| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Darren Noles (fresh) SG - Adam Long (fresh) SF - Don Parrish (fresh) PF - Christopher Huling (fresh) C - Berdy Zimbelman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Patrick Marcoux (fresh) SG - Alphonse Greco (fresh) SF - Gary Barile (fresh) PF - Edgar Pillow (fresh) C - David Volz (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | David Volz wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:32 | Wake Forest | Patrick Marcoux hits a runner in the paint | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Clemson | Darren Noles misses the 3 from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Wake Forest | David Volz snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Wake Forest | Patrick Marcoux hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Don Parrish - foul #1 on Don Parrish, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Wake Forest | Patrick Marcoux misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Wake Forest | Patrick Marcoux makes the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:42 | Clemson | Adam Long connects on the shot from the baseline and he's fouled by Alphonse Greco - foul #1 on Alphonse Greco, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:42 | Clemson | Adam Long misses the free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:42 | Wake Forest | Edgar Pillow pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:23 | Wake Forest | David Volz can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Berdy Zimbelman - foul #1 on Berdy Zimbelman, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 18:23 | Wake Forest | David Volz misses the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:23 | Wake Forest | David Volz makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:06 | Clemson | Edgar Pillow blocks the short jumper by Berdy Zimbelman | 2-4 |
| 18:04 | Clemson | Berdy Zimbelman tips it in | 4-4 |
| 17:55 | Wake Forest | Patrick Marcoux scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Gary Barile | 4-6 |
| 17:28 | Clemson | Christopher Huling is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Adam Long | 6-6 |
| 17:14 | Wake Forest | Patrick Marcoux is whistled for traveling | 6-6 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Frederic Jansen (PG), Casey Gleaton (SG), Kenneth Hebron (SF) Patrick Marcoux, Alphonse Greco, Gary Barile | |
| 16:58 | Clemson | Darren Noles is fouled on the floor by Frederic Jansen - foul #1 on Frederic Jansen, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| 16:38 | Clemson | Darren Noles hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Christopher Huling | 9-6 |
| 16:17 | Wake Forest | David Volz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-6 |
| 15:52 | Clemson | Casey Gleaton takes the ball from Berdy Zimbelman | 9-6 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Darren Noles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Adam Long (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Parrish (fairly fresh) PF - Christopher Huling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Berdy Zimbelman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Frederic Jansen (fresh) SG - Casey Gleaton (fresh) SF - Kenneth Hebron (fresh) PF - Edgar Pillow (tiring) C - David Volz (tiring) 1 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Wake Forest | Frederic Jansen is hacked by Darren Noles - foul #1 on Darren Noles, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| 15:36 | Wake Forest | Casey Gleaton misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 9-6 |
| 15:34 | Clemson | Berdy Zimbelman snags the defensive board | 9-6 |
| 15:32 | Clemson | Kenneth Hebron takes the ball from Don Parrish in the backcourt | 9-6 |
| 15:11 | Wake Forest | Casey Gleaton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 9-6 |
| 15:09 | Clemson | Don Parrish pulls down the rebound | 9-6 |
| 15:07 | Clemson | Adam Long is called for traveling in the backcourt | 9-6 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Burnette (SF), Carl Johnson (PF) Don Parrish, Christopher Huling | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Patrick Marcoux (PG), Alphonse Greco (SG), Gary Barile (SF) Frederic Jansen, Casey Gleaton, Kenneth Hebron | |
| 14:56 | Wake Forest | David Volz can't throw it down but he's hacked by Berdy Zimbelman - foul #2 on Berdy Zimbelman, team foul #4 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Steeves (C) Berdy Zimbelman | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 14:56 | Wake Forest | David Volz makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 14:56 | Wake Forest | David Volz makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:38 | Clemson | Richard Steeves blows the layup | 9-8 |
| 14:36 | Wake Forest | Edgar Pillow snags the defensive board | 9-8 |
| 14:30 | Wake Forest | Edgar Pillow connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Patrick Marcoux | 9-10 |
| 14:28 | Clemson | Darren Noles's pass is intercepted by Gary Barile in the backcourt | 9-10 |
