| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Arthur Yedinak (fresh) 1 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gregory Marsh (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Glover (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Cecil Fletcher (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Brandon Gilson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Roberto Delgado (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leroy Henry (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Manning (fresh) C - Jose Lopez (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Leroy Henry inbounds the ball | 35-20 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Clemson | Jose Lopez comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Cecil Fletcher - foul #2 on Cecil Fletcher, team foul #1 | 35-20 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Patrick Spradley (PG), Larry Barcia (SF) Brandon Gilson, Leroy Henry | |
| 19:39 | Clemson | Jose Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 35-21 |
| 19:39 | Clemson | Jose Lopez misses the 2nd free throw | 35-21 |
| 19:39 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher grabs the board | 35-21 |
| 19:19 | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh misses the 3 from the right wing | 35-21 |
| 19:18 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher tips it back up and in | 37-21 |
| 19:12 | Clemson | Roberto Delgado knocks in the turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Cecil Fletcher - foul #3 on Cecil Fletcher, team foul #2 | 37-23 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lester Terrell (C) Cecil Fletcher | |
| Subs | Clemson | Brandon Gilson (PG), Leroy Henry (SF), Jay Flanagan (PF) Patrick Spradley, Larry Barcia, Steven Manning | |
| 19:12 | Clemson | Roberto Delgado makes the free throw | 37-24 |
| 19:05 | North Carolina | Fred Glover misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 37-24 |
| 19:04 | Clemson | Leroy Henry gets the rebound | 37-24 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:37 | Clemson | Brandon Gilson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-27 |
| 18:20 | North Carolina | Roberto Delgado takes the ball from Johnny Wright | 37-27 |
| 18:05 | Clemson | Leroy Henry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-27 |
| 18:04 | Clemson | Leroy Henry snags the offensive board | 37-27 |
| 17:45 | Clemson | Roberto Delgado misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-27 |
| 17:43 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright gets the rebound | 37-27 |
| 17:22 | North Carolina | Roberto Delgado steals it from Lester Terrell | 37-27 |
| 17:19 | Clemson | Leroy Henry hits the finger roll on a great pass from Roberto Delgado | 37-29 |
| 16:59 | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh misses the 3 from straight away | 37-29 |
| 16:58 | Clemson | Leroy Henry pulls down the rebound | 37-29 |
| 16:39 | Clemson | Brandon Gilson is called for traveling | 37-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ken Garry (PG), Michael Baker (SG), Thomas Rogosky (SF), Jim Hatten (PF) Arthur Yedinak, Gregory Marsh, Johnny Wright, Fred Glover | |
| Subs | Clemson | Patrick Spradley (PG), Larry Barcia (SG), Kun Zhou (SF), Steven Manning (PF), Terry Jacobs (C) Brandon Gilson, Roberto Delgado, Leroy Henry, Jay Flanagan, Jose Lopez | |
| 16:14 | North Carolina | Terry Jacobs swats the short shot by Ken Garry | 37-29 |
| 16:12 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell snags the offensive board | 37-29 |
| 15:58 | North Carolina | Jim Hatten is whistled for traveling | 37-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher (C) Lester Terrell | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Hsieh (PG) Patrick Spradley | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Ken Garry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Baker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Rogosky (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jim Hatten (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cecil Fletcher (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Hsieh (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Larry Barcia (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kun Zhou (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Manning (fresh) C - Terry Jacobs (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Clemson | Larry Barcia hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Baker - foul #2 on Michael Baker, team foul #3 | 37-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jose Lopez (C) Terry Jacobs | |
| 15:31 | Clemson | Larry Barcia makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 15:31 | Clemson | Larry Barcia makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 15:16 | North Carolina | Ken Garry scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Baker | 40-31 |
| 14:56 | Clemson | Kun Zhou can't finish the layup | 40-31 |
| 14:55 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 40-31 |
| 14:48 | North Carolina | Thomas Rogosky buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ken Garry | 42-31 |
| 14:27 | Clemson | William Hsieh misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-31 |
| 14:26 | North Carolina | Michael Baker gets the rebound | 42-31 |
| 14:01 | North Carolina | Jim Hatten blows the layup | 42-31 |
| 14:00 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher can't tip it in | 42-31 |
| 13:59 | Clemson | William Hsieh snags the defensive board | 42-31 |
| 13:44 | Clemson | William Hsieh hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 42-31 |
| 13:42 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 42-31 |
| 13:17 | North Carolina | Jim Hatten scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Cecil Fletcher | 44-31 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:56 | Clemson | Kun Zhou's pass is intercepted by Michael Baker | 44-31 |
| 12:39 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher misses long on a jumper from the right side | 44-31 |
| 12:38 | Clemson | Kun Zhou pulls down the rebound | 44-31 |
| 12:34 | Clemson | William Hsieh misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-31 |
| 12:32 | Clemson | Steven Manning grabs the offensive rebound | 44-31 |
| 12:26 | Clemson | Larry Barcia's pass is intercepted by Jim Hatten | 44-31 |
