| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Harry Bolles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Gibson (fresh) PF - Brian Hurt (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Gabriel (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Holm (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jim Hannan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Ryles (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Snow (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Boston College | John Gibson inbounds the ball | 37-32 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 19:58 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips is fouled in the backcourt by Jim Hannan - foul #3 on Jim Hannan, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Heyer (SG), Elmer Taylor (PF) Jim Hannan, Kenneth Snow | |
| 19:36 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-32 |
| 19:34 | Clemson | David Heyer pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 19:29 | Clemson | Lawrence Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-32 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Kenneth Snow (PF) Lawrence Smith | |
| 19:05 | Boston College | John Gibson is fouled on the floor by David Heyer - foul #2 on David Heyer, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Lawrence Smith (C) Kenneth Snow | |
| 18:49 | Boston College | Brian Hurt misses the fadeaway in the paint | 37-32 |
| 18:47 | Clemson | The rebound goes to James Ryles | 37-32 |
| 18:40 | Clemson | Harry Bolles picks off the pass by James Ryles | 37-32 |
| 18:12 | Boston College | Brian Hurt blows the layup but the foul's on Lawrence Smith - foul #1 on Lawrence Smith, team foul #3 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Boston College | Marshall Anthony (SG) Bruce Phillips | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Welch (PG), Ivan Glowinski (SF), Kenneth Snow (PF) Paul Holm, James Ryles, Lawrence Smith | |
| 18:12 | Boston College | Brian Hurt makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 18:12 | Boston College | Brian Hurt makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 17:50 | Clemson | Elmer Taylor misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 39-32 |
| 17:48 | Boston College | Michael Gabriel snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| 17:24 | Boston College | Brian Hurt scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Harry Bolles | 41-32 |
| 17:03 | Clemson | The jumper by Elmer Taylor is denied by Harry Bolles | 41-32 |
| 17:02 | Boston College | John Gibson grabs the board | 41-32 |
| 16:38 | Boston College | Brian Hurt's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Snow | 41-32 |
| 16:23 | Clemson | Robert Welch is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Robert Welch, team foul #4 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Boston College | Bruce Phillips (SG), Clarence Holgate (SF), Kevin Heideman (PF) Harry Bolles, John Gibson, Brian Hurt | |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Holm (PG), James Ryles (SF), Lawrence Smith (C) David Heyer, Ivan Glowinski, Kenneth Snow | |
| 15:56 | Boston College | Kevin Heideman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-32 |
| 15:55 | Clemson | Elmer Taylor pulls down the rebound | 41-32 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Marshall Anthony (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Holgate (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kevin Heideman (fresh) 11 pts. C - Michael Gabriel (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Holm (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Welch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Ryles (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Elmer Taylor (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Clemson | The short jumper by Elmer Taylor is denied by Kevin Heideman | 41-32 |
| 15:39 | Clemson | Elmer Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 15:24 | Clemson | Robert Welch misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-32 |
| 15:23 | Boston College | Michael Gabriel grabs the defensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 15:20 | Boston College | Marshall Anthony is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Holm - foul #2 on Paul Holm, team foul #5 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Boston College | Harry Bolles (PG), Daniel Nichols (PF) Marshall Anthony, Michael Gabriel | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jim Hannan (SG), Kenneth Snow (PF) Robert Welch, Elmer Taylor | |
| 14:59 | Boston College | Kevin Heideman hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 41-32 |
| 14:58 | Clemson | Kenneth Snow grabs the board | 41-32 |
| 14:40 | Clemson | Paul Holm is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Paul Holm, team foul #6 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ivan Glowinski (SF), Elmer Taylor (C) James Ryles, Lawrence Smith | |
| 14:11 | Boston College | Kevin Heideman is wide open but clanks a floater from the right block | 41-32 |