| 14:16 | Wake Forest | Carl Johnson blocks the short jumper by David Volz | 9-10 |
| 14:15 | Wake Forest | David Volz grabs the offensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 14:06 | Wake Forest | Patrick Marcoux connects on the shot from the baseline | 9-12 |
| 14:03 | Clemson | Darren Noles is hacked by Patrick Marcoux in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Marcoux, team foul #3 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Clemson | Hector Rodriguez (PG), Christopher Huling (PF) Darren Noles, Adam Long | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Frederic Jansen (PG), Kenneth Hebron (SF) Patrick Marcoux, Gary Barile | |
| 13:45 | Clemson | Christopher Huling travels with the ball | 9-12 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Casey Gleaton (SG) Alphonse Greco | |
| 13:34 | Wake Forest | David Volz clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 9-12 |
| 13:33 | Wake Forest | Casey Gleaton snags the offensive board | 9-12 |
| 13:24 | Wake Forest | Casey Gleaton misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 13:22 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Paul Burnette | 9-12 |
| 12:59 | Clemson | Christopher Huling buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Hector Rodriguez | 12-12 |
| 12:55 | Wake Forest | Casey Gleaton makes the jumper from close range set up by Edgar Pillow | 12-14 |
| 12:33 | Clemson | Christopher Huling connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Hector Rodriguez and he's fouled by Edgar Pillow - foul #1 on Edgar Pillow, team foul #4 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Clemson | Darren Noles (PG), Adam Long (SG), Don Parrish (SF) Hector Rodriguez, Paul Burnette, Richard Steeves | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Patrick Marcoux (PG), Alphonse Greco (SG), Gary Barile (SF) Frederic Jansen, Casey Gleaton, Kenneth Hebron | |
| 12:33 | Clemson | Christopher Huling makes the free throw | 15-14 |
| 12:22 | Wake Forest | Gary Barile's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-14 |
| Subs | Clemson | Josef Oblinski (C) Christopher Huling | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 11:53 | Clemson | Carl Johnson is fouled on the floor by Edgar Pillow - foul #2 on Edgar Pillow, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Clemson | Christopher Huling (PF) Carl Johnson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jim Riojas (PF) Edgar Pillow | |
| 11:25 | Clemson | Christopher Huling misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 15-14 |
| 11:23 | Clemson | Josef Oblinski tips it back up and in | 17-14 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Darren Noles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Adam Long (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Parrish (tiring) PF - Christopher Huling (tiring) 8 pts. C - Josef Oblinski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Patrick Marcoux (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alphonse Greco (fairly fresh) SF - Gary Barile (fairly fresh) PF - Jim Riojas (fresh) C - David Volz (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:06 | Wake Forest | The jump hook by Jim Riojas is blocked by Christopher Huling | 17-14 |
| 11:04 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Christopher Huling | 17-14 |
| 10:47 | Clemson | Alphonse Greco steps in front of the Josef Oblinski pass | 17-14 |
| 10:36 | Wake Forest | Jim Riojas misses the shot from the right wing | 17-14 |
| 10:34 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Josef Oblinski | 17-14 |
| 10:16 | Clemson | Christopher Huling's fadeaway is rejected by David Volz | 17-14 |
| 10:15 | Wake Forest | Jim Riojas snags the defensive board | 17-14 |
| 10:11 | Wake Forest | Patrick Marcoux clanks a driving attempt from close range | 17-14 |
| 10:09 | Clemson | Christopher Huling grabs the board | 17-14 |
| 10:05 | Clemson | Josef Oblinski is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Josef Oblinski, team foul #5 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Clemson | Hector Rodriguez (PG), Paul Burnette (SG), Harold Blackman (SF), Carl Johnson (C) Darren Noles, Adam Long, Don Parrish, Josef Oblinski | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Frederic Jansen (PG), Casey Gleaton (SG), Kenneth Hebron (SF), Frederick Coster (PF), John Santoyo (C) Patrick Marcoux, Alphonse Greco, Gary Barile, Jim Riojas, David Volz | |
| 09:40 | Wake Forest | Casey Gleaton is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Casey Gleaton, team foul #6 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Steeves (C) Christopher Huling | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 09:11 | Clemson | Carl Johnson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-14 |
| 09:10 | Wake Forest | Frederic Jansen grabs the board | 17-14 |
| 09:03 | Wake Forest | Casey Gleaton comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Carl Johnson - foul #1 on Carl Johnson, team foul #6 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jim Riojas (PF) John Santoyo | |
