| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Holm (fresh) SG - Jim Hannan (fresh) SF - James Ryles (fresh) PF - Kenneth Snow (fresh) C - Lawrence Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - John Scott (fresh) SG - Larry Rushing (fresh) SF - John Purdy (fresh) PF - John Baker (fresh) C - Robert Mueller (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Wake Forest | John Scott tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:44 | Clemson | Jim Hannan misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:43 | Clemson | Paul Holm can't tip it in | 0-2 |
| 19:41 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:37 | Wake Forest | John Scott makes the wide open runner near the basket on a nice dish by John Purdy | 0-4 |
| 19:23 | Clemson | James Ryles clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-4 |
| 19:22 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:54 | Wake Forest | John Baker misses short on a floater from the baseline | 0-4 |
| 18:52 | Clemson | Kenneth Snow snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 18:35 | Clemson | Kenneth Snow's layup is rejected by John Baker | 0-4 |
| 18:34 | Wake Forest | John Baker pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:32 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Holm - foul #1 on Paul Holm, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:11 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing is called for a charge - foul #1 on Larry Rushing, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 17:52 | Clemson | Jim Hannan is whistled for a carry | 0-4 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Heyer (PG), Robert Welch (SG), Ivan Glowinski (SF), Elmer Taylor (PF), Gary Teal (C) Paul Holm, Jim Hannan, James Ryles, Kenneth Snow, Lawrence Smith | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 17:28 | Wake Forest | John Scott lays it in uncontested set up by John Baker | 0-6 |
| 17:09 | Clemson | Ivan Glowinski connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by David Heyer | 2-6 |
| 16:54 | Wake Forest | John Scott can't finish the layup but the foul's on Ivan Glowinski - foul #1 on Ivan Glowinski, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland (PF) John Baker | |
| 16:54 | Wake Forest | John Scott misses the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 16:54 | Wake Forest | John Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| 16:36 | Clemson | David Heyer hits a jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by John Purdy - foul #1 on John Purdy, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Holm (PG), Kenneth Snow (PF) Robert Welch, Gary Teal | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Franklin Grubbs (PG), Edward Nicola (SF) John Scott, John Purdy | |
| 16:36 | Clemson | David Heyer makes the free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:12 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing misses badly on the uncontested jumper from just outside the lane | 5-7 |
| 16:10 | Clemson | David Heyer grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 15:52 | Clemson | Kenneth Snow evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 15:50 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Robert Mueller | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Holm (fresh) SG - David Heyer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ivan Glowinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Snow (fresh) C - Elmer Taylor (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Franklin Grubbs (fresh) SG - Larry Rushing (tiring) SF - Edward Nicola (fresh) PF - Greg Hyland (fresh) C - Robert Mueller (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland is hacked by Kenneth Snow - foul #1 on Kenneth Snow, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jim Hannan (SG), James Ryles (SF), Lawrence Smith (C) Paul Holm, Ivan Glowinski, Kenneth Snow | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Horacio Moran (SF), John Baker (PF) Larry Rushing, Robert Mueller | |
| 15:15 | Wake Forest | Edward Nicola hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 5-7 |
| 15:13 | Clemson | Elmer Taylor snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| 14:53 | Clemson | James Ryles knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by David Heyer | 7-7 |
| 14:27 | Wake Forest | John Baker misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Lawrence Smith - foul #1 on Lawrence Smith, team foul #4 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Holm (PG), Robert Welch (SG), Ivan Glowinski (SF), Kenneth Snow (PF) David Heyer, Jim Hannan, James Ryles, Lawrence Smith | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Scott (PG), John Purdy (SF) Edward Nicola, Horacio Moran | |
| 14:27 | Wake Forest | John Baker makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:27 | Wake Forest | John Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:27 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland grabs the offensive board | 7-8 |
