| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Donald Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Drake (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Adam Shingleton (fresh) PF - Rex Snider (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - William Heimbach (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Douthitt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Hodder (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Andrew Dewitt (fresh) PF - Richard Grauberger (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Andrew Dewitt inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Clemson | James Douthitt is fouled in the backcourt by Adam Shingleton - foul #1 on Adam Shingleton, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| 19:47 | Clemson | Andrew Dewitt misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 34-32 |
| 19:46 | Clemson | John Bennett hits the follow up shot | 34-34 |
| 19:34 | Penn State | Adam Shingleton misses short on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on John Hodder - foul #1 on John Hodder, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| 19:34 | Penn State | Adam Shingleton misses the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 19:34 | Penn State | Adam Shingleton misses the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 19:34 | Penn State | William Heimbach grabs the offensive board | 34-34 |
| 19:17 | Penn State | Rex Snider misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-34 |
| 19:16 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Andrew Dewitt | 34-34 |
| 19:10 | Clemson | John Hodder misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-34 |
| 19:08 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Adam Shingleton | 34-34 |
| 18:55 | Penn State | Adam Shingleton clanks a 3 from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 18:53 | Clemson | John Bennett gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 18:36 | Clemson | Richard Grauberger clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 18:34 | Clemson | Richard Grauberger pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 18:13 | Clemson | Richard Grauberger misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 18:12 | Penn State | Rex Snider gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 17:49 | Penn State | The short jumper by William Heimbach is denied by John Bennett | 34-34 |
| 17:48 | Clemson | John Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 17:29 | Clemson | John Bennett misses long on an open jumper near the basket | 34-34 |
| 17:27 | Penn State | William Heimbach snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 17:13 | Penn State | William Heimbach hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 34-34 |
| 17:12 | Clemson | Richard Grauberger pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 16:52 | Clemson | James Douthitt misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 16:50 | Penn State | William Heimbach grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 16:46 | Penn State | James Douthitt picks off the pass by Donald Anderson in the backcourt | 34-34 |
| 16:42 | Clemson | Richard Grauberger blows the layup | 34-34 |
| 16:41 | Clemson | James Douthitt grabs the offensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 16:29 | Clemson | Richard Grauberger comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by William Heimbach - foul #3 on William Heimbach, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brian Carter (PG), Edward Kilgore (SG), Jerry Murphy (SF), Peter Fane (PF), Dante Thompson (C) Donald Anderson, Carl Drake, Adam Shingleton, Rex Snider, William Heimbach | |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Lunn (PG), John Freeze (SG), Alan Coleman (SF), Richard Motsinger (C) James Douthitt, John Hodder, Andrew Dewitt, John Bennett | |
| 16:29 | Clemson | Richard Grauberger makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 16:29 | Clemson | Richard Grauberger makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 16:01 | Penn State | Dante Thompson buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-36 |
| 15:59 | Clemson | Charles Lunn is hacked by Brian Carter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brian Carter, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Kajetan Rozanski (SF) Richard Grauberger | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Brian Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Kilgore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Peter Fane (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Dante Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Charles Lunn (fresh) 1 pts. SG - John Freeze (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kajetan Rozanski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alan Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Motsinger (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Clemson | Alan Coleman misses the lay-in | 36-36 |
| 15:42 | Clemson | John Freeze tips it back up and in | 36-38 |
| 15:31 | Penn State | Edward Kilgore comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 36-38 |
| 15:30 | Clemson | Richard Motsinger grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 15:11 | Clemson | Charles Lunn makes the shot from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 14:48 | Penn State | Peter Fane hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-40 |
| 14:46 | Penn State | Edward Kilgore snags the offensive board | 36-40 |
| 14:36 | Penn State | Brian Carter hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Peter Fane | 39-40 |
| 14:32 | Clemson | John Freeze is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Kilgore - foul #3 on Edward Kilgore, team foul #4 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Anderson (PG), Carl Drake (SG), James Jorge (SF), Rex Snider (PF), William Heimbach (C) Brian Carter, Edward Kilgore, Jerry Murphy, Peter Fane, Dante Thompson | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Douthitt (PG), Keith Schrack (SG), Richard Grauberger (PF), John Bennett (C) Charles Lunn, John Freeze, Alan Coleman, Richard Motsinger | |
| 14:19 | Clemson | Richard Grauberger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 14:18 | Penn State | James Jorge grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 14:14 | Penn State | Keith Schrack is called for the reach on William Heimbach - foul #2 on Keith Schrack, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Andrew Dewitt (SF) Kajetan Rozanski | |
| 14:01 | Penn State | James Jorge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 13:59 | Clemson | John Bennett grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 13:56 | Clemson | James Douthitt loses the dribble to Donald Anderson in the backcourt | 39-40 |
