| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Douthitt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hodder (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Andrew Dewitt (fresh) PF - Richard Grauberger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Bennett (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - John Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Silverberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roy Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Beach (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Birmingham-Southern | Roy Anderson inbounds the ball | 16-39 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Birmingham-Southern | David Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-39 |
| 19:23 | Clemson | John Hodder is fouled on the floor by George Silverberg - foul #2 on George Silverberg, team foul #1 | 16-39 |
| 19:18 | Clemson | John Bennett lays it up and in and he's hacked by Richard Beach - foul #2 on Richard Beach, team foul #2 | 18-39 |
| 19:18 | Clemson | John Bennett makes the free throw | 19-39 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:01 | Birmingham-Southern | John Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-39 |
| 18:59 | Clemson | The rebound goes to John Bennett | 19-39 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 18:41 | Clemson | John Bennett misses long on a jumper near the basket | 19-39 |
| 18:39 | Birmingham-Southern | The rebound goes to John Robinson | 19-39 |
| 18:10 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Beach misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Richard Grauberger - foul #1 on Richard Grauberger, team foul #1 | 19-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Freeze (SG), Kajetan Rozanski (SF), Alan Coleman (PF), Richard Motsinger (C) John Hodder, Andrew Dewitt, Richard Grauberger, John Bennett | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Reed (PG), Ron Wygant (SG), Peter Boose (SF), Richard Lefebvre (C) John Robinson, George Silverberg, Roy Anderson, David Wright | |
| 18:10 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Beach makes the 1st free throw | 19-40 |
| 18:10 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Beach misses the 2nd free throw | 19-40 |
| 18:10 | Clemson | Alan Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 19-40 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 17:48 | Clemson | John Freeze comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 19-40 |
| 17:47 | Clemson | Alan Coleman grabs the offensive board | 19-40 |
| 17:38 | Clemson | John Freeze is fouled on the floor by Michael Reed - foul #3 on Michael Reed, team foul #3 | 19-40 |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Lunn (PG) James Douthitt | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Peter Parks (SG), Jerrold Divers (SF) Michael Reed, Richard Beach | |
| 17:32 | Clemson | John Freeze misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Peter Parks - foul #2 on Peter Parks, team foul #4 | 19-40 |
| 17:32 | Clemson | John Freeze misses the 1st free throw | 19-40 |
| 17:32 | Clemson | John Freeze makes the 2nd free throw | 20-40 |
| 17:18 | Birmingham-Southern | Ron Wygant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-40 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Roy Anderson (SF) Jerrold Divers | |
| 16:58 | Clemson | Roy Anderson picks off the pass by Richard Motsinger | 20-40 |
| 16:55 | Birmingham-Southern | Peter Parks lays it in on a nice dish by Roy Anderson | 20-42 |
| 16:45 | Clemson | Charles Lunn misses badly on a shot from the right side | 20-42 |
| 16:43 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Lefebvre gets the rebound | 20-42 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 16:37 | Birmingham-Southern | Ron Wygant connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Roy Anderson | 20-45 |
| 16:14 | Clemson | John Freeze misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Richard Lefebvre - foul #2 on Richard Lefebvre, team foul #5 | 20-45 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Douthitt (PG), John Hodder (SG), Keith Schrack (SF), Richard Grauberger (PF) Charles Lunn, Kajetan Rozanski, Alan Coleman, Richard Motsinger | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | John Robinson (PG), George Silverberg (SG), Jerrold Divers (SF), Richard Beach (PF), David Wright (C) Ron Wygant, Peter Parks, Roy Anderson, Richard Lefebvre, Peter Boose | |
| 16:14 | Clemson | John Freeze makes the 1st free throw | 21-45 |
| 16:14 | Clemson | John Freeze misses the 2nd free throw | 21-45 |
| 16:14 | Birmingham-Southern | David Wright snags the defensive board | 21-45 |
