| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ernest Oliver (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Boris Zahorchak (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Freddie Childress (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Newman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfonso Rodriguez (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Carl Burse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Warren Midgley (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Clarence Easter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Adams (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Clarence Easter inbounds the ball | 21-29 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Marquette | Warren Midgley clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-29 |
| 19:42 | Marquette | Charles Adams grabs the offensive rebound | 21-29 |
| 19:28 | Marquette | Freddie Childress steps in front of the Carl Burse pass | 21-29 |
| 19:09 | Clemson | George Edwards is called for the reach on James Newman - foul #3 on George Edwards, team foul #1 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dale Barrett (PF) George Edwards | |
| 18:54 | Clemson | Ernest Oliver is called for traveling | 21-29 |
| 18:34 | Marquette | Clarence Easter is whistled for traveling | 21-29 |
| 18:23 | Clemson | Freddie Childress makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-29 |
| 18:12 | Marquette | Warren Midgley is whistled for a carry | 24-29 |
| 17:59 | Clemson | Carl Burse picks off the pass by Boris Zahorchak | 24-29 |
| 17:56 | Marquette | Warren Midgley lays it up and in on a nice dish by Carl Burse | 24-31 |
| 17:39 | Clemson | Freddie Childress buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Ernest Oliver | 26-31 |
| 17:26 | Marquette | Boris Zahorchak steals the ball from Clarence Easter | 26-31 |
| 17:02 | Clemson | James Newman hits the finger roll | 28-31 |
| 16:53 | Marquette | Carl Burse clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Ernest Oliver - foul #3 on Ernest Oliver, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski (PG), Hugh Pelayo (SG), Hipolito Esposito (SF), Holleb Hylinski (PF), Gene Coleman (C) Ernest Oliver, Boris Zahorchak, Freddie Childress, James Newman, Alfonso Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Marquette | Anthony Williams (SG), James Weatherwax (SF), James Seaman (C) Warren Midgley, Clarence Easter, Charles Adams | |
| 16:53 | Marquette | Carl Burse makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 16:53 | Marquette | Carl Burse makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 16:37 | Clemson | Holleb Hylinski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-33 |
| 16:36 | Marquette | Carl Burse snags the defensive board | 28-33 |
| 16:15 | Marquette | James Seaman travels with the ball | 28-33 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Evan Kinney (PG), Charles Adams (C) Carl Burse, Dale Barrett | |
| 16:02 | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Hugh Pelayo | 30-33 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Sobieslaw Repetowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hugh Pelayo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Hipolito Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Holleb Hylinski (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Gene Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Evan Kinney (fresh) SG - Anthony Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Weatherwax (fresh) PF - James Seaman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Adams (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Marquette | Anthony Williams hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 30-33 |
| 15:33 | Clemson | Holleb Hylinski grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 15:11 | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-33 |
| 15:09 | Marquette | James Weatherwax snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 14:53 | Marquette | James Weatherwax misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-33 |
| 14:51 | Clemson | Gene Coleman pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 14:38 | Clemson | James Weatherwax picks off the pass by Hugh Pelayo | 30-33 |
| 14:12 | Marquette | Charles Adams misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Holleb Hylinski - foul #3 on Holleb Hylinski, team foul #2 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ernest Oliver (PG), Boris Zahorchak (SG), Freddie Childress (SF), James Newman (PF), Alfonso Rodriguez (C) Sobieslaw Repetowski, Hugh Pelayo, Hipolito Esposito, Holleb Hylinski, Gene Coleman | |
| Subs | Marquette | Carl Burse (PG), Warren Midgley (SG), Clarence Easter (SF), George Edwards (PF) Evan Kinney, Anthony Williams, James Weatherwax, James Seaman | |
| 14:12 | Marquette | Charles Adams makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 14:12 | Marquette | Charles Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 13:57 | Clemson | Freddie Childress makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Boris Zahorchak | 33-35 |
| 13:32 | Marquette | Charles Adams is hacked by Ernest Oliver - foul #4 on Ernest Oliver, team foul #3 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski (PG) Ernest Oliver | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dale Barrett (C) Charles Adams | |
| 13:12 | Marquette | Carl Burse drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Clarence Easter | 33-38 |