| 14:10 | Clemson | Ivan Glowinski grabs the defensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 13:44 | Clemson | Elmer Taylor misses long on a runner from close range | 41-32 |
| 13:42 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips grabs the board | 41-32 |
| 13:39 | Boston College | Clarence Holgate's pass is intercepted by Paul Holm in the backcourt | 41-32 |
| 13:20 | Clemson | Elmer Taylor loses the ball out of bounds | 41-32 |
| Subs | Boston College | John Gibson (PG), Marshall Anthony (SG), Brian Hurt (PF), Michael Gabriel (C) Harry Bolles, Bruce Phillips, Clarence Holgate, Kevin Heideman | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Heyer (PG), James Ryles (SF), Lawrence Smith (C) Paul Holm, Ivan Glowinski, Kenneth Snow | |
| 13:02 | Boston College | Daniel Nichols lays it up and in on a great pass from Marshall Anthony | 43-32 |
| 12:46 | Clemson | David Heyer misses long on a floater from the left wing | 43-32 |
| 12:44 | Boston College | Michael Gabriel grabs the board | 43-32 |
| 12:18 | Boston College | Brian Hurt comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-32 |
| 12:16 | Boston College | Brian Hurt tips it back up and in | 45-32 |
| 12:14 | Clemson | John Gibson steals the ball from David Heyer in the backcourt | 45-32 |
| 11:59 | Boston College | Lawrence Smith steps in front of the Marshall Anthony pass | 45-32 |
| 11:43 | Clemson | Lawrence Smith misses the shot from the right side | 45-32 |
| 11:42 | Clemson | David Heyer grabs the offensive board | 45-32 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - John Gibson (fresh) SG - Marshall Anthony (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Nichols (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Brian Hurt (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Gabriel (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - David Heyer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim Hannan (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Ryles (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Elmer Taylor (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Clemson | Elmer Taylor makes the floater in the paint | 45-34 |
| 11:18 | Boston College | Brian Hurt hits a floater from the left wing set up by Marshall Anthony and he's hacked by Lawrence Smith - foul #2 on Lawrence Smith, team foul #7 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Boston College | Harry Bolles (PG), Kevin Heideman (C) Daniel Nichols, Michael Gabriel | |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Holm (PG), Ivan Glowinski (SF), Kenneth Snow (PF) David Heyer, James Ryles, Lawrence Smith | |
| 11:18 | Boston College | Brian Hurt makes the free throw | 48-34 |
| 11:02 | Clemson | Jim Hannan is called for a charge - foul #4 on Jim Hannan, team foul #8 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Boston College | Bruce Phillips (SG), Clarence Holgate (SF) Harry Bolles, John Gibson | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Welch (SG) Jim Hannan | |
| 10:47 | Boston College | Marshall Anthony's pass is intercepted by Elmer Taylor | 48-34 |
| 10:33 | Clemson | Elmer Taylor lays it in on a great pass from Ivan Glowinski | 48-36 |
| 10:09 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-36 |
| Subs | Boston College | Harry Bolles (PG), Daniel Nichols (PF), Michael Gabriel (C) Marshall Anthony, Brian Hurt, Kevin Heideman | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Heyer (SG), James Ryles (SF), Lawrence Smith (C) Robert Welch, Ivan Glowinski, Elmer Taylor | |
| 09:50 | Clemson | Kenneth Snow misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 48-36 |
| 09:48 | Clemson | Paul Holm can't tip it in | 48-36 |
| 09:46 | Clemson | Kenneth Snow gets the offensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 09:30 | Clemson | Lawrence Smith buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Holm | 48-38 |
| 09:28 | Boston College | Harry Bolles's pass is intercepted by Paul Holm in the backcourt | 48-38 |
| 09:26 | Clemson | David Heyer hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Paul Holm | 48-40 |
| 09:06 | Boston College | Clarence Holgate can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-40 |
| 09:04 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips tips it home | 50-40 |
| 08:52 | Clemson | Paul Holm connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 08:37 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left side | 50-43 |
| 08:35 | Clemson | Kenneth Snow pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 08:24 | Clemson | David Heyer clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 08:22 | Boston College | Daniel Nichols grabs the board | 50-43 |
| 07:53 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Clarence Holgate | 52-43 |
| 07:27 | Clemson | Lawrence Smith can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Gabriel - foul #2 on Michael Gabriel, team foul #1 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Boston College | Marshall Anthony (SG), John Gibson (SF), Brian Hurt (PF), Kevin Heideman (C) Bruce Phillips, Clarence Holgate, Daniel Nichols, Michael Gabriel | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Welch (PG), Jim Hannan (SG), Ivan Glowinski (SF) Paul Holm, David Heyer, James Ryles | |
