| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Holm (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jim Hannan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Ryles (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Elmer Taylor (fresh) 2 stl. C - Lawrence Smith (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Samuel Wolcott (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Grant (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Gioia (fresh) PF - David Gilmore (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Fitzmaurice (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Mark Gioia inbounds the ball | 17-36 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:36 | NC State | David Gilmore hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 17-36 |
| 19:35 | Clemson | Lawrence Smith gets the rebound | 17-36 |
| 19:26 | Clemson | Paul Holm misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-36 |
| 19:25 | Clemson | Elmer Taylor grabs the offensive board | 17-36 |
| 19:05 | Clemson | Jim Hannan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-36 |
| 19:04 | Clemson | Lawrence Smith gets the offensive rebound | 17-36 |
| 18:51 | Clemson | Samuel Wolcott picks off the pass by Lawrence Smith | 17-36 |
| 18:48 | NC State | Keith Grant hits the finger roll set up by Samuel Wolcott | 17-38 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 18:44 | Clemson | Mark Gioia picks off the pass by James Ryles in the backcourt | 17-38 |
| 18:30 | NC State | Keith Grant hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Gioia | 17-41 |
| 18:23 | Clemson | Jim Hannan buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by James Ryles | 20-41 |
| 17:57 | NC State | Elmer Taylor is called for the reach on Samuel Wolcott - foul #2 on Elmer Taylor, team foul #1 | 20-41 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Heyer (PG), Robert Welch (SG), Ivan Glowinski (SF), Gary Teal (PF) Paul Holm, Jim Hannan, James Ryles, Lawrence Smith | |
| Subs | NC State | Carlos Joyner (SG), David Haug (PF), Lucas Hiers (C) Keith Grant, David Gilmore, Mark Fitzmaurice | |
| 17:39 | NC State | David Haug misses long on a floater from the left block | 20-41 |
| 17:37 | NC State | Samuel Wolcott misses the tip | 20-41 |
| 17:35 | Clemson | Ivan Glowinski snags the defensive board | 20-41 |
| 17:19 | Clemson | Gary Teal misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on David Haug - foul #1 on David Haug, team foul #1 | 20-41 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Holm (PG), Lawrence Smith (C) Robert Welch, Elmer Taylor | |
| Subs | NC State | Harold Tapper (SF) Mark Gioia | |
| 17:19 | Clemson | Gary Teal misses the 1st free throw | 20-41 |
| 17:19 | Clemson | Gary Teal makes the 2nd free throw | 21-41 |
| 16:50 | NC State | Carlos Joyner makes the wide open 3 from straight away on a nice dish by David Haug | 21-44 |
| 16:29 | Clemson | Gary Teal hits a runner near the basket | 23-44 |
| 16:10 | NC State | David Haug makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Harold Tapper | 23-46 |
| 15:56 | Clemson | Gary Teal's floater is knocked away by Lucas Hiers | 23-46 |
| 15:54 | Clemson | Gary Teal gets the offensive rebound | 23-46 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Holm (tiring) 2 ast. SG - David Heyer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ivan Glowinski (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Teal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Lawrence Smith (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Samuel Wolcott (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carlos Joyner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harold Tapper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Haug (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Lucas Hiers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Clemson | Ivan Glowinski is fouled on the floor by Carlos Joyner - foul #1 on Carlos Joyner, team foul #2 | 23-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jim Hannan (SG), James Ryles (SF), Kenneth Snow (PF), Elmer Taylor (C) Paul Holm, Ivan Glowinski, Gary Teal, Lawrence Smith | |
| Subs | NC State | Keith Grant (SG), Mark Gioia (SF), Allen Hardy (PF), Mark Fitzmaurice (C) Carlos Joyner, Harold Tapper, David Haug, Lucas Hiers | |
| 15:37 | Clemson | James Ryles is fouled on the floor by Samuel Wolcott - foul #1 on Samuel Wolcott, team foul #3 | 23-46 |
| 15:30 | Clemson | David Heyer travels with the ball | 23-46 |
| 15:01 | NC State | Jim Hannan is called for the reach on Mark Fitzmaurice - foul #3 on Jim Hannan, team foul #2 | 23-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Holm (PG), Ivan Glowinski (SF) David Heyer, James Ryles | |
