| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Taylor Banas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sean Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Ward (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Grauberger (fresh) 4 reb. C - Guadalupe Arredondo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Albert Appleton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Linney (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Carrigan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harry McNair (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dale Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ward inbounds the ball | 34-37 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Clemson | Edward Linney steals the ball from Guadalupe Arredondo | 34-37 |
| 19:34 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Ward is called for the reach on Dale Moore - foul #1 on Jeffrey Ward, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| 19:22 | Southern Cal | Edward Linney can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-37 |
| 19:21 | Clemson | Richard Grauberger grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 19:05 | Clemson | Guadalupe Arredondo blows the dunk | 34-37 |
| 19:03 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Carrigan pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 18:49 | Southern Cal | Dale Moore hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Linney | 34-40 |
| 18:47 | Clemson | Taylor Banas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-40 |
| 18:33 | Southern Cal | Harry McNair misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Taylor Banas - foul #2 on Taylor Banas, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| 18:33 | Southern Cal | Harry McNair makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 18:33 | Southern Cal | Harry McNair makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 18:15 | Clemson | Richard Grauberger clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 18:14 | Southern Cal | Albert Appleton gets the rebound | 34-42 |
| 18:01 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Carrigan misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-42 |
| 17:59 | Clemson | Taylor Banas grabs the defensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 17:46 | Clemson | Edward Linney is called for the reach on Sean Griffin - foul #1 on Edward Linney, team foul #1 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Melvin Brown (SF) Kenneth Carrigan | |
| 17:36 | Clemson | Sean Griffin makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Dale Moore - foul #1 on Dale Moore, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | Samuel Heckstall (PF) Richard Grauberger | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 17:36 | Clemson | Sean Griffin makes the free throw | 37-42 |
| 17:17 | Southern Cal | Albert Appleton is called for traveling | 37-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | Terry Dickerson (SG) Sean Griffin | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joe Jastrzebski (PG), Robert Colclough (SF), Mark Sweetman (C) Albert Appleton, Edward Linney, Dale Moore | |
| 16:56 | Clemson | Taylor Banas is hacked by Melvin Brown - foul #2 on Melvin Brown, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Johnson (PG), Martin Lawrence (SF), Alan Coleman (C) Taylor Banas, Jeffrey Ward, Guadalupe Arredondo | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Aaron Leger (C) Harry McNair | |
| 16:47 | Clemson | James Johnson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Alan Coleman | 39-42 |
| 16:27 | Southern Cal | Samuel Heckstall takes the ball from Mark Sweetman | 39-42 |
| 16:15 | Clemson | Terry Dickerson misses the easy layup | 39-42 |
| 16:14 | Southern Cal | Mark Sweetman pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 16:09 | Southern Cal | Melvin Brown clanks a 3 from straight away | 39-42 |
| 16:07 | Clemson | Alan Coleman gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 15:45 | Clemson | Terry Dickerson makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Martin Lawrence and the foul's on Mark Sweetman - foul #2 on Mark Sweetman, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | Taylor Banas (PG), Jeffrey Ward (SF), Richard Grauberger (PF), Guadalupe Arredondo (C) James Johnson, Martin Lawrence, Samuel Heckstall, Alan Coleman | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Albert Appleton (PG), Edward Linney (SG), Kenneth Carrigan (SF), Harry McNair (PF), Dale Moore (C) Joe Jastrzebski, Melvin Brown, Robert Colclough, Mark Sweetman, Aaron Leger | |
| 15:45 | Clemson | Terry Dickerson makes the free throw | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Taylor Banas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Dickerson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Ward (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Grauberger (fresh) 5 reb. C - Guadalupe Arredondo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Albert Appleton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Linney (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kenneth Carrigan (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harry McNair (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:30 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Carrigan makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Edward Linney | 42-44 |
| 15:12 | Clemson | Terry Dickerson lays it up and in | 44-44 |
| 14:57 | Southern Cal | Albert Appleton can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Taylor Banas - foul #3 on Taylor Banas, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Clemson | Sean Griffin (SG) Terry Dickerson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 14:57 | Southern Cal | Albert Appleton makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 14:57 | Southern Cal | Albert Appleton makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 14:55 | Clemson | Albert Appleton picks off the pass by Taylor Banas in the backcourt | 44-46 |
| 14:37 | Southern Cal | Edward Linney misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 44-46 |
| 14:36 | Southern Cal | Dale Moore hits the follow up shot | 44-48 |