| 14:22 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland hits the finger roll set up by John Scott | 7-10 |
| 14:08 | Clemson | Elmer Taylor misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 7-10 |
| 14:06 | Clemson | Robert Welch hits the follow up shot | 9-10 |
| 14:03 | Wake Forest | Paul Holm is called for the reach on John Scott in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Holm, team foul #5 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jim Hannan (SG), James Ryles (SF) Paul Holm, Ivan Glowinski | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing (SG), Robert Mueller (C) Franklin Grubbs, John Baker | |
| 13:49 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-10 |
| 13:48 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller grabs the offensive board | 9-10 |
| 13:35 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Scott | 9-12 |
| 13:23 | Clemson | John Scott takes the ball from Elmer Taylor | 9-12 |
| 13:04 | Wake Forest | John Purdy misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 13:03 | Clemson | Kenneth Snow pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| 12:59 | Clemson | Jim Hannan clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 12:58 | Clemson | Elmer Taylor grabs the offensive board | 9-12 |
| 12:44 | Clemson | Jim Hannan misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 9-12 |
| 12:43 | Wake Forest | John Scott snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 12:19 | Wake Forest | James Ryles is called for the reach on Larry Rushing - foul #1 on James Ryles, team foul #6 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Heyer (PG), Ivan Glowinski (SF), Gary Teal (PF), Lawrence Smith (C) Jim Hannan, James Ryles, Kenneth Snow, Elmer Taylor | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Franklin Grubbs (PG), Edward Nicola (SG), Horacio Moran (SF), John Baker (PF) John Scott, Larry Rushing, John Purdy, Robert Mueller | |
| 12:10 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 9-12 |
| 12:09 | Clemson | Ivan Glowinski grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 11:52 | Clemson | David Heyer misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-12 |
| 11:50 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - David Heyer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Welch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ivan Glowinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Teal (fresh) C - Lawrence Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Franklin Grubbs (fresh) SG - Edward Nicola (fresh) SF - Horacio Moran (fresh) PF - John Baker (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Greg Hyland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Wake Forest | John Baker misses long on an open driving attempt from close range | 9-12 |
| 11:39 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland hits the follow up shot | 9-14 |
| 11:25 | Clemson | Edward Nicola steals the ball from David Heyer | 9-14 |
| 11:22 | Wake Forest | Horacio Moran's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-14 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jim Hannan (SG), Kenneth Snow (PF) Robert Welch, Gary Teal | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing (SG) Greg Hyland | |
| 11:14 | Clemson | Jim Hannan drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by David Heyer | 12-14 |
| 11:07 | Wake Forest | Edward Nicola is hacked by David Heyer - foul #1 on David Heyer, team foul #7 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Ryles (SF) Ivan Glowinski | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Purdy (SF) John Baker | |
| 11:07 | Wake Forest | Edward Nicola makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 11:07 | Wake Forest | Edward Nicola misses the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 11:07 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Kenneth Snow | 12-15 |
| 10:58 | Clemson | Jim Hannan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-15 |
| 10:57 | Wake Forest | Horacio Moran pulls down the rebound | 12-15 |
| 10:39 | Wake Forest | Franklin Grubbs hits the finger roll on a great pass from Larry Rushing | 12-17 |
| 10:21 | Clemson | Kenneth Snow shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 12-17 |
| 10:19 | Clemson | Lawrence Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-17 |
| 10:08 | Clemson | Jim Hannan misses short on a 3 from straight away | 12-17 |
| 10:07 | Wake Forest | Franklin Grubbs pulls down the rebound | 12-17 |
| 10:01 | Wake Forest | Edward Nicola comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 12-17 |
| 09:59 | Wake Forest | Horacio Moran misses the tip | 12-17 |
| 09:58 | Clemson | Lawrence Smith grabs the board | 12-17 |
| 09:42 | Clemson | David Heyer makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-17 |
| 09:39 | Wake Forest | Horacio Moran is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Snow - foul #2 on Kenneth Snow, team foul #8 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Welch (PG), Ivan Glowinski (SF), Elmer Taylor (PF), Gary Teal (C) Jim Hannan, James Ryles, Kenneth Snow, Lawrence Smith | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Scott (PG), John Baker (PF), Robert Mueller (C) Larry Rushing, John Purdy, Edward Nicola | |