| 12:08 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Larry Barcia - foul #1 on Larry Barcia, team foul #1 | 44-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak (PG), Gregory Marsh (SG), Johnny Wright (SF), Fred Glover (PF) Ken Garry, Michael Baker, Thomas Rogosky, Jim Hatten | |
| Subs | Clemson | Roberto Delgado (SG), Leroy Henry (SF), Jay Flanagan (PF), Terry Jacobs (C) Larry Barcia, Kun Zhou, Steven Manning, Jose Lopez | |
| 12:08 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 45-31 |
| 12:08 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher misses the 2nd free throw | 45-31 |
| 12:08 | Clemson | Terry Jacobs grabs the defensive rebound | 45-31 |
| 11:53 | Clemson | Cecil Fletcher is called for the reach on Leroy Henry - foul #4 on Cecil Fletcher, team foul #4 | 45-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lester Terrell (C) Cecil Fletcher | |
| Subs | Clemson | Steven Manning (PF) Jay Flanagan | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Arthur Yedinak (fresh) 1 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gregory Marsh (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred Glover (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Lester Terrell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Hsieh (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Roberto Delgado (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Leroy Henry (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Steven Manning (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Terry Jacobs (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Clemson | Steven Manning's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jay Flanagan (PF) Steven Manning | |
| 11:09 | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Lester Terrell | 48-31 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:01 | Clemson | William Hsieh drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-34 |
| 10:57 | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 48-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Steven Manning (PF) Jay Flanagan | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:45 | Clemson | Leroy Henry connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Roberto Delgado | 48-36 |
| 10:39 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell misses short on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Terry Jacobs - foul #2 on Terry Jacobs, team foul #2 | 48-36 |
| 10:39 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell makes the 1st free throw | 49-36 |
| 10:39 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell makes the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 10:28 | Clemson | William Hsieh misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-36 |
| 10:27 | Clemson | Terry Jacobs pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-36 |
| 10:18 | Clemson | Steven Manning hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 50-36 |
| 10:17 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright pulls down the rebound | 50-36 |
| 09:52 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright banks in the layup set up by Fred Glover and he's hacked by Leroy Henry - foul #1 on Leroy Henry, team foul #3 | 52-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jim Hatten (PF) Fred Glover | |
| Subs | Clemson | Larry Barcia (SF), Kun Zhou (PF) Leroy Henry, Steven Manning | |
| 09:52 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright misses the free throw | 52-36 |
| 09:52 | North Carolina | Jim Hatten grabs the offensive board | 52-36 |
| 09:33 | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-36 |
| 09:31 | Clemson | Terry Jacobs grabs the defensive rebound | 52-36 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:07 | Clemson | Terry Jacobs is fouled on the floor by Johnny Wright - foul #1 on Johnny Wright, team foul #5 | 52-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ken Garry (PG), Fred Glover (PF) Arthur Yedinak, Lester Terrell | |
| Subs | Clemson | Leroy Henry (SF), Steven Manning (PF), Jose Lopez (C) Larry Barcia, Kun Zhou, Terry Jacobs | |
| 08:57 | Clemson | A charge is called on Steven Manning - foul #1 on Steven Manning, team foul #4 | 52-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Thomas Rogosky (SF) Johnny Wright | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jay Flanagan (PF) Steven Manning | |
| 08:28 | North Carolina | The jumper by Thomas Rogosky is denied by Jay Flanagan | 52-36 |
| 08:27 | Clemson | Roberto Delgado gets the rebound | 52-36 |
| 08:15 | Clemson | Leroy Henry knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-39 |
| 08:01 | North Carolina | Thomas Rogosky misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-39 |
| 07:59 | Clemson | Jay Flanagan grabs the defensive rebound | 52-39 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:39 | Clemson | Gregory Marsh takes the ball from William Hsieh | 52-39 |
| 07:36 | North Carolina | Ken Garry banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gregory Marsh | 54-39 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Ken Garry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Marsh (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Rogosky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Fred Glover (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jim Hatten (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Hsieh (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Roberto Delgado (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Leroy Henry (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jay Flanagan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jose Lopez (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:26 | Clemson | The jumper by William Hsieh is denied by Fred Glover | 54-39 |
| 07:24 | North Carolina | Fred Glover grabs the board | 54-39 |
| 07:03 | North Carolina | Leroy Henry steals it from Fred Glover | 54-39 |
| 06:50 | Clemson | Roberto Delgado clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Gregory Marsh - foul #1 on Gregory Marsh, team foul #6 | 54-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak (PG), Michael Baker (SG), Johnny Wright (SF), Lester Terrell (PF), Cecil Fletcher (C) Ken Garry, Gregory Marsh, Thomas Rogosky, Fred Glover, Jim Hatten | |