| 14:17 | Clemson | Richard Grauberger comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 14:16 | Clemson | Taylor Banas grabs the offensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 14:00 | Clemson | Harry McNair is called for the reach on Taylor Banas - foul #2 on Harry McNair, team foul #5 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Clemson | Terry Dickerson (SF) Jeffrey Ward | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 13:44 | Clemson | Sean Griffin drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Guadalupe Arredondo | 47-48 |
| 13:27 | Southern Cal | Dale Moore double dribbles | 47-48 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Johnson (PG), Samuel Heckstall (PF), Alan Coleman (C) Taylor Banas, Richard Grauberger, Guadalupe Arredondo | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joe Jastrzebski (PG), Melvin Brown (SG), Robert Colclough (SF), Mark Sweetman (PF) Albert Appleton, Edward Linney, Kenneth Carrigan, Harry McNair | |
| 13:03 | Clemson | Terry Dickerson misses short on a floater from the left side | 47-48 |
| 13:02 | Southern Cal | Joe Jastrzebski grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 12:55 | Southern Cal | Samuel Heckstall is called for the reach on Robert Colclough - foul #1 on Samuel Heckstall, team foul #4 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jeffrey Ward (SF) Terry Dickerson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Aaron Leger (C) Dale Moore | |
| 12:42 | Southern Cal | Robert Colclough misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Jeffrey Ward - foul #2 on Jeffrey Ward, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| 12:42 | Southern Cal | Robert Colclough makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 12:42 | Southern Cal | Robert Colclough misses the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 12:42 | Southern Cal | Aaron Leger grabs the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 12:27 | Southern Cal | Melvin Brown connects on the 3 from the left corner | 47-52 |
| 12:01 | Clemson | Alan Coleman knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from James Johnson | 49-52 |
| 11:47 | Southern Cal | Mark Sweetman dunks the ball on a nice dish by Melvin Brown | 49-54 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Griffin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Ward (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Heckstall (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Alan Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Joe Jastrzebski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Colclough (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Sweetman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Leger (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Clemson | Sean Griffin makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by James Johnson | 52-54 |
| 11:17 | Southern Cal | Melvin Brown scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Joe Jastrzebski | 52-57 |
| 11:05 | Clemson | Sean Griffin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-57 |
| 11:03 | Southern Cal | Robert Colclough gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| 10:45 | Southern Cal | Robert Colclough's floater is tipped away by Alan Coleman | 52-57 |
| 10:44 | Southern Cal | Robert Colclough tips it back up and in | 52-59 |
| 10:33 | Clemson | Alan Coleman misses the fadeaway from the left side | 52-59 |
| 10:31 | Clemson | Samuel Heckstall grabs the offensive board | 52-59 |
| 10:15 | Clemson | Samuel Heckstall blows the dunk | 52-59 |
| 10:13 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Mark Sweetman | 52-59 |
| 10:03 | Southern Cal | Aaron Leger is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Aaron Leger, team foul #6 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Clemson | Taylor Banas (PG), Terry Dickerson (SG), Martin Lawrence (SF), Richard Grauberger (PF), Guadalupe Arredondo (C) James Johnson, Sean Griffin, Jeffrey Ward, Samuel Heckstall, Alan Coleman | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Albert Appleton (PG), Edward Linney (SG), Kenneth Carrigan (SF), Harry McNair (PF), Dale Moore (C) Joe Jastrzebski, Melvin Brown, Robert Colclough, Mark Sweetman, Aaron Leger | |
| 09:34 | Clemson | Martin Lawrence is called for traveling | 52-59 |
| 09:17 | Southern Cal | Harry McNair lays it in on a nice dish by Albert Appleton | 52-61 |
| 08:50 | Clemson | Guadalupe Arredondo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Dale Moore - foul #2 on Dale Moore, team foul #7 | 52-61 |
| 08:50 | Clemson | Guadalupe Arredondo misses the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 08:50 | Clemson | Guadalupe Arredondo misses the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 08:50 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Harry McNair | 52-61 |
| 08:44 | Southern Cal | Harry McNair's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-61 |
| 08:24 | Clemson | Guadalupe Arredondo banks in the layup on a nice dish by Taylor Banas | 54-61 |
| 08:14 | Southern Cal | Guadalupe Arredondo blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Carrigan | 54-61 |
| 08:13 | Clemson | Martin Lawrence snags the defensive board | 54-61 |
| 07:59 | Clemson | Taylor Banas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-61 |
| 07:58 | Southern Cal | Dale Moore gets the rebound | 54-61 |
| 07:40 | Southern Cal | Edward Linney buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Dale Moore | 54-63 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Taylor Banas (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terry Dickerson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Lawrence (fresh) PF - Richard Grauberger (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Guadalupe Arredondo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Albert Appleton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Linney (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Kenneth Carrigan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harry McNair (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:33 | Clemson | Richard Grauberger misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-63 |
| 07:32 | Clemson | Taylor Banas tips it home | 56-63 |