| 13:44 | Penn State | Rex Snider misses the easy layup but the foul's on Richard Grauberger - foul #1 on Richard Grauberger, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brian Carter (SG), Peter Fane (C) Carl Drake, William Heimbach | |
| Subs | Clemson | Alan Coleman (C) John Bennett | |
| 13:44 | Penn State | Rex Snider makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 13:44 | Penn State | Rex Snider makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 13:21 | Clemson | Richard Grauberger buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Keith Schrack | 41-42 |
| 12:57 | Penn State | James Jorge is denied on a layup by Alan Coleman | 41-42 |
| 12:56 | Clemson | Richard Grauberger gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 12:53 | Clemson | Andrew Dewitt is hacked by James Jorge in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Jorge, team foul #5 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Adam Shingleton (SF), William Heimbach (C) James Jorge, Peter Fane | |
| Subs | Clemson | Del Clark (PG), John Hodder (SG), Kajetan Rozanski (SF), John Freeze (C) James Douthitt, Keith Schrack, Andrew Dewitt, Alan Coleman | |
| 12:44 | Clemson | Del Clark clanks a shot from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 12:42 | Penn State | William Heimbach snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 12:26 | Penn State | Donald Anderson scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Carter | 44-42 |
| 12:14 | Clemson | Richard Grauberger can't connect on a shot from the right block | 44-42 |
| 12:12 | Penn State | Rex Snider gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 11:57 | Penn State | Rex Snider is hacked by Richard Grauberger - foul #2 on Richard Grauberger, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Kilgore (PG), Carl Drake (SG), Jerry Murphy (SF), Peter Fane (PF), Dante Thompson (C) Donald Anderson, Brian Carter, Adam Shingleton, Rex Snider, William Heimbach | |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Lunn (PG), Alan Coleman (SF), Richard Motsinger (PF) Del Clark, Kajetan Rozanski, Richard Grauberger | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Edward Kilgore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carl Drake (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerry Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Peter Fane (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Dante Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Charles Lunn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Hodder (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Alan Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Richard Motsinger (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Freeze (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 11:37 | Penn State | Dante Thompson is called for traveling | 44-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Douthitt (PG), Keith Schrack (SF) Charles Lunn, John Hodder | |
| 11:32 | Clemson | James Douthitt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Jorge (PF) Peter Fane | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 11:27 | Penn State | Keith Schrack takes the ball from Edward Kilgore | 44-42 |
| 11:09 | Clemson | James Jorge swats the layup by John Freeze | 44-42 |
| 11:07 | Clemson | Keith Schrack tips it in | 44-44 |
| 10:52 | Penn State | James Jorge misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Douthitt - foul #1 on James Douthitt, team foul #5 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Anderson (PG), Peter Fane (C) Carl Drake, Dante Thompson | |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Lunn (SG), Kajetan Rozanski (SF), John Bennett (C) John Freeze, Keith Schrack, Alan Coleman | |
| 10:52 | Penn State | James Jorge makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 10:52 | Penn State | James Jorge makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 10:30 | Clemson | James Douthitt misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 46-44 |
| 10:28 | Clemson | Richard Motsinger pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 10:17 | Clemson | The jump hook by Kajetan Rozanski is blocked by James Jorge | 46-44 |
| 10:16 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Jerry Murphy | 46-44 |
| 09:52 | Penn State | Donald Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brian Carter (SG), Adam Shingleton (SF), Rex Snider (PF), William Heimbach (C) Edward Kilgore, Jerry Murphy, James Jorge, Peter Fane | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Hodder (SG), Andrew Dewitt (SF), Richard Grauberger (PF), John Freeze (C) James Douthitt, Kajetan Rozanski, Richard Motsinger, John Bennett | |
| 09:23 | Clemson | Andrew Dewitt misses long on a floater from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 09:22 | Penn State | Rex Snider snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 09:16 | Penn State | Adam Shingleton loses the dribble to Andrew Dewitt | 46-44 |
| 08:59 | Clemson | William Heimbach is called for the reach on Charles Lunn - foul #4 on William Heimbach, team foul #6 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Drake (SG), Dante Thompson (C) Donald Anderson, William Heimbach | |
| Subs | Clemson | Keith Schrack (SF), Alan Coleman (C) Charles Lunn, Andrew Dewitt | |
| 08:54 | Clemson | John Hodder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Del Clark (PG) John Freeze | |
| 08:32 | Penn State | Carl Drake's fadeaway is rejected by Alan Coleman | 46-44 |
| 08:31 | Clemson | Richard Grauberger pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 08:11 | Clemson | Alan Coleman misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 46-44 |
| 08:10 | Penn State | Dante Thompson snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 07:41 | Penn State | Adam Shingleton misses long on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Keith Schrack - foul #3 on Keith Schrack, team foul #6 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Anderson (PG), Edward Kilgore (SG), James Jorge (PF), Peter Fane (C) Brian Carter, Carl Drake, Rex Snider, Dante Thompson | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Douthitt (PG), John Freeze (SG), Kajetan Rozanski (SF), Richard Motsinger (PF), John Bennett (C) Del Clark, John Hodder, Keith Schrack, Richard Grauberger, Alan Coleman | |