| 09:03 | Wake Forest | Casey Gleaton misses the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 09:03 | Wake Forest | Casey Gleaton makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 08:38 | Clemson | Richard Steeves can't finish the layup | 17-15 |
| 08:37 | Clemson | Harold Blackman misses the tip | 17-15 |
| 08:35 | Wake Forest | Frederic Jansen grabs the defensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 08:31 | Wake Forest | Casey Gleaton drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Frederic Jansen | 17-17 |
| 08:11 | Clemson | Paul Burnette misses the easy layup | 17-17 |
| 08:09 | Clemson | Carl Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 07:47 | Clemson | Carl Johnson's floater is tipped away by Frederick Coster | 17-17 |
| 07:45 | Wake Forest | Casey Gleaton grabs the defensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 07:40 | Wake Forest | Casey Gleaton hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 17-17 |
| 07:39 | Clemson | Richard Steeves grabs the board | 17-17 |
| 07:20 | Clemson | Richard Steeves double dribbles | 17-17 |
| Subs | Clemson | Darren Noles (PG), Adam Long (SG), Don Parrish (SF), Christopher Huling (PF) Hector Rodriguez, Paul Burnette, Harold Blackman, Richard Steeves | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Patrick Marcoux (PG), Alphonse Greco (SG), Gary Barile (SF), John Santoyo (PF), David Volz (C) Frederic Jansen, Casey Gleaton, Kenneth Hebron, Jim Riojas, Frederick Coster | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Darren Noles (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Adam Long (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Parrish (fairly fresh) PF - Christopher Huling (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Johnson (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Patrick Marcoux (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alphonse Greco (fresh) SF - Gary Barile (fresh) PF - John Santoyo (fresh) C - David Volz (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:51 | Wake Forest | Patrick Marcoux comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Darren Noles - foul #2 on Darren Noles, team foul #7 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Clemson | Hector Rodriguez (PG) Darren Noles | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 06:51 | Wake Forest | Patrick Marcoux makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 06:51 | Wake Forest | Patrick Marcoux misses the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 06:51 | Clemson | Carl Johnson pulls down the rebound | 17-18 |
| 06:32 | Clemson | Don Parrish is hacked by Alphonse Greco - foul #2 on Alphonse Greco, team foul #7 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Clemson | Josef Oblinski (C) Carl Johnson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Casey Gleaton (SG), Edgar Pillow (PF) Alphonse Greco, John Santoyo | |
| 06:32 | Clemson | Don Parrish makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 06:32 | Clemson | Don Parrish makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 06:23 | Wake Forest | Casey Gleaton is hacked by Hector Rodriguez - foul #1 on Hector Rodriguez, team foul #8 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Burnette (SG) Hector Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 06:23 | Wake Forest | Casey Gleaton makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 06:23 | Wake Forest | Casey Gleaton makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 06:03 | Clemson | Paul Burnette misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by David Volz - foul #1 on David Volz, team foul #8 | 19-20 |
| 06:03 | Clemson | Paul Burnette misses the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 06:03 | Clemson | Paul Burnette misses the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 06:03 | Wake Forest | David Volz gets the rebound | 19-20 |
| 05:43 | Wake Forest | David Volz's layup is rejected by Christopher Huling | 19-20 |
| 05:41 | Wake Forest | Patrick Marcoux snags the offensive board | 19-20 |
| 05:29 | Wake Forest | Adam Long is called for the reach on Patrick Marcoux - foul #1 on Adam Long, team foul #9 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Clemson | Carl Johnson (C) Josef Oblinski | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Kenneth Hebron (SG), Frederic Jansen (SF), Jim Riojas (C) Casey Gleaton, Gary Barile, David Volz | |
| 05:29 | Wake Forest | Patrick Marcoux makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 05:29 | Wake Forest | Patrick Marcoux makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 05:25 | Clemson | Frederic Jansen is called for the reach on Christopher Huling in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frederic Jansen, team foul #9 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Clemson | Hector Rodriguez (PG) Paul Burnette | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Gary Barile (SF) Patrick Marcoux | |
| 05:25 | Clemson | Christopher Huling misses the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 05:25 | Wake Forest | Gary Barile snags the defensive board | 19-22 |