| 07:22 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Carrigan's pass is intercepted by Terry Dickerson | 56-63 |
| 07:01 | Clemson | Richard Grauberger scores on a jumper from the left side | 58-63 |
| 06:56 | Southern Cal | Albert Appleton's pass is intercepted by Terry Dickerson in the backcourt | 58-63 |
| 06:42 | Clemson | Terry Dickerson hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Taylor Banas | 61-63 |
| 06:19 | Southern Cal | Taylor Banas steals it from Harry McNair | 61-63 |
| 06:05 | Clemson | Albert Appleton is called for the reach on Taylor Banas - foul #2 on Albert Appleton, team foul #8 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Clemson | Sean Griffin (SG), Jeffrey Ward (SF), Samuel Heckstall (PF), Alan Coleman (C) Terry Dickerson, Martin Lawrence, Richard Grauberger, Guadalupe Arredondo | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joe Jastrzebski (PG), Melvin Brown (SG), Robert Colclough (SF), Mark Sweetman (PF), Aaron Leger (C) Albert Appleton, Edward Linney, Kenneth Carrigan, Harry McNair, Dale Moore | |
| 06:05 | Clemson | Taylor Banas makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 06:05 | Clemson | Taylor Banas makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 05:44 | Southern Cal | Sean Griffin is called for the reach on Melvin Brown - foul #3 on Sean Griffin, team foul #6 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Johnson (PG) Taylor Banas | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 05:36 | Southern Cal | Melvin Brown misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-63 |
| 05:35 | Clemson | Samuel Heckstall snags the defensive board | 63-63 |
| 05:14 | Clemson | Sean Griffin comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 63-63 |
| 05:12 | Southern Cal | Aaron Leger snags the defensive board | 63-63 |
| 04:53 | Southern Cal | Melvin Brown can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-63 |
| 04:51 | Southern Cal | Melvin Brown snags the offensive board | 63-63 |
| 04:35 | Southern Cal | Mark Sweetman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-63 |
| 04:33 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ward gets the rebound | 63-63 |
| 04:09 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ward buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Samuel Heckstall | 66-63 |
| 03:48 | Southern Cal | Mark Sweetman banks in the layup | 66-65 |
| 03:44 | Clemson | James Johnson misses the runner from the right block | 66-65 |
| 03:43 | Southern Cal | Melvin Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 66-65 |
| 03:41 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-65 |
| Subs | Clemson | Taylor Banas (PG), Richard Grauberger (PF), Guadalupe Arredondo (C) James Johnson, Samuel Heckstall, Alan Coleman | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Albert Appleton (PG), Edward Linney (SG), Kenneth Carrigan (SF), Harry McNair (PF), Dale Moore (C) Joe Jastrzebski, Melvin Brown, Robert Colclough, Mark Sweetman, Aaron Leger | |
| 03:38 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Carrigan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 66-65 |
| 03:37 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ward gets the rebound | 66-65 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Taylor Banas (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sean Griffin (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Ward (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Grauberger (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Guadalupe Arredondo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Albert Appleton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Linney (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Kenneth Carrigan (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harry McNair (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:23 | Clemson | Taylor Banas makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Grauberger | 68-65 |
| 03:15 | Southern Cal | Albert Appleton hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Linney | 68-67 |
| 02:52 | Clemson | Sean Griffin clanks a 3 from the right corner | 68-67 |
| 02:50 | Clemson | Guadalupe Arredondo grabs the offensive rebound | 68-67 |
| 02:33 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ward throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-67 |
| 02:15 | Southern Cal | Albert Appleton misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Taylor Banas - foul #4 on Taylor Banas, team foul #7 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Clemson | Terry Dickerson (SG) Sean Griffin | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 02:15 | Southern Cal | Albert Appleton makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 02:15 | Southern Cal | Albert Appleton misses the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 02:15 | Clemson | Guadalupe Arredondo gets the rebound | 68-68 |
| 01:56 | Clemson | Richard Grauberger travels with the ball | 68-68 |
| Subs | Clemson | Sean Griffin (SG) Terry Dickerson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 01:37 | Southern Cal | Taylor Banas is called for the reach on Harry McNair - foul #5 on Taylor Banas, team foul #8 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Johnson (PG) Taylor Banas | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 01:37 | Southern Cal | Harry McNair misses the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 01:37 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Guadalupe Arredondo | 68-68 |
| 01:18 | Clemson | Sean Griffin hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Richard Grauberger | 70-68 |
| 00:58 | Southern Cal | Harry McNair misses the lay-in but the foul's on Richard Grauberger - foul #3 on Richard Grauberger, team foul #9 | 70-68 |
| 00:58 | Southern Cal | Harry McNair makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 00:58 | Southern Cal | Harry McNair makes the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 00:48 | Clemson | Richard Grauberger misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 70-70 |
| 00:46 | Clemson | Guadalupe Arredondo pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-70 |