| 15:53 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Grauberger takes the ball from Richard Beach | 21-45 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Douthitt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hodder (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Keith Schrack (fresh) PF - Richard Grauberger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Freeze (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - John Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Silverberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerrold Divers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Beach (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:40 | Clemson | John Freeze is fouled on the floor by David Wright - foul #1 on David Wright, team foul #6 | 21-45 |
| Subs | Clemson | Andrew Dewitt (SF), John Bennett (C) Keith Schrack, John Freeze | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| 15:27 | Clemson | Andrew Dewitt's pass is intercepted by David Wright | 21-45 |
| 15:06 | Birmingham-Southern | John Robinson connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jerrold Divers | 21-48 |
| 14:55 | Clemson | Jerrold Divers is called for the reach on John Bennett - foul #1 on Jerrold Divers, team foul #7 | 21-48 |
| Subs | Clemson | Alan Coleman (SF) Andrew Dewitt | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Peter Parks (SG), Roy Anderson (SF) George Silverberg, Jerrold Divers | |
| 14:55 | Clemson | John Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 22-48 |
| 14:55 | Clemson | John Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 23-48 |
| 14:26 | Birmingham-Southern | Peter Parks clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-48 |
| 14:25 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Beach tips it home | 23-50 |
| 14:13 | Clemson | James Douthitt is hacked by Richard Beach - foul #3 on Richard Beach, team foul #8 | 23-50 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Freeze (SG), Kajetan Rozanski (SF), Richard Motsinger (C) John Hodder, Richard Grauberger, John Bennett | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Reed (PG), Ron Wygant (SG), Richard Lefebvre (PF), Peter Boose (C) John Robinson, Peter Parks, Richard Beach, David Wright | |
| 14:13 | Clemson | James Douthitt makes the 1st free throw | 24-50 |
| 14:13 | Clemson | James Douthitt makes the 2nd free throw | 25-50 |
| 13:48 | Birmingham-Southern | Roy Anderson knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Ron Wygant | 25-52 |
| 13:46 | Clemson | Roy Anderson steals it from Kajetan Rozanski in the backcourt | 25-52 |
| 13:26 | Birmingham-Southern | Ron Wygant misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-52 |
| 13:25 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Richard Motsinger | 25-52 |
| 13:21 | Clemson | James Douthitt hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 25-52 |
| 13:19 | Clemson | Alan Coleman tips it back up and in | 27-52 |
| 12:59 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Lefebvre can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Alan Coleman - foul #1 on Alan Coleman, team foul #2 | 27-52 |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Lunn (PG), Keith Schrack (SG), Andrew Dewitt (SF), Richard Grauberger (PF), John Bennett (C) James Douthitt, John Freeze, Kajetan Rozanski, Alan Coleman, Richard Motsinger | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | John Robinson (PG), George Silverberg (SG), Jerrold Divers (SF) Michael Reed, Ron Wygant, Roy Anderson | |
| 12:59 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Lefebvre makes the 1st free throw | 27-53 |
| 12:59 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Lefebvre makes the 2nd free throw | 27-54 |
| 12:48 | Clemson | Richard Grauberger is alone and throws it down | 29-54 |
| 12:20 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Lefebvre is whistled for a carry | 29-54 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Hodder (SG) Keith Schrack | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Beach (PF), David Wright (C) Richard Lefebvre, Peter Boose | |
| 12:06 | Clemson | Charles Lunn is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by John Robinson - foul #1 on John Robinson, team foul #9 | 29-54 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Freeze (C) John Bennett | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Peter Parks (SG) George Silverberg | |
| 12:06 | Clemson | Charles Lunn makes the 1st free throw | 30-54 |
| 12:06 | Clemson | Charles Lunn makes the 2nd free throw | 31-54 |
| 11:49 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Beach misses the lay-in | 31-54 |
| 11:47 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Charles Lunn | 31-54 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Charles Lunn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hodder (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Andrew Dewitt (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Grauberger (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Freeze (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - John Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Parks (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jerrold Divers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Beach (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - David Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:45 | Clemson | Charles Lunn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-54 |