| Subs | NC State | Ken Lebo (PG), David Gilmore (PF) Samuel Wolcott, Mark Gioia | |
| 14:38 | NC State | David Gilmore drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Allen Hardy | 23-48 |
| 14:35 | Clemson | Jim Hannan double dribbles in the backcourt | 23-48 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Heyer (PG), James Ryles (SF) Paul Holm, Ivan Glowinski | |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Gioia (SF) Allen Hardy | |
| 14:19 | NC State | Mark Fitzmaurice hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 23-48 |
| 14:18 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Fitzmaurice | 23-48 |
| 13:59 | NC State | Keith Grant hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 23-48 |
| 13:58 | Clemson | The rebound goes to David Heyer | 23-48 |
| 13:48 | Clemson | Elmer Taylor clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Ken Lebo - foul #1 on Ken Lebo, team foul #4 | 23-48 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Holm (PG), Ivan Glowinski (SF) Jim Hannan, James Ryles | |
| Subs | NC State | Samuel Wolcott (PG), Harold Tapper (SF) Ken Lebo, Mark Gioia | |
| 13:48 | Clemson | Elmer Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 23-48 |
| 13:48 | Clemson | Elmer Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 24-48 |
| 13:28 | NC State | Keith Grant banks in the layup set up by Harold Tapper | 24-50 |
| 13:11 | Clemson | David Gilmore picks off the pass by Ivan Glowinski | 24-50 |
| 12:48 | NC State | David Gilmore misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by David Heyer - foul #1 on David Heyer, team foul #3 | 24-50 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jim Hannan (SG), James Ryles (SF), Lawrence Smith (C) David Heyer, Ivan Glowinski, Elmer Taylor | |
| Subs | NC State | Carlos Joyner (SG), Allen Hardy (C) Keith Grant, Mark Fitzmaurice | |
| 12:48 | NC State | David Gilmore misses the 1st free throw | 24-50 |
| 12:48 | NC State | David Gilmore misses the 2nd free throw | 24-50 |
| 12:48 | Clemson | Lawrence Smith snags the defensive board | 24-50 |
| 12:44 | Clemson | James Ryles is hacked by Harold Tapper in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harold Tapper, team foul #5 | 24-50 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Gioia (SF), David Haug (PF) Harold Tapper, David Gilmore | |
| 12:34 | Clemson | Jim Hannan hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Snow | 27-50 |
| 12:15 | NC State | Samuel Wolcott is fouled on the floor by Paul Holm - foul #1 on Paul Holm, team foul #4 | 27-50 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Ken Lebo (PG) Samuel Wolcott | |
| 12:04 | NC State | Carlos Joyner is fouled on the floor by Jim Hannan - foul #4 on Jim Hannan, team foul #5 | 27-50 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Heyer (SG), Robert Welch (SF) Jim Hannan, James Ryles | |
| Subs | NC State | Lucas Hiers (C) David Haug | |
| 11:48 | NC State | Lucas Hiers misses the wide open shot from the left wing | 27-50 |
| 11:47 | Clemson | Lawrence Smith grabs the board | 27-50 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Holm (tiring) 2 ast. SG - David Heyer (tired) 1 ast. SF - Robert Welch (fresh) PF - Kenneth Snow (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Smith (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Ken Lebo (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Carlos Joyner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Gioia (tiring) PF - Allen Hardy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lucas Hiers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Clemson | Robert Welch is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Gioia - foul #1 on Mark Gioia, team foul #6 | 27-50 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Ryles (SF), Elmer Taylor (C) David Heyer, Lawrence Smith | |
| Subs | NC State | Keith Grant (SG), Harold Tapper (SF), David Gilmore (PF) Carlos Joyner, Mark Gioia, Allen Hardy | |
| 11:31 | Clemson | James Ryles clanks a floater from the right side | 27-50 |
| 11:30 | Clemson | Robert Welch can't tip it in | 27-50 |
| 11:28 | Clemson | Elmer Taylor tips it back up and in | 29-50 |
| 11:06 | NC State | David Gilmore is called for traveling | 29-50 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Heyer (PG), Ivan Glowinski (SF), Lawrence Smith (C) Paul Holm, James Ryles, Elmer Taylor | |
| Subs | NC State | Samuel Wolcott (PG), Mark Fitzmaurice (C) Ken Lebo, Lucas Hiers | |
| 11:04 | Clemson | Keith Grant picks off the pass by David Heyer in the backcourt | 29-50 |
| 11:02 | NC State | Samuel Wolcott lays it in set up by Keith Grant | 29-52 |
| 10:54 | Clemson | Lawrence Smith comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Gilmore - foul #1 on David Gilmore, team foul #7 | 29-52 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Gioia (SF), David Haug (PF) Harold Tapper, David Gilmore | |