| 13:00 | Clemson | Alfonso Rodriguez is fouled on the floor by Dale Barrett - foul #2 on Dale Barrett, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| 12:45 | Clemson | James Newman can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by George Edwards - foul #4 on George Edwards, team foul #3 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Seaman (C) George Edwards | |
| 12:45 | Clemson | James Newman misses the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 12:45 | Clemson | James Newman misses the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 12:45 | Marquette | James Seaman pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 12:22 | Marquette | Carl Burse can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 12:20 | Marquette | Warren Midgley hits the follow up shot | 33-40 |
| 12:03 | Clemson | Freddie Childress's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-40 |
| 11:46 | Marquette | Warren Midgley can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-40 |
| 11:44 | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Sobieslaw Repetowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boris Zahorchak (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Freddie Childress (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Newman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfonso Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Carl Burse (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Warren Midgley (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Clarence Easter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dale Barrett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Seaman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski misses the 3 from straight away | 33-40 |
| 11:21 | Clemson | Alfonso Rodriguez grabs the offensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 11:09 | Clemson | Dale Barrett steals the ball from Sobieslaw Repetowski | 33-40 |
| 10:54 | Marquette | Dale Barrett loses the dribble to James Newman | 33-40 |
| 10:38 | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by James Seaman - foul #1 on James Seaman, team foul #4 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Clemson | Hugh Pelayo (SG), Hipolito Esposito (SF), Holleb Hylinski (PF), Gene Coleman (C) Boris Zahorchak, Freddie Childress, James Newman, Alfonso Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Marquette | Evan Kinney (PG), Anthony Williams (SG), Donald Ressler (SF), James Weatherwax (PF), Charles Adams (C) Carl Burse, Warren Midgley, Clarence Easter, Dale Barrett, James Seaman | |
| 10:38 | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 10:38 | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 10:21 | Marquette | Donald Ressler misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-40 |
| 10:19 | Marquette | Donald Ressler hits the follow up shot | 35-42 |
| 10:02 | Clemson | Holleb Hylinski's pass is intercepted by Charles Adams | 35-42 |
| 09:50 | Marquette | Evan Kinney misses the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Gene Coleman - foul #3 on Gene Coleman, team foul #4 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | Dwayne Houghton (SG) Sobieslaw Repetowski | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 09:50 | Marquette | Evan Kinney misses the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 09:50 | Marquette | Evan Kinney misses the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 09:50 | Clemson | Gene Coleman grabs the board | 35-42 |
| 09:26 | Clemson | Hugh Pelayo hits a floater from the right block set up by Holleb Hylinski and the foul's on Donald Ressler - foul #1 on Donald Ressler, team foul #5 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | Freddie Childress (SF) Hipolito Esposito | |
| Subs | Marquette | Carl Burse (PG), Warren Midgley (SG) Evan Kinney, Donald Ressler | |
| 09:26 | Clemson | Hugh Pelayo makes the free throw | 38-42 |
| 09:11 | Marquette | Warren Midgley hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Carl Burse | 38-45 |
| 09:01 | Clemson | Freddie Childress misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 08:59 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Carl Burse | 38-45 |
| 08:41 | Marquette | Anthony Williams is fouled on the floor by Freddie Childress - foul #1 on Freddie Childress, team foul #5 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski (PG), Boris Zahorchak (SG) Hugh Pelayo, Dwayne Houghton | |
| Subs | Marquette | Clarence Easter (SF), Dale Barrett (PF), James Seaman (C) Anthony Williams, James Weatherwax, Charles Adams | |
| 08:36 | Marquette | Dale Barrett misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gene Coleman - foul #4 on Gene Coleman, team foul #6 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Rosin (C) Gene Coleman | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 08:36 | Marquette | Dale Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 08:36 | Marquette | Dale Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 08:07 | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-47 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Newman (PF), Alfonso Rodriguez (C) Holleb Hylinski, John Rosin | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 07:49 | Marquette | Clarence Easter clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-47 |
| 07:48 | Clemson | Alfonso Rodriguez pulls down the rebound | 38-47 |
| 07:35 | Clemson | James Newman double dribbles | 38-47 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ernest Oliver (PG) Freddie Childress | |
