| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Griffin (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Ward (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Grauberger (fresh) 5 pts. C - Guadalupe Arredondo (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Felix Perez (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Carlos Moran (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Bellard (fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Roy Westlake (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Ronald Bellard inbounds the ball | 29-33 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Denver | Roy Westlake is fouled on the floor by Guadalupe Arredondo - foul #1 on Guadalupe Arredondo, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| 19:24 | Denver | William Williams misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Grauberger - foul #2 on Richard Grauberger, team foul #2 | 29-33 |
| 19:24 | Denver | William Williams misses the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 19:24 | Denver | William Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 19:09 | Clemson | William Williams takes the ball from Richard Grauberger | 29-34 |
| 18:54 | Denver | Felix Perez clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-34 |
| 18:53 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Richard Grauberger | 29-34 |
| 18:46 | Clemson | Richard Grauberger drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Sean Griffin | 32-34 |
| 18:29 | Denver | Guadalupe Arredondo picks off the pass by Ronald Bellard | 32-34 |
| 18:13 | Clemson | Felix Perez takes the ball from Jeffrey Ward | 32-34 |
| 18:08 | Denver | Carlos Moran hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Felix Perez | 32-36 |
| 17:55 | Clemson | Sean Griffin drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Johnson | 35-36 |
| 17:41 | Denver | Sean Griffin takes the ball from Carlos Moran | 35-36 |
| 17:20 | Clemson | Sean Griffin comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Carlos Moran - foul #1 on Carlos Moran, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Clemson | Terry Dickerson (SF), Samuel Heckstall (PF), Alan Coleman (C) Jeffrey Ward, Richard Grauberger, Guadalupe Arredondo | |
| Subs | Denver | Martin Kunkel (PG), Terry Manuel (PF), Carlos Burton (C) Felix Perez, William Williams, Roy Westlake | |
| 17:20 | Clemson | Sean Griffin misses the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 17:20 | Clemson | Sean Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 17:20 | Denver | The rebound goes to Ronald Bellard | 35-36 |
| 17:00 | Denver | Carlos Moran throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-36 |
| Subs | Clemson | Martin Lawrence (SF) Sean Griffin | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 16:48 | Clemson | Alan Coleman misses the jumper in the lane | 35-36 |
| 16:47 | Clemson | Alan Coleman snags the offensive board | 35-36 |
| 16:32 | Clemson | Terry Dickerson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 16:31 | Denver | Martin Kunkel pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 16:15 | Denver | Terry Manuel misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Alan Coleman - foul #1 on Alan Coleman, team foul #3 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Clemson | Julian Ward (SG), Jeffrey Ward (SF), Guadalupe Arredondo (C) James Johnson, Martin Lawrence, Alan Coleman | |
| Subs | Denver | Felix Perez (PG) Ronald Bellard | |
| 16:15 | Denver | Terry Manuel makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:15 | Denver | Terry Manuel makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 16:08 | Clemson | Guadalupe Arredondo makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Terry Dickerson | 37-38 |
| 15:40 | Denver | Guadalupe Arredondo steals the ball from Carlos Burton | 37-38 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Terry Dickerson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Julian Ward (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Ward (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Samuel Heckstall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Guadalupe Arredondo (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Felix Perez (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carlos Moran (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Kunkel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Manuel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carlos Burton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:23 | Clemson | Julian Ward hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 37-38 |
| 15:22 | Clemson | Samuel Heckstall tips it back up and in | 39-38 |
| 15:07 | Denver | Terry Manuel hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Terry Dickerson - foul #1 on Terry Dickerson, team foul #4 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Clemson | Taylor Banas (PG), Sean Griffin (SG), Richard Grauberger (PF) Terry Dickerson, Julian Ward, Samuel Heckstall | |