| Subs | Clemson | Larry Barcia (SF), Steven Manning (PF), Terry Jacobs (C) Leroy Henry, Jay Flanagan, Jose Lopez | |
| 06:50 | Clemson | Roberto Delgado makes the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 06:50 | Clemson | Roberto Delgado misses the 2nd free throw | 54-40 |
| 06:50 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher snags the defensive board | 54-40 |
| 06:33 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell is hacked by Terry Jacobs - foul #3 on Terry Jacobs, team foul #5 | 54-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Kun Zhou (SF) Roberto Delgado | |
| 06:23 | North Carolina | Terry Jacobs denies the turnaround by Lester Terrell | 54-40 |
| 06:22 | Clemson | Kun Zhou pulls down the rebound | 54-40 |
| 06:17 | Clemson | William Hsieh drills a floater from the right side | 54-42 |
| 05:57 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Arthur Yedinak | 56-42 |
| 05:42 | Clemson | Kun Zhou clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-42 |
| 05:41 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher snags the defensive board | 56-42 |
| 05:35 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Cecil Fletcher | 58-42 |
| 05:13 | Clemson | Lester Terrell blocks the jumper by William Hsieh | 58-42 |
| 05:12 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Arthur Yedinak | 58-42 |
| 04:56 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Steven Manning - foul #2 on Steven Manning, team foul #6 | 58-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Leroy Henry (SF), Jose Lopez (C) Kun Zhou, Terry Jacobs | |
| 04:56 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell makes the 1st free throw | 59-42 |
| 04:56 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell misses the 2nd free throw | 59-42 |
| 04:56 | Clemson | Jose Lopez gets the rebound | 59-42 |
| 04:36 | Clemson | Arthur Yedinak steals it from William Hsieh | 59-42 |
| 04:32 | North Carolina | Michael Baker lays it in on a nice dish by Arthur Yedinak | 61-42 |
| 04:20 | Clemson | William Hsieh hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-45 |
| 04:05 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell knocks in the floater from the baseline | 63-45 |
| 03:46 | Clemson | Leroy Henry can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-45 |
| 03:45 | North Carolina | Michael Baker snags the defensive board | 63-45 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 03:24 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-45 |
| 03:22 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher hits the follow up shot | 65-45 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Arthur Yedinak (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 8 ast. SG - Michael Baker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Johnny Wright (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lester Terrell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Cecil Fletcher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 12 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Hsieh (tired) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - Larry Barcia (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Leroy Henry (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Steven Manning (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jose Lopez (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Clemson | Leroy Henry is fouled on the floor by Johnny Wright - foul #2 on Johnny Wright, team foul #7 | 65-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ken Garry (PG), Gregory Marsh (SG), Thomas Rogosky (SF), Fred Glover (PF), Jim Hatten (C) Arthur Yedinak, Michael Baker, Johnny Wright, Lester Terrell, Cecil Fletcher | |
| Subs | Clemson | Roberto Delgado (SG), Kun Zhou (PF), Terry Jacobs (C) Larry Barcia, Steven Manning, Jose Lopez | |
| 03:08 | Clemson | Leroy Henry makes the 1st free throw | 65-46 |
| 03:08 | Clemson | Leroy Henry misses the 2nd free throw | 65-46 |
| 03:08 | Clemson | Roberto Delgado grabs the offensive board | 65-46 |
| 02:59 | Clemson | Ken Garry steps in front of the William Hsieh pass | 65-46 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 02:39 | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 65-46 |
| 02:38 | North Carolina | Fred Glover tips it but misses | 65-46 |
| 02:37 | Clemson | Roberto Delgado gets the rebound | 65-46 |
| 02:18 | Clemson | Terry Jacobs misses the fadeaway from the left block | 65-46 |
| 02:16 | North Carolina | Ken Garry grabs the defensive rebound | 65-46 |
| 01:53 | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh is fouled on the floor by Kun Zhou - foul #2 on Kun Zhou, team foul #7 | 65-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak (PG), Johnny Wright (SF), Cecil Fletcher (C) Ken Garry, Thomas Rogosky, Jim Hatten | |
| Subs | Clemson | Steven Manning (PF), Jose Lopez (C) Kun Zhou, Terry Jacobs | |
| 01:53 | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 66-46 |
| 01:53 | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh misses the 2nd free throw | 66-46 |
| 01:53 | Clemson | Jose Lopez gets the rebound | 66-46 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:44 | Clemson | Roberto Delgado makes the shot from close range | 66-48 |
| 01:19 | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-48 |
| 01:18 | Clemson | Leroy Henry grabs the board | 66-48 |
| 01:04 | Clemson | William Hsieh misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-48 |
| 01:03 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 66-48 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:41 | North Carolina | Fred Glover misses the driving attempt from the left block | 66-48 |
| 00:39 | Clemson | Leroy Henry grabs the board | 66-48 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:31 | Clemson | Steven Manning throws it down on a nice dish by Leroy Henry and the foul's on Johnny Wright - foul #3 on Johnny Wright, team foul #8 | 66-50 |
| 00:31 | Clemson | Steven Manning makes the free throw | 66-51 |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright's fadeaway is rejected by Jose Lopez | 66-51 |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher misses the tip | 66-51 |
| 00:02 | Clemson | Jose Lopez pulls down the rebound | 66-51 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Jose Lopez misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 66-51 |