| Subs | Marquette | George Edwards (PF) James Seaman | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ernest Oliver (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Boris Zahorchak (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sobieslaw Repetowski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Newman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Alfonso Rodriguez (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Carl Burse (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Warren Midgley (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Clarence Easter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Dale Barrett (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:13 | Marquette | Clarence Easter scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Carl Burse | 38-50 |
| 07:00 | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 06:43 | Marquette | Clarence Easter misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-50 |
| 06:42 | Marquette | Dale Barrett grabs the offensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 06:19 | Marquette | Ernest Oliver is called for the reach on Carl Burse - foul #5 on Ernest Oliver, team foul #7 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Clemson | Hugh Pelayo (SG), Freddie Childress (SF), Holleb Hylinski (PF), Gene Coleman (C) Ernest Oliver, Boris Zahorchak, James Newman, Alfonso Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Marquette | Anthony Williams (SG), James Weatherwax (SF), Charles Adams (C) Warren Midgley, Clarence Easter, Dale Barrett | |
| 06:19 | Marquette | Carl Burse makes the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 06:19 | Marquette | Carl Burse makes the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 06:00 | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-52 |
| 05:59 | Clemson | Gene Coleman grabs the offensive board | 41-52 |
| 05:48 | Clemson | Gene Coleman knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Holleb Hylinski and he's hacked by George Edwards - foul #5 on George Edwards, team foul #6 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Evan Kinney (PG), James Seaman (PF) Carl Burse, George Edwards | |
| 05:48 | Clemson | Gene Coleman makes the free throw | 44-52 |
| 05:37 | Marquette | James Weatherwax is fouled on the floor by Hugh Pelayo - foul #1 on Hugh Pelayo, team foul #8 | 44-52 |
| 05:37 | Marquette | James Weatherwax misses the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 05:37 | Clemson | Freddie Childress pulls down the rebound | 44-52 |
| 05:14 | Clemson | Freddie Childress can't connect on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Anthony Williams - foul #1 on Anthony Williams, team foul #7 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Clemson | Dwayne Houghton (SG) Sobieslaw Repetowski | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 05:14 | Clemson | Freddie Childress misses the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 05:14 | Clemson | Freddie Childress misses the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 05:14 | Marquette | James Seaman gets the rebound | 44-52 |
| 04:55 | Marquette | Anthony Williams knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Charles Adams | 44-54 |
| 04:49 | Clemson | James Seaman blocks the short jumper by Gene Coleman | 44-54 |
| 04:47 | Clemson | Holleb Hylinski snags the offensive board | 44-54 |
| 04:29 | Clemson | Charles Adams steals it from Hugh Pelayo | 44-54 |
| 04:04 | Marquette | Evan Kinney misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 44-54 |
| 04:03 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Freddie Childress | 44-54 |
| 04:03 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-54 |
| Subs | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski (PG), Boris Zahorchak (SG), James Newman (PF), Alfonso Rodriguez (C) Hugh Pelayo, Dwayne Houghton, Holleb Hylinski, Gene Coleman | |
| Subs | Marquette | Carl Burse (PG), Warren Midgley (SG), Clarence Easter (SF), Dale Barrett (PF) Evan Kinney, Anthony Williams, James Weatherwax, James Seaman | |
| 03:55 | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak is hacked by Dale Barrett - foul #3 on Dale Barrett, team foul #8 | 44-54 |
| 03:55 | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 03:55 | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak misses the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 03:55 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Charles Adams | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:35 | Marquette | James Newman is called for the reach on Dale Barrett - foul #2 on James Newman, team foul #9 | 45-54 |
| 03:35 | Marquette | Dale Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 03:35 | Marquette | Dale Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Sobieslaw Repetowski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boris Zahorchak (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Freddie Childress (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Newman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Alfonso Rodriguez (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Carl Burse (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Warren Midgley (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Clarence Easter (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dale Barrett (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Charles Adams (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak is hacked by Warren Midgley - foul #1 on Warren Midgley, team foul #9 | 45-56 |