| Subs | Denver | Alan Ashton (PG), William Williams (PF), Roy Westlake (C) Felix Perez, Carlos Moran, Carlos Burton | |
| 15:07 | Denver | Terry Manuel misses the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 15:07 | Denver | Terry Manuel misses the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 15:07 | Denver | William Williams gets the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 14:57 | Denver | Jeffrey Ward steals the ball from Terry Manuel | 39-38 |
| 14:54 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ward throws it down | 41-38 |
| 14:37 | Denver | Roy Westlake misses long on a jumper from the left block | 41-38 |
| 14:35 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Kunkel | 41-38 |
| 14:23 | Denver | Terry Manuel misses the floater from the free throw line | 41-38 |
| 14:22 | Clemson | Richard Grauberger grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 14:03 | Clemson | Sean Griffin hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Guadalupe Arredondo | 44-38 |
| 13:45 | Denver | William Williams is hacked by Taylor Banas - foul #4 on Taylor Banas, team foul #5 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Johnson (PG), Terry Dickerson (SG), Martin Lawrence (SF), Samuel Heckstall (C) Taylor Banas, Sean Griffin, Jeffrey Ward, Guadalupe Arredondo | |
| Subs | Denver | Felix Perez (SG), Ronald Bellard (SF) Terry Manuel, Martin Kunkel | |
| 13:34 | Denver | Roy Westlake is whistled for traveling | 44-38 |
| 13:08 | Clemson | Martin Lawrence's layup is rejected by William Williams | 44-38 |
| 13:06 | Denver | William Williams pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 12:48 | Denver | William Williams hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Ronald Bellard | 44-40 |
| 12:19 | Clemson | Martin Lawrence hits the finger roll set up by Samuel Heckstall and he's hacked by Felix Perez - foul #1 on Felix Perez, team foul #2 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Clemson | Sean Griffin (SG), Guadalupe Arredondo (C) Terry Dickerson, Richard Grauberger | |
| Subs | Denver | Carlos Moran (SG), Carlos Burton (C) Felix Perez, Roy Westlake | |
| 12:19 | Clemson | Martin Lawrence makes the free throw | 47-40 |
| 12:12 | Denver | Ronald Bellard knocks in the runner from the right block set up by Carlos Burton | 47-42 |
| 11:52 | Clemson | Samuel Heckstall comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jeffrey Ward (SF) Martin Lawrence | |
| Subs | Denver | Martin Kunkel (PG), Terry Manuel (PF) Alan Ashton, William Williams | |
| 11:52 | Clemson | Samuel Heckstall misses the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 11:52 | Clemson | Samuel Heckstall makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 11:23 | Denver | Ronald Bellard makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Martin Kunkel | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sean Griffin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jeffrey Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Heckstall (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Guadalupe Arredondo (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Martin Kunkel (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SG - Carlos Moran (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Bellard (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Terry Manuel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carlos Burton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:07 | Clemson | Martin Kunkel steals it from Guadalupe Arredondo | 48-44 |
| 10:48 | Denver | Jeffrey Ward is called for the reach on Martin Kunkel - foul #2 on Jeffrey Ward, team foul #6 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Clemson | Alan Coleman (PF) Samuel Heckstall | |
| Subs | Denver | Alan Ashton (PG) Ronald Bellard | |
| 10:35 | Denver | Carlos Moran drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Martin Kunkel | 48-46 |
| 10:19 | Clemson | Guadalupe Arredondo can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Martin Kunkel - foul #2 on Martin Kunkel, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | Terry Dickerson (PG), Julian Ward (SG), Richard Grauberger (PF) James Johnson, Sean Griffin, Alan Coleman | |
| Subs | Denver | Felix Perez (SG), Ronald Bellard (SF), Roy Westlake (C) Carlos Moran, Martin Kunkel, Carlos Burton | |
| 10:19 | Clemson | Guadalupe Arredondo misses the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 10:19 | Clemson | Guadalupe Arredondo makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 09:53 | Denver | Terry Manuel drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Alan Ashton | 49-48 |
| 09:31 | Clemson | Terry Dickerson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 09:29 | Denver | Felix Perez snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| 09:06 | Denver | Jeffrey Ward picks off the pass by Felix Perez | 49-48 |
| 09:03 | Clemson | Terry Dickerson misses the lay-in | 49-48 |
| 09:02 | Clemson | Guadalupe Arredondo tips it in | 51-48 |
| 08:39 | Denver | Alan Ashton misses badly on a shot from the right side | 51-48 |