| 09:39 | Wake Forest | Horacio Moran misses the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 09:39 | Clemson | Elmer Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 09:21 | Clemson | Horacio Moran is called for the reach on Gary Teal - foul #1 on Horacio Moran, team foul #3 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Paul Dutra (SG), John Purdy (SF) Franklin Grubbs, Horacio Moran | |
| 09:09 | Clemson | John Baker denies the turnaround by Elmer Taylor | 15-17 |
| 09:08 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Ivan Glowinski | 15-17 |
| 08:51 | Clemson | Robert Welch misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-17 |
| 08:49 | Wake Forest | John Baker grabs the board | 15-17 |
| 08:39 | Wake Forest | John Purdy misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-17 |
| 08:37 | Clemson | Gary Teal gets the rebound | 15-17 |
| 08:23 | Clemson | Gary Teal hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 15-17 |
| 08:21 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller snags the defensive board | 15-17 |
| 08:17 | Wake Forest | John Purdy knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Mueller | 15-20 |
| 07:58 | Clemson | David Heyer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-20 |
| 07:57 | Clemson | Robert Welch grabs the offensive board | 15-20 |
| 07:47 | Clemson | Ivan Glowinski is hacked by Paul Dutra - foul #1 on Paul Dutra, team foul #4 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Ryles (PG), Jim Hannan (SG), Lawrence Smith (C) Robert Welch, David Heyer, Gary Teal | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Franklin Grubbs (PG), Larry Rushing (SG), Greg Hyland (PF) John Scott, Paul Dutra, John Baker | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Ryles (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Jim Hannan (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Ivan Glowinski (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Elmer Taylor (tiring) 3 reb. C - Lawrence Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Franklin Grubbs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Rushing (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Purdy (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Greg Hyland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Mueller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Clemson | Elmer Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-20 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Heyer (PG) Ivan Glowinski | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 07:16 | Wake Forest | John Purdy buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-23 |
| 06:52 | Clemson | David Heyer is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on David Heyer, team foul #9 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Welch (PG) David Heyer | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Edward Nicola (SF) John Purdy | |
| 06:39 | Wake Forest | Edward Nicola is fouled on the floor by James Ryles - foul #2 on James Ryles, team foul #10 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Clemson | Ivan Glowinski (SF) James Ryles | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Baker (PF) Robert Mueller | |
| 06:39 | Wake Forest | Edward Nicola makes the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 06:39 | Wake Forest | Edward Nicola makes the 2nd free throw | 15-25 |
| 06:19 | Clemson | Robert Welch knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-25 |
| 06:06 | Wake Forest | John Baker drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Edward Nicola | 18-27 |
| 05:46 | Clemson | Edward Nicola swats the short shot by Elmer Taylor | 18-27 |
| 05:45 | Clemson | Elmer Taylor tips it back up and in | 20-27 |
| 05:41 | Wake Forest | Robert Welch is called for the reach on Franklin Grubbs in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Welch, team foul #11 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Clemson | Gary Teal (C) Lawrence Smith | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Scott (PG), Paul Dutra (SF), Horacio Moran (C) Larry Rushing, Edward Nicola, John Baker | |
| 05:41 | Wake Forest | Franklin Grubbs makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 05:41 | Wake Forest | Franklin Grubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 05:22 | Clemson | Robert Welch loses the dribble to Horacio Moran | 20-29 |
| 05:02 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland is open but misses the lay-in | 20-29 |
| 05:00 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland snags the offensive board | 20-29 |
| 04:53 | Wake Forest | Franklin Grubbs knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Scott | 20-31 |