| 07:27 | Clemson | Lawrence Smith misses the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 07:27 | Clemson | Lawrence Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Harry Bolles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Marshall Anthony (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Gibson (fresh) PF - Brian Hurt (fresh) 21 pts. 7 reb. C - Kevin Heideman (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Robert Welch (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jim Hannan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ivan Glowinski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Snow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Lawrence Smith (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| 07:02 | Boston College | Brian Hurt buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Harry Bolles | 54-44 |
| 06:49 | Clemson | Robert Welch is fouled on the floor by Harry Bolles - foul #2 on Harry Bolles, team foul #2 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Holm (PG), Elmer Taylor (C) Robert Welch, Lawrence Smith | |
| 06:32 | Clemson | John Gibson steals the ball from Ivan Glowinski | 54-44 |
| 06:13 | Boston College | Jim Hannan is called for the reach on Marshall Anthony - foul #5 on Jim Hannan, team foul #9 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Boston College | Daniel Nichols (SF) Harry Bolles | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Welch (SG) Jim Hannan | |
| 06:13 | Boston College | Marshall Anthony makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 06:13 | Boston College | Marshall Anthony makes the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 05:47 | Clemson | Kenneth Snow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-44 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Ryles (SF) Ivan Glowinski | |
| 05:45 | Boston College | Marshall Anthony throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-44 |
| 05:36 | Clemson | Paul Holm hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 56-44 |
| 05:34 | Boston College | Daniel Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 56-44 |
| 05:20 | Boston College | Daniel Nichols loses the ball out of bounds | 56-44 |
| Subs | Boston College | Harry Bolles (PG), Michael Gabriel (C) John Gibson, Kevin Heideman | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Heyer (PG), Ivan Glowinski (SF), Lawrence Smith (C) Paul Holm, James Ryles, Kenneth Snow | |
| 05:12 | Clemson | Robert Welch drills a 3 from the left wing | 56-47 |
| 04:46 | Boston College | Brian Hurt misses short on an open jumper in the lane | 56-47 |
| 04:44 | Clemson | Elmer Taylor gets the rebound | 56-47 |
| 04:39 | Clemson | Robert Welch misses short on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Brian Hurt - foul #2 on Brian Hurt, team foul #3 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Boston College | Bruce Phillips (SG) Marshall Anthony | |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Holm (PG), James Ryles (SF), Kenneth Snow (PF) David Heyer, Ivan Glowinski, Lawrence Smith | |
| 04:39 | Clemson | Robert Welch makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 04:39 | Clemson | Robert Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 04:18 | Boston College | Harry Bolles blows the layup but he's hacked by Paul Holm - foul #4 on Paul Holm, team foul #10 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Boston College | John Gibson (SF) Daniel Nichols | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Heyer (SG) Robert Welch | |
| 04:18 | Boston College | Harry Bolles misses the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 04:18 | Boston College | Harry Bolles makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 04:02 | Clemson | Kenneth Snow banks in the layup | 57-51 |
| 04:00 | Boston College | John Gibson is hacked by James Ryles in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Ryles, team foul #11 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Boston College | Kevin Heideman (C) Michael Gabriel | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ivan Glowinski (SF), Lawrence Smith (C) James Ryles, Kenneth Snow | |
| 04:00 | Boston College | John Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 04:00 | Boston College | John Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 03:46 | Clemson | Kevin Heideman blocks the short jumper by Elmer Taylor | 58-51 |
| 03:45 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Smith | 58-51 |
| 03:34 | Clemson | David Heyer misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 58-51 |
| 03:32 | Clemson | David Heyer snags the offensive board | 58-51 |
| 03:08 | Clemson | Ivan Glowinski can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Kevin Heideman - foul #3 on Kevin Heideman, team foul #4 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Boston College | Marshall Anthony (SG), Clarence Holgate (SF), Daniel Nichols (PF) Bruce Phillips, John Gibson, Brian Hurt | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Welch (SG), Kenneth Snow (PF) David Heyer, Lawrence Smith | |