| 10:54 | Clemson | Lawrence Smith misses the 1st free throw | 29-52 |
| 10:54 | Clemson | Lawrence Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 30-52 |
| 10:35 | NC State | Robert Welch is called for the reach on Keith Grant - foul #2 on Robert Welch, team foul #6 | 30-52 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Holm (PG), James Ryles (SF), Elmer Taylor (C) Robert Welch, Ivan Glowinski, Lawrence Smith | |
| Subs | NC State | Carlos Joyner (SG), Allen Hardy (SF) Keith Grant, Mark Gioia | |
| 10:26 | NC State | Mark Fitzmaurice's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Snow | 30-52 |
| 10:26 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 30-52 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Welch (SG), Lawrence Smith (C) David Heyer, Elmer Taylor | |
| Subs | NC State | Harold Tapper (SF), Lucas Hiers (C) Allen Hardy, Mark Fitzmaurice | |
| 10:24 | Clemson | Kenneth Snow is called for traveling in the backcourt | 30-52 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Heyer (SG) Robert Welch | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 10:03 | NC State | Carlos Joyner drills a fadeaway from the left side and he's hacked by David Heyer - foul #2 on David Heyer, team foul #7 | 30-54 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Welch (SG), Ivan Glowinski (SF), Elmer Taylor (C) David Heyer, James Ryles, Lawrence Smith | |
| Subs | NC State | Ken Lebo (PG) Samuel Wolcott | |
| 10:03 | NC State | Carlos Joyner makes the free throw | 30-55 |
| 09:42 | Clemson | Ivan Glowinski clanks a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by David Haug - foul #2 on David Haug, team foul #8 | 30-55 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Heyer (PG), Lawrence Smith (C) Paul Holm, Elmer Taylor | |
| Subs | NC State | Keith Grant (SG), Allen Hardy (C) Carlos Joyner, Lucas Hiers | |
| 09:42 | Clemson | Ivan Glowinski makes the 1st free throw | 31-55 |
| 09:42 | Clemson | Ivan Glowinski makes the 2nd free throw | 32-55 |
| 09:13 | NC State | Allen Hardy is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Smith - foul #2 on Lawrence Smith, team foul #8 | 32-55 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Holm (PG), James Ryles (SF), Elmer Taylor (C) David Heyer, Ivan Glowinski, Lawrence Smith | |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Gioia (SF), Mark Fitzmaurice (C) Harold Tapper, David Haug | |
| 09:13 | NC State | Allen Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 32-56 |
| 09:13 | NC State | Allen Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 32-57 |
| 09:01 | Clemson | Robert Welch can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 32-57 |
| 08:59 | NC State | Mark Gioia grabs the defensive rebound | 32-57 |
| 08:51 | NC State | Mark Fitzmaurice hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Mark Gioia | 32-59 |
| 08:39 | Clemson | Robert Welch can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Mark Gioia - foul #2 on Mark Gioia, team foul #9 | 32-59 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Heyer (SG), Lawrence Smith (C) Paul Holm, Elmer Taylor | |
| Subs | NC State | Samuel Wolcott (PG), David Gilmore (PF) Ken Lebo, Allen Hardy | |
| 08:39 | Clemson | Robert Welch misses the 1st free throw | 32-59 |
| 08:39 | Clemson | Robert Welch misses the 2nd free throw | 32-59 |
| 08:39 | NC State | Mark Fitzmaurice pulls down the rebound | 32-59 |
| 08:34 | NC State | David Heyer is called for the reach on Keith Grant in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Heyer, team foul #9 | 32-59 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Holm (PG) Robert Welch | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 08:34 | NC State | Keith Grant makes the 1st free throw | 32-60 |
| 08:34 | NC State | Keith Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 32-61 |
| 08:19 | Clemson | David Heyer travels with the ball | 32-61 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Welch (SG), Elmer Taylor (C) David Heyer, Lawrence Smith | |
| Subs | NC State | Carlos Joyner (SG) Keith Grant | |
| 07:53 | NC State | Mark Fitzmaurice can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 32-61 |
| 07:52 | Clemson | Paul Holm snags the defensive board | 32-61 |
| 07:40 | Clemson | Mark Fitzmaurice steals it from Elmer Taylor | 32-61 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Holm (tired) 2 ast. SG - Robert Welch (tiring) SF - James Ryles (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Snow (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Elmer Taylor (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Samuel Wolcott (tired) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carlos Joyner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Gioia (tiring) 2 reb. PF - David Gilmore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Fitzmaurice (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:15 | NC State | Mark Gioia lays it in uncontested set up by Mark Fitzmaurice | 32-63 |