| 03:20 | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 03:20 | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 03:01 | Marquette | Dale Barrett comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-56 |
| 03:00 | Marquette | Dale Barrett grabs the offensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 02:42 | Marquette | Warren Midgley loses the dribble to James Newman | 47-56 |
| 02:28 | Clemson | Charles Adams steps in front of the Freddie Childress pass | 47-56 |
| 02:02 | Marquette | Clarence Easter misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-56 |
| 02:01 | Clemson | Alfonso Rodriguez snags the defensive board | 47-56 |
| 01:43 | Clemson | James Newman travels with the ball | 47-56 |
| 01:15 | Marquette | The jump hook by Clarence Easter is blocked by James Newman | 47-56 |
| 01:13 | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski grabs the defensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 00:56 | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Sobieslaw Repetowski | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Marquette | Warren Midgley is fouled in the backcourt by Boris Zahorchak - foul #2 on Boris Zahorchak, team foul #10 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Anthony Williams (SF), James Weatherwax (PF) Clarence Easter, Dale Barrett | |
| 00:55 | Marquette | Warren Midgley makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:55 | Marquette | Warren Midgley misses the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:55 | Clemson | James Newman grabs the board | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:52 | Clemson | Carl Burse steps in front of the Sobieslaw Repetowski pass in the backcourt | 50-57 |
| 00:52 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-57 |
| 00:49 | Marquette | James Weatherwax is hacked by James Newman - foul #3 on James Newman, team foul #11 | 50-57 |
| 00:49 | Marquette | James Weatherwax makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:49 | Marquette | James Weatherwax makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Clemson | Sobieslaw Repetowski can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 50-59 |
| 00:40 | Marquette | Charles Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Marquette | Charles Adams is hacked by Boris Zahorchak in the backcourt - foul #3 on Boris Zahorchak, team foul #12 | 50-59 |
| 00:39 | Marquette | Charles Adams misses the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:39 | Marquette | Charles Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:32 | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Charles Adams - foul #1 on Charles Adams, team foul #10 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Clemson | Hugh Pelayo (PG), Holleb Hylinski (PF), Gene Coleman (C) Freddie Childress, James Newman, Alfonso Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Marquette | Evan Kinney (PG), Dale Barrett (PF), James Seaman (C) Carl Burse, Warren Midgley, Charles Adams | |
| 00:32 | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:32 | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:29 | Marquette | James Weatherwax is fouled in the backcourt by Boris Zahorchak - foul #4 on Boris Zahorchak, team foul #13 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Clemson | Freddie Childress (SF), James Newman (PF), Alfonso Rodriguez (C) Hugh Pelayo, Holleb Hylinski, Gene Coleman | |
| Subs | Marquette | Carl Burse (PG), Warren Midgley (SG), Charles Adams (C) Evan Kinney, Dale Barrett, James Seaman | |
| 00:29 | Marquette | James Weatherwax misses the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:29 | Marquette | James Weatherwax makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 00:23 | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-61 |
| 00:21 | Clemson | Freddie Childress gets the offensive rebound | 52-61 |
| 00:17 | Clemson | Boris Zahorchak hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-61 |
| 00:15 | Marquette | Charles Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 52-61 |
| 00:15 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-61 |
| 00:14 | Marquette | Boris Zahorchak is called for the reach on James Weatherwax in the backcourt - foul #5 on Boris Zahorchak, team foul #14 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Clemson | Hugh Pelayo (SG) Boris Zahorchak | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 00:14 | Marquette | James Weatherwax makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:14 | Marquette | James Weatherwax makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 00:09 | Clemson | Freddie Childress scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Hugh Pelayo | 54-63 |
| 00:08 | Marquette | Charles Adams is fouled in the backcourt by Sobieslaw Repetowski - foul #1 on Sobieslaw Repetowski, team foul #15 | 54-63 |
| 00:08 | Marquette | Charles Adams misses the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:08 | Marquette | Charles Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:08 | Clemson | Alfonso Rodriguez grabs the defensive rebound | 54-63 |
| 00:08 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-63 |
| 00:01 | Clemson | Hugh Pelayo loses the dribble to James Weatherwax | 54-63 |
| 00:01 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Marquette | James Weatherwax runs out the clock | 54-63 |