| Subs | Clemson | Kajetan Rozanski (SF), Richard Motsinger (PF) Andrew Dewitt, Richard Grauberger | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Reed (PG), Roy Anderson (SF) John Robinson, Jerrold Divers | |
| 11:17 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Beach misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 31-54 |
| 11:15 | Birmingham-Southern | David Wright tips it home | 31-56 |
| 11:01 | Clemson | Charles Lunn connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kajetan Rozanski | 33-56 |
| 10:34 | Birmingham-Southern | David Wright misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 33-56 |
| 10:32 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Beach tips it back up and in | 33-58 |
| 10:28 | Clemson | Kajetan Rozanski misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 33-58 |
| 10:26 | Clemson | John Hodder gets the offensive rebound | 33-58 |
| 10:08 | Clemson | Kajetan Rozanski misses the shot from the right wing | 33-58 |
| 10:07 | Birmingham-Southern | Roy Anderson grabs the board | 33-58 |
| 09:45 | Birmingham-Southern | Peter Parks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-58 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Douthitt (PG), Keith Schrack (SG), Andrew Dewitt (SF), Richard Grauberger (PF), Alan Coleman (C) Charles Lunn, John Hodder, Kajetan Rozanski, Richard Motsinger, John Freeze | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | John Robinson (PG), George Silverberg (SG), Jerrold Divers (SF), Richard Lefebvre (PF), Peter Boose (C) Michael Reed, Peter Parks, Roy Anderson, Richard Beach, David Wright | |
| 09:42 | Clemson | Keith Schrack is hacked by John Robinson in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Robinson, team foul #10 | 33-58 |
| 09:42 | Clemson | Keith Schrack misses the 1st free throw | 33-58 |
| 09:42 | Clemson | Keith Schrack makes the 2nd free throw | 34-58 |
| 09:15 | Birmingham-Southern | Andrew Dewitt picks off the pass by Richard Lefebvre | 34-58 |
| 09:11 | Clemson | James Douthitt is hacked by John Robinson in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Robinson, team foul #11 | 34-58 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Bennett (C) Alan Coleman | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| 09:11 | Clemson | James Douthitt makes the 1st free throw | 35-58 |
| 09:11 | Clemson | James Douthitt makes the 2nd free throw | 36-58 |
| 08:50 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Lefebvre hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by John Robinson | 36-61 |
| 08:42 | Clemson | The short jumper by John Bennett is denied by Peter Boose | 36-61 |
| 08:41 | Birmingham-Southern | The rebound goes to Richard Lefebvre | 36-61 |
| 08:12 | Birmingham-Southern | John Bennett takes the ball from John Robinson | 36-61 |
| 08:07 | Clemson | James Douthitt drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from John Bennett | 38-61 |
| 07:38 | Birmingham-Southern | George Silverberg is fouled on the floor by Keith Schrack - foul #2 on Keith Schrack, team foul #3 | 38-61 |
| Subs | Clemson | Del Clark (PG), John Freeze (SG), Kajetan Rozanski (SF), Alan Coleman (C) James Douthitt, Keith Schrack, Andrew Dewitt, John Bennett | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Ron Wygant (PG), Peter Parks (SG), Roy Anderson (SF), Richard Beach (PF), David Wright (C) John Robinson, George Silverberg, Jerrold Divers, Richard Lefebvre, Peter Boose | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Del Clark (fresh) SG - John Freeze (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kajetan Rozanski (fresh) PF - Richard Grauberger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Ron Wygant (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Peter Parks (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Roy Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Beach (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Wright (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:26 | Birmingham-Southern | Peter Parks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-61 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Reed (PG) Peter Parks | |
| 07:08 | Clemson | Richard Grauberger can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Richard Beach - foul #4 on Richard Beach, team foul #12 | 38-61 |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Motsinger (C) Kajetan Rozanski | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| 07:08 | Clemson | Richard Grauberger misses the 1st free throw | 38-61 |
| 07:08 | Clemson | Richard Grauberger makes the 2nd free throw | 39-61 |
| 06:39 | Birmingham-Southern | Alan Coleman blocks the short jumper by Michael Reed | 39-61 |
| 06:38 | Clemson | Alan Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 39-61 |
| 06:30 | Clemson | Richard Motsinger lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Freeze | 41-61 |
| 06:08 | Birmingham-Southern | David Wright lays it in | 41-63 |