| 08:38 | Clemson | Guadalupe Arredondo snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 08:27 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ward misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Roy Westlake - foul #1 on Roy Westlake, team foul #5 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Johnson (PG), Sean Griffin (SG), Samuel Heckstall (PF), Alan Coleman (C) Terry Dickerson, Julian Ward, Richard Grauberger, Guadalupe Arredondo | |
| Subs | Denver | Carlos Moran (SG), Martin Kunkel (SF), William Williams (PF), Carlos Burton (C) Alan Ashton, Ronald Bellard, Terry Manuel, Roy Westlake | |
| 08:27 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ward makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 08:27 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 08:16 | Denver | Carlos Burton misses the jumper near the basket | 53-48 |
| 08:14 | Denver | William Williams grabs the offensive board | 53-48 |
| 07:54 | Denver | Felix Perez hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Carlos Moran | 53-51 |
| 07:44 | Clemson | Alan Coleman misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Carlos Burton - foul #2 on Carlos Burton, team foul #6 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Clemson | Taylor Banas (PG), Terry Dickerson (SF) James Johnson, Jeffrey Ward | |
| Subs | Denver | Alan Ashton (PG) Felix Perez | |
| 07:44 | Clemson | Alan Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 07:44 | Clemson | Alan Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 07:31 | Denver | William Williams comes up short on the floater from close range | 54-51 |
| 07:30 | Clemson | Samuel Heckstall grabs the board | 54-51 |
| 07:13 | Clemson | Alan Coleman connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Samuel Heckstall | 56-51 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Taylor Banas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Sean Griffin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Terry Dickerson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Alan Coleman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Heckstall (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Alan Ashton (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carlos Moran (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Kunkel (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Carlos Burton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 06:50 | Denver | Alan Ashton drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-54 |
| 06:47 | Clemson | Alan Ashton is called for the reach on Taylor Banas in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alan Ashton, team foul #7 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Grauberger (PF) Alan Coleman | |
| Subs | Denver | Ronald Bellard (SF), Roy Westlake (C) Alan Ashton, Carlos Burton | |
| 06:47 | Clemson | Taylor Banas misses the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 06:47 | Denver | Roy Westlake snags the defensive board | 56-54 |
| 06:28 | Denver | Roy Westlake travels with the ball | 56-54 |
| Subs | Clemson | Martin Lawrence (SF) Sean Griffin | |
| Subs | Denver | Felix Perez (PG) Martin Kunkel | |
| 06:10 | Clemson | Richard Grauberger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-54 |
| 06:09 | Denver | The rebound goes to Roy Westlake | 56-54 |
| 05:54 | Denver | Ronald Bellard hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-54 |
| 05:53 | Clemson | Samuel Heckstall gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| 05:48 | Clemson | Samuel Heckstall can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-54 |
| 05:46 | Denver | Roy Westlake snags the defensive board | 56-54 |
| 05:41 | Denver | Richard Grauberger swats the short shot by Carlos Moran | 56-54 |
| 05:39 | Clemson | Richard Grauberger grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 05:14 | Clemson | Felix Perez is called for the reach on Terry Dickerson - foul #2 on Felix Perez, team foul #8 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jeffrey Ward (SF), Alan Coleman (PF), Guadalupe Arredondo (C) Martin Lawrence, Richard Grauberger, Samuel Heckstall | |
| Subs | Denver | Alan Ashton (PG), Martin Kunkel (SF), Terry Manuel (PF), Carlos Burton (C) Carlos Moran, Ronald Bellard, William Williams, Roy Westlake | |
| 05:14 | Clemson | Terry Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 05:14 | Clemson | Terry Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 04:57 | Denver | Felix Perez clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-54 |
| 04:56 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ward grabs the board | 58-54 |
| 04:41 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ward buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Taylor Banas | 61-54 |
| 04:12 | Denver | Felix Perez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-54 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Johnson (PG), Sean Griffin (SG), Samuel Heckstall (PF) Taylor Banas, Terry Dickerson, Alan Coleman | |
| Subs | Denver | Ronald Bellard (SF) Felix Perez | |