| 03:08 | Clemson | Ivan Glowinski misses the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 03:08 | Clemson | Ivan Glowinski makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Harry Bolles (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Marshall Anthony (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Holgate (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Daniel Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Heideman (fresh) 11 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Holm (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Robert Welch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ivan Glowinski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Snow (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Elmer Taylor (tired) 17 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:42 | Boston College | Kevin Heideman connects on the open shot from the baseline set up by Clarence Holgate | 60-52 |
| 02:28 | Clemson | Robert Welch misses the 3 from the right wing | 60-52 |
| 02:26 | Boston College | Daniel Nichols grabs the board | 60-52 |
| 02:26 | Boston College | Boston College calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-52 |
| Subs | Boston College | John Gibson (PG) Harry Bolles | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Heyer (SG), James Ryles (SF) Robert Welch, Ivan Glowinski | |
| 01:57 | Boston College | Kevin Heideman misses the easy layup | 60-52 |
| 01:55 | Clemson | Paul Holm grabs the board | 60-52 |
| 01:47 | Clemson | James Ryles clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-52 |
| 01:46 | Boston College | Marshall Anthony gets the rebound | 60-52 |
| 01:46 | Boston College | Boston College calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-52 |
| Subs | Boston College | Harry Bolles (PG), Bruce Phillips (SG), Brian Hurt (PF), Michael Gabriel (C) Marshall Anthony, Clarence Holgate, Daniel Nichols, Kevin Heideman | |
| Subs | Clemson | Lawrence Smith (C) Elmer Taylor | |
| 01:44 | Boston College | Paul Holm steps in front of the Bruce Phillips pass in the backcourt | 60-52 |
| 01:43 | Clemson | Paul Holm hits the finger roll | 60-54 |
| 01:18 | Boston College | Brian Hurt misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by James Ryles - foul #3 on James Ryles, team foul #12 | 60-54 |
| 01:18 | Boston College | Brian Hurt makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 01:18 | Boston College | Brian Hurt makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:54 | Clemson | David Heyer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 00:53 | Clemson | James Ryles snags the offensive board | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:51 | Clemson | David Heyer buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from James Ryles | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:29 | Boston College | Brian Hurt lays it in on a nice dish by Bruce Phillips | 64-57 |
| 00:23 | Clemson | John Gibson blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by David Heyer | 64-57 |
| 00:21 | Boston College | Brian Hurt grabs the board | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:19 | Boston College | Brian Hurt is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Holm - foul #5 on Paul Holm, team foul #13 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Boston College | Daniel Nichols (SF) John Gibson | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Welch (SG) Paul Holm | |
| 00:19 | Boston College | Brian Hurt misses the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:19 | Boston College | Brian Hurt misses the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:19 | Clemson | Lawrence Smith pulls down the rebound | 64-57 |
| 00:11 | Clemson | Robert Welch misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-57 |
| 00:10 | Clemson | Lawrence Smith grabs the offensive board | 64-57 |
| 00:07 | Clemson | Robert Welch drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from James Ryles | 64-60 |
| 00:06 | Boston College | David Heyer is called for the reach on Daniel Nichols in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Heyer, team foul #14 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Boston College | Marshall Anthony (SG) Bruce Phillips | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 00:06 | Boston College | Daniel Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:06 | Boston College | Daniel Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:02 | Clemson | Robert Welch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-60 |
| 00:01 | Boston College | Michael Gabriel snags the defensive board | 65-60 |
| 00:01 | Boston College | Boston College calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-60 |
| Subs | Boston College | Clarence Holgate (SF) Brian Hurt | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Boston College | Michael Gabriel runs out the clock | 65-60 |