| 07:07 | Clemson | Robert Welch misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 32-63 |
| 07:06 | NC State | Mark Fitzmaurice pulls down the rebound | 32-63 |
| 07:04 | NC State | Paul Holm is called for the reach on Samuel Wolcott in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Holm, team foul #10 | 32-63 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Heyer (PG), Jim Hannan (SG), Ivan Glowinski (SF), Lawrence Smith (C) Paul Holm, Robert Welch, James Ryles, Elmer Taylor | |
| Subs | NC State | Ken Lebo (PG), Harold Tapper (SF), David Haug (PF), Lucas Hiers (C) Carlos Joyner, Mark Gioia, David Gilmore, Mark Fitzmaurice | |
| 07:04 | NC State | Samuel Wolcott misses the 1st free throw | 32-63 |
| 07:04 | NC State | Samuel Wolcott makes the 2nd free throw | 32-64 |
| 06:51 | Clemson | Jim Hannan can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-64 |
| 06:50 | NC State | Harold Tapper grabs the defensive rebound | 32-64 |
| 06:34 | NC State | David Haug scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Ken Lebo | 32-66 |
| 06:16 | Clemson | Kenneth Snow is denied on a layup by David Haug | 32-66 |
| 06:14 | Clemson | Lawrence Smith hits the follow up shot | 34-66 |
| 05:51 | NC State | Kenneth Snow is called for the reach on David Haug - foul #4 on Kenneth Snow, team foul #11 | 34-66 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Holm (PG), James Ryles (SF) David Heyer, Ivan Glowinski | |
| Subs | NC State | Keith Grant (SG), Allen Hardy (SF), Mark Fitzmaurice (C) Ken Lebo, Harold Tapper, Lucas Hiers | |
| 05:51 | NC State | David Haug makes the 1st free throw | 34-67 |
| 05:51 | NC State | David Haug misses the 2nd free throw | 34-67 |
| 05:51 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Lawrence Smith | 34-67 |
| 05:49 | Clemson | Paul Holm is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 34-67 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | David Gilmore (PF) David Haug | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:40 | NC State | Keith Grant is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Snow - foul #5 on Kenneth Snow, team foul #12 | 34-67 |
| Subs | Clemson | Elmer Taylor (PF) Kenneth Snow | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 05:40 | NC State | Keith Grant makes the 1st free throw | 34-68 |
| 05:40 | NC State | Keith Grant misses the 2nd free throw | 34-68 |
| 05:40 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Elmer Taylor | 34-68 |
| 05:37 | Clemson | Paul Holm throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-68 |
| 05:16 | NC State | Mark Fitzmaurice hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 34-68 |
| 05:14 | NC State | David Gilmore tips it in | 34-70 |
| 05:02 | Clemson | Elmer Taylor slams it home and he's fouled by David Gilmore - foul #2 on David Gilmore, team foul #10 | 36-70 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Heyer (PG), Ivan Glowinski (SF) Paul Holm, James Ryles | |
| Subs | NC State | Ken Lebo (PG) Samuel Wolcott | |
| 05:02 | Clemson | Elmer Taylor makes the free throw | 37-70 |
| 04:49 | NC State | Mark Fitzmaurice misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Lawrence Smith - foul #3 on Lawrence Smith, team foul #13 | 37-70 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Harold Tapper (SF) Allen Hardy | |
| 04:49 | NC State | Mark Fitzmaurice makes the 1st free throw | 37-71 |
| 04:49 | NC State | Mark Fitzmaurice makes the 2nd free throw | 37-72 |
| 04:31 | Clemson | David Heyer hits a fadeaway from the right side | 39-72 |
| 04:02 | NC State | Keith Grant makes the wide open jumper from the right side set up by Mark Fitzmaurice | 39-74 |
| 03:46 | Clemson | Ivan Glowinski clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-74 |
| 03:44 | NC State | Harold Tapper gets the rebound | 39-74 |
| 03:28 | NC State | Mark Fitzmaurice banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Ken Lebo | 39-76 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - David Heyer (very tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jim Hannan (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ivan Glowinski (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Elmer Taylor (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Lawrence Smith (tired) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Ken Lebo (tiring) 5 ast. SG - Keith Grant (tiring) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harold Tapper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Gilmore (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Fitzmaurice (tiring) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:10 | Clemson | David Heyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-76 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Holm (PG), James Ryles (SF), Gary Teal (C) David Heyer, Ivan Glowinski, Lawrence Smith | |