| 03:58 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ward comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-54 |
| 03:57 | Denver | Ronald Bellard pulls down the rebound | 61-54 |
| 03:41 | Denver | Guadalupe Arredondo is called for the reach on Terry Manuel - foul #2 on Guadalupe Arredondo, team foul #7 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Grauberger (PF) Samuel Heckstall | |
| Subs | Denver | Carlos Moran (SG), Roy Westlake (C) Martin Kunkel, Carlos Burton | |
| 03:41 | Denver | Terry Manuel misses the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 03:41 | Clemson | Richard Grauberger grabs the defensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 03:28 | Clemson | Guadalupe Arredondo misses long on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Carlos Moran - foul #2 on Carlos Moran, team foul #9 | 61-54 |
| 03:28 | Clemson | Guadalupe Arredondo misses the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 03:28 | Clemson | Guadalupe Arredondo makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:18 | Denver | Terry Manuel comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-54 |
| 03:17 | Clemson | The rebound goes to James Johnson | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:02 | Clemson | Jeffrey Ward connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by James Johnson | 65-54 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sean Griffin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jeffrey Ward (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Grauberger (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Guadalupe Arredondo (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Alan Ashton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Carlos Moran (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Bellard (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Manuel (fresh) 4 pts. C - Roy Westlake (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:50 | Denver | Terry Manuel makes the runner in the lane on a great pass from Ronald Bellard | 65-56 |
| 02:31 | Clemson | Sean Griffin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-56 |
| 02:29 | Denver | Roy Westlake grabs the defensive rebound | 65-56 |
| 02:22 | Denver | Ronald Bellard comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Sean Griffin - foul #1 on Sean Griffin, team foul #8 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Clemson | Taylor Banas (PG), Martin Lawrence (SF), Samuel Heckstall (PF), Alan Coleman (C) James Johnson, Jeffrey Ward, Richard Grauberger, Guadalupe Arredondo | |
| Subs | Denver | Felix Perez (PG), William Williams (PF), Carlos Burton (C) Alan Ashton, Terry Manuel, Roy Westlake | |
| 02:22 | Denver | Ronald Bellard makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 02:22 | Denver | Ronald Bellard makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:20 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-58 |
| Subs | Clemson | Terry Dickerson (SF), Richard Grauberger (PF), Guadalupe Arredondo (C) Martin Lawrence, Samuel Heckstall, Alan Coleman | |
| Subs | Denver | Alan Ashton (PG), Roy Westlake (C) Felix Perez, Carlos Burton | |
| 02:11 | Clemson | Alan Ashton steps in front of the Richard Grauberger pass | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:05 | Denver | Alan Ashton makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Ronald Bellard | 65-60 |
| 01:48 | Clemson | Guadalupe Arredondo dunks the ball | 67-60 |
| 01:26 | Denver | Ronald Bellard can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 67-60 |
| 01:25 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Guadalupe Arredondo | 67-60 |
| 01:09 | Clemson | Sean Griffin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-60 |
| 01:08 | Clemson | Richard Grauberger can't tip it in | 67-60 |
| 01:06 | Denver | Alan Ashton snags the defensive board | 67-60 |
| 00:52 | Denver | Alan Ashton makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Bellard | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Clemson | Richard Grauberger misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 67-62 |
| 00:23 | Denver | William Williams grabs the board | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Denver | Taylor Banas takes the ball from Carlos Moran | 67-62 |
| 00:12 | Clemson | Richard Grauberger banks in the layup set up by Taylor Banas | 69-62 |
| 00:05 | Denver | Ronald Bellard scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Carlos Moran | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Clemson | Alan Ashton is called for the reach on Taylor Banas in the backcourt - foul #5 on Alan Ashton, team foul #10 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jeffrey Ward (SF), Martin Lawrence (PF) Terry Dickerson, Richard Grauberger | |
| Subs | Denver | Felix Perez (PG) Alan Ashton | |
| 00:03 | Clemson | Taylor Banas makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:03 | Clemson | Taylor Banas makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Carlos Moran misses long on a halfcourt shot | 71-65 |