| 05:56 | Clemson | Richard Motsinger hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Alan Coleman | 43-63 |
| 05:39 | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Reed makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Ron Wygant | 43-65 |
| 05:18 | Clemson | Del Clark misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-65 |
| 05:16 | Clemson | John Freeze tips it home | 45-65 |
| 04:52 | Birmingham-Southern | Del Clark is called for the reach on Ron Wygant - foul #1 on Del Clark, team foul #4 | 45-65 |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Lunn (PG), Keith Schrack (SG), Kajetan Rozanski (SF) Del Clark, John Freeze, Richard Grauberger | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Peter Parks (SG), Jerrold Divers (SF), Richard Lefebvre (PF), Peter Boose (C) Ron Wygant, Roy Anderson, Richard Beach, David Wright | |
| 04:25 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Motsinger steals it from Peter Parks | 45-65 |
| 04:14 | Clemson | Alan Coleman is whistled for a carry | 45-65 |
| 03:53 | Birmingham-Southern | Peter Boose scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Peter Parks | 45-67 |
| 03:45 | Clemson | Peter Parks picks off the pass by Alan Coleman | 45-67 |
| 03:42 | Birmingham-Southern | Peter Parks hits the finger roll | 45-69 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Charles Lunn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Schrack (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Kajetan Rozanski (fresh) PF - Alan Coleman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Motsinger (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Michael Reed (tiring) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Peter Parks (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerrold Divers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Lefebvre (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Boose (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Clemson | Richard Motsinger can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 45-69 |
| 03:30 | Birmingham-Southern | The rebound goes to Peter Boose | 45-69 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:11 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Lefebvre knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Reed | 45-71 |
| 03:01 | Clemson | Alan Coleman is open and buries a floater from the left block and he's hacked by Richard Lefebvre - foul #3 on Richard Lefebvre, team foul #13 | 47-71 |
| Subs | Clemson | Del Clark (PG), John Freeze (SG) Charles Lunn, Keith Schrack | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Ron Wygant (SG) Peter Parks | |
| 03:01 | Clemson | Alan Coleman makes the free throw | 48-71 |
| 02:32 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Lefebvre hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Alan Coleman - foul #2 on Alan Coleman, team foul #5 | 48-71 |
| 02:32 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Lefebvre misses the 1st free throw | 48-71 |
| 02:32 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Lefebvre makes the 2nd free throw | 48-72 |
| 02:17 | Clemson | Kajetan Rozanski connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by John Freeze | 50-72 |
| 01:57 | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Reed can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Del Clark - foul #2 on Del Clark, team foul #6 | 50-72 |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Lunn (PG) Del Clark | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| 01:57 | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Reed makes the 1st free throw | 50-73 |
| 01:57 | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 50-74 |
| 01:53 | Clemson | Charles Lunn is fouled in the backcourt by Ron Wygant - foul #1 on Ron Wygant, team foul #14 | 50-74 |
| 01:53 | Clemson | Charles Lunn makes the 1st free throw | 51-74 |
| 01:53 | Clemson | Charles Lunn makes the 2nd free throw | 52-74 |
| 01:31 | Birmingham-Southern | Jerrold Divers misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-74 |
| 01:29 | Clemson | Alan Coleman grabs the board | 52-74 |
| 01:26 | Clemson | John Freeze throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-74 |
| 00:59 | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Reed comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-74 |
| 00:58 | Clemson | John Freeze gets the rebound | 52-74 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Clemson | Richard Motsinger can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Michael Reed - foul #4 on Michael Reed, team foul #15 | 52-74 |
| 00:52 | Clemson | Richard Motsinger misses the 1st free throw | 52-74 |
| 00:52 | Clemson | Richard Motsinger makes the 2nd free throw | 53-74 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Birmingham-Southern | Jerrold Divers is whistled for a carry | 53-74 |
| 00:25 | Clemson | Kajetan Rozanski buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from John Freeze | 56-74 |
| 00:00 | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Reed runs out the clock | 56-74 |