| 00:37 | Clemson | Sean Griffin loses the dribble to Edward Linney | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Southern Cal | Albert Appleton scores on a jumper in the lane | 70-72 |
| 00:04 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ward connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from James Johnson | 72-72 |
| 00:04 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-72 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Albert Appleton misses long on a halfcourt shot | 72-72 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sean Griffin (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Ward (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Grauberger (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Guadalupe Arredondo (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Albert Appleton (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Linney (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Carrigan (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harry McNair (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Clemson | Richard Grauberger wins the tip | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:48 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ward hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 72-72 |
| 04:46 | Southern Cal | Dale Moore gets the rebound | 72-72 |
| 04:17 | Southern Cal | Harry McNair makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-75 |
| 04:00 | Clemson | James Johnson is whistled for traveling | 72-75 |
| 03:50 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Carrigan misses the fadeaway from close range | 72-75 |
| 03:49 | Southern Cal | Dale Moore hits the follow up shot | 72-77 |
| 03:37 | Clemson | Sean Griffin hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Johnson | 74-77 |
| 03:21 | Southern Cal | Edward Linney's floater is tipped away by Guadalupe Arredondo | 74-77 |
| 03:20 | Southern Cal | Harry McNair misses the tip | 74-77 |
| 03:19 | Clemson | Guadalupe Arredondo snags the defensive board | 74-77 |
| 02:50 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ward misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 74-77 |
| 02:48 | Southern Cal | Dale Moore snags the defensive board | 74-77 |
| 02:28 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Carrigan hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Jeffrey Ward - foul #3 on Jeffrey Ward, team foul #10 | 74-77 |
| Subs | Clemson | Terry Dickerson (SG), Samuel Heckstall (PF) Sean Griffin, Richard Grauberger | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joe Jastrzebski (PG), Melvin Brown (SG) Albert Appleton, Edward Linney | |
| 02:28 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Carrigan misses the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 02:28 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Carrigan makes the 2nd free throw | 74-78 |
| 02:26 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 74-78 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Albert Appleton (PG), Edward Linney (SG) Joe Jastrzebski, Melvin Brown | |
| 02:17 | Clemson | Guadalupe Arredondo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 74-78 |
| 02:16 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Carrigan pulls down the rebound | 74-78 |
| 01:52 | Southern Cal | Albert Appleton drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-81 |
| 01:52 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-81 |
| Subs | Clemson | Sean Griffin (SG), Richard Grauberger (PF) Terry Dickerson, Samuel Heckstall | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 01:38 | Clemson | Sean Griffin misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-81 |
| 01:37 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ward snags the offensive board | 74-81 |
| 01:22 | Clemson | Sean Griffin misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 74-81 |
| 01:21 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Kenneth Carrigan | 74-81 |
| 01:02 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Carrigan knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Edward Linney | 74-84 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Sean Griffin (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Ward (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Grauberger (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Guadalupe Arredondo (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Albert Appleton (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Linney (fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Carrigan (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Harry McNair (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Dale Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Clemson | Dale Moore denies the turnaround by Richard Grauberger | 74-84 |
| 00:55 | Southern Cal | Dale Moore gets the rebound | 74-84 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Southern Cal | Sean Griffin is called for the reach on Dale Moore in the backcourt - foul #4 on Sean Griffin, team foul #11 | 74-84 |
| Subs | Clemson | Terry Dickerson (SG), Martin Lawrence (SF), Samuel Heckstall (PF), Alan Coleman (C) Sean Griffin, Jeffrey Ward, Richard Grauberger, Guadalupe Arredondo | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joe Jastrzebski (PG), Jason Torrence (SG), Melvin Brown (SF), Aaron Leger (PF) Albert Appleton, Edward Linney, Kenneth Carrigan, Harry McNair | |
| 00:52 | Southern Cal | Dale Moore makes the 1st free throw | 74-85 |
| 00:52 | Southern Cal | Dale Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 74-86 |
| 00:45 | Clemson | Alan Coleman misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-86 |
| 00:43 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Dale Moore | 74-86 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Southern Cal | Joe Jastrzebski is whistled for traveling | 74-86 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Colclough (SF), Mark Sweetman (PF) Jason Torrence, Dale Moore | |
| 00:14 | Clemson | James Johnson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-86 |
| 00:12 | Southern Cal | Melvin Brown gets the rebound | 74-86 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Joe Jastrzebski runs out the clock | 74-86 |