| 04:53 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 20-31 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Holm (PG), Lawrence Smith (C) Robert Welch, Elmer Taylor | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing (SG), Edward Nicola (SF), John Baker (PF), Robert Mueller (C) Franklin Grubbs, Paul Dutra, Greg Hyland, Horacio Moran | |
| 04:33 | Clemson | Paul Holm loses the dribble to Larry Rushing | 20-31 |
| 04:28 | Wake Forest | John Scott banks in the layup on a great pass from Larry Rushing | 20-33 |
| 03:59 | Clemson | Lawrence Smith drills a runner near the basket and he's fouled by Larry Rushing - foul #2 on Larry Rushing, team foul #5 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Heyer (SG), James Ryles (SF), Kenneth Snow (PF) Jim Hannan, Ivan Glowinski, Gary Teal | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Purdy (SF) Edward Nicola | |
| 03:59 | Clemson | Lawrence Smith makes the free throw | 23-33 |
| 03:33 | Wake Forest | David Heyer steps in front of the John Scott pass | 23-33 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Holm (fresh) SG - David Heyer (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Ryles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Snow (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lawrence Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - John Scott (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Rushing (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Purdy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Baker (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Mueller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Clemson | James Ryles hits a wide open jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Holm | 25-33 |
| 03:01 | Wake Forest | John Baker buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by John Scott | 25-35 |
| 02:56 | Clemson | David Heyer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-35 |
| 02:55 | Clemson | Lawrence Smith gets the offensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 02:39 | Clemson | The jumper by David Heyer is denied by John Baker | 25-35 |
| 02:38 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller gets the rebound | 25-35 |
| 02:15 | Wake Forest | John Scott makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Larry Rushing | 25-37 |
| 02:04 | Clemson | Paul Holm is called for traveling | 25-37 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jim Hannan (SG), Elmer Taylor (C) David Heyer, Lawrence Smith | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Franklin Grubbs (PG), Paul Dutra (SG), Edward Nicola (SF), Greg Hyland (PF), Horacio Moran (C) John Scott, Larry Rushing, John Purdy, John Baker, Robert Mueller | |
| 02:01 | Wake Forest | Paul Holm is called for the reach on Edward Nicola in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Holm, team foul #12 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Heyer (PG) Paul Holm | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 02:01 | Wake Forest | Edward Nicola makes the 1st free throw | 25-38 |
| 02:01 | Wake Forest | Edward Nicola makes the 2nd free throw | 25-39 |
| 01:47 | Clemson | Elmer Taylor's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Nicola | 25-39 |
| 01:45 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland pulls down the rebound | 25-39 |
| 01:25 | Wake Forest | Franklin Grubbs can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-39 |
| 01:24 | Wake Forest | Edward Nicola grabs the offensive board | 25-39 |
| 01:09 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland blows the layup but the foul's on Kenneth Snow - foul #3 on Kenneth Snow, team foul #13 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Welch (PG), Gary Teal (C) David Heyer, Kenneth Snow | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 01:09 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland makes the 1st free throw | 25-40 |
| 01:09 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland makes the 2nd free throw | 25-41 |
| 00:54 | Clemson | Robert Welch travels with the ball | 25-41 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing (SG), Robert Mueller (C) Paul Dutra, Horacio Moran | |
| 00:35 | Wake Forest | Robert Welch is called for the reach on Franklin Grubbs - foul #2 on Robert Welch, team foul #14 | 25-41 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Heyer (PG) Jim Hannan | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Purdy (SF) Edward Nicola | |
| 00:35 | Wake Forest | Franklin Grubbs makes the 1st free throw | 25-42 |
| 00:35 | Wake Forest | Franklin Grubbs misses the 2nd free throw | 25-42 |
| 00:35 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Elmer Taylor | 25-42 |
| 00:18 | Clemson | Robert Welch misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-42 |
| 00:16 | Wake Forest | Franklin Grubbs grabs the defensive rebound | 25-42 |
| 00:05 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller misses the open dunk | 25-42 |
| 00:04 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland tips it home | 25-44 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Robert Welch misses short on a halfcourt shot | 25-44 |