| 07:41 | Penn State | Adam Shingleton makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 07:41 | Penn State | Adam Shingleton makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Donald Anderson (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Kilgore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Adam Shingleton (tiring) 2 pts. PF - James Jorge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Peter Fane (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Douthitt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Freeze (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kajetan Rozanski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Motsinger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Bennett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:39 | Clemson | James Douthitt is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Anderson - foul #3 on Donald Anderson, team foul #7 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jerry Murphy (SF) Adam Shingleton | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 07:39 | Clemson | James Douthitt makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 07:39 | Clemson | James Douthitt makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 07:20 | Penn State | Edward Kilgore misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by John Bennett - foul #2 on John Bennett, team foul #7 | 48-46 |
| 07:20 | Penn State | Edward Kilgore misses the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 07:20 | Penn State | Edward Kilgore makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 07:04 | Clemson | James Douthitt knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Freeze | 49-49 |
| 06:43 | Penn State | Edward Kilgore hits a shot from the left side | 51-49 |
| 06:14 | Clemson | Richard Motsinger can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 06:13 | Penn State | Donald Anderson snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 05:56 | Penn State | Edward Kilgore misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 05:55 | Clemson | The rebound goes to John Bennett | 51-49 |
| 05:29 | Clemson | John Freeze's pass is intercepted by Edward Kilgore | 51-49 |
| 05:16 | Penn State | John Bennett swats the short shot by Peter Fane | 51-49 |
| 05:15 | Clemson | Richard Motsinger grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 05:09 | Clemson | Richard Motsinger is whistled for traveling | 51-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brian Carter (PG), Carl Drake (SG), Adam Shingleton (SF), Rex Snider (PF), Dante Thompson (C) Donald Anderson, Edward Kilgore, Jerry Murphy, James Jorge, Peter Fane | |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Lunn (PG), John Hodder (SG), Keith Schrack (SF), Richard Grauberger (PF), Alan Coleman (C) James Douthitt, John Freeze, Kajetan Rozanski, Richard Motsinger, John Bennett | |
| 04:43 | Penn State | Rex Snider's fadeaway is rejected by Alan Coleman | 51-49 |
| 04:42 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Rex Snider | 51-49 |
| 04:33 | Penn State | John Hodder steals it from Rex Snider | 51-49 |
| 04:29 | Clemson | Charles Lunn dunks the ball on a nice dish by John Hodder | 51-51 |
| 04:14 | Penn State | Rex Snider can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 51-51 |
| 04:12 | Clemson | Keith Schrack pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 03:53 | Clemson | Richard Grauberger hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Lunn | 51-54 |
| 03:34 | Penn State | Carl Drake can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 51-54 |
| 03:33 | Clemson | Alan Coleman grabs the board | 51-54 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Brian Carter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carl Drake (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Adam Shingleton (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Rex Snider (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Dante Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Charles Lunn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hodder (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Keith Schrack (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Grauberger (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Alan Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:30 | Clemson | John Hodder is fouled in the backcourt by Adam Shingleton - foul #2 on Adam Shingleton, team foul #8 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jerry Murphy (SF), William Heimbach (C) Adam Shingleton, Dante Thompson | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Douthitt (PG), Andrew Dewitt (SF) Charles Lunn, Keith Schrack | |
| 03:30 | Clemson | John Hodder makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 03:30 | Clemson | John Hodder makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 03:12 | Penn State | Jerry Murphy can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-56 |
| 03:11 | Clemson | James Douthitt gets the rebound | 51-56 |
| 02:51 | Clemson | Alan Coleman scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from James Douthitt and he's fouled by Carl Drake - foul #3 on Carl Drake, team foul #9 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Anderson (PG) Brian Carter | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Freeze (SG), Kajetan Rozanski (PF) John Hodder, Richard Grauberger | |
| 02:51 | Clemson | Alan Coleman makes the free throw | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:38 | Penn State | Carl Drake misses the 3 from the left wing | 51-59 |
| 02:36 | Clemson | Andrew Dewitt grabs the board | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:14 | Clemson | Andrew Dewitt is open and buries a shot from the left block set up by James Douthitt | 51-61 |
| 01:57 | Penn State | Jerry Murphy misses short on a shot from the right wing | 51-61 |
| 01:56 | Clemson | Andrew Dewitt grabs the defensive rebound | 51-61 |
| 01:31 | Clemson | Andrew Dewitt misses short on a floater near the basket | 51-61 |
| 01:29 | Penn State | Jerry Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 51-61 |
| 01:23 | Penn State | Rex Snider travels with the ball | 51-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brian Carter (PG), Edward Kilgore (SG), Peter Fane (PF), Dante Thompson (C) Donald Anderson, Carl Drake, Rex Snider, William Heimbach | |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Lunn (PG), Richard Motsinger (C) James Douthitt, Andrew Dewitt | |
| 00:58 | Clemson | Alan Coleman connects on the driving attempt from close range | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Penn State | Jerry Murphy loses the ball out of bounds | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Clemson | Alan Coleman is hacked by Peter Fane - foul #1 on Peter Fane, team foul #10 | 51-63 |
| 00:28 | Clemson | Alan Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 00:28 | Clemson | Alan Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| 00:24 | Penn State | Brian Carter can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 51-65 |
| 00:23 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Alan Coleman | 51-65 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Charles Lunn runs out the clock | 51-65 |