| Subs | NC State | Samuel Wolcott (PG), Carlos Joyner (SG), Allen Hardy (SF), David Haug (PF), Lucas Hiers (C) Ken Lebo, Keith Grant, Harold Tapper, David Gilmore, Mark Fitzmaurice | |
| 03:07 | NC State | Allen Hardy is fouled in the backcourt by James Ryles - foul #2 on James Ryles, team foul #14 | 39-76 |
| 03:07 | NC State | Allen Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 39-77 |
| 03:07 | NC State | Allen Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 39-78 |
| 02:59 | Clemson | Paul Holm misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-78 |
| 02:58 | Clemson | Gary Teal grabs the offensive board | 39-78 |
| 02:50 | Clemson | David Haug swats the shot by Elmer Taylor | 39-78 |
| 02:48 | NC State | Lucas Hiers grabs the defensive rebound | 39-78 |
| 02:35 | NC State | David Haug is open but misses the lay-in | 39-78 |
| 02:34 | NC State | Allen Hardy grabs the offensive rebound | 39-78 |
| 02:27 | NC State | Carlos Joyner is fouled on the floor by Gary Teal - foul #2 on Gary Teal, team foul #15 | 39-78 |
| 02:27 | NC State | Carlos Joyner misses the 1st free throw | 39-78 |
| 02:27 | NC State | Carlos Joyner makes the 2nd free throw | 39-79 |
| 02:20 | Clemson | Carlos Joyner is called for the reach on Paul Holm - foul #2 on Carlos Joyner, team foul #11 | 39-79 |
| 02:20 | Clemson | Paul Holm misses the 1st free throw | 39-79 |
| 02:20 | Clemson | Paul Holm makes the 2nd free throw | 40-79 |
| 02:18 | NC State | Paul Holm is called for the reach on Carlos Joyner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Holm, team foul #16 | 40-79 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Gioia (SF) Lucas Hiers | |
| 02:18 | NC State | Carlos Joyner makes the 1st free throw | 40-80 |
| 02:18 | NC State | Carlos Joyner makes the 2nd free throw | 40-81 |
| 02:14 | Clemson | Allen Hardy steals the ball from Jim Hannan in the backcourt | 40-81 |
| 02:01 | NC State | David Haug knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Samuel Wolcott and he's fouled by Jim Hannan - foul #5 on Jim Hannan, team foul #17 | 40-83 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Heyer (SG), Lawrence Smith (C) Jim Hannan, Gary Teal | |
| Subs | NC State | Lucas Hiers (C) Allen Hardy | |
| 02:01 | NC State | David Haug misses the free throw | 40-83 |
| 02:01 | Clemson | Lawrence Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 40-83 |
| 01:54 | Clemson | James Ryles buries a turnaround from the left block | 42-83 |
| 01:33 | NC State | Lucas Hiers throws it down set up by Mark Gioia | 42-85 |
| 01:29 | Clemson | James Ryles scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-85 |
| 01:24 | NC State | Elmer Taylor steps in front of the Carlos Joyner pass in the backcourt | 44-85 |
| 01:13 | Clemson | Elmer Taylor comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 44-85 |
| 01:11 | NC State | David Haug grabs the defensive rebound | 44-85 |
| 00:57 | NC State | David Haug can't finish the layup | 44-85 |
| 00:56 | NC State | David Haug hits the follow up shot | 44-87 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:53 | Clemson | Mark Gioia is called for the reach on James Ryles in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Gioia, team foul #12 | 44-87 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | NC State | Keith Grant (SG), David Gilmore (PF), Mark Fitzmaurice (C) Carlos Joyner, David Haug, Lucas Hiers | |
| 00:53 | Clemson | James Ryles makes the 1st free throw | 45-87 |
| 00:53 | Clemson | James Ryles makes the 2nd free throw | 46-87 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:50 | NC State | James Ryles is called for the reach on Mark Gioia in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Ryles, team foul #18 | 46-87 |
| 00:50 | NC State | Mark Gioia misses the 1st free throw | 46-87 |
| 00:50 | NC State | Mark Gioia misses the 2nd free throw | 46-87 |
| 00:50 | Clemson | Elmer Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 46-87 |
| 00:48 | Clemson | James Ryles double dribbles in the backcourt | 46-87 |
| 00:21 | NC State | Mark Fitzmaurice is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Keith Grant | 46-89 |
| 00:14 | Clemson | Mark Fitzmaurice blocks the jumper by James Ryles | 46-89 |
| 00:13 | NC State | The rebound goes to Mark Fitzmaurice | 46-89 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Samuel Wolcott runs out the clock | 46-89 |