| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Timothy Waldrop (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Thomas Fewell (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Coggin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Holleb Zerom (fresh) C - Frederick Stigall (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Andrew Patrick (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Peters (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Gines (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Nolan Ely (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Reginald Gann (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Scott Gines inbounds the ball | 46-34 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Kent State | Scott Gines misses the shot from the left side | 46-34 |
| 19:37 | Kent State | Reginald Gann gets the offensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 19:23 | Kent State | Andrew Patrick comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-34 |
| 19:21 | Clemson | Holleb Zerom gets the rebound | 46-34 |
| 19:02 | Clemson | Timothy Waldrop misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-34 |
| 19:01 | Kent State | Reginald Gann grabs the defensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 18:54 | Kent State | Nolan Ely clanks a turnaround from close range | 46-34 |
| 18:52 | Clemson | Frederick Stigall snags the defensive board | 46-34 |
| 18:31 | Clemson | Timothy Waldrop hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Andrew Patrick - foul #2 on Andrew Patrick, team foul #1 | 46-34 |
| 18:31 | Clemson | Timothy Waldrop makes the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 18:31 | Clemson | Timothy Waldrop makes the 2nd free throw | 48-34 |
| 18:09 | Kent State | Richard Peters buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Nolan Ely and the foul's on Thomas Fewell - foul #3 on Thomas Fewell, team foul #1 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Frank (SG) Thomas Fewell | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 18:09 | Kent State | Richard Peters makes the free throw | 48-37 |
| 17:58 | Clemson | Timothy Waldrop misses long on a floater from the right side | 48-37 |
| 17:56 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Nolan Ely | 48-37 |
| 17:33 | Kent State | Andrew Patrick misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-37 |
| 17:31 | Kent State | Richard Peters misses the tip | 48-37 |
| 17:29 | Clemson | Robert Coggin pulls down the rebound | 48-37 |
| 17:15 | Clemson | John Frank buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Timothy Waldrop | 50-37 |
| 16:56 | Kent State | Richard Peters misses the shot from close range | 50-37 |
| 16:55 | Clemson | Robert Coggin gets the rebound | 50-37 |
| 16:48 | Clemson | Robert Coggin drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Timothy Waldrop and he's fouled by Nolan Ely - foul #1 on Nolan Ely, team foul #2 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Clemson | Scotty Steffan (SG), Arthur Stubblefield (PF) Timothy Waldrop, Holleb Zerom | |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Sullivan (PG), John Murphy (SG), Clarence Plantenberg (SF), Gary Puckett (PF), John Hilliard (C) Andrew Patrick, Richard Peters, Scott Gines, Nolan Ely, Reginald Gann | |
| 16:48 | Clemson | Robert Coggin makes the free throw | 53-37 |
| 16:27 | Kent State | Clarence Plantenberg can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-37 |
| 16:25 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Frederick Stigall | 53-37 |
| 16:08 | Clemson | Robert Coggin misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-37 |
| 16:06 | Clemson | Frederick Stigall snags the offensive board | 53-37 |
| 15:46 | Clemson | Robert Coggin travels with the ball | 53-37 |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Fewell (SG), John Hulett (SF), Holleb Zerom (PF) Scotty Steffan, Robert Coggin, Frederick Stigall | |
| Subs | Kent State | Reginald Gann (C) John Hilliard | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Frank (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Fewell (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Hulett (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Holleb Zerom (fresh) 2 reb. C - Arthur Stubblefield (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Frank Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Plantenberg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Puckett (fresh) 3 pts. C - Reginald Gann (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Kent State | Gary Puckett hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Clarence Plantenberg | 53-39 |
| 15:14 | Clemson | Holleb Zerom buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Arthur Stubblefield | 56-39 |
| 14:53 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan loses the ball out of bounds | 56-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | Timothy Waldrop (PG) John Frank | |
| Subs | Kent State | Andrew Patrick (PG), Richard Peters (SG), Scott Gines (SF), Nolan Ely (PF) Frank Sullivan, John Murphy, Clarence Plantenberg, Gary Puckett | |
| 14:41 | Clemson | Arthur Stubblefield loses the ball out of bounds | 56-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | Frederick Stigall (C) Arthur Stubblefield | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 14:30 | Kent State | Reginald Gann is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Reginald Gann, team foul #3 | 56-39 |
| 14:03 | Clemson | Holleb Zerom hits a jump hook in the paint | 58-39 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:41 | Kent State | Thomas Fewell steps in front of the Scott Gines pass | 58-39 |
| 13:37 | Clemson | Timothy Waldrop blows the layup | 58-39 |
| 13:35 | Kent State | Nolan Ely pulls down the rebound | 58-39 |
| 13:20 | Kent State | Andrew Patrick misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-39 |
| 13:19 | Clemson | Timothy Waldrop gets the rebound | 58-39 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:05 | Clemson | John Hulett misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Reginald Gann - foul #3 on Reginald Gann, team foul #4 | 58-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Frank (PG), Arthur Stubblefield (PF) Timothy Waldrop, Holleb Zerom | |
| Subs | Kent State | Clarence Plantenberg (C) Reginald Gann | |
| 13:05 | Clemson | John Hulett makes the 1st free throw | 59-39 |
| 13:05 | Clemson | John Hulett makes the 2nd free throw | 60-39 |
| 12:56 | Kent State | Scott Gines lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Peters and the foul's on Arthur Stubblefield - foul #2 on Arthur Stubblefield, team foul #2 | 60-41 |
| Subs | Clemson | Scotty Steffan (SG), Robert Coggin (SF) Thomas Fewell, John Hulett | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 12:56 | Kent State | Scott Gines makes the free throw | 60-42 |
| 12:32 | Clemson | Scotty Steffan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-42 |
| 12:31 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Frederick Stigall | 60-42 |
| 12:09 | Clemson | Robert Coggin jams it set up by John Frank | 62-42 |
| 11:46 | Kent State | Scott Gines throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas Fewell (SG), David Nicholes (C) Scotty Steffan, Frederick Stigall | |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Sullivan (PG), John Murphy (SG), Gary Puckett (PF), Reginald Gann (C) Andrew Patrick, Richard Peters, Scott Gines, Nolan Ely | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Frank (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Fewell (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Coggin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Stubblefield (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Nicholes (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Frank Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Plantenberg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Puckett (fresh) 5 pts. C - Reginald Gann (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:20 | Clemson | Robert Coggin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | Timothy Waldrop (PG), John Hulett (SF), Holleb Zerom (PF) John Frank, Robert Coggin, David Nicholes | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 11:01 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan is called for traveling | 62-42 |
| 10:43 | Clemson | Holleb Zerom hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 62-42 |
| 10:41 | Clemson | Holleb Zerom hits the follow up shot | 64-42 |
| 10:37 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 64-42 |
| 10:36 | Kent State | Reginald Gann hits the follow up shot | 64-44 |
| 10:12 | Clemson | John Hulett throws it down on a nice dish by Timothy Waldrop | 66-44 |
| 09:58 | Kent State | Clarence Plantenberg misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 66-44 |
| 09:57 | Clemson | Timothy Waldrop grabs the defensive rebound | 66-44 |
| 09:53 | Clemson | Timothy Waldrop misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-44 |
| 09:52 | Kent State | John Murphy grabs the board | 66-44 |
| 09:36 | Kent State | Holleb Zerom steals it from Reginald Gann | 66-44 |
| 09:14 | Clemson | Arthur Stubblefield misses short on a runner from the right block | 66-44 |
| 09:13 | Kent State | Gary Puckett gets the rebound | 66-44 |
| 09:08 | Kent State | Holleb Zerom steals it from John Murphy | 66-44 |
| 08:40 | Clemson | John Hulett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-44 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Frank (PG), Scotty Steffan (SG), Robert Coggin (SF), David Nicholes (PF), Frederick Stigall (C) Timothy Waldrop, Thomas Fewell, John Hulett, Holleb Zerom, Arthur Stubblefield | |
| Subs | Kent State | Andrew Patrick (PG), Richard Peters (SG), Scott Gines (SF), Nolan Ely (PF), John Hilliard (C) Frank Sullivan, John Murphy, Clarence Plantenberg, Gary Puckett, Reginald Gann | |
| 08:19 | Kent State | Nolan Ely double dribbles | 66-44 |
| 08:00 | Clemson | Scotty Steffan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-44 |
| 07:49 | Kent State | Richard Peters loses the dribble to David Nicholes | 66-44 |
| 07:37 | Clemson | Frederick Stigall misses the fadeaway from close range | 66-44 |
| 07:36 | Clemson | Frederick Stigall grabs the offensive rebound | 66-44 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Frank (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scotty Steffan (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Coggin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Nicholes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Frederick Stigall (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Andrew Patrick (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Peters (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Gines (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nolan Ely (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - John Hilliard (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Clemson | Robert Coggin can't finish the layup but the foul's on Scott Gines - foul #1 on Scott Gines, team foul #5 | 66-44 |
| Subs | Clemson | Holleb Zerom (PF) David Nicholes | |
| Subs | Kent State | Reginald Gann (C) John Hilliard | |
| 07:28 | Clemson | Robert Coggin misses the 1st free throw | 66-44 |
| 07:28 | Clemson | Robert Coggin misses the 2nd free throw | 66-44 |
| 07:28 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Reginald Gann | 66-44 |
| 07:19 | Kent State | Reginald Gann hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Andrew Patrick and he's fouled by Frederick Stigall - foul #1 on Frederick Stigall, team foul #3 | 66-46 |
| 07:19 | Kent State | Reginald Gann makes the free throw | 66-47 |
| 07:06 | Clemson | Robert Coggin misses the turnaround from close range | 66-47 |
| 07:04 | Kent State | Scott Gines snags the defensive board | 66-47 |
| 06:57 | Kent State | Reginald Gann clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-47 |
| 06:56 | Clemson | Robert Coggin grabs the board | 66-47 |
| 06:27 | Clemson | Robert Coggin makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from John Frank | 68-47 |
| 06:23 | Kent State | Scott Gines connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Patrick | 68-50 |
| 06:06 | Clemson | Scott Gines steals the ball from Holleb Zerom | 68-50 |
| 05:57 | Kent State | Nolan Ely misses long on a shot from the right wing | 68-50 |
| 05:55 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Robert Coggin | 68-50 |
| 05:31 | Clemson | Holleb Zerom clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-50 |
| 05:30 | Kent State | Reginald Gann snags the defensive board | 68-50 |
| 05:16 | Kent State | Robert Coggin blocks the short jumper by Reginald Gann | 68-50 |
| 05:15 | Clemson | Holleb Zerom grabs the defensive rebound | 68-50 |
| 05:15 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-50 |
| Subs | Clemson | Timothy Waldrop (PG), Thomas Fewell (SG), John Hulett (SF) John Frank, Scotty Steffan, Robert Coggin | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 04:46 | Clemson | Holleb Zerom misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Richard Peters - foul #1 on Richard Peters, team foul #6 | 68-50 |
| 04:46 | Clemson | Holleb Zerom makes the 1st free throw | 69-50 |
| 04:46 | Clemson | Holleb Zerom misses the 2nd free throw | 69-50 |
| 04:46 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Reginald Gann | 69-50 |
| 04:37 | Kent State | Nolan Ely drills a shot from the right wing set up by Andrew Patrick | 69-52 |
| 04:17 | Clemson | Thomas Fewell can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Reginald Gann - foul #4 on Reginald Gann, team foul #7 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Murphy (SG) Richard Peters | |
| 04:17 | Clemson | Thomas Fewell makes the 1st free throw | 70-52 |
| 04:17 | Clemson | Thomas Fewell makes the 2nd free throw | 71-52 |
| 04:00 | Kent State | John Murphy double dribbles | 71-52 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Frank (PG), Scotty Steffan (SG), Arthur Stubblefield (PF), David Nicholes (C) Timothy Waldrop, Thomas Fewell, Holleb Zerom, Frederick Stigall | |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Sullivan (PG), Clarence Plantenberg (SF), Gary Puckett (PF), John Hilliard (C) Andrew Patrick, Scott Gines, Nolan Ely, Reginald Gann | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Clemson | John Frank's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-52 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Frank (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scotty Steffan (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Hulett (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Arthur Stubblefield (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Nicholes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Frank Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Plantenberg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Puckett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Hilliard (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Kent State | John Murphy knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 71-54 |
| 03:02 | Clemson | Scotty Steffan misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by John Murphy - foul #1 on John Murphy, team foul #8 | 71-54 |
| 03:02 | Clemson | Scotty Steffan makes the 1st free throw | 72-54 |
| 03:02 | Clemson | Scotty Steffan makes the 2nd free throw | 73-54 |
| 02:55 | Kent State | John Murphy misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 73-54 |
| 02:54 | Clemson | David Nicholes snags the defensive board | 73-54 |
| 02:25 | Clemson | David Nicholes misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-54 |
| 02:23 | Kent State | Gary Puckett grabs the defensive rebound | 73-54 |
| 02:07 | Kent State | John Murphy misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-54 |
| 02:05 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Scotty Steffan | 73-54 |
| 01:50 | Clemson | John Hulett is fouled on the floor by John Murphy - foul #2 on John Murphy, team foul #9 | 73-54 |
| 01:50 | Clemson | John Hulett makes the 1st free throw | 74-54 |
| 01:50 | Clemson | John Hulett misses the 2nd free throw | 74-54 |
| 01:50 | Kent State | John Hilliard grabs the defensive rebound | 74-54 |
| 01:46 | Kent State | Clarence Plantenberg misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 74-54 |
| 01:44 | Kent State | Clarence Plantenberg grabs the offensive rebound | 74-54 |
| 01:30 | Kent State | Clarence Plantenberg loses the dribble to John Hulett | 74-54 |
| 01:12 | Clemson | David Nicholes can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 74-54 |
| 01:11 | Kent State | Clarence Plantenberg grabs the board | 74-54 |
| 01:06 | Kent State | John Murphy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-54 |
| 01:04 | Clemson | John Hulett gets the rebound | 74-54 |
| 00:42 | Clemson | John Frank knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 77-54 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Kent State | Clarence Plantenberg drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Frank Sullivan and the foul's on David Nicholes - foul #1 on David Nicholes, team foul #4 | 77-56 |
| 00:35 | Kent State | Clarence Plantenberg makes the free throw | 77-57 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Clemson | Scotty Steffan clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 77-57 |
| 00:05 | Kent State | Gary Puckett pulls down the rebound | 77-57 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan clanks a shot from the right wing | 77-57 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | David Nicholes grabs the defensive rebound | 77-57 |