| 04:56 | Wake Forest | Jim Riojas misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 19-22 |
| 04:55 | Clemson | Christopher Huling grabs the defensive rebound | 19-22 |
| 04:28 | Clemson | Hector Rodriguez is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Hebron - foul #1 on Kenneth Hebron, team foul #10 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Steeves (C) Carl Johnson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Patrick Marcoux (PG), Casey Gleaton (SG), David Volz (C) Frederic Jansen, Kenneth Hebron, Jim Riojas | |
| 04:28 | Clemson | Hector Rodriguez misses the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 04:28 | Clemson | Hector Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 04:19 | Wake Forest | David Volz makes the floater from the left block | 20-24 |
| 04:00 | Clemson | Adam Long misses the jumper from the left wing | 20-24 |
| 03:58 | Wake Forest | David Volz grabs the board | 20-24 |
| 03:54 | Wake Forest | Patrick Marcoux misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 20-24 |
| 03:52 | Clemson | Richard Steeves grabs the board | 20-24 |
| 03:38 | Clemson | Christopher Huling's pass is intercepted by David Volz | 20-24 |
| 03:16 | Wake Forest | Gary Barile is hacked by Don Parrish - foul #2 on Don Parrish, team foul #10 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Clemson | Darren Noles (PG), Paul Burnette (SG), Harold Blackman (SF), Berdy Zimbelman (PF), Josef Oblinski (C) Hector Rodriguez, Adam Long, Don Parrish, Christopher Huling, Richard Steeves | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Frederic Jansen (PG), Alphonse Greco (SG), Jim Riojas (C) Patrick Marcoux, Casey Gleaton, David Volz | |
| 03:16 | Wake Forest | Gary Barile makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 03:16 | Wake Forest | Gary Barile makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Darren Noles (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Burnette (fresh) SF - Harold Blackman (fresh) PF - Berdy Zimbelman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Josef Oblinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Frederic Jansen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alphonse Greco (fresh) SF - Gary Barile (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Edgar Pillow (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jim Riojas (fresh) | |
| 02:47 | Clemson | Darren Noles misses long on an open driving attempt from the left block | 20-26 |
| 02:46 | Clemson | Harold Blackman tips it back up and in | 22-26 |
| 02:28 | Wake Forest | Frederic Jansen's fadeaway is rejected by Josef Oblinski | 22-26 |
| 02:26 | Wake Forest | Jim Riojas tips it in | 22-28 |
| 01:57 | Clemson | Berdy Zimbelman makes the floater in the paint and he's hacked by Edgar Pillow - foul #3 on Edgar Pillow, team foul #11 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Clemson | Adam Long (SG), Christopher Huling (PF) Harold Blackman, Josef Oblinski | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Kenneth Hebron (SF), Frederick Coster (C) Gary Barile, Edgar Pillow | |
| 01:57 | Clemson | Berdy Zimbelman makes the free throw | 25-28 |
| 01:39 | Wake Forest | Jim Riojas misses badly on a floater from the left side | 25-28 |
| 01:38 | Clemson | Paul Burnette gets the rebound | 25-28 |
| 01:36 | Clemson | Alphonse Greco is called for the reach on Adam Long in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alphonse Greco, team foul #12 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Patrick Marcoux (PG), Casey Gleaton (SF) Frederic Jansen, Alphonse Greco | |
| 01:36 | Clemson | Adam Long misses the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 01:36 | Clemson | Adam Long misses the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 01:36 | Wake Forest | Frederick Coster snags the defensive board | 25-28 |
| 01:31 | Wake Forest | Christopher Huling is called for the reach on Jim Riojas - foul #1 on Christopher Huling, team foul #11 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Volz (C) Frederick Coster | |
| 01:31 | Wake Forest | Jim Riojas makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 01:31 | Wake Forest | Jim Riojas makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 01:10 | Clemson | Berdy Zimbelman comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 25-30 |
| 01:08 | Clemson | Christopher Huling grabs the offensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 00:48 | Clemson | Paul Burnette is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Paul Burnette, team foul #12 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Clemson | Don Parrish (SF), Richard Steeves (PF) Paul Burnette, Christopher Huling | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Frederick Coster (PF), John Santoyo (C) Jim Riojas, David Volz | |
| 00:28 | Wake Forest | Casey Gleaton scores on a floater near the basket | 25-32 |
| 00:04 | Clemson | Darren Noles scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Adam Long | 28-32 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Hebron misses long on a halfcourt shot | 28-32 |