| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Shane Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bryan McCrea (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sidney Rhoades (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Yuan Wang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Hal Thorton (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Rex Hayden (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Griffith (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dennis Thoms (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Sawyer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Pinkston (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Sidney Rhoades inbounds the ball | 31-23 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:44 | Clemson | Sidney Rhoades misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-23 |
| 19:42 | Clemson | Yuan Wang tips it home | 33-23 |
| 19:19 | Florida State | Rex Hayden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-23 |
| 19:17 | Clemson | Yuan Wang grabs the board | 33-23 |
| 18:55 | Clemson | Yuan Wang splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-23 |
| 18:53 | Clemson | Hal Thorton tips it in | 35-23 |
| 18:35 | Florida State | Dennis Thoms travels with the ball | 35-23 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jose Molina (SF) Sidney Rhoades | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 18:25 | Clemson | Shane Jones comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 35-23 |
| 18:24 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Kevin Griffith | 35-23 |
| 17:59 | Florida State | Gregory Sawyer is hacked by Bryan McCrea - foul #3 on Bryan McCrea, team foul #1 | 35-23 |
| Subs | Clemson | Alan White (SG) Bryan McCrea | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 17:31 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-23 |
| Subs | Clemson | Sidney Rhoades (SF) Jose Molina | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 17:23 | Clemson | Shane Jones misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-23 |
| 17:22 | Florida State | Gregory Sawyer snags the defensive board | 35-23 |
| 16:54 | Florida State | Gregory Sawyer connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 35-25 |
| 16:39 | Clemson | Sidney Rhoades clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-25 |
| 16:38 | Florida State | Gregory Sawyer pulls down the rebound | 35-25 |
| 16:21 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 16:04 | Clemson | Hal Thorton's floater is knocked away by Gregory Sawyer | 35-28 |
| 16:03 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Shane Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alan White (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Sidney Rhoades (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Yuan Wang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Hal Thorton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Rex Hayden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Griffith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dennis Thoms (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Sawyer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Martin Pinkston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 15:36 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Yuan Wang | 35-28 |
| 15:18 | Clemson | Kevin Griffith steals the ball from Shane Jones | 35-28 |
| 15:15 | Florida State | Rex Hayden banks in the layup on a great pass from Kevin Griffith | 35-30 |
| 15:13 | Clemson | Shane Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-30 |
| Subs | Clemson | Bryan McCrea (SG), Jose Molina (SF) Alan White, Sidney Rhoades | |
| Subs | Florida State | Roy Harris (PG), Paul Cambell (SG), John Lemay (SF), Matthew Henderson (PF), Steven Berryman (C) Rex Hayden, Kevin Griffith, Dennis Thoms, Gregory Sawyer, Martin Pinkston | |
| 14:59 | Florida State | Matthew Henderson misses short on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Yuan Wang - foul #3 on Yuan Wang, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| 14:59 | Florida State | Matthew Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 14:59 | Florida State | Matthew Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 14:37 | Clemson | Matthew Henderson is called for the reach on Jose Molina - foul #1 on Matthew Henderson, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Clemson | Sidney Rhoades (SF) Jose Molina | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 14:10 | Clemson | Yuan Wang is hacked by John Lemay - foul #1 on John Lemay, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Clemson | Alan White (PG), Jose Molina (SF) Shane Jones, Sidney Rhoades | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 13:52 | Clemson | Hal Thorton scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bryan McCrea | 37-32 |
| 13:30 | Florida State | John Lemay is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on John Lemay, team foul #3 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Clemson | Shane Jones (PG), Sidney Rhoades (SF) Alan White, Jose Molina | |
| Subs | Florida State | Rex Hayden (PG), Kevin Griffith (SG), Dennis Thoms (SF), Gregory Sawyer (PF) Roy Harris, Paul Cambell, John Lemay, Steven Berryman | |
| 13:17 | Clemson | Yuan Wang works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Shane Jones | 39-32 |
| 13:06 | Florida State | Matthew Henderson scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Rex Hayden | 39-34 |
| 12:47 | Clemson | Shane Jones is open and scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Bryan McCrea | 42-34 |
| 12:28 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-34 |
| 12:26 | Clemson | Shane Jones snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 12:13 | Clemson | Shane Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 42-34 |
| Subs | Clemson | Alan White (PG), Jose Molina (SF), Jerold Hutcherson (PF) Shane Jones, Sidney Rhoades, Yuan Wang | |
| Subs | Florida State | Martin Pinkston (C) Matthew Henderson | |
| 11:53 | Florida State | Rex Hayden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-34 |
| 11:51 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith gets the offensive rebound | 42-34 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Alan White (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Bryan McCrea (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jose Molina (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerold Hutcherson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Hal Thorton (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Rex Hayden (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Griffith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Thoms (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Sawyer (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Martin Pinkston (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Florida State | Rex Hayden knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 11:14 | Clemson | Alan White hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 11:13 | Clemson | Hal Thorton tips it but misses | 42-37 |
| 11:11 | Florida State | Rex Hayden grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 11:07 | Florida State | Rex Hayden misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 11:06 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Jose Molina | 42-37 |
| 11:00 | Clemson | Hal Thorton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 10:58 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 10:53 | Florida State | Jose Molina is called for the reach on Dennis Thoms - foul #1 on Jose Molina, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Clemson | Shane Jones (PG), Sidney Rhoades (SF), Yuan Wang (PF) Alan White, Jose Molina, Hal Thorton | |
| Subs | Florida State | Roy Harris (PG), Paul Cambell (SG), John Lemay (SF) Rex Hayden, Kevin Griffith, Dennis Thoms | |
| 10:36 | Florida State | Paul Cambell misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-37 |
| 10:35 | Clemson | Yuan Wang snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 10:12 | Clemson | Jerold Hutcherson clanks a jumper from the right side | 42-37 |
| 10:11 | Florida State | Roy Harris snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 09:42 | Florida State | Paul Cambell makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-40 |
| 09:30 | Clemson | The short jumper by Jerold Hutcherson is denied by Martin Pinkston | 42-40 |
| 09:29 | Florida State | Gregory Sawyer gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 09:10 | Florida State | Roy Harris misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 09:08 | Clemson | Yuan Wang snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 09:02 | Clemson | Sidney Rhoades knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Shane Jones | 45-40 |
| 08:45 | Florida State | Paul Cambell misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-40 |
| 08:43 | Clemson | Shane Jones gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 08:38 | Clemson | Sidney Rhoades misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 08:37 | Clemson | Yuan Wang grabs the offensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 08:24 | Clemson | Bryan McCrea's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-40 |
| Subs | Clemson | Alan White (PG), Hal Thorton (C) Shane Jones, Yuan Wang | |
| Subs | Florida State | Rex Hayden (PG), Kevin Griffith (SG), Dennis Thoms (SF), Matthew Henderson (PF), Steven Berryman (C) Roy Harris, Paul Cambell, John Lemay, Gregory Sawyer, Martin Pinkston | |
| 07:55 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-42 |
| 07:34 | Clemson | Bryan McCrea misses the floater from the left side | 45-42 |
| 07:33 | Clemson | Hal Thorton grabs the offensive rebound | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Alan White (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Bryan McCrea (tiring) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sidney Rhoades (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerold Hutcherson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Hal Thorton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Rex Hayden (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Griffith (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Thoms (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Berryman (fresh) | |
| 07:16 | Clemson | Alan White hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Bryan McCrea | 48-42 |
| 06:58 | Florida State | Matthew Henderson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-42 |
| 06:56 | Clemson | Sidney Rhoades gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 06:49 | Clemson | Sidney Rhoades loses the ball out of bounds | 48-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | Shane Jones (PG), Jose Molina (SF), Yuan Wang (PF) Bryan McCrea, Sidney Rhoades, Jerold Hutcherson | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 06:27 | Florida State | Matthew Henderson clanks a runner from the left block | 48-42 |
| 06:26 | Clemson | Hal Thorton pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 06:12 | Clemson | Jose Molina travels with the ball | 48-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | Bryan McCrea (SG), Sidney Rhoades (SF) Alan White, Jose Molina | |
| Subs | Florida State | Gregory Sawyer (PF) Steven Berryman | |
| 05:58 | Florida State | Rex Hayden buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Kevin Griffith | 48-45 |
| 05:36 | Clemson | Yuan Wang evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 48-45 |
| 05:35 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Sidney Rhoades | 48-45 |
| 05:13 | Clemson | Hal Thorton's pass is intercepted by Gregory Sawyer | 48-45 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 04:52 | Florida State | Matthew Henderson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dennis Thoms and he's fouled by Sidney Rhoades - foul #1 on Sidney Rhoades, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Clemson | Alan White (PG), Jerold Hutcherson (SG), Jose Molina (SF) Shane Jones, Bryan McCrea, Sidney Rhoades | |
| Subs | Florida State | Roy Harris (PG), Paul Cambell (SG), John Lemay (SF), Martin Pinkston (C) Rex Hayden, Kevin Griffith, Dennis Thoms, Gregory Sawyer | |
| 04:52 | Florida State | Matthew Henderson makes the free throw | 48-48 |
| 04:40 | Clemson | Hal Thorton shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Jerold Hutcherson | 50-48 |
| 04:16 | Florida State | Roy Harris clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 50-48 |
| 04:14 | Florida State | Matthew Henderson hits the follow up shot | 50-50 |
| 03:47 | Clemson | Hal Thorton evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-50 |
| 03:45 | Florida State | Matthew Henderson gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 03:41 | Florida State | Paul Cambell misses the lay-in | 50-50 |
| 03:39 | Clemson | Jose Molina grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 03:26 | Clemson | Yuan Wang is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 50-50 |
| Subs | Clemson | Shane Jones (PG), Bryan McCrea (SG), Sidney Rhoades (SF) Alan White, Jose Molina, Yuan Wang | |
| Subs | Florida State | Rex Hayden (PG), Kevin Griffith (SG), Dennis Thoms (SF), Gregory Sawyer (PF) Roy Harris, Paul Cambell, John Lemay, Matthew Henderson | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Shane Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bryan McCrea (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sidney Rhoades (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerold Hutcherson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Hal Thorton (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Rex Hayden (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Griffith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Thoms (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Sawyer (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Martin Pinkston (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Florida State | Rex Hayden loses the ball out of bounds | 50-50 |
| 02:53 | Clemson | Jerold Hutcherson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Shane Jones | 52-50 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 02:37 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-53 |
| 02:19 | Clemson | Shane Jones buries a 3 from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 01:59 | Florida State | Rex Hayden connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 01:42 | Clemson | Shane Jones misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Rex Hayden - foul #2 on Rex Hayden, team foul #4 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Clemson | Yuan Wang (PF) Jerold Hutcherson | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 01:42 | Clemson | Shane Jones makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 01:42 | Clemson | Shane Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 01:27 | Florida State | Dennis Thoms makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-58 |
| 01:16 | Clemson | Shane Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-58 |
| 01:14 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Martin Pinkston | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:51 | Florida State | Rex Hayden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-58 |
| 00:35 | Clemson | Hal Thorton buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Bryan McCrea | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:30 | Florida State | Rex Hayden buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Thoms | 59-60 |
| 00:21 | Clemson | Sidney Rhoades hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 59-60 |
| 00:19 | Florida State | Gregory Sawyer grabs the board | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:17 | Florida State | Shane Jones is called for the reach on Gregory Sawyer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Shane Jones, team foul #5 | 59-60 |
| 00:15 | Florida State | Rex Hayden is hacked by Hal Thorton - foul #3 on Hal Thorton, team foul #6 | 59-60 |
| 00:12 | Florida State | Rex Hayden is hacked by Hal Thorton - foul #4 on Hal Thorton, team foul #7 | 59-60 |
| 00:12 | Florida State | Rex Hayden makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:12 | Florida State | Rex Hayden makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:02 | Clemson | Bryan McCrea drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-62 |
| 00:02 | Florida State | Florida State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 62-62 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Shane Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Bryan McCrea (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sidney Rhoades (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Yuan Wang (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Hal Thorton (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Rex Hayden (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Griffith (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Thoms (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Sawyer (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Martin Pinkston (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Clemson | Hal Thorton wins the tip | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 04:46 | Clemson | Yuan Wang is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Gregory Sawyer - foul #1 on Gregory Sawyer, team foul #5 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Clemson | Alan White (PG), Jose Molina (SF), Jerold Hutcherson (C) Bryan McCrea, Sidney Rhoades, Hal Thorton | |
| Subs | Florida State | Matthew Henderson (C) Martin Pinkston | |
| 04:46 | Clemson | Yuan Wang makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 04:46 | Clemson | Yuan Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 04:17 | Florida State | Gregory Sawyer misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 64-62 |
| 04:16 | Florida State | Matthew Henderson misses the tip | 64-62 |
| 04:14 | Clemson | Shane Jones snags the defensive board | 64-62 |
| 03:56 | Clemson | Rex Hayden takes the ball from Alan White | 64-62 |
| 03:53 | Florida State | Dennis Thoms hits the finger roll set up by Rex Hayden | 64-64 |
| 03:32 | Clemson | Jerold Hutcherson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jose Molina | 66-64 |
| 03:05 | Florida State | Yuan Wang steals it from Rex Hayden | 66-64 |
| 02:42 | Clemson | Jerold Hutcherson is hacked by Gregory Sawyer - foul #2 on Gregory Sawyer, team foul #6 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Clemson | Bryan McCrea (SG), Sidney Rhoades (SF), Hal Thorton (C) Shane Jones, Jose Molina, Yuan Wang | |
| Subs | Florida State | Martin Pinkston (C) Matthew Henderson | |
| 02:17 | Clemson | Alan White knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Sidney Rhoades | 69-64 |
| 01:55 | Florida State | Rex Hayden misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-64 |
| 01:53 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith tips it home | 69-66 |
| 01:37 | Clemson | Hal Thorton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-66 |
| Subs | Clemson | Shane Jones (PG), Yuan Wang (PF) Alan White, Jerold Hutcherson | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 01:16 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 69-68 |
| 01:08 | Clemson | Yuan Wang is fouled on the floor by Gregory Sawyer as he's doubleteamed - foul #3 on Gregory Sawyer, team foul #7 | 69-68 |
| 01:08 | Clemson | Yuan Wang makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 01:08 | Clemson | Yuan Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:43 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 71-70 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Shane Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Bryan McCrea (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sidney Rhoades (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Yuan Wang (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Hal Thorton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Rex Hayden (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Griffith (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Thoms (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Sawyer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Martin Pinkston (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:22 | Clemson | Hal Thorton hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Bryan McCrea | 73-70 |
| 00:05 | Florida State | Hal Thorton is called for the reach on Rex Hayden - foul #5 on Hal Thorton, team foul #8 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jerold Hutcherson (PF) Hal Thorton | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 00:05 | Florida State | Rex Hayden makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:05 | Florida State | Rex Hayden makes the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:03 | Clemson | Bryan McCrea is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Griffith - foul #2 on Kevin Griffith, team foul #8 | 73-72 |
| 00:03 | Clemson | Bryan McCrea makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:03 | Clemson | Bryan McCrea misses the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:03 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston grabs the board | 74-72 |
| 00:03 | Florida State | Florida State calls a :30 timeout (5 full remaining) | 74-72 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith misses short on a halfcourt shot | 74-72 |