | Freddie Childress misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Trey Gess - foul #1 on Trey Gess, team foul #5 | 18-19 |
| 07:32 | Clemson | Freddie Childress misses the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:32 | Clemson | Freddie Childress makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 07:20 | TCU | Trey Gess hits a shot from the baseline set up by Donald Siefert | 20-20 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Donald Siefert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Patton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Charles Paris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Trey Gess (fresh) 4 pts. C - Marty Hartman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Meeks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Sobieslaw Repetowski (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Freddie Childress (fresh) 1 pts. C - Richard Greene (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski loses the dribble to Gerald Patton | 20-20 |
| 07:05 | TCU | Gerald Patton hits the finger roll | 22-20 |
| 06:51 | Clemson | Richard Greene misses the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Trey Gess - foul #2 on Trey Gess, team foul #6 | 22-20 |
| Subs | TCU | Charles Bartley (PG), Robert Blakes (PF), Ricky Hagen (C) Donald Siefert, Trey Gess, Marty Hartman | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 06:51 | Clemson | Richard Greene makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:51 | Clemson | Richard Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 06:33 | TCU | Gerald Patton is fouled on the floor by Sobieslaw Repetowski - foul #1 on Sobieslaw Repetowski, team foul #8 | 22-22 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Scott Rippy (C) Richard Greene | |
| 06:33 | TCU | Gerald Patton makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 06:33 | TCU | Gerald Patton makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 06:13 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by William Meeks | 24-25 |
| 06:00 | TCU | Ricky Hagen comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 24-25 |
| 05:58 | TCU | Ricky Hagen pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 05:39 | TCU | William Meeks steps in front of the Charles Bartley pass | 24-25 |
| 05:35 | Clemson | William Meeks lays it up and in | 24-27 |
| 05:20 | TCU | Gerald Patton is whistled for traveling | 24-27 |
| Subs | TCU | Donald Siefert (PG), Marty Hartman (PF) Gerald Patton, Charles Paris | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Newman (SF), Richard Greene (C) Rodney Wheeler, Freddie Childress | |
| 04:59 | Clemson | William Meeks misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-27 |
| 04:57 | TCU | Marty Hartman grabs the board | 24-27 |
| 04:52 | TCU | William Meeks picks off the pass by Charles Bartley | 24-27 |
| 04:35 | Clemson | Richard Greene connects on the turnaround near the basket | 24-29 |
| 04:21 | TCU | Donald Siefert comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 24-29 |
| 04:19 | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski snags the defensive board | 24-29 |
| 04:15 | Clemson | William Meeks misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-29 |
| 04:14 | TCU | Robert Blakes gets the rebound | 24-29 |
| 03:57 | TCU | Donald Siefert travels with the ball | 24-29 |
| Subs | TCU | Gerald Patton (SG), Charles Paris (SF), Trey Gess (PF), Mark Sykes (C) Charles Bartley, Robert Blakes, Marty Hartman, Ricky Hagen | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ernest Oliver (PG), Boris Zahorchak (SG), Rodney Wheeler (SF), Sylvester Conforti (PF) William Meeks, Sobieslaw Repetowski, James Newman, Scott Rippy | |
| 03:39 | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti clanks a shot from close range | 24-29 |
| 03:37 | Clemson | Sylvester Conforti tips it but misses | 24-29 |
| 03:35 | TCU | Mark Sykes pulls down the rebound | 24-29 |
| 03:24 | TCU | Charles Paris is fouled on the floor by Sylvester Conforti - foul #3 on Sylvester Conforti, team foul #9 | 24-29 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Freddie Childress (PF) Sylvester Conforti | |
| 03:24 | TCU | Charles Paris makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 03:24 | TCU | Charles Paris misses the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 03:24 | Clemson | Richard Greene snags the defensive board | 25-29 |
| 03:14 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler is fouled on the floor by Trey Gess - foul #3 on Trey Gess, team foul #7 | 25-29 |
| Subs | TCU | Marty Hartman (PF) Trey Gess | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Newman (C) Richard Greene | |
| 03:14 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler misses the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 03:14 | TCU | Mark Sykes grabs the defensive rebound | 25-29 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Donald Siefert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Patton (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Charles Paris (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marty Hartman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Sykes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ernest Oliver (fresh) SG - Boris Zahorchak (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodney Wheeler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Freddie Childress (fresh) 1 pts. C - James Newman (fresh) | |
| 02:56 | TCU | Charles Paris connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 02:42 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler is fouled on the floor by Marty Hartman - foul #1 on Marty Hartman, team foul #8 | 28-29 |
| Subs | TCU | Charles Bartley (PG) Donald Siefert | |
| Subs | Clemson | Scott Rippy (C) James Newman | |
| 02:42 | Clemson | Rodney Wheeler misses the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 02:42 | Clemson | Scott Rippy snags the offensive board | 28-29 |
| 02:25 | Clemson | Scott Rippy clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Marty Hartman - foul #2 on Marty Hartman, team foul #9 | 28-29 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Greene (C) Freddie Childress | |
| 02:25 | Clemson | Scott Rippy misses the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 02:25 | Clemson | Scott Rippy makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 02:13 | TCU | Marty Hartman makes the runner from the left block | 30-30 |
| 01:46 | Clemson | Richard Greene's pass is intercepted by Charles Paris | 30-30 |
| 01:43 | TCU | Charles Paris hits the finger roll | 32-30 |
| 01:24 | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-30 |
| Subs | TCU | Donald Siefert (PG), Robert Blakes (SF), Ricky Hagen (C) Gerald Patton, Charles Paris, Mark Sykes | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Meeks (PG), Sobieslaw Repetowski (SF), Freddie Childress (PF) Ernest Oliver, Rodney Wheeler, Scott Rippy | |
| 01:11 | TCU | Donald Siefert comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-30 |
| 01:10 | Clemson | Richard Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 00:49 | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 00:47 | TCU | Ricky Hagen gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 00:29 | TCU | Sobieslaw Repetowski steals it from Robert Blakes | 32-30 |
| 00:26 | Clemson | William Meeks lays it up and in set up by Sobieslaw Repetowski | 32-32 |
| 00:04 | TCU | Marty Hartman misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Boris Zahorchak - foul #3 on Boris Zahorchak, team foul #10 | 32-32 |
| Subs | TCU | Gerald Patton (SG), Mark Sykes (C) Robert Blakes, Ricky Hagen | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ernest Oliver (PG), Rodney Wheeler (SF), Scott Rippy (C) William Meeks, Boris Zahorchak, Richard Greene | |
| 00:04 | TCU | Marty Hartman misses the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 00:04 | TCU | Marty Hartman misses the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 00:04 | Clemson | Scott Rippy grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Scott Rippy misses the halfcourt